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The Green Estate is a community interest company whose purpose is to grow green and resilient urban places for people and nature to thrive. We are one of the first 15 organisations who the King selected for the prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development. Our 2030 goal is to become a national urban resilience demonstrator.

This is a new and pivotal leadership role at The Green Estate at an exciting time of change. With a new CEO, Leadership Team, Board and Strategy in place we are seeking an experienced professional fundraiser to develop and deliver our first fundraising and investment strategy to help us achieve our mission and 2030 goal!

This will involve delivering ambitious fundraising targets from a range of sources including grants, donations, corporate and philanthropic fundraising and investment. The postholder will need to ‘hold the pen’ and produce high quality funding applications and investment proposals.

The postholder will provide leadership and business development support for expert and talented service managers and work with the rest of the Leadership team to grow the income, impact and influence of The Green Estate.

The postholder will need to be commercially minded, have an excellent track record and expertise in fundraising from multiple sources and have a commitment to our mission and values.

This role will require significant fundraising experience across multiple income streams, combined with leadership qualities and a track record of delivering ambitious fundraising targets and business growth.

In return we can offer you a friendly and supportive working environment within a unique and diverse organisation. We are a growing business with a professional and focused team who are highly supportive of ongoing training and development.

The standard working hours for The Green Estate CIC is 08:00 – 16:00 fully on site but there are opportunities for flexible and hybrid working arrangements. This role cannot be fully remote, due to the requirement to support on-site activities and meet with stakeholders.

Closing date: 12.00pm Friday 20th September 2024

Interviews will take place week commencing 30th September 2024

An information pack has been prepared providing further details about our organisation, its vision for the future and the full job description and person specification for the role.  This is available on our website.

To apply please complete the application form on our website and send it to our recruitment account.

You can also use these contact details to request a confidential conversation with the Head of People Services about the organisation and the role.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should we meet suitably qualified candidates.  Please do not delay in applying.

Senior Individual Giving Officer 

Location: Hybrid working part London Office (Islington, London) part home work

Salary: £34,525 per annum 
Hours: 35 hours per week 

Closing date: Friday 16 August 2024 

Interview date: Week commencing 19 August and/or 26 August 2024 

This is a full-time permanent position.

Who we are looking for 

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly organised individual to join our growing Individual Giving Team as a Senior Individual Giving Officer. You will work on creating our Individual Giving appeals, writing compelling communications which will inspire and drive income. You should have experience of working in a charity environment, and be able to manage multiple projects simultaneously to tight deadlines and budgets.

Experience required 

• ​Managing direct marketing campaigns in a charity environment.

• Leading projects from start to finish within given budgets and timescales.

• Creating compelling and professional communications for a variety of audiences and channels. 

• Analysing campaign results and using insight to optimise future campaigns.

• Collaborative working with multiple internal and external partners to deliver campaigns. 

About JDRF 

JDRF is the world’s leading charitable research funder into type 1 diabetes, improving lives until we find the cure. We are dedicated to our 400,000 strong type 1 community in the UK and work closely with our international affiliates across the world, including the US, Canada and Australia. 

You will find a vibrant atmosphere and spirited team at JDRF, always striving to make a difference to people living with type 1. 

Employee benefits 

As an employer we offer: 

• Hybrid working arrangements

• Flexible working and will consider compressed hours

• Generous annual leave entitlement – 25 days per year plus bank holidays for full-time staff with leave increasing after three and five years’ service

• Health cash plan that allows you to claim for some treatments such as dental, optical and physiotherapy treatment

• Season ticket and cycle loan

• Pension scheme

• Family-friendly policies – maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave at enhanced rates

• Personalised training to suit your career aspirations and professional development 

JDRF is an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation or age.

Street Paws is a non-profit organisation that was founded in 2016 with the aim of providing free and accessible veterinary care and support services to pets of homeless people in the UK. We strive to bridge the gap between animal and human welfare services. Ensuring that pets are not left behind in the fight against homelessness.

Demand for our services is ever growing due to the impacts of cuts to public funding, rising private rents, limited social housing and cuts to housing benefit. Research has shown that many owners have been asked to give up their pet in order to get accommodation. Homeless people will rarely agree to go into a hostel without their pet choosing instead to remain in extreme vulnerability and depravation on the streets.

Role Summary

This is a new position at Street Paws which has been created to support ongoing projects in the Greater Manchester region. The role involves assisting the Operations Manager in expanding current projects, such as incorporating hostels into our Dog Champion Scheme and developing the new volunteering scheme nationally. Responsibilities include recruiting volunteers, providing support and guidance, and fostering positive relationships to enhance the volunteer experience.

Role Description

Based in the Greater Manchester area, the Project Coordinator will be responsible for supporting the Operations Manager with the delivery, administration, and support of Street Paws’ work nationally. The role will support the onboarding of new partners and the management of existing partners, including suppliers and contacts. They will be a point of contact for internal and external enquiries.

The Project Coordinator will support and develop our new volunteer programme, including recruitment and retention of volunteers, volunteer inductions, and training. Street Paws is a small team, and as such, we expect people to be highly flexible in their roles and willing to turn their hand to anything that needs to be done.

Responsibilities

• Promote the charity’s work nationally.
• Respond to internal and external enquiries regarding the charity’s projects and services.
• Actively seek out, develop, and maintain partnerships to strengthen the charity’s projects.
• Ensure each onboarded partner is aware of our services.
• Support the Operations Manager in the expansion of the charity’s projects to new partners and areas.
• Support the Operations Manager with the onboarding of hostels.
• Lead on the development of our volunteer programme.
• Responsible for all aspects of volunteer support; advice, guidance, recruitment, training, induction and onward volunteer management.
• Establish positive relationships with volunteers to ensure that they have a fulfilling volunteering experience.
• Design information gathering format for feedback, and statistics from partners and volunteers.
• Contribute content ideas and create copy for social media content, articles, blogs, and a quarterly newsletter for volunteers and supporters.
• Provide feedback to the Street Paws CEO to report on the charity’s KPIs.
• Travel to hostel locations as required to support hostel partners and volunteers.
• Support partnerships across the Greater Manchester area and attend sessions to provide support for people with pets.

If you’re an experienced finance professional wanting to use your skills to make a positive difference to people in Southampton, we’d love to hear from you!

We're seeking a part-time Finance Officer to join our small, dedicated team in Millbrook. The Finance Officer will oversee the day-to-day financial processes of the charity, ensuring accurate financial record-keeping, assisting with grant applications, and providing financial information to the Board of Trustees.

 The role will be responsible to the CEO, with no line management responsibilities.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintain accurate financial records and produce monthly management accounts for the Board of Trustees.
• Handle payroll and pension processes.
• Manage donor lists and gift aid claims.
• Prepare year end statutory accounts and assist with budgeting.
• Support grant applications and reporting.

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

• Experience maintaining financial records and producing management information for a small to medium-sized charity.
• Familiarity with accounting software and strong skills in Microsoft 365 (Excel) and Google Sheets.
• Knowledge of fund accounting.
• Recognised accounting/bookkeeping qualification, or working towards one.
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information.

The job description and person specification can be downloaded from this website for further details.

SCM is committed to equal opportunities and safer recruitment and the post will be subject to a DBS check. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Please let us know if reasonable adjustments would be required to enable you to take part in the selection process.

Philanthropy Officer - Remote / Hybrid Working

Full Time | Permanent | 37hrs PW 

The role provides the option for flexible working arrangements in terms of location. It can either be remote or a hybrid setup, with our main office situated in Derby City Centre.

For more than 80 years, families have been choosing MHA to support the needs and aspirations of their loved ones in later life. People have been forging friendships through our community programmes; fundraising to drive our charitable goals; and spreading the warmth, comfort and spirituality that you’ll find across every MHA home, community and development.
All our work is always for one reason, which will always stay the same. Helping older people to live later life well. 

Could you be the person to join MHA as our Trusts and Foundations Officer as we continue to enable people to thrive in later life?

About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity to make a difference through the playing a vital role in our Philanthropy Team. 
Reporting to the Senior Philanthropy Manager this role is responsible for working alongside their line manager, wider team and operational colleagues to write and support applications to trusts and foundations for funding.

The role also plays a key role in the stewardship of our trust and foundation supporters, building strong and meaningful relationships with these organisations and individuals.  Whilst not a key focus of this role, the post holder may also be required to support the Philanthropy Team’s wider work including corporate and major donor approaches. 

The role will provide an effective and efficient service supporting the organisation and our homes and schemes to meet our vision, values and strategic objectives. For more information on the role please see the attached Job Description.

About You
We are looking for a passionate and skilled trusts and foundations officer to play a key role in building on the successes of our trusts and foundations programme.  With passion for both writing and supporter stewardship you will be able to write persuasively and build meaningful relationships with those who support us. Working well as a team player you will work closely with both the wider Philanthropy Team and operational colleagues to support local applications as appropriate. 

You will have a track record of delivering efficiently and effectively. You focus on insight, stewardship and persuasive writing to get the right result for the organisation and building lasting and substantial relationships with funders. You will also be an effective communicator developing trusting relationships across the organisation and with our funders and supporters, taking everyone with you on the journey. 

In return we offer a committed and supportive team and a great staff membership scheme which includes training, pension, life assurance, access to high street vouchers and lots more.

We will interview on a rolling basis, and reserve the right to close the recruitment period early if we are successful in recruiting to this role.

About us 

Methodist Homes – MHA is the largest charity care provider in the U.K. We have 80 years’ experience of delivering care and support to over 18,500 older people. We understand what it takes to help people live later life well through our Care homes, Retirement schemes and MHA Communities.

At MHA we place great importance on nurturing the mind, body and spirit of those we care for, their families, along with commitment and dedication from our 7,000 employees and 4,000 volunteers regardless of faith, background or belief.

As the largest charity care provider in the UK, we offer some of the highest quality care, accommodation and support services for older people throughout Britain. Our mission is to inspire the best care and wellbeing at every stage of later life.

Why join MHA?
We have a supportive 'family' like culture, the people at MHA are genuinely warm, friendly and a pleasure to work with.

• High colleague employee engagement scores.
• Highly supportive and compassionate leadership team.
• Colleagues have access to Chaplaincy and Pastoral support.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Independent free counselling and legal advice
• Favourable pension scheme
• Hardship/welfare fund
• Competitive pay and benefits.inc a discount scheme
• A range of flexible benefits including an option to buy or sell additional annual leave
• Genuine career progression and development

Turn2us is a national charity tackling poverty and the structural causes of financial insecurity. We work with co-producers and partners to provide people in financial crisis with the means and agency to get back on their feet, build resilience, move forward with their lives and thrive.

As an equal opportunities’ employer, we are committed to equity, inclusion and diversity and the value people from different backgrounds bring to a team. If, like us, you believe everyone has the right to have enough to live on, and you are ambitious about eradicating poverty, join us and build your career with a charity dedicated to ensuring dignity and equity for all.

The Turn2us E-learning resource is a key project aiming to equip non-professional advisers with the knowledge and tools they need to effectively support people experiencing financial insecurity.

Our e-learning project is in its early stages. While we've laid the groundwork and prepared initial courses, there's significant potential for the right candidate to make a substantial impact on its further development and expansion.

You’ll also be working with our benefits experts and communications team to create high quality information content for a variety of platforms and mediums.

You will be someone with experience in the creation of varied and high-quality digital and print content both written and visual, in particular e-learning courses, as well as a passion for developing a deep understanding of our users and their needs.

The ideal candidate can work independently and manage their own time to hit project deadlines. You will enjoy working as part of a small team but will also be able to work across the whole organisation to develop new content. You have great communication skills and are comfortable working with users, community groups and other stakeholders to discover their learning needs.

We offer flexible working patterns, both in terms of hours and remote working. Please note that all employees are required to work from the office a minimum of 4 days a month.

Some roles may be required to be in the office more often than others and this will be agreed with the hiring manager upon starting at Turn2us.

Please note that all job offers are subject to 2 – 3 satisfactory references and a disclosure satisfactory to Turn2us from the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).

Closing date: 9th September, 9:00am

1st Interview date: 24th and 25th September

About Us

Unfold is led by the people we serve, and we get people where they want to be. We’re a bold, agile and growing organisation, with a friendly, energetic and welcoming team. We empower volunteers to support young people and families in Westminster, Kensington, Chelsea, and neighbouring boroughs. We're open to everyone but we target those who face the most challenges, including people from racialized groups, single-parent households, and people seeking asylum. 

We have an ambitious growth plan, and we’re seeking a proactive, innovative Deputy CEO to maintain and develop our successful mentoring and peer support programmes.  We’ve made incredible progress in both programme scale and quality: Over the last five years our income has grown five-fold, our reach in mentoring has increased to more than ten times what it was five years ago, while our team has grown from 1.6 to 15 staff in that time.  With nearly 60% of our income secured in multi-year grants, we’re in the process of developing our strategy for the next five years, envisaging continued growth, maintaining quality and impact while adding a social justice dimension to our role. 

The Role

As our Deputy CEO, you'll support the development and implementation of Unfold’s organisational strategy and be responsible for the delivery of programme, funding and impact strategies. 

You’ll play a crucial role in shaping the future of Unfold by supporting the development and implementation of Unfold’s organisational strategy and taking ownership of the delivery of our programmes, funding and impact strategies. Alongside the CEO, you'll play a key role in ensuring ensuring that we continue to deliver high-quality services that make a real difference and create impact, reaching those who need them most.

Supporting the CEO, you'll also ensure the financial stability of the charity by maintaining a sustainable funding pipeline and using data to demonstrate the impact of our work. You'll be identifying funding opportunities, overseeing bid submissions, and ensuring quality reporting and compliance. By representing Unfold at events and cultivating relationships with donors, corporate partners and individual supporters you'll ensure a robust and sustainable income to support our growth plans. 

In managing and developing our team, you'll be fostering a positive and supportive working environment where everyone can thrive. Our Deputy CEO will be key to shaping our future, ensuring that we continue to grow and make a meaningful impact in the communities we serve.

About You

At Unfold we value diversity in thinking and experience, and lived experience of some of the issues our service users experience will be an asset.  We strongly welcome applications from people from the global majority, women and other groups that are less often represented at senior levels.

We’re looking for an experienced and passionate people manager and leader with a proven track record in fundraising and programme management within the third sector.  You’ll be able to motivate and support our team while being a strong advocate for our values. Your passion for supporting young people and families will drive your work and your proactive approach, analytical and problem-solving abilities will ensure that Unfold continues to thrive.

Skills and Experience

Essential

• Experienced Fundraiser: You have a proven track record in fundraising within the third sector, particularly at a senior level.

• Programme Management: You’ll have a good understanding of programme development and delivery, including measurement of impact and quality assurance.

• Data-Driven: You understand the importance of data in telling our story and are comfortable analysing data and making our change tangible.

• Inspirational Leader: You’re a strong communicator who can motivate and support a team to achieve great things.

• Passionate Advocate: You’re committed to our mission and values, with a passion for supporting young people and families.

Desirable

• Experience with CRM systems, especially for fundraising and client data management.

• Knowledge of safeguarding in the context of volunteering with vulnerable groups.

• Familiarity with the localities in which we work.

Working at Unfold 

Holidays: 25 working days (along with additional Christmas closedown days)

Pension: We offer generous pension provision: New staff are automatically enrolled for a pension after three months, and after six months we will match your contribution up to a maximum of 8%.

Salary: We are committed to paying the London Living Wage in line with the Living Wage Foundation and review salaries annually.

Team working: We are a small but brilliant team: we're supportive, diverse and we help each other out. There are always opportunities to get involved in different aspects of the organisation, or lead on new initiatives. 

Wellbeing - How we feel matters: Staff have access to a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, and our staff Wellbeing Champions support the delivery of our Wellbeing Strategy.  Staff can join free on-site yoga classes, monthly massages and regular ‘Drinks and Links’ sessions with the team and colleagues in similar organisations. 

Flexible working: We're happy to consider flexible working arrangements in line with the requirements of the role.

Hybrid Working: We usually work from the office for at least two days a week between Tuesday and Thursday. Sometimes you may need to work from the office or other London locations on other days.

Ecofriendly, Modern Offices: We work in a beautiful, accessible, eco-friendly co-working space with a number of other charities, with plants, a leafy roof terrace, free hot and cold drinks, breakfast cereals and fruit. With comfortable spaces to read quietly or talk in a group, our workspace is somewhere you'll want to be. You can find out more about our on-site benefits by visiting the Fivefields website.

The Assistant Chief Operating Officer will support the Chief Operating Officer in their duties, principally in assisting with administration of the revised governance introduced as part of the Cathedrals Measure, as well as emerging requirements in Safeguarding and Net Zero.

Our Organisation

You will work a combination of office, client-home, community, and home-based working. Causeway is a 4-day week employer, so you will work 32 hours over 4 days a week, with no loss of pay. Causeway is a London living wage employer, with a competitive pension scheme. We also offer an employee assistance programme that provides free financial, legal, and mental health advice and support to our employees. We provide core training, and continuous learning and development throughout your career with us. 

The Role

To provide a high-quality housing management service, ensuring outstanding customer service and service delivery, by a being a primary point of contact for tenants. Engage with tenants to provide a responsive efficient housing management service that is consistently excellent for all tenancies. Housing Officers are expected to carry out the vast majority of their duties (70%) at our managed accommodation. Your accomodation patch will include a lot of West London, therefore you will need to drive and have your own vehicle (milage reimbursement provided), and be comfortable travelling daily. 

This is an income generating role with sales targets for BeyondAutism’s Outreach Services – BeyondAutism Fast Responder®, Outreach and Training. Working closely with the Outreach and Marketing teams you will be responsible for ensuring that service level agreements are signed within 14 days of issue, that subscriptions are renewed and for building strong customer relationships.

Form a close working relationship with the Outreach Services, Marketing and Finance teams Issue and secure service level agreements Manage enquiries effectively and efficiently Meet sales targets

Maintain the CRM Customer relations Manage subscription relationships and service level agreements, including contract reviews with subscription holders Resolve complaints and concerns Sales and marketing Achieve sales targets

Ensure appropriate reporting of sales to Head of Marketing and Communications, Head of Finance and Head of Outreach Services Deliver strong marketing campaigns and lead generation

Reporting and monitoring Weekly collation of sales data Monthly collation of complaints, concerns and satisfactions to inform organisational learning Reflect and present information in appropriate formats for internal and external use Administration and relationships

Maintain an accurate and up-to-date CRM Ensure service level agreements are signed within 14 days of issue and that the delivery requirements are communicated to the Outreach Services team People Work effectively as part of the MarComms team to ensure KPIs are achieved Liaise effectively with the Outreach Services team and the Finance team

General responsibilities To understand, adhere to and actively implement all the policies and procedures of BeyondAutism To safeguard children and vulnerable adults at all times To undertake training as required Assist with other work, events and projects as needed Any other duties that the Head of Marketing and Communications may reasonably require 

National Voices

Making what matters to people matter in health and care

National Voices is the leading coalition of health and social care charities in England. We have around 200 members covering a diverse range of health conditions and communities, connecting us with the experiences of millions of people. We work together to strengthen the voice of people: patients, service users, carers, their families, and the voluntary organisations that work for them.

Our Vision:

People shaping their health and care.

Our Mission:

We advocate for more inclusive and person-centred health and care, shaped by the people who use and need it the most.

We do this by:

· Understanding and advocating for what matters to people especially those living with health conditions and groups who experience inequalities

· Finding common cause across communities and conditions by working with member charities and those they support

· Connecting and convening charities, decision makers and citizens to work together to change health and care for good.

The Role

The post holder will provide administrative support to all aspects of National Voices work from a governance and operational perspective. Responsibilities include supporting our Board and committees, supporting our finances, human resources,  contract, grants and project management, and our governance.

This role provides an excellent opportunity to learn more about what an organisation needs to run well, but we are looking for someone who already has some experience of working in an administrative, operational or financial role. Working in a small organisation you will work closely with the senior leadership, trustees and a wide range of stakeholders. We can provide training on any of the more technical skills (book-keeping, annual reporting, HR) – we are looking for aptitude, a willingness to learn and an ability to confidently work with a range of systems and processes.

Responsibilities

Governance

Support administrating governance across the charity, working closely with our Director of Operations & Finance, Trustees, and senior management.

· Support our Audit and Risk Committee

· Support the CEO’s EA (Executive Assistant) in the organisation of our Annual General Meeting

· Work with the EA to the CEO to ensure an effective approach to managing the Board of Trustees, its meetings, policies and inductions

Financial management

The post holder will manage the day-to-day finances of our busy team, working closely with our by our Director of Finance and Operations. This will involve:

· Raise invoices and follow up on payment issues

· Support our day-to-day banking including setting up payments and undertaking bank reconciliations

· Process expenses, ensuring compliance with policy

Business systems and processes

Support the team by maintaining fit for purpose systems, premises, and processes for HR, project management and office management.

HR/Personnel

· Support the team with recruitment and onboarding of new staff

· Maintain and support the use of our HR platform capturing absence and compliance

Systems and premises

· Assist the EA with the management of the day-to-day relationship with our serviced office provider

· Support staff with using the office and facilities, including ordering stationary and refreshments, setting up passes, booking meeting rooms etc.

· Manage incoming mail

Events

· Support our events programme working closely with the EA to provide cover where needed, leading on some events and supporting across our entire events programme.

· Provide technical support to events and larger meetings

· Supporting the creation and editing of materials for events and presentations

· Be prepared to cover for full day events as and when necessary

Person specification

 Attitudes and behaviours

· Highly organised, with the ability to stick to timelines and follow processes.

· Excellent people skills, able to work collaboratively and flexibly in a small, friendly team, and communicate and collaborate with a wide range of people at all levels

· Ability to embed clear and reliable processes amongst a team of creative and busy people

· Discretion when dealing with confidential, for example HR related information

· Able to work independently

· An appreciation of and commitment to National Voices’ vision, mission and values.

· As part of this role, you will need to understand other team members roles and to support the team on a wider set of activities where required, in response to capacity or demand. This will include other members of the team being on annual & other leave.

Experience and knowledge: Essential

· Experience of providing administrative or office support

· Demonstrably numerate

· Confident in using the full suite of Microsoft 360 applications

Experience and knowledge: Desirable

· Experience of governance and/or operations and finance, ideally in the voluntary sector

· Experience of working with contractors and suppliers

· Knowledge of IT systems and ability to troubleshoot minor IT issues

· Knowledge of CRM systems

· Knowledge and understanding of health and care sector, or voluntary sector

Our approach to hybrid working

We recognise the importance of coming together regularly, in-person, as a team, so we can share learnings and spend social time with each other. We also recognise that people need flexibility, and that homeworking enables focused work and can fit well in people’s lives.

We ask all staff to take part in pre-arranged team meetings which take place every six weeks in our office space. We also might ask you to meet in-person with members of your team from time to time, or to be available for face-to-face meetings with clients and partners where this enhances the work.

We assume that this would usually not amount to more than one day per fortnight for people who work full time.

We are happy to discuss how this sits in your life. This can be agreed by your line manager.

Application guidance

Please submit a cover letter (max 800 words) along with a CV to apply.

Applications should be addressed to our Director of Finance and Operations, Matthew Haslehurst and submitted through CharityJob.

Please specify any access or other requirements of which we need to be aware for the online interview. 

The deadline for applications is Sunday 8 September 2024 at 11:59 pm.

The interviews will take place the week commencing Monday 16 September 2024 on Microsoft Teams. 

Details of an interview task and interview questions will be emailed to you prior to the interview.

We are committed to diversifying our team in order to broaden the insight and experiences we can draw on, and to do our work more credibly. So we strongly encourage people from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic background, and people who live with health conditions or disability to apply. Our offices are fully accessible. Women are currently overrepresented in our team, and we particularly invite applications from men and non-binary people.

Designability is an independent, national charity that enables disabled people to live with greater independence. Our expertise is in user-centred design, creating products with and for disabled people to improve and enrich their lives.

The common thread through all our work is in the design, creation and provision of a product to increase independence for disabled people. This is not just about products people need, but products they want to use. We deliver choice by involving disabled people across our organisation and throughout the design process to create innovative product solutions not available elsewhere. We create great looking, easy-to-use products that go beyond basic functionality and we partner with industry to help as many people as we can – we’ve transformed over 300,000 lives to date.

We are seeking a motivated HR Talent & Development Officer to join our supportive and team. To be successful in this role, you will have HR/Talent & Development experience and a professional and collaborative approach.

The successful applicant will manage employee development and engagement processes throughout the employment lifecycle, from recruitment to exit. Additionally, this role will hold responsibility for the management of the end-to-end recruitment and the onboarding process. The candidate will collaborate with team managers on a regular basis and proactively identify future recruitment and development needs and use creative methods to successfully fill vacancies and develop and engage Designability’s workforce.

Providing proactive and effective administration of Designability’s HR function and assisting the Designability team to enable the aims of the organisation to be achieved are key to this role. You will need to have the ability to carry out tasks both autonomously and collaboratively in the areas of recruitment, employee engagement and training & development.

We are looking for someone with a proactive and organised approach to work, who has a flexible with a can-do attitude to their work. Although not essential, a CIPD Level 5 would be beneficial and Good I.T. skills and high level of proficiency in working with MS Office (Word, Excel and Outlook) are must.

This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in wide ranging aspects of the charity's HR function, with opportunities to support on the day-to-day operations, as well as longer term projects.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

· Demonstrable extensive knowledge and experience of managing the complete recruitment cycle.

· Experience of working with recruiting managers, identifying their needs, and designing effective recruitment solutions within cost parameters.

· Good understanding of talent attraction and retention principles and best practice.

· Good understanding of current employment legislation and best practice.

· Demonstrable knowledge and/or experience of equity, diversity and inclusion.

· Experience of successfully managing HR administration processes.

· Experience of being proactive in identifying areas for improvement to processes and services.

· Experience of using HR Information Systems and understanding of the importance of accurate data input.

· style and tone to different audiences and situations.

· Numerate and able to interpret data and trends.

· Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to effectively plan, prioritise, multi-task and work to tight deadlines.

· High level of accuracy and attention to detail.

· The ability to maintain confidentiality and work in accordance with data protection legislation.

· The ability to carry out tasks autonomously and collaboratively.

· A proactive and organised approach to work.

· A continuous desire to improve processes.

All applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding checks, including checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service and employment references.  

Benefits that come with working for Designability
Looking after its employees is important to Designability – supporting everyone to be happy and healthy means that we live our values of being creative, practical and inclusive and in turn meet our mission to enable disabled people to live with greater independence. We are a Real Living Wage and Disability Confident Employer. We also offer a generous annual leave allowance and substantial employer contribution pension scheme. Our standard default employee pension contribution rate is 6%. In addition to this amount, Designability will contribute 8% of your pensionable pay into this pension plan.

To find out what other benefits we currently offer to our team please visit our website. 

To apply: Please submit your CV and a covering letter, detailing how your skills and experience meet the criteria contained in the Job Description.

Closing Date for applications: Interested candidates should apply at their earliest convenience as this vacancy will close once sufficient applications are received.

Interview date: Successful applicants will be offered a mutually convenient interview date. Interviews will be held at our Bath offices.

Start date: At earliest availability.

Job description

We are looking for a Programmes Funding Officer to join the Able Child team!

About Able Child

We are a small and dynamic charity, entrepreneurial in style and collaborative in process. We are values led, passionate about our Network approach and driven by the communities with work with.

We are experts in what we do and are passionate about the approach we take. We are bold and agile and use the expertise we have built up over the last 40 years to make lasting change for children with disabilities in Africa.

We are led by three core values that define how we work and how we’re run:

Collaborative: We believe we can achieve more by working together.

Courageous: We are bold and agile, with the courage to innovate.

Accountable: We are accountable to the children we work with.

Role summary

Working within our Programmes Team, you will secure over £200k of new income for each financial year to fund disability-inclusive programmes from a range of donors.

You will build relationships with corporates, trusts and foundations, institutional donors and other consortium partners, researching and identifying new funders and new opportunities whose strategic objectives and focus areas are aligned with our own.

You will work collaboratively with the Programmes Team and our Network members in Africa to develop and write compelling and high-quality proposals. You will develop new projects, MEAL plans and multi-year budgets.

You will work both independently and collaboratively to develop proposals. With excellent time management and organisational skills, you will demonstrate the ability to deliver quality work and meet deadlines, while managing a varied workload.

Contractual terms

Location: Nine Elms, Central London

Start date: Ideally end of September, however this is subject to the availability of the successful candidate.

Hours: Full time, 37.5 hrs week (open to reduced hours if desired)

Term: Permanent

Reporting to: Programmes Manager

Salary range: £31,596 - £34,884

About you

We are looking for a passionate, ambitious and self-motivated individual, with excellent written and verbal communications skills, to join our Programmes Team at a pivotal time in the organisation.

You will have at least two years’ experience working in a similar role for an international development charity.

You will have experience in designing projects alongside civil society organisations overseas and developing applications for grants-based funding.

You will have a commitment to local civil society strengthening and ideally have experience in fundraising for disability-inclusive development.

Able Child is looking for a candidate who can demonstrate a proactive approach to researching potential funders and developing projects and proposals, with excellent communication skills.

Able Child offers opportunities for career progression, and we seek a dedicated individual who can potentially advance within the role based on their success, eventually taking on greater responsibility within our restricted fundraising team.

Please refer to the job pack, which can be found on Able Child’s website, for the full details about the responsibilities and competencies that relate to this role. Your cover letter must outline the competencies outlined in this job pack.

Employee Benefits

Work-life balance: Annual leave is 25 days a year pro rata (increasing to 26 days after two years and 27 days after five years of service), in addition to UK public holidays and an additional three days between Christmas and New Year.

Pension: Able Child will pay a matching contribution capped at five percent (5%) agreed by you from your basic salary into Able Child’s workplace pension scheme.

Family-friendly: Able Child offers enhanced birth parent leave and pay, enhanced non-birth parent leave and pay and enhanced shared parental leave and pay. Able Child also offers the same adoption or surrogacy leave and pay options as the birth and non-birth partner leave options.

Flexible working: Able Child employees are contractually based in the office, however we currently operate a hybrid working model requiring a minimum of two days in the office per week, subject to change. We promote a flexible working policy, enabling staff to manage their hours and time effectively.

Career development: Able Child offers is committed to supporting the professional development of its staff. This includes, but is not limited to, training opportunities and a personal training budget.

Inclusivity: Able Child is committed to establishing and developing equality of opportunity for all. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments and will support staff to receive the support and adjustments they need.

How to apply

Able Child is an equal opportunities employer and will not discriminate against any candidate on the basis of any characteristic protected by the Equality Act 2010. We actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from people with disabilities and people with direct experience of living or working with children with disabilities. All applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria will be offered an interview.

If you think you are interested, please send your CV and a Cover Letter (no more than two sides of A4) that covers the key competencies (outlined in the job pack on Able Child’s website) by midnight 5 September 2024 to apply.

To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received.

We may interview candidates on a rolling basis depending on the applications received, otherwise in-person interviews are expected to take place the week commencing 9th September.

Please note that you must have the right to work in the UK as Able Child is unable to provide sponsorship.

This role plays an integral part in helping produce and develop the outputs of the External Affairs team. The activity of the role focuses on undertaking policy, influencing and other public affairs activity inclusive of ensuring the FSRH Hatfield Vision achieves its aims to improve reproductive healthcare for all, and assisting the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare (SRH) with its programme of activity.

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual with an interest in healthcare policy and a passion for improving society. Experience of working in policy, public affairs, campaigning, as well as experience of working in a project environment is desirable. Excellent writing skills are essential, as is a broad understanding of communications techniques to engage policy makers around the issues that clinicians and the public alike face.

FSRH offers a flexible working pattern, including hybrid working to suit the individual, with the option of working in the offices of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in London Bridge, where the FSRH is situated. The FSRH also offers a package that includes a first-class pension scheme, generous annual leave and a season ticket loan.

About Us

The Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH) believes that access to quality sexual and reproductive healthcare is a fundamental right. This is why we are working together with our 14,000 members and partners to shape better sexual and reproductive health for all.

The FSRH is the leader in the field of sexual and reproductive healthcare, and we are the voice for healthcare professionals working at the frontline of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (SRH) in a range of settings in the community and primary care. Our members include SRH specialists, GPs, nurses, midwives and pharmacists. As a multi-disciplinary professional membership organisation, we set clinical guidance and standards, provide training and lifelong education, and champion safe and effective sexual and reproductive healthcare across the lifecourse for all.

The FSRH’s External Affairs Team influences policy and practice through evidence-based advocacy as well as raising awareness of SRH rights among the public. We aim to develop policy, build partnerships to enhance influencing ability, and provide external communications inclusive of media relations in order to promote the Goals set out in the FSRH’s Hatfield Vision and Organisational Strategy, through the promotion of the highest standards in the field of SRH.

Join our team and contribute to the exciting work of the External Affairs team - influencing policy and practice through evidence-based advocacy as well as raising awareness of SRH among our partners, members and the wider public.

NB:  In order to fulfil this role you should be resident in the UK with a valid right to work; we are unable to sponsor applicants requiring a work visa. 

To Apply

Deadline for applications is Tuesday 10 September 2024

Interviews are likely to take place w/c 16 September 2024

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.

We value diversity, promote equality and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.

NB:  In order to fulfil this role you should be resident in the UK with a valid right to work; we are unable to sponsor people requiring a work visa