About the Youth Endowment Fund

The Youth Endowment Fund is a bold new attempt to put early intervention at the heart of efforts to tackle youth offending.

Over the last few years, evidence suggests that growing numbers of children and young people have been affected by violent crime. More children have been found carrying knives and a growing number have been recorded as victims. We believe that each individual statistic is an important member of our community and society has a duty to protect them.

The Youth Endowment Fund is a charity with a £200m endowment and a mission that matters. We exist to prevent children and young people from getting caught up in violent crime. Many organisations have this calling. Our unique role is to identify what works best and to spread the good news.

The Fund is run by youth charity Impetus, in partnership with the Early Intervention Foundation and Social Investment Business. Impetus is a charity that transforms the lives of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds by ensuring they get the right support to succeed in school, in work and in life. 

About this role

The Personal Assistant to the Executive Director role offers a fantastic opportunity for an excellent administrator or personal assistant to join an exciting new team. The post will report directly to the YEF Director and will play a vital role in supporting them in their role, including effectively managing and coordinating a number of committees and panels. As well as being responsible for administrative support, the Personal Assistant to the Executive Director will also assist with the collation and analysis of data to produce reports.

If this is the job for you, you will have exceptional organisational skills with experience working in a support role. You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present information clearly and confidently. You will also have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to take initiative and act with discretion, whilst establishing effective relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders. You also like the idea of being part of a committed team working to reduce youth violence.

Key responsibilities

Diary management for YEF Director

• Provide diary management for the YEF Director, juggling multiple demands on their time.
• Provide a high level of management over the Director’s day to day actions and tasks.
• Ensure the Director is fully prepared for all meetings and has key documents printed to ensure they are fully briefed
• Manage key projects as requested
• Manage expenses for the Director and book travel when required.
• Keep important databases of contacts up to date
• Organise regular team meetings for the whole team

Support to the Board and Committees

• Provide support to key committees including the overall Youth Endowment Fund Committee, our Expert Panel, our Advisory Council and Senior Management Team
• Manage the process for ensuring that paperwork for all meetings is received in good time
• Prepare agendas, take minutes and action points and follow through to ensure these are actioned
• Manage the YEF calendar - order and schedule meetings for committees
• Establish and maintain relationships with key stakeholders e.g. Board members and their assistants.

This job description is subject to review.

This job is for you if:

• You have experience of working with a senior staff member helping to manage their diary and support them in their role.
• You work in a systematic, methodical and orderly way but are also very good at handling change and uncertainty
• You have excellent written communication skills. You have experience of producing clear, well-structured minutes and actions from senior level meetings. You have great attention to detail. You can write concisely and clearly and to summarise effectively
• You communicate clearly, succinctly and correctly
• You have a strong knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including Excel
• You can build good relationships with people over the phone and face to face.
• You naturally plan activities well in advance and takes account of possible changes
• You manage your time very effectively
• You take, and enjoy taking, responsibility for actions, projects and people
• You take initiative and like getting on with things
• You are discreet, and are able to handle, manage and keep confidential information
• You maintain a positive outlook at work
• You adapt very well to changing circumstances
• You are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion

Desirable

• You have a keen interest in working on an issue that matters to young people

TRAID is looking for an Education Officer to join its Education and Campaigns team. The successful candidate must be highly motivated and be qualified teacher who is passionate about sustainability to deliver educational activities in schools with a specific focus on KS3 and KS4.

Applicants must demonstrate a commitment to TRAID's charitable objectives and be willing to travel within the Greater Lonodn area to deliver the eduactional initiatives. 

Purpose of the role

Working with schools, universities and civil society groups, TRAID delivers initiatives aimed at   equipping the UK public with the knowledge, skills and values needed to shape a more sustainable society, using the topic of clothes as a means to raise awareness of this important issue.  

This key post sits under the Education and Campaigns department which has played an instrumental role in educating the UK public on the social and environmental problems generated by the production, consumption and disposal of clothes.

 This is a part-time opportunity involving 14.5 hours a week to be split according to the demands of the role.

How to apply for this Job

To apply, please email a copy of your CV with a covering letter clearly showing how your skills and experience meet the requirements of the job specification.

Deadline: Sunday, 8th December.

Interviews will be held on Friday 13th December. 

   

Cara Syria Programme in the Region

‘Investing in Syria’s Intellectual Capital: Creating Pathways to the Future’

Post Syria Programme Senior Officer

Purpose To provide support to Syria Programme activities, including finances, events logistics, core database, online portal

Experience Masters or equivalent experience with a minimum of 1-year experience of supporting an international project of similar scale and complexity and overseeing a small project team.

Start Date 6 January 2020

Duration 12 months - with the possibility of an extension subject to funding

Salary £28,000 - £32,000 (depending on experience)

Reporting to Cara Middle-East Adviser

Website www.cara.ngo

Application Deadline 29 November 2019

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Organisation Background

The Council for At-Risk Academics is a UK-registered charity founded in 1933 under the leadership of William Beveridge[1], to rescue academics suffering persecution under the rise of Nazism and facilitate their continued work in safety.  Sixteen Cara Fellows from the 1930s and 1940s became Nobel Laureates, and many more innovators in their fields, including, Nikolaus Pevsner, Lise Meitner and Karl Popper.  A number of Cara’s founders and Council members also personally provided places and/or funds to help individual academics; and Cara, known in the 1930s as the AAC, later the SPSL, was closely involved in the successful effort in 1933 to bring to London the Warburg Institute art library, which had been prohibited by the Nazis, and six of its staff.

Cara has been a lifeline to academics at risk for over 80 years, as and when world events have placed them in the line of fire: Hungarian Uprising, Cold War, Apartheid South Africa, Iran, Latin American Juntas, Vietnam, Kosovo, DRC, Rwanda, Sudan, Zimbabwe etc. and, more recently Iraq, Yemen, Iran and Syria.  Cara support is typically framed as temporary sanctuary offered at times of heightened risk.

Cara’s Objectives ‘To assist academics who have been, or are, or are at risk of being, subject to discrimination, persecution, suffering or violence on account of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion, to relieve needs among them and their dependants and ensure that their specialist knowledge and abilities can continue to be used for the benefit of the public.’

‘To advance education by supporting academics and their educational institutions in countries where their continuing work is at risk or compromised, to ensure that such academics and institutions can continue to fulfil their critical role as educators for the public benefit.’

Cara Syria Programme in Region

Launched in October 2016, the Cara Syria Programme in Region is now in its third year (Phase 3), working predominantly with Syrian academics in exile in Turkey where the greatest number have sought refuge.  Cara has over 400 Syrian academics registered on the Syria Programme database, of whom over 100 are actively engaged in one of more of the Syria Programme Strands (activities).

Syria Programme Aim ‘To nurture and enable future opportunities for Syrian academics by facilitating professional connection and collaboration and continued academic development and contribution whilst in exile, as a group that is vital to the future of Syria.’

Phase 3, an 18-month period, began on 1 April 2019 and consists of six strands:

• Strand 1: English for Academic Purposes (EAP) a blended-learning activity combines weekly one-to-one online EAP sessions with monthly workshops in Istanbul.  Following a pilot in Phase 2, weekly group face-to-face sessions will be introduced in three geographical locations where clusters of participants exist.

• Strand 2: Academic Development (AD), another blended-learning activity, combines online webinars and courses, with workshops in Istanbul.  A more comprehensive online programme will be developed over Phase 3.

• Strand 3: Research Incubation Visits (RIVs) 2- to 8-week visits by Syrian participants to discipline-relevant UK university departments to allow networking, training and the development of a collaborative research project with academics from the hosting department, enabling longer-term institutional affiliation, online resource access and collaboration.

• Strand 4: Cara-Commissioned Research (CCR) facilitates research collaborations that offer action-learning opportunities.  In Phase 1, a Cara-commissioned study, led by Cambridge University faculty working with nineteen Syrian academics in exile, captured the state of HE across Syria both pre and post 2011.  In Phase 2, building on Phase 1, 26 Syrian academics in exile, under the guidance of an Institute of Development Studies faculty member, has undertaken 5 thematic studies, looking at the role of HE in addressing societal challenges in Syria.  In Phase 3, Strand 4 will continue to facilitate ongoing academic engagement by academics in exile on Syria-related topics.  Research outputs aim to inform policy makers and planners amongst key responders to the Syria crisis.

• Strand 5: Syria Research Fellowship Scheme (SRFS), provides funding to support research on Syria or Syrian populations in exile, with grants ranging between £3K and £15K.  Small grant research is led by Syrian academics in exile and larger grants support research collaborations between Syrian academics in exile and colleagues from the wider regional and international academic communities.

• Strand 6: Arts & Humanities (A&H) combines existing Syria Programme activities, dedicated to Syrian colleagues in exile whose disciplines sit within the Arts & Humanities.

Online elements of the Programme are supported by a dedicated online Portal and allied Moodle site.

The Programme relies extensively on volunteer support for all of its Strands, with over 200 discipline and EAP experts delivering weekly online one-to-one EAP sessions, weekly E-learn Soiree Series, as well as supporting research and facilitating workshops in Istanbul.

Governance The development and implementation of Strands 1 and 2 are overseen by their respective Steering Groups comprising experts from Cardiff, Edinburgh, Kent, Middlesex, Queen Mary’s, Reading, Sheffield and South Wales universities, also on a volunteer basis.  The overall Programme is overseen by the Cara Syria Programme Steering Committee comprising the Cara Chair, Honorary Secretary, Executive Director, and a Cara Trustee and board member.

Syria Programme Staffing The staff of the Cara Regional Syria Programme currently consists of two Syria Programme Administrators and two Administrative Assistants, overseen by Kate Robertson, Cara Middle East Adviser, who leads the overall Programme.  The successful candidate will be a Cara member of staff but will work, with the other Programme staff, from the Middle East Adviser’s home in south-east London.

Person Specification and Responsibilities

1.  Qualification or Experience

•   Master’s degree or equivalent experience in the workplace

•   Experience of supporting an international project of similar scale and complexity (1 year minimum)

• Experience of overseeing/guiding a small project team

I. Essential

• Fluent English – spoken and written
• Experience of Microsoft Excel for book-keeping, data capture and analysis purposes
• Excellent/proven oversight, time-management and organisational skills
• Experience of databases.
• Excellent attention to detail
• Confident, sensitive communication skills
• Excellent/proven writing skills
• Good team player
• Ability to work independently to deadlines
• Understanding of issues of confidentiality
• Dynamic and flexible working manner
• Ability to accept and use feedback
• Entitlement to work in the United Kingdom without any additional approvals

II. Desirable

• Arabic and/or Turkish language skills
• Experience of website development and maintenance
• Experience of online software, e.g. WordPress, Salesforce, Moodle, Articulate 360
• Knowledge of the Middle East and Syria in particular
• Experience of working in the humanitarian NGO or education sector, or similar

2.  Responsibilities

As Senior Programme Officer, to support the Cara Middle East Adviser in both strategic thinking and development relating to the Syria Programme and day-to-day management tasks, including:

• Oversight of the four-member Syria Programme team
• Communication with partners, including funders
• Identifying new partners and opportunities
• Writing reports, e.g. for the Cara Syria Programme Steering Committee, Cara Finance & General Purpose Committee, Cara Council, and interim financial/ narrative reports to funders etc
• Data Analysis
• Newsletters
• Fundraising and proposal writing
• Programme scheduling and logistics

The Senior Programme Officer will, in particular, have a key role to play in the coordination of Strand 6 ‘Arts & Humanities activities’ and in monitoring and identifying potential synergies and opportunities for collaboration between the Syria Programme and the Cara core Fellowship Programme.

3.  Undertakings

The Senior Programme Officer will receive a contract, appropriate support and relevant training and supervision, an annual salary of between £28,000 and £32,000 based on experience, and a pension contribution of 8% of salary following completion of the probationary period.

The Senior Programme Office will in turn be expected to adhere to Cara’s policies and practices on confidentiality, equal opportunities and health and safety, and to wear appropriate dress.  

Working hours will be 9am to 5pm unless otherwise agreed in writing.

Annual leave is 25 days a year, plus public holidays.

4.  Time Commitment

The post will be for a minimum of twelve months, five days a week, preferably to start on 6 January 2020.  The jobholder will be subject to a three-month Probationary period, to run from the contract start date.

5.  Application

Please send your CV and a covering letter outlining your suitability for the post, with particular reference to the ‘Person Specification and Responsibilities’ set out above.Submissions without a covering letter will not be considered.

Please include contact details for three suitable referees, ideally individuals for whom you have previously worked. These will only be taken up with your prior permission.  

Please include ‘Senior Programme Officer’ in the subject line of your electronic submission.

Application Deadline 29 November 2019

We anticipate that interviews will be held in central London on 6 December 2019

[1] Lord William Beveridge was Director of the London School of Economics and Political Science from 1919 to 1937

Operations Officer – Part Time
London, SE1

Are you a proven and talented administrator ready to take on a new role? Could you thrive with a charity that makes the world a better place through learning from the past? If so, read on.

About Us

Established and funded by the UK Government, Holocaust Memorial Day Trust (HMDT) is a charity that promotes and supports Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) in the UK.

Holocaust Memorial Day is the day for everyone to remember the millions of people murdered in the Holocaust under Nazi Persecution, and in the genocides which followed in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, and Darfur. It is a time when we seek to learn the lessons of the past and recognise that genocide does not just take place on its own - it’s a steady process which can begin if discrimination, racism and hatred are not checked and prevented.

We believe that by learning from the past, we can build a better future.

We are currently looking for an Operations Officer to join us on a part time basis, working 14 hours per week.

Your Rewards

- Salary of £26,664 pro rata
- 25 days' holiday pro rata
- Time off in lieu for any out of hours work

In this role, you will work as part of a committed staff team, providing a key level of support to our operations. You will ensure that we run effectively and efficiently and can continue our vital work, ensuring lessons from the past are learnt and that identity-based prejudice and discrimination is kept in check.

Joining a passionate and dedicated team, you will discover a supportive environment where all staff play a real part in supporting people across the UK to create a better future.  

Your Role

As an Operations Officer, you will provide an in-depth level of administrative and operational support across our organisation.

Ensuring the smooth running of the office, you will work as part of the Finance and Operations Team and support a wide range of activities, from responding to inbound queries to assisting with events and meetings. 

Specifically, you will:

- Report to the Head of Finance and Operations
- Field telephone and email queries
- Assist with general office activities such as maintaining office supplies and managing the post
- Help to set up equipment for meetings
- Support the maintenance of equipment in the office
- Help with key events across our calendar
- Support volunteers and temporary staff

About You

To be considered as an Operations Officer, you will need:

- Experience of office administration and office management
- Experience of working as part of a team and in a busy office environment
- An interest in, and commitment to, the values of HMDT
- An understanding of, and commitment to, equal opportunities
- Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and databases
- Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workloads and work under pressure
- Initiative and the ability to take personal responsibility for completing tasks
- Excellent attention to detail
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- To be adaptable and flexible

Other organisations may call this role Admin Officer, Administration Officer, Administrator, Administration Assistant, Office Support Assistant, Team Administrator, Office Manager, Operations Assistant, or Officer Operations Assistant.

The deadline for applications is 9am on Monday 9th December 2019 with interviews scheduled to take place on Wednesday 18th December 2019. All successfully short-listed applicants will be notified of interviews by 5pm on Thursday 12th December 2019.

Webrecruit and HMDT 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 are ready to do something incredible with your career as an Operations 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.

Grants Officer

• Initially a One Year Fixed term Contract (with the possibility of extension into a permanent role, dependent upon the success of the programmes)

• £27,955 - £33,000 per annum (depending on experience) plus pension, medical and dental insurance

• 25 days holiday (plus 3 additional days to be taken between Christmas and New Year)

• 4pm finish on Fridays

• Central London location (Covent Garden)

REPORTS TO

Charity Grants Manager

OVERVIEW

The Masonic Charitable Foundation has an exciting new opportunity for an experienced Grants Officer. Reporting to the Charity Grants Manager, this individual will be responsible for two of our internal grant programmes; a regional grants programme and a matched funding scheme. The applicant will liaise with external stakeholders; advising and assisting them with the application process. The role will also include assisting the Senior Grants Officer with assessing Small Grant applications as well as with general grant enquiries.

The current MCF Charitable Grant themes include Children and Young Person support, Older Person support, Medical Research and Hospices. The successful candidate will have knowledge and experience of at least one of these areas.

The ideal applicant will already have experience within the third sector and have some knowledge and experience of grant-making either through a grant-making organisation or as a fundraiser applying for grants. They will have the ability to build and maintain positive relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders.

To be successful in this role it is essential to have strong report writing skills, excellent verbal and written communication, including presentation skills, and the ability to complete analytical assessment and research. It is also highly desirable to have an understanding of charity finances and accounts.

Person specification:

Essential

Desirable

• A Levels – or equivalent qualifications.

• Degree level - or equivalent qualifications.

• Experience of grant-making within the third sector.
• Experience of one or more of the Charity Grants themes.

• Working knowledge of databases
• IT literate – Microsoft Office

• Working knowledge of Salesforce
• Understanding of Freemasonry

• Analytical Skills
• Organisational Skills
• Report writing
• Accuracy
• Good telephone manner
• Numerate
• Communication Skills

• Presentation Skills
• Research Skills

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit a CV and covering letter explaining why you are interested in the role and how you meet the person specification. Please note that we may be unable to consider your application without a covering letter.

Deadline for applications:  9am 25th November 2019

Date for interviews:  w/c 2nd December 2019

This an exciting opportunity for an organised, part time Fundraising and Communications Administrator to join our amazing charity, which exists to provide children from disadvantaged backgrounds with a wonderful week of mud-and-magic in the British countryside.

It’s a great time to join Farms for City Children. We already support thousands of children across England and Wales every year and our new strategic direction will see us grow further, reaching more children who deserve a discovery filled week-in-wellies.

About the Role

We are looking for a first class administrator with strong database management experience to join our Exeter based fundraising team as we embark on a period of growth and development.

Working within an expanding and varied department (between 20 and 30 hours per week), you’ll undertake a diverse range of tasks to support our fundraisers as they concentrate their efforts on generating income.  You will maintain the fundraising database to ensure it is up to date and that the records for all supporters are accurate and consistent. You will prepare and administer correspondence to ensure excellent supporter care, manage mailings that include applying database queries for data extraction, mails merges and printing. There will also be the opportunity to assist in the planning and implementation of internal fundraising events as well as supporting volunteers who put on in-aid of events or participate in third-party challenge events.

About You

This role requires significant administration experience and a strong insight into building long-term donor loyalty by providing exceptional customer service. Your outstanding communication skills will be matched by strong database skills ensuring you can confidently record, maintain, report and analyse the charity’s supporter data and fundraising income.

Your interpersonal skills and collaborative approach will be pivotal to cultivation of external stakeholders and supporting the fundraising team.  

In order to succeed you will be highly motivated by the charity’s work with children, food, the countryside and farming; have an excellent working knowledge of CRM’s, Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook; strong attention to detail, producing work with a high level of accuracy. Excellent written and oral communication skills - particularly a welcoming telephone manner to provide excellent donor stewardship to supporters at all times, maintaining positive working relationships with donors in order to build lasting support. You will be adaptable and organised in prioritising workloads and work effectively to deadlines

What we Offer

In return you will receive a starting salary of between £19,000 and £20,500 (pro rata) and a range of benefits, which include:

• 25 days holiday plus statutory bank holidays (pro rata)
• 6% employer contribution to NEST pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Dog friendly working environment on a farm in a beautiful location

Deadline for applications is 9am on Tuesday, 26 November 2019.

To apply please submit your CV and a supporting statement, outlining how your experience meets the criteria.

Interviews will be held on Tuesday 3rd December, at our Head Office near Exeter.

ABSOLUTELY NO AGENCIES – DIRECT RECRUITMENT ONLY

A leading UK health charity are looking for a Website Content Officer to join their friendly digital team! In this role you'll be responsible for creating, editing, testing and optimising webpages on their website, with the aim of improving the site's performance and user experience for their supporters/service users.

In order to be successful, you must have the following experience/skills:

* Experience of updating websites through a CMS - preferably on a website with lots of content in a large organisation with many stakeholders.
* Highly organised with good admin skills - a large part of this role will be adding content, removing content, scheduling content, scheduling reviews etc
* Logical thinker - you will play an important role in keeping the CMS running efficiently through effective management of the information added to the CMS (e.g. not duplicating content).
* An understanding of how to optimise content for websites and search engines - e.g. SEO, resizing images, accessibility considerations etc.
* Ability to write and edit content - they have a large content team, so you will not be expected to be a copywriter as such but should be able to review content and make edits (typos, grammatical, replacing acronyms etc).
* Eagerness to learn and/or experience of paid social, email and search marketing - it would be a good role for someone looking to gain more experience in these areas

CV's are being considered on a rolling basis, so please do in touch ASAP to not miss out!
Please note, only suitable candidates will be contacted with more information.

Volunteer Development Officer, 35 hours per week, £27,297 per annum (including London weighting), home-based, Ealing, fixed term to end of September 2021

This a highly rewarding opportunity for a Volunteer Development Officer with strong project management and volunteer management skills to develop and monitor a ‘whole family approach’ project in the Ealing Borough.  The project will provide a targeted service to families who have at least one child who is 5-10 years old through a volunteer workforce. They will support families from low socio-economic groups to cope with family life and the challenges they face with the ultimate aim of becoming more physically active together. The post is funded by Sport England.

The Volunteer Development Officer will have experience of targeted help to families through the use of assessment and monitoring tools and be confident in the collection and analysis of data that relates to the project.

The successful candidate will have experience in the recruitment, training and ongoing management of volunteers and knowledge of the role of volunteers in community projects. You will also need to have the ability to use your own initiative especially in recruiting families to the programme and possess excellent communication, organisational and administrative skills.

The ability to listen with empathy as well as having a high standard of written and verbal communication and presentation skills are essential.  Commitment to safeguarding vulnerable adults and children, as well as commitment to equal opportunities principle and practice are also required. Comprehensive knowledge of local agencies, networks and partnerships within the area of family support is desirable.

The post holder will be home based and you will need to have a suitable working environment. Regular travel around the Ealing area and the surrounding areas will be required so a full driving licence and a car or suitable alternative means of travelling are required.

Please visit our website to obtain the job description, full person specification, application form and guidance. Please note that we only accept application forms.

Closing date: Wednesday, 4th December 2019

Interview date: Tuesday, 17th December 2019

The Women’s Equality Party is a collaborative force in British politics uniting people of all ages, backgrounds, ethnicities, abilities, genders and beliefs in the shared determination to see women enjoy the same rights and opportunities as men – so all can flourish. WE challenge other parties through our campaigns and policy proposals as well as at the ballot box.

The Finance and Operations Manager will report to the Chief Operating Officer and will work to ensure the effective management of the Party’s finances and will have lead responsibility for the Party’s compliance with electoral law and other regulations. This will involve working with the Party Treasurer, central office staff, other Party officers and suppliers to ensure their actions in relation to the Party are compliant with the law. The Finance and Operations Manager will also oversee central office management, including facilities, systems and processes and will line manage the Administration Officer. Transaction processing is an essential part of this but the position has enormous potential for variety, challenge and career development for the right person.

WE are looking for an enthusiastic, reliable and hardworking individual with both a financial and administrative background. The successful candidate will have a passion for financial management and administration combined with an affinity for rules and regulations, and either experience of managing finances or compliance within a political party or a proven ability to quickly acquire the required knowledge. Our preferred candidate will have experience in using and maintaining Xero or an equivalent accounting software, strong attention to detail, ability to work under pressure and an investigative nature.  In addition, they will be adaptable, able to work within the unpredictable environment of UK politics, committed to equality and excited by the prospect of changing British politics.

The Women's Equality Party is dedicated to achieving equality for all and our feminism is intersectional. We are committed to recruiting, retaining and developing a workforce that represents the diverse communities that we serve, although unfortunately our current offices are not wheelchair accessible.

Job Description

Finance

• Maintain the Party’s finances and accounts on Xero, including:
  • Purchase ledger
  • Income processing
  • Reconciliations
  • Month End
  • Cash/Bank reconciliation and reports

• Produce financial reports as requested, for the COO and Executive Committee with supporting information and forecasts as required
• Liaise with external accounting services and support the production of quarterly management accounts for Executive Board 
• Support Treasurer to file accurate and compliant VAT returns, quarterly donation reports, weekly pre-poll reports and campaign spending returns on time
• Maintain effective financial procedures and support the production of annual audited accounts and returns
• Support Department Heads to set and manage their budgets
• Manage payment systems, including GoCardless, Stripe and Paypal
• Work closely with the membership team to ensure proper reconciliation of finance and membership records and compliance with GDPR
• Support the development of annual budget based on strategic priorities, trends and projections and assist the COO in developing a business plan to maintain the financial health and sustainability of the organisation
• Support Branch Treasurers to manage branch finances and submit quarterly returns to Central Office
• Assist with online fundraising tools

Compliance

• Monitor and maintain systems for ensuring compliance with laws, regulations and internal policies and report back to business functions on current risk and compliance performance
• Train and support local Treasurers and branches in compliance to support financial independence, elections and fundraising
• Prepare internal information in response to regulatory requests
• Oversee organisational compliance with GDPR for finance and operations data and oversee the collection of data and data protection controls across all areas and systems
• Oversee and coordinate Risk Register reporting and review to the Executive Committee

Office Management

• Manage effective relationships with suppliers and contractors to ensure effective service delivery and risk management
• Manage staff and volunteers including effective performance management of the Administration Officer through regular supervision and annual appraisals
• Manage the development and implementation of new administrative systems, such as record management, to ensure the efficient running of the office
• Conduct reviews and evaluations of contracts and suppliers and identify cost-saving opportunities
• Ensure the condition of the office is maintained and necessary repairs are arranged, as well as managing the office layout and office supplies, insurance policies and health and safety policies and practices
• Managing the relationship with our outsourced IT provider to ensure requirements are met and that the servicing and maintenance of our IT is up to date
• Support the recruitment and induction processes, including setting up new starters and facilitating leavers.
• Ensure maintenance of contracts and assets register

To apply for this role, please submit to us:

• an up-to-date CV,
• a statement of interest addressing the requirements of the person specification, and saying why you want to work for the Womens Equality Party.
• an equal opportunities monitoring form (optional)

Please note that applications will not be considered without a statement of interest specifically tailored to this post and the Party.

Please submit your application no later than 9am on 2nd December 2019.  Interviews will be held on 6th or 10th December 2019

Further details about the post and the Party are on our website.

Hunts Forum of Voluntary Organisations

We encourage (guide), support and develop voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector organisations and individuals across Cambridgeshire to have real influence over the places and communities in which they live

Deputy CEO

37 hours per week

Salary £34,788 - £37,849

We require a dynamic, inspirational and collaborative person, preferably with experience of the voluntary sector, who will support our ongoing growth and development. They will manage and support projects and partnerships with voluntary and business sector organisations as well as the public. 

This exciting and challenging new position requires you to be professional, flexible and have good leadership and people management skills.  You will work closely with the CEO and other partners as part of our senior leadership team.

Application forms and further details are available from our website. Link below

Closing date for applications: noon 9 December 2019

Interviews: 18 December 2019

Hunts Forum, The Maple Centre, 6 Oak Drive, Huntingdon, PE29 7HN

ICT Support Officer

Contract: Permanent
Hours: 35 hours per week
Location: Finsbury Park, London
Salary:  £27,949 per annum plus generous holiday entitlement, pension scheme and group life assurance

We are looking for an ICT Support Officer to provide first and second line ICT support, to carry out day to day ICT administrative tasks and to assist the ICT team in various ICT related projects.

Freedom from Torture needs an ICT support officer to:

• Be the first point of contact for ICT support issues
• Troubleshoot PC and software problems
• Ensure data backups are done
• Set up and manage the Audio Visual Equipment for presentations and training
• Assist the ICT team in various projects

You must be able to provide friendly yet efficient levels of customer service with ICT system users, have experience of Microsoft Windows 10 and Office 2016 and be able to troubleshoot hardware and software problems. This role will be part of a small yet pro-active team who support all departments of Freedom From Torture.  

To view the Job Description and Person Specification, please click the link provided.

Candidates must have the right to work in the UK to be considered for this position.

Please note a CV and a cover letter addressing the Job Description and Person Specification of the role are mandatory to be considered for the position.

Freedom from Torture is dedicated to healing and protecting people who have survived torture. We provide therapies to improve physical and mental health, we medically document torture, and we provide legal and welfare help. We expose torture globally, we fight to hold torturing states to account and we campaign for fairer treatment of torture survivors in the UK.

Our team of dedicated professionals provide direct support to survivors including psychological therapy, physical health services, legal and welfare support, and expert medical reports for use in survivors' asylum claims. We also support other providers to deliver high quality rehabilitation services to survivors. 

We campaign for national and global change, using evidence from our services and survivor voices to protect and promote survivors' rights and hold torturing states to account. We are proud to play a significant role in the global anti-torture movement. Survivors, active and empowered, are at the centre of all of our work. 

None of this can happen without our vibrant community of supporters who help to create this change.

Thanks to the dedication of our staff and volunteers – as well as thousands of passionate supporters and funders – thousands of torture survivors have been able to rebuild their lives in incredibly difficult circumstances.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.

Closing date: 1 December 2019

Expected date of interviews: To be confirmed

As an organisation working with a vulnerable client group, Freedom From Torture has a legal duty to ensure that those under its care are protected from abuse, and that where is abuse is suspected or has occurred, has a clear framework of response. Therefore the successful candidate will be required to complete a DBS application and the result will need to be reviewed before the candidate is confirmed in post.

Freedom from Torture is an Equal Opportunities Employer

No agencies please

About The Felix Project

The Felix Project is a London charity working with food suppliers and charities to reduce food waste and food poverty. We collect food from supermarkets, wholesalers and other food suppliers – food that is fresh and nutritious but cannot be sold for various reasons.  We deliver this food free of charge to charities which provide meals or food parcels to their clients, many of whom are extremely vulnerable and living at the margins of society. Our business model is very lean, with every £1 donated delivering £5 of good food to people in need.  We simply want to see good food go to good causes.

Each week, the fresh food we redistribute provides wholesome hot meals for approx. 96,000 Londoners including the elderly, the homeless, people with mental health issues, refugees and asylum seekers and vulnerable families and children.

Role Overview

To help us to keep our operation efficient and organised, we are seeking a Central Services Administration and Support Officer with exceptional attention to detail to join our hard-working team on a 12 months fixed term contract. The role is subject to a degree of flexibility, but initially the Administrator will be responsible for providing administrative support and best practice across the organisation, with a particular focus on finance and producing reports across teams. 

Reporting to: Director of Finance and Central Services.

Responsibilities

• Financial processing and record keeping
• Database management - maintaining the payments, HR, charity/ supplier and databases
• Reporting and data capture across the organisation
• Query handling – by telephone and email
• Managing 3rd party suppliers, e.g. IT support company and Independent Data Privacy Advisor. Including managing any project work 3rd parties undertake
• Support with other projects when needed
• Co-ordination of all admin resource across the organisation to develop best-practice
• Other general office support (answering phone, filing, cross-checking files) and office management

Measures of Success

• Accurate and timely processing and record keeping
• Stakeholder satisfaction

About you

You are highly organised and have great attention to detail.  A friendly team player, you are willing to turn your hand to anything that makes the most of your administration skills and can-do attitude.  Confident with numbers and data and a bit of a whizz with anything digital you learn quickly and get things done quickly and efficiently.

Essential

• Experience of delivering administrative duties in a fast-pace environment
• Evidence of strong organisational skills
• Numerate and able to spot errors
• Excellent communication skills
• Digitally savvy and able to use a range of technologies to support the charity
• Reporting skills

Desirable

• Book keeping or sales/purchase ledger experience
• Data handling experience
• Customer service experience
• Flexibility in terms of working hours and/or location
• Experience in the not-for-profit sector
• Committed to reducing food waste, food poverty
• Willingness to help in the depot/operation with food re-distribution if needed

Please send your cover letter and CV via charityjob. 

At St Mungo’s our vision is that everyone has a place to call home and can fulfil their hopes and ambitions. As a homelessness charity and housing association our clients are at the heart of what we do. We provide a bed and support to more than 2,700 people a night who are either homeless or at risk, and work to end homelessness and rebuild lives.

We are looking for a full-time Hostel Administrator (known internally as an Admin Worker) to work in our St Mungo’s hostels in Camden. The aim of the services is to support clients to recover from homelessness and gain independence.

The successful applicant will be based within our service in Endsleigh Gardens and will also work one day per week at Birkenhead Street. Reporting directly to Service Managers, you will be responsible for the wide range of administrative tasks including financial reporting, statistical work, liaising with external agencies including housing benefits & suppliers/contractors in order to support the day-to-day running of the service. You will have a particular interest in the benefits system and will be able to support clients to maximise their income and maintain their accommodation through payment of service charges.

To succeed, you will have an experience of general office and clerical duties, as well as in financial and accounting procedures. You will also have strong written and verbal communication skills, an ability to work in an organised, efficient and systematic manner and the ability to cope in a sometimes challenging environment.

In return, we offer a range of benefits including a pension scheme and flexible working to help you maintain a healthy work/life balance. We are also committed to providing our staff with a wide range of learning and development opportunities; in support of their personal and professional development.

To find out more and apply please go to our website.

To view the job description and guidance on completing your application form, please click on the document available tab at the top of the advert page on our website.

Closing date: 10am, 3 December 2019
Interview and assessments on: 13 December 2019

It is a requirement for this post that a standard DBS disclosure check will be undertaken for the successful candidate.

Please be advised that all appointments will be made on St Mungo’s current standard Terms and Conditions (T&Cs); this also applies to any internal candidates.

At St Mungo’s, equality, diversity and inclusion are central to the organisation's values and how we work. We are in the top 50 of Stonewall’s Workplace Equality Index 2019, we are also proud to have been awarded Personnel Today’s 2018 Diversity and Inclusion (Public Sector) award and we are a Disability Confident Employer. To ensure that our workforce reflects the diversity of our clients as well as the communities that we live and work within, we encourage and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Your chance to make the world more accepting of lesbian, gay, bi and trans people

For the last thirty years, Stonewall has been working to achieve equality for lesbian, gay, bi and trans people. As a charity we rely on the generosity of individuals, communities and organisations. Without it, none of what we do would be possible. Join us as our Global Programmes Officer and make the world of work more accepting of LGBT people across multiple countries and locations.

Reporting to the Global Workplace Programmes Manager, your core focus will be to provide administrative and wider support to a range of Stonewall global programmes, events and communications. You’ll support internal and global external stakeholders to ensure our programmes are professional and successful, and that they meet our time, quality, budget and impact objectives.

As the Global Programmes Officer, you will be responsible for maintaining comprehensive and well-organised systems in line with team procedures to ensure the efficient and effective administration of relevant communications, events and activities.

This role provides an excellent opportunity to develop your skillset and step up as an ally and role model. It’s a varied role in a dynamic environment where you will co-ordinate and manage the start-to-end delivery of general communications as well as content planning and development for events; identifying and liaising with external speakers to ensure diverse and engaged involvement of external speakers and Stonewall staff. Working across the organisation you’ll support the staff designing and delivering webinars and other key global initiatives as required.

The successful candidate will be IT proficient with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to relate appropriately to a wide range of people, both face to face and over the phone. To hit the ground running in this 6-month fixed term role, experience of providing administrative support related to global projects and programmes, including experience of running events with a global target audience, will be beneficial.

We welcome applications from everyone and actively seek a diverse range of applicants, so if you have the right mix of skills and experience and a passion for LGBT equality, we want to hear from you. Please complete and return the application and recruitment analysis form by 9.30am on 2nd December 2019. Interviews will follow on the 10th and 12th December 2019.