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Head of Fundraising

Hours: 35 hours a week. Flexible working considered.

Salary: £48,980 – £54,136

Contract: Permanent

Location: London (with hybrid working options)

More than one in four children are growing up in poverty in the UK. It doesn’t have to be this way. The new UK government has announced its plans to develop a strategy to tackle child poverty, something that Child Poverty Action Group has led the way in calling for. 

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced fundraising professional to play a pivotal role in delivering change for the 4.3 million children growing up in poverty. You will have a demonstrable track record in securing six figure and multi annual grants primarily from trusts, foundations and/or the National Lottery.

You will have the ability to work confidently as a creative and analytical problem solver, and a hands-on fundraiser. CPAG’s fundraised income has grown significantly, and the team raises nearly £3 million annually.

You will be responsible for managing all aspects of fundraising income generation, and leading and supporting a small fundraising team. You will be able to build and nurture relationships with funders, donors and other stakeholders, and have excellent communication skills.

We understand that many people, especially people who identify as women, people from ethnic minority backgrounds or from other underrepresented groups, only apply for jobs when they believe they match all the criteria. If you don’t meet all the criteria in the person specification and want to play a key role in helping to tackle UK child poverty, please consider applying.

We operate a hybrid working system and would be happy to discuss any flexibilities required. CPAG is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion which you can read more about in the job pack.

For more information about this post and to apply download the Head of Fundraising job pack and application form.

If you have questions or need specific arrangements or reasonable adjustments to take part in the selection process please contact us at the email address listed in the application pack.

Closing date for applications: 9am, Monday 18th November 2024

Interviews will be held in London on: Monday 25th and Wednesday 27th November 2024

Benefits

We value our team’s wellbeing, and in order to support it, we offer a number of benefits, including:

• 25 days annual leave per year plus bank holidays (pro-rated for part time hours)
• A bonus day of leave for your birthday
• 3% matched pension contribution
• Access to Rising Sun’s counselling service
• Clinical supervision
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Health care cash plan for you and your children for a number of health treatments (e.g. dental, optical, physiotherapy etc.) as well as discounts in shops and attractions
• Up to four weeks sick pay in any 12 month period (eligible after probation period)

OVERVIEW

Rising Sun Domestic Violence and Abuse Service (Rising Sun) is an independent charity in Kent working to prevent domestic abuse and improve the lives of survivors and their children suffering from its effects. We have an ambitious vision for a world in which women and children live free from actual or threatened domestic abuse and all forms of violence.

Our team provide a range of services to adults and children who’ve experienced domestic abuse. We understand the impact of domestic abuse on survivors and so we listen to individual needs and respond in a trauma informed way. We provide one-to-one support and also deliver therapeutically informed group programmes to help survivors to recognise healthy/unhealthy behaviours in relationships and to understand the impact of domestic abuse. Bringing survivors together validates experiences and enables them to draw strength from one another.

As part of our passionate and committed team of approximately 50 staff, our aspiration is that you will thrive and develop in this varied role. You will be contributing to the invaluable work of the Rising Sun and making a lasting difference to the lives of those who are impacted by domestic abuse.

JOB PURPOSE

Liberty House provides housing and support for up to 5 homeless young women aged 16-24 who are single, pregnant or have a young child and have experienced domestic abuse.

The support worker will be required to take on key-working responsibilities for the residents at Liberty House, as well as delivering other support work within the house and within the wider Liberty team. This could be related to pregnancy and parenting, life skills, psychoeducational support, understanding healthy relationships and building supportive peer relationships within the home, and supporting them to live independently.

The post holder will work to provide a secure, stable and homely environment and to act as a positive role model to residents. They will build professional and supportive relationships with residents and colleagues.

The project works to empower residents, providing them with information relating to their rights and enabling them to make decisions based on their options using a trauma informed approach.

As a member of the Liberty Team (16 – 24 year olds), the successful applicant will work collaboratively with the rest of the Children and Young People’s team, as well as the wider Rising Sun team to support other programmes delivered within the organisation.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Service Delivery

• Provide holistic, trauma informed, practical and emotional support to residents of Liberty House through regular 1-2-1 sessions. Develop individual support plans, which address any practical and emotional needs the resident may have, such as accessing benefits, life skills and perform risk assessments where needed.
• Organise and deliver group sessions that focus on life skills and strengthening relationships.
• Encourage the residents in positive parenting.
• Manage relationships within the house, act as a conciliator, arbitrator and reconciler in disputes between residents.
• Ensure residents adhere to house rules.
• Assist with the day to day general running of the house and office, to ensure they are fit for purpose and safe for team members and residents.
• Conduct safety checks around the house. Ensure all faults/repairs are reported and that the Health and Safety Policy is adhered to at all times.
• Comply with organisational policies and procedures and adhere to confidentiality.
• Work effectively in partnership with other agencies.
• Work within our ethos of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at all times and instil these values in all areas of work, with service users, staff and external stakeholders.
• Encourage residents’ participation in service development, continuous improvement and feedback exercises
• Maintain up to date and accurate records and ensure reports and evaluations are completed as required.
• Be willing and available to work some evenings and weekends as required, as part of a rota for Liberty House team members, and also occasionally to support wider team activities such as representing Rising Sun at events (time off in lieu can be taken by arrangement with your line manager).
• Represent Rising Sun at multi-agency meetings as required.

General

• Demonstrate a commitment to continued professional development, being responsible for personal learning and keeping up to date on research, relevant legislation, policy and practice, and other literature relevant to the role.
• Uphold the rights of women, children and young people who have experienced domestic abuse, and proactively assess the gender specific, trauma informed needs and  the safety of children and women to ensure that any risks/needs identified are addressed, having full regard to Rising Sun Safeguarding Children policy and Safeguarding Adults policy.
• Lone working as required.
• Participate in clinical supervision, training and meetings as required.
• Work across teams and undertake such other duties, appropriate to the grade and nature of the work, as may reasonably be expected.

This job description sets out the duties of the post at the time when it was drawn up and will be reviewed from time to time. Duties may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the duties or the level of responsibility entailed. Such variations are a common occurrence and cannot of themselves justify a reconsideration of the grading of the post.

PERSON SPECIFICATION 

Knowledge and qualifications

• Good understanding of antenatal and postnatal care.
• Good understanding of effective parenting, particularly for parents of young babies.
• Good understanding of the impact of domestic violence and trauma on survivors, children and young people, families and communities. 
• Knowledge of issues affecting survivors, and an understanding of the barriers they may face in accessing support.
• Thorough knowledge of safeguarding practice, procedures and legislation.
• Good understanding of the operation of the agencies working together to support survivors and their children such as social services, housing, police etc.

Experience

• Experience of working with young children and/ or babies and their mothers
• Experience of supporting women with life skills/ developing confidence
• Experience of multi-agency partnership work
• Experience of working alongside volunteers (Desirable)
• Experience of working with survivors affected by domestic and/ or sexual abuse (Desirable)
• Experience of facilitating group programmes (Desirable)
• Experience of working for a charity or not for profit organisation. (Desirable)

Skills

• Excellent listening, written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to form positive relationships with residents from a wide range of backgrounds and life experiences in order to build professional and supportive relationships
• Ability to work closely with young parents and their babies
• Ability to help residents in the creative use of leisure time with a view to building relationships and social skills
• Non-judgemental and non-directive approach to empowering survivors along with the ability to understand the individual needs of clients.
• Ability to manage conflict and to promote resolution.
• Ability to work well with colleagues, statutory and non-statutory agencies and responsibly on own initiative.
• Good task management skills and the ability to work effectively under pressure and to deadlines.
• Good data collection, monitoring and IT skills, including word processing and using databases and Excel spreadsheets.

General

• Able to set clear boundaries and a willingness to accept line management and make effective use of clinical supervision.
• A good understanding and commitment to confidentiality, safe practice and health and safety procedures.
• A good understanding of cultural issues, and commitment to anti-discriminatory practice and equal opportunities.
• Able to travel independently across East Kent where necessary to attend meetings.
• Willingness to carry out the policies and procedures of the Rising Sun and to work within its framework and core values.

Equal Opportunities Statement

Rising Sun is an equal opportunities employer. We recognise intersecting identities, and value what having a diverse team brings, both in terms of effectively responding to client needs, and engaging with each other at work. We encourage applicants from all sections of the community; especially from minority groups/groups with a protected characteristic such as B.A.M.E., who are currently underrepresented at Rising Sun. We are disability-friendly, and flexible working is available in the majority of roles. We strive to offer accommodations to all applicants who need them.

Safeguarding Statement

Rising Sun is committed to safeguarding those we provide a service to. The successful candidate will be required to undergo a DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check, a ‘right to work check’ in accordance with UK government Home Office guidelines, and to provide two references.

We request no contact from agencies or media sales please.

The Fundraising Assistant will be a key member of the fundraising team. Supporting the team to deliver a wider range of fundraising activities including events, challenges and campaigns as well as helping maximise the supporter journey and providing excellent donor care. You will enjoy collaborating with others and be an excellent communicator who can plan and prioritise efficiently, whilst delivering exceptional customer service.

You will be responsible for Database Management and keeping the CRM up to date and Management of donation Platforms and being the go-to person for fundraising enquiries.

Main Responsibilities:

•  Importing data in an efficient, timely and accurate manner.
• Construction of automated tasks in the CRM which are assigned to other members of the team to enable stewardship via the correct fundraising team member.
• To assist the fundraising team by providing administrative support for the charities events and campaigns to maximise income.
• To assist with the administration of event participants and ticket buyers, including responding to enquiries in a timely fashion, building relationships by phone and email and encouraging and motivating participants to meet and exceed targets
• To keep up to date records of all collection boxes and buckets in the community
• To be the first point of contact for phone face to face plus emails via the fundraising inbox for all fundraising enquiries, respond in a timely manner and recognise the opportunity to build relationships and encourage fundraising support.
• To run and analyse weekly financial reports to ensure donations are recorded correctly and the appropriate thank you has been sent.
• Support regular gift aid claim submissions to HMRC to take place monthly.
• Support the team to provide communications to the correct audiences for marketing activity.
• Assist in processing donations from mailing appeals.
• Work with the fundraising team to ensure data recording is kept up to date in a timely way
• Assist and support other members of the fundraising team e.g., sending out events/fundraising packs and ensuring all event participants are thanked within the scheduled time.
• Regularly review and adapt supporter communications, including thank you letters and ensure these are implemented across the organisation for consistency
• Keep up to date with new developments, legal requirements, codes of conduct and best practice including being GDPR compliant.
• Manage stock of event promotional items and ensure availability of items required at events, distribute and collect items for the team
• Attend and contribute to team meetings.
• Carry out any other duties as may be reasonably required.

Person specification

Knowledge and experience:

• Strong, demonstratable experience in administration
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience and good working knowledge of using a CRM system (preferably Beacon)
• Competent in creating and maintaining spreadsheets
• Good attention to detail and accurate record keeping
• Experience of working in a customer service environment.
• Basic knowledge of Gift Aid regulations.
• Understanding of GDPR.

Skills, attitudes, and behaviours:

• IT skills across a range of systems including MS office and SharePoint.
• Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to deal with people at all levels, on telephone and by letter/email
• Ability to problem solve and think laterally to achieve a goal.
• Commitment to team-working but also the ability to work alone
• Committed to quality.
• Motivated, positive and proactive
• Ability to prioritise and organise work
• Demonstratable initiative and determination
• A flexible attitude and willingness to develop in the role
• Full UK driving license and car preferred

Community Coffee Shop Supervisor, to serve customers and maintain high standards in SCT x Paper and Cup. 

Role and responsibilities

• Greet Customers in a warm, friendly and welcoming manner
• Always maintain excellent customer relations with clear communication
• Brew excellent coffee and beverages including ‘latte art’
• Prepare orders to customers specifications
• Maintain excellent level of hygiene in food preparation and service areas
• Ensure high level of personal hygiene and appearance (including the wearing of protective clothing at all times)
• Comply with Health and Safety regulations
• To follow the SCT x Paper and Cups policies and procedures
• Follow cash handling procedures, policies, use of the cash register and ability to ‘cash up’ at the end of your shift as and when required
• Perform cleaning tasks per the rota
• Report any machine faults to the manager
• Ensure all comments and complaints are raised to the Manager
• Carry out other duties as may reasonably required
• In consultation with the Shop Manager, sell donated stock and receive donations, storing appropriately for processing
• Maintain stock levels of donated goods ensuring a quality retail offer in the shop
• To be willing to cover at other shops when, and if, necessary

Additional benefits:

• BUPA Employee Assistance Programme 
• BUPA Wellbeing plan
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• 25 days annual leave (rising to 30 with length of service) plus bank holidays (pro rata on basis of 35 pw full time equivalent)
• Contributory Pension Scheme with employer contributions of 5% 
• Training and development opportunities

We're looking for an experienced Proposal Writer, High-Value Audiences to join our fundraising team on a 24-month contract. You will play a critical role in the Fundraising Growth programme: an internal change programme that will strengthen and scale fundraising capabilities across the National Trust so that we can create a step-change in our fundraising income - essential to delivering the Trust’s new 2035 strategy. 

To achieve this goal, we need to change the way that we fundraise and the way that we think about fundraising at the National Trust. We know that there is an exciting opportunity for us to diversify our income by developing products and propositions for new audiences, deepening our relationships with existing audiences and ensuring our systems, processes and people capabilities are as good as they can for fundraising. By doing this we can better support our work to conserve nature, beauty and history. Ultimately, the more funds we can sustainably generate, the more positive impact we can have for people and for nature. 

This is a particularly exciting time to join this part of the Fundraising family as the National Trust is preparing its organisational strategy for the next 10 years. This new strategy will require a refresh of existing propositions and provides a compelling platform to connect with new audiences by telling powerful stories about the exciting work and positive impact that can be achieved in next chapter in the National Trust. 

Internally you'll be known as Fundraising Development Manager. 

What it's like to work here

The Fundraising team is dynamic, ambitious and focused on making things happen; playing a vital role in enabling the National Trust to deliver its purpose. Our team sits within the Support and Revenue Directorate, which brings together our supporter-facing income streams from Membership to Fundraising through to our Commercial teams.

Your contractual location will be our head office in Swindon, and you’ll be expected to attend the office. However, there is flexibility on where you are based at other times. You will be required to work at a National Trust location for 40-60% of your working week. This will be discussed in more detail at interview. 

Please aware that this role will involve some travel to work with National Trust colleagues and visit our projects & properties across the UK. 

What you'll be doing

You’ll be writing compelling and engaging text, which sets out a clear case for support for a broad range of projects for high-value audiences, made up of Corporations, Major Donors, Grant Makers and Trusts & Foundations. You'll produce creative and attractive proposals using photos, graphics and charts, refining large volumes of content into one persuasive document using judgement to decide the most powerful and tangible information for inclusion. 

You’ll have a broad range of stakeholders across National Trust with whom you'll have to prepare clear, concise and compelling written material in support of fundraising projects. You will build and maintain strong communication with project development teams and fundraisers. Requiring you to engage with, and ask critical questions of, technical experts and senior leaders to develop proposal content. 

You’ll be working in a proposition development team and will work closely with your team members on the development and authoring of propositions. You will be working in a fast-paced and deadline-driven environment where priorities can change according to adjustments in fundraising strategies. You will need to plan time efficiently to manage multiple requests and large-scale proposals. 

Who we're looking for

For this role, we’re looking for someone who has:

• Excellent written communication skills and ability to convey information to a range of audiences in a clear, inspiring and confident way.
• Excellent grammatical and proofing skills. 
• Experience of researching content for communications. 
• Strong organisational skills with demonstrated ability to prioritise effectively and to successfully manage competing deadlines whilst maintaining attention to detail. 
• Ability to analyse, translate and present complex research and ideas into written form, in line with audience requirements. 
• Knowledge and understanding of fundraising and philanthropic motivations and of engaging with donors/prospects. 
• Ability to use initiative to work independently but also to refer issues to others when appropriate.

The package

The National Trust has the motto ‘For everyone, for ever’ at its heart. We’re working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It’s important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we’re for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too.

• Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary
• Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18)
• Rental deposit loan scheme
• Season ticket loan
• EV car lease scheme 
• Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts
• Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria.
• Flexible working whenever possible
• Employee assistance programme
• Free parking at most Trust places

Fundraising Executive

We are seeking an experienced Fundraising Executive to work with a charity that supports individuals who have a life limiting condition, helping to generate vital income through trust, grant, corporate, and event fundraising.

Position: Fundraising Executive

Salary: £37,500 per annum (pro rata, depending on experience)

Location: Hybrid (Travel across North West Leicestershire required)

Hours: 30 hours per week (4 days)

Closing Date: 15th November 2024

About the Role:

As the Fundraising Executive, you will be responsible for generating both restricted and unrestricted income to meet the charity’s annual funding targets. Working closely with the wider team, including volunteers, you will develop an annual fundraising plan and lead efforts to secure funding from trusts, foundations, and corporate partners. Your role will also include developing and managing a Corporate Champions scheme, working with local businesses to secure regular financial support. Reporting on the progress of applications and managing relationships with funders are also key aspects of this role, as well as being responsible for one part-time fundraiser.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Lead on fundraising through trusts, grants, and corporate partnerships
• Develop and implement an annual fundraising plan
• Manage the Corporate Champions scheme to secure ongoing corporate support
• Submit tailored grant applications and ensure compliance with funder requirements
• Provide regular progress reports and maintain a database of funders
• Work closely with volunteers and attend key meetings to support fundraising activities

About You:

As Fundraising Executive you will be a proactive and experienced fundraiser with a proven track record of securing income through trusts, grants, and corporate partnerships. You will need to have strong organisational skills, excellent written communication, and the ability to build and maintain relationships with donors. Experience in corporate fundraising is essential, and you will need to be confident in developing new strategies to engage local companies. You will be comfortable working in a flexible, hybrid environment and occasionally outside standard working hours to attend key events.

Key Skills & Experience:

• Proven experience in trust and grant fundraising
• Strong knowledge of corporate partnerships and event fundraising
• Ability to manage relationships with funders and corporate partners
• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team

About the Organisation:

You will be working with a charity based in North West Leicestershire, dedicated to supporting the local community through various initiatives. Their mission is to bring hope and provide essential support to those in need. By joining the team, you will play a critical role in ensuring the charity has the resources to continue making a positive impact on people’s lives.

Other Roles You May Have Experience Of Could Include: Fundraising Manager, Corporate Partnerships Executive, Trusts and Foundations Officer, Development Manager, Grants and Trusts Manager, etc.

OVERVIEW AND JOB PURPOSE

Pump Aid is a dynamic, award winning and growing organisation, which is promoting a radically different approach to aid and development in the WASH sector by establishing Malawi’s first social impact business (Beyond Water) focused on delivering reliable access to clean water for rural communities. We challenge conventional development programmes by taking a business-based approach that ensures long term sustainability and impact for the communities we work with. Clean water results in better health, increases educational attainment and reduces inequality for women and girls across Malawi.

To support our mission we are recruiting a Communications and Fundraising Officer to help deliver on our ambitious growth plans to reach 2 million people by 2030. The successful candidate will be a highly motivated person with strong communication and interpersonal skills, who can plan and create compelling communications to increase awareness of our work and engage new and existing supporters. Furthermore, you will lead on key areas of our fundraising strategy including annual fundraising campaigns, individual giving and small trusts and foundations.

Roles and Responsibilities

• You will lead on defined elements of Pump Aid’s fundraising strategy: scoping, applications, reporting and management (to largely small to medium sized trusts and foundations, community funders and individuals.)
• You will develop and manage a schedule of compelling communications across a number of channels including social media, web and print that will grow engagement with Beyond Water’s mission.
• You will support the Head of Development to pitch to social impact and philanthropic investors by finding creative ways to differentiate ourselves from traditional approaches to international development.
• You will take responsibility for managing and administrating fundraising income, using Salesforce CRM to keep up to date records of donations, keeping donors updated through regular reports and leveraging annual campaigns including the Big Give Christmas Campaign to maximise individual giving donations.
• Maximise the value and duration of donor support through excellent stewardship and relationship management.
• While office hours are notionally 9:00am to 5:30pm, the demands of a business focussed on Africa, with donors in the UK, USA, Europe and Asia mean a degree of flexibility is required.

Candidate Profile

1. Strong experience in planning and executing communications plans across a variety of mediums (social media, website, blog posts, impact reports) to grow awareness and engagement with the work of our social enterprise

2. Demonstrable success in fundraising within the charity sector; scoping, prospecting, proposal writing and reporting.

3. Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the confidence to present to a variety of audiences

4. Experienced in home working and able to self-motivate and develop and execute personal work and action plans with limited face to face supervision

5. Demonstrable ability to prioritise and manage conflicting outcomes and objectives and ensure the right job is completed at the right time

6. Works well in a small, dynamic team

7. High level of computer literacy – Canva, Microsoft Office, Salesforce or similar CRM software

8. Well organised and can prioritise work to meet deadlines

9. Experience working in international development is preferable.

10. Right to work in the UK

The Peer Support Coordinator will play a critical role in the delivery of Day One's Peer Support Service. The primary objectives are to ensure a high-quality service is delivered to our beneficiaries; to develop our regional peer support model; and to facilitate a positive volunteering experience for our lived experience volunteer team. Responsibilities will include the day-to-day coordination of peer support activity. This will involve sensitive communication with trauma-affected individuals to understand their needs and preferences, using this information to facilitate suitable peer support matches.

The postholder will contribute to building a diverse volunteer team by supporting the volunteer recruitment and induction processes. They will offer ongoing support, guidance and motivation to our volunteers, ensuring meaningful opportunities to engage with Day One. The postholder will support the Peer Support Manger to conduct regular reviews with volunteers to gather feedback on their experiences as well as supporting their personal and professional development.

The Peer Support Co-ordinator will monitor service delivery and volunteer activity to ensure it is operating within agreed policies and processes. To ensure we can evidence the success and quality of the service, a key aspect of the role will involve keeping accurate records of interventions as well as collecting regular evaluation/impact data and personal case studies.

You will be a compassionate individual, dedicated to ensuring the highest quality of support for our beneficiaries and volunteers alike. You will be empathic with strong active listening skills, able to demonstrate sensitivity and discretion in your communication with trauma-affected individuals.  You will be adept at identifying individual’s support needs and have strong social/communication skills enabling you to facilitate appropriate and meaningful peer support matches. Possessing excellent organisational skills, you will thrive in the fast-paced and reactive environment of peer support service delivery.

You will be committed to maintaining high standards and have a keen eye for detail able to keep accurate records of interventions and collect evaluation/impact data with regularity. Additionally, you will have a proactive approach to building and supporting a diverse volunteer team.  You will be a ‘people-person’, enjoy speaking with others, and have the knowledge and confidence to offer ongoing guidance and motivation to our volunteer team. Your ability to conduct regular reviews to gather feedback to support volunteers' personal and professional development will be essential in driving the continued success of our peer support service. You will enjoy supporting others to develop new skills and navigate challenges successfully.  

Day One is a young, ambitious national charity dedicated to supporting people impacted by serious or multiple injuries which could result in life changing consequences such as disability or death, referred to in the NHS as ‘major trauma’.  Our Caseworkers work alongside NHS Clinicians, embedded as part of the team within Major Trauma Centres and across the wider Major Trauma Network to provide practical, emotional and financial support to adults and children as well as their families and loved ones.  Inspired ‘by patients for patients’ our vision is that no one has to piece life back together on their own after catastrophic injury. 

To apply, please upload your CV, and a supporting statement (no more than 2 pages) demonstrating how you meet the criteria and outlining why you’re interested in the role.

Please refer to the attached recruitment pack for more information.

Closing date:

Midnight Sunday 10 November 2024

Interview date:

First stage virtual interviews on 18th and 20th November 2024

Final stage in-person interviews on 2nd December 2024

Head of Public Affairs 

Salary: Up to £50,000  

Location: Fully remote with regular travel to London  

Full time: 35 hours per week  

Permanent  

Closing date for applications: 15th November 2024  

First interview: 3rd December 2024  

Second interview: 6th December 2024 

About Us 

The Wildlife Trusts are a federated movement of 46 charities, supported by a central charity, the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts. Together we have 900,000 members, 32,500 volunteers and 3,400 staff across the UK. We are at an exciting moment in our 110-year history, with the development of an ambitious new strategy, setting out a vision for nature in recovery, with abundant, diverse wildlife and natural processes, creating wilder landscapes where people and nature thrive. 

Wildlife Trusts have restored and care for some of the most special places for wildlife in the UK. Collectively we manage more than 2,300 nature reserves, operate 123 visitor and education centres and own 29 working farms. We undertake research, we stand up for wildlife and wild places under threat, and we help people access nature. 

The next few years will be critical in determining what kind of world we all live in. We need to urgently reverse the loss of wildlife and put nature into recovery at scale if we are to prevent climate and ecological disaster. We recognise that this will require big, bold changes in the way The Wildlife Trusts work, not least in how we mobilise others and support them to organise within their own communities. 

What we are trying to achieve: The twin crises of nature and climate emergencies have forced the Wildlife Trusts to rethink their role. Collectively, we have set out the new and ambitious Strategy 2030. Goal 1 of that strategy is to get nature into recovery with the Wildlife Trusts providing the leadership required to achieve 30 by 30: 30% of seas and land in nature’s recovery by 2030. 

Nature’s recovery rests on five critical interventions: (1) the development of a nature recovery network; (2) creating landscape recovery areas at a scale where natural processes can operate to drive up species abundance; (3) regenerative agriculture; (4) green infrastructure threading through our towns, cities and countryside and, (5) at sea, an effective network of highly protected marine areas. 

We are entering a new era where Labour are now the government with a very clear majority and mandate for their 5 missions that they have clearly prioritised. We have already seen that the Labour government are going to make significant changes to the planning system and are establishing GB Energy. In the short term, we need to ensure that our environmental legislation is not weakened through and that we maintain high environmental standards. 

About You 

We are looking for someone with the drive, and experience of high-level advocacy and facilitation skills to lead generating and implementing appropriate policies that will drive change. This is an exciting opportunity for an innovative, capable, and passionate leader who understands both nature and people. You will need to be able to inspire politicians, funders, the media, developers and communities 

You will need to enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, be organised and resourceful, have excellent attention to written detail as well as confidence in public speaking. We need these skills to come through in your clear passion for our cause. You will be part of a tight and dedicated central policy team. You will need to have excellent collaboration and facilitation skills and always strive to ensure that everyone can come together effectively across the movement of The Wildlife Trusts to achieve our new and exciting vision 

You will need knowledge of the workings of Westminster and experience of working in the third sector. We are interested in someone who is able to demonstrate experience of working with political adversaries and has no fear of engaging in robust discussions on the future of environmental law and a reverse in the destruction of our biodiversity 

We are particularly interested in someone who has experience of working with the House of Commons and House of Lords, backbenchers, and the shadow front bench 

The Wildlife Trusts value passion, respect, trust, integrity, pragmatic activism and strength in diversity. Whilst we are passionate in promoting our aims, we are not judgmental and are inclusive. We particularly encourage applications from people who are underrepresented within our sector, including people from minority backgrounds and people with disabilities. We are committed to creating a movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities 

The Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts takes our safeguarding responsibilities extremely seriously. Please click here to read our commitment statement. RSWT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. For applicable roles, applicants must be willing to undergo checks with past employers and Disclosure and Barring Service checks at the eligible level. 

As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to offering an interview to anyone with a disability that meets all the essential criteria for the post. Please let us know if you require any adjustments to make our recruitment process more accessible. 

RSWT are committed to increasing the diversity of its staff through its Levelling the Field recruitment pledge and will put any ethnic minority applicants that meet all the essential criteria for the post through to the next stage of recruitment. 

Please do not use artificial intelligence tools to assist you to complete the application form. We may not accept applications that have been completed utilising AI tools. 

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. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications. 

Main Purpose: To support the Café and Kitchen Manager in day to day running of the CareTrade’s Café Traineeship Programme at the Southwark Resource Centre, SE17 providing hands on work-based training to autistic jobseekers interested in catering and hospitality careers

This post is based on a full-time salary of £28,000 per annum. Holiday is based on annual leave of 5 weeks plus bank holidays

Reporting to: Café and Kitchen Manager

Line Management responsibility: Café Assistant and between 3 and 4 Trainee Café Assistants (at any one time)

Working with: Southwark Resource Centre Management, Café and Kitchen Manager, Larcom Kitchen Chef, CareTrade Head of Education, TAP Project Coordinator, Administrator and CEO, Café Assistant, Trainee Café Assistants

Place of work: Southwark Resource Centre, Hithard Court, 10 Bradenham Close, SE17 2 QB and CareTrade’s Office, Larcom House, 9 Larcom Street, SE17 1RT

Core Responsibilities:

1. Supervising CareTrade Café throughout the school year (including half terms)

2. To work with the Café and Kitchen Manager to write and prepare training materials for the Trainee Café Assistants

3. Oversee the training of the Trainee Café Assistants (young people with autism) during work placement

4. Monitor the progress of Trainees and write end of placement reports

5. Line Manage the Café Assistant and the Trainee Café Assistants and report to Café and Kitchen Manager

6. To work closely with the Southwark Resource Manager and CareTrade to develop marketing materials and promotions for the Café and Community involvement

7. Responsible for opening and locking up the café and cashing up

8. Prepare coffee and food including: baking cakes, making sandwiches, salads, cooking hot meals.

9. Restock/refill items as necessary and list items that need ordering from suppliers.

10. Check stock in fridge for out of date products and dispose of as necessary.

11. Customer service including taking orders, serving customers and cash handling.

12. Maintain coffee machine including set up, cleaning and refilling with beans.

13. Ensure daily cash up form is filled in and money is in safe.

14. Ensure café is ready for customers on opening.

15. Create a welcoming and professional environment.

16. To help raise awareness of autism amongst customers.

17. To keep the café clean and ensure a high standard of hygiene.

18. To ensure food safety guidelines and laws are adhered to.

19. To ensure a Healthy and Safe working environment for self, staff, trainees and customers.

General Responsibilities:

1. To attend all staff meetings and participate in staff development as required.

2. Promote a positive image of autism, the Project, Southwark Resource Centre, Project partners and CareTrade.

3. Co-operate with all CareTrade and Southwark Resource Centre staff in maintaining good relationships with outside agencies and the general public in order to promote the charity and win increased support for its work

4. Co-operate with all CareTrade and Southwark Resource Centre staff in maintaining harmonious inter-personal relationships. Ensure that your conduct within and outside of your work place does not conflict with professional expectations.

5. Ensure an awareness and observation of Fire and Health and Safety Regulations at the work place.

6. Ensure the respect, dignity and rights to privacy of both students and staff as far as possible.

7. Work within all CareTrade and Southwark Resource Centre policies and procedures, in particular Health & Safety, Equal Opportunities, Confidentiality and Data Protection.

8. Carry out any duties as are within the scope, spirit and purpose of the job and the title of the post, as required by your Line Manager.

The job description reflects the present requirements of the post. You will be expected to carry out other activities that are within the scope of the role.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all young people who use our services and as such expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff must provide a current, adequate and relevant DBS Certificate or be willing for CareTrade to process a new enhanced DBS application. All staff must have a satisfactory enhanced DBS check prior to starting.

Confidentiality: All staff are required to maintain confidentiality for all areas of the CareTrade Charitable Trust, partner organisations, its staff, and its work. The nature of the work entrusts people with confidential information about clients/service users, their families and staff within CareTrade and partner organisations. Any breach of this confidentiality will constitute gross misconduct. 

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all young people and adults who use our services and as such expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff must provide a current, adequate and relevant DBS Certificate or be willing for CareTrade to process a new enhanced DBS application. All staff must have a satisfactory enhanced DBS check (formerly CRB check) prior to starting.

Applications are sought from all suitably qualified sections of the community.

Job Types: Full-time

Pay: £28,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 24/11/2024

About the role

Our highest impact projects rely on experts from specialists from a range of disciplines both inside and outside of JRF working together effectively.

In this role, you will lead on creating environments that enables multidisciplinary project teams to succeed in their goals.

You will apply the most relevant delivery and project management tools and techniques to the work of project teams to deliver strategic projects that are a high priority to the organisation’s mission and lead on sharing this learning within the Core Team and wider.

As a member of our internal resources team, you will provide critical administrative and logistical support to the projects in their portfolio (including proposing ways of working, tools and techniques of delivery management that work best for the project team), such as the organisation and delivery of roundtables and internal workshops, scheduling and taking notes at project meetings, co-ordination of open tender processes or other initiatives crucial to moving a project forward.

You will also line-manage two Delivery & Partnership Leads, maintaining an overview of workloads to inform the Head of Core Team on resource planning and management.

About you

The role is ideal for someone with strong project and/or delivery management skills who is passionate about JRF’s mission and committed to contributing to social change.

You must be able to thrive in a fast-paced environment, and be a team player who can build strong and effective personal relationships across JRF as well as externally.

We’re looking for someone with:

• Demonstrable working knowledge of various delivery and project management tools and techniques.
• Good understanding of poverty-related issues and JRF’s strategy
• Extensive experience of delivering complex projects simultaneously including clear understanding of financial processes and budget tracking.
• Demonstrable experience of leading on managing relationships and negotiations about resource allocation including excellent influencing and persuasive and diplomacy skills.
• Experience of proactively spotting emerging issues and working autonomously to manage them effectively with the ability to problem-solve
• Track record of being an excellent team player and actively leading and contributing to team objectives.
• Experience of building and managing ad hoc project teams to work effectively.
• Oversight of multiple workstreams for teams across the organisation and leading on ways of working across these.
• Significant experience in managing multiple stakeholders ensuring appropriate communication and engagement.

We are delighted to be working in partnership with Langley Trust. For over 65 years Langley Trust has been supporting people with convictions to transform their lives. They are a charity that envisions a society where no one is unfairly disadvantaged or excluded due to their past. They believe in second chances, offering everyone a safe place to call home, the opportunity to thrive, and the possibility of transforming lives. 

As a Christian charity, guided by their values, they work in a Christ-like manner with all those they serve, warmly welcoming and helping individuals of all faiths, as well as those without.

Langley Trust are seeking a values-driven, organised, and results-oriented Head of People Operations. As Head of People Operations, you’ll lead their HR team, ensuring excellent customer service while helping Langley achieve its mission and strategy. You’ll be a practicing Christian leader with experience in leading prayers and devotions, who can nurture an uplifting environment where people feel appreciated, empowered, and fully supported to do their best work. 

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate:

• Is a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (MCIPD)
• Experience in managing an HR Team of a similar sized organisation (£20m)
• Developing, interpreting, and implementing HR Policies and Procedures
• Expert knowledge and understanding of employment law and how to implement into policies and procedures
• A practicing Christian with experience of leading Christian devotions and prayer

This is an excellent opportunity to join a charity that proudly achieved Investors in People Gold for the third time in a row in 2022 and has been a finalist in multiple ‘Charity of the Year (£10m+)’ categories with the Charity Times Awards, most recently for our work in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. In addition to a competitive salary, the role comes with a range of benefits (see page 8 of the candidate pack for full details).

For more information, please contact Nick Thomas, Recruitment Consultant, Charisma Charity Recruitment. Your application should be submitted through the Charisma website and include your CV and supporting statement.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion*, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law.

*Due to the nature of the work, there is an Occupational Requirement that the post holder is a practicing Christian under the Equality Act 2010, Part 1, Schedule 9.

​Location: Hybrid/Coventry – Work on-site min 2 days per week

Closing date for applications: 11th November 2024

Please note applications are being reviewed and vetting interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis. When a suitable candidate is found the role will close so please apply without delay to avoid disappointment.

A note from Charisma

Don’t feel like you meet all of the requirements?  We’d still love to chat, we’re a people first recruitment partner.  We specialise in charity recruitment with over 22 years’ experience working as a consultancy who support inspiring professionals find the perfect roles in transformational organisation

As a Grant Operations Officer, you’ll take on a varied role where you’ll be involved with:

• Supporting the logistical and secretariat process for the senior grant advisory and review panels. 

• Lead on the preparation of administrative aspects of all funding streams, including setting up funding rounds and applications on the Grant Management System (GMS; Grant Tracker).

• Supporting in the peer review process.

• Managing grant funding operational and administration processes. 

If you’re looking for an environment where you can lead on process improvement projects and work in a dynamic environment, then we want to hear from you. 

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Previous experience within a grants funding position.

• Exceptional attention to detail. 

• Previous administration experience. 

• Project Management skills. 

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to establish good working relationships with stakeholders at all levels.

This role focuses on scientific and healthcare grants, so any experience working or studying within a scientific discipline is highly desirable. 

How to apply

Please click on the apply button, where you will be taken to our careers page.

Closing date: 25 November 2024

We are looking for someone on a 2 year fixed term contract to support CCT, as we engage in a programme of significant digital change, with our core information management systems under active review and development. The complaint processing of personal data is fundamental to delivering our business objectives and will be a crucial deliverable for our Digital Transformation Programme.

The Compliance officer will be instrumental in ensuring CCT complies with best practice in relation to the storage and use of people’s personal information, ensuring compliance with the relevant GDPR regulations and will also be responsible for ensuring that the CCT’s policies and procedures are compliant with the relevant Government Functional Standards as well as following good practice in relation to its governance policies and procedures.

The post holder will work with every team, at all levels across CCT, to help embed a risk-based approach to data protection and decision-making, championing both the intent of data protection law and effective operational outcomes; adopting best recommended practice where there is ambiguity about minimal compliance requirements.

If you would like to apply for this role, please visit our recruitment portal to begin your application. You will be asked to submit a CV and a short supporting statement (max 2 sides A4) outlining why you’d like to apply and how you fulfil the person specification for this post, so you’ll need to refer to the job description.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 8am on Friday 8th November 2024.

The interviews will take place in Northampton on 18th November 2024. Please note that the interview date and location have been specifically chosen according to the availability of the panel.

We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer. Candidates who declare that they have a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the job will be offered an interview.

If you have any queries about this role, or if you have a disability and wish to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us.

We are an inclusive employer and offer equal opportunities to all regardless of an individual’s age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

We are not a licensed sponsor at this time. Any offer of employment will be made subject to valid right to work in the UK being provided.