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Spurgeons is one of the UK's leading children's charities, firmly supported by Christian beliefs and values, helping to support vulnerable children and their families. We deliver projects to support children, young people, their families, and communities to find long-lasting solutions to the challenges they face. We are passionate about the work we do and need equally committed members on our team to help us achieve those goals.
ABOUT US
Our Communications and Digital Services team at Spurgeons is committed to being a beacon of hope for children and families across the UK. We tirelessly advocate for their needs, ensuring that their voices resonate and are heard in every corner. Through innovative communication strategies and cutting-edge digital solutions, we aim to foster positive change and empower those we serve. Joining our team means seizing the opportunity to leverage the dynamic combination of communication and technology, driving profound impact and sculpting a future filled with promise for generations to come.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Join our team at Spurgeons as a Marketing Executive and be at the forefront of driving positive change for children, young people, and families. In this role, you'll be instrumental in supporting the development and execution of informed marketing plans that align with our organisation's mission and goals. Collaborating closely with our content and digital teams, you'll maximise the use of compelling content across various channels, ensuring consistent messaging and engagement. As a brand champion for Spurgeons, you'll ensure that all marketing outputs reflect our core values and mission, maintaining a cohesive message and visual identity. Your creativity will shine as you collaborate on the creation of marketing materials, from brochures to website content, always adhering to safeguarding guidelines and industry best practices. You'll play a vital role in fostering partnerships and sponsorships, developing promotional materials, and coordinating joint marketing initiatives to amplify our brand's visibility and impact. With a keen eye for market trends and competitor activities, you'll provide valuable insights to inform our marketing strategies and decision-making processes. Additionally, you'll support the planning and promotion of events, workshops, and fundraising initiatives, ensuring seamless execution and maximising participation. Staying updated on industry trends and emerging technologies, you'll continually innovate and enhance our marketing efforts to drive meaningful impact and engagement.
ABOUT YOU
Are you passionate about making a meaningful difference in the lives of children and families? Join our dynamic team at Spurgeons as a Marketing Executive and embark on an exciting journey of impact and innovation. With your expertise in communications, marketing, or related digital fields, you'll play a pivotal role in driving our mission forward. You'll bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the table, ready to amplify our message and reach. Your proven track record of success in marketing and communication will be invaluable in this role. You'll hit the ground running, leveraging your skills to develop and implement strategic marketing initiatives that resonate with our audience and drive engagement. At Spurgeons, we value continuous learning and innovation. As a proactive and self-motivated individual, you'll stay updated on the latest marketing tools and techniques, ensuring we remain at the forefront of industry trends. Your creativity, conscientiousness, and passion for our cause will shine as you collaborate with colleagues, partners, and stakeholders to make a lasting impact on the lives of those we serve. In this role, you'll have the opportunity to work alongside a dedicated team committed to supporting and strengthening our mission. Together, we'll harness the power of marketing to create positive change and empower children, young people, and families across our communities. Join us in our mission to make a difference and be part of something truly transformative.
BENEFITS
• Continuous professional development
• Regular support through supervision, appraisal & well-being initiatives
• In house learning platform
• Generous pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Healthcare cash plan
• Charity discount scheme
Closing date: 01/09/2024
Shortlisting date: 03/09/2024
Interview date: 11/09/2024
We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people we serve. This post is subject to necessary safeguarding checks including an appropriate level DBS Disclosure.
Spurgeons aim to be a Living Wage Employer.
We actively encourage applications from a broad and deep range of backgrounds and experiences. We are a Disability Confident Employer.
We create family hubs where we’re needed most, so, when a family member needs support, turn to us.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Introducing Chance UK
Join Our Team
Do you believe every child deserves the chance of a better future?
We’re a small team with a big ambition – to help every child flourish. The need for our work has never been greater and we are in an exciting period of growth in order to meet that challenge.
We provide a range of empowering services for children aged 5-13 and their parents and carers. We pride ourselves on developing evidence-based services, which put children at the heart of our work, and our services are designed to build social and emotional skills and resilience.
We know what we do works. We provide our unique support in a variety of ways and working at Chance UK puts you right at the heart of changing children’s and families’ lives. You will be a core part of our team, so it is vital you share our values and support our mission.
It is important that our team reflects the diversity of the communities we work with. We are actively seeking people from diverse ethnic backgrounds, disabled people, people who identify as male and people from LGBTQ+ communities. We are also keen to hear from those who have lived or professional experience of the issues we work on, including school exclusion and Special Education Needs and Disability (SEND).
We value our team through offering a range of benefits, including:
- 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, 2 Wellbeing days, an extra celebration day and additional leave over Christmas
- Matched pension contributions up to 5%, entitlement from the start of your employment
- Enhanced maternity/paternity and shared parental leave
- Flexible working
- Enhanced Sick Pay
- Access to employee assistance programme
Please note that Chance UK is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and therefore our recruitment process for this post will include an enhanced DBS check.
Key Information
Reporting to: Family Support Manager
Employment type: Full time
Director reports: N/A
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Location: Office based. We are a hybrid-working organisation. Our main office is a few minutes from Finsbury Park station.
Start date: ASAP
Salary: £27,563
1st stage interview: Monday 19th August/Tuesday 20th August
2nd stage interview: Thursday 22nd August/Friday 23rd August
About the Role
1 in 10 children in the UK have serious emotional and behavioural difficulties, which place them at further risk of negative outcomes later in life. Chance UK’s mission is to help support them to reduce these difficulties, find and acknowledge their strengths and talents, and to help them flourish. We do this via a structured 1:1 weekly mentoring programme, which matches them with specialist youth workers to mentor them for up to a year, alongside a range of support for their parent/carers.
Our approach is different from other services – we are there with the child and the family to understand what’s important to them, what they need, and give them the support, space and time to ensure the whole family is stronger. Chance UK’s Parent Programme Managers play a vital role in engaging parents in the mentoring support their children are receiving in order to get the best outcomes and lasting long-term positive change for the children.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Would you like to join an organisation at the forefront of the fight against cancer?
Key Benefits and Policies
Working Arrangements
- Hybrid Working: We operate a hybrid model with the office open Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Full-time staff must be in the office two of these days.
- Flexitime: Core hours are 10am-4pm. Daily working hours are 7.5 hours, including a minimum 30-minute lunch.
Leave and Time Off
- Annual Leave: Entitlement based on length of service (25-30 days). Office closed between Christmas and New Year.
- Sick Leave: Up to 20 days paid sick leave, increasing to 25 days plus 40 days half-pay after one year.
Benefits
- Pension: Auto-enrolment with employer contributions matching up to 5% of salary.
- Healthcare: Private healthcare and dental cover options available.
- Protection: Life assurance, critical illness cover, and Permanent Health Insurance provided.
- Financial Support: Season ticket and cycle-to-work loans available.
- Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health Champions, flu vaccinations, and social events.
- Additional: Dog-friendly office.
Are you a Finance Manager looking to support the development of the accounting team. Based in London, you will collaborate with the US and Netherlands offices to manage financial operations for the Dutch affiliate.
Your day-to-day tasks will include:
- Prepare and analyse financial statements in accordance with Dutch accounting standards.
- Oversee budgeting, forecasting, and financial control processes.
- Ensure compliance with Dutch tax regulations and audit requirements.
- Manage financial operations including accounts payable, receivable, and payroll.
- Support grant management and financial reporting.
- Identify and implement process improvements.
The skills and attributes you will bring will include:
- Accounting qualification (ACCA, CIMA) or equivalent experience.
- Strong understanding of Dutch accounting standards, particularly RJ 650/640.
- Fluent Dutch speaker with knowledge of Dutch tax matters.
- Excellent analytical, organisational, and communication skills.
- Proficiency in financial software (MIP Fund Accounting, MS Excel, Power BI).
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.
Are you keen to work in a busy and efficient team?
We’re working with a wonderful health charity who are looking for an Events Coordinator to join their fundraising team. You’ll speak to supporters over the phone, via email and social media and be the first point of contact for enquiries. You’ll work on the supporter-led fundraising team portfolio, including challenge events, community fundraising and fundraising products, virtual events, and providing administrative support.
This is an important role for the team as you will be the first point of contact for speaking with participants and maintaining accurate data entry, you will also send out communications and event packs to supporters as well as focusing on 3rd party events programmes. This is an excellent role with amazing perks and opportunity to be a part of a collaborative and progressive team.
As an Events Coordinator, you will need:
- Experience in fundraising, supporter care or similar customer service capacity
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to respond to supporter queries efficiently
- Ability to work efficiently and meet deadlines within a fast-paced environment
Deadline: ASAP
Salary: Salary: £25,643
Location: Hybrid- London
Contract type: 5-month Contract
If you would like to discuss this role further, please call Chloe on 02030 062787 or email your interest along with your CV to [email protected]
Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable roles. We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment, working ethically, and supporting people to find their perfect role within the not-for-profit sector.
We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here.
If enough applications are received the charity reserve the right to end the application period sooner.
Market Insight Manager - Maternity Cover
Contract: 12 Months Fixed term contract, Maternity Cover, 35 hours per week (a 28-hour week would be accepted)
Salary: £48,314 to £50,729 with excellent benefits
Location: London, UK
Hybrid Working: A minimum of 40% of working time is spent face to face, either in London office, or as a result of external engagement or travel for WaterAid. WaterAid is located at Canary Wharf, London and this will be your location and contract base.
About WaterAid:
Want to use your skills in research and insight to play a vital role in making clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene normal for everyone everywhere? We need passionate, creative and dedicated people. In return, you will be encouraged and empowered to be yourself at your very best. Together, we will make a bigger difference.
Join WaterAid as Market Insight Manager to change normal for millions of people so they can unlock their potential, break free from poverty and change their lives for good.
About the Team:
The Market Insight team as a part of the Performance, Insight and Innovation department focuses on establishing an insight-led approach to fundraising, campaigning, and influencing, combining the analysis of performance data with market research to deliver recommendations and support for strategy development and optimisation of future activity.
About the Role:
As our collaborative and strategically minded Market Insight Manager you will help to ensure that Communications and Fundraising at WaterAid is driven by insight and deliver the insight that enables strategic decision making.
In this role, you will identify strategic opportunities to attract new audiences and grow engagement from existing audiences as well as enable WaterAid to make insight-driven decisions and enable strategies that deliver sustainable advantage
You'll also:
- Provide insight to power WaterAid's innovation and NPD programmes.
- Provide vital foresight to the organisation by identifying opportunities and threats within the marketplace.
- Champion a culture of data-led and insight-driven decision making across the organisation.
- Build and manage relationships with team leaders across the organisation.
- Lead on planning and implementing the development of our existing competitor intelligence programme.
- To lead initiatives to promote and showcase the Market Insight team's work and impact.
- Lead initiatives to proactively coach and develop fundraising, campaigning and communications team members' skills in understanding the role of market insight
- To manage the end-to-end research process (from requirement gathering to output and implementation) and procurement process for a variety of insight projects.
About You:
- Experienced market research professional with demonstrable experience of driving action and business value from insight
- Considerable experience of market research processes and methodologies, including a proven ability to analyse data and complex information to inform evidence-based decision making;
- Excellent communicator and storyteller with strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to clearly communicate research results and conclusions in an inspiring way.
- Experience of influencing decision making among leaders;
- Excellent interpersonal skills and capability to build productive relationships across the business, both within the UK and globally, as well as with external researchers, clients and users;
- A collaborative approach and ability to work across teams and matrix structures with ease.
- Proven ability to work to a high standard and with an eye for detail, working under own initiative and managing multiple projects simultaneously;
Although not essential, we also prefer you to have:
- Experience of corporate / B2B research
- Experience of training others to use Market Insight
- Experience of using insight for comms and fundraising purposes in an in-house role
- Empathy with overseas development issues
Closing date: Applications will close at 23:59 on 12th August 2024. Availability for interview is required in week commencing 26th August 2024 for those invited to first-round interviews and the week commencing 9th September for those invited to second-round interviews
How to Apply: To see the full job pack, please click 'Apply'. Please apply by submitting your CV and a cover letter into one document in either Word Document or PDF format.
Pre-employment screening: To apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK. All our vacancies require a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check to comply with our Safer Recruitment policy.
Our Benefits:
- 36 days' holiday (including 8 Bank Holidays)
- Option to buy an extra 5 days annual leave
- We offer a generous pension plan with employer contribution of up to 10%
- Wide range of flexible and agile-working arrangement
- Season Ticket Loan
- Free annual eye tests
- Pay as You Give charitable giving scheme
- Enhanced Maternity and Adoption/Surrogacy pay, Shared Parental Leave and Paternity Leave
- Sabbaticals
- Volunteer Day
Our Commitment
Our People Promise:
We will work with passion and focus to ensure safe and sustainable water, toilets and hygiene are available to everyone, everywhere. WaterAid is a place of purpose - where people have a real commitment and shared responsibility for the impact we have. We are a global community with diverse backgrounds and perspectives, motivated by inspiring, stimulating work. We are determined to put the wellbeing of our people first, to be a place where people feel safe and able to contribute their voice and truly live our values.
Equal opportunities:
We are an equal opportunity, disability-confident employer and are dedicated to achieving the highest standards of diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, beliefs, customs, traditions and ways of life. This includes, but is not limited to, race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, national or social origin, health status, and economic or social situation.
Safeguarding:
We are also committed to protecting everyone we come into contact with. We have a zero-tolerance approach to abuse of power, privilege or trust across our global work, and any form of inappropriate behaviour, discrimination, abuse, bullying, harassment, or exploitation. Safeguarding the people and communities we work with, our staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf is our top priority, and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously.
Our vision is a world where everyone, everywhere has sustainable and safe water, sanitation and hygiene.
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Job Type: Full Time, Permanent
Salary: £24,962 Per Annum (Base salary £23,962 + £1,000 Unsociable Hours Allowance)
Hours: Working hours are 8 hours per day, shift patterns and flexibility will be discussed during the interview. (The provision of the contract is between 08:00 and 22:00)
Location: Greater Manchester
Positions Available: 4
Start Date: ASAP
An enhanced DBS check will be required for this role.
Candidates are required to have a full driving licence and access to a vehicle for the purposes of undertaking the requirements of this role.
Join Nacro: A Leading Social Justice Charity
Transform lives and build stronger communities with Nacro's Community Accommodation Support (CAS) service. We provide crucial support to adult defendants and recently released prisoners, helping them secure stable housing.
Key Responsibilities:
- Client Support: Assist clients in complying with HDC/Bail conditions.
- Support Plans: Develop and implement person-centred Support Plans.
- Weekly Sessions: Provide weekly support sessions to engage residents with their support plans and help achieve their goals.
- Benefit Assistance: Assist residents in accessing Housing Benefit to ensure stable tenancy.
- Property Management: Ensure properties are maintained to a high standard by reporting repairs and replacing furniture and equipment as needed.
What We Expect:
- Experience: Proven experience in developing support and move-on plans.
- Safeguarding Knowledge: Understanding of safeguarding practices and working with vulnerable adults.
- Flexibility: Willingness to travel within your allocated area and adapt to different local patches as required.
- Computer Skills: Familiarity with computer-based packages for record-keeping and communication.
What We Offer:
- Supportive Team: Join a dynamic and supportive team dedicated to delivering results for our residents.
- Flexible Work: Enjoy the flexibility of community-based work, allowing you to plan your own workload of support sessions and property visits.
- Career Development: Commitment to helping you learn and develop your career with us.
- Excellent Benefits: Generous annual leave, occupational sick pay, cycle-to-work scheme, and more.
Apply now and send your CV to .
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Are you a strategic leader with a passion for driving lasting, positive change in communities across the West of England?
Do you have the vision and experience to lead a passionate team, and help connect local people who want to give money, to local causes they care about?
In light of the recent departure of their CEO, Suzanne Rolt, Quartet Community Foundation are looking for a Chief Executive who can build on successes and deliver the organisation’s collective ambition - making the West of England a better place for all.
Quartet is the local community foundation for the West of England. They are proud to have awarded almost 900 grants to voluntary and community sector organisations, to a value of £4.7m in the last 12 months. While the West of England is, in many respects, a prosperous and beautiful place to live, many parts of the region continue to suffer from acute deprivation. Quartet is helping drive deep-rooted change, transforming the West of England into a more equitable place for all.
Through working with a broad range of individuals, families and businesses who feel passionately about philanthropic giving, the Charity has grown their endowment fund over many years. As a result of extensive knowledge and research, they are recognised as an authoritative source of information and advice on local social needs across the West of England. Together with managing flow-through funds on behalf of public sector funding, Quartet aims to find creative solutions, convene local partnerships, and deliver funds to the thousands of extraordinary voluntary and community organisations who improve local lives and communities.
If you are an enthusiastic, dynamic, and experienced CEO who can lead this organisation into their next phase of development, this role could be for you.
Quartet Community Foundation has appointed Moon Executive Search as our retained Search Partner for this campaign and as such we are unable to accept direct applications. All CVs received will be passed to Moon Executive Search for consideration.
To apply please quote job reference ‘JO2451’:
NB: The closing date for applications is 12noon, Friday 30th August 2024.
Moon Executive Search is an equal opportunities employer and on behalf of Quartet Community Foundation welcomes applications from all areas of society. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, contact us and apply as early as possible.
There is an additional equal opportunities form to be completed for your application on a voluntary basis. Details of this are within the briefing pack.
As our new Advocacy & Communications Manager you are passionate about students' voices - both individually and collectively. You will lead our new Advocacy & Communications team in ensuring that students are supported through our advice service, informed through our communications and heard through our campaigns and representation. You will provide expert support and advice to our elected student officer team and play a crucial role supporting the CEO in the leadership and management of the Students' Union.
If this sounds like a purpose you would love to deliver, we would like to receive your application and get to know you!
We are committed to maintaining a diverse workforce, as we understand the importance of having staff with varied lived experiences and backgrounds that reflect various needs of our student community. We welcome applications from all interested applicants, and we strongly encourage applications from people of ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, people with dependants and people who identify as LGBTQIA+. We conduct anonymous shortlisting and all of our interview panels have Unconscious Bias Training in order to support a fair recruitment process.
Detailed job description and person specification for this role is attached to this job advertisement.
All applicants should send a CV and written statement (2 pages maximum) that answers the following three questions (Candidates are advised to use the person specification to help answer the questions):
- What experience do you have that makes you great for this role?
- How have you demonstrated LMSU's organisational values in your past experience (student-led; inclusive; open; kind; creative; ambitious)?
- What do you bring to the LMSU team?
Application deadline: 3pm on 7th August 2024
Please include the job role you are applying for in the subject of the application email.
Interviews will take place on the week commencing 19th August 2024.
Empowering students to make the most of their time at LMU and transform their lives for the better.
Join Britain’s biggest charity supporting Kinship Carers.
We know kinship carers are strong, capable and fiercely determined to ensure they get what they need to support their kinship family. And we want to support them to feel confident and empowered to do that. Kinship has been awarded funding to develop the first ever training programme for kinship carers. The programme will support all kinship carers across England in the caring role.
Are you or have you been a kinship carer? Could you use your skills and experience to co-deliver engaging training workshops for other kinship carers?
This role is core member of our Training team responsible for the delivery and facilitation of our in person and online workshops for kinship carers alongside colleagues some of whom have lived experience of kinship care. There will be a lot of delivery in person and online to reach kinship carers across England and individual and team targets to be met as part of this high-profile contract.
You’ll need to be a confident, experienced facilitator with exceptional communication skills. You’ll have a creative, energetic and determined approach to providing engaging and interactive experiences for participants and you’ll understand how people take on information and be able to differentiate your style to respond to a wide variety of needs.
On a practical level you’ll be confident and organised in your approach, be calm under pressure, and be equally comfortable facilitating sessions in person and online to large and small audiences. You’ll be confident using technology including Zoom and be familiar and at ease using a wide range of tools and techniques relevant to both online and in person learning.
We support kinship carers in their homes and communities, giving advice and helping them work through problems to find the best way forward.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
International Committee of the Red Cross
UK & Ireland Regional Delegation
Head of Policy and Humanitarian Affairs – Job Share (60% FTE) based in our London office, United Kingdom
About us
Set up in 2003, the London regional delegation focuses on pursuing humanitarian diplomacy and facilitating ICRC operations in the field. Through contact with the British and Irish governments, armed forces and members of civil society and other relevant parties, the ICRC seeks to influence policy and decision-making, so as to bolster support for IHL and principled humanitarian action. The ICRC works with the British Red Cross and the Irish Red Cross in various areas, notably to promote IHL and the international Red Cross Red Crescent Movement.
Our Diversity Commitment
ICRC celebrates diversity and we strive to make inclusion part of what we do every day. We aim to create a working environment in which all individuals are able to make best use of their skills, free from discrimination and we are committed to creating a diverse, multicultural environment.
Applicants with protected characteristics are strongly encouraged to apply.
About the role
The Head of Policy and Humanitarian Affairs manages a small, dynamic team based in London, who work with colleagues across the delegation and around the world to support its main objectives: (i) to contribute towards enabling ICRC action to protect and assist people affected by armed conflict and other situations of violence; (ii) to influence the debate and secure improved decision-making on issues relevant to conflict, humanitarian action and international humanitarian law.
Reporting to, and working as adviser to, the ICRC Head (and Deputy Head) of Delegation, the Head of Policy and Humanitarian Affairs develops and oversees the implementation of the delegation’s policy and humanitarian diplomacy strategy in the UK, ensuring it is in line with the ICRC’s overall strategy. They are a member of ICRC’s global network of policy and humanitarian advisors, interacting regularly with the Policy and Humanitarian Diplomacy Divisions/Units at headquarters as well as with delegations around the world, supporting ICRC’s humanitarian diplomacy and policy dialogue. This is a role which requires working collaboratively and at pace on a wide range of issues relevant to the mandate of the ICRC and its global operations.
The Head of Policy and Humanitarian Affairs works closely with the British Red Cross ensuring optimal impact of the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement’s policy and humanitarian diplomacy objectives.
This is an outward facing job, representing the ICRC at public events, with UK Government, Parliament and the wider humanitarian sector.
For a detailed role description, please refer to the accompanying Head of Policy JD.
Person specification (qualifications, skills & experience required)
Essential
- Master’s degree in a relevant subject;
- Strong experience (indicative 10+ years) in humanitarian policy advocacy, diplomacy, conflict analysis and/or a relevant policy position;
- Strong understanding of the UK political and policy environment, with a solid grounding in security, defence and humanitarian issues.
- Knowledge and experience of working in – or with - UK Government, as well as humanitarian/development organizations and think tanks;
- Excellent written and spoken English. French or other second language a plus;
- Proven experience in networking and influencing;
- People management and leadership experience;
- Confirmed analytical, negotiation and presentation skills.
Desirable
- A solid understanding of the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement;
- Prior field experience with the ICRC or another humanitarian/development organization;
- Foundational knowledge of International Humanitarian Law (IHL);
- A good grasp of the impact of new technologies on conflict and humanitarian action.
Further Details
This post is part of a job share and will be offered as part-time (21 hours/ 3 days per week) resident appointment based in our London office. Your job-share partner also works 3 days per week, with one crossover day. The appointment will be offered on an open-ended contract from the beginning of October 2024 (or as soon as a start date is feasible).
The Head of Policy post receives a salary at C2 ICRC London grade and it will be pro-rata for this 3 day part time role (60% FTE); the salary scale below is indicative of the full time equivalent (100%)
(the final salary upon offer will be dependent on the successful candidate’s previous experience and relevant qualifications):
ANNUAL BASE SALARY £ (GBP)
Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3
Min Max Min Max Min Max
81,553 92,621 92,621 108,122 108,122 125,826
We currently operate on a hybrid office/homework basis, and there is an option to work from home for part of the week.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Recently featured as an Escape the City Top 100 Places to Work, The Girls’ Network is an award-winning charity with a large and growing network of supporters, mentors and schools across eight regions of England.
We are now looking for a Network Manager to join us in the North West.
FUNCTION: Delivering our successful mentoring programmes in Merseyside, with some work across the wider NW region also.
WHERE THE ROLE FITS: Reporting to: North Senior Network Manager
PAY BAND: £27,825 per annum
CONTRACT: Permanent
HOURS: 5 days per week, 37.5 hours (with some evening work)
LOCATION: Home based with weekly travel to schools and partners in Merseyside and the wider North West region (Access to own vehicle required).
WHAT WE DO
Young people from lower income families are 40% less likely to go to University than wealthier peers (Dept for Education, 2020) which can have a lifelong impact on earning potential. Covid-19 has deepened inequalities (Social Mobility Foundation, 2022) and negatively impacted on young people's wellbeing (GirlGuiding, 2020). We believe that no girls should have their futures limited by their gender, sex, ethnicity, background, or parental income and they should be supported to realise their ambitions, to discover their self-worth, and to develop their capacity to shape their world and their futures.
We work in communities of least advantage across England to deliver two core programmes to achieve this vision. Through our mentoring programme we connect 14-19 year old girls with a mentor and a wider network of role models who are women and deliver opportunities which help them to build life skills and nurture their ambitions. Based on the idea that 'you can't be what you can't see', our mentors often help girls to broaden their horizons and create a more positive vision of their futures. After the programme, the mentees can join a free, lifelong network of support - our Ambassador Community, which offers further opportunities to reach their goals, build their confidence and to share their voices and experiences.
Our programmes help girls and young women to develop the knowledge, skills, self-belief and opportunities to thrive, and to be supported as part of a network that champions them and ensures their voices are heard.
THE ROLE
This is an exciting role joining a Programme Team of 15 staff based throughout the UK. There is a small team of three based in the South. You will work closely and collaborate with the other Network Managers and share some priorities across the region, working to develop the region as a whole. The purpose of this role is to facilitate good relationships between the mentors and mentees in the region. 70-80% of the role is about relationship building (with schools, mentors and partners), coordination and the tracking/ administration of those relationships. 15-20% of the role is direct delivery with the girls in the region. You will play a crucial role setting up our Autumn 121 mentoring programmes, liaising with schools, recruiting mentors and ensuring that we have the right mentors for the mentees on programme. You will also deliver our workshop programme within the area.
Mentoring programme
- Manage overall success of the cohorts (groups of mentees and mentors) in your region, including coordinating and administering events and communications for cohorts in your area.
- Deliver engaging on-boarding sessions for mentees.
- Deliver events and workshops for mentees.
- Deliver matching of mentees and mentors at in-person events or virtually.
- Work with the wider programme team to train mentors.
- Support mentors once matched through regular check-ins, monthly emails and ad-hoc conversations.
- Collect data to track the progress, and impact of, mentoring relationships.
- Support mentors with safeguarding concerns, following The Girls’ Network. process in line with our child protection policy.
- Develop effective relationships with schools, on-boarding, supporting and retaining the partnerships.
Partnerships
- Work with the Senior Network Manager in your area to identify professional partnerships and sponsorship with local and national businesses.
- Work with your Senior Network Manager to identify a recruitment and retention plan for your area including key partners to work with.
- Be an active presence in the community, attending events and networks to encourage local women to mentor on our programme.
The Girls’ Network reputation and network
- Advocate The Girls’ Network at every opportunity particularly at in person networking events and on social media.
- Identify opportunities to build the reputation of The Girls’ Network in Birmingham and through events and networking.
- Report significant successes and achievements to relevant staff members.
Ongoing success of The Girls’ Network
- Work with the Programme Team to identify key areas for programme development
- Opportunities to get involved in programme and wider organisational projects
- Understand the development of school initiatives nationally and in your region, and understand their impact and implications for The Girls’ Network programmes
- Attend programme and whole team meetings and team days
- Maintain and champion a girls-centred way of working
WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE ROLE
Essential skills, knowledge and attributes
- You are deeply passionate and driven to achieve equal opportunities for all and will keep the girls we work with at the heart of your work
- You are able to build and manage a number of relationships with a variety of different people and are confident speaking to both young people and adults within schools and businesses
- You are comfortable with facilitating group sessions and delivering training sessions in person or online
- You have project or programme management experience and are able to prioritise conflicting priorities
- You are target oriented and will work towards achieving objectives and key results (OKRs) for the region
Desirable skills, knowledge and attributes
- You are flexible in your approach to working with a small organisation and understand the time and resource limitations
- You have safeguarding knowledge and experience
- You have experience of Salesforce or another CRM system
OUR BENEFITS
We want to help everyone achieve more at work as well as in their personal lives and in their wider career, so that they feel proud of the part they play at The Girls' Network. We are committed to providing equality of opportunity in employment and to developing working practices and policies that support work-life balance.
Benefits
- Pension scheme; employer contribution of 3% and employee of 5%
- 27 holiday days per year, plus public holidays (pro-rata)
- Extended and comprehensive sick pay policy
- Enhanced Family Leave pay policy
Learning & Development
- Annual training budget upon completion of your probation period (pro rata)
- Professional development support and allocated time off for training
- Continual learning and development through team days and whole staff training.
The Way We Work
- Flexible working policy: we respect that people have commitments and provide flexible working hours through discussion
- A positive and supportive team culture, regular check-ins and optional social events
- Working from home allowance to support you with essential tech needs
- We support you with a Girls’ Network buddy who you can reach out to beyond the induction period.
OUR VALUES
- We are young-person centered: our work and our decisions are centered around the girls and young women that we serve
- We are curious: we listen, we learn, and we do something about it
- We are unashamedly ourselves: we are authentic and celebrate each other for who we are
- We are ambitious and courageous: we know that might mean doing things differently or taking a risk. We acknowledge our strengths and when we need help
- We believe in the power of connection: that we can achieve more by working together.
YOU CAN'T BE WHAT YOU CAN'T SEE
We want to ensure that our team is inclusive and representative of the girls we work with, so we particularly welcome applications from individuals who have experienced of one or more of the following: being from a low-income family; have received free school meal; being the first in your family to go to University; identify as Black, Asian or another ethnic minority background. We have an active and cross organisational Equity, Diversion and Inclusion Strategy in place. We are a proud supporter of Show the Salary and The Halo Code.
HOW TO APPLY
Please visit our website for the candidate pack and details on how to apply
- Final deadline is 9am Thursday 15th August.
- Interview dates: w/c 19th August
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Programme Overview
The Refugee Employability Programme is a new initiative that offers enhanced support to defined cohorts of legally recognised refugees in the UK. Started in July 2023, the programme will provide tailored support for each participant focussed on gaining sustainable employment. Palladium will work with employers, local government, and other partners to ensure that individuals are fully supported with their employment and integration in UK society. The programme includes delivery of employability-focussed English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) tuition for some of the cohorts.
Palladium is responsible for delivering the programme in the South East of England.
Primary Duties and responsibilities:
As Delivery Manager, you will lead a team of Case Managers to deliver the Home Office Refugee Employability Programme across the South East, ensuring that customers receive an excellent service which is compliant with all contractual requirements.
This role will require travel to delivery locations where Case Managers are based.
Your main responsibilities will include:
· Maintain the core contractual KPIs by analysing exception reports daily and ensure all contractual activities are conducted by the delivery team within the Service Level Agreements.
· Accurately forecast performance against targets monthly, and proactively ensure contract compliance by addressing any shortfalls in either performance, process or capacity (staffing levels).
· Providing coaching and performance management to direct reports. Ensuring that coaching and performance management are in place consistently for all direct reports and all team members are able to meet their targets.
· Ensure the team is always provided tailored support. This includes regular visits to the Case Managers within the community to support with best practices, diary management and observational feedback.
· Oversee tasks and processes; ensure that the necessary operational processes and governance are in place and working well. Collaborate with the Quality and Compliance team to address any areas for improvement.
· Take responsibility for the quality and effectiveness of the services delivered from your allocated office(s) and source outreach venues for delivery of the service, This will include local agreements with organisations, referral partners and Job Centre Plus as applicable.
· Maintain high standards of integrity and conduct on the programme, with a particular focus on embedding safeguarding best practice across the team.
· Undertake recruitment when agreed with line manager and plan resources effectively to ensure the geographical spread of Case Managers meets the needs of service users.
· Collaborate with colleagues, suppliers and partners, building strong and effective working relationships to deliver excellent performance. This includes supporting the processes for co-location of services, accessing Adult Education Budget -funded training for service users, collaborating with local third sector organisations and engaging with employers.
Skills and experience:
Required
· Experience in a responsible management position in a comparable sector in the UK, ideally with remote or geographically dispersed teams
· Experience in running an operation to deliver stretching contractual performance targets or Service Level Agreements
· Proven skills in delivering high levels of performance through a team of Case Managers
· Strong influencing and engagement skills, with experience of building lasting and effective working relationships with a wide variety of external stakeholders
· A proactive approach to problem solving and high level of independence and professionalism to take the lead when needed
Desirable
· Leadership of a team in the field of employability, integration, refugee support or ESOL
· Exposure to the challenges experienced by refugees or asylum seekers, or personal lived experience
Key Competencies:
· Taking responsibility, driving tasks through to completion and achieving results
· Ability to motivate, challenge and inspire
· Proactive and solution focused, bringing both creativity and practicality to bear
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills
· Use of management information to inform and drive performance improvement
· Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills
· The determination and drive to make a positive difference and see the potential in everyone.
Location and compensation
This is a hybrid role, with the expectation that you would spend a minimum of three days a week in one of the Palladium offices and / or with the team on location for this contract.
You will be required to travel to manage colleagues responsible for meeting and supporting customers. Your base office will be in Southampton, and travel costs for larger distances to other locations will be reimbursed by Palladium.
Compensation: You will receive a salary in the range 30-35,000 GBP per annum, complemented by a comprehensive benefits package including private health insurance and up to 10% employer pension contributions.
Company Overview
You would be joining Palladium, a global impact organisation, with 3,000 employees in over 90 countries. We are a mission-driven business, for whom the impact of our work is as important as the commercial return; the common feature of all our work, regardless of contract size, is the requirement that it contributes to positive social and economic impact. We simply call this ‘Positive Impact’. For the past 50 years, we have been helping our clients to see the world as interconnected in over 90 countries- by formulating strategies, building partnerships, and implementing programs that deliver lasting positive impact. We are experienced in implementing large, complex programmes supporting skills and employment and are currently delivering 30 programmes for the UK Government.
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion - Palladium is committed to embedding equity, diversity, and inclusion into everything we do. We welcome applications from all sections of society and actively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity, success and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce; and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment regardless of their background or personal characteristics. These include: (but are not limited to) socio-economic background, age, race, gender identity and expression, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, veteran, marital status.
As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview. Should you require any reasonable adjustments or accommodations to be made due to a disability or any other circumstance, please let us know.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About MSI
MSI Reproductive Choices is one of the world’s leading providers of sexual and reproductive healthcare. We believe that everyone should have the right to choose. From contraception to safe abortion and life-saving post-abortion care, we are committed to delivering compassionate, affordable, high-quality services for all.
Today, our organisation has almost 9,000 team members working in 36 countries across the world. Our success lies in the fact that MSI teams are locally led, entrepreneurial and results-driven, and are passionate about delivering high quality, client-centred care in their own communities. As a social business, we focus on sustainable delivery, efficiency, and funding models that are built to last, so that the women and girls we serve today will have a choice in the future too.
We know that access to reproductive choice is life changing. For some, it can mean the ability to complete an education or start a career. For others, it means being able to look after the family they already have. For everyone, it means the freedom to decide their own future, creating a fairer, more equal world.
About the Role
The Global Communications team is looking for a Communications Coordinator with excellent organisational, writing, and digital skills, heaps of initiative, and a passion for MSI’s mission. The role involves providing communications and administrative support to the team in order to increase the visibility and effectiveness of MSI’s work both within the organisation and with external audiences.
MSI is fast-paced and international. Our Communications Coordinator will have an interesting and varied workload and will be supported to take on key responsibilities. On a day-to-day basis, they can expect to liaise with team members from all parts of the organisation, including its overseas programmes, as well as working closely with other members of the team.
About You
We recruit talented, dynamic people with diverse backgrounds and experiences, all united by a belief in our mission and a focus on delivering measurable results. We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to creating a fully inclusive workplace, where everyone feels able to participate and contribute meaningfully. You must be open-minded, curious, resilient, and solutions-oriented, and committed to promoting equality, and safeguarding the welfare of team members and clients alike.
To perform this role, it is essential that you have the following skills:
- Ability to work in a diverse and inclusive environment, respecting and collaborating with all individuals equally, and with a commitment to overcome bias and prejudice
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills, including excellent grammar and spelling
- Excellent computer skills – must be highly proficient at Word, Outlook, Excel and Powerpoint
- Strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to work confidently with external stakeholders and colleagues at every level of the organization
- Outstanding organisational skills, including the ability to use initiative, prioritise workload and work under pressure to meet tight deadlines
- Enjoy working as part of a busy and fast-paced team
To perform this role, it is essential that you have the following experience:
- Experience working in a fast-paced team/environment
- Proven administrative experience
- Exposure to communications and digital media channels
- Demonstrable writing and proofreading experience
- Proven experience of working to tight and changing deadlines
- Experience working with Microsoft Office.
Formal education/qualification
- Degree level education (or equivalent) or relevant proven work experience
Personal Attributes:
We seek exceptional individuals who are aligned to MSI’s mission and entrepreneurial mindset. You must be a strong communicator, self-motivated and solutions-seeking, committed to driving social change in an environment that measures sustainable results and impact at an individual and global level. You must be able to work effectively with and across diverse teams and be comfortable with ambiguity.
For this role, we’re looking for an individual who is:
- Pro-choice
- Team player
- Commercially aware
- Culturally sensitive
- Professional
- Able to work under pressure
- Positive attitude
- Proactive
- Willing to support on reasonable out-of-hour requests, for example, if facing an urgent comms issue
Please view the job framework on our website.
Location: London Support Office (hybrid working).
Full-time: 35 hours a week, Monday to Friday (For UK based team members).
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: £24,975 - £31,213 per annum for UK based candidates. Discretionary bonus + benefits.
Salary band: BG 5
Closing date: 7th August 2024 (midnight GMT+1). Interviews may take place before this date for exceptional candidates.
For internal employees applying from an MSI country programme, the role will be positioned within the existing salary structure of the country. Local terms and conditions of the country will apply.
Utilities Administrator
Job type – Permanent
Salary - £26,478
Location – Hybrid role (Office and Home working) Candidate to be based at any of the following locations Birmingham Derby or Nottingham.
Who we are:
We are a national social justice charity with more than 50 years' experience of changing lives, building stronger communities and reducing crime. We house and support over 2000 disadvantage young people and adults across England and Wales and you could now help us make an even bigger impact going forward.
What we are looking for:
An experienced Utilities Administrator to lead and be responsible for the management and administration of the utilities in Nacro Housing’s residential properties including gas and electricity, water and council tax accounts along with managing other accounts.
This will include problem solving, devising and implementing solutions through the postholder developing new processes and good practice to improve efficiency and reduce expenditure.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Trouble shooting on problems in relation to utilities management, especially gas and electricity supplies, changing ineffective ways of working to deliver effective and sustainable processes.
- Establish and lead on regular meetings and develop an effective working relationship with Nacro’s contracted energy management company to hold it accountable and to maximise benefits to Nacro in relation to gas and electricity supplies.
- Provide progress reports for the Head of Housing on utilities management issues as required.
- Ensuring an accurate list of properties is maintained and updated, reconciling existing property databases, ensure changes are appropriately communicated.
- Liaison with energy companies to manage and administer, meter changes/replacements
- Ensuring gas and electricity meter readings are collected by local operational teams, then collated and passed to energy companies.
- Directing and liaison with energy companies on queries and issues relating to energy accounts and meters.
We are ready and waiting to receive your online application.
If you have any questions or would like to have an informal chat regarding the role, please contact Paul Phillips - Head of Property & Asset Management. Email:
Joint Shop Manager (Henley) (TRD4830)
Location: F3851 - Henley Duke St
Hours: 22.5 hours per week
Salary: £17,091 per annum
Job Type: Open ended
Closing Date: 10 August 2024
About Us
Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty. That means we tackle the inequality that keeps people poor. Together we save, protect and rebuild lives. When disaster strikes, we help people build better lives for themselves, and for others. We take on issues like land rights, climate change and discrimination against women. And we won’t stop until every person on the planet can enjoy life free from poverty.
Oxfam GB is a member of international confederation of 21 organisations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries.
Oxfam Purpose
To work with others to overcome poverty and suffering
Trading Purpose
To make as much money as possible to overcome poverty and suffering
About our Oxfam Shops
Open for business since 1948, Oxfam shops are at the heart of the charity and their community, raising vital funds and increasing public awareness of what we do. They are always guided by our values of empowerment, accountability and inclusiveness and focussed on making as much money as possible.
The Role of our Shop Managers
Commercially aware and constantly looking for new business opportunities, shop managers motivate their teams and create a safe and energised work environment. They have high standards, a strong drive to achieve results and are accountable for their business.
The role of the shop manager is empowered, varied, busy and gives the opportunity to work with some amazing people. Shop managers are pivotal for the success of our business and can make a real difference. Oxfam operates a volunteer operating model, in which volunteers are empowered to take over most of the tasks within the shop, including running the shop in the manager’s absence.
Often the only paid member of staff, our managers are comfortable in this environment, really enjoy working with others and are great at delegating to their teams. Excellent communicators, they are creative, and always look for opportunities to attract new supporters every day.
Our Values and Commitment to Safeguarding
Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.
We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.
Key Skills and Competencies required
- Significant leadership qualities and experience. (E)
- Ability to build, retain and develop a team. (E)
- Strong drive to achieve results through others. (E)
- Ability to delegate, coach and listen. (E)
- Enjoys working with people and has a friendly and approachable manner. (E)
- Ability to manage time under conflicting priorities. (E)
- Ability to demonstrate resilience to the everyday pressures that come with the role. (E)
- Excellent communication skills.(E)
- Ability to motivate self and others. (E)
- High level of motivation, enthusiasm and a sense of fun. (E)
- Open and adaptable to change and able to support others through it. (E)
- Commercial awareness and judgement. (D)
- Ability to establish and maintain successful retail processes and merchandising. (E)
- Ability to understand and interpret basic financial reports. (D)
- IT literacy and numeracy skills. (Using email systems and online resources; use and understand basic spreadsheets and word processing packages. Be aware of and be open to the role of social networking and ecommerce.) (E)
- Eager and required to adhere to Oxfam’s principles and values (click here) as well as the promotion of diversity and gender rights (click here). (E)
- Understanding of and commitment to adhere to equity, diversity, gender, child safety and staff health and wellbeing principles. (E)
How to apply
As part of your online application, please upload your up to date CV and a covering letter explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile.
All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Oxfam GB takes its obligation to protect the rights of children and vulnerable people very seriously; therefore, the successful candidate for this post will be also subject to extensive background checking, including a Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS), as this role involves unsupervised access to the above-mentioned groups.
For full information surrounding DBS and the vacancy, please view the full job description.
A thriving diverse Oxfam:
It’s people power that brings about change. To play our part as a global organisation working to overcome poverty and inequality, we need equality, diversity and inclusion across our community of staff, partners and volunteers. Together, we’re committed to becoming a more diverse workforce, better able to tackle the global challenges that face our world today.
To do that:
- We need to dismantle the unequal power structures that exist everywhere, this including Oxfam and the wider development and charity sectors.
- We need an inclusive Oxfam where everyone can bring who they are to our work and feels celebrated for the differences they bring.
- We want and need everyone, and that means we need you.