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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 more than 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 purpose of the Project and Policy Officer role is to:

• Provide vital project management support to some of the large projects that National Voices runs, such as the Health and Wellbeing Alliance which connects the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector with government stakeholders.
• Assist senior members of the policy team to develop policy projects and outputs which support the adoption and spread of equitable and person-centred health and care services.
• Work with voluntary sector organisations and people with the greatest health and care needs to ensure they are engaged in National Voices’ work.

Responsibilities

 Project organisation and administrative

· Support and coordinate the project management of significant high-profile projects, such as the national Health and Wellbeing Alliance. 

· Maintain records of activity, an online resource library, minutes etc as required.

· Lead on collating evidence of activity and its impact to support evaluation.  

· Support the planning and facilitation of online and in person events such as working days and webinars.

· Support stakeholder management, particularly via email and diary management using electronic systems.

· Maintain lists of stakeholders and contacts to aid dissemination and networking.

Insight, engagement and communication

· Work with voluntary sector organisations and people with the greatest health and care needs in the coordination and support of workshops, focus groups and in-depth interviews.

· Read and analyse the influencing work our members do (reports, events) and share content with the National Voices team, spot and make connections.

· Connect with policy and influencing colleagues in member organisations, sharing our work with members.

· Work with senior members of the team to deliver timely and effective Heads of Policy meetings and Members’ Briefings on strategic topics within health and care.

· Identify, monitor and evaluate policy issues and assist senior members of the team to formulate and draft new policy positions, consultation responses, reports, briefings and other policy and public affairs documents that capture agreed positions.

· Support and develop the communication of project outcomes, working closely with National Voices' Communications Manager.

General

· Assist senior members of the team on a range of short-term and long-term policy and insight projects, and scoping and developing ideas for future projects.

· Support good project, financial and data management.

· Take a pro-active approach to including our members and people with lived experience in all areas of our work.

· Follow processes set out to measure, monitor and communicate the impact of our work.

· Contribute to the team’s planning activities and undertake other relevant duties as appropriate.

· Support National Voices on a wider set of activities where required in response to capacity or demand.

Person Specification

Values, attitudes and behaviours

· Passionate about National Voices’ mission and work.

· Proactive, flexible and responsive.

· Comfortable working in a team, as well as under own initiative.

· Able to think and act creatively to solve problems and challenges.

· Committed to reducing inequality and embracing diversity.

· Calm under pressure and able to work to tight deadlines.

· A self-starter with drive, ambition and a creative approach.

· Comfortable with a range of views and perspectives and keen to make connections and build relationships.

Skills and abilities

· Excellent relationship and stakeholder management skills.

· Strong communication skills, used to speaking with a wide range of people.

· Strong organisational and project management skills, including demonstrable ability to prioritise workload and maintain quality.

· Experience of creating, preparing for and facilitating events and workshops.

· Proactive and able to anticipate, plan and prepare in advance of requests.

·Strong listening skills and ability to identify themes within interviews, focus groups and workshops.

·Strong IT skills including Microsoft Office programmes, Hubspot, Breathe, online conference/meeting software and more.

·Experience of working under pressure and to deadlines in a high performing team.

 Experience, knowledge and understanding

· A good understanding of the health policy landscape, how health and care are commissioned, regulated, funded and delivered in England and/or a good understanding of the policy issues relevant to health and care charities.

· Experience of communicating with people and organisations to ensure projects meet agreed milestones

· Value listening to people with experience and the benefit of a diversity of views

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 1 September 2024 at 11:59 pm.

The interviews will take place the week commencing Monday 9 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.

The National Tremor Foundation is looking for a General Manager to help support its growth and positive impact on people with all forms of neurological tremor.

The National Tremor Foundation (NTF) is a charity who aim to provide help, support and advice to all those living with all forms of neurological tremor irrespective of age. Our mission is to provide advice, support, publish information and promote research on neurological tremors.

We are seeking a full time, self-employed, dynamic, self-motivated General Manager to lead the NTF on behalf of the Board of Trustees in return for an attractive salary of £35,000 per annum. The successful candidate will play a vital role in the strategic development, operational management, administrative functions and community engagement of the charity to help support its growth and positive impact on people with all forms of neurological tremor.

Working with the Board of Trustees, the successful candidate will promote the values and actions that ensure the charitable aims are fully met and developed and maintain and develop high quality services with both external providers and core NTF activities.

Experience

• Leadership and management, with experience of the voluntary sector.
• Operational management.
• Working with a Board of Trustees.
• Financial management and budgeting skills.
• Funding and bid-writing
• Staff and volunteer management
• Marketing
• Compliance and Safety
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of health and well-being activities.
• Experience of catering and hospitality a bonus.
• Ability to multitask and prioritise effectively.
• Excellent I.T. Skills.

To apply for this position please send your CV and a covering letter outlining how you meet the person specification.

Application closing date 2nd September

The interview date will be during the week of the 9th September 2024

Do you want to work with a leading advocacy charity organisation supporting those in need?

Do you have experience of working or volunteering in welfare, support or health and social care and are looking for a new challenge?

Are you keen to make a difference to people who want to be heard?

Then come and join us here at VoiceAbility.

We are looking for a new Advocate to join our team in the Forth Valley and the surrounding area. We are seeking applicants who have transferable skills, a willingness to learn and a desire to help those in need of support or already have a Level 2 Award in Independent Advocacy.

About us

VoiceAbility is an independent charity and one of the UK’s largest providers of advocacy and involvement services. We deliver a wide range of service contracts funded by Scottish Government, local authorities, health trusts and other voluntary and private sector organisations.

We’ve been supporting people to have their say in decisions about their health, care, and wellbeing for over 40 years. We make sure people are heard when it matters most.  For more information on what Advocacy is and the services offered then please visit our website.

About the role

We have an exciting opportunity for an Advocate to join our team covering the Forth Valley and the surrounding area. You will be involved in one-to-one advocacy along with group work across the area; this could be in a clients’ home, hospital, care homes or other suitable community venues and be home based for administrative tasks.  Therefore, access to your own transportation and a suitable home internet connection is essential. 

This is a full time role for 35 hours per week, applicants who do not hold the Level 2 Award in Independent Advocacy will start on £22,500 per annum.

About you

We actively encourage applications from those who are long term unemployed.

Desirably you will have some experience of working, providing welfare, supporting, or caring for Adults or young people who have support needs, attending tribunals or review meetings ideally for those with a variety of communication needs, mental ill health, physical health issues, or barriers to accessing education, training, benefits, employment, care and support.

You should have worked or volunteered in health, social care, welfare, support services, education or young person’s services, or advice and guidance.

How will you make a difference?

You will be responsible for ensuring the individual’s wishes, feelings, beliefs, needs, and values are met to create positive outcomes for the people you support.

You will support people to speak up for themselves and grow in confidence, equip them to understand and exercise their rights and options.

You will work resourcefully and collaboratively with the individuals you support.  You’ll be creative in your approach to empower our clients by ensuring you meaningfully explain people’s options and rights to them.  You’ll support individuals to fully participate in decisions affecting them and will make sure they have their voices heard.  This can be through 1-2-1 advocacy or in a group setting.

Professional Development?

You will have plenty of opportunities to enhance your professional abilities and you will make a real difference every day. Advocates are expected to be willing to gain or to already hold, the Level 2 Award in Independent Advocacy with disciplines suitable for the role they work in.

Benefits:

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• 5% employer pension & 3% employee contribution
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Separate Life Assurance Cover
• Staff discount scheme including retail discounts, entertainment, holidays etc
• Discounted Gym Membership; Employee Assistance programme
• Supportive working environment fostering a good work/life balance
• Support with continuous professional development

Equality and Diversity

VoiceAbility believes in fostering an inclusive workplace which welcomes, values, and celebrates the diversity of its staff and partners, treats all on a basis of equality and encourages all to meet their maximum potential.

VoiceAbility are a Disability Confident employer, any applicant that identifies themselves as having a disability and can demonstrate that they meet all the essential criteria for the role will be offered an interview. If you need to apply in a different way, please contact HR for further options.

How to apply

To apply for this role please sign up for a recruitment account by clicking the apply button on this page. Follow the instructions to create your account, upload your CV, and complete our short application form.

Important Dates:

Closing date for applications; midnight on 8 September 2024, however, VoiceAbility reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy before this date.

Don’t forget to read the person specification so you can tell us about yourself and how your skills, abilities and experiences match the criteria outlined in the person specification.

Hint: you can use work, personal and/or voluntary experiences and examples to tell us why you should be our next Advocate.

NB:

If you don't already hold the Independent Advocacy qualification, and you are successful in your application, it is a requirement that you complete this within 6 months of commencing the training.  VoiceAbility will fund this training.

As the dedicated charity for Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, the Imperial Health Charity helps hospitals do more through grants, arts, volunteering and fundraising. The charity supports five hospitals—Charing Cross, Hammersmith, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea, St Mary’s, and the Western Eye Hospital.

You’ll join a team of three, including Fundraising Manager (line manager), Senior Fundraising Manager and a Fundraising Officer. Supporting with the delivery of the fundraising portfolio, you will provide excellent supporter care to people taking part in events or organising their own activities, as well as managing fundraising products. You will also lead on specific event activities, such as gaming fundraising.

This role is ideal for someone with experience in the charity sector, particularly in community or events fundraising, where you’ve supported or assisted a team with fundraising efforts. Excellent professional development opportunities are on offer and you’ll work on exciting projects.

As Fundraising Officer, you will:

• Provide excellent supporter care to fundraisers taking part in events or organising their own fundraising activity by providing support, guidance and fundraising materials
• Be responsible for managing the fundraising database, including receiving and accurately inputting donations onto the database
• Achieve your own income targets and objectives through proactively seeking out opportunities to promote fundraising among patients and NHS staff across hospital sites and in the local community by utilising existing contacts and developing new ones
• Proactively seek opportunities to grow community and events fundraising income, working in partnership with hospital departments and the wider community
• Promote events and campaigns to the local community, including businesses, schools, patients and NHS staff

Ideal skills and experience:

• Previous experience in a fundraising role in the charity sector, ideally events and/or community fundraising
• Experience of sporting and challenge events fundraising
• Experience working with a wide variety of people and delivering excellent customer service
• Familiarity with fundraising codes of conduct and best practice

Don’t meet every single requirement? The Imperial Health Charity are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway.

We recognise that some of your experience may be from unpaid roles as well as paid employment – please include any voluntary work if it helps to show why you are the right candidate for the job.

Employee benefits include: 

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing by one day a year up to a maximum of 33 days), plus an extra day’s holiday to be taken one week either side of your birthday
• Generous employer pension contribution of 10% of annual salary
• Staff Arts Club providing free entry to London galleries and discounts to music, cinema and theatre events
• Enhanced Maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Enhanced Sick leave and Compassionate leave
• Support towards healthcare costs, including eye tests and dental, and support with mental health through counselling; additional access to gym discounts
• Interest-free season ticket loan
• High street discounts via Blue Light Card
• £1,000 individual training allowance per year

Our client provides two very important functions, Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) and The Children’s Air Ambulance (TCAA) which provides paediatric transfers across the UK.  Their objective is to save lives, utilising specialist pilots, doctors, and paramedics and with their work centered on saving lives, improving clinical outcomes and being able to react quickly and efficiently to emergencies.
They are at the forefront of innovative clinical care, and they challenge boundaries.
Every day their charity is tasked with a unique set of missions which they respond to with their fantastic services, all of which are funded entirely by voluntary donations, trading and fundraising activities they undertake.  This ethos remains at their core; they are here to work alongside and help the NHS without using their available funds.  The impact they make with their services is to keep people alive, keep families together, to let children grow into adults and to enable the NHS to carry out more work than they would have been able to without their support
 
THey also impact their communities by creating jobs, taking actions to improve the environment, bringing people together as volunteers and creating worthwhile training and experience opportunities.
 
Their work is only made possible by the wonderful support and generosity of the public, together with the dedication, skill and enthusiasm of staff and volunteers in all areas of operation.  This support enables them to invest into their operational services, into developing staff and volunteers and into their future financial stability to protect the services needed now and in the future.
 
Job title (known Internally): HR Advisor
Location: Rugby (hybrid 40% office based)
Full time: 37.5 hours
Annual Salary: Up too £36,645.00
Closing date: 27th September 2024

Job Purpose
 
Are you looking for a role where you can provide responsive and efficient HR support to managers and staff across the organisation? Do you enjoy working in a dynamic environment, helping to manage workforce issues, including change management and employee relations?
 
Join The Organisation as our HR Advisor!
 
As an HR Advisor, you’ll be responsible for delivering professional, customer-focused HR advice that supports the organisation in managing key workforce issues. Whether you’re guiding managers through employee relations cases or supporting change management processes, your role will be crucial in ensuring smooth HR operations and contributing to the success of their charity.
 
With your expertise, they'll enhance HR processes to achieve maximum efficiency and effectiveness, aligning with their charity's mission to make a difference in the lives of those they serve. Your autonomy in achieving specific objectives will be vital in driving their HR strategy forward, ensuring they move toward their organisational goals. You'll be a pivotal part of the HR team, supporting the HR/People Manager to uphold an efficient HR operational service throughout the organisation while focusing on specific goals and objectives to drive the HR strategy.
 
Key Responsibilities

- Provide expert guidance and support on employee relations issues, ensuring compliance with employment law and company policies, including liaising with their solicitors to support effective decision-making.
- Advise and partner with managers and department heads to understand business needs and develop tailored HR solutions that drive organisational performance and employee engagement.
- Support with the implementation of HR initiatives such as contracts for services reviews, Occupational Health and wellbeing providers, Appraisals, Pay and reward, to support their long-term growth and sustainability.
- To adopt a culture of coaching and empathy with all line managers to encourage a positive employee experience.
- Work closely with the Resourcing, and L&D team to continuously improve manager capability, by challenging, influencing, and supporting managers to develop their knowledge, understanding, and ability to manage teams effectively.
- Analyse HR metrics and trends, exploring areas where improvements could be made.
- Work with the Learning and Development team to identify areas where training could benefit employees. Offer ideas for programmes that could help improve skills and competencies, supporting in facilitating HR training sessions or workshops.
- Support managers with employee relations cases, including sickness, disciplinary, and performance issues, providing confident and knowledgeable advice.
- Be prepared to travel across the organisation, supporting managers and teams where needed.
- Input for the development and implementation of HR policies and procedures. Helping ensure that these policies align with employment legislation and company/charity standards.

Person Specification

- CIPD Level 5 qualification or equivalent experience.
- An understanding of employment law, HR best practices, and industry trends.
- Proven track record of building effective relationships with senior leaders.
- Exposure in change management and guiding teams through organisational transitions.
- Demonstrable evidence of behaviour in line with the core values of TAAS throughout career to date.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and deliver effective policies and procedures and employee development initiatives.
- Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.

Compliance Responsibilities
 
In addition to specific compliance requirements within your area of expertise, you also hold responsibility in your specialism for:

- Health & Safety and Environment.
- Safeguarding
- Data Protection
- Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
- Quality

You are expected and encouraged to raise and escalate appropriately any potential breaches or areas for improvement regarding the above.
 
The role is subject to a Basic DBS check.
 
Environment
 
TAAS is an inclusive working environment where Equality, Diversity and Human Rights are guiding principles, individuals are respected and a value of having a diverse workforce is recognised. The recruitment, employment and development of people are based on qualifications, experience and competency to do the job, eliminating personal bias or prejudice.
As an organisation, TAAS are committed to ensuring the safety and welfare of children and vulnerable adults involved in any of their activities. Their commitment applies to all acting on their behalf, i.e., employees, contractors, volunteers, supporters, patient, donors and visitors, meaning that all have a responsibility towards safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults with whom they have contact with. Any new staff starting with the organisation will need to be committed to Safeguarding, complete relevant Safeguarding training and report any concerns they may have. TAAS operate a safer recruitment process, as part of their Safeguarding policy, which includes identifying and rejecting anyone who may be a risk to vulnerable people. 
 
*Please note that we reserve the right to close this before the stated date, should the hiring manager deem there to be enough suitable applicants.

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Are you passionate about driving digital innovation and transforming user experience? If so our Digital Officer role may be the one for you.

The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) are a membership body whose members are at the heart of what we do. Sitting in our communications directorate the Digital Officer will be instrumental in driving forward the development of the RCR’s websites and wider digital communications, helping to ensure we have the best platforms in which to deliver our messages. In this role you will lead on developing a digital first approach and ensuring we put the experiences of our members and audiences at the heart of our work.

If you are a dynamic and creative digital professional who is eager to make a positive contribution to our digital journey, as we work towards our aim of building an outward-looking organisation that helps raise the profiles of radiologists and oncologist in the UK and across the world, this is the role for you.

What you’ll do:

 

• Provide day to day support across the website and membership portal, liaising with internal teams and external agencies.
• Be champion for accessibility across all digital platforms, making recommendations and implementing policies and processes.
• Lead on member email communications and campaigns, liaising with colleagues to ensure communications are timely, coordinated and engaging.
• Collate regular reports to monitor the performance of digital communications using data to drive open rates and guide future developments.

What you’ll need:

• Experience of updating websites using content management systems.
• Excellent understanding of best practice for digital design and communications.
• Experience of writing, editing and proofing communications materials.
• Good understanding of the principles of web accessibility, user experience design and search engine optimisation.
• High level oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to design and create simple static or animated graphics, optimised for different digital platforms.
• Ability to work collaboratively and effectively within a team.

 

If you are looking for an impactful and exciting role in a medical charity with a great cause, then please find out more about the role, the RCR and instructions on how to apply in our Digital Officer 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

Can you inspire and be inspired? Can you motivate others to deliver great customer service? Are you looking for a chance to shine? We have fantastic opportunities for progression and development and the Freedom to nurture ideas and flair within a Framework of support to develop you whilst you develop and lead a team of up to 25 stores in the Newcastle and surrounding area to success.

At Barnardo's we believe in children the funds we raise in store support the most vulnerable children and Young People in the UK and now's your chance to play your part in this vital work. As well as maximising sales and profit in your area, you will take full ownership of the day to day management of your stores, you'll maximise their income and lead and inspire your team of managers.

You will have a sound retail management experience, which will ideally be from a multi-site environment; you will have shown in your experience an ability to achieve budget, revenue, cost and profit targets as well as KPI's. You will be an outstanding leader who can bring team building and organisational strengths to your team alongside ensuring that the very highest standards of presentation and customer services are upheld throughout your area – your aim will be to make your store's the best in town, for customers to visit and for your colleagues to work in.

If you are interested in applying for these roles, you must live within the area East Coast from Darlington to Berwick and must hold a full time driving licence for a minimum of 2 years.

Please note salary offered will be non negotiable.

In return you will work for one of the UK's largest charity retailers with benefits, including full training and development package, promotion prospects, pension and benefits.

Generating the money we need to make children's lives better is a truly fulfilling role so if you'd like to use your talent to make a positive difference then we would love to hear from you!

The full Job description and Person profile is available below. Please read this before applying to ensure that the job matches your skills and experience. It is a requirement of this role to hold full time driving licence for a minimum of 2 years.

*As part of Barnardo's ongoing commitment to safeguarding, our retail recruitment process requires that successful candidates are asked to consent to a Basic criminal records check.

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.

Interview Date: Where an interview date has been given in the advert, this will be the only date available. Please check this before proceeding with your application.

Elrha is a global organisation that finds solutions to complex humanitarian problems through research and innovation.

As our new CEO, you will join us at an exciting time in our strategic evolution, providing overall strategic direction and operational responsibility.

Are you a visionary leader with a passion for tackling complex humanitarian challenges? Can you inspire and lead our teams with empathy and integrity, drive transformative change, and make a significant global impact through the delivery of our long-term strategy? Do you have the expertise to encourage leaders, peers and funders to address critical humanitarian challenges with evidence-based research and innovative solutions?

Join us at Elrha, and be at the forefront of addressing some of the world’s most challenging humanitarian problems through evidence-based research and innovative solutions, working collectively with global partners and stakeholders to drive forward thinking and initiatives that aim to tackle the most pressing humanitarian problems. You’ll be the strategist, innovator and thought leader to propel our mission forward.

We’re looking for someone who is:

•  An experienced leader – proven dynamic leadership in humanitarian or international development, adept at steering organisations through change and fostering inclusive cultures.
•  Experienced in the humanitarian sector – deep understanding of the international humanitarian system, policy drivers, and mechanisms for driving change through research and innovation.
•  Able to create impactful partnerships and coalitions, emphasising collaborative and equitable relationships.
•  Experienced with a proven track record in business development with demonstrated success in diversifying funding sources and securing long-term partnerships.
•  Experienced in shaping organisational culture and aligning structures and systems with strategic goals with clear and transparent decision making.
•  A strategic thinker and problem-solver, with skills in advocacy and convening.

We strive to be an inclusive employer and particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups and from low-and middle-income countries.

Note for applicants:

• We will be able to offer visa sponsorship if the preferred candidate does not already have the right to work in the UK. Relocation assistance may also be available, subject to conditions.
• Please read through the full candidate information pack, the job description for a detailed list of requirements, and ensure you complete the personal statement to explain how you feel you meet the requirements of the role and why you feel this is next career move for you.
• When applying you will be taken through the Save the Children UK recruitment system. Elrha is an independent subsidiary of SCUK and benefits from some SCUK systems and processes.

Closing date: Monday 23 September 17:00 BST. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and our HR team may get in touch for further information or clarification.

Interview dates: 1st interview stage – 14 & 15 October (online) | 2nd interview stage – 28 October (in person in London). Shortlisted candidates will receive additional information at the appropriate time.

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.

We want a world where no one dies from hunger. Life-threatening hunger is predictable, preventable and treatable. Join Action Against Hunger and together we will stop it in its tracks.

Action Against Hunger is an optimistic, inspiring place to work. We want passionate and dedicated people to help build a better world. We’re a creative team made up of people with a wide range of talents, styles and expertise. But we are united in our relentless dedication to end world hunger.  No challenge is too big. With you we can do it.  Join us.

This is a key role in the Operations department. You’ll be providing financial, administrative and coordination support to the Nutrition Team so we can play a role in ending hunger. You’ll support business development, track our finances, monitor our UNICEF contracts as spot areas for improvement in all we do.  You will also have the opportunity to develop your technical skills in project design, literature review, drafting and editing of learning documents.

You’ll also engage with other teams within Action Against Hunger UK (e.g. finance,) the Senior Operations Co-Ordinator and Action Against Hunger’s International teams (country level, HQs) as relevant. 

As part of the role, you will focus on day to day administration tasks (raising invoices, timesheets, etc.), attend technical meetings with the Head and Deputy Head of Nutrition, track the progresses of the different contracts and support the team on specific technical tasks.  You will work with a very caring team which holds kindness and professionalism at its core.  For more detailed information on the roles, please download the attached pdf Job descriptions.

Closing Date: 13 September 2024 at 23:00 Interview Date: Between 16/09/2024 and 07/08/2024

Please read the following carefully before making your application:

Then all you need to do is send your CV and write a covering letter explaining why you want the job and how your skills and experience make you the right person for the role. Please specify in the application which role you are applying for.

• For further information on pay and employee benefits please visit our careers page on our website
• As a UK based position, candidates must have the right to work in the UK
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At All We Can/Y Care International we want to see every person's potential fulfilled. We work through partnership alongside our global neighbours most impacted by disasters, poverty and injustice to enable flourishing and resilient communities.

Communication Manager we're seeking to appoint will play vital role in helping us to fulfil our mission and vision, working with the team, supporters and communities we serve.

The key purpose of this role is to collaboratively manage, co-ordinate and develop effective cross-channel communications, PR for All We Can and Y Care International, including faith-based audiences, growing engagement, awareness and income; and to play a full part in the Public Engagement Team (PET), shaping and owning the direction, integrated working, and empowered culture.

Additionally, this role engages and inspires supporters to contribute towards the organisations’ mission, by crafting and sharing compelling narratives. This involves telling the stories of our partners with respect, highlighting their resilience and achievements, in line with our partnership approach. The Communications Manager showcases how community members are realising their potential, demonstrating the impact of All We Can and Y Care International’s work in fostering sustainable development and positive change.

Kineara has a new vacancy for an experienced Asylum and Refugee Housing Support Worker to join our small and dedicated team in this new project supporting recent granted refugees to find accommodation.

Asylum and Refugee Housing Support Practitioner   

Salary: £ 16 per hour 
Contract and term:  Self-employed 12 month contract, with a 3-month probation 
Hours: 35 hours per week Mon – Friday 
Location: Flexible, with time split between our office and partner organisations office in Southwark, local community and working from home 
 

About the project  

Set up by the Southwark Community Refugee Forum, alongside Southwark local community and charity organisations. Kineara provides a weekly drop-in surgery at the St Giles Center giving support and advice to refugees struggling to find PRS due to many barriers, including language. In 2023 the collaboration was formed to respond to the increasing need for housing support to asylum seekers with newly granted refugee status after the Home office made changes to the way they process asylum seekers.   

After 9 months of delivery, we are excited to have secured funding to deliver this work fulltime alongside our PRS Renters Support Programme in Southwark. We will provide crucial crisis support to vulnerable renters and are looking for a passionate housing support worker to be part of the next phase of the project.   

About Kineara  

Kineara is a unique community interest company that supports people in poverty across London who facing barriers to housing, employment and education. We identify and address barriers by providing holistic support for families, vulnerable adults, and school pupils, and deliver intensive one-to-one interventions to those in need of extra help through challenging times. We use holistic, trauma-informed methods, partnership working and a flexible, non-judgemental approach that puts the needs of those we work with first.   

About the role  

We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic, and energetic support worker to take up a full-time role within our organisation as a Housing Support Practitioner in our small and dedicated team. The role will be based mostly in Southwark, and you will be working in partnership with the Council’s housing officers and resettlement workers, refugee support organisations, community services. The role involves coordinate tailored support for each client to find and sustain tenancies, mediating with landlords where necessary and providing housing advice. The objective of this programme is to support access to PRS properties, provide information about housing market and polices, help set up sustainable tenancies, increase employment opportunities, improve wellbeing, and increase educational outcomes. You will be working in partnership with other stakeholders, such as council and refugee support professionals to improve family health, build relationships and engage families and individuals and their networks of support.   

About you  

You will have experience of working with individuals with complex needs. You will be an enthusiastic person who is self-motivated, confident and thrives when working independently with a passion to support change. You will have excellent interpersonal skills, experience delivering holistic support, be a solution-minded thinker, have a good understanding of strength-based approaches and be able work sensitively and empathetically with people in vulnerable circumstances. You will also have experience working in a systemic and therapeutic way and ideally have trauma informed training or experience. It is also important to us that you have the competency to work with people from a variety of cultural backgrounds. To work as part of a team and independently, the roles require you to think creatively and use the resources around you effectively. A good understanding of one of the following languages is an advantage; 

- Arabic  

-Kurdish sorani  

-Farsi/Dari 

-Pashto 

-Tigrinya/Amharic 

What you can expect from Kineara  

Kineara will offer you an opportunity to be part of a dedicated small team that works closely together while encouraging independence and autonomy. This is a busy and hands-on role where each day is different, and you will be based in our office in Southwark, at home, and in the community doing occasional home visits. The role will provide you with support and supervision from our experienced project manager, as well as the flexibility to work to your clients' needs. With us, you will have an active voice in the organisation and your input in how our organisation develops will be highly valued. We are committed to providing a nurturing environment in which our staff can develop their skills, take on new opportunities and challenges, and grow professionally.   

 We ensure that wellbeing of our staff is a priority. Kineara provides a wellbeing package for all practitioners to encourage work/life balance and self-care for our staff.  

HOW TO APPLY: Please send a CV and a cover letter explaining how you meet the criteria for the role. Please also include: 

• Why you wish to apply for this role 

• What you would like to gain from this role 
• Your relevant experience, knowledge and skills, based on the person specification above. 
• What other qualities you have that you could bring to the role 
• Whether you have an up-to-date DBS and DRB check. 
• When you are available to begin work 

We look forward to receiving your application! 

Community Catalysts CIC is a busy, buzzy social enterprise that tries hard to live up to its name. We’re working in partnership with Wiltshire Council and need an energetic, and imaginative person to coordinate things for us.

You will lead the Wiltshire Community Micro-enterprise Project which will support local entrepreneurial people and community organisations to offer new and creative care and support options for people who need help at home or in their communities. In this way we will help people to get the support they need to live the life they want.

To do this job you must:

• Understand the world of care - but maybe feel it could do with a bit of a shake up!
• Be a real people person - able to work well with all sorts of folks with confidence.
• Instinctively make connections - and join up dots that are sometimes less than obvious.
• Be able to spot what people are good at and nurture it.

Have a look at our website and the job description and person specification for more information about us and the job. You will be employed by Community Catalysts and based in the Wiltshire area.

Follow the link to download an application pack which includes the job description and person specification.

Closing date for applications is 5.00pm on 11th September 2024 and interviews will take place on 19th September 2024 in Trowbridge.

We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community.

Background 

Chance to Shine is a national children’s charity. We change young people’s lives through cricket giving them the opportunity to play, learn and develop through the sport. We keep them physically active, teach them vital skills like teamwork, communication and leadership. And above all, they have fun. 
 

Chance to Shine takes cricket to new places and uses it to ignite new passions, teach vital skills, unite diverse groups, and educate young people from Cornwall to Canterbury to County Durham. 
 

Since 2005 our Chance to Shine Schools programme has helped reverse the decline of cricket in state schools with millions of boys and girls in over 13,000 state schools playing and learning through cricket. Chance to Shine Street supports young people in under-served communities to access and benefit from cricket in a free, inclusive, fun and fast-paced tape ball environment. 
 

The Director of Strategy Implementation is an exciting Senior Management role which will help to deliver Chance to Shine’s strategic plans and further our ambitions for young people. 
 

In February 2024 we launched Limitless Futures, a four year strategic vision that outlines our ambitions to further improve wellbeing amongst young people, grow from working with 600,000 young people a year to one million by 2028, and continue to prioritise underserved communities (young people in areas of economic disadvantage and those who are inactive). It is based on extensive consultation with young people, teachers, families, delivery partners, coaches and others. It is underpinned by clearly defined goals and KPIs, and accountable to Chance to Shine’s Board of Trustees. The person in this role will work collaboratively with Senior Management colleagues and the wider team to deliver on and refine these plans. 
 

We are looking for an energetic, enthusiastic and efficient individual with a strong track record in collaborative working and delivering on ambitious projects to join a small and dynamic team. The person in this role does not need to have an understanding of cricket but must be driven to achieve ambitious plans to support young people’s wellbeing and development.  

We operate flexible working and as such team members currently work from the office (The Oval, London) on average about 2 days per week. This post-holder will need to be flexible as an when it is required to attend meetings, mostly in London but elsewhere around the country. 

 Please note that this role is a 12-month fixed term contract, less if the person you a covering returns from maternity leave earlier.

Interviews will take place on the 23rd of September 2024.

 
 

Purpose of the role 

 

The Director of Strategy Implementation will be part of the Senior Management Team and will work closely with the Chief Executive. 

The person in this role will oversee the implementation of the second year of strategy plans for Limitless Futures. They will collaborate with Fundraising, Operations, Communications, Finance and Impact colleagues to ensure progress is tracked and goals are met. In particular, they will work with the Head of Fundraising to ensure the fundraising plan needed to deliver this strategy is aligned to the wider organisations plans. 
 

The Director of Strategy Implementation will also own the delivery of specific projects to support the strategy. For example, but not limited to: design and implement a volunteering programme; develop a funding plan to increase the scale of work in secondary schools; embed youth voice practices into Chance to Shine work.

Insight and evidence underpin Chance to Shine’s strategy, and as such, the Director of Strategy Implementation will line manage the Head of Impact & Evaluation and provide guidance to the Impact team. 
 

Key Responsibilities

The Director of Strategy Implementation responsibilities include: 

·       The line management of Head of Impact & Evaluation, providing broader support to the Impact Department (three people) 

·       Providing guidance and advice to the Board, Chief Executive and Senior Management team on matters relating to Strategy and Impact.

·       Working with the Senior Management Team to ensure key organisational strategic aims and objectives are achieved within respective departments.

·       Leading on specific pieces of cross-departmental work which are of key strategic importance, including key Fundraising projects.

·       Working closely with the Head of Impact & Evaluation to ensure that we are leaders-in-our-field for demonstrating the difference our work makes to children and young people whilst always striving to improve.

·       Effectively maintaining existing, and developing new relationships with senior stakeholders, partners and supporters. 

·       Being a spokesperson for Chance to Shine, particularly with media, senior relationships and stakeholders

·       To pro-actively source and deliver new opportunities across all departmental areas related to strategic priorities and projects being worked on
 

 
   Key relationships

 

The job holder will liaise with: 
 

·       CEO
 

·       The Senior Management Team
 

·       ECB
 

·       Sport England
 

·       Chance to Shine Trustees
 

·       Current and new Senior stakeholders, supporters and organisations       
 

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

·       Significant experience in developing either organisational-wide or departmental strategy, managing and delivering against aims and objectives 

·       Significant experience in delivering clear success in one or more areas of Strategy, Impact and Fundraising

·       Strong strategic critical-thinking with the ability to identify opportunities and follow these through into tangible results

·       Demonstrable experience of successfully delivering against strategy and/or organisational growth 

·       The ability to confidently check and challenge and think differently about ways of achieving goals whilst bringing people on the journey

·       Excellent influencer with the ability to use evidence alongside experience to make recommendations which inform decision making and/or strategy 

·       Excellent public speaking and presenting skills, confident in conveying key messages simply, engagingly and effectively to various audiences

·       Experience of developing relationships, working with and influencing senior stakeholders which result in positive outcomes

·       Experienced line manager, with the ability to lead and motivate teams to achieve ambitious goals

·       Excellent written, verbal communication and IT skills with strong attention to detail

·       Comfortable dealing with stakeholders at all levels

·       Strong motivation to succeed and ability to work collaboratively

·       Excellent team player

·       Excellent project management skills

·       Creative, energetic, proactive and outgoing 

·       Good time management skills, able to work to tight deadlines and an ability to work under pressure

·       Enthusiasm to embrace Chance to Shine values: Inspiring, ambitious, passionate, inclusive and fun

·       Able and willing to travel throughout the UK