Alzheimer’s Research UK is the UK’s leading dementia research charity dedicated to diagnosis, prevention, treatment and cure. Backed by our passionate scientists and supporters, we’re challenging the way people think about dementia, bringing together the people and organisations who can speed up progress, and investing in research to make life-changing breakthroughs possible.
By working at Alzheimer’s Research UK, you will be part of an organisation that has been recognised nationally as an outstanding place to work. In 2020, we were listed 39th in the prestigious Sunday Times 100 Best Not-for-Profit Organisations to Work For. We were also awarded a 2-star accreditation by Best Companies, recognising outstanding levels of workplace engagement and were listed in the 75 Best Companies to Work For in the East of England.
The Research Informatics team at ARUK is leading the coordination of the Early Detection of Neurodegenerative Diseases (EDoN) initiative. EDoN is a growing and exciting collaboration among more than 13 organisations aiming to create a digital toolkit and machine learning models to enable the detection of specific dementia-causing diseases decades before overt cognitive symptoms become apparent. The Research Informatics team, as part of the EDoN coordination group, provides support to the EDoN initiative and its partners in the following areas: Project management, Policy and Ethics, Communications, Capacity Building, and Governance & Legislation.
The Research Informatics Engagement Coordinator position is an excellent opportunity to work in the Research Informatics team to support the EDoN initiative and its partners to achieve their goals. As the Research Informatics Engagement Coordinator, you will report to the Research Informatics Engagement Manager.
Main duties and responsibilities of the role:
- Support the EDoN capacity building group to engage relevant stakeholders and promote the project externally.
- Occasionally support the EDoN project management group contributing to effectively coordinate EDoN activities and support EDoN partners.
- Support the Research Informatics Engagement Manager and the Working Groups with identifying and engaging potential new partners that may be able to contribute to EDoN
- Support the coordination of open calls to the research community
- Support the organisation of workshops and talks related to EDoN
- Support the dissemination of EDoN results (e.g. in publications, conference talks, etc.)
- Support the project management group to help partners manage their tasks, documents, reporting and communications
- Ensure information about EDoN (activities, outputs and outcomes) is shared across the project and is efficiently promoted both internally and externally as required
- Identify issues, recognise opportunities and propose solutions to help establish and maintain successful collaborations and demonstrate agility in response to unexpected challenges
- Implement project management best practices to increase the efficiency of the activities in the EDoN initiative
- Represent the Research Informatics Team externally, support the Research Informatics Engagement Manager to maintain excellent working relationships with external partners
- Undertake any other relevant duties and projects delegated by the Research Informatics Engagement Manager in line with the responsibilities of the post
What we are looking for:
- A degree related to technology (e.g. computer science, software engineering, etc.), data science, or life sciences
- Excellent analytical, organisational and communication skills
- Excellent skills supporting and facilitating the work of colleagues
- Excellent interpersonal and networking abilities
- Proven experience in building and maintaining successful professional relationships with technology providers and/or health/data initiatives
- Experience working with digital health technologies (e.g. wearable devices or apps) and/or some understanding of data science techniques such as machine learning
- Demonstrable ability to communicate effectively and confidently with both individuals and groups
- Motivated and able to approach problems systematically and creatively
Location: Granta Park, near Cambridge.
Salary: Circa £30,000 per annum, plus benefits
Please download the Vacancy Pack for more details.
The closing date for applications is the 2nd August 2020 with interviews likely to be held on the 11th August 2020. We would encourage applicants to submit their application at the earliest opportunity as the closing date may be brought forward at any time. Should we wish to contact you to arrange an earlier interview this will be arranged based on the availability of the candidate and the panel. When applying, please indicate in your cover letter if you are unable to attend on a certain date.
To be considered, please create an online account using our Online Recruitment System which can be accessed through our Job Vacancies Page. You will be able to attach a CV and covering letter to your application, track your application and view other vacancies that may be of interest.
To view further details about this role and the benefits of working for us please visit the Alzheimer’s Research UK website.
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Redbridge Equalities and Community Council is a well-established and hard-working equalities organisation with its roots in community relations and race equality work, based in Ilford, and working mainly in the London Borough of Redbridge.
We are looking for someone with relevant skills and experience to take forward our work on hate crime and community engagement and cohesion. On hate crime, they will be able to build on RECC’s pioneering community-based approach, working with our Community Witness and Support Team and supporting hate crime victims both individually and through mutual support groups. Much of the recent focus of our community engagement work has been through the Redbridge Equalities Forum, and they will have the opportunity to steer its development into a post-Covid world. And on community cohesion they will have a key part to play in the development of a proposed major new initiative in two of Redbridge’s most deprived and divided areas.
This is a challenging agenda, the more so for a part time worker, and their highest priority initially will be to work with the Trustees to find the funding needed to enable the post both to become fulltime and to continue beyond March.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The National Lottery Community Fund has awarded Oxfordshire Youth funding for three years to continue Oxfordshire Youth’s core work of supporting young people in communities. The Development Coordinator will be responsible for connecting, equipping and inspiring good youth work practice across the county. Working closely with the Partnerships Manager, Youth Participation Coordinator and other members of Oxfordshire Youth staff.
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RESULTS seek to make change through a mix of grassroots, parliamentary and policy advocacy, creating the public and political will to end poverty.
RESULTS UK believes the building blocks of the end of poverty are health, education, and economic opportunities – things that all people, wherever they live, need and have a right to. Within these three areas, we prioritise specific issues on which we can have most influence to achieve progress.
The heart of the policy team’s role is to provide a high-level of policy evidence and messaging that underpin all of RESULTS work. The policy team also goes beyond the production of this evidence. It delivers policy as highly-focussed advocacy messaging to the stakeholders who require the most detailed and nuanced levels of technical briefing. These audiences include civil servants, key development agencies and civil society organisations, but also the parliamentarians and members of our grassroots network who are the strongest champions for our work.
The position of Policy Advocacy Coordinator will provide crucial support to the Policy Advocacy Team. The post will be ideally suited for an individual with some work experience at the beginning of a career in international development, particularly in policy, research or public affairs.
We are looking for someone who will be proactive, efficient and flexible in supporting our policy advocacy work. Having a can-do attitude that includes the more administrative aspects of the role is essential. This post will provide good opportunities for developing project management and advocacy skills; an understanding of key international development issues; research and writing for advocacy; and experience of working with UK policymakers, parliamentarians and civil society.
As a member of the Policy Team, the post-holder will be working closely with members of the Parliamentary and Grassroots Teams in order to deliver on RESULTS overarching objectives: being generous with the sharing of knowledge, advocacy expertise, and contacts while working in a collaborative environment is essential.
Head of Policy and Advocacy
Central London/currently remote, £50,000-65,000 depending on experience
This is a permanent role and full time, but we are happy to talk flexible working including part time
Reporting to the CEO, member of the Management Team
Deadline: Mon 22 Jun at 10 am
Full Fact, the UK’s independent fact checking charity, is recruiting a Head of Policy and Advocacy, a new role at a critical time.
We are an independent charity, a team of fact checkers and campaigners who find, expose and counter the harm that bad information does — to people’s health, to democracy, and in decisions that affect people’s lives.
This will be a high-profile job at the cutting edge of globally-relevant policy debates. You’ll be working initially to influence government policy and legislation on tackling misinformation and disinformation online, on protecting election integrity and updating election law, and to improve the quality of government information.
Over time, you’ll work with the whole team to shape Full Fact’s advocacy work and make sure that the lessons from our fact checking are translated into effective calls to action in support of our charitable mission to inform and improve public debate. That ranges from seeking corrections when high profile people or outlets get things wrong, to influencing government policy, or making the case for responsible AI in our field.
We are a supportive and ambitious team looking for a creative campaigner with a strong policy skillset, committed to supporting and developing an exceptional team of three Policy Managers and one Researcher. The ideal candidate will have a track record in highly-contested or high-profile campaigns to influence legislation, government policy, or the decisions of public bodies.
We created this team because too many of the issues that affect our mission are either stuck in a world of policy slogans like ‘advertising transparency’ or ‘algorithmic accountability’ with too little actionable policy substance behind them; or at risk of dangerous over-reactions that infringe free speech.
At our best Full Fact combines practical experience of fact checking; rigorous research, diagnosis, and policy development; and compelling advocacy to achieve change.
We have strong relationships already: a top-tier cross-party board; collaborations with public bodies such as the ONS and the House of Commons Library; and integrations into major online services such as Google Search, Facebook, and Instagram. We regularly engage with relevant departments, parliamentarians and committees, as well as industry and academic players. There’s plenty of room to build, and plenty to build on.
You don’t need to be an expert in any of our policy areas. You do need to bring your campaigning experience and share our commitment to accuracy in public life, and to freedom of expression.
You’ll report directly to the CEO and be part of Full Fact’s management team alongside the CEO, COO/Deputy CEO, Head of Automated Fact Checking, Head of Communications, and Editor. You will also work directly with the policy sub-group of the board of trustees chaired by Anand Menon.
As a member of Full Fact’s management team, you will have a particular responsibility for nurturing the supportive and ambitious environment we aim for, and for the overall direction of the charity.
If you are interested in applying but not sure you have all the skills, please do apply. We are open both to supporting learning on the job and to rearranging tasks within the team to suit the skillsets of the best applicant. We are happy to talk flexible working, and we are open to part time or job share applications for this role.
How to apply
Please email the CEO, Will Moy, in confidence with a CV and a covering letter that includes your notice period.
We prefer to sift applications anonymously. Please use your initials rather than your name and leave identifying details such as email addresses off your CV and covering letter. Both the covering letter and the CV should be attached to your email so they can be separated from it. Please include your contact details, including a phone number, in your email.
If you would like to arrange a confidential conversation with Will before applying, please email his assistant Paola Churchill.
Before applying please read the requirements we place on staff to protect Full Fact’s independence and non-partisanship. We recognise that candidates for this job may well have been involved in public campaigning before and that’s not a problem. However, we are an independent and non-partisan charity and we need staff who can live up to that. As an acid test, if you cannot respect and understand people who took a different view than you of recent elections or referendums, this is not the job for you.
Policy and Advocacy are central to Full Fact’s work. If you’d like to learn a little more, read our joint statement with Africa Check and Chequeado: Fact checking doesn’t work (the way you think it does).
Applications close 10 am Mon 22 Jun.
How the application process will work
We want to see you at your best to understand your strengths and the contribution you could make at Full Fact with strong support, including for your learning and development. We also want to make sure that we use your time well during this process and don’t ask for more from you than we need to. Of course we will make any reasonable adjustments we need to make to this process to help ensure you can perform at your best.
The interview panel will be Will Moy, CEO; Mevan Babakar, COO and Deputy CEO; and Amy Sippitt, Head of Research. Amy is currently responsible for the team and is now leaving Full Fact after six years in various roles, having started as a fact checker.
The process starts off with an anonymised covering letter and CV. This will be read by at least two people to produce a shortlist for interview.
The first round interviews will be a phone (not video) interview with Will lasting no more than half an hour at a time that’s convenient for you. We will record it so at least two people can review each interview to decide who we invite back for the second round. The recordings will be deleted at the end of the process.
The second round will include a structured interview and some exercises which assume no prior knowledge. The interview will be with the full panel by video and last no more than an hour and a half. We’ll tell you everything you need to know to prepare, including anything we’d recommend reading in advance. We will ask you to prepare a short presentation for the interview. You will also have a chance to meet members of the team that you would be managing and ask them questions.
If necessary, we may then choose to have a third round that is tailored to you to go deeper on particular aspects of your skills, experience, or approach. This may include meeting other members of the team, the management team’s executive coach, or trustees as appropriate.
Job definition: Head of Policy and Advocacy
Your job is to secure changes from the people and institutions who influence people’s exposure to bad information, including governments, parliaments, regulators, private companies and others. You and your team work to reduce the harm bad information does by tackling its causes and its consequences.
You run a team of three Policy Managers and one Researcher and you are responsible for the quality and effectiveness of its work, for assigning work within the team, and for the wellbeing, management, and development of its members. As a member of Full Fact’s management team, you have a responsibility for the charity as a whole.
The team you’ll be working with
You’ll be working with an exceptional group consisting of three Policy Managers and one Researcher, and reporting to the CEO.
The rest of our management team—COO/Deputy CEO, Head of Automated Fact Checking, Head of Communications, and Editor—all have strong networks and regularly represent Full Fact to a wide range of audiences.
You will work closely across the team, including making use of evidence from our fact checking work; overseeing the Policy Managers pursuing corrections and other interventions following fact checks and feeding into editorial thinking; overseeing how we use research to make our work more effective; working closely with the communications team, including on media and on involving our supporters; making use of our AI work and automated fact checking tools, and working with them to advocate responsible AI from companies building counter-misinformation tech.
The outcomes you will be responsible for
Standards: Demonstrably maintain the highest standards of accuracy, fairness, and independence in all Full Fact’s work
Knowledge and expertise: Become and stay expert enough in the issues and ever-changing political, regulatory, and legal environment affecting Full Fact’s mission to be able to plan and advocate effectively
Recognition: Within three months, work with colleagues across Full Fact to design and implement a plan to increase awareness of Full Fact and the harms caused by bad information among senior government and political figures
Relationships: Ensure Full Fact maintains and develops strong, trusted, and appropriately challenging relationships with those we work with or work to influence
Policy: Lead Full Fact’s policy development on a range of complex and high-profile issues so that we have specific, credible, proportionate, evidence based and timely proposals to reduce the harm caused by bad information
Advocacy: Secure change in support of Full Fact’s mission and plans
Research and evaluation: Ensure implementation and development of Full Fact's research and evaluation plans and work with our Researcher to make our work more effective
Team: Contribute to a supportive and ambitious culture in your team and across Full Fact, including through goal setting and evaluation, consistent 1:1s with your team members, and regularly seeking and offering supportive feedback
Process: Ensure effective knowledge and information sharing, record keeping, and collaboration across the team
Learning: Within six months, agree your own learning and development plan
What we are looking for from you
Understanding of Full Fact’s mission and environment:
- You act with integrity and you’re happy to commit to Full Fact’s ethos and the seven principles of public life
- You’re politically astute and results oriented
- You understand that part of Full Fact’s work is being a watchdog, and that can attract hostile attention, and how those risks can be managed and mitigated while standing firm for our principles
- You are committed to the political neutrality of our work and have a good understanding of impartiality (please see the rules on our website)
Professional experience:
- Significant experience of effective advocacy such as influencing government policy in its early stages; building majority support in parliament on legislation; or influencing regulators’ policy and actions
- Familiarity with some of Full Fact’s policy context would be an advantage, such as freedom of expression, media, internet, data, election law, and government communications
- Track record of working effectively with internal and external stakeholders up to board level
Skills:
- A fast, flexible thinker, able to guide our team in devising and executing great campaigns
- Able to lead and influence stakeholders, communicating persuasively in person and in writing whether on technical matters or on points of principle
- Able to both oversee and carry out rigorous research and analysis on a range of complex and high-profile issues
Leadership and management:
- You can run a team which is effective and happy
- You want to work collaboratively and you set an example in seeking and giving supportive feedback across the whole team
- Proven ability to plan, prioritise and organise programmes of work, resources, and budgets effectively, including the ability to contribute to the overall strategic planning of Full Fact as part of the management team
We are looking for an experienced project coordinator and supervisor OISC L2 (OISC L3 desirable) or solicitor with equivalent qualification for an exciting position leading a new pan-London immigration advice service for migrants at risk of destitution.
The post holder will manage and supervise a team of OISC level 2 immigration advisors providing specialist immigration advice and casework under the STAR project funded by London Councils. This is a pan-London housing and homelessness project working with Londoners which aims to help up to 5,000 people a year in partnership with Thames Reach, Stonewall Housing and St Mungo’s with Shelter the lead partner. This service is delivered through a mixture of channels including telephone, face-to-face and digital. Due to Covid-19 all our services are currently delivered remotely with a view to a staged return adjusted to evolving circumstances and clients needs.
You will play a key role in coordinating this new project and will hold a small caseload of complex cases feeding into our advocacy and campaign work.
Praxis is a dynamic, award-winning human rights charity supporting migrants in crisis or at-risk, ensuring that their essential human needs are met and that they are able to overcome the barriers they face. We have more than 35 years of experience working with migrant communities, and in 2019 we supported around 2,000 people through expert legal advice, housing and peer support. Our holistic approach supports people away from a point of crisis and destitution towards safety, economic independence, social engagement and greater emotional wellbeing.
At Praxis, we work to build community, challenge exclusion and discrimination, influence policy and improve services. We played a leading role in exposing the Windrush scandal and advocate and campaign for lasting changes to policy and practice to address the root causes of the issues faced by at-risk migrants
For more information about this role, please see our website.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Mighty Creatives (TMC) is a charity committed to improving the personal, educational, cultural and social lives of children and young people (CYP) through creative and cultural education.
Our charitable purpose is to provide arts and cultural opportunities for CYP from birth to 30 years old, particularly those who are the most disadvantaged and excluded, in order to contribute to the fight against child poverty.
Our vision is of a world where all CYP will harness the power of arts, creativity, and culture in order to transform themselves, their communities, and their futures.
We are looking for a Coordinator to join our team. We want you to use your creativity to help children, young people and adults transform their lives, the services they use and the communities they live in.
The Arts Alliances Coordinator will support the coordination and delivery of the TMC Arts Alliances programme. A programme that is designed to support the development and sustainability of partnership working across the East Midlands in response to the Cultural Education Challenge set out by Arts Council England.
We want you to use your creativity to help children, young people and adults transform their lives, the services they use and the communities they live in.
Further details, along with our application form and application pack can be found on our website.
Deadline for receipt of applications is 9am on Monday 6th July 2020
Interviews to be held on Monday 13th July 2020.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that “Higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit”. In this exciting role you will help make this a reality for people forced to flee war and persecution.
In the UK people seeking asylum are locked out of university. They are treated as international students for fees purposes, yet do not have access to student finance and are not allowed to work. In addition, many refugees and asylum seekers find the UK university system difficult to navigate and struggle to get the help they need to do so.
STAR has been campaigning for equal access to university for the past 10 years and is part of a successful and growing movement of organisations and activists. Thanks to this work, there are now 75 universities offering scholarships and the guidance and support available for people seeking asylum and refugees has been hugely improved. In this role you will lead on STAR’s exciting access to university work including:
- Working with Higher Education Institutions to support them to develop scholarships and access programmes
- Empowering and supporting lived experience activists, students and staff to campaign for scholarships and raise awareness of the issue.
- Raising awareness of and advertising scholarship places and access programmes to potential applicants through outreach work
- Working with NGOs and partners to deliver policy change on access to HE for refugees and asylum seekers in the UK and to promote the UK work internationally
About STAR
STAR is the national movement of university and college students creating a society where refugees and asylum seekers are welcomed and are able to thrive as equal members of the community. We work to secure policy change, provide direct support through volunteering, open up access to university and educate about refugees and asylum to create a more understanding, just and welcoming society - today and in the future. STAR was set up by students at Nottingham University in 1994 and today spans 50 institutions across 33 towns and cities in the UK. We have a reach of 35,000 and an active membership of over 6000 students. Our movement is an inclusive one with UK students, students from refugee backgrounds and international students working together to make change.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Title: Independent Mental Health Advocate
Accountable to: Head of Operations
Responsible to: Advocacy Services Manager
Reporting to: Independent Mental Health Advocacy Team Leader
Location: Gaddum House, professional and community settings
Salary: £21,589
Hours: 35 hours a week with expectation to provide shared duty cover.
Contract: Permanent (subject to funding)
Job Summary
Gaddum Advocacy (formerly: The Manchester Advocacy Hub) provides all statutory advocacy services across Manchester and we are looking for an energetic and passionate advocate to join our team.
The Independent Mental Health Advocate is responsible for responding to advocacy referrals under the Mental Health Act as necessary.
Our Advocates work in partnership with the people they support and take their side. Gaddum Advocacy promotes social inclusion, equality and social justice.
Job Purpose
- To provide independent advocacy support to people who are subject to the Mental Health Act in either hospital or community settings to ensure that they understand their rights under the Act
- To promote social inclusion, equality and social justice through advocacy.
Applications for Flexible/Job Sharing work will be taken into consideration
For informal discussion about the role please contact our Advocacy Services Manager, Lily Huggins..
To apply, please fill out the application form and demographic form below and return to the email address upon it.
Closing date: Noon, Monday 6th July
Interview date: Week starting Monday 13th July
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of Women in Prison’s Mental Health Through The Gate service. The service works in partnership with the Mental Health In-Reach Team at HMP Bronzefield to provide psychologically informed support to women who have experienced complex trauma.
We are recruiting for a Mental Health Through The Gate Advocate to provide in-depth advocacy, advice and support to a caseload of women who have multiple intersecting needs including a significant history of trauma, mental ill health and/or a diagnosis of personality disorder. Historically other services may have struggled to engage with these women. The role will provide support to women in HMP Bronzefield, through the gate (TTG) and for up to 6 months in the community.
We actively encourage applications from candidates from a variety of backgrounds, and with a range of skills and experiences. We are particularly interested to hear from Black, Asian and minoritised women and women who have personal experience of the criminal justice system.This role is only open to women, in accordance with the sex-based exemptions of the Equality Act 2010 pursuant to Schedule 9, Part 1.
TO APPLY:
To apply, please download and read the Mental Health Through The Gate Recruitment Pack including the Job Description and Person Specification and complete the application and equalities monitoring forms in full.
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Women for Refugee Women is seeking a Digital Inclusion Co-ordinator to work closely with our team to facilitate digital access and improve IT skills among our network of refugee and asylum-seeking women.
Women for Refugee Women is a charity that supports women seeking asylum in the UK and challenges the injustices they experience. We work at the grassroots by empowering refugee women to speak out and advocate for themselves, and through communications and campaigning work which engages the mainstream media and politicians.
The role will include assessing women’s basic needs and skills and providing the essential equipment and support to enable them to move forwards. It will involve supporting women to participate in learning, solidarity and advocacy opportunities at WRW, as well as enabling them to access other services and participate more effectively in their communities.
Women for Refugee Women particularly welcomes applications from individuals with experience of migration and/or a refugee background.
Women for Refugee Women is a small organisation where every team member is valued, and everyone is supported to carry out their role effectively. We encourage staff members to take up training opportunities to develop their skills, all staff members are able to access individual counselling support if desired, and we enable staff members to work flexibly according to individual preferences. We try to ensure that WRW provides a supportive environment where individuals can grow and develop their roles in line with our values and vision.
How to apply:
Please download and read the Digital Inclusion Co-ordinator application pack.
To apply, please send your CV and a covering letter stating how you meet the person specification and why you would like to join WRW.
Applications will be considered from 7 July on a rolling basis, so that applicants may be invited for interview from 8 July onwards. Interviews will take place remotely by Zoom. Due to our restricted capacity, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This is an exciting new developmental role, whose principle purpose is to recruit, engage and co-ordinate a group of local young people with the aim of enabling and empowering them to ensure their voices are heard and bring about change. This may include increasing their levels of confidence, improving their communication skills and improving their ability to self-advocate. We envisage that the young people engaged will develop new projects and services in response to their needs and that of the local community.
Big Local SW11 along with 5 charities that make up the BLSW11 Alliance are working together for the young people of Battersea. This role will include working across the 5 charities along with other voluntary organisations in Battersea.
Whilst ‘Battersea Youth Voice’ will be open to all young people, the Coordinator’s main role will be to target those young people that have been marginalised, deemed of as ‘hard to reach’ and who rarely have their voices heard.
Our Vision
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Victim Support is looking for a Hate Crime Co-Ordinator based in Gloucester.
Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity for people affected by crime in England and Wales. We work towards a world where people affected by crime or traumatic events get the support they need and respect they deserve.
As Hate Crime Co-Ordinator you will support the effective service delivery of the Gloucestershire Hate Crime Strategy in the County, to increase the awareness of the issues of hate crime, and to work with partners to develop innovative support for victims and ways to tackle the issues of hate crime.
The main duties of the role are to ensure high quality services supporting victims of crime in line with organisation and Police Crime Commissioner goals, to deliver Hate Crime Awareness training and to develop and manage local partnerships, ensuring the promotion of Victim Support and the rights and needs of victims of crime
To be successful in the role, you will have experience of developing effective working partnerships with various organisations and of working in a multi-agency setting or partnership team environment. You will have strong project management, organisation and communication skills and be able to maintain professional boundaries. You will demonstrate a good awareness of the impact of Hate Crime on victims. You will have strong IT skills and an excellent understanding and commitment to the promotion of equal opportunities and diversity.
The closing date for applications is Monday 27th July 2020 . Interviews will take place via Skype on 5th & 6th August.
Victim Support is 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. Background checks and Disclosure & Barring Service checks will be required.
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 marked in the person specification as (s). In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form.
Victim Support is committed to providing an inclusive and supportive environment for our staff. 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 welcome applicants from all communities and as part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we would particularly welcome applicants from BAME communities.
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Age Cymru and our partners Age Connects and local Age Cymru partners are extremely pleased to have been awarded funding from the Welsh Government to deliver the HOPE Project (Helping others to participate and engage). This is a project that will be delivered across the whole of Wales but some posts will operate within regional footprints. This is an exciting opportunity to get involved in the development and delivery of much needed local volunteer led advocacy support for older people through a community based co-produced approach. You will be part of a large team that will all be contributing to positive outcomes for older people at a preventative and early intervention level through the various posts within the HOPE Project.
Initially all 3 posts will be home based due to the COVID19 crisis but following this they will be based in the following locations:
1. Rhondda Cynon Taf but covering the Cwm Taf Morgannwg and Cardiff and Vale region
2. County Hospital in Torfaen but covering the whole of the 5 Gwent counties (Blaenau Gwent, Monmouthshire, Newport, Caerphilly, Torfaen)
3. Neath but covering the counties of Swansea and Neath Port Talbot
About you
* Passionate about the issues affecting older people and carers
* Experience of working with a diverse culture, environments and communities in which older people and carers live
* Working with others to deliver successful projects and services.
* Understanding of advocacy in its various forms; Advocacy casework, quality standards, policy and practice
* Ability to establish and maintain productive collaborations
* Demonstrate high calibre communication skills (verbal and written) with the ability to use these for developing partnerships, negotiating and influencing.
* Experience of networking, running meetings and events
* Ability to think creatively to generate and develop innovation within this role
* Ability to speak Welsh (Desirable)
What we offer in return
* Holiday - 27 days made up of 24 choice days and 3 days to be used between Christmas & New Year - Including carry forward
* Flexible Hours Working Scheme
* Employer pension
* Generous life assurance up to 4 times your annual salary
* Healthcare cashback plan
Additional Information
For a full list of benefits please click here https://www.ageuk.org.uk/about-us/jobs/employee-benefits/
Age UK and Age Cymru are Equal Opportunities employers and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria. We welcome requests for flexible working.
We are committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.
Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.
We politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
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Age Cymru and our partners Age Connects and local Age Cymru partners are extremely pleased to have been awarded funding from the Welsh Government to deliver the HOPE Project (Helping others to participate and engage). This is a project that will be delivered across the whole of Wales but some posts will operate within regional footprints. This is an exciting opportunity to get involved in the development and delivery of much needed local volunteer led advocacy support for older people through a community based co-produced approach. You will be part of a large team that will all be contributing to positive outcomes for older people at a preventative and early intervention level through the various posts within the HOPE Project.
We are recruiting for 3 full-time Volunteer Coordinators to meet the HOPE project objectives by recruiting suitable volunteers within the region to deliver advocacy support at a community level and to support and oversee the establishment and running of a regional advocacy volunteer network, working closely and in collaboration with the local Age Connects and Age Cymru partners.
Initially all 3 posts will be home based due to the COVID19 crisis but following this they will be based in the following locations:
1. Rhondda Cynon Taf but covering the Cwm Taf Morgannwg and Cardiff and Vale region
2. County Hospital in Torfaen but covering the whole of the 5 Gwent counties (Blaenau Gwent, Monmouthshire, Newport, Caerphilly, Torfaen)
3. Neath but covering the counties of Swansea and Neath Port Talbot
About you
* Passionate about the issues affecting older people and carers
* Experience of working with a diverse culture, environments and communities in which older people and carers live
* Volunteer recruitment
* Knowledge of local services in the public or voluntary sector
* Experience of Advocacy
* Ability to successfully manage a team of volunteers to deliver project outcomes.
* Demonstrate high calibre communication skills (verbal and written) with the ability to use these for developing partnerships, negotiating and influencing.
* Think creatively and generate and develop innovation within this role
* Ability to speak Welsh (Desirable).
What we offer in return
* Holiday - 27 days made up of 24 choice days and 3 days to be used between Christmas & New Year - Including carry forward
* Flexible Hours Working Scheme
* Employer pension
* Generous life assurance up to 4 times your annual salary
* Healthcare cashback plan
Additional Information
For a full list of benefits please click here https://www.ageuk.org.uk/about-us/jobs/employee-benefits/
Age UK and Age Cymru are Equal Opportunities employers and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria. We welcome requests for flexible working.
We are committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.
Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.
We politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
Who we are
Age UK is the country's largest charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. Read more