Advocate Jobs in Colchester, Essex
Salary: £46,747 per annum rising to £49,207 after 12 months in London. £42,719 per annum rising to £45,179 after 12 months outside London.
Location: Home based, or office based at Society Building, 8 All Saints Street, London N1, in line with NCVO’s flexible working policy or home working policy.
Closing date: Monday 03 June, 08.00.
Shortlisting date: Wednesday 05 June.
Interviews: Wednesday 12 and Thursday 13 June.
From local and national support services to green spaces, sports clubs, museums and the arts, voluntary organisations and volunteers are a vital part of communities across the country.
As the membership community for charities and voluntary organisations, NCVO has championed volunteers and the voluntary sector for over a hundred years.
We are the largest membership body for voluntary organisations in England. The needs of communities are diverse and ever-changing. This means the role charities play, and what they need, constantly evolve.
We interact with tens of thousands of organisations every year. With your skills and experience, you’ll help make the wealth of data we hold in our CRM system become meaningful insight that helps define how we work.
You’ll help make sure we have a robust data management strategy and work with multiple teams to find ways to connect our services with the people who really need them.
This is an exciting time to join the team. We’re founding a new Insight Hub which will change the way we use data. It will offer the whole team new opportunities for growth, innovation and development.
Equity, diversity and inclusion
NCVO is fully committed to equity, diversity and inclusion in our sector.
We want this to be reflected in the diversity of the people who work with us. We welcome submissions from people from all backgrounds and identities. We particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups in the voluntary sector and those with diverse, lived experience.
If you tell us you’re disabled (according to the Equality Act 2010) and your application meets the minimum criteria for each specification listed in the job description, we’ll interview you for the role. We’ll make reasonable adjustments during each recruitment stage to ensure it’s inclusive and works for you.
Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a pre-interview task and will have one week to complete the exercise. Interview questions will be shared in advance.
If you have access needs or require reasonable adjustments as part of the recruitment process, please email us.
Benefits for NCVO employees
NCVO offers attractive benefits including:
- 25 days annual leave for full time staff and pro-rata for part-time staff. After three years, annual holiday increases to 27 days. After five years it increases to 30 days (pro rata for part time staff)
- office closure between 25 December and 1 January inclusive
- the option to purchase or sell up to five more days each year
- five days volunteering leave (pro rata for part-time staff)
- two and a half extra wellbeing days off during the year
- enhanced pay for sick, maternity and adoption leave
- subsidised gym membership
- season ticket loan
- flexible working, including opportunities to work from home or off site
- monthly homeworking allowance for permanent homeworkers
- monthly office worker allowance for those who have to work from the office on a daily basis
- generous employer pension contribution of up to 8.5% of salary into our stakeholder pension scheme (linked to employee contribution)
- training and development opportunities
- the opportunity to join Hospital Saturday Fund health cash plan for free at the basic level of cover, or at a reduced rate for other levels of cover
- 24-hour free and confidential employee assistance programme.
We’re located a short walk from London King’s Cross station in a modern, accessible building overlooking Regent’s Canal.
About NCVO
We are the charities charity. For over 100 years, NCVO has stood shoulder to shoulder with communities, championing and celebrating voluntary action.
Our membership is made up of around 17,000 voluntary organisations across England, from small, grassroots community groups and social enterprises, to large, far-reaching charities.
We believe that communities are strengthened by voluntary action. We therefore want charities to thrive and be empowered to deliver for people and communities.
We focus on empowering charities and volunteers by making sure they have the knowledge, tools, and resources they need. We advocate for and with our members, giving voice to those not often heard, and harnessing the collective power of partners to ensure the voluntary sector is valued. We bring charities together so they can learn, connect, and create greater impact.
As the voluntary sector and volunteering adapt to new challenges and a changing context, so must NCVO. We are therefore prioritising work to evolve as an organisation to ensure we live our values of ambition, inclusion, openness and collaboration in everything we do internally and externally.
We have around 80 staff and income of more than £7m per year. With our members at the heart of everything we do, our mission is to unite to champion the remarkable role of charities and volunteers. Because stronger charities make for stronger communities.
NCVO is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone. Charity No. 225922.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
Director of Service Transformation
Employer - Kids
Location – Remote work involving regular travel within England
Salary - c.£70,000
Hours - 36 hours per week (Flexible hours considered)
At Kids, we're midway through an ambitious five-year strategy aimed at enhancing, expanding, and innovating our family support services. Working hand in hand with disabled children and young people, we're advocating for systemic reform while seeking sustainable methods to deliver our services. Our remarkable team is already co-creating new services, leveraging digital platforms, and devising creative solutions to meet families' urgent practical and emotional needs. You'll lead efforts to uphold our exceptional service quality, driving the development of innovative support models that cater to families' evolving needs and can be financially sustained.
As our Director of Service Transformation, you will lead the exciting next phase of transforming our charity’s services to reach more disabled children, young people and their families. You will be responsible for sourcing and delivering contracts and partnerships essential for the charity’s sustainability by advancing our digital outreach and nurturing new partnerships and securing sustainable funds for innovative models of support.
What you will be doing as the Director of Service Transformation:
- Lead and execute services strategies and plans that extend and transform the impact and financial sustainability of the charity’s services and support for disabled children, young people and their families.
- Lead the design, development and sales of innovative new service models and the scaling of existing services.
- Work closely with the other executive directors and leadership team to achieve the generation of an annual financial surplus to reinvest in Kids.
- Ensure the quality and safe delivery of all Kids’ services.
- Ensure effective budget management underpins service development and delivery. Ensure contracts and tenders are commercially negotiated and regularly monitored. Work with colleagues to identify and achieve necessary margins on contracts and projects for financial sustainability.
- Inspire and lead a high performing services team; support colleagues to test, learn and adapt as the charity evolves and transforms its digital and in-person support offer.
- Be an inspiring, visible and collegiate leader and team player who works across team boundaries to help drive organisational change and nurture colleagues’ ability to perform at their best.
- Model and lead effective communications with all colleagues that bring to life the charity’s values and behaviours. Support colleagues to ensure Diversity, Equity and Inclusion principles and practice are evidenced in service design and delivery.
- Act as an ambassador for Kids on key platforms, carrying out media work as required; promote the charity’s products, services and work; and draw from services expertise to influence public policy and legislation relevant to disabled children and their families.
Essential Criteria – Demonstrated history of leadership in service provision, service evolution, or change management; adeptness in fostering relationships and/or experience in business development/sales.
Are you a proven leader with a passion for the power of practical support to unlock potential and transform lives? Are you a change-maker who will relish the challenge of finding a sustainable path to deliver fantastic frontline services?
Is this you? If so, get in touch and talk to us about being our next Director of Service Transformation.
The Good stuff/Benefits
- Join a company that truly cares about your wellbeing
- Enjoy an enviable annual leave package, starting at a generous 25 days and growing each year up to 30 days.
- Option to buy an additional 5 days holiday.
- Enjoy your entitlement to Bank Holidays.
- We've got your back with Maternity and Paternity Pay.
- Rest easy knowing you're covered with our Death in Service plan.
- Invest in your pension plan with the option to top it up knowing that Kids is also contributing 3%.
- Achieve work-life harmony with flexible hours tailored to your needs.
- Unlock exclusive discounts at hundreds of online retailers through our employee benefits portal.
- Spread the word and reap the rewards with our enticing "Recommend a Friend" scheme.
- Access confidential support and expert guidance 24/7 through our Employee Assistance Programme, helping you navigate both personal and professional challenges.
- Take care of yourself with Company Sick Pay which you are entitled to from your first day.
- 5 days of paid family/carers leave.
- Salary sacrifice schemes available
- Develop your mentoring skills by either being a mentor or signing up for our mentoring programme.
- Expand your horizons with Kids online learning platforms, offering a wealth of professional courses for your personal and career development.
- Apprenticeship programmes available for employees
- Benefit from a colleague engagement programme enabling your voice to be heard.
- Lean on us during difficult times with Bereavement Leave.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job title: Digital Content Officer
Hours of work: Two days (16 hours) per week
Reporting to: Head of Communications
Location: Home working with occasional travel to London
CEASE (the Centre to End All Sexual Exploitation) is a national human rights charity. Our mission is to expose and dismantle the cultural and commercial forces driving all forms of sexual exploitation in the UK. Sexual exploitation does not occur in a vacuum, and only by addressing the wider context can we hope for real, lasting change.
As a charity, we join the dots between our hypersexualised, objectifying, pornified culture and public attitudes and behaviours towards sex:
• We demonstrate how the mass consumption of online pornography depicting the humiliation, violation and degradation of women and children has realworld consequences.
• We shine a light on the widespread exploitation and harm caused by commercial sex industries that undermine our human rights.
We are neither a religious nor an ideologically driven charity but seek to bring together a broad alliance of groups from many backgrounds around a common stance. CEASE’s work is based on peer reviewed research and survivors’ accounts; it takes the form of advocacy, awareness-raising campaigns, events, lobbying and other strategic actions.
We are looking for a Digital Content Officer to join us at CEASE (Centre to End All Sexual Exploitation). We welcome applications from people who have experience of creating and managing social media content and websites. If you have an interest in human rights and believe in a world free from sexual exploitation, join our small but very friendly team!
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
This organisation is using Anonymous Recruitment to reduce bias in the first stages of the hiring process. Our system keeps your personal information hidden until the recruiter contacts you.
The Humane Slaughter Association is a unique charity which promotes the welfare of farmed animals ‘Beyond the Farm Gate’; at markets, during transport, at slaughter, and when animals must be killed in emergencies.
Our vision is of a world where all farmed animals are transported and killed humanely and our mission is to research, advance and promote the use of humane methods for the transport, slaughter and killing of farmed animals.
We do this by offering practical advice, education, ad training to all those involved in transport, slaughter, or emergency killing of livestock animals, as well as by funding scientific research to develop more humane approaches. Although we are based in the UK, the charity is international and works worldwide.
Technical Officer – welfare assessment
The postholder for this role will become a key part of the HSA welfare assessment and training team. The team regularly undertakes welfare assessments of abattoirs, livestock markets and transport facilities to provide advice and training to ensure high standards of animal welfare. We also provide in-person training in humane slaughter and transport to those working in the industry, as well as regulators, other NGOs, staff from farm assurance schemes and others involved in the industry. Participating in agricultural shows and industry events, sharing our knowledge and advocating for humane slaughter and transport with key stakeholders are also central to our activities. HSA conferences are also an important way in which we disseminate the latest animal welfare information.
The postholder will work with the small expert team at the HSA, using their expertise to deliver welfare assessments and training, provide expert advice and organise our external activities.
Key Skills, Qualifications and Attributes
Essential
· A degree in agriculture, life science, veterinary medicine (or a related field) or equivalent professional experience.
· An understanding of the basic principles of animal welfare at slaughter.
· Comfortable working with and producing material which describes the slaughter process in detail.
· Comfortable working in abattoirs and livestock facilities.
· A diplomatic approach to dealing with controversial issues in animal welfare.
· Willingness to obtain a slaughter licence.
· A demonstrable ability to summarise complex information for a range of audiences with different levels of technical expertise.
· Excellent written and oral communication skills.
· Strong IT skills ideally including experience with MS Office and SharePoint.
· Ability to work to targets, with excellent organisational skills.
· Team player, but comfortable working alone when necessary.
· Willingness to travel extensively around the UK and further afield to undertake assessments or provide training.
Desirable
· Expertise in animal welfare at slaughter and/or during transport (this expertise could have been gained though working with the livestock industry or as an educator, veterinarian, animal welfare researcher, regulator, or policymaker).
· A postgraduate qualification, ideally in animal welfare or a related area.
· Experience of animal welfare assessment or audit.
· Understanding of the laws and regulations relating to the welfare of animals (in the UK and/or elsewhere) undergoing transport and slaughter.
· Expertise in the welfare of farmed or wild-caught aquatic animals.
· Experience of using social media including Twitter/X, LinkedIn and/or YouTube to deliver animal welfare or technical information.
· Experience of event organisation.
Personal Attributes
The candidate must be comfortable with the charity’s approach to animal welfare which includes co-operation with the livestock and slaughter industries. Whilst the HSA wishes to ensure the highest standards of welfare for animals farmed for food or other products, it does not oppose the slaughter of animals per se. Candidates must be comfortable working within the livestock industry and other key stakeholders whilst striving to ensure the humane treatment of animals undergoing transport or slaughter.
Job Benefits
Payscale: £30,493 – 41,737 (depending on experience and qualifications) Plus London weighting, where applicable.
Contract Type: Permanent/full-time, subject to a satisfactory probationary period. Part-time and flexible working arrangements may be possible.
Location: Office-based or remote (within the UK) according to the wishes of the applicant. The HSA offices are currently based in Hertfordshire, UK. The postholder will need to travel to meetings around the UK and occasionally overseas.
Contributory pension scheme (inc. Employer’s pension contribution of 8% of gross salary).
25 days paid holiday per year (allowance increases with length of service), plus statutory holidays.
Excellent training opportunities.
Eligibility
Because the charity is based in the UK, you must be legally entitled to work and reside in the UK. The successful candidate will be expected to reside in the UK whilst employed by the charity.
Candidates should hold a UK driving licence or other licence which allows them to drive in the UK.
Please note, that if you wish to work from home, we require a reliable internet connection with a minimum 10Mb/s broadband.
To Apply
Please submit a letter (maximum 2 sides of A4) describing how you meet the person specification and explaining your motivation for wanting to work with us, alongside a comprehensive CV.
Please also specify your current remuneration details and notice period and include the names of two referees (including your current or most recent employer) who may be contacted if you are offered the position. We will not contact referees without your permission.
Closing Date for applications is Midnight (GMT) Friday 7 June 2024
We would be grateful if you would also complete a diversity monitoring form – this will be sent to you once we receive your application and can be returned anonymously. The answers provided on this form play no role in the shortlisting of candidates.
Selection Process
We plan to hold initial online screening interviews will be held in the week commencing: 17 June 2024, with shortlisted candidates invited to an in-person interview at our offices in Hertfordshire in the week commencing 24June 2024.
Please let us know if you require any special arrangements should you be invited to interview.
Employment Checks
All offers of employment are made subject to the following criteria:
Proof of eligibility to work in the UK, Proof of Residency, names and contact details of two referees including your current (or most recent) employer.
For any further information or for an informal discussion about the position please contact us.
The HSA requests no contact from employment agencies or media sales.
Humane Slaughter Association (HSA)
The Old School, Brewhouse Hill, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, AL4 8AN, United Kingdom
Registered Charity in England No 1159690: Charitable Incorporated Organisation
Please submit a letter (maximum 2 sides of A4) describing how you meet the person specification and explaining your motivation for wanting to work with us, alongside a comprehensive CV.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Title: Social Media Officer
Reporting to: Digital Marketing Manager
Location of work: Flexible. This post holder can be based in our London office or a hybrid approach working from home with office visits as required, we continue to seek to enable flexible and remote working. The role will involve some irregular travel throughout England and Scotland.
Contract type: Ideally full-time, 35 hours per week, although part time / flexible hours may be considered. The role may require occasional evening and weekend work
Contract Length: Permanent
Salary: £31,500
BACKGROUND
Magic Breakfast is a registered charity providing healthy breakfasts to children and young people in the UK who arrive at school too hungry to learn, and expert support to their schools. Over 200,000 children and young people are on roll at Primary, Secondary, ASL / Special Educational Needs Schools and Pupil Referral Units that the charity works with, in disadvantaged areas of Scotland and England. Providing breakfast ensures that children start their school day with the energy and nutrition they need to be able to make the most of their morning lessons. Magic Breakfast also undertakes research, and campaigns for long-term solutions to end hunger as a barrier to learning.
This is an exciting time to join Magic Breakfast if you wish to make a difference to the lives of children. We are expanding our team to meet the challenge of ending child morning hunger, both for now and for good.
JOB PURPOSE
As part of the Brand and Marketing team, the Social Media Officer will lead on social media strategy for the organization, working closely with teams across Magic Breakfast to develop and diversify our presence on social media. Through innovative, compelling content creation the Social Media Officer will raise awareness of our work and the Magic Breakfast brand. The role's aims are to reach and engage new audiences and to strengthen brand advocacy with exisiting target audiences.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develop Magic Breakfast social media channels to grow an engaging environment for people with lived experience of childhood morning hunger and our wider supporter network.
- Develop and deliver effective strategies that optimise and grow our social media channels.
- Liase with both Magic Breakfast and corporate partners' design, PR and social media agencies to deliver effective and timely campaigns
- Monitor, improve (through testing and optimisation) and report on the performance and effectiveness of social media content and campaigns
- Write impactful and engaging social posts, sourcing approprtiate imagery and developing video content in collaboration with the Multimedia Producer.
APPLICATION PROCESS
A clear alignment with Magic Breakfast's values and mission will be an important differentiator between applicants. The successful candidates will be enthusiastic and energetic, bring integrity, be willing to commit time to the role, and be passionate about addressing hunger as a barrier to education.
While Magic Breakfast welcomes applications from everyone, to better serve its communities it has has identified that we would particularly benefit from: young people earlier in their careers, people who have lived experience of poverty, navigating socio-economic adversity or were eligible for free school meals, and people from a minority ethnic background
Should you wish to discuss the role before applying please email our People and Culture Team, hr@magicbreakfast. com
Shortlisting - 28th and 29th May
First interview - 4th and 5th June
Second interview – 11th June
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
NOTE:
We are only able to accept applications from UK based candidates at present. Please provide a cover letter, your current notice period, and a link to your portfolio or examples of work if available.
Job Title: Junior Graphic Designer
Hours: Full Time – 35 hours per week
Reports to: Designer
Salary: £25–28K (dependent on experience)
This is your chance to join a national charity committed to improving the outcomes of all children by advocating for and telling the stories of parents and parent volunteers. Parentkind has begun an exciting new chapter delivering new products and campaigns, and we are looking for high-performing team players to join our fun and friendly marketing team.
Main purpose and scope of the role:
To support and work in collaboration with our lead designer at Parentkind to:
- Develop, implement and maintain a new brand for Parentkind
- Create best-in-class design of print and digital assets, including magazines, guides, videos, website, campaign and social media assets
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders providing creative and innovative design support for Parentkind projects
Duties and key responsibilities:
Under the guidance of the Lead Designer at Parentkind
1.Design:
- Champion the Parentkind brand across all designed assets and activities to ensure brand integrity and consistency
- Design assets which will include but are not limited to; print and digital magazines, guides, social assets, email designs, web assets, video content and PowerPoint templates
- Contribute creatively to large campaigns and activities ensuring that we are delivering best in-class and impactful design, that effectively represents and promotes our vision
- Conduct thorough quality checks on deliverables to ensure accuracy
2.Project management:
- Lead on the delivery of design activity such as guides, social and email campaigns, ensuring that design work is delivered to time and allows for revisions, sign-off and launch deadlines
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously and prioritise effectively
- Assist in managing and organising design assets, including image libraries, templates and project files
3.Collaboration:
- Work with the lead designer at Parentkind to support on projects, refine design outputs and deliver work within the Parentkind brand and to deadlines
- Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to ensure that design work meets the objectives of the relevant projects and is done so within the Parentkind brand
4.Continuous learning:
- Work with others across the organisation as well as independently to understand our key audiences so that the work delivered is audience-focussed
- Stay informed of the latest design trends, technologies and best practises so that Parentkind’s work is forward-thinking and impactful
General Responsibilities
- To ensure Data Protection procedures are followed at all times
- To keep abreast of relevant educational policy and legislation affecting our key audiences
- To be flexible within the remit of the post
- To undertake other duties as reasonably requested
- To be self-servicing
- To attend and participate in Parentkind’s performance, development and training programmes.
- To abide by organisational policies, codes of conduct and practices.
- To be responsible for the health, safety, welfare of self, other members of staff and visitors.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The vacancy
What we’re looking for:
- Do you have experience of working within Care & Support?
- Do you have experience of working with vulnerable adults?
- Do you currently hold a UK Driving Licence?
If so, this role is perfect for you!
Here at Peabody, we have a number opportunities for a Care Support Worker on a Permanent basis in and around the Halstead area.
A bit about the role:
As a Care Support Worker you will assist people to live well, be independent and connected to their own community. You will support people with kindness and compassion ensuring that they are assisted to make choices and be involved in all aspects of their life. You will work within agreed boundaries, following operational guidance, policies and procedures. You will advocate for the people you support so that they are protected from harm and able to exercise their human rights.
Some of the key results for the role include:
- Play an active and key role in achieving the your teams objectives.
- Represent the interests of your team with stakeholders that you meet during the course of your work.
- Be professional and promote positive joint working between relatives, other departments and partners.
- Play your part in ensuring that we deliver a quality service where risk is well managed.
- Understand and abide by the organisation and regulatory rules that apply to your service including those set by the CQC.
This role will require a Enhanced DBS check, a UK driver’s licence and access to a vehicle.
A bit about us:
It started over 160 years ago with one man’s desire to improve the lives of poverty-stricken Londoners.
Today, we have 107,000 homes and 220,000 residents across London and the Home Counties and around 20,000 care and support customers. But the desire remains the same – to create homes and communities where people can flourish.
Here just a few of the benefits for working at Peabody:
- Up to 25 days’ annual holiday plus bank holidays
- Flexible benefits scheme, including options for Healthcare, Dental care, Critical illness cover, vouchers, technology scheme and access to a discount portal.
- 4 x Life Assurance
- Sleep in allowance
- Competitive salaries that are benchmarked regularly against current market rates
- Professional development by access to "paid for" apprenticeship programs and qualifications
- Two additional paid volunteering days each year
- Family friendly policies
- Up to 10% pension contribution matched 1:1
Are you ready to apply?
Closing date: 23 May 2024
Interview date - Week commencing 27th May.
Prospectus is delighted to be working with Lepra to help them recruit for an Institutional Trusts and Fundraising Manager. Lepra has been working for a world free from prejudice and disability due to leprosy since 1924, and has an imperative to support people affected by leprosy, and also lymphatic filariasis (LF). With three core principles of being secular, people-centred, and evidence-led, Lepra works across a spectrum of care and support including, prevention, support for those effect by leprosy and LF, and advocating for the rights and inclusion of those affected.
Lepra are reviewing applications on a rolling basis so please do apply now and we will be in touch!
This role is offered on a permanent, full-time basis paying a salary of £35,904 per annum. The position can be either fully remote, hybrid or fully based at their Colchester offices.
The Institutional Trusts and Fundraising Manager will provide strategic oversight and direction for Lepra’s institutional fundraising function to deliver on the restricted and unrestricted income targets. The postholder will be line managing and leading the Trusts and Foundations Fundraiser in the delivery of the trust fundraising target, and working with the programmes teams in the UK, India and Bangladesh to identify and develop applications to statutory sources and major trusts, leading on the development of detailed project proposals.
The ideal candidate will have extensive experience of working in statutory and/or trusts fundraising, including successfully applying for grants in excess of £50,00 to £100,000+. You will have a demonstrable track record of high quality bid writing and production that meet funder requirements.
At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds. Please let us know if we can help you with the application process in any way. We are more than happy to make any reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply. If you have any disability and would like assistance with completing an application then please contact Ariha Semontee at Prospectus.
If you are interested in this position, please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You’ll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.
The Confederation of School Trusts exists to represent academy trusts and to continually enhance our education system. They are now looking for a Chief Operating Officer to develop a financial strategy and operations as they enter a new phase of development.
· Location: Remote with regular travel to Nottingham/London
Applications close at 9 a.m. Tuesday 4th June.
Who we are.
The Confederation of School Trusts (CST) is the leading advocate and support network for school trusts in England, representing approximately 75% of the academy sector. With a membership-centric approach, we prioritise the needs of our member trusts, serving as their collective voice and championing their contributions to education.
Funded through various channels, including memberships, events, and partnerships, CST operates alongside CST Professional Development Ltd, offering tailored training and services focused on trust governance.
About the role.
We are seeking a Chief Operating Officer (COO) to drive strategic development amid political shifts. Reporting to our Chief Executive Officer, the COO will oversee financial management, operations, digital strategy, and corporate governance, playing a pivotal role in shaping CST's future.
Responsibilities include financial strategy development, budgeting, compliance, and team leadership across CST and its trading arm. The COO will ensure operational efficiency, manage contracts and procurement, and spearhead digital infrastructure and information governance enhancements.
This hybrid role requires regular travel to our offices in Nottingham and London. The ideal candidate will demonstrate autonomy, accountability, and a strategic mindset, with expertise in financial planning, operational management, and digital strategy implementation.
Who we are looking for.
Proficiency in people management, culture development, and regulatory compliance is essential. Experience in charity and corporate governance is desirable, as is a genuine commitment to improving the academy trust system in the UK.
If you're a qualified accountant with a passion for driving organisational excellence and supporting education leaders, we encourage you to apply and join us in making a difference in the lives of learners across the country.
Please click 'Apply via website’ to be redirected to the Peridot Partners website, where you can find full details of the job description and register your interest to apply.
Applications for this role close at 9 a.m. Tuesday 4th June.
Are you passionate about making a positive impact in the mental health sector? Do you thrive on promoting health equity and ensuring everyone receives the care they deserve? We are looking for a dedicated individual to join us as an SMI Health Checks Promotion Worker in Harrow.
Role Purpose:
- Increase the number of people with severe mental illness (SMI) receiving annual physical health checks
- Raise awareness about the importance of these checks among patients, carers, GP's, and third sector providers
- Reduce barriers to accessing annual physical health checks for those with SMI
- Coordinate personalised care planning, engagement, and psycho-social support for NICE-recommended interventions
Key Responsibilities:
- Promote awareness of SMI annual physical health checks
- Coordinate marketing & engagement activities
- Receive referrals and assist patients in arranging appointments
- Identify and address barriers to access
- Co-produce personalised access support plans
- Collaborate with stakeholders to improve systems and protocols
- Monitor, evaluate, and provide insights for commissioners
Join Us in Making a Positive Impact!
If you are ready to contribute your skills and passion to improving mental health care and reducing inequalities, we want to hear from you! Apply now to become an integral part of our team and help transform lives in the Harrow community.
Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer. Job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with the individual's skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.
- Travel required: 10 days / year (approx.)
- Starting date: Hiring now
We are seeking a Research Assistant to support the research activities of the Patient Evidence Department of Myeloma Patients Europe (MPE).
Please, send your CV and cover letter at recruitment @mpeurope. org. Applications without a cover letter will be rejected.
The following tasks and core responsibilities are non-exhaustive and subject to change depending on needs of the organisation.
Main Duties and responsibilities
Perform the following duties in conjunction with and under the guidance of the Head of Patient Research:
- Plan and conduct assigned research individually or jointly in accordance with project deliverables and department strategy
- Document research output including analysis and interpretation of data, maintaining records and databases, drafting progress reports and publications
- Maintain accurate records of patient data, safeguarding the confidentiality of patients and patient data, as necessary
- Writing for internal / external audiences (including academic journals, lay summaries, and, progress reports)
- Contribute to the dissemination of work including presentations at international and national conferences, internal and external meetings and workshops
- Contribute to the development of proposals to secure funding to support future research
- Engage with patients, families, clinicians, patient organisations and other stakeholders involved in MPE patient evidence projects and other myeloma research
- Represent MPE at internal / external meetings
Other responsibilities
- Undertake any other reasonable duties as required by the Head of Patient evidence
- Support the wider MPE team with research and evidence requests
- Critically appraise and provide advice to MPE wider team on academic research findings
- Build good relations with members, internal and external stakeholders (including doctors, researchers and medical representatives within companies)
- Respond to external patient organisations’ requests on research and evidence topics
- Attend scientific congresses and meetings
- Develop content for MPE website and social media and other communications
- Participate in advisory boards for the pharmaceutical industry
- Engage with training and continuing professional development
About you:
- A good undergraduate degree in a relevant subject area and either postgraduate qualification or equivalent research experience
- Knowledge and experience of qualitative and quantitative research methodologies
- Understanding of principles of Good Clinical Practice in research
- Knowledge and experience of ethical review procedures (desirable)
- Ability to work from home in a virtual setting with a team spread across Europe
- Experience in a related field desirable – preferably working in a non-profit organisation, academic / clinical research, or medical/scientific setting
- Experience in working with patients, researchers, doctors and representatives from the pharmaceutical industry desirable
- Organised, with excellent project management and time management skills
- Strong listening and communication skills
- A motivated and self-aware team player, who can work independently or collaboratively with equal success
- Demonstrated excellence in writing, proofreading, and editing in English
- Good analytical, numerical abilities and ability to interpret complex information
- Ability to explain complex scientific terms and knowledge into lay language
- Willingness to attend face-to-face departmental meetings in Edinburgh on a quarterly basis
- Proficient at Office suite – Word, Excel, PowerPoint (or equivalent)
We offer:
- An exciting position in the emerging field of evidence-based patient advocacy, working together with key patient advocacy leaders across Europe
- Permanent position with flexible hours giving the opportunity to progress and to integrate in a dynamic, friendly and multi-cultural team working from different European cities
About MPE
Myeloma Patients Europe (MPE) is a pan-European organisation representing 52 myeloma and amyloidosis patient groups from over 33 European countries. It is registered as an international non-profit organisation under Belgian Law. A Board mainly composed of patients and caregivers is elected by the membership to oversee the strategy and governance of the organisation. A team of 13 staff members runs remotely the day-to-day operations, programmes and services within 4 divisions: Access and Policy, Medical Education and Scientific Engagement, Patient Evidence and Member and Patient Community Programmes.
MPE is dedicated to improving the treatment, care and quality of life of patients with myeloma and AL Amyloidosis. To this end, the main goals of the organisation are:
- Collaborating on projects to the benefit of the myeloma community
- Exchanging information and best practice
- Developing existing patient groups and encouraging and facilitating the setting up of new groups
- Helping to shape appropriate health-related policies and initiatives on a European and national level
- Ensuring patients across Europe receive timely access to new treatment
- Stimulating and promoting patient-centred research and clinical trials
- Developing a strong evidence base for the needs and wants of patients and their role in research
About the Patient Evidence department
The MPE Patient Evidence department was established in 2020 to generate evidence important to patients with myeloma and their families and is led by Dr Eilidh Duncan. Our goal is to understand unmet needs in the patient population and design patient-focussed research questions which will support new understandings and knowledge. MPE partners with academia, other patient organisations, industry and regulatory bodies where possible to understand more about what gaps exist within the myeloma landscape and how to best generate evidence on these. We work alongside MPE’s policy and access team to anticipate what questions need to be asked and what the data needs are for upcoming medicines approval processes.
The deadline for applications is June 7th and all applications will be reviewed immediately afterwards. Our hiring team will schedule interviews with successful candidates to take place in the following weeks. We will be in touch following the review period regarding next steps.
If you have any questions in the meantime, please reach out to us at recruitment @mpeurope. org
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About The Role
Closing date: 5th June.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Alzheimer's Society is seeking a dynamic and driven individual to join our team as a Corporate Partnership Executive. In this role, you will play a pivotal role in managing and supporting corporate partnerships to help us achieve our ambitious goals.
The Corporate Partnership Executive is responsible for managing a portfolio of corporate partnerships as well as supporting on some of our biggest, sector leading partnerships that include charity of the year, strategic, and commercial partners. You’ll also be involved in leading and supporting key projects that will support our growth plans.
This role offers an exciting opportunity in your career to join a brilliantly talented and ambitious team. With an ambitious five-year growth strategic across Income and Engagement and a new ‘Help and Hope strategy’, now is a fantastic time to join Alzheimer’s Society and make your mark.
Alzheimer's Society have recently been named on the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023. We have achieved excellent scores for workplace happiness, pride, and job satisfaction. This is a fantastic achievement and we're incredibly proud as this is fantastic indication of how far we’ve travelled over the past few years.
About you
- Be passionate about making a difference and who shares our commitment to providing help and hope to those affected by dementia.
- Be a proactive and results-driven individual who can support us to drive forward our incredible work with our corporate partners.
- Track record of building successful relationships and driving success through partnerships or a similar background.
- Ability to negotiate and influence.
- Able to thrive in a fast-paced environment, prioritise multiple priorities, and be motivated by the opportunity to drive positive change for dementia. You’ll be able to turn your hand to a variety of tasks and have a solution focused attitude.
- Able to take on a variety of projects and work with colleagues across the organisation and within our partners.
- A self-starter, who thrives at getting stuck in and working as a team.
Person Specification
- Excellent and professional communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Excellent IT skills and extensive experience/knowledge on using Microsoft packages.
- Work collaboratively and be able to prioritise your workload effectively.
- Strong analytical and interpretation skills.
- Excellent organisational skills and great attention to detail.
- Advocate for Alzheimer’s Society, demonstrating passion and resilience to make a difference.
- Be a self-starter and incredibly motivated.
Closing date: 31st May
Application Process: Please ensure you apply with a supporting statement on why you believe you would be the most suitable individual for this position.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Are you looking for a rewarding and challenging career where you can use your skills and knowledge to help address the biggest health issue in the UK today?
This is an exciting opportunity for a tech-savvy individual with a passion for finance and systems administration, who is committed to making a difference and wants to be part of a collaborative and inclusive team. You will be responsible for system configuration, user support, troubleshooting, and ensuring the effectiveness and reliability of our finance systems.
We are looking for a Finance Systems Administrator who will play a critical role in managing and maintaining our finance systems, including UNIT4 ERPx, financial reporting tools, and other related applications. The role will be responsible for system maintenance, configuration, user support, troubleshooting, and enhancement projects to ensure the effectiveness, control and reliability of our finance systems.
To realise our aim of reaching everyone, we need to understand the diverse needs of those affected by dementia. The best way to do that is to ensure that our people (volunteers and employees) are reflective of the wider UK society. That’s why our people are so important to us.
Alzheimer's Society have recently been named on the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023! We have achieved excellent scores for workplace happiness, pride, and job satisfaction. This is a fantastic achievement and we're incredibly proud as this is fantastic indication of how far we’ve travelled over the past few years.
We would love to welcome more outstanding people to join our exciting journey to make the greatest difference for people affected by dementia.
About you
- You will have experience in finance systems administration or related roles, with proficiency in ERP systems (experience with UNIT4 is an advantage) and financial reporting tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI).
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot technical issues and propose effective solutions.
- You will be detail-oriented with a focus on accuracy and data integrity in financial systems.
- Possess a solid core accounting knowledge & is comfortable working with both financial & non-financial data
Person Specification
- Verbal and written communication skills to liaise with a diverse range of stakeholders.
- Excellent IT skills and extensive experience/knowledge on using Microsoft packages.
- Work collaboratively and be able to prioritise your workload effectively.
- Excellent organisational skills and great attention to detail.
- Advocate for Alzheimer’s Society, demonstrating passion and resilience to make a difference.
About Alzheimer's Society
At Alzheimer's Society, we believe passionately that life doesn't end when dementia begins. We are here for anyone affected by dementia, and we do everything we can to keep people with dementia connected to their lives and the people who matter most.
Everything we do is shaped by people affected by dementia. Their knowledge and experience are critical to bringing about real-world solutions. From choosing the most promising research through to telling their stories to raise awareness; they are the heart of this organisation.
Victim Support is proud to have been commissioned to provide an Affected by Crime (ABC) service across Humberside which will provide a single point of contact for victims of all crime, whether or not they have reported to the police, to receive support and information.
The ABC service will be a valuable point of contact for anyone affected by crime at any time to contact and receive help, support and information. We have opportunities available to work within the Humberside ABC service and are looking for dedicated, passionate and empathic people to join and enhance our team.
The Caseworker (known internally as a Victim Care Advocate) role will provide advocacy and support to those affected by crime across Humberside. This role is home-based with travel required within the Humberside area and is initially for a fixed term period, ending on 31st March 2025 to cover secondment.
What we offer:
At Victim Support we believe in attracting & retaining the best people and offer a competitive rewards & benefits package including:
- Flexible working options including hybrid working
- 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 33 days plus Bank Holidays
- An extra day off for your birthday
- £500 bonus paid on successful completion of probationary period (pro-rata for part time roles)
- Pension with 5% employer contribution
- Enhanced sick pay allowances, maternity & paternity payments
- High Street, retail, holiday, entertainment & leisure discounts
- Access to our financial wellbeing hub & salary deducted finance
- Employee assistance programme & wellbeing support
- Ongoing training & support with opportunities for career development & progression
About the role:
As a Caseworker, you will;
- receive incoming referrals from a range of sources including the police, other agencies & individuals
- assess needs & risks & action plans with those affected by crime
- use our case management system to update case notes & record risk & needs
- give up to date information to victims of crime about the criminal justice system process
- liaise with other agencies where required to provide advocacy for the service user
- work with other criminal justice system agencies to ensure a trauma informed & victim friendly response
- promote the service, ensuring it is accessible & open to all
- work with the wider team to ensure an effective, trauma informed service
You will be a confident and empathic person who can work well under pressure. You will be speaking to people who may be upset, angry or in emotional difficulties and will need to be composed, empathic and be able to quickly assess situations. You will be confident in using your IT skills to work on a case management system, access phone and online systems, email and Microsoft Office programmes.
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
About Us:
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.
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. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.
Victim Support strives to represent the diverse communities we serve and are passionate about creating an environment where all staff and volunteers feel respected and heard. Being a diverse organisation with an inclusive culture is integral to us being able to meet our aim of ensuring that anyone who is a victim of crime gets the support they need.
As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we particularly welcome applicants from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. VS is also a Disability Confident Employer and we provide a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for candidates that are disabled and meet all essential criteria for a role.
If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.
How to apply:
To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.
We look forward to hearing from you.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date.
Closing date: 26th May
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
We are looking for an ambitious and dynamic individual to join our award-winning Corporate Partnerships team! This senior role will co-lead the New Partnerships team to identify, develop, and secure high-value and long-term partnerships that deliver mutual benefits for our partners and Alzheimer’s Society. Alongside your peers, you will lead the strategic vision and development of the team, whilst leading on our highest value prospective partnership opportunities.
It is a hugely exciting time to join the team as we develop a broad range of high-value partnerships with some of the UK’s biggest businesses.
Recent wins in the last year have included:
- CBRE
- Travis Perkins
- EDF
- British Airways
The role offers the opportunity to secure truly transformational partnerships that deliver valuable income and lasting impact for people affected by dementia.
With an ambitious five-year growth strategy across Income and Engagement and a new ‘Help and Hope Strategy’, now is a fantastic time to join Alzheimer’s Society and make your mark. This post offers an exceptional opportunity for an exciting next step in your career, building your skills as a leader and driving the growth of sector-leading partnerships and the wider team.
Alzheimer's Society have recently been named on the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023! We have achieved excellent scores for workplace happiness, pride, and job satisfaction. This is a fantastic achievement and we're incredibly proud as this is fantastic indication of how far we’ve travelled over the past few years.
We would love to welcome more outstanding people to join our exciting journey to make the greatest difference for people affected by dementia.
About you
- Extensive leadership experience to support your team in driving progress and success.
- Ability to think strategically and engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
- Significant experience of developing and winning high-value partnerships (or similar) at ideally £1m+ level, from either the charity, public, or commercial sectors.
- Demonstrate a strong growth mindset to drive forward success of the New Partnerships team with vision, energy, creativity, and ambition.
- Your understanding of business drivers and the Environmental Social Governance landscape will enable you to also support the wider team in developing their high-value opportunities.
- You should be confident and comfortable operating autonomously, demonstrating ambition and determination to succeed in delivering partnerships that are best-in-sector.
- As well as being a team player, able to realise the vision of complex, strategic, and commercial partnerships.
Person Specification
- Verbal and written communication skills to liaise with a diverse range of stakeholders and customers.
- Excellent IT skills and extensive experience/knowledge on using Microsoft packages.
- Work collaboratively and be able to prioritise your workload effectively.
- Excellent organisational skills and great attention to detail
- Advocate for Alzheimer’s Society, demonstrating passion and resilience to make a difference.
- Be a self-starter and incredibly motivated.
About Alzheimer's Society
At Alzheimer's Society, we believe passionately that life doesn't end when dementia begins. We are here for anyone affected by dementia, and we do everything we can to keep people with dementia connected to their lives and the people who matter most.
Everything we do is shaped by people affected by dementia. Their knowledge and experience are critical to bringing about real-world solutions. From choosing the most promising research through to telling their stories to raise awareness; they are the heart of this organisation.