Are you passionate about making a difference to the lives of young carers?
 

Are you looking for a rewarding part-time, term time only role working with young people?

Join the Carers’ Hub team and get involved in an exciting project that supports young carers aged 11-16 with completing their homework in a supportive environment outside the classroom and away from any distractions at home.

Funded by Sir Walter St John, our homework club runs every Tuesday between 4.30-6.30pm during term-time.   You will be required to work 10 hours per week in total, including the 2 hour homework club.  The hours can be worked flexibly, other than the fixed times of the homework club. 

Your role:
As the Homework Club Coordinator you will create a friendly, quiet and welcoming environment for the young carers to complete their homework and think positively about their education.  You will be on hand to offer support and identify any young carers who may benefit from more intensive one to one support.

You will be the main point of contact for the project, liaising with schools, accepting new referrals, carrying out 1:1 appointments to support young carers with creating their individual learning plan as well as collecting and collating data to support project reporting.

You will support the work of the young carers team, working particularly closely with our Schools Project Officer, who will also be supporting 11-16 year olds in schools. 

Please note this post is term time only. 

Closing date:  9am Friday 15ht October

Interview date: Tuesday 19th October

Head of Business Development – Charity Funding
Central London or Edinburgh (Please note that while this role is advertised as office-based, IIED will remain a predominantly remote-working organisation for the foreseeable future)

The closing deadline for applications is midnight on the 24th October 2021.
Interviews will be held the week commencing 8th November 2021.

The Company

The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) is a policy and action research organisation. We promote sustainable development to improve livelihoods and protect the environments on which these livelihoods are built. We specialise in linking local priorities to global challenges. IIED is based in London and works in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and the Pacific, with some of the world’s most vulnerable people. We work with them to strengthen their voice in the decision-making arenas that affect them - from village councils to international conventions.

We are now looking for a Head of Business Development to join our team and lead our Business Development function on a full-time, permanent basis.

The Benefits

- Salary of £57,569 - £63,438 per annum (up to £71,638 for exceptional candidates) based on skills and experience
- Benefits package

This is a fantastic opportunity for a high calibre charity funding professional looking for a new challenge to join our thriving organisation and help shape our future direction and success.

As an organisation, our purpose is to contribute to making the world more just and more sustainable. You will have the chance to build on the strong relations we have developed with our current and potential funders, identifying new opportunities and driving us forward, navigating a rapidly changing environment.

In return, we can offer you excellent benefits and a variety of activities and social events to promote health and wellbeing and enable our teams to enjoy a positive, cohesive work environment.

The Role

As our Head of Business Development, you will be responsible for increasing our income and helping us secure support to enable our organisation to continue towards our mission.

Managing the Business Development Team, you will implement and refine our 2021-2 business development strategy. This focuses on increasing our funding by identifying new opportunities, maintaining our existing funding relationships, increasing the success of our competitive bidding and increasing the effectiveness of our internal business development and systems.

You will lead the development of strong relations with key targets for future income and help create new partnerships and alliances. You will also work closely with colleagues throughout the organisation to share information and ideas.

Additionally, you will:

- Take direct responsibility for negotiating and completing large-scale applications for funding
- Gather and disseminate intelligence on the funding landscape
- Work with Research Groups to develop their fundraising plans and donor scoping
- Provide effective leadership and mentoring to the team

About You

To join us as our Head of Business Development, you will need:

- A sustained track record in securing funding for a range of projects from a variety of donors including public sector funding agencies and private foundations
- An entrepreneurial ‘self-starter’ approach with the ability to recognise opportunities and act on them appropriately
- Proven experience in partnership and/or consortium development, creating, developing and working through consortia, networks, alliances, partnerships and international teams
- Access to an extensive international network of contacts relevant to the post
- An understanding of policy and research work on sustainable development issues in Africa, Asia and/or Latin America and at international level
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and fluency in English
- Excellent knowledge of office software and relevant specialist software
- A post-graduate degree in a relevant discipline or a relevant graduate degree and relevant formal training and/or qualification

A working knowledge of French or Spanish, and/or other widely spoken languages (with a preference for those who are fully fluent in one of these languages), in addition to English, would be beneficial to your application. Membership of relevant national and international bodies would also be advantageous.

Other organisations may call this role Business Development Lead, Head of Fundraising, Charity Development Manager, Fundraising Manager, or Income Development Manager.

Webrecruit and IIED are equal opportunities employers. We value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment.

So, if you’re seeking your next challenge as our Head of Business Development, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

About the role

It's an exciting time here at Sense as we have just released our new strategy. Sense now has an opportunity for someone to join our Business Development team as a Project Manager / Bid Writer, based at our purpose build centre TouchBase Pears, Selly Oak Birmingham. 

Duties include: 

Project managing a range of new business projects across Sense, which will increase business and diversification of opportunities
Ensuring projects are high performing, innovative and provide effective solutions for the Charity within the budgets available.
Providing advice and information and training on project management within the organisation
Support tender/framework/bid writing and processes

Key skills and experience required:

Recognised project management qualification
Proven implementation of recognised project management principles
Proven experience of managing projects and processes within a customer driven environment, with stakeholders 
Experience of good financial management.
Ability to produce effective project communications and management reports

For the full job description and person specification please see below. 

About Sense

For everyone living with complex disabilities. For everyone who is deafblind. Sense is here to help people communicate and experience the world. We believe that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential.

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

Do you want an incredible opportunity to join an NHS and a successful charity as it undergoes an ambitious and brave rebrand and new strategic direction? The Forever Friends Appeal helps the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust to do more and provide exceptional healthcare for everyone. We push the boundaries of healthcare through innovation, research, cutting-edge equipment, enhancing our spaces and supporting our people to be extraordinary.

Working under the direction of the Partnerships Manager you will provide work across a range of audiences developing and cultivating relationships with Corporate, Trusts & Foundations, and Wealthy Individuals. You will look after a caseload of supporters from initial research through to cultivation and stewardship ensuring that they have an outstanding personalised supporter journey with “Wow” moments that will inspire further engagement. This will include working across individuals, small trusts and corporates. Contributing to the Partnerships Team’s income targets and demonstrating the positive impact of our work both internally and externally.

This is a very varied role which involves a wide range of duties including searching out, gathering and analyse grant criteria, giving history, appropriate biographical, financial, corporate, philanthropic and network information from a wide variety of sources to ensure prospect / donor data is up-to-date and recorded on database. You will need bags of initiative, be innovative, brave and positive about learning new ways of working.

A strong team player and able to work autonomously juggling multiple activities simultaneously. SMART objectives, both financial and non-financial, will be allocated, so the post holder must be ambitious and target driven.

Ideally the successful candidate has experience in fundraising and the desire to develop a career in the charity sector whilst being part of an ambitious team putting smiles on the faces of our patients, NHS staff and supporters.

Prospectus is pleased to be working with Global Witness to recruit their New Business Officer within the development department. Global Witness campaign to create a real step change in addressing some of the underlying causes of global warming. The New Business Officer will work with the Head of New Business in identifying suitable partners in the foundations space in the UK and the US.

The New Business Officer will primarily be responsible developing persuasive proposals and manage a portfolio of current funders too. You will be responsible for prospect research into trusts, foundations, and institutional funders, carrying out high quality research using publicly available sources and databases. The New Business Officer will meet individual income and new business targets and will represent Global Witness at pitches and briefing meetings too.

The selected candidate will have a proven track record of generating income growth from the public, private, or charitable sectors and will have a proven ability to cultivate excellent donor or client relationships. The selected candidate will also be tasked with partnering collaboratively with other organisations on joint bids and proposal, so a track record and examples of collaborative working with other organisations is highly desirable. You will ideally be knowledge or passionate about the climate giving sector too.

Do get in touch with Ryan Burdock at Prospectus for an informal discussion about the role.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application. In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance and begin to prepare your supporting statement. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to speaking with you soon.

YOUTH POWER: COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP

YOUNG PEOPLE CAN LEAD

YOUNG PEOPLE MUST LEAD

BANG is a black-led, locally rooted charity that occupies a pivotal position in the youth sector in the London Borough of Brent. At the core of BANG is young people and a set of humanistic values that underpin our activities and culture.

After 21 years in existence BANG has developed into leadership organisation in that is now able to galvanise local people and partners to achieve positive social action even beyond Brent 

Our vision is of a world in which all young people are valued, thriving, and contributing positively to their communities.  We address the needs of young people by developing programmes that identify needs and build confidence, motivation, experiences, networks, and skills.

What defines us at BANG is the creative and enterprising approach we take to tackling social problems. BANG has a reputation for excellence and a long-standing track record of success.  Since our inception in 1999 we have worked with over 5,000 young people aged 8-25, particularly those who are considered most ‘at risk’, experiencing negative outcomes or on the pathway to offending: diverting them from a life of crime. 

We are looking for an enthusiastic and organised Project and Marketing Coordinator to start as soon as possible. The successful candidate will deliver a range of administration, coordination and management functions. 

As the Projects and Marketing Coordinator you will have responsibility for project and task management including marketing and engagement duties, research and report writing and contributing to fundraising activities.

You will be contributing to the productivity of BANG by providing personalised and timely support to our Executive Leadership Team and may be required to support office operations sometimes. 

Main Areas of responsibility 

Administration  

• Organise project meetings, prepare meeting agendas, attend meetings and minute-taking 

Marketing 

• Oversee social media handles for CEO/COO i.e., LinkedIn, Facebook, etc

• Contribute to BANG website and other channels 

• Produce content and copy, write articles/blogs on BANG for media platforms and channels

Business/Organisational Development and Fundraising 

• Develop and facilitate community and commercial partnerships 

• Active participation in proposal and bid writing. 

• Review documents and produce concise summaries. 

• Identify, organise and engage in relevant research related activities 

• Coordinate business development initiatives and projects 

• Oversee/manage fundraising activities, including donor funding efforts and crowdfunding 

Project and Task Management  

• Deputising when CEO is leading on projects

• Action planning and task management for projects, programmes and BANG strategies 

• Oversee the performance of staff reporting to ELT

• Support the team with basic office operations and manage contracts with suppliers 

General 

• Work with other members of staff as a team to ensure that the core services are covered. 

• Work in partnership with other agencies in order to meet development needs, project and organisation goals 

• Work to promote equal opportunities and equality of access. 

• Actively promote BANG and its activities 

• At all times to work within BANG’s policies around Child Protection, Equal Opportunities, Health and Safety and Confidentiality, and all other employment and service policies and procedures. 

• Receive line management from the COO

• Observe the requirements of the Data Protection Act and Health and Safety legislation. 

• Attend and participate in team meetings and events. 

• Other duties as may be reasonably required

• Make a positive contribution towards supervisions, team meetings and development days. 

• Have a conscientious, professional approach to the role ensuring impeccable timekeeping, planning, record-keeping and effective communication across departments. 

• Undertake and refresh all mandatory and relevant training related to the post. 

• To work alongside The BEAT London radio to create a positive working environment and move the BANG Edutainment forward in a positive direction and in line with BANG’s Values, Mission, Aims and Objectives 

Camberwell office but with expected travel to our other offices in North and West London

Ref: HOL-211

Are you an influential, driven and collaborative individual with a proven track record of leading successful teams delivering a range of services and of successfully managing projects supported by different funding models?

If so, St Giles is looking for a dynamic leader to join us as Head of London Services, where you will provide overall leadership to St Giles’ service delivery teams in London and the surrounding regions and ensure St Giles meets its strategic objectives of developing and maintaining successful services which support our core values.

About St Giles

An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need. Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others. 

About this exciting opportunity

As Head of London Services, you will be part of the St Giles Senior Management Team and so responsible for providing effective leadership across the organisation, as well as leading on the development and implementation of St Giles’ strategic objectives across our London services. You will be also be expected to develop and maintain strong internal working relationships to ensure managers and teams deliver high quality services, plus make sure our London-based and regional services reflect St Giles’ values and address the needs of the local area.

You will also help to ensure quality assurance and consistent improvement and services which achieve targets is an ongoing priority across all services, and work closely with other Heads of Service and our Fundraising team to develop and submit bids and funding applications which will enhance and scale up our services across London and surrounding regions. Providing support on service implementation, delivery supported through a range of funding models, and staffing matters – including performance management, disciplinary and safeguarding, equality and diversity issues – is also a key aspect of this role.

We positively encourage applications if you have previously worked on a client-led support project, have had personal adverse experiences such as homelessness, substance misuse, debt, involvement with gangs etc. This includes experience of the criminal justice system, having served a prison sentence, or still be serving a prison sentence in a prison.

What we are looking for:

• Experience of managing services providing support to one or more of the target cohorts we work with
• Experience of successfully managing projects supported by different funding models and budget setting
• Proven record of successfully leading management teams and developing and maintaining a strong team ethos
• Management qualification (minimum Level 4)
• An understanding of the issues faced by adults and young people who face adverse challenges
• Knowledge of key social, economic, and demographic trends and issues affecting the people we work with, in London and surrounding areas
• Outstanding interpersonal, relationship-building and communication skills

In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, access to clinical supervisions, season ticket loan and much more.

For further information, or to apply, please visit our website via the ‘Apply’ button.

Closing date: 11pm, 24th October 2021. Interview date: 17th November 2021.

St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy.

As an organisation that works with children and adults at risk we are committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the safety of our clients and successful applicants will be DBS Checked.

Closing date: 7th November 2021 at 11.30pm

Come and join us
Do you want to help us make positive change for people experiencing homelessness in Dorset? Do you have personal experience of homelessness and/or other related issues such as substance misuse and mental ill-health and want to use your experiences to make a difference? Come and join us at Shelter Dorset as a Trainee on our GROW programme (Getting Real Opportunities of Work). You will receive personalised training and support throughout the programme, as well as support to plan your career after your traineeship ends.
 
About the role
We are looking for someone who can help us find out how services really work for people who are experiencing homelessness in all its forms. You will be based with the Shelter team in Weymouth, and will have the opportunity to work closely with a variety of other organisations to build an understanding of what it’s like to experience local services, and what works and what doesn’t.
 
After an initial induction period shadowing your colleagues in Shelter, you will be trained and supported to work with us to carry out a piece of peer research into women’s experiences of street homelessness and accessing accommodation. involved with a peer research project. You will speak to a variety of people about their accommodation needs. This role is all about supporting Shelter Dorset in improving how services are delivered, how people access them and identifying gaps in people getting the support they need.
 
You will be given training, support, and supervision, and will have access to a flexible personal budget to help in your own personal and professional development. Previous trainees have used the personal budget for things like courses/qualifications, driving lessons, counselling and more. We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

Please visit our website to see what previous Grow trainees thought of their time with Shelter.

About you
We are looking for people who are passionate about the opportunity to use their own life experiences to help make positive change for others. You’ll also need to be resilient, comfortable in a variety of settings, and able to remain calm in challenging situations where people might be upset or frustrated. Good communication skills and the ability to make people feel heard will also be essential.
 
We are looking for someone who is passionate about the opportunity to use their own life experiences to make positive change to others. You will be a good communicator and listener and have the ability to make people feel heard. This role would suit someone with an interest in carrying out research and hearing about other people’s experiences as a way to make things better for people experiencing homelessness in the local area. Basic computer skills, e.g. word processing, the internet and email would be useful, but support can be provided. Above all, we need people with a real desire to develop personally and learn new skills, with the ability to ask for support when needed.
 
Because this is a gender informed peer research project to be delivered by female only staff, we are only considering applications from women for this role. The Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1, Paragraph 1 applies to this post
 
Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

About Shelter
A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet millions of people across Britain struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change, with individuals, in communities, across society, and leading the way to a safe home. We need ambitious, best-in-class individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.

At Shelter we are united by our purpose to defend the right to a safe home. Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. We believe that to win that fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement for change. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, fair, equitable and transparent.
We have committed to combat racism both within and outside Shelter and welcome you on our journey to becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.

How to apply
To apply you need to submit a copy of your CV and a completed application form via our website, this can be submitted either by email (Mehnaz Ahmed's details can be found on our website) or you can submit a paper copy to the Shelter (The Lantern Trust), 2 Ranelagh Road, Weymouth, DT4 7JD
 
If you need support to create a CV please contact Mehnaz. Her details can be found on our website.
 
We will be holding support sessions to give people practical support and advice on how to create a CV/complete an application form to apply for the role, or to pick up a paper application. These sessions will also give you the chance to find out more about the role as well as other opportunities at Shelter Dorset. We encourage anyone thinking of applying to come along to a session. Please contact us beforehand to book a slot. The sessions will take place on the following dates:
 
•       Tuesday 19th October: Zoom – please contact us in advance if you are coming and we will send out the zoom link
•       Wednesday 27th October: Shelter (The Lantern Trust), 2 Ranelagh Road, Weymouth, DT4 7JD
 
When applying, we appreciate it may feel unusual to be talking about your lived experience to a prospective employer. Please be assured that we ask for this only to assess your suitability for a role that’s designed to help people to use their experiences to develop a career.

Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.
 
Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
 

Closing date: 7th November 2021 at 11.30pm

Come and join us
Are you passionate about ending bad housing and homelessness in Merseyside? Do you have personal experience of homelessness or other related issues and want to use your experiences to make a difference? Come and join us at Shelter Merseyside as a Trainee on our GROW programme (Getting Real Opportunities of Work). You will receive personalised training and support throughout the programme, as well as support to plan your career after your traineeship ends.

About the role

We are looking for someone who can help us get to know our community. You will be based at the Merseyside hub, and will have the opportunity to work closely with a variety of teams to support people from many different backgrounds who access our services. No day will be the same as every person who accesses our service is unique with different support needs.

As well as supporting the Merseyside Hub with community engagement and support, you will help us to complete a research project to find out more about the issues that affect people in Merseyside. You will be given training, support, and supervision, and will have access to a flexible personal budget to help in your own personal and professional development. Previous trainees have used the personal budget for things like driving lessons, gym memberships, courses and more.

To see what previous Grow trainees thought of their time with Shelter , please visit our website.

About you
We are looking for people who are passionate about the opportunity to use their own life experiences to help make positive change for others. You’ll also need to be resilient, comfortable in a variety of settings, and able to remain calm in challenging situations where people might be upset or frustrated. Good communication skills and the ability to make people feel heard will also be essential. Basic computer skills, e.g. word processing, the internet and email would be useful, but support can be provided. Above all, we need people with a real desire to develop personally and learn new skills.

About Shelter
A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet millions of people across Britain struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change, with individuals, in communities, across society, and leading the way to a safe home. We need ambitious, best-in-class individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.

At Shelter we are united by our purpose to defend the right to a safe home. Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. We believe that to win that fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement for change. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, fair, equitable and transparent.

We have committed to combat racism both within and outside Shelter and welcome you on our journey to becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.

How to apply

To apply you need to upload a copy of your CV and completed application form via our website. If you have any trouble applying you can submit your application by emailing Sally Duckworth ( her details can be found on our website) or by sending a copy of your application form to Shelter @ The Crypt, Holy Trinity Church, Richmond Park, Anfield, L6 5AA. Please ensure your contact telephone number and email address is on your CV.  Please don’t worry if your CV has gaps or limited work experience, this is not a problem. If you need support creating a CV please get in touch.

We will be holding support sessions at our hub in Anfield to give people practical support and advice on how to create a CV or supporting statement to apply for the role, or to pick up a paper application. These sessions will also give you the chance to find out more about the role as well as other opportunities at Shelter Merseyside. We encourage anyone thinking of applying to come along to a session. Please contact us beforehand to book a slot. The sessions will take place on the following dates:

Wednesday 20th October 2021- Merseyside Hub (Shelter @ The Crypt, Holy Trinity Church, Richmond Park, Anfield, L6 5AA)

Monday 25th October 2021- Zoom ( the details can be found on our website).

When applying, we appreciate it may feel unusual to be talking about your lived experience to a prospective employer. Please be assured that we ask for this only to assess your suitability for a role that’s designed to help people to use their experiences to develop a career.

Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.

Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

Prospectus is pleased to be partnering St Giles, an ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need. Central to their ethos is their belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others. They are now looking to recruit a dynamic Head of London Services to provide overall leadership to their service delivery teams in London and the surrounding regions.

As Head of London Services, you will be part of the St Giles Senior Management Team and so responsible for providing effective leadership across the organisation, as well as leading on the development and implementation of St Giles' strategic objectives across their London services; developing and maintaining strong internal working relationships to ensure managers and teams deliver high quality services, that are reflective of St Giles' values and address the needs of the local area. You will also help to ensure quality assurance and consistent improvement and services which achieve targets is an ongoing priority across all services, and work closely with other Heads of Service and their Fundraising team to develop and submit bids and funding applications which will enhance and scale up their services across London and surrounding regions.

To be considered, you will have demonstrable experience of managing services providing support to one or more of the target cohorts they work with (i.e. young people, criminal justice/exploitation, women services, unemployment and poverty and /or Adults with complex needs). You'll be an inspiring strategic leader, with a proven background of positively developing high performing support services, whilst effectively expanding service portfolios through successfully securing new business through working collaboratively and contributing to successful funding bids. A full understanding of the issues faced by adults and young people who face adverse challenges is essential, as is the knowledge of key social, economic, and demographic trends and issues affecting individuals with complex needs, in London and surrounding areas.

If this sounds like an exciting opportunity, then please initially submit your CV in word format - suitable candidates will then be contacted and will be asked to complete a supporting statement.

St Giles positively encourage applications if you have previously worked on a client-led support project, have had personal adverse experiences such as homelessness, substance misuse, debt, involvement with gangs etc. This includes experience of the criminal justice system, having served a prison sentence, or still be serving a prison sentence in a prison.

Closing date: 7th November 2021 at 11.30pm

Come and join us
Are you passionate about ending bad housing and homelessness in the North East? Do you have personal experience of homelessness or other related issues and want to use your experiences to make a difference? Come and join us at Shelter North East as a Trainee on our GROW programme (Getting Real Opportunities of Work). You will receive personalised training and support throughout the programme, as well as support to plan your career after your traineeship ends.

About the role
We are looking for someone who can help us get to know our community. You will be based at the Newcastle hub, and will have the opportunity to work closely with a variety of teams to develop an understanding of the housing-related issues that people face in the North East.

After an initial induction period, you will be involved with a peer research project. You will speak to a variety of people about their accommodation needs. In particular, we would like to consult people experiencing ‘multiple disadvantage’; ‘Multiple disadvantage’ is a term used to describe people who experience several problems at the same time, such as mental ill health, homelessness, drug and alcohol misuse, offending, and family breakdown.

You will be given training, support, and supervision, and will have access to a flexible personal budget to help in your own personal and professional development. Previous trainees have used the personal budget for things like courses/qualifications, driving lessons, counselling and more. We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

To see what previous Grow trainees thought of their time with Shelter, please visit our website. 

About you
We are looking for people who are passionate about the opportunity to use their own life experiences to help make positive change for others. You’ll also need to be resilient, comfortable in a variety of settings, and able to remain calm in challenging situations where people might be upset or frustrated. Good communication skills and the ability to make people feel heard will also be essential. Basic computer skills, e.g. word processing, the internet and email would be useful, but support can be provided. Above all, we need people with a real desire to develop personally and learn new skills.

About Shelter
A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet millions of people across Britain struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change, with individuals, in communities, across society, and leading the way to a safe home. We need ambitious, best-in-class individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.

At Shelter we are united by our purpose to defend the right to a safe home. Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. We believe that to win that fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement for change. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, fair, equitable and transparent.

We have committed to combat racism both within and outside Shelter and welcome you on our journey to becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.

Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

How to apply

To apply you need to upload a copy of your CV and completed application form via CoreHR. If you have any trouble applying you can submit your application by emailing Sally Duckworth ( her details can be found on our website) or by sending a copy of your application form to Shelter North East Hub, 140-150 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle, NE1 6TH. Please ensure your contact telephone number and email address is on your CV.

If you need support to create a CV please contact Sally.

We will be holding support sessions at our hub in Newcastle to give people practical support and advice on how to create a CV or supporting statement to apply for the role, or to pick up a paper application. These sessions will also give you the chance to find out more about the role as well as other opportunities at Shelter North East. We encourage anyone thinking of applying to come along to a session. Please contact us beforehand to book a slot. The sessions will take place on the following dates:

Thursday 21st October 2021- In person, North East Hub, 140-150 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle, NE1 6TH

Friday 22nd October 2021 - Zoom ( the details can be found on our website). 

When applying, we appreciate it may feel unusual to be talking about your lived experience to a prospective employer. Please be assured that we ask for this only to assess your suitability for a role that’s designed to help people to use their experiences to develop a career.

Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.

Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

This is an exciting opportunity to take on a key role within Northamptonshire Rape Crisis as part of the NRC Leadership Team supporting local survivors of sexual violence towards its vision and ambitions for the future.

You will be responsible for driving organisational change, improvement and embedding best practice across NRC support services. This new role will lead a small team and manage our services so that they adapt and respond to the changing needs of our clients. You will identify and develop responsive new services, consider creative and innovative approaches to service delivery with an aim of reducing wait times for survivors and engaging with underserved communities. 

You will drive good practice across our service provision ensuring services are consistently delivered to a high standard. 

 Why work for us?

• We are a well-respected, professional organisation that seeks continuous improvement.
•  You will work alongside a supportive team. 
• In addition to paying a competitive salary, we also look to develop our volunteers and colleagues continuously. 
• This is an exciting time to join the organisation as we move towards our next stage of development.

Download the job description for further details.

Please attach a cover letter in support of your application.

Please feel free to call the office for an informal chat regarding this role.

Closing date for all applications is Sunday 31st October 2021 at 5:30 pm.

We will be scheduling interviews as and when suitable candidates apply throughout the vacancy period.

Relationship, Networking and Development Manager

£30,000 to £35,000 pro rata to 37 hours dependent upon experience
30 -35 hours per week - negotiable
Flexible location within Blackburn with Darwen, Chorley, South Ribble, West Lancashire and Wyre local authority areas.

The role:

As a member of the Senior Management Team you will work closely with the Chief Executive Officer to identify networking opportunities and funding leads within a wide geographical area of five local authorities with varying priorities and localised issues.

The successful candidate will be an experienced manager, with the skills and expertise to liaise effectively with both internal and external people at all levels. You should have a good understanding of partnership working and networking within the third sector environment/local authority setting and be able to identify opportunities for funding. The ability to translate funding opportunities  into a well budgeted and resourced delivery plan is central. You should have a soft sales approach, a personality that can open doors with an excellent knowledge of the product. Experience of working within a Citizens Advice setting is not essential. The ability to engage at all levels with excellent communication is key.

 Requirements:

• Educated to degree level or qualified by experience.

 Essential Criteria

• Proven ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing and use IT systems for the provision of advice services.
• Lead on business development which includes researching and documenting new funding opportunities, liaise with potential consortia partners and ensure we meet all funding bid criteria.
• Excellent Interpersonal skills, including the ability to relate to and work with a large variety of different people and be a confident communicator
• An understanding of partnership working within the third sector and the ability to spot funding opportunities within the “soft skills” approach of collaborative working rather than a “hard sell” based marketing approach.
• Uphold and promote the aims and principles of the Citizens Advice Service and its Equality and Diversity and other policies.
• Excellent IT skills, including Office and G-Suite.
•  Flexible attitude to working hours and locations across 5 local authority areas within Lancashire and the ability to drive with access to a vehicle.
• Proven track record of successfully raising 6 figure sums from trusts and/or statutory sources and understanding local government and other statutory commissioning and procurement processes.
•  Strong negotiation and influencing skills and entrepreneurial drive to attract funding for our service.

 In order to receive an application pack by email, please click the apply button.

Close Date: 22/10/2021

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