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Your collaborative style, pro-active approach and ability to provide positive informal coaching, will see you thrive in this eclectic environment where no two days are alike. Our social enterprises revolve around the collection and sale or recycling of donated furniture and household goods, and we also have two eco holiday pods. Ideally you would have some work experience in retail, driving and warehousing, in order to best support Companions in their roles and model best practise.
Using your keen organisation skills, you’ll work with multiple Companions to assess their current skills, identify goals together and co-develop a pathway to achieve them. You’ll be motivated by working side-by-side with Companions in our social enterprises to demonstrate best practise, leading by example and encouraging active engagement in the workplace from all participants. This is a hands-on role based in our social enterprises and you’ll thrive on getting Companions working alongside you to develop the kind of work skills and understanding essential for employment.
Reporting to the Social Enterprise Manager, you’ll work with our support and social enterprise teams to develop a coordinated approach to job coaching, tracking progress and setting targets. You will be vital in ensuring that both teams are kept in the loop around support needs and successes.
Your ability to coach people from a diverse range of backgrounds, with different learning styles and neurodiversity, will help you to develop a culture of inclusivity and mutual support. You’ll develop strong relationships within the organisation and identify and establish valuable collaborations with local employers and training providers.
If this sounds like you, and you want to know you are making a difference every day, we'de love to receive your application. You can apply here on Charity Job or by downloading the recruitment pack and following the instructions.
The post you have applied for is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, which means that all convictions (spent or unspent), cautions, reprimands and final warnings on your criminal record need to be disclosed. Having a criminal record isn't a barrier to employment, but we do need to make sure the applicant is suitable for working with vulnerable adults.
To empower people affected by homelessness and poverty to change their lives for the better whilst using our voice to achieve social change
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Job Title: Office Manager
Hours: 35 hours per week (9.30am-5pm with 30 min break or 9am-5pm with 1 hour break)
Days: Monday to Friday
Contract: Permanent
Location: Based at our day centre (52 East Hill, SW18 2HJ) – this is not a remote role
Salary: £24,529 per annum
Reports to: Day Centre Leadership Team and Executive Team
Purpose of Role:
We opened our Day Centre for older people, adults with disabilities and adults with dementia in October 2021. The Office Manager role is a new position that will provide a wide variety of operational support to the Day Centre Leadership Team as we are embedding and growing our Day Centre offering and increasing the number of clients who attend the Day Centre and the types of services they receive.
We also support older Wandsworth residents in the following groups with outreach in the community and with activities in the Day Centre: BAME; digitally isolated; financially isolated; LGBTQ; socially isolated; women; and those with, or at risk of, mental and/or physical ill health and disabilities.
Benefits:
- A vibrant workplace where no day is ever the same
- An experienced and supportive leadership team
- A friendly hypo-allergenic office dog to play with
- Kind and caring colleagues who work as a team
- A great employer’s pension contribution
- A cycle to work scheme
- An employee shopping benefits scheme
- An employee assistance programme (EAP)
Important notes:
Please note that CVs will not be accepted and only full application packs will be reviewed.
The JD and PS are really important, so please do read them carefully to help you complete your application.
Our mission is to help older people to age well in Wandsworth.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Doncaster Foodbank (Trussell Trust) Ltd is offering an exciting and challenging job opportunity to manage and lead a committed team of 3 employees and over 50 volunteers as we seek to alleviate hunger, restore dignity and offer hope to people in crisis in Doncaster.
When we receive your application we will send you our in-house application form for you to complete so that we can ensure we can capture all the information we need to process your application. Many thanks - Doncaster Foodbank
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Permanent Contracts
Job Ref: V508
Hours/Days per week: 28 hours per week – (Flexible days/hours)
Salary: £25,000 FTE plus attractive employee benefits package
Start date: ASAP
Location: Homebased with regular work across London
Closing date: 9am on 25th July 2024
Interview date and Location: 6th August 2024 at the Levy Centre
Volunteering Matters
At Volunteering Matters we use volunteering’s unique power to bring people together and build stronger, more resilient communities across the UK.
We bring people together to resolve some of society’s most complex issues. From social isolation and loneliness; improving health and wellbeing; building skills, confidence, and opportunity; to ensuring young people can become change makers in their community, the impact that we make is great. And we won’t stop until everyone in the UK has the opportunity to thrive.
People-led and impact driven, we are a national charity that is deeply embedded in local areas across the UK. We operate in five regions: London and the South East; Wales and the West of England; East of England; the Midlands and North West England; and Scotland and North East England. We also have an Employee Volunteering Team with over 25 years’ experience, acting as a broker to provide tailor-made solutions to employers. We turn local knowledge and energy into action and progress, building stronger communities and a better future for all.
This is an exciting time to be joining the team. We’re changing the way we work to meet new ambitions and make sure our impact continues to grow alongside out business.
Grandmentors
Grandmentors is an innovative volunteering project where older volunteers (aged 50+) use their lifetime of skills and experience to support and mentor vulnerable young people leaving the care system. These young people often need a guiding hand and role model to support them to find work, continue their education or begin training – ultimately giving them the skills and self-belief to lead successful and independent lives.
Volunteers meet with a young person regularly to boost their confidence and work towards goals, which are unique to each young person
Role Purpose
To develop and deliver all aspects of our Grandmentors project across London, ensuring it achieves its aims, objectives, outcomes, and targets. The post holder will work closely with the Virtual College and Leaving Care teams within London Borough Councils and local volunteers to ensure that we improve and empower the lives of care leavers (aged 16-25) through the unique power of inter-generational mentoring.
Key Duties Responsibilities
· To effectively deliver the service to ensure the project meets its agreed targets and millstones.
· role; this will involve processing volunteer expenses, DBS checks and maintaining databases.
· To ensure regular communication between project staff and volunteers is maintained and that regular supervision for volunteers is provided.
· To work with your line manager to ensure project expenditure is in line with the budget.
· To maintain accurate administration, for all aspects of the project.
· To maintain accurate records on all aspects of the project and submit data onto a secure database.
· To manage and maintain effective monitoring and evaluation records to capture impact and outcomes and ensure contractual compliance.
· To implement and maintain appropriate risk assessment management processes.
· To prepare regular reports including quarterly progress updates, impact reports and end of year reports for both internal and external purposes.
· To develop relevant information to promote and raise the profile of Volunteering Matters locally.
· To promote and adhere to Volunteering Matters Equality and Diversity Policy and all other Volunteering Matters policies which relate to the work of Grandmentors.
· To comply with the applicable Health and Safety and Safeguarding regulations.
· To contribute to joint working and teamwork across Volunteering Matters.
Skills
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
· Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise a demanding and developing workload.
· Evidence of good administrative and IT skills and the ability to maintain project monitoring and administrative records.
· Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, volunteers, young people and partners.
· Ability to assess risk and carry out risk assessments.
· The ability to motivate, enthuse and empower yourself and others.
Our Values & Way of Working:
In all that we do, we embrace a philosophy of ‘Freedom within a Framework’ and are guided by our values: Empowering, Inclusive, Compassionate, Positive & Straightforward.
This job description is intended to include the broad range of responsibilities and requirements of the post. It is neither exhaustive nor exclusive but while some variations will be expected, these will be at an appropriate level for the role.
Diversity & Inclusion
Volunteering Matters welcomes all applicants and are keen to ensure our team reflects the diversity of the UK and the communities we serve. We encourage applications from disabled, LGBT and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, along with candidates with any protected characteristics and from disadvantaged groups.
Disability Confident & Reasonable Adjustments:
We guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the role. Please provide evidence in your application, which demonstrates that you meet the level of competence required in the “Experience/Skills” section of this advert. To be considered for a guaranteed interview or to discuss any reasonable adjustments during the process, please state this in your application.
We have also committed to the following pledges which positively encompass our recruitment and selection processes and methodology: The Promise, Show The Salary, Salary History.
Benefits
Our employee benefits reflect our culture which is built on an approach of full flexibility with accountability, and designed to let you make your most positive contribution; we offer Flexible Working by Default (re hours & place of work), Unlimited Annual Leave, Employee Pension scheme, Life Assurance, Cycle to Work Scheme, Season Ticket Loan, Employee Assistance Programme, enhanced sick and family leave. We are also open to discuss job share applications.
GDPR Statement
If you apply for a role with us, we will retain your contact details including your name, address, email address and phone number to help us manage your application for up to 6 months. We will not use your personal data for any other purpose or share it with any third party. You can contact us at any point to update your personal information or ask us to delete it from our records.
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Summary
Reports to: Director Research Business Development
Team: Business Development
Salary range: £50,000- £60,000 per annum depending on skills and experience.
Location: Hybrid (Min. two days a week from 61 Whitehall)
Contract: Full-time Permanent
About RUSI
The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) is one of the world’s leading research think-tanks in the field of defence, security, and geopolitics. The Research Business Development team was established in 2023 to support RUSI’s nine research groups to meet their annual funding targets by responding to competitive bids, proactively identifying new funding opportunities, and sharing best practice across the organisation.
Main purpose of the post
We are seeking to appoint a Strategic Bids Manager with experience in managing the development and submissions process for successful research bids, to be part of a wider team that spearheads RUSI’s research fundraising efforts. Reporting to the Director, Research Business Development, the successful candidate will lead the process for preparing high-value bids, including drafting sections of the narrative and reviewing budgets, and be responsible for building central resources to improve and facilitate effective business development operations. This is a highly collaborative role that involves building very strong internal relationships at all levels of the organisation and with external stakeholders and skilfully managing competing priorities, personalities, and deadlines. We are seeking a team player with a pragmatic and positive attitude, who will enjoy learning about RUSI’s research areas and building stronger systems and processes to help us to make Business Development more efficient and successful.
Key tasks
- For UK Government, US Government, EU and Canadian Government bids, and bids over £100,000 value to RUSI:
- Serve as the institutional point of contact for the key funders listed above – attend Early Market Engagements/supplier events, funder events, webinars, to ensure you are up to date on their priorities and RUSI is competitive with our bids. Maintain a centralised database and disseminate up-to-date information on each funder’s practices, key dates, preferences, upcoming opportunities etc.
- For all other bids, review budgets for accuracy, competitiveness and to ensure costs are in line with RUSI’s policies and previous submissions, and, once finalised, seek approval from the COO.
- Work with the Director for Research Business Development, Research Directors and the Deputy Director General to identify and cultivate new relationships within each of the key funders, ensuring that we have good awareness of upcoming plans, expectations and priorities.
- Facilitate links to partner organisations (primes) and build and manage consortia-based relationships to ensure we have oversight of upcoming opportunities and are able to negotiate successful partnerships.
- Ensure use of best practice across research groups in our approach to bids and budgets, and that key documents, outcomes, research impact, and decisions are saved centrally for future use.
- With support from the BD team, develop and execute a plan to inform, train and mentor research and central services colleagues on best practice for bids, including a focus on wider business awareness.
- Respond to due diligence requests received by RUSI from research funders, ensure we have a central database of up-to-date policies and documents required to respond successfully and quickly.
- Work with the Business Development team to build organisational systems and processes for effective BD, collaborate with BD colleagues to share feedback and ideas, support each other, and develop central projects to improve BD across the organisation.
- Attend Business Development meetings with research groups and build strong relationships with project managers and project officers, capturing feedback and seeking input to BD processes and practices.
- Manage the process for new funder approvals with the Deputy Director General.
- Be a member of RUSI’s Research Committee and report on bid statuses and other relevant information when needed.
The above list of duties is not exhaustive. The post holder will be required to undertake such duties that may reasonably be expected within the scope and grade of the role.
Person specification
Essential Skills and Experience:
- An extensive track record of submitting high-quality research project proposals to the funders listed above, with a demonstrable success rate.
- Able to produce clear, accurate and insightful written output, setting high standards and enhancing our external reputation through the production of strong bids.
- Skilled at dealing with high-pressured situations with sensitivity and in a calm manner.
- A track record of producing and reviewing small, medium, and large project budgets, often with specific funder requirements, and an understanding of how to develop competitive financial bids.
- Strong knowledge and awareness of common requirements for bid submissions, including statements on duty of care, quality assurance, supply chain management, gender, and diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- Outstanding time management skills and a willingness to work flexibly, juggling shifting priorities and competing deadlines, managing people’s expectations effectively. Ability to agree and uphold effective boundaries to protect your time, with support from the Director of Research Business Development.
- Existing contacts or connections to partners from RUSI’s key funding institutions and/or primes.
- A good understanding of contractual matters and experience in resolving them.
- Experience in training colleagues on best practice and developing associated materials.
- Strong IT and Microsoft skills (Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint)
- Project management certification such as Prince 2.
- An interest in, and knowledge of, defence, security and geopolitics.
Team values:
- Pragmatism – we solve problems and find solutions to complex issues. Action oriented.
- Drive – we are constantly learning and trying to improve, working to move the organisation forwards. Proactive and independent.
- Professionalism – we treat people with respect and assume good intentions to build strong relationships with our colleagues and other stakeholders. We deliver on our promises and communicate clearly.
- Positivity – we set an optimistic tone and focus on what we can reasonably do to make a positive difference to the organisation.
- Outcome-led – we want to see results from our work and care about making a tangible difference.
- Curious – we keep an open mind, seek to understand, and bring a diverse set of experiences to the table.
- Sustainability – we think of the long-term, taking the time to fix issues so they don’t arise again and ensuring that our working patterns are healthy and productive.
Our expectations
We expect all staff to abide by and promote our RUSI’s Vision and Values
Benefits
- 25 days annual leave (rising with service).
- Additional days off during Christmas - RUSI Christmas closure days.
- Generous pension contributions at 6% employer contribution.
- Access to 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme.
- Life Assurance (after successful completion of 6 months in post).
- Season ticket loan (after successful completion of 6 months in post).
- Rental deposit scheme (after successful completion of 6 months in post).
- Free access to RUSI's world leading programme of events and conferences, research materials and library.
Equal Opportunity and Values
At RUSI you will be appreciated and valued. Our stakeholders, transactions, and projects are international and diverse, so we work hard to create inclusive teams that support our efforts and each other. We are committed in promoting equality and diversity in our workforce and employment practices and take reasonable steps not to unfairly discriminate in any way in our recruitment practices. We therefore encourage you to apply regardless of your socio-economic background, ethnicity, sexual preference, gender, or physical disability.
Application Process
To apply, please click on the apply button and follow the instructions. You will be asked to include your CV and a Cover letter of no more than one page.
Closing date: 28th July 2024. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and the closing date brought forward if needed. Early application is encouraged. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
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Hours: Part-time, 15 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £30,285 - £32,330 per annum, pro-rata for part time hours
Location: Islington, London, N1
Start date: September 2024
Our client Peter Bedford Housing Association (PBHA) is a housing association with charitable aims that create positive change in people’s lives. As well as homes and support, PBHA empowers people to learn, access work and discover their creative talents. Based in Hackney, Islington and Newham, PBHA work with people who are homeless, have mental ill health, learning difficulties and multiple needs. PBHA’s work enables people to move on and lead independent lives.
The role:
The postholder will work in partnership with the support service provider to deliver a quality housing management service to 11 tenants with learning disabilities. Post holders will work from a purpose new build service in Islington. The postholder will have access to PBHA local offices where appropriate. The post holder will be issued the IT equipment necessary to facilitate mobile working.
Key duties and responsibilities:
• To be responsible for working a caseload of tenants at this service.
• Identifying individual tenancy needs through assessment and an identified Housing Plan detailing risks, needs and move on plans.
• Provide a weekly housing management drop in.
• Ensure that tenants apply for benefits where eligible, and signpost tenants to information on how to maximise income.
• Record and monitor any breaches of tenancy agreement and work proactively and within procedures to resolve them.
• Liaise with support officers, the Income officer, and the finance department to provide effective prevention and management of rent issues.
• Liaise with colleagues to ensure void targets are met and properties are let within agreed timescale.
• Assist in the moving in/out process.
• Deal with complaints, nuisance and tenancy disputes as they arise. Work with tenants to promote self-help and mediation approaches to dispute resolution and address and escalate in line with procedure.
• Carry out regular building inspections, reporting repairs.
• Enforce the conditions of tenancy that enable PBHA to undertake urgent works such as electrical testing.
• Carry out H&S and fire checks and assessment, liaising closely with others to ensure that follow up actions are completed.
• Report safeguarding concerns as appropriate.
Customer Focused Services:
• Promote and support tenants to access participation and co-production opportunities.
• To take collective responsibility for any shortfalls identified through complaints.
• To act within the Professional standards for engaging with complaints as set by the Chartered Institute of Housing.
Team Responsibilities:
• Ensuring that proper records are kept, and information is passed to other team members as necessary.
• To ensure that PBHA’s computerised and manual systems are accurately updated specifically in relation to contact with tenants and stakeholders.
• To meet required standards and contract compliance of commissioning bodies where PBHA delivers a service.
All staff are expected to:
• Work co-operatively as part of a team and with other teams.
• Participate in staff training and development activities.
• Ensure the observation of all PBHA’s policies and practices, including those relating to equality and diversity, data, health and safety, financial control, standing orders, sustainability, recruitment, supervision, appraisals, sickness and disciplinary.
Access Information:
The post is based at the project, Rosehip House and Isledon Hub. Rosehip House has step-free access and is accessible to wheelchair users. Isledon Hub has step-only access. The role may involve some travel within Islington and working in tenants’ homes.
Main Conditions of Service:
This is a part-time position. The post is for 15 hours per week. Duties will occasionally be carried out over evenings and some public holidays. Overtime is not paid but in line with Agile working, hours can be averaged out over a 2-week period. PBHA implements Agile working practices which are to be negotiated with the line manager.
In common with all posts at PBHA, confirmation of appointment is subject to a probationary period (6 months).
PBHA is committed to equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice and is striving to be an anti-racist organisation.
Role Requirements:
Although we are keeping direct experience/knowledge requirements to a minimum, we do need you to use the application form or covering letter to demonstrate your capabilities, in relation to each point listed under role requirements. Where relevant use your answers to illustrate how your competences have helped you achieve positive results.
The minimum experience required for the post is:
• To have worked in a paid or voluntary capacity with at least one of the following groups: people who have mental ill health; learning difficulties; people who have been homeless and rootless; or people who have alcohol-related problems. It is preferable that you have experience working with people with learning difficulties. To have an understanding of the particular wellbeing needs of minority ethnic groups.
The competencies required for the post are the ability to:
• Can positively contribute and take initiative; good negotiation skills
• To be positive, resourceful, and resilient when working in challenging environment
• Able to constructively challenge and lead positive change
• Understanding and ability to manage boundaries effectively
• Good verbal, written & positive interpersonal communication skills, ensuring that stakeholders are treated with respect and dignity
• Ability to manage, plan and take responsibility for your own caseload
• Establish productive partnerships with a range of key stakeholders
• Good computer literacy including the ability to use Windows applications and word processing and database packages.
• Have the flexibility to accommodate work responsibilities that occasionally extend beyond normal working hours at short notice.
• Work in partnership with the support provider to provide an excellent, joined-up service for the tenants
PBHA offers in return:
• 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 30 days with service
• Company pension scheme with employer matching up to 5% of contributions
• Agile working
• Eye care vouchers
• Cycle to work scheme
• Enhanced company sick pay
To apply, please register your interest and we will send you an application form to complete. Using an application form supports equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practices.
Closing date for the applications: 04th August 2024.
Interviews will take place in the week commencing 12th August 2024.
Peter Bedford Housing Association is an Equal Opportunities employer who support an inclusive culture and diversity for their staff and those they represent. They are committed to encouraging further growth from diverse groups, and welcome applications from people of all abilities and under-represented groups. Currently, PBHA have an underrepresentation from men and disabled communities. As such, they particularly welcome applicants from these groups.
Start date: 01/09/2024
About the organisation
CARAS is a registered charity working with people in south London and beyond who have an asylum or refugee background. Our values are:
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Kindness. CARAS will nurture all who are part of our community, helping everyone to develop their skills, talents and interests.
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Justice. CARAS will strive for social justice following a rights-based approach in all of our work and challenging instances when rights are not upheld in wider society.
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Empowerment. CARAS works alongside people, recognising and respecting their skills and strengths and striving together for better outcomes.
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‘With’ not ‘for’. CARAS will put the voices, opinions, experiences and needs of its beneficiaries at the heart of all that we do.
CARAS strives to keep community members’ voice at heart of all the decision making, building opportunities for discussion and feedback at every level. We offer training and support for those who want to gain leadership skills and contribute to the running of CARAS. We are members of reward schemes including Jack Petchey, AQA Unit Award Scheme, and we also hold a Gold Quality Mark from London Youth, an Investors in Volunteers quality mark, and we hold membership with the Fundraising Regulator. CARAS is a lively organisation with a highly motivated, friendly and experienced staff team, bolstered by the generous support of equally skilled volunteers and trustees who come from many walks of life.
About Fundraising at CARAS
CARAS offers holistic early-action support to refugees and people seeking asylum, ensuring individuals have the knowledge, skills and confidence they need to thrive in the UK. Founded in 2008, we have co-created our thriving adult and youth services in partnership with CARAS community members over the last 16 years and now run a thriving weekly provision of social and educational programming delivered alongside wrap-around casework support.
The growth in our service has been underpinned by great success in fundraising which has allowed us to consistently grow year on year, with our current annual budget now standing at approximately £750,000. Fundraising is led by the Head of Development and Impact. The creation of the Fundraising Officer role is an exciting new step for CARAS, providing us with the opportunity to get to understand our supporters more deeply, and build meaningful new partnerships with businesses and investors across many sectors to improve the outcomes for individuals with a refugee background across south London. Working together with the Head of Development and Impact, the role with focus on nurturing individual giving, community fundraising, CSR partnerships and building relationships within our local community, increasing our unrestricted income as you go.
We are seeking a creative, motivated worker who has ideas for how to support a thriving organisation, helping us build new relationships and partnerships that will support CARAS to maintain and adaptive and iterative approach towards our work to ensure that person-centred support is available when new-arrivals need it most.
The successful candidate will be a self-starter, skilled at relationship management and familiar to individual giving. They will need to be able to build corporate partnerships, develop and deliver campaigns that drive support from our donor base, create fundraising events that bring our work to life, and build and maintain effective donor stewardship and retention journeys that create proximity to our work. CARAS is intentional within our efforts to include community members throughout all aspects of our work, and the successful candidate must be deeply committed to community member inclusion in a manner that is meaningful and not extractive.
Additional benefits
CARAS offers 28 days’ annual leave per year. CARAS also pays into a workplace pension with employers’ contributions currently at 7%. We are a proud member of the Living Wage Foundation, ensuring that all employees at every level are remunerated fairly.
Hours can be flexible and can include working from home. There are also benefits including discretionary leave available to study or volunteer, an enhance parental leave policy, and the opportunity to take a sabbatical.
About the role
This role focuses on scaling CARAS’s unrestricted income portfolio, building CARAS’s support base to sustainably increase our income. Working closely with the Head of Development and Impact, this will include:
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Planning and executing individual campaigns and appeals, including our annual Big Give campaign.
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Developing a powerful case for support, articulating our work, its impact and the impact donors have.
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Writing donor communications
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Developing and delivering effective donor stewardship and retention journeys to retain donors and maximise support.
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Identifying and cultivating relationships with our local community, building new partnerships with businesses and individuals to unlock giving opportunities.
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Inspiring an exciting range of community fundraising campaigns run by our supporters, providing help and guidance where necessary.
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Running fundraising events, bringing program teams and community members together with supporters to bring our work to life.
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Monitoring the performance and measure critically against targets.
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Undertaking research to understand who are supports are, their motivations to give, and plan engagement strategies.
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Managing a donor database.
The successful candidate will need to be able to work in Tooting for face-to-face meetings.
Person specification
Essential criteria:
• Experience successfully managing income streams to grow revenue and deliver results against agreed targets
• Excellent communication skills and experience in relationship management
• Excellent copywriting, creative and proofreading skills
• Experience reviewing and evaluating data, pulling out trends to inform future work • Experience monitoring and operating within agreed budgets
• Excellent organisation and administrative skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent IT Skills
• Ability to be self-motivated, manage own work and work as part of a team
• Commitment to the mission and values of the organisation
• Willingness to learn about issues facing refugees and asylum seekers
Desirable:
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Experience or knowledge of issues facing refugee and asylum-seeker groups
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Experience working with refugee and asylum seeker groups
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Experience working on individual giving within the charity sector
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Experience developing donor stewardship and retention strategies
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Experience building CSR partnerships
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Knowledge of one or more community languages (including but not limited to Arabic, Somali, Tigrinya, Amharic, Pashto, Dari, Farsi and Kurdish)
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Experience managing donor databases
We are particularly interested in receiving applications from individuals with lived experience of the asylum system, whether in the UK or elsewhere.
Please submit your completed application form by 9am on the 29th of July 2024. Complete all sections and include examples where possible. Your examples can include your own lived experience, volunteering roles, education and previous employment.
Interviews will take place on Monday 5th or Monday 12th of August. Interviews will be in person, hosted at our premises in Tooting, South London.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Contract: Permanent
Location: Home-based, but with on-site meetings
Reporting to: Chief Executive Officer
Hours: Full-time – 35 hours per week. A 50:50 job share may be considered.
Salary: In the range £36,400 - £40,200 depending on experience
Background
Evolve is a Cambridgeshire-based charity (a CIO), founded in 1978, which provides affordable mental health counselling to adults in Cambridgeshire and surrounding counties. We deliver talking therapies to adults – online and in person. The Evolve counselling community is made up of around 50 qualified practitioners working part-time at donated or subsidised rates. Our service delivers around 500 counselling sessions per month to a broad range of individuals, many of whom would not otherwise be able to access counselling support. Evolve also provides supervision, reflective practice, critical incident support and mental health awareness and related training to organisations.
Main purpose of the job
The Head of Counselling works with our counsellor members and executive team to ensure that Evolve is the local counselling charity of choice - managing existing client relationships and service contracts, as well as seeking and securing new business. They are responsible for the clinical leadership of our counselling and related services to clients, and for supporting, motivating, and managing our counsellor members.
About the candidate
The successful candidate will be an appropriately qualified and experienced individual who has leadership expertise, with the ability to engage with colleagues, trustees, counselling clients, organisational contacts and other stakeholders. They will have demonstrable experience of delivering a high-quality service in line with ethical standards and good practice, monitoring and evaluating impact and outcomes, as well as identifying and implementing, alongside other members of the executive team, service development/improvement and growth initiatives. They should also have a good understanding of the commercial considerations of managing a counselling service, and have experience of successful funding proposal/ bid writing and delivery.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Clinical Management
- Overall responsibility for incoming referrals and allocations as well as ongoing management of clients and any waiting lists.
- Monitor the balance between counsellor capacity and client demand.
- Provide leadership and support to the counselling members.
- Be the first point of contact for clinical advice and enquiries.
- Ensure the quality of provision to clients and the care of counsellors.
- Lead on revising, updating of existing, and writing of new, clinical policies and procedures to ensure compliance with charity standards as well as ethical and legal standards.
- Liaise with the CEO as Designated Safeguarding Lead, taking responsibility as the Counselling Safeguarding Lead. This includes ensuring that Evolve adheres to local and national guidelines for safeguarding and that issues relating to client risk are appropriately dealt with.
- Oversee counselling members’ health and safety including lone working and risk assessment.
- Manage and respond to complaints in line with Evolve’s procedures.
- Monitor, implement and ensure clinical service compliance with GDPR standards.
- Report on clinical service performance and attend Trustee Board meetings as required.
Training and development
- Ensure that all counsellors have the appropriate training, experience, and specialist knowledge required to support Evolve clients, including identifying training and development needs.
Recruitment
- Lead the recruitment of new counsellors, including interviewing potential new members as well as clinical induction and training of new counsellors.
- Oversee the annual membership renewal process, ensuring all members are compliant with Evolve requirements.
Monitoring and impact analysis
- Take responsibility for client feedback, ensuring comments are reviewed and acted on as appropriate.
- Compile reports and impact analysis as required, for internal and external stakeholders.
Business Development and General requirements
- Work alongside the CEO and executive team to represent Evolve and promote awareness of Evolve’s services along with the importance of mental health awareness and support. Provide clinical and commercial input to funding proposals and/or new service developments.
- Participate in Evolve’s committees, support work with the Trustee Board, and through events for the membership, to shape the future development growth and sustainability of Evolve Counselling CIO.
- Build and maintain effective external professional networks within Evolve’s operational areas.
- Work closely with the Administrator to ensure all data regarding members and clients is up to date, appropriately recorded and in line with Data Protection guidelines.
- Provide input to Evolve’s website and social media presence and other marketing channels, suggesting and writing content for posts and resources as required.
- Ensure effective partnership working with those charities and other organisations with whom Evolve collaborates.
The above list of responsibilities is not exhaustive, and the post-holder may be required to carry out such other duties as required from time to time on-site and working from home which are broadly consistent with the status of the post within the charity.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Education, Qualification and Training
- Degree level or minimum level 4 Diploma qualification in Counselling or Psychotherapy.
- Diploma in Clinical Supervision (or equivalent professional qualification).
- BACP accreditation, or equivalent professional status.
Core competencies
- Service planning and project planning/delivery – drive for completion.
- Problem identification and resolving – a ‘solutions’ focus.
- A client focus - negotiation for mutually beneficial results (clients/colleagues).
- Nurturing improvement and innovation – researching and making informed decisions.
- Inspiring others – forging a cohesive and motivated membership.
Essential requirements
- A minimum of five years post-qualification clinical experience.
- Extensive experience of recruiting, leading, and motivating a diverse team of counselling practitioners, including providing clinical support, reviewing performance, and project/change management.
- Significant experience Clinical Supervisor, supervising qualified counsellors on a group, or individual, basis.
- Extensive knowledge of the legal and ethical frameworks that relate to the counselling profession.
- Considerable experience in safeguarding individuals and management of clinical risk.
- Strong professional and clinical judgment.
- Ability to work effectively and collaboratively as part of a diverse team, whilst retaining the flexibility to work independently and the ability to build positive relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills including presentation skills as well as the provision of executive level reports.
- Ability to convene and lead committee work, preparing and running to agendas and guiding groups to positive outcomes and consensual decisions.
- Demonstrable understanding of the charity or voluntary sector.
- Experience of costing, pricing, and monitoring financial performance of services, including knowledge or experience in forecasting and budgeting.
- Excellent IT skills including use of MS Office.
- Experience in the use of a clinical case management system, including analysis and presentation of clinical data, and accurate client billings.
- Experience in the planning and successful delivery of service improvement/development initiatives.
- The ability to be flexible and respond reasonably to the needs of the CIO.
Desirable qualities
- Knowledge/experience of statutory mental health services.
- Clinical leadership experience in more than one organisation and across modalities/specialities.
- Experience of providing clinical and commercial input to successful funding bids, including subsequent delivery.
- Knowledge of the local East of England mental health and voluntary/charitable service community, including a willingness to represent Evolve locally as required.
- Ability to support a social media presence that represents and promotes the service.
- Ability to create and plan promotional events.
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- Exciting Communications Leadership Opportunity in the Social Housing Sector
- Join this purpose-led Ombudsman to lead the Comms & Stakeholder relations!
About Our Client
The Housing Ombudsman service investigates complaints and resolve disputes involving the tenants and leaseholders of social landlords (housing associations and local authorities), as well as for our voluntary members (private landlords and letting agents).
They are a free, independent, and impartial service, whose vision is to improve residents lives and landlord services through housing complaints.
Job Description
The post holder will provide leadership and line management to the Communications & Stakeholder Engagement teams, ensure delivery of key business plan commitments and contribute to the development, design and delivery of the corporate plan as well as key communication and engagement strategies and plans. The post holder will also provide strategic challenge, guidance and support to the Ombudsman and senior leaders to manage key stakeholder relationships effectively.
Responsibilities and Outcomes:
To manage the brand of the Housing Ombudsman - developing strategies for all our external communication channels and platforms to increase the visible impact of our work and proactively seek opportunities to raise awareness of the Housing Ombudsman and develop our offer.
Be responsible for a comprehensive internal communication programme which includes multiple engagement channels and all staff events - driving internal engagement with key strategic documents such as the business plan.
Be responsible for ensuring the delivery of the Ombudsman's external-facing events including the Member Responsible for Complaints (MRC) Annual Conference and the 'Meet the Ombudsman' events.
To deliver quality stakeholder engagement with our members, the Residents Panel and key third parties, such as advocacy and advice agencies.
To assist the Ombudsman to identify emerging issues within the sector and political landscape, including proposals for influencing key policy makers and responding to relevant consultations.
To provide the Ombudsman and senior leadership team with coaching on crucial presentations (such as giving evidence at select committees or inquests), strategic and tactical communications analysis, advice and support.
To build strong, agile relationships with peers to proactively facilitate cross-directorate working and ensure that strategic thinking about communication is built into everything we do.
To lead and manage teams of communication and stakeholder engagement specialists to deliver the work to high quality standards in a timely manner.
To contribute to the development, design and delivery of the corporate and business plans.
To produce critically important corporate publications, such as our required consultations and annual report.
Be responsible for a Communications Grid tracking all internal and external engagement and activities.
To assist and support the presentation and publication of our casework, systemic work, Centre for Learning and Code compliance work.
The post holder should strive at all times to adhere to HOS values of Learning , Excellence, Openness and Fairness.
The Successful Applicant
The candidate that secures the Head of Communications & Stakeholder Engagement opportunity at the Housing Ombudsman Service will be able to demonstrate the following:
Track Record:
A track record of leading, managing and motivating professional teams.
Professional, senior level communications experience in an organisation with a high public profile and a track record of advising at the most senior level.
Proven ability to develop and deliver high quality and innovative strategic communication campaigns and powerful storytelling communications internally and externally across a range of channels with a track record in evaluation to ensure efficient and effective use of resources.
Proven ability to translate complex and sensitive information and communicating it effectively and appropriately to a range of audiences.
Extensive experience of working with the media in a high profile, national organisation including an up to date knowledge of social media and the way it can work alongside traditional media.
Experience of managing change and achieving results.
Experience in business planning, quality assurance and risk management.
Budget management
Knowledge & Skills:
Ability and agility to work flexibly in a context of change and ambiguity.
Comprehensive understanding of government and the wider public service arena including its political decision making processes.
Understanding of the wider social, political and economic environment and their impact on the issues, implications and challenges facing public sector organisations.
Good resilience and proven experience of working well under pressure.
Communicate articulately and confidently with a wide range of people.
Write clearly and concisely for senior audiences.
Influence and persuade others.
Strong IT skills including use of Microsoft Office applications
Behaviours:
Willing to be viewed as an ambassador for HOS
Demonstrably able to collaborate with purpose.
Exceptional communicator - keeps all relevant parties informed in a meaningful and timely manner
Has a desire to learn - asks how can things be improved and is open to views and feedback
Able to see things from others perspectives - can represent the interests of stakeholders in internal discussions
Motivates and leads others to deliver
Inspirational and actively builds trust and confidence
What's on Offer
Competitive Basic Salary up to £70,717 depending on suitability
27 Day Annual Leave + Bank Holidays rising with service
remote working with offices available in London and Manchester
flexi time working scheme
one professional membership paid for annually
annual health assessment
opportunity to join the Local Government pension scheme
enhanced Maternity/Paternity and Adoption leave
personal allowance to spend on well being apps
employee discounts scheme
volunteer days policy - paid leave for volunteering
employee assistance programme
Cycle to Work scheme
payroll charity giving scheme
HOS is committed to equality of opportunity in all its practices, policies and procedures. It is our intention to promote a working environment that is free from harassment, bullying, victimisation or discrimination, where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. We expect all staff to behave respectfully with courtesy and consideration, whilst carrying out their duties.
Application - To apply for this post your application must include:
A CV setting out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements. Please ensure you have provided reasons for any gaps within the last two years.
A Statement of Suitability (no longer than 1,000 words) explaining how you consider your personal skills, qualities and experience evidence of your suitability for the role, with particular reference to the criteria in the person specification. Please add this at the front of your CV
Interviews: W/C 22nd August 2024 and W/C 29th August 2024
The interview will take place virtually via Microsoft Teams. Further details will be released to candidates who are successful at shortlist.
Where specific UK qualifications are required we will take into account overseas equivalents. All third party applications will be forwarded to Page Personnel.
Premier League Stadium Fund Technical Manager (Midlands and East of England)
£37,000 - £45,000 per annum (dependent on relevant experience and skills) plus generous benefits
The role will be home-based, but geographically will be required to cover clubs and leagues based in the Midlands and the East of England.
Regular travel to clubs’ stadiums will be required, as well as occasional travel to our office at Wembley Stadium in London.
We currently have a vacancy in the Premier League Stadium Fund for a Technical Manager to support the Stadium Accreditation Programme and to support the assessment of applications to the Premier League Stadium Fund.
About the Premier League Stadium Fund
The Premier League Stadium Fund is fully funded by the Premier League and is delivered and administered by the Football Foundation. It provides financial support to clubs throughout the football pyramid. As well as continuing to fund ground-grading requirements, the Premier League Stadium Fund includes a Club Development Fund to help clubs grow and enhance sustainability.
The Premier League Stadium Fund awards capital grants to clubs to support improvement of their stadium facilities for players, supporters and officials. Funding is available to clubs who play in Steps 1 to 6 of the National League System, Tiers 1 to 4 of the Women’s Football Pyramid and clubs promoted into the English Football League.
About the Football Foundation
Over the last 22 years, the Foundation has awarded more than 23,000 grants to deliver outstanding grassroots facilities across England worth more than £877 million. This year, the Foundation will be investing more money than ever into facilities across England and is committed to improving the experience of playing football for everyone.
The Foundation’s goal is to unlock the power of pitches ensuring everyone has a great place to play regardless of gender, race, disability or place.
The role
Working as part of a team of Technical Managers, you will support our Stadium Accreditation Programme and will lead on the technical/construction aspects of Premier League Stadium Fund grant projects.
Stadium Accreditation
You will support the Stadium Accreditation Programme by helping establish new ways of working following the initial assessment of approximately 1,000 stadiums across England and Wales. You will have responsibility for a set of leagues and clubs across the Midlands and the East of England and you will work with them to ensure their compliance while also delivering against the objectives outlined within the new Premier League Stadium Fund Facilities Strategy.
Grant Management
You will also be responsible for the scrutiny of the technical and construction aspects of Premier League Stadium Fund grant applications and ensuring the successful completion of new and improved stadium facilities. As part of this process, you will provide professional advice and guidance to applicants to assist with the development of capital projects, within the National League System (NLS) and Women’s Football Pyramid (WFP).
You will work with clubs to ensure that solutions can be found to address the findings of the Stadium Accreditation Programme, and will then carry out a technical assessment of any grant applications made by those clubs. Following the allocation of any funding, you will help to oversee the construction process to ensure that the build is completed to programme.
What are we looking for?
You’ll need a construction-related degree or professional qualification (for example RICS, CIOB, RIBA or equivalent), or the equivalent experience in a construction management or technical role. You’ll have expertise in construction processes, and experience of delivering facilities from inception to completion. Experience in sports facility construction is desirable but not essential.
You must also have great people skills and the ability to inspire and engage people at all levels, from clients and suppliers to volunteers, whilst also being confident in dealing with conflict and challenging situations. You’ll have strong organisational skills and a keen attention to detail with the ability to analyse complex situations and make tough decisions. You’ll be flexible and open to new ways of doing things, including new technologies, so that the Premier League Stadium Fund and the Stadium Accreditation programme continue to improve.
Most of all we want someone who reflects who we are as an organisation. We refer to our values as our four corners:
- Fair Players – open and inclusive in our approach
- Star Performers – trusted to deliver
- United Team Player – collaborative and easy to work with
- Passionate Supporters – flexible and willing
(Please note you must hold a current and valid driving licence, have access to a vehicle that complies with road traffic law, is in a safe and roadworthy condition, and is fit for purpose.)
For more details about the role and full person specification, please download the recruitment pack.
What can we offer you?
The salary band for this role is £37,000 - £45,000 per annum, dependent on relevant skills and experience.
You will start on 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (which increases after 2 years), plus additional time off to volunteer. We also offer a generous pension scheme (8% employer contribution), collective bonus scheme, free health care provision, a monthly gym subsidy, interest-free season ticket loan, death in service benefit and access to selected match tickets
We are committed to helping our team members maintain a healthy work-life balance, so offer flexible working around core hours to help achieve that.
Equality and Diversity Commitment
The Football Foundation is committed to, and values the principles of diversity, equality, and inclusion. We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive working environment where all our team feel respected and supported in fulfilling their potential. We encourage and welcome applications from all, regardless of background and are particularly interested to hear from individuals belonging to under-represented groups including diverse ethnic communities, individuals with a disability and those from the LGBTQI+ community.
Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either application or interview stage, please email us.
How do I apply?
To apply, please click the button below to email the following to us:
- CV
- Cover letter - please highlight briefly and clearly how your skills, abilities and experience equip you for the role, together with your reasons for applying.
The closing date for applications is 23:59 on Sunday 4 August 2024.
Due to the volume of applications received for most roles, the Foundation only contacts candidates if they are shortlisted for interview. If you do not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, you should assume your application has not been successful.
Please note that you must be eligible to work in the UK to apply.
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Who we are:
As an award-winning charity, KEEN exists because children and adults with disabilities and additional needs are still not fully included in their communities, and this has to change! We create our own inclusive programme of sessions and projects for our children and adults to support and empower their development, assisted by our enthusiastic, friendly and active volunteer team, support other organisations to make their own provision open to all, and campaign more widely for a fairer inclusive society.
The Role:
Our Project Coordinator for In-Person activities in Oxford is a key leadership role at the heart of our sociable and fun team. You will coordinate all aspects of our inspiring and unique in-person session programme with six sessions a week spanning gardening to sports, recruit and support our exceptional volunteers, and be the primary contact for them and our community.
Each day as the KEEN Coordinator is very different. In one day, you might be a guest speaker in a local school or business, then running a Zig-Zag dinosaur themed crafts session for our under 10’s, before training new volunteers in adaptations they could use in our young adult’s drama session. On another day you might be in meetings with the local authority about enhancing inclusivity, finalising a KEEN fundraising application and then attending a volunteer social in the evening.
If those sounds like worthwhile days that you could see yourself making the most of: you could be our new Programme Coordinator.
Download our candidate application pack for the detailed job specification, additional information on our session programmes and guidance on making a successful application. To discuss the role further, request an informal phone call with one of our Trustee team.
To Apply
- To apply, press the 'Quick Apply button' and attach a CV and a cover letter (no more than one page each) detailing how you meet the position requirements or situations in which you have demonstrated some of the listed qualities.
- Please also state your availability for interview (dates and time blocks) during the week of the 29th of July – 11th August.
- Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and those on a shortlist invited to a first interview in the period between the 29th of July – 11th August, with assessment also including a practical task. The successful candidate will be subject to a full DBS check before any appointment is confirmed.
Accessibility
Can we make any accessibility adaptations that would help you to complete this application? We are happy to provide recruitment materials in large print, audio and other formats, to accept applications in other formats, and to make adjustments throughout the interview process. Please get in touch with us via email or message to discuss any ways we can assist you.
KEEN is a Disability Confident Employer (Registration Number DCS043173) and is committed to offering an interview to all applicants with disabilities who meet the essential criteria for the job role where possible. When submitting your application, please select 'Yes' to the question on the application form asking 'Do you wish to be considered under the Disability Confident Employers Guaranteed Interview Scheme'.
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Spectra are looking for an experienced, knowledgeable and proactive individual to promote, co-ordinate and deliver sexual health and well-being outreach and support for targeted groups in commissioned London boroughs, focusing on those at increased risk of poor sexual health.
You will develop targeted and general sexual health outreach and HIV-specific programming, providing knowledge and skills, and empowering individuals to access the support that they need.
You will establish and maintain relationships with local services and professionals supporting these groups.
You will be confident and knowledgeable of issues faced by diverse and often marginalised individuals. You will deliver HIV prevention and support programmes to targeted groups across London including offering STI screening, HIV point of care testing, condom distribution, support accessing PrEP, ChemSex support, support for retention in care, and onward referrals.
You will be able unequivocally to respect, support, promote and work within LGBTQ+ and other diverse communities.
This post may require some evening/weekend work.
Please complete and return the application form, including the personal statement and diversity monitoring form – we do not accept CVs or incomplete applications.
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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.
We are currently hiring for a Receptionist – maternity cover.
Purpose of the role:
· To provide a friendly and welcoming service to all clients and visitors coming to Praxis’ Pott Street offices.
· To take day to day responsibility for the reception area; keeping it tidy and well stocked with service leaflets, timetables, fliers etc.
· Responsibility for the in and out-going post, answering of incoming calls and relaying messages, and carrying out necessary administrative tasks and taking responsibility for health & safety in the reception area.
· Overall, being a helpful, friendly, and professional first point of contact for everybody who comes through the door at Praxis.
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)
· 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 Austeja Gaigalaite, Office Manager.
To apply, send us your CV and an optional 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.
We are taking a dynamic approach in recruiting for this role, applications for this role will be processed on a rolling basis.
To apply, send us your CV and an optional 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.
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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Access to higher education and the life-changing opportunities that come from attending the most competitive universities is not equal. 28 in 100 of the most advantaged students progress to the most competitive universities. In contrast, only 2 in 100 of the least advantaged young people access these universities.
We think this is fundamentally unfair. We work across the UK to support less advantaged students to access the most competitive universities, and to succeed when they get there.
Between 2021 and 2026, we will work with 100,000 students across the UK to help them to develop the knowledge, skills and confidence to access the most competitive universities. We will also support 10,000 students from disadvantaged backgrounds to succeed once they enter universities.
We hope that you’ll consider joining us, as we work to create a fairer society where no child’s education is limited by their background.
Person specification
Time and Resource Management:
- Balances competing demands, prioritising tasks to get their job done well and efficiently.
- Follows appropriate team processes and flags any issues.
- Pays close attention to detail.
External Stakeholder Knowledge and Management:
- Adapts tone and communications approach to meet the needs of different stakeholders.
- Follows up requests and issues with stakeholders to get to a solution.
Communication:
- Strong writing skills, able to speak clearly, coherently, and accurately.
Initiative and Problem-solving:
- Identifies problems and suggests potential solutions.
- Proactive in seeking feedback and enhancing processes.
- Understands the different kinds of data and evidence available and how to access them.
Developing Self and Others:
- Creates and commits to personal development plan to address strengths and weaknesses, using feedback to strengthen plan.
Role Specific Knowledge and Skills
- Essential – Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
- Essential – Ability to write for a range of audiences, including funders and internal stakeholders.
- Essential – adhere to information security policies included in the charity’s ISO 27001 manual and complete information security training
- Essential – Capable of adapting quickly to new systems and interfaces.
Role specific Experience and Qualifications
- Desirable – Experience or understanding of fundraising, interacting with donors, prospect research, writing reports and submitting funding applications.
- Desirable – Experience of using CRM systems, such as Salesforce.
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Job Description
Salary: £43,000 to £48,000 1.0 FTE, part time applicants will be considered
Contract length: 2 years, with potential for extension
Location: Thames21’s main office at the Guildhall, City of London; but we also offer hybrid working
Responsible to: Head of Improving Rivers
Responsible for: Improving Rivers Programme Managers
About Thames21:
Thames21 is a leading environmental charity, working across London and the Thames Basin to deliver high-impact nature-based solutions to the climate and biodiversity crisis through restoring rivers, whilst also connecting communities to their local green-blue spaces and inspiring long-term stewardship of them.
About the team
The Improving Rivers team is a dynamic and driven team which seeks to deliver effective and long-term restoration of river and catchment ecosystems. We work in cross sectoral partnership across the Thames Basin. The team takes a nature-based solutions approach and explores innovations as well as effectively deliver standard impactful approaches which drive the restoration of river ecosystems.
Diversity at Thames21
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at Thames21 is key to our success and as such we employ staff from a diverse range of backgrounds, this we feel is key in ensuring that everybody has an equal opportunity and is not treated differently or discriminated against because of their characteristics. We value the voices of our individual employees, and we strive to work in a collaborative, innovative balanced way. The postholder must actively support this.
Purpose of the role
The postholder will support the strategic development of the Improving Rivers portfolio in collaboration with the Head of Improving Rivers and Improving Rivers Managers. The postholder will be responsible for implementing the strategic development of the team in partnership with the Improving Rivers Managers, whilst oversee and supporting the Improving Rivers Managers to implement Thames21 projects and programmes that achieve our 5 year plan goals. The Improving Rivers team covers a diverse portfolio including teams focused on River Restoration, Environmental Evidence, Catchment Partnerships and Rural Solutions. These programmes including cross sectoral work including public, private, academic and community partners, as well as using mechanisms such as Environmental Markets and implementing (and challenging) government policy. These outcomes are integrated into the work on Thames21’s Engagement and Learning Team that develops and delivers a wide range of practical volunteering activities and targeted recruitment and awareness raising to ensure project better reflect the communities we work in and improve health and wellbeing outcomes.
Thames21 is looking for a skilled leader and with strategic vision who must have a genuine passion for and understanding of our mission and a love of rivers.
Main duties and responsibilities:
1) Strategic Direction
Support the strategic development of the Thames21 Improving Rivers Portfolio of work, in liaison with the Head of Improving Rivers and the Chief Executive.
o Support development of operational targets that directly contribute to achieving the organisations mission and priority area of Thames21’s 5 year plan 2023-2028.
o Support development of strategies and oversee the implementation of action plans to achieve targets and organisation mission.
o Ensure that effective Monitoring and Evaluation procedures are embedded across the organisation’s projects and programmes.
o Ensure E&L projects and programmes integrate and complement Thames21’s other work, whilst maintaining good relationships with the senior management team.
2) Leadership and Management
Managing the Improving Rivers Team, support and directing managers, programme and budget oversight to achieve the objectives of Thames21’s strategy plan.
o Support and develop Improving Rivers Managers to achieve their targets and objectives including the development of their teams/areas of work
o Guide, support the Improving Rivers Team in the delivery of the portfolio of work, ensuring their well-being, performance at work and professional development.
o Enable cross team collaborations and development for multi-benefits.
3) Business and organisation development
Support and enable delivery of Thames21’s wider strategy.
o Support development that will enhance the organisations performance and be responsible for seeing them through to implementation
o Support oversight of and lead on bids and project development for funds/programmes which are assessed on their technical competencies related to the Improving Rivers portfolio
o Support development of Strategic Environmental Markets and support/lead development of large/strategically important government bids/funding for Improving Rivers in partnership with other areas
o Support the creation of systems that build the skills of the team so they can develop more strategic and impactful projects and programmes independently and ensure they are implemented.
o Development and support strategic partnerships to achieve the organisation goals.
4) Work with the Head of Improving Rivers and Senior Management Team to ensure the organisation is performing effectively and that its systems and processes support the successful implementation of the Five-Year Plan.
o Ensure the organisation is financially sustainable and carry out accurate financial management, auditing invoicing, reporting and planning.
o Support development of organisational policies, practices and structures and ensure they are applied across the organisation.
o Ensure resources are applied proportionally across the organisation.
o Establish and maintain practices of data collection for portfolio measurement indices, ensuring the data is entered into Thames21’s data collection platforms.
o Oversee the application of Health and Safety throughout the team
Other Duties
This job description cannot cover every issue or task that may arise within Thames21. At various times the post-holder will be directed to carry out other reasonable duties in support of other Thames21 activities that are consistent with those in this Job Description.
For more intormation and how to apply, please see the attached job description.
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