About the role

Sense are currently recruiting for an Area Manager to join our successful Retail team, working 37.5 hours per week, full time. 

In this role you will be responsible for the maximisation of sales and profit of Sense Shops within the East of England. Currently we have key locations in Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridge and the surrounding area. You will be actively involved in the planning and opening of new shops as we continue to grow.  

Each year, over four million people buy items from us, so our shops play a pivotal role in raising funds to make a difference to those who find it difficult to communicate and connect with the world. 

As our Area Manager, you will line manage Shop Managers, Assistant Shop Managers and Shop Assistants. You will lead in the effective generation and control of stock within the area to ensure each shop achieves its full sales potential.  

As you will be visiting our shops across the locality, you will be provided with a company car and fuel card, with all business mileage covered.

Key skills and experience:

With a strong background in retail management, our ideal candidate will have project management skills and multi-site experience. You will be confident managing budgets and accounts within a commercial or charity retail environment.

It's essential that you have excellent communication skills with the ability to forge strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

A full UK driving licence is an essential requirement for this role.

About us

For everyone living with complex disabilities. For everyone who is deafblind. Sense is here to help people communicate and experience the world.

We believe that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential.

Working at Sense can be incredibly rewarding; we offer the opportunity to work in a large, diverse and successful charity where people can develop their skills, knowledge and careers in a supportive and flexible environment. In addition we provide full IT/home office equipment, have excellent training and development, the opportunity for you to join our Group Personal Pension scheme, a discount scheme, and a generous annual leave entitlement.

About us

For everyone living with complex disabilities. For everyone who is deafblind. Sense is here to help people communicate and experience the world.

We believe that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential.

Working at Sense can be incredibly rewarding; we offer the opportunity to work in a large, diverse and successful charity where people can develop their skills, knowledge and careers in a supportive and flexible environment. In addition we have excellent training and development, the opportunity for you to join our Group Personal Pension scheme and a generous annual leave entitlement.

Are you interested in finding out what matters to patients, families and Carers? Are you passionate about equity in Health and Social Care access? Healthwatch North Somerset helps to make sure representative patient voice is fully engaged and supported. Our statutory remit is that of a critical friend, holding decision makers to account, improving existing services, or helping find new and better ways to meet people's needs. You'll supply reliable and trustworthy information and advice for members of the public, manage projects, work with qualitative data and represent the collective voice at meetings and events. This wide ranging job seeks to understand users perspectives, evaluates services and monitors progress. The job role is complimented by a group of committed volunteers on the ground, and sits within a network of 151 other Healthwatch across England. However we work particularly closely with Healthwatch in Bristol and South Gloucestershire, feeding patient insights into our emerging Integrated Care System. 

BACKGROUND

CARE International is one of the world’s leading humanitarian organisations, fighting poverty and inequality in 100 countries. It’s an exciting time to join CARE. Overall, the Confederation is moving towards a new vision of global influence and impact with a unified approach and interdependent way of working. CARE’s global program strategy drives a significantly step up our ambition to save and protect lives in emergencies and bring lasting change through our programs which focus on smart solutions and empowering women and girls. To resource our bold vision, we need to accelerate and strengthen external communications plans, and this role is key to this growth.

The main purpose of this role is to manage and develop the CARE International Secretariat’s digital channels, including the corporate website and social media accounts. The successful candidate will lead coordination and knowledge sharing across the organisation globally to build a thriving community of content and digital specialists in order to plan, co-create and curate global multimedia content, as aligned with the global calendar and overall communications strategy.

The ideal candidate is a tech savvy storyteller, on the front foot of new and emerging digital technologies and approaches.  With strong project management skills, and an emphasis on digital monitoring and evaluation, the role requires a combination of strategic thinking with hands-on implementation in fast-moving contexts, all while working collaboratively with a variety of departments and diverse global teams to support thriving digital and content communities of practice within CARE.

POSITION SUMMARY  - Key areas of responsibility but not limited to:

Global Digital Platform Management (approximately 50%)

• Manage CARE International Secretariat’s digital platforms including website, and social media using the latest cutting-edge tools and technologies to drive more innovative approaches
• Develop digital content that engages and inspires institutional and thought-leadership audiences, including by producing blogs and data visualisation assets for dissemination of global impact reports and analysis
• Manage social media dashboards and conduct performance analysis with a view to improving outreach and optimising content
• Alongside the Humanitarian Communications Coordinator, support the Head of Global Communications as required, and specifically on crisis communications.
• Develop and manage databases of graphic designers, multimedia producers and content agencies, and project manage when required.
• Assist with CARE International’s website redesign (ongoing) including coordinating content development  and acting as liaison between the agency and CARE staff

Global Digital Working Group Coordination (approximately 50%)

• Chair and facilitate global communities of practice relating to digital communications and multimedia content to provide leadership and coordination across the CARE Communications Working Group
• Support the development of digital content (short videos, infographics, and imagery) for regional and country offices
• Lead management and implementation of CARE International Global Content Fund for local storytelling with investing parties
• Build and deliver guidelines/training/tools and templates on digital/social media best practice for wider use by the CARE Confederation
• Working alongside the CI Humanitarian Communications Coordinator, report impact on a quarterly basis across the confederation
• Continually scanning the horizon for new opportunities in the digital space to share across relevant working groups
• Alongside the rest of the global communications team, act as a champion of CARE’s Global Communications Commitments to continue to promote diversity, inclusion and a decolonial approach to CARE’s external and internal communications practices

WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

Internal

CI Secretariat staff, CARE International communications staff and communications colleagues in the wider CARE network.

External

Work with suppliers and consultants

Team

The Communications Coordinator reports to the CI Head of Global Communications and works closely with the Humanitarian Communications Coordinator.

Supervisory responsibilities

CI intern

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

Required

• Academic degree or relevant diploma in digital communications, multimedia tools and techniques desired
• 3-5 years of experience in delivering digital communications including producing written and visual multimedia products and stories
• Solid understanding of communications principles and approaches and excellent communication skills
• Knowledge of HTML, and understanding of SEO and SEM principles.  Knowledge of Drupal a distinct advantage
• Competent in the use of Adobe Creative Suite, CANVA, video-editing software, digital content management systems and graphic design skills for social media
• Proven experience of monitoring content performance using analytics tools for press, social media and web and in ways that have improved performance and audience engagement
• Excellent command of the English language, knowledge of French, Spanish or Arabic a distinct advantage

Desired

• Experience in digital communications and content production for an international relief or aid organization
• Strong knowledge of CARE's work or work of peer organization
• Project management experience
• Experience with tools and platforms for knowledge management such as Sharepoint, Facebook Workplace and Microsoft Teams

Work attributes:

• Proactive approach to work planning and prioritisation
• Ability to work under pressure and deliver to deadlines
• Excellent attention to detail
• Good communication and team-working skills
• Experience of successfully influencing staff at all levels within an organisation
• Demonstrable interest in, and knowledge of, CARE's work, international development and humanitarian relief
• Commitment to diversity, inclusion and anti-racism

We are committed to preventing all unwanted behaviour at work.  This includes sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, and child abuse.  We expect everyone who works for us to share this commitment by understanding and working within the CARE Safeguarding Policy and related framework.

CARE International has a zero-tolerance approach to any harm to, or exploitation of, a vulnerable adult or child by any of our staff, representatives or partners.  CARE International reserves the right to seek information from job applicants’ current and/or previous employers about incidents of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment the applicant may have been found guilty to have committed or about which an investigation was in the process of being carried out at the time of the termination of the applicant’s employment with that employer.

By submitting the application, the job applicant confirms that s/he has no objection to CARE International requesting the information specified above.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. We will seek at least two references, one of which must be your most recent employer. We participate in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme and will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, child abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By applying, you confirm your understanding and agreement of these checks.

To maximise the income, profile and brand of RSPCA Leicestershire Branch - Woodside Animal Centre -to work alongside the Head of Income Generation, Branch Manager and other Fundraising team members and staff to successfully develop, implement and evaluate media and fundraising activities while delivering media and comms goals and the specified annual income and profit budget for the branch.

Homebased in the North West

SSAFA’s regional fundraising team, operating across the UK, supporting 90 Branches, are proud to announce this role as part of their strategic growth and ambitious development plans.

About the role

This is a brand new fundraising opportunity that covers a wide range of counties in the North West region (Lancashire, Merseyside, Cheshire, Manchester and Cumbria). Supported by the Regional Fundraising Manager, this role is fundamental in developing, supporting and championing new and existing fundraising initiatives to increase income generation in this area whilst raising SSAFA’s profile. This initiative includes (but is not limited to) trusts and foundations, companies, membership organisations, sports, education and government bodies, high-net worth donors, community-based partnerships, and grassroots fundraising through events and activities.

SSAFA is entering into an exciting period of strategic development within regional fundraising. This may open up a range of opportunities for career development within the team and the organisation. You will be the first of several Regional Fundraising Officers being recruited throughout the UK.

There will be an occasional need to travel across the UK and to work evenings and weekends at key events.

About the team

You will join a small, well-established and dedicated team who cover the whole of the UK, working with 90 Branches and Service committees. With regular team meetings and a variety of communication mediums you will be given ongoing support, training and mentoring throughout. We are a remote team and well connected to all colleagues. This supports and drives our determination and success.

About you

We are looking for an exceptional candidate, who thrives on challenge. A determined, highly motivated individual, with a track record of securing significant funds through a variety of income streams. A natural communicator with proven success in working with and developing volunteers to support this growth. A confident networker, able to represent the charity to external stakeholders, build relationships and reputation, communicate effectively across the region whilst working from home.

About SSAFA

SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, has been providing practical, emotional, and financial support to our Forces and their families since 1885. Last year our teams of volunteers and employees helped more than 79,000 people in need, from Second World War veterans to those who have served in more recent conflicts or are still currently serving, and their families.

SSAFA understands that behind every uniform is a person. We are here for that person – any time they need us, in any way they need us, for as long as they need us.

Diversity and Inclusion at SSAFA

SSAFA exists to support a diverse range of beneficiaries within the armed forces community, and we believe diversity within our teams is key to ensuring we can deliver our services effectively. We thrive on differences and believe it is critical to our success as a worldwide charity. SSAFA is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace that seeks to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We therefore encourage applications from all genders, races, religions, ages and sexual orientations, as well as parents, veterans, people living with disabilities, and any other groups that could bring diverse perspectives to our business.

SSAFA is committed to using the Disclosure & Barring Service to ensure we, as an employer, safeguard those we serve.

No agencies please. Any unsolicited submissions from agencies will be accepted as a direct application from the candidate and no fees will be payable.

Closing date: Midnight on 31 October 2021

Interviews: Virtual interview on 09 November 2021. Second round interviews will take place in person on 16 November 2021 and will involve a presentation.

About Us   

FareShare Cymru works with charities and community organisations across South Wales helping to fight food poverty by tackling food waste. We take surplus edible food from the food and drink industry (food that would otherwise be wasted) and redistribute it to organisations in South Wales that feed people in need, turning an environmental problem into a social solution.  

Over the last year we have redistributed over 500t of surplus food, providing enough meals for over 1.1 million meals and helping in excess of 5,000 people a week.  

This is a very important and exciting time for FareShare Cymru as we are about to embark on a programme of change and growth that will lead to us branching out across South Wales and into the west, recruiting more volunteers and more community food members, handling more food and expanding our base in Cardiff.  

Summary  

The Community Food Member Coordinator will assist in the growth and development of the organisation as a whole and especially to continue to grow the number of Community Food Members (CFMs) that we work with.    

  

Job Role   

The role will involve the recruitment of new Community Food Members ensuring that we reach more organisations and help more people, as well as ensuring that the needs of our existing CFMs continue to be met.  You will develop new relationships, partnerships and projects as well as playing a role in the overall development of the organisation.  

Additional Info  

Further information on FareShare Cymru and the job description can be found on our website fareshare.cymru

Amdanom ni

Mae FareShare Cymru yn cydweithio gydag elusennau a mudiadau cymunedol ledled De Cymru i geisio trechu tlodi bwyd gan fynd i’r afael â gwastraff bwyd. Rydym yn derbyn bwyd bwytadwy dros ben gan y diwydiant bwyd a diod (bwyd caiff ei wastraffu fel arall) a’i ail-ddosbarthu i fudiadau yn Ne Cymru sy’n bwydo pobl mewn angen. Felly i’r perwyl hwn, maen nhw’n newid problem amgylcheddol i fod yn ddatrysiad cymdeithasol. 

Yn ystod y flwyddyn ddiwethaf, bu inni ail-ddosbarthu dros 1100t o fwyd sy’n weddill, gan ddarparu digon o fwyd i baratoi dros 2.8 miliwn o brydau

Mae hyn yn gyfnod pwysig a chyffrous dros ben i FareShare Cymru wrth inni fynd ati i ymgymryd â newidiadau a thwf a fydd yn gyfle inni ymledu ar draws De Cymru a thuag at y gorllewin. Byddwn yn recriwtio mwy o wirfoddolwyr ac aelodau bwyd cymunedol gan ymdrin â mwy o fwyd ac ehangu ein gweithle yng Nghaerdydd.

Crynodeb

Bydd y Rheolwr Prosiect Cynorthwyol yn helpu gyda thyfiant a datblygiad y mudiad yn ei chyfanrwydd a helpu’n enwedig i barhau i ofalu fod FareShare Cymru yn cydweithio gyda mwyfwy o Aelodau Bwyd Cymunedol (CFMs).

Swyddogaeth

Yn y swydd bydd disgwyl ichi recriwtio Aelodau Bwyd Cymunedol newydd gan ofalu ein bod yn cysylltu gyda mwy o fudiadau a helpu mwy o bobl. Hyn i gyd drwy barhau i ofalu caiff anghenion ein Haelodau Bwyd Cymunedol presennol eu bodloni. Byddwch yn datblygu perthnasau, partneriaethau a phrosiectau newydd ynghyd â chynorthwyo gyda datblygiad cyffredinol y mudiad

Gwybodaeth Ychwanegol

Mae mwy o wybodaeth am FareShare Cymru ar ein gwefan www.fareshare.cymru

  

  

Families with young children have been hit hard by the pandemic.

Are you ready to join a charity to support them so they don’t have to face
their toughest times alone?

It’s an exciting time to join us as we have ambitious plans to expand our service
to meet growing local need.

In this new and important role you will engage the local community and businesses to enable us to diversify and expand our funding base. You will:

• Have experience relevant to fundraising
• Have drive and initiative with experience in achieving targets
• Be a confident communicator and excellent at building relationships
• Be organised and have good computer skills, particularly in working with databases

Hours of work: Part-time – 19 hours / week, that could fit around caring responsibilities.

Salary: Pro rata - £22K - £26K (FTE)

We believe that diversity in the workplace enables us to create a relevant, innovative and effective organisation. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from candidates with diverse life experience. We are committed to recruitment that is fair and free from bias.

Home-Start Oxford is a Disability Confident Employer. Please get in touch if you require this information in an alternative format, or to discuss an alternative form of application or other forms of reasonable adjustment.

Application pack: Job Pack, Application Form and Equal Opportunities Form attached. To be submitted with covering letter - see details in Job Pack. Please note that as part of our commitment to safer recruitment practice, applications must be made using the application form – CVs will not be accepted.

Informal discussion: Zena Forster, Fundraising Manager

Closing date: Midday on Monday 15th November 2021

To show our appreciation for your dedication we offer flexible working, 32 days holiday (pro rata), a contributory pension scheme, and the chance to work with incredibly friendly and committed colleagues.

This post is subject to a criminal record check through the Disclosure & Barring Service.

Position Overview:

The Assistant General Counsel position is an exciting and unique opportunity for an experienced, collaborative and mission-driven attorney to join a small and dynamic in-house legal team. The Assistant General Counsel will report to the General Counsel and will be a collaborative thought partner supporting Room to Read’s complex, worldwide organization. This is a generalist role that requires the ability to quickly learn new areas of law, creatively problem solve, and efficiently meet the compliance needs of a complex organization with the limited resources of a growing non-profit.

The Assistant General Counsel will have primary responsibility for corporate governance of Room to Read’s 25 entities in 19 countries and one or more of the following: Room to Read’s publishing initiative, global data privacy, worldwide labor and employment, charitable fundraising, contract and records management, child safeguarding, and ethics and compliance.

Headquartered in San Francisco, Room to Read has offices in Europe and Asia. We will consider qualified candidates from around the world, particularly in those areas where we have offices. Permanently remote candidates will also be considered. Candidates without a U.S. State Bar license must demonstrate prior experience working with global companies or non-profits. 

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Generalist legal support

• Support corporate governance of Room to Read’s parent, branch and legally separate entities

• Oversee regulatory compliance calendar, ensuring timely filing of materials need to maintain fundraising registrations, business registrations and licenses, and other regulatory requirements

• Research and advise worldwide stakeholders on legal matters impacting the organization. Areas of law may include employment, cybersecurity, FCPA, records management, charitable fundraising, public health emergencies, international operations, intellectual property, tax, global policies, GDPR and global data privacy, child safeguarding and others 

• Develop implementation plans and materials and provide training on legal and compliance matters

• Develop ethics and compliance programs for worldwide offices. Review and update formal policies, conduct compliance training and recommend and provide trainings to foster a culture that upholds the organization’s high ethical standards and fulfills regulatory and contractual requirements

• Draft, review and advise worldwide teams on a wide variety of contracts, including programmatic agreements, government MoUs, vendor and service agreements, office leases, donor and grant agreements, cause marketing agreements, author and illustrator agreements, employment and independent contractor agreements and publishing agreements 

• Work collaboratively with People Operations team to ensure compliance with local labor law in our global offices. Proactively advise on legal requirements and best practices

• Develop and maintain worldwide network of pro bono counsel

• Support organization’s new and existing programmatic initiatives including the literacy program, Girls’ Education Program, and publishing initiative

• Advise worldwide development team on fundraising rules and regulations, including UK Charitable Act, cause marketing, India FCRA and others

• Support General Counsel in protection of Room to Read’s intellectual property through investigation and response with support from outside counsel

• Support General Counsel in development of and ensure compliance with guidelines for copyright protection for Room to Read’s programmatic materials, images, local language books, and online book resource Literacycloud

• Assist with various special projects and other ad-hoc duties, as needed.

Qualifications:

Required:

• J.D./LLB/Post Graduation in Law/or the equivalent from an accredited institution

• 7-10 years in-house, firm or government legal experience is required

• The successful candidate will have 3-5 years’ experience one or more of the following areas:

  • Book publishing

  • Open-source publishing

  • Data privacy

  • Labor & employment

  • Charitable fundraising

  • International non-profit

• Membership in good standing with one or more state or federal bar; non-US bar memberships will be considered

• Prior success working closely and building relationships with diverse groups of people

• Ability and desire to travel internationally

• Prior experience in a fast-paced, growth-oriented global or regional organization

• Ability to think strategically and possess excellent business judgment

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English

• Ability to juggle multiple priorities simultaneously and take initiative

Preferred:

• 3 or more years in-house or non-profit legal department experience

• Experience working in Corporate Governance in a complex organizational structure

• NGO experience

• Expertise in reviewing of a variety of agreements, including software licenses, partner agreements, donor agreements, vendor and service agreements, etc.

• Prior success in working in compliance with donor requirements, including USAID, UN agency, World Bank, private foundations and other related institutional donors

• Non-profit and tax experience

• Ethics and Compliance experience

• Experience working with outside counsel – coordinating pro bono support

• Experience working in copyright and intellectual property

Compensation:

Room to Read offers competitive pay with excellent benefits. The non-monetary compensation includes a unique opportunity to be part of an innovative, meaningful, fun, and rapidly growing organization that is changing transforming the lives of millions of children in developing countries by focusing on literacy and gender equality in education.

Location(s)

Global Office - Remote - United States

Global Office - United Kingdom - London

Global Office - United Kingdom - Remote

India - Delhi

To be successful at Room to Read, you will also: 

• Have passion for our mission and a strong desire to impact a dynamic nonprofit organization 
• Be a proactive and innovative thinker who achieves results and creates positive change
• Have a very high level of personal and professional integrity and trustworthiness  
• Embrace diversity and a commitment to collaboration 
• Thrive in a fast-paced and fun environment 

Room to Read is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to identifying and developing the skills and leadership of people from diverse backgrounds. EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled

We are looking for experienced professionals to work in either our Aylesbury of High Wycombe branch, providing a comprehensive recovery focused service for people with drug and alcohol issues.  The Oasis Partnership works alongside the NHS  and Connections in the delivery of the One Recovery Bucks service.   We are looking to recruit people who are client-focussed and have a strong desire to make a difference to other people's lives.  If you have the capacity to comfortably hold a caseload of service users with complex needs, then please contact us for further details

The Royal College of Podiatry are seeking an enthusiastic, experienced individual with experience of contributing to policy and the ability to communicate our position in Northern Ireland to a wide range of audiences and increase our profile.

This is a fantastic role, over 2.5 days per week, for someone who understands the political and policy environment in Northern Ireland, who is outcome-focused and delivers tangible results. A skilled communicator, with a good understanding of the policy making process, you’ll join a high performing, team to develop high impact policy and public affairs strategies.

Job purpose: 

• To support policy development in Northern Ireland in line with the Royal College’s strategic plan
• To raise the profile of the Royal College and establish the Royal College’s position with key stakeholders as the primary authority in relation to podiatry and foot health
• To identify examples of best practice in podiatry and promote this to internal and external stakeholders

Key responsibilities of the role:

Under the direction of the Head of Policy and Public Affairs and accountable to the relevant committees, to be responsible for:

• Developing evidence-based policy positions to influence policy at local and national levels
• Building effective relations with Ministers, MLAs, the Chief AHP Officer, Arm’s Length Bodies and Civil Servants, ensuring that opinion formers are fully briefed on the impact of podiatry interventions
• Scanning the political horizon to identify areas of policy relevant to the Royal College in Northern Ireland and developing responses to external consultations
• Developing and maintaining effective, coordinated, working relations with political parties, healthcare professional bodies, charities and patient bodies
• Managing the Royal College’s public affairs presence at external events and representing the Royal College at external meetings as required
• Representing the Royal College and providing policy and public affairs support to the Northern Ireland Managers’ group
• To work from home self-directed to enable regular travel to meet members which may include regular overnight stays within travel policy
• To have regular complex and challenging conversations with internal and external stakeholders
• To contribute to corporate communications including, the members’ magazine, e-newsletters, and website
• To deputise for the Head of Policy when required
• Updating members on the Royal College’s policy and public affairs work by attending branch meetings and disseminating regular newsletters
• Using social media to promote the Royal College’s policy and public affairs work to stakeholders
• To be an effective advocate and represent the organisation and podiatry profession externally
• To take a coordinated approach with the wider Policy and Public Affairs team, identifying common themes and strategies, making best use of limited resources
• To conduct continual gap analysis on the organisation’s strategy and direction in Northern Ireland

Person Specification

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Excellent communication, influencing and interpersonal skills
• Detailed knowledge and understanding of government and health department processes
• Robust understanding of health policy and related issues
• Ability to work diplomatically across a range of stakeholders
• Experience of influencing and campaigning within a membership organisation or similar
• Ability to map, evaluate and implement national policy and its implications for the Royal College
• Ability to work independently and prioritise effectively, often to tight deadlines
• Ability to work effectively as a member of a team
• Excellent written, IT, presentation and verbal communication skills

To Apply please forward your CV and supporting statement.

Closing Date:   12 November 2021 noon

Interview Date:  26 November 2021

Families Need Fathers is a registered UK charity working to promote collaborative post-separation parenting. The Operations and Marketing Officer offers a great opportunity to make a difference and improve outcomes for children and their parents. We offer a range of support services as well as campaigning and lobbying activities to improve family support services and legislation. Being a small organisation, doing a huge job, means that the postholder will be able to be involved in a wide range of projects and to use and develop their experience in a breadth of ways that are less likely to be available in larger organisations. The role is offered on a 12 month contract, with a view to extending it or making it permanent depeding on how the role evolves and availability of funds. The role is offered full-time or part-time based at our office and working from home. We will consider job-share options for part-time workers.

We want to hear from all interested candidates, and to be considered for the position we strongly recommend submitting a detailed covering letter along with your CV, outlining why you're right for the role.

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We are looking for 2 full time and 1 part time (FTE 0.5) Community Engagement Practitioners of which one will be a Lead responsible for coordination and line management support.

This is an innovative new service, integrating the expertise, skills and knowledge of the VCS network in Barnet with NHS Mental Health services. The purpose of the role is to provide psycho-social support to clients, working within specialist Mental Health teams and the partners within the VCS Barnet partners.

The role will carry an active caseload supporting access into services appropriate to their level of need, with a focus on recovery and independence, and improve self-management of their wellbeing through intensive support. CEPs will support the core community mental health teams working in alignment with Primary Care Networks as part of the new model.

The CEP team will focus on empowering clients to achieve socio-economic goals with clear mental health and wellbeing benefits, and team members will also have specific training in areas such as employment and housing to support the wider PSS service team. The post holder will help to facilitate and co-deliver recovery focused groups and contribute to the development of new community resources.

This role will be working as part of a partnership of Mind Enfield and Barnet (MiEB), Meridian Wellbeing, and Community Barnet who form Wellbeing Together CIC. You will be employed by MiEB and working in the Barnet branch.

Interviews: w/c 1/11

Chief Executive Officer – HEY Credit Union

Salary: £50,000 to £55,000

Relocation and benefits package: Negotiable

Location:Hull city centre

Reporting to:The Board of Directors

HEY Credit Union is a not-for-profit financial co-operative, owned and run by its members in the Humber Region and beyond, for whom it provides fair and responsible savings and loans. 

Established in 1999, we are a high performing credit union; membership, savings, loans and assets are all growing, capital exceeds the regulatory requirement, and we enjoy excellent feedback from service users.

We are ambitious about further scaling-up to serve more people, offer more services relevant to their needs, and make an even bigger difference to our members’ lives.

With our inaugural CEO’s planned retirement early next year, the Board of Directors are seeking to appoint an outstanding individual with the passion to lead us on the next phase of our exciting development journey and drive the organisation forward to achieve its vision. 

The Role

The CEO will be responsible for:

• working with the Board to develop and implement our Strategic Business Plan and ensure that our vision, values and objectives are delivered effectively; 
• planning and promoting new products, channels and delivery processes to ensure ongoing improvements to member services, supporting our members’ financial wellbeing;
• developing networks and activities and forging partnerships, to maximise HEY Credit Union’s opportunities and profile within the community served;
• compliance with all regulatory and financial controls and maintaining effective working relationships with the Board and other stakeholders;
• leading, managing and supporting HEY Credit Union’s team of staff and volunteer colleagues.

The Person

The successful candidate will be passionate about the core values and ethos of the credit union movement and ideally have:

• Experience of managing a credit union or other financial institution.
• Experience of developing and managing business plans and budgets and providing service delivery to a high standard.
• Evidence of understanding consumer needs and improving service delivery.
• A demonstrable track record of delivering in a regulated environment.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to influence and manage internal and external stakeholders effectively.
• Experience of maintaining effective relationships with a board of directors.
• Significant and proven leadership and management skills.
• Effective problem-solving skills.
• A good understanding of current and emerging financial markets, opportunities, and their influences on the credit union.

If you are keen to join us and develop your career in the credit union movement, we’d love to hear from you.

Application process

To apply, please send a tailored CV and covering letter, explaining why you are interested in the position of CEO and how you feel your knowledge, skills and experience meet the requirements of the role, to arrive no later than 5 pm Monday 1st November 2021. 

Please email your application to Kathryn Rawding, External HR Consultant. 

Please see our Candidate Information Pack for more details.

Home-based with occasional meetings in Oxford/Warwickshire area or London

12 month fixed-term contract with likelihood of extension subject to funding.

During busy periods, flexibility to occasionally work additional (paid) hours would be useful.

We are an agile social enterprise looking for a Digital Learning Administrator to provide effective support across our digital learning portfolio, working specifically with the Digital Project Manager in our busy programmes team.

Working flexibly from home, you will play an important role in our small, friendly team helping us to deliver engaging and accessible learning courses via the PCI Academy, hosted on Talent LMS. Our partners include some very high-profile international NGOs, UN agencies and other organisations. Specifically, you will join a small programmes team made up of two Project Managers and a Head of Programmes who sit within a wider management / operational team. Your line manager will be the Digital Project Manager.  

This role will support a global portfolio of blended online learning courses aimed at primary healthcare practitioners. This will involve supporting existing courses, the development of new courses and assisting with the delivery of interactive online workshops. 

This is an exciting time to be joining PCI as we are rapidly scaling up our digital capabilities to deliver existing and new projects.  Whilst full training on the PCI Learning Management System will be provided, we are looking to appoint someone with prior experience. This is a great opportunity for someone looking to develop their digital learning support skills further or interested to work in international development. No international travel is foreseen as part of this role.

Job Description

1. Support Digital Project Manager to manage PCI’s Learning Management System

• Manage the helpdesk on the PCI Academy. This includes monitoring and responding to queries on a regular basis
• Support the Digital Project Manager to set up and manage branches and courses on the PCI Academy. This includes:
  • Collating and uploading resources
  • Testing the functionality of courses before they go live
  • Ensuring participants upload the correct documents (eg action plans, training logbooks)
  • Create templates for regular tasks eg workshop reminders
  • Sending updates/ reminders to participants
  • Managing the translation of course content with external translation companies   
  • Create participant accounts and provide other technical support to participants
  • Create certificates for all courses
• Support the Programmes Team to monitor and evaluate its online courses
  • Download user progress reports and test / evaluation results on a regular basis
  • Support with collation of results
• Ensure PCI Associates have the relevant access to the PCI Academy and know how to navigate and use the PCI Academy. This may include running mini-induction sessions
• Support the Digital Project Manager to keep up to date with the evolution of relevant digital technology to support PCI to deliver high quality digital courses

2. Live online workshops

• Provide support to PCI’s Clinical Associates in preparing and running live online workshops
• Set up, edit and upload recordings of live workshops (on zoom)

3. Online collaboration and communication platform (January – May 2022)

• Oversee the transition from Samepage to a new project management platform (including movement of documents) and support PCI to get set up on the new platform
• Provide support to PCI operations and clinical teams on the new project management  platform

Person Specification

Essential

1. Experience working with learning management systems / e-learning platforms or other content management systems
2. Experience of managing helpdesks
3. Excellent digital skills and aptitude for digital solutions
4. Good understanding of Zoom or other similar online conferencing platforms
5. Solid customer service skills and strong communicator
6. Fluent spoken and written English
7. Ability to multi-task and juggle competing priorities
8. Proactive and takes own initiative to support team working
9. Access to broadband internet for home-working
10. Efficient, organised, accurate record-keeper and good attention to detail
11. Excellent organisational skills and a demonstrable ability to work in a systematic and methodical way
12. You must have the right to live and work in the UK and actually be resident here.

Preferred

1. Experience with Zen Desk
2. Familiarity with Dropbox, SamePage, Wordpress (or similar and/or a quick learner)
3. Web development experience  
4. Experience of basic coding (HTML CSS)
5. Ability to work flexibly, including occasional evenings and weekends

Please note that this role is open to UK residents only. Please do not apply if you do not have the right to live & work in the UK or are not resident in the UK. We will not consider applicants who do not meet this criteria.

 

Equality Statement

PCI is committed to providing equal opportunities for all, irrespective of age, disability, marital or partnership status, religion/belief, working pattern, caring responsibilities, gender and gender identity, race and sexual orientation. We recognise the value of diversity and seek to promote this in all aspects of our work. We actively encourage applications from people of colour, those with lived experience in the settings where we work, and other under-represented groups.