Mind in Tower Hamlets and Newham is seeking to recruit a Counselling Coordinator to effectively support the coordination and supervise the activities of Tower Hamlets Talking Therapies and Newham Talking Therapies’ Counselling at an operational and clinical level to ensure that it meets its contractual obligations and KPI’s. Currently this service consists of bereavement counselling, brief counselling, and early bereavement support.

You must have a Psychotherapy/Counselling Qualification (Diploma minimum) or an IAPT Low intensity worker/Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner qualification, together with substantial experience of providing psychological interventions. It is desirable to have accredited membership of the UKCP/BACP or BCP or prepared to work towards this within the first six months.

You will have demonstrable experience of working in the voluntary/statutory sector ideally in a project coordination/management role within a clinical setting. You must have excellent planning and organisation skills as well as the ability to work in a pressurized environment and prioritise workloads.

The Counselling Coordinator will have high levels of professionalism, strong leadership with excellent organisational skills. You will have a strong ability to co-ordinate and oversee the range of activities as part of the IAPT contract for Talking Therapies. You will have excellent ability in the use of IAPTus or similar patient database system for client record keeping and navigation of clinical pathways. You should have experience of recruiting, inducting, case managing or line managing psychological therapists (paid or volunteers) and an ability to support a team of counsellors to ensure they achieve high standards of clinical practice in their delivery.

Benefits include training, Employee Assistance Programme, Company Pension and 30 days annual leave.

Post subject to an enhance Disclosure Barring Service check. Applications welcome from all sections of the community.

Mustard Tree is a charity that helps people to learn new skills, find work, secure accommodation. Through our community shops we provide food and the resources needed to create a home. We offer warm, creative and aspirational spaces and opportunities for people to improve their lives.

Working across different teams, you will lead the retail, logistics and support services functions within the Salford sites of Mustard Tree. This includes coordinating the retail provision, and overseeing the stock, as well as helping to co-ordinate the support function. This role includes managing safeguarding risks and incidents, signposting,  training Freedom trainees, overseeing Food Club, and ensuring a timetable of events for clients and guests. The role will also involve maintaining strong working relationships and pathways with colleagues in different teams, local statutory agencies and partner organisations and so good communication is essential.

Although each role will have a specific base (Little Hulton and Eccles), flexibility and willingness to travel across all Mustard Tree sites to provide cover is essential.

What you will be doing: Job Description

• Manage the Eccles or Little Hulton branch to maintain a safe and effective retail space, food club, community hub
• Line management of retail staff including regular 121s, appraisals and performance management and work effectively with relevant support staff onsite
• Ensure compliance to all appropriate health & safety, and security policies and procedures.
• Ensure the shop is fully stocked and effectively manage stock rotation to develop and maintain safe and attractive shop displays
• Oversee the donations including working with staff and volunteers to regularly sort and process all donations
• Handling cash and performing bank runs, including using the till and cashing up.
• Ensure that Freedom trainees are trained to develop ‘work ready’ skills, retail skills (using our training manuals) and behaviours.
• Supervision of the ‘Friends of Mustard Tree’ volunteers, working with the Volunteer Coordinator to ensure appropriate cover and the wellbeing of all team members
• Organise drop in and group activities within the structured programme enabling access to mental health, financial wellbeing support and other meaningful activity.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with partner organisations
• Understand/contribute to safeguarding and risk management using incident and safeguarding forms, attending annual training and escalating concerns to the management.
• Produce management information and regular reporting
• Work in line with our values, providing a consistent and welcoming approach, advocating for Freedom volunteers inside and outside the organisation.

General Work duties

• Support volunteers to develop ‘work ready’ skills and behaviours i.e. confidence, punctuality, time management, communication, teamwork and initiative
• Work within health & safety guidelines and Mustard Tree policies and procedures
• Supporting other staff and sites, providing practical relief cover for work-streams 
• Take responsibility for professional development, attending training courses as required
• Leading by example, embodying Mustard Tree values and represent the charity as required
• Contribute towards being an environmentally responsible organisation as part of day to day activities including recycling and supporting ‘paper-lite’ practices
• Other tasks and duties relevant to the role as required by the organisation

Person Specification:

Essential

• Good interpersonal skills, including verbal and written communication skills.
• Flexible and enthusiastic approach, able to work on their own initiative as well as work cooperatively.
• Kind, encouraging and respectful, and enjoys working with a diverse range of people
• Personal accountability with a positive and proactive approach to problem solving.
• 5 x GCSEs including English and Maths, or equivalent qualifications and ability to use IT systems
• Knowledge of health and safety regulations and some experience in leading or supervising
• Trustworthy with good attention to detail and organisational skills

Desirable

• Confident in managing risks, difficult situations and in professional boundaries
• Experience in retail, preferably in a management role
• Clean driving licence and car to travel between sites
   

Deadline: 12 noon 27th April
First assessment day: 30th April

To apply please send us your CV and a cover letter explaining why you would like to be considered for the role and how you meet the requirements specified in the person specification  (no more than 2 pages).

* Please note that applications will be screened to ensure they meet the minimum criteria prior to shortlisting.  

Would you like to work for a leading mental health charity?

Do you want a rewarding career where you can really make a difference?

If yes, join us here at Rethink Mental Illness.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Referral and Data Coordinator to join our inspiring and friendly Essex Advocacy team. Your role will be a permanent position working full time, 35 hours per week based in the service.

As the Senior Referral and Data Coordinator, you will be responsible for managing the referral and triage process for anyone contacting our Essex All Age Advocacy service. You will ensure we provide a high quality first response to clients and referrers contacting the service as well as co-ordinating the referral triage process working closely with the Contract Manager and Supervising Advocates.

Who are we?

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

In everything we do, we seek to demonstrate our values: Passion, Commitment, Openness, Hope, Expertise and Understanding. If these values resonate with you, we would love to hear from you.

What will you be doing?

• Line managing the Referral & Data coordinator.
• Ensuring the referral team provide individuals/referrers with a high quality and effective first response by providing information relating to their concern, and ensuring they get the right advocacy support or signpost to other agencies if better placed to provide specialist advice.
• Supporting the Group & Volunteer Coordinators to ensure that people contacting the services are offered opportunities to develop self-advocacy skills, and to develop a pathway to peer support and citizen advocacy support.
• Managing the triage process for all referrals and enquiries into the service, appropriately applying eligibility criteria using the local prioritisation procedure.
• Managing the development and maintenance of an information library and self-advocacy resources that are accessible on the service website and internally to meet need and ensure effective signposting.
• Liaising with interpreters for any referrals where the person’s first language is not English, linking with other services if there are barriers to communication or sensory requirements / adaptations.
• Supporting the Contract Manager with auditing of service data quality, record information for service monitoring systems and assist with the compilation of qualitative / statistical KPI reports.

Do you have what we are looking for?

• Completed the National Qualification in Independent Advocacy (Level 3) or significant experience of providing advocacy support, advice or guidance to vulnerable people.
• A good understanding of key laws, in order to answer complex questions around rights under the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and Care Act
• Experience of working in one or more of the following specialist areas: learning disabilities; mental health/capacity; older people; physical disabilities; sensory impairment; children & young people; substance misuse; NHS Complaints.
• Experience of contributing to the promotion and understanding of the role of Statutory and Non-Statutory Services among staff working in Health and Social Care, Service Users, Carers and other Stakeholders
• Experience of managing a busy office and a team
• Ability to travel throughout the locality including travel when required.

What will you receive?

You will have plenty of opportunities to enhance your abilities with the opportunity to make a real difference every day. In addition, you will have excellent development opportunities including funded training, career development and a range e-learning courses. You will also receive:  

• Salary of £21,703.54 to £23,906.01 per annum
• Contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance and employee assistance programme
• 25 days annual leave rising to 30 days plus bank holidays  
• Your "Rethink Day" - 1 day’s additional leave (pro rata) on your Birthday
• Eyecare vouchers
• Flexible working  

Don’t just change jobs, change lives!

Just a couple of final things,

We welcome applications from everyone, applicants with lived experience, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning+ (LGBTQ+), people with a disability, or those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds are actively encouraged to apply. We are proud to have also been awarded Disability Confident employer status. We have an ambition of becoming an anti-racist organisation and we recognise there is more to do in ensuring our recruitment is fair and inclusive, which is why we are recruiting new roles in helping us to achieve this. Please be mindful that we may need to close adverts early if we receive a high volume of applications, we therefore encourage you to apply as soon as possible. If a shortened closing date has a significant impact on your ability to apply, please let us know.

Latin America Coordinator

Position type: Full time, permanent contract

Salary: £35,000 per annum

Earthsight is a non-profit organisation dedicated to researching and investigating environmental and social crime and injustice. It uses cutting-edge investigative methods to uncover and expose wrongdoing. We are hiring for an exciting research role, focused on forest risk commodities in Latin America and their links to global consumer markets.

Since emerging as a fully-fledged organisation in 2016, we have punched far above our weight, publishing a series of major investigative exposés on high-level corruption, human rights and environmental abuses with links to global markets which have obtained high-profile media attention and led to crackdowns in places as far afield as Ukraine and Paraguay, as well as changes in purchasing practices of major western corporations. Most importantly, our work has helped persuade governments in rich countries to accept the need for regulatory action to address their role.

Earthsight is looking for a Latin America Coordinator with at least two years of experience in a relevant field to join our growing team.

The position is offered as a full-time permanent contract. Flexible working will be considered. Earthsight is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to ensuring careers in the charity sector are open to all. We value difference and believe it enhances our capabilities. We therefore particularly encourage applications from people from a range of different backgrounds.

Based: Home working until at least June 2021, then London office, with occasional travel overseas

Application deadline: Midday BST, Thursday 6 May 2021

Benefits: 25 days’ holiday; cycle-to-work scheme; contributory pension

Job Description

• Under the joint management of the Heads of Deforestation Research and Timber Research (Ag and Timber), coordinate the Latin America-end of our research and advocacy work relating to the region
• Monitor relevant media, NGO, think-tank and academic reports (in English, Spanish and Portuguese) on deforestation, illegalities and human rights abuses in Latin America relating to the production of commodities for export (with an initial focus on agricultural commodities and timber), and related government policy developments in key countries, with a particular focus on Brazil and Paraguay but to a lesser extent also other relevant countries including Peru, Colombia, Bolivia and Argentina
• Provide regular summaries from this monitoring to senior staff (either verbally or in writing)
• Build and maintain a strong understanding of relevant trade links for these commodities with consumer countries/regions of particular interest (e.g. EU, UK, US), through analysis of third party reports (e.g. Trase) as well as raw trade data and shipment records
• Carry out additional desk research into chosen case studies, including through exploring trade data, company reports, company websites, satellite imagery, corporate records and trading websites, and remote meetings with relevant actors including journalists and activists in the countries concerned
• Assist in planning and carrying out field research on selected cases, to include visits to FRC producing areas and other locations to interview relevant actors, gather intel and coordinate filming; such trips may also include undercover work (field work is only expected to take place once the Covid situation allows)
• Identify, contract and manage external consultants involved in research and filming in Latin America
• Provide detailed reports of research findings for internal review
• Assist with the development of research findings into published reports, films and other external outputs, including through fact-checking and checking of translations
• Where appropriate (e.g. for language reasons) assist the Press Officer in maximising press attention to our stories in Latin America
• Through regular remote contact and through face-to-face meetings while in-country, build and maintain relationships with key allies working in or on Latin America, including relevant NGOs and journalists, in order to gather intelligence and coordinate research and advocacy
• Where appropriate, assist with advocacy work relating to domestic government policy in Latin American countries of direct relevance to our work (e.g. coordinating joint NGO letters to enforcement agencies)
• Where appropriate and once fully up to speed on the issues concerned, represent Earthsight at relevant external meetings such as policy conferences and provide interviews to media
• Occasional administrative tasks
• Other suitable activities as required by Head of Deforestation Research and Head of Timber Research

Person specification

Essential

• 2+ years’ experience researching environmental and social issues or similar issues
• Must be fluent in either Spanish or Portuguese
• Ability to establish and maintain effective contacts and relationships
• Passionate desire to make the world a better place
• Degree-level education (2.1 or higher) or equivalent experience
• Excellent English-language written and spoken communication skills
• Strong working knowledge of MS Office
• Collaborative team player with good interpersonal skills
• Detail-oriented and resourceful

Desirable

• Fluency in both Spanish and Portuguese or at least an intermediate level in the other language
• Experience conducting field work in Latin America and establishing relationships with a variety of civil society, media and government actors in the region
• Formal training, experience or demonstrable skills in photography or film-making; GIS software; or data analysis
• Degree or higher degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. Geography, Development Studies, Journalism)

Application Details: Please apply online, including a CV (maximum 2 pages), and a covering letter (maximum 1 page) explaining why you are the best person for this role. Shortlisted candidates will be tested on their skills. Please use the cover letter to clearly explain how you fit the person specification, especially the essential criteria. Please confirm your right to work in the UK or visa requirements in the cover letter.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

About Earthsight

Earthsight is a non-profit organisation committed to harnessing the power of primary investigative research and reporting to bring attention to pressing issues of human rights and environmental justice. We aim to get to the core of an issue, using a range of investigative research methods to obtain first-hand, documented evidence of crimes against both people and the planet which is irrefutable and impossible to ignore. By following the money and tracing supply chains, our research also aims to expose the complicity of consumers and financiers in abetting these abuses. Our award-winning research and reporting, identifying abuses and tracking the associated products to their end markets, have received high-profile attention and led to changes in the policies of governments, corporations and financial institutions.

Flexible location (home, Bristol office or London office) with regular travel across UK 

About Us

We are SafeLives, the UK-wide charity dedicated to ending domestic abuse, for everyone and for good. We work with organisations across the UK to transform the response to domestic abuse. We listen to survivors, putting their voices at the heart of our thinking. We want what you would want for your best friend. We look at the whole picture for each individual and family to get the right help at the right time to make families everywhere safe and well. We also challenge perpetrators to change, asking ‘why he or she doesn’t stop?’ rather than ‘why he or she doesn’t leave?’ This applies whatever the gender of the victim or perpetrator and whatever the nature of their relationship. 

Last year alone, nearly 13,500 professionals received our training. Over 70,000 adults at risk of serious harm or murder and more than 85,000 children received support through dedicated multi-agency support designed by us and delivered with partners. In the last four years, over 2,000 perpetrators have been challenged and supported to change by interventions we created with partners, and that’s just the start. 

Together we can end domestic abuse. Forever. For everyone. 

The Role

Our training programme significantly improves the ability of domestic abuse professionals and other frontline responders and organisations, including police, children’s social care staff, and corporate HR and community teams, to identify and respond to domestic abuse and closely linked issues. We take a holistic approach, looking at the whole family and the connections between them to keep families safe sooner, and offer a whole range of training products to develop people who support them, including accredited professional training (e.g Idva, Ypva), accreditation of specialist DA services (Leading Lights), and bespoke services for public, voluntary and commercial organisations. 

We are looking for a Lead Trainer to oversea our flagship Idva programme covering England and Wales. Since 2006 we have trained over 3,000 Idvas and with increasing demand our Idva course remains one of our core training offers.

As one of SafeLives’ trainers and assessors you will be part of the SafeLives learning and accreditation programme, with shared responsibility for developing, delivering and continuing a range of courses from within our suite. More broadly, you will work to ensure that SafeLives’ training programmes are in line with our strategic priorities and are of the highest quality, including course development and delivery with external partners and associate trainers. 

You will combine teamwork with working independently on a day-to-day basis at home, in SafeLives’ Bristol or London office and at training locations. 

This role offers a unique opportunity to influence the performance of professionals within the domestic abuse and related sectors at a national level as well as the response of other frontline or first responders in the public, voluntary or commercial sectors, and thus help address the risks faced by victims of domestic abuse. 

Benefits include a generous package including 25 days’ holiday per year plus public holidays, employee pension scheme with 4% employer contribution, Cycle2Work scheme, 365 days a year Employee Assistance Programme.

If this challenge sounds as exciting to you as it does to us and you believe you have the qualities we have described, please take a look over the job description and submit a 500-word cover letter, CV and equal opportunity form.

Closing date: 10am on Friday 7th May 2021.

SafeLives is a committed provider of equal opportunities for all, please see our job description for full details.

No agencies please.

Background

Rethinking Security is a network of non-governmental organisations (NGOs), academics and individual activists who have a shared concern about the current approach to national and international security, in the UK and beyond. We believe that this approach is a significant barrier to progress towards peace, justice and ecological sustainability. Our goal is to help shift the public and political narratives in the UK about what security is and how it is best created, challenging existing approaches and fostering confidence in alternatives.

The network brings together the following organisations: Campaign Against Arms Trade, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, Centre for Feminist Foreign Policy, Conciliation Resources, Forces Watch, Medact, Movement for the Abolition of War, Northern Friends Peace Board, Peace Direct, Quaker Peace and Social Witness, Quaker Asylum and Refugee Network, Saferworld, United Nations Association-UK and War on Want, as well as independent practitioners, and academics from the universities of Bradford, Coventry, Kent and Oxford Brookes.

Our aims are:

• To create debate about current approaches to security – in communities across the UK, in educational settings, in the media and in the political arena.
• To challenge the assumptions, interests and values that underpin current security policy, and highlight its failings.
• To highlight the wide range of perspectives on security, giving particular attention to those who feel most insecure as a result of current approaches.
• To offer ideas and suggestions about how policy could change in order to build a more just and peaceful world for all.

In spring 2021 we are starting an exciting three-year project, the Alternative Security Review. We will be using this project to change the way that UK security policy is generated, towards an approach that promotes peace, human wellbeing and environmental sustainability. Ours will be a civil society-led review of the UK’s security strategy that prioritises inclusion, equality, accountability and wellbeing at home, as well as a vision of shared global security and a commitment to the ecological security of our planet.

Most importantly, we will be conducting an extensive exercise in surveying public opinion and wide consultation, in order to understand and respond to the UK public’s security needs and priorities. In the process we will be building a broad movement for change that supports and promotes human security.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced outreach professional or campaigner to join our small team and lead on building a movement across the UK in support of a change in the policy, discourse and approach to security.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees, volunteers and network members. We celebrate diversity and applications are actively encouraged from individuals from diverse backgrounds. We are committed to ensuring gender equality within our organisation.

Job purpose

• To support the development of a strong and broad grassroots movement in favour of changing the UK’s approach to security policy.
• To expand, inspire and mobilise Rethinking Security’s network of supporters, working with people and groups around the UK to help them identify and develop campaign actions.
• To facilitate research with and for diverse groups on their security needs and priorities.
• To provide training and resources to support local discussion, campaigning and activism around human security issues.
• To contribute to the wider strategy development and implementation of the Alternative Security Review.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Outreach and movement-building

• Coordinate the RS Outreach Group, working with other members, campaigners and activists to develop RS’s engagement with national and local groups and campaigns on security issues.
• Support and help to build local groups across the UK and work with them and other civil society actors to develop local campaigns.
• Provide training, support and resources to local groups and partners.
• Identify and foster connections with other civil society networks concerned with changing UK security and foreign policy and its impacts.
• Organise conferences, workshops and other outreach events (online and in-person).

Research and consultation

• Work with the RS Coordinator, academic partners and others to engage partners and groups in research on local security perceptions, needs and priorities.
• Develop sensitive approaches and methodologies to engage diverse and hard-to-reach communities and groups with RS’s work and the Alternative Security Review.

Network Governance and Strategic Development

• Support the work of the Rethinking Security Council and Steering Group by helping the RS Coordinator to plan, facilitate and report on meetings.
• Provide periodic updates to the RS Steering Group, Council and supporters’ network regarding activities, invitations/opportunities to get involved.
• Contribute to the strategic development of Rethinking Security and its projects, including support with project development and fundraising.

Communications/media

• Represent RS via public speaking at meetings and conferences.
• Contribute to the RS media and social media strategy.
• Manage content and updates of relevant sections of the Rethinking Security website.
• Assist with commissioning of blog articles.
• Draft and publish occasional articles/blogs.

Other

• Take responsibility for the budgeting and financial management of RS outreach activities.
• Maintain records and contacts databases in accordance with GDPR and other relevant law.
• Other work within the scope of the role as may be agreed by the RS Coordinator and RS Steering Group.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Knowledge

Essential:

• Deep knowledge of peace, security, justice and/or climate/environmental issues, whether gained through academic studies (e.g. university degree), vocational qualifications (e.g. CIM, CIPR diploma) or equivalent practical experience.
• Keen appreciation of security policy/narratives and alternative approaches, including human security and those set out in the Rethinking Security discussion paper.
• Understanding of the differential impacts of security policy on different groups and communities, including by gender, ethnicity, religion, location, etc.
• Familiarity with the peacebuilding, disarmament, human rights and/or climate and environment sectors.

Experience

Essential:

• Substantial professional experience of working in public outreach, mobilization or campaigning, preferably on security-related issues.
• Experience of working with volunteers and facilitating groups of activists.
• Experience working within a network or similar type of organization.

Desirable:

• Experience of public consultation and/or social research, including project design, implementation and monitoring.
• Experience of working in the peacebuilding, climate or security fields, preferably in a civil society environment.

Skills

Essential:

• Ability to work dynamically with a diverse range of people and organisations and with consensus-based decision-making systems.
• Demonstrable ability to speak and write to a high standard for a range of audiences.
• Skills with IT systems including contacts databases and social media.
• Ability to manage and prioritise a diverse and demanding workload and meet deadlines.
• Ability to undertake all administrative tasks associated with role without additional support.
• Ability to work to a budget.
• Ability to work as part of a team and with a flexible approach.

The Latin American Women’s Rights Service (LAWRS) is a human rights and feminist organisation led by and for Latin American migrant women in the UK. Our work is dedicated to supporting the immediate and long-term needs of Latin American migrant women exposed to violations of their fundamental human rights; facing violence against women and girls, exploitation or trafficking; enduring difficult living and working conditions in low paid jobs, and facing barriers to social protection. 

LAWRS Southwark Outreach office opened in 2010 to develop new and sustainable ways of addressing the needs of Latin American women living in Southwark and its surrounding areas by developing services and partnerships with other local providers.

We are seeking a motivated Latin American woman with a community development background to successfully manage LAWRS’ outreach work in the London borough of Southwark. The post holder will be responsible for reaching out to, and supporting Latin American women not accessing essential services and support, and for advocating locally for better responses to their needs.

The main duties of this post include:

1. To reach out and support Latin American women in Southwark to access the services they need and improve their life chances through opportunities for development and leadership.

2. To work with existing local services to co-develop services to address the needs of Latin American women in Southwark.

3. To inform and influence local strategies to improve the integration/inclusion of Latin American women.

This post requires an excellent command of English and Spanish, problem-solving skills with the ability to think and act creatively, and a commitment to promote and uphold women’s rights.

This post is open to Latin American women only* in accordance with the Equality Act 2010. We particularly welcome applications from disabled and LGBTQ+ candidates as they are currently underrepresented within the team.

*women who identify as Latin Americans (1st and 2nd generation) and speak Spanish and/or Brazilian Portuguese.

Please note that only applicants with the right to work in the UK covering the duration of the contract will be considered for this position.

Closing date for applications: Sunday 9th May 2021

Interviews: Week commencing on 17th May 2021

We have an exciting opportunity for a role based within our London MARAC Team, that requires knowledge and experience working within the domestic abuse sector, as well as strong administrative, interpersonal and stakeholder liaison skills.

 Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conferences are regular meetings where information is shared by a variety of key organisations both statutory and non-statutory on the highest risk domestic abuse cases in order to create safety/ action plans that help reduce and manage risk to victim/ survivors.

This position will require you to work closely with the MARAC Team Manager, MARAC Team, MARAC Chair and partner agencies to ensure referral thresholds are met, meetings are well organised, effectively coordinated, and accurate recordings of the meetings are taken and distributed following planned delivery requirements.

We are looking for a highly organised individual with the passion to make a difference, you will need proficient I.T. skills particularly in Word, Excel and case recording database systems.

We welcome and encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates.

Amnesty International Regional Activism and Youth Coordinator - Africa

Closing Date: 30 April 2021

Location: Johannesburg

Contract Type and Duration: Permanent

Working hours: 35

For over half a century, we've been campaigning for human rights wherever justice, freedom and truth are denied. We've reshaped policies, challenged governments and taken corporations to task. In doing so, we've changed thousands of lives for the better. Join Amnesty at our East and Southern Africa Regional office in Johannesburg and you will too.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

This role is based at the Amnesty International East and Southern Africa Regional Offices in Johannesburg. This is an exciting role where you'll have a huge opportunity to make a difference. In this role you will coordinate the development and implementation of regional, and where appropriate, national activism and youth strategies, plans and projects. You will contribute to the development of global, tactical, regional and national campaigns and campaign projects. As a dynamic and creative person, you will coordinate the implementation of activism and youth mobilization dimensions of global and regional campaigns. You will provide advice and capacity building support to sections, structures and other Amnesty International (AI) entities across Africa: to strengthen their campaigning capacity and activist structures; to ensure activism is aligned to global and regional campaigns; to enable active participation of rights holders in campaigning; to increase the participation, engagement and leadership of young people as a contribution to growth in youth constituency for human rights impact.

ABOUT YOU:

An experienced campaigns professional with a passion for activism and working with the youth of Africa and across the globe. You will possess the ability to find and mobilize youth constituencies to support Amnesty's mission at the regional and national level. In addition to being a consummate campaigner, with expansive knowledge of strategic campaigning, campaign methods and tactics, you will have the temperament and experience in building the capacity of others to develop and implement dynamic and impactful campaigns. Being an activist at heart, you will have clear understanding of what motivates members to take action, how to find out the support they need and the importance of feedback and sensitivity to different cultures and backgrounds. You will be adept at using online and offline activism techniques to achieve campaign objectives. A people's person, you will have direct experience of coordinating networks and organizing events and the ability to use participatory approaches, methodologies and tools in campaigning and when working with others. You will be comfortable with project management responsibilities and as much at ease with being out advocating for change as you are with administrative campaign duties, a systematic approach to work in an organization, planning and managing several projects at the same time, while maintaining good budget tracking. You possess excellent writing and verbal communication skills - creative and factual with demonstrable experience and skills in facilitating training and events, coordinating workshops and meetings. Your experience has sharpened your political judgement and strategic thinking and you are comfortable and effective working with colleagues and partners based around the world, including the global north and global south. You value the work of others, can attest to your commitment to equality and diversity, and demonstrate a constructive and sensitive approach to working with others from a variety of backgrounds. Besides, you will be fluent in written and spoken English and French, readily able to demonstrate your fluency, and comfortable in communicating in both languages to staff of all levels from different departments and countries in our offices around the world.

ABOUT US:

The Amnesty International Secretariat, which operates from several sites around the world, gathers and communicates accurate and action-oriented human rights information globally. We campaign for meaningful human rights change; enable effective human rights activism and work to persuade governments and other actors to uphold universal human rights standards. We provide strategic leadership, support and advice to the AI movement globally, fostering AI's contribution, presence and public accountability throughout the world.

Interviews for this post will be conducted in May 2021.

WHAT WE HOPE YOU WILL DO NEXT

If you are talented, passionate about human rights and want to use your skills, knowledge and experience to change the world then we would encourage you to click 'Apply for this Role' below.

Freedom, Justice, Equality. Let's get to work.

N.B. We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date in the event of an overwhelming response or a change in business priorities.

Your experience of working in the mental health field or a similar environment has given you a good understanding of service user development. All you need is the perfect environment to put your skills to great use. Welcome to Richmond Fellowship as a Peer Support Coordinator.

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

Our crisis services in Lancashire offer a therapeutic space for people experiencing difficulties with their mental health. We have crisis based services all across Lancashire. Right now, Blackpool Haven is looking for someone like you to join them. With a wide range of skills and backgrounds, our teams take a creative approach to their work and are an integral part of the recovery journey of those who use our services. That's where you come in. Your challenge will be to work with the service manager, peer support volunteers and clients to develop an efficient and effective Peer Support Service. That means recruiting and supporting a network of volunteers who have used mental health services to help others on their recovery journey. It also means helping to develop organisational policies, procedures, protocols and systems to underpin the provision of peer support across the business. Identifying and implementing training, promoting the service to stakeholders and operating a fully compliant service to agreed budget, are all aspects of this challenging role.

To succeed, you'll need a good understanding of the Recovery and Personalisation agenda and the principles and practice on which mental health services are run. Experience of recruiting and/or supervising volunteers would be useful too, although is not essential. You must, however, have a proven ability to consult, liaise and work collaboratively with a team of colleagues and a wide range of external organisations and a flexible approach to working hours. Well-organised and self-motivated, good problem and decision-making skills are vital, as is an innate ability to cope with personal stress.

This is a permanent position requiring the post-holder to work 22.5 hours per week.

The salary for this role is £19,015.00- £20,015.00 per annum (pro-rata).

We are committed to increasing our diversity and we would welcome applications from those with lived

experience and/or who are from a BAME background.

Closing Date for applications is 28th April 2021. (We reserve the right to close vacancies before the specified closing date, should a large number of applications be received).

Our Open Door Project is for under 5’s with special educational needs and/or disabilities and their parents.You will need experience of working with families and a sound knowledge of disability and child development.

You will run the drop-in for parents and children in a location in Barnet; work with local children’s centres and other professionals; support families to access advice and information; manage a small team.

This is a readvertisment, previous applicants need not apply.

This post is funded until March 2024.

Barnardo's National Counter Trafficking Service

Post Title: Regional Practice Coordinator

Greater Manchester

Location of Post : Home Based with extensive travel around the regions

Hours of Work: Full-time - 37 hours per week

Specific Job Description

This post will be working in the Independent Child Trafficking Guardianship Service (ICTGs).

Independent Child Trafficking Guardians (ICTGs) are specialist professionals who provide direct support children who have been identified as trafficked or potentially trafficked to navigate the complex systems of social care, immigration and criminal justice.

Regional Practice Co-ordinators work alongside the ICTG's within the various regions, offering indirect support to children and young people by providing advice and guidance to professionals who are supporting the child or young person directly.

What we are looking for:

* Individuals with the drive, energy and experience to develop the ICTG Service within the advertised region especially in regards to child trafficking and modern slavery.
* Ability and drive to keep developing, learning and investigating your own practice knowledge so that this can be cascaded within the sector in creative and effective ways.
* Ability to capture trends and undertake regional and national analysis to improve practice outcomes for children and young people.
* A confident person who can engage and contribute in multi-agency forums bringing constructive challenge, advice and guidance alongside the child's voice and perspective.
* A person who has the interpersonal skills to develop trusted relationships with many individuals from across both the statutory and third sector, which provides a platform to advocate effectively for the needs of children and young people.
* A person who had an experienced track record of working within both operational and strategic roles and the ability to navigate a range of legislative frameworks.
* Someone who has demonstrable experience of developing effective and sustainable relationships with a range of stakeholders on both a local and national level.
* A natural trainer / facilitator who can use practice lessons from the frontline work of the service to inspire strategic practice development, which includes delivering training and public speaking events.
* Someone able to navigate online platforms to deliver sessions and training and general knowledge around IT.

Ella’s is a London-based organisation working with women who have survived trafficking and sexual exploitation. Our mission is to do everything we can to ensure survivors have all they need to recover and build lives that are safe and free. 

We are looking for a dynamic and passionate community and resettlement coordinator. The purpose of this role is to ensure survivors exiting casework and/or accommodation support are connected with their local community. This is crucial to enabling them to become fully independent and continue to build safe lives upon exiting Ella’s’ services. Key aspects of this role include support work with survivors, volunteer management, relationship building and networking. It is a requirement of this job role that the post holder is female, under the Equality Act 2010.

You will be part of a small but dynamic organisation changing women’s lives, supporting and empowering them to build safe futures. As this is a new role within the organisation, you will have the opportunity to help give direction and vision to the work of Ella’s, and to work alongside a committed team.​

Please download the application pack for more information and details on how to apply, or go to our website.

This is an exciting post within Sound and Music’s small Development team, working alongside an existing Fundraising Coordinator (who works part time 2 days per week) as well as the Head of Development (full time). The postholder will play a key role in supporting the successful delivery of the development strategy and in helping Sound and Music to maximise income from individual givers, major donors and trusts and foundations. This will include writing funding applications, creating new and engaging online content and copy, and regularly communicating with supporters about the impact of our work on our beneficiaries and the importance of their support. The position involves supporting the work of the Head of Development, as well as working collaboratively with the existing part time Fundraising Coordinator, to deliver high quality stewardship and donor care and ensure accurate and timely administration including CRM management. This will help Sound and Music to maintain excellent relationships with individual donors as well as trusts and foundations. The team all work closely together and the postholder will have the freedom to identify and implement new methods of donor engagement and to shape the evolving strategy.

You should have experience of working in a fundraising setting, writing copy with a high degree of accuracy for a variety of audiences, work well under pressure and have the ability to meet deadlines and work well as part of a team but also be able to work independently.  You will also have experience of using digital platforms such as social media and contributing towards the content of newsletters and be IT literate and have excellent interpersonal skills.

Please complete the attached company application form if you would like to apply for this role and send it to Wendy Attewell (HR Consultant). 

Sound and Music is an Equal Opportunities employer.