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Who are we?

We are Manchester Students’ Union, the biggest SU in the country, supporting over 40,000 students throughout their time at university. We help to make student life the best it can be by supporting students to campaign for change, creating opportunities to meet new people, providing employment opportunities, providing advice and support and being a safe place on campus.

We are a values-centred organisation that employs around 90 permanent, full-time members of staff. We recruit a wide range of roles throughout the year within all our departments from our Commercial team operating Manchester Academy Venues, 13 Media, Bar 532 & Kitchen and Corridor Coffee to our Student Activities, Student Engagement, Marketing and Communications, Finance, HR and Facilities teams. Our team of around 400 part-time, studying staff are instrumental in providing to support to all departments as well as leading major projects like Student Angels. When you join UMSU, you’ll be immersed in an environment that empowers staff to make great things happen and we're always on the lookout for innovative, passionate, and proactive people to join us.

Our values are really important to us and shape the work that we do every day. As part of our recruitment process, we want you to demonstrate how your experiences, behaviours and skills align with our values. You can find more detailed explanations of our values on our website.

About the role

We’re looking for an enthusiastic and proactive Advice Office Administrator to join our friendly team at the University of Manchester Students’ Union (UMSU).

What’s the role all about?

As our new Advice Office Administrator, you’ll be an essential part of our Advice Service team. Your work will make a real difference to students by supporting Advisors to help students with everything from academic concerns to financial and personal challenges.

You’ll be the friendly first point of contact for students, ensuring their queries are handled efficiently. Alongside this, you’ll play a key role in keeping our service running smoothly by managing team schedules, maintaining records, organising meetings, and even helping with communications and events.

What will you be doing?

• Welcoming students: handling in-person and online enquiries, and signposting to the right services.
• Team support: scheduling, organising files, and ensuring processes run smoothly.
• Communications: updating the website, drafting emails, and coordinating events.
• Data and feedback: keeping records up to date and helping us improve by collecting student feedback.

What we’re looking for:

• Excellent communication and customer service skills – you’ll love interacting with people!
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to multitask and prioritise your workload.
• An understanding of confidentiality and safeguarding (don’t worry, we’ll provide training).
• IT-savvy with experience in tools like MS Office.
• Someone who is approachable, detail-focused, and loves working individually as well as part of a team.

The details you need to know:

• Salary: £25,440 – £28,620 per year.
• Contract: Full-time, permanent (35 hours per week, core hours 10am–4pm, Monday to Friday).
• Location: Based in the UMSU Main Students’ Union Building, right on the University of Manchester campus.

What’s in it for you?

You’ll be joining an organisation that’s all about community, progression, and making a real impact. We’ll provide opportunities for you to develop your skills, meet new people, and be part of a supportive and fun environment.

If this sounds like the perfect fit for you, we’d love to hear from you! Apply today and take the first step in joining our amazing team.

About First Give

First Give inspires young people to make a difference to the causes they care about. We do this through working in partnership with secondary schools, providing a fully resourced scheme of work that guides an entire year group of students to engage with local charities and causes and then carry out social action (fundraising, raising awareness, campaigning, volunteering etc) in support of them.

At the end of each programme, a celebratory School Final is held at each school, where groups representing each class deliver presentations about their projects. The class considered to have engaged the best with the programme secures a First Give grant of £1,000 for their chosen charity. By the end of the programme, however, the whole year group will have given back meaningfully to their local community.

We currently work in partnership with approximately 200 schools every year across England and Wales.

Our vision is for motivated and equipped young people using their skills to make the lives of others in their community better. Our values inform what we do at First Give. We are:

• Altruistic
• Inspiring
• Empowering
• Collaborative
• Professional

Programme Delivery Officer role

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic candidate to join our Programmes Team as a Programme Delivery Officer. PDOs will be responsible for supporting and coordinating the delivery of the First Give programme in up 50 schools, ensuring smooth running of the programme, plus providing guidance and troubleshooting for the lead teachers at First Give partner schools.

The role will be hybrid, with 3 days a week in our main offices in West Hampstead, London. Regular travel to schools across London and the South East will be required.

• Contract: Full time, permanent
• Salary: £28,000 (inclusive of London weighting)
• Location: London office 3 days per week, 2 days per week working from home
• Reporting to: Programme Manager

Key responsibilities

• Provide logistic and programme support to teachers delivering the First Give programme at their school, including but not limited to:
  • an introductory Programme Call with the Lead teacher;
  • delivering a briefing to class teachers;
  • troubleshooting via phone and email;
  • booking in First Give facilitated sessions
• Ensure all programmes are delivering all core elements of the First Give programme
• Update and monitor Salesforce to track programme delivery
• Liaise with freelance facilitators to ensure events at schools are effectively staffed
• Deliver Launch Assemblies, Workshops and First Give Finals in partner schools
• Collect data for monitoring (student surveys, teacher surveys, identifying potential stories of impact, writing programme reports)
• Ensure prompt delivery of any programme resources required by schools (including Coursebooks and other physical resources)
• Support in the collection and distribution of comms via social media, newsletters and other formats to raise awareness of First Give’s work
• Support with wider team projects as and when is necessary

This job description gives an outline of key duties and is not intended to be an exhaustive list. The post holder may be asked to take on other relevant responsibilities as reasonably requested by their line manager.

Safer recruitment

Safer recruitment and safeguarding is of paramount importance to us, as an organisation that works with and for young people. The successful candidate will be made a conditional offer subject to two references (one of which must be your most recent employer) and any offer of employment will be subject to a DBS check.

Person Specification

Essential

• Passionate about young people and their potential to drive social change
• Experience developing strong relationships with remote and external stakeholders
• Experience managing and supporting a large case load of “client” relationships
• Experience delivering lessons, workshops or other sessions with young people
• Superb organisation and prioritisation skills
• Strong presentation and public speaking skills
• Strong facilitation and workshop skills
• Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal)
• Excellent attention to detail
• Willing to travel around London and the Home Counties to regularly deliver events
• Proactive, independent worker able to work well alone and as part of a team

Desirable

• Experience of working in a remote, decentralised team
• Experience in a customer service role
• Experience of working in the secondary education sector/with teachers
• Experience of using Salesforce

Why work for First Give?

First Give provides many benefits and prides itself on how it treats its staff. Our benefits include:

• 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, excluding bank holidays.
• Three additional days between Christmas and New Year given to staff gratis. An additional day off for your birthday in addition to your annual leave allowance. Annual leave allowance increases year on year after 3 years with First Give.
• Access to Health Assured (health and wellbeing) Employee Assistance Programme.
• Generous training and professional development budget, with regular training offered through the Pears Foundation.
• As you will use your personal mobile for work, First Give provides a phone allowance to contribute towards your mobile costs.
• Laptops are provided on a ‘paid for through service’ arrangement and become the employees after three years of service.
• Multiple team socials throughout the year.

The students we work with come from a diverse range of backgrounds, and so do we. We want to ensure that we are recruiting, retaining and promoting a diverse mix of colleagues. By fostering a diverse and inclusive culture, we will empower our teams to achieve our vision drawing on the broadest possible range of experiences. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates from minoritised groups currently underrepresented on our executive team, particularly black and minority ethnic and disabled candidates.

Application process 

Please fill out the Microsoft form by clicking the Apply Now button which includes a statement of how you fulfil the specification above, and why you want this role at First Give. Please also fill out our equality & diversity monitoring form (this will not be linked to your application). 

• Application closes: Tuesday 12th February, 11:30pm
• Interviews: Monday 17th February, in person, at our West Hampstead office
• Start date: As soon as possible

Based on applications received we reserve the right to interview earlier than advertised, and close the process if a suitable candidate is found.

At Ambitious about Autism, we're currently looking for a Director of Finance and Planning to join our Executive Leadership Team.

You'll lead the development and implementation of the financial strategy, financial management, planning and reporting of Ambitious about Autism to facilitate the achievement of the charity's strategy.  You'll be the Chief Financial Officer for Ambitious About Autism School Trust. Acting as Company Secretary, you will lead the governance support function to ensure effective and compliant governance for both the registered Charity and the Multi Academy Trust that make up Ambitious about Autism.

You'll contribute to the development of the organisation's overall strategy and operational plan as a member of the Executive Leadership Team, whilst ensuring that colleagues have the financial, economic and resource information and advice they need for them to fulfil their responsibilities. You'll support the organisation to develop its business model, leading the organisation's planning processes and developing performance management systems, producing regular report of progress against plans.

Please find links to our strategy and our most recent report and accounts by clicking 'apply via website' and accessing the links on the job page:

We are looking for someone who has:

• An accountancy qualification (Member or Fellow of one of the CCAB accountancy bodies)
• Strategic knowledge of finance, business planning, governance, data protection and risk management
• Knowledge of the voluntary sector and experience of supporting a Board to achieve the highest standard of governance
• Proven experience of effectively leading a finance function
• Proven experience of developing, proposing and managing income and expenditure budgets in a £20m+ organisation

In return, we offer great benefits including a generous holiday allowance and commitment to continued professional development (CPD), flexible, hybrid working and more!

This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious individual who would like to work for a forward-thinking, open and honest organisation and make a real impact to the young people we work with. Please find our full recruitment pack on the link below.

If you have any questions about the role or would like to have a confidential chat, please contact James Axford, Recruitment Officer.

Ambitious about Autism is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and we warmly welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates. We welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit.

Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. As part of our Safer Recruitment checks, an online search maybe carried out in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification.
Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendment to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.

We are looking to recruit someone with strong administration skills who is organised, a good communicator, and who is comfortable in prioritising workloads. This role would suit an efficient and diligent systematic thinker, with a solutions-focussed can-do approach, who is confident at using CRM databases, WordPress, Office 365, and who enjoys setting up and refining administrative processes. The candidate should have previous administration experience (paid or voluntary), and who is hard working, proactive, reliable, and honest. An eye for detail is especially important and you need to be comfortable using your own initiative and be able to motivate yourself in your home-working environment.

Key Responsibilities

The candidate will be responsible for administration at Soundabout which includes:

• Ensure that email enquiries are dealt with professionally, promptly, and appropriately.

• Source and maintain Soundabout merchandise stock; update online shop, process, and send orders.

• Maintain and update Soundabout equipment, keeping detailed inventories and organising essential maintenance such as PAT testing.

• Input, update, and maintain essential stakeholder, project, events, and evaluation data using Salesforce (CRM system)

• Schedule, circulate, and collate monitoring and evaluation related surveys using Salesforce and Office 365, providing results for reporting purposes as required.

• Managing project and event sign up processes using Enthuse (digital fundraising and event management system).

• Undertaking administration relating to project and training commissions, partnerships, and memberships. This includes confirmation letters, 121 agreements, partnership agreements, membership renewals, annual fee updates, and contact liaison.

• Supporting colleagues with storage and venue hire administration, including researching and booking venues, checking accessibility, collating, and ordering any refreshments or equipment required. 

• Supporting recruitment and human resources administration, including data inputting on Breathe HR (digital HR system), supporting DBS checks and reviews, tracking training requirements, tracking insurance renewals.

• Manage Soundabout zoom accounts including creating and disseminating zoom links and recordings.

• Maintain, organise, and work with colleagues to maximise the use of Soundabout’s Office365 systems.

• Supporting administrative tasks across the organisation as required. 

Job Description: Fundraising Officer

Position:Fundraising Officer

Salary: £23,480 per annum

Hours: Full time, compressed hours considered

Location: Home based (UK, with minimum monthly travel)

Contract:Permanent contract with a 3-month probationary period

Reporting to: Head of Fundraising

Start Date: 1st April 2024

Application Deadline: Application deadline is Friday 14th February 2025

Interviews will be held via video conference the week of the 17th February 2025

About Kids Club Kampala

Kids Club Kampala is a UK charity with a Christian ethos that works to transform the lives of children in the slums of Kampala in Uganda. We help children and families in Uganda to survive and to thrive by providing for both their immediate needs and strengthening their futures through community outreach, protecting, educating, and skilling. We work in partnership with our team in Uganda who passionately lead and implement our projects which are a life line to some of the most vulnerable children in the world. 

About the Role

We are looking for a committed and passionate Fundraising Officer to help support the day-to-day fundraising functions of our growing charity. As part of our friendly, supportive team, you’ll play a crucial role in keeping us organised and driving the charity forward during this exciting stage of our development. The Fundraising Officer will work as part of the UK fundraising team to meet or exceed ambitious fundraising targets, enabling us to expand our impact to more children in Uganda.

Job Description

Individual Giving

• Managing the School Sponsorship Project

• Conducting supporter calls with individual givers

• Producing content for supporter updates and donor journey’s

• Monitoring internal donor trends and analysing individual giving data

Grants & Institutional Fundraising

• Undertaking research and identify eligible grant opportunities

• Identify and research new opportunities for funding partnerships with trusts and foundations and other potential new donors / partners

• Write applications and reports for funding, including supporting the major donor team as required

• Support with writing cases for support and updating question banks

• Stewardship of grant funders including the submission of grant reports

Donor Stewardship

• Support with implementing the Donor Stewardship Process

• Responding to supporter enquiries via email, phone and post

• Investigation and resolvement of queries and feedback to continually improve the supporter experience

• Updating supporter records via our CRM

Fundraising Support

• Support with implementing the Fundraising Plan

• Providing support with fundraising appeals and events

• Opportunities to support with legacies and major donors

Supporting the UK team

• Line management of volunteers and interns

• Providing strategic support to the rest of the UK team as required

• Managing the impact story database

• Supporting with the quarterly impact report & statistics

Person Specification

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, whether or not you have a degree. If you meet most of the following criteria, we encourage you to apply.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Strong commitment to our mission and values.

• Experience working or volunteering within fundraising.

• Excellent organisational and time management skills.

• High attention to detail and accuracy.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office / Google Workspace.

• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

• Adaptability and the ability to prioritise tasks in a fast-paced environment.

Desirable Skills (but not essential – we’re happy to support your development!)

• Experience with using a CRM.

• Experience with individual giving or grant fundraising.

• Experience working or volunteering in the charity sector.

• An interest in international development.

What We Offer

• Annual Leave: 25 days of annual leave pro rata, plus 8 public holidays and an additional day off for your birthday.

• Flexible Working: Fully remote working with flexible hours.

• Pension: 5% employer pension contributions.

• Professional Development: Individual training and development plan, with ongoing investment in your growth.

• Project Visit: Option to visit Uganda after your first year of employment.

• Team Wellbeing: Monthly team meet-ups, an annual wellbeing day, and a Christmas get-together.

• Training Days: Annual training days and a dedicated training budget.

 

How to apply

To apply, please submit your CV along with a covering letter, detailing why you are applying for the job and how you meet the person specification on Charity Job before the closing date of Friday 14th February 2025. Interviews will be held via video conference the week of the 17th February 2025.

If you have any questions or need further information about the role, please feel free to reach out

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

At Kids Club Kampala, we are committed to building an inclusive organisation where diversity is celebrated, and everyone feels they belong. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly those from underrepresented groups. Please note, you must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this position.

Do you have a passion for supporting young carers and making a real difference?

Are you looking for a rewarding new role in a small, local charity? Join the Carers’ Hub team and make a lasting difference to the lives of young carers in Lambeth. This is an opportunity to manage a talented and dedicated team as we enter the next phase of our development.

The Young Carers Team Leader is responsible for providing vision, leadership and management to the Young Carers staff team. This varied  role  includes the management and supervision of the Young Carers team and supporting a caseload of young carers through 1:1, group work and activities. This role would suit someone who has previously worked with children and young people and has experience helping people to identify and address support needs. 

About us

Carers’ Hub plays a vital role in Lambeth, supporting the many unpaid carers across the borough with 1-1 and peer support, signposting, monthly forums, training, workshops and social activities. We are a charity with ambition, a big heart, and an outsized impact.

The Young Carers Service supports young carers aged 5 and up who care, unpaid, for a friend or family member who has an illness, disability, mental health or drug or alcohol problem.  Some caring roles are big, others small.  Either way, we’re here to help.  

 Adventure, friendship and support are super-important for young carers, so we split our work into three areas:

1. We organise a mixture of exciting activities throughout the year

2. We run monthly young carers groups – a space to relax and have fun

3. We provide a listening ear and relevant help to young carers and their families

In  addition to our core offer to young carers, the service also runs a dedicated young adult carers project and two projects supporting young carers aged 11 - 16 with their education. The Young Carers team also undertakes young carers assessments and supports young carers with short-breaks.

As the Young Carers Team Leader you must be:

• Available to work between 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday (with regular evening and occasional weekend work)

• Available to work between 11am and 7pm on Tuesdays, during term-time

• Experienced working with children and families with complex needs

• Willing to travel within Lambeth

• Willing to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service check
   

What can we offer you?

• Professional development,  induction,  ongoing training and support

• Hybrid working

• Permanent contract

• Holiday pay and pension

• Travel reimbursed

Closing date: 9am Friday 21st February 2025

Interviews:  Thursday 27th February at 336 Brixton Road

About This Role 

Over the last seven years we have grown into a recognised leader in the fight for menstrual equity. This is underpinned by a strong and diverse fundraising programme at Bloody Good Period, along with a distinctive, stand-out brand which is frequently sought out for high profile partnerships from partners across industries. We raise c£750K per annum, which delivers our impactful programme of work to meet immediate menstrual health needs via providing period products and menstrual education, and campaigning for long-term change so that we (ultimately) no longer have to do this work. 

We are searching for a new Fundraising Officer at Bloody Good Period to help us deliver an expanded programme of fundraising in 2025 and beyond. The Fundraising Officer will play a pivotal role in delivering public fundraising, as well as supporting the Fundraising Manager on corporate and major donor fundraising, maximising opportunities to grow BGP’s income. 

We are an inclusive, feminist organisation, which champions remote and flexible working, and puts self-care at the heart of what we do. We offer a specific leadership and development programme for BPOC members of the team to develop their careers within the social justice space, and a wellbeing fund to support every team member. We work hard and deliver, but we do not overwork. We enjoy our work and take pride in it. 

We strongly encourage applications from Black and People of Colour, and from those who have lived experience of the issues on which we work, namely period poverty or menstrual inequity. 

While the successful candidate will be selected purely on merit, in the event of a tie between two candidates with equal suitability, we may select a candidate with lived experience of the issues we are seeking to address through our work. 

We recognise that many potential candidates who bring the voice and lived experience that we need, may have had less opportunity to develop a track record in these roles. Bloody Good Period prioritises the development needs of everyone who works with us, including in this role.

Gloucester Foodbank's mission is to provide a helping hand to those facing food poverty in Gloucester City and its neighbouring areas, whilst restoring dignity with confidentiality and offering support without judgement. We believe that no-one should go hungry and that all people, whatever their circumstances, deserve dignity, respect and privacy. Our ultimate aim is for the Foodbank to become unnecessary. We want people to thrive, not just survive.

Gloucester Foodbank is seeking a full-time (35 hours per week) manager internally known as 'Director' to ensure the operational sustainability of the food bank. The salary is based on NJC scale SO1SCP 23.

Key Responsibilities are:

1. Project Planning and Management-develop and implement project plans, timelines, budgets and resource allocation. 

2. Strategic Planning and Implementation-contribute to the development and implementation of Gloucester Foodbank's strategic plan

3. Stakeholder Engagement-build and maintain relationships with community partners, donors and volunteers within our catchment area.

4. Volunteer Co-ordination-help recruit, train and manage volunteers

5. Budget Management-assist in the development of project budgets and ensure accountability

6. Evaluation and Reporting-assess the impact of projects and intiatives through datacollection and analysis

7. Compliance and Best Practice-ensure all projects are compliant with regulations and organisational policies

Benefits of the role

We offer a supportive and collaborative work environment

Opportunities for professional development and training

The chance to make a meaningful impact in the local community

For more details please contact the foodbank by email for Job Description and Vision Statement

Applicants should provide a full CV and a Personal Statement plus 3 references to be taken up afterwards.

Job Applications should be in by 9am Monday 17th February 2025 latest.

Interviews to be held Wednesday 5th March 2025 at Gloucester Foodbank on Great Western Road.

If anyone would like an informal chat about the role to please contact our Chair of Trustees: Adrian Slade by phone or by email

Contract Type: Part-time (0.5 FTE = 17.5 hours per week), 2-year fixed term contract

Schools2030 is a global movement for holistic learning and teacher leadership. Our goal is to improve quality teaching and holistic learning, and to foster resilient education systems across the world, including for those living in remote regions and those facing multiple forms of marginalisation and crises. 

Schools2030 brings together a diverse coalition which includes educators, school leaders, civil society organisations, technical partners and researchers, as well as education policymakers across ten countries and 1,000+ schools and community learning sites.

The Aga Khan Foundation is excited to recruit a Schools2030 Global Research Coordinator to provide coordination support to these research projects, including holding regular meetings with research teams, organising learning events to explore the findings and synergies across this research portfolio, and organising joint outputs across the research partners – including conference presentations and co-authored publications.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

We envision the Schools2030 Global Research Partner network to be “greater than the sum of its parts” by encouraging knowledge sharing, collaboration and cross-fertilization of ideas within and beyond this community of scholars and researchers. All current research projects share a focus on teacher agency and teacher professional development, providing a powerful opportunity to synergise and mobilise knowledge from across this portfolio to really contribute to and advance the field of global education and teaching. The Schools2030 Global Research Coordinator will ensure that Schools2030 realises this vision by leading on the following two workstreams and associated set of deliverables:

Workstream 1: Schools2030 Global Research Programme and Partnership Coordination

• Partnership Coordination: Support and facilitate effective internal communication and coordination between Schools2030 Global Research Partners, Schools2030 country teams, and relevant Schools2030 Technical Partners for effective project implementation.
• Network Building: Organise and facilitate quarterly virtual meetings with all Schools2030 Research Partners to ensure learnings and findings are shared and amplified within the group
• Programme Oversight: Coordinate all Schools2030 Global Research Partner reporting requirements through final review, edit, and submission of midterm and final reports outlining progress made on outputs and outcomes as stated in their research proposals.

Workstream 2: Schools2030 Global Research Evidence Synthesis and Dissemination

• Evidence Synthesis: Produce Schools2030 Quarterly Research Updates about the Schools2030 Global Research Partners to share progress, key activities/deliverables and “stories from the field” for dissemination to global and national stakeholders.
• Evidence Coordination: Organize meaningful thematic and methodological linkages between research teams, and with other Schools2030 and non-Schools2030 research, to encourage collaboration and maximize impact.
• Global Research Visibility and Engagement: Coordinate and organise conference presentations and other externally-facing events to showcase Schools2030 research partnerships and evidence (for example, coordinating sessions at conferences such as CIES, netFWD, and UKFIET). In addition, organize an Annual Schools2030 Global Research Symposia supported by the Schools2030 Global Communications Manager and Schools2030 Global Programme Manager to showcase the Schools2030 Global Research Partners’ results.
• Global Communications: Amplify Schools2030 research through online channels, including blogs, social media and managing the portion of the Schools2030 website dedicated to the Schools2030 Global Research Partners. This will be done in close collaboration with the Schools2030 Global Communications Manager. 

Qualifications

• Candidates must hold a Master’s Degree or higher in international education or related discipline. Strong preference for current PhD Candidates or those who have already been awarded a PhD.

Skills & Experience

• Demonstrated research expertise in international education and/or teacher professional development

• Experience producing and reviewing academic research outputs, particularly on themes of international education and/or teacher professional development

• Fluent in written and oral English language

• Excellent written communication skills, including report writing

• Excellent presentation skills and meeting facilitation skills, including online meetings and workshops

• Experience coordinating conferences or similar events (experience coordinating research/knowledge-sharing events is strongly desired)

• Experience working in a diverse and multicultural team

• Ability to work to deadlines and to a high professional standard

• Track record of engagement with diverse education and/or development stakeholders, including researchers, donors, policy-makers, and school-level practitioners

Application Details:

• Must have right to work in the UK

• Must include CV and a supporting statement that outlines why they want the role, why they want to work for AKF(UK) and how their experiences and skills to date will make them the most suitable applicant for the role.

• Salary £35,000 (pro-rated amount is £17,500) + Benefits

Do you believe everyone should have a place to call home and the chance to lead a fulfilling life?

HARP is a Southend-on-Sea-based charity working to prevent homelessness and help people experiencing homelessness transform their lives. Each day, our staff and volunteers work with individuals to tackle the underlying causes of homelessness, such as poor mental health or drug and alcohol dependency. From supporting people in crisis to helping them take the final steps towards independence and employment, we make a difference to over 1,000 lives every year.

Are you a natural at networking and building relationships with others? Looking to make a real difference in people’s lives?

If so, we would love you to join our Fundraising and Communications Team as a Community Fundraising and Engagement Coordinator

Hours:  Full-Time 37hrs per week

Salary Grade: Point 22-26

Contract type: Permanent

Location:  Head Office, in the community

Work pattern: Weekdays/ weekends

The ideal candidate will have an empathy for homelessness, be a self-motivated leader and first-rate team player.

Closing Date: Wednesday 19th February 2025

Shortlisting: Thursday 20th February 2025

Interview Day: Wednesday 26th February 2025

HARP will provide you with support and training to carry out your role effectively, and to develop your career. Our benefits package includes 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays with an extra day of leave awarded after 5 years' service (all pro rata for part-time employees).

HARP participate in an auto-enrolment pension scheme through The People’s Pension. Where eligible, you and HARP will each be required to make a contribution to the pension scheme. Employees will also become members of the non-contributory HARP Death In Service scheme. Full details of the schemes can be given on request.

For further information about the position or informal enquiries please contact Agata Elliott

Hours: 22.50 hours
Salary: £15.70 per hour
Location: Volunteer Opportunity Centre, Cannock
 
As one of the UK’s leading charities providing essential specialist equipment to disabled and terminally ill children, our client is dedicated to making life better - for the families they serve, and for the people who help them to make that happen. Through grants and emergency equipment loans, they ensure children get the vital equipment they need, when they need it, while their free nurse helpline offers crucial support and information – as well as a listening ear. Their campaigns help to give disabled children and their families a voice, even being instrumental in changing laws to benefit the families they serve. And they support adults with additional needs with volunteering and employment opportunities, providing a means for career development.
 
They are not like any other charity. All the stock in their stores is new, donated by retailers, allowing them to create a heaven for bargain hunters and savvy fashionista shoppers who want high street products at discount prices. 
 
The Opportunity:  

Volunteers play a crucial role in supporting the many different activities that take place across the organisation. Volunteer opportunities offer volunteers increased social interaction, a chance to develop new skills that could aid employment, and the opportunity to make a real difference, changing the lives of disabled children and their families. Reporting into the Volunteer Manager, the role of Volunteer Recruitment and Support Officer is to recruit both individual and groups of volunteers across their various programmes of activity, presenting and showcasing what our client has to offer to a variety of audiences so that they can continue to grow their volunteer offering. The role will also support the Corporate Partnerships and Fundraising teams in the recruitment of volunteers for events.

- Work with our client's department managers to identify volunteer opportunities and to subsequently create volunteer role profiles.
- Identify and recruit potential volunteers for the many volunteer opportunities across the organisation working with local businesses, schools, higher education institutions and others to showcase all that our client has to offer.
- Work with the Communications and Marketing team to produce engaging volunteer recruitment campaigns, demonstrating the many benefits of volunteering for our client.
- Identify and work with local businesses and other corporate contacts to organise and run group volunteer days/sessions.  
- Make appointments and present to a variety of audiences including at volunteer recruitment days/exhibitions, local groups, corporate and business contacts and education institutions.
- Work with others to demonstrate and communicate the impact that volunteering can have for volunteers and for those who the charity supports.
- Report on key data related to volunteer activity including recruitment and number of volunteer hours given.
- Work with the communications team to organise and oversee the bi-annual volunteer event, celebrating our client's volunteers.
- Liaise with all volunteer sites where necessary to support volunteer recruitment and stewardship.
- Assist with the training of new volunteers in liaison with relevant managers from individual sites based to create a welcoming environment for new volunteers.

The Benefits: 

You will receive 28 days holiday, health cash plan membership, team member store discount, pension scheme membership and of course the satisfaction of knowing that what you do is making a difference!     

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At Fight for Peace we support young people to reach their full potential. Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, we have been operating since 2000 and have impacted the lives of thousands of young people at our Academy in east London, and via a national and international network of partners who are trained in our approach. We focus on marginalised communities because typically this is where the need for our work is greatest, and where we can have the biggest impact. Our work covers three complementary strategic areas to ensure that we can maximise our reach and impact Academy, Alliance and Collectives.

We work directly with young people at our Academy, developing their potential using a Five Pillars methodology which combines combat sports, education, employability, youth leadership and support services. Via our Alliance, we exchange skills, knowledge and support with over 120 community-based partners around the world to strengthen youth programmes and enable us to maximise our influence and reach. And through our Collectives in east London and Jamaica, we bring together services, decision-makers and stakeholders to strengthen youth services across communities and find solutions for complex issues affecting young people.

We’re looking for a passionate mentor who will take a holistic approach to support young people. This will involve engaging with stakeholders such as schools, Youth Justice Services (YJS), Probation, Social Services, and healthcare providers to ensure a coordinated and comprehensive support network. By maintaining open communication and partnership with these organisations, the Youth Mentor will ensure that young people receive the right interventions and access to services to address their emotional, educational, and social needs effectively.

About Five Talents 

Since we began, Five Talents has supported over 290,000 families globally to grow their incomes and provide for their families. We work in partnership with local organisations in east and central Africa to set up Savings Groups through which members can take small loans. Alongside Savings Group development, members also participate in literacy, numeracy, money management and business skills training. Consequently, members develop small businesses enabling families to send their children to school, visit the clinic when they are sick and become more resilient to crises such as drought or Coronavirus. Our role is to enable them to be ‘agents of their own change’ and equip the Groups to continue operating independently long after Five Talents’ support ends. 

Five Talents has grown its income significantly over recent years despite the global and domestic challenges throughout that period, and we are determined to scale up even further. We know demand for our programmes will be higher than ever as communities seek to re-build their businesses and communities, and build resilience to drought and food insecurity. 

We are the Anglican Church's microfinance charity, founded as a Christian response to global poverty - but of course people of all faiths (and none) join our programmes.

About this role 

We are looking for someone who is passionate about international development to join our small Five Talents team to help us achieve our ambitious goals, and particularly to support our Trusts Fundraising team. 

We are looking for a keen and enthusiastic individual to help the team achieve ambitious growth targets in Trusts & Foundations income. We are particularly interested in applications from those who have an interest in international development and/or have some previous fundraising experience. 

We respect and value diversity of background, skills and perspectives within our teams. We are committed to conscious inclusion that helps build connection and shared purpose across the team. We believe that the more diverse we are, the better we become and we seek a range of voices and perspectives to enrich all that we do. 

We understand that our colleagues have commitments and personal interests outside of work and we strive to build a flexible working environment, in which people can perform at their best. We are happy to discuss flexible working options for all roles. 

We work to ensure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible to everyone. This includes making adjustments for people who have a disability or long-term condition. If you would like us to make adjustments during the application process, please let us know.

There is no requirement for international travel for this post. However, it is highly recommended that all staff members visit programmes at least once every two years.

You will join us at an exciting time as we expand our programmes across eastern Africa and beyond. There will be scope for the right person to progress in the role according to their own strengths, and to grow with us. We believe our staff are our best and most important asset, and we’ll invest in developing your talents as you invest your talents in us. 

Job Description 

The post-holder will support the work of all the UK Team (currently 9 staff), but will predominantly work within the Trusts & Foundations Team to identify and research funding prospects; draft grant applications and reports; and maintain our fundraising pipeline and key funder relationships. In addition to this, the post-holder will support CRM and donor-care administration as well as bringing their own initiative and ideas to raise the charity’s profile.

Role Responsibilities 

Fundraising: Supporting the Trusts & Foundations cycle (80%)

Working with the Director of Trusts Fundraising you will: 

• Draft high quality, persuasive applications to grant-makers.

• Draft high quality reports for grant-makers and other donors. This will include liaising with in-country Programme Teams and the Global Programme Team to ensure accurate data is used to inform existing and potential donors.

• Identify and research new opportunities for funding partnerships with trusts and foundations and other potential new donors / partners.

• Build long-term relationships with new and existing trusts and foundations representatives to ensure their objectives are met.

• Write reports for funding, including supporting the major donor team as required.

• Creating tailored thank you/grant acknowledgement letters for the T&F Team.

• Maintaining accurate records of T&F’s and their donations on Salesforce.

Administrative support (20%)

Working with the senior leaders, you will assist with: 

• Managing the Salesforce CRM database, logging donations and running reports when required.

• Working with the comms team to ensure donors are thanked promptly. 

• Ensuring the smooth running of the office, including for example supporting logistics for events and overseas trips, and other tasks and projects which from time to time need action, bearing in mind the flexibility needed in a small team in a growing organisation.

Person profile 

Essential and Demonstrable:

• Research and report writing experience.

• Strong interest in and passion for international development and social justice.

• Sympathetic to and passionate about Five Talents’ vision, programmes and core values.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to write persuasive applications to different prospects and compelling, concise copy.

• Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to work with and engage with people of all backgrounds, faiths and cultures, in person, on the phone and in writing.

• Highly organised with an eye for detail, and able to self-manage and prioritise.

• Creative flair with the initiative to generate, research, develop and deliver new ideas to support fundraising strategies.

• Experience of working to deadlines, targets and KPIs.

• Team player with self-awareness and flexibility.

Desirable:

• Salesforce or similar CRM experience.

• Relevant qualification in the field of International Development.

• Fundraising experience.

• The role does not require international travel, but you may be requested to assist on an overseas visit. Therefore, willingness to travel to programme countries is desirable.
   

Five Talents UK has six values:

1. Empowerment: We believe in people's ability to build a better future for themselves, their families, and their communities.
2. Sustainability: We take the long view and commit to long-term, ethical and community-led initiatives.
3. Inclusivity: We put people first; meeting people where they are, adapting to people’s needs and listening to differing voices.
4. Courage: We are open, adaptive, and continuously learning from the communities we work with.
5. Respect: In delivering our mission we are not acting as the heroes, but seeking to work with communities as true partners.
6. Faith: Our faith inspires hope, informs our vision for the future and grounds our commitment to serve those communities most disadvantaged.

Terms and Conditions 

This is a full-time permanent role. We have a Dynamic Working Policy - the aim of which is to support employees to create a balanced life, supporting their overall wellbeing and professional success: accepting that this will look different for different roles.  Your contractual base of work will be the Five Talents office in the City of London - however your dynamic working arrangements will be informally agreed and reviewed as part of an ongoing dialogue with your line manager, allowing swift adaptability based on the needs of Five Talents, the staff team and the employee. 

The role comes with a generous employer pension contribution of 10%, and 25 days of annual leave.

Retention and Stewardship Coordinator

Location: Hybrid, Old Street, London
Salary: £27,917 per annum (i.e. pro-rata to the full time equivalent of £34,398 per annum)
Hours: 28 hours (4 days) per week
Department: Supporter Marketing and Public Fundraising
Job Type: Part-time
Contract Type: Permanent2

Plan International UK is a global children’s charity striving for an equal world. One where every child can reach their full potential and every girl can choose her own future.   

We bring people together to protect children’s rights and keep girls safe, in school and in control of their bodies – even when disaster strikes. And we won’t stop until we are all equal. 

We have an exciting opportunity for a passionate and hardworking Retention and Stewardship Coordinator to join our fast-paced Supporter Marketing and Public Fundraising Unit at Plan International UK.

This role sits within the Retention and Stewardship Team, which delivers supporter journeys, increases income with upgrade and cash appeals and re-engages lapsed supporters. The successful candidate will also play a key role in delivering our emergency appeals.

As a Retention and Stewardship Coordinator, you will have the ability to support the delivery of high-quality campaigns whilst providing an exceptional service to key internal and external stakeholders. You will need strong communication skills, experience of managing a varied workload and excellent attention to detail. 

If you thrive in working in a highly collaborative environment, possess great team-working skills and have a genuine passion for our values, feminist leadership principles and vision, we would love to hear from you! 

This role is part-time working 4 days per week and will require 1 day per week in our London office. 

For further details of this role, please see the job profile. 

The deadline for applications is 23:59 on Sunday 23 February 2025
Interviews will take place on 5 - 6 March 2025

We are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children, young people and adults in our work. We, therefore, apply rigorous recruitment and selection processes to ensure that only those who are suitable are recruited to work for us. Accordingly, appointment to all our roles is subject to a range of vetting checks and for this role this will include a Basic Disclosure and Barring (DBS) check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working for us; this will depend on the circumstances of any offences.

Plan International UK is committed to being an inclusive employer and we welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds.

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