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Advocacy and Healthwatch are powerful allies for change. As one of the UK’s largest providers of advocacy, advocacy-related and Healthwatch services, this role offers an exciting opportunity to make a real difference, putting people at the heart of what you do.
Are you a financial leader with a heart for advocacy? Do you thrive in a collaborative environment and possess a keen understanding of management accounting principles? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!
We are dedicated to delivering effective services for those in need of getting their voices heard in the communities in which they live. We’re in search of a Finance Director who can bring expertise, passion, and innovation to our team.
About the Role:
- Responsible for strategic financial leadership, shaping the charity’s financial direction with direction from and reporting to the Chief Executive Officer and Board of Trustees.
- Accountable for and leading on the development and implementation of financial policies, procedures, and controls, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, including Data Protection and GDPR.
- Lead on all aspects of financial planning, forecasting, and analysis, ensuring management accounting principles are robust for sound decision making by the Senior Leadership Team.
- Ensure all budget holders are provided with the relevant training and support as non-financial managers on understanding management accounts, how budgets work, staffing appropriately within budgets and dealing with over/under spending ‘in year’ to provide consistent financial decision-making in Operations.
What We Offer:
A chance to be part of a mission-driven organisation that makes a real difference.
An inclusive and supportive team environment.
A role that is both strategic and hands-on, allowing you to see the direct impact of your work.
Opportunities for professional growth and development.
What we need from you
As the ideal candidate, you are a strategic thinker with significant experience in the non-profit sector, ideally with a recognised qualification in management accounting.
You are someone who has a commitment to transparency and ethical financial practices, you have a collaborative spirit and excel in team environments. You are adept at building rapport and fostering relationships with a variety of stakeholders.
If you have the skills and the drive to make a difference, in what we think is a rewarding role, then we would encourage you to apply today and help us drive change for a better world!
As this role is home based with travel, you must have access to a stable home broadband service, good mobile signal, as well as flexibility with working hours. A full driving licence and your own transport would be beneficial for travel to areas where public transport is not readily available.
What happens next
Anyone joining our team is subject to The Advocacy People’s Safer Recruitment pre-appointment checks. Applicants invited to interview will need to bring evidence (photographic where possible) of their right to work in the UK and new employee start dates will only be confirmed once other mandatory checks have been completed.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Closing Date:Wednesday 14th August 5:00pm
Interview Date: To be confirmed
Interview venue: MS Teams
If you would like to discuss the role further, please contact Matthew Hilton.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Student Advisor is responsible for delivering high quality and empowering one-to-one advice and support to our student members. The focus of the role is to ensure that students can access the Kings College London (and linked institutions) regulations and procedures, equipping them with the information, tools and support they need to take the decisions that are right for them in their circumstances.
The Student Advisor will do this by:
- Delivering specialist advice through a range of channels
- Managing a caseload and keeping accurate case records
- Representing individual students at formal and informal University meetings
- Identifying policy issues/trends and communicating these to the Advice management team.
- Contributing to the development and delivery of KCLSU Advice and Wellbeing projects
Key responsibilities include:
Casework:
- Provide casework up to a specialist level relating to Higher Education regulations and relevant legislation (including Equality Act 2010 and Consumer Rights Act 2015)
- Support students throughout their case by impartially advising on appropriate options, reviewing correspondence and written statements and acting as an advocate in informal and formal hearings.
- Develop expertise in University regulations, processes and operations and apply this knowledge to individual cases
- Develop knowledge of University, KCLSU and External Services to enable appropriate signposting and referrals.
- Communicate complex and technical information in a straightforward, accessible way including for international students whose first language is not English.
- Design appropriate case strategies, using a coaching approach to ensure client involvement and ensure students are equipped to take action on their case.
- Professionally work with colleagues across the University including Student Conduct and Appeals, Student Support Services and Academic Departments; especially when dealing with sensitive and contentious issues where students are in conflict with the University.
- Manage own caseload, prioritising in accordance with KCLSU Advice procedures and keeping accurate and confidential case records and statistical information.
- Ensure all casework conforms to the policies and procedures of KCLSU Advice.
Developing Policy:
- Collect data and record information to enable KCLSU to analyse trends.
- Provide case studies and statistical evidence in support of student-led campaigns.
- Occasionally attend working groups, forums and committees to provide relevant expertise.
KCLSU Advice and Wellbeing Projects:
- Work with the Wellbeing Team to plan and deliver student wellbeing training.
- Work on collaborative projects with the University and KCLSU to provide the student experience in line with KCLSU strategy.
Application Process
If this is you, please download and complete an application form and an equal opportunities monitoring form from our website and email your application documents directly to our HR team.
At KCLSU Equality, Diversity and Inclusion are at the heart of everything we do and we endeavour to ensure equal treatment of all candidates. We welcome a diverse range of applicants and are open to discussing flexibility with the right candidate. Reasonable adjustments will be made for candidates with disabilities at all stages of the recruitment and selection process, and to ensure that a successful candidate with a disability can undertake the post.
Benefits of Working for KCLSU include:
- Hybrid Working Policy
- Pension Contribution
- Interest Free Season Ticket Loan & Computer Loan
- Cycle to work Scheme
- Enhanced Sick Pay
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay
- Eye Tests & single focal glasses allowance
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and closure days
- Discounts at Venues
- £30 wellbeing allowance per term
- Employee Assistance Programme
- "No meeting Friday" ethos
- KEATS Learning Platform & LinkedIn Learning subscription
- Death in Service
- Access to Kings Libraries
Eligibility
To be eligible to apply for this role you must:
• Be eligible to work in the UK, and provide proof of this (i.e. a passport/visa) when asked by KCLSU. Kindly note that KCLSU cannot provide a certificate of sponsorship.
• Have a National Insurance number, or be in the process of applying for one
• Not be a trustee of King’s College London Students’ Union
We look forward to bringing your talent onboard and working with you!
KCLSU is an independent charitable organisation that works to further the interests of approximately 36000 students at King's College London. Join us!
Starting salary is £27,500 FTE and we are looking for someone to work between 18 and 37 hours.
Home-Start is committed to promoting the welfare of families with young children to enable them to have the best start in life. We are recruiting a Senior Family Support Worker to offer support to families with complex needs which may include poor mental health or English as a Second Language. The role will be based in Guildford, but working in family homes across the borough. The successful candidate will be someone experienced in: working with parents; the needs and development of young children and developing projects.
Purpose of the job:
- To provide support to families experiencing multiple or complex issues, which may include poor mental health and English as a second language through regular home visiting
- To facilitate a Family Group, in accordance with the Family Group procedures and Family Group guidelines
- Manage Family Group volunteers through supervision and managing roles and rotas
- To implement good Safeguarding and confidentiality practice in all areas of work
- To ensure inclusion and diversity in all aspects of Home-Start Guildford’s work
Main responsibilities:
- To support families through visiting by: assessing needs, planning support and monitoring progress (through review meetings) whilst maintaining high standards of practice within the Home-Start model.
- To review and identify outcomes of support visits or Group sessions and where appropriate, liaise with Coordinators and inform them of any concerns/ issues.
- Welcome parents/ carers to the Family Groups, support them to share quality time with their children and provide non-judgemental support.
- To set up and clear the room at Family Group, ensuring all equipment is left clean and tidy. Maintain cleanliness and safety of toys and equipment, replacing when necessary.
- To keep clear and accurate records on a family’s file on the database (Charity Log) of all contact, support to families and reviews.
- Work with other colleagues including health and social care professionals to achieve family resilience.
- Attend Team Around the Family, Child in Need and Child Protection meetings when necessary.
- Attend staff team meetings and supervision.
- Manage own caseload, administration and diary commitments.
- Maintain up to date knowledge of local service provision for appropriate signposting and referrals.
- Contribute to the Volunteer Preparation course.
Supporting the work of Home-Start Guildford:
- Promote Home-Start Guildford at local networks.
- Attend Home-Start family events and outings and relevant training.
- Work cooperatively with the Manager and staff team to support the development of and promotion of Home-Start Guildford. This may include inducting new team members.
Am I the right person for this role?
We are looking for someone with the following skills:
- Knowledge of the voluntary, community and faith sector
- Excellent interpersonal skills, organisational, communication and listening skills
- Knowledge of safeguarding concerns
- Knowledge of current legislation and policies relating to children and families
- Experience of working with mental health issues
- Experience of working with individuals with English as a Second Language
- Ability to lead a team of volunteers
- Car driver with a clean licence and access to a car for work
What we are offering you:
Home-Start Guildford is a family friendly employer and keen to provide our employees with a supportive and engaging environment. As well as ongoing development and training, we offer a wide range of benefits; from annual leave, flexible working and a contributory pension scheme, as well as free on-site parking.
How to apply:
Home-Start Guildford is a small team, but one who works hard and has fun. If you are interested in joining us, please read the job description and person specification and forward a completed application form and monitoring form.
If you would like an informal conversation before progressing your application, please contact the Home-Start Guildford office.
Home-Start Guildford is committed to safer recruitment and equality of opportunity and diversity. This role is subject to DBS checks.
Please see our website for more information about Home-Start Guildford.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Head of Individual Giving
We are looking for an experienced Head of Individual Giving to focus on growing the active supporter database and income generation across all individual giving activity for an important charity.
If you feel you have the skills and experience for this varied and extremely rewarding role, then apply today!
Position: Head of Individual Giving
Location: Cambridge/Hybrid
Salary: circa £50,000 (depending on skills and experience)
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Closing date: 4th August 2024, however, we reserve the right to close this vacancy once enough applications have been received or a successful candidate is found.
About the Role
The Head of this team will recruit and look after all fundraisers and donors giving up to £10k. You will drive an ambitious step change in donor acquisition and donor experience, embedding a culture of innovation, business process, responsiveness, and ambitious growth. You will continue and grow our acquisition strategy to ‘recruit’ patients and loved ones to support the organisation.
You will develop and lead a fundraising and stewardship strategy for all of the organisation’s fundraisers and donors giving up to £10k. You will proactively grow our patient fundraising programme by developing a mass recruitment and engagement strategy for the organisation’s patients and staff. You will also develop a loyal supporter base by providing an efficient gold star service to all supporters from the first point of contact, through systems-driven operations.
The role will allow you to have a strategic and practical impact, and you will lead a small team (with the potential to grow) including functions that cover income generation through our appeals, and supporter acquisition through new and existing products. This role will work collaboratively with colleagues in the communications team, community team, and data and insight.
Key skills required for this role include:
- Leadership experience at Head Level.
- Constantly evaluates performance through measurement, KPIs and targets
- Strives continually to drive change ensuring that the charity is efficiently discharging its duties
- Strong leadership skills; able to make tough decisions
- Ability to write board reports, and present at various meetings, committees, and Board meetings as and when needed.
- 5 years’ experience in DM campaign management.
- A curious but meticulous mind!
- With confidence in your skills to both plan and analyse activities across the database to maximise income generation and opportunities to cross-sell activities and products.
- A creative flair and experience in creative development and proven success in donor acquisition and/or donor development campaigns.
- A leader who gets excellent results within agreed budgets and on schedule.
In return
This is an amazing place to work! Recently voted one of the top 100 hospitals in the world and a leader in the field of healthcare innovation, recognised across the world as a pre-eminent teaching hospital.
You will receive a fantastic benefits package including:
- Pension Scheme
- Group Life Assurance @ 4 x Salary
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay
- Annual Eye Tests + £65 (towards Computer Use Glasses)
- Leisure Centre on site
- NHS Discount Schemes
- Health Cash Plan - Medicash
- Employee Assistance Programmes
- Health Assured
- WeCare
- Medicash
- 25 days of Annual Leave + Bank Holidays – Annual Leave increases by one day each year after 2 years’ service up to 29 days
- Your Birthday off
- Cycle 2 Work Scheme
We strongly encourage candidates of different backgrounds and identities to apply. Each new team member is an opportunity for the organisation to bring in a different perspective and further diversify the charity.
Other roles you may have experience with could include Individual Giving Manager, Charity Fundraising Manager, Senior Fundraising Manager, Interim Fundraising Manager, Trusts Fundraiser, Foundations Fundraiser, Fundraising, Partnerships Manager, Fundraising Partnerships, Income Generation etc. #INDNFP1
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
Closing Date: 5pm 7th August
Interview Date: 15/16th August TBC
The post holder will lead on the Foundation’s research communications activities, working closely with the Comms and Digital Lead to execute a research communications strategy. This will ensure that our supporters are kept informed on the latest research developments and enable us to demonstrate the impact of our research.
The post-holder will also support the delivery of our annual grant schemes, as well as helping to manage our portfolio of funded projects. This will involve close working with our Research Programme Managers and include administering, monitoring, evaluating and reporting on the performance of awards, ensuring the outputs are of the highest quality and supporting the charities activities.
The post-holder will have an important role to play in our busy and small-knit research team. They will be exposed to all aspects of grant management and use their communication skills to effectively share more information about the research we fund with our key stakeholders.
Key responsibilities:
Research Communications
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Work closely with the Communications and Digital Manager to oversee our research communications strategy and programme of activity;
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Lead on the development of all external research communications activities to communicate the impact of our research and ensure our supporters are kept up to date with the latest developments. This includes developing news stories, blogs, newsletter content, infographics, research webinar series and our annual research impact report;
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Liaise with our funded researchers to secure pictures and other content (e.g. video) for use on socials including making site visits to labs across the UK;
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Liaise with our communications team and PR agency to take advantage of any press opportunities that arise for our research communications, supporting the development of position statements and press releases.
Research Funding Administration
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Support the Research Programme Managers by ensuring our research grant rounds are effectively administered in line with Association of Medical Research Charity (AMRC) policy, including coordinating comprehensive internal and external peer review, supporting research review committees, drafting feedback for applicants, managing the contracting and financial monitoring of awards;
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Assist the Research Programme Managers in managing the research programme budget including planning, monitoring and forecasting;
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Support the ongoing development and implementation of our online grant management system, Flexi-Grant;
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Track and assess progress of funded awards, building and managing relationships with award holders and maintaining regular communication through the project life cycle;
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Assist the Research Programme Managers in preparing reports and correspondence for the Board of Trustees related to funded awards.
General Responsibilities
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Contribute to the team being proactive and supportive, and working effectively and efficiently to achieve agreed objectives;
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Contribute to the development and maintenance of strong internal relationships across the charity, working specifically with the Fundraising Team to support income generation;
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Represent the Foundation at external scientific meetings and conferences;
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Undertake other work as required by the Research Programme Managers or Director of Research.
Skills and experience required:
- It is essential that candidates are educated to postgraduate level in a relevant biomedical science subject e.g. biology, molecular sciences, neuroscience, pharmacology (please note, degrees in psychology will not be accepted for this role);
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Experience of research communications, including the ability to disseminate complex scientific information and present it to non-technical audiences;
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A great communicator, with excellent written and oral skills and the ability to build and maintain relationships with a wide range of stakeholders;
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Proven project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects at the same time;
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Self-motivated, proactive and able to work using own initiative;
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Organised, with a proven ability to successfully manage a broad spectrum of tasks, deadlines and individuals;
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Motivated to make a real difference for those living with MND and future generations.
This is a full time, home-based role, with travel across the UK.
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Feltham, Isleworth (school has 2 sites), West London
Job Summary
Are you an empathetic, highly organised and collaborative individual with direct or indirect experience of the criminal justice system? Do you have proven experience of supporting young people involved in, or at risk of, entry into the Criminal Justice System?
If so, join St Giles as our SOS+ Senior Embedded Mentor & Facilitator, where you utilise your lived experience to provide vital one-to-one embedded mentoring support to vulnerable and at-risk young people and deliver awareness-raising workshops to children/young people across educational and community provisions, on topics such as Gangs and County Lines, and Weapon Awareness.
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.
About this exciting opportunity
Working with young people who have been identified as being at risk of gangs, county lines and exploitation, our successful candidate will establish and maintain positive relationships with students to provide emotional support, guidance, and mentorship whilst also advocating for their well-being and success. You will be expected to safeguard, protect and promote the welfare of children and young people, address individual student needs and challenges – utilising personal experiences, local knowledge, professional skills, and SOS+ materials to offer support and intervention, plus assist students in setting and achieving academic, personal and career goals.
We will also rely on you to collaborate with professionals to support and develop strategies to minimise the risk to students and to maintain a trauma informed approach, that recognises and responds to trauma and amplifies the voices and experiences students, as well as supporting and/or co-delivering whole school awareness sessions, professional sessions and parent/carer sessions. Providing guidance on resolving interpersonal issues and promoting a respectful and inclusive school culture are also key elements of this role.
What we are looking for
- Knowledge and awareness of the challenges and issues facing young people
- Ability to confidently speak in front of large and small groups, delivering key messages, following a session plan, and achieving learning objectives
- Empathetic and understanding attitude toward young peoples' needs
- Committed to excellent safeguarding practice and understanding of professional boundaries
- To have a Level 3 qualification in a relevant field or willingness to work towards one
- Excellent IT, prioritisation, interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written
- A flexible, collaborative and professional approach to your work
As an organisation that works with children and adults at risk we are committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the safety of our clients and successful applicants will require an Enhanced Child with Child Barred DBS Check.
We actively encourage people with personal experience of the criminal justice system or lived experience of the issues facing this client group to apply for this role.
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.
Closing date: 04 August 2024 11:45pm
Interview date: 09 August 2024
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Position: Project Coordinator
Location: Remote, with very infrequent in person meetings and travel required. UK-based.
Employment Type: Temporary contract (9 months), part-time (2 days a week). Extension subject to securing additional funding.
Salary: £30,000 full time equivalent pro-rata
Reporting to: Chair of Trustees
Role Overview:
We are seeking a dedicated and dynamic Project Coordinator to work closely with our trustees and external trainers to organise and deliver community-based communication training workshops, designed to support black, Asian and ethnic minority (BAME) carers of disabled children. This is a flexible, remote position requiring a commitment of two days per week, with an immediate start. This role is supported following a grant from a large UK charity.
The successful candidate will be instrumental in the development, execution, and evaluation of our training workshops and associated activities.
About Yusra Jinaan Foundation:
The Yusra Jinaan Foundation was established in 2022 to honour the memory of our co-founders’ daughter, Yusra, who was born with Joubert’s Syndrome. Our mission is to bring ease to the lives of children with disabilities and their families through our work in three key areas: child, carer, and community.
Key Responsibilities:
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Develop culturally sensitive workshops: Collaborate with partners to create bespoke communication training workshops tailored for BAME carers of disabled children.
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Project execution: Coordinate the planning and delivery of three workshops across different regions (Buckinghamshire, West Midlands, and the North), ensuring all logistical aspects are handled efficiently. (Please note that whilst this role is remote, attendance at the workshops will be required. Travel expenses and subsistence for day return journeys to the three workshop locations will be covered.)
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Community engagement: Work closely with key mosques and community centres to foster strong relationships and secure buy-in for the workshops.
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Evaluation and reporting: conduct pre- and post-surveys to measure learning outcomes and participant confidence. Organise focus group discussions to gather feedback and insights. Write internal reports to update trustees and grant reports to the donor.
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Peer support networks: Facilitate the establishment of regional peer support networks to reduce isolation and promote information sharing among carers.
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Resource management: Ensure participants receive resource packs and maintain a virtual peer network for continued support.
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Budget monitoring: Ensure compliance within the budgetary limits set out by the trustees according to the project agreement and grant funder.
Qualifications and Experience:
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Proven experience in project management, preferably in a charity or community-based setting.
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Knowledge and experience of community-level engagement and outreach.
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Excellent organisational and communication skills.
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Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities effectively.
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Experience in developing and delivering training workshops is highly desirable.
Personal Attributes:
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Passionate about making a difference in the lives of disabled children and their families.
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Culturally aware and sensitive, with the ability to engage diverse communities.
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Empathetic and respectful, with a strong belief in the Foundation’s values of hope, connection, togetherness, and respect.
Desirable
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Strong understanding of the needs of disabled children and their families, particularly within BAME communities.
Please note whilst this role is remote, there is an expectation that
How to Apply:
Please send your CV and a one page cover letter outlining your suitability for the role. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. This position is open to UK applicants only.
Closing Date: 25 August 2024
Join us in our mission to empower carers and support disabled children. Together, we can make a lasting impact.
Bringing ease to children with disabilities and their families.
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Programme Overview
The Refugee Employability Programme is a new initiative that offers enhanced support to defined cohorts of legally recognised refugees in the UK. Started in July 2023, the programme will provide tailored support for each participant focussed on gaining sustainable employment. Palladium will work with employers, local government, and other partners to ensure that individuals are fully supported with their employment and integration in UK society. The programme includes delivery of employability-focussed English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) tuition for some of the cohorts.
Palladium is responsible for delivering the programme in the South East of England.
Primary Duties and responsibilities:
As Delivery Manager, you will lead a team of Case Managers to deliver the Home Office Refugee Employability Programme across the South East, ensuring that customers receive an excellent service which is compliant with all contractual requirements.
This role will require travel to delivery locations where Case Managers are based.
Your main responsibilities will include:
· Maintain the core contractual KPIs by analysing exception reports daily and ensure all contractual activities are conducted by the delivery team within the Service Level Agreements.
· Accurately forecast performance against targets monthly, and proactively ensure contract compliance by addressing any shortfalls in either performance, process or capacity (staffing levels).
· Providing coaching and performance management to direct reports. Ensuring that coaching and performance management are in place consistently for all direct reports and all team members are able to meet their targets.
· Ensure the team is always provided tailored support. This includes regular visits to the Case Managers within the community to support with best practices, diary management and observational feedback.
· Oversee tasks and processes; ensure that the necessary operational processes and governance are in place and working well. Collaborate with the Quality and Compliance team to address any areas for improvement.
· Take responsibility for the quality and effectiveness of the services delivered from your allocated office(s) and source outreach venues for delivery of the service, This will include local agreements with organisations, referral partners and Job Centre Plus as applicable.
· Maintain high standards of integrity and conduct on the programme, with a particular focus on embedding safeguarding best practice across the team.
· Undertake recruitment when agreed with line manager and plan resources effectively to ensure the geographical spread of Case Managers meets the needs of service users.
· Collaborate with colleagues, suppliers and partners, building strong and effective working relationships to deliver excellent performance. This includes supporting the processes for co-location of services, accessing Adult Education Budget -funded training for service users, collaborating with local third sector organisations and engaging with employers.
Skills and experience:
Required
· Experience in a responsible management position in a comparable sector in the UK, ideally with remote or geographically dispersed teams
· Experience in running an operation to deliver stretching contractual performance targets or Service Level Agreements
· Proven skills in delivering high levels of performance through a team of Case Managers
· Strong influencing and engagement skills, with experience of building lasting and effective working relationships with a wide variety of external stakeholders
· A proactive approach to problem solving and high level of independence and professionalism to take the lead when needed
Desirable
· Leadership of a team in the field of employability, integration, refugee support or ESOL
· Exposure to the challenges experienced by refugees or asylum seekers, or personal lived experience
Key Competencies:
· Taking responsibility, driving tasks through to completion and achieving results
· Ability to motivate, challenge and inspire
· Proactive and solution focused, bringing both creativity and practicality to bear
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills
· Use of management information to inform and drive performance improvement
· Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills
· The determination and drive to make a positive difference and see the potential in everyone.
Location and compensation
This is a hybrid role, with the expectation that you would spend a minimum of three days a week in one of the Palladium offices and / or with the team on location for this contract.
You will be required to travel to manage colleagues responsible for meeting and supporting customers. Your base office will be in Southampton, and travel costs for larger distances to other locations will be reimbursed by Palladium.
Compensation: You will receive a salary in the range 30-35,000 GBP per annum, complemented by a comprehensive benefits package including private health insurance and up to 10% employer pension contributions.
Company Overview
You would be joining Palladium, a global impact organisation, with 3,000 employees in over 90 countries. We are a mission-driven business, for whom the impact of our work is as important as the commercial return; the common feature of all our work, regardless of contract size, is the requirement that it contributes to positive social and economic impact. We simply call this ‘Positive Impact’. For the past 50 years, we have been helping our clients to see the world as interconnected in over 90 countries- by formulating strategies, building partnerships, and implementing programs that deliver lasting positive impact. We are experienced in implementing large, complex programmes supporting skills and employment and are currently delivering 30 programmes for the UK Government.
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion - Palladium is committed to embedding equity, diversity, and inclusion into everything we do. We welcome applications from all sections of society and actively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity, success and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce; and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment regardless of their background or personal characteristics. These include: (but are not limited to) socio-economic background, age, race, gender identity and expression, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, veteran, marital status.
As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview. Should you require any reasonable adjustments or accommodations to be made due to a disability or any other circumstance, please let us know.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About the role:
We understand that a spinal cord injury can be devastating, but we believe it shouldn’t prevent anyone from getting the most out of life. And we’re here to help make sure that can happen. We provide a range of services for people affected by spinal cord injury, and this provides us with a unique insight into the issues they face in their day-to-day lives.
The Digital Marketing Coordinator is a new role, that sits in a newly established Communications and Marketing team. Our organisation is growing, and we now need to step up our game in how we deliver our digital communications to our many different audiences.
It is a fantastic role for someone who enjoys both creative digital communications and analytics and metrics.
This is an exciting time to join Back Up and a real opportunity for the Digital Marketing Coordinator to use their creativity, passion, innovation, and experience to help us reach and engage more people through digital communications and to help shape the team.
About us:
At Back Up, we have big ambitions. Over the next few years, we’re going to be transforming the lives of even more people affected by spinal cord injury.
Together we’ll be working hard to make sure everyone affected by spinal cord injury has access to the support they deserve; and we are the only spinal cord injury charity in the UK providing specific services to children and young people.
In 2024 Back Up won The Times and The Sunday Times Spotlight Award for Best place to work for disabled employees. As well as this, Back Up has been voted one of the top ten charities to work for (Third Sector Best Charities 2020). The enthusiastic, inclusive and supportive spirit of our very skilled staff ensure excellence in the services we deliver.
How to apply
Please apply by emailing recruitment @ backuptrust . org . uk by midnight on Sunday 4th August with:
· A CV with salary information for your most recent post and two referees, one of whom should be your present or most recent employer. We will contact them after interview.
· A (maximum) two side A4 supporting statement, saying why you want the job and explaining how you fit the person specification. This statement is crucial; CVs alone will not be accepted. We will acknowledge receipt of your application, and then let you know if you are to be invited to interview.
· A completed equal opportunities form (this is optional).
Interviews will be held during w/c 19 August. If you are not available then, please indicate this when you apply.
We welcome all questions about the role, please email Liz @ backuptrust . org . uk find out more information.
We will acknowledge receipt of your application, and then let you know if you will be invited to interview.
At Back Up, we inspire people affected by spinal cord injury to get the most out of life.
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The Factory Academy Programme Delivery Lead will play a crucial role in supporting students to achieve their learning outcomes while fostering an inclusive environment that prioritises openness and empowerment for all individuals involved. On top of this, the Programme Delivery Lead will drive the development of Factory Academy's college, community, and youth networks, to ensure that people all over Greater Manchester can access our programmes.
Other organisations may call this role: Programme Tutor, Programme Delivery, Academy Teacher
The key responsibilities for the Programme Delivery Lead include;
- Deliver and assess a variety of academic and vocational learning programs to national standards
- Actively contribute to the achievement of team and company objectives
- Conduct initial student assessments, assess learning and development progress, including marking student work, and provide timely and accurate feedback
- Lead the development of Factory Academy's college, community, and youth networks, building effective relationships for recruitment and enrichment opportunities
- Participate in internal verification activities, including standardisation, and incorporate feedback and agreed actions from internal or external verification into materials and program delivery as appropriate
- Design and develop program content and materials, continuously enhancing the FA offering to meet industry requirements and expectations
- Engage in staff development activities as necessary to improve individual and team performance
- Attend and contribute to relevant meetings related to program delivery
- Complete all required paperwork and input information into systems as appropriate
- Prioritise student experience, safeguarding, and wellbeing in all delivery considerations
- Actively engage with Factory Academy alumni, offering open-ended Information, Advice, and Guidance, additional workshop delivery, and mentoring
- Manage a complex workflow involving stakeholders, student engagement, administration, and organisational objectives effectively
- Travel across Greater Manchester to deliver workshops, lessons, and courses, ensuring effective engagement and delivery of academic/vocational learning programs to national standards
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Bowel Cancer UK is the UK's leading bowel cancer charity. We're determined to save lives and improve the quality of life of everyone affected by bowel cancer. We support and fund targeted research, provide expert information and support to patients and their families, educate the public and professionals about the disease and campaign for early diagnosis and access to best treatment and care. We currently have around 90 staff based in England, Wales Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Thanks to the generosity of our community, we’re in a privileged position to be able to grow our staff team to deliver our ambitious new strategy, which will be launching in the spring. There are huge challenges facing bowel cancer patients across the UK, and our community needs us now more than ever. We’re building a strong and united team to bring us closer to a world where nobody dies of bowel cancer.
We are seeking an experienced IT Support Engineer with specialized knowledge in Office 365 and Microsoft Azure to join our team. As the IT Support Engineer - Office 365 and MS Azure Specialist, you will be responsible for managing and optimizing our Office 365 and Azure environments, providing technical support to end-users, and ensuring the smooth operation of our IT systems. You will play a critical role in maintaining the security, reliability, and performance of our Office 365 and Azure services while delivering exceptional support to our internal users. If you are a proactive problem-solver with a passion for technology and a commitment to excellence, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity to contribute to our IT operations and help drive our organization's success.
Safeguarding:
Safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and at Bowel Cancer UK we are committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Successful candidates may be subject to either a satisfactory basic or enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) dependent upon the role.
Please apply by sending your CV accompanied by a cover letter (no more than two A4 pages) which explains your interest in this role, addresses how you meet the person specification, and demonstrate how your experience and knowledge fulfil the criteria.
If you'd like an informal chat about this role please contact Craig Johnson, Head of Data & IT.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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In this exciting and varied strategic and operational role, you will develop and implement a marketing, communications and external affairs strategy that incorporates various impactful communications campaigns and projects that promote and protect King’s Trust International and The King’s Group, increasing our brand awareness and support of our work with young people nationally and globally.
You will lead on communications for King’s Trust International, overseeing our marketing activities and growth of our digital channels as well as working collaboratively with The King’s Group providing leadership support and guidance on various events and campaigns, ensuring our brand and communications are culturally tailored and inclusive.
You will be an experienced and dynamic communicator with significant demonstrable experience in communications, marketing and external affairs at a senior level, coupled with an awareness and up to date knowledge and experience of the various media, marketing and communication tools that would maximise our brand. In addition, you will have excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to confidently build and maintain strong relationships with a diverse group of people and stakeholders. Possessing strong management skills, you will have experience of managing small multi-disciplinary teams, providing direction and leadership to enable growth and development and the ability to role-model a culture of equality, diversity and inclusion.
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Programme Manager (Disability Focus, North and Midlands)
As this is a regional role, it will be home-based with travel required across region and to London, where Lord's Taverners HQ is based.
The Lord’s Taverners exist to positively impact the lives of young people facing the challenges of inequality. We work to provide inclusive and impactful cricket programmes, empowering young people with disabilities and from disadvantaged communities to develop the knowledge, skills, capabilities and confidence required to overcome the challenges of inequality, raise their aspirations and reach their potential.
Lord's Taverners are an evolving and transforming Charity with a heritage of 75 years, with an ambition to impact the lives of more young people than ever before.
This role will support the management of safe, effective, efficient and impactful delivery and growth of programmes empowering of young people through cricket.
We are a hugely friendly organisation which supports employees to be their best. Therefore, in return we offer:
- 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays
- Five additional holiday days between Christmas and New Year
- Two volunteering days
- Pension contribution of 6%
- Group income protection (long-term incapacity pay)
- Eye tests
- Employee Assistance Programme (Health Assured)
- Birthday day off
- Season ticket loan
- Flexible working
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave pay
- Life assurance (death in service)
- Wellbeing plan
The closing date for applications is Sunday 4th August 2024.
Note: We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
I am delighted to be working with this wonderful Inspiring and forward-thinking healthcare charity with a mission to improve the bone health of the nation and prevent osteoporosis by influencing healthcare providers and professionals; supporting services to help our beneficiaries; and drive research. Proud to have a committed, highly engaged workforce, as shown by their employee engagement rating, which puts them in the top 20% of charities and they want to attract the brightest and the best to help us beat this condition and change society for the better.
Reporting to the Governance, People and Culture Advisor, this role is responsible for providing high quality administrative support to the Chief Executive and Senior Leadership Team (SLT) whilst ensuring the day-to-day office operations run smoothly. You will be involved with a variery of daily tasks including, but not limited to:
Cyclical meeting planning (annual)
Minute taking
Report formatting, collation and circulation
Administration of all relevant paperwork, filing/e-filing etc.
Processing and ensuring final committee minutes are signed by the relevant Chair
Booking travel and accommodation where appropriate
Ensure trustee contact details up to date on the CRM and email distribution list
Support with event planning – for example Board Strategy Away Days and Staff Conferences
Office Management
Liaising with external stakeholders as appropriate
Maintain a clean and tidy reception area and office suite
Operate and maintain the meeting rooms and car parking booking system
Ensure all meetings rooms are set up and fit for purpose on daily basis including IT
Support with incoming and outgoing mail, phone calls and
emails
Maintaining and ordering of all office stationery, refreshments etc
Act as a point of contact for the Chief Executive
Planning and organising meetings and events, and ensuring the Chief Executive is well-prepared for meetings
Drafting letters on behalf of the Chief Executive
Essential Experience
Excellent administration experience including delivering support at Director/CEO and Board level
Professional demeanour
Able to demonstrate high standards of integrity, confidentiality, and reliability
Use of initiative and ability to make decisions, as well as to develop new and effective administration processes and procedures
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
Impeccable communication skills and interpersonal skills with ability to build and maintain constructive relationships, both internally and externally
Motivated self-starter with initiative and enthusiasm who positively embraces change and drives continuous improvement
Flexible and willing team-worker and a “can do” approach
Experience of making travel arrangements and diary management
Knowledge of financial administration (processing invoices, PO’s etc.)
An understanding of confidentiality issues and the use of discretion
Excellent attention to accuracy and detail
Ability to prioritise, work to deadlines and remain calm under pressure
Sound working knowledge of relevant legislation - Health and Safety, Equality and Diversity, Data Protection including GDPR
Skills
Excellent minute taking skills
Customer service focused with drive and enthusiasm to always strive to exceed service delivery standards and levels
Excellent written communication and interpersonal skills
Excellent organisational skills – ability to organise formal meetings (internal & external)
Proficient in the use of IT across all core MS products
The role is office based 5 days a week in beautiful offices in central Bath.
Engaging, warm and friendly team, where everyone helps one another.
If you are interested in finding out more please email me before the closing date 31st July
As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.
Location (UK): Office Hybrid* - Chesterfield (covering Midlands and North England)
Benefits: Read more about the excellent benefits we offer on our profile page
Travel: Although you will be based in the Chesterfield office, travel will be required within Chesterfield and the North of England approximately 3-4 times per month.
Join us and use your skills, knowledge, passion and energy to help us achieve a future free from arthritis.
Do you have good practical experience of working alongside volunteers? Could you use your knowledge of volunteering best practice to help provide our volunteers with the best possible experience. If yes, you might want to consider joining our new Volunteer Experience Team based in 5 locations across the UK. We have exciting opportunities within our new Volunteer Experience Team to recruit new Volunteer Experience Coordinators as part of our 3-year sustainability plan in which we aim to expand and empower our network of volunteers delivering services to people with arthritis.
Our new Volunteer Experience Team is based within our People and Culture Directorate which delivers all our people related services across the Charity. We work together to ensure that Versus Arthritis is a great place to work and volunteer and that everyone feels, engaged, motivated, supported, valued and included and able to do their best for people with arthritis.
About the role
Our Volunteer Experience Coordinators provide best practice guidance at a local level to Versus Arthritis volunteers. Over the next three years you’ll be supporting the growth and diversification of our volunteer force and introducing new sustainable products (including digital) and processes to support them.
In this role, you will focus on empowering our volunteers by ensuring they receive a high-quality experience through forging relationships with them and ensuring they have what they need to carry out their volunteer roles. For example, you’ll be triaging queries, inducting and supporting new volunteers, delivering workshops particularly around digital awareness and competency, and encouraging networking between volunteers.
About you
If your knowledge, skills and experience include the following then we’d love to hear from you:
- Great spoken, written and presentation skills.
- Ability to adapt communication style to audience.
- Ability to assimilate information and help drive forward change.
- Ability to build positive relationships quickly and to facilitate interactions between individuals and groups of people.
- Good IT knowledge and ability to share information with others.
- Ability to manage competing priorities and changing requirements.
- Strong collaborative team player as well as able to work effectively on own initiative.
*As a hybrid worker the expectation is that you will spend around 40% of your working time in our office spaces or working in community settings. As an inclusive employer we will consider home-based working for anyone where office-based hybrid working would be a barrier to being able to work for us, for example for someone living with a long-term health condition or disability.
Application deadline and shortlisting
- We advise candidates to apply early as we reserve the right to close applications ahead of this date.
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
We do not wish to receive contact from agencies or media sales.
Interview
Interviews expected: in the week commencing Monday 12 August using Microsoft Teams
As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee you will be offered an interview if you disclose a disability and demonstrate sufficient evidence within your application that you meet the essential criteria for this role. We will also make any reasonable adjustments you may require for your interview.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.