Safeguarding Development Officer

To harness and share the wealth of expertise that our global partners hold in the areas of child protection, safeguarding and children’s participation, we have developed a consultancy business together. Through our expert network we aim to improve the lives of thousands of children around the world.

The Safeguarding Development Officer will support ChildHope to strengthen the consultancy.

International development experience is not essential for this role.  We particularly welcome applicants with a strong background in social work who are seeking a new challenge that enables them to ‘make a change’ and give hope to children around the world.

• Are you currently working in a social work/care environment within the UK whose main focus is on children?
• Are you looking for a change?
• Do you want to build on your wealth of knowledge and expertise, and give some to us, by moving into the international sector

Candidates will be expected to comply with ChildHope's Safeguarding Policy.

We are unable to offer sponsorship for this position therefore all candidates should be eligible to live and work in the UK without limitations.

Closing date:  Thursday 17th July 2020  (by 3 p.m.)

1st Interview date: Thursday 24th July 2020 (this will be a virtual interview)

2nd Interview date: Thursday – 31st July 2020 (on-site interview)

ChildHope is an Equal Opportunities Employer

The Organisation

Russam is delighted to be supporting Hestia with the search for their new Regional Director for London.

Hestia supports adults and children in crisis across London and the surrounding regions. They campaign and advocate nationally on the issues that affect them. This includes victims of modern slavery, women and children who have experienced domestic abuse, young care leavers and older people. From giving someone a home, to helping them to get the right mental health support, they support people at the moment of crisis and enable them to build a life beyond crisis. They are supported by more than 460 volunteers who provide specialist skills such as art therapy yoga, IT, gardening, cooking as well as befriending and fundraising. 

They are proud to be the home of UK SAYS NO MORE, bringing together a diverse coalition of individuals, charities, businesses and public-sector organisations to campaign for an end to the domestic abuse and sexual violence. 

In everything they do, they seek to be: respectful, genuine, dedicated, collaborative and courageous.

You can find out more about Hestia by visiting their website.

The Role

Like the many people they work with each day, Hestia’s operational services provision is rich and diverse. The Regional Director of Operations shares responsibility for the oversight and delivery of all frontline services with one other Regional Director.

The role is split across several geographical regions under a combination of Heads of Service and Area Managers in:  Domestic Abuse, Modern Slavery Response Team, Mental Health, Older People, Ex-offenders, Physical Disabilities, Drugs and Alcohol Support and Young People.

Direct reports to Regional Director Operations
Head of Domestic Abuse & Modern Slavery
Operations Project Lead
Head of Services North London
Head of Volunteering & Corporate Partnerships

Reporting to the CEO, the Regional Director for London will have responsibility for the strategic leadership for operational services.

Other key responsibilities include:

• Provide leadership for allocated operational service delivery
• Collaborate with other Directors
• Collaborate with other Regional Director on pan-operational work
• Contribute to strategy development and lead as appropriate strategy delivery
• Inspire and lead staff to exceptional performance
• Significant financial management
• KPI delivery
• Collaboration with New Business including service retention
• Change management including service restructuring
• Relationship management and external ambassador
• Lead and model Hestia’s values and The Hestia Approach.
• Significant contract management
• Risk management to enable Hestia to deliver safe and effective services.
• Significant safeguarding leadership
• Policy and procedure design, review and implementation
• Governance and external reporting
• Performance management to meet contractual requirements as a minimum
• Lead innovation

The Person

Hestia are looking for an inspiring and highly professional individual to be part of their senior leadership team, to deliver the long-term strategy at an exciting time for the organisation. The focus this year is service transformation, building on the success of services, exploring what more digital technologies can do to help service users in their recovery, investing in staff who are key to service quality and diversifying the funding base to ensure sustainability in the long term.

You will be educated to degree level (or equivalent), have a demonstrable track record of the above and importantly, a commitment to the values of Hestia. Other essential criteria includes:

Knowledge and Experience

• Proven senior strategic and operational leadership experience
• A demonstrable track record of leading, developing and managing multi-disciplinary teams to achieve growth, sustainable improvements in efficiency and effectiveness and to ensure delivery of outstanding results for clients
• Breadth and depth of experience in social care  and across a range of service user groups
• Substantial experience of managing the development and delivery of care, domestic abuse, housing, support and/or health services
• Experience of transforming services and consistent excellent service delivery
• A track record of working in and forging successful partnerships with a wide range of internal and external bodies to successfully deliver complex projects 
• Demonstrable appreciation of legal, regulatory, ethical and social requirements relevant to a service delivery charity

Skills and abilities

• Ability to think and plan operationally and strategically 
• Leadership skills and the ability to empower, motivate and develop staff, to create a positive, inclusive team ethos 
• Evidence of ability to build and sustain effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders including commissioners
• Highly developed networking, advocacy, written, oral and presentation skills to relate effectively to key internal and external stakeholders, and command their respect, trust and confidence 
• Substantial skills in financial, budgetary and contract management with the ability to understand, manage and interpret data and other financial information 
• Ability to apply innovative thinking and judgement to initiate and support change, to take action, to meet targets and achieve desired outcomes 
• Personal resilience and an ability to cope with ambiguity, uncertainty and scrutiny from others
• The ambition and drive to motivate and work with others to create an organisation that becomes the benchmark to which others aspire 
• Very strong personal integrity, honesty and openness when dealing with others
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a high-pressure environment

Timetable & How to Apply

To apply for this position please provide the following two pieces of information:

• A comprehensive CV, including details of your achievements in each role and details of two referees.
• A supporting statement, explaining how you believe your skills and experience match the requirements of the role, directly addressing the criteria as outlined in the person specification above.

Hestia is committed to equality of opportunity and particularly supports and encourages applications from candidates from all under-represented groups and backgrounds.

Hestia also welcomes applications from candidates with lived experience. If you have any convictions/cautions this does not mean you cannot apply, however you will be required to complete a DBS check.

ABOUT THE ROLE

This is a unique opportunity to shape Amnesty International's future work - ensuring gender mainstreaming and diversity is at the core of all of our human rights work and organisational practices. The Senior Advisor, Gender Mainstreaming/ Diversity will lead and facilitate effective gender mainstreaming and diversity initiatives across Amnesty International - from a capacity-building, programmatic, and organizational perspective - within its Secretariat, national entities, and leadership governance structures. This unique role has been recently re-located to the Global Strategy and Impact Programme - to underline the role's centrality in shaping Amnesty's overall strategic direction and standards of effectiveness. This is particularly relevant as Amnesty is due to adopt its new long-term global strategy in 2021, which this role will contribute to finalise. In particular, over the next 12 months, you will be expected to provide analysis, practical guidance and support on how gender and diversity aims can be achieved within the organisation - especially within Amnesty's planning, monitoring and evaluation approach, project management processes, and capacity-building programmes to implement the new strategy. The role will work in close collaboration with the Gender, Sexuality and Identity team, and a network of gender experts from across the organisation.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• As member of the Management Team -lead, conceptualize and elaborate a capacity building vision, strategy and project(s) for effective gender mainstreaming across Amnesty's strategic and operational plans.
• Make and sustain the internal case to the Movement for gender mainstreaming interventions and approaches and to work with Senior Leadership, Fundraising, GSI and GSIP to secure improved resources to sustain this work.
• Support the Senior Leadership Team, International Board and broader movement to ensure gender and diversity aims are realised and shape Amnesty's direction.
• In collaboration with the Gender Sexuality and Identity team, facilitate the functioning of the Gender and Diversity Taskforce and broader delivery of ICM 2017: Decision 5.
• Generate, source, collate and commission gender mainstreaming intellectual knowledge, and programming tools and methodologies, to inform projects under Amnesty International's strategic plan.
• Author and commission a repository of gender mainstreaming resources appropriate for Amnesty International.
• Participate in or lead internal strategic reflection and review processes, as appropriate and required, to support the Global Strategy Programme and ensure the priorities of the programme are being reflected and shape Amnesty's direction
• Develop gender mainstreaming training resources and work with others to ensure integration of gender into broader training and induction protocols.
• Build a community of practice /focal points on gender mainstreaming across the movement.
• Conceptualize and facilitate systems to grow peer support, information and good practice sharing across Amnesty's regional offices, global programs, Sections and structures
• Facilitate the development of a results framework for gender mainstreaming focal points for their implementation in their own regions, programs and entities.
• In collaboration with the Gender and Diversity Taskforce and International Board provide frameworks for improved integration of gender and diversity into the broader internal accountability mechanisms of Amnesty International.
• To lead and support internal auditing of effectiveness in gender mainstreaming and develop a framework for improved gender integration into project management systems.
• Map, advocate for and where possible instruct remedial interventions identified in internal and external gender mainstreaming reviews and audits.
• Provide advice for Amnesty programs and entities to correct inadequacies, imbalances, and inaccuracies identified in gender mainstreaming audits.

ABOUT YOU:

You will have strong technical expertise in gender analysis, gender mainstreaming, as well as diversity and inclusion program work - preferably within INGOs or similar civil society/international organisations contexts. The nature of this role will require you to work very closely with a huge variety of stakeholders across countries, areas of expertise and different level of maturity with regards to gender and inclusion. This will require you relying on extensive relationship-building and people skills and the ability to work collaboratively with others - especially to influence and negotiate decision-making including at most senior levels. Finally, as a member of the Gender & Diversity community within Amnesty, you will also be expected to have significant expert knowledge in at least one policy area that addresses gendered anti-discrimination, intersectional analysis, and the ways that human rights abuses are underpinned by intersecting inequalities. A supportive and collaborative team player, you will be comfortable working collaboratively in an open and constructive way.

A prestigious and well known international organisation is looking for a qualified accountant to join their high-performing team, to provide all-round finance project support whilst they undergo a period of change. This newly-created role will enable the team to meet the challenges and risks created by both the already-underway finance and systems change project, and COVID-19.

Main responsibilities will include:

• Reviewing finance-specific risks and undertaking discrete pieces of work in response (for example, their approach to VAT/Corporation tax, reviewing the financial sustainability of key suppliers, cashflow forecasting)
• Investigating areas for, and implementing improvements to, budgeting, reporting and analysis tools whilst also improving processes and controls efficiencies
• Working with the Finance Manager and Project Manager to implement the new finance system, which will include process definition and documentation, functional testing, UAT testing, data migration/cleansing, system implementation and ad hoc training
• Working with the Fundraising and Project teams to develop, design and maintain policies and procedures supporting integration between the fundraising CRM and the finance system
• Re-forecasting and re-budgeting in light of the impact of COVID-19

The successful candidate will:

• Be a fully qualified accountant (ACA, CIMA, ACCA or equivalent) with experience working in a similar project-focused role
• Have experience carrying out discrete time-bound project work and of acting as the business partner for organisation-wide projects
• Be knowledgeable of Charity SORP
• Have excellent exposure to accounting packages and strong Excel skills, with proven experience assisting with a system implementation
• Be agile and adaptable in your ability to work on multiple different projects simultaneously

The Early Intervention Foundation (EIF) is a young, dynamic and ambitious charity established in 2013 to champion and support the use of effective early intervention to improve the lives of children and young people at risk of experiencing poor outcomes.

We are looking for a passionate and experienced change manager who can influence and advise strategic commissioners across England to use our evidence, processes and resources to create programmes that make a real difference to the outcomes for vulnerable children and young people.

You’ll keep abreast of national and local policy, building strong relationships with Whitehall, sector bodies, national charities and local public services.  You’ll collaborate with our researchers and academic experts to identify and communicate the implications of research findings for policy and practice and work closely with local leaders and commissioners on r the best ways to use evidence to guide local decisions.

We are looking for somebody who understands the strategic commissioning process within local authorities, the NHS and other public bodies.  The right person will have experience of strategy development in child and family services, as well an understanding of national policy and local public sector strategy and delivery relating to early intervention.

To be successful, you will be a strong communicator with excellent project management skills.  You will also have a strong appreciation and understanding of the way evidence can support decision making.  Above all, you will be passionate and committed to improving the lives of vulnerable children and families, flexible, and a strong team-player.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do at EIF.  It’s vital that our workforce reflects the diversity of our stakeholders and the wider society in the UK, so we’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer and we actively seek candidates from diverse backgrounds and communities. We also recognise the importance of a good work life balance, so we do everything we can to accommodate flexible working, including part-time and job shares for our roles.

We are currently seeking an exceptional individual to lead our established and dynamic External Relations division on a temporary basis for six months.

The role is essential in maintaining and influencing the organisation’s engagement with our members and UK governments and parliaments.

Working with colleagues across policy, campaigns, membership, fundraising, marketing and communications you will have a strong focus on communications, particularly influencing and delivering our strategic plan. With first-class interpersonal and communication skills, you will be particularly successful at bringing people on board and driving through continuous improvement and development.

You will have significant experience of successfully leading a strong team, thinking strategically and delivering successful and impactful campaigns and projects.

You will be driven by data and getting results.

Your application will be assessed against the person specification attached to the job description, which lists all the essential requirements of the post. You should address each point of the person specification separately, giving details and examples of how your knowledge, experience, skills, abilities and achievements meet each of the specified areas.

The closing date is 27th July 2020. The interviewing date will be 4th and 11th August 2020.

Please email your CV and personal statement to our recruitment email address. Please mention the title of the role you are applying for in the Subject of your email. 

The Fostering Network encourages applications from candidates with personal experience in foster care.

We also encourage applications from all backgrounds especially those with a BAME background which are underrepresented. All applicants are treated equally and selected on the basis of individual merit and ability to meet the requirements of the role.

The Fostering Network is a registered charity in England and Wales 280852 and in Scotland SC039338.

Part time 18.5 hours per week

Citizens Advice Wolverhampton has secured funding from The National Lottery Community Fund to develop community based advice in the Low Hill and Wednesfield area of Wolverhampton. It will give easily accessible advice on a range of issues including benefits, financial capability, housing and family breakdown. This will enable more people to address problems at the earliest possible stage and reduce the chances of them escalating to crisis point.

We are seeking to appoint two Community Liaison Workers to help:

• develop a community based advice service
• build and maintain relationships with local people and organisations
• recruit and support volunteers
• advise and empower people in order to tackle the problems they are experiencing

Interviews have been provisionally scheduled for: Thursday 16th July

Interviews are likely to be done via remote video applications such as Zoom or Google Meet, and will include an exercise. Please inform us which interviewing media you are able to access on your application form.

If you do not hear from us within 2 weeks of the closing date please assume you have been unsuccessful.

Who are we?

Recently named Third Sector Charity of the Year 2018, we are a rapidly growing charity, committed to moving further, faster to accelerate change for everyone affected by a brain tumour. Brain tumours kill more children and adults under 40 in the UK than any other cancer. We know that a cure can’t wait. By recruiting a team that ‘can’, we can and will find one sooner.

Our exciting job role!

We are looking for a talented Head of External Affairs to deliver outcomes that changes the lives of those affected by brain tumours.  The Head of External Affairs will take full ownership of developing and delivering our media and PR, campaigning and policy work.  The successful candidate will deliver high-impact and sustainable changes to public policy by engaging with decision-makers, stakeholders and supporters.

This role is full time - 37.5 hours and will be based in our office, with some out‑of‑hours working.

What we'd like from you:

It’s simple – we’re looking for the people who ‘can’. We want the talented, the energetic and the ambitious. We need the inspired and the inspirational – the people who completely embrace our values, offer a great cultural fit and who are determined to make real and lasting change for our community. 

According to the job description you should also be passionate about all things politics and fascinated by the use of celebrities to raise the profile of a good cause.  You will also be an excellent communicator, results-orientated and an analytical professional.

If this is for you, we’d love to hear from you!

What we'd like to give you:

- Salary c.£50,000 per annum (dependent on experience)

- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays – pro rata for part-time contracts (we also close at Christmas in return for you volunteering 3 charity days per year*)

- Generous pension contribution*

- Life assurance cover*

- Employee Assistance Programme

- Loads of other great benefits, plus an amazing culture to work in, a great team and lots of fun (and cake!)

How to apply to join our amazing team:

Please apply online attaching your CV and a supporting statement explaining why you want the role, what you would bring to the team and how your skillset and experience will enable us to make a real impact for those affected by brain tumours.

The Brain Tumour Charity particularly encourages applications from minority ethnic groups and underrepresented communities.

Advert close date: Wednesday, 15th July 2020

First interview date and location: Wednesday, 22nd July 2020 via Zoom - tbc 

Second interview date and location: tbc

Please note, early applications are encouraged and interviews will commence before the closing date if and when suitable candidates are identified.

More about us:

Visit our website careers pages to find out more about our culture and what it’s like to be part of our amazing team.

Don’t forget to check out our short videos (you can find the on our You Tube channel) to find out more about our culture and what it is like to work at The Brain Tumour Charity.

Did you know that in addition to being recently crowned Third Sector Charity of the Year, we have won a variety of other awards and have been ranked a top global organisation by renowned management consultants McKinsey? Whilst we’re not boasting, we are particularly proud that our HeadSmart campaign scooped the NHS Innovation Award, a Third Sector Excellence Award and a Charity Times Award (well, maybe we’re boasting a little bit!).

For more information, please visit our website.

We reserve the right to close the advert early in the event of receiving a sufficient number of applications and may extend the advert if we don't find our perfect team mate!

We process your data in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018 and the General Data Protection Regulation. For full details, please read our privacy policy for job applicants.

*subject to qualifying criteria

Regent’s Park is a major component of the most important town planning exercise ever carried out in London.  It is a heritage asset of international significance.

The Crown Estate Paving Commission (CEPC) is a unique independent rating body set up by statute in 1824.  Today it is responsible for the management of The Crown Estate land, being streets and ornamental terrace gardens around Regent’s Park along with the latter at Carlton House Terrace, St James’s. The CEPC is independent of The Crown Estate, The Royal Parks and local authorities.

MAIN FUNCTIONS

Supporting the Director (CEO) in carrying out his/her duties in running a significant heritage body including:

• Assistance with the day to day administration and running of the CEPC
• Organising the diary of the Director
• Ensuring that the Director is fully equipped with agendas, papers and other material as required for each day's schedule
• Responding to correspondence, answering queries on behalf of the Director.  Acting on their own initiative to resolve problems and ensure that the Director's priorities and commitments are communicated clearly
• Observing appropriate levels of confidentiality at all times
• Preparation of paperwork and minute taking for Board/Sub-Committee Meetings and for other meetings as required
• Managing the administration of events licences
• Uploading data and producing rate demands and other bills on electronic databases
• Opening, sorting and carrying out initial processing of post and incoming e mails on a daily basis
• Day to day running of the CEPC’s office premises, supported by colleagues in the general office
• Dealing with routine correspondence
• Sending out postal and email communications to residents/ratepayers
• Processing incoming payments.  Assisting on debtors and billing
• Filing and replacing files (including Board/Sub-Committee Meeting papers and minutes)

In collaboration with colleagues in the general office:

• Dealing with initial enquiries from telephone, e-mail and personal callers on all aspects of the CEPC’s work
• Welcome visitors to the office and ensure all visitors are dealt with courteously
• Maintain up to date customer relationship management database
• Arranging appointments and helping to keep the office diary
• “house-keeping”; including premises opening and closing routines, setting up spaces for events and meetings, posting mail, refreshments for external meetings and visitors

Other duties as instructed by the Director

SKILLS REQUIRED

The post holder must have a methodical approach and be well organised but be prepared to adapt to events and be flexible in dealing with people and situations. An interest in architectural and landscape issues would be an advantage.

The post holder must be able to:

• Deal in a patient, calm, courteous but firm manner with residents and their agents
• Understand, record and convey information relating to real estate
• Demonstrate good written and spoken English
• Apply information technology skills including Word and Excel
• Work as part of a small team in a practical, flexible and co-operative style

Unseen is an anti-slavery charity, directly supporting survivors of modern slavery and trafficking, and also operating the UK’s Modern Slavery & Exploitation Helpline.

We are recruiting a part-time HR Administrator to facilitate core HR processes across the organisation. We are looking for an organised individual with HR experience and excellent multi-tasking skills to deliver administrative support for recruitment and HR processes.

Experience in HR administration and an understanding of HR processes is essential. Applicants should also have experience and confidence in administering an HR IT system to maintain and securely store all personnel records and employee data. We are looking for someone with excellent organisational skills, a keen eye for detail and who can manage their workload effectively.

You will join a small, friendly and committed Operations team working at the centre of a dynamic, ambitious and fast-moving charity. You will be supported and managed by the Operations Manager. You will be required to liaise with an external HR advice team to ensure Unseen operates as an efficient, supportive and inclusive employer. We are looking for someone who enjoys working proactively to find solutions and who approaches challenges with a positive, enthusiastic and collaborative attitude. Full and ongoing supervision and training will be provided.

This is a part-time role comprising 16 hours of work per week to be spread across a minimum of 3 days, Mon-Fri. Unseen promotes flexible working and working patterns can be discussed with the successful candidate.  We welcome applications from all sections of the community we serve and recognise the value that diversity adds to our work and organisation. We encourage applications from BAME, disabled and LGBT people that are under-represented in this area of our workforce.

For further information, please refer to the job description.

The deadline for applications is Monday 13th July at 9:00am.

Interviews will be held in the week commencing Monday 20th July.

The successful candidate will be expected to commence the role in August 2020, subject to satisfactory references.

The job description, application form and equal opportunities form can be downloaded from the links provided. Applicants are advised to refer to the person specification in the job description to demonstrate how you meet the criteria and provide specific examples of your experience and skills. You are requested to also submit a cover letter. Once completed, please return all forms to the email address provided. CVs ARE NOT ACCEPTED.

Any queries, please contact us using the contact details provided.
 

Summary

An excellent opportunity, to use your skills as an experienced PA to support the work of the Church of England in Croydon. There is a mixture of supporting projects and more complex processes, with the equally important work, in managing diaries, making sure that the right information is available to the right person at the right time, as well as the unique and unusual requests that come our way. You will find a real variety in the role, and no two days are the same.

Main Responsibilities

PA role

• Provide a discreet, courteous and efficient first point of contact for all communication to the Archdeacons, showing sensitivity and tact.
• Receive and prioritise a wide range of enquiries by phone, email and post, drafting responses or redirecting/liaising with the Archdeacons as appropriate.
• Manage the Archdeacons' diaries in Outlook, making travel arrangements as required
• Ensure that the Archdeacons have the papers and other practical resources they need for meetings
• Organise, develop and monitor processes for gathering information and collating returns as they are received; disseminating information as required through various means, including on-line submission
• Oversee and be responsible for the administration and tracking of the recruitment and appointment to vacant clergy posts in parishes, including liaising with Parish Representatives on the process; liaise with the media advertising; receive applications, follow up references, prepare interview packs; issue announcement notices
• Monitor, organise and track annual Church Inspections
• Co-ordinate specific events as required. In particular, the bi-annual Episcopal Area Lay Conference: booking a suitable venue, organising the catering, co-ordinating attendance and liaising with relevant speakers and other parties.
• Compile and send out e-mailings.
• Develop and maintain an efficient electronic filing system for the Archdeacons, including confidential files, and keep it up to date in line with the requirements of GDPR.
• Ensure that all the office support systems and resources including stationery, reference books, week-ahead engagement/work file, information databases and IT software are up to date and functioning properly.

Office Manager role

• Responsible for ensuring any health and safety requirements in the building are fulfilled
• Responsible for maintaining and replenishing supplies of stationery, first aid supplies, refreshments and other consumables.
• Manage the office petty cash and make monthly returns to the Finance Department.
• Be responsible for the chapel, ensuring provision of sacristry supplies.

General

• With suitable advance notice, attend occasional evening and weekend meetings to support the Archdeacons in their role.

Ideal Candidate

You should possess a good standard of education, and have a level of literacy to be able to draft emails and letters that are fluent, and use language that is appropriate to the culture and traditions of the Church of England

Experience

• Experience in a role requiring a high degree of planning and organising, with attention to detail.
• Worked in roles that require the ability to work on initiative, where tasks are not always planned or routine, and flexibility of approach has been required.

Skills and Knowledge

• Self-sufficient in making best of use of the IT available and finding the best solutions to achieve the required outcomes.
• Regular and competent user of the latest MS Office suite for PCs
• Word - able to produce and format large documents for publication, use mail merge
  • Excel - able to enter data, sort and total,
  • Powerpoint - able to put together simple presentations
  • Outlook - able to use folders, arrange the Calendars of others, create and use task lists.
• Able to fully utilise the information technology that is available, with the desire to exploit the potential of the IT packages that are available, to seek creative IT solutions.
• Able to utilise social media as a tool for communication and networking
• Note-taking skills and ability to produce summaries from

Personal Qualities and Behaviours

A good team player - takes a flexible approach to tasks, with understanding of others priorities and able to adapt to their own

• Able to exercise tact, diplomacy and sensitivity
• Demonstrate empathy and patience under pressure
• Welcoming and friendly, able to create a good rapport
• Able to maintain confidentiality and discretion
• In sympathy with the aims, objectives and values of the Church of England

Forklift Operative - Counter Balance
Deptford, London

Are you a proactive distribution professional with a counterbalance forklift licence? Want to take on an engaging contract where you’ll be helping to feed families across London? If so, read on. 

Who will I be working for? 

We are FareShare, the UK’s largest charity fighting hunger and food waste. We are a charitable distribution network that takes excess, in-date and good to eat food and redistributes it to other charities that turn it into meals.

Currently, there is an increasing demand for our services and it’s more important than ever that we get quality donated and surplus food to those in need. 

As such, we’re looking for a number of Forklift Operatives to join us on a fixed-term contract until the 31st March 2021. 

What are the benefits? 

- Salary of £10.75 per hour
- Pension
- Travelcard loans (if applicable) 
- Cycle to work scheme 
- Employee assistance programme
- Help to feed families in need and make sure that no good food goes to waste 
- Support the smooth running of an established charity
- Training to gain the FareShare food safety qualification

What will I be doing? 

As a Forklift Operative, you’ll support our warehouse and distribution activities. 

In this hands-on role, you will: 

- Load and unload vehicles 
- Move and stack stock and materials
- Act as a regular point of contact for our partners’ delivery drivers 
- Help to pick orders for the next day’s deliveries 
- Keep the warehouse and yard areas clean and tidy 

What do I need?

To join us as a Forklift Operative, you’ll need: 

- To have held a counterbalance forklift operator licence for at least one year
- Experience of distribution warehousing operations, ideally food distribution
- The ability to work on your own initiative 
- Good communication skills
- A commitment to our equality and diversity ethos
- The willingness to gain a FareShare food safety qualification 

Ideally, you will have a minimum of three years’ experience of working as a counterbalance forklift operator, but this is not essential. 

Other organisations may call this role Warehouse Operative, Counterbalance Forklift Driver, Distribution Operative, Food Distribution Operative, Warehouse Assistant, or Forklift Driver. 

This is a full-time role, working 40 hours per week, Monday – Saturday, 8:00 – 18:00, including public and bank holidays. There is scope to discuss the shift pattern at interview. 

Webrecruit and FareShare are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you want to support a great cause as a Forklift Operative, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency. 

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Boards

Our client is a leading London university who are currently looking to recruit a Student Services/Recruitment Assistant to provide effective administrative support to the student advice team in tasks related to UCAS clearing and student support for 2020/2021. This role will be on a fixed term contract for 4 months.

The successful candidate must:

• Have Higher Education administration experience
• Be available Immediately
• Have experience in Admissions (Clearing or Registry would be beneficial)

This varied position will cover all areas of admissions and clearing, including assisting staff enquiries and maintaining the staff database, as well as being involved in the enrolment of new and continuing students, you will be the first point of contact. Maintaining student records on databases, creating letters, statements and other documents relating to student matters, you will collate and submit application data as part of the UCAS clearing process.

To be considered for this role you will have a background in Admissions and possess excellent administrative skills. Organised, with excellent attention to detail, you will have experience in using Higher Education databases including SITS and will have excellent customer service skills.

This position is being offered on a contract basis and you must be available immediately in order to be considered for this post.

As a specialist Recruitment Practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.

In order to apply 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.

We are looking for an experienced project coordinator and supervisor OISC L2 (OISC L3 desirable) or solicitor with equivalent qualification for an exciting position leading a new pan-London immigration advice service for migrants at risk of destitution.

The post holder will manage and supervise a team of OISC level 2 immigration advisors providing specialist immigration advice and casework under the STAR project funded by London Councils. This is a pan-London housing and homelessness project working with Londoners which aims to help up to 5,000 people a year in partnership with Thames Reach, Stonewall Housing and St Mungo’s with Shelter the lead partner.  This service is delivered through a mixture of channels including telephone, face-to-face and digital. Due to Covid-19 all our services are currently delivered remotely with a view to a staged return  adjusted to evolving circumstances and clients needs.

You will play a key role in coordinating this new project and will hold a small caseload of complex cases feeding into our advocacy and campaign work.

Praxis is a dynamic, award-winning human rights charity supporting migrants in crisis or at-risk, ensuring that their essential human needs are met and that they are able to overcome the barriers they face. We have more than 35 years of experience working with migrant communities, and in 2019 we supported around 2,000 people through expert legal advice, housing and peer support. Our holistic approach supports people away from a point of crisis and destitution towards safety, economic independence, social engagement and greater emotional wellbeing.

At Praxis, we work to build community, challenge exclusion and discrimination, influence policy and improve services. We played a leading role in exposing the Windrush scandal and advocate and campaign for lasting changes to policy and practice to address the root causes of the issues faced by at-risk migrants

For more information about this role, please see our website.