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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an MDT Admin to join our Therapies Team. This role will require the successful candidate to provide high quality efficient and reliable administrative support to the Therapies Directorate.
Staff benefits include, free shuttle bus, and more… Read more below.
Role Requirements
- Support planning and changes in the administration of children and young people’s timetable for children and family services.
- Support with photocopying of notes for subject access/ solicitor requests (SARS).
- Manage the SARS and redacting process with appropriate members of the Therapies teams.
- Update logs and coordinate the Clinical and Safeguarding Supervision across the Therapies teams, escalating non-compliance where required.
- Monitor mandatory training compliance and administer booking processes for all relevant training sessions/course.
- Coordinating specialist clinics, including spine and hip clinics; liaising with the Physiotherapy team to ensure the correct children are on the schedule. Liaison with external Consultants to organise the clinic lists.
- Carry out audiotyping of clinic letters and distribute as required.
- Update absences within the teams onto the SMI (staff care) system, as requested by the Heads of Service.
- Place orders for any required equipment and/or resources for departments and for the children and young people as deemed necessary.
- Take overview of clinical asset ordering, linking with the clinical assets team and management system, in line with MHRA guidelines and the medical devices policy.
- Track and monitor equipment orders with Heads of service, escalate delays and provide a central overview for all equipment re-charges and ordering.
- Raise and receipt PO’s and invoices for the therapies directorate and liaise closely with the finance team.
- Undertake other or additional duties that are within your skills and abilities, as the organisation may reasonably require from time to time.
With experience of working in a complex environment, across a large and diverse workforce, you will be exceptionally organised with a high-level of attention to detail. You will naturally possess excellent inter-personal skills, and an ability to consult and positively engage with key stakeholders across the organisation.
Interview Date: To be confirmed.
Terms and Conditions
PLEASE NOTE: The Children's Trust Application Form MUST be completed and submitted, for your application to be considered. As part of the shortlisting process, gaps in employment will be examined and further explored during the interview process.
Strictly no agencies, please.
As we often receive high levels of applicants for our roles, we regret that we will only be able to contact those applicants who are shortlisted for interviews. Therefore, if you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, please assume you have not been shortlisted for an interview on this occasion.
About Us
The Children’s Trust is the UK’s leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providing expert rehabilitation, education, therapy, and care at our national specialist centre in Tadworth, and to children and their families across the UK, via our Brain Injury Community Service.
Boasting a beautiful 24-acre site in Surrey, we are located just outside of London, close to the M25 (accessible via Junction 8, A217 to Tadworth) and easily accessible via National Rail, by way of: Clapham Junction, Sutton, and Epsom.
Staff Benefits
The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including, Zest; our staff flexible benefits platform, on-site nursery, free eye tests, enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay, time out days for those experiencing menopause symptoms and time off for gender reassignment.
We also offer additional annual leave days for those with long service, with entitlements ranging from 35 to 41 days (including bank holidays) depending on your length of service.
Other benefits include free on-site parking; a staff shuttle service from Epsom and Sutton train stations to Tadworth Court, subsidised cafeteria, on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability), the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable), Teacher’s pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme, and the opportunity to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.
Rehabilitation of Offender’s
Many roles at The Children’s Trust are exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020) and as such, are subject to an Enhanced DBS check. Successful applicants will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, which will disclose all unspent convictions and adult cautions and any spent convictions or adult cautions that would not be protected. The exceptions to this are our retail roles within The Children’s Trust shops, which are subject to Basic DBS checks which will disclose unspent convictions or adult cautions.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Many roles at The Children’s Trust are exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020) and as such, are subject to an Enhanced DBS check. Successful applicants will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, which will disclose all unspent convictions and adult cautions and any spent convictions or adult cautions that would not be protected. The exceptions to this are our retail roles within The Children’s Trust shops, which are subject to Basic DBS checks which will disclose unspent convictions or adult cautions.
Online Searches
In accordance with statutory safeguarding and child protection guidance, online searches will be conducted for shortlisted candidates before interview. The online searches will be conducted by a person who is independent of the interview and selection process and will focus on relevant information returned via searches of the candidate’s name (and variations thereof). Social media searches will be limited to professional platforms such as LinkedIn. Any concerns relating to suitability for work with children and young people will be forwarded to the interview panel, for discussion during the interview.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Discipline: Care and Support
Job type: Permanent
Salary: £29,284.95 per annum
Expiry date: 01 Aug 2024 23:59
Do you have experience of working in a horticultural or woodland setting? Do you have experience or an interest in working with people with disabilities?
As a Deputy Day Opportunities Manager at Hft, you will be working over two horticultural sites to support adults with Learning Disabilities, Mental Health needs and Autism in all aspects of horticulture, woodland management and garden maintenance. You will support people to fulfil existing gardening contracts. You will support the Manager and the team to move to a new purpose build site in Spring 2025 which includes 10 acres of woodland, a nursery, shop and café.
The service also includes a workshop which includes: processing logs and kindling and upcycling pallet wood into an array of artisan products.
Hft is a charity that supports adults with learning disabilities. We believe in a world where anyone with a learning disability can live within their community with all the choice and support they need to live the best life possible. We are looking for people who are naturally caring and compassionate and align with our values.
What’s in it for you?
We offer a range of benefits and career development opportunities. We’ll give you a comprehensive induction, full training and support along the way. With Skills for Care accreditation we are committed to investing in you to ensure you have the specialist skills and expertise needed to support people to live the best life possible.
As a ‘Gold’ standard Investors in People accredited employer, we are committed to supporting colleague wellbeing as a priority. Within this, all Hft employees get access to TELUS Health – the world’s biggest 24/7 colleague counselling and support service. It is completely free for all colleagues to use in complete confidence, whenever and however they want to access it.
We offer
- Annual Leave: 33 days (including 8 days statutory bank holidays)
- Training: Access to award winning training and development
- Wagestream: Allows you to flexibly access your pay throughout the month and utilise a range of financial support, through its dedicated app
- Aviva Digicare + workplace: Access to wellbeing services including health checks, Digital GP and mental health support.
- TELUS health: A 24/service, completely confidential counselling and support platform and helpline that is free for all colleagues to use.
- Discounted mobile ‘phone contracts. As an Hft employee, you’ll be able to take advantage of Vodafone’s Employee Advantage programme, giving you up to 30% off.
- Care Friends: Employee referral app – earn money for referring your friends to work for Hft.
- Free life assurance – 3 x your annual salary
About the role
You will be expected to lead and deliver a proportion of day opportunity activities as part of the planned programme and as an opportunity to provide practice leadership to the wider team. This role also includes building effective working relationships with local authorities, be great at developing new partnerships and liaising on behalf of Hft as appropriate ensuring the reputation of the organisation is maintained. The postholder will collaborate closely with families and carers to ensure supported individuals have access to meaningful activities, and are able to develop social and life skills that will enable them to make choices and take control of their lives. The postholder will be accountable for the wellbeing of supported individuals, giving adequate support to maximise their dignity, independence, and privacy.
About you
- You will be required to have a Level 4 or equivalent Lead Practitioner Diploma in Adult Care or hold a Level 3 Diploma and be willing to undertake this qualification within an agreed timescale as part of a development plan (at no cost to you)
- Experience and knowledge of outcome focussed support for vulnerable people
- Recent experience is desirable within the field of learning disabilities in either regulated services or day service provision.
- Ability to think operationally
- Ability to lead and manage people and be a role model in all aspects of people leadership especially performance
- Ability to communicate effectively with a supported person and their family/carer and other professionals.
- Ability to be innovative whilst complying with the law and Hft policies and procedures
- Manage time and resources effectively and efficiently
- Ability to respond professionally, quickly, and flexibly
- Ability to lead and manage change
- Ability to make sound decisions
- Able to understand and support the production of financial data
- A full UK driving licence, with access to your own vehicle, is essential for the role.
If you have the passion for delivering high quality care and support services to people with learning disabilities and you want to make a difference to enable people to live a more fulfilling and independent life – then this is the role for you. ???????
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STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive sufficient applications.
Hft's usual terms and conditions apply. Hft is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. As a Disability Confident Employer, Hft is helping to ensure that disabled people have the same opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations that people without disabilities do. Successful applicants will need to undertake an enhanced disclosure check against the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Having a criminal record may not bar you from employment.
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Job Title: Volunteer Coordinator
Salary: up to up to £28,000 per annum
Contract Type: Fixed Term until 31st March 2025 (potential to be extended)
Working Hours: 37.5 hrs per week
Location: Luton
Responsible to: Recovery Community Development Coordinator
What you will be doing?
As a Volunteer Coordinator, you will be responsible for the recruitment, training and coordinating the activity of volunteers with lived experience who will support people completing treatment. You will work collaboratively with the Recovery Community Development Coordinator, to ensure we have a high performing, consistent number of volunteers available across Luton.
We actively welcome applications from people who have lived experience of prison or probation, addiction, mental ill-health, or homelessness, as this is often the reality for those people we support.
You will work in partnership with staff, volunteers, and the people we support to guarantee that we maintain a high-quality service which meets the needs of those engaged.
The successful candidate will commit to working in line with our workplace values which are:
- People first – people are our top priority. We care so everyone can be their best.
- Community – our actions and support help build stronger communities where people can find their place and thrive.
- Transformation – we do challenging work, creating positive change that helps people move on with their lives.
- Excellence – we strive to always be our best, to exceed expectations, to learn from our mistakes.
- Trust – we trust ourselves, our colleagues and those we work with to do the right thing, to show integrity, acceptance, respect and fairness in all we do.
What we are looking for?
- Experience of supervising and appraising staff or volunteers, motivating them and achieving positive outcomes in line with contractual obligations.
- Experience of setting targets an monitoring performance of staff or volunteers.
- High level of relationship skills: Empathy, caring; acceptance; mutual affirmation; supportive and can give constructive feedback to support continuous personal and professional development of volunteers.
- Good IT skills including the use of Microsoft Office applications.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
- Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
- Lateral thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to prioritise own workload and work autonomously and as part of a team.
- Adaptability to changing and emerging needs as the project develops demonstrating flexibility and resilience in challenging situations.
- Experience of data collection, administration and recording procedures with the ability to maintain case notes and volunteer HR notes on a bespoke database.
- Ability to develop reports to showcase the impact of volunteers.
- Experience of building and maintaining strong relationships with partner organisations and developing contacts and networks across a wide range of local services.
- Known when to seek assistance or supervision and how to engage meaningfully in planned supervision.
- Seek to improve own performance, contribution, knowledge, skills and participate in training and developmental activities as required.
- Professional curiosity with the ability and willingness to learn and apply learning to support delivery.
- Professional and values led with integrity, inclusivitiy, and respect for diversity.
- Carry out such other relevant duties, as required.
- Ability to work across Luton to meet service delivery demands when required.
- Full driving license, own car and business insurance is essential.
What we offer?
- Competitive salary with annual salary reviews
- Training opportunities and career development
- 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Christmas closure between Christmas and New Year for all employees
- Life insurance (5x annual salary)
- Reflective practice – a group process that helps us to grow and develop professionally and personally, support us to build resilience and offers the space to consider how to balance work and life pressures
- Company phone and laptop provided to all staff
- Annual awards ceremony and celebration
- Refer a Friend Scheme – You could qualify for a £250 reward voucher if you refer someone you know into any paid, externally advertised position (permanent or fixed term) within CLI.
Overview
At CLI through our dedicated support services, peer-led mentoring, and practical and emotional support, we help people who have experience of the criminal justice system, addiction, homelessness, and mental ill-health, to recognise their potential as individuals, build their self-worth, their self-esteem and achieve their aspirations.
Our support and mentoring help people build a more fulfilling life and see how they can become part of, and positively impact, their community.
We work in partnership with other organisations that are striving to deliver positive impacts, support change, and share our commitment and values.
And we actively welcome those with lived experience of offending, addiction, homelessness, or mental health issues as part of our team. Where others see risk, we see opportunity.
We believe everyone deserves to feel valued, to be happy, to belong.
To apply for the Volunteer Coordinator position, please read the job description/person specification and submit your completed application from by 17:00 31st July 2024.
Community Led Initiatives is an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes applications regardless of race, nationality, ethnic origin, sex, marital status, disability, or age. All applicants are considered based on their merits and abilities for the job. All posts are subject to enhanced DBS checks however it will not be used to discriminate unfairly against any individual. We actively promote equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills, and potential and welcome applications from a wide range of candidates, including those with criminal records.
We require a HR Officer to lead in transactional HR processes to ensure compliance and smooth operation of activities such as recruitment and selection, supporting people processes, advising on our policies, recording and updating people records, liaising and coordinating meetings, reporting on performance and liaising with HR advisory services.
The postholder will carry out all essential administration for the HR & Business Support Manager in line with relevant regulations, standards and legislation and manage the process for HR functions such as safe recruitment, contracts of employment, probations, family leave, disciplinary and grievance issues, training and professional development.
You’ll be an excellent communicator, self-motivated, committed and reliable. You must be able to build effective working relationships with managers and staff, support absence management processes and assist with the preparation of payroll related checks.
We require the post holder to have the ability to work independently with strong time management, organisational and planning skills. Proficient IT skills (Outlook, Word, Excel & PowerPoint) and experience of working with databases and online systems is essential.
Two years' experience of HR or relevant function is essential and an appropriate professional qualification (or working towards this) such as CIPD level 3 is desirable. However, we will discuss experience and qualifications on a person-by-person basis if you are selected for an interview.
We offer excellent opportunities for personal and professional development. We also offer 26 days annual leave per year plus bank holidays, pension scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, training opportunities and with flexible working options available.
If this sounds like the next step you are looking for, we would love to hear from you!
Closing date: Monday, 29 July 2024
Interview: Friday, 2 August 2024. However, early applications are strongly encouraged as all applications will be reviewed as soon as they are received.
Caritas follow Safer Recruitment practices and this post is subject to a Basic Disclosure & Barring Service check.
Caritas Diocese of Salford is an equal opportunities employer
Registered Charity Number: 1125808
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced immigration adviser to lead our dynamic immigration advice team and help shape the future of the programme as part of the senior management team at a fast-growing charity in London.
As IRMO's Immigration Advice Programme Manager, you will bring your expertise and experience together to organise, implement and improve our range of immigration services to offer the maximum benefit for our community, in both the short and long term.
Your responsibilities will include implementing and progressing the programme's overarching strategy; the ongoing development and training of team members; representing IRMO across broader advice networks; and advising on organisational responsibilities related to immigration. You will also have the chance to develop new, cross-over skills beyond advice provision.
Enable the development, agency, and participation of all Latin Americans by responding to both immediate needs and structural inequalities
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Key information
Location: Westminster, London. Office-based with flexibility (Min. 2-3 days per week in the office).
Contract: Permanent. Full time 37.5 hours a week.
Salary: £39,000 – £43,680 per annum depending on experience.
Benefits and entitlements: Matched pension contributions - 7% of salary; 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (potential to increase to 30 days depending on length of service).
Reporting to: Head of Development.
Make a big impact with a dynamic small charity transforming young people’s lives London.
Construction Youth Trust is an ambitious and innovative charity whose mission to inspire and enable young people to overcome barriers and achieve their full career potential. Social mobility is at the heart of our work, and we prioritise working with young people from low-income backgrounds and those who are facing significant barriers to employment.
We help young people recognise their potential, develop their confidence and skills and discover career opportunities never previously presented to them. Through our long-standing partnerships with employers in the construction and built environment sector (over 200+ across London), we connect young people to relatable role models, world of work experiences and ultimately rewarding jobs and apprenticeships. The built environment is at the forefront of the drive towards achieving net zero and future economic growth, offering young people substantial opportunity for career progression.
We are seeking an entrepreneurial, confident and target-orientated Senior Fundraising Manager who will join our successful Partnerships Team to support and lead on the cultivation and stewardship of potential and existing corporate supporters, trusts and foundations, major donors and statutory bodies, with the aim of driving significant income growth to match the ambitions of our new Business Plan.
What will I be doing?
You will think strategically and work closely with the Head of Development to develop persuasive cases for support tailored to corporates, trusts and foundations, major donors and statutory bodies. You will also build and maintain successful long-term relationships with CYT’s existing funders.
Developing and designing high-quality applications, presentations, and pitches to secure five and six figure funding opportunities from a wider variety is essential to the role as is overseeing CYT’s communications, website and social media channels with the aim of increasing engagement with key CYT funders and in-kind supporters.
What knowledge and experience are we looking for?
Knowledge and experience in a charity fundraising role
A successful track record of developing and securing new income streams
Proven experience of delivering against stretching income generation targets, goals and deadlines
Experience managing and building key strategic relationships and/or significant client partnerships
Experience of establishing and overseeing relationship management and stewardship processes
Experience of line managing and motivating people, working collaboratively and working at a senior level
What abilities/skills are we looking for?
Entrepreneurial flair and ability to challenge current ways of working
Excellent interpersonal & relationship building skills
Persuasive communication and business development skills, both written and oral
Highly credible with confidence, gravitas and ability to influence at a high level
Proven ability to identify and develop income generation opportunities and bring fundraising opportunities and negotiations to a successful conclusion
NOTE: prior knowledge of the construction and built environment sector is not an essential requirement of this role.
What will I gain?
Every member of the CYT team gets involved in the charity's strategic development and impact and contributes to our work supporting young people fulfil their potential.
In return, we make sure you are supported by a warm and collaborative team, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools, policies and processes to enable you to do your job well.
Benefits include minimum 25 days leave (plus an additional “Day for You”), hybrid working, opportunity to take a 6-week sabbatical after 3 years of service; a supportive Training and Development policy which encourages colleagues to develop as professionals and achieve relevant qualifications (e.g. CIOF’s Certificate in Fundraising).
How do I apply?
If you are passionate about transforming the life chances of young people, please send your fully completed application form with particular attention to your supporting statement (no more than 500 words) explaining why the role interests you and how you meet the person specification.
We strongly believe that a diverse and inclusive team is vital to our work. We are especially interested in hearing from individuals from ethnic minority backgrounds and/or those with a lived experience of the young people we support.
Closing date: 2nd August 2024. However, we may interview candidates as we receive suitable applications and close the application deadline earlier if a successful candidate is found.
A second interview may also be required.
You can access the Application Form, Job Description and Person Specification for this role on the Charity Jobs page.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We will only consider candidates for employment that share this commitment. All roles are subject to safer recruitment practices, and this position will require an Enhanced Disclosure with Barred list check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
EduSpots is an innovative, dynamic, and community-driven UK and Ghanaian registered charity which connects, trains, and equips voluntary community educators to drive community-led change through education spaces named ‘Spots’. Our vision is of our world where communities unite to create the futures they want to see, through education.
Since 2016, through collaborating with over 300 local volunteers, who take a central leadership role in the development of the network, we have supported 50 communities in creating and running community-led and owned education spaces named ‘Spots’’. Together, we are developing a model for a community-led education space with accompanying network engagement that could have global relevance. Read our model of change document here.
Our Ghanaian-based team creates collaborative learning opportunities through three leadership programmes for volunteers: the Ignite, Catalyse and Inspire Mentoring Programmes. These enable the Catalysts to lead DigLit, EduSTEM, EduKidz and Ignite Equity clubs, alongside locally designed education projects, reaching over 10,000 students of all ages annually. Read our 2023 Impact Report here.
We are in an exciting period of our development, having more than doubled our income, programme breadth and reach in the last year. We have been recently selected for two accelerator programmes, who are supporting us as we consider the scaling potential of our model.
We won the Tes International Award in 2018 and the Big Give Supporters’ Choice Award in 2022, and we were recently selected as a finalist for the Their World Scale-Up Innovation Prize. In 2021, our Founder was a Finalist in UNESCO-backed The Varkey Foundation’s $1 million Global Teacher Prize.
We are excited by our future.
About this role
Following the significant development of EduSpots’ income and activities in the last year, we are looking for an experienced finance and operations professional to provide exceptional support to the Chief Executive Officer, Head of Development, and Head of Operations (Ghana-based) to ensure the development of robust financial and operational systems, policies and processes.
The candidate can work from any location, but will have a strong knowledge of UK law and charity accounting in an international development charity context. You will be a self-starter, able to work independently on tasks assigned, whilst proactively suggesting improvements to our systems, policies and wider strategic development.
We are looking for a team player with a genuine desire to contribute to greater educational equity, with a strong personal alignment to our organizational values of teamwork, care, play, passion, community leadership and sustainable impact.
Main duties and responsibilities
- Work with the UK Finance Officer (volunteer) and Ghana based Finance Manager and Head of Operations to oversee global finances, so that consolidated management accounts and donor financial reports can be produced.
- Support with the roll-out of new accounting software and reviewing intercompany financial processes to ensure accountability and compliance with recognised accounting standards.
- Support with bank account management and reviewing funds transfers.
- In future, possibly manage staff payroll, including tax and pension contributions.
- Oversee the onboarding and screening of new staff, contractors or volunteers in the UK and other locations outside Ghana, including reference checks, criminal records checks, preparing contracts, etc.
- Review and keep organisational policies and procedures (including staff handbook) up to date, staying abreast of any changes in the wider external legal and operating environment.
- Monitor compliance to organizational policies and escalate compliance and operational risks to the CEO.
- Monitor and renew insurance cover.
- Support with other tasks related to finance and operations as time permits.
Personal Specification
Knowledge & Experience
- Qualification in accounting, or working towards one.
- Experience working on finance within an international NGO.
- Knowledge of governance requirements within a UK charity, and of working in compliance with the Charity Commission of England and Wales.
- Experience developing organisational policies and procedures.
- Experience in recruitment and some knowledge of good HR practice.
Personal Qualities & Skills
- A genuine commitment to educational equity and community-driven change.
- Outstanding organisational and time management skills.
- Proactive and able to work to maintain a high standard of performance with minimum supervision in an impact-driven environment.
- Excellent numeracy and analytical skills, able to manage complex spreadsheets, systems and databases.
- Strong communication skills, with an ability to build strong working relationships with people from diverse backgrounds, with an openness to new ways of working.
- A team player with a belief in the value of collaborative approaches to learning.
Please send a tailored covering letter and updated CV addressed to the CEO by Sunday 18th August with a hope to meet shortlisted candidates for a first-round interview shortly afterwards, with a planned start date in September.
This job description will be reviewed annually and may be subject to amendment or modification at any time in consultation with the post holder. It is not a comprehensive statement of procedures and tasks but sets out the main expectations of the role.
EduSpots is committed to the safeguarding of children. Appointment will be subject to child protection screening appropriate to the post.
Better Cotton is seeking a Grants Accountant to support project teams with the financial management and administration of grants received from donors. You will be responsible for preparing financial reports for donors for grant-funded projects and will work closely with project teams to ensure those projects are delivered within budget and in accordance with the donors’ requirements.
The position sits within the Finance team and is supervised by the Grants Accounting Manager (based in London).
This challenging role offers excellent opportunities for personal and professional development, together with a competitive benefits package.
Responsibilities
Grants compliance
· Ensure compliance with donors’ financial requirements, rules and regulations, and internal
and external deadlines.
· Prepare accurate, timely financial reports as per donors’ requirements.
· Provide training, guidance and direction to Better Cotton staff and project partners to ensure compliance with those requirements.
· Work closely with the project teams to ensure that required procurement processes are followed.
· Coordinate project audits, liaise with auditors and project team, collate audit documentation, and respond to auditors’ queries.
· Follow-up on audit recommendations and corrective actions.
Financial management and accounting
· Monitor project expenditure in collaboration with project managers, addressing variances and mitigating actions.
· Maintain accurate accounts and allocation of expenditure, ensuring adequate supporting documents for all grant-funded expenditure.
· Prepare funding requests to donors and monitor grant income.
· Provide support and guidance to budget holders on monitoring the project budget and forecasting.
· Undertake project financial close out (including reconciliations).
· Allocate staff costs to grant-funded projects based on timesheets.
· Monitor, maintain and administer the timesheets application and data in SalesForce and FinancialForce (Certinia).
· Support with quarterly accounting for grants (e.g. recognising income, reviewing balance sheet codes).
General
· Support grant proposals, including budget development and financial review.
· Support with budgeting and forecasting for the organisational budget preparation and monitoring cycles.
· Provide support with year end processes and statutory audits.
· Undertake all other duties that may be determined by the line manager and that are compatible with the job description.
Profile
The selected candidate will have the following skills, knowledge, and experience:
Essential
· Recognised qualification in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration
· Excellent command of Excel and literacy in other Microsoft 365 apps (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
· Bookkeeping and Accounting: experience in a finance support function
· Experience working with an ERP or accounting package
· Experience in financial reporting to donors
· Experience in preparing financial reports for budget holders and managers
· Experience in grants financial management and compliance with contracts (in particular with donors’ contracts)
· Excellent time management and ability to meet deadlines, with strong organisational skills
· Close attention to detail and accuracy, with strong analytical skills
· Fluency in English, both written and spoken, with attentive listening abilities and the ability to communicate clearly and concisely
· Flexibility, initiative, ability to work autonomously
· Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills, with a service-oriented attitude
Desirable
· Experience working with international organisations
· Experience of working in both not-for-profit and profit-making organisations
· Aptitude for manipulating data with computer systems
· Advanced computer and IT skills
· Experience with using FinancialForce (Certinia)
· Ability to work in a multicultural environment with respect for diversity
· Interest in and commitment to sustainability
What we offer
· Competitive salary
· Hybrid working – One to two days/week in the Central London offices
· The opportunity to work from anywhere in the world for up to one month per year
· Flexible working, with core hours from 10 am to 4 pm local time
· Continuous learning and development
· Pension scheme
· 25 days paid annual leave, plus 8-9 Bank Holidays and a further 3 days off over Christmas
· Enhanced parental benefits
· A warm, positive working environment where everyone is valued
· The opportunity to make your mark and make a difference.
Working arrangements
The position is full time (40 hours per week) and will be based in London. Better Cotton offers flexible working, with core hours being 10 am – 4 pm, and operates a hybrid working model.
Travel may be required to visit other Better Cotton offices (up to 5%).
Applications
Interested applicants with the required attributes are asked to send, in English, a detailed CV (2 pages maximum) and a brief cover letter (1 page maximum) to Better Cotton
Application deadline: 12 August 2024
Our hiring process
· Screening call – One week after application deadline
· Interview and test – Two weeks after application deadline
About Better Cotton
Better Cotton is the world’s largest cotton sustainability programme. Our 200+ colleagues of 37+ nationalities are united by a shared passion and commitment to achieving the Better Cotton mission: to help cotton communities survive and thrive, while protecting and restoring the environment. Through our network of field-level partners a quarter of the world’s cotton is now grown under the Better Cotton Standard. We have united the industry’s stakeholders behind our efforts, from ginners and spinners to brand owners, civil society organisations and governments.
Everyone who cares about cotton and its sustainable future can now be part of something better.
About our Values
The post holder will be expected to operate in line with our workplace values which are:
· Trustworthy (including honest, transparent, credible)
· As having Integrity (including responsible, authentic)
· Positive (including problem-solving, pragmatic)
· Engaging (including adaptable, inclusive, holistic)
· Daring (including courageous, innovative, game-changing)
Being you @ Better Cotton
Better Cotton is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer with a strong commitment to good practice and transparency in the management of natural, human, and financial resources.
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Are you passionate about saving lives and making a difference every day? The Face-to-Face Fundraising Manager will lead a team dedicated to this charity's mission of safeguarding lives at sea.
As a Face-to-Face Fundraising Manager, you'll play a crucial role in the charity's mission by leading a team that engages with the public, secures regular financial gifts, and spreads vital water safety messages. You'll be part of a supportive environment where your contributions truly matter. You will be responsible for the North East region of this charities fundraising programme which covers two main hubs of Newcastle and Scarborough
Job Title: Face-to-Face Fundraising Manager
Charity type: Emergency Services
Salary: £34,000 - £35,000
Location: Remote role ideal for someone living in the Newcastle to Scarborough area
As a Face-to-Face Fundraising Manager, you will:
- Lead and Inspire: Recruit, train, and manage a dedicated team of fundraisers within your geographic area.
- Achieve Targets: Drive the team to meet acquisition targets and key performance indicators (KPIs).
- Training and Coaching: Develop and deliver ongoing training programmes to ensure your team excels.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Build strong relationships with stakeholders, site owners, and partners.
- Operational Excellence: Ensure compliance with standards and manage field team logistics efficiently.
- Reporting and Analysis: Monitor progress, identify risks, and re-forecast as needed to stay on target.
- Promote Safety: Foster a positive safety culture and lead by example.
What We're Looking For:
- Experience: Ideally, you have experience in face-to-face fundraising, either with a charity, fundraising agency, or in a regional sales role.
- People Management: Proven ability to manage and motivate a team of paid staff or volunteers to achieve goals.
- Communication Skills: Excellent communication skills and a cooperativeteamworking ethos.
- Self-Motivation: Strong self-motivation and ability to prioritise and manage your own workload effectively.
If you're ready to lead a passionate team and contribute to an organisation that makes a real impact, apply now.
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Development Manager - Trusts and Foundations
Salary: £35,000
Location: Hybrid - London/Home
About MQ Mental Health Research:
MQ is the first major charity funding mental health research. By connecting scientists with supporters, together we strive to understand mental health, improve treatments and prevent mental illness
We champion and fund world-class research to transform the lives of everyone affected by mental illness. By connecting scientists with supporters, together we strive to understand mental health, improve treatments and prevent mental illness. Having recently launched a new 5-year strategy, MQ is at a critical point in its development.
About The Role:
We are looking for a self-motivated and passionate individual to help build our pipeline of trusts and foundations and making the most of our existing supporters and newly identified prospects.
We are happy to consider people who want to work full-time (35 hours), or four days per week (28 hours).
Here's a summary of your key responsibilities:
- To seek out, qualify and secure new foundations to build a sustainable high value new donor and sponsorship pipeline
- Manage pool of foundations, focusing on maximising their support and finding new opportunities to grow their involvement
- Capitalise on the expertise and networks of MQ’s senior volunteers, including working closely with MQ trustees and other Development Team colleagues to maximise existing opportunities for introductions, including the Lord Mayor’s Appeal
- To lead the development of new fundraising proposals for priority fundraising projects, including potential research partnership opportunities where MQ collaborates on a joint bid with another institution
- To carry out targeted and systematic research to establish new high value prospects utilising existing networks, the MQ database, search engines and referrals
About You:
This role is for you, if you have fundraising experience with grants and foundations as well as corporate fundraising and/or new business acquisition experience. This means you will have experience in stewarding and securing new gifts from foundations as well as researching new opportunities to apply for funds.
You will also be skilled in understanding and translating complex information and turning it in to compelling written proposals, for grants, corporate partnerships and major donors.
You will be driven to ensure that projects are delivered to the highest possible standards and be a sophisticated communicator with the confidence to build relationships with and inspire colleagues and donors.
We do require someone who is proactive, hardworking and results-orientated.
Experience of Blackbaud’s Raiser’s Edge/NXT is desirable but not essential.
What We're Offering You:
In return, we offer a great working experience within a friendly team. Hybrid working (in the London office Mondays and Tuesdays, with the remaining days from home). We are located near Barbican Tube.
Plus, we offer lots of generous benefits and training opportunities.
We're a Sunday Times Top Company to work for.
Closing date: Friday 9th August 2024
Please note: We typically start interviewing within two weeks of the job advert going live. We reserve the right to close the job before the deadline based on the volume of applications.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our careers portal where you can complete your application for this position.
As an employer committed to inclusivity, we welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Safer recruitment is important to us and the successful applicant will be asked to provide two references. They will also be required to complete a safeguarding self-declaration and undertake a DBS check.
No agencies please.
Salary: Band 5 £31,025.34 - £39,765.48
Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 08:00 - 16:00
St Joseph’s Hospice in East London is one of the largest hospices in the UK. We provide compassionate, specialist palliative care to people in the diverse community of East London who are living with a life-limiting illness. We treat each person as unique, encouraging and enabling them to reach their full potential until the end of life.
Our Education Centre provides an excellent space for the education of our staff as well as a commercial for hire space raising £120k of unrestricted income for the Hospice.
As Education Centre Coordinator, you will line manage the Education Centre Assistant and bank staff to provide the highest standard of customer care to internal and external customers as well as being methodical in your approach and dynamic in marketing the space. You will support the wider training education and development team in ensuring that our Hospice staff have the opportunity to learn, grow and maximise their potential.
To be successful you will have:
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Excellent IT Skills with the proven ability to use a variety of IT Packages & databases
- Excellent organisation and time management skills
- A positive attitude and the ability to problem solve
- Commercial and entrepreneurial spirit
We offer:
- Continuation of NHS Pension Scheme is available
- 27 days holiday plus public holidays and excellent pension scheme
- We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age
Applicants are subject to standard DBS.
For further information and to apply, please visit our website via the Apply button.
Closing date: 28th July 2024
Interviews: 5th, 6th & 7th August 2024
Role: Grants Manager
Duration: 6 months fixed term contract
Salary: £38,000 - £43,000
Hours: 37.5 per week
Location: London (Hybrid)
We are delighted to be working with a leading health charity to recruit an experienced Grants Manager into an exciting, newly created role. This is a fantastic opportunity to shape the grants programme and lead key projects during an exciting period of growth and change.
About the role:
We are looking for a proactive project manager to design and implement efficient delivery and reporting frameworks, ensuring good governance and compliance.
Key Responsibilities:
Grant Management
- Develop and maintain grant systems and processes.
- Ensure accuracy of administrative and financial data.
- Create and monitor KPIs for the grant function.
- Provide training for staff and grantees.
Project Oversight
- Develop policies for project initiation.
- Ensure project budgets comply with organisational policies.
- Manage project workflows and approval processes.
Monitoring and Reporting
- Oversee grant deployment and project progress.
- Implement a risk-based project monitoring framework.
- Ensure compliance with deadlines and requirements.
Financial Administration
- Record and forecast grant liabilities and expenditures.
- Maintain and update project cashflows and invoicing schedules.
- Manage grant-related payments and financial reporting.
Stakeholder Communication
- Brief grantees on policies and award terms.
- Assist with online applications and reporting.
- Communicate regularly to monitor grant balances and address issues.
Project Management
- Lead organisational and departmental projects.
- Support system changes and process improvements.
- Promote best practices in project management and continuous improvement.
About you:
You will have a minimum of 3 year’s experience in a similar role and have excellent experience of system and process design. You will have excellent time management and organisational skills as well as having strong interpersonal and organisational skills.
Apply now to shape the future of this leading health charity’s grants programme and lead impactful projects that make a difference.
As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.
Work setting: Hybrid
Salary: up to £50,000 per annum
Hours: permanent, full-time
Location: Central London
Are you a strategic thinker with a knack for turning ideas into successful commercial ventures? Have you worked in a role that focused on development of products/ideas that capitalised on an organisation's existing IP, knowledge, reach, research, expertise?
TPP are recruiting a self-motivated and proactive Commercial and Product Development Manager on behalf of our client, a well-established charity focused on supporting people facing a chronic health issue.
The Role:
As a Commercial and Product Development Manager, you will work closely with the Senior Relationship Manager, Corporate and Commercial, to develop and implement the client's commercial strategy.
Main responsibilities:
- Strategy Development: Collaborate with various teams to create and execute scalable commercial opportunities.
- Revenue Generation: Drive financially viable business assets, including training, consultancy, accreditation, and conferences as well as shape pricing strategies and build attractive sponsorship packages.
- Market Analysis: Conduct thorough competitor analysis and cost assessments to position products competitively.
- Product Innovation: Lead focus groups, assess product feasibility, and ensure continuous improvement to meet customer needs.
- Partnership Development: Work with corporate fundraising colleagues to optimise cause-related marketing opportunities and identify income-generating assets.
- Organisational Culture: Embed organisation's values and culture in all activities, ensuring compliance with policies and promoting a safeguarding culture.
Requirements:
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
- Expertise in product development, financial modelling, and project management.
- Innovative approach to discovering and developing value.
- Experience in securing sponsorships and working in a targeted environment
- Knowledge of Intellectual Property in the healthcare sector is a plus
If this sounds like the role for you, then we would love to hear back. We are reviewing CVs as and when we are receiving them so, if you are keen to apply, then please do so today!
TPP are always keen to speak with candidates looking to work in the sector so if this role isn't quite right for you, please do check out our website and pop your CV over to us!
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.
The Role
The Law Society of England and Wales is looking to recruit an experienced Member Engagement Manager to join our Membership Engagement & Services Team. Working in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, the role will be responsible for developing and co-ordinating the delivery of tailored membership services and engagement programmes that deliver increased awareness, take-up and satisfaction with the member offer. The successful candidate will also be responsible for identifying and developing ways to improve members' experiences and needs via our products and services.
What we're looking for
You will have proven experience of researching, analysing and acting on information about market and customer needs and issues to design and improve client / membership services and experiences. You will have substantial experience with producing a range of varied high-quality content and engagement programmes including leading the design and delivery of seminars, webinars, short videos, e-newsletters and other written materials and communications to large groups of clients / members. You will have excellent written and communication skills.
You will have a lot of intellectual curiosity and possess a growth mindset, can do attitude and collaborative approach. You will also have excellent project management and prioritisation skills. Individuals with strategic grasp, attention to detail and commercial understanding will excel in the role.
You will also have exceptional interpersonal and stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, in particular managing groups of stakeholders to deliver against a common goal.
Having an understanding of lawyers and having worked in legal practice is desirable.
What's in it for you
This is an excellent opportunity to work with contemporary thinkers in a progressive membership organisation. The successful candidate will join a strong and collegiate membership engagement team and a brand with a reputation for excellence and legal expertise, committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion, and a culture of trust, clarity, excellence and respect.
The role is office-based though we embrace hybrid working. We currently work to a team charter where we work together from the office two days per week or more as needed. There is a generous flexible benefits package, a friendly and supportive working environment and the opportunity to develop your career within a professional organisation.
Please note: if you are an internal applicant, Pay Policy will apply.
The Law Society represents solicitors in England and Wales. From negotiating with and lobbying the profession's regulators, government and other decision makers, to offering training and advice, we're here to help, protect and promote solicitors.
If you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Valeria Mancheva on
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This role is to deliver a co designed menu of support, in collaboration with The National Autistic Society, Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Trust, and Barnardo’s. The practitioner will provide impactful, school-based support to parents and carers of children and young people, and offer consultancy, professional training and advice to school staff, school-based needs teams and system wide partners. The aim is to improve the knowledge and confidence of those supporting children, young people and their families with additional and potentially neurodivergent needs, at an early stage.
The role will predominantly involve working within the organisations focus areas within Surrey (Waverley, Surrey Heath and Runnymede), but at times will require travel across Surrey, so access to a car is essential.
Responsibilities
- ·To actively encourage and facilitate collaborative ways of working with all stakeholders.
- To be proactive in terms of outreach to enable all parents to access the service, especially those families who may be deemed as hard to reach.
- To be able to manage own diary and ensure effective use of time across the variety of tasks within the role.
- To be responsible for contacting and arranging all consultations and training sessions, carrying out corresponding administrative tasks with all stakeholders
- To work collaboratively with schools and to support them in identifying training needs.
- ·Providing case-based consultations to schools and professionals within Cluster teams.
- ·To attend fortnightly cluster meetings.
- ·Where possible, to involve children, young people and their parents/carers in the co-production of programmes, activities and services.
- To deliver a place-based programme of support to parents and carers in schools, within the clusters in which you are based.
- To achieve contractual targets and use agreed systems for outcomes and reporting.
- Adhere to school and organisation safeguarding processes.
- To deliver online and in person training to partnership colleagues.
- To contribute to the creation and maintenance of a database system within the cluster teams in which you are based.
- To record and collect data with various tools and use this to evaluate the effectiveness of services.
- To keep accurate records of individual engagement, evidence of change and celebrate progress with children and young people.
- To provide, record and report the appropriate data to ensure support programmes can be accurately monitored and evaluated.
- To provide written case studies as evidence of the effectiveness of individual interventions.
- To work as part of a team and attend team meetings, training events and participate fully in one to one, peer and group supervision.
- To work co-operatively and under the management of The Eikon Charity staff to ensure the highest quality of delivery and support.
- To work within Eikon’s internal policies, safeguarding and data protection regulations
- To assist with the development and progression of the service by adhering to all communication requests and assisting with peer progression development when requested through case supervision.
- To be responsible for equipment/resources linked to service delivery.
- To promote, monitor and maintain health safety and security in the working environment
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.