The National Brain Appeal’s mission is to support the development of new treatments and cures for the 100s of devastating neurological conditions that affect 1 in 6 people in the UK (current figures stand at 14.7m). The charity makes a major contribution towards capital appeals, in funding pioneering research, providing access to the best technology for expert diagnosis and treatment, and towards training tomorrow’s clinicians at The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery and the UCL Institute of Neurology, known collectively as “Queen Square”.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join the Charity at a very exciting time as we gear up towards two major capital appeals. You will work with some amazing people across the organisation and Queen Square. With the support of the wider fundraising team and with access to a rich pool of prospects and prospect research, you will create and make the asks that shape our future and help transform research, diagnoses and outcomes for devastating neurological and neurodegenerative conditions.

We are looking for candidates with a broad range of professional expertise, a creative approach and a passion for fundraising across multiple – and sometimes competing – priorities to shape and deliver activity and income around the Charity’s mid-level and major donors, our capital appeals, corporate partnerships and large trusts and foundations programmes

As an established philanthropy and major gifts professional, you will join us at an exciting period of growth and alongside five other new recruits. You will lead a newly created team (with four direct reports) to help us to develop and deliver our ambitious major gifts and corporate fundraising strategy. You will have a proven track record of personally securing gifts of £100,000 plus and will use your knowledge and expertise to deliver powerful recruitment and retention campaigns and strategies to engage and excite key audiences. Working in collaboration with the executive team, you will drive innovations in fundraising, making the best use of data driven decisions and technology to support growth and increase our efficiency and reach.

This role requires strong personal relationship management skills and the ability to develop and deliver effective, long-term engagement strategies to ensure sustainability. You will demonstrate a good understanding of major donor, trust and corporate fundraising market trends alongside strong influencing and negotiation skills. You will be accustomed to dealing with senior level figures and in managing the highest-level relationships between the charity, corporates, trusts, and mid-level and major donors.

As Team Leader, you will be proactive, highly organised and with excellent problem-solving skills. You will inspire and motivate your team at all levels while setting ambitious stretch targets aligned with the charity‘s vision and strategic goals ensuring projects are delivered effectively and efficiently.

The National Brain Appeal is an independent charity operating within the UCLH NHS Foundation Trust framework. As such, you can take advantage of numerous excellent benefits including:

• Travel season ticket loans

• NHS staff discounts

• 27 days annual leave on appointment

• Hybrid working options available

• Attractive NHS pension scheme

• A staff psychological and welfare service

For more details, please view the job description and person specification attached to this advert.

Deadline: Monday 1 November 2021
Interviews: week commencing 8 November

Please note, applications need to be made via the NHS Jobs Portal and will require you creating an account.

We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief. 

About us
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.

We’re looking for a skilled and enthusiastic Risk and Compliance Manager, to bring expertise and capacity to our new Corporate Planning, Governance and Assurance team. We’ve recently been reviewing our risk management, assurance and compliance arrangements, and have established this new role to take forward our work in these areas, and to strengthen and embed our policies, processes and practices.

About the role
As our Risk and Compliance Manager, you will co-ordinate, guide, challenge and support our leaders and teams to ensure that we’re effectively managing our risks, and that we’re compliant with relevant legislation, regulation, and best practice. Through your work, you will develop and refine the policies and processes that we have in place to manage risk and compliance. The work that you do will provide the senior management team and our trustees with assurance that these arrangements are appropriate and robust.

About you
To be successful in this role you will bring experience of successfully supporting the development and implementation of organisational-wide risk management frameworks, tools and controls. You’ll have a strong ability to articulate, assess and interpret risk, and to support others to do this too. You’ll have an understanding of the charity sector and the regulations within which we operate. And you will be a great communicator, confident to engage and collaborate with people in all roles and functions.  

We want Crisis to be an inclusive employer which then reflects our members and the communities we work in. We want to offer opportunities to everyone regardless of their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation, class or age. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness.

Working at Crisis
As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:

- Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy
- Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8.5%
- 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.

When you join us, you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.

We have 5 staff diversity networks which include Black, Asian and Ethnic people, LGBTQ+ people, those with Lived Experience of Homelessness, Women at Crisis and Disability Awareness.

How to apply
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below.
Closing date: Sunday 7th November 2021 (at 23:59)
Interviews will be held between the 12th and 17th November
 
Accessibility
We welcome applications from people who identify as neuro diverse and want our recruitment process to be as accessible as possible. If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please email our Recruitment team, contact details can be found on our website.
 
 Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094

Fundraising and Communications Manager

Magic Me is the UK’s leading provider of intergenerational arts activities, working with care home residents and other people most impacted by covid. We are looking for an experienced, confident, fundraising and communications professional to establish this brand-new role, for an initial 12-month contract, to start as soon as possible.

The arts have a vital role to play in post-pandemic community building, and this is a crucial and exciting time in Magic Me’s development. Join us and lead the creation and delivery of a new fundraising strategy to continue this vital work, including a major bid to Arts Council England for NPO funding in early 2022.

Can you:

• Write, lead and deliver a clear fundraising strategy for Magic Me, in partnership with the Director and Programme Director?
• Conduct prospect research to identify potential new funders, whilst nurturing relationships with existing supporters?
• Develop and write compelling, successful bids with a focus on trusts, foundations and livery companies?
• Lead the writing of bids, including an NPO bid to Arts Council England.
• Review and update Magic Me’s communications, our messages and channels, e.g. social media, newsletters.
• Oversee Magic Me’s website, writing copy and working with colleagues to create new content.

Salary: £28,000 pa, 28 hours per week for a 12-month Fixed Term Contract (pro rata £35,000 Full-time role) Interested in applying for this role as a freelancer? Please contact us.

We welcome and encourage applications from disabled people, Black and Asian candidates, and those from other minoritised ethnic communities. Our board and staff are actively working on a new anti-racism strategy. We believe by improving the diversity within our organisation and our leadership, we will improve the quality of our work.

HOW TO APPLY 

Please read the full Application Pack and complete the Personal Details Cover Sheet and Monitoring information Form.

You are required to send the following: anonymised cover letter, anonymised CV and the accompanying forms (more details of this is found in the application pack) to our email address. Please ensure you follow the directions on the forms carefully, so your application can be processed fairly and anonymously.

NB To ensure the shortlisting process is anonymous and fair, please do not include your name on your CV or covering letter. Instead, please include this information in the Personal Details cover sheet. The selection panel will not see your Personal Details or Applicant Monitoring Information when shortlisting applications.

Deadline for applications: Send your application to us by 9 am on Thursday, 4th November. We will not be able to consider applications received after this deadline.

RECRUITMENT TIMELINE

• MONDAY 11 OCTOBER – Adverts out and recruitment starts.
• THURSDAY 4 NOVEMBER – Deadline for applications.
• FRIDAY 5 NOVEMBER – Shortlisting and candidates notified.
• WEDNESDAY 10 NOVEMBER – Interviews. Decision.
• START DATE – As soon as possible.

Web and Digital Communications Manager

Kidney Care UK has recently launched its new five-year strategy and is looking to continue its development and take the organisation to the next level. Following a period of significant growth, we are seeking a positive and experienced digital marketing enthusiast to join the team to lead our digital transformation. This is your opportunity to drive transformation by collaborating across the organisation, bringing your  technical expertise, and working closely with teams within the charity to help make our ambitious plans for digital growth a reality . 

Kidney Care UK is the leading kidney patient support charity in the UK,  working to improve quality of life for kidney patients through advocacy, direct grants, educating and informing patients, counselling and funding patient-centred research, healthcare professionals and projects.

Our digital transformation is in the early stages so there is lots of opportunity for the right candidate to really identify future opportunities and shape the changes needed to provide better user journeys, supporter experiences and development of engaging digital content. This role is about making these plans a reality using your digital expertise and background. We are looking for someone who can review our existing plans to develop and deliver the charity’s digital marketing, and website engagement strategy to raise the charity’s online profile to reach and engage more people affected by kidney disease, and drive income.

You will take ownership for the generation and monitoring of web content and digital communication campaigns ensuring that Kidney Care UK is at the forefront of digital thinking. You will be pivotal in driving forward the income potential of digital fundraising campaigns and support non digital teams in enhancing their understanding of how to maximise their campaigns by sharing your expert guidance.

HOW TO APPLY
If you have the qualities, we are looking for and would like to play a key role in Kidney Care UK’s future we invite you to apply with a CV and covering letter.

• Closing date for applications is 10th November 2021
• Starting date is as soon as possible

We encourage you to apply early as applications will be reviewed as soon as they are received and we reserve the right to close this job advert sooner subject to finding a suitable candidate. 

Following the opening of the John Morden Centre and our exciting plans to expand our community services we are looking to recruit a dynamic and inspiring Volunteer & Community Engagement Manager. 

Please visit Morden College website to read the full job advert, the job description, the person specifications, and to download Morden College application form.

This post is subject to an Enhanced with Barred List DBS check. This post requires the post holder to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 unless clinically exempt.

You will take responsibility for assisting the academic departments in compliance with OfS regulations, provide support and input for initiatives lead by the Director of Studies, coordinate examination and assessment processes and be the senior point of contact for academic programme enquiries, offering excellent customer service and issue resolution.

The Academic Programme Manager works closely with colleagues to manage and continually enhance academic delivery. They work alongside the Academic Programme Coordinator to ensure effective timetabling of the academic programmes and meetings, as well as resolution of queries from academic staff, students and external stakeholders. They play an instrumental role in the planning of academic delivery, including assessment, compliance with OfS and developing internal processes. Ultimately, the post-holder proactively ensures the provision of an efficient and professional service to students and academic staff.

If you have significant experience in OfS regulatory requirements, assessment processes and curriculum resources, experienced in using data in line with GDPR, and handling sensitive matters with discretion, knowledge of delivering timetables using timetable software (particularly CELCAT) as well as excellent communication skills, we would love to hear from you. 

We offer a highly competitive staff benefits package including 30 days leave per annum (pro rata for part-time staff), employer matched contributory pension scheme (4%), season ticket and hardship loan schemes, up to 18 days professional development leave per academic year (pro rata for part-time staff), cycle to work scheme and Employee Assistance Programme.

Applicants must be able to provide proof of their ongoing right to live and work in the UK.

LFS is an equal opportunities employer.  

Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we especially encourage applications from people who identify as disabled and/or identify as LGBTQIA, black, Asian or are from minority ethnic backgrounds as these groups are under-represented at all levels of staff at LFS.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

We reserve the right to close this advert as soon as sufficient applications are received, therefore candidates are advised to submit their application as soon as possible. 

London Film School (LFS) is internationally celebrated for its commitment to film, craft excellence, innovation and creative freedom. The School is consistently rated as one of the top international film schools, most recently named in The Hollywood Reporter Top Film Schools 2020.

Starting Salary: £49,194 - £51,162 (depending on experience)

Contract: Fixed Term – 2 years

Location: London

This role will be recruited for on a rolling basis and we reserve the right to close it prior to the closing date. Previous candidates need not apply.

Position Description

The post holder will provide strategic leadership on effective development, coordination and delivery of Integral Ecology Programme Model – CAFOD’s organisational approach to how International Programmes will contribute to achieving the vision, mission, and commitments of Our Common Home - CAFOD’s new strategic framework. The post holder is a member of the International Programmes Management Team (IPMT) and will work closely with colleagues across International Programmes, Advocacy and Education Group (AEG), Organisational Performance and Governance Team and Safeguarding Team.

Structure/Scope:

The Programme Quality & Support Team is a newly established team with a remit to support international programme teams to increase the impact of our partners work through: 

• provision of technical support and accompaniment (short-term and long-term) to programme teams and partners – to develop, implement, and monitor effective, safe, dignified, and inclusive programmes.
• develop and manage a functional knowledge management system and ensure sharing and utilization of knowledge and evidence to facilitate learning and innovation, enhance decision-making and improve programme effectiveness. 

This post sits within International Programmes Group and reports directly to the Head of Humanitarian Programmes and Partner Support. The post holder manages (1) Programme Quality Lead, (2) International Programme Accompanier, (3) Sustainability Technical Lead, (4) Capacity Strengthening Advisor (5) Inclusion & Gender Advisor and (6) Data Quality & Evidencing Officer (7) Humanitarian Capacity Strengthening – Project Manager.

To read more and apply, please visit CAFOD website to begin filling the application process.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.

You will take responsibility for the production, delivery and maintenance of the School’s timetable, including, but not limited to classes, (student) film exercises, workshops, and events within agreed timescales, making full use of the functionality of the timetabling software.

The Academic Programme Coordinator works closely with colleagues to continually enhance academic delivery. This includes acting as the first point of contact for a range of day-to-day queries to support the delivery of courses, assessments, meetings, events and staff development. Integral to the role is effective communication with staff, students and external stakeholders as well as scheduling classes, planning, administration, supporting academic staff to follow procedures and developing internal processes. You will also proactively ensure the provision of an efficient and professional service to students and staff.

If you have significant experience in scheduling in complex environments, experience in delivering timetables using timetable software particularly CELCAT, in addition to excellent communication skills, we would love to hear from you.

We offer a highly competitive staff benefits package including 30 days leave per annum (pro rata for part-time staff), employer matched contributory pension scheme (4%), season ticket and hardship loan schemes, up to 18 days professional development leave per academic year (pro rata for part-time staff), cycle to work scheme and Employee Assistance Programme.

Applicants must be able to provide proof of their ongoing right to live and work in the UK.

LFS is an equal opportunities employer.  

Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we especially encourage applications from people who identify as disabled and/or identify as LGBTQIA, black, Asian or are from minority ethnic backgrounds as these groups are under-represented at all levels of staff at LFS.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

We reserve the right to close this advert as soon as sufficient applications are received, therefore candidates are advised to submit their application as soon as possible. 

London Film School (LFS) is internationally celebrated for its commitment to film, craft excellence, innovation and creative freedom. The School is consistently rated as one of the top international film schools, most recently named in The Hollywood Reporter Top Film Schools 2020.

The Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association is seeking a Head of Programmes & Transformation to join our Association on a two-year fixed term contract. (which may extend to perm)

This role will be based at our national office in Northampton with the option for agile working, (home/office).

About the role

This vital new role will play a key part in helping the MND Association in delivering promises to people with MND, that are at the heart of our new strategy. As an experienced Project Manager, you will work with the Directors and Senior Managers to plan and co-ordinate the delivery of a number of cross-Association projects and programmes.

Cross-team working and building capacity and capability right across the Association, are critical to the delivery of the strategy and you will lead the co-ordination of this work.

What are we looking for?

It is pivotal to this role that you have the experience and skill of a strategic thinker with the ability to support and influence managers, as they look to balance new and existing workstreams. You will be working closely with the Finance and HR teams, ensuring the resourcing of the strategy, on an ongoing basis.

Your functional background is less important than your ability to deliver large complex projects whilst working at a strategic level, to drive the delivery of our new strategic goals.

This role will be based at our national office in Northampton with the option for agile working, (home/office).

Please view the job description to view the full requirements of the role.

How to apply?

If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you, apply online now and submit a supporting statement and CV.

About Us

The MND Association was founded in 1979. Our mission is to improve care and support for people with MND, their families and carers. We also fund and promote research that leads to new understanding and treatments and brings us closer to a cure for MND. The Association also campaigns and raises awareness so the needs of people with MND, and everyone who cares for them, are recognised and addressed by wider society.

We operate an agile working environment within a flexible office space using the latest technology and digital infrastructure. This, together with a high level of trust and performance driven culture, gives staff the freedom and flexibility to work in the best way for them, the Association and, most importantly, people with MND.

We are committed to equality and value diversity. We are working hard to remove perceived and actual barriers to participation for people with and affected by MND, current and future staff, volunteers and stakeholders.

Important Notices

Please submit your application as soon as possible; due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications.

Our selection process will be multi-stage; this may include video call screening, psychometric assessments, and competency-based interview/s.

We request that recruitment agencies do not contact us in relation to this role. We work hard to fill our roles directly and if assistance is required, we operate a PSL, which currently closed for review. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies/ headhunters.

MANAGER

£24,000 per annum inc. LW (FTE £40,000)

for 21 hours/week plus 3% contributory pension

We are a small, active community association serving the diverse population of West Hampstead in the London Borough of Camden.

We are seeking an energetic and motivated Manager to lead us in the next phase of our development.

This post will suit an outgoing person, with the drive to take on the challenge of developing the services and activities of our Community Association, raising funds, and extending cooperation with other organisations in the area. We want someone with experience of fundraising, good management, communication and networking skills, and used to working at community level.

The Covid disruption has resulted in trying out new ways of delivering our services e.g., online classes, telephone befriending. The organisation is now in a strong place for the next stage of its development  Fundraising from trusts and charities, particularly for core costs and new projects, will therefore continue to be a crucial part of this post in order to put the organisation on a strong financial base while continuing to meet its aim of ‘bringing the local community together’

The Manager is supported by a Centre Administrator, responsible for the day-to-day management of the Association and Community Centre, and administration of the classes and activities that take place. Two part-time staff and sessional workers deliver services for children and older people. The Manager also has the back-up of a range of part-time sessional staff to run activities, a team of volunteers, and committed and supportive trustees.

The Manager’s 21 hours can be worked over three to four days a week; some flexibility will be required, including occasional evening and weekend working.

Closing date: 5pm Monday 25 October 2021

Interviews: Friday 5 November 2021

We are committed to welcoming people from the widest possible diversity of background, culture and experience.

CAWH is based at West Hampstead Community Centre,

17 Dornfell St, NW6 1QN

The National Corporate Partnerships Manager helps people with sight loss to live the life they choose by leading the growth of the National Corporate Partnerships fundraising income and ‘in-kind’ services to meet the overall income targets and Key Performance Indicator’s for The Guide Dogs Family to ensure high incomes are generated to deliver services to visually impaired people.

This role is 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week, with 26 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays) a year.

We recognise that the world looks a little bit different since the pandemic. Therefore, we’re committed to enabling our staff to work where best suits the needs of the individual, their team and the organisation. For this role, there will be opportunities to work from home as well as the office. We want our staff to flourish and work in environments which maximises their potential and best serves our stakeholders.

We offer a generous pension scheme, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people.

More details about this role, the Organisation and the recruitment process can be found in the attached candidate pack and job description.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.

Diversity

Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from people with disabilities as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invitation to interview for all applicants with disabilities who demonstrate, within their application form, sufficient evidence to meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding

Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

Candidate profile

To be able to fulfil this role, the skills and experience we are looking for in a potential candidate include;

Essential

· Institute of Fundraising or other fundraising Membership/Qualifications.

· Proven effective leadership & management experience of a nationally dispersed business development and account management team

· Legislation and Codes of Conduct relevant to Corporate Fundraising.

· Legislation and protocols with regards to commercial agreements.

· Must be able to demonstrate a proven track record of developing and implementing effective and successful corporate fundraising strategies within the charity sector.

Desirable

· People Management qualifications

· Knowledge and understanding of fundraising databases.

· The ability to initiate and manage creative briefs and proposition development.

For the complete list of essential and desirable criteria necessary to be successful in this role please see the Person Specification within the Job Description below. The candidate pack contains more information about this role & the recruitment process at Guide Dogs.

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. We cannot provide sponsorship for this role.

Marketing Manager
Salary: £35,500 – £41,250 per annum
Contract: Full time; permanent
Location: Centenary House, St Mary’s Street, Huntingdon, PE29 3PE with hybrid working
Reporting to:  Director of Fundraising & Marketing
Line Manager: Marketing & Communications Officer

Magpas Air Ambulance is an emergency medical charity saving lives in Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire and across the East of England 24/7. Magpas brings the specialist skills of our Doctor and Paramedic teams to the patient, providing treatments and procedures at the scene that are usually only available in hospital.

We’re looking to recruit an experienced Marketing Manager to support our growing charity, particularly with the diversification and development of fundraising activity over the past two years. If you would like the opportunity to use your experience to produce outstanding marketing campaigns and collateral, develop our digital presence and build on the Magpas Air Ambulance brand we would love to hear from you.

You will be joining a friendly, supportive and passionate team and an organisation focused on growth & development.  So if you think you can help us to continue providing creative, data driven, targeted marketing communications that meet organisational objectives please do get in touch.

Role Summary:

• Produce and execute annual marketing plans to grow the Magpas Air Ambulance brand within key audiences and support the achievement of fundraising objectives
• To be responsible for the Magpas Air Ambulance digital presence, developing the website, social media channels and email programme through the production of compelling and timely content to support organisational objectives
• Project management and production of marketing & corporate collateral from concept through to launch
• Brand guardian, ensuring the Magpas Air Ambulance brand is applied correctly and is strong and consistent across the organisation and externally

Project Management

• Produce and execute marketing campaigns to support fundraising events, products, appeals ensuring that KPIs are met
• Project manage the production of all marketing collateral
• Produce and circulate key messages, service statistics and internal communications as required
• Work with internal stakeholders and media outlets to produce press releases and PR campaigns
• Lead on the organisation, planning and delivery of corporate events
• Lead on the generation of Magpas Air Ambulance case studies and stories and the relationship management of new and former patients to support marketing and fundraising

Strategy & Planning

• Work across the charity to produce and execute annual marketing plans that deliver organisational objectives including the sustainable growth of fundraising income
• Responsible for the Magpas Air Ambulance digital presence, developing the website, social media channels and email programme through the production of compelling and timely content
• Provide marketing insight, research, planning and support to all departments as required
• Effective management of the Marketing & Communications Officer
• Manage and monitor third partly suppliers to ensure marketing activity is produced on time and to budget

Analysis & reporting

• Use campaign data to track and report on effectiveness of activity and inform decision making and future planning
• Use website and google analytics to improve user experience and supporter journeys through digital channels
• Produce monthly reports for Executive Leadership Team and Trustee review
• Use research and analysis to identify new and potential key audiences and implement marketing & communication strategies to grow the Magpas Air Ambulance supporters and stakeholders
• Manage the market budget including budget setting, forecasting and tracking

About you:

• Proven experience of managing the marketing function in a fundraising or sales environment
• Experience of producing effective marketing plans, campaigns and collateral
• Experience of managing organisational website and social media channels including content planning and production
• Proven ability to manage relationships with third party suppliers and agencies including media outlets, designers, digital and creative agencies.
• Proven ability to work internally at all levels of the charity to meet marketing and organisational objectives
• Good influencing and negotiating skills
• Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate consistently and effectively across all relevant areas of knowledge and expertise
• Ability to multitask and prioritise work to meet given deadlines
• Self-sufficient and confident to make decisions within the boundaries of the role
• Ability to be flexible and adapt ways if working to meet the needs of the organisation
• Proactive and creative approach to problem solving
• Excellent IT skills, particularly with Microsoft Office
• Availability to represent Magpas Air Ambulance at events if required

Closing date: 19 October 21
Interview date: 26 October 21 
Please note that we reserve the right to remove this advert prior to the advertised date, dependent on the level of response received. You are therefore advised to apply at your earliest convenience.

Working for Magpas Air Ambulance 
We operate a hybrid working policy, giving flexibility to work from home and the office while meeting the needs of the Charity, following COVID -19 safe working practices.  Please make sure that any application clearly demonstrates that you live, or will be living within a commutable distance of the main place of work.

We offer a range of benefits including an employee Assistance Programme, generous holiday entitlement, staff survey, access to occupational health services, flexible working, learning and development opportunities, long service awards, social events, supportive working culture and staff car parking.

Magpas Air Ambulance is committed to providing equality of opportunity and valuing diversity for all current and prospective staff, volunteers and Trustees. We aim to create an environment where everyone can be the best they can be, where they feel welcome and are free from bias and discrimination.  We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the button to be directed to our website, where you can complete the application process.

This role is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

We request no contact from agencies or media sales. 

The Children's Services (known as SISS at Guide Dogs) Operations Manager helps people with sight loss to live the life they choose by leading and managing a cross functional operations team of staff and volunteers working with adults, children and young people and their families to provide the consistent delivery of person-centred services in accordance with their needs. The successful candidate will manage a small team of Habilitation specialists, who are geographically spread across the North East. Our Habilitation specialists deliver a range of contracts predominantly to local authorities within the area.

This role is 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week, with 26 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays) a year.

We recognise that the world looks a little bit different since the pandemic. Therefore, we’re committed to enabling our staff to work where best suits the needs of the individual, their team and the organisation. For this role, there will be opportunities to work from home as well as the office. We want our staff to flourish and work in environments which maximises their potential and best serves our stakeholders.

We offer a generous pension scheme, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people.

More details about this role, the Organisation and the recruitment process can be found in the attached candidate pack and job description.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.

Diversity

Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from people with disabilities as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invitation to interview for all applicants with disabilities who demonstrate, within their application form, sufficient evidence to meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding

Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

Candidate requirements

To be able to fulfil this role, the skills and experience we are looking for in a potential candidate include;

Essential
· Proven experience of planning and delivering person-centred services to meet the needs of adults, children and young people with sight loss and their families.
· Extensive experience and proven ability to work safely with adults, children and young people with developed understanding of both child protection issues and the issues affecting all vulnerable groups.
· Experience of collaborative working in a multi-professional setting.
· Able to demonstrate experience of managing a complex operations environment where exceptional, customer-focused service delivery is achieved.
· Experience of handling safeguarding concerns within a service delivery setting. 

Desirable
· Project Management experience
· Experience of Rehabilitation practice and Habilitation Quality Standards
· Experience of professional supervision of staff working with children with complex needs. 
· Up to date with current policies, practice and thinking in the Education and/or Health and Social Care sector.

For the complete list of essential and desirable criteria necessary to be successful in this role please see the Person Specification within the Job Description below. The candidate pack contains more information about this role & the recruitment process at Guide Dogs.

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. We cannot provide sponsorship for this role.

How to apply
Applications need to be made using the online application form, accessed using the ‘apply’ button on our careers site.

As part of your application ensure you provide to evidence and examples of how your skills & experience meet the criteria as set out in the attached job description.

Please note that you’ll have to upload a CV as this is a mandatory requirement as part of our Safer Recruitment Policy.

Guide Dogs follow Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding the vulnerable people we work with. As part of this, we require a full work history with any gaps accounted for & a minimum of 2 professional referee details fully covering the past 5 years. If there is not enough space in your application form to provide this information, please ensure you upload additional documentation containing the additional detail.

Your role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Co-Production Manager to join our established and friendly Co-production and Involvement team.

If you, would you like to work for a leading mental health charity in a rewarding role where you will really make a difference, then join us here at Rethink Mental Illness.

Your role will be a home-based position meaning you can work flexibly from home with access to an office hub when you need it. You will work part time, 21 hours per week on a 9 months fixed term contract with a pro rata salary between £29,485.09 to £32,025.17 or £32,131.20 to £34,671.28 if you are London based.. There is the option to extend after 9 months. You can read more about the rewards you will receive on the full advert on our website.

We have a strong co-production and involvement team, and we also have a range of approaches and resources developed from facilitating co-production and community engagement in different areas around the country, as well as within our own charity services and campaigning. We have recently started facilitating co-production on the key focus areas for change in mental health services across the Norfolk and Waveney area.

What will I be doing?

As a Co-Production Manager you will facilitate and deliver the co-production objectives within the programme plan. This will include supporting and developing a group of ‘expert by experience’ leaders to be involved as equal partners in the community mental health transformation work. You will facilitate shared consideration and decisions about mental health service and system change through a range of methods, bringing insights from citizens in.

You will be guided and supported in co-production practice and mental health transformation plans by our Policy and Practice and Programme Innovation colleagues.

Who I am?

I am passionate about improving mental health outcomes for local communities. I have experience of working with people with challenging and distressing experiences from different backgrounds as well as leading and developing staff and/or volunteers in health and social care settings. I may also have experience of facilitating co-production within statutory systems alongside understanding of citizen participation approaches and equality and diversity. I can facilitate group meetings, have an aptitude for helping people feel safe and supported in one to one and group discussion and also can demonstrate ability to simplify complex information and communicate the essence of views and recommendations.

The safety and wellbeing of our service users and colleagues is our priority. It is a condition of employment for anyone joining us in a front-line role that they have either had the recommended Covid-19 vaccine or agree to have it when offered by the NHS. We also require all staff to undertake regular testing to ensure the safety of service users and staff.  You can find more information on our approach and why we have made this decision in our attached Covid-19 vaccination information document.  This includes information for pregnant women and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. 

Who are we?

We’re Rethink Mental Illness, a leading charity provider of mental health services in England. We support thousands of people through our groups, services, policy, campaigns and advice and information. Our work supports us in delivering on our mission: “A better life for everyone severely affected by mental illness.”

We welcome applications from everyone, applicants with lived experience, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ ), people with a disability, or those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds are actively encouraged to apply. We are proud to have also been awarded Disability Confident employer status. We have an ambition of becoming an anti-racist organisation and we recognise there is more to do in ensuring our recruitment is fair and inclusive, which is why we are recruiting new roles in helping us to achieve this.