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Starting salary of £34,000 per annum, pro rata | Part-Time (between 14 to 21 hours per week) | Permanent

These posts will be based in various West London locations and may involve some remote working dependent on client and service delivery requirements

About us

Women and Girls Network (WGN) is a specialist therapeutic service leading in developing and delivering innovative and effective counselling services for women and girls who have experienced all forms of gender-based violence. We aim to ensure that we are proactive in developing specialist services which meet the needs of all the women and girls who access our services.

About the role

We seek Specialist Counsellors who will thrive in a multi-cultural feminist environment. We are particularly keen to hear from applicants who have experience of working with one or more of the following:

• Women and girls from Black, Minority, and Global Majority communities – ensuring that issues related to diversity and identity are effectively understood and sensitively worked with
• Working with young people
• Delivering counselling in person and via web chat and online platforms

We will be offering between 14 to 21 hours (2 to 3 days) a week, dependent on service requirements and the skill-sets of successful candidates.

About you

Applicants must be BACP, UKCP or HCPC accredited (or eligible) and a commitment to   providing a range of counselling interventions for women and girls who have been subjected to gender-based violence. The successful candidates will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the following: gender responsive approach, trauma focused, holistic therapeutic responses and multicultural competencies. Facilitating recovery and responding to a diverse client group with multiple cultural identities.

Further Information

We offer regular clinical supervision, as well as excellent training and development opportunities including access to an on-going CPD programme within a supportive multi-cultural feminist organisation. WGN’s employee benefits include: 3% pension contribution, enhanced leave entitlement and an Employee Assistance Scheme.

All applicants who are invited to interview will be required to provide original documentary evidence of the clinical qualifications and / or professional body membership.

These posts are subject to satisfactory references and a DBS Check.

WGN is an equal opportunities employer.

The above posts are exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9 and Part 1

We are looking for a new Manager to lead our ‘Inspire to Work’ youth employment programme. 

You will be embarking on a challenging and hugely rewarding role.

As such you will need to bring significant experience in people and programme management, youth employment, casework management, impact measurement and an understanding of the power of a local project that can positively affecting the immediate community. 

Glaucoma UK is the charity for people with glaucoma. Our vision is to end preventable glaucoma sight loss.

We offer a wide range of free information and advice leaflets, a telephone helpline, digital support groups, an online patient forum, and volunteer Buddies who provide peer to peer support.

Our services are open to everyone, and thanks to the generosity of our supporters, they are free to all who need them. As well as supporting patients directly, we work closely with healthcare professionals to improve care and increase understanding of patients’ needs. 

As the leader of a dedicated, qualified and experienced team, you will help to keep our communications strategy on track during the coming year by ensuring that the annual operating plan is delivered and that the desired impacts are achieved. 

Position: Head of Communications (maternity cover)

Responsible to: Chief Executive Officer

Location: Flexible and hybrid working between home and our Head office in Ashford, Kent

Hours: 35 hours per week (full-time)

Salary: £43,945.00 per annum

Annual leave and benefits:

• 25 days holiday per annum, plus Bank Holidays
• Benenden Healthcare cover
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Up to 5% contributory pension
• Enhanced maternity & paternity pay 
• Funded support for learning and development

How to apply: Click the Quick Apply button below. You'll be asked to submit a CV and covering letter, and answer a few short screening questions about your relevant skills and motivation.

​Interviews will take place on Friday 15 November 2024 at our Head office in Ashford, Kent. 

Closing date: 9am on Monday 11 November 2024

What you'll be working on:

• Develop and maintain the annual operating plan for the charity's communications, marketing and public relations activity. 
• Ensure that all press releases, articles and statements reflect the charity's brand values and core messages.
• Lead of the development and delivery of compelling awareness raising and public engagement campaigns, including World Glaucoma Week, Glaucoma Awareness Week, Ramadan, National Eye Health Week, etc.
• Commission and evaluate an annual Glaucoma Insights and Brand Awareness Survey.
• Set, manage and review the budget for communications, reporting on variances and taking corrective action where necessary. 

This job is for you if.....

• you're qualified in communications, public relations, marketing, or a related field.
• you have proven experience in a senior communications role, preferably within a non-profit organisation.
• you have excellent line management skills, able to inspire and motivate staff to deliver organisational strategies through a supportive, collaborative and inclusive staff management approach.
• you have strong understanding of media relations and social media management.
• you have experience of managing finances, including monitoring monthly management accounts.

We will respond to all shortlisted candidates by 12 November 2024.

Centre Administrator 

£28,000 p/a + cost-of-living increase (pending), full-time 35 hours per week, plus excellent benefits and opportunities for progression 

Did you know that there may be over 20,000 Sutton residents who care, unpaid, for a family member or friend who is sick or disabled due to a physical, mental health or substance misuse issue? Sutton Carers Centre works in partnership to help improve and maintain the quality of life for these Young and Adult Carers living, working, studying or caring in the London Borough of Sutton. 

We are looking to recruit to a key and rewarding role in our charity. The members of our team are highly skilled, passionate and committed, so we are looking for an experienced administrator who can support them. The successful candidate will be skilled in office administrative functions, to ensure the delivery of an efficient, friendly and smooth-running Centre as well as office co-ordination and support services. The post-holder will have experience of developing, maintaining and improving systems in an office environment. The post-holder will also oversee reception functions, including the support of the administration and reception volunteers. 

You also will have excellent IT, literacy and numeracy skills and be able to express yourself well in person and in writing. The successful candidate will be positive, empathic, creative and boundaried in their ability to work alongside Carers as well as our colleagues and partners, in helping Carers maintain their own health and wellbeing alongside their caring roles.

Sutton Carers Centre is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults and children and expects all staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS and other appropriate checks.

We value the diversity of our teams and are looking for talented people from all backgrounds to join us. We particularly encourage people who are black, from other minoritised ethnic or refugee groups, or from LGBTQ+ communities to apply. Men are currently under-represented in our team as well. We also seek applicants with personal caring experience as well as welcoming applications from people with lived experience of mental health issues.   

This role is a core part of Pecan’s senior leadership team (SLT), working to develop strategic direction and playing a play a key role in the organisation’s aim to transform the lives of the most disadvantaged people in our community.

You will enable Pecan’s frontline team to deliver the highest possible standards of service. You will have responsibility for developing a strategy and vision for all community food activities and developments within Pecan. You will focus on ensuring the programmes have dignity at their heart and work towards seeing an end to foodbanks. You will work with the projects to support them to collaborate and work together. You will play a key role in the organisations aim of transforming the lives of the most disadvantaged people in our community.

When working for Pecan, you can expect to become a valued member of a diverse and supportive team. In addition to a place in our 35-year legacy, you will receive a generous holiday allowance, pension contribution and life assurance cover. You can also expect regular team meetings and social opportunities, and a variety of other benefits as outlined in our recruitment pack.

Main Responsibilities:

• Line manage and appraise staff in line with Pecan’s procedures: Foodbank Manager, Pantry Manager, Operations Manager, and the Development Manager Community Food Programmes.
• Demonstrates strong financial literacy and business acumen.
• Develop and oversee food strategy for Pecan’s food services, implementing the vision to end the need for food banks, re‑imagining the food services offer and including a cash-first approach.
• Develop and manage partnerships with authorities, corporates, churches, community groups and networks to support the successful development of programmes.

Key Requirements (specific skills, qualifications required):

• Strong experience of managing multiple projects.
• Experience of managing staff and volunteer teams.
• A strong understanding of community food programmes. 
• Demonstratable history in achieving targets.

Desirable knowledge/expertise

• An effective networker.
• Experience of the voluntary and community sector.
• Experience of working across a spectrum of church cultures and types.
• Experience of organisational development.

Please read the Recruitment Pack containing the Job Description for more information. To apply please submit the following:

• CV
• Covering Letter, no more than 2-sides of A4 paper, expanding on your passion for this area of work and describing how you meet the Job Description/Person Specification, as set out in the Recruitment Pack.

Closing Date: Wednesday 6th November 2024, 9am

Interview Date: Week commencing Monday 11th November 2024, Details TBC.

Start Date: December 2024 or January 2025

Please note that applications that do not contain BOTH the CV and Covering Letter as described above cannot be considered. Candidates that have not been contacted by the interview date or within 2 weeks of submitting an application if it is an open recruitment, have not been shortlisted for interviews.

Birmingham Hospice are opening more shops and as a result is looking for a new Retail Area Manager to join it’s Retail Area Manager Team.

Our charity shops raise vital funds for Birmingham Hospice.  The generosity of our donors and shoppers plays a crucial role in supporting the community, helping us to provide care for local people living with a terminal diagnosis and for their families. 

We are looking for a highly motivated and commercially focused individual, with experience of area management.  Experience of the charity retail sector would be a real bonus for this role.

You are a self-motivated, enthusiastic, positive creative thinker, who feels comfortable working both autonomously and as a great team player.  You should have experience of delivering income generation, growth and results, through effective people management and engagement, collaboration and confidence in leading by example when required.

This is a hands-on role that is fully involved in all aspects of the retail business from stock generation to new shop openings, health and safety, and commercial acumen, to successfully develop new business strategies along with managing recruitment, training, and inspiring and motivating shop teams and our large team of volunteers to maximise sales, control costs, and deliver excellent customer and colleague experiences.

You will be exposed to a fast paced, varied and exciting role, with opportunities to get involved in helping set and run new initiatives, in a dynamic and growing retail charity chain.

Most importantly, though, you will have a passion for retail, amazing people skills, and the drive and tenacity to succeed working with both an employed and volunteer workforce.

If this sounds like the role for you then we’d love to receive your application. 

This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to lead Open Door’s year-long "Impact and Evaluation" project, for which we have been awarded funding by The Prudence Trust.  

Citizens Advice Waltham Forest has an exciting opportunity on their successful Debt Free Advice Team for an experienced Senior Debt Adviser. We have been part of the wider Debt Free Advice partnership for over a decade and have success in delivering high quality debt advice to local residents who are facing financial difficulties. The demand for the service in light of the cost of living crisis has increased substantially over recent years and we are looking to expand our team.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Debt Adviser who has a proven track record in helping and assisting clients facing financial difficulties and providing creative solutions to help alleviate their challenges in a sensitive and supportive role. They will have an awareness of having successfully provided debt advice in a regulated environment. They will have experience of supporting and supervising a team, and monitoring their performance to ensure this remains in line with internal and external requirements.

The successful candidate would be expected to work a hybrid model of delivery - in an office environment, outreach sessions as well as home based. They would be expected to provide advice via omni-channels such as face to face, telephone and email advice. 

Main Responsibilities:

● Provide casework covering the full range of debt - Interviewing those that access our service using sensitive listening and questioning skills in order to allow them to explain their problem(s) and empower them to set their own priorities.

● Researching and exploring options and implications so that those accessing our service can make informed decisions

● Ensuring income maximisation through the appropriate take up of income, including those relating to water charges, benefits, tax and housing

● Providing in-depth quality advice and on-going casework, including acting for the client where necessary using appropriate communication skills and channels

● Maintaining detailed case records, ensuring that all work meets all auditing and quality standards and the requirements of the funder 

See attachment for further details 

We are looking for an ambitious and talented individual to join our Fundraising team as a Senior Corporate Partnerships Fundraiser. The role will support the Major Giving and Events Manager with the development and delivery of the charity’s corporate partnerships programme with responsibility for account managing our portfolio of Bridge Partners and developing a pipeline of new business to build meaningful relationships with corporate partners. You will identify, cultivate, and engage with prospects through bespoke proposals, events, and other appropriate fundraising activities in order to generate income to achieve ambitious targets.

About the RNRMC

RNRMC is the Navy’s principal charity which exists to support every sailor, marine and their families, for life. We do this by offering grants to and working with, other organisations to deliver programmes that meet the needs of our beneficiaries. We work hard, engaging with supporters to help raise awareness and funds to deliver the outcomes required for today and tomorrow. 

Experience and Background

You will be a natural communicator with the ability to persuade, influence and inspire, with the confidence, gravitas, and sensitivity to build relationships at a senior level and experience of creating and delivering presentations.You will have experience of identifying, developing, securing, and maintaining corporate or commercial partnerships in a similar fundraising or sales role.

Hours of Work

Hours of work are 35 hours per week, 09:00 – 17:00 Monday to Friday. 

We have a friendly, supportive, and inclusive environment with a hybrid working approach of 60% in office and 40% home-working.

Salary

The full time equivalent annual salary range for the post is between £33,000 up to £36,000 per annum, dependent upon experience.

Benefits

Free on-site parking

30 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays

Cycle to Work Scheme 

Free Access to HMS Excellent Fitness Centre 

Employee Assistance Programme to give you confidential support 24 hours a day

Life Assurance (after one year’s qualifying service) 

Private Healthcare Scheme (after one year’s qualifying period) 

Standard Life Non-contributory Pension Scheme (7% contribution after 3 months qualifying period) 

Enhanced Maternity Leave Package (after 2 year’s qualifying period) 

Closing Date: 09:00, 04/11/2024

Interview Date: As applications received.

Interviews will be held on a rolling basis during the advertising period and RNRMC reserve the right to close the vacancy early and make an appointment at any stage of the application process. Applicants may be asked to attend an on-line Application Review prior to the closing date to aid in the shortlisting process. This will be held via Microsoft Teams.

This is a really exciting time to join the gambling support sector, we are at the forefront of providing new and innovative services, supporting gamblers, affected others and organisations in different communities and sectors.

We are seeking one candidate, who has proven experience of delivering support and training services for vulnerable adults, such as in the mental health or addiction sectors. Experience either serving in the military or working with Veterans is important for this role. The Armed Forces Peer Aid Co-ordinator will supervise and work with voluntary Peer Supporters, ensuring a safe and effective network of support is established.

The post holder will work alongside the Head of Peer Support services to oversee recruitment and training of Peer Supporters, assess for additional support needs and personal development goals, and ensure that they are adequately prepared and trained for the role. Thereafter, the Peer Aid Co-ordinator will manage cohorts of Peer Supporters and monitor and evaluate their engagement with referred service users. This will include helping to provide additional services, such as group meetings and meet ups.

Key responsibilities and accountabilities

Development and delivery

• Be an ambassador for peer support and mutual aid.

• Work with the team to design, develop and deliver training.

• Ensure all policies and procedures are adhered to.

• Ensure all environments whether office, remote or electronic are safe and secure.

• Recruit volunteer Peer Supporters.

• Provide regular supervision and support to Peer Supporters both individually and in group sessions.

• Deliver training to Peer Supporters.

• Assist in the assessment of coursework for Peer Supporters

• Ensure services are delivered safely and effectively.

• Input into all relevant data systems to assist in the delivery and evaluation of the service.

• Represent the organisation at events, seminars and meetings.

• Provide collaborative working with partner agencies.

Health and safety responsibilities

• Assist with the day to day running of the service, ensuring the safety of all using the service.

• Ensure that health and safety, diversity and equality policies are upheld.

General

• Attend regular supervision sessions with the Head of Peer Support services.

• To operate with clear professional and confidentiality boundaries and work within the organisation’s code of conduct.

• To carry out other duties commensurate with the post.

As Supporter Care Manager you will play a key role in Viva’s Fundraising & Engagement team, building relationships with and providing exceptional supporter care to our donors – including individuals, churches and community groups. Your high level of organisation, strong administrative skills and love of engaging with a variety of people will ensure that Viva’s supporters have an excellent and personalised experience of Viva.  Through all this you will play a vital role in making it possible for Viva to achieve its goal of enabling more children to live life in all its fullness.

Your responsibilities will include:

· Supporter communication: engaging with donors by email, letters, phone or in person.

· Supporter care administration: ensuring accuracy in reporting and recording donations.

· Supporter engagement: coordinating supporter events (e.g. our monthly prayer Zoom meeting), representing Viva at church services and managing our presence at events.

· Fundraising & Engagement team support: supporting team communication and the Director for Fundraising & Engagement in team administration.

Operations and office support: ensuring Viva’s UK office runs smoothly.

This role will suit you if you:

• enjoy engaging with supporters and building relationships
• are highly organised, thrive on accuracy and have a keen eye for detail
• are quick to learn and engage with systems and data
• would love to join a welcoming, creative, supportive and international team

This is a full- or part-time role for Viva, located at our Oxford office in the UK with the option to also work at home. Some working time will be needed in the office on a weekly basis, but the exact split of office/home working time can be decided in conversation between the successful candidate and line manager.

Take a look at the full job description and person specification in the information pack and, if this is you, then apply today to be part of this incredible work, making a real and lasting difference for children.

We have been lucky enough to secure funding from the National Lottery Communities Fund and Swire Charitable Trust to deliver of a three year Wilder Watford programme of community organising and support with the aim to create more space for nature in Watford.

About the role

The Wilder Communities Officer will inspire and support community-led action for wildlife in Watford, and empower local people to create more wildlife rich spaces on their doorstep.  Working with colleagues across the Trust, the Officer will help to build a wilder future through local community action for nature.

For a further details and our person specification please see our recuitment pack.

How do we support you?

We offer an excellent benefits package, ranging from office perks, generous leave entitlements and financial benefits. You can find out more on our website. 

About the Trust

Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust is a local nature conservation charity.

We believe that wildlife should have space to thrive alongside our everyday lives and that everyone benefits from having access to nature.

Our staff team is enthusiastic, friendly and committed to making a difference.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the recruitment early. Closing date 18th November 2024 at 9am.

For nearly 25 years, Ashden has partnered with enterprises and organisations in the UK and Global South to scale solutions to the climate crisis. We help bring clean energy to farms, villages, and refugee camps, while also driving greener schools, warmer homes, and climate action in UK towns and cities. By shining a spotlight on innovators and connecting them with partners, funders and policymakers, we inspire change, support green jobs, and work toward healthier, fairer societies.

Ashden is a well-regarded and well-connected organisation with a strong track record of building meaningful relationships with high-net-worth individuals across philanthropy, finance and business. However we must aim higher to tackle the climate emergency. To accelerate our efforts, we're recruiting a new leader for Major Donor fundraising to help reinvigorate and scale our fundraising success in this area.

This pivotal role will lead our Changemakers campaign, securing mission-aligned donations of five figures and more from high net worth individuals. You will also collaborate with the Director of Business Development to secure six- and seven-figure gifts to drive transformational solutions to the climate crisis.

We’re seeking an experienced fundraiser with a track record of securing major gifts and building strong relationships with high-net-worth individuals. While climate or environmental exposure is not essential, alignment with Ashden's values and passion for driving systems change is crucial. You’ll be supported by a collaborative team, including senior leadership and the Chair of Trustees, and will have key strategic and operational input into the success of our fundraising, the growth of the team, and the broader impact of our charity.

To read more about the role and organisation, please download the full appointment brief below.

Closing Date: 4 November 2024

People Beyond Profit Conversations: 1-6 November 2024

Ashden Interviews: 13 November (online) and W/c 18 November (in person).

Deputy Shop Manager 

Ripon, North Yorkshire (2 days per week) 

We are committed to paying the Real Living Wage. 

 
About Us 

Yorkshire is one of the regions hardest hit by cancer. Together, we can change this.

Yorkshire Cancer Research is a charity dedicated to funding research so that you and those you love live longer healthier lives, free of cancer. 

Thanks to supporters, the charity funds vital cancer research and pioneers innovative new services for people with cancer. These life-giving medical breakthroughs are helping more people survive cancer – in Yorkshire, and beyond.

As an inclusive employer, our aim is to ensure our workforce reflects the rich diversity of our region. We believe a diverse workforce is vital to us taking action to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer more effectively in Yorkshire. We offer equal opportunities regardless of race, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnerships. 

 
The Benefits 

We offer all employees a wide range of benefits including an enhanced contributory pension scheme, 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing to 30 days after 5 years’ service), flexible working arrangements, private medical insurance, enhanced maternity leave, career progression, learning and development, wellbeing initiatives, offices within walking distance of Hornbeam Park train station, free onsite parking and a whole lot more. 

We’ve got a strong set of values that inform everything we do and we’re looking for people who are aligned with these. As our Deputy Shop Manager, you will put people in Yorkshire at the heart of everything you do, unite with colleagues and other organisations in this cause, and dare to think big and bold to make positive solutions happen. 

 
The Role 
 
As our Deputy Shop Manager, you will raise funds to invest in achieving the charity’s goal to save lives in Yorkshire and portray the charity as a professional, credible brand which acts with integrity. Reporting to the Shop Manager, you will provide excellent customer service, ensuring volunteers, donors and customers know how their contribution is helping the people of Yorkshire. 

Specifically, you will: 

• Play an active part in running our shop in Ripon, supporting the Shop Manager in implementing processes and ways of working.

• Provide cover for days off, holidays and sickness as required, with possible occasional travel to other shops to provide support if needed by the charity. 

• Support the Shop Manager to maximise the income and profit of the shop through active stock management, replenishment, and rotation. 

• Manage a team of well-trained volunteers in the absence of the Shop Manager and take every effort to create a happy retail environment. 

• Support the Shop Manager to ensure accurate accounting and handling of assets (items donated and money received). 

• Support the Shop Manager to ensure accurate record keeping of items donated and the amount paid for each item for Gift Aid tax reclaim purposes. 

• Create a welcoming professional atmosphere and deliver high standards of customer service for all customers and supporters. 

About You 

To be considered for this role, you will need: 

• To be ideally educated to GCSE level or equivalent but not essential. 

• To have experience of managing people/volunteers including recruitment and development.

• To have previous retail experience in charity sector or commercial sector is desirable. 

• To be highly organised with good time management skills.

• To have the ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines.

• To have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• To have the ability or willingness to travel occasionally across the Yorkshire region for training and team meetings.

• To have a willingness to complete our pre-employment checks (to be undertaken once the role is offered and accepted) which include: 

• A check on your employment history, by seeking two references

• A check on your eligibility to work in the UK as per the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 

• To undertake a DBS check at the level relevant to your role.

Application 

Before applying, please visit our Careers Page to view the full role profile and find out more about working for Yorkshire Cancer Research.

To apply please submit a CV and cover letter outlining your suitability for the role to Claire Wooldridge, Head of People, before 11 November 2024. Please read our privacy notice before applying. 

Yorkshire Cancer Research is a responsible and flexible employer.  We welcome any discussion for flexible working at the interview/offer stage where we will consider an individual’s circumstances against the needs of the charity. 

We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates from all backgrounds. If we can make any reasonable adjustments to support your application, please contact us via our website.