Equally Ours is looking for an intern to learn from and contribute to our work. You'll focus on important policy projects, including supporting the Funders for Race Equality Alliance to improve the practice of funders and increase investment in race equality.

You will have the opportunity to learn about the UK’s equality and human rights agenda while participating in the day-to-day activities of an NGO with a eighteen-year track record of helping make equality and human rights a reality in people’s lives.

You’ll assist with organising, hosting and administering meetings and events. You will also provide support on research, and monitoring and evaluation of projects, as well as other tasks.

Equally Ours works on the basis of partnership and dialogue with a wide range of individuals and organisations across government, academia, funders, and the voluntary sector. The internship is therefore an excellent opportunity for someone wishing to develop connections perhaps with a view to future work in these fields.

This internship is for someone from a Black, Asian, minority ethnic, or mixed race background. Our internship programme is a positive action initiative under the Equality Act 2010. It is part of our commitment to addressing the under-representation of people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds in Equally Ours and in policy and public affairs roles in the wider voluntary sector.

You will be managed by a Black senior member of staff, who has a wealth of experience to share, and will be working within a team who are committed to equality and continuous learning.

Location and hours

The post will be remote to begin with due to Covid-19, then will be based in the offices of Age UK at 1-6 Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9NA. The office is open-plan and friendly, is wheelchair accessible and easy to reach by public transport (bus, train and underground).

Because of project requirements, you must usually be available on Tuesdays and Thursdays. There may be some days when there is flexibility on this or occasional days where you might be needed on another day. We will be as accommodating as possible.

Join our busy team in delivering the Zero Carbon Cumbria Partnership along with a huge host of organisations from around the county. The ZCCP involves nearly 70 partners spanning the public, private and third sectors with the aim of cutting greenhouse gas emissions. The role includes taking overall responsibility for the coordination and management of the project, recruiting other members of the ZCCP team, developing a rolling programme plan and creating a programme management framework as well as a host of other responsibilities that come with heading up Cumbria’s effort towards carbon neutrality.

Application & Interview Process

Please apply by completing the application form on our website. We do not accept CVs. Guidance for submitting your application is included in the form.

The closing date for return of applications is 9am on 19th October 2020. Candidates shortlisted for interview will be informed by Wednesday 21 October 2020. Interviews will be held on Tuesday 3rd November 2020 via Zoom.

Job description

If you prefer to download the job description and person specification, please use the link on our website.

EMPLOYER:  Cumbria Action for Sustainability (CAfS)

LOCATION: Principally home working. Occasional meetings may be required at our office in Penrith (Rural Eden Foyer, Old London Road, Penrith, CA11 8ET) and other Cumbria locations when Covid-19 restrictions allow.

REPORTS TO: Chief Executive Officer.

HOURS: 22.5 hours a week (3 days). Flexible working hours.

SALARY RANGE: £24,000-£30,000 per annum full-time equivalent (£14,400 to £18,000 for the 22.5-hour week), depending on skills and experience.

DURATION: Fixed-term contract from 1 Nov 2020 (or sooner) to end Dec 2025.

ABOUT CAFS:

Our vision is a zero carbon Cumbria and we strive to bring about a better way of life, in balance with our environment.

Our mission is to empower and enable people, communities and businesses to live and work more sustainably by sharing our knowledge, practice, skills, networks and practical experience. We manage and deliver events, advice, training and practical projects across the county as well as providing specialist consultancy services to enable individuals, communities, businesses and local authorities to drive a shift towards a Zero Carbon Cumbria.

CAfS is an award-winning charity with a team of seventeen highly skilled staff, working with a pool of specialist contractors and volunteers to deliver around 20 major, transformational low-carbon projects each year. CAfS is the leading organisation in Cumbria showcasing low-carbon living, energy-efficiency improvements, renewable technology and reduced use of fossil fuels, both on a domestic scale and in the community. Now in our 22nd year, CAfS is the first point of reference in the county for information on sustainability. CAfS is a dynamic, pro-active and responsive organisation, continually striving to deliver effective projects that make an impact and drive real change towards a low-carbon future. As such, we continually initiate, scrutinise, refine and launch new projects, accessing funding from a variety of sources or earning income from delivering specialist services.

BACKGROUND TO THE ZERO CARBON CUMBRIA PROJECT:

Cumbria Action for Sustainability is one of a small number of organisations to be successfully awarded £2.5million from the National Lottery’s Climate Change Action Fund for the five year ‘Zero Carbon Cumbria Partnership – By the People, For the People’ project. The bid was led by CAfS on behalf of the Zero Carbon Cumbria Partnership (ZCCP) which involves nearly 70 organisations spanning the public, private and third sectors with the aim of cutting greenhouse gas emissions. Eleven of the organisations in the ZCCP will be involved in directly delivering elements of the Lottery-funded project and the whole partnership will be involved in wider decarbonisation programmes in order to reach the county’s zero carbon goal. There will be a Partnership Manager based at Cumbria County Council who will be co-ordinating the wider Partnership projects that fall outside of this National Lottery funded project.

Through this project, people who live, work and study in Cumbria will be able to take advantage of a whole range of opportunities to cut their own carbon footprint and that of their communities, playing their part in global actions to stop climate change.

The project will tackle some of the main sources of carbon emissions in Cumbria, with a particular focus on food, energy generation and the goods we buy. The sub projects have been devised by a range of community organisations and chosen because of their wide benefits to local communities. More information about the project is available on our website.

MAIN PURPOSE OF ROLE: 

The post has several key roles: principally to establish and coordinate the effective delivery of the Zero Carbon Cumbria project, to manage the day to day running of the project, manage the grant budget, coordinate and support delivery partners and liaise with the National Lottery, coordinate the project steering group, manage a team of project staff and work closely with the delivery partners.

KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:

• Take overall responsibility for the coordination and management of the Zero Carbon Cumbria: By the People, For the People lottery-funded project.
• Recruit and manage the Communications Manager, Events & Training Officer, Community Carbon Literacy Officer and Cumbria Sustainability Network Coordinator and manage the Project Administrator.
• Work closely with the Partnership Manager to ensure the smooth running of the project.
• Develop a rolling programme plan which enables activities, outcomes and budgets to be effectively monitored.
• Develop an effective programme management framework which will allow the whole suite of projects to be viewed as an integrated whole, and within which partners can develop detailed and consistent project plans (while being mindful of the need for effort to be proportional to the scale of each partner’s project).
• Develop a framework to monitor, measure, evaluate and report on success and produce routine and exception reports on the programme (budget, capacity, deliverables, outcomes etc) which allow the CAfS CEO, Trustees, The Lottery and all delivery partners to understand and respond to the progress of the project.
• Work alongside Project Delivery Partners to maximise outcomes and ensure partners are delivering to plan, capturing learning, sharing information and networking locally and nationally.
• The effective management and mitigation of project risks.

TASKS TO INCLUDE

• To co-chair meetings of the Zero Carbon Cumbria Partnership.
• To convene the Project Board on a quarterly basis, ensuring adequate representation from delivery partners and key communities, and reporting mechanisms.
• To coordinate all payment and reporting processes for the project.
• To work alongside partners and project staff to raise additional funds that will allow the benefits of the programme to be maximised.
• To develop consultant briefs, commission, contract and manage consultants to carry out a range of expert advice and project work.
• To manage the central funding pots for the partnership: to overcome disadvantage; share learning; and access expert advice where needed.
• To liaise with other National Lottery Climate Action Fund grant recipients.
• To work with all delivery partners to ensure consistency and timeliness regarding staff recruitment and/or contracting delivery of posts in their organisations.
• To act as media spokesperson for the project as required.
• To maintain and ensure compliance with the project delivery partnership agreement.
• To adhere to CAfS project management processes.
• To develop and maintain all project documentation including project GANTT chart, risk log, action log etc.
• To assess and manage any changes to the project baseline.
• To arrange and deliver project planning meetings.

Person Specification

Essential skills and attributes:

• An understanding of and personal commitment to the objectives that CAfS seeks to deliver.
• Ability to develop a shared vision across a diverse and multi-organisational project and drive momentum to deliver agreed goals.
• Strong networking skills and ability to effectively communicate and negotiate with a wide range of partners from a variety of backgrounds, including community groups and young people.
• Experience of complex programme management, including planning, organising, scheduling, budget management, financial analysis, risk management, management information, report writing and monitoring and evaluation of multiple projects.
• Experience of capturing and sharing learning.
• Experience of tendering, letting, and managing contracts and partnership agreements.
• Experience of recruiting and managing staff.
• Ability and willingness to prioritise, work to deadlines and juggle multiple priorities.
• Ability to travel independently throughout rural Cumbria.
• Understanding of relevant requirements of Data Protection Act 2018.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines.
• Flexible working including evening and weekend working by agreement.
• Computer skills specifically Microsoft office applications, including Excel, and PowerPoint, Zoom and MS Teams.

Desirable criteria

The following attributes are desirable but not essential:

• A degree-level qualification in a relevant field e.g. project management, sustainability, community development.
• Experience of delivering community-led projects or schemes, especially concerning energy generation, food growing and sourcing, and repair cafes or managing other emission reduction programmes.
• Experience of reporting to project boards/steering groups and major funders.
• Experience in running online meetings and webinars.
• Experience of liaising and reporting to The National Lottery.

The Trust is looking for an experienced, enthusiastic leader and Manager who is committed to the development of the Wiltshire & Swindon Biological Records Centre (WSBRC). The post holder will be someone who is able to use their ecological knowledge and their understanding of the major issues facing the natural environment to interpret and engage with key policies and strategies and work with diverse stakeholder groups to support nature’s recovery.

We are looking for a candidate who is organised and motivated, with an entrepreneurial outlook. They will be an excellent networker, able to build and maintain strong working relationships with key stakeholders.

The role will oversee all aspects of WSBRC’s work programme and budgets, setting the strategic direction and developing products and services. They will have line management responsibility for a team of staff and office volunteers. 

For the past 35 years the WSBRC has catalogued and stored biodiversity information.  The WSBRC promotes and supports biological recording and monitoring and is part of a national network of Local Environmental Records Centres.  It gathers, manages, interprets and disseminates a wide range of biological and geological information and produces Wiltshire’s State of the Environment Report. It also works with a range of partners to deliver recording, monitoring and citizen science projects within Wiltshire.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Philanthropy Manager to join our Partnerships & Philanthropy Team. You will play a critical role in helping to generate £1m total income next year, including funding from new and existing high value Trusts and Foundations as well as the implementation of our new Major Donor programme.

As we look to build a long term sustainable portfolio of high value relationships, you will work to secure the support of new Trusts and Foundations above £25,000, whilst also stewarding our existing funders at that level.  You will also be responsible for the line management of our Philanthropy Officer and their work on our mid-level Trusts and Foundations Programme and our new Major Donor programme.

With demonstrable success in securing and stewarding high value Trusts and Foundations and with experience of Major Donor programmes, you will be driven by achieving financial targets, adept at working with colleagues to develop and deliver winning cases for support, and skilled at managing multiple deadlines and stakeholders simultaneously.

Independent Age wants to make the UK a better place to grow old for everyone. What we do is very simple and effective. We understand the issues faced as we grow older, campaign for change, and provide support services people can rely on – from award winning information guides, telephone advice and support, and a network of volunteers helping us to beat loneliness and isolation across the UK.

It’s an incredibly exciting time to join Independent Age and help make an impact on the lives of older people. This role provides line management and support to a team of 3 Technical Advisers, topic specialists covering social care, benefits, housing, health and wellbeing issues. This post will ensure Independent Age staff and volunteers receive the guidance and support they need in order to deliver accurate information and advice that enables older people to live well with dignity, choice and purpose. It will also support IA’s communications, marketing, policy and influencing activity, representing IA externally when required.

Experienced in managing a team, you will have substantial knowledge of legislative frameworks and issues affecting older people, and the ability to deliver complex advice and information in an understandable format in line with Advice Quality Standard or other quality frameworks.  With proven organisational skills, including ability to prioritise and balance a large number of concurrent tasks you will have the ability to manage projects and meet targets.

We need a project manager to help us transition our face to face training materials online over the next 6 months.

In the light of Covid-19, Refugee Support Network (RSN) has started delivering its refugee youth education services and associated training online. As we build back better, we’re looking for a motivated, organised and capable individual to manage our online learning transition project by overseeing the process of adapting our suite of face-to-face training and learning materials to an online and/or blended learning format and supporting other improvements to RSN’s online presence. The postholder will manage this 6 month digital transition project to time and budget, acting as a bridge between RSN’s educational specialists, our communications team and the relevant external design and technical companies.

Application process

You must have a visa that allows you to work in the UK for the duration of this contract to apply for this job.

To apply, please submit a tailored CV (ensuring any gaps in employment are explained) and cover letter through CharityJob by 8am on Thursday 8th October 2020. Interviews will take place online week beginning 12th October and references will be taken up prior to appointment. 

In the covering letter (maximum 2 pages of A4) please explain how your experience addresses all the competencies in section 5 (person specification) below. 

In your covering letter please clearly state the earliest date you would be available to start should you be appointed. The funding for this role must be spent within a 6 month period and so we are not able to accommodate long notice periods.

As with all roles at RSN, we particularly welcome applications from people with refugee backgrounds.

About RSN

At Refugee Support Network we are working towards a world where all young people displaced by conflict or crisis are able to build more hopeful futures. Led by our ethos and values, we do this by supporting young refugees and asylum seekers to access, remain and progress in education. 

Currently over 500 young people each year benefit from our core programmes: educational mentoring, access to higher education, specialist education and wellbeing support and our new values-based leadership course. Alongside our direct work with young people, we undertake research and consultancy and provide training, ensuring that the voices of young refugees and asylum seekers are heard by those whose decisions affect their lives. Click here to read our latest impact report to find out more. 

Job mission and outcomes

This role exists to successfully deliver RSN’s digital transition project which will increase the reach and impact of our work in the post-Coronavirus context. To this end, the Online Learning Transition Project Manager will deliver the following outcomes:

Outcome 1: RSN has a portfolio of blended and online learning training materials 

Key tasks include:

• Overseeing the adaptation of RSN’s existing suite of materials to an online/blended learning format, including training materials for volunteer educational mentors and education professionals and our leadership course for young refugees and asylum seekers;

• Acting as the primary focal point and liaison between RSN’s education technical experts (i.e. those who have developed and deliver the existing face-to-face training packages) and our online and blended learning instructional design partners (Centreity);

• Working alongside our instructional design partners to make necessary adaptations to the face to face materials.

• Creating and sourcing of additional supplementary materials necessary to successfully transition these resources online

Outcome 2: The digital transition project is well-managed to time and to budget, in line with RSN’s ethos and values

Key tasks include:

• Developing and delivering a project plan ;

• Maintaining close oversight of the project’s time frame and budget to ensure successful delivery;

• Collaborating closely with other team members, including the CEO, our Fundraising and Communications Officer, RSN’s educational technical experts and their wider teams to ensure that the products being developed meet the users’ needs;

• Communicating clearly and regularly with our instructional design partners and other external agencies involved in the project’s delivery.

Outcome 3: RSN has an improved digital presence which better serves the organisation and end users

Key tasks include:

• Working with the CEO, Head of Programmes and Fundraising and Communications Officer to establish key goals and additional time-bound micro-projects

• Working with RSN team members and external agencies as required to improve and update our online presence and activities

Person Specification

In order to achieve this role’s mission and deliver the above outcomes, we would like candidates to demonstrate the following competencies:

Technical knowledge, skills and experience

Development of online and/or blended learning materials:

• A full understanding of, and experience in, using e-learning creation tools and Learning Management Systems

• Awareness of good-practice and innovation in the e-learning industry, particularly in light of Covid-19

• Understanding of online and blended learning pedagogies, methodologies, styles and standards

• Knowledge of best practice in accessibility and the creation of user-centred resources

• Experience of working collaboratively with partners to create online and blended learning materials

• Experience of managing, creating, delivering e-learning (desirable)

• Relevant recognised training qualification/s with ability to translate the theoretical basis into action (desirable)

• Experience of developing youth-centred training (desirable)

• Experience of developing training materials for learners with English as a second language (desirable)

• Good understanding of key issues in refugee education (desirable)

Project management

• Proven track record of managing and delivering projects on time and to budget

• Sufficient IT knowledge to work effectively on the RSN team, eg is able to use, or quickly pick up,  Google Drive, Whatsapp, Google Hangouts

Working style, skills and ethos

• We value the way in which a person works just as much as the actual work they do. To this end, we are seeking candidates with the following attributes:

• Communication: Communicates clearly, appropriately, promptly and warmly

• Attention to detail: Thoroughly accomplishes a task by showing attention for all the areas involved, no matter how small

• Motivation: Maintains stable performance when under heavy pressure and/or juggling multiple work streams, demonstrating strong willingness and internal motivation to work hard and get the job done

• Team working: Understands, values and speaks affirmingly of the work of others, being helpful, kind and sensitive to their needs.

• Self awareness: Works well independently, is able to ask appropriate questions to elicit information to make informed decisions, is confident to make such decisions on their own whilst recognising when it is appropriate to discuss with their line manager or the wider team

• Character: Has integrity, earns trust and maintains confidences, and speaks plainly and truthfully

• Mission-led: Is engaged by RSN’s vision of enabling young refugees to build more hopeful futures through education

• Ethos and values: Is motivated by personal core beliefs (whether Christian or not) and values being part of an organisation which is founded on, and seeking to outwork, the Christian faith

Equal opportunities

We are an equal opportunities employer and will apply objective criteria to assess potential suitability for roles within the organisation. We actively seek to recruit with the right mix of talent, skills and potential, promoting equality for all, and welcome applications from a wide range of candidates, including those from refugee backgrounds. We select all candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications, experience and commitment to the values and purposes of the organisation. We aim to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of race, ethnicity, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, age, sex or sexual orientation, gender reassignment, disability, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, or any other protected characteristic (under the Equalities Act 2010).

If you feel you would require reasonable adjustments in order to carry out the role or attend an interview at RSN due to a disability, caring responsibilities or any other reason, please give details in your cover letter or get in touch to arrange a chat.

Action Against Hunger UK, as part of Action Against Hunger’s global humanitarian Network, supports our international programmes by raising funds, providing Nutrition and MEAL expertise, campaigning for change and raising awareness of child hunger.

The Operations Department at Action Against Hunger UK envisions a more effective humanitarian and nutrition sector, able to evidence effectively and adapt efficiently to meet the needs of those affected or at-risk of disasters and hunger. The department has a mission: to improve the quality and impact of humanitarian action by harnessing the power of information and knowledge.

The Senior Project officer will work on projects implementing assessment, monitoring, evaluation, knowledge management and learning services across the Action Against Hunger network as well as for a number of external organisations as part of our growing consultancy model.  You will play an integral part in MEAL and knowledge and information management of humanitarian response projects and nutrition projects, and will deliver key learning outcomes as part of a passionate team of practitioners. You will apply keen and creative analytical skills, strong technical experience, as well as bring fresh perspectives and new ideas. Within a flexible and adaptive working environment you will possess a positive, ‘can do’ attitude.

Wen are looking for a highly experienced project or campaigns manager, with a strength for realising the vision of a project in a way that brings people together and builds community power to achieve real change. 

ABOUT THE ROLE

You will lead on Just FACT - a Just Food and Climate Transition, an ambitious five-year programme enabling community-led climate action in our local borough of Tower Hamlets. This is an exciting opportunity for the right person to lead on a truly unique transformational piece of work with incredible local community involvement, inspiring partner organisations and key decision makers already engaged.

Here at Wen we believe that food has a unique power to bring people together across difference to create positive change collectively. It creates a place where we can share knowledge, skills and gain confidence to take high impact action together as a community. Food is also at the heart of many of Tower Hamlets residents’ greatest problems. The Covid-19 crisis has starkly highlighted this as more people struggle to get the food they need, many families unable to afford healthy enjoyable meals, and more people than ever reliant on food banks.

It is vital we do everything we can to take action to prevent a climate crisis. This project believes improving our food system will be a vital part of the solution by creating a more resilient food system that works better for the happiness, health and wellbeing of our communities. That is why we’re calling this project Just FACT – A Just Food and Climate Transition – because we believe that any action we take on climate change must have justice at its heart. 

As the Programme Manager you will strategically lead all elements of Just FACT: 

• BLUEPRINT ARCHITECTS - Community-led group of ‘Architects’ researching and creating the Just FACT Blueprint for Tower Hamlets. Lead by London LEAP 
• Just FACT FORUM - Sitting within Tower Hamlets Food Partnership this forum will bring together strategic partners to advise and resource the project, amplify learning. 
• COMMUNITY HUBS - 3 Estate based hubs engaging diverse communities to take action and supporting people change behaviours. 
• LEADERSHIP CIRCLE - Wen will coordinate an evolving participatory group bringing together partners 
• COMMUNITY LABS - 5 ‘Beacon’ projects building on existing best practice and 5 new ‘Ground Breaker’ projects supporting innovation and upscaling responding to Blueprint 

RESPONSIBILITIES 

Planning and delivery 

• To take overall responsibility for the strategic planning, management and direction of the Just FACT programme, working to the agreed project plan.
• working closely with the project partners to review and develop how the programme is delivered to ensure impact. 
• To think creatively and ensure the Just FACT Programme is developed to meet its aims and ambitious vision.
• To ensure that the agreed project outcomes are delivered successfully and on time.

Influencing 

• Working with partners, you will lead on designing the campaign strategy for the project to change our food system locally, and to create a blueprint that can have a wider impact. 
• Understand, identify and seize opportunities for high impact change. 
• To build the profile of Just FACT, identifying local, national and international platforms where project learnings can be shared.
• Generate strategic relationships responding to the needs of the project 

Partnership management 

• Manage relationships with the project’s 10-15 funded partners adopting an approach of generous leadership, particularly convening the Leadership Circle. 
• Build effective relationships with key stakeholders in the council, local politicians, community groups, businesses and the third sector.

Understanding impact and sharing learning 

• With the support of a consultant, design a monitoring and evaluation framework for the project that will help understand impact, shape the project and share learning. 
• Ensure that suitable monitoring and evaluation data is collected from across the programme and with partners to evidence impact, shape programme and fulfil reporting requirements.
• Actively participate in movement building nationally, sharing learning from Just FACT.

Administration and management 

• To line manage between 3 to 5 part-time staff at Wen.
• To undertake administration relating to the project.
• To manage the project budget, including ensuring that all partners are keeping suitable records of their expenditure and abiding by Wen’s financial policies and procedures. 

Other tasks 

• As a participatory organisation, staff are expected to be active in organisational decision making processes and working groups.
• You may be required to undertake other tasks relevant to the role or the wider organization.
• Additional fundraising support for the Just FACT programme team. 

PERSON SPECIFICATION 

Essential Experience & Knowledge

• At least three years professional experience in a project or campaign management role in the third sector, particularly in the environmental or community sectors.
• A proven strategic thinker who can work innovatively, identify and seize opportunities to achieve change.
• Demonstrated success delivering on a multi-year project, developing projects as they grow. 
• Leading a coalition or partnership. 
• Ability to build effective collaborative relationships with a diverse range of groups and individuals. 
• Working with a variety of community organisations, particularly small grassroots groups. 
• Track record of raising the public profile of projects you have worked on.
• Track record of successfully managing large project budgets. 
• Experience and understanding of working across sectors (statutory, third sector, business and community). 
• At least one year’s experience in direct line management of staff.
• Experience of designing and undertaking complex monitoring and evaluation processes, reporting to funders and demonstrating impact at a high level.
• A thorough understanding of the concept of Just Transition, and a commitment to the aims of Just FACT. 
• A passion for taking effective climate action, especially facilitating community led solutions. 

Desirable 

• Expertise in climate policy or campaigns, community organizing or food policy. 
• Experience of working across sectors (statutory, third sector, business and community).
• Knowledge of the borough of Tower Hamlets. 
• Grant fundraising experience. 

About Wen 

Wen works both in East London and nationally to support women and their communities to take environmental action. We work across a wide range of environmental issues, including building resilient and sustainable local food systems, food growing, nature based wellbeing sessions in women’s refuges, our Environmenstrual campaign and our work on the Feminist Green New Deal.

Wen has been supporting women and communities to grow their own food, and become advocates for environmental action in Tower Hamlets, for over ten years. Wen leads on the Tower Hamlets Food Partnership, bringing organisations and individuals together to build a better food system for everyone in Tower Hamlets. Members include housing providers, food charities, small businesses, schools, social enterprises, community gardeners and the council. 

Wen strives to take an inclusive, feminists and intersectional approach to everything we do. This can be seen within our organisation through our participatory leadership model, the types of projects and campaigns we choose to work on and importantly we advocate movement building

We are looking for someone who is a born organiser.  Good with people, you think on your feet, a problem solver. 

Your first task will be to bring together 30-40 odd organisers of local groups and national networks, and help them gel as a team. Give them the confidence, knowledge and resources to develop their group, support each other and play an engaged part in Stamma.

We want to ensure that we have local groups across the UK which are welcoming and engaging and provide a consistent quality experience to new and existing members.  More, we want to expand our network, and create more local groups – and ideally more national networks, like the Defence Stammering Network or the Stamma Civil Service. 

ROLE OUTLINE

Your job is to work with our volunteer organisers, many of whom have been involved in Stamma for many years, and look at what they need in terms of resources and information and support – and knit that into an overarching plan.  One that delivers a common understanding and agreement between ourselves and the organisers – and ensure that people taking part in local groups, online groups, networks, experience a consistent quality experience.

ABOUT YOU
You will like meeting people, be a great listener, a great organiser and by definition be a good planner.  Good taking thought to deed, coming up with a plan, writing it down succinctly and clearly, getting agreement, putting it into action.  You’ll be hoping to be able to travel widely, and meet everyone. Failing that you’ll be pretty great at organising and running Zoom meetings.  Not bad too at social media. You are as at home with local groups as you are with a huddle of city bankers – able to stand up and present with passion and clarity.

LOCAL GROUPS & NETWORKS

A local group could be 4 or 40, meeting in a uni or going for a ramble, or sitting down for a group knit at the Community Centre.  But we need a clear agreement in place for how groups are run and promoted, where data is kept, how people are protected, and importantly the messaging around stammering. Your job is to get this into place.

You will also be responsible for helping secure and set up new local groups and networks – recruiting coordinators, setting them up, helping knit them into the coordinators network, which you’ll also set up.

There is growing demand and interest in setting up networks within organisations, across branches, to support those who stammer.  Whether in the workplace or in education.  You’ll be over this like a rash, sourcing and developing resources and materials for use locally or available online, tailored to the different environments.  This is a huge area to get on top of, but no rush.

You’ll set up systems and relationship so that our local organisers are kept up to date, can support each other and keep the organisation grounded.  In return we’ll be looking to organisers to help set up local Open Days, family days, our biennial conference and workshops. And working together, from the ground up, we will create a better world for people who stammer.

If this is you, if this excites you, then join us.

This is an exciting opportunity to join us on a new project to support the £98m Healthy Ageing Challenge Fund. If you experienced in supporting learning networks, have excellent stakeholder management skills and a passion for supporting shared learning then we’d like to hear from you. 

The UK’s population is undergoing a massive age shift. In less than 20 years, one in four people will be over 65.

The fact that many of us are living longer is a great achievement. But unless radical action is taken by government, business and others in society, millions of us risk missing out on enjoying those extra years.

At the Centre for Ageing Better we want everyone to enjoy later life. We create change in policy and practice informed by evidence and work with partners across England to improve employment, housing, health and communities.

We are a charitable foundation, funded by The National Lottery Community Fund, and part of the government’s What Works Network.

The Centre for Ageing Better have been commissioned to deliver a Community of Practice (CoP) for the Healthy Ageing Challenge Fund. The CoP is a learning network that will support shared learning and collaboration across a network of members, which includes those in receipt of Challenge Fund awards, and a wider interested audience.

The Community and Learning Manager will be responsible for supporting the ongoing management, facilitation and development of the CoP and online community hub. You will be responsible for getting to understand the members of the community and co-designing an evolving programme of workshops, webinars, resources and support. You will work with colleagues to source and commission experts to deliver these activities and will work with colleagues to scope, commission and manage an evaluation of the CoP.

The successful candidate will have excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills and a proven ability to support and deliver communities of practice or learning networks. You’ll have a good understanding of different knowledge exchange methods and will be confident working with third parties to deliver quality, timely work. A collaborative approach, analytical mindset and strong attention to detail are essential.

To apply please send a CV, covering letter addressing how you meet the criteria for the role and the attached Equality and Diversity form. The closing date for this role is 5pm on Monday 5th October 2020 with interviews to take place on Friday 16th October 2020.

We will review applications on an ongoing basis so the role may close before the closing date.

Fixed term contract up to End Dec 2021

£24,000 pa

One post -  London and South East England

One post – West Midlands and South England

We are looking for 2 new team members – one within the West Midlands and South West of England, one within London and the South East region - who love working with people and communities to join our UK wide team of Community Network Developers.

This is a great opportunity for someone with strong relationship building skills, experience in developing and growing regional networks inspiring our network members to engage in our campaigns and do more in their communities all year round.

Eden Project Communities aim to improve the happiness and wellbeing of people across the UK by bringing communities together and inspiring them to make positive changes where they live. We are the people behind the Big Lunch – the UK’s annual get together for neighbours – which sees millions of people participating each year. We run a programme of UK-wide mass engagement campaigns and activities creating social capital on a mass scale as well as supporting and engaging thousands of community-minded people all across the UK as part of our Eden Project Communities Network.

As Community Network Developer you will be providing a vibrant calendar of events and activities offline and online for our network across your region, grow our network in your region – not only in scale but also in depth – and help us increase awareness of and participation in all aspects of the programme, including our Community Camps, online workshops and trainings, network events and The Big Lunch.

It will be part of your role to establish and develop strong relationships with people across our network, regional partners and the organisation as part of our peer to peer support structure. We see ourselves as a back-bone organisation offering structures, events and opportunities for our network members to connect, learn and inspire each other.

You’ll bring

• A minimum of 2 years’ experience is community development, campaigning or project management
• Strong track-record of successfully supporting and growing networks of people
• Experience in the community or charity sector (paid or voluntary)
• Strong relationship building and communication skills that create a welcoming and open space for people to connect, learn and grow together
• As a natural host, you’ll be familiar with setting up and running online and offline events that bring people together
• A passion for communities and a drive to create stronger and happier communities across the UK

Working for the Eden Project (Charity number 1093070), roles within the programme are funded by the National Lottery through The National Lottery Community Fund.  This is a fixed term contract to the end of December 2021 subject to funding. The post holder will be based from home within the region and will be required to travel across the territory, the UK and to the Eden Project in Cornwall for key events and meetings. You will be part of a team of Community Network Developers, supported by our England Network Team Leader.

The closing date for applications is Monday 19th October 2020.

Family Action is a charity committed to building stronger families by delivering innovative and effective services and support that reaches out to many of the UK’s most vulnerable children, young people and their families. We seek to empower people and communities to address their issues and challenges through practical, financial and emotional help.

Stockton Family Outreach and Volunteering Service is part of the 0-19 service in partnership with Stockton Borough Council and Harrogate & District NHS Foundation Trust. We work with children, young people and their families, who are not currently open to Social Care services or Early Help; in the hope of preventing this involvement in the future. We work in partnership with these agencies to complete targeted and timely interventions with a child or young person and their family. Volunteers provide support by delivering accessible, hub-based sessions, community-based family support; or by working in the background to support professionals.

The successful applicant will support the Volunteer Coordinator in delivering an ambitious volunteer strategy across the Stockton 0-19 service, both within the Family Hubs and the wider community, by recruiting, training and supervising a caseload of volunteers. They will work closely with the Community Participation Worker to embed volunteering across the service and to provide volunteering support for Community Engagement and Service User Participation events. During school holidays, they will lead a team of volunteers in the delivery of our Families, Food and Fun programme which aims to limit the impact of holiday hunger and food poverty as well as supporting families to play and learn together.

Experience of recruiting and supporting volunteers is desirable but not essential. You will need to demonstrate experience of building and maintaining professional relationships with children, young people, community groups and other agencies; and working with communities in an empowering and supportive way. The post will involve working with volunteers, families and professionals across Stockton-On-Tees. You must have access to a vehicle for business purposes and be able to travel frequently, with the expectation you will work collaboratively with Family Action & key delivery partners across the North Region of the country.

Our Values: People focus, Mutual Respect, Excellence-in-all-we do and a Can-Do attitude.

If you can relate to these and have the necessary skills and attitude we can offer you:

• A competitive salary, leave entitlement and pension scheme
• Career development opportunities
• A full induction and ongoing quality training
• The opportunity to become part of Family Action initiatives
• Flexible working hours
• Managed workloads with regular supportive and reflective supervision
   

Please visit our current vacancies page to download an application form and the documents to apply. 

Closing date: 23rd September 2020 at 9am

It’s an incredibly exciting time to join Independent Age and help make an impact on the lives of older people. This is a crucial role for us, and we want someone brilliant to help transform our existing information and advice offer creating a brilliant service that reaches those who need us most. There will be a focus on the development of new, exciting and accessible digital and telephone services that reach a diverse range of people. We want to create forums, groups and platforms that enable people to connect, offer advice and share their stories, fostering a sense of community and peer support.  

The ideal candidate will have a strong affinity with our mission and will be driven by making a real difference. You should have significant leadership experience and understand the challenges and opportunities of developing a range of national services designed to support older people.

Communication and Engagement Post

The Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre (Cheshire & Merseyside) in partnership with the North West Strategic Direction for Sexual Assault and Abuse Services has an exciting position available for a Sexual Violence Communication and Engagement Manager. The postholder will have a track record in project management and marketing.

This is a new and developing role that has been created to react to the findings of sexual violence criminal justice pathways for sexual violence victims in each of the North West regional areas. The post is based in Warrington with travel around the North West. Working from home would be considered.