In response to Covid 19, the Gateway team has recently taken over the Council’s Vulnerable Helpline to continue providing support to Lambeth residents.  This line is open to anyone with questions or concerns around accessing support and services. Queries range from access to food and shopping, access to medications and offering reassurance and emotional support.

If you have the passion to help and see people’s lives change for the better, then this role would suit you. We are looking for a friendly MYcommunity Gateway Helpline Worker looking to develop their career in a fast-paced charity team.

For more information, please read the job description that has been attached. 

Age UK Lambeth staff are given the room to grow and develop their skills. This role will be a great chance to do so as you contribute to helping the most vulnerable and isolated clients in our community.

What you’ll benefit from

• Brixton based - close to good transport and vibrant town centre but for now, you will currently be based at home)

• Generous pension provision - 7% employer contribution

• 26 days holiday a year rising to 31 days after 5 years

• A great staff team 

How to apply

You will be required to upload your CV and a letter of application answering the following 4 questions (in no more than 250 words per question). 

1. Why do you want to join us at Age UK Lambeth? And why now?

2. MYcommunity has core values at the heart of our service: kindness, person-centred, solution focussed, impartial and objective. What are some of your key values that you would bring to this role?

3. How would you define good customer care?

4. Describe what you think are some of the key issues facing the Lambeth population due to Covid and the current lockdown?

Closing Date:  04th February 2021, at 5 pm.

Interview Process

Interviews will be held virtually.  If you are selected for an interview we will write to you as soon as possible to let you know what the interview process will entail.

Group Facilitator 
Ref: 748/JETSGF
Location: Wandsworth & Lambeth
Contract: Fixed term – 12 months
Salary: £24,500 per annum
Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Groundwork London is a leading social and environmental regeneration charity.  We deliver over 500 projects each year aimed at: supporting people to stay in education, gain new skills and secure employment; reducing our environmental impact through energy efficiency, waste minimisation, reuse and recycling; and engaging communities and enterprise in improving their environment.

We are seeking a Group Facilitator to work as part of the JETs team, providing quality information, advice & guidance to clients seeking employment. You will support clients that have been unemployed as a direct result of COVID19. Your role may include completing an initial assessment with clients, devising SMART action plans to support progression; job brokerage, maintaining compliant records of interventions and facilitating group sessions via MS Teams or Zoom.

You will have excellent interpersonal skills, good attention to detail, client focused and the ability to understand and follow compliance process requirements. In addition, you will need to be target driven with the ability to work on your own initiative as well as part of a busy team and have excellent organisational and administration skills in order to cope with competing demands and tight deadlines.

A qualification in Advice & Guidance would be advantageous.

Closing date for applications: Friday 5th February 2021
Interview date: w/c 15th February 2021

To Apply and for More Information:

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website where you can complete your application for this position. 

Appointment to this role is subject to an enhanced records check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Groundwork London is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of the community.

No agencies please.

Senior Co-ordinator (Part Time - 3 Days per Week)

Central London, WC1

Deadline: 31st January 2021

Please note that early applications are encouraged as IIED reserves the right to close the advert should we feel able to appoint an appropriate candidate before the deadline.

About Us

We are the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), an independent research organisation that aims to deliver positive change on a global scale.

We provide original, rigorous research that helps to drive progress, support sustainable development and protect the environment. We identify local solutions that can work at scale and introduce these to global forums.

We are now looking for a part-time Senior Co-ordinator to join the Human Settlements Group at IIED, which has worked on urban environmental and poverty issues since the 1970s. The group aims to support more equitable and sustainable development in urban centres in low- and middle-income countries.

Your Benefits

- Salary of £38,765 - £42,683 pro rata

- Comprehensive benefits package

This is an exceptional opportunity for a co-ordinator or support professional with a background in project or programme finance and project management to progress their career with our international charity.

Joining us means joining the people that make change happen. The work we do within our Human Settlements Group has been changing the face of urban living in low- and middle-income nations for decades.

For our work, we have won recognition the world over as well as prestigious awards, but for us, that isn’t what it’s about. We know there’s still work to do and we have strategies and projects underway to keep us pushing to make the world a safer, healthier, happier place. We now need you to join us and help to continue fighting against the urban crisis faced by so many across the world.

Your Role

As a Senior Co-ordinator, you will provide comprehensive co-ordination support to the Human Settlements Group which encompasses research project management, financial management and administrative support. '

Primarily involved in the management, co-ordination and financial management of projects, you will also be involved in some fundraising and business development activities and will contribute to a positive environment across our institution.

Specifically, you will:

- Oversee a portfolio of complex projects of work

- Monitor the progress of work to ensure milestone achievement and contractual adherence

- Liaise with donors and subcontractors as required

- Support donor and project reporting activities

- Complete financial reporting for projects

- Manage the budget and finances for your portfolio

- Oversee  and manage contracts for all aspects of projects

- Act as bid manager for funding proposals

About You

To be considered as a Senior Co-ordinator, you will need:

- Relevant work experience in co-ordination and programme support roles

- Experience of the different phases of the project cycle, especially budget preparation, monitoring and reporting

- Experience of managing a portfolio of complex, multi-layered budgets and financial planning, reporting and the monitoring of accounts

- Experience of fundraising

- Knowledge of budget and financial management in the international development sector

- Thorough knowledge and experience of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint), with advanced knowledge of Excel

- A relevant first degree or equivalent level of education

Other organisations may call this role Programme Co-ordinator, Project Co-ordinator, Junior Project Manager, Programme Support Co-ordinator, or Project Finance Co-ordinator.

This is a part-time role working 3 days per week (circa 21 hours).

This position is NOT opened to sponsorship.

Interviews will be held week commencing 15th February 2021

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So, if you’re seeking your next challenge as a Senior Co-ordinator, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

A leading environmental international charity based in Central London are looking for a Grant Manager Compliance and Reporting Officer. The successful candidate will develop and implement systems and processes that enable us to effectively manage the multiple UK government grants. Working closely with the charity's colleagues from a range of teams, your experience of grant management and compliance will shine as you assist in understanding, communicating, and meeting funder requirements. This new role will help build capacities across the charity's global offices that is critical to the charity's continued growth and success. Please note this role is a 12-month FTC.
Key responsibilities
Leading grant and contract administration for UK government grants
Ensuring timely communication with donor
Working with the finance and legal teams to manage grant and contractual financial processes
Developing a monthly grant management analysis for project teams across Global Offices to ensure appropriate risk management of key UK government grants
Ensure adequate coordination with UK government MEL
Organising kick-off, monthly and quarterly meetings with project staff and ensure the grant contract clauses and all project-related are complied
Supporting programme teams to develop narrative and financial reports that are aligned with grant agreement requirements
Building staff capacity and providing support to ensure grants are managed in compliance with donor requirements.

Person specification
Experience in grant management, coordination and reporting of UK government grants
Experience or demonstrable understanding of donor contract and budget management, reporting and cost eligibility
Experience identifying compliance issues and developing tools, processes or procedures to improve compliance
Experience using resource management and planning skills to develop efficient systems and processes to support effective grant management

If you would like to see the full job description or find out how to apply, please send your CV to Shweta Prabhakar [email protected] or call on 02078207320.

**Start dates available in February, April and August 2021**

This is a paid, dynamic, one year opportunity to develop coaching and leadership skills whilst bringing about social transformation in the local community as a powerful expression of the Christian life and faith.

In partnership with various churches we are recruiting for a Graduate Coach to join our Spear teams. This is an amazing opportunity to join our experienced and passionate team of coaches who each work as part of a local church in a number of locations to deliver the Spear Programme, equipping and empowering unemployed 16 – 24 year olds to overcome disadvantage and turn their lives around by moving into sustainable work or further education.

What will you do?

- Coach on Spear Foundation

The year-long programme kicks off with Spear Foundation, a 6-week initial phase running 6 times a year at each Centre. We coach disadvantaged young people around skills and mindsets to support them in returning to work or education, and equipping them with the skills to stay there. You’ll be given all the training needed to deliver this, preparing and coaching group and 1-1 sessions, and support the daily administrative function of the programme. You’ll also oversee the Spear Celebration Events at the end of each programme, assigning roles, organising volunteers, and planning equipment/resources.

- Spear Career

You’ll meet with trainees 1:1 on a weekly basis as part of this ongoing programme offered to those who complete Spear Foundation, supporting them to stay in work and progress over the year that follows.

- External Relationship-Building

You’ll purposefully build relationships with relevant professionals at local organisations, and communicate directly with young people, to encourage referrals onto the Spear programme.

- Intentional Church Community

Spear Graduate Coaches are directly employed by the partner church at which their Centre is based, meaning you’re part of a vibrant church staff team and submerged in an exciting faith community, whilst remaining robustly supported by the Resurgo coaching team and expertise. Part of your role is establish a personal presence within the community as your regular place of worship, and build a strong and committed network of supporters in the partner church to help source employment, funding and volunteer opportunities for Spear. You’ll also have the opportunity to work with church staff to engage trainees in the wider church programme, helping them find community and explore life’s big questions.

What will you gain?

- Christian Leadership Skills  through continual feedback, vulnerability, and challenge, and have opportunities to practise these skills in regular staff prayer meetings for both Resurgo and the church, as well as in Spear team meetings and events. 

- Social Impact Awareness – you’ll gain a working understanding of the issues affecting your church’s community, work with the church to tailor Spear accordingly and understand effective and meaningful ways of measuring this impact.

- Excellent coaching capability, through the iLM accredited 5-day ‘Coaching for Leadership’ programme. You’ll continue to develop your coaching skills while delivering the Spear programme through intensive on-the-job support and weekly 1-1 mentoring.

- Management skills, so that you have the skills and confidence needed to become a Lead Coach within a year, and then a Spear Centre Manager within 3 years, with responsibility for Centre staff, young people and outcomes.

Person Specification

Please see the Team Guide on the 'work with us' page of our website for the kind of person who thrives with us; below are a few things we’re particularly looking for in this role: 

• Effective interpersonal skills and high emotional intelligence, a sense of humour and sense of fun!
• Excellent communication skills, confident face to face communication, and a great telephone manner.
• Desire to grow and learn spiritually and as a leader, including a desire to learn and understand coaching technique.
• Ambitious and self-motivated with good time management skills and the ability to prioritise workload, exercise initiative and work well under pressure.
• A-levels or equivalent are essential; degree level or equivalent qualifications desirable.

Working requirements, salary & benefits

• Starting salary £20,500 in London centres, dependent on location and experience, plus pension scheme. An additional bursary of up to £5,000 is available for BAME candidates, as we work with many young people from BAME backgrounds and so particularly encourage applications from potential coaches from backgrounds similar to that of our trainees. Further information is available from our People and Culture team.
• One year fixed term contract with potential for renewal and excellent progression opportunities
• Full-time Monday to Friday, 9.30am – 5.30pm
• Flexible locations and remote working may be possible
• 25 days annual leave.
• Occasional evening working required (for events such as termly Spear Celebration evenings and the annual Resurgo fundraising party).
• Excellent staff development and training opportunities, including accredited coaching and leadership training 
• There may be a requirement to become part of the partner church congregation, and you will be expected to participate in church team events as well as wider Resurgo team events, including weekly staff prayer meetings and annual staff conferences in summer and winter (one residential)
• We offer an Employee Assistance Programme (a confidential support service for staff)
• A DBS check will be requested in the event of a job offer

In 2017 Resurgo won the Princess Royal Training Awards which honours employers that have created outstanding training and skills development programmes. 

Are you an early career designer looking for an opportunity to apply your skills and talents in a new space?

Are you interested in gaining experience at a constantly evolving social change organisation?

Are you passionate about design for social impact?

We’re looking for a skilled visual communicator to help support us in our digital communications strategy in this six-month internship.

You’ll show a commitment to the RSA’s mission and ideally be able to demonstrate an interest in design and open innovation. You will have strong organisational skills, the ability to work flexibly within a busy team environment and be willing to support colleagues with strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to communicate effectively. You’ll be an excellent time manager and multi-tasker with experience creating digital assets and an appetite for supporting a communications or social media team.

To find out more about this role, please visit our website.

About Us

We are the RSA.  The royal society for arts, manufactures and commerce.  We’re committed to a future that works for everyone, a future where we all can participate in its creation. With over 250 years of heritage in making significant social impact, we bring together, our rigorous research, proven change process, influential ideas platforms and our global community of over 30,000 problem solvers united in a desire to deliver solutions for lasting change.

We invite you to be part of this change. Join our community. Together, we’ll unite people and ideas to resolve the challenges of our time.

We offer great benefits, including 29 days holiday (plus bank holidays), additional wellbeing allowance, free fellowship throughout employment and lots more!

Apply

In order to apply, please click ‘apply for this job’ on our recruitment page and submit your CV including a sample of your work or a link to an online portfolio. You will also be required to answer a series of questions. You do not need to submit a cover letter.

Please submit your application through the RSA website. We cannot accept applications via email. All applications will receive an automated response.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 9am 8 February 2021. Screening calls are expected to take place on 11 February and interviews will be on 19 February.

Please note that we cannot accept late, incomplete applications, and we can only consider candidates who apply through the online application process.

Harris Hill is looking for a Comms Assistant to start in January for approximately 4-6 weeks, supporting the comms team for a small charity in London.

Duties include;
Help edit content for social media and website, including video editing, subtitling and drafting the social media posts
Contact organisations and individuals to take part in the national campaign.
Help to monitor campaign
Moderate a live Twitter feed on the campaign day.
Researching content for booklet
Help manage press enquiries
Follow up after the campaign ceremony categorising photography, assisting with mail outs
Additional communications duties as required

Experience:
Experience of writing clearly for a range of outputs (website, social media and email)
Ability to work quickly under pressure and with tight deadlines
Experience of using social media (Facebook and Twitter)
Video editing skills preferable, but not essential
Computer Literate
Experience of providing administrative support

Contract Support/ Payroll Officer (BBO)
Reference: 742/CSO
Location: Waterloo, Islington and Groundwork London offices and sites as required 
Contract: Full time and fixed term 10-month contract with the potential to extend the period of employment into a non-BBO funded role.
Salary: £23,000k per annum, pro rata
Hours: 37.5 hours over 5 days

This role is funded by Building Better Opportunities. BBO is funded by The National Lottery Community Fund and the European Social Fund.

Groundwork London’s Employment & Skills team is seeking a proactive and skilled Contract Support Officer for our Employment Team. The role is a key part of the delivery team, responsible for providing high quality administrative and contractual support with the purpose of maintaining the Trust’s reporting and evidencing obligations.

Groundwork London is a leading social and environmental regeneration charity delivering over 500 social and environmental projects each year, many of which support people to stay in education, gain new skills and secure employment. The Contract Support Officer assists and supports Programme Managers by administering, checking and collating contract delivery paperwork and supports positive partner relationships through effective communication and accurate reporting. The role requires the ability to work flexibly within a multi disciplinary team, supporting internal and external partner delivery staff to meet performance evidence requirements.

This exciting role requires excellent data management skills, the ability to work effectively and efficiently with a commitment to accuracy. The Contract Support Officer is required to have strong communication skills and the ability to engage effectively with stakeholders to ensure the positive partnership working.

An excellent team player, you have sound experience in office administration and of checking and collating documentation and evidence against agreed standards as well as sound Microsoft Corporate applications (MS Office) knowledge and skills.

Closing date for applications: 31st Jan 2021
Anticipated Interview date: 4th Feb 2021

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the Apply button to be directed to our website where you can download the job description and application form.

Appointment to this role is subject to a basic records check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Groundwork London is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of the community.

No agencies please.

We are looking to recruit an Online Events Assistant (To 31st December 2021) to join our friendly team and to strengthen FIGO’s Congress team through the coordination of FIGO's webinar series.  This involves day to day interaction with FIGO Committees and Working Groups, FIGO Member Societies, Regional Federations, webinar speakers and chairs

This is a fixed term appointment to 31st December 2021 (with potential scope for further extension subject to funding).

The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO’s) vision is that women of the world achieve the highest possible standards of physical, mental, reproductive and sexual health and wellbeing throughout their lives. The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) is the only organisation that brings together professional societies of obstetricians and gynaecologists on a global basis. For over 60 years FIGO has collaborated with the world's top health and donor bodies. FIGO currently has Member Societies in over 130 countries/territories. FIGO is dedicated to the improvement of women’s health and rights and to the reduction of disparities in healthcare available to women and new-borns, as well as to advancing the science and practice of obstetrics and gynaecology. FIGO pursues its mission through advocacy, programmatic activities, capacity strengthening of Member Associations, education and training.

The successful candidate will have the following skills and experience:

General and professional education 

Essential

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent or relevant work experience (with good A Levels or equivalent)

Knowledge and experience

Essential

• Basic knowledge of webinar logistics

Desirable

• Direct experience with delivering webinars and/or online events

• Direct experience with customer service

• Direct experience with event management and production

Skills, abilities and attributes

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal skills

• Excellent organisational skills and strong attention to detail

• Adept at proactive planning and forward thinking

• Ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks concurrently

• Excellent writing and communication skills

• Confident use of Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint and Excel)

• Conversational ability in both French and Spanish

Desirable

• Ability to communicate in other languages would be an advantage

• Knowledge of video conferencing software, virtual events platforms

• Project management skills

• Marketing and promotional skills

• Basic graphic design

• Basic video editing

BENEFITS 

•Pension - Up to 10% employer contribution available (on successful completion of probation period)

•25 days annual leave (pro rata) plus Bank and Statutory holidays and any working days between Christmas Day and the first working day in January) & other days e.g. Moving Day.

•Flexible working hours

•Employee assistance programme

• Interest free season ticket loan available (on successful completion of probation period).

HOW TO APPLY

To apply for this position, please review the additional documents and then send your CV and  cover letter outlining your experience via the 'Apply with Charity Job' button. Please note that applications without a cover letter may not be considered. Please note that only those candidates who have been shortlisted will be contacted.

•Closing Date for applications : 12 noon on Friday 5th February 

•N.B. Interviews will take place  Thursday 11th February or Friday 12th February  via Zoom.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS POSITION IS OPEN TO THOSE WHO HAVE THE RIGHT TO RESIDE AND WORK IN THE UK. WE WILL EXPECT RELEVANT PROOF OF SUCH IF ASKED FOR AN INTERVIEW (PLEASE DO NOT SEND THIS INFORMATION WITH YOUR APPLICATION).

We are an equal opportunities employer; and are proud to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.

Location: The role is based from FIGO House, Waterloo, London SE1 (although subject to temporary home working due to COVID-19 restrictions).

Location: London or Cardiff (although all our staff are currently working at home. This situation is likely to continue until at least June 2021)

Are you highly organised with good grant management skills? Are you committed to improving humanitarian outcomes and do you believe that research and innovation should be at the centre of efforts to improve humanitarian effectiveness? Could you communicate effectively with a range of external stakeholders, at all levels of seniority, both verbally and in writing?

We are looking to recruit a highly effective programme officer to join our dynamic humanitarian innovation team. You will provide effective management across our large portfolio of innovation grants and support the operational delivery of the programme and innovation management activities.

We’re a global charity, working to find solutions to complex humanitarian problems through research and innovation. We fund and support work that goes on to shape the way in which people across the world are supported during a crisis.

We are based in London and Cardiff but our roles have a global reach. As an established and respected part of the humanitarian community, we work closely and meaningfully with our fellow networks and actors to make change happen.

To be successful, you will need to be flexible and proactive, with the ability to work well in a busy and constantly changing environment. You will have strong organisational and coordination skills and be able to show experience in grant management.

If you feel you have the skills and experience we’re looking for, please review the full job description for further details. Please ensure you complete the personal statement as part of the application process to explain how you feel you meet the requirements of the role and why you feel this is the next career move for you.

We look forward to hearing from you

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We are committed to the safeguarding and protection of vulnerable people in our work. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure. 

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promote equality, and are committed to improving employment opportunities for minority groups. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and disabled candidates, as BAME and people with disabilities are currently under-represented throughout our work. We also welcome applications from LGB and Trans, and non-binary candidates. 

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Closing date: Sunday 7th February 2021

Interview dates: Thursday 18th & Friday 19th February 2021

Harris Hill are working alongside an amazing charity who are looking for an experienced Head of Finance & Internal Operations

The successful candidate will lead a small, dedicated team of staff that takes care of several functions including, IT, office administration, and HR. You will have the ability to motivate the team and fully support them by rolling up your sleeves and applying your critical thinking & experience to contribute to the everyday operations of the charity. They are a "hands-on" charity, and you must enjoy getting stuck in.

When it comes to the charity's finances you will be the most senior person in the team, maintaining the foundations and be that vital link between the Senior Management Team and the Board of Trustees. You will also work closely with the Chief Executive to help maintain open communications with the Board of Trustees ensuring all regulatory requirements are adhered to.

This role requires someone with proven experience in all areas of finance and administration. As a fully qualified accountant, you will have significant knowledge of financial and management accounting, you will also apply your commercial and pragmatic mind to financial analysis & control, budget management, compliance, data management, and preparing papers for senior management and trustees. You will manage the annual budgeting and re-forecasting processes and be responsible for communicating accurate monthly management information.

Key responsibilities will include:-
Finance
Governance
Membership Provisions
IT
Office Management
HR

Fundamental Requirements Include:
Qualified (ACA, ACCA and CIMA) with at least 5 years post qualification experience (with 2 years plus experience in the Charity Sector)
Excellent communication/leadership skills
Strong experience in general office administration
Advanced Excel Skills

Safe Passage is recruiting an Operations Assistant to support our operations internationally, and to enable continuing and sustainable growth in our ground-breaking work to ensure that safe, legal routes to sanctuary exist for all people seeking asylum. This is a practical and administrative role that is crucial to the effective operations of a young and successful refugee charity.

Experience in a similar role would be welcome, but this could also be your first paid position in the charity sector, or you could be returning to work after time out. We are looking for strong, transferrable administrative and organisational skills. This position will have a dedicated training budget and you will be supported to grow and develop within your role.

You will be attentive to detail, flexible, efficient, great at time management, and able to work well both independently and under supervision as part of a small and energetic team. A keen interest in the charity/NGO/refugee sectors is advantageous. 

Closely supporting the International Operations Manager, you will facilitate the day-to-day work of Safe Passage across all our entities in the UK, Greece, and France. You will provide remote support to our teams in Athens and Paris, as well as Campaigns, Legal & Arrivals, Fundraising, and Board of Trustees in the UK. This is a varied and dynamic role that works across HR, logistics, volunteer, IT, payroll, and facilities functions.

How do I apply?

Please visit out websitet to read the Job Description and Person Specification and to view details of how to apply in full. 

Closing date: Sunday 7th February 2021 at 11.59 pm

Please note that only candidates successful in being invited to interview will be contacted. We really appreciate your interest in this role and the time taken to submit an application. 

About Safe Passage

Safe Passage was founded in late 2015 in response to what became known as Europe’s modern ‘refugee crisis’. In the past four years we have grown from a small UK project, to an international organisation with 25 members of staff supporting refugees to access safe and legal routes to asylum across Europe. To date more than 2,000 individuals have travelled to safety through routes we have opened.

• Our vision is for every person seeking asylum to be able to access a safe and legal route to a place where they can lead a full and dignified life.
• We do things differently - championing refugees’ rights by combining strategic legal work, advocacy, capacity building and community organising.
• We are focused on achieving systemic change in refugee and asylum policy at both nation-state and international level.

We value equality and diversity in our organisation, and strive to build a workforce reflective of the communities we work in. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith, or disability. People with refugee or asylum seeking backgrounds are experts by experience and are particularly encouraged to apply.

About us

Our vision is for nature and people to thrive in a world inspired by ecology. The British Ecological Society is the oldest of its kind in the world, with over 6000 members worldwide, we publish six successful journals, an ecological book series and a quarterly membership magazine, the Niche.

We actively value the diversity and wide range of perspectives that people from different backgrounds bring to their work, to ecology and to our Society.

About you

We are seeking an enthusiastic candidate with outstanding communication skills and an interest in further developing their career in a membership role.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with relevant experience in membership. The successful candidate will be helping to grow the BES membership, build member engagement, develop the CRM system and work closely with the Membership Committee.

About the role

This role offers an opportunity to be part of the Society Programmes team which includes membership, events, grants, communication, fundraising and development. The successful candidate will be educated to degree level or equivalent with the ability to communicate with a wide range of stakeholders. They will have demonstrable experience of working in a membership organisation and have a good eye for detail. Experience in marketing, financial processes and an interest in ecology is desirable.

Core duties will include:

• Help the Society to foster and benefit from an engaged and responsive membership
• Build and nurture strong relationships with all Society audiences
• Provide opportunities for membership to feed back through open channels of communication to improve the experience of members
• Manage the administration of the day-to-day membership enquiries and financial processes
• Help to generate and implement membership acquisition and retention initiatives
• Promote membership and fundraising initiatives, working with other relevant Society staff as appropriate
• Maintain and help to develop the CRM system to ensure that it meets the current and future needs of the Society

For more details on the role, the job description and how to apply, click on the link in the yellow box.

Applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK.

Recruiting a MechanicalSurveyor to join our Head Office based in Westminster!

GBP 40,000 - 45,000 per annum, 35 hours per week, 12 month FTC, 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more.

Key Responsibilities:

Operational
- Act as the lead on the delivery of all gas services ( domestic and commercial) water hygiene including water risk assessments (WRA) safety works programmes and ensure that all works are
completed within agreed timescales and KPI's to the required standard and quality
- To provide comprehensive professional, design, detailing and contract administration on services on a diverse range of commissions for LA when needed, fully utilising in house IT support systems.
- Review all gas services and water hygiene remedial actions (WRA) and provide technical specifications and engineering solutions to ensure compliance which represent value for money.
- Provide up to date information on gas services and water hygiene related KPI's and provide commentary in weekly compliance meetings.
- Ensure completion of all gas and water hygiene services remedial actions from regulator inspection/audit within agreed timescales.
- Carry out pre and post inspections for all areas of all gas and water hygiene services as required to ensure value for money, quality of work and customer satisfaction.
- To carry out pre-inspections to gas and water hygiene services to building services including full surveys to identify defects including preparation of detailed reports, specifications and cost estimates where necessary to ensure the appropriate remedial works are undertaken, to ensure effective and appropriate repair solutions ensuring all current applicable regulations are complied with.
- Provide technical advice on building defects relating to gas and water hygiene services and diagnosis to the organisation including the day-to-day responsive repairs service, as well as, from time to time, carrying out post inspections of repairs to help better manage our contractors.
- Ensure that all databases are continually updated to reflect servicing works carried out and all required certification is provided on completion of works.
- Attend various meetings, both internal and external, to represent LACS and conduct joint site meetings with LACS staff, contractors and external agencies such as LFB.
- Be part of an effective operational team, focused on achievement of service plans and departmental priorities, providing guidance in your area of professional specialism.

Contract Management
- Make visits to site to monitor contractor performance against key performance indicators and to validate servicing and remedial works being undertaken to ensure that they are to a high standard.
- Deputise for the senior compliance manager when required and lead contract management meetings.
- Assist in the procurement and tendering of new contracts and preparation of briefs and appointment of external consultants and contractors as required.
- Effectively manage contractors and consultants delivering repairs, servicing and projects ensuring they comply with contractual obligations and take remedial action where performance does not meet their contractual obligations.
- Ensure all projects and services are effectively managed including monitoring costs, progress, performance against KPI's, ensuring regular progress meetings are in place. Keep management informed of progress, highlighting areas of concern.

This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the
needs of Look Ahead.

If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative
opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with the Inclusive Employers Standard 2020. We welcome applications from people of all
backgrounds.