We are looking for TWO self-motivated and community-minded individuals to provide a social prescribing service to individuals over the age of 18 living in the London Borough of Lewisham.

Community Connections Lewisham is a preventative social prescribing project, delivered by Age UK Lewisham and Southwark, aiming to improve the health and wellbeing of vulnerable adults across the borough of Lewisham. We achieve this through working with both individuals who want connecting to services, and the community groups they access. We support people to find:

• Local community groups and access to social opportunities
• Help with staying active
• Befriending and practical assistance (food shopping, odd jobs, etc.)
• New opportunities for employment, training and learning
• Volunteering opportunities and opportunities for participation in local projects

Community Facilitators take a holistic person-centred approach, connecting people to community groups and statutory services for practical and emotional support. They support their clients to tackle the wider determinants of health, such a debt, poor housing and physical inactivity. Community Facilitators strengthen community resilience and personal resilience, thus reducing health inequalities in the borough.

This rewarding role will see you support people on a short-term basis, helping and motivating them to make the changes they want to see in their lives. As well as interacting with the public, you will build relationships with Lewisham's local community groups and services and the wide range of professionals that refer into our project. This means you will get first-hand experience of Health and Social Care practice in London as well as an understanding of the sector and how it works. There will be opportunities to attend meetings and events, including forums with other Social Prescribers - helping you to gain an understanding of the rapidly growing way of delivering support.

We are looking for good listeners and positive thinkers, with exceptional abilities in organisation and administration. If you are passionate about helping those that need it, we want to hear from you.

AUKLS is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

For full details please download our Recruitment Pack which includes a Job Description and Person Specification.

Please note that we have two posts available - one Full Time, Permanent position and one Part-Time, 9 month Maternity Cover position.

Closing date for applications – 9am Monday 14th December

**Interviews will take place on Tuesday 22nd December**

Marketing Officer – Supporter Engagement team

Looking to take your fundraising and marketing career to another level and use your skills where they really matter?

Salary: £25,650 per annum, depending on experience + good range of benefits

Contract: Permanent – 36.5 hours per week

Based: Milton Keynes

World Vision is an international children’s charity working with children, their communities, and with supporters and partners, in almost 100 countries.

Through long-term development projects, emergency responses and advocacy we’ve helped bring lasting change to millions of children, over more than 60 years. And as a Christian organisation, everything we do is motivated by our faith as we strive to reflect God’s unconditional love.

Work for World Vision UK and you will be part of a truly global Partnership, building brighter futures for vulnerable children.

Job Purpose

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced direct marketing professional to join the Supporter Engagement team within our Fundraising Group. In the team we love the fact that each day is different - from creating concepts, briefing and copywriting, through to project and agency management, data selection, analysis and insight. Within this role, you'll deliver exceptional experiences for World Vision supporters through the development and delivery of timely, high-value and inspiring multi-channel fundraising campaigns that demonstrate the difference they are making.

This role will give you the opportunity to develop fundraising campaigns that inspire our supporters and invite them to transform the lives of the world’s most vulnerable children. It will be your job to ensure our communications truly reflect World Vision’s mission and Christian ethos to our diverse supporter base.

Working alongside our data team, you'll have the chance to understand supporter behaviour, analyse results and build learnings into future activities. You’ll create compelling copy, as well as manage relationships with our design, print, and digital agencies, working collaboratively to produce emotive communications that ‘reach’ our supporters and bring to life the change they are making.

With a particular focus on supporting digital innovation for our entry level products, specific experience in digital fundraising, online advertising, conversion journeys or web analytics would be an advantage.

As an active Christian, this role offers you the opportunity to integrate your Christian faith and be sensitive to its various expressions across cultures and denominations.

In addition to the salary offered, we offer good benefits including pension, generous holiday entitlement and free parking. Like many organisations we’re mainly working remotely right now, and longer-term this role could be carried out in part remotely. The role will have a significant stakeholder management component to it as well as a strong emphasis on networking and relationship building internally, so the postholder would need to be in the Milton Keynes office at least twice a week.

Please click the link provided to view the full job description.

Please upload your CV of full employment history explaining any gaps of employment and reasons for leaving your previous employer. This must be accompanied with a covering letter stating how you meet the essential criteria given in the Job Description.

Closing Date for applications: 10 December 2020

Interview Dates: w/c 14th December 2020

World Vision UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in our workforce. We welcome applications from people representing all sections of the community. World Vision UK also operates flexible working policies and practices.

As a child focused organisation, World Vision UK is committed to the safeguarding of children, therefore any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of applicable background checks, including a criminal records check.

By submitting your application, you understand and accept that World Vision UK will process the data you provide for the purposes of your application and in accordance with the World Vision UK - Job Applicant Privacy Notice available on our website.

No agencies please.

Project Officer, Workplace Engagement

£24,691 pro rata per annum 

 (Ref:  SUS3041)

18.75 hours (2.5 days) per week – contract to 31 December 2021 - based in Dumfries

This exciting and challenging role will work alongside NHS Dumfries and Galloway and Dumfries and Galloway Council in order to produce a series of site specific Active Travel Action Plans (ATAPs) to engage both NHS Dumfries and Galloway and Dumfries and Galloway Council staff through a range of activities (as identified through the ATAPs) designed to increase the number of active and/or sustainable travel journeys for commuting and business travel. This will promote existing active/sustainable travel initiatives and engage NHS staff.

With a good standard of education and experience of sustainable behaviour change or employee engagement project delivery in a workplace setting and of partnership working with the NHS and/or local authorities, you will have excellent written and verbal communication skills, excellent presentation and organisational skills and the ability to motivate and enthuse others.  The ability to develop productive working relationships and experience of leading group workshops is also required as is IT literacy.  You will also be committed to the promotion is sustainable transport.

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am on Tuesday 1 December 2020.  Interviews will take place via MS Teams Tuesday 15 December 2020.

Should Sustrans receive an overwhelming number of applications for this vacancy, the decision may be taken to close it earlier than the advertised closing date, so please ensure your application is submitted as soon as possible.

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion. We welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, particularly where we are under-represented. Currently this includes people who identify as having a disability and those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups

An exciting opportunity to join the Youth Engagement team at the British Youth Council. You will be passionate about youth voice and advocacy and developing and delivering high quality programmes with amazing young leaders.

Overall purpose

• To lead on the delivery of new and existing youth engagement programmes working in partnership with key delivery partners and developing and maintaining strategic partnerships. 
• To support meaningful and inclusive engagement, participation and development of young leaders across the youth engagement programmes. 
• To champion youth participation and youth leadership and ensure that the voice of young people is heard in relation to decisions being made that affect them. 

Main areas of responsibility

Project Management 

To take the operational lead in planning and delivering our youth engagement partnership programmes including, but not limited to:

• Manage the Future Voices Group in partnership with Youth Futures Foundation and the Youth Advisory Group in partnership with The Careers and Enterprise Company. Core responsibilities will include:
  • Facilitating and delivering quarterly meetings.
  • Developing and delivering skills development sessions for young leaders.
  • Ensuring individual young people receive the support they need to thrive in their roles.
• Support the Youth Engagement Officer to deliver the NHS Youth Forum and Bank of England Youth Forum – including:
  • Support monthly meetings with the Forums ensuring projects are on track and the groups have the support they need to achieve the outcomes they have defined. 
  • Support skills development sessions, developing the confidence, skills and values of forum members to thrive in their role as young leaders. 
  • Implement and maintain project management systems, ensuring robust impact measurement is in place across all programmes.
• Coordinate and collaborate with our partner organisations including Youth Futures Foundation, NHS England and Improvement, The Careers and Enterprise Company and the Bank of England. 
• Work with colleagues to ensure appropriate links are planned between the Youth Engagement Programmes and other British Youth Council programmes.

Financial Management

• Prepare and submit reports to funders on the work, ensuring that all requirements are met to a high standard.
• Manage the budget for the relevant Youth Engagement programmes, including budget preparation, forecasting, monitoring and reporting.

Line Management

• Manage the Youth Engagement Officer, providing regular support and supervision, and opportunities to develop.
• Commission and manage freelance facilitators as required by the programme, ensuring they are adequately briefed and supported to deliver session with young people.

Networks and Partnerships

• Manage the relationship with Youth Futures Foundation, NHS England and Improvement, the Careers and Enterprise Company and the Bank of England to ensure that each Forum is effective in influencing change within its sectors. 
• Develop and maintain effective partnerships to support our advocacy, awareness and participation activities.

Participation and advocacy

• Provide ongoing support and development opportunities to the members of our youth engagement programmes to ensure that they are able to be effective representatives.
• Enable young people to engage with and respond to relevant consultations and workshops to feed into their advocacy work, working closely with the Policy and Public Affairs Officer to ensure a joined up approach.
• Ensure a wide reach and participation of young people in our advocacy work across the country.

Communications

• Support young people’s internal and external communications about the projects, helping them to evidence how they are representing the views of other young people.
• Work closely with the Youth Engagement Officer and Communications team to develop a content plan for the British Youth Council web pages and social-media channels to amplify the work of the Youth Engagement groups.
• Promote opportunities for British Youth Council members to engage with the youth engagement programmes.

Other

• To be an active and inspiring ambassador for the British Youth Council’s brand.
• To be an effective member of the wider staff team, sharing ideas, collaborating with staff, young people and volunteers, to help make the British Youth Council the leading youth voice charity.
• To support the delivery of the British Youth Council’s high profile, large scale events as part of the wider team, such as the Annual Council meeting and UK Youth Parliament Sittings.
• To conduct all activities in line with our values and in a manner that promotes and enhances the British Youth Council’s image and reputation.

Oxfordshire Youth are looking for an ambitious, talented and bold strategic leader to join us as we fight the good fight for young people. 

Job Purpose

The Youth Engagement and Skills Manager will provide strategic direction for operational excellence that results in high levels of youth engagement and high quality skills and training for young people who have complex needs, under Oxfordshire Youth’s ‘Building Skills for Life’ area of work. The role will focus on building Youth Engagement (ensuring that young people’s views are woven into the very fabric of Oxfordshire Youth) and Youth Skills (overseeing skills development and training for young people, and designing pathways for young people to build life skills).

Our commitment to Inclusion and Diversity

OY is striving to build a team that is truly inclusive. We warmly welcome applications from marginalised groups, particularly people of colour, trans and non-binary people and disabled people. Your potential to learn and grow in the role is important to us, so even if you don’t have 100% of what we are asking for, we want to hear from you. Appointment will be made on merit alone. 

Fixed Term - Full Time (Ref 970) and Part Time (Ref 971/972) available
Location: Worcestershire

At Cranstoun, we are always in search of talented and experienced individuals to join our team and have a number of vacancies across our Worcestershire service.

Cranstoun in Worcestershire provides a range of services for those affected by drugs and alcohol. Our skilled and compassionate people work closely with services users and their families to change and save lives. We combine proven expertise in treatment and recovery with innovative approaches and actively involve those we help in improving the design of the services we provide.

In these roles, you will be responsible for delivering all elements of substance misuse work including case management, needle exchange, outreach, group work, access and engagement support, as well as other associated duties. You need to be committed to the recovery agenda and encouraging clients to utilise their recovery capital within their community and have group-work experience.

One of the roles involves working within the Criminal Justice System, and for this role you will need experience and knowledge of the Criminal Justice System and processes. This will include court ordered treatments, Integrated Offender Management arrangements and other National Probation Service initiatives, such as rehabilitation activity requirements. You will also support the delivery of the Arrest Referral services including completion of Required Assessments

The services operate core hours of Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm. They also offer additional service hours on some days between 8am – 9am and 5pm – 8pm. There will be a requirement to cover these hours on a rota basis.

All posts will be subject to an enhanced DBS Disclosure and police vetting is required for the criminal justice post.

We are an inclusive employer, committed to promoting equality and diversity in all areas of our work.

To download an application pack, visit our website via the link.

Unfortunately, we are unable to accept CVs.

Closing date: Sunday 6 December 2020.
Interview date: w/c 14 December 2020.

Working towards equality.

Registered Charity No. 1061582.

Are you looking for a fresh challenge? Join Harrow Social Prescribing Service, led by local voluntary sector providers in partnership with the Local Authority, Public Health and Primary Care Networks (GPs in Harrow).

Harrow Community Action (HCA) is a voluntary sector consortium established to deliver creative solutions to public service contracts within a robust governance structure.

We currently run three services: An advice & information service, a volunteering support programme and fundraising/capacity-building service for local groups

All our services are delivered by local voluntary organisations for which HCA is the vehicle to bring organisations together.

As a Social Prescribing Link Worker (SPLW), you will be employed by Age UK Hillingdon, Harrow & Brent. You will also be assigned to work closely with a group of GP practices (Primary Care Network). You will be joining the current team of Harrow SPLWs under the umbrella of HCA and you will be supported by an expert Social Prescribing Manager. We will provide full induction and training into this exciting additional role for Harrow Collaborative Network PCN.

We are looking to recruit to the post of SPLW, to work within our Primary Care Network multi-disciplinary healthcare team, providing 1:1 personalised support to people who are referred to them by team members and local agencies.

You will provide 1:1 personalised support to people who are referred to the service which empowers people to take control of their health and well-being by giving time to focus on 'What Matters to Me'. The SPLW will build trusting relationships with people, create a shared personalised care and support plan and connect them to community groups, VCSE organisations and services. They will also work with partners to provide support to community groups and VCSE organisations involved in social prescribing.

This role helps people to work on their wider health and well-being, specifically wider determinants of their health, such as debt, poor housing and physical inactivity, as well as other lifestyle issues and low-level mental health concerns by increasing people's active involvement with their local communities. This approach particularly helps people with long term conditions (including support for mental health), people who are lonely or isolated, or who have complex social needs which affect their wellbeing.

You must be a good listener, have time for people and be committed to supporting local communities to care for each other. You should have experience of working positively with people facing complex social and emotional challenges. You will have great interpersonal skills in supporting people, community groups and local organisations.

In the current pandemic situation, SPLWs are operating remotely and client consultations are virtual. However, when the COVID-19 circumstance eases you will be expected to be based in GP practices.

If you think this job is for you; please send your completed application and equality & diversity forms.

Reference ID: SPLWaddHCPCN2020

Application Deadline: 04/12/2020

Interviews: 15th or 16th December 2020

Active Travel Officer, Oxfordshire

 (ref: SUS3052 )

£24,691 per annum

37.5 hours per week – contract until 30 April 2021

About the role

Sustrans has an exciting opportunity to work in partnership with schools and the local community to identify six suitable sites to implement trial school street closures, training volunteers and building a project legacy.

Engaging a further 40 school communities in fun, informative activities, sharing resources and working with them to create a health journey to school is also part of this role. Your day will be spent promoting and enabling walking, cycling and wheeling as forms of active and sustainable travel to children, parents and staff and helping schools develop travel plans via Modeshift STARS to support long-term behaviour change around school travel.

About you

You will have experience of working with children and young people and with partners on a community based or environmental project as well as experience of project management and of delivering physical activity or other behaviour change projects. You will have excellent written and verbal presentation skills, the ability to deliver engagement activities and promotional events and to motivate and enthuse others. You will have excellent organisational skills and be able to prioritise and manage your own workload. You will have an understanding of school settings and of the health benefits of active travel, be IT literate and committed to the promotion of sustainable transport, community participation and motivating and enthusing others. Clearance by an Enhanced DBS Disclosure check is mandatory for this role.

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am on Monday 7 December 2020. Interviews will take place online via MS Teams on Wednesday 16 December 2020.

We may close the advert early if sufficient applications have been received so please make sure you submit your application as soon as possible.

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion. We welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, particularly where we are under-represented. Currently this includes people who identify as having a disability and those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups.

Recruiting for a Tenancy Sustainment Worker to join our Service in Kent.

GBP 23,000 per annum plus 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more. This is based in Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge and Sevenoaks working 40 hours per week. The shift pattern is 9am to 5pm (Monday to Friday).

Job Overview:

Working within our Kent Homeless Connect contract the Tenancy Sustainment Workers will provide support to customers who are assessed as having a complexity of needs to help them develop the life skills they require to meet those needs. They will work with customers to promote social inclusion and alongside other members of the team to promote independent living, encouraging customers to maximise their skills and choices.

Look Ahead operates trauma and psychologically informed approaches, ensuring that our customers benefit from being supported through strengths-based practices. Tenancy Sustainment Workers share responsibility by ensuring that a holistic and cohesive model of customer support is embedded across West Kent.

Key Responsibilities:

- Building supportive, trusting relationships with customers who may be living in their own accommodation or within other landlord's accommodation
- Working proactively with other members of the team to handle the service caseload and administrative responsibilities
- Supporting key customers to set personalised goals in the form of a Support Plan
- Conducting regular key work sessions that are innovative and engaging in order to achieve Support Plan goals
- Ensuring ongoing assessment and management of risks associated with customers within an attitude of 'positive risk taking'
- Providing support with daily living activities, including practical assistance where skills are not yet developed, to ensure that customers enjoy a high quality of accommodation
- Proactive development of links with local statutory and voluntary organizations to provide a range of engagement opportunities for customers in the community
- Involving customers in the design, development and delivery of the service
- Empowering customers to ensure they receive the service and benefits they are entitled to
- Encouraging and enabling tenants to pay their rent and ensure that rent accounts are managed
- Ensuring Look Ahead Health and Safety policies are adhered to at all time and to uphold all health and safety responsibilities within relevant policies and local protocols
- Adhering to all other Look Ahead's policies and procedures. Engaging in learning and development activity to increase knowledge and skills
- Engage positively in reflective practice sessions with colleagues
- Undertaking any other duties consistent with the grade and nature of the post as assigned by the Team Leader/ Manager

Person Specification:

- Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, joins in local activities to encourage customer involvement
- Exudes a warm friendly presence and open behaviour
- Prefers working as part of a group or team
- Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement
- Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised
- Thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments
- Is confident with high levels of self-esteem
- Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication
- Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can do attitude
- Ability to cope positively with challenging and diverse behaviour

Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

Essential:

- NVQ Level 2 or equivalent experience in the social care/charity sector
- Experience of working with customers who have substance misuse and/or mental health

Desirable:

- Full Driving Licence and access to use of vehicle

For the full job description, please visit the Look Ahead webiste.

TLC: Talk, Listen, Change is a dynamic, leading relationships charity based in Manchester. At TLC: Talk, Listen, Change, working in partnership with Greater Manchester Combined Authority, The Drive Partnership; Respect, SafeLives and Social Finance and with Manchester, Salford, we have secured funding from the Home Office to grow our work with perpetrators of domestic abuse, their partners and families.

The Drive Partnership - Respect, SafeLives and Social Finance – believes domestic abuse is not acceptable or inevitable. We work with high-harm, high-risk and serial perpetrators of domestic abuse in sites across England and Wales to prevent their abusive behaviour and protect adult and child victims. And it works. A study by the University of Bristol shows that the Drive intervention reduces abuse.

At the same time as delivering the Drive intervention in specific sites, we are working across the domestic abuse specialist sector, public sector partners and beyond to develop sustainable, national systems that respond to perpetrators of domestic abuse. That’s what this role is about.

Our vision is that one day agencies in all PCC and local authority areas across England and Wales – backed by national leaders - will work together to disrupt domestic abuse and challenge and change perpetrator’s behaviour.

If you’re passionate about ending domestic abuse and interested in ensuring perpetrators are risk managed and supported to change, wherever they live in England and Wales, we want to hear from you.

Although not essential we are strongly seeking to recruit candidates who are fluent in speaking an additional language for some of these roles.

Please note that all roles are currently predominately home based due to current restrictions.  Longer term flexible working options available however travel across Greater Manchester will be expected once face to face delivery commences.

The Case Manager will strive to make contact and work on a one to one basis with perpetrators whose victims have been identified as high risk at MARAC (Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference) to pro-actively secure engagement, influence attitudinal and behavioural change and link to complementary services. To do this, the Case Manager will work with existing agencies in each pilot site to design a co-ordinated, strategic individual intervention plan to address identified needs and risks and promote understanding of the impact of abusive behaviours. Throughout the intervention the Case Manager will work closely with the IDVA (Independent domestic violence advisor) service to review risk, develop safety plans and improve outcomes for all parties involved.

The Case Manager will be responsible over the long term for delivering outcomes, working for typically 10 months to achieve behaviour change with each service user.

All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check.

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB PURPOSE:

To build and develop supporter relationships with individuals, parishes and other groups, to inspire them about FACE and its work in order to increase income and help deliver the charity’s goals. Working with the Director of Fundraising, the postholder will develop and implement strategies to acquire, engage and retain individual donors and to recruit and manage volunteers in parishes.

ABOUT THE CHARITY:

Fellowship and Aid to the Christians of the East (FACE) is a Christian charity which draws on 170 years’ experience of helping Eastern Christians to remain in their homelands – the Biblical lands - where Christianity was born and first spread.  In partnership with our sister agency, Œuvre d’Orient, we enable people of all faiths and none in the Middle East, North Africa and the Horn of Africa to free themselves from a life of poverty, inequality and injustice. Together with the local Christian communities, we aim to bring lasting change to those regions through education, healthcare, pastoral support and community projects.

FACE enables Eastern Christians:

• to rebuild their homes and communities
• to educate their children
• to create employment opportunities
• to secure the maintenance of their churches, schools, hospitals and care homes
• to promote ecumenical and interreligious relations
• to be peacemakers and mediators in their multi-faith communities
• to be a force for good in bridging divisions between the different faiths of the region
• to strengthen the pastoral bonds with Western Christians.

KEY DELIVERABLES:

1. DONOR ENGAGEMENT

• Develop long-term sustainable income by identifying the audiences, channels and messages that will win their support
• Develop and implement a supporter recruitment strategy with compelling appeals and other direct marketing activities to secure support from individual donors (excluding major donors)
• Achieve annual income targets as agreed with the Director of Fundraising
• Work with the Communications Consultant to contribute to the charity’s communications, including newsletters and social media output
• Develop and implement a committed giving programme to increase regular income from direct debits and standing orders
• Develop and implement a legacy marketing programme to encourage supporters to pledge to leave a gift in their Will
• Provide strong supporter stewardship, with swift and reassuring feedback to donors and thanking them promptly as soon as gifts are received
• Assist with the organisation of donor cultivation and stewardship events
• Encourage and support individuals and groups to fundraise through challenge events and community fundraising initiatives
• Deliver own financial targets as well as contributing to team annual income targets
• Develop and maintain a workplan with a timeline of agreed activities that is regularly reviewed with the Director of Fundraising.

2. SUPPORT FROM PARISHES, SCHOOLS AND OTHER GROUPS

• Develop and implement a volunteer-led parish fundraising strategy, focusing initially on a small number of selected dioceses
• Proactively contact parish priests to inform and engage with them about FACE and its work and to seek their approval to recruit parish volunteers and communicate with their congregations
• Recruit, manage and train a network of parish volunteers who will be advocates of FACE and who will seek support from their church congregations, for example through second collections at Mass
• Disseminate news of FACE’s activities and events, including the International Day of Prayer for Eastern Christians, to dioceses in England, Wales, and Scotland
• Build effective relationships with religious education and history departments in schools and with university chaplaincies to engage with them and their pupils/students about FACE’s work.

3. SYSTEMS

• Maximise income from Gift Aid
• Make maximum use of the supporter database, ensuring that donor transactions and communications are promptly and accurately recorded and in compliance with data protection legislation
• Ensure that FACE’s policies are adhered to and that all activities are undertaken in line with FACE’s policies and procedures.

4. OTHER DUTIES

• Undertake other tasks and projects from time to time as requested by the Director of Fundraising.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Experience of developing an individual giving strategy with a track record of securing sustainable income from individuals through multi-channel direct marketing activity
• Experience of successfully planning and implementing initiatives designed for a Church audience
• Experience of recruiting and managing volunteers
• Experience of organising donor events or attending as an active member of the ‘home team’
• Experience of managing income and expenditure budgets, and tracking fundraising against targets
• An understanding of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and of key data security issues
• Experience of using relationship databases and Microsoft Word and Excel
• Knowledge and understanding of the Catholic Church, its culture and networks
• An interest in and empathy towards the plight of Christians in the Middle East

Desirable

• Experience of working with an international development and/or faith-based charity
• Experience of digital fundraising and using social media to engage with audiences
• Experience of organising third party events within the charitable sector
• A good understanding of Gift Aid administration
• Experience of working with trustees and influential stakeholders
• Some knowledge of the Eastern Churches would be an asset
• Some knowledge of the geo-politics of the Middle East would be an advantage

SKILLS, ABILITIES AND BEHAVIOURS

• The ability to develop strong and trusting relationships with individuals and Church stakeholders, particularly parish priests.
• The ability to articulate sometimes complex issues in a compelling and persuasive way and to present confidently to donors, parishes, dioceses and other groups
• The ability to write compelling appeals and newsletters
• Strong customer service skills with a commitment to high quality supporter stewardship
• The ability to manage multiple projects, often with conflicting demands, and the ability to prioritise effectively
• The ability to scan the external environment to keep up to date on giving trends and best practice in fundraising
• Self-motivated with an entrepreneurial mindset and a willingness to work collaboratively as a member of a small team on all aspects of FACE’s fundraising and to ‘pitch in’ willingly to help when needed.

Reporting to: Director of Fundraising

Location: Central London – with flexibility for some home working (staff are working remotely during COVID-19 restrictions)

Contract type: Permanent

Salary:  circa £35,000 per annum – negotiable according to experience

Hours per week: 37.5 hours - full time (or 30 hours per week - 4 days per week)

Holidays: 28 days per year inclusive of public holidays

INTERVIEWS FOR THIS POST WILL BE SCHEDULED AS THE APPLICATIONS COME IN.

We are looking for a part-time organiser, based in the Birmingham area, to strengthen and expand our network of Equality Trust-affiliated groups. As part of our objective of reducing inequality in local areas, this role will seek to further develop our network of local groups, by increasing support to existing groups, supporting new groups to form, as well as working strategically with other like-minded organisations at a local level.

We are seeking an exceptionally motivated and organised individual who enjoys working in a fast-paced, high-profile environment. We offer a dynamic, friendly team and a supportive and flexible working environment. The Equality Trust is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion in recruitment. We know that organisations with a diverse team perform better for their beneficiaries, and we particularly welcome applications from those who identify as Black, Asian and minoritised ethnic, LGBT+, disabled and older applicants who are under-represented in our staff team.

This post is advertised as 21 hours, and we are open to this being worked flexibly over 3, 4 or 5 days. Note all staff are currently working remotely until further notice. This post will require some evening and weekend work which can be taken as TOIL. 

About the role

The role will involve facilitating local activity, developing the capacity of local groups and broadening the reach of our networks. It will also involve developing and strengthening our Speakers’ Network and responding to the increased demand for speakers on the topic of inequality. It will also involve delivering and/or organising training sessions for local groups, contributing to the monthly newsletter and organising online events. The postholder will be a point of contact for local groups and will support individuals to start local groups. The post-holder will broaden the scope of campaigning issues our groups feel confident to work on, including social inequalities, poverty (and the Poverty Premium), fair pay, education, health, business behaviour, etc. There will also be opportunities to get involved in different aspects of The Equality Trust’s work. 

Specifically the organiser will, in line with agreed priorities, facilitate and support local groups to:

• Develop and deliver local campaigns to reduce inequality, encouraging our activists to think strategically and eliciting active participation from across the community, in wider TET campaigns as well as locally
• Grow the local groups network and build power within local communities
• Organise a range of interactive events, including national local groups conferences, film showings, webinars, speaker events, craftivist sessions etc.
• Hold public stalls and stalls at local events and conferences subject to public health and safety advice.
• Establish links and hold events with local academics, student unions, schools and colleges, and local like-minded organisations
• Train and recruit more members into our Speaker Network
• Develop and deliver training to volunteer activists on a range of topics, including online and offline organising, dealing with media, communications and other skills.
• Prepare campaigns materials for hustings for local/national elections and campaigns
• Engage with like-minded local groups on campaigning work to reduce inequality
• Engage with schools, youth groups and colleges where appropriate, through the Speaker Network and our education programme.

About you

Essential experience 

• Experience of community and/or union organising and a proven history of grassroots campaigning.
• Demonstrable success in devising and delivering online and offline campaigns and materials
• Experience of developing a strategic approach at a local level that motivates supporters and where appropriate brings pressure to bear on relevant stakeholders.
• Experience of influencing and working collaboratively with others, both internally with staff and volunteers and externally with prospective partner organisations.
• Experience of organising in an inclusive way that proactively seeks to address any underrepresentation of disadvantaged groups.
• Experience of developing and delivering training materials to supporters.

Desirable experience

• Experience of creating media opportunities to further campaigning strategic objectives.
• Experience of editing/creating films, podcasts and designing materials.

Skills and abilities

• Proactive, with meticulous attention to detail and the ability to plan and organise own work and use own time effectively.
• Ability to travel to our local groups to support them, subject to health and safety advice.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to address different and diverse audiences.
• Excellent IT and social media skills, including the use of membership databases, webinar programmes and calendar coordination.
• A team player with a ‘can-do’ attitude.
• Proactive with initiative, actively seeking information from internal or external sources as required.
• Good interpersonal skills, ability to persuade, influence and collaborate with a range of internal and external stakeholders, sensitive to their communications needs.
• Deadline driven, able to remain calm in the face of several simultaneous deadlines.
• Willingness and ability to work flexible hours when needed.
• A strong understanding of the causes and effects of social and economic inequality and a demonstrable commitment to the principles that underlie The Equality Trust’s work.

How to apply

Please submit the following documents by 9am on the closing date:

• Your CV (not more than 2 pages)
• Your covering letter addressing the person specification AND answering the the questions at the end of the attached pack, using the questions as headings. 

Programme development and management

• Negotiate donor contracts and review sub-grant agreements prepared by the programme finance team
• Lead the project opening process by developing and delivering relevant training, reference materials and templates on best practices and donor rules and regulations to field-based staff
• Support field-based staff throughout implementation challenges and in developing adaptation measures for donor approval 
• Identify opportunities to increase programme visibility and raise the organization’s profile by disseminating results within and beyond the development community.

Compliance

• Support field teams in the management of new grants during the start-up phase and oversee on-going grants through regular interface and coordination with relevant AKDN agencies/field units, acting as a central point of organisational expertise on donor compliance requirements
• Lead the preparation, review and feedback process on donor narrative reports to ensure reports comply with donor requirements and are produced on time and at a high standard
• Identify compliance vulnerability and risk, and proactively develop corrective actions
• Support the project closure process to ensure contract compliance and minimise financial and reputational risk  

Coordination and relationship with donors

• Provide guidance to the Programme Finance team when communicating with and responding to grant management and compliance questions with the donor
• Be an interface with relevant donors and communicate on a regular basis about the implementation of on-going grants in order to maintain a solid relationship and to address queries or challenges effectively and as they occur  

Capacity building

• Where relevant, oversee the work of Partnerships Officers supporting the grants management portfolio and develop their capacity
• Develop capacity building tools and training modules for grants compliance and management training for use at the UK and field level
• Lead capacity building activities with partners to standardise compliance and grant management procedures ensuring that all staff have the necessary tools and training to understand donor guidelines and grant management procedures

Resource mobilisation

• Lead and support on the design and development of specific concept notes and proposals, including logical frameworks and budgets (these will often, though not exclusively, be linked to the portfolio this position manages)
• Develop and maintain relationships with AKDN agencies, the AKF Global Programmes Team and field teams to ensure effective coordination around the development of specific proposals through the contract negotiation phase
• Support the brokering of relationships with existing and new European and Asian institutional donors, UK/European foundations and corporates including through direct liaison with donors centrally and at the field level
• Develop and contribute to partnership documentation including positioning pieces and communication materials (e.g. presentations, narrative overviews, donor visit briefs) designed to enable regular and effective engagement with various donors
• Keep up to date with donor funding mechanisms and priorities and proactively work with Partnerships Officers and the wider team to scan for new resource mobilisation opportunities for AKDN programmes to identify the most relevant opportunities

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field essential
• Master’s degree in a relevant field desirable

Skills

• Ability to present, discuss and supervise compliance with grants monitoring protocols with colleagues at different levels
• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain effective project files for accountability and audit purposes
• Ability to establish partnership management and monitoring protocols with relevant partners (e.g. donors, field offices)
• Excellent writing, communication, and analytical skills
• Excellent numeracy and financial analysis skills
• Technical competency in compiling and editing compliance reports, presentations, proposals, concept papers
• Excellent technical and IT skills
• Ability to work effectively as part of a small team but also to be able to use own initiative and multitask across several tasks
• Ability to work in a multi-institution network within a multicultural environment

Knowledge

• Knowledge of compliance requirements for major donors with the proven ability to establish compliance systems
• Good understanding of the risks and related relevant controls, primarily in the overall grant cycle, including programme, financial and procurement cycles, and knowledge of how to effectively mitigate these
• Good understanding and experience of development issues and organisations
• Keen interest in international development and improving knowledge of these issues a distinct advantage
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and databases, Apple OSX and iOS. Familiarity with Apple iWorks and MAC and with CRM/knowledge management platforms desirable

Experience

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in grants management context (e.g. an NGO or donor organisation)
• Field level experience in a developing country/context desirable
• Demonstrated experience of managing EC, FCDO (or similar) grants and ensuring compliance with the donor requirements
• Proven experience of managing relationships in complex organisations with numerous stakeholders
• Experience in developing and writing proposals, budget plans/cases, concept papers, briefs and executive summaries, by coordinating multiple inputs from a variety of sources, simultaneously managing a variety of relationships
• Working as part of a team in a multi-cultural, multi-country, multi-office environment

• Must include CV and a supporting statement that outlines why they want the role, why they want to work for AKF(UK) and how their experiences and skills to date will make them the most suitable applicant for the role.

• Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and so anyone interested in the role is encouraged to apply as soon as possible

• Interviews will be taking place w/c 7th December 2020. Shortlisted candidates will need to be available to attend two interviews that week.

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