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Build flexibly on your Charity Career with this person-centred charity supporting unpaid carers
This is a full-time role in a well-established charity based in Twickenham. This role would suit someone who wants to have the opportunity to work flexibly and build their career in the Charity sector with experience of working in social care.
Richmond Carers Centre has the mission to help unpaid adult carers to live a full, active and meaningful life by providing them with advice, information, activities, breaks and emotional support either face to face, by phone or by email to enable them to live well.
As an Adult Carers Support Worker, you will be part of a small, dedicated team and take a lead on providing emotional support to adult carers and a commitment to enhancing their health and wellbeing. Much of your work will involve actively listening to carers, often via the phone support line, providing information, advice and support. As part of the Adult Carers Support Team, you will also be involved in organising breaks for carers, outreach activities and leisure events, as well as group work to help enhance carers’ health and wellbeing. Part of the role will also aim to improve the identification, recognition and understanding of the needs of adult carers, raise the profile of adult carers and ensure adult carers needs are met. You’ll also be expected to work with our volunteers and to use appropriate monitoring and evaluation reports to show our funders what we’ve achieved.
You will be someone:
- Who works in a person-centred way.
- Is enthusiastic, empathetic and detail conscious
- Communicates well by phone and in person
- Has an understanding of social care particularly in relation to carers
- Has experience of working with clients who have support needs
- Has experience of producing reports for monitoring and evaluation
- Is numerate and has knowledge of budgeting
- Is able to gather and assess information efficiently and think creatively to come up with solutions.
- Has good communication skills including spoken, written and presentational
Main Duties include:
- To provide a regular telephone support-line, face-to-face and email support, offering appropriate, generic advice
- To offer a range of service delivery options and be involved in providing those options e.g., breaks, group work, leisure activities or other outreach activities
- To encourage and assist carers and those they care for to access Care Needs Assessments and Carers Assessments and to take up services that will enhance their lives
- To complete individual grant applications with carers for respite or if they are experiencing financial hardship due to the cost-of-living crisis
- To work where appropriate with other service providers/agencies to promote the carer agenda or jointly deliver carer support issues
- To be proactive in the registration of carers living or caring for someone within the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
- To keep accurate records of group and individual carer engagement for monitoring and evaluation purposes
- To participate in key events organised by Richmond Carers Centre and other relevant partners to promote services to a wider public
What you are doing now:
- You might be working for or volunteering in a similar charity
- You may be working in social care for a local authority or district council
- You may have the skills we need from some other combination of work and volunteering
- Or you may be looking to return to the workforce after a timeout for personal reasons
In any event if you feel you meet the skills we need, we would like to hear from you!
Richmond Carers Centre welcomes and encourages applicants from all sections of the community regardless of their gender, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religious belief.
Benefits of working for Richmond Carers Centre:
- 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays per year (pro rata)
- Bonus 3 days of annual leave per year over the festive period (subject to Trustee approval)
- Workplace Pension Scheme with Peoples Pension
- Flexible working/option of working from home (subject to CEO approval)
- Equipment and support to be set up to work from home
- Paid time off for medical appointments
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Training and personal development opportunities
- Staff away days and socials
- Access to shared resources and training opportunities
- Supportive and friendly working environment
Closing date: Monday 9th September 2024
Shortlisting week commencing: Monday 9th September 2024
Interviews with Richmond Carers Centre scheduled: w/c 9th September and w/c 30th September 2024
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are looking for an experienced, strategically minded and solutions focused Senior Operations Manager to join us here at the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) as part of our Exams Team.
The RCR creates and delivers exams on the behalf of the General Medical Council (GMC) to assess doctors qualifying as Clinical Oncologists (cancer doctors) and Radiologists (doctors who diagnose through medical imaging). The Senior Operations Manager will oversee the work of the operational exam delivery team, working at a high level to realise our growth plans.
As a dynamic leader, you will create medium- and long-term plans to grow exam capacity, both domestically and globally, recognising that the number of candidates completing their exams directly impacts the growth of our specialties. This will include monitoring and responding to changes in demand for exams, optimising pricing models and identifying and delivering operational efficiencies. You will achieve this by motivating and enthusing your direct reports and the wider team, connecting them to the bigger picture and ensuring they are reaching high levels of performance.
To be successful in this role you will have a significant level of operational and financial management experience, including the ability to manage budgets within a complex financial picture and long-term strategic planning skills. You will also have the ability to identify and mitigate risks in delivery, ensuring that the RCR maintains its reputation as offering world class qualifications.
You will be a pivotal player within the exams team ensuring operational efficiency and an excellent service are part of the seamless delivery of our high-stakes exams. You will have the opportunity to work with dedicated professionals who are passionate about making a difference and lead our exams operations to new heights.
What you’ll do:
- Strategic development of exam operations to deliver sufficient exams for the market/audience over the medium and long term.
- Leading the implementation of plans and initiatives for exams operations, securing and allocating resources, agreeing and managing the overall exams operations budget.
- Be an exceptional multi-team leader, providing direction and support to motivate and direct line reports in achieving exam function goals, ensuring outcomes are clear and progress is measurable.
- Responsible for operational reporting to internal Committees and other stakeholders, via written reports and in person.
- Develop and maintain product ownership of the Exams Candidate Management System (EMS) to ensure it is fit for purpose and working effectively to support strategic objectives.
- Actively participate as a member of the exams management team.
What you’ll need:
- Strong service delivery and financial management background including managing operations within exams, education or events.
- Experience of delivering growth which features value for money, operational and service improvement and efficiency savings.
- Experience of developing and managing a high performing operational team.
- Excellent people management skills with the ability to motivate and effectively manage a team delivering a variety of activities.
- Ability to provide support and build and sustain effective working relationships with a diverse range of colleagues, partners and stakeholders at all levels.
- Strong strategic analytical and evaluative skills, including ability to understand and analyse complex issues and problems.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a progressive and forward-thinking team and organisation. Please find out more about the Senior Operations Manager role, the RCR and instructions on how to apply in the candidate pack.
Why join us?
- Make a difference to the lives of Doctors and the specialities they work in every day!
- Hybrid working (40% working week can be done remotely)
- Modern working environment
- Equipment provided to work from home
- Generous annual leave allowance
- Excellent pension scheme
- Interest free season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
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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!
Age UK Hertfordshire is looking for a HR Manager to lead the HR department in line with HR and Organisational priorities, so that we are in a position to recruit, develop, motivate, performance manage, reward and retain the skills required to lead, manage and deliver our strategic goals
HR Manager
Location: Hybrid between home-based and Hertford office (occasional travel to other sites will be required)
Salary: £37,500 - £40,000 FTE per annum
Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week. Part time hours considered
Benefits: Holiday entitlement, 25 days per annum plus UK Public Holidays, rising with length of service
About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity to lead our HR Team.
As HR Manager, you will work with the Senior Management Team and Heads of Departments to ensure all HR activity throughout AUKH is carried out effectively and in line with statutory and internal policy requirements.
About You
If you would like to join usthen we would love to hear from you.
Do you have:
- Relevant HR experience of operational HR managing employee relations, recruitment, training and development, as well as an up-to-date knowledge of HR best practice and employment legislation
- Good communication skills, with the ability to converse sensitively and empathetically
- CIPD Level 5
- Excellent organisational skills
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button and submit your CV together with a supporting statement telling us how you meet the person specification
We offer
Training and development
Contributory pension scheme
Health care plan after an initial qualifying period.
For further information please take a look at Age UK Hertfordshire's website.
To apply submit your CV together with a supporting statement telling us how you meet the person specification
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Hours: Part-time, 22.5 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £38,143 to £40,095 per annum, pro-rata for part time hours
Location: London, E8 4DG
Interviews Commence: Week commencing 2nd September 2024, subject to extension
Start date: September 2024
Our client Peter Bedford Housing Association (PBHA) is a housing association with charitable aims that create positive change in people’s lives. As well as homes and support, PBHA empowers people to learn, access work and discover their creative talents. Based in Hackney, Islington and Newham, PBHA work with people who are homeless, have mental ill health, learning difficulties and multiple needs. PBHA’s work enables people to move on and lead independent lives.
The role:
The postholder will be vital in securing growth in our Enterprises, Training and Supported Housing services. They will create imaginative proposals and partnerships to attract funding for our Enterprises and Training team to access trusts, foundations and national funding programmes. They will develop local marketing and fundraising initiatives enabling us to create new ideas and enhance our work. Working closely with the Senior Leadership Team to develop new supported housing services, their role will be crucial to us achieving our Income Strategy and the goals of our next five-year Business Plan.
Key duties and responsibilities:
• Compile and upkeep a database of relevant opportunities on Zoho database so that we can accurately plan fundraising activity
• Evaluate opportunities with the CEO to ensure they meet organisational needs and that we achieve a high success rate
• Write and submit a range of well-researched and persuasive fundraising applications to trusts and other sources for support
• Lead on completion and submission of complex funding applications, involving other PBHA staff, notably the Enterprises and Training Manager.
• Build and nurture positive relationships to mutual benefit with trusts and foundations, promoting the impact of PBHA and how we may enable a trust to realise their mission
• Work in conjunction with the Director of Finance to create budgets and collate financial information fully supporting the delivery of proposed projects or activities
• Develop, in conjunction with a team of volunteers and the Information Project Manager, a range of mechanisms for maintaining and developing relationships with funders, including using Zoho, social media and events
• Work with managers and use Zoho to ensure accurate and on-time reporting to funders
• Work with project managers to ensure compliance with funding requirements of all future, existing and recently finished contracts and grants
• Assist the Director of Services in the coordination and completion of PQQ documentation and tender documentation in response to tender opportunities
• Identify and respond to opportunities for sponsorship support for PBHA’s activities
• Monitor performance in relation to fundraising and business development providing regular updates to the Senior Leadership Team
• Keep abreast of fundraising methods, trends and sources, communicating these internally
• Continually develop, taking responsibility for own learning and personal development.
Customer Focused Services:
• Lead your volunteer team in promoting participation and co-production opportunities so that tenants/participants have maximum influence over the development of PBHA.
• Positively promote and signpost tenants and participants to report complaints in line with PBHA’s practice.
The Kingsland Hub site has one level and is accessible to wheelchair users.
The post holder is accountable to the Chief Executive Officer.
Main Conditions of Service:
This post is for 22.5 hours per week, 3 days per week, Monday – Friday, 7.5 hours per day with days to be negotiated on appointment. Duties will occasionally be carried out over evenings and some public holidays. Overtime is not paid but in line with Agile working, hours can be averaged out over a 2-week period.
Salaries and expenses are based on PBHA’s salary scales and are revised each year. The salary for this post will be in the range of £38,143 - £40,095 points 22 to 25 and the starting salary is £38,143 point 22, for the full-time hours.
In common with all posts at PBHA, confirmation of appointment is subject to a probationary period (6 months). The notice period for this role is 4 weeks.
PBHA is committed to equality and diversity, anti-discriminatory practice and is striving to be an anti-racist organisation.
Role Requirements:
Although we are keeping direct experience/knowledge requirements to a minimum, we do need you to use the application form or covering letter to demonstrate your capabilities, in relation to each point listed under role requirements. Where relevant use your answers to illustrate how your competences have helped you achieve positive results.
The minimum experience required for the post is:
• Experience of producing compelling proposals that have generated income from a range of grants and trusts
The competencies required for the post are the ability to:
• Demonstrate that you can manage a workload of multiple proposals and complete them accurately and to deadline
• Proactively work with managers to develop creative proposals that can fund core activity
• Seek out fundraising opportunities and evaluate their fit to our income generation strategy
• Focus our grant and trust activity to ensure we bid for larger scale opportunities (20k to 200k) and achieve a high success rate
It is desirable that the candidate has:
• Knowledge of fundraising in the housing sector and / or knowledge of community organisations in Hackney, Islington and the surrounding areas
• Membership of the Institute of Fundraising
PBHA offers in return:
• 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 30 days with service (pro rata)
• Company pension scheme with employer matching up to 5% of contributions
• Agile working
• Eye care vouchers
• Cycle to work scheme
• Enhanced company sick pay
To apply, please register your interest and we will send you an application form to complete. Using an application form supports equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practices.
Peter Bedford Housing Association is an Equal Opportunities employer who support an inclusive culture and diversity for their staff and those they represent. They are committed to encouraging further growth from diverse groups, and welcome applications from people of all abilities and under-represented groups. Currently, PBHA have an underrepresentation from men and disabled communities. As such, they particularly welcome applicants from these groups.
Working with our brilliant network of hosts, other organisations and directly with guests themselves, our Placement Coordinators are at the forefront of ensuring that we can host refugees and people seeking asylum.
You'll beresponsible for overseeing your caseload of R@H placements and database management. The role of Placement Coordinator will be to work alongside the placement team in making safe placements quickly and efficiently.
You will build your knowledge of working with guests with different immigration status and needs, and get to know our hosts and what they are able to offer guests. You'll be sharing information and resources with guests to help them find more permanent accommodation.
Interviews will be held on 11th September 2024.
Please submit your CV and a cover letter outlining why you will be a great candidate for this role. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Governance and Compliance Lead
This is an exciting opportunity for a Governance, Compliance and Policy specialist to join a small, friendly and growing charity.
Position: Governance and Compliance Lead
Location: Remote – Occasional visits to the Office in the South East
Hours: 15 Hours per week, Flexible
Salary: Pro rata £13,991.20 (Full time equivalent : £34,978)
Contract: Permanent
The role
The Governance and Compliance Lead will support the CEO to ensure the organisation is fully compliant with appropriate laws, charity governance, and organisational policies.
Key Responsibilities:
• To work as part of a dynamic team and contribute to the overall aims and objectives of the Charity.
• To champion and promote the values and behaviours set out in the Competency Framework and act as an ambassador for the Charity.
• Demonstrate a commitment to on-going learning and development and to participate in any training relevant to the role and to improve performance against the Competency Framework.
• To work flexibly in response to changing organisational needs and be willing to undertake any other duty in line with the level of the job as may be required by the Charity.
• To operate in accordance with the organisations values, policies and procedures, including but not limited to, Health and Safety, Data Protection, Equality and Diversity, and Safeguarding Policies.
About you
You will be an experienced specialist in policies, governance and compliance ideally within the charity sector.
As well as this, you will be confident updating and implementing existing and new policies, making sure they are compliant.
You will have:
- Demonstratable experience and accountability of managing compliance and governance within an organisation.
- Experience working in the charity sector.
- Demonstrated extensive expertise in formulating innovative compliance processes and policies.
- Compliance processes and policies.
- Has the ability to utilise a systems approach to ensure efficient delivery, monitoring and reporting.
- Significant experience of committees, including minute taking and reporting on actions.
- Proven ability to educate teams on intricate subjects, facilitating comprehension and relevance to their job role.
- Must have a clear understanding of data protection laws and requirements.
You may have experience in other areas such as Policy, Public Affairs, Policy and Public Affairs, Policy Advisor, Public Affairs Advisor, Policy and Public Affairs Advisor, Policy Officer, Public Affairs Officer, Policy and Public Affairs Officer, Public Policy Adviser, Public Policy Officer, Governance and Compliance, Governance Officer, Governance Manager, Governance and Compliance Officer, Compliance Officer, Compliance Manager, Governance Lead, Governance and Compliance Lead, Compliance Lead, Compliance Advisor.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
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!
This is an opportunity to join Refuge as a Helath Advocate Educator (HAE). The post holder will train and provide ongoing support to GP practices and other health professionals to enable primary and secondary care staff to be able to effectively talk to their patients about domestic violence and abuse (DVA), provide early identification and offer appropriate care pathways for female and male victims of domestic violence and abuse aged 16 years and over.
The post holder will work in partnership with a local clinical lead to deliver the model and will participate and support the delivery of safeguarding training and awareness raising sessions to primary and secondary care staff and other multi-agency teams where needed.
This post is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.
Please note that a valid UK driving license and use of a car is essential to this role.
Hours: 18.75 hours per week (Wednesday, Thursday and Friday) with a Requirement for occasional 12:30-20:30 duty shift
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Job description
Arts Therapies UK (formerly Birmingham Centre for Arts Therapies) has been able to support the mental health needs of Birmingham and the surrounding areas for over 30 years now. However, we have launched an ambitious 5 year business plan to increase our overall delivery by 600%, and our turnover to exceed the £1 million mark.
Therefore, we are looking for an experienced Corporate and Communities Fundraiser to take the lead in this new role. This will be a challenging role where you will be creating something brand new and innovative. You will be working alongside a small but dedicated team who are all incredibly ambitious. Although this role is advertised as fixed term, it is our hope that the successful candidate will be able to develop this into a permanent role quickly and effectively.
Benefits for you:
- hybrid and flexible working: minimum of 1 office day a month (2nd Friday of the month) for this role - this will increase to 2 out of 5 days if the role becomes full-time and permanent.
- 12.5 days annual leave plus bank holidays (following a successful probation) and increasing with time served.
- 30 days paid sick leave (following a successful probation).
- Dog-friendly office.
- relaxed hours over the Christmas period.
- the opportunity to shape your career at Arts Therapies UK.
This role is ideal for anybody with a successful record in fundraising, and who is seeking a new challenge for professional development.
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The members of our Support Services team are highly skilled, passionate and committed, so we are looking for a leader who can both support and inspire them. The successful candidate will be skilled in leading a team as well as able to work as part of the team, hands-on if needed. They also will be personable, reflective, and tenacious, always striving to provide what best helps Carers, and the people they care for, to lead fulfilling lives.
As well as being a Line-manager, you will be part of the ‘Senior Leadership Team’ led by the CEO. To enable your professional wellbeing and development, you will have regular supervision, be supported by a Senior Manager as well as your peers, and have access to external training and mentoring chosen by you.
The post-holder will have experience of overseeing, developing and evaluating services for Carers, or perhaps mental health, wellbeing, or similarly targeted information, advice or support services or projects. You must demonstrate experience working in partnership with health, social care and other voluntary sector organisations and have a good understanding of, and be flexible to, the needs of Carers as well as the organisation.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Dimensions is proud to be one of very few social care organisations that are accredited by the Great Places To Work programme in 2023 – now 5 years in a row!
A varied and interesting role working closely with the Operations Director (OD) and the Regional Management team, providing administrative and secretarial support whilst ensuring the smooth operation of the Regional Office.
The role is hybrid, working two days in the office and three days from home.
We are looking for the successful candidate to live in South Wales.
Interview will take place on the 12th September via Microsoft teams.
About the role
Your main duties will include:
- Providing administrative and secretarial support to the OD in performing his/her role, acting as a point of contact both internally and externally in the OD’s absence.
- Key point of contact both over the telephone and in written communication for the Regional office.
- Establish and maintain appropriate administrative systems, records and filing systems on behalf of the Region, arrange and minute meetings, producing letters, reports and other documents as required.
- Ensure the provision of all supplies including adequate stationery, furniture and office equipment, reporting any defects.
About you
The successful applicant will have:
- Able to work flexibly, prioritise duties as required and recognise the demands placed on the other team members
- Previous experience with an administrative or secretarial role.
- Able to use a variety of software packages (e.g Word, email, excel and internet databases).
- Fast and accurate typing speed with the ability to produce documents from hand written material.
The rewards
- Up to 35 days’ annual leave entitlement (including bank holidays)
- Staff discount shopping scheme ‘Rewarding Dimensions’
- We offer a salary advance scheme where you can access up to 50% of the money you've earned before payday.
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Pension scheme
- Long Service Awards
- Qualification scheme
- Employee recognition scheme 'Inspiring People'
- Discounted health and dental cover
- Life Assurance
- Bike to Work Scheme
- Season Ticket Loan
Apply now
- We welcome applications from everyone who has the right to work in the UK, and value diversity in our workforce
- As Disability Confident Leaders , we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy - Dimensions has been awarded this symbol by Jobcentre Plus to recognise our commitment towards the employment, retention, training and career development of disabled employees
- As part of our commitment to making reasonable adjustments we can offer support to complete your application.
- We now have British Sign Language (BSL) translated videos for all of our recruitment communications.
We are looking for experienced professionals who will perform inspection activities on behalf of The Survivors Trust (TST) Inspection Body to assess specialist rape and sexual abuse support services for conformance to TST National Service Standards.
The role of an inspector is to investigate, evaluate, assess, and determine the compliance of an organisation for conformance against specific standards within the framework of UKAS inspection requirements.
Training will be provided; however, candidates will ideally have an understanding of performing audit/inspection duties and preferably have a degree or equivalent specific to the sector, e.g. psychology, criminology, counselling etc. or a minimum 2 years’ experience working in the sector. An understanding of the practical applications of trauma informed practice and needs of service users is desirable. They will be familiar with sector specific legislation, have good understanding and application of boundaries to maintain impartiality of inspection activities, and be able to make judgements that are objective, fair and based securely on evidence. They will be clear and succinct communicators with the ability to respond professionally and calmly to challenge. A good level of education, the ability to articulate themselves in a friendly and professional manner and IT competency are essential.
This is a remote-based role and may require some travelling to locations around the UK (expenses will be reimbursed). Candidates will be expected to have the right to work in the UK, the use of required ICT equipment and software, and comply to cyber security, confidentiality and data protection requirements.
You will be required to undergo enhanced DBS clearance to work with The Survivors Trust and references will be sought.
Our vision is for a society where services for all survivors are trauma-informed and accessible according to need.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Youth Action Wiltshire (YAW) is the youth arm of the award-winning charity Community First. We are looking for someone to manage the suite of YAW services, including Young Carers services, Splash, employability work, Youth Clubs Support and young people’s mental health programmes including BeMindful. You will oversee operations, plan, develop and implement a strategy for operational growth and development across Youth Action Wiltshire services. As part of the Community First Leadership team you will also contribute to the strategic development of Community First to meet the charity’s objectives and Business Plan.
You will have relevant experience of successfully managing high quality youth support services, experience of motivating and supervising staff and volunteers. A successful track record of fundraising, service development and delivery, budget management and report writing. We are looking for someone who is creative, flexible and able to relate to and inspire young people, staff, partners and funders.
The role will include some evening, weekend and school/college holiday working.
Community First follows Safer Recruitment polices. Due to the nature of the work, this role is subject to an Enhanced DBS, along with relevant background checks, references, a probationary period and completion of mandatory training requirements.
Please contact us if you would like a hard copy application form, or if you require any assistance in applying for this post.
Closing date: Tuesday the 1st of October 2024 at 10AM
Community First is an equal opportunities employer. Registered Charity No. 288117.
Please take a look at our vacancies page and submit an application form if you are interested.
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Join the AKU Society as the Head of Patient Support and Welfare, a pivotal role dedicated to enhancing the lives of patients with alkaptonuria (AKU), a rare genetic disorder. In this part-time position, you will be the primary liaison between patients, their families, and healthcare professionals, ensuring they receive the vital support and resources they need. Your responsibilities will include developing patient welfare programs, providing guidance on healthcare and welfare issues, supporting patients when they attend the NHS National AKU Centre in Liverpool, and fostering community connections. Ideal candidates will possess strong communication skills, a background in nursing or healthcare, and a passion for supporting individuals facing unique challenges.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Profile
The role of the Major Gifts and Philanthropy (MGP) Team Research and Information Manager is a unique role within the sector and CAFOD. Working across MGP (which is made up of Major Donors and Corporate teams) as well as others, such as the Trusts and Foundations Team, it has been developed to meet the growing needs of planning and reporting across MGP and to ensure income growth is focused on raising the funds needed to achieve short and long term organisation priorities.
A pivotal role, the post-holder will hold lead expertise in philanthropy communications at CAFOD, working with other stakeholders to identify funding priorities so MGP can achieve an income forecast of nearly £3.17m in 2024/25.
Managing the Research and Information Executive, the post-holder will make sure that concept notes, proposals and reports are written for the most strategic work, and that MGP relationship managers are informed of projects in need of funding. With oversight of all team donor proposals, reporting and communications, you will ensure they align with CAFOD’s values, especially promoting anti-racist messages in line with our commitment to becoming an anti-racist organisation.
The post-holder will share key donor trends and work closely with the Philanthropy Manager and Corporate Partnerships Manager to understand their research needs and develop a research strategy. Alongside the Research and Information Executive, you will complete research into top-level prospects and donors.
This post sits in the MGP team, which is part of the Fundraising and Participation Group. As MGP’s information and prospect research expert, you will work with the Executive team, International Programmes, Integrated Fundraising and Business Innovation team, Data and Insight, Communications and Finance teams as appropriate.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic leadership of MGP’s funding portfolio & engagement
- Lead on the implementation of MGP’s funding strategy, maintaining a funding proposal pipeline and tracking where funds have been secured for projects, so it sits as a centre of excellence across CAFOD
- Oversee donor communications for the team, including appeals and cases for support for CAFOD’s most strategic work: unrestricted, and our humanitarian funding initiative, Every Second Counts; ensuring communications comply with anti-racist communication and fundraising principles
- Build strong relationships with International Programmes staff and facilitate meetings for them to share strategic work with MGP team
- Identify and influence change, especially relating to donor systems and processes
- Work with Country teams to source relevant information and write funding proposals and reports for donors
- Mentor MGP relationship managers ensuring they can write their funding materials with success
- Work with the Head of MGP to continually improve MGP systems and processes, and adapt them where necessary
Lead prospect and donor research
- Use expertise to research and evaluate information on donors and prospective donors, focusing on high-value supporters
- Working with the team leads, identify their research needs and develop and implement a prospect research strategy that meets these
- Identify key trends relevant to the MGP team - collating and analyse internal and external donor trends and reports and sharing them with the team
- Work with the Head of MGP and the senior International Programme (IP) team to develop new multi-year initiatives and feasibility/ scoping studies
- Alongside the Philanthropy Manager have an overview of MGP’s supporter Ethical Checks Policy and support ethical checks and policy compliance as needed
- Work across the team to maintain donor profiles, train and guide the team members in writing their profiles, briefing notes and event profiles
- Work with team leads and external research agencies for profiling and wealth screening audits.
Information Management
- Maintain donor contact details in compliance with GDPR, data protection legislation and fundraising best practices
- Have an overview of all MGP requests to CAFOD’s Data and Insight team and assist as required in gathering internal donor trends and reports
- Work with the team to manage systems and records and update information on high-priority donors as required.
Budget & Planning
- Participate in MGP planning and budget activities
- Analyse income-related reports and share them with the Head of MGP
- Benchmark, monitor, draw upon and share best practices with MGP
People Management
- Line Manage, develop and support the Research & Information Executive by championing our purpose and values through building strong and safe working relationships, setting SMART objectives and conducting performance reviews
Safeguarding
All CAFOD staff share the responsibility to promote and maintain a strong safeguarding culture, including identifying the key actions they should take given their role and responsibilities.
Person Specification
The post holder will be making key decisions and take responsibility for leading on the following tasks and where appropriate will put the case forward for innovative changes to take place, based on sound judgment.
Job-specific competencies
- Proven experience in writing donor proposals and securing funds for significant donations from Major Donors and corporates.
- Specialist prospect research skills and an understanding of the methodologies and research resources required to carry out research.
- Clear and accurate written and verbal communication skills to influence senior staff.
- Ability to translate complex information into engaging donor communications and reports
- Experience of developing strategies in line with organisational priorities.
Desirable Criteria: Knowledge and awareness of international development and humanitarian aid
Why Choose CAFOD?
At CAFOD we value our employees and are committed to offering a healthy work–life balance and promoting the well-being of our employees.
Starting Salary: £43,461 - £46,819 (including London weighting)– This is the full-time salary, and the pay will be prorated based on the hours of the post.
Contract: Permanent – 3.5 Days per week
Location: London (Hybrid working - 40% of your time at the CAFOD head office)
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer great benefits, some of which are below.
- 34 days holiday (20 days annual leave, 8 bank holidays and 6 closure days)
- Additional 10 days annual leave purchase scheme
- Enhanced Pension (6% - 17.5% contribution)
- Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
- Enhanced Maternity, paternity and adoption pay
- Enhanced Sick pay & income protection
- Life Assurance x 3 annual salary
- Employee Assistance Programme
We offer all our employees learning and development opportunities, we provide training, coaching and mentoring to support your development in various aspects of our work.
CAFOD is committed to being an anti-racist organisation and we are keen to increase the diversity of our teams. We are particularly keen to seek out applications from people of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.
There's room for everyone: Catholics and non-Catholics; people of all faiths and none. We employ people in all corners of the world, of all ages and ethnicities. The result? A friendly and open-minded organisation.
Safeguarding for Children and Vulnerable Adults
CAFOD recognises the personal dignity and rights of children and vulnerable adults, towards whom it has a special responsibility and a duty of care and respect. CAFOD, and all its staff and volunteers, undertake to do all in our power to create a safe environment for children, young people and vulnerable adults and to prevent their physical, sexual or emotional abuse. CAFOD is committed to acting at all times in the best interests of children and vulnerable adults, seeing these interests as paramount. Any candidate offered a job with CAFOD will be expected to adhere to CAFOD’s Safeguarding policy and sign CAFOD’s Code of Behaviour as an appendix to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents.
All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references, and appropriate screening checks can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. CAFOD also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of, and consent to, these recruitment procedures.