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Active Communities Network are launching a new project, The ACN Way, which will be delivered across the UK. This project is funded by the National Lottery Community Fund for five years starting October 1st 2024. The project will build a network of 500 groups that are better connected, unified and more vocal with the aim of being actively involved in decision making and are better understood by policy makers and commissioners.
The Regional Network Lead is a new post which will work with an array of Voluntary and Community Sector groups operating in North of England. The post will offer specialist mentoring to organisational leaders and capacity building services to improve the skills, confidence and positioning of an array of youth and community groups who lack a voice as well as supporting connections to others and broader systems.
The project aims to amplify these unheard groups who deliver such vital services. As part of a UK wide team, the post will contribute to working with strategic bodies, elected representatives and funders to create transformative system changes based on our locality and person-centred based approach. The post holder is expected to provide their specialist support to 20 groups per annum in their region, developing organisational development action plans and leadership development.
Duties and Accountabilities
- Develop and maintain relationships with grassroots groups who join the network to ensure they are supported.
- Work alongside each grassroots group to develop tailored organisational development actions plans and leadership development. Working closely with the leadership of the group by providing specialist mentoring to identify areas where organisations can be supported with training and development.
- Organise network events within the region with the aim of expanding the network and connecting groups
- Manage multiple stakeholder relationships within the region with the ability to adapt to meet the needs of the stakeholder.
- Work with the wider UK team and organisational partners to ensure groups are provided with the best support suitable to them.
- Continuously working with local stakeholders to understand changes within the local landscape which might impact on network groups to allow support to be adapted as and when required.
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Providence Row believes that no one should have to sleep rough and that everyone should have access to the support they need to find a safe place to call home.
We work with those affected by homelessness and those vulnerably housed in Tower Hamlets, offering an integrated service of housing advice & support, access to harm reduction, substance use, physical & mental health services, as well as, training & progression programmes. We ensure that people often excluded from mainstream services gain the support and opportunities they need to create a safe, healthy and sustainable life.
We are looking for an enthusiastic person who is keen to play a crucial role in delivering a non-judgemental, non-coercive needle exchange service that centres each person’s own goals in regard to their substance use and overall wellness.
About the role
- Leading on a busy needle exchange service, you will offer harm reduction advice & support to all people who access the service.
- You will oversee stock levels and ordering of new supplies, with an emphasis on ensuring all stock is stored safely.
- You will ensure policies, procedures, and quality control are in place for all people and staff when carrying out the Needle Exchange and further develop good practice.
- Delivering a non-judgemental, non-coercive needle exchange service that centres each person’s own goals in regard to their substance use and overall wellness.
- You will lead on delivery of Naloxone distribution & training to service users, internal services and external partners
- Lead on disseminating information around drug alerts to people accessing the Needle Exchange and internally across services
- Lead on a pilot wound care service delivered from the Centre’s needle exchange
- You have excellent communication skills and can create positive working relationships with a wide range of people, including external services.
- You will support the development of the service and ensure that you are delivering a solution-focussed and strength-based approach.
Benefits
- 27 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Pension – 5% employer, 3% employee
- Cycle to work scheme
- Season ticket loan
- Employee assistance programme
- Monthly reflective practice
- Wide range of learning & development opportunities
To apply
Please upload your CV with a covering letter, detailing how you meet the job specification. CV’s without a covering letter will not be considered.
Research shows some people, especially women and marginalized groups, may hesitate to apply unless they match all the criteria. However, we want to assure everyone that we encourage applications from all individuals, regardless of whether they fulfil every point in the job description. Your unique perspective matters to us – please apply with confidence.
Interviews
On a rolling basis
Providence Row is a charitable company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales; company number 07452798 registered charity number 1140192.
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The role of the Project Support and Admin Worker will play a vital part in the running of the day-to-day operations within our London office and across a number of our programmes. The youth work programmes that will be supported by this role have grown rapidly over the last few years and continue to have an impact across London. The successful candidate will have the exciting responsibility of supporting the needs of these programmes as they operate on a day-to-day basis. The responsibilities of the role will include administrative duties, supporting events and sessions as well as ensuring projects are internally resourced.
DUTIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES
- To provide a support function to the London Project delivery team to ensure that staff and project managers have a nominated administrative member of staff to work with.
- To work with the Programme Manager and Facilitators to support events, training sessions and group sessions including helping with organisation, set up and the running of these.
- Work with the staff team to ensure that ACN’s methodology and ethos is being delivered by our network partners in London, ensuring a consistency of offer/service across the organisation.
- Represent the organisation with external networks including funders and network partners in the sector.
- Work with the team to prepare and execute funding reports and communicate the department’s impact for young people and the community.
- Ensure monitoring data is of a high standard, inputted onto our software system in a timely and accurate fashion ensuring strong project management against KPIs and funding requirements.
- Analyse data and manage a high output of project data to inform the department of their performance against contracts and the ambitions of the team.
- Work with other representatives in the charity to ensure project returns, reports and funder requests are managed efficiently and to a high standard.
- Assist with the preparation of presentations and materials for meetings and events.
- Ensure the efficient operation of the day to day running of the office.
- Support with the operational functions within the organisation where required including IT, Finance, Recruitment and HR.
- Ensure all ACN policies and procedures are adhered to and work with the central team to continuously improve the charity’s compliance, efficiencies and promotion of best practice.
- Provide administrative support for the London team where guided and requested by the Programme Manager and Director of Programmes.
- Salary: £32,020 per annum, pro rata, subject to deductions for tax and national insurance contributions as required by law.
- Hours: 4 days per week, equivalent to 30 hours per week. This may be flexible.
- Location: FLEX office, Vauxhall, London – Flexible hybrid working with a mixture of in person and home/office working.
- Pension: 4%, incremental pension contributions.
- Contract: 2 years, fixed term (with possibilities of extension subject to funding)
In this role you will be responsible for ensuring the effective administration, maintenance and development of relevant FLEX’s resources and systems. This role involves leading on HR processes, including recruitment and onboarding, staff development and training, etc. as well as tasks related to governance and compliance, finance and grant administration. You will work closely with FLEX’s management team and will be responsible for staff communications regarding office operations and human resources.
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Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Starting Salary: £55,000
Negotiable Benefits Package
Job Type: Full time, permanent
Location: Hybrid Working – Registered Charity Address, Station Road, Cottingham, HU16 4LL
R-evolution is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO) based across the Humber region, covering East Riding, Hull, North Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire and a small project in bordering Lincolnshire. We work with a large partnership of organisations to deliver programmes around being active outdoors, wellbeing and developing new skills.
We are looking for a Chief Executive to succeed our interim CEO at this pivotal time for our charity.
The Chief Executive Officer will be instrumental in steering R-evolution through its next exciting phase of development. In collaboration with the Board of Trustees, the CEO will play a key role in defining the organisation’s strategic goals and objectives and will take the lead in driving their implementation. This leadership role will ensure that the organisation stays on course to fulfil its mission and reach its annual goals.
About us…
We are a team of individuals who are passionate about what we do. We have a shared vision that people have the tools and skills to develop themselves, their spaces and communities.
R-evolution’s mission is to create opportunities that encourage engagement, participation and fulfilment. Founded in 2015, we have an established track record of leading successful partnership projects and working with a wide range of locally based partners in the heart of communities to deliver programmes around being active outdoors, wellbeing and developing new skills. These programmes are primarily around cycling, cycle maintenance, horticulture and life-coaching.
Currently overseen by our Board of 7 dedicated trustees, our 15 fantastic staff and 27 committed volunteers currently work with partner organisations to deliver across a range of projects. R-evolution are budgeting for circa £750k turnover in 2024/2025.
About you…
We are looking for someone who is a strong leader, is approachable, and that has a desire to manage the opportunities that exist for our organisation.
You will have proven experience in a senior management role, leading successful teams, as well as a strong track record of financial management. You will bring experience of successfully applying for funding and will have strong skills in project implementation and management.
The successful applicant will be able to think clearly and make good judgements under pressure. You will work effectively, whilst also leading with compassion for others.
Interested?
If this sounds like the kind of place you’d like to work and you feel you are a good fit for the role, we’d love to hear from you. A full Recruitment Pack including the Job Description and Person Specification is available on our website, R-evolution, along with an Equality & Diversity Monitoring Form so we can analyse the reach of our opportunities.
To apply you should submit your CV with a comprehensive covering letter detailing how you meet the requirements of the Job Description and Person Specification. We compare applications to the person specification, so your application should explain how you meet each element of the person specification, and how your skills, attributes and experience make you ideal for the role as outlined in the job description. Details of where to send your CV and cover letter are in the Recruitment Pack available on our website.
We want all those that believe they are a strong candidate for this role to be able to show us, so please let us know if there is anything we can do to help you with this.
The closing date for applications is Monday 16th September 2024. If your application is successful, we will be hosting interviews in person at Aura Innovation Centre, Bridgehead Business Park, Meadow Rd, Hessle, HU13 0GD on Wednesday 2nd October or Thursday 3rd October. If you apply, please keep these dates available for interview.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Role Purpose
The main purposes of the Head of Curriculum and Growth role are:
- Overseeing the design and maintenance of consistently high-quality workshops and resources (Tender’s curriculum) across all programmes, incorporating drama and the arts and appropriate subject matter expertise
- Developing a strategic plan for expanding Tender’s reach and impact, and working in collaboration with the Director of Services to execute expansion plans
- Overseeing the recruitment, training and ongoing development and management of Tender’s freelance workshop facilitators
Main Responsibilities and Duties
Curriculum and quality assurance
- Overseeing the development and introduction of all new content in Tender’s curriculum, working in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to ensure secondary research, beneficiary need, subject matter expertise and beneficiary voice (in particular, youth voice) is appropriately incorporated and content is evidence-based
- Developing, reviewing, updating and implementing Tender’s quality assurance framework to ensure Tender’s curriculum remains of a consistently high quality
- Overseeing the regular review of existing curriculum to ensure content remains internally consistent across Tender, up to date and incorporates new information and best practice teaching methods
- Working in collaboration with the Research & Impact Manager, ensuring relevant primary and secondary research and learnings from Tender’s programmes are incorporated into Tender’s curriculum to maximise the impact of Tender’s programmes
- Championing excellence in the design and delivery of Tender’s curriculum across the organisation, including building strong relationships with other Heads of Departments and Programme Managers
Workshop leader oversight
- Working in collaboration with the Head of Schools & Youth Settings and Head of Adult Services, identifying gaps in workshop leader pools and overseeing the timely recruitment of a sufficient number of workshop leaders across all regions to deliver all planned projects
- Developing and implementing a consistent and robust workshop leader induction plan for all new facilitators
- Developing and implementing an ongoing training and development plan for workshop leaders to ensure consistently high quality and current standards of delivery to all beneficiary groups, and ensuring any gaps in existing skills and knowledge are addressed
- Working in collaboration with the Director of Services, Head of Schools and Youth Settings and Head of Adult Services, develop and implement processes to monitor workshop leader performance
- Overseeing the provision of wellbeing support for workshop leaders, including regular check-ins and gathering formal and informal feedback
Growth
- Researching and identifying potential geographic areas and target populations for expanding Tender’s reach and impact in a planned and targeted manner
- Working in collaboration with the Research & Impact Manager, assessing the need for, and potential impact of, Tender’s work in new geographic areas or with new target populations
- Working in collaboration with the Development team, identifying and developing new partnerships, collaborations and funding opportunities to ensure any growth can be properly resourced and sustained
- Developing and supporting the Director of Services to execute a strategic plan for expanding Tender’s work to new geographic regions and to new target populations in 2024-26
Administration
- Supporting the SLT in effective risk management by proactively and regularly identifying potential risks and recommending mitigating actions to the Director of Services
- Completing all mandatory training, and proactively seeking opportunities for ongoing professional development
- Following all Tender policies and procedures, including safeguarding, data protection and equal opportunities
- Working as a member of the Tender team and carrying out other duties that may be required to meet the needs of the organisation
About Ashden
We support local organisations and enterprises to bring clean energy to villages and refugee camps, to fix up cold and draughty homes, to make schools more sustainable and to help communities protect and restore the nature around them. But without our funders none of this would be possible.
As we look to 2030 and seek to go further and faster and create deeper impact through our work, we are seeking to grow our fundraising capabilities and bring in new talented people to open up new income streams and secure greater funding to power our mission. Could you be one of these talented people?
About the Role
We're looking for someone to lead, grow and develop Ashden’s major giving programme. Are you great at building and growing relationships with high-value donors? Are you a natural network builder? Do you thrive on successfully securing major gifts.
You will report to the Director of Business Development.
What you might find yourself doing:
· Cultivate a portfolio of major donors and grow unrestricted and programmatic income for Ashden.
· Manage and grow Ashden’s Changemakers programme of mid-level mission-aligned individual donors to a level of £300k by 2026.
· Work alongside the Director of Business Development to cultivate and secure a portfolio of six and seven figure donations from individuals.
· Lead, with support from the Fundraising Officer and Comms Team, on designing and implementing donor cultivation events.
· Produce compelling funding proposals for major donors.
· Ensure a strong pipeline of individual major donors is developed, maintained and tracked.
About You
You’ll thrive in this role if you:
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Have experience running effective donor stewardship programmes.
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Can build and strengthen relationships with donors.
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Thrive on pitching to funders.
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Can communicate the complicated work of a climate charity in a way that is compelling.
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Are experienced in financial monitoring and reporting.
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Are a natural networker.
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Highly numerate with strong financial management skills.
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Are willing to take accountability and work in a self-managed way.
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Would like to grow your experiences, skills and contribute to the organisation while doing so.
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Are not afraid to try new things and reflect on the successes and failures openly.
It is also desirable (but not necessary) for you to have:
· Knowledge of grant management processes.
· Knowledge of CRM systems (Ashden uses Microsoft Dynamics).
· Experience with MS Office Suite systems.
Please go to the Ashden Jobs page to apply for this role.
To accelerate transformative climate solutions and build a more just world.
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About us
REMAP is a unique national charity. It brings together two groups of people: volunteers skilled at making things and disabled people who need specialist equipment. Each year, around 3,000 pieces of custom-made equipment help transform the lives of disabled people.
REMAP’s army of ingenious inventors designs and makes equipment for young and old alike and then provides it free of charge. The aim is always to help people achieve quality of life, filling the gap where no suitable equipment is available commercially.
With an exciting new strategy that will continue to place the client at the heart of our work, we seek an experienced charity sector Volunteer Recruitment Officer to help us deliver on our mission and vision.
REMAP is an organisation that encourages its team members to contribute their thoughts and ideas actively and work together to achieve its aims and ambitions. You will be given the space to work autonomously and grow in the role, but with the support of your colleagues and line manager when you need us. You can work to your strengths and share your successes and learning with the broader team, who will, in turn, look to share their experiences and learning.
The Role
The Volunteer Recruitment Officer role is critical to the charity's long-term sustainability. It is pivotal in ensuring our branches have the volunteers and guidance they need to support our clients in the future.
This is an internal and external-facing role, focused on recruiting volunteers and developing initiatives to streamline recruitment and welcoming new volunteers into our network of branches.
We seek an experienced volunteering officer with a strong volunteer recruitment and project delivery background. Experience in working with a team going through a change programme involving volunteers is advantageous. You will thrive in a busy environment, have excellent people skills, and have a positive ‘can do’ attitude.
As a small charity, the role will require balancing practical tasks with project delivery and innovation. Building on the strategy already prepared, you will work closely with our Volunteer Administration Officer and Operations Manager to help REMAP support our branches across the UK.
About You
We want you to bring relevant experience, passion, dedication, creativity, and flair to our work.
To be considered for this role, you will have demonstrable experience in a similar position and be comfortable working with a diverse range of volunteers/people. As a self-starter, you can work at pace and quickly assess and deliver to changing priorities in a busy remote team. You will have excellent interpersonal skills, be able to coordinate multiple tasks/activities and have the flexibility to respond to changing demands.
You will be proactive, enthusiastic, and excited about joining an organisation with ambitious plans to future-proof its services and reach more disabled people. Experience working in a remote environment is highly desirable.
Additional information about the role
Place of work: Fully remote, with occasional 2/3 nights away for year-round events.
Working Hours: 22 hrs (pattern to be discussed)
Salary: £13,400 - £15,000 (actual salary), dependent on experience
Holiday entitlement: Begins at 25 days per annum (pro-rata), in addition to public holidays.
Application Instructions
To apply, please send your CV and a separate cover letter of no more than two A4 sides describing how you meet the job description and personal specifications.
We are a Disabled Confident employee.
Candidates who fail to follow the instructions will automatically be screened out of the selection process.
Closing date for Applications: Sunday 15th September 2024
Interviews: Interviews for the role will be held on the week commencing 23rd September 2024.
If you would like further information about the role or have any questions, please get in touch with Kelly, Operations Manager.
REMAP exists to improve the quality of life for people who experience short or long-term disability through infirmity, illness or ageing.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
At Hope and Vision Communities we want everyone to have access to a home and support post rehabilitation. We create a lived experince community of absitance based living for residents to continue their journey of recovery in fellowship,
We provide 17 spaces across 8 properties with 1-1 key working support and community activities, with a training and employment project underway to assist residents transition successfully in to indendant living when they feel ready to do so.
Hope and Vision Communities has a Christian Ethos.
MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB:
- To support residents to maintain and continue their recovery from drug and/or alcohol problems.
- To support residents to engage in positive activities (volunteering, work or education) to underpin their recovery.
- To manage the maintenance, upkeep, and management of all properties.
Main Outcomes
Residents remain substance free and in recovery.
- Overseeing incoming referrals to obtain new residents.
- Undertaking drug and alcohol testing.
- Providing advice/signpost residents to additional recovery support and other issues such as housing, health, benefits, and finance.
- Assisting residents in times of crisis, offering them advice and support as appropriate.
- Developing the quality and effectiveness of the service, including utilising service user feedback.
- Attending training as appropriate and/or necessary.
Residents follow care plans and comply with licence agreements so that they grow in self-worth, self-confidence, and resilience.
- Undertake weekly keywork sessions, tracking individualised goals as agreed on care plan.
- Co-facilitating groupwork.
- Monitoring the adherence to property and programme rules and helping to develop a healthy resident community.
- Keeping care plans and files up to date.
- Offering a high level of care and support to all, always maintaining appropriate professional conduct and boundaries.
The properties are kept to a high standard of repair and meet all legal and Landlord requirements.
- Through key working residents and regular visits and checks. Identify issues that would need resolving with the properties.
- Maintain relationships with Landlords to address their needs and repairs required.
- Arrange trades to deal with maintenance issues and make repairs
Working conditions (e.g., hours of work, any travelling required etc):
- Full Time (40 hours) per week, 12 month contract with a view to be made permanent.
- 25 days annual leave per year pro-rata, plus bank holidays.
- Reporting to Head of Key Working.
- You will be expected to travel to see residents (and employers, voluntary placements, etc) within the local area as part of your role. Full driving license, vehicle and relevant insurance required.
- Pension in line with government auto-enrolment legislation
Species Survival Fund Project Land Management Trainee
Salary: £18,720 Actual for 30 hours
Contract type: Fixed term, 1- year trainee placement
Working pattern: Part time, 30 hours per week over 4 days
Location: Avalon Marshes, Shapwick Road Westhay
The Government's Species Survival Fund 12-month practical Land Management Trainee post will be supported and mentored by reserves staff and will have the opportunity to get practical experience and training in nature conservation and the management and maintenance of our fantastic nature reserves in the Avalon Marshes project area.
‘Bogs and Bitterns’: Species Survival Fund Project – Land Management Trainee
Trainees will be supported and mentored by reserves staff and have the opportunity to get practical experience and training in nature conservation and the management and maintenance of the Trusts fantastic nature reserves. Trainees will get a chance to undertake a range of practical nature conservation activities to help manage trees and woodlands, grassland and meadows, complete surveys and species ID, develop skills in conservation grazing, visitor management, publicity and interpretation of wildlife for different audiences, as well as learning about site safety, leading groups and working with volunteers.
The 1- year trainee placement (30 hours per week over 4 days) enables a trainee to work through all four different seasons of reserves management giving them practical experience, skills and an understanding of the types of conservation roles available and which suits them with the key responsibilities of:
Responsibility 1:
Support the Reserves Team by:
- Working with the reserves team on Somerset Wildlife Trust’s nature reserves in the Avalon Marshes to deliver the Bogs and Bitterns project
- Assisting the reserves team with a range of practical reserve tasks
- Assisting the reserve team with visitor management tasks
Responsibility 2:
Working with volunteers by:
- Assisting the reserves team in delivering a programme of practical conservation volunteer days across all reserves and habitats
Responsibility 3:
Support the maintenance and storage of equipment by:
- Assisting the reserves team in the Avalon Marshes work base with helping to maintain and safely store a range of tools and equipment
Additional benefits of working for the Somerset Wildlife Trust include:
- 7% employer pension contribution
- Life insurance
- An annual professional institution subscription
- Flexible and agile working
- Wellbeing support – EAP, wellbeing champions
- Diversity networks through RSWT/TWT
- Paid volunteer days
- Continuous Professional Development opportunities
- Minimum 33 days of holiday (25 annual leave + bank holidays) pro rata
- Active staff social events
+ The opportunity to make a real and positive difference to nature, communities and the climate.
Closing date: Sunday 8 September 2024
Somerset Wildlife Trust has an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Plan and is committed to continuing to improve the equality, diversity and inclusion of every aspect of our work; we know we need to engage with everyone to live our Values and achieve our goals. We welcome applications from everyone and are happy to discuss any accommodations or arrangements that would make the recruitment process better for you, and the working environment should you be employed.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
No agencies please.
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Spitalfields Crypt Trust (SCT) is an East London charity embedded in the local community, providing practical help, support and training to people affected by homelessness or suffering from addiction. We are passionate about the people and communities we support and embrace creative, innovative and inclusive ways of working that build on our collective strengths. We provide a Recovery Hub (including an abstinence-based residential recovery facility, an addictions counselling programme and a Training & Development Programme), supported houses, a Housing First service, community support, charity shops and two social enterprises supporting people in recovery from addictions to rebuild their lives. Our integrative approach is based on the concept of ‘Recovery Capital’, a whole-person approach taking into account physical, cultural, social, human and spiritual factors and assets.
With a new corporate strategy and ambitious plans to develop a new brand, new services, and a new innovative approach to charity retail and building links with the community, it’s an exciting time to join SCT.
We seek to recruit people with a good combination of talent, skills and potential, promoting equality for all, and welcome applications from a wide range of candidates. We select candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications, experience and commitment to the values and purposes of SCT.
Role and responsibilities
We are recruiting for a Community Shop Supervisor to join our diverse and engaged team in our shop.
It’s a great opportunity to deliver positive social impact in the local community and contribute to funding the vital work of SCT. As Shop Supervisor, you will be responsible for maintaining high standards on our shop floor, supporting volunteers to provide excellent customer service. As well as involvement in stock selection, pricing and merchandising. A key part of the role will be to engage the shop within the local community with the onboarding of new volunteers.
To be successful in this role you will have retail experience or experience of working within a busy environment. Experience of providing a high standard of customer service and will have the ability to deal effectively with conflicting priorities.
You will have strong administrative skills including using all Microsoft packages, be solution focused, resilient, have a high level of attention to detail and excellent organisation and prioritisation skills with the ability to successfully manage a busy and diverse workload.
The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to deal with challenging situations and individuals with a range of needs.
Your duties will include the following in order to assist the Assistant Shop Manager and Shop Manager:
- To achieve maximum sales at all times.
- To ensure that a high standard of service to customers is maintained at all times.
- To maintain a high standard of display both in the shop and in the windows.
- To ensure that the shop is clean and tidy at all times.
- To ensure merchandise is clearly ticketed, sized and priced.
- In consultation with the Shop Manager and Assistant Shop Manager, arrange shop fittings to make the best use of space and to maximise sales.
- To rotate stock so that no garment remains on the rails for longer than the specified rotation period.
- To open and close the shop as specified by the Shop Manager.
- To recruit and train volunteers to ensure they are able to perform tasks efficiently and effectively.
- To complete all paperwork correctly and promptly.
- To reconcile each day’s takings, keeping a clear and accurate record and pass them onto the Administrator for banking.
- To control all shop expenses within the budget agreed with the Shop Manager.
- To ensure adequate stocks of necessary supplies are available by ordering on a regular basis.
- To ensure that all sales are correctly recorded.
- To ensure all money is kept secure.
- To keep valuable donations in a secure place.
- To be flexible when tasks not covered by the job description have to be undertaken.
- To comply and follow SCT policies and procedures.
- To be willing to cover at other shops when, and if, necessary.
- To keep stock rooms clean and tidy.
Person Specification
Skills and Knowledge
- Good literacy and numeric skills
- Good team working and interpersonal skills
- Good verbal and communication skills
- Flexible approach to work with the ability to co-operate with other members of staff.
Experience
- Retail experience
- Experience of working with donated goods
- Charity shop background
- Working with and recruiting volunteers
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Together Active is on the lookout for a passionate and proactive Health and Wellbeing Officer. This vital role will advocate for the physical activity needs of people with health conditions and ensure their voices are heard within healthcare systems, helping with the creation of pathways which design in physical activity, and build and strengthen links between healthcare and our communities, improving access and opportunities for everyone.
What You'll Do:
- Build Key Partnerships: collaborate with healthcare sectors and physical activity providers to integrate services.
- Project Leadership: lead on health and wellbeing projects, particularly those that require
innovative approaches to integrate physical activity with health services - Advocate for Community-Centric Health Programmes:
- Quality Assurance: create a quality assurance framework to ensure the highest standards of service for individuals with long-term health conditions.
Who You Are:
- Passionate about supporting underserved populations
- Energetic and driven with a genuine belief in the positive impact of physical activity
- A keen collaborator who relishes creating key partnerships allowing the sharing of best practice and experiences.
We Value Diversity:
We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. Even if you do not meet every requirement listed, we encourage you to apply if you're passionate about making a difference and believe you could bring something unique to the role. We value fresh perspectives and what you can bring to our team and community.
How We Value you
At Together Active we know that our people are our most valuable asset. We have recently launched our People Plan that sets out how we put the welfare and wellbeing of our staff at the heart of the organisation. In addition to fair salaries with clear opportunities for pay progression, we offer the following benefits:
· Generous annual leave allowance: 27.5 days upon commencement of
employment plus bank holidays. This rises by an additional 1 day of leave per
year after 2 years of continuous employment, up to an additional 5 days leave
in total. (Pro rata for part time staff).
· Three concessionary days leave over Christmas and New Year (pro rata for part
time staff).
· Death in service scheme up to the value of three times actual salary.
· Wellbeing Grant - £50 voucher per year to spend on health and wellbeing.
· Volunteer day to spend either as a team or individual helping out with an
organisation or cause you select.
· Up to 8% employer contribution to pension scheme.
· Reimbursement of the cost of a standard eye test as a user of visual display
equipment.
· Access to Cycle scheme
· Annual CPD courses offered by Staffordshire University
· Online skills training platform - for employees to use to broaden their
professional and personal development across a range of online courses.
· We are currently developing a scheme with staff to ongoing costs related to
staying well/being active.
· Access to counselling service.
We are committed to working flexibly and we mean it. Most people in our team are hybrid workers and we tend to congregate in the office approximately twice per week. We are focused on outcomes and the impact that we make, not counting the minutes you’re sat at your desk. We believe this role needs to be undertaken on a part time basis, but we are genuinely open to discussing working options with candidates including hours.
Our office is based at Staffordshire University in Stoke-on-Trent which is a short walk from Stoke-on-Trent train station. There are electric charging points on campus for electric vehicles and parking permits can be purchased to minimise costs.
We may close this advert earlier should we have sufficient quality of applications and would encourage applicants to apply as soon as possible.
We exist to design out inactivity across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
A4ID is a global charity with a vision to see the law and lawyers play their full part in the global eradication of poverty. The mission of A4ID is to be an authoritative voice of the legal community, to inspire and enable lawyers to join the fight against poverty, and to ensure that legal support is available for those engaged in that fight.
A4ID seeks to recruit a dynamic, vibrant and experienced Policy, Research and Learning (PRL) Officer who will champion and be responsible for supporting the development of A4ID’s policy, research and learning portfolio. In collaboration with the Programmes Team and under the supervision of the Policy, Research and Learning Lead, the PRL Officer will conduct cutting-edge and rigorous research, write policy papers and briefs and creative content for articles, reports, and presentations to communicate A4ID’s policy recommendations.
You will also have the opportunity to work with experienced staff across the organisation, and the PRL Officer will ensure that A4ID has up-to-date, relevant evidence and creative policy solutions on salient issues as delegated by the Policy, Research and Learning Lead in close consultation with the CEO, CPO and the Programmes team. You will contribute to the effective delivery and successful administration of the Law and Development Training Programme (LDTP) in the UK and in the development and roll-out of other learning offerings in close consultation with the PRL Lead and the Programmes team. The role requires a deep understanding of the intersection between law and international development, strong analytical skills, and the ability to translate complex research data into actionable policy recommendations.
For further information and to apply, please visit our website via the Apply button.
Closing date: 15 September 2024.
The Head of Governance and Compliance is looking for a full-time Governance Coordinator to support the Governance Team at KCLSU.
The Governance Coordinator is responsible for supporting the Head of Governance and Compliance with the delivery of the KCLSU Governance Strategy. This includes supporting all aspects of corporate governance for KCLSU: in particular assisting with the timely review of policies and procedures; supporting the complaints management and reporting process (non-election); and coordinating our External Speaker processes for our student activity groups. The post-holder will also assist in the communication of Governance across KCLSU and support the process of staff and Trustee engagement with the Governance Strategy.
The post provides an opportunity to learn the functions and operations of effective governance in a charity and education setting
Governance Coordinator (Visiting Speakers) Role
The requirements and responsibilities of this role are central to understanding what is expected and these can be found in the role profile. To be performing well in this area, you must be fulfilling the overall purpose of the role and visibly demonstrating the main accountabilities of the job. This does not always mean that you are expected to fulfil every single responsibility, and you will agree priorities with your manager within the scope of your role profile. You should make sure that you and your manager are broadly happy that your role profile is up to date
The Governance Coordinator is responsible for supporting the Head of Governance and Compliance with the delivery of the KCLSU Governance Strategy. This includes supporting all aspects of corporate governance for KCLSU: in particular assisting with the timely review of policies and procedures; supporting the complaints management and reporting process (non-election); and coordinating our Visiting Speaker processes for our Student Activity Groups. The post-holder will also assist in the communication of Governance across KCLSU and support the process of staff and Trustee engagement with the Governance Strategy.
The post provides an opportunity to learn the functions and operations of effective governance in a charity and education setting.
Core Tasks:
Visiting Speakers Responsibility:
Our Governance Coordinator is the key point of contact for all External Speaker bookings by KCLSU student societies and activity groups.
Responsibilities include:
- Complete initial checks, and any required risk assessments, for all external speaker bookings, against the trigger criteria within the policy.
- Coordinate mitigations such as chairing training for events that are high risk.
- Liaise with Kings to enable student groups with external speakers to book rooms for events.
- Organise meetings with student groups to improve awareness, knowledge and understanding of how the KCLSU works to support freedom of speech at King’s.
- Work with the Head of Governance and Compliance on issues arising from External Speaker events or risk assessments.
- Support reviews and provide data for the Trustee Board or Sub-Committees as required.
- Maintain and continue the development of automated recording processes to record, track and analyse trends for visiting speakers.
- Support the Head of Governance and Compliance in developing and delivering student group training and inductions for trustees and staff as required.
- Coordinate the work of the Governance Assistant in liaising with students and societies regarding arrangements for low to medium risk events, where no referrals need to be made for a full, joint risk assessment with King’s.
- Support the joint KCLSU and King’s College London freedom of speech initiatives through the work of the Freedom of Speech Advisory Group (FESAG) (Operations Group), agenda setting and servicing meetings
The post-holders shall also:
- Assist with the planning and scheduling of governance and policy related agenda items for the annual cycle of Board and Sub-Committee meetings;
- Support the governance-related policy review process, including developing new or updated policies, and their effective implementation;
- Provide support for the effective communication of Board and Sub-Committee information (non-confidential) to staff and student community to meet the requirements of the Articles;
- Jointly service with the Head of Governance and Compliance taking minutes for meetings for Board, Sub-committees and other governance events;
- Take meeting notes for the Head of Governance and Compliance’s project meetings as required;
- Assist with the updating of annual policy and governance documents ready for incoming Officer and Student Trustee training;
- Ensure the policy and governance sections of the KCLSU website are kept up to date with new policies and procedures.
- Service the Health, Safety, and Wellbeing Committee.
A successful candidate must have:
- Experience of working in a busy administration role and ability to manage time effectively.
- Experience of working in a busy office environment with varying demands and deadlines.
- Experience of organising meetings and taking minutes during meetings.
- Experience of building effective working relationships and communicating effectively with a wide variety of audiences.
- Experience of organising time and resources effectively and prioritising workload.
- Experience of producing reports and presentations.
- Experience of writing policies, procedure and guidance.
- Experience of following procedures and maintaining accurate records for reporting purposes.
- Experience of training others (internal audiences) on aspects of the role for induction and knowledge sharing purposes.
- Experience of working in incident management/health and safety would be beneficial.
For further details and Person Specification, please review our Job Pack below.
Benefits of Working for KCLSU:
- Hybrid Working Policy
- Pension Contribution
- Interest Free Season Ticket Loan & Computer Loan
- Cycle to work Scheme
- Enhanced Sick Pay
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay
- Eye Tests & single focal glasses allowance
- 34 days annual holidays including Bank holidays, volunteering days and wellbeing days
- Discounts and Venues
- £30 wellbeing allowance per term
- Employee Assistance Programme
- "No meeting Friday" ethos
- KEATS Learning Platform & LinkedIn Learning subscription
- Death in Service
- Access to Kings Libraries
At KCLSU Equality, Diversity and Inclusion are at the heart of everything we do and we endeavour to ensure equal treatment of all candidates. We welcome a diverse range of applicants and are open to discussing flexibility with the right candidate. Reasonable adjustments will be made for candidates with disabilities at all stages of the recruitment and selection process, and to ensure that a successful candidate with a disability can undertake the post.
Eligibility:
To be eligible to apply for this role you must:
- Be eligible to work in the UK, and provide proof of this (i.e. a passport/visa) when asked by KCLSU. Please note that KCLSU is unable to offer visa sponsorship.
- Have a National Insurance number, or be in the process of applying for one
- Not be a trustee of King’s College London Students’ Union
- Trustees should not apply for a role whilst in their term of office, or should their application be accepted or progressed to the interview stage.
- Ex-Trustees can apply for student staff (non-administrative) roles, as soon as they finish their tenure.
- Ex-Trustees can apply for career staff / permanent staff roles, only after a year has passed of them being a trustee. Applications submitted within the year should not be accepted or progressed to the interview stage.
KCLSU is an independent charitable organisation that works to further the interests of approximately 36000 students at King's College London. Join us!
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Are you passionate about CRM and looking for a part-time role where you can make a real impact?
We're hiring a CRM Coordinator to support our CRM Manager in empowering staff across the US-UK Fulbright Commission.
In this role, you'll be helping our Fulbright awards programme team transition to a new grantee management app within Salesforce. You'll play a crucial part in data migration from our legacy system to Salesforce and SharePoint, ensuring seamless integration and top-notch data quality. Your other responsibilities will include managing our Salesforce master data set, designing and generating impactful reports and providing essential first-line Salesforce user support and training.
To excel, you'll need hands-on experience with CRM systems (ideally Salesforce) and a strong understanding and working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and spreadsheet management. Your enthusiasm for Salesforce and your eagerness to learn about the platform more broadly will be key. You'll thrive in a role where you can collaborate effectively and take initiative. If you have an interest in international education and cultural exchange, that's a bonus!
The US-UK Fulbright Commission is a not-for-profit organisation whose mission is to advance education, promote civic engagement and develop compassionate leaders through education exchange between the peoples of the US and the UK. With core support from the UK and US governments, the Commission offers prestigious Fulbright awards for postgraduate study and academic research in the US and the UK, as well as a number of other programmes and services for British citizens interested in studying in the US. Please refer to the About Us section on our website for more details.
Please note, you must have the prior legal right to work in the UK.
Location: Central London office. Part time staff are required to attend the office for 1 day each week, home working the rest of the time. No travel expenses will be paid.
Contract: 6 months fixed term contract, 2 days or 14 hours a week
Salary: £32,000 per annum (pro-rated for 14 hours a week)
Closing date: Friday 6 September at 9:00 (BST)
We are the only US-UK exchange programme facilitating placements on both sides of the Atlantic. We enable study, teaching and research at some o
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