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Hello, thank you for considering a Team Leader role with Redthread.
About us
We are a team of compassionate, collaborative and courageous professionals. Every day, we challenge ourselves to keep learning, adapting and innovating, supporting vulnerable children and young people wherever they need us. Our vision is a society where all children and young people live healthy, safe and happy lives. We’ll never stop until this is a reality. Please click here to visit our website and learn more about our approach and the services we provide. These clips, Redthread animation, C4 News - Young Women's Service, BBC News, and ‘A day in the life’ will give you a glimpse of what we do every day.
Sound good? Before making an application, please ensure that you've read through this job pack, including the important information on the final page on how to apply. For more about our recruitment process, benefits and our commitment to safeguarding, equity, diversity, and inclusion please check out our guidance for applicants on our website here.
About the role
Post Title: Team Leader
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, with regular evening and weekend shifts required. Shifts will be scheduled to ensure team cover from 7:30 am to 9:00 pm daily.
Location: Onsite, University Hospital Lewisham, London. With regular travel to other Redthread sites and offices when required.
Salary: £38,424.00 per annum + benefits
Contract type: Permanent
DBS Level: Enhanced with barring
Work area: Services
Responsible to: Programme Manager
Purpose of the post
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Support the Programme Manager to oversee effective and consistent delivery, performance, and quality assurance across the health settings, working with the Director of Services and other leaders to enhance and develop the offer. Including through involving young people in service design and development aligned to the Redthread Youth Participation Strategy.
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Lead Redthread teams delivering services, ensuring that Redthread’s models of intervention are delivered consistently and appropriately to all young people accessing the services.
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Build and maintain strong working relationships with a broad range of partners and agencies, including clinical teams, hospital staff, Redthread’s stakeholders, project partners, and voluntary and statutory agencies working with young people.
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Be part of the team at Redthread, contributing to the development of our programmes and assisting with other projects and activities as required.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About us
We’re Breast Cancer Now, the research and support charity. We’re the place to turn to for anything and everything to do with breast cancer. However you’re experiencing breast cancer, we’re here.
The brightest minds in breast cancer research are here. Making life-saving research happen in labs across the UK and Ireland. Support services, trustworthy breast cancer information and specialist nurses are here. Ready to support you whenever you need it. Dedicated campaigners are here. Fighting for the best possible treatment, services and care for anyone affected by breast cancer.
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the development and delivery of a 3-year train the trainer pilot programme in the chosen pilot locations in England or Scotland.
The pilot will train and equip local health care professionals, health promotion workers and local community workers with the knowledge and resources to promote breast awareness, breast screening and risk reduction messages in their own communities.
Supported by a public health development officer, train the trainer (1 based in England and 1 based in Scotland), who you’ll also line manage, you’ll lead on the development and delivery of the in-person programme, including marketing materials, resource packs and ongoing support for trainees. You’ll also identify opportunities, agree timescales and associated logistics for training delivery within the pilot areas.
About you
We’re looking for someone who is experienced in leading on the development and delivery of insightful and engaging workshops or public health focused projects, to a range of audiences from health or community-based organisations. The right candidate will have a good understanding of health inequalities, the challenges they present to health behaviours and outcomes, and be passionate about addressing these challenges. You’ll have strong communication and engagement skills and enjoy working independently and innovatively to develop successful partnerships with a range of organisations, communities and stakeholders.
Job description and benefits
Please download the job description and our attractive benefits package.
Primary location of role and hybrid working
These roles involve significant travel across England (Westminster and Leicester) or Scotland (Glasgow and Lanarkshire).
Therefore, these posts can either be home based or office based at our London, or Glasgow offices (if within reasonable commuting distance).
When applying
We hope you choose to apply for this role. To support your application, you’ll be asked to submit your anonymised CV and a supporting statement. Please refer to the essential criteria on the person specification and clearly provide as much information as you can with examples, to demonstrate how and where you meet the criteria. In your supporting application please clearly state if you are applying for the England role or Scotland role. If you’ve any immediate questions please contact The Breast Cancer Now Recruitment Team.
Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
We’re committed to promoting equity, valuing diversity and creating an inclusive environment – for everyone who works for us, works with us, supports us and who we support.
Closing date: 9.00am on 30 September 2024
Interview date: W/C 21 October 2024 (Ibex House, London for England Role and via MS Teams for Scotland role)
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We have a job vacancy for a Dementia Specialist to join Shine as the Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) / Dementia Coordinator.
Shine has a membership of over 14,000 members living with Spina Bifida and/or Hydrocephalus and associated conditions and over 6,500 associated members.
In the last year we have seen a 25% increase in members who are living with Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. There are currently just over 600 members with NPH, plus their carers registered, but we are expecting this to continue to rise as awareness and diagnosis of the condition grows.
We are looking for an experienced, skilled, organised and dedicated new staff member to join Shine’s Services team to develop and lead our new NPH service.
Purpose of Job
To be the Dementia specialist for Shine.
To provide the foundations for improved health, social and emotional outcomes for adults living with NPH/Dementia and to support their families/carers.
Shine will offer you:
• A competitive salary
• 35 hour working week
• 25 days annual leave plus additional discretionary leave between Christmas and New Year
• Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
• Additional annual leave due to length of service
• Defined contribution pension
• Life Assurance cover
• Support to learn and develop
Please see the full Job Description and Person Specification and Introduction to the NPH Coordinator Role below and on our website.
If you would like to have a chat about the role in more detail or have any questions, please give us a call and ask to speak to our CEO, Kate Steele.
Shine is a Disability Confident employer and will offer guaranteed interviews if a disabled applicant meets the minimum criteria for the job.
To apply please submit your CV and supporting statement, which should outline your interest and explain how you meet the role criteria.
*Please note applications without a supporting statement will not be accepted*
Closing date: 11pm Wednesday 16th October 2024
Interviews: Tuesday 29th October 2024 at our Head office in Peterborough
Please note: we reserve the right to interview suitable candidates before the closing date, therefore we encourage applications as soon as possible.
Providing specialist advice and support for spina bifida and hydrocephalus
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We believe that everyone deserves to be supported in their mental health needs and we have a part to play in that. Our work is guided by our values of:
Openness | Belonging | Strength | Collaboration
Our purpose is to create space where mental health comes first. We do this through working in partnership with other agencies and providing services in a trauma-informed way. This role will work collaboratively within Manchester City Council’s new multi-disciplinary Thriving Families Team to support families where children are open to Child Protection or Child in Need Plans, to ensure that young people and their families are better able to access appropriate support services for their mental health leading to improved mental health.
We believe in the power of listening and being heard. The Mental Health Practitioner will build collaborative and kind relationships where people feel heard and understood, enabling people to access services and navigate routes to support. Referrals are received directly from Social Workers into the Thriving Families Team and the Mental Health Practitioner will offer a range of support to families in their own homes, via the phone or in community settings including 1:1 psycho-social support and interventions, advocacy, making onward referrals, communicating with health/social care services and assisting people in addressing practical needs.
Salary: £31,331
Contract: Initially for 2 years (extension possible dependent upon funding)
Hours: 35 hours per week
Base: Manchester City Council - Harpurhey District Offices
The type of skills and knowledge that are important to us are:
- Experience of working with the whole family and collaboratively with other agencies to improve mental health.
- Knowledge about various ways to provide emotional and therapeutic support for people.
- Ability to work in an open and positive way that builds kind relationships and is receptive to and appreciative of the skills and talents of everyone.
Application documents can be downloaded from our website.
Applications must be received by 10am Monday 30th September. Interviews are planned to take place at the Zion Centre on Friday 11th October.
Manchester Mind is striving to be an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Manchester Mind sees it as a positive advantage if you have experience of mental health issues and/or have used mental health services, or had experience of volunteering.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Established in 1919, Salford CVS has a long and proud history of making a difference in Salford. Our last State of the VCSE Sector research in 2021 showed that there are over 1,600 VCSE groups and organisations in the city, supported by over 7,000 paid staff and almost 62,000 volunteers. With a backdrop of pandemic recovery and rising costs of living, their services and support of them have never been more needed.
We are looking for a well-organised and passionate individual to join us and lead our programme for Salford’s VCSE community. This is an exciting role which will be focused on ensuring that the VCSE sector has a voice and influence so that Salford people are supported to live well, with a focus on mental health and wellbeing.
You’ll work closely with Salford’s Living Well programme and the city’s Mental Health Collaborative, which are the cornerstones of the design and development of innovative solutions to adult mental health provision in the City. As well as the alignment with Living Well, you’ll also focus on creative health, place-based working, and physical activity.
As Strategic Lead, you will play a key role in ensuring that there is collaborative working and effective communication within Living Well, as well as with key stakeholders and strategic partners in Salford, including local authority, VCSE and NHS organisations.
We're looking for someone who has solid experience in building strong partnerships across different sectors and who communicates exceptionally well. This role requires someone who has worked at a strategic level before, someone who can confidently lead important meetings and isn't afraid to challenge, when needed, to keep things on track and advocate on behalf of the sector. A clear understanding of the VCSE sector, preferably within Salford, along with a deep knowledge of the mental health and wellbeing landscape across Greater Manchester, is essential.
We are keen to employ someone for this role who cares as much about Salford, our sector, the diversity of our work and the people who live and work here as we all do. If that sounds like you – then we want to hear from you!
As a member of the Salford CVS team, you’ll be rewarded with a number of benefits, including:
- 28 days’ holiday – rising to 30 days (after five years), plus Bank Holidays
- Paid sick leave
- A compassionate approach to dependants’ leave/compassionate leave
- Pension scheme – with 7% employer contribution
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Membership of the Hospital Saturday Fund via an employer-subsidised scheme
- RHS family membership
- Development opportunities – we support and encourage our staff to progress in their careers
For more information and to apply, please visit our website via the Apply button.
Closing date: Midday on Monday, 30 September 2024.
We are an accredited Living Wage Employer (and Funder), ensuring that not just our staff are paid the Real Living Wage but also that any projects we fund can do the same.
This post requires an enhanced DBS check.
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Job title: Philanthropy Manager
Manager: Senior Philanthropy Manager
Location: Hybrid work with 40% from Breaking Barriers’ offices in London, Manchester or Birmingham
Salary: £34,000-£40,000 (London) or £32,000-£38,000 (Manchester/Birmingham)
Hours: 5 days per week (37.5 hours) but open to part-time (30 hours minimum), and flexible working arrangements
Contract: Permanent
Overall purpose
The Philanthropy Manager will manage and steward a portfolio of funders and donors – across trusts and foundations, statutory sources and major donors – to secure annual and multi-year gifts in support of Breaking Barriers’ vision. As well as managing relationships with our existing donors there will be a focus on creating new relationships through proactive prospecting and developing a long-term strategic approach to stewardship and relationship development.
You will be an ambitious, enthusiastic, energetic, and autonomous fundraiser with a demonstrable passion for supporting people from a refugee background. You will have a strong track record of high-value relationship management and fundraising, ideally specialising in Trusts, Statutory, Major Donor fundraising or a related area. We are looking for someone who can successfully secure and steward gifts of 5 figures and above – so evidence of stewarding high-value relationships and high-quality written skills are key. You will collaborate with additional fundraisers across Trusts, Statutory, Corporate and Major Gifts to coordinate approaches and maximise opportunities across all functions.
We welcome applicants with relevant transferable skills from other sectors and other areas of fundraising but a strong knowledge of the fundamentals of grant fundraising is essential. We are looking for a passionate individual who can get people excited about the work we do and who wants to make a difference in the lives of individuals from a refugee background. You will share our energy and determination, and will be attracted by the idea of working in a team with big ambitions, and in which you will have the opportunity to grow and develop. We encourage creative thinking and new ideas so a proactive individual who is able to spot opportunities and take the initiative would thrive in this role.
To view the full job description and person specification, as well as details on our accessible recruitment process, please view the attached recruitment pack.
Other considerations
- As part of our safeguarding commitment to our clients, we carry out preemployment checks to ensure that successful applicants are suitable to work with adults at risk. These include obtaining references and verifying a candidate’s identity and right to work in the UK.
- We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief.
How to apply
If you are looking for a role where you can make a real difference, we want to hear from you. To apply, please submit a CV and statement (up to approximately 500 words/1 A4 page) outlining:
- Why you are interested in the role
- What skills you would bring to be successful in this role
- Any experience you would like to highlight
- Any reasonable adjustments you require for the interview process
- Disclosure of disabilities if you wish to do so (as a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, we guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role)
Please note that applications without a covering letter will not be considered.
Closing date for applications is 11:30pm on Friday 11th October. Interviews will be held on a rolling basis so please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
We belong to the Experts by Experience Employment Initiative, which advocates and supports organisations to employ more people from a refugee background. With this in mind, we particularly welcome applicants with experience of seeking asylum and/or a refugee background.
If you are an expert by experience (a refugee or a migrant with direct, first-hand experience of issues and challenges of the UK asylum or immigration system), you can ask for an independent and confidential support for your job application from the Experts by Experience Employment Network. Please reach out to HR Manager Dani Meier for further details (we are unable to include email addresses in this advert, but you can find contact details on the final page of the attached recruitment pack).
Breaking Barriers exists so that every refugee can access meaningful employment and build a new life.
With over 1350 active volunteers, volunteering lies at the heart of St Peter’s Hospice. Our retail, fundraising and clinical teams rely on volunteers to keep them thriving. We have an exciting opportunity for a Hospice Neighbours Coordinator to help us meet the social and practical support needs of our patients and their carers.
About the role:
Supporting someone at the end of their life is not just about providing medical care. Individuals and communities add an important layer of extra support allowing the normal and every day to continue. As part of the Compassionate Communities agenda, our Hospice Neighbour project brings together our patients with people from their local community who provide simple social and practical support for a few hours each week.
The Hospice Neighbour Coordinator role makes this happen! The successful candidate will be responsible for developing this important service. They’ll act as a single point of contact providing timely advice and guidance for project volunteers, facilitate bi-monthly volunteer support group sessions and build relationships with both internal and external referral partners. There is a strong demand for this wonderful project and this role is a fantastic development opportunity for the service and the successful candidate.
We’re looking for a highly organised, capable and positive volunteer project coordinator. You will understand asset-based community development and have insight and experience of the issues that affect an individual at end of life. You’ll have great interpersonal skills, be approachable, open, and able to communicate with volunteers and staff across the organisation. You’ll demonstrate excellent attention to detail and accuracy in your work, have a positive solution focused outlook, and the ability to prioritise and manage a broad workload.
What we can offer you:
- Salary £27,000 – £30,000 per annum (FTE), dependent on experience.
- Working hours are 15 hours per week.
- Office location: Brentry
Due to the nature of the work involved, this role is exempt from the ROA and the jobholder will be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service Check.
We will be screening and offering interviews as we receive applications and therefore strongly encourage applications as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
We know sometimes the 'perfect candidate' doesn't exist, and that people can be put off applying for job if they don't tick every box. If you are excited about working for us and have most of the skills or experience, we're looking for, please go ahead and apply. You could just be what we are looking for!
All applicants must be eligible to work in the UK before they apply for a vacancy and be able to provide evidence of this
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
In Memory Fundraising Manager
Employer: St Christopher’s
Location: Mostly Sydenham, occasionally Orpington
Hours:36 hours per week
Salary: £35,708.00
Closing Date: 20th October 2024
Please note that this position includes occasional evening and weekend working.
We’re looking for a creative and dynamic in memory champion to join our fundraising team at St Christopher’s Hospice. In this pivotal role, you will be able to take your knowledge of in memory fundraising to the next level – developing new and existing in memory fundraising products and inspiring support at all levels of the organisation.
You will be:
- empathetic, able to connect with supporters often at a time when they are most vulnerable
- innovative, striving to find new ways to enable supporters to give in memory
- motivated to achieve results and a self-starter that takes pride in their work
- a team worker, able to forge strong relationships with people at all levels of the organisation
- curious, to learn from the wider in memory fundraising community.
You will have:
- experience of in memory fundraising and knowledge of fundraising CRM systems such as Raiser’s Edge
- excellent organisational skills and an ability to prioritise and plan your workload
- outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal
- the ability to work on your own initiative and be excited by the prospect of new challenges.
- the commitment to raise much needed funds for the hospice and passionate about making a difference to our supporters.
Closing date: 20th October 2024
Provisional interview date: TBC
Please note, each application is scored according to how well the supporting statement addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they consider they meet the specific points within the Person Specification.
Calling all passionate and dymanic PR professionals, come and join our supportive and friendly team to have the opportunity to have a big impact with the hundreds of charities Cranfield Trust supports every year.
In this role you will have the opportunity to create compelling content, news releases, thought pieces and features for the media, Trust’s website and social media to raise brand awarenss and drive enagement.
You will lead on reviewing data and generating insight from across our services and conversations with charities to create content for reports, media stories and social media. You will also create PR opportunities with our Regional Managers and the amazing charities we support across the country.
You will be creative in your ideas, have a ‘can do’ approach and be very good at working on your own initiative to deliver agreed plans. You’ll be happy to pick up the phone or to meet people both in person and online to explore ideas and build relationships.
Working with the Head of Communications, and alongside our Senior Marketing and Communications Officer you will have the opportunity to help shape our communications plans, priorities and the way we work in our team.
As well as working in a caring and considerate team, you will also benefit from:
- Annual leave entitlement of 33 days inclusive of Bank/Public Holidays, rising to additional 5 days (pro rata) Christmas leave entitlement after five years of service
- Auto enrolment pension scheme with option to elect personal scheme contributions
- Opportunity for hybrid and flexible working
- Employment Assistance Programme through ‘Health Assured’ offering 24/7 telephone support and access to face to face services such as counselling
- ‘Bright Exchange’ marketplace for discounted goods and services
For the job decription, person spec and full details about the role, please see the recruitment pack below. You'll also find contact details in the pack if you have any questions.
ID: 1287Service Manager
Service: Norfolk and Suffolk
Salary: Starting at £36,477 FTE per annum, rising to £40,699
Location: Hybrid working and will need to be able to travel throughout Norfolk and Suffolk
Hours: 37 hours per week - Will consider occasional evening and weekend working
Contract: 18-month contract with extension subject to funding
Family Action & the Role’s Impact:
At Family Action we support people through change, challenge or crisis. It’s what we’ve done for over 150 years. We protect children, support young people and adults and offer direct, practical help to families and communities.
We see first-hand the power of family to shape lives, for better or worse, so we speak up for the
importance of family in national and local policymaking, amplify family voices and represent the changing needs of families in the UK today.
This is an exciting opportunity for a Service Manager to join our Norfolk and Suffolk team to help support the growth of our services. You will be working closely with our SEN and Mental Health and Wellbeing teams as well as the Operational Manager to deliver high quality and innovative services to families and communities.
Ideally you will have at least 3 years’ experience of working in a mental health or SEN environment in a people management role. You will need to be a team player but able to work autonomously as well and have the ability to prioritise workload and deadlines.
You will need to think creatively with an understanding of funding and contractual requirements, which vary greatly over 7 different projects. You will be an excellent communicator with a good sense of humour.
Our teams are currently spread across Norfolk and West Suffolk so you will need to be able to travel independently around the counties with your main base being in our Swaffham office, although some home working may be required.
Main Requirements
· To oversee the for the planning, management and delivery of all services, ensuring that KPIs and CIPs are fully met.
· To work closely with the Operational Manager to ensure quality delivery of services provided the Norfolk/Suffolk team, staff and volunteers.
· To develop and review the practice wheels and Logic Models that outlines the structure and research basis of the service. To engage with the Family Action Communities of Practice, roadshows and other internal opportunities to ensure strategic aims and objectives are constantly developing.
· To ensure a high standard of quality assurance and professional practice across the staff, through clinical and line management supervision, case audits, the use of MIR, Scorecard and Service Level Reports drawing upon data, and provision of training opportunities.
· Support Operational Manger to explore and identify areas of service needs across Norfolk and Suffolk and to build network and integrational working partnerships to support this.
· To be instrumental in shaping the future of the services both in Norfolk and Suffolk as well as part of the wider Central Team.
· Be responsible for the overall management, mentoring and support of Service Coordinators and, where needed, other staff.
· Deliver Family Action’s formal Annual Appraisal process for all workers, either ‘parenting’ or ‘grandparenting’ as required.
Benefits:
- an annual paid leave entitlement that commences at 30 working days, plus bank holidays
- up to 6% matched-pension contributions
- flexible working arrangements and new starters have the right to make flexible working requests from day one of employment
- enhanced paid sick leave and paid family leave provisions
- eye care and winter flu jabs vouchers
- cycle to work scheme
- investing in your professional development with ongoing quality training and career development opportunities
We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion:
We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process and you will be asked whether you require any adjustments if shortlisted for interview. We also make reasonable adjustments on the job, where required.
We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Intersectionality is important to us and we particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ candidates and disabled candidates because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action. We know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role, and will reimburse your travel cost if you attend an interview.
*Ordinarily Family Action appoints new starters at the starting point of the salary scale (with subsequent annual pay progression), unless you have experience that would justify appointment further up the salary scale or there are any other exceptional reasons.
To Apply:
· Complete: the Application Form and send to inbox 29 (email address located on advert document)
· Closing Date: Sunday 13th October 2024 at 9am
·To learn more about Family Action: Recruitment Pack
·To learn more about our terms & conditions: Summary Terms & Conditions of Employment
·To help us fulfil our commitment to diversity and promoting equal opportunities: complete our anonymous Equality & Diversity Monitoring Information survey
For direct queries or if you would like to discuss any aspect of the selection process or flexible working requests, please email Charlotte Evans (emaild September address located on advert document).
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Title: Group Finance Officer
Location: Office (Bristol, UK) at least 1 day each week, option to work remotely for remaining days.
Contract type: Permanent contract
Hours: Full time, 35 hours a week
Salary: £31,228+ competitive holiday +pension
Closing date: 30th of September 2024
About Tree Aid:
Tree Aid works with people in the drylands of Africa to tackle poverty and the effects of the climate crisis by growing trees and restoring and protecting land. As part of the Great Green Wall movement, we work where trees are needed most, where temperatures are soaring, and fertile land is vanishing at a terrifying rate. Our pioneering approach has been developed over 36 years of operating. We believe in empowering local communities with the tools and training they need to restore and maintain their environment.
About the role:
This is a fantastic opportunity for a Group Finance Officer to join a dynamic Finance team at a growing international development charity based in Bristol, delivering transformational change for some of the world’s most vulnerable people, living on the frontlines of the climate crisis.
Main duties:
Working within the Finance team, the Group Finance Officer’s role will include:
· Providing ongoing financial support to all overseas teams.
· Ensuring continuing integrity of Tree Aid’s financial records and internal controls.
· Contribute to the ongoing development of financial systems, reports and procedures.
· Supporting in conducting internal audits of overseas offices.
About you:
The ideal candidate will be pursuing a professional accounting qualification and a minimum of 3 years’ experience in finance management, preferably with an overseas development organisation.
They will have excellent interpersonal skills, an ability to work calmly under pressure to deliver outputs on-time and to a high quality.
Above all they will be inspired by TREE AID’s mission to alleviate poverty sustainably whilst improving the environment, you will be committed to empowering families in some of the world's poorest countries to thrive, rather than just survive.
Benefits:
Optional benefits of working at Tree Aid include:
- A contributory pension scheme (you contribute at least 2% and we will contribute 6%)
- 33 days holiday (inc bank holidays) +1 more day per year up to 38 holiday days
- Flexible, hybrid working
- Quarterly social events
- Opportunity to take free weekly French lessons to support communication with our colleagues in West Africa
Key documents:
- Group Finance Officer Job Description and person specification
- Equal opportunities monitoring form
Our approach to recruitment:
We recruit with openness and transparency. We employ people on the basis of their ability to carry out the role being recruited for. We ensure that no applicant receives less favourable treatment than any other on the grounds of disability, gender, race, religion or belief, age, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, caring responsibilities or hours of work.
Our Values
- We stand together and respect the people we work for and with
- We are bold, ambitious and determined
- We are professional. We work effectively and efficiently to a high standard and are experts in our field
- We have integrity. We are honest, transparent and accountable
- We are always learning. We review and adapt to maximise our impact for the people we are helping
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About Us
Change Mental Health is a leading national mental health charity providing unique support to people with severe and enduring mental ill health. With over 50 years’ experience across Scotland, we believe people affected by poor mental health and illness deserve the highest quality of support in the community and that every person has the right to be valued and to share in the opportunities, challenges, and joys of everyday life.
About the Position
Our Policy and Public Affairs Officer connects with and influences politicians and senior decision makers to make society better for people who have mental health challenges, have mental illness and their families. They shall manage projects that shall lead to improvements in support for those with poor mental health.
Key Responsibilities
In this critical role you will work closely with the Director of Public Affairs and Communications to develop and implement a policy and influencing strategy to ensure that the voices of people we support, and their families are heard in all the places they need to be. You will manage projects related to mental health and provide reports.
You will build powerful relationships with politicians, civil servants and partners and feel comfortable representing the organisation at a range of different stakeholder events. You will love policy and public affairs, enjoy mastering details and offering sound advice. You will respond on behalf of the organisation to consultations and events and will be comfortable doing lots of reading and writing. You will enjoy building powerful and meaningful relationships.
General Duties:
- To ensure that Change Mental Health have a robust policy and public affairs process in order, to respond to events and consultations, set up meetings with influencers, write briefings for those meetings and record our interactions on the Lobbying Register.
- Develop and implement a policy and public affairs strategy which means Change Mental Health engage with external stakeholders, have key messages disseminated and ensure that the voices of our members and the people we support are heard at all levels.
- Ensure that Change Mental Health’s Public Affairs and Stakeholder policies are kept relevant for our staff and promoted throughout the organisation.
- Collaborate on key communications documents and channels, including our newsletter, website and support the high-quality use of our social media channels.
- Manage projects that improve the outcomes of those with poor mental health and wellbeing. When agreed, engage with parliamentarians and stakeholders, representing Change Mental Health and advocating for our policy agenda
- Take ownership of policy developments in fields relevant to Change Mental Health’s work and ensure you are up to date and well informed of recent developments.
- Write briefings for the Director of Public Affairs and Communications, the CEO, and Board as needed.
- Write briefings for debates in Parliament and communicate with members of Parliaments.
- Write reports for projects relating to mental health and wellbeing.
- Organise and undertake the administration of events that support our policy platform whether that be events at party conferences, cross party groups, parliamentary receptions or other activity that support the charity.
- Network and build relationships with different stakeholders across the private, third and state sectors.
- Support the work of the National Rural Mental Health Forum, organising meetings and reporting on impact.
- Act in accordance with Data Protection legislation. Ensure all records, personal, staff and client data are managed in line with Data Management and Information Governance policies
- Comply with legal and regulatory requirements such as provisions set out in the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
- As with all employees, workers and volunteers; encourage people to join Change Mental Health as a member, fundraiser, donor or activist
- To act in accordance with the charity’s Health & Safety and Safeguarding policies and to notify your line manager promptly if there are any concerns
- To participate in regular supervision and appraisal and undertake any relevant training as appropriate to the role
- To work in accordance with the charity’s national policies and local operating procedures and those of external regulators or professional bodies.
- To be friendly, polite and professional to all staff, members of the public and people Change Mental Health support.
All sucessful applicants will require a Basic Disclosure check.
For over 50 years, our mission has remained the same: to help and support people affected by mental illness.
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Praxis is a dynamic, award-winning human rights charity. We have 40 years of experience working with migrant communities in London. Our immigration advice service offers support to more than 2,000 people each year. Praxis provides a safe space and support through immigration advice and support to access services such as housing and health. We run peer support groups that build social networks and confidence. Together with people with lived experience, Praxis campaigns for a compassionate and humane immigration system where no one is discriminated against based on their immigration status, race, or class.
Praxis has recently significantly scaled up its campaigns and communications work. We are looking for a new Stories and Media Coordinator to join our Fundraising and Communications team, to help ensure that people with lived experience of the immigration system are the driving force of our dynamic communications work, whilst also building the organisation’s profile and amplifying our systems-change work.
You will play an integral role in the Fundraising and Communications team in an ambitious organisation.
We are looking for the below skills and experience:
· Strong experience and understanding of working with experts by experience in communications, media and storytelling work, including excellent understanding of safeguarding and risk management;
· Significant experience of developing and maintaining good relationships with a range of journalists;
· A sharp understanding of what makes a strong story;
· Strong communication skills, both written and verbal;
· Ability to build relationships and rapport with a wide range of people.
See the Person Specification and Job Description for more detail.
Our Attractive Benefits Package Includes
· A 35-hour working week including flexible working hours (pro rata for part time posts)
· A hybrid work model
· 25 days annual leave, increasing annually to the maximum 30 days (plus paid Bank Holidays)
· Option to buy up to 3 days annual leave each year.
· 1-day additional birthday leave
· A defined contribution pension scheme
· Our employee assistance programme offers counselling and support for you 24/7.
· A season ticket loan to help you spread the cost of your commute.
We are an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourage applications from those with lived experience of migration, and from diverse applicants regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital/civil partnership status, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or pregnancy/maternity leave status.
Please see our website to find out more about our work.
For further details, please contact Josephine Whitaker-Yilmaz, our Policy and Public Affairs Manager.
To apply, send us your CV and cover letter demonstrating your capabilities in relation to each of the points of the person specification. Where relevant use your answers to illustrate how your competencies have helped you to achieve positive results. This will give you the best possible chance to be shortlisted.
If you would like to speak to someone about any adjustments or have any questions you can email and we will be in touch with you to make the necessary arrangements.
Application deadline: Monday 30th September 2024 at midnight.
Interviews will be held on Tuesday 15th October 2024.
To apply, send us your CV and cover letter demonstrating your capabilities in relation to each of the points of the person specification. Where relevant use your answers to illustrate how your competencies have helped you to achieve positive results. This will give you the best possible chance to be shortlisted.
If you would like to speak to someone about any adjustments or have any questions you can email and we will be in touch with you to make the necessary arrangements.
Application deadline: Monday 30th September 2024 at midnight.
Interviews will be held on Tuesday 15th October 2024.
When politicians treat migrants with cruelty, we refuse to accept it. We give legal support, demand change, and never give in. Join us.
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Job title: Senior Communications Manager
Manager: Head of Public Engagement
Line reports: Communications and Campaigns Officer
Location: Hybrid work with 40% from Breaking Barriers’ offices in London, Manchester or Birmingham
Salary: £42,000-£45,500 (London) or £39,000-£42,000 (Manchester or Birmingham)
Hours: Full-time (37.5 hours), open to 4/5 days per week
Contract: Permanent
Overall purpose
The Senior Communications Manager is responsible for developing, leading and implementing key aspects of our communications and engagement strategy. Your focus will be to maintain our high reputation and build engagement with key audiences – principally target public audiences, corporate partners, funders and supporters, volunteers, clients, and staff.
Bridging the gap between senior leadership and delivery, you will be a confident and strategic thinker, but remain excited by the challenge of getting stuck in. You will be comfortable supporting colleagues to deliver activity as well as working independently on your own projects. You will have the knowledge and experience to ensure that the right policies, frameworks and plans are in place for our small team to achieve ambitious plans.
The Senior Communications Manager is responsible for campaigns, PR, content and storytelling, brand and creative, and plays an integral role in internal communications. They also support other external engagement activities, such as digital marketing campaigns, corporate partner acquisition and retention, and public fundraising.
Strong copywriting is essential for this role. You will be able to write, edit, and tailor content for different audiences, and publish it across various channels, including the website, social media, emails, and marketing materials.
You will enjoy variety. Your day could involve operational planning, developing a new campaign, briefing freelancers and agencies, finding compelling stories, creating our Impact Report, speaking with journalists, working on internal communications, or drafting social media posts.
The successful candidate will have strong emotional intelligence, relationship building and negotiation skills. They will be collaborative and creative, drive projects forward, work effectively alongside the Senior Digital Marketing Manager, and bring people together across the organisation. They will provide supportive, effective management to the Communications and Campaigns Officer, and be an internal advocate for the impact our Communications and Engagement can have.
It is an exciting time to join our team. Breaking Barriers is an innovative organisation, so you will need to be comfortable with change and building new knowledge quickly. Although our work is fast paced, the Public Engagement Team prides ourselves on supporting each other, approaching problems with a good sense of humour, and being willing to experiment and learn.
To view the full job description and person specification, as well as details on our accessible recruitment process, please view the attached recruitment pack.
Other considerations
- As part of our safeguarding commitment to our clients, we carry out preemployment checks to ensure that successful applicants are suitable to work with adults at risk. These include obtaining references and verifying a candidate’s identity and right to work in the UK.
- We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief.
How to apply
If you are looking for a role where you can make a real difference, we want to hear from you. To apply, please submit a CV and statement (up to approximately 500 words/1 A4 page) outlining:
- Why you are interested in the role
- What skills you would bring to be successful in this role
- Any experience you would like to highlight
- Any reasonable adjustments you require for the interview process
- Disclosure of disabilities if you wish to do so (as a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, we guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role)
Please note that applications without a covering letter will not be considered.
Closing date for applications is 11:30pm on Sunday 13th October. Interviews will be held on a rolling basis so please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
We belong to the Experts by Experience Employment Initiative, which advocates and supports organisations to employ more people from a refugee background. With this in mind, we particularly welcome applicants with experience of seeking asylum and/or a refugee background.
If you are an expert by experience (a refugee or a migrant with direct, first-hand experience of issues and challenges of the UK asylum or immigration system), you can ask for an independent and confidential support for your job application from the Experts by Experience Employment Network. Please reach out to HR Manager Dani Meier for further details (we are unable to include email addresses in this advert, but you can find contact details on the final page of the attached recruitment pack).
Breaking Barriers exists so that every refugee can access meaningful employment and build a new life.
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The successful applicant will join a small, dynamic advice team offering advice and information to unpaid Carers in Wandsworth.
Senior Advice Office with Autism Lead
Salary: £31,786
Full Time (35 hours per week)
The successful applicant will have knowledge and experience of the issues as they relate to Carers. They will have experience of giving information and advice, particularly welfare benefits, as well as advocating on behalf of another and providing one to one support. They will have excellent communication and IT skills, and a commitment to working in the voluntary sector. In addition, they will have experience of project development, delivering frontline services and supervising staff.
Please provide a comprehensive cover letter telling us how you meet the requirements set out in the person specification