Dogs Trust is the largest dog welfare charity in the UK with a nationwide network of rehoming centres and charity shops. Last year, Dogs Trust centres cared for over 9,000 dogs; we never put a healthy dog down.

Our rehoming centres house thousands of dogs each year until they are able to find a loving new home, and the success of our centres wouldn't be possible without our dedicated team of staff and volunteers; there is a real family-community within each of our centres. Come rain or shine, our team are out in all weathers to make sure the dogs have the best possible life. Dealing with thousands of visitors each month, our rehoming centres are the face of Dogs Trust and we pride ourselves on our staff providing the very best in customer service.

In this role you will take responsibility for assessing pre-intake and newly arrived dogs and designing and implementing dog training and behaviour modification programs for these and other dogs in our care. You'll also be responsible for training Canine Carers to implement behavioural training programs and for advising members of the public in the handling and training of dogs adopted from Dogs Trust. The successful individual should have a thorough knowledge of dog behaviour and welfare, including understanding the principles underlying learning and the ability to write training and behaviour programs. You'll have excellent communication skills with the ability to handle delicate situations sensitively and professionally and have the ability to and experience in handling difficult dogs. But above all you'll be passionate and committed to the work of Dogs Trust.

At Dogs Trust we value diversity and we're committed to creating an inclusive culture.  We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, abilities and cultures and believe that a diverse workforce will help us to achieve our mission. Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, either at application or interview stage, please contact us

Young Carers Support Advisor

Full time (37 hours) Part time will be considered over 30 hours per week

Salary: £22,492

We are looking for people who are passionate about supporting young people to achieve their potential. 

The Young Carers Support Advisor will working with young carers and their parents holding a caseload of families with targeted and intensive needs.

You will need excellent communication skills and be able to be creative to seek solutions to issues facing children, young people, and their families.  You will be able to present information in a clear and concise manner suitable for a variety of audiences.  

You will have strong IT skills and be confident using databases to record your work understanding the need for clear record keeping that demonstrates your understanding of the situation and allows others to work in partnership. Previous experience of using Families First, Outcome Stars or similar tools will be an advantage but is not essential.  

As a carer led organisation Carers in Hertfordshire believes that the voice of the carer is central to everything we do, so you will be able to ensure young carers voices are heard at every level, whether this is in planning the care for them and their family or in the planning of services that affect them. You will contribute to this through supporting the work of the young carers council, encouraging feedback on support as well as regular surveys and the annual young carers conference.

Closing date: 9am, Wednesday 11th August 2021

Interview Date: Friday 20th August 2021

Job Summary

The Carers Manchester welfare and Benefits advisor will work across two areas of work.

Carers Manchester Network (CMN) Learning and Development Programme

The CMN L&D programme is commissioned by Manchester Health Care Commissioning to deliver learning opportunities to unwaged carers in the city. The programme has been ongoing since 2017 and has been extended to run until July 2022. Learning opportunities come in the form of workshops, currently being delivered remotely, which range from First Aid training to cooking and exercise classes. In its final 12 months, the programme intends to reinitiate face to face workshops and enhance its delivery of opportunities to young carers.

The programme sits within the Carers Manchester pathway, which acts as a key referral point. Workshops are often delivered in collaboration with Carers Manchester network organisations and their new and existing support groups.

As part of the L&D team your core role will be to deliver Welfare and Benefits Workshops for carers, which provide an overview of the range of benefits available to carers and the people they care for. In addition to this, you will also be expected to manage a caseload of follow on benefits Advice work delivered to carers who have attended the workshops.

Carers Manchester Pathway

Carers Manchester is a partnership of voluntary and statutory organisations, working together to improve the services available to carers in the city. As part of the Carers Manchester pathway, you will be expected to work alongside the Carers Manchester Contact Point, supporting carers who require Welfare and Benefits advice and support.

In addition to this, you will be required to work to develop the knowledge and understanding of welfare and benefits within other Carers Manchester staff and Carers Manchester Network organisations through the delivery of Benefits awareness sections and 1-1 staff support.

This will involve working extensively with Statutory, Voluntary sector partners and within the existing carers Manchester services to enhance the support that is offered to carers in Manchester.

Job Purpose

To improve the knowledge and access to welfare and benefits support to carers in Manchester by delivering 1.1 and group advice, guidance and support to carers and professionals. Fulfilling the role will require the development and management of effective relationships with Carers Manchester Network members and a range of partners and Community based organisations in Manchester.  

Dear Applicant:

Re:  Employment Adviser

The Limehouse Project (LHP) is one of Tower Hamlets leading community anchor organisation, providing a wide range of services to communities throughout east London. From legal advice on a range of social welfare issues to financial capability services, accredited learning programmes, and employment support services, we work both independently and in partnership with a wide range of other organisations and businesses to ensure every one of our client’s is given the timely aid and active support they need to deal with – and move on from – whatever issue they face.

Limehouse Project has this excellent opportunity for an Employment Adviser working 35 hours per week, providing high-quality advice and support to our clients to empower them to progression and employment opportunities. This role is more crucial than ever amid the Covid-19 crisis, to enable and empower our service users and respond effectively in this current economic climate.

Your key responsibilities as Employment Adviser:

• Deliver employability support services face to face and remotely
• Provide holistic information and advice and guidance (IAG) and identify pathway routes for skills development through opportunities in training, work experiences, volunteering and employment options.
• Provide practical assistance in one to one and group support for employment related activities; creating CVs, assisting applications, improving interview techniques, employability skills and conducting better off in work calculations
• offer post-employment support to ensure a smooth transition from benefits to salary.

Does this describe you?

You are client focused with excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, showing the ability to meet the needs of a varied clients base. You will have at least one-year experience in the field of Employment.

Enclosed are as follows:

• Job description & Person specification
• Application Form
• Guidance Notes on completing the Application Form
• Limehouse Project Recruitment Monitoring Form
• Annual Report to give you some background information about Limehouse Project

We look forward to receiving your completed application. 

Closing date:  Sunday the 8th of August 2021. Time: 5.00pm

Interview:  Via Teams, Wednesday the 11th of August 2021

*Please see the recruitment pack attached for the full job desciption , personal specification and Training and Employment Coordinator contact details for informal discussion regarding the role.

The Role

We are seeking a People / HR Advisor to join our team, who would provide support to a range of Barnardo's Children's Services within Cymru & South West Region.

The team consists of 2 Advisors, 2 People Managers, 4 People Administrators led by the Head of People.

In this role you will work closely with the People Manager to provide HR support to the Children's Services teams who are based across the Region. This is truly varied generalist role and you will be responsible for providing proactive, professional and business focused HR support to our operational leaders and managers. On a day to day basis, the primary tasks include:

* Employee relations casework advice and guidance
* Supporting disciplinary and grievance processes
* Sickness absence management guidance
* Employee health and wellbeing, including reasonable adjustments guidance
* Change Management, including TUPE
* Delivery of HR related training
* Undertake people projects that are aligned to Barnardo's strategic priorities

Job Location

You will be homebased ideally based with the region and within a reasonable commute distance to services and offices in Wales as you may be covering services in this area.

At the present time, the role is 100% remote, however as restrictions lift, you will be expected to undertake a reasonable amount of travel across the UK to regional hubs or service locations across the Region as appropriate in the course of your role and to attend relevant business meetings as required across the UK.

This role is a permanent post. It should be noted however that support functions including HR are currently part of an organisational review.

What we are seeking

Ideal candidates are required to bring the role:

* Previous experience in a similar and/or a proven track record of operational HR or people management, including experience of dealing with complex issues, E.g. disciplinaries, grievances, employment tribunals and TUPE.
* Sound knowledge and understanding of UK Employment Law and HR practices
* Strong organisational skills
* Problem solving
* Solution focused
* Ability to foster strong and collaborative working relationships at all levels

When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document (if applicable). This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described

Are you a pro-active and passionate individual with excellent communication skills and a drive for advocacy? Be part of a growing Union that puts students at the centre of all that we do! Flexible working and hybrid working to be given for this role.

Birkbeck Students’ Union is in a very exciting time of developing new plans and services within the Union. Part of the vision is for the Union to expand its Advice Service to better represent students, provide consistent and excellent support to our members.

This is a new post designed to provide free, impartial, and confidential advice for our membership. You will be expected to cultivate an environment which creates a culture of excellence in customer service, where customer needs and expectations are identified, measured, and met or exceeded at all times.

You will be empowering and enabling students to represent themselves within academic issues they may face. You will have the opportunity to provide new and innovative ways to expand the methods of advice given to students and be part of a growing team.

You will bestow knowledge and effective tools for students to help them succeed throughout their time at University and you will be building and maintaining relationships across the University to better the lives of students and the overall student experience.

We are looking for a knowledgeable individual who understands policies and procedures relating to advice services and advocacy. A great organiser who can manage their own casework and work independently. An effective communicator who has excellent verbal and written skills and is able to convey complex advice in an appropriate manner. A good team player who is pro-active and has a willingness to learn.

Please note this post will be available for hybrid and/or remote working and reviewed alongside government guidance.

Remuneration:

Grade 4 of the College's London Pay Scale which is £26,209 rising to £29,732 per annum.

The salary quoted will be pro-rata for this part time post and is on the College's London Pay Scale which includes a consolidated Weighting/Allowance which applies only to staff whose normal contractual place of work is in the London area.

We are looking for driven, empathetic and committed individuals to join our team and support our efforts to empower women to live without fear of violence. In light of the nature and context of the work of Southall Black Sisters, the Organisation considers the candidates’ race and gender (BME women) to be an occupational requirement in accordance with Para 1, Schedule 9, of the Equality Act 2010.

You will be joining a team of inspiring women, whose dedication has saved thousands of lives and continues to empower women to assert their fundamental human rights to justice, equality and freedom. The organisation offers a three per cent employer contribution and a focus on continued learning and development facilitated by experts in their field.

Location: Southall, London

Salary: = £19,634 to £25,292(incl. OLW) per annum depending on experience

Closing date: Midnight 16th August 2021

Interviews: w/c 23rd August

Hours: 35

Contract type: Permanent

Southall Black Sisters is looking for a confident, organised and proactive Helpline Advisor, who has an exceptional telephone manner and a commitment to identifying resolutions for victims of domestic and gender-based violence. While experience of giving advice on a telephone helpline is desirable, comprehensive training will be provided and we welcome applications from candidates new to this field of work.

In light of the nature and context of the work of SBS, the Organisation considers that the candidate’s race and gender (Black/Asian woman) to be an occupational requirement in accordance with Para 1, Schedule 9, of the Equality Act 2010

About the role

Plan International is working to transform how we operate so that we can deliver better outcomes for girls. This includes a range of organisational projects to ensure that our core operations enable and support our work. Sitting within the Risk & Insurance Team of the Governance Department, your role of Risk Project Advisor is to provide support to the function as it delivers such organisational projects, including driving the implementation phase of the Incident Management Project

About you

In order to fulfil the requirements of this role we are looking for someone who has demonstrable experience of leading a complex project or initiative, this will include strong project or programme management skills, including identification and mitigation of risks and issues.

You will need to have relatable experience in applying principles of learning facilitation in different learning contexts, as well as astute problem solving and the ability to find pragmatic solutions.

With outstanding spoken and written communication skills, including representing information visually, with fluency in English with the ability to work in French or Spanish an added advantage.

You will need to have a keen eye for detail, and feel comfortable in a highly diverse environment, adaptable, flexible and able to cope with changing priorities.

Location: Flexible location, in most locations where Plan International has a legal entity and you have the pre-existing right to live and work. Remote working will be applicable for this role

Type of role: 1 Year Fixed Term Contract

Reports to: Head of Risk

Salary: We will be happy to disclose the salary and applicable benefits to applicants as part of this process, however, please kindly note that this will vary according to the location of the appointed candidate and therefore, it is not possible to include full details here

Closing date: 8 August 2021

The Children’s Section is responsible for delivering services to separated children seeking asylum and refugee children. The Section also leads on raising the profile of our clients and advocates on their behalf. Supporting this work, the Section promotes good practice to statutory and voluntary agencies and seeks to influence government to national level.

The Refugee Council supports separated children across the country from our offices in Canterbury, Dover, London, Luton, Leeds, Manchester, Bristol, Brighton and Birmingham.

Purpose of the Job

This job will be initially based in Dover, providing a temporary safeguarding and advice service for separated children entering the country. The unit is staffed on a 24-hour basis, and all staff are expected to do a range of shifts, including waking nights. In addition, following an induction and training period, this role will include travel to other sites in Kent for outreach work, case work and advice.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• To work in the best interests of the child and provide for their basic needs as required.
• To ensure all safeguarding issues are reported and are accurately recorded using the appropriate internal recording mechanisms.
• To provide 24-hour cover on a rota system for separated children arriving in Dover, occasionally in a lone-working capacity.
• To screen clients and assess need and priority in a variety of settings, mainly at the port of entry but also at other settings within Kent.
• To provide quality advice to children and young people on immigration and asylum to OISC Level.

Additional Information

Health & Safety

The post-holder is responsible for:

• Cooperating with the Refugee Council in delivering all legal responsibilities in respect of your own and your colleagues’, volunteers’, clients’ and others’ health and safety whilst at work.
• Becoming familiar with the Refugee Council’s Health & Safety Policy and procedures, including evacuation procedures at your workplace.
• Carrying out risk assessments of your own work and especially of your own workstation to ensure that you do not expose yourself or others to unnecessary risk.

Flexibility

In order to deliver services effectively, a degree of flexibility is needed, and the post-holder may be required to perform work not specifically referred to above. Such duties will, however, fall within the scope of the job, at the appropriate grade. The job description will be subject to periodic review with the post-holder to ensure it accurately reflects the duties of the job.

Personal Effectiveness

With the support of their manager, the post-holder will need to effectively manage their own workload and medium- and long-term plans and objectives.

Flexible Working

This job cannot be carried out working from home.

For further information and to apply, please visit our website via the Apply button.

As part of its recruitment policy, the Refugee Council intends to ensure that no prospective or actual employee is discriminated against on the basis of race, sex, nationality, marital status, sexual orientation, employment status, class, disability, age, religious belief or political persuasion, or is disadvantaged by any condition or requirement which is not demonstrably justifiable.

An offer of employment is subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check. Repeat checks are initiated every two years. Therefore, all convictions, cautions and bind-overs, including those regarded as ‘spent’, must be declared at the application stage.

30 Hours a week

Are you passionate about helping vulnerable people – especially those in poor health – access the support they need? Are you an enthusiastic self-starter who likes to be involved in the development of new projects and services? If so, this may be the role for you!

Home and Well is a project developed by Citizens Advice Hampshire, in partnership with a range of other agencies, and has been running successfully over the last year. Building on this success, Citizens Advice Gosport is now developing Home and Well services within our local area.

The position of Home and Well Adviser is offered on an initial 18 month fixed-term contract (with potential for further extension, funding dependent). The role is part-time, 30 hours a week.  Training will be provided for the right candidate.  As this involves working with vulnerable members of the community, a DBS check will be required.

The role will include helping to build connections and establish the service within the Gosport area. The aim is to deliver some of this support face to face to patients awaiting discharge within a hospital and/or in clinical environment (although this will depend on the current context of Covid-19 and may be delivered remotely where appropriate). The role will also support people with Priority Services Registration, providing initial financial assessments, introducing them to utility company payment schemes, giving fuel poverty advice, and related support. You will have excellent communication and IT skills, be able to collate statistics, manage your targets and develop working relationships effectively. Full training will be provided for the right candidate

Closing Date: 13 August 2021 at 12 Noon

Interview Date: to be held the week commencing 23 August 2021.

The Carbon Trust are looking for a talented individual to be our first point of contact for all Carbon Trust enquiries and to deliver the highest standard of client experience. This person will provide accurate and compelling information on Carbon Trust and other energy efficiency and carbon reduction services to clients – exploring and identifying needs.

The ideal candidate will convert enquiries into the sales process where appropriate as well as deliver campaign propositions both reactively and proactively through various channels e.g. face-to-face, by phone, by email and live chat.

This role will suit a candidate who is able to maximize the value to the Carbon Trust of interaction with clients and someone who is motivated to further the Carbon Trust mission with businesses and organisations – accelerating the move to a sustainable, low carbon economy.

About us

The Carbon Trust's mission is to accelerate the move to a sustainable, low carbon economy. We are independent experts on carbon reduction and resource efficiency, who reinvest surpluses from group commercial activities into our mission.

The Carbon Trust provides innovative advice to governments and businesses around the world to support the global transition to a low carbon economy. We work closely with decision makers and implementers in key institutions in the UK and across multiple emerging and developing countries on low-carbon finance, programmes, policy and technology.

Main duties and responsibilities:

• To be the first point of contact for all Carbon Trust enquiries and to deliver the highest standard of client experience via all channels e.g. face-to-face, by phone, by email and livechat
• To provide accurate and compelling information on Carbon Trust and other energy efficiency and carbon reduction services to clients – exploring and identifying needs
• To log data and actions into the CRM and to ensure clients are referred through to appropriate account managers
• To develop an in-depth knowledge of Carbon Trust products and services
• Deliver data discovery projects to identify relevant accounts and services, using desk research tools
• Make outbound calls as part of campaigns to further the Carbon Trust mission

Key skills we are looking for:

• Direct experience and competence in dealing with clients through established channels e.g. face-to-face, by phone, by email and livechat
• Strong communications skills with the ability to deliver bespoke solutions
• Ability to explain complex issues in an easy and understandable manner
• Manages own time effectively to meet agreed targets
• Driven, self-motivated and highly flexible
• Confident decision maker
• Promotes teamwork, shares knowledge and can work both independently and as part of a wider team
• Collaborates with the team to coordinate workflow and prioritise tasks
• Proactive problem-solving ability
• Effective in the management of key stakeholders
• IT competent (MS Office etc.); Excel experience essential
• Ability to work with CRM and emailing systems

Qualifications and experience: 

• Passionate and knowledgeable about sustainability, carbon reduction and energy efficiency.
• Fluency in English and one of the following languages is essential: German/Dutch/Spanish/French
• Client service experience essential.
• A good understanding of effective communication and building key internal stakeholder relationships
• Experience of managing projects
• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Experience of, or ability to learn, coordinating and reporting statistics for business decision making

Salary & Benefits: 

We offer a competitive salary and a performance based bonus. Our hours are 37.5 per week with 28 days paid holiday plus bank holidays and a generous pension scheme.

At the Carbon Trust we offer flexibility around working from home and our employees are able to work from home for half of their weekly working hours. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need.

Our head office is in London, close to Blackfriars and Waterloo stations, we offer travel card loans, a cycle to work scheme, company away days and a 24-hour Employee Assistance Helpline.

Joining the Carbon Trust provides an opportunity to work alongside some of the leading practitioners in the low carbon arena so if you are excited by this opportunity and would like to join us please click the apply button.

We are an equal opportunities employer, value diversity in our workforce and make our decisions based on your skills and experience. We can only accept applications from those who can prove their eligibility to work in the UK. No agencies or publications.

Please be aware that due to the current situation surrounding Covid-19, interviewing and onboarding processes will take place via video conferencing.

Providing free, independent, confidential and impartial advice 

Generalist Advice Worker/Advice Session Supervisor (or Trainee position)

Post funded by Southwark Council.

Citizens Advice Southwark has a track record of delivering high-quality services from its offices in Peckham and Bermondsey and outreach locations across Southwark and South East London. We sort out problems together, for good, by providing free, independent, confidential and impartial advice across all areas of social welfare law, and through using the experience of our clients to bring about positive change through research and campaigns. 

The post is suitable for an experienced Advice Session Supervisor (ASS) or as a development opportunity for a Certificated Generalist Advisor to train to become an ASS within six months of starting in post. If applying without existing experience of supervising volunteers and of undertaking the role of Advice Session Supervisor the starting salary will be Scale 6 - £29,194 whilst undertaking training.

The post holder will be required to work across all of our offices and outreaches in Southwark according to operational needs.

The role includes:

• Providing advice to the public and undertaking casework on social welfare law issues
• Supervising advice and gateway assessment sessions
• Supporting and supervising volunteers

To be successful you will need:

• Have achieved the Generalist Advisor Certificate and have experience of Generalist Advice Casework
• Either experience of supervising volunteers and undertaking the role of Advice Session Supervisor or be able to demonstrate the ability to undertake this role with training provided within 6 months of starting 
• To understand, empathise with and be committed to the Service’s aims, principles and equal opportunities policies

Closing date: 9.00 am Monday 9th August 2021

Interviews: Thursday 12th August 2021

We offer a range of employee benefits, including generous annual leave, an employer matched pension contribution up to 10% salary, and training and development opportunities to continue your professional development.

Citizens Advice Southwark is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all applicants who meet the person specification irrespective of sex, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief, age, or disability.

Who we are:

The National Autistic Society is the UK’s leading charity for autistic people. Since 1962, we’ve been transforming lives, changing attitudes and helping to create a society that works for autistic adults and children.

We transform lives by providing support, guidance and practical advice for the 700,000 autistic adults and children in the UK, as well as their three million family members and carers. Autistic people turn to us at key moments or challenging times in their lives, be it getting a diagnosis, going to school or finding work.

We change attitudes by improving public understanding of autism and the difficulties many autistic people face. We also work closely with businesses, local authorities and government to help them provide more autism-friendly spaces, deliver better services and improve laws.

We have come a long way but it is not good enough. There is still so much to do to increase opportunities, reduce social isolation and build a brighter future for people on the spectrum. With your help, we can make it happen.

What we can offer you:

• Pension scheme
• 25 days annual leave
• Excellent induction, training and development programme including training about autism and opportunities to attend our conferences
• Online staff discount scheme for a range of benefits (cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan)
• Access to a 24-hour employee assistance programme

Who we are looking for:

The Supporter Care Advisor is a vital and varied role liaising with all parts of our charity. We are looking for passionate, driven professionals with excellent written and verbal skills to join our fun and hardworking Supporter Care & Relations team to provide a first-class service to all our members, fundraisers and supporters.

You will be working as part of a small, dynamic and evolving team with efficient processes in place, you will often be the first point of contact. You can use your customer service skills and knowledge to improve the experience of those contacting us ensuring our supporters have a brilliant experience engaging with our organisation.

With the ability to be highly organised, you will have excellent written and verbal communication skills.  You will also be logical, with the ability to problem solve and have a methodical and accurate approach.

To view the job description please follow the link to our website.

Where will you be working:

Head Office – City Road, London (but currently working from home due to the Covid-19 pandemic)

Hours of work:

35 hours per week – Monday to Friday (8am-6pm)

How to apply

• To apply for this role please follow the link to our website.
• When providing a supporting statement, please refer to the job description and person specification and include any information that shows your suitability for the role.
• For more information about this job please follow the link to our website to find contact details.

Applications for this job are sought from anyone who is suitably qualified and experienced for the role but particularly welcome from those with a diagnosis of autism.

The National Autistic Society is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and adults who use our services and as such expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to complete the relevant safeguarding checks.

We are an equal opportunities employer.

ABOUT US

At Founders Pledge, our mission is to empower entrepreneurs to do immense good. Since launching in 2015, our members have pledged to donate over $4 billion to charitable causes. We offer the simplest path to impact for successful entrepreneurs, providing end-to-end giving infrastructure, pioneering research, and access to a worldwide network of experts. In other words, we help tech leaders become strategic philanthropists. Our 1600+ members include the people behind industry-leading companies such as Dropbox, Skype, Spotify, Uber, and Airbnb.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Founders Pledge is looking for an Advisor to join our Advisory team. The Advisory team’s core goal is to positively influence members’ giving to ensure that the maximum value is donated to the highest impact funding opportunities.

At Founders Pledge we take a cause neutral approach to finding the best ways to save and improve lives for three broad categories of recipients: (1) people alive today, (2) animals, and (3) future generations of people. High impact funding opportunities are sourced through the Research team’s evaluations and those of our research partners. You may contribute to research on occasion, depending on capacity and the skills and expertise of the individual advisor, but this is not a key focus of the role.

We have a very high threshold for a funding opportunity to be considered “high impact” and are committed to moving money to the very best options. You should be comfortable with the fact that we optimise for impact across causes, not within them, meaning that we do not recommend grants in all cause areas.

As an Advisor, you will achieve this goal primarily through one-to-one advisory relationships with individual members, in which you will build giving plans and suggest suitable funding opportunities based on individual members’ values and preferences. In addition, you will contribute to the development of educational resources, learning sessions, and other tools which help our members navigate the philanthropic landscape and encourage them to give in an impact-maximizing way.

Advisors do not hold relationships exclusively, so you will work closely with other member-facing teams at Founders Pledge, specifically the Growth and Community teams, to build strong personal relationships with members over their entire Founders Pledge experience.

What you’ll do as an Advisor:

• Have calls and meetings with individual members (and their families), during which you’ll build relationships and provide advice on when and where to give to maximise their impact.This includes providing:
  • Personalized “philanthropy curriculum” sessions to inform and educate members on high impact giving using core educational content
  • “Value discovery” sessions in which you explore members values and motivations
  • Personalized portfolios and giving recommendations
• Contribute to the development, production and testing of new resources, methods and tools which we can use to improve our service. These will include but are not limited to:
  • Educational sessions for our members which introduce core concepts of how we think about charity
  • Session and materials aimed at communicating our research and findings
  • Informational material on strategic philanthropy
  • Engaging and persuasive write ups of our recommended funding opportunities
• Manage relationships to ensure members are well supported in their giving.
• Stay up to date on our internal research, as well as new developments in the areas we have expertise in and the charity sector more broadly

This role involves cross-team work and you will need to be flexible and keen to pitch in on a range of different projects. We are continually developing and improving our Advisory service and ultimately the direction the role takes will depend on which components are found to be most effective at helping us achieve our goals.

ABOUT YOU

You will thrive in this role if you are very open minded about the best way to make a difference philanthropically, rather than having a strong commitment to a specific cause, geography, location or type of charitable work. This post on our approach to giving is a helpful read. We are also happy to expand on this idea in the interview process or answer questions from potential applicants who would like to understand more. It is crucial that you are aligned with this approach and are keen to communicate it engagingly and persuasively with members.

You won’t need to have previous experience in philanthropic advising or the charity sector, (although we are interested in candidates who do), but you will ideally have some/most of the following:

• Alignment with Founders Pledge’s view of high impact charitable giving (described above)
• Experience relevant to communicating complex information persuasively (this could be from a range of backgrounds, e.g. sales, communications, fundraising, education)
• An enthusiasm for having challenging conversations and convincing others to examine their beliefs.  
• Motivation to achieve (and ideally surpass) targets. The team aims to move more money each year to the very best charitable opportunities. These are team targets, not individual ones and we work collaboratively, but the ideal candidate will be someone who finds a challenge and ambitious goals motivating. 
• An advanced degree, ideally in a subject with a strong analytical element.
• Experience with client and/or stakeholder relationship management.
• Comfort with public speaking and a willingness to represent FP externally when required.
• Excellent interpersonal and presentational skills.
• Exceptional analytical skills: the ability to understand, answer questions on and communicate the research team’s quantitative work.
• Clear writing: The ability to express nuanced evidence and complex concepts in a clear and compelling way.
• Intellectual curiosity and openness: a willingness to consider alternative points of view, to follow good arguments wherever they lead, and openness to changing your mind/updating.
• Desire to work in a high-growth, dynamic startup environment.

To apply for this position, please send a CV and cover letter. In your cover letter, please explicitly detail, with examples, how you meet the criteria listed here and demonstrate an understanding and alignment with Founders Pledge's approach to charitable giving.

WHY WORK WITH US?

You can find more about the benefits we offer here, but what makes us truly special is both our mission and our people. We’re a diverse team, from both charitable and commercial backgrounds, who believe that amazing things can happen when we tackle problems together. We offer a flat structure and an opportunity to help shape the future of philanthropy.

We have a global flexible first approach to working. This means that there's no expectation for you to attend an office on a regular basis. At the same time, if you think you’d benefit from a desk in a co-working space close to your home, this can be arranged. Otherwise, you just need a great home wifi connection and we’ll provide you with everything else you need to be successful in your role.

On top of this, we’ll bring the global team together twice per year (when it’s safe to do so)!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at Founders Pledge. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone can do their best work.