We believe that children are not a commodity. Our innovative, small group homes are just that - homes that offer each child the time to be nurtured and supported, not only by their carers, but also by the wider community. 

Our focus on youth development is not born out of a faceless corporate strategy, it is part of the reason we are here, and is centred round our Christian values. This is demonstrated in the high aspirations we hold for the young people we care for. 

As Registered Managers, you'll be a vital part of our team. We're looking for experienced people who are experienced, committed and passionate about children, and who can maintain our Ofsted ratings of Outstanding and Good.

Your priority will be to safeguard the physical and emotional needs of the children and young people in our care. You will be responsible for ensuring that your home is established and run efficiently and provides a positive environment which allows each child to reach their full potential.

You will ideally hold the Diploma Level 5 Leadership and Management (Children and Young People) qualification or be working towards or willing to undertake this qualification upon appointment, a minimum of 2 years’ recent residential childcare experience and 1 year’s management experience is essential. You'll have detailed knowledge of safeguarding, Children’s homes regulations 2015, behaviour management strategies and you will be responsible for leading, managing and motivating your team to deliver the desired outcomes under the Quality Standards. You will be responsible for the overseeing the homes’ maintenance, quality assurance, budgets and financial reports as well as liaison with partner agencies, statutory services and the local community.

Our fantastic benefits package includes generous annual leave, continuous professional development, YMCA Gym membership, access to healthcare cashback, free private counselling sessions, a sociable and friendly workplace environment, green travel loans and flexible and family friendly working conditions.
 

This post is subject to a DBS check at an Enhanced level and registration to the Update Service, (which we will pay for).

If you want to join us on the next step of our journey please visit our website 

Please note we are able to accept initial CV’s and then will require a completed application form to meet Ofsted requirements.

Closing Date: Friday 6th November 2020, 9.00am.

Nottinghamshire YMCA is committed to promoting diversity and practicing equality of opportunity

About Us

Hightown is a charitable housing association operating principally in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire. We believe everyone should have a home and the support they need, so our aim is to build new homes and to provide excellent housing and support.

We currently manage over 6,500 homes and employ over 1,000 full and part time staff from our head office in Hemel Hempstead. We have an annual turnover of £84 million and a development programme that will deliver over 400 new affordable homes each year.

About the Role

We currently have an excellent opportunity for an experienced and confident Operations Manager to manage our supported living services in Buckinghamshire.

We have a wide range of supported living services across a diverse range of client groups. Primary needs include learning disabilities (including Autistic Spectrum Disorders), mental health, homelessness and young people. Our aim is to support our service users to develop independent living skills and achieve their personal aspirations.

Your role as an Operations Manager is to be responsible for overseeing the day to day operational management of your designated patch. You will lead staff teams in ensuring that a personalised, cost effective and high quality services is provided at all times. You will proactively deal with staff management issues and ensure that risks are appropriately managed.

About You

You will have experience in managing supported living services, outstanding communication skills and will have the ability to motivate, inspire and manage staff to achieve consistently high levels of performance, respond positively to changing needs and achieve continuous service improvements.

As an Operations Manager, you will be part of the Management Team and will deputise on behalf of the Care & Supported Housing Contract Manager, as well as participate on the duty management on-call rota.

You will be passionate and driven with the desire to provide high quality person centred support services, achieve tangible outcomes and provide move on options to clients. You will have experience of working in the sector, delivery of support services to vulnerable people and will have experience of managing staff and a track record of promoting inter-agency work with colleagues and external agencies.

We are looking for passionate people with a `can-do` attitude who are driven by the desire to make a difference and who are able to recognise the wishes and needs of vulnerable people and a commitment to equality and diversity.

All applicants must hold a valid UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle to undertake the role.

The Benefits

In return for your hard work and commitment to our service users, we offer a considerable benefits package. This includes:

• Generous annual leave allowance of 25 days per year, plus statutory bank holidays, rising with service (pro rata for part time hours)
• Overtime and bonuses available on top of your basic salary
• Comprehensive training and development support from day one with the opportunity to gain a recognised vocational qualification
• Regular support from your line manager and colleagues
• Annual bonus based on satisfactory performance
• Monthly attendance bonus
• Annual salary and cost of living review
• Commitment to health and wellbeing with the Five Ways to Wellbeing
• Workplace pension scheme
• Life assurance of three times your annual salary
• Fully paid DBS
• Friendly and supportive team environment
• Employee assistance helpline
• Mileage paid for car usage
• Structured rota so you know your work pattern in advance

Closing date: Sunday 1st November 2020

Interview date: Monday 9th November 2020

To apply please visit our website and complete our online application form.

In accordance with CQC regulations, appointment to this position will be subject to satisfactory DBS, reference and medical checks.

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We are an Equal Opportunities Employer.

About the Role

The main purpose of our Regional Managers is to grow, develop and deliver all aspects of the day-to-day account management of:

• Schools and colleges running a Career Ready programme within the region
• Employer supporters, corporate supporters, stakeholders and partners
• Corporate supporters, stakeholders and partners

The Regional Manager will join our North team and will work with colleagues to ensure Career Ready is embedded across their region. There will be opportunities to collaborate and be creative, as well as being autonomous in how you run and develop programmes with your schools/colleges and employer accounts.

The Tees Valley Regional Manager will cover the area comprising of the five local authorities Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar & Cleveland and Stockton-on-Tees.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Regional Manager – Tees Valley Area

Home Based  

£32,000 to £35,000 doe plus 25 days holiday, pension & working at home allowance

Monday – Friday 35 hours per week (although this is a full time role we may consider alternative working patterns)

Career Ready is a national charity that links schools and colleges with employers to prepare young people for the world of work through a programme of regular contact with working people and workplaces.

We are a partner of the government-funded Careers & Enterprise Company extending employer engagement across England and are cited in statutory careers guidance.

We work with over 400 schools and colleges across the UK, providing the following programmes;

Career Starter and Career Builder programmes for Years 7 through to 13, which are mapped against seven of the eight Gatsby Benchmarks. These programmes include bite sized assemblies, tutorial and classroom resources and employer and employee led activities.

Career Ready Post 16 programme, based on our Skills for Career Success learning outcomes, delivered by employer volunteers. The core pillars of our Post 16 programme are a series of structured masterclasses, mentoring, workplace visits and work placements. Last year 98% of students leaving our Post 16 programme went on to positive destinations. The main purpose of our Regional Managers is to grow, develop and deliver all aspects of the day-to-day account management of:

• Schools and colleges running a Career Ready programme within the region
• Employer supporters, corporate supporters, stakeholders and partners
• Corporate supporters, stakeholders and partners

Main duties and responsibilities

Regional management

• Account manage on a regular basis schools and colleges running our programme. This will require support visits, managing events for students and corporate supporters, conducting Quality Assurance visits
• Provide regular communication and reporting to the Lead Manager North
• Work in close co-operation with head office staff to provide a co-ordinated approach to the wider region, which could include joint regional events and covering for each other
• Promote the contribution of Career Ready and awareness of Career Ready to potential supporters, and assist in engaging their commitment to give both practical and financial support
• Account manage relationships with regional and local corporate supporters and regional or local operations of national corporate supporters 
• Attend Local Advisory Boards, where appropriate, at a city or affiliated school or college level
• Help support mentor volunteers
• Recruit new schools and colleges to the network from the region in accordance with priority target areas. Manage their induction, training, activities prior to launch and implementation of the Career Ready programme
• Ensure that all regional management information is submitted to the national Salesforce database in a timely and accurate way
• Support schools and colleges in delivery of work placements
• From time to time there will be a need to deliver sessions to skills and careers leads and to groups of young people within the school and college setting

National and strategic management

• Contribute to the corporate work of Career Ready
• With the Chief Executive Officer, Director of Programmes and Lead Manager North monitor the state of Career Ready in the region and seek ways to promote its achievements and improve the service given by the central staff team.
• With the Programme Director, and other Regional Managers, develop the role of the regional teams. This will require attendance at meetings and training days

Profile raising

• In conjunction with senior staff and the communications team, work to raise the profile of Career Ready in the RM’s area, and its key stakeholders in the regional and local media, business and education communities
• Undertake public speaking and media engagements as required to promote the work of Career Ready in the RM’s area.

Events

• Assist schools and colleges on our programmes to plan, manage and run events to promote Career Ready to potential corporate supporters, students, parents / carers and the local community, and be prepared to present at such events

• Attend national Career Ready events such as A Capital Experience and arrange and manage regional events including inductions, ice-breakers and graduations 

General

Promote a commitment to high standards of service, and to equality of opportunity through leadership, policy development and good practice. You will be able to build local partnerships with Schools, Colleges and employers with a view to growth with the Career Ready strategic plan. An entrepreneurial spirit allied with a can do attitude will go a long way.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

• Target driven, but able to balance financial and non-financial objectives
• Entrepreneurial with the ability to follow through and achieve results
• Forward planner with excellent time management skills
• Able to deliver targets and objectives, often alone, but also to rise above the detail and take a strategic perspective
• Able to communicate effectively in a wide variety of situations, including formal speaking engagements to large audiences
• Able to reach, network with and communicate to a wide range of stakeholders and potential stakeholders including senior business people,  principals of schools and colleges and students
• Able to operate corporately as part of the Career Ready team
• Consultative and supportive management style
• Skilled negotiator, internally and externally
• Ability to use databases, Word, excel, PowerPoint and other ‘Office’ packages

A flexible approach to working hours is essential as ‘out of hours’ meetings are common within the requirements of this role

Experience

• Preferably three years in an education role.  Experience could have been gained in schools, FE colleges or not-for-profit organisations, but the successful applicant must be able to gain credibility with senior managers in a variety of educational institutions; or
• Three years experience in a not-for-profit organisation involved with young people; or
• Three years experience in a community development or Corporate Social Responsibility role in a company; and
• Evidence of commercial awareness and proven experience of account management.

Appointment will be subject to a 3-month probation period during which time the contract may be terminated with one week’s notice. An enhanced criminal record (DBS) check will be required for the role.

Salary & Benefits

£32,000-35,000 per annum, depending on experience

Plus 6% contribution to personal pension plan, subject to 3% employee contribution

Working From Home Allowance of £300 per annum

Annual leave: 25 days per annum plus bank/public holidays. The Charity is also closed between Christmas and New Year and there are an additional 2 days of leave available in August.

Interest-free season ticket or bicycle purchase loans.

Access to both our Reward Gateway Portal and an Employee Assistance Programme

Application

Closing date for applications is Friday 6th November 2020 at 5 p.m.                 

To Apply

If you are interested in the role, please apply online by submitting your CV and a covering letter (of no more than 2 pages) that demonstrates clearly, through examples, how your experience meets the requirements of the role and what attracts you to Career Ready. Please provide details of your current salary. 

Please note that if your application is not accompanied by a covering letter your application will not be considered.

Registered Charity Number 1092891

Debates around Black Lives Matter, mass remote working, inequality in our education system exposed by Covid-19 restrictions and debates about privilege – our society and our world of work is very clearly at a turning point.

As a social mobility charity, The Brokerage is in the fortunate position to influence that change in a positive, practical and meaningful way, working with underprivileged young people from state schools. We partner with corporates in the City (financial and professional services) that want our help with building and accessing a different talent pool and change organisational practices to create a post-inclusion culture where people from all backgrounds can thrive and be themselves.

The Brokerage is at a critical and dynamic point having recently launched a strategic re-direction, innovative new services and a relevant new brand, all supporting our vision of a world where a young person’s ability and aspiration alone determine their career path. At the heart of this exciting new direction is implementing our new partnership model to ensure that The Brokerage is both re-positioned as a Changemaker with corporates and ensures sustainable funding of its activities.  

To achieve this The Brokerage is currently recruiting for a Corporate Changemaker Manager to lead on the design and delivery of The Brokerage’s employer products and the engagement of our corporate partners. This is a new strand of work for us and this role will be instrumental in developing, testing and delivering our new employer products including our corporate leaders forum, employer culture change workshop and partnership assessment tool. In addition, this role will also lead on the development of our alumni proposition and ensure our alumni are leveraged to enhance our insights, profile and reach.

Main duties

• Manage the development and delivery of our employer products, especially our culture change workshop and develop related products e.g. support sessions for line mangers
• Play a liaison role between our partnerships and delivery teams, ensuring that agreements with our corporate partners are fulfilled and relationships are built
• Work with the Senior Insights and Communications Manager to generate collateral to support our corporate partners in their internal engagement activities around our work e.g. case studies/personal stores, business case around D&I
• Keep abreast about partners needs and develop a deep understanding of how the Brokerage can use our insights to add value and create change in organisational practices and behaviours, working closely with the Senior Insights, Impact and System Manager
• Work with the Partnership Team to deliver our partnerships assessments using insights and knowledge from the wider delivery team
• Manage corporate volunteers and ensure we make the most of their position in the organisation, working closely with the Senior Delivery Administrator
• Manage the development of manager support session and develop and implement a manager support network for our corporate partners for all of our activities
• Support the CEO and wider team with the delivery of the corporate employer forum 
• Research and manage the establishment of our alumni proposition and network and how they can be utilised to deliver on our strategic objectives
• Manage corporate and alumni engagement via social media and other channels
• To proactively support the Marketing and Communications Manager with case studies and other materials
• To play an active role in the planning and delivery of The Brokerage’s strategic objectives and participate in The Brokerage events and activities as required.

Person specification

Essential

• Dynamic, outgoing and engaging personality
• Experience of working in a corporate environment
• Experience of HR policies and procedures and wider organisational practices
• Knowledge of corporate D&I agendas and strategies
• Employee volunteer management experience
• Highly organised, with excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, to work to tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment and still produce quality outputs.
• Demonstrable knowledge of and interest in issues surrounding social mobility, education, as well as corporate diversity and inclusion programmes.
• Excellent IT skills, including demonstrable usage of Microsoft Office suite, CRM databases (eg. Salesforce or equivalent) and social media.

7% pension contribution

25 days’ paid annual leave plus Bank Holidays

2 days’ paid volunteering leave

Season ticket loan and a range of other staff benefits

Please apply by submitting a Cover Letter and CV by 0900 on Tuesday 3 November

Interview - dates tbc

Refuge is the UK’s largest provider of specialist services for victims of all forms of gender-based violence (domestic, sexual, so called ‘honour’ violence, modern slavery and human trafficking, prostitution, forced marriage, stalking and FGM). Every day we support over 6,000 women and children in our national network of services.  These include Independent Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Advocacy services (IDVAs/ISVAs and IGVAs), community outreach, specialist refuge accommodation, sanctuary services, culturally-specific services and the Freephone 24 Hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline. We advise Government and lobby hard to keep violence against women and girls high on the public agenda. We run award-winning prevention and public education campaigns, manage a busy press office and website, and we are an accredited training provider. We give a voice to the voiceless.

The post holder will provide leadership, line management and operational support to service managers, who are responsible for a range of services across the country.  These include  safe emergency accommodation through refuges in secret locations across the country; community-based outreach services; culturally specific services for women from South Asian, African and Caribbean, Eastern European and Vietnamese backgrounds; independent advocacy services for women at the highest risk of serious injury and homicide; a range of single point of access services for women, children and men experiencing all forms of violence across entire regions; and the Freephone 24 Hour National Domestic Violence Helpline, run in partnership with Women’s Aid. 

As a member of the senior operational management team, the post holder will be required to participate with the other senior operations managers in an out-of-hours service. The post holder must have the ability to travel regularly across all of Refuge’s services, including rural locations. The Senior operations manager will also contribute to the strategic development and implementation of Refuge’s operational procedures and quality management system.

Competitive salary offering annual progression within points of the salary grade, 28 days annual leave increasing to 30 days, pension scheme with People’s pension that includes a 6% Employer contribution, comprehensive EAP.

Refuge is proud to be a leader in its field and an employer of choice with leading edge systems for supervision, quality management and development. We offer the first Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) accredited qualification for our profession. 

We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applicants from black and minority ethnic communities, who are currently under represented in the senior operational management team.

Please visit Refuge’s website for further details and other opportunities.

Closing Date: 10 November 2020

Interview Date: 18 November 2020

An enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) certificate will be required for this role.

Refuge is committed to quality, equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. This post however is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.

Can you help us achieve sustainable growth to support us in building a community of black nature lovers and training people of colour as leaders in nature? We are looking for a gifted Operations Manager who will be responsible for the day to day management of Wild in the City. You will help create a strong infrastructure to support our programmes working to open up the countryside and nature based activity to more diverse participation.

You will be responsible for operations, office systems and functions, people, fundraising, budgets, project management and implementing strategy.
You will have business and financial acumen to ensure that current and future operations continue on a sustainable basis. You will ensure the efficient administration of programmes and problem solve operational challenges. You will ensure adherence to health and safety, and safeguarding procedures within the organisation.
We need a great organiser who does not shy away from a challenge. Flexible, enthusiastic and highly motivated. You’ll have great communication skills with the ability to build relationships with a range of diverse stakeholders.
This is a home based role, London travel will be required, to attend Wild in the City meetings, to meet with partners, to support the management of onsite activities and to meet with Wild in the City staff at outdoor locations. Occasional overnight stays and weekend/evening work may be required.

To apply for this role please complete the application form where you will also be asked to upload an up to date CV.

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Mind CHWF to join our Psychological Therapies and IRIE Mind’s African and Caribbean Service, as a High Intensity IAPT Therapist. This is a part time, fixed term position where you can really make a difference to the outcomes in the lives of the African and Caribbean Communities. 

Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team in the exciting, challenging and diverse boroughs of the City of London and Hackney, the post holder will be responsible for providing a High intensity service within Mind’s IAPT service; providing specialist psychological assessment, formulation and therapy in 1:1 and group format for clients of African and Caribbean heritage. The post holder will be passionate about working with the African and Caribbean Communities and a qualified clinician with additional training in CBT, IPT of CfD .

To apply, please visit our website and complete the application form.

Mind in the City, Hackney and Waltham Forest is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. 

We are a disability confident employer. All applicants with a disability, who meet the minimum essential short-listing criteria are guaranteed an interview. If this applies to you, please email us the attached equal opportunities form to the HR Team. 

We at Mind CHWF want to assure you that your privacy and the security of your data is our top priority. It always has been, and it will continue to be, as we refine our policies and internal processes. Please take a moment to read through our applicant’s privacy notice. 

Programme Manager

Full time: 37.5 hours per week

Fixed term for 2 year initial contract

This is an excellent opportunity to join The Poppy Factory at an exciting period of expansion in its activities supporting veterans as we look to work collaboratively with the NHS and other partners. The Poppy Factory Employability Service has supported over a thousand veterans back into work who have some form of mental or physical health challenge in relation to employment.  We are ambitious about supporting many more veterans into meaningful and sustainable work as we look to expand our service with a number of pilot programmes.

This role will lead on the management of The Poppy Factory pilot programmes across England and Wales, and the establishment of a dedicated programmatic hub to ensure strong governance and implementation. Working collaboratively with the Director of Operations and the Employability Managerial team, you will draw on evidence and best practice in the design, development and implementation of The Poppy Factory programmes. 

Are you:

• Experienced in programme and project management?

• A strategic thinker, eager to build on the foundations we've put in place to design and implement a programmatic hub? 
• A creative problem-solver who asks questions to learn more about a situation and is thoughtful and tenacious in working with others to find a range of possible solutions?

The successful candidate for this role will have a sound track record of conducting monitoring and evaluation of service delivery programmes.

This role is based at our head office in Richmond, however we can be flexible to combine office- and home-working arrangements (currently all roles are home-based).

The Poppy Factory aims to be an exemplar employer.  We provide competitive terms and conditions of employment including:

• A generous Company Pension scheme
• Company-paid life assurance
• Funding available for permanent employees to study for the Level 6 Diploma in Career Guidance & Development 

For the full job description and more information about the role please download the Candidate Pack. 

How to apply

To apply for this position please submit your CV and a covering letter clearly outlining how you meet the essential criteria in the person specification. You may address your covering letter to Abigail Boyle, Director of Operations. 

The post is anticipated to close at midnight on 5 November 2020, with interviews expected to take place on 12 & 13 November. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so we encourage candidates to apply promptly. 

Wandsworth Foodbank is looking for an experienced and engaging Volunteers Manager to organise, support and develop our amazing team of food bank volunteers.

Working in a friendly and supportive team, you’ll take the lead in managing volunteers at the Foodbank’s five church-based centres across Wandsworth Borough, and at our Foodbank warehouse. With your help, we want to equip and inspire our volunteers to provide the best possible support to local people referred to us in severe hardship.

We're looking for someone who is committed to the Christian values, priorities and culture of Junction Community Trust and St Mark’s Church, Battersea Rise. 

We're committed to ensuring we respond to the needs of black and minority ethnic communities locally, and we want to ensure our team is as representative as possible. We'd therefore particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates, to help us broaden our team.

The working hours are 5 days a week, but we’d be happy to consider 4 days a week for the right candidate. 

To find out more about the job, please see the role profile attached. You can also contact us if you’d like to have an informal conversation about this role.

As one of the world’s leading charities for disabled people, we believe disabled people should have the freedom to live their lives the way they choose – with the opportunity and support to live independently, to contribute economically and to participate fully in society.

With 5,000 staff and 10,000 volunteers supporting nearly 70,000 people in the UK and around the world, we provide support to 2,500 people in a variety of UK living services including supported living, nursing and day centre facilities.  We also support 12,000 young people in the UK with skills, confidence and employment programmes.  Internationally, we are a specialist development NGO delivering inclusive education, youth leadership and access to livelihoods programmes to more than 50,000 people in 15 countries across Asia and Africa.

About the Role

In this key role you will be instrumental in delivering significant funds through securing new strategic partnerships from the philanthropic sector to maximise both sustainable net income and non-financial resources.  You will lead on driving high value and complex partnerships, as well as manage fundraising projects with multi-layered stakeholder interests.

You will maintain and maximise the value of our current trust partnerships and develop both our Trust and High Value Partnerships strategies.  You will have a lead role in securing new income from high-value, multi-year partnerships – typically worth over £0.5 million.  You will work across donors based in the UK, United States, Europe and further afield.

Through your outstanding and high-level influencing and networking skills, you will win new strategic partnerships and grants as well as both manage and develop our existing relationships and partnerships.

Working with both our senior programme staff and external organisations around the globe, you will craft and manage the development of compelling funding proposals, as well as create effective systems to evaluate performance.

Along with the Trusts Officer, who you will line manage, you will develop and manage the new business trust pipeline to meet the ongoing income targets with a compelling and forward-looking fundraising case for support that will drive both general and restricted funds.

About You

You will have demonstrable experience of securing and managing high-value, multi-year grants.  You will have outstanding communication and negotiation skills along with strong project management experience.  You will have previous experience of managing and developing staff, along with the ability to enthuse and engage all those with whom you will interact. You will have knowledge of CRM systems and a proven track record of managing grants on behalf of a charity.

You will have a commitment to the values and ethos of Leonard Cheshire.

Leonard Cheshire welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We actively encourage applications from people with a disability, supporting where possible, your requirements for reasonable adjustments.

A satisfactory disclosure check (PVG membership in Scotland) is required for this post.

Shortlisting for this role may take place as applications are received. We therefore reserve the right to close this vacancy once suitable candidates have been appointed.

* No agencies please * 

Philanthropy Development Manager

£36,858 pa (inclusive of £4,615 London Weighting) + excellent benefits including flexible working

Maternity Cover until 7th January 2022

London, EC1 but currently remote working

Closing date: 9 November 2020 at 11.30pm Do you have experience in soliciting large donations from High Net Worth Individuals or working with High Net Worth clients in a private sector role? Then join Shelter as a Philanthropy Development Manager and you could soon be playing a vital role at the heart of our creative, passionate and ambitious Philanthropy team.

A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet millions of people across Britain struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change — with individuals, in communities, across society – and leading the way to a safe home. We are in the middle of a national housing emergency that has collided with a public health emergency, and more people than ever are turning to Shelter for help. We need ambitious individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.

Our Philanthropy team is a continuing success story. Over the last three years, we have grown our major gifts income to £2.3m, but we know there is even more potential. This growth has been achieved by significant investment in the team and the development of a range of products and propositions. Join us, and you’ll play a big part in our ongoing success.

Shelter promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We also encourage applications from people, who have been homeless or have been at risk of homelessness. We are facing diverse problems, so need diverse people to tackle them.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

About the Role
As part of an innovative, collaborative team, you will help us take philanthropy fundraising to new heights. This role is designed to help us build relationships with HNWIs and support growth in six and seven-figure donations. You will manage a portfolio of high net worth individuals, cultivating and stewarding donors, while also identifying new prospects, developing the proposals that will inspire them to give and also feeding into our operational annual and long term plans to deliver a major donor strategy.

About you
A track record of successfully dealing with influential individuals to secure significant gifts/accounts is required. You’ll also need excellent communication and relationship-building skills with a confident approach to donor management and the ability to articulate a compelling case for support. What's more, you have both the initiative and collaborative approach it takes to proactively identify opportunities and improve ways of working across the team and wider organisation.

Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave (pro rata), enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.

Apply to be part of our award-winning fundraising team and be the change you want to see in society.

Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

The role

This is a new and exciting role which comes as a result of our charity growing and increasing the amount of services we offer. The Volunteer and Community Services Manager is responsible for developing and managing our community based projects, which are hugely popular with our clients, adults with learning disabilities and/or autism.

As well as leading on these, you’ll co-ordinate and manage the volunteers which are the backbone of these projects, ensuring they have a really great experience with us. You’ll take a pro-active approach to managing a team of staff, and provide regular and on-going support to volunteers. You’ll be fundamental in shaping how these projects and future projects, will make the biggest impact possible to the lives of disabled adults. 

Who we are looking for

Our ideal candidate would have project and people management experience within the third sector. They'll have good knowledge of how to run successful volunteer led projects and a good understanding of the support needs of our clients as well as best practice in volunteering. They'll be exceptionally organised, be a great team worker and pay close attention to detail. They'll enjoy juggling a busy but rewarding workload, and have excellent written and face to face communication and facilitation skills.

They'll be approachable and enjoy building meaningful relationships with stakeholders. They’ll enjoy solving problems and be driven to deliver the best possible service to our service users. They'll be happy to work flexibly as regular out of hours’ work is an essential part of this role.  

About us

At Share, we’re passionate about supporting disabled people to set their own goals for learning and life, and then helping them to achieve their aspirations.  The majority of our service users are people with learning disabilities and/or autism. We offer a range of training, employment, personal development, leisure and community based opportunities. We're working for a world where disabled people are fully included and have access to all the amenities and opportunities in their communities.

We won the prestigious award of Employer of the Year at Wandsworth Business Awards 2019. We also hold the Investors in People accreditation and we are accredited by the National Autistic Society. 

To apply

Please download the full job description and person specification and then complete our application form and equal opportunities form - downloadable via our vacancies page on our website and from Charity Job. 

We particularly welcome applications from male and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, who are currently under represented at this level within our organisation. 

Hours: 35 hours per week, evening and weekend work is essential   
Annual leave: 25 days annual leave per year (increasing by one day per year until you reach a maximum of 30)
Closing date: Wednesday 11th November 2020 at 10am 
Interview date: Tuesday 17th November 2020

Digital Transformation Manager - Latin American House

£31,668 per annum pro-rata

We are looking for an exceptional Digital Transformation Manager to join Latin American House as soon as possible and help us to transform the way we communicate and engage with our audiences, deliver practical support to our beneficiaries and share one to one and group information about our services, activities and events. You will develop, improve, promote and support all our digital elements.

Our teams provide a range of services including specialist advice and information, children and adult education and cultural activities and events. Our charitable work focuses on providing accessible, efficient and practical support to disadvantaged Latin Americans and other Spanish and Portuguese-speaking communities in Greater London and beyond. Given the nature of our charity it is imperative that you have at least an intermediate level of Spanish, both written and spoken.

You will report to the Director and work closely with all teams. You will also be responsible for at least a volunteer. The position is part-time, 28 hours per week over four days. Flexible working arrangements may be available. It is a six months contract.

How to apply
Please submit your completed application forms - available in our website by Monday the 2nd of November 2020 at 12pm .

Interviews will be held on Thursday 5th of November 2020

We welcome applicants from all age groups, backgrounds and genders. We are a London Living Wage Employer.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Position

You will be a pivotal member of the team, enhancing the overall external and internal communications, helping us to reach and support more people and expanding the digital presence of our projects. You will be key in boosting and improving our brand name and in our pursuit of reaching to and supporting disadvantaged and vulnerable Latin Americans and Portuguese and Spanish speakers in Greater London and the UK.

You will have hands-on experience creating, designing and managing winning websites, digital campaigns and SEO, and have excellent technical and technological skills, with the ability and willingness to test, improve and share your knowledge constantly. You will be a self-starter who can shape the way LAH communicates, reaches to and helps our communities. You will lead LAH digital communications and ensure we deliver an excellent customer service online at all times.

The key areas for which you will be responsible are:

• ●  Create accessible, useful and user friendly digital content for our audiences in order to achieve and excel organisational objectives and support our communities.

• ●  Create, design, deliver and manage a winning website that represents Latin American House and its communities and projects for the next 5-8 years.

• ●  Develop appropriate and good quality content to support all digital activities.

• ●  Automate all current and new online services, including accessing our services and

  contacting us; signing up for and sending our newsletter; hiring spaces at LAH; enrolling and signing up for activities, classes and webinars; accessing and submitting feedback and monitoring forms; making online payments, etc.

• ●  Develop, implement and manage a Digital Marketing Strategy

• ●  Develop and implement a Digital and Social Media Policy.

• ●  Ensure all content is optimised for all types of devices, particularly smartphones.

• ●  Merge and unify our social media channels and develop new ones.

• ●  Oversee LAH website’s CMS, creating, managing and keeping the site optimised and

  updated at all times, and ensuring team members are comfortable editing and updating it when necessary.

• ●  Streamline all our on-line activities and operations, from classes, information and webinars to online class enrolments and payments, feedback forms, etc.

• ●  Supervise content production across the team

• ●  Analyse and report regularly on website and social media performance, monitoring

  and analytics, creating actionable insight and improving digital effectiveness.

• ●  Work with the Director and all the teams at LAH

• ●  You will be accountable for and support at least one volunteer.

  PERSON SPECIFICATION Experience

  Essential

• ●  At least three years experience in web design delivery and digital marketing

• ●  Demonstrable experience creating, delivering and managing websites and social

  media channels.

• ●  Able to understand objectives and deliver optimisation.

• ●  Comprehensive knowledge of SEO.

• ●  Excellent attention to detail.

• ●  First class communication skills in English and Spanish.

• ●  Autonomous, confident and self-starter with a can-do attitude and approach.

• ●  Passionate about digital, technology and technological developments.

• ●  Strong project management and organisational skills.

  Desirable

• ●  Experience working in the charity sector and VCOs.

• ●  Experience delivering training.

• ●  Knowledge of the challenges faced by the Latin American communities in the UK.

• ●  Solid working knowledge of IT, supporting organisations improving and

  transforming their IT.

• ●  Awareness and understanding of Data Protection.

Skills
Essential

• ●  Bilingual English-Spanish speaker, or Portuguese-English speaker with advanced Spanish language skills.

• ●  Solid knowledge of IT applications associated with web design delivery, CMS and web editing (i.e. WordPress, Joomla) preferably at programming level.

• ●  Strong development skills in HTML and CSS. Knowledge of additional languages, tools and software are welcome.

• ●  Highly literate and numerate, including G Suite, email marketing applications such as Mailchimp, social media and other relevant online tools.

• ●  Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• ●  Ability to prioritise work.

• ●  Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.

• ●  Ability and willingness to learn and apply new skills quickly.

  Desirable

• ●  Experience developing and managing IT systems, databases and CRM systems. Qualifications

• ●  An academic or vocational qualification in computer science, web design or development or equivalent is prefered

• ●  Formal training in digital tools and processes are desirable. Commitment, Values and Motivation

• ●  Strong commitment to the mission and values of Latin American House.

• ●  Collaborative team worker.

• ●  Proactive and able to confidently take initiative and make appropriate decisions.

• ●  Approachable, with the ability to build effective relationships.

• ●  Able to multitask, adaptable, emotionally intelligent and resilient.

• ●  Willingness to work flexibly as the post may require some work on evenings or wee.

• ●  Autonomous and proactive, can do attitude and able to work as part of a team.

About Latin American House

We work for the integration, social inclusion and wellbeing of Latin American and other Spanish and Portuguese-speaking migrants, as well as other communities in our local neighbourhood. Our aims are to improve their lives, to provide a local Community Centre and to promote the rich diversity of Latin American cultures. We are expanding our organisation and diversifying our income streams in order to provide a better and more comprehensive service to our beneficiaries. We are a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee.

Our services include:

• Legal and Social Welfare Advice, providing specialist advice on immigration, as well as general information on benefits and employment. In 2019 we also started a EU Settlement Scheme project to support disadvantaged and at-risk Latin Americans and their families.

• Children’s Education, which currently consists of our bilingual Menchú Nursery and the Spanish Saturday School for children from 5 to 11 years old.

• Adult Community Learning, in partnership with local authorities, colleges and recognised education organisations, as well as our own volunteers. We provide practical adult education for Latin Americans and local residents.

• Community Centre, LAH is a well-established centre where people can come for activities, information and orientation.

• Culture - promoting and showcasing Latin American cultures, for people of all ages and backgrounds. From 2019 there is a dedicated culture coordinator.

The last three years have been of expansion and growth and we have had an increasing number of beneficiaries, clients and visitors reaching our organisation.

Latin American House  Registered Charity 1127253

Are you a dynamic, highly competent and committed activist with a background in
participatory action research or community / youth organising?
We need you to join us in inspiring and supporting young people to envision and pursue change in the environmental and food sector.
Reporting to the Head of Activism, the Participatory Youth Programmes Manager will design and oversee
our development programmes with the young people recruited through our EcoTalent project, using
Participatory Action Research methodology to ensure participant agency is at the heart of our work.
This asset-based approach will ensure that we are able to influence government policy, corporations and
provide insight to ensure that we build a more inclusive and representative environmental and food
movement.

Contract 4 days (30 hours), with a high degree of flexibility over working hours (core hours
10am-4pm)
Duration Initially 7 months contract (Dec 2020 - June 2021). 6-week probationary period, with
possibility of extension, subject to funding
Location Feedback’s office is currently in London Fields however we will be relocating our Head
Office to Tottenham Hale in December. Currently, the team is primarily remote
working in line with the Government’s COVID 19 guidance, with limited provision to
work from our offices. A small amount of UK travel may be required
 

How to apply
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification with details of how to submit, your  CV and cover letter (no more than 2 sides of A4) explaining how you meet the person specification and why you would like to work at Feedback.

• Closing date for applications is 15th November at 5 pm
• Shortlisted candidates will be notified on 18th November
• 1st Stage interviews will be held online via Zoom on 25th November.
• Three candidates will be advanced through to the final stage, a young person’s panel with a selection of current and former interns.