Insight and Engagement Officer

Permanent but funding for this role ends on 31 May 2021

37 hours per week

£ 25,669 per annum

Location - Stratford, London

The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 130 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We're there for children, every step of the way.

This role sits within our children and families directorate, which works to provide immediate one-to-one and group support for children who urgently need support]. Your role will be to [help us maintain and develop innovative practice to support our work in our services around the country].

You will be part of the Disrupting Exploitation National Programme leading on actioning intelligence shared between partners. This role will support the identification of patterns and problems in the system that responds to young people and action solutions to disrupt exploitation for CYP. You will be part of a national programme and working alongside your teams in Birmingham and Greater Manchester.

In order to be successful in this role, you must have:

-The ability to map data visually to share with partners and inform the work programme (particularly the outreach function) of the Disrupting Exploitation Team.

-To be able to train professionals/partners on disrupting exploitation based on intelligence shared from partners.

-To ensure safeguarding responses for young people identified through outreach/disruption work, this would involve a referral to other workers in the Disrupting Exploitation Team or other services.

- To contribute to the administration, reporting and planning of the project by designing, delivering and evaluating project activities to measure outcomes for young people.

The Children's Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer.

Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.

The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.

Candidates applying for work in our CYP Directorate will be required to complete an “Employment history ” document which will be emailed prior to interview.

The closing date for applications is Monday 30 September 2019 at Midnight

Interviews will be held on 9 October 2019

Partnership for Children is a UK based charity that helps children and young people throughout the world to be mentally and emotionally healthy.  Over 1.8 million children around the world have taken part in our programmes. 

We are looking to recruit a Programme Officer to develop and support our school based mental health programmes in the UK.  The Programme Officer's main responsibilities will include:

1. Developing and supporting our mental health promotion programmes in the UK
2. Organising our training programme and delivering training as needed
3. Marketing our UK programmes to primary schools and representing the organisation 
4. Leading and developing our social media presence

Essential skills for this post include: experience and/or understanding of child development and mental health promotion; experience of presenting/delivering training; experience of monitoring and evaluation and excellent IT and administration skills.  You will need to be willing to travel around the UK (with some overnight trips) and a driving licence would be desirable.  The successful candidate would join our small, friendly team of six based in Kingston upon Thames.

Prospectus is excited to be supporting Caritas Anchor House in their search for a Fundraising and Marketing Officer. This is an exciting opportunity to join an impactful organisation whose mission is to help those affected by homelessness grow in confidence and move towards leading independent, self-fulfilling lives by providing education, guidance and personal rehabilitation.

You will be supporting the fundraising team to raise the profile of the organisation and generate support for the cause. You will be the first point of contact for enquires and will have strong administration skills to support any fundraising and marketing when required. This will include having knowledge of databases.

The successful candidate will lead on activity with supporters, particularly in regards to building and maintaining relationships with them. It is essential to have excellent writing and communicating skills and be target driven.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application. In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance and begin to prepare your supporting statement. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You will then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to speaking with you soon.

Our client is looking for an experienced Membership and Events Officer to increase our client’s engagement and reach with members and other external stakeholders.

Our client is the national membership organisation for the third sector and volunteering in Wales. Their aim is to work towards a future where the third sector and volunteering thrive across Wales, improving wellbeing for all.

Position: Membership and Events Officer

Location: Cardiff

Salary: £27,668 increasing to £29,323 per annum

Duration: Maternity Cover, likely to be for 12 months and our client will consider secondments

Hours: 35 hours per week.  A flexi time scheme is in operation and time off in lieu is permissible for any work required to be undertaken outside the normal hours.

Closing Date: 7 October 2019

Interviews: 16 October 2019

A workplace with a difference:

A job with our client offers you flexible employment that makes a difference. They operate a flexi-scheme to help you fit your career around your life commitments, as well as 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, and an additional five discretionary days leave (usually used to cover office shutdown over Christmas). They also offer a generous pension contribution.

They have been awarded an ‘Investors in People’ accreditation and the Trusted Charity Mark of quality, encouraging staff to take part in their Employee Volunteering Scheme. Firm believers in equal opportunities, the ‘real living wage’ and workplace wellbeing, you really could not find an employer more committed to their staff!

About the Role:

As Membership and Events Officer you will aim to increase our client’s engagement and reach with members and other external stakeholders. You will grow and diversify their membership base and increase member participation.

You will provide a strong annual events programme and support the Marketing and Communications Manager to deliver the annual flagship event, Gofod3.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• Lead delivery of our client’s Membership Strategy
• Develop positive relationships with our client’s current and target members and partners
• Manage, plan, market and deliver the annual programme of events and awards
• Plan and coordinate our client’s presence at external events
• Manage budgets and ensure financial targets are achieved
• Identify new opportunities for our client to support the third sector with events

About You:

The successful Membership and Events Officer will bring with them the following skills and experience:

• Experience of working within a membership organisation (or equivalent)
• Experience of successfully delivering a programme of events
• Experience of identifying and managing sponsorship of events and other activity
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work with people at all levels and establish and maintain positive relationships with stakeholders
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; with the ability to influence others and negotiate
• Excellent administrative, ICT and organisational skills, with good time management
• Demonstrated fluency in the Welsh language, including speaking, listening comprehension and reading and writing is highly desirable to the post

Other roles you may have experience of could include: Marketing, Memberships Manager, Comms and Marketing, Events Coordinator, Membership Engagement Manager, Member Engagement, Marketing and Partnerships Manager, Membership Events Manager, Events and Membership Officer, Membership Officer

Target Ovarian Cancer is the leading ovarian cancer charity, providing support for women and their families with this devastating disease. We are looking for a Database Officer, for a year’s fixed term contract, to support the Data Manager to cover a period where we are developing our systems.

You will assist in cleansing our data and ensuring the integrations with our third party fundraising platforms work effectively. You will have a good working knowledge of Raiser’s Edge and GDPR and will be able to hit the ground running. You will have experience of third party integrations, writing queries and be committed to providing excellent customer services at all levels.

You will also have the opportunity to meet the amazing women we work with at our supporter events, and to gain a broader knowledge of our charitable activities.

For more details and guidance on how to apply, please click the ‘apply through our website’ button.

We are reviewing applications as they come in and will interview on an ongoing basis. Please submit your application as soon as possible – we will close recruitment once we find the right candidate.

We are looking for a experienced Temporary Membership Support Officer to join a high profile Welfare charity. Immediate Start!

The Role
Provide the administrative support by answering membership queries.
Maintain up to date national membership information on the database.
Provide advice in resolving disputes and manage membership complaints as required.
Work with membership committees to ensure efficient and effective management of membership at a local level.
Monitor the management of annual accounts and other compulsory returns; ensure compliance with all financial policies and procedures.
Maintain open channels of communication with the membership, ensuring that all Head Office directives and Area messages are cascaded appropriately and in a timely manner.
Work with Membership Comms and fulfilment companies to produce publication materials

The Candidate
Significant administration experience.
Excellent IT skills (Microsoft Office)
Good standard of literacy and numeracy.
Database experience.
Experience of delivering against deadlines.

IMPORTANT NOTE

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful and your details will not be held further but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.

Here at Human Appeal we have an exciting opportunity for a Regional Volunteers Officer based in London. You will join us on a full time basis as part of an initial 1 year fixed term contract and in return you will receive a competitive salary of £16-21k per annum.

Human Appeal is a faith-based charity that aims to abolish poverty by providing humanitarian aid, sustainable development programs and championing advocacy for our beneficiaries worldwide.

The Regional Volunteers Officer is responsible for addressing the needs of Human Appeal’s volunteers in the region as well as exploring new innovative volunteer opportunities for the charity in order to maximise income and awareness.

NB: Our Regional Volunteers Officer will need to have a flexible attitude in support of the role. This is a full-time position of 37.5 hours per week, but these hours will vary between a standard 9-5, or may be worked over evenings and weekends. This is because our Regional Volunteers Officer will be responsible for managing all aspects of volunteering at Human Appeal’s public events. 

Key duties and responsibilities of our Regional Volunteers Officer:

- To support the Volunteering Team in being compliant with policies and regulations outlined by Human Appeal, the National Council for Volunteering Organisations, the Charity Commission and Fundraising Regulator e.g. safeguarding volunteers’ information, obtaining emergency contact details of volunteers, chasing referees

- Recruiting volunteers and delivering regular Volunteer Inductions and Training

- Responding to and communicating with volunteers, including updating the official Human Appeal Volunteers Facebook Page and responding to emails from the Volunteer Inbox in a timely manner

- Supporting the Volunteering Team with the expansion of HA's volunteer base by attending University, Careers and Volunteering fairs in the region, as well as contacting registered volunteers to improve the conversion rate from registered to active, and retaining the current volunteer base

Managing Volunteer Team Leaders in the region and collaborating with the Fundraising department to maximize resources and engagement

Supporting the Volunteering and Fundraising Team with Human Appeal projects and campaigns, including managing all aspects of volunteering at events

Benefits of joining us as our Regional Volunteers Officer:

- 35 Days Annual Leave

- Matched Pension Contribution

- Flexible Working

- Employee Discounts and Memberships

What we’re looking for in our Regional Volunteers Officer:

- Graduate, ideally in a relevant subject

- Transferrable experience of at least 1 year working as a Senior Charity Volunteer or a Fundraiser, or in Events or Administration

- Flexible attitude and availability – this role will involve some evening and weekend work

- Highly organised and computer literate, with an ability to multitask and manage a busy workload

- Passionate about international development work and humanitarian aid

Fluent English is essential and additional languages such as Arabic, Urdu or Bengali are desirable

This would be the ideal role for an Experienced Charity Volunteer looking to further their career and continue to make a difference in the Charity Sector!

We are looking to appoint this role ASAP and will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis, so for the best chance of success please click ‘apply’ today to become our Regional Volunteers Officer – we would love to hear from you.

A Little Bit About Human Appeal…

What our CEO Says:

“We are faith-based but not faith-specific. We have faith in all of humanity and believe we can achieve great things when we work together. So, come and be part of a dynamic global charity where we celebrate our differences, as well as our common humanity”

Dr. Mohamed Ashmawey

What our Staff Say:

“I appreciate the support from the senior leadership team. The CEO is a hands-on leader who supports his workforce with passion and energy. He promotes his employees’ successes and motivates his teams to work harder”

Humeira, Donor Care Manager

“The reasons I have remained working witin the charity sector, and specifically with Human Appeal, is the feeling of contentment. I feel that I am contributing towards a greater cause – I am part of a bigger picture – and I get to meet like-minded people”

Jahed, Business Analyst

What We Have Achieved So Far This Year:

- We have provided emergency aid to 10,770 of the most vulnerable people across Yemen

- We have supported 1,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

- We have provided 300 refugee families in Jordan with essential winter aid

- We have helped 36,643 people to have enough food to break their fast during Ramadan

- We have collected and distributed 21,124 coats to the homeless in the UK

- We have provided 258 families with emergency food packs in Manchester

COME AND JOIN THE FAMILY – click ‘apply’ today!

Royal Osteoporosis Society are looking for a Professional Development Officer to join their team in Camerton, near Bath.

Job Title: Professional Development Officer

Salary: £24,557 - £27,286 per annum

Location: Camerton, near Bath

Job Type: Full Time

Professional Development Officer - The Role:

Reporting to the Head of Professional Education & Development, the post holder will be responsible for the project management and ongoing maintenance of clinical training programmes and resources for health professionals.

This will include face-to-face events, online courses and the administration of our online platform. You will work with professional organisations and other bodies to proactively encourage provision of high-quality education and training for health professional working with patients with or at risk of osteoporosis.

Clinical training is an income generating activity and you will support the attainment of annually agreed income and expenditure targets.

You will be responsible for evaluating and reporting on the quality of training as well as helping to scope new programmes and resources to support the continuing professional development of health professionals

Professional Development Officer - Experience:

-  Experience of project delivery

-  Experience of working within a professional training and development environment

-  Experience of online content and systems and the confidence to quickly familiarise yourself with an online learning platform

- Evidence of the ability to understand complex subjects quickly

- Excellent communication and presentational skills (written and verbal)

- Excellent organisational skills

- Ability to work independently to tight deadlines

- Good interpersonal, team working, customer service and collaborative skills

- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, SharePoint Outlook and PowerPoint

- Able to work unsocial hours around key events and to travel to engagements around the UK.

If you are interested in this excellent Professional Development Officer Opportunity press ‘Apply’ today, where you will be redirected to our site. Applicants should provide a comprehensive CV, including details of relevant experience and achievements. This should be supplemented by a supporting statement in a cover letter, demonstrating how your skills and experience meet the person specification.

All applicants applying must have the right to work in the UK. The relevant documentation to demonstrate your right to work in the UK will be requested at interview stage.

UK Programme Officer – Education Scholarships
Oxford, Oxfordshire

Want to make a positive impact helping disadvantaged individuals to gain their postgraduate education? Do you have a background in education and an exceptional eye for detail? If so, this is an incredible opportunity to take on a rewarding role as a UK Programme Officer.

About Us

Windle Trust International (WTI) is a well-established NGO dedicated to increasing access to, and improving, the quality of education. We support refugees and communities affected by conflict, displacement, neglect or discrimination in the East and Horn of Africa.

We manage scholarship programmes that give students from the communities we support the opportunity to study at universities and colleges in the UK and Africa. So far, we’ve supported over 1,000 students, including around 600 students at postgraduate level.

We are now looking for a UK Programme Officer to join us in Oxford and manage our UK postgraduate scholarship programme.

The Benefits

- Salary of £27,000 - £30,000 per annum
- Pension
- 22 days’ holiday plus Bank Holidays plus Christmas shutdown
- Free parking
- Free tea and coffee
- Friendly offices with good public transport routes
- Join a ground-breaking charity that is increasing access to education for conflict-affected communities

This is an amazing opportunity to empower people from disadvantaged backgrounds, supporting them to progress their education and realise their full potential.

Within an open, diverse and respectful environment, you will have the chance to help us challenge poverty and inequality, giving opportunities to truly deserving candidates.

Joining a small, busy team, you’ll support students throughout the application process, during their Master’s degrees and enable their return home from their studies, keeping in contact with them once they’ve returned.

The Role

As the UK Programme Officer, you will oversee all aspects of our UK postgraduate scholarship programme.

In this important role, you will:

- Support around 15 – 20 scholars each year
- Advertise and promote our scholarships, ensuring wide reach to eligible applicants, particularly marginalised, disadvantaged and female candidates
- Oversee and take part in the selection process
- Manage logistical arrangements, including students’ visas, travel to the UK, initial orientation and students’ return once they’ve completed their studies
- Liaise with partner universities, scholarship schemes and donors on funding and scholarship arrangements
- Organise programme events
- Advise and match candidates to scholarship places

About You

To join us as a UK Programme Officer, you will need:

- Relevant experience of working in the education sector, preferably Higher Education
- A degree level qualification, ideally a master’s degree
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Experience in supporting and encouraging others
- Strong IT skills
- Strong administrative and organisational skills with attention to detail
- Experience working in a cross-cultural situation or environment

Experience of any of the following would be beneficial: administering or managing scholarship programmes, advising or tutoring students with written work or working with international students.

The closing date for applications is the 16th September 2019, with interviews scheduled to be held on the 24th September 2019.

We would like to hear from you if you’ve worked as an Education Programme Officer, Admissions Officer, Education Programme Manager, Postgraduate Education Programme Officer, Scholarship Programme Manager, Higher Education Programme Officer, Education Project Manager, Scholarship Project Manager or Education Project Officer.

Webrecruit and WTI are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you’re looking to make a real difference as a UK Programme Officer, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Please note, this is a permanent position working 35 hours per week.

Do you have extensive programme management experience?

Our client is an international development think tank.

The successful candidate will have demonstrable experience in project/programme management systems including monitoring and evaluation learning (MEL) systems.

The ideal candidate will have working knowledge of financial administration including management of cash flows and sizeable budgets (planning, monitoring and reporting).

You should also have excellent spoken and written French and/or Spanish.

To apply, please submit a Word Document version of your CV; cover letters are not required at this stage.

Are you interested in helping people who have, or are recovering from, mental health problems, integrate back into work? Would you like to be part of an organisation that counts on the professionalism, insight, expertise and passion of its staff to inspire individual recovery for the people they work with? Then join us as an IPS Employment Specialist.

Right now, one of our partners, Richmond Fellowship, is looking for an IPS Employment Specialist to join our team in Wiltshire. We help individuals with mental health problems to find paid employment. We also support people to retain their employment when they are struggling at work due to their mental health. We also advise and support employers about mental health in the workplace. But, it’s only possible with the help of people like you.

Your challenge? To do everything you can to help the individuals we work with to source appropriate work experience placements with local organisations/employers. Day to day, you’ll offer support, careers advice and guidance, helping people to set their own recovery and employment  focused goals and  provide training in personal and skills development such as CV preparation, interview techniques etc. You’ll also be responsible for establishing and maintaining positive links with partner organisations, local employers and Mental Health teams and have the initiative to develop and promote the service. Additionally, you will have responsibility for maintaining efficient admin systems to ensure referrals, assessments and reviews are completed in a timely manner.

As well as a good understanding of mental health problems and the issues and barriers this can create for our clients, you’ll need excellent motivational, presentation and listening skills and a willingness to travel in the local area and to work outside of office hours as required.

The post holder must be willing to work remotely and travel within the Salisbury area therefore access to their own vehicle and a clean driving licence is essential. Business mileage will be compensated.

So, are you ready to take on this rewarding role that comes with some really great benefits?  Apply now via our website.

Richmond Fellowship is part of Recovery Focus, a national group of charities highly experienced in providing specialist support services to individuals and families living with the effects of mental ill health, drug and alcohol use, gambling and domestic violence. We know that recovery can look and feel very different to each and every one of us. But we also know that if we provide the right support, at the right time, we can inspire recovery nationwide and that recovery is possible for everyone.

Orchestras for All (OFA) believes that all young people should be able to access the life-changing experience of group music-making whatever their circumstances. Our aim is to address the inconsistent provision of high-quality music experiences across the UK in order to help disadvantaged young people realise their full potential and develop crucial life skills.

We work to address the problem of access for our beneficiaries, tackling all kinds of barriers – logistical, financial, geographical, personal and cultural – with the overarching objectives that:

• young people will have increased access to high quality, consistent provision of ensemble music-making opportunities
• young people will be better equipped with the life skills and self-awareness they need to achieve their aspirations

Based out of our office in Cecil Sharp House in Camden, OFA is looking for an Executive Director to join our team on a full-time basis. The role will be offered on a permanent contract at £50,000-£53,000 per annum (depending on experience).

You will join the team at an exciting moment in OFA’s journey, leading up to our 10th anniversary year and launch of a new five-year strategy in July 2020. This is a vital role in building the future of the organisation and is a real opportunity for the right candidate to build a robust and sustainable organisation with the potential to become a sector leader in inclusive ensemble music-making. The Executive Director will lead the organisation through this all-important next phase supported by Founder and Artistic Director Marianna Hay and committed board of trustees.

The successful candidate will be:

• Entrepreneurial in outlook, will enjoy sales and marketing and have an adventurous approach to the fast-changing not-for-profit sector
• Someone with a background in the arts and / or state secondary education, or with experience of building and driving a small organisation in the social enterprise or charity sector
• An innovator, with the ability to think laterally and find solutions to problems
• A firm believer in the value of participation in music-making and passionate about music education, young people and artistic innovation
• Experienced in strategic integration of digital marketing and development of online content into the work of an organisation
• Someone who both enjoys working collaboratively and the challenges of leading a small and dynamic team

Could you make a visible difference? Are you passionate about helping people and improving lives? An exciting opportunity has become available to join our small but ambitious and friendly team, as a Project Officer. British Blind Sport is the National Disability Sport Organisation that supports blind and partially sighted people to get active and play sport.

British Blind Sport is delighted to announce the creation of a new role to deliver our successful ‘First Steps’ project across the UK.

Funded by BBC Children in Need, the project’s purpose is to identify children and their families who could benefit from the scheme, all of whom will receive one of our BBS First Steps activity packs. In addition, the families will receive support to connect the children into local community activities. 

The successful candidate will be an exceptional communicator who is passionate about making a difference to the lives of others.  The First Steps programme assists visually impaired children to take their first steps into fun physical activity to promote a healthy sporting habit for life.

While the role will be primarily office based, some national travel and some flexibility to working hours may be required to meet the needs of the families.  Working from home may be required at times.

British Blind Sport is passionate about supporting and developing their staff. We believe a work/life balance is important and actively support our staff to achieve this.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  This role will require an enhanced DBS check.

British Blind Sport actively promotes diversity in employment and welcomes applications from all parts of the community, particularly people with sight loss.

About the organisation

For over 40 years, British Blind Sport has been working to make a visible difference to the lives of visually impaired people through sport. Our organisation is the UK leader for supporting people with a visual impairment to lead active lifestyles and operates a membership programme with over 1,000 active members.

“Knowing that I make a positive impact to young people’s lives makes my job worthwhile.” – Lijana, Young Leaders Officer.

“I enjoy working at British Blind Sport because it is both challenging and rewarding. No two days are the same!” Logan, National Partnerships Manager.

The post holder will be based at our offices in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. Hosting regular social events and training days, the organisation has an ethos of fun and enthusiasm as well as professionalism and passion for our work.

A large charity based in London is seeking a Finance Officer to join their busy team.

Your new company

My client is a large charity with offices across the UK. They are seeking to hire a Finance Officer who will get involved with all aspects of the finance function.

Your new role

This is an exciting new Finance Officer opportunity to join a thriving and growing team. This is a varied role supporting in the following areas:

• Purchase Ledger: Process purchase orders, reconcile supplier statements and prepare payment batches for supplies and employee expense claims
• Banking: Assisting with cash books of all accounts, monthly bank reconciliations and credit card administration
• Assist the Financial Controller with posting ad hoc journals and inter-company recharges
• Adhere to all relevant policies and procedures

What you'll need to succeed
In order to succeed, you will need to have relevant experience within finance, including extensive knowledge of financial software and strong Excel skills. If you are studying for a professional qualification this would be an advantage.

What you'll get in return
In return, you will have the opportunity to work in a busy team, with opportunities to progress and develop. Although this is initially a temporary role, it could become longer term for the successful candidate.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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