Climate change is a global challenge that is having a direct impact on the poorest people around the world, eroding the development gains of the last few decades. Practical Action plays a key role in influencing the climate agenda to reduce risks for, and address the irreversible impacts on, the most climate vulnerable communities.
Our teams work across Asia, Africa and Latin America in programmes and partnerships that address the implications of climate change for people living in poverty. We are actively supporting climate solutions to build resilience, helping farmers adapt, low-income communities in informal settlements respond to urban climate impacts and exploring how modern energy services can support communities to mitigate and adapt to climate change.
Reporting to the Head of Climate and Resilience, you will help to strengthen the way we work on climate change across Practical Action so that we increase our impact. You will identify and develop effective ways to work with and influence other organisations to deliver wider change so that poor people and their livelihoods threatened by climate change have a sustainable and resilient future.
About you
We are looking for a passionate and committed individual, with good knowledge of climate change, a degree in a relevant subject who is fluent in English (with knowledge of another language desirable). We are committed to supporting you on your professional journey and offer a vibrant team atmosphere with strong multicultural engagement across teams and country offices.
You will ideally have experience in international development and an understanding of the impacts of climate change in the developing world. You should have a passion for ensuring that people living in poverty have the support they need to respond to the impacts of climate change, allowing them to thrive in spite of the increasing frequency and intensity of climate events. You should have understanding and empathy for the challenges faced by the poorest and most climate vulnerable, those who are least responsible for the problem.
You should be an analytical thinker, with an understanding of applied research and be an excellent communicator. A good understanding of international development debates and the global climate change negotiation process led by the UNFCCC and its relationship with UNDRR, the SDGs, etc. would be a huge advantage.
You will demonstrate the ability to work well across diverse teams, geographies and cultures. You will be required to work with and mentor colleagues in country offices and would be expected to feel comfortable presenting learning and analysis both internally across Practical Action and externally to our partners as required.
You will possess strong time management, planning and prioritisation skills and be able to work well under pressure. You will be proficient in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Ideally candidates should hold a Masters level degree qualification in an appropriate discipline and have work experience ideally including experience working in developing countries either as a volunteer or as part of your studies for at least 6 months.
You will be highly organised and an excellent team worker. You will need to be passionate for the cause and able to work in a complex, multicultural environment. You must have a strong empathy with Practical Action’s vision, mission and values.
The opportunity to work for an organisation that is making a positive difference to the lives of people worldwide, a friendly and supportive culture, working with values driven and highly engaged colleagues, work life balance and flexible working – these are just some of the reasons we think Practical Action is a great place to work.
Our open plan offices are located in the centre of Rugby and near to Rugby train station but we also offer free parking.
In addition, we offer the following benefits:
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Full time roles are contracted at 35 hours perweek.
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Most staff in the UK currently working from home due to coronavirus and we expect to it be this way for some time. It is however our practice normally that we operate an agile flexible working policy, where flexible working hours are enabled as well as remote working (between 2-3 days per week depending on therole).
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A pension scheme that employees can join from day one of employment - employer contributes 10.5% of salary and the employee contributes5%.
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Enhanced family friendly policies, including maternity, adoption, paternity and shared parentalleave.
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Life assurance (3 x annualsalary).
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Bike to Workscheme.
About us
We are an international development organisation putting ingenious ideas to work so people in poverty can change their world.
We help people find solutions to some of the world’s toughest problems. Challenges made worse by catastrophic climate change and persistent gender inequality. We work with communities to develop ingenious, lasting and locally owned solutions for agriculture, water and waste management, climate resilience and clean energy. And we share what works with others, so answers that start small can grow big.
We’re a global change-making group. The group consists of a UK registered charity with community projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America, an independent development publishing company and a technical consulting service. We combine these specialisms to multiply our impact and help shape a world that works better for everyone.
Additional information
We treat all applications for employment on their merits and do not take into consideration any factors that are not relevant to the job such as disability, race, age, religion, gender, gender reassignment or sexual orientation.
Practical Action are committed to safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults and as such candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks.
Please note that should we recruit a suitable candidate before the closing date, we will close applications earlier than the specified date.
The successful applicant must have the pre-existing right to both live and work in the UK.
HOW TO APPLY
If you want to work for a charity with significant people ambitions, then we would like to hear from you. To apply please follow the links to submit a copy of your CV and a supporting statement that describes your suitability for the role.
Closing date for applications: 5th February 2021
Proposed interview dates: week of 15th February 2021
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This is a great opportunity to work for Rainbows, the only hospice in the East Midlands for life-limited children and young people. We are here to make life brighter with amazing care and support for them and their families – you can be part of it too. Come and be part of something amazing. Come and be part of the Rainbow.
As a vital part of the Marketing and Fundraising Team, the post holder will build relationships with the Family Support and Care Team to proactively recruit and maintain long-term relationships with new and existing Rainbows families to help spread the word about the work we do across the East Midlands.
Reporting to the Head of Marketing and working very closely with the Family Support and Care Team to understand current issues facing our families, the person will provide continuous weekly content (written, video and photo) sourced from families for multi-channel marketing, fundraising, social media, and PR campaigns, as well as supporting fundraising events. They will also create, maintain and update family records on our database detailing how and where families have been involved in helping promote Rainbows.
Based at the Hospice a minimum of one day a week, the post holder will also be required to source, support and train families to talk about Rainbows at fundraising events. The person will be required to accompany families to fundraising events (evenings/weekends) to support the work of Rainbows.
The person will work as the key liaison between Rainbows and Rainbows families, ensuring the best interests of the family and the organisation are protected.
You’ll have proven experience of working with individuals from diverse backgrounds including children with complex care / special needs and their families, and well as strong understanding of safeguarding processes and data protection.
An understanding of marketing campaigns and the use of social media for promotion / marketing purposes is essential, along with the ability to develop and maintain cross team relationships at all levels. You’ll be able to demonstrate experience of developing and working simultaneously on a number of campaigns, liaising and coordinating with various stakeholders.
Our Values are: Welcoming, Excellent, Co-operation, Accepting, Responsive, Energetic. If you can demonstrate these and have the necessary skills and attitude, we can offer you:
- A competitive salary, leave entitlement and pension scheme.
- Career development opportunities
- A full induction and on-going quality training
- The opportunity to become part of a great organisation.
- Flexible working hours
Closing date: 28th February 2021.
Please note that we are looking for a start no earlier than April 2021.
Applications:
For more information about the role, please download the Job Description and Person Specification.
Please submit a copy of your current CV and a covering letter, no longer than two pages of A4, outlining your experience and skills relevant to the job description and person specification, an explanation for any gaps in your CV and other information that you feel we should know in order to assess your application.
No agencies please.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
A child's earliest years are irreplaceable. Without a stable, loving and nurturing environment, a child will not develop the vital foundations they need. Yet today's families are facing considerable challenges, such as mental health difficulties, financial pressures, loneliness, language or cultural barriers, or a lack of any support networks.
The Home-Start network is there for parents when they need us most, because childhood can't wait. Home-Start UK supports nation-wide local Home-Starts to provide a community network of trained volunteers and expert support to help families with young children through their most challenging times and ensure the best possible start for their children.
Assistant Director of Fundraising and Supporter Engagement
Home-Start UK
Flexible, with travel to Leicester office
C.£58,000
The Assistant Director of Fundraising and Supporter Engagement will be primarily responsible for the development of Home-Start UK's fundraising and supporter engagement activities, ensuring that more people are inspired to connect and contribute to making a real impact to the lives of children and families across the UK. Reporting to the Deputy CEO, the postholder will work at a national scale, ensuring local Home-Start's can contribute to wider fundraising plans and activities.
The role is an exceptional opportunity for a skilled fundraiser to join and strategically plan new fundraising opportunities. Focusing across all revenue streams and with a particularly focus on the supporter engagement experience, the role will lead all supporter engagement, individual giving and public fundraising activity. Leading a team of three strong fundraisers, you will be responsible for evaluating and monitoring performance against income targets as well as professional development of the team.
We are looking for an innovative fundraiser with in-depth experience of the fundraising environment across a range of disciplines. You will understand the importance of both placed-based and national fundraising and will be keen to learn all the aspect of Home-Start UK's approaches to fundraising. Ideally, you will also have a strong track record of personally leading change and driving significant income growth and supporter engagement in a fundraising environment.
Home-Start UK is committed to equality of opportunity and particularly encourages applications from candidates from under-represented groups in charity senior leadership. We welcome applications from candidates with lived experience of family support. As a charity working to support families in all their shapes, we are deeply committed to flexible working and juggling the demands of individual circumstances to make this job work for you.
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Are you under 25 and looking for an opportunity to become involved with an exciting new environmental outdoor learning project?
Learning through Landscapes is excited to announce that funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund has been granted to run a 15 month project through their Green Recovery Challenge Fund.
The project will be delivered in partnership with Leicester City Council (LCC) and the Wildlife Gardening Forum (WLGF).
As part of this project we are delighted to be able to offer opportunities for under 25’s wishing to work in the outdoor learning sector. This under 25 stipulation is a funding and project requirement and has been made to address the lack of opportunities for young people in this age group aspiring to train as outdoor educators in one of the areas hardest hit by the pandemic.
The Support Officer post is a part-time post on a 0.2FTE basis and is to facilitate the participation of the Wildlife Gardening Forum (WLGF) within the “Polli:Nation for the next generation” (Polli:Gen) project in partnership with Learning through Landscapes (LtL as lead partner) and Leicester City Council.
The role centres on: a) Providing liaison and excellent communication between the WLGF coordinator, WLGF volunteers and community groups working within the Polli:Gen project and other participants. b) Coordinating production/distribution of high quality Polli:Gen project materials by WLGF volunteers & community groups. c) Providing administration and coordination help to free up WLGF Trustees to engage directly with the Polli:Gen project.
This is an important role within this exciting new project, so if you have the skills and would like to join the team, please read the full information and how to apply and send us your application soon.
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A fantastic opportunity has arisen for part time Branch Administrator (Finance) on a one year fixed term contract to join the Leicestershire and Rutland Branch at SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity.
SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, has been providing lifelong support to our Forces and their families since 1885. Last year our teams of volunteers and employees helped more than 85,000 people in need, from Second World War veterans to young men and women who have served in more recent conflicts, 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.
About the role
You will be maintaining the branch bank accounts, maintaining financial records (including recording the receipt of all monies paid to/paid by the Branch and making all authorised payments - SSAFA provides an online Finance Management System for this purpose), providing financial reports to the Branch Chairman, preparing and submitting an annual return of the branch financial activity to SSAFA Central Office and maintaining a close relationship with SSAFA’s Finance Department. You will also need to maintain an excellent working relationship with the members of the Branch, the majority of whom are volunteers. Other contact may be required with Local Authority staff and those of assistance provider service charities. The role requires adherence to SSAFA’s policies and promoting SSAFA’s values and standards, including the code of confidentiality, equality diversity and inclusion, and compliance with SSAFA’s data security requirements.
About the team
You will work very closely with the Branch Secretary (employed staff) and Branch Chairman (volunteer) whilst having regular contact with volunteers in the branch. These are mainly the volunteer caseworkers who carry out the support delivery to SSAFA’s clients and a small number of fundraisers. Line management will be through a regionally based Volunteer Support Manager, though day to day tasking and oversight will be delivered by the Branch Secretary.
About you
To carry out this role successfully you will have a track record of:
- Working within a confidential and data security environment
- Experience of financial management and working with bank accounts
- Excellent numerical and analytical skills
- Computer literacy and competency with MS Office applications
- Working as part of a team and to deadlines, desirably with volunteers
- Competency with web-based data recording systems
- Receiving and recording enquiries and initiating appropriate action
- Competency in office administration
- You will need to understand and be committed to SSAFA’s mission, vision and values
SSAFA is an employer that values the diversity of its workforce and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
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 Sunday 31 January 2021. SSAFA reserves the right to close the vacancy earlier if the target number of applications is reached.
Interviews: Proposed interview date 12 February 2021. These will be conducted online using MS TEAMS.
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