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We are hiring!  VIN has been awarded just under £550,000 over a 3-year period starting July 2024, to embed volunteering at a system and strategic level within the ICS (integrated care system) in Northamptonshire. This has been funded by the Volunteering for Health partnership consisting of CW+, NHS Charities Together and NHSE. We are calling this project Northamptonshire Health & Care Volunteering.

We are now looking for a Project Manager who will be central to the successful delivery of the project and its outcomes.  Their main role is to be a central point of contact for all in the delivery of the project, and to take the lead in developing our strategic approach to volunteering within the Integrated Care System (ICS) across West and North Northamptonshire and diversifying our volunteer workforce.

Ideally our perfect candidate will have volunteer management experience, experience within the voluntary or health sectors including a basic knowledge of the Integrated Care System, and experience of successful project management, financial planning and management.

Group Facilitator

Location: National role which will involve extensive travel across England and Wales
Salary: £28,350 per annum FTE, £14,175 per annum actual earnings.
Hours: 18.75 hours per week, Monday to Friday (weekend & evening work may be required occasionally)
Contract Type: Permanent

Benefits: Generous Holiday allowance, Season Ticket loan, Cycle to work scheme, Charity worker discounts, Enhanced maternity package, Wellness, inclusion, and diversity groups

Role Purpose:

We are seeking a passionate and dedicated Groupwork Development Officer to deliver and develop groupwork programmes within the Women’s Estates, working closely with prison agencies and staff to facilitate life-changing relationship and parenting courses. You will play a vital role in empowering women to achieve positive outcomes and rebuild family ties.

Key Responsibilities:

• Promote Pact’s groupwork and parenting courses, supporting the recruitment of suitable participants through assessments and outreach.
• Facilitate the delivery of Pact’s relationship and parenting courses, including 1:1 booklets, to achieve positive outcomes for participants.
• Develop and maintain proactive working relationships with prison agencies to promote Pact and ensure effective referral procedures.
• Collaborate closely with Pact and prison staff to ensure smooth running of the groupwork programme, ensuring it complements other services provided within the prison.
• Work alongside prison staff, case managers, and key personnel to support women attending the courses.
• Promote Pact’s reputation to attract support from statutory and third-sector partners.
• Recording and Reporting:
• Monitor and support systems for thorough evaluation, data collection, and management.
• Attend key meetings, providing performance feedback and ensuring the programme's alignment with goals.
• Contribute to monthly service reports and provide updates on service progress to Pact and external partners as needed.

What We’re Looking For:

• Experience in group facilitation, particularly in relationship or parenting programmes.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to engage with prison staff, participants, and external partners.
• Proven ability to manage relationships and promote collaboration between various stakeholders.
• Excellent organisational skills with attention to detail in data collection, reporting, and programme evaluation.
• A commitment to empowering individuals, especially women, to make positive life changes.

Organisation:

Pact is a highly respected independent charity, working across England and Wales to develop and deliver a range of innovative services. We provide practical and emotional support to prisoner’s children and families, to prisoners and those who have resettled back into the community. Our work is founded on core values, the first of which is a belief in the innate dignity of every human being, and our work focusses on human relationships, family and community. We are committed to achieving high standards of quality in all that we do.

How to apply:

If you feel that you meet the requirements of this exciting new role please complete an application form by clicking the 'apply now' button

Other information:

Pact is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all backgrounds including those who have previous convictions (appointment to post is subject to a risk assessment). This post is subject to a 6 month probationary period, verification of identity and proven right to work in the UK, satisfactory HMPPS/ MoJ Security Prison Vetting, satisfactory employer references covering a minimum of 3 years and a satisfactory enhanced DBS. Please note that being bankrupt or having County Court Judgements may affect your ability to be successfully vetted to work in a prison.

About us

Pact (the Prison Advice & Care Trust) is a pioneering national charity that provides caring and life changing services to men and women in prison, to people with convictions on release and in the community, and to their children and families.

Pact’s vision is of a society in which justice is understood as a process of restoration and healing, in which prisons are used sparingly and as places of learning and rehabilitation, and in which the innate dignity and worth of every human being is valued. We work for the common good of Society, taking a public health-based approach. We work at the intersection of criminal justice, child and family welfare, mental health, wellbeing provision and health & social care.

Our volunteers and staff can be found in courts, prisons, probation services, and in communities across England & Wales. We are a diverse, inclusive, modern, and collaborative charity. We build effective partnerships and sustainable solutions based on our well-established understanding of the systems in which we work, and on our historic values and ethos developed through our 120+ years of service delivery.
As an inclusive employer, we welcome requests for job adverts and descriptions in accessible formats (for e.g. larger text) for candidates with disabilities, including those with neurodiversity.

You may have experience in the following: Group Facilitator, Training Coordinator, Programme Officer, Learning and Development Officer, Family Support Worker, Prison Programme Coordinator, Case Manager, Community Development Officer, Social Worker, Rehabilitation Coordinator, Parenting Course Facilitator, Support Worker, Criminal Justice Programme Officer, Resettlement Worker, etc.

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Let's make every day a chance to create a brighter future for the next generation!

Would you like to be part of the coolest team in town, collaborating with our Outreach and Marketing legends and our friendly customer service team here at The King's Trust? Together, we'll ensure that our young people get onboarded and engaged in our programmes safely and with style.

Dive deep to uncover any barriers that stand in their way, helping to remove those barriers to enable them to shine and propelling them on their journey towards amazing outcomes. Responsible for a group of young people, for one-on-one support and guidance or just gently pointing them in the right direction. You'll be on a mission to assist with travel expenses and find clever ways to handle their other commitments. You'll champion their support and learning needs with employers, and you'll be the ultimate liaison, working alongside partners like the job centre to ensure that nothing stands in the way of their success!

You’ll also be the guiding light for our delivery partners and service providers as we want them to deliver the best experience and outcomes for our young people. High-fives all around! Roll up your sleeves and deliver employability sessions directly to our incredible young people. You'll also help our Delivery Partners and volunteers do the same, both in person and virtually through our trusty MS Teams. When we're doing things face-to-face, you’ll need to hit the road and be there in person to help with programme delivery or programme visits to make sure all is running as smoothly as possible.

And if that’s not enough to keep you busy, you’ll also be keeping meticulous records of information and data on our young people, volunteers, and partners. It's all about making sure every step of their journey is accurately reflected in our systems so that it complies with our funding contracts.

We are a massive advocate of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion so it would be amazing if you could lead the charge in creating an environment where everyone feels seen, by implementing a local action plan that supports our big-picture EDI goals. Let's make positive change happen!

Be ready for anything and everything. Alongside all these fantastic responsibilities, you might find yourself wearing different hats and rocking them like a pro, this could even include deputising when the need arises.

Join the King's Trust Team and let’s make magic happen!

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Are you a driven, collaborative and compassionate individual with a proven record of working with male adults in the criminal justice system, whether in the community or in prisons?  Do you have experience of engaging successfully with challenging people, for example people who have complex needs, people who are reluctant to discuss their needs, or people who are angry and confused?

If so, St Giles Trust is looking for a proactive Personal Wellbeing Navigator to oversee the delivery of Personal Wellbeing services to referrals of community offenders and prison leavers, including families, made by the Probation Service in North Yorkshire.

About St Giles Trust

An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need.  Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others.

Who are we?

St Giles is an award-winning social justice charity using expertise and real-life past experiences to empower people who are not getting the help they need. People held back by poverty, exploited, abused, dealing with addiction or mental health problems, caught up in crime or a combination of these issues and others. We show people there is a way to build a better future for themselves and those they care about and help them create this through support, advice, and training. Our peer-led services form the backbone of our work, putting people with lived experience at the centre of delivery, design, and evaluation of support and services across the UK.

The Wise Group is a leading social enterprise which is proud to be making a difference to people’s lives. We’re proud because we help people to find jobs, provide advice to people struggling to heat their homes and support people to find their feet following time in prison. To do this, the Wise Group works in partnership with everyone from large businesses to national and local government and third sector organisations who provide essential specialist support to our customers. Together, we’re greater than the sum of our parts.

The Wise Group and St Giles came together a few years ago to form a partnership with the aim of supporting the Probation Resettlement reforms by offering a high-quality service underpinned by staff who have lived experience and cultural competency. To date we have been awarded more than 20 contracts to deliver Personal Wellbeing, Finance, Benefit & Debt and Women’s Services across England and Wales.

About this key role

Our successful candidate will provide person-centred support to a caseload of service users who will either be serving community sentences or being released from prison.  This will involve undertaking assessment and action planning with individual service users which will result in timely and prescribed outcomes being achieved, and creating a safe and trusting environment, using trauma informed practice to successfully facilitate a supportive and constructive relationship with service users.  You will deliver a range of interventions to service users, including group work sessions where required, and work with service users flexibly, meeting and undertaking interventions in a range of prescribed locations across a wide geographical area.

We will also rely on you to develop and maintain positive working relationships with external agencies including Probation, Prisons and partners, and work towards contractual targets and outcomes within agreed timescales and in line with specified quality standards.  Using agreed CRM databases, recording all activity relating to caseload and ensuring all information is recorded within agreed deadlines are all also vital aspects of the role.

What we are looking for

• Experience in working with partner agencies either as part of a multi-agency team working towards common objectives or negotiating to establish links to further the aims of a project
• L3 qualification in Advice and Guidance or equivalent
• A sound knowledge of the requirements of managing a caseload
• An understanding of the barriers faced by people with complex and multiple needs
• The ability to assess clients’ needs and provide tailored, client-led support through action planning and interventions involving advice, guidance, advocacy, and coaching
• Impressive interpersonal, relationship-building and communication skills, verbal and written
• A flexible, collaborative and professional approach to your work.

Please note: this role requires that successful candidates must undergo an Enhanced Adult workforce with Adult Barred List DBS check, on the basis that the post involves contact with vulnerable participants and colleagues.

In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, clinical therapist sessions, life insurance (4 x annual salary), duvet days, season ticket loan, employee perks programme, eye care voucher and much more.

We are an equity and inclusion-confident employer. We welcome all applications, and we particularly encourage applications from people of the global majority (black, brown, multi- heritage) and those who identify as disabled, neuroexpansive, neurodiverse, with any protected characteristics and/or social barriers or challenges. We value the empowering and informative impact that all lived experiences and diversity of thought can offer the organisation.

St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy.

To apply please request an application form from our HR Team, via the apply button, stating the job title and ref number.

Closing date: 3rd November 2024. 11:00 pm.

As a Digital Creative at Forward Action, you'll be at the forefront of creating compelling, action-oriented work that drives real-world change. You’ll bring your expertise in copywriting, content creation, creative strategy, and delivery to life as part of a nimble three-person project team, working alongside a Digital Strategy Manager (DSM) and Digital Strategist (DS). 

Together, you’ll cover everything needed to deliver high-impact projects that inspire action, renew and grow partnerships, and make a difference for the causes we support, including established non-profits like Oxfam and Greenpeace, and evolving organising like BiteBack 2030 and the Palestine Solidarity Campaign. 

As the creative lead in your team, it’s your role to ensure that our work consistently shines - whether you’re leading on creative yourself or guiding teammates to deliver to the highest standard. You’ll also play a key part in shaping how our creative approach evolves, harnessing the potential of new channels and trends while ensuring every piece of work is rooted in strategy and designed to deliver results for our partners.

What You’ll Do

Creative Strategy

• Collaborate with the Head of Creative to shape creative strategies that meet partner goals - whether that’s designing a high-converting engagement journey, framing Facebook ads, or mapping out a storytelling email campaign.
• Lead internal brainstorms to unlock the creative potential from your colleagues and develop innovative concepts for everything from lead generation tools to email appeals, always putting our partners’ goals and audiences at the heart.

Creative Development

• Working with DSMs and the Head of Creative to design and co-facilitate creative workshops with partners, using Mural and other tools to spark innovative ideas, while you turn those ideas into impactful creative that drives change.

Copywriting

• Craft clear, compelling copy that mobilises supporters across channels - emails, ads, engagement tools, handraisers, and more. Your words will drive action and deliver results.
• Manage partner feedback with ease, ensuring edits improve the final product while staying true to our data-backed best practices.

Content creation

• Deliver visually engaging static and video ads using tools like Canva.
• Experiment with developing new content types to meet new trends and technologies.

AI Prompt Engineering

• Use effective AI prompting and programmes to streamline creative processes, save time, and enhance outputs. 

Ads Setup & Management

• Build and manage ads (primarily in Meta), ensuring targeting strategies are effective and always optimised for impact.

Builds & Page Setups

• Set up and quality-check landing pages in platforms like Engaging Networks, Impact Stack, and Blueprint (Forward Action’s proprietary platform), coordinating with Forward Action  and partner tech teams on more complex builds to ensure seamless launches.

Reporting & Data Analysis

• Analyse data from sources like Google Analytics and Engaging Networks, using insights to refine and optimise creative approaches. Your recommendations will help partners achieve bigger and bolder results.

Co-owner Contributions

• Bring your creativity and insights to all-team meetings, actively supporting our collaborative culture and ensuring everyone’s voice is heard.
• As an employee owned company, every team member is also a co-owner and expected to play an active role in Forward Action’s strategic development and marketing.
• Deliver on Forward Action’s commitment to creating an anti-oppressive culture, for our co-owners and our partners. 

What We’re Looking For

• 1+ years’ experience of writing and creating action-orientated digital content for campaigning or fundraising.
• A proven track record of writing content that drives action and achieves campaign goals.
• Understanding of email and social ads best practice, with experience of applying it to deliver results. 
• Expertise in social media ads, email strategy, and creating engaging content that mobilises people.
• A creative thinker with the ability to come up with new and engaging ideas that have cut-through.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to juggle priorities and manage feedback in a fast-paced environment to meet multiple deadlines.
• Passion for using digital tools to build a fairer, more progressive society.
• Enthusiasm for digital channels for communications, following trends and identifying how innovations can be harnessed to achieve social progress.
• Nice-to-Have Experience
• We know no one can bring every skill - here are a few extras that would be great to see:
• Familiarity with the charity sector or digital mobilisation.
• Experience with platforms like Engaging Networks, and building or managing paid social campaigns.
• Design and video editing skills for Instagram, TikTok, and other platforms.
• Basic HTML skills and comfort with mass email campaigns.
• A solid understanding of online user experience (e.g. how to lay out a web page to improve conversion rates)
• Experience working in the charity sector and / or experience working in an agency environment
   

At Forward Action, we’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We believe that a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences strengthen our ability to create impactful work. If you’re passionate about what we do and excited about this role but don’t meet every qualification listed, we still encourage you to apply. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly those from underrepresented groups, and are focused on building a workplace where everyone can thrive.

Contact 

If you want any more information about the role or just to have an informal chat about what to expect before applying, please reach out to our Head of Creative at anya@forwardaction. uk

Starting salary: £30,502 (outside of London, with a £3k annual travel bursary)/£34,162 (inside London) Under our Employee Ownership Trust model, all team members will also receive an equal share of the profits each year. The amount will depend on how much profit is made.

Contract Term: This is a permanent, full time contract.

Hours: We work a 30-hour 4-day week, from Monday to Thursday. Please note - as this is a full time role, you are not permitted to undertake any additional regular paid work on the Friday. 

Location: You can work remotely from anywhere in the UK or use our office in London Fields, East London. You will need to be able to come to London once or twice a month for in-person meetings, otherwise most of our meetings are held via video conferencing and all our workflow is built to be remote-first. 

Other benefits and policies: We offer five weeks of holiday a year plus the week between Christmas and New Year, a generous parental leave policy, flexible working options and a good work-life balance, including our four day week. Forward Action is an employee owned company, so all employees are co-owners, who have an active voice in the direction of the company, and share in its successes. 

Read more about our benefits – including working hours, period policy and sustainable travel allowance – in the jobs section of our website.

Community Support Officer - Scotland (and Northern Ireland)

Location: Scotland / Remote

Salary: £25,000 to £27,000 (depending on experience)

Role Status: Full Time - 35 hours per week (Part Time - 28 hours per week considered)

Closing Date: 4 Nov 2024

About the job

We are looking for a Community Support Officer to successfully continue this work in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Please note that there will be a requirement to travel between Scotland and Northern Ireland up to three times a year.

This post will be home-based in Scotland with frequent travel within the region including Northern Ireland, occasional travel around UK for attendance at events, plus travel approximately three times a year to Head Office Stroud, Gloucestershire.

As a centre of expertise for after-care and support, we have established successful community support for those impacted by meningitis. By providing tailored regional support and information we help those affected by meningitis to feel more informed, less isolated, and more empowered to manage the impact of the disease.

What we’re looking for

• To manage an active case load, predominantly supporting those living in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
• To offer a listening ear, emotional support and practical information to those you support.
• To respond to new enquiries and referrals within an agreed timeframe.
• To provide equitable support using a variety of face-to-face, telephone, email, video calls and social media channels.
• To identify the support needs of those affected by meningitis.
• To signpost and refer individuals to services offered by third party partners and organisations where appropriate, and to support access to these third-party services.
• To lead on and organise virtual and face-to-face support events according to the wider operational plan and charity objectives.
• To support those affected by meningitis to access the charity’s support services such as the Rebuilding Futures Fund, Peer Support Groups, Support Events, and Believe and Achieve Programme.
• To moderate membership and content of Meningitis Now’s online peer support forums, creating a supportive and inclusive environment for members and providing occasional out of hours cover.
• To work with the Believe and Achieve Programme Co-ordinator to offer joint support to family members when needed.
• To actively reach out to those who may not be aware of the charity’s support services and explain the opportunities available.
• To build relationships with education, health and social care professionals and regional partner organisations, to encourage awareness of and referrals into our support services.
• To deliver relevant meningitis and support information to education, health and social care professionals, family, friends, workplaces and colleagues to help support people to manage the impact of meningitis.
• To attend professional meetings where appropriate to help support people e.g. education support meetings, meetings with employers.
• To provide accurate and up-to-date information about meningitis, recovery and after-effects.

What we're looking for

Essential experience

• Experience of working in a support/social care/healthcare/community outreach position.
• Experience of working across different agencies such as health, social work and education.
• Experience of working with children, adults or families in need of support and empowering and motivating them.
• Experience of working on cross-departmental projects.
• Experience of organising events face-to-face and/or online.
• Experience maintaining accurate case file records.
• Experience supporting individuals and families affected by illness, death or disability - Essential skills.
• Great listening skills and ability to empathise.
• Diplomacy skills and ability to work in confidence.
• Excellent service delivery and relationship management.
• Ability to communicate (verbally and written) both sensitively and effectively with a diverse range of individuals/organisations.
• Ability to self-motivate and work on own initiative.
• Excellent organisation skills including planning and prioritisation and an ability to work to multiple deadlines.
• Excellent IT skills, including use of Microsoft Office packages and social media platforms.
• Knowledge of relevant codes of practice/child protection/vulnerable adult protection procedures.

Desirable Selection Criteria

• Experience of working within the charity/voluntary sector.
• Knowledge of the services available to the charity’s supporters in the designated region.
• Experience of presentation and public speaking skills.
• Experience of using a CRM database, e.g. Salesforce.
• Awareness of the issues facing individuals affected by meningitis.
• Experience of moderating online peer-support forums.

Ready to apply?

Click apply now and you will be redirected to our website to complete your application. Please complete the application form at the bottom of the page once you have been redirected. Please note that due to using an anonymised recruitment process, only responses to the application questions will be used for shortlisting. If you choose to upload a CV or cover letter, this information won't be seen until after shortlisting has been completed. Therefore, please ensure you clearly demonstrate in the application form how your experience and skills fit with the requirements outlined.

Closing date for applications: 10am on Monday 4 November 2024

Interviews: 18 and 19 November 2024

Note: Meningitis Now reserves the right to close this advert early or extend it depending on the number of sufficient applications received. If you are interested, please apply as soon as possible.

You may have heard of our special charity already. We are Brandon Centre, a long-established charity, 55 years in fact, based in Kentish Town with a history of supporting young people under the age of 25 in the Islington and Camden areas of London.

In everything we do, we live by the very meaning of what we stand for; we are ‘Here for Young People’. We firmly believe that all young people should be able to access the highest quality care and support in a safe and welcoming environment. We have an amazing team, we challenge the status quo when it comes to giving young people a chance to be the best version of themselves, often in challenging circumstances. We are supported by fantastic Trustees and generous funders who we have the privilege to work with and who support us to help even more young people.

Our services encompass many facets of Mental Health (psychological, medical, sexual and social needs of young people) including individual Counselling & Psychotherapy, Systemic Integrative Treatment using a range of evidence-based therapies and a variety of outreach professionals in community settings. Also Clinical Training and Consultancy including healthy living, parent programmes and other aligned group work.

To continue our fantastic journey, we are looking for a new Head of Finance. Someone who is aligned to our own core values – maybe you have worked for a similar organisation or you relish the opportunity to work for us – a special place to bring your skills to a new role.

You will work closely with our CEO and Treasurer to take responsibility for the overall financial sustainability of the organisation. This means focusing on accurate and timely accounting of our charity’s finances, the delivery of actual results in line with budget, timely identification of financial risks and proper financial procedures. Moreover, you will have the opportunity of working with our CEO and Senior Leadership Team to develop an overall strategy for the organisation with a corresponding financial plan.

Is this part-time, permanent role the kind of position you are seeking? If so, we would love to receive your application. Further details can be found on the attached Job Description.

Location: Hybrid working - Any UK Trust office

Interviews: 18/11

For more information or to apply, please click 'apply now' to be directed to our careers site.

We’re looking for an experienced Change Programme Manager to join our Programme Development team on a maternity cover basis. This is a great opportunity to join a dynamic and innovative team who are responsible for the delivery of key changes to our programmes. The team develop market-leading programmes that combine face-to-face and digital learning to support young people.

In this role you will be responsible for supporting the delivery of the Programme Development roadmap, ensuring that projects are effectively initiated, scoped and delivered successfully; on time, on budget and to requirements. You will work closely with colleagues across The Trust to successfully deliver these projects throughout the delivery life cycle from inception to launch, including proactively managing risks and issues and ensuring control of project timelines, budgets and deliverables.

This role is perfect for you if you have excellent communication skills, enjoy defining solutions to resolve challenges and are great at bringing people together and leading a team.

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We're now The King's Trust. And we're still working for young people.

We've changed our name from The Prince's Trust to The King’s Trust. Rest assured, the support we offer young people remains the same. This change marks an exciting new chapter for us, and we hope you'll continue supporting us to transform young lives.

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What happens next?  

Please submit a CV, and Cover Letter that includes your experience, transferrable skills and motivation to work for The King's Trust! The Team will be in touch about the next steps shortly after the closing date. 

Why do we need Change Programme Managers? 

Last year, we helped more than 40,000 Young People, with three in four young people on our programmes moving into a positive outcome in work, education or training. The young people we help face a range of challenges, such as unemployment, mental health issues or some who have been in trouble with the law. We believe all young people should have the chance to succeed, and that young people are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us. We want to continue having a positive impact on young people’s lives and we couldn’t do this without the important work of Change Programme Managers! 

Perks for working at The Trust! 

• Great holiday package! 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays. Office closure on the days between Christmas and New Year 
• Flexible working! Where operationally possible, our roles require a combination of office days and working from home (please speak to the hiring manager about this particular role)
• You can volunteer for and/or attend events – music festivals, The King's Trust Awards, active events etc. 
• In-house learning platform! Develop your skills for your career and your role 
• Benefits platform! Everything from health and financial well-being support to discounts on your favourite restaurants, shops and cinemas. 
• Personal development opportunities through our Networks – KT CAN (Cultural Awareness Network), KT GEN (Gender Equality Network), KT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network), and PULSE (LGBTQIA+ Network). 
• Fantastic Family leave! Receive 13 weeks of full pay and 13 weeks of half pay for maternity and adoption leave. Receive 8 weeks of full pay for paternity leave. 
• Interest-free season ticket loans 
• The Trust will contribute 5% of your salary to the Trust Pension Scheme 
• Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary) 

Equal Opportunities 

Here at The King's Trust, we're committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. We want to be an organisation that's representative of the communities we serve, which is why we strive for diversity of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, race, religion and sex. Our goal is to create an environment where everyone, from any background, can be themselves and do the best work of their lives. 

We are looking for people that can bring different perspectives and experiences and especially welcome applications from those who are underrepresented in our organisation and sector, such as candidates from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.  

We’re a Stonewall Top 100 Employer and we are an employer that is Disability Confident. Our staff, volunteers and young people are supported by KT CAN (our Cultural Awareness Network), KT GEN (Gender Equality Network), KT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network) and PULSE (LGBTQIA+ Network).

Safeguarding 

The King's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we undertake basic disclosure checks in accordance with the Codes of Practice for all roles within the Trust, and for our roles working directly with young people, at an enhanced level. Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants. 

A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES:

We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We'll be in touch directly if we need you!

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Are you passionate about making a real difference in people’s lives and address health inequalities?
Do you want to play a pivotal role in empowering individuals to take control of their health and wellbeing? If you're a motivated, compassionate individual with a knack for building connections and promoting positive life changes, this could be the perfect opportunity for you!

We’re excited to announce a fantastic opportunity to join our dynamic team in Southwest London. You’ll be helping to launch and shape an innovative Health and Wellbeing Coaching & Social Prescribing Service based at St Georges Hospital within the Red Cell Pain Management & Psychology department and you will be employed by Merton Connected - Merton Social Prescribing. In this role, you will be at the heart of a life-changing initiative, working with patients affected by sickle cell disease and thalassemia. You’ll be helping them connect to vital community services, manage their health, and reduce isolation.

About the Role:

As a Health & Wellbeing Coach and Social Prescriber, you will:

• Use your coaching skills to support patients in developing self-management strategies, achieving personal goals, abd improving their physical, mental and social health
• Help reduce clinical workload by linking patients with local non-clinical services such as social activities, education, housing, employment support, and more.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams and local agencies to build a robust referral network, ensuring patients have access to comprehensive support.
• Play a vital role in promoting the benefits of social prescribing and coaching to both clinical staff and patients, fostering a personalised care approach.

You’ll be joining a team committed to making lasting improvements in health and social outcomes, helping patients regain control of their lives, and offering support that goes beyond traditional medical treatment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Engage with individuals living with long-term health conditions and connect them with community-based services that address their holistic needs.
• Offer one-on-one coaching sessions, helping patients identify goals and build self-confidence in managing their health and wellbeing.
• Collaborate with local voluntary, social care, and health services to ensure a seamless patient experience.
• Promote awareness of the social determinants of health, such as housing, employment, and social isolation, and help patients overcome these barriers.
• Maintain accurate records of interactions and service delivery to contribute to evaluation and reporting.

What We Offer:

• The opportunity to be part of an innovative, growing service that has celebrated its 7th year of transforming lives in the Merton area.
• The chance to work with an inspiring, supportive team and a variety of partners across statutory, voluntary, and community sectors.
• Ongoing professional development and training to stay up-to-date with the latest coaching and social prescribing practices.
• A collaborative, multi-disciplinary environment, where your contributions will directly influence the health and wellbeing of the local community.

What We’re Looking For:

• 2+ years of experience in health coaching, motivational interviewing, counselling or a similar framework that supports individuals in making health, lifestyle and other changes.
• A strong understanding of personalised care, person-centred approaches, and the ability to support self-management.
• Proven experience working in multi-disciplinary teams across health, social care, and community settings.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build trust with a diverse range of people.
• A proactive and self-motivated approach, with the ability to work independently and collaboratively.

More information about the role | How to Apply: 

• 21 hrs per week - 3 days  - 9 - 5 pm - including Wednesday - Friday on site
• 1 year fixed term contract (with extension for another 11 months for the second part of the pilot; if the pilot is successful it might be funded for longer)
• £ 32,964 per annum pro-rata - plus 5% pension, includes Outer London Weighting, generous annual leave and excellent training opportunities
• Closing date for applications:Tuesday 26th November 2024 (midnight)
• Please ensure that you fill in your application using the job specification headlines.
• Formal interviews will be held on Monday 9th December 2024
• Applicants will be notified by email if they are to be invited for an interview a day before the interview date

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This is an incredible opportunity to be part of a transformative service, where your work will have a direct impact on improving the lives of people living with complex health conditions. If you’re ready to take on a rewarding role in an innovative environment, we’d love to hear from you!

Please fee free to make enquiries about this role. Contact Marina, Kelly and Yvonne.

To run the next rounds of our 2½-years old Grantmaking Training program, we are looking for a Philanthropic Programs Director to continue finding, training, and advising funders in setting up their grantmaking for maximum impact. In addition, you will provide strategic oversight and guidance to the funders in our five funding circles, collectively distributing $5-10 million annually.

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ABOUT THE ROLE

As Philanthropic Programs Director, you will lead and keep developing AIM's Impactful Grantmaking training program and oversee our five funding circles. Your primary responsibility will be outreach, program facilitation, and hands-on philanthropic advising for the twice-annual 9-week cohorts of funders giving over $1M annually.

This is a fairly senior position with high stakes, a lot of potential for development, and outstandingly high potential for impact, and thus best suited to an individual with at a minimum 3-5 years of experience and some deep prior expertise in the philanthropic sector.

You will work closely with the Philanthropic Programs Manager in a two-person program team. You will decide collaboratively at the start of your tenure how to divide and/or share responsibilities in the categories below, as well as how to take care of operations and ad hoc tasks and projects.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Program Facilitation (~40%)

• Deliver program content in an engaging and accessible manner

• Develop weekly lesson plans and discussion topics for a 9-week program Zoom calls

• Conduct thought-provoking and productive 1:1 coaching sessions with participants for 30 minutes weekly throughout the program.

• Prepare for and run the weekly group calls going through topics covered in our foundation handbook

Outreach and Public-Facing Work (~30%)

• Conduct regular calls with philanthropists, advisors, and other philanthropic professionals to maintain a strong presence in the sector

• Serve as the initial point of contact for new funders interested in or referred to the program, effectively communicating its value without being overly sales-oriented

• Scope and test the best ways to find new prospective participants who would benefit from our program and cause a large amount of impact

• Ensure each cohort has a minimum of 5 participants contributing an average of $1M+ each annually

• Maintain visibility of the program in philanthropic circles through activities such as article writing and regular engagement on philanthropy listservs

• Represent the AIM Grantmaking program at a minimum of two conferences annually and at local philanthropic events in your area

Community Engagement (~15%)

• Foster relationships with our community of 30+ alumni and extended network of funders

• Provide strategic oversight and guidance to funding circle co-chairs, serving as a valuable resource and goal-setter

• Organise regular alumni catch-up calls for the entire community

• Collaborate on planning the grantmaker meetup component of annual AIM network in-person gatherings

Grantmaking (~0-10%)

• For the right candidate, there could be an opportunity to be personally responsible for regranting a sizable amount of money via our five funding circles across some of their five cause areas (global health & development, meta charity, mental health, animal welfare, and AIM seed network)

Program Operations Support (~10%)

• Contribute to iterative improvement of program content, adapting based on feedback, evaluation, and tailoring for the upcoming cohort composition

• Collaborate on revising the program handbook to better serve future cohorts and benefit the broader philanthropic sector

• Ensure the Philanthropic Programs Manager receives adequate management, support, and oversight to maintain program momentum

FUTURE GROWTH TRAJECTORIES

This is a senior role within AIM, but future growth and expertise development trajectories for excelling hires could look like:

• Becoming an expert in understanding the philanthropic landscapes in different cause areas, from central funding bodies, key stakeholders and actors, to core methodologies and strategic issues in the space and its related communities

• Becoming adept at small group and individual-focused (U)HNWI teaching, coaching, and advising, acquiring experience working with a wide range of individuals with different backgrounds, interests, approaches, and cause areas

• Focusing on building out a strong philanthropic network to find program participants, being able to bridge and connect a wide range of individuals and organisations across interest areas and geographies and enabling them to strategically increase their impact

ABOUT YOU

We're seeking a versatile professional capable of delivering high-quality work across a diverse range of tasks in high-stakes contexts. The ideal candidate will bring existing expertise in some areas while demonstrating a willingness to learn and excel in less familiar domains. You should consider yourself a philanthropy generalist to some extent, with the ability to quickly adapt and improve in new areas of responsibility.

The ideal candidate is a people-oriented mid-level to senior-stage professional (3-5+ years of experience) with extensive knowledge of philanthropy and a deep alignment with AIM's vision for a thriving, collaborative, effectiveness-focused philanthropic sector.

Strong and even ideal candidates will meet many (but not necessarily all) of the criteria below. We encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all of the listed characteristics. In the past, we've offered positions to applicants who demonstrated strong overall potential, providing training to address skill gaps. We prioritise high general ability, a strong work ethic, and alignment with our values, methods, and approach to maximising global impact over specific prior work experience or backgrounds. We sketch a picture of potential ideal candidates to give a more concrete sense of what particularly strong candidates might look like, not to discourage interested applicants.

A strong candidate is:

• A natural people person: Thrives on interpersonal interactions, both in-person and via digital platforms like Zoom. Naturally engages and excites conversation partners and knows when to speak and when to listen.

  • Ideal - prior experience in people-facing roles like advising, consulting, or management

• A passionate philanthropic change-maker: Prior experience with the philanthropic sector, dedicated to improving its impact, and finding fulfilment in helping funders achieve their desired goals. Keen to learn the specific features of multiple cause areas of grantmaking.

  • Ideal - prior experience in a relevant profession, such as (U)HNW advising, grantmaking, or research; prior experience with grantmaking in the evidence-based philanthropic landscape, such as in international development, the farmed animal welfare movement, and/or in the effective altruism community.

• A quick and flexible multi-context thinker: Capable of quick, agile thinking when faced with challenging questions, responding confidently and persuasively to inspire participant action. Able to consider multiple perspectives and navigate different worldviews. 

  • Ideal - prior experience interacting with key decision-makers in high-stakes contexts, either as a peer or in an advisory capacity. For example, this could be in a consulting, fundraising, or grantmaking capacity with HNWIs or C-level executives

• A skilled facilitator: Able to create and communicate content in engaging and effective ways. Notices when a participant is less engaged and bring them into the conversation, while able to smoothly direct conversations towards topics that are the most productive for the group and is confident interrupting people when needed.

  • Ideal - someone with experience in teaching, facilitation, or educating, particularly in semi-formal settings

• An altruistic team player: Enjoys collaborative project work and is adept at both giving and receiving constructive feedback. AIM and our programs and funding circles are all cooperative environments that place impartial impact above individual success.

  • Ideal - proven motivation to work in philanthropic, non-profit, or social domains, i.e., prior work or engagement with spaces aimed at improving the world

• Willingness to work in person from London (visa sponsorship and moving costs support provided)

WHAT WE OFFER

• A job with a large, tangible impact on the world - your work will attract and select the founders of new field-leading charities and for-profit companies, as well as high-impact researchers and AIM staff

• High levels of intellectual challenge, autonomy, variety, and learning on the job

• An informal, fun, warm, and supportive work environment with high talent density. Our office in East London houses about 50% of our staff, dozens of charity founders and staff, and hosts a range of co-working opportunities and social events for the wider impactful entrepreneurship London community

• Become a part of our international network of ambitious, driven entrepreneurs and highly talented philanthropic professionals

• A true start-up culture, including low bureaucracy, a quick and collaborative work spirit, and high levels of talent density

• Significant opportunities to attend events and conferences to represent AIM, including international travel

BENEFITS

• A flexible working schedule, 30 paid days off per year, and unlimited sick leave

• UK visa sponsorship, if needed, as well as support with moving costs if relocating to London

• An annual costs-covered retreat to bring our whole team together to celebrate our achievements

• A workspace in our vibrant central London office, which is a hub for our program alumni and high-impact organisations/professionals 

• Parental, dependents, and compassionate leave schemes

• A range of other benefits, including a payroll giving scheme, staff tenure donation scheme, contributions towards professional development and IT costs, and a workplace pension

• We are open to discussing specific personalised perks or benefits that may enhance your work experience

APPLICATION PROCESS

Our application processes aim to be highly predictive, time-effective, and informative for you. Our process consists only of stages that our best evidence suggests are predictive of success on the job (such as test tasks) rather than more common but less predictive stages (such as cover letters). We only invite candidates to the next stage if we think they have a good chance of passing it, and take care to choose tasks and interview questions that will also give you a good sense of the role and our culture.

Applicants will be asked to complete the following stages:

1. Submitting our general application form (30 minutes to 1 hour),

2. A general test task (2-3 hours) with the top 10 to 30 candidates,

3. An initial interview (15 minutes) with the top 10-20 candidates,

4. A test task simulating the work you would do in your role (2-3 hours) with the top 5-15 candidates,

5. A final, more in-depth interview (~60 minutes) with the final 2-5 candidates.

We will also conduct a reference check before making an offer. Each stage typically takes 1-2 weeks from the end of the application deadline, and we hope to make an offer within ~8 weeks of the application deadline. Ideally, the candidate will begin onboarding as soon as possible after an offer is made. We strongly prefer candidates to join the team by January 2025, but we would consider a different date for an ideal candidate.

Who We Are

Causeway supports marginalised and vulnerable people to recover from trauma and develop safe and fulfilling futures. Our modern slavery and crime reduction services include safe houses, outreach, community programmes, holistic crisis interventions and signposting into counselling, training and employment. We drive change nationally through research, campaigning and strategic partnerships. Causeway’s four crime reduction services provide crime and violence reduction programmes for those committed to breaking their cycle of criminality. Our trauma-informed approach to supporting those who commit crime has proved successful in reducing rates of reoffending, which not only benefits the individuals involved, but reduces the number of victims and creates a safer society for all.

Role Summary

As Head of Fundraising and Business Development, you will be responsible for implementing an effective fundraising and income generation strategy aligned to the objectives of our organisational Strategic plan and with a strong emphasis on partnership building and relationship management.

We exist to create lasting change for those who are marginalised and vulnerable, so you will need to be driven by the passion to see lives changed and help generate income to support more of this valuable work.

You will need to work effectively and confidently as our lead for both contract tenders and renewals and charitable fundraising and be experienced in helping develop a mixed model of income generation.

Ideally, we are looking for someone with high level demonstrable experience in business development and major contract tenders, bid writing and building corporate partnerships.

You’ll be highly effective in building meaningful relationships with a wide demographic of stakeholders, from large corporates to individual donors, and will exemplify the passion and value that we carry for our service users and supporters.

You’ll need to know how to draw the best out of your team and work collaboratively across other departments, to ensure that we can continue to build on the work of the department to date and continue to strengthen Causeway’s resilience through diversification of income.

Responsibilities

Business Development Objectives

• Take the lead on Business Development for the charity by ensuring processes and procedures for supporting us to bid for and secure public sector contracts are robust and effective.

• Work with the Chief Operating Officer and relevant Head of Service on identifying and securing contractual funding opportunities.

• Develop and write tender bids to support us to secure new contracts

• Actively develop and strengthen relationships with external stakeholders and partners, with a view to achieving Causeway’s strategic objectives for income generation

Fundraising Strategy & Objectives

• Create and implement an effective Fundraising Strategy for the charity that applies the right balance of fundraising mechanisms, e.g. trusts, foundations, corporate philanthropy, events, individual giving and major donors, to achieve our organisational objectives.

• Work to established Fundraising targets and goals, considering strategic change and approach where any risk of shortfall is identified, to enable the development of charitable activities in response to established need

• Work collaboratively with the Impact and Evaluation team to ensure that all approaches for funds are underpinned and informed by our commitment to survivor voice, accurate data and performance information that demonstrates the value of our work.

• Establish clear mechanisms and strategies for converting engaged supporters and stakeholders into sustainable revenue streams

• Identify key opportunities to leverage the organisational brand and vision for the purpose of engaging with new external stakeholders/supporters

• Manage the operational activities of the fundraising team ensuring the workload of the department is effectively delivered to a high-quality standard.

• Oversee the development of Life Supply ensuring it continues to evolve and meet the needs of the survivors we support.

• Work in close collaboration with our communications team to ensure resonance and engagement with a diversity of supporters by creating and delivering impactful and compelling initiatives to maximise income from multiple audiences

• Ensure that a comprehensive, integrated and inspiring supporter journey is in place, ensuring engagement and retention of donors and embedding effective stewardship of relationships at the heart of the Fundraising and Business Development team.

• Champion diversity and inclusivity within the team, ensuring that the fundraising team and strategy give opportunity to engage supporters and donors from all backgrounds and walks of life

• Build person-focussed and authentic relationships with our funders, donors and key stakeholders, understanding their goals and motivations whilst representing the values of Causeway

Management & Leadership

• Play an instrumental role as part of the Senior Management Team in ensuring the charity 3-year strategic objectives are met, and input into implementing change and organisational development

• Provide recommendations to the Board in how the charity strategically plans and prioritises fundraising activities and campaigns throughout the year, in order to meet organisational objectives

• Create and embed a fundraising culture within the team and across the organisation

• Coach and inspire your Fundraising Team, motivating them to achieve their individual and department objectives and supporting their development through formal and informal processes

Data/Reporting/Compliance

• Provide a quarterly report to the CEO/Board of Trustees on Business Development and Fundraising outcomes and performance against budgeted targets and KPIs, as well as insightful analysis into prospected income

• Track and provide detailed reporting on income, working in collaboration with the Finance Dept

• Ensure compliance with the Charity Commission and Fundraising Regulator Codes of Conduct and regulations

• Ensure best practice in Fundraising protocol and procedure, acting as the leading insight and voice into societal trends and challenges in the fundraising climate, and adjust organisational approach and strategy as required, to respond to changes and opportunities

• Create ways of working that maximise consistent and regular obtaining and analysis of supporter data, whilst ensuring compliance with GDPR legislation

Any other duties that are commensurate with the role.

PLEASE NOTE: Although this role is homebased, candidates MUST be based in the north or south west of England.  The ability to undertake regular travel across Southwest or North England is essential.

About LawWorks

What we do 

LawWorks is the operating name of the Solicitors Pro Bono Group. We are a charity, and our aim is to enable access to justice through supporting and developing the contribution of legal pro bono.

With support from the Law Society of England and Wales, we encourage, facilitate and celebrate pro bono across the solicitor profession and at law schools in England and Wales.

Who we work with 

We work primarily with solicitors (firms and in-house teams), and also with law schools and law students, and other legal and non-legal volunteers and organisations.

LawWorks has around 150 member organisations including some of the largest City firms and international firms with an office in London, national, regional and local firms, in-house teams, law schools and charities.

Who we are 

LawWorks is a relatively small organisation with 18 members of staff (5 full-time) and a small team of volunteers and interns.  We operate a flexible working policy, with several members of staff working hybrid, or where appropriate, from home.

We are a busy and (for our size) complex charity, with a friendly team, a positive ethos and a commitment to doing all we can to ensure LawWorks is a strong and efficient organisation and a great place to work. 

Our projects 

There are a number of key strands to our work to support and facilitate pro bono:

• we support a growing network of around 300 local independent pro bono advice clinics across England and Wales. We work with lawyers, advice agencies, charities and others to establish or develop new clinics, and provide ongoing information and support, training and resources, for clinic volunteers and coordinators; 

• our Not-for-Profits Programme facilitates the provision of free legal advice for smaller charities and not-for-profit organisations, supported by volunteer lawyers from LawWorks’ members; 

• our Secondary Specialisation Programme supports the development of more ‘in-depth’ pro bono in areas of social welfare law.  This currently includes an unpaid wages project and ‘Voices for Families’, with the charity Together for Short Lives, supporting parents and carers of children with life-limiting conditions;

• we support collaborative projects including: Pro Bono Connect: a project which facilitates barristers and solicitors working together on pro bono cases; the Domestic Abuse Response Alliance and IP Pro Bono. 

• we have launched new online tools and digital platforms including a website called ‘Free Legal Answers’ and the Pro Bono Portal UK (with Justice Connect, an Australian access to justice charity). 

In addition to encouraging and supporting pro bono delivery, we also work to address barriers to justice and to provide a ‘policy voice’ for pro bono - for example, working to address regulatory and other barriers to pro bono volunteering, and working with our members and others to influence policy on legal aid and other aspects of access to justice.

The role 

Our experience in the different regions in England and Wales has shown the valueof having staff based locally to support pro bono initiatives, develop new pro bono opportunities and to increase engagement from the local legal profession. 

This role will include helping to develop and support your own set of clinics, building on existing relationships in the Southwest or North of England.  You will work with our members and the local advice sector to support the development of new pro bono clinics to meet unmet legal needs. We take an innovative, tailored approach to the support we provide, and you will provide one-to one support for individual clinics, allowing you to identify and address need, providing help with insurance, regulatory queries, finding volunteers and access to online tools.

A small part of the role (1 day per week) will involve working closely with the part-time Engagement & Training Officer (Wales) focusing on expanding stakeholder engagement to increase the number of independent legal advice clinics in Wales and promote pro bono involvement by the legal profession. You will work to identify and engage new stakeholders, develop training sessions and support impact monitoring. This role will also work closely with the Clinic Support and Development Officer (Wales), who acts as the first point of contact for guidance and support for clinics in Wales. 

Key priorities for this role will be: 

• To provide guidance and support to independent pro bono clinics registered with the LawWorks Clinics Network in the Southwest or North of England; 

• To increase the number of individuals in Southwest or North England provided with free legal advice at clinics in the LawWorks Clinics Network by identifying opportunities for new pro bono advice clinics, supporting local stakeholders to develop new services to meet unmet legal needs in their area; 

• To support and grow pro bono volunteering and LawWorks’ membership (e.g., law firms and in-house legal teams); 

• To identify the training needs of LawWorks’ members, clinics and their volunteers in Southwest or North England, working with colleagues to arrange regional training and other events. 

• To support the Engagement & Training Officer (Wales) with the delivery of the training plan in Wales. 

• To lead on communications with LawWorks’ members, clinics and their volunteers in Southwest or North England. 

We are looking for a confident networker who is able to identify opportunities andestablish new partnerships. All of LawWorks’ work is delivered through partnerships so it is essential that the candidate is personable, collaborative and an effective communicator. 

A background in the legal or advice sector will be an advantage, but not essential - training and support will be provided for someone from another sector who is passionate about pro bono and access to justice and willing to learn. Experience of managing multiple projects and seeing them through to completion will also be an advantage. 

The role offers variety, autonomy, the opportunity to help develop new initiatives from idea to launch, and a chance to support local communities and volunteer lawyers. 

The position will be predominantly home based, with some travel throughout the Southwest or North of England, and occasional travel to LawWorks’ office in central London. 

Primary purpose of role  

To increase the amount and quality of pro bono legal advice being delivered in the Southwest or North of England and Wales through legal advice clinics, working with the local legal profession, law schools, advice agencies and other stakeholders, to identify new pro bono opportunities and ways in which LawWorks can better support the delivery of pro bono. 

Key task areas and duties  

• To develop relationships with law firms, legal teams, free legal advice clinics and other relevant stakeholders to identify their needs, plans and priorities in relation to pro bono. 

• To facilitate sharing between stakeholders in the region to identify best practice, local opportunities for collaborative working and local training and support needs, and to assist in taking these forward.

• Support LawWorks’ clinic development work in the region, in line with annual support and development targets. 

• As the first point of contact for our stakeholders in the Southwest or North, support clinics and members with troubleshooting queries, accessing resources and ensuring that contact information and website content related to their services is kept up to date. 

• To work with the wider LawWorks team to support member recruitment and the delivery of local engagement events. 

• To work with clinics in the region to support data collection, evaluation and impact assessment for internal and donor purposes and to inform policy. 

• To contribute to the overall development and running of LawWorks, undertaking any other tasks which may from time to time be required. 

Person Specification 

Essential 

• Experience of working on (or demonstrable ability to deliver) comparable or similar projects (e.g., involving networking, support and project development) 
• Experience of excellent of stakeholder support, relationship building, and collaborative working 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including making presentations 
• Excellent interpersonal skills and confident in networking with people of varying seniority and backgrounds 
• Experience of devising and following project plans, and ensuring personal and organisational targets are met or exceeded 
• Experience of working effectively in a partnership or team to achieve shared objectives 
• Ability to undertake regular travel across Southwest or North England is essential. This may involve early starts, late finishes and occasional overnight stays 
• Ability to work on your own initiative and as part of a team, and confidence in your ability to develop strategies to overcome the challenges of working remotely from the rest of your team 
• A genuine commitment to driving forward LawWorks’ aims and work to meet the needs of our beneficiaries 
• A demonstratable commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion 

Desireable

• Good knowledge of legal advice clinics and the context in which they operate, including how law schools and the legal profession engage in volunteering 
• Previous experience working at a membership/network-based organisation, and/or working with volunteers 
• Experience of coordinating events or training (online and in-person) 
• A sound understanding of web-based communications and strong IT skills 

Creative Content Officer
Location: Flexible remote (with monthly meetings / team days at our office in Horsham, West Sussex) with a requirement to attend events in person
Salary: £28,000 per annum (FTE)
Level: Grade 4 and B
Hours: Part-time, 21 hours per week (to include Tuesday)
Contract: Permanent

Who is Born Free?

Born Free is a UK registered charity that works tirelessly to ensure that all wild animals, whether living in captivity or in the wild, are treated with compassion and respect, and are able to live their lives according to their needs. We oppose the exploitation of wild animals in captivity and campaign to keep them where they belong – in the wild.

About this opportunity

Are you excited about incredible content and the reaction it gets from an audience? Do you know what works, what doesn’t, and why? Do you thrive by creating engaging stories? Do you love the challenge of creating short form video content that engages audiences? Do you know how to harness and amplify a brand message to create authentic experiences and interactions with our community? 

We are looking to recruit a Creative Content Officer who can take our captivating stories, spanning nearly 40 years of conservation and wild animal welfare, and deliver them to today’s diverse audiences in exciting, creative and contemporary ways, engaging people of all ages.

Under the leadership of the Digital Marketing Lead, working alongside the Social Media Officer and with the support of the Communications Officer, you’ll create visual content, including video and graphics for the delivery of all Born Free’s digital channels, including – but not limited to –  fundraising appeals, adoption stories, stories from the field, including conservation and animal rescue and relocation, and news stories from the policy team working tirelessly to campaign for strengthened national and international legal protection for wildlife. 

You will have the incredible opportunity to translate our powerful narrative, outstanding achievements, and ambitious plans to all touchpoints on social, working directly with our programmatic and marketing teams and the Co-Founder. You'll build and grow our engagement and conversions by tailoring content to our different audiences.

The Creative Content Officer will need to have the energy and hands-on attitude to thrive in a lean, fast-paced environment with strong focus on outstanding content, accuracy and performance. This role requires a truly collaborative approach, embracing all aspects of the Foundation’s overall work, and an understanding of how your work affects, and is affected by, the work of everyone around you.

Responsibilities & Duties

• Working under the direction of the Digital Marketing Lead, and collaboratively with the Social Media Officer, develop and create impactful and engaging visual content, with a focus on video and graphics, for our social media and digital marketing channels to grow our social media audiences
• Ensure content is adapted / suitable for specific channels / audiences and is in line with brand aesthetics and identity
• Manage multiple video projects simultaneously
• With the Head of Communications and PR, work with external freelance editors when required
• Identify consumer trends to help with planning social media campaigns.
• Analyse competitor activity and keep your pulse on the latest social media trends
• With the Social Media Officer, create a flexible, proactive and reactive content calendar for all social that enhances the broader programmatic, marketing and leadership plans.
• Ensure that the BFF’s brand is consistent across every platform
• Live and breathe our brand voice and style guides, and continue to develop them through content, alongside
• On occasion schedule content on Sprout Social and respond be on the rota for social media community management.

Our Ideal Candidate

• Strong filming and editing skills in Adobe Creative Cloud, Adobe Express and CapCut
• Lives and breathes video – thrives on creating content that genuinely connects with audiences.
• Inclusive, creative, courageous, discerning, curious, and devoted to Born Free, its Mission, and its followers.
• In tune with current trends
• Comprehensive, nuanced understanding of all social platforms, including emerging creative sensibility and a keen eye for look and feel
• Work with the Social Media Manager’s analysis of data to maximise engagement of visual content
• Highly-motivated self-starter; capable of working independently, yet collaboratively, within a fast-paced environment.
• Quick-thinking, agile, creative, hands-on, resilient, stress-tolerant, problem-solver.

Required Skills

• Adobe Creative Cloud including excellent skills in Premier Pro (After Effects a bonus)
• Ability to create engaging and highly visual content that tells a story and drives engagement, from our archive of video and photography, or filming on phone or DJI Osmo.
• A strong understanding of social media video strategies
• A genuine curiosity and interest in both current affairs, wildlife related news, and sector-wide developments.
• A solid understanding of the use of a range of social media platforms, particularly in relation to advertising/branding and customers.
• Knowledge and understanding of algorithms and search engine optimisation.
• Strong communication and people skills for articulating ideas to colleagues and the wider organisation.
• Excellent teamworking, collaboration and networking skills.

Further Information:

Note: This job description outlines the roles, duties, and responsibilities of the post. It is not intended to detail all specific tasks. Born Free reserves the right to alter the content of this job description to reflect the changing needs of the organisation but is a correct reflection of the main duties of the post at the time of writing. Please note this role will require working outside of normal working hours from time to time.

Our excellent benefits package includes opportunities for continuous professional learning, a generous annual leave entitlement, working from home with regular team meetings to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance, wellbeing support, and a competitive pension.

The closing date for applications is 17.00 on Friday 1st November 2024.
Interviews will be scheduled to take place week commencing 11th November on Teams.

If you do not receive an invitation for an interview by the 8th November 2024 then you have unfortunately not been shortlisted. Thank you for your interest. 

Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

Born Free is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We welcome requests for flexible working.

Born Free politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

The role of Development & Alumni Engagement Lead would suit a passionate and creative individual, who is an efficient administrator and strong communicator, with an appreciation of the transformational impact of an independent school education. The post-holder will be responsible for the implementation of the alumni relations, development and fundraising activities of the School. They will be the key point of contact for alumni, ensuring that Hillians continue to feel part of the School community after they finish their education with us.