LEGAL ADVISER, OISC LEVEL 2

Location: London, N7, with some flexible home-based working

Responsible to:  Head of Legal branch

Hours: Three days per week

Holidays: 25 days per annum + bank holidays

Contract: Permanent, part-time

Salary: £32,000 pro rata  (inclusive of London weighting)

Closing date: 5pm, Monday, February 14, 2022; interviews w/c February 21 tbc

About us

The Cotton Tree's vision is a society that fully respects the rights and dignity of asylum seekers and refugees, seeking justice and a flourishing life for all. Our mission is to offer personally sensitive free support (legal, social, practical, emotional) to refugees and asylum seekers as they seek to move on with their lives in the UK. We are authorised to offer legal advice at OISC Level 2, and we help asylum seekers to prepare their claims and to find solicitors, while we also provide practical support on housing, medical and other issues. Our members also find confidence and hope through our Heal and Grow branch, which facilitates refugee-led support groups and other occasional workshops tailored specifically for refugees and asylum seekers. We believe that relaxed time, professional expertise and a supportive community will enable individuals to move beyond their traumatic histories and start to rebuild their lives.

The role

The Cotton Tree is recruiting a solicitor or legal adviser with at least OISC Level 2 authorisation to join our small, busy legal and casework team on a part-time basis, supporting vulnerable asylum seekers and refugees. This is an exciting opportunity for a committed legal professional or asylum caseworker to help shape and develop a strong, ethical, free legal service in a supportive, diverse and collaborative environment.

If you are interested in this post, please email us our CV plus a covering letter telling us how you meet the requirements of the job description and person specification below and explaining why you would like to work at the Cotton Tree. Please also add the Equality Monitoring Form.

Closing date: Monday 14 February

Key responsibilities

• To provide OISC Level 2 immigration advice and casework within OISC regulations to asylum seekers and refugees in London, including initial asylum applications, fresh claims and leave to remain applications.
• To manage a caseload of clients, providing immigration/asylum advice and casework to clients in relation to their status, working closely with other members of the Legal branch and consulting with the Heal & Grow branch where relevant, in order to offer the best advice and service to each individual client.
• To assist asylum seekers and refugees to know and enforce their rights in relation to healthcare, social services or accommodation, advising on access where appropriate.
• To work closely with management, staff and volunteers within the ethos of the Cotton Tree Trust to contribute towards the aims of the Cotton Tree
• To develop the Cotton Tree’s legal reference resources and its links with immigration advisers, law centres and solicitors and other relevant bodies.

For further details see the attached full Job Description.

Person specification 

**Please note: Applicants MUST have at least Level 2 OISC qualification or equivalent, PLUS a minimum of three years’ experience in the field of immigration/asylum law or of providing immigration advice.

• Commitment to uphold the ethos, values, aims and policies of The Cotton Tree Trust
• Good understanding of general immigration issues affecting asylum seekers and refugees and of the key statutory bodies in the UK involved in the asylum determination process.
• Knowledge of the legal aid framework and of other services for onward referrals.
• Insight into the needs, experiences and hopes of vulnerable undocumented migrants and/or those with NRPF and the difficulties they face navigating systems and surviving homelessness and destitution.
• Experience of exploring sensitive and personal information and contentious issues during interviews with clients in a calm, respectful and appropriate manner.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; ability to analyse complex written or oral information and communicate it effectively.
• A creative, thoughtful approach to gathering evidence in support of immigration applications.
• Ability to research, prepare and draft fluent, coherent, thorough and relevant statements.
• Understanding of and commitment to the principles of confidentiality, impartiality, safeguarding, non-directive advice, and equality of opportunity.
• Ability to work collaboratively with all Cotton Tree staff, trustees and volunteers
• Ability to develop and maintain partnerships and work effectively with other legal professionals, law centres, interpreters, the voluntary sector.

For further details see the attached full Person specification.

Main Responsibilities 

This is an exciting time to be joining Brooke, as we embark on a new Global strategy.  You’ll be taking up a key role in our Philanthropy & Partnerships team, helping Brooke find new prospects and stewarding a (currently) small portfolio of HNWIs. We are looking for someone with solid relationship management experience, who can keep their pool of supporters engaged with our work and to help secure future donations. You don’t need to have an equestrian background but any knowledge of that world would certainly be useful. We are a friendly and supportive team, wanting to establish more relationships with new audiences. If you have an interest in helping to secure a better future for the working horses, donkeys and mules of this world, and the people who depend on them, then we’d love to hear from you!

Skills and Experience required 

You will need to have proven experience of building and managing successful relationships with supporters.  You will manage a small portfolio of HNWIs with a view to finding new prospects for the Major and High Value teams. In order to excel in this post you will need experience of managing events, working to deadlines and working to budgets. You will possess excellent communication skills, both spoken and written. If COVID allows, you will need to do some UK travel to both third-party events and to meet donors. We need someone who is resilient and determined, who understands the pace of Philanthropy. 

Closing Date: 14 February 2022

Interview date: TBC

Your experience of working with/supporting individuals with mental health problems includes providing advice and guidance, developing structured action plans and setting goals. All you need is the perfect environment to put your skills to great use. Welcome to Richmond Fellowship as a Community Links Advisor.

Richmond Fellowship is part of Recovery Focus, a national group of charities highly experienced in providing specialist support services to individuals and families living with the effects of mental ill health, drug and alcohol use, gambling and domestic violence. We know that recovery can look and feel very different to each and every one of us. But we also know that if we provide the right support, at the right time, we can inspire recovery nationwide and that recovery is possible for everyone.

Right now, we’re looking for someone like you to join Mansfield Road, our community based service in Ilford. challenge? To offer advice, guidance and support to individuals experiencing mental health problems that will enable them to access mainstream services, including education and training, leisure, sports and religious/spiritual centres. Negotiating opportunities on their behalf will be important too, as will carrying out detailed research into the statutory, voluntary and commercial sectors. And, when it comes to ensuring clients are aware of opportunities for community participation or building partnerships with other community agencies, again, we'll rely on you.

To succeed, you’ll need experience of supporting disadvantaged individuals to access and become integrated into mainstream services. You’ll should also be great at networking/liaising with community groups and services and have a good understanding of routes into community‐based activities. Well organised yet flexible, with excellent listening, motivational and presentation skills, you’re used to working to, and meeting, targets. What's more, you have lots of initiative, enjoy investigating and researching opportunities and love developing and promoting a service. Oh, and you're flexible over working hours and willing to travel in the local area when required.

The salary for this post is £21,956 (pro rata) with progression to £22,966 (pro rata) per annum.

This is a fixed term post that ends on 30/09/2022

This is a part-time role requiring the post holder to work 22 hours per week.

This is a rolling recruitment process. Candidates will be interviewed as and when they are shortlisted.

Recovery Focus is committed to working towards equal opportunities and we select staff solely on merit irrespective of race, colour, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, social class, religious belief, disability or history of mental health or addiction problems. If you need support to apply for the role or adaptions at interview please contact the recruitment team to discuss.

• To enable access, for the unemployed community, to high quality advice, services, facilities and support.
• To provide an effective outreach service, building relationships of trust and offering support in relation to employment and training.
• To proactively liaise, communicate and negotiate with a range of organisations to establish and enhance the service.
• To produce and maintain accurate and useful information in a range of formats to promote effective service delivery and evaluation.

About us

Community Advice Works is a charity based in South East London that provides advice and advocacy to those that need it. Our Advice Team provides a specialist advice service to those in the London Borough of Lewisham. The team has built a strong reputation within the borough for providing high quality, independent, person-centred welfare and housing advice. We also have our Mozaic project at Guys and St Thomas’ Hospital delivering holistic, advocacy support to women experiencing domestic abuse.

About the role

We are looking for a confident and enthusiastic individual with a proven track record of excellent advice & people skills to take on the role of Advice Supervisor/Senior Advisor. This is an excellent role for those who wish to gain experience in leading a team, whilst also still delivering high quality advice. The successful candidate will be part of our Advice Team, delivering high quality generalist advice to Lewisham residents. You will support the Service Manager in line managing staff and volunteers in the Advice Team, and will play a vital role in supporting the advice team to keep on top of changes in legislation across the welfare rights landscape.

The details

The role is anticipated to be 21 hours, spread over Monday – Wednesday (0.6 FTE based on 35-hour per week). However, we are willing to consider other work patterns -– please stipulate your requirements when you apply.

The remuneration package for the role includes a salary of £32,000 (pro rata), pension, and 28 days annual leave (pro rata), rising to 30 days after 3 years continuous service.

To apply

Please apply via our job advert on charity jobs:

The closing date for applications is 7th February 2022.  If you are shortlisted, you will be invited to complete an assessment exercise. This will be completed remotely at some point between 10th & 11th February. Should you be successful in this, you will be invited to interview. Interviews are provisionally scheduled for 16th February.

We are an equal opportunities employer and strongly welcome applications from under-represented communities. Our shortlisting process is anonymised as part of our commitment to this. If you need any adjustments in order to apply for the role, or at an interview stage, please do not hesitate to ask us at info at 170cp. dot org dot uk. We are more than happy to have a chat with you to accommodate your needs!

Location: Hybrid working between home, Islington SASS office and Islington Sexual Health Clinics.

Salary: Qualified applicants only £27,500 - £30,000 Pro rata

Hours: 37.5

Contract: Fixed Term Contract until 30th September 2023

Vacancy Reference: S059

Closing Date: 8th February 5pm

Interview Date: 22nd and 23rd February

Solace is an innovative, exciting, grassroots charity working across London. Our purpose is to bring to an end the harm done through domestic and sexual violence to all survivors, particularly women and children. Our work is holistic and empowering, working alongside survivors to achieve independent lives free from abuse.

About the Service

The Sexual Health project was piloted in Islington last year and we are very excited to share that this project has expanded and will now cover Camden, Haringey and Barnet. From late 2021, the Sexual Health project will cover a further three sexual health clinics in North London and will continue to provide high-quality holistic support to survivors of sexual abuse and violence who approach the sexual health clinic. As with all Islington SASS services, the Sexual Health project is inclusive to all survivors, but this project has a specific focus on increasing the engagement for LGBTQ+ survivors.

About the Role

We are looking for a Sexual Health Independent Domestic and Sexual Violence Advocates to sit in the Islington SASS team and co-locate in Islington Sexual Health Clinics. As a IDSVA you will provide immediate support for victim/survivors of domestic and sexual abuse attending the clinic including carrying out risk and needs assessments, safety planning and providing short-term support and onward referral. In addition, you will act as the Sexual Health lead for Solace in for Islington, providing advice and guidance to Solace staff and Sexual Health professionals.

The Sexual Health IDVAs also hold a caseload providing one-to-one support to high-risk victims/survivors at the point of crisis as well as those at standard and medium risk levels, co-ordinating multi agency support and providing practical solutions.

You will be working as part of a multidisciplinary team and collaborating with external agencies in your work.

About You

If you demonstrate commitment, innovation, passion, non-judgemental and collaboration, you’ll thrive in our diverse feminist team of professional women.

Ideal candidates will have experience working with victim/survivors of sexual abuse or violence and a solid understanding of the support options available to them. You will have strong leadership skills, thrive on working under pressure, and be adept at crisis management and prioritising your workload to meet the demands of this busy service.

In return, we offer great employee benefits including three per cent employer pension contribution, generous holiday entitlement and a focus on learning and development.

Solace Women’s Aid values diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applicants from black minority and ethnic communities.

This service is run by women for women and is therefore restricted to female applicants under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, and Part 1. Section 7(2) e of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 apply. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.

As part of safer recruitment we require all successful candidates will be required to complete a satisfactory DBS (Disclosure Barring Service) disclosure.

No agencies.

Hours; 30 hours per week

Salary: £36,948 per annum

Contract: Fixed-term until August 2025

Location: UK based working from our offices near Old Street, London. We have moved to a hybrid working model, where staff split their time between working at home and in the office.

Plan International strive to advance children’s rights and equality for girls all over the world. 

In September 2020 we announced the Young Health Programme UK, a partnership between Plan International UK and AstraZeneca. The Young Health Programme (YHP) UK supports young people to realise their right to good mental health and wellbeing, regardless of gender. We plan to reach over 130,000 young people, aged 10 to 24, over 5 years across the UK including Greater Manchester and Cambridgeshire.

The Policy and Advocacy Adviser – UK Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing, is an exciting addition to the YHP UK team and the postholder will spend the majority of their time delivering the policy and advocacy elements of YHP UK. However, this role will also support delivery of other areas of Plan UK’s policy, advocacy and research work on UK girls’ rights issues as required, for example around period dignity,

We are looking for a policy advisor to join cross departmental project team with experience and passion for one or all of; gender equality, youth and mental health and wellbeing. With an appetite for national level advocacy work, the post holder will work closely with the YHP UK Youth Advocates to create positive change in the health and wellbeing space.

This role requires an individual who enjoys partnership working, is proactive and able to use their initiative with a solution focused attitude. They should have values that align with being open and accountable, a desire to strive for lasting impact, and inclusive and empowering.

Please click on the button below to apply.

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The deadline for applications is 9:00am on 31st January 2022

Interviews will take place on 21st and 22nd February 2022

We are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children, young people and adults in our work.  We, therefore, apply rigorous recruitment and selection processes to ensure that only those who are suitable are recruited to work for us.  Accordingly, appointment to all our roles is subject to a range of vetting checks and for this role this will include a Enhanced Disclosure and Barring (DBS) check and a check of the Children’s Barred List. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working for us; this will depend on the circumstances of any offences

Plan International UK is committed to being an inclusive employer and we welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds

About Us

MSI Reproductive Choices is one of the world’s leading providers of sexual and reproductive healthcare. We believe that everyone should have the right to choose. From contraception to safe abortion and life-saving post-abortion care, we are committed to delivering compassionate, affordable, high-quality services for all.

Today, our organisation has over 9,000 team members working in 37 countries across the world. Our success lies in the fact that MSI teams are locally led, entrepreneurial and results-driven, and are passionate about delivering high quality, client-centered care in their own communities. As a social business, we focus on sustainable delivery, efficiency, and funding models that are built to last, so that the women and girls we serve today will have a choice in the future too.

We know that access to reproductive choice is life changing. For some, it can mean the ability to complete an education or start a career. For others, it means being able to look after the family they already have. For everyone, it means the freedom to decide their own future, creating a fairer, more equal world. 

About the Role

This role leads and delivers strategy and implementation of behavioural change best practice for MSI’s outreach and public sector support initiatives, with particular focus on reaching key populations and vulnerable groups such as adolescents, people in extreme poverty, people living with disability, and low-literacy groups and creating new partnerships to expand MSI reach.

This role is focused on pillar 1 of the MSI 2030 strategy, working predominately through Public sector channels (outreach, including single provider outreach, and Public Sector Strengthening). This role does not have any direct reports but has a large network of influence (marketing and adolescent leads based in country programmes, as well as cross-departmental colleagues at LSO).

This role reports to the Marketing Director and is also is a member of the cross functional Pillar 1 team and so works very closely with, taking guidance and direction from, the Pillar 1 Public Sector Channel Director.

About You

We recruit talented, dynamic people with diverse backgrounds and experiences, all united by a belief in our mission and a focus on delivering measurable results. We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to creating a fully inclusive workplace, where everyone feels able to participate and contribute meaningfully. You must be open-minded, curious, resilient, and solutions-oriented, and committed to promoting equality, and safeguarding the welfare of team members and clients alike.

To succeed in this role, you must have:

• Strong experience working with Behaviour Change Communication principles and designing initiatives based on client insights and design thinking/User Centred Design
• A strong track record in designing, implementing, or guiding successful marketing/behavioural change programming and activities at a both a country and a regional or global level
• Proven experience of creating SBCC/marketing strategy and full marketing mix development and activation
• Deep and wide experience of running complex projects and engaging multiple stakeholders across different teams effectively
• Proven experience & ability to manage external marketing/communications agencies to deliver projects on time and budget
• Proven experience of working across a busy, multi-disciplinary team
• Experience in creating training materials to a high standard and successfully facilitating workshops.

Skills:

• Excellent communication skills – written and verbal skills in English (and preferably French)
• Ability to translate data and research into actionable insights for marketing strategic decision making
• Very comfortable with using and developing marketing/behaviour change metrics
• Highly developed planning and organisational skills with the ability to juggle multiple projects to deliver with quality and on time
• Ability to build relationships across teams, with evidence of highly sensitive cross-cultural skills and good influencing and negotiation skills
• Action and results orientated with ability to stay on track and thrive when working under tight deadlines.
• Ability to train, mentor and develop skills within others
• Ability to translate complex information into a format and language that can be understood by a wide range of people.

Personal Attributes:

We seek exceptional individuals who are aligned to MSI’s mission and entrepreneurial mindset. You must be a strong communicator, self-motivated and solutions-seeking, committed to driving social change in an environment that measures sustainable results and impact at an individual and global level. You must be able to work effectively with and across diverse teams and be comfortable with ambiguity. 

• A strong supporter of the cause of family planning and a woman’s right to safe abortion (Pro-choice)
• Resilient, flexible, positive attitude and can thrive in fast-paced, dynamic environments
• Curious about emerging developments within our sector and passionate about building best practice
• Actively seeks out feedback on their performance (both results and behaviours) with a view to continuously learning and developing
• Willingness to help with a wide range of marketing/SBCC projects, as and when required.
• Willingness to travel to Africa and Asia up to 20-25% of the time.

For more information about the role, please view the job description and person specification on our website.

Location: London Support Office or MSI Country Programme entity

Full-time: 35 hours

Contract type: Permanent

Salary: £42,000 - £46,000 per annum OR MSI Country Programme Salary Range

Closing date: 31st January 2022 (midnight GMT). Interviews may take place before this date for exceptional candidates.

For internal staff applying from an MSI country programme, the role will be positioned within the existing salary structure of the country. Local terms and conditions of the country will apply

Customer Service & Sales Advisor (FTC)

Full Time 37.5 hours per week 

Birmingham, London or Manchester

£20,000 per annum (plus £3,000 London Weighting if applicable) 

Who we are looking for

We are looking for 2 motivated and talented sales and customer service professional to join the team as a Customer Service and Sales Advisor (internally known as Enquiries Associate) on a permanent basis. The role is responsible for the ‘B2C’ sales of the organisation.

This role is also responsible for delivering outstanding service to inbound enquiries and applicants, to support high conversion from direct enquiries, and applicants put forward by their school. This is a fantastic opportunity to be a part of the Enquiries team who are responsible for selling directly to consumers who are interested in a programme for themselves, and supporting applicants whose school has purchased programmes on their behalf.

Based in our Birmingham, London or Manchester office, and reporting to the Enquiries Senior Associate, you’ll deliver great customer service to everyone in our pipeline to increase sales. You will manage a pipeline of enquiries and candidates, including creating sales emails, creating sales text campaigns and making sales calls.

This exciting role will require an excellent communicator that understands great customer service. It is essential that you are sales minded, with an ability to increase our sales and conversation targets. You will have experience of working with data and building reports within a CRM system.

Who are Ambition Institute? 

At Ambition Institute we help schools tackling educational disadvantage to keep getting better, and help their teachers and school leaders to become more expert over time. That’s how we’ll make sure every child gets a great education and the best possible start in life.

• We train teachers and leaders at all levels to get better at the things that make the biggest difference: what you teach, how you teach it, and how you create the conditions for schools to thrive.
• We share what works. Everyone can benefit from evidence of how great teaching and leadership can improve schools and change lives, so we connect people to the latest research and best practice.
• We champion every teacher and school leader’s potential to develop, as the driving force for sustainable school improvement. 

Our offer 

We are happy to announce that we will be able to offer you:

• Agile working culture, so you can control how you work.
• Staff affinity networks that help keep equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our work.
• Enhanced maternity pay after a year’s service.
• Shared parental leave package.
• Access to free, confidential 24/7 wellbeing and support line.
• Professional development offer for all staff.
• 25 days’ annual leave + bank holidays.
• Employer pension contribution of 11% (10% pension plus 1% national insurance rebate).
• Interest free season ticket / bike loans

How to apply 

All applications must be received by the closing date, 9am on 4 February 2022. Interviews are expected to take place week commencing 7 February 2022.

To apply for this role, or any of our other vacancies or for any questions or queries please visit our website. 

Equality and diversity matter to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality.

About Us

Portobello Business Centre (PBC) is an independent social enterprise that operates as a not-for-profit organisation. Founded in the late 1980s, our mission is to help people in the local West London community to start up, grow and expand their businesses, assisting them to realise their full potential in the process. We do this through the provision of affordable, high quality, independent and confidential support in the form of training courses, seminars, workshops, business consultancy, one-to-one advice and networking opportunities.

Nationally recognised as a leading provider of professional enterprise services, PBC has fostered the emergence of thousands of SMEs in a multitude of business sectors. We have an impressive track record of achievement having supported over 5,000 businesses over the past 25 years, with more than 13,000 customers having utilised our services. Though our focus is on micro and small business within the local community, the organisation has been instrumental at the start of major businesses such as Innocent Drinks, Charlie Bigham’s and Karen Millen. PBC has also played a leading role in supporting over 80 businesses directly affected by the Grenfell Tower tragedy.

PBC is supported by 8 Non-Executive Directors working on a voluntary basis whose vision is to become the leading provider in London of high-quality training, business advice and consultancy services to the start-up and small business community. PBC finances are in a stable position with projections for a sustainable level of income over the coming three years.

Job Description:

Role Purpose

Responsibility for regular ongoing support for businesses within the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea.

Key responsibilities

• Delivering high quality, independent and confidential support through face-face and online delivery.
• Actively promoting the PBC brand to businesses, networks and at events within the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, acting as a strong ambassador.
• Taking an active role in representing PBC at the North Kensington Connected Business Forum, partnering with the Council and local businesses.
• Signposting businesses to specialist advisors as appropriate, for example finance, social media experts etc.
• Working closely with PBC’s management team to report on and discuss opportunities for building relationships and partnerships with stakeholders within the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea.
• Maintaining appropriate notes and information relating to businesses in line with GDPR regulations.

Person Specification

Experience & Knowledge

• Demonstrable experience as a Business Advisor or extensive experience of running businesses.
• Working knowledge of a broad range of business multi-disciplines including business planning, finance, sales & marketing, digital processes and modern communications.

Skills

• Be an Ambassador of the PBC culture and brand – both in person and online; an outstanding communicator with passion, immediate gravitas and credibility who is committed to the vision and objectives of PBC.
• Can inspire, motivate and build the confidence of business owners with an open, engaging and empathetic style.
• Strong coaching skills with the ability to build and maintain relationships both internally and externally.
• Innovative, creative and dynamic with thirst for new ideas.
• Can constructively challenge business owners, opening eyes to different ways of working and ideas.
• Good presentation skills both face-face and online.
• Can work autonomously but also collaboratively, with the flexibility to be successful internally, within a lean organisational structure.

      Closing date for CV and Cover Letter:  9th February 2022

Victim Support is looking for a full time Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) to be based in London.

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

You will be part of our exciting Male Victims Accommodation Project. The main purpose of the job is to provide a high-quality frontline service to victims of domestic violence, with a view to improving their confidence, increasing their safety and reducing the risk of domestic homicide, honour-based violence, and harm from abuse.

You will work in partnership with other agencies to develop and deliver risk management plans to ensure victims' safety. You will be responsible for advocating on behalf of survivors of domestic abuse and managing and reviewing your cases.

You will have a thorough understanding of domestic abuse and its impact on victim/survivors and their children, as well as experience of providing emotional and practical support and strong casework management skills. Specialist housing knowledge is also required.

You will have the skills to provide effective crisis intervention, carry out risk assessments, safety planning, assessment of needs and individual support planning. You should have demonstrable experience of working in an IDVA or similar position with this or a similar client group.

You will understand the legal system in how it relates to survivors of domestic abuse and have strong communication skills and the confidence and ability to present and educate service users and agency partners on the realities and impacts of domestic abuse in a variety of settings. An ability to work independently and prioritise a busy workload is essential.

To be successful in this role you will ideally hold a SafeLives (CAADA) accreditation or commensurate experience (normally at least 1 year of direct casework experience supporting high and very high risk victims of domestic abuse).

Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension and life assurance, 25 days annual leave (pro-rata), voluntary benefits such as season ticket loans and the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing world-class services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Applications should be explicit enough to provide good evidence against the shortlisting criteria, which are outlined in the person specification under essential and tested area. In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form. If the vacancy has not specified the essential criteria for shortlisting, please use this section to express how your experience and skills are relevant for the role.

If you have the drive to make a difference within an organisation which makes a difference we look forward to hearing from you.

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Disclosed Barring Service checks will be required.

Victim Support is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe having a diverse workforce at all levels allows us to represent the communities we serve and connect better with people affected by crime. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all communities and monitor the diversity of applicants to analyse if we are representative of the communities we serve in terms of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, age and socio-economic status. As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we would particularly welcome applicants from BAME communities.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should suitable applications be received.

Job Title: Helpline Supervisor

Responsible to: Helpline Manager

Location: Coram Campus, London (some working from home available on an exceptional basis and according to service needs)

Salary: £25,520 to £29,575 per annum pro rate (ILW)

Hours: 35 hours per week (incl. regular work on Saturday) Willing to consider 28 hours per week (incl. regular work on Saturday)

We are seeking a capable and committed individual to help deliver Coram Voice’s innovative Always Heard helpline service. This Department for Education funded service ensures that young people in, and on the edges of care who have been unable to access their local advocacy support are assisted to have their voices heard.

This role requires a children’s rights champion who has the skills, experience and values to work effectively with the full diversity of the children and young people needing our advice and advocacy – and to support Always Heard helpline volunteers do the same.

This is a great opportunity to take a leading part in a team which makes a real difference to the children and young people they work with. Working with your fellow Helpline Supervisors, the Helpline Manager and our Always Heard volunteers you will ensure that children and young people are listened to and are supported to speak out about the things that matter to them.

We want someone who enjoys working with children and young people, is a capable advice giver, and supportive supervisor. We want an individual who is committed to making a real contribution to this vital service and the wider work of Coram Voice.

Within the role there will be the opportunity, should the operation needs of the service require it, to act as a Safety Net advocate for children and young people experiencing barriers to their local advocacy support. This will involve providing one-to-one allocated advocacy for young people (via phone/email and other digital means).

Coram Voice particularly welcomes applications from care leavers or individuals with experience of being ‘looked after’ by the state. We are also actively encouraging applicants from Asian, African, Caribbean and other minority ethnic backgrounds to join our teams. Whilst we have a diverse team we recognise we are a predominantly white workforce and are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from diverse communities in order to improve the services to the children and young people we help.

To find out more about the role and to apply, please download the forms below. Also note that we do not accept CVs.

Closing Date: Monday 28th February 2022 (9am)

Interviews: TBC

One to One Interview: 2 panel members

Coram is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to the safeguarding of children and will require the successful applicant to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure.

Registered Charity No. 312278.

Salary:circa. £29,000 per annum plus company benefits

Location: London based with hybrid working

Hours: Full-time 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

The Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Campaigns Advisor to join our Policy & Campaigns Team. Based in London, where we operate a hybrid working policy, which enables the flexibilities of splitting your working time, between the workplace and your home.

About the role

As a Senior Campaigns Advisor, you will be working with the National Campaigns Manager to plan, develop, deliver, and evaluate the Association's campaigning across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. You'll be working on a wide range of exciting campaigns from our multi-award-winning Scrap 6 Months campaign, to our Act to Adapt campaign and on our coalition campaign United to End MND.

The role is very varied and requires cross organisational working across the Association and working closely with colleagues in the Policy and Campaigns team. You'll also be working closely with our supporters and volunteers and ensuring people affected by and living with MND are consulted and involved in the development and delivery of the Association's campaigns.

What are we looking for?

We are looking for proven experience of working in a campaigns environment within a third or public sector organisation. You will be an expert in planning and delivering campaigns to successfully bring about change. Excellent verbal, writing, presentation, organisational and administrative skills are essential.

This role will involve occasional evening and weekend work and some travel throughout the country.

Please view the job description to find out the full responsibilities for this role.

How to apply

We would love to hear from you and encourage early applications.

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 a hybrid 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

This role is currently based remotely due to the covid pandemic. In normal circumstances this role will be based at our London office with hybrid working.

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/ head-hunters.

Location: Southwark

Salary:

Qualified applicants (with an accredited VAWG /domestic abuse qualification) dependent on experience: £27,500-£30,000 per annum.

Unqualified applicants, dependent on experience: £26,000-£27,500 per annum

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

Vacancy Reference:

Closing Date: 14/02/22 at 9am

Interview Date: 17/02/22

Solace Women’s Aid is an innovative, exciting, grassroots charity working across London. Our purpose is to bring to an end the harm done through domestic and sexual violence to all survivors, and in particular women and children. Our work is holistic and empowering, working alongside survivors to achieve independent lives free from abuse.

You will be joining a team of committed and inspiring individuals whose dedication has saved the lives of thousands of women, men, and children in the capital. We are looking for friendly and diligent individuals to join our services and help us make a difference.

About the Service

The Southwark SASS team provides advocacy and support to survivors of domestic and sexual abuse living in Southwark. An exciting opportunity has arisen in this busy team for an Independent Sexual  Violence Adviser. This includes a package of support covering crisis intervention, risk assessment, safety planning, assessment of needs and individual support planning. A key aspect of the role will be to advocate on behalf of  men and women service users and guiding them through the criminal justice process.

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced ISVA to join our dynamic team in Southwark, working with survivors who have experienced sexual violence and abuse. You will be working as part of a multidisciplinary team and collaborating with external agencies in your work. The role includes co-location work with partner agencies and co-locating at the local BCU with the Sapphire unit. 

The ISVA will work specifically with  women and men survivors of recent of historic sexual violence. The ISVA will provide high quality, specialist support to women in London who have experienced any form of sexual violence and are engaging (or considering engaging) with the criminal justice system.

Your role is to provide a mix of emotional, practical, and factual support so survivors have all the information they need to make informed decisions that are right for them. You will understand the barriers survivors face when accessing the criminal justice system and work closely together to advocate for their needs within the system.

About You

The women we are looking for should have demonstrable experience working with survivors of sexual violence and of working in a trauma-informed way.

You will need a thorough understanding of sexual abuse and its impact on women and their children, as well as experience of providing emotional and practical support and strong casework management skills.

You will have the skills to provide effective crisis intervention, carry out risk assessments, safety planning, assessment of needs and individual support planning. You should have demonstrable experience of working in an ISVA or similar position with this or a similar client group.

You will be highly organised, self-motivated and passionate about ending gender-based violence. You will have a “can-do‟ approach and demonstrable commitment to Solace’s feminist approach to supporting women and their children to be safer. You will receive training and support for this role as necessary.

In return, we offer great employee benefits including three per cent employer pension contribution, generous holiday entitlement and a focus on learning and development.

Solace Women’s Aid values diversity promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

This service is run by women for women and is therefore restricted to women applicants under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, and Part 1. Section 7(2) e of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 apply. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.

An enhanced DBS (Disclosure Barring Service) disclosure will be required for this role.

No contact from agencies.