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With 1 in 5 children struggling with their mental health, our surf therapy intervention is needed now more than ever. We transform the lives of children struggling with depression and anxiety. Through our 6 week course we help them to feel calm, confident, to have positive thoughts about themselves, to have higher self esteem and trust in others. We work with over 2000 children and young people across the UK every year and have reached over 14,000 over the past 14 years.
It is an exciting time to join the charity - we have a new CEO in post who has plans to take this charity to new heights - reaching even more children than ever before and we need an experienced fundraiser who can help us achieve that vision. Working as part of a small fundraising team you will have the ability to really make a substantial difference.
The role is advertised as 15 hours however there is the hope that this will end up being increased in the not too distant future. We will consider candidiates working remotely but for those based near HQ (Newquay, Cornwall) you will be able to join in with our pre work swims/paddles/coffee on the beach and our Bring and Share lunches! Please do not feel like you need to be a seasoned surfer for this role - the majority of the non delivery team are also not surfers!
Candidates are welcome to submit their CV and a covering letter or fill in the application form available on our website or on this advertisement
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Title: Information & Advice Helpline Officer (Maternity Cover)
Hours: 17.5 hours (Tuesday 9.30 - 4.00, Thursday and Friday 9.30 – 4.30)
(Some flexibility with hours/days may be possible)
Contract: Maternity Cover - Fixed Term to May 2025 (possible extension subject to funding)
Location: This role operates from our office in Thornton Heath
Salary: £8542.58 pro-rata from FTE of £25,627.74
Background to the Role
Do you have helpline or call centre experience? Are you good at communicating on the telephone? Do you enjoy helping people to find information and solutions to challenges? Are you approachable and a good communicator? We need you to join our high volume, friendly helpline team of staff and volunteers, answering calls and providing information and support to older people in Croydon.
Our helpline is a first point of contact for many older people and their families and carers as they tackle a variety of issues around finance, social engagement, housing and council tax, travel concessions such as Blue Badge and Taxi card. You will play a crucial role in answering our busy Information & Advice Helpline phone: listening carefully and sympathetically to callers, finding solutions to their queries or issues and. The role is varied and very rewarding, and no two days are the same.
Main Duties (but not limited to)
- Providing information and signposting to callers to our Helpline and to people enquiring by email
- Entering new client referrals on our database and recording each new enquiry on our systems
- Supporting and supervising volunteers within the I&A Team
- This list is not exhaustive.
Responsibilities will include (but are not limited to)
- Offering a friendly and professional first point of contact for people phoning or emailing Age UK Croydon’s I&A Service
- Listening carefully to what clients say and ensuring the response to every enquiry is centered around them.
- Finding out clients’ needs, by asking them open questions about their circumstances, and opening up opportunities to offer them holistic support.
- This list is not exhaustive.
CVs will not be accepted.
Closing date: 12pm, Friday 18th October 2024
Interview: Thursday, 24th October 2024
This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Our mission is to reach, involve, support and connect people so they can age well in Croydon.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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A wonderful opportunity to work in the lively community library and the busy community centre in the heart of Primrose Hill. You will be an integral part of all the work that takes place in this strong local community.
Primrose Hill Community Association (PHCA) run a community centre and a community library. This post will be helping to administer the work of both, including helping to administer membership, newsletters, social media, activities, events, projects, hall hire, meetings etc. It is a lively, busy environment in which to work.
We are currently looking for a part time administrator to work 8 hours per week in the Primrose Hill Community Centre office, days/times by agreement, and a further 12 hours per week at the Primrose Hill Community Library, days/times by agreement. The work is during normal office hours but helpful if you could work occasional weekends or evenings.
£27000 p.a (inc LW) pro rata based on a 40 hour working week.
Your place of work will be Primrose Hill Community Centre, 29 Hopkinson’s Place, London, NW1 8TN and Primrose Hill Community Library, Sharpleshall Street, London, NW1 8YN.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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).
Being There Branch Manager Required in South Manchester
To manage the day to day running of our South Manchester volunteer service, offering support to people living with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses, their carers and families.
Minimum of 21 hours up to 35 hours a week, Monday to Friday, initially fixed term for 6 months but with the opportunity of permanent.
£23,933 - £26,933 per annum pro rata + car and mileage allowance, pension and other benefits (details on request).South Manchester based with local travel and to other Being There branches as required.
The role requires an experienced manager, with good interpersonal skills, a flexible approach to work and a clear understanding of safeguarding and confidentiality. Competence in Microsoft office essential as is a full driving licence and use of a car. DBS Enhanced Disclosure and references required.
Closing date: 11th October 2024
Interview date: 17th October 2024
Being There provides emotional support and practical help to people living with cancer and other life-limiting illness, carers and families
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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If you’re passionate about supporting local communities to make a difference and building strong relationships with major donors, this a brilliant opportunity to make a real impact.
At Sussex Community Foundation, our mission is to make Sussex a fairer, more equal place. As one of the fastest-growing community foundations in the UK, we connect philanthropists, donors and companies with charities in their local community.
Our success is built on the relationships and trust we have with our supporters. The Foundation has a proven track record of raising funds by providing Donor Advised Funds and philanthropic advice to high-value donors. We use these donations to give grants to local charities today while also building a lasting endowment fund for future generations.
As Head of Philanthropy, you will lead our fund development strategy and guide our Philanthropy Team to achieve ambitious income targets. You will inspire donors, supporters and colleagues alike, playing a key role in shaping the strategic goals of our multi-year fundraising campaign. Your responsibilities will include developing and implementing the major donor engagement strategy and leading the team to grow and manage our portfolio of major donor prospects. As part of a small team, a hands-on approach is essential.
At the Foundation, we work hard to create a diverse and fully inclusive culture where everyone feels valued, regardless of background, identity or ability. We therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds. We recognise that experience comes in many forms, so if you believe you have the skills and passion for the role, we encourage you to apply and show us how you meet the criteria.
To champion and enable all who want to make a positive contribution to our local area through effective philanthropy and community action.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
RJ4All is looking for an innovative UK Operations Director who will drive impactful social justice projects and community initiatives while fostering strategic growth and income generation. You will oversee our dynamic UK-based operations out of the Rotherhithe Community Centre, work closely with the Director, and lead our Centre-based team.
Restorative Justice for All (RJ4All) is a charitable, user-led international institute with expertise in preventing and addressing harm at the individual, community and inter-state levels. We are one of the world’s leading experts in transferring complex criminological and social justice concepts into practice through real-life pilots and community projects.
The UK Operations Director will lead on the delivery, coordination, monitoring and evaluation of RJ4All’s UK-based services, and especially those run from the RJ4All Rotherhithe Community Centre. It is expected that they will generate income for the UK operations and contribute to new ideas for UK-based projects that fall within RJ4All’s agreed strategy. Finally, the post holder will act in place of the Director when they are unavailable or for any other agreed reason.
This post requires leadership and strong ethical commitment to RJ4All’s core values and vision, independence balanced against organisational priorities and focus. To this end, the postholder is expected to have excellent communication with the Director, and be able to participate in complex, high level discussions with the non-executive directors and other stakeholders about the future of RJ4All. Initiative, loyalty, and innovation are attributes that are highly valued at RJ4All.
Key Tasks
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Lead on the management of RJ4All’s UK Operations especially those run from the Rotherhithe Community Centre, ensuring its facilities meet government regulations and environmental, health and security standards.
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To line manage the Community Project Coordinators and Officers, the Fitness team, administrators, finance support staff, interns and volunteers.
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To lead on drafting applications for funding from government, trusts and foundations, donors and sponsors for UK programmes and services.
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To lead on managing and delivering of all services running out of the Community Centre including the RJ4All Sports branch, Community Gym, YouthClubs+, Foodbank, and Community Library
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To lead on creating and monitoring the UK Operations’ Theory of Change on annual basis, and review it against available data and individual projects’ Theory of Change.
Qualifications
Essential
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Bachelor's Degree in Social Sciences or related
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Minimum of 3-5 years’ experience working in a relevant field such as equalities or crime prevention
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Experience in non-profit, CIC, or small business environment
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Experience in managing paid and volunteering personnel
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Demonstrated experience in fundraising
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Experience in writing and monitoring budgets
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Strong written and verbal communication, including the ability to contribute to decision-making and planning
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Willingness to learn and develop as a leader, inspire others and self, motivate and set own priorities
Desirable
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Master's Degree in Social Sciences or related
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Certified trainings in restorative justice and other relevant areas
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Knowledge of the HMRC and UK tax regulations and best practices
RJ4All is a charitable, user-led institute with expertise in preventing and addressing harm at the individual, community and inter-state levels.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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A fast-expanding IAPT compliant Service requires a service administrator to support a team of volunteer counsellors. Mind in Enfield and Barnet is a local, independent mental health charity, working in partnership with other statutory and voluntary organizations to provide a range of services to the local community. The service administrator will work alongside volunteer counsellors, service managers and other clinical staff. This is an integral service of the organization delivering counselling to around 650 people per year. We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual with work experience in a counselling service.
Seeking a proactive and experienced Administrator to ensure the smooth day-to-day running of a busy and growing IAPT counselling service through excellent administration skills. You will work closely with and support the Therapy Service Co-ordinator and Therapy Service Administrators to ensure effective administration and organisation of the service.
Experience
- Experience of working in mental health service provision and voluntary sector
- Experience of working in a client-facing administrative and reception role
- Experience in appropriate handling and storage of confidential and sensitive information
- Excellent secretarial skills
Skills
- Awareness of the needs of people with mental health issues in the community
- Commitment to valuing diversity
- Excellent verbal and written communication skil
- Excellent multi-tasking and time-management skills
- Excellent organisational skills
- Ability to set up and use databases and reports as required
- Ability to meet deadlines and sometimes work under pressure to tight deadlines
- Good listening skills and an ability to work with challenging clients
- Ability to work flexibly as part of a small team as well as on own initiative
- Ability to deal with a range of staff issues with confidence and be a pillar of support for the service
Knowledge
- Excellent IT skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (including OneDrive) and database systems
- Good knowledge of office administration
- Previous experience of diary management and scheduling
Education & Qualifications
- 5 GCSEs or equivalent
- NVQ in Administration or equivalent
This position is part time, (22 hours per week) and is based in our Enfield Office in Fore Street, N9. The office hours are:
Mondays 3-8pm, Tuesdays 3-8pm, Wednesdays 12-6pm, Thursday 10-4pm
Please see attached Job Description for a full list of duties and details on the role.
Deadline for Applications - Monday 30th September 2024.
Responsible to: Kerry Smith, CEO
Hours: Full-time 37 hours 10 months cover, flexible working available at a minimum of PT/0.8 FTE)
Salary: £55,000 p.a.
Benefits: 27 days holiday (pro rata) plus 4% marched pension contribution
Start Date: December 2024
BACKGROUND
The Helen Bamber Foundation (HBF) is a specialist UK charity which provides expert care and support survivors of torture, trafficking and other extreme human cruelty. We work with hundreds of clients every year from all over the world.
The expertise of the Foundation is renowned in the field. Through the Model of Integrated Care, HBF offers survivors access to an individually tailored programme of specialist therapy, medical advisory services, legal protection including providing expert medico-legal documentation as part of the MLR Service, welfare and housing support, and creative and skills activities within an integration programme. Survivors of human trafficking benefit from HBF’s counter-trafficking programme of support.
OVERVIEW OF THE ROLE
HBF is seeking an experienced and dynamic lawyer for an interim period to give direction to the Legal Protection, Medico-Legal and Client Services of the Foundation. This role is crucial for advancing the rights and protection of our clients, many of whom are vulnerable individuals seeking asylum or are survivors of trafficking. We do not provide legal representation directly to our clients, instead we act as a support team to our clients and their legal representation by providing second tier advice. The successful candidate will provide strategic leadership, ensure the highest standards of legal protection, and contribute to the overall mission of the Foundation including developing relationships that promote HBF’s expertise and reputation. This role requires exceptional people management and communication skills, with the ability to effectively lead a team, foster collaboration, and articulate complex legal issues clearly to both internal and external stakeholders.
Equal Opportunities
HBF is an equal opportunities and Living Wage employer. We are committed to attracting and recruiting diverse candidates as we are keen to make sure that our staff, trustees, volunteers and ambassadors reflect the communities we serve and the wider community we work in at every level within the organisation. If you are a refugee and meet at least 50% of the criteria we will guarantee that you will be longlisted for one of our initial 15 minutes interview. We particularly welcome applications from Minority Ethnicities. All are welcome to apply for this role.
As is the nature of work in this sector, the role will expose the postholder to traumatic and distressing material and, whilst they will be supported by the CEO and the surrounding team, they should also be able to demonstrate knowledge of the self-care principles needed to manage working in an intense work environment and be able to collaborate in the dissemination of those principles to other members of the team. Clinical supervision will be offered to support the appointed post-holder where necessary.
Please note that the successful candidate will be offered the job subject to suitable references and an enhanced DBS check. If appointed, you will be required to give your consent to HBF to receive regular updates on your criminal records status throughout your employment.
Application Process
Please send your CV and a cover letter outlining your relevant skills and experience, as well as how your previous experience matches the listed responsibilities and person specification for the role.
Closing Date: 11.59pm on Sunday 29th September 2024
Interviews: Week commencing 30th September and 7th October 2024
The ideal start date for this role is December 2024.
For any queries about the role, please direct them to Kat Hacker, Director of Legal Protection & Client Services on our phones or reception email.
We regret that we can only respond to applicants who make it to the interview stage. Please note you will need the right to work in the UK as we are unable to sponsor individuals. No agencies.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Pay: £33,920-£40,280 pro rata, depending on experience
Contract: Permanent. Full time, 0.8 or job-share
Apply by Monday 30 September, 12:00pm BST
We’re a small but ambitious arts charity on an exciting journey. We are transforming a half-acre industrial heritage site - New River Head Clerkenwell - into the national centre for illustration and a home for Quentin Blake’s archive.
We’re seeking a brilliant person - or people - to join the team as Philanthropy Manager at an exciting time for the Centre with construction about to begin on our new home.
The Philanthropy Manager will secure gifts from Individuals, Trusts and Foundations in the range of £1,000-£50,000+, and will work closely with the Head of Development, Centre Director and Board to steward gifts at the £50,000+ level.
You will be a relationship-focused fundraiser with experience of face-to-face fundraising, excited by the opportunity to play a key part in launching a major new cultural institution. You will use your experience and key moments on the way to opening to refine, refresh and grow our established giving circles. You will also identify and develop new ways that individuals can support the Centre and our programming before we open our doors in February 2026.
You will be an inspiring and committed ambassador for the Centre and its mission, in person and in writing. You will also be a great team-player who enjoys collaborating with colleagues across the Centre to deliver a dynamic and creative programme of donor cultivation and stewardship. Your work will reflect our values of compassion, curiosity, equity, relevance and rigour.
Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration champions art that is dynamic and diverse; we want our team to reflect that. We’re an inclusive and flexible employer, happy to hear from full-timers, part-timers and job-shares.
In recognition of underrepresentation in our staff team we will be offering guaranteed interviews to D/deaf and disabled applicants and applicants of African, Caribbean, Central Asian, East Asian, Latinx, South Asian, South East Asian and West Asian heritage whose applications meet the essential criteria listed in the Philanthropy Manager Job Pack.
Please download the job pack from our website for more details on the role, what we are looking for and how to apply. If you have any queries, please email us.
We are registered as a Disability Confident employer. Please email us to let us know if you have any access requirements that need to be met to support you to make an application or participate in the interview process.
An online information evening for this role will take place on Tuesday 24th September from 6pm – 7pm.This is an opportunity to meet our team, find out more about our work and ask questions about the role. If you would like to attend, please email us and ask us for joining details.
Apply by Monday 30 September, 12:00pm BST.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Emmaus Bristol is a local homelessness charity and part of the international movement of Emmaus communities.
We are looking for a Head of Buildings to lead on the maintenance and improvement of our existing premises as well as playing a role in acquiring new buildings – whether renting a shop or building homes.
Emmaus Bristol is a fabulous place to work and you leave every day with the satisfaction that your hard work has helped people out of homelessness. Emmaus is different to other homeless charities in that staff work alongside formerly homeless residents, known within Emmaus as Companions. So as well as working as part of our employee team, you’d also work alongside Companions and other volunteers.
If you would know exactly what to do or who to call if the Social Enterprise Manager reported a leak in the eco holiday pods, the Support Team Manager needed you for an HMO inspection and you’d feel excited to be involved in developing new homes, then this job is for you!
As we are a small charity, the variety of work in one role is huge! This could appeal to you and you’d make it work full time. Alternatively, you’d like to work part time and employ other team members to fill the gaps. We are open to both approaches.
The key requirements are that you know buildings and building work inside out, you are confident and capable, and you can lead a team. This is a new role and it will really suit someone who can shape the role and run with it.
If preferred, you can apply via our application form.
The link to the application form is in the Recruitment Pack, which you can find here and on our website.
To empower people affected by homelessness and poverty to change their lives for the better whilst using our voice to achieve social change
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Community Fundraiser Scotland
Brain Tumour Research is looking for a Community Fundraiser to provide support, and to help our donors and supporters fundraise, building connections to ensure a lifetime relationship between the charity and individual.
Position: Community Fundraiser – Scotland
Location: Home based, Scotland
Salary: Circa £28,500 per annum
Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week
Benefits: Holiday entitlement, 25 days per annum, excluding UK Public Holidays, access to a Employee Assistance Programme and option to join our healthcare scheme.
About the Role
This is a fantastic opportunity for an individual who wants to make a difference in one of the most innovative and exciting medical research fundraising charities in the UK.
As Community Fundraiser for Scotland, you will help deliver our strategic plans and objectives, by generating and growing income through community fundraising activities. Our community fundraisers also help raise awareness by engaging people with our work, and recruiting and supporting the fundraising of individuals, challenge event participants, our Fundraising Groups and Charity of the Year partnerships.
About You
If you would like to join an exciting, innovative, and ambitious charity, with a passion for finding a cure for brain tumours, then we would love to hear from you.
Do you have:
- Experience in community fundraising, donor management and stewardship
- Good communication skills, with the ability to converse sensitively and empathetically
- Experience working to and meeting targets
- A high level of empathy for our cause
About Brain Tumour Research
Brain Tumour Research is an exciting, innovative and ambitious charity. We are passionate about finding a cure for brain tumours through the establishment of dedicated Brain Tumour Research Centres of Excellence around the UK.
We are invested in our employees and are proud to be accredited by Investors in People.
Closing Date: 6th October 2024
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
Candidates may also have in experience in, or be looking for a career in: Fundraising, Donor Engagement, Community Events Coordinator, Public Relations, Trusts and Foundations, Fundraising Coordinator, Volunteer Coordinator, Fundraising Officer, Fundraising Executive
No agencies please.
Join TreeHouse School as its new Head of Business and Operations to lead on continuous operational/business improvements at our Ofsted “Outstanding” school.
Location: Muswell Hill, London
Salary: Circa £65,000
Type: Permanent, full time (40 hours per week)
Start date for role: January 2025
About TreeHouse School:
TreeHouse School is a non-maintained special school for pupils aged 4- 19 with Autism and learning difficulties.
There are currently over 100 pupils on roll supported by approximately 160+ staff consisting of qualified teachers, teaching assistants, allied health professionals, positive behaviour support staff and operational staff.
It is a thriving and inclusive community devoted to the education and well-being of autistic children and young people across each of its three distinct curriculum pathways, which are tailored to meet the diverse needs of our pupils: pre-formal, semi-formal, and formal. Each pathway focuses on promoting well-being, independence, and social participation, with a strong emphasis on personalised learning and positive behaviour support.
About the role:
We are seeking a new Head of Business and Operations to play a crucial role in supporting the Head to review and drive continuous improvement.
The key responsibilities in the role will include:
- Finances: You will oversee and manage all finances and a multi million pound budget for the school.
- Human Resources: This will include leading on people strategy, workforce planning and performance management including evaluating the schools operational model.
- Systems and Processes: One of the immediate priorities for this role will be to evaluate systems and processes (for monitoring areas outlined in the job description) and seek ways to streamline these with innovative solutions.
This role does involve line management of two assistant operations managers as well as other office and facilities staff within the school.
You will work with the Headteacher to alleviate the administrative burdens from them but importantly support change management where identified / agreed.
Who we are looking for:
The ideal candidate will be proficient in HR, finance including budget management and operations management — including management of operational performance and reporting for governance and relationship management (internal and external stakeholders).
We are looking for a leader who is confident to tackle challenges head-on and drive continuous improvement.
Applications for this role close at 12am on Tuesday 8th of October 2024
Shortlisting date: Wednesday 9th of October 2024
Interview date: Thursday 17th and Wednesday 18th of October 2024
Ambitious about Autism is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and we warmly welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates. We welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit.
Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. As part of our Safer Recruitment checks, an online search maybe carried out in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification. Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendment to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos? Then Advance Charity could be the career choice for you!
We are looking for a Senior Multiple Needs Independent Domestic Abuse Advocate
Salary: £30,000-£32,000
Location: Ealing Women’s Wellness Zone & Hammersmith – Advance Head Office
Hours: 35 Hours per week (a late shift once per week till 7pm)
Contract: Fixed Term – 12 months (from start of employment)
This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
Please note: Any offer of employment will be made subject to references, confirmation of the right to work in the UK, and satisfactory enhanced DBS check. This role is also subject to Police Vetting.
About us
Advance is an award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women and girls survivors of domestic abuse and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending. We believe in empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives so that they can flourish and contribute to the community.
We are a community-based organisation who lead in best practice approaches to supporting women in their local community. We achieve this by being available to meet and support women in local settings and at our women’s centres, and by working in close partnership with other agencies.
Our values are to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaboration, innovation, and accountability.
About the role:
The Senior Multiple Needs Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) will work within a dynamic, crisis intervention, advocacy and support service based at the CGL Ealing Women’s Wellness Zone. The IDVA will provide support in the local community and at the Ealing Women’s Wellness Zone. The successful candidate will be co-located up to 5 days a week at the Women’s Wellness Zone.
The IDVA will be closely working alongside CGL colleagues/team to deliver support to women with a range of complex support needs including substance misuse, mental health, domestic abuse, sex working, trafficking, and offending behaviour. The IDVA will work in collaboration with their team members to holistically support women in the borough of Ealing to achieve sustained recovery, improved health and wellbeing, helping women to manage/mitigate risks, and empowering them to reach their fullest potential in society as well as ensuring the voice of survivors informs every stage of the process.
The Senior Multiple Needs IDVA will assess the needs and risks of survivors, carry out short and longer-term risk management, safety planning and support. As well as identify and refer to services appropriate to their needs. They will also proactively advocate and advice women of their rights and options for seeking help and support from other agencies, encouraging them to engage with other agencies, and help co-ordinate the provision of multi-agency support where necessary.
About You:
To be successful as the Senior Multiple Needs IDVA you will need to have:
Excellent understanding of domestic abuse and its effects on women and children, of best practice in supporting survivors of domestic abuse, and of the MARAC. As well as understanding of drug and alcohol issues and experience of working within a related field.
Bringing your experience of risk and needs assessment, safety and support planning, and crisis planning and successfully managing high numbers of referrals and experience of working in a co-located setting with another agency and providing consultations/briefings to professionals to support in upskilling them around Domestic Abuse. The candidate will have experience of partnership working and of maintaining excellent working relationships with a range of stakeholders.
This is an exciting opportunity for you to work as part of an innovative service, designed to offer multi-disciplinary wrap-around support to women with multiple needs, with the aim of facilitating long-term recovery.
We enthusiastically welcome applications from Substance Misuse Workers/Practitioners, Recovery Workers, Recovery Practitioners, Recovery Coordinators, Drug Workers, Alcohol Workers and Needle Exchange Workers who meet the specified requirements.
How to apply:
Please submit your up to date CV along with a covering letter to the Talent email address - PLEASE WRITE THE JOB TITLE IN THE *SUBJECT*
· Closing Date for Applications: Friday August 30th 23:30
· Interviews are taking place on a rolling basis
· *Advance reserves the right to close the advert early, or on the appointment of a candidate.
What we can offer you - Employee Benefits:
- A 35-hour working week
- An exceptional 30 days of paid holiday per year (pro rata for part time), PLUS public holidays on top (that's nearly 40 days paid holiday per year!)
- Additional days off to celebrate International Women’s Day, and for religious observance and moving home
- Perkbox - an employee discount platform where you can receive free rewards as well as take advantage of savings on clothes, groceries, travel, leisure and more
- Pension scheme
- Enhanced maternity/adoption provision
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee eye-care scheme
- Clinical supervision for front line staff and first line management roles
- Refer a Friend Scheme - £250 for each referral who passes probation
- Organisation wide away days
- On week paid carer's leave
- Career development pathways
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Under the Equality Act 2010, we are required to make any reasonable adjustments. If you have a disability as defined under this act and/or have special needs, please email the Talent Acquisition Team via the Advance website and will aim to make the necessary arrangements to accommodate your needs.
Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunities
We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and actively seek to recruit people from groups underrepresented in our current team. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay and benefits.
Safeguarding
Advance is committed to safeguarding and creating a culture of zero-tolerance of harm and expects all staff, including volunteers to share this commitment. We believe all individuals have the right to live their life free from violence and abuse and the right to feel and be safe. We have a suite of safeguarding policies, procedures and practice guidance, accessible to all staff, which promotes safeguarding and safer working practices across all our services and activities. When we recruit staff, we follow rigorous safer recruitment practices, this involves carrying out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, and identity checks. We ensure all staff undertake mandatory safeguarding training relevant to their role and responsibilities, to empower them to be competent and feel confident in recognising and responding appropriately to safeguarding issues and promote wellbeing.
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Post: Fundraising Manager (Corporate and Events)
Based: Birmingham, with flexible/hybrid working
Responsible to: Chief Executive
Salary: £35,000 to £41,250 (pro rata)
Hours: 28 hours per week (.8 FTE)
Annual Leave: 25 days plus eight statutory bank holidays (pro rata)
Job Summary
This year, and every year, as many as 600 families in the UK will learn that their child has only half a working heart. These children have one of the most complex of all heart conditions, and there is no cure. Families in this situation need care and support to understand the information, make important treatment decisions, and meet the everyday challenges of living with half a heart can bring.
That is why Little Hearts Matter exists. We wrap a blanket of understanding and care around families at every stage of their half a heart journey. We are always here when they need us.
Without donations, Little Hearts Matter would not be able to offer our services, free of charge, to support individuals and families across the UK. We do not receive any government funding for our work. Our fundraising team is essential to raising these vital funds—over £440,000 annually. A better future for seriously ill children starts with you, our Fundraising Manager, within our three-person fundraising team.
In your first three months, you will get to know the charity well and figure out who our current supporters are. You will devise a plan for how you will use your experience to raise money, with a focus on building our challenge and events portfolio. You will also start building good relationships with key people inside and outside
Little Hearts Matter, including networking within the Birmingham and West Midlands business community.
By the end of your first year, you will have put your plan into action, continually improving it as you go. You will have built up our events and challenges portfolio, connected with donors, found new supporters, and tried out different ways to bring in funds and hit your target. You will have monitored your progress, using goals to measure success, and adjusting the plan when needed. Alongside this, you will have worked with the team to boost the Little Hearts Matter’s profile and impact so that fundraising efforts can keep going strong in the future.
About Little Hearts Matter
Little Hearts Matter (LHM) is a national charity with over 7000 members. We are the only charity in the UK that offers support and information to, and represents the needs of, children and families following a diagnosis of single ventricle heart disease (half a working heart). These congenital cardiac conditions can never be cured, even following repeated surgery, so the children must learn to live within the restrictions that their disability and fears for their future create.
Little Hearts Matter is there from the time parents learn of their child’s condition, through risk-filled treatment into a challenged-filled life at home. LHM is there to support the children, and their families, through their hopes and aspirations and the gradual realisation that they will never have the same life as their peers. Our aims are to:
Alleviate isolation by offering support, friendship and understanding from the time a diagnosis is made, through treatment decisions, hospital care and into life at home, eventually introducing parents and patients to other families who have similar experiences and shared concerns helping them to build a network of support.
Reduce fear by offering patients, parents, siblings, and the extended family a greater opportunity to understand the diagnosis and treatment paths available.
Reduce confusion and a lack of understanding by producing and supplying for free, user focused information that supports and aids understanding from the time of diagnosis, through treatments and into life at home.
Raise a greater awareness within Medical, Educational, Social and Governmental circles of the needs of children, and their families, as they travel through every stage of their lives.
Specific areas of responsibility
Working as part of the fundraising team, the Fundraising Manager will:
- Be responsible for their own portfolio of supporters, maintaining and growing income, regularly forecasting income and expenditure against agreed targets (circa. £200,000+ annually)
- Proactively manage and grow relationships with diverse corporate and community supporters, delivering tailored propositions where appropriate, providing excellent relationship management to maximise their impact and long-term engagement.
- Build excellent working relationships with regional partners, supporters, and volunteers, to maximise the impact of their own fundraising and identify new opportunities through their networks.
- Develop and lead on exciting and engaging events, challenges and appeals to support the Fundraising team meeting its financial objectives.
- Work collaboratively with the Chief Executive, Head of Service and Grants Manager to ensure synergy in planning and delivery of income generation targets.
- Maintain accurate records of supporter interactions on the CRM system to deliver exceptional supporter experience and harness the value of data.
- Attend events, including out of hours working where necessary (compensated by Time in Lieu)
- Be a passionate ambassador for Little Hearts Matter, always maintaining the highest level of professionalism.
- Ensure all Fundraising activity complies with the Fundraising Code of Practice, GDPR guidelines, EDI principles, and other relevant regulations, guidance, and policies.
- Provide line management for the Fundraising Coordinator (.6 FTE)
Person Specification
Key Requirements
Skills
Essential
Excellent relationship management
Strong and effective communicator capable of talking to a range of people with sensitivity and discretion
High IT proficiency (Excel, Word, CRM)
Strong written communication across multiple channels for marketing and stewardship
Commercial acumen, with the ability to maximise opportunities for LHM
Excellent team working, with the ability to work confidently alongside a range of charity stakeholders
Proven ability to multi-task, work in a busy environment, and problem solve
Analysing and reporting on financial performance
Desirable
Digital Marketing
Volunteer Management
Experience
Essential
Devising and delivering a strategy to successfully achieve a six-figure income target
Working in a fundraising environment
Managing conflicting priorities
Collaborating with multiple stakeholders
Working in a customer service-oriented environment
Desirable
Project or events management
Working in a relationship or account management role, or leading the delivery of partnerships
Creating new initiatives to drive/deliver income growth
Working for a health or disability charity
Knowledge
Essential
Understanding of Charities Act, Fundraising Code of Practice, relevant sections of GDPR regulations and other relevant legislation and guidance
Best practice in corporate and community fundraising
Use of databases/CRM to support and drive fundraising
Understanding of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion principles and a commitment to apply them
This job description is not exhaustive and other responsibilities may be agreed as appropriate.
Benefits
- Holidays: 25 days annual leave in addition to eight bank holidays.(pro rata)
- Parking: free parking space at head office.
- Working patterns: flexible and hybrid working patterns are supported.
- Pension: enrolment in the People’s Pension plan after three months.
- Career development: you will have opportunities for mentoring and training to stay up to date with the latest fundraising trends.
CV and covering letter to be submitted to Lisa Davies, Chief Executive. Please feel free to contact Lisa for an informal chat.
Closing date for applications 7 October 2024
We are the only charity in the UK that offers support to families following a single ventricle diagnosis.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.