“I’d been thinking about fundraising for a while and Walk with M.E. seemed like the perfect fit. I can join in with the small amount of steps I can do, and my family and friends can be a part of it as well. Fundraising like this really helps people to realise there is something really important they can do to help.”

This is feedback from Holly, one of the 250,000 people in the UK who has the serious neurological condition Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (M.E.). Our unique team sponsored Walk with M.E. campaign is just one of the projects you’ll be working on when you join our team as Fundraising Administrator. You’ll have some experience of supporter-centred fundraising – or bags of interest and enthusiasm in learning fast –  and be able to work independently, as well as part of our creative and committed team. An understanding of data protection, the ability to manage and prioritise a varied workload, and fine attention to detail are a must.

If you’d like to join the only UK charity that supports both children and adults with M.E., and help us improve the lives of even more people living with this non-visible illness, please apply today.

Administration Assistant

We are one of the largest learning disability charities in the UK, supporting 2,900 people through our friendly, supportive, creative and diverse teams.

We are looking for an organised and efficient administrator to join our friendly team. You will assist in the administration of the service through provision of generic administrative functions and allocated tasks including HR tasks.

Additionally, you will participate in the administration team meetings and other relevant meetings and discussions as required, taking minutes of meetings and writing up accordingly.

Working with us is great as we are very flexible, and you can fit your other commitments in easily. However, it is important that you are available to work on a Monday morning due to meeting reporting deadlines.

Salary: £8.21 per hour

Hours: Part time, Permanent - 15 Hours

Location: Bristol, BS6 5ER

What we Offer

20 days holiday increasing to 25 days after first year, automatic work-place pension enrolment, access to the Hft Plus benefits package (discounts and rewards across shops, restaurants, gym membership and days out), an Employee Assistance Programme, annual staff award schemes, access to award winning training and development.

With experience of working in administration, you will need the ability to prioritise a busy work schedule and meet set deadline. Effective communication skills are essential to deal with incoming telephone calls, a wide range of internal and external customers and the varied queries that arise.

You will be involved in a wide range of administrative tasks which requires excellent organisational abilities. The role involves regular use of Word, Excel, Outlook and databases, so IT skills are essential.

Join us and help us change lives.

Closing date: Saturday 8th February 2020

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE.

You may have experience or an interest in the following: Administrator, Administration, Administrative Assistant, Office Administrator, Admin Assistant, Office Admin, Office Assistant, Team Administrator etc.

Ref: 91227

Ablaze is looking for an experienced and motivated project manager to initiate, broker, monitor and maintain the provision of Ablaze programmes in primary schools in accordance with the mission and objectives of the charity. The successful candidate will be able to show they have the knowledge and experience to support the running of projects against specified and ambitious deliverables.

Ablaze is an independent charity that exists to tackle inequality of opportunity for young people in the West of England region. We do this by utilising the skills and commitment of business volunteers on a variety of programmes with young people aged 7-18.

We aim to

• raise young people’s confidence and widen their aspiration
• support their attainment and skill levels
• empower them with knowledge to make informed choices about their future

Job Description

The Project Manager, working to the Ablaze CEO, will work closely with the Administrator on the running and management of the Primary programmes.

Duties and responsibilities:

• To initiate, broker, monitor and maintain the provision of Ablaze programmes in primary schools in accordance with the mission and objectives of the charity.
• To build and maintain sustainable relationships with businesses to attract and recruit volunteers
• To support businesses and schools to ensure co-ordination arrangements are effective
• To negotiate, put in place and administer appropriate charges and subscriptions with businesses and schools to ensure budgeted income is realised
• To maintain databases and records of stakeholders in support of the delivery of the programmes
• To carry out a regular risk assessments and safeguarding checks
• To provide detailed, regular output reporting
• To carry out regular reviews of outcomes and progress, and ensure evaluation processes take place, are summarised and fed back to relevant parties
• To carry out visits and meetings to schools and businesses on the programme as required
• To provide training and support to volunteers
• To work with the CEO on the development of the programme
• To produce an annual strategic delivery plan for the programme, monthly updates on progress and delivery and an end of year report

Person Specification

Essential

• At least 3 years' experience working in the charitable or education sector on projects for young people in a relevant setting (e.g. teaching, youth work)
• Local knowledge of the education, youth services and/or voluntary sector and the regional economy
• A proven track record in delivering programmes for young people
• Demonstrable ability to work to and meet challenging targets and outputs
• Ability to work independently and as part of a small team
• Excellent communication skills with a variety of audiences
• Proven relationship management experience
• Experience of co-ordinating training, workshops or equivalent
• Demonstrable commitment to widening aspirations and promoting social mobility in young people
• Proficient IT skills
• Initiative, flexibility and enthusiasm for the task
• Own transport and a willingness to travel

Desirable

• Knowledge of impact data collection, reporting and analysis
• Knowledge of volunteering and its benefits to businesses
• Selling experience both face to face and cold calling
• An understanding of social responsibility policy and practice

Contracts Officer

(Ref:  SUS2817)

£24,446 per annum

37.5 hours per week – based in central Bristol

This key new role will manage the administration of contracts and funding agreements across Sustrans, supporting managers to ensure appropriate and correct documents are in place, coordinating them through a process from review of terms to authorised signatures and secure storage.  Other responsibilities will include being first point of contact for queries about contracts (including purchase and supply of services contracts) and funding agreements in relation to the work Sustrans delivers, answering common queries and escalating others to appropriate teams.

With a good standard of education, you will have significant experience in administration and of working to multiple and sometimes conflicting deadlines as well as experience of document filing and archiving.  You will also have experience of managing or handling written contracts and of proof reading.   With excellent written and verbal communications skills, you will have good time management and organisational skills, the ability to summarise and interpret complex information and the ability to plan and prioritise your own workload. You will also have a basic understanding of contractual clauses and general terms and conditions, be IT literate and committed to the promotion of sustainable transport.

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am on Monday 27 January 2020.  Interviews will take place in Bristol on Thursday 6 February 2020.

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.  We welcome applications from people with the appropriate skills from all parts of the community.

Supporter Engagement Executive

You will join us as a Supporter Engagement Executive. This is an exciting and varied role with an opportunity to make it your own and make a difference!

Supporter Engagement Executive Responsibilities:

- Working closely with our fundraising teams to engage and steward our fundraising supporters.
- Supporting the management of complaints and feedback from our supporters and the general public. You will use your demonstrable experience to effectively turn things around and resolve complaints to a high standard.
- Working with the central Supporter Engagement management team to provide tracking and reporting on team performance, as well as other tasks, to enable the continuous improvement of the team.
- Providing operation and business management support to the central Supporter Engagement management team.

Supporter Engagement Executive Requirements:

- You will have a passion for, and experience of, developing and maximising supporter relationships and delivering excellent supporter experience by phone.
- You will have patience, exceptional listening and communication skills, but above all a real passion for delivering an excellent supporter experience, whilst clearly and consistently managing expectations.
- You will be highly organised, analytical and able to manage simultaneous demands of multiple work streams, utilising your strong time management skills.
- Outgoing, with an ability to build rapport quickly, you will enjoy dealing with supporters and customers, both internally and externally.

We are always looking for talented people from all backgrounds, to join us and help improve the lives of children and young people with cancer and their families. We particularly want to encourage people from under-represented groups to step forward and apply to work or volunteer with CLIC Sargent.

CLIC Sargent is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

About CLIC Sargent:

Today, 12 children and young people in the UK hear the shocking news they have cancer. CLIC Sargent is the UK’s leading cancer charity for children and young people, and their families, and provides them with clinical, practical, emotional and financial support. You can be a part of helping them cope with cancer and get the most out of life.

Location: Bristol

Job type: Full Time, Permanent, 35 hours per week

Salary: £23,643 per annum

Benefits: In return for your commitment, we offer a great reward package, which includes generous annual leave entitlement, pension scheme and season ticket loan.

Interview date: 7 February 2020

You may have experience of the following: Supporter Engagement, Customer Services Officer, Volunteering, Fundraiser, Fundraising, Social Media, Customer Services, Account Manager, Events Assistant, Administrator, Customer Service Executive, Administration, Charity, Charities, NFP, Not for Profit, Third Sector, Customer Support, etc.

Ref: 91350

DHI are excited to be recruiting a new team to provide education and training support across Bristol, South Glos, Bath and North East Somerset. We’re looking to recruit a WoEW Team Leader.

DHI is an award winning charity that challenges social exclusion by supporting people to achieve their potential and contribute to the richness and well-being of their community. We are looking for applicants who will share our passion for our values, and our commitment to our client groups and our local communities.

This is a key post which will complement DHI’s existing services and support to people who are socially excluded. The post is funded by and will contribute to the delivery of wider partnership objectives under the Building Better Opportunities (BBO)/West of England Works (WoEW) programme which is managed by Weston College.

The team will support adults who are not in education, employment or training due to multiple and complex needs and/or access barriers. DHI team will focus primarily on supporting clients with a history of substance misuse and/or homelessness. DHI Employment & Skills Workers will work across DHI’s drug and alcohol treatments services, housing services and social prescribing programmes.

The Employment & Skills Team will be responsible for providing tailored and effective assessment, support planning and interventions to meet the identified education, training or employment (ETE) needs and goals of clients who face multiple barriers to accessing education, training and/or employment opportunities.

If you’ve got experience of working with people and share DHI’s values of self-direction, stimulation and zest for life, please get in touch.

How To Apply

Please use the attached Job Description and Person Specification to complete an Application form and Skills form and send to HR before midday Tuesday 28th January  

Bristol Children’s Hospital charity, Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Appeal, has an exciting new opportunity for an experienced, ambitious and dynamic communications and markering manager to join us as we expand into the new decade.

The successful candidate will be working alongside a talented and driven workforce across three teams at The Grand Appeal: fundraising, commercial and operations/services. Joining 50+ staff, you will be helping to grow the reach and impact of the charity and its important work supporting Bristol Children’s Hospital and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at St Michael’s Hospital. 

You will have the opportunity to work with external stakeholders, including our partners at Aardman Animations, with whom we are celebrating our 25 year partnership, together with colleagues in Bristol Children’s Hospital and our many individual and corporate supporters. 

Under the Gromit Unleashed brand The Grand Appeal has a unique commercial operation bringing a new perspective to our work and allowing us to work outside of the traditional charity framework. Within our commercial department, as well as all areas of our work, we have plans for significant growth and diversification presenting the post-holder with exciting new development opportunities within a creative and enterprising organisation. 

The successful applicant will lead marketing and communications for the whole organisation, reporting directly to the Senior Leadership Team. You will be creative, an excellent storyteller, well versed in all types of marketing, and be an excellent and credible communicator with every audience, at every level. You will be used to managing budgets and staff and creating new streams of work. You will be dynamic, flexible and goal oriented. Your work will enhance and develop the value and impact of The Grand Appeal, by reaching new audiences locally, nationally and internationally through outstanding and innovative communications, PR, and marketing. 

The Grand Appeal is based in central Bristol in newly created offices, near Bristol’s famous harbourside and Cabot Circus shopping centre.  Work for us and you will do more than just a job. Together, we save lives. 

• The day-to-day operation of the Midsomer Norton Day Club
• Ensure the members experience a day of social, mental and physical stimulation appropriate to their needs and wishes
• Identifying loneliness amongst members and with the support of other Age UK B&NES staff try to alleviate the situation by identifying additional activities

Key Tasks:

1. Running of Day Club

• Ensure a variety of activities, gentle exercise and talks for members are organised
• Take referrals and undertake home visits to assess potential members
• Responsible for health and safety in the Day Club and compliance by all staff and volunteers;
• Liaison with family, carers and statutory services as appropriate
• Responsible for banking and administration
• Liaise with the drivers and Transport Co-ordinator to ensure sufficient & appropriate transport is available for members

2. Staff & Volunteer Supervision

• Undertake line management responsibilities for staff and volunteer supervision and appraisals
• In particular, ensuring compliance with the organisation’s lone working, equal opportunities, health & safety and safeguarding vulnerable adults policies and procedures.

3. Working with other Age UK Staff

• Liaise with other Age UK B&NES staff to develop awareness of all services and activities that could be available to day centre members
• It is encouraged to ask for support from other Age UK B&NES staff eg when supporting a member to continue living at home, change in circumstances, enabling an activity for a member etc.

4. Monitoring

• Maintain client records

• Provide the Chief Executive or other staff with the necessary statistics and progress information for monitoring, etc. reports, by the required deadlines.

Society Governance Manager

This role is responsible for managing the effective governance of the Society, ensuring accountability and transparency.

Main duties include:

overseeing Committee structure,
ensuring remits and job descriptions are in place and fit for purpose
organising the AGM 
managing administration of the Society’s Prizes and Awards portfolio 
ensuring the Society demonstrates best practice in diversity and inclusion 
working across membership and marketing and communications teams to maximise member engagement.

For further information about the role and a full job description, please visit our website.

To apply, please send a CV and cover letter to Marlene Deuchars via the application button.

DHI is an award-winning charity that challenges social exclusion by supporting people to achieve their potential and contribute to the richness and wellbeing of their community. We are looking for individuals who share our passion for our values of self-direction, stimulation and zest for life and our commitment to our client groups and the local communities we serve.

We are currently recruiting for two Client Contact Coordinators, a Fixed Term Contract until June 2020 and a Fixed Term Contract (Maternity Cover) approx. 1 year. The Client Contact Coordinator is our first point of contact for all services for people referred or self-referring for drug and alcohol services. We are looking for people who can provide a warm welcoming and motivating initial contact point for all service users and carers, especially those who are new to the service.

You will be responsible for processing referrals and undertaking holistic triage assessments over the phone providing urgent advice and signposting to address any urgent needs. You will also respond to enquiries from professionals, partner agencies, families, carers and service users.

This post is also involved in inputting accurate core data to DHI’s client record data system

How To Apply

Please use the attached Job Description and Person Specification to complete an Application form and Skills form and send to HR before midday Thursday 30th January. 

The closing date is Midday on Thursday 30th January 2020 and interviews will be held on Thursday 13th February 2020.

Job title: Community Fundraiser

Region: Bristol

Directorate: Fundraising

Contract: Home Based, Permanent Full Time – 35 hours per week

Salary: £25,469 per annum

About The Royal British Legion

The Legion is at the heart of a national network that supports our Armed Forces community through thick and thin – ensuring their unique contribution is never forgotten. We’ve been here since 1921 and we’ll be here as long as they need us.

Our Values and Behaviours

Does the following describe you?

- A desire to provide a great customer service and support

- Enjoy and thrive in working in teams and with others

- Passionate about supporting the Armed Forces community and honouring their contribution

- Come to work each day to be the best you can and to learn and develop

- An encourager, eager to share your knowledge and experience to help others

If so then we would like you hear from you ….

The Role

We are looking for an enthusiastic and commercially-minded professional with previous experience of paid or voluntary fundraising and business development, to work in partnership with and support local staff and dedicated front-line volunteers, to raise the profile of the Poppy Appeal and to maximise income generated in this geographical region.

The position is home based and the successful applicant will be expected to live within the Bristol area.

Highly motivated and with excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills, you’ll be experienced in building effective relationships and developing commercial opportunities with key corporate and community stakeholders. You will have proven experience of working closely with volunteers, be able to recruit, develop and motivate them as well as experience in recruiting the support of and developing relationships with local businesses using your influential yet collaborative style.

Knowledge of the Armed Forces would be an advantage, but it is essential that you have a full driving licence with access to a car and that you are adaptable in your approach, with the flexibility to work some evenings and weekends when necessary.

A full driving licence and use of a car is essential for this role.

How to Apply

Please apply by clicking on ‘Apply online’

Closing date for this role is: 5th February 2020

Interviews will take place : 18th February 2020

We are looking for an enthusiastic, dedicated and caring individual to join our Community Sight Loss Advice team, providing information, advice and guidance to people living with sight loss across Bristol, Bath and South Gloucestershire.  The role will work 1-1 with clients, assessing their needs and preparing appropriate action plans to ensure that they are accessing support, equipment and training to help them adjust to their sight loss. The role will involve travel around the region, and will be based in our Bristol office.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a team delivering services which make a real difference to the everyday lives of people living with sight loss, providing them with the support they need to continue to lead independent, safe and fulfilling lives.  

Full details of the post can be found in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.   Vision West of England is committed to quality, equality and valuing diversity, and welcome applications from all backgrounds. As a sight loss charity, we particularly encourage applicants who are visually impaired to apply.

To apply for this post please upload a CV and a covering letter outlining your suitability for the post. If you would like to know more about the role before you apply, informal confidential discussions prior to application are welcome; please call our Bristol office to arrange an appointment.

Closing Date: Monday 27th January at 5pm.

Interviews will be held Thursday 30th or Friday 31st January.

At NCT, our volunteer network plays a vital role in supporting parents through the first 1,000 days of parenthood.

As Volunteer Support Officer – Volunteer Journey, you will be key to delivering our aim to support, serve and enable a great volunteering experience so that parents can support parents. Your brilliant communication and customer service skills will engender trust in the Volunteer Support Team. Helping volunteers by providing the information and support they need will motivate you, and your enthusiasm for volunteering will inspire NCT volunteers to want to do more for parents.

As an experienced fundraising or volunteering professional you will apply your knowledge to ensure that branch volunteers are supported throughout their volunteer journey. Your general knowledge will be valuable for day-to-day support, and you will seek to maximise the fundraising potential of our volunteer-led events.

You will be based in our Bristol office with occasional travel to branches across the UK and travel to our London office once a quarter.  For the right candidate, we could consider this role as homebased with travel to London and Bristol twice a quarter and occasional travel across the UK.

For full details of this exciting opportunity, please see the Job Description.

Our benefits include:-

• 6 weeks annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Season Ticket Loan
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Matched Pension contributions

To apply, please supply a copy of your CV and upload a supporting statement of no more than one side of A4, where prompted, outlining your suitability for the role. 

Closing date: 8am 3rd February

Interviews: will be held in Bristol on 12th and 13th February

At NCT, our volunteer network plays a vital role in supporting parents through the first 1,000 days of parenthood. Our aim is to support, serve and enable a great volunteering experience so that parents can support parents. As Volunteer Support Officer – Events, you will support volunteers to promote and run brilliant local activities to support parents in our local branches across the UK. You will be able to maximise the fundraising potential within our branches, and inspire volunteers to engage with NCT’s charitable objectives.

As an experienced fundraising or volunteering professional you will apply your knowledge to ensure that branch volunteers are supported throughout their volunteer journey. Your general knowledge will be valuable for day-to-day support, and your customer service and communication skills will be first rate. Your specialist area of interest will be fully utilised to develop key areas of the volunteer journey and to review and develop volunteer-led events to ensure that they are family-friendly and financially viable.

You will be based in our Bristol office with occasional travel to branches across the UK and travel to our London office once a quarter.  For the right candidate, we could consider this role as homebased with travel to London and Bristol twice a quarter and occasional travel across the UK.

For full details of this opportunity, please see Job Description

Our benefits include:-

• 6 weeks annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Season Ticket Loan
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Matched Pension contributions

To apply, please supply a copy of your CV and upload a supporting statement of no more than one side of A4, where prompted, outlining your suitability for the role. 

Closing date: 8 am 3rd February

Interviews: will be held in Bristol on 12th and 13th February.