We are a young and ambitious charity with a strong brand identity whose vision is built around providing services to support families bereaved of a child and raising awareness of the importance of organ donation. We are searching for an outstanding Fundraising and Events Manager who can bring a new dynamic to our vision and is excited by the opportunity of growing with us as a charity. The ideal candidate will need to be highly motivated and creative, with management experience in the charity sector and a proven track record of success. A ‘can do’ attitude is essential along with outstanding organisational skills and experience of running excellent events.

The Bodie Hodges Foundation

Fundraising and Events Manager

Reporting to: Bereavement Projects Manager

Hours: 37.5

Salary: 30,000-32,000 Depending on experience

Base: Working from our Blaby Offices, Blaby Civic Centre.

Application Information

Please include a covering letter of no more than 2 sides explaining why you would like the role of Fundraising & Events Manager and what experience and qualities you will bring to the role. Please also include a CV.

Closing Date: 28/02/2020 -12.00pm

Phone Interviews: w/c 02/03/2020

Interviews: TBC

WHO WE ARE

The Bodie Hodges Foundation was formed in 2013 and supports families bereaved of a child.  In addition to our primary service, we are also dedicated to raising the awareness of the importance of organ donation. Our vision is to give hope to families bereaved of a child by providing a range of services that support grieving families and encourage them to rebuild and remember.

JOB ROLE SUMMARY

This management role will implement our fundraising strategy to ensure that our income meets the needs of the services and projects within the organisation.  The role will be responsible for increasing donations, working with corporate clients and developing and organising established and new events to support the financial stability of the organisation. 

This role would suit somebody with drive and determination. Our goals for the charity are ambitious and so we are looking for somebody with a will to achieve. You will need to be prepared to grow and develop your role as the charity evolves.  We are an exciting and fast-moving charity to be involved with.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Accountability for implementing the fundraising strategy to ensure that income meets the needs of services
• Develop and grow relationships with corporate partners and donors
• Develop and account manage our ‘Team Bodie Business’ project(s) and grow its presence across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
• Use marketing to enhance the offline and online presence of the charity
• Responsible for writing fundraising literature to increase appeal to our audiences
• Manage and develop existing annual events and develop new events to add to the calendar
• To produce post-event evaluations and future recommendations for all activities
• To manage corporate and donor fundraising administration ensuring that all donations and income is recorded correctly, tracked and acknowledged
• To confidently present the key messages of the charity and encourage support via a variety of media including, conversations, networking, presentations, written literature, social media, particularly Facebook, twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram.
• Develop an online newsletter and regular e-communication to our shareholders
• Ensure that all our supporters, donors and volunteers as well as the general public have a great experience and feel valued whenever they interact with us
• Analyse donor and donation growth
• To take a pro-active approach to identifying new, effective and imaginative funding streams
• Work with the Bereavement Projects Manager and Founder to create a Team Bodie Community
• Work within financial regulations of the organisation and be responsible for the marketing and events budget
• To manage the corporate partners and events database, keep it up to date and utilise this to increase our supporters
• To be prepared to represent the charity with public speaking and presentations
• Support the team in the management of our events and attending networking events - this will require the candidate to work some evenings and weekends.
• For the candidate to be flexible in their duties, to support the growth of the charity over the coming months and years

Personal Specification Essential criteria

Education, Training and Development - Desirable

• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Fundraising qualification or be prepared to work towards one
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Knowledge and Experience - Essential

Abilities

• A minimum of 2 years successful service in a similar role with a proven track record of successful fundraising
• Experience of running events in a corporate and community setting
• Proven ability to create, deliver and continually review fundraising activities
• Project Management experience
• Account Management experience
• Open and clear communication
• A self-motivator; To work to own deadlines, manage own diary and workload
• To set clear professional boundaries and communicate these clearly
• An ability to work with precision

Personal Qualities

• Self-Motivated, positive attitude and ability to turn an idea into an action
• Build rapport easily and with all levels of stakeholders with those they meet in a professional manner
• A can-do attitude
• Be a Team Player
• Dynamic
• Ambitious
• Charismatic

Terms and Conditions

> The post holder will need to have own transport with mileage paid at 35p.

> A workplace pension is available to the successful candidate; employee contribution up to 5%, employer 3%.

> Holiday entitlement of 26 days, plus 8 bank holidays. (this includes a week between Christmas and New Year and Your Birthday) 

> The successful candidate will need to have a Standard DBS and provide us with two references.

Bereavement Support Practitioner - Cumbria
Hours: 20 hours per week 
Salary: £24,000 (pro rata) 
Base: Negotiable; to be discussed at interview. Please note that the successful candidate will need to be willing and able to travel across Cumbria

Child Bereavement UK provides high quality child bereavement support for families and the professionals who support them, where a child of any age has died or a child is facing bereavement.

We are seeking to recruit a dedicated Bereavement Support Practitioner to join the established team in supporting children and young people who are bereaved, and parents bereaved of a baby or child.

Applicants should have a recognised, health, educational, social care, or counselling qualification, experience in working with children and families, excellent communication skills and be passionate about supporting bereaved families.

Closing Date: 5.30pm, Wednesday 26 February 2020
Interview Date: Monday 9 March 2020 (pm) & Tuesday 10 March 2020 (am)

Application Process:

If you would like to apply for this position, please download the attached Job Description.
Click the apply button and attach your CV and a short covering letter detailing which post you are applying for and how your experience meets the person specification, it will be sent automatically to us.

No agencies please.

Child Bereavement UK aims to provide access to high quality child bereavement support for families and the professionals who support them, where a child of any age has died or a child is facing bereavement.

Support & Information (Helpline) Team Member
Hours: 22.5 hrs per week (0.6) (days to be confirmed)
Salary: £21,000 p.a. (pro rata)
Base: Loudwater (near High Wycombe), Buckinghamshire

We are seeking to appoint a Support & Information (Helpline) Team Member to provide support and information to both families and professionals contacting Child Bereavement UK by telephone, live chat and email. The role also includes assisting with updating information.

Applicants should have training in listening, information giving and guidance, experience in working with young people and families, excellent verbal and written communication skills and be passionate about supporting bereaved families.

Closing Date: Wednesday 4 March 2020
Interview Date: Friday 13 March 2020

To Apply and For More Information:

If you wish to apply please read the Job Description/Person Specification attached in additional documents before pressing the Apply button and submitting a CV and Cover letter detailing why you think you would meet the person specification for the post. Applications without covering letters will not be considered.

No agencies please.

Hub Manager

Wales

Cruse Bereavement Care is recruiting a regional Hub Manager for Wales- a new and exciting role created as part of our new strategy to develop Cruse.  

The Hub Manager is responsible for the delivery of high quality bereavement support across the Nation.  This includes strategic planning and budgetary control, staff and volunteer management, planning and monitoring service provision.

The roles will either be based in a local Cruse office or home based within the region.  The post holder will be able to travel easily within South Wales. 

Cruse Bereavement Care is the largest bereavement charity in the UK. Our mission is to offer support, advice and information to children, young people and adults when someone dies and to enhance societies care of bereaved people.

The closing date for this role is 24th February 2020 with interviews being held on 5th and 6th March 2020

To apply for this role, send your CV and covering letter, which outlines your suitability for the role and should be no longer than two pages.

Cruse welcomes and encourages applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation.

TLG is looking for a qualified teacher with a passion to turn around the lives of disaffected young people aged 12-16. Leading our TLG Croydon Centre (alternative provision), the Centre Manager will be responsible for delivering exceptional educational programmes with imaginative curricula for disaffected young people, with proven skills and strategies to re-engage those on the verge of exclusion.

Working in partnership with Trinity Baptist Church in Croydon and a number of other key stakeholders, the successful applicant will need to develop and maintain excellent links in South London with schools, parents, referrers, and other agencies.

The successful candidate will have excellent team and communication skills and a successful track record in leadership and management, as well as a strong and vibrant Christian faith. TLG is committed to safeguarding our children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure via the DBS.

The dates of interviews are to be arranged.

TLG is looking for a qualified teacher with a passion to turn around the lives of disaffected young people aged 11-16. Leading our TLG Reading Education Centre (alternative provision), the Centre Manager will be responsible for delivering exceptional educational programmes with imaginative curricula for disaffected young people, with proven skills and strategies to re-engage those on the verge of exclusion.

Working in partnership with The Gate in TLG Reading and a number of other key stakeholders, the successful applicant will need to develop and maintain excellent links in TLG Reading with schools, parents, referrers, and other agencies.

The successful candidate will have excellent team and communication skills and a successful track record in leadership and management, as well as a strong and vibrant Christian faith. TLG is committed to safeguarding our children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. The successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure via the DBS.

The date of telephone interviews and final interviews is to be confirmed.

TLG is looking for a qualified teacher with a passion to turn around the lives of disaffected young people aged 12-16. Leading the West London Centre, the Centre Manager will be responsible for delivering exceptional educational programmes with imaginative curricula for disaffected young people, with proven skills and strategies to re-engage those on the verge of exclusion.

Working in partnership with St Paul’s, Hammersmith and a number of other key stakeholders, the successful applicant will need to develop and maintain excellent links with schools, parents, referrers and other agencies.

The successful candidate will have excellent team and communication skills and a successful track record in leadership and management, as well as a strong and vibrant Christian faith. TLG is committed to safeguarding our children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure via the DBS.

The deadline for applications is 5pm, Monday 2nd March 2020. Video interviews will take place on Thursday 5th March 2020 and formal interviews on Monday 9th March 2020.

We are looking for an ambitious individual to join our team for a one year period to cover maternity leave, playing a key role in leading and managing our fundraising team, ensuring strategy and income targets and other KPIs are met and high standards of fundraising practice followed. As Head of Community Relationships (Fundraising) you will have the opportunity to embed the strategy and area business plans and ensure they are successfully implemented and deliver net income growth across all our brands.

Head of Community Relationships Fundraising

22.5 hours per week over 3 days

1 year Maternity cover

£24,000 per annum

You will play a lead role in a developing and delivering the strategic aims of the organisation as well as driving improvements in the way we fundraise and maximising opportunities for growth and development. You will build strong working relationships across the organisation, representing fundraising in a number of internal and external forums.

Successful candidates will have a strong track record in supporter or customer relations; in leading large complex teams with a range of specialisms and handling change and challenge and have experience driving income growth and continuous fundraising improvement across an organisation or team. Ideally the successful candidate will also have good knowledge of Fundraising regulation and best practice.

For a full job description and person specification follow the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role.

Applicants are welcome to call for an informal chat or to arrange a visit.

We are looking for someone with experience of working across a broad portfolio of income streams and a proven track record in generating income against targets. You will have exceptional interpersonal skills, and the ability to influence a wide range of stakeholders. Working collaboratively and being a team player are essential skills. The successful candidate will understand the balance of being hands-on in order to get things done and working strategically so that Saint Michaels meets its long-term objectives. 
 

The role is will work across our bases in Harrogate and Northallerton with other travel required as necessary. Our Harrogate offices are based at Hornbeam Park, just a few minutes’ walk from Hornbeam Park train station and well located for commutes from Leeds, York and surrounding areas via train or car. Our Northallerton office is based in Omega Business Village on Thurston Road. 

Successful applicants are required to provide an enhanced disclosure. Disclosure expense will be met by employer.

Harrogate District Hospice Care is a registered charity in England and Wales (518905) with a family of services operating as Herriot Hospice Homecare, Just ‘B’, Saint Michael’s Hospice and Talking Spaces.

Benefits include:-

• Competitive rates of pay

• 21 days paid holiday per year for full time

• Comprehensive Induction Programme

• Contributory Pension Scheme with employer contribution of 8% and variable employee contribution

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Free Car Parking/Walking distance from Hornbeam Park Station

• Free DBS/CRB check

Successful applicants are required to provide an enhanced disclosure. Disclosure expense will be met by employer.

Please click Apply and you will be forwarded to our recruitment website. Alternatively please call Helen/Alison in the HR team at Saint Michael’s Hospice.

Completed applications to be received by 9am on 5th March 2020

Interviews will be held on Thursday 12th March 2020.

Community & Events Fundraiser

Salary up to £28,000 per annum

37.5 hours per week to be worked flexibly in accordance with the needs of the role which may include weekends, bank holidays and evenings to support events

This is an exciting time to join Countess Mountbatten Hospice as we extend our services to more patients and their families throughout Hampshire and the surrounding areas.

Our Hospice teams provide a wide range of services created and designed to support individuals’ needs. Our patients and their families are at the heart of everything we do here at the Hospice. To continue to provide our outstanding care services we need talented and committed people to join our fundraising team. If you are looking for a new challenge and the opportunity to make a real difference, we would like to hear from you.

About the role:

Responsible for managing and supporting a small team to plan, deliver, grow and review Countess Mountbatten Hospice’s community & events programme, meeting agreed financial income target and expenditure budgets to increase sustainable income for the charity.

The post holder will be responsible for developing productive and lasting relationships, inspiring and motivating supporters and stakeholders, both new and existing, to engage and fundraise for us, and providing excellent supporter care.

Working with individual fundraisers as well as organising large mass participation events the post holder will lead on developing, managing and promoting fundraising events across all aspects of Mountbatten's fundraising activities.

About you:

We are seeking a highly motivated, engaging and enthusiastic experienced Community & Events Fundraiser who has excellent knowledge of working with supporters and volunteers and managing events to achieve annual income targets from within the community. The successful candidate will need to be able to demonstrate:

• Success in developing and building community income streams
• Experience of delivering successful events
• Ability to manage multiple projects to deadlines
• Excellent financial and budget management experience
• Experience of fundraising in the charitable sector or equivalent experience in another sector
• Ability to build strong relationships and be able to manage and inspire volunteers
• Be able to work on your own as well as part of a team
• Highly competent in IT, including Word, Excel, Outlook, email and the internet
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

The postholder will need to be a flexible and adaptable individual with the ability to prioritise and work under pressure to tight deadlines. You will be ambitious, innovative and tenacious, and will thrive on new challenges and enjoy inspiring and motivating others.

Informal visits to find out more about this exciting role with us at Countess Mountbatten Hospice are welcomed. Please contact Judy Tucker, Fundraising Lead.

To apply for this vacancy please visit our website where you will be directed to submit your application via NHS jobs

Prison Resettlement Worker
Location: Covering South Somerset & Sedgemoor
Contract: Fixed term until 31 March 2021
Hours: Full time - 40 hours per week (we also welcome applications from individuals who would be willing to split the hours as a job share)
Salary: £22,500.00 per annum
Closing Date: Friday 06 March (12 noon).

Julian House is looking to appoint a full time Prison Resettlement worker to provide homelessness prevention working in South Somerset and Sedgemoor Local Authority areas. This person will be based at two offices, one in Yeovil and one in Bridgwater. This role will support individuals that have an offending background and who face multiple and complex needs; including the risk of rough sleeping, and significant challenges in accessing and sustaining accommodation.

The successful candidate will be an excellent communicator, have experience of supporting people who have been involved within the criminal justice system. They will need to have a good understanding of barriers and issues faced by people both within a custodial setting and the community. Knowledge of the pathways to sustaining accommodation, rehabilitation and recovery is key.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of disadvantaged people! 

Purpose of the Post: To deliver a person-centred and outcome-focused prison resettlement service within South Somerset and Sedgemoor Local Authority areas, effective support working with prisoner leavers who are homeless, rough sleeping or are insecurely accommodated, to ensure that they are able to maintain, access or improve accommodation upon their release from prison.

Main Duties and Responsibilities Includes:

• Deliver a professional, outcome-focused Resettlement Service to offenders leaving HMP Exeter, HMP Guys Marsh and HMP Eastwood Park prisons, both on site and through support working within the community
• Develop an effective partnership working with the Prison Resettlement Teams, South Somerset and Sedgemoor Local Authority Homelessness prevention services, Probation, Police, Specialist homelessness and housing service providers, and the community recovery and health and wellbeing services
• Respond promptly to referrals and enquiries for the service
• Establish a supportive, trusting and professional relationship with clients
• Actively managing a caseload of clients and prioritise those who are likely to be discharged without secure accommodation and who are at risk of homelessness
• Assess, plan and enact person-centred packages of resettlement support
• Work pro-actively with landlords and Housing Benefit teams to help prisoners maintain tenancies currently at risk due to their custodial sentence
• Provide high quality information and advice to colleagues working within the prison, and to other agencies who work with people experiencing homelessness
• Liaise with local rough sleeping outreach services where homelessness cannot be prevented upon release
• Recognise indications of substance misuse, mental health needs, domestic abuse, personality disorder and behavioural issues, making appropriate referrals to relevant agencies

Please see the attached job description & person specification for full details on duties and responsibilities. 

What's in it for you?

As an employee, you will receive an excellent benefits package which includes:

• Cash health care plan
• Up to 26 days annual leave (depending on length of service)
• Employer pension contribution (up to 6% of your gross salary)
• Employee Assistance Programme 
• Staff Award Scheme
• 20% Discount at Julian House Shops 

Julian House has a supportive culture, providing regular supervision and line management alongside externally facilitated reflective practice which enables staff to look after their own health and well-being whilst giving their best in their roles. 

Please note: the successful candidate will need to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

To Apply:

Please apply by submitting an application via our jobs page on our Julian House website.

Rough Sleeper Navigator x 2
Location: Weymouth, Dorset
Contract: Fixed term until 31 March 2021
Hours: Full time - 40 hours per week
Salary: £20,300.00 per annum
Closing Date: Monday 09 March '20 (12 noon).

This role is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated individual to provide invaluable support to individuals moving away from rough sleeping and into settled accommodation in Dorset!

The new member of staff will be joining a friendly and high performing team who have made a real difference to people experiencing homelessness. This new role will allow the successful candidate to be part of expanding our service across the whole of Dorset.

The purpose of this role is to carry a caseload of accommodated clients who are leading street-based lifestyles and prevent them from sleeping rough; encouraging positive use of their tenancy and a move away from activities such as begging, substance misuse and offending.

The successful candidate will work closely with partner agencies and the rough sleeper to establish and fulfil a holistic support plan that allows the individual to sustain their move away from the street.

What's in it for you?

As an employee, you will receive an excellent benefits package which includes:

• Cash health care plan
• Up to 26 days annual leave (depending on length of service)
• Employer pension contribution (up to 6% of your gross salary)
• Employee Assistance Programme 
• Staff Award Scheme
• 20% Discount at Julian House Shops 

Julian House has a supportive culture, providing regular supervision and line management alongside externally facilitated reflective practice which enables staff to look after their own health and well-being whilst giving their best in their roles.

Please note: the successful candidate will need to undergo an enhanced DBS check. 

To Apply:

Please apply by submitting an application via our jobs page on our Julian House website.

Please note: interviews will be taking place on Monday 16 March '20.

Huggard, based in Cardiff, provides a comprehensive range of services and accommodation for people experiencing homelessness and runs Wales’ leading centre for people sleeping rough.

We are looking for an experienced finance professional, who shares our values and principles, for this demanding role managing Huggard’s finance functions together with providing line management and internal audit functions to the business, facilities and HR elements of our vital work. 

If you think you have what it takes and want to join Team Huggard and make a positive difference in tackling homelessness and improving wellbeing then we want to hear from you.

PART-TIME ADMINISTRATOR/COMPANY SECRETARY

(25 hours per week over five days) - Salary £15,000 p.a.

Colchester based counselling and psychotherapy practice wish to recruit a confident and discreet Administrator/Company Secretary with excellent communication and organisational skills who is able to work independently. Experience in using Word, Excel and bookkeeping is essential.

The Stockwell Centre, just off Colchester's High Street, provides counselling and psychotherapy for individuals, couples and groups. Stockwell Centre counsellors and psychotherapists can help with a wide range of difficulties including depression, anxiety, stress and panic attacks; they can also help with difficulties arising from relationship breakdown, bereavement and loss and childhood events such as abuse or trauma.

Therapists at the Stockwell Centre have varied backgrounds and training, but all share a psychodynamic approach, which explores present problems in the context of life history and past experiences.

To apply please email CV with covering letter.

Closing date: 31st March 2020.

Prospect Hospice is looking for a talented, passionate professional to become our new chair of trustees.

We believe everyone should have access to excellent end-of-life care. As chair of our trustees, you can help make this a reality.

Over four decades, Prospect Hospice has become the organisation that people in Swindon, Marlborough and north Wiltshire turn to when they, or the people they love, are diagnosed with a life-limiting illness. We have cared for and supported many thousands of local people, which is why so many people contribute in their own way to a charity that makes a positive difference in our community. Are you the person to oversee the continuing development and expansion of our care and services in the coming years?

Our vision is for excellent, personalised and compassionate care for everyone affected by a life-limiting illness. Working with local health and social care partners, and stakeholders from across the community, we have a vital role in improving end-of-life care for everyone. We are looking for a chair of trustees with the skills, knowledge and expertise to help drive our organisation forward, as we aim for outstanding performance in all that we do. 

This important and rewarding role provides a unique opportunity to be part of something very special, entrusted by the 300,000-strong community we serve to make a real difference in their loved-ones’ lives, at a time when they most need it.

Who we are looking for

You will have a proven, professional track record of leadership at the highest level. You will share our vision, and ambition to take a leading role in our journey to be recognised as an outstanding organisation.  Ideally, you will have experience of charity governance and working with or as part of a Board of Trustees.  

For more details of the role and for an informal discussion with a current trustee and more information contact Siobhain Acott, Executive Assistant. Please see our website for contact details.