From Bernie Sanders to Greenpeace UK, progressive organisations are using digital mobilisation to activate hundreds of thousands of campaigners and raise millions of pounds online. Forward Action believes that a digital mobilisation model - where organisations use digital channels to drive hundreds of thousands of supporters to take advocacy, fundraising and volunteering actions - can revolutionize campaigning and fundraising in the NGO sector. However, its potential is still largely untapped in the UK. We help progressive organisations build digital mobilisation programmes and, as our Marketing and Partnerships Officer, you will work to help grow the number of organisations using a digital mobilisation model to drive real-world change.
You will manage our online marketing programme, working to keep establishing Forward Action as a thought leader in digital mobilisation and finding ways to share learnings from our innovations for the rest of the sector to benefit from. You’ll run the day-to-day operations of our partnerships programme, acting as the primary point of contact for prospective partners and delivering the administrative and coordination work needed to move organisations smoothly through from first interaction to a productive partnership. And finally, you’ll have the opportunity to develop your skills in relationship building, supporting our Partnerships Director to build stakeholder buy-in on projects.
If you’re passionate about digital marketing, enjoy building relationships, are well organised and would be excited to help spread digital mobilisation across the charity sector, this job is for you.
This is a permanent role, with the freedom to work both in our London office and remotely from home, although during lockdown you will, of course, only work from home. Once lockdown is fully lifted, it’s likely you will need to be able to travel to meetings in London once or twice a week. You can work either four or five days a week. Applications close Sunday 2 August.
Who we are
Forward Action is a digital mobilisation agency for progressive causes. We help our partner organisations reach new supporters, then mobilise them to become activists and donors. We have been in the engine room of some of the most successful election and charity digital campaigns of the last few years, helping our partners add millions of new supporters to their email lists, raise more money online (from more donors) and create campaigns that have led to real-world change.
Our values are critical to us: we will only work with causes that make the world a better place. You will get to work with some of the most inspiring and impactful organisations in the sector - such as Greenpeace, Cancer Research UK, and Amnesty International - and spend your days helping win progress on everything from climate change to homelessness.
You will be working at the cutting edge of digital mobilisation. We trust in data rather than our gut instincts, so we are constantly testing and iterating in our work in order to challenge assumptions and drive better results. We are an agile, fast-moving team, and you will have the opportunity to rapidly develop and expand your skills and experience.
One of our fundamental values is that all our work should drive real-world, measurable results. But we also believe that the greatest progressive impact we can have is to give our partner organisations the skills, knowledge and culture they need to do what we do themselves. We want to spread our skills and way of working across the progressive sector, not make our partners dependent on us. You will play a key role in this in your job.
What you’ll do as part of our team
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Manage our marketing and thought leadership work
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Identify and apply for opportunities for Forward Action to speak at conferences and events, and occasionally speak at them yourself (if this is something you’d like to do)
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Oversee our content calendar for our blogs and social media channels, and commission other team members to write content that shares our learnings and further establishes Forward Action as a thought leader in digital mobilisation
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Launch and run our email programme to share results and learnings from our work
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Organise occasional evening drinks, coffee meetings and other social events with partners (and attend them yourself)
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Run the day-to-day operation of our partnerships programme
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Be the primary point of contact for prospective partners over email, from their first interaction with us through to the point we start work together
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Identify and organise opportunities for our partnerships team to share advice and learnings with both current and prospective partners
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Run our project setup process, ensuring we’re completing all the administrative setup work needed for each new project
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Run our invoicing process, using our bookkeeping system to send out invoices for each completed project
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Assist with quoting and, occasionally, proposal writing for smaller projects
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Develop your skills in building relationships with partners
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Join calls with our Partnerships Director and new prospective partners to discuss how Forward Action can help them hit their goals
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As a development opportunity in the role, you will act as the partnership owner on occasional projects, building relationships with partner stakeholders and helping our team break through process challenges or blockages during projects.
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Benefits and working culture
Pro Rata Salary: £31,431 if you live inside London, £28,063 (plus £3,000 travel expense allowance) if you live outside London. We have a generous pay increase system, so every year your salary will increase in line with inflation, and if you hit your professional development goals you will also move up a pay grade. If you move up a pay grade your pay will increase by £1,123 - £1,258 pro rata depending on whether you live outside London or in London.
Contract Term: This is a permanent contract. The role can be either full time or four days a week.
Location: At home during lockdown; post-lockdown, in our Hoxton office, with the option to work remotely. Ensuring our team is open to people who live outside London and enabling staff to work flexibly are important values to us, so you’ll have the freedom to work from home regularly. Many of our meetings are held via video conferencing, but post-lockdown you will need to attend meetings with clients in London fairly regularly - once or twice a week on average.
Holiday: 25 days/year (pro rata), plus bank holidays and the week between Christmas and New Year.
Extra holiday for travelling sustainably: We’re a member of the Climate Perks scheme, so you’ll have an extra two days of holiday a year if you use them to travel by land or sea instead of taking a flight.
Maternity and Paternity/Long-term partner parental leave: For a small organisation, we’re proud to have a generous and progressive parental leave policy. Maternity leave is 12 weeks at full pay, 14 weeks at 50% pay. Paternity/Long-term partner parental leave is 6 weeks at full pay.
Working culture and hours: Our team is open, inclusive, friendly, respectful and kind. People from communities that traditionally experience discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity or immigration status; women; new parents; people with disabilities; and LGBTQ+ people are especially encouraged to apply.
We work eight hour days (including a 30 minute lunch break), with core hours of 9:30am-4:30pm. We put a lot of importance on ensuring everyone finishes on time: while there are some times when you’ll need to stay a little later to finish work, people in the team rarely work more than 45-60 minutes late. No one ever works on weekends or their holidays.
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Thera East Midlands, part of the Thera group of companies, which supports over 300 people with a learning disability in Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Stoke, at home, at work and in their local community.
As a Managing Director you will work closely with a colleague executive Service Quality Director with lived experience of a learning disability and the rest of the board to lead Thera East Midlands board to achieve the company’s strategic vision and objectives.
You will bring extensive leadership and management experience to the established and talented management team and inspire them to continuously improve the support offered and commit to the co-design of new opportunities for the people in their own communities and in the planning and delivery of individual support.
It is essential that you have the empathy and understanding of the needs of people with a learning disability together with the depth and breadth of experience and knowledge required to provide day to day intensive support at scale, and take the company forward.
If you are able to take initiative, seek opportunities and successfully work with others to achieve outstanding results the we would love to hear from you.
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London South Bank University Students’ Union is on a mission to totally transform the way a students’ union works in a modern university. We are now seeking an outstanding professional leader to join the organisation as Chief Executive to take forward its future development, operational delivery and management across a growing team of staff and volunteers.
About the role
LSBSU is the recognised representative body of 18,000 students at London South Bank University. Many of our students come from less privileged backgrounds and have had to overcome significant barriers in life simply to get to university.
South Bank students have high expectations and ambitions for themselves but lead complex lives where they are faced with the pressures of trying to balance their studies with work and juggling their lives at home. Many don’t identify primarily as students, but instead as carers, nurses, engineers, parents, designers, workers, entrepreneurs, apprentices, last chance learners, and Londoners.
In recent times, realising that much of our activity was not engaging significant parts of our student population, we have taken a long hard look at ourselves. We know that we can do so much more for our students.
Following a period of transition, we have set out an ambitious vision for 2025 that will take us on a journey of improvement and innovation. Our goal is to be a truly transformative students’ union that improves the lives of students on every course and beyond at London South Bank University. We have set a plan for year one, and goals for year five, but how we get there could take many routes and we will need you as CEO to steer that journey.
This is a brilliant opportunity to support an SU which is rebuilding itself from the ground up. We have invested heavily in our transformation, started to build a more inclusive and equitable workplace, and we have significant changes to governance in the pipeline for 2021.
As CEO, you will have the chance to bring people into the senior team and work collaboratively with our Officers, Board and University partner to establish the best way to achieve our goals for 2025.
Who we're looking for
Our ideal Chief Executive will be able to provide dynamic leadership, be motivated to change students’ lives and be passionate about building an organisation that is relevant and responsive to those it seeks to serve.
You need to have strong communication skills, emotional intelligence and an ability to build relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders. It is essential that you are committed to role modelling inclusive behaviours, building equity and removing the systemic barriers that exist to hold our students back.
We are actively looking to diversify our Trustee board and leadership team as this has not been as diverse as our student population in the past. We are especially interested to hear from candidates from BAME communities and/or candidates that have overcome other significant barriers in their lives.
If you are inspired by the job, we highly recommend you contact Peridot for an informal discussion and background on the role.
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Alzheimer’s Research UK is the UK’s leading dementia research charity dedicated to diagnosis, prevention, treatment and cure. Backed by our passionate scientists and supporters, we’re challenging the way people think about dementia, bringing together the people and organisations who can speed up progress, and investing in research to make life-changing breakthroughs possible.
By working at Alzheimer’s Research UK, you will be part of an organisation that has been recognised nationally as an outstanding place to work. In 2020, we were listed 39th in the prestigious Sunday Times 100 Best Not-for-Profit Organisations to Work For. We were also awarded a 2-star accreditation by Best Companies, recognising outstanding levels of workplace engagement and were listed in the 75 Best Companies to Work For in the East of England.
The Research Informatics team at ARUK is leading the coordination of the Early Detection of Neurodegenerative Diseases (EDoN) initiative. EDoN is a growing and exciting collaboration among more than 13 organisations aiming to create a digital toolkit and machine learning models to enable the detection of specific dementia-causing diseases decades before overt cognitive symptoms become apparent. The Research Informatics team, as part of the EDoN coordination group, provides support to the EDoN initiative and its partners in the following areas: Project management, Policy and Ethics, Communications, Capacity Building, and Governance & Legislation.
The Research Informatics Engagement Coordinator position is an excellent opportunity to work in the Research Informatics team to support the EDoN initiative and its partners to achieve their goals. As the Research Informatics Engagement Coordinator, you will report to the Research Informatics Engagement Manager.
Main duties and responsibilities of the role:
- Support the EDoN capacity building group to engage relevant stakeholders and promote the project externally.
- Occasionally support the EDoN project management group contributing to effectively coordinate EDoN activities and support EDoN partners.
- Support the Research Informatics Engagement Manager and the Working Groups with identifying and engaging potential new partners that may be able to contribute to EDoN
- Support the coordination of open calls to the research community
- Support the organisation of workshops and talks related to EDoN
- Support the dissemination of EDoN results (e.g. in publications, conference talks, etc.)
- Support the project management group to help partners manage their tasks, documents, reporting and communications
- Ensure information about EDoN (activities, outputs and outcomes) is shared across the project and is efficiently promoted both internally and externally as required
- Identify issues, recognise opportunities and propose solutions to help establish and maintain successful collaborations and demonstrate agility in response to unexpected challenges
- Implement project management best practices to increase the efficiency of the activities in the EDoN initiative
- Represent the Research Informatics Team externally, support the Research Informatics Engagement Manager to maintain excellent working relationships with external partners
- Undertake any other relevant duties and projects delegated by the Research Informatics Engagement Manager in line with the responsibilities of the post
What we are looking for:
- A degree related to technology (e.g. computer science, software engineering, etc.), data science, or life sciences
- Excellent analytical, organisational and communication skills
- Excellent skills supporting and facilitating the work of colleagues
- Excellent interpersonal and networking abilities
- Proven experience in building and maintaining successful professional relationships with technology providers and/or health/data initiatives
- Experience working with digital health technologies (e.g. wearable devices or apps) and/or some understanding of data science techniques such as machine learning
- Demonstrable ability to communicate effectively and confidently with both individuals and groups
- Motivated and able to approach problems systematically and creatively
Location: Granta Park, near Cambridge.
Salary: Circa £30,000 per annum, plus benefits
Please download the Vacancy Pack for more details.
The closing date for applications is the 2nd August 2020 with interviews likely to be held on the 11th August 2020. We would encourage applicants to submit their application at the earliest opportunity as the closing date may be brought forward at any time. Should we wish to contact you to arrange an earlier interview this will be arranged based on the availability of the candidate and the panel. When applying, please indicate in your cover letter if you are unable to attend on a certain date.
To be considered, please create an online account using our Online Recruitment System which can be accessed through our Job Vacancies Page. You will be able to attach a CV and covering letter to your application, track your application and view other vacancies that may be of interest.
To view further details about this role and the benefits of working for us please visit the Alzheimer’s Research UK website.
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Executive Director of Impact and Investment
c. £85,000
Comic Relief is one of the UK’s best loved and most widely recognised charities. We work to drive positive change through the power of entertainment, and our flagship events include Comic Relief, Sport Relief and Red Nose Day. Millions of generous participants and donors have raised an astonishing total of over £1bn in the past 35 years, all of which has gone to improving lives in the UK and across the globe.
A lot has changed since 1985, and we’ve invested considerable time and thought into recasting our focus and philosophy to address emerging challenges and opportunities. We are committed to being impact-led; to channelling creativity; and to working smart. If you’re looking for a genuinely creative way to make a concrete difference to the world, this influential and visible leadership role could be the most important move you make.
At the heart of our Executive Leadership Team, and leading Comic Relief’s Social Change Strategy, you’ll have overall responsibility for our global philanthropic funding, as well as managing key relationships with partners. We’ll expect you to provide absolute assurance that everything we do is congruent with both our strategy, and our organisational values. You’ll also be accountable for ensuring that we communicate the impact of funded projects in a way that’s compelling and moving – because the better we can show why we’ve committed to changing something, and what we’re achieving, the more we will retain the confidence and loyalty of our amazing supporters.
If it sounds like a big job, that’s because it is. It follows that we’re looking for people with a record of leadership at significant scale, and probably in a sector that is aligned (or closely associated) with our mission. Big numbers won’t faze you, and extensive experience of managing large budgets is a must. You’ll have a sophisticated understanding of strategic fundraising and communications, as well as experience of developing plans and teams that can deliver exceptional outcomes. A confident and resilient decision maker, you’ll relish the opportunity to work with and across highly-motivated teams. Adept at building enduringly productive relationships, you’ll bring exceptional emotional intelligence, and specialist skills to influence, persuade and collaborate at the highest levels.
Student Hubs is looking for a new Chief Executive Officer
We are looking for an outstanding CEO committed to youth social action to lead Student Hubs through its next phase of development.
Student Hubs designs and delivers social action programmes for students in partnership with universities across the UK. Each year we support 2,500 students to take part in long-term volunteering, community action, impact consultancy, Service Learning and social innovation projects. This role is a fantastic opportunity to lead an exciting small charity working in the higher education sector.
This is a challenging and varied role, which will require you to lead and oversee a range of organisational functions. You’ll be setting the direction for a dynamic, fast-paced team full of people who are passionate about social impact and the student experience. You will receive support and space to rapidly develop professionally; this is a fantastic opportunity for significant learning and career progression.
The successful candidate will bring a track record of strategic leadership in the charity sector, higher education, youth social action or a related area. We will also consider candidates with experience transferable from another sector. They will need to help navigate Student Hubs through the extraordinary long-term challenges created by the coronavirus pandemic, while continuing to grow the organisation sustainably, develop partnerships and maintain a strong financial position.
Please visit our website to see our application pack with further information about Student Hubs and the role.
Deadline: 5pm, Monday 20 July 2020
Location: London preferred (remote working considered), with travel required to Hub cities
Start date: October 2020 preferred
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Fulfilling Lives: Multiple and Complex Needs South East Project
The Fulfilling Lives project’s over-arching mission is to bring about lasting change in how services work with people with multiple and complex needs. For the purpose of this project, complex needs will be defined as having complex combinations of issues including substance misuse, poor mental health, homelessness and offending. The project operates in Brighton and Hove, Eastbourne and Hastings
Systems Change Officer
Permanent
Salary: £26,948 per annum
Hours: 37 hours per week
Location: A base in either Brighton or Hastings (to be negotiated) but with extensive travel across Hastings, Eastbourne and Brighton
5.5% (Reviewed annually) pension contribution.
Annual Leave entitlement starts at 25 working days
Closing Date: 12 noon, Monday 13th July 2020
Interview Date: Tuesday 21st July 2020
Are you interested in helping pave the way for long term changes in support services? Do you have a keen eye for detail, are known for being organised and enjoy working with lots of people? If so, then please read on about the role of the Systems Change Officer with Fulfilling Live South East Partnership.
The post holder will work closely with the project’s System Change Lead and Systems Change Team colleagues to take forward identified systems change initiatives, as described in the project’s Manifesto for Change. The work will involve engaging with a wide range of stakeholders, including commissioners, third sector organisations and public sector teams. The post holder will also collaborate with the project’s active groups of volunteers who have lived experience and client-facing colleagues who work directly with people in the community. The role requires a good understanding of how to coordinate projects effectively, experience of reporting on the progress of projects and good communication skills, especially in written formats.
We are looking for someone who is organised, enjoys working through a process and helping take others with them and committed to improving the lives of people with multiple and complex needs. If this appeals to you, please click through to find out more about this exciting role and innovative project. If you would like to have an informal conversation about the opportunity before applying, please do not hesitate to call the Systems Change Lead, number available via website job link.
For full details and to apply please go to our website. Please apply using the Application Form that can be found on the BHT website.
Closing Date: 12 noon, Monday 13th July 2020
Interview Date: Tuesday 21st July 2020
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
upReach are seeking to hire a Strategic Project Manager / Chief of Staff. This is an exciting opportunity to work directly with the CEO, and would suit individuals who have a passion for social mobility and are used to operating in a fast paced environment.
The successful candidate will be working with the CEO and key team members on strategic projects, business planning, internal communication, governance, and other internal operations.
Full details of the vacancy can be found on the upReach website.
To apply, please send a CV and tailored Covering Letter.
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About us
British Exploring Society is a world class youth development charity with a unique heritage, founded on the belief that challenging experiences can define lives, empowering and equipping young people with the courage, integrity, skills, resilience and motivation to make the most of their future.
Who we are looking for
This role provides an excellent opportunity for an energetic, ambitious and flexible individual seeking to develop their fundraising skills, who wants the chance to make this post their own. You will be supporting a critical area of the charity by enabling our major donor administration, communications and development. You will also support our wider fundraising strategy.
You are a proactive and driven individual with excellent organisational abilities and attention to detail; you have accurate and engaging communication skills (written and verbal) and will be able to use your creativity to enhance our results and help us achieve our fundraising targets.
Alongside your professional skills, you will need to demonstrate empathy with the work of the charity and a commitment to its purpose and values. At British Exploring Society we travel economy and stay in hostels – but we work with a wide range of stakeholders who require high levels of polish, care and perfect discretion.
Key Accountabilities/ Duties
- Maintain and nurture relationships with current and prospective donors
- Steward supporters more broadly, including sending out high quality communication materials and information
- Deliver our major donor programme
- Plan and execute a small direct mailing programme, working alongside the Membership officer
- Prepare briefings and other information for external meetings and fundraising events
- Provide planning and delivery administration for dinners, philanthropy breakfasts, private receptions
- Undertake research to identify potential new donors within our stakeholder network
- Support delivery of fundraising reporting data as required
- Prepare reports for the Head of Fundraising sand CEO on progress towards agreed fundraising objectives as required
- Ensure that all activities undertaken meet Charity Commission requirements and are compliant with with relevant legislation
- Maintain excellent record keeping , updating our new CRM system with donation and supporter information
- Communicate with supporters and funders in a timely fashion
- Respond to ad hoc supporter queries
The post holder will also
- Contribute to achieving the objectives of British Exploring Society
- Represent the charity at external events in a professional manner
- Adhere to the charity’s policies, procedures and working
- Ensure all records are held in compliance with the Data Protection Act, GDPR, the Institute of Fundraising and British Exploring Society’s policies
- Have effective IT skills across a wide range of common applications including Excel, Google and Word
- Following a full induction, participate in the team rota as a Duty Officer during periods when the Society is running 24 hour support service for our expeditions;
- Undertake additional ad-hoc tasks as required
What happens next?
To apply, please send your CV and a covering letter of no more than 2 sides of A4 explaining your suitability for the role. Due to remote working conditions, there is currently a delay in receiving postal applications so would request that all applications are submitted digitally.
In your application please let us know if you have any accessibility requirements, or if you need us to make any adjustments to the interview process.
Interviews will take place using Zoom web conferencing in week commencing 20th July.
We regret that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
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Job Title: Performance Manager
Location: Base to be agreed
Grade/ Salary: FRWK13 £25,738 - £28,644 FTE
Status & Hours: Permanent, 37hpw
Closing Date: 6th July 2020
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work at Framework on the Building Better Opportunities Programme, Opportunity and Change project. We are seeking an individual, with extensive experience to manage performance and support the 11 delivery partners spread across the D2N2 area (Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire) against Service Level Agreement (SLA) requirements.
The post holder will be responsible for helping delivery partners understand how they are performing against contractual requirements using a range of tools. It is essential you are able to build and maintain excellent working relationships with stake holders, commissioners, local authorities, employment and skills services, training providers and any other local services.
You will need to demonstrate experience of monitoring and evidencing performance which will help identify areas of development in order to improve performance ideally gained by managing European Social funded projects.
Main duties will include:
·Key contact for the programme in relation to ‘performance’ standards, processes, criteria and compliance
·Engage with and support partners and delivery staff on a one to one basis in order to forecast and manage performance
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Ensure that partners adhere to all delivery guidance in relation to outputs, results and outcomes
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Identify areas of development within individual partner organisations and across the whole partnership in order to improve performance
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Maintain and build relationships across the delivery network, key organisations and the community
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Meet all internal and external reporting requirements in regards to performance
You will have:
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Experience of managing multiple partners
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Experience of managing projects funded by the European Social Fund (ESF)
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Strong communicator
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Ability to identify and challenge stigma
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Hold a full driving licence and have a vehicle in order to cover a wide geographical area
This post is funded by The National Lottery Community Fund and the European Social Fund (ESF). To apply for this role, please visit the Framework Housing Association Website.
For more information please contact Shazia Ali
What we offer: Life Assurance, Pension (up to 4% matched by FHA), Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Benefits, Additional Annual Leave Purchase Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, Learning programmes tailored to suit different roles and services, Health Cash Plan.
Framework supports all employees to achieve a better work/life balance. Should you wish us to consider flexible working or job share as part of your application please state this on your application in the supporting statement section.
97% of the workforce in a recent staff survey said they were proud to work for Framework.
Framework is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Registered charity No: 1060941.
As a Disability Confident employer we warmly encourage job applications from people with disabilities. Framework is committed to offering opportunities to people from diverse communities. If you have specific requirements or adjustments please let us know if there is anything we can do to support your application
CVs will not be accepted
NO AGENCIES PLEASE.
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£22,847 – £26,350 (to be pro-rated) - please note successful candidates should expect to be appointed at the starting point of the salary scale and consideration may be given to a higher salary depending on the experience of the individual
Part-time (17.5 hrs p/w) - 6 month fixed term contract
Camberwell or Holloway Road, London
Ref: EEO-201
Are you a well-organised yet flexible individual with a proven ability to lead on employer engagement for Peer Circles and support the development of skills required by frontline staff in order to engage with employers?
If so, St Giles Trust is looking for an Employer Engagement Officer to join our Peer Circles Project team that has been awarded a six month top up grant to in response to COVID-19.
About St Giles Trust
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.
Funded through the Big Lottery Fund and European Social Fund Building Better Opportunities Programme, Peer Circles offers support to people facing issues such as homelessness, mental health problems, addiction and chronic social exclusion. Since January 2017 it has helped over 450 disadvantaged people across London.
About this vital role
With the rapid rise in unemployment, the competition for jobs will adversely affect our clients who already face many barriers to employment. Accordingly, we need to urgently establish new connections with employers across the sectors and industries which have opportunities, and support our clients intensively to ensure they have the best chance at gaining and sustaining employment. Join us, and you could soon be part of a dedicated team that’s delivering across central and South London on behalf of St Giles Trust and is mindful of, and promotes the organisation’s Vision, Mission, Values and strategic aims.
Your challenge? To carry out employer engagement and labour market research and develop an employer engagement strategy for the Peer Circles project. The successful candidate will need to hit the ground running who is not afraid to research and in addition someone that has aWe will rely on you to act as the first point of contact for employers and negotiate opportunities for clients to progress into employment or improve their employment prospects. And, when it comes to providing day-to-day support for the project, as well as some of our wider Skills and Employment projects or promoting the service we provide, again we’ll count on you. In short, you’ll provide a strong employer facing element at the heart of our Skills and Employment Projects.
What we are looking for:
• A good understanding of the employment market and the needs of employers
• A passionate individual who is able to hit the ground running, capable of handling the amount of research involved and someone that has a wide knowledge of sectors would be an advantage
• A proven ability to apply a creative approach to planning programmes and activities that support the development of those already in employment to improve their circumstances and employment prospects
• Good communication and problem-solving skills
• Knowledge of, and commitment to, safeguarding practices and policies and the ability to promote safeguarding of vulnerable clients and colleagues
• The ability to collaborate effectively with other staff, volunteers, managers and partners, including setting and delivering goals and resolving conflicts of interest professionally
• Strong IT skills and ability to use IT systems on a day-to-day basis to record all aspects of the project including actions, outcomes, referrals
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.
If you have any queries or require further information, please visit our website.
Closing date: 9th July 2020. Interviews: 13th / 14th July 2020 (due to the current situation, interviews will be held via video)
Permanent contract
35 hours per week
£29,209 per annum / pro rata (plus allowances)
Benefits
Holidays:
28 days, rising to 30 days after 5 years, 32 after 10, 34 after 15 and 36 days after 20 years' service.
Pension:
Stakeholder pension scheme starting at 4% with company-matched employee contributions to a maximum of 8%.
Training and development:
Access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities is available including courses, conferences and coaching/mentoring.
Death in service benefit:
Four times annual salary offered for all employees regardless of pension membership.
Discounted health scheme:
Simplyhealth cash plan covering e.g. dental, optical and chiropody etc at a 20% discounted rate.
Season ticket loan:
Interest free loan for an annual or quarterly season ticket for public transport to and from work.
Bicycle loan scheme:
Loans up to £1000 for bicycle purchase.
You Star:
Voluntary employee discount scheme offering a range of savings across groceries, fuel, clothing and holidays.
Family friendly policies:
Including Flexible Working, enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave.
Free 24hr confidential counselling service
Location
Whitecross Studios. 50 Banner Street, London EC1Y 8ST
The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 130 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We're there for children, every step of the way.
This role sits within our Supporter Giving & Engagement department and works to raise vital funds to provide our services for children and young people. Your role will contribute to the delivery of multi-channel campaigns that are highly personalised and engage supporters in a wide range of activities including fundraising, volunteering, campaigning and spiritual engagement, to increase their life time value (LTV) a supportive supporter experience.
We are currently looking for an experienced fundraiser in direct and digital marketing to join our dynamic, ambitious team.
A key part of this role will be your proven ability to:
-Manage a programme of end to end campaign supporter facing communications, using insights, to budget and time.
-Be a strong communicator with; excellent written and oral skills, attention to detail, write, evaluate and proof-read audience and channel-specific copy, including copy writing to meet a brief.
-Display good numeracy and data analysis skills. Understanding of end-to-end data processes including segmentation, interpret data to spot trends & adjust fundraising activity to build learnings.
-Bring together internal and external stakeholders to deliver projects to meet objectives in a positive and cohesive way and to agreed SLA's.
The Children's Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer.
Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.
The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.
The closing date for applications is 11:59 on 10th of July.
Interviews will be held on 17th & 20th July.
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Plan International UK is seeking an experienced external evaluator to lead the Endline Evaluation of DFID’s Girls’ Education Challenge programme in Ghana: Making Ghanaian Girls Great! or MGCubed.
MGCubed is a 4 year, DFID-funded Girls' Education Challenge project supporting marginalised girls and children with disabilities in two regions of Ghana. Using solar-powered and satellite-enabled distance learning infrastructure to deliver interactive learning sessions to students, teachers, communities and government officials, MGCubed aims to improve learning outcomes for marginalised pupils, support pupils to transition successfully through school, and contribute to sustained improvements in the Ghanaian education system.
Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, MGCubed has been working with the Ministry of Education on the delivery of a national distance learning programme, supporting the production and broadcast of televised educational content across the country via a dedicated television channel.
Plan International UK is recruiting an external evaluator to lead a mixed-methods, gender sensitive and participatory Endline Evaluation, with a focus on MGCubed’s three core outcomes of learning, transition and sustainability. We welcome flexible and creative approaches that assess the impact of the programme, generate meaningful learning and include the voices of girls, communities and other key stakeholders while responding to the challenges of the current Covid-19 pandemic.
Further requirements can be found in the ToR.
Plan International UK invites bids from Evaluation Teams with the experience and skills described in the ToR to submit the following application documents no later than 17.00 (UK time) on Monday 3rd August 2020. Please note the deadline has been extended. Applications submitted after the deadline will not be accepted.
Applications should include:
• A technical proposal that includes the sampling strategy, intended methodological approach, proposed timeframe and detailed workplan;
• A financial proposal that covers all consultancy related costs (enumerator team, data collection, data entry, data analysis, administrative costs etc.) in PDF format;
• A CV of each of the evaluation team members detailing relevant skills and experience of no more than 3 pages;
• Two samples of relevant previous work;
• Two contactable referees.
Job Coach
39 hours per week
Kidderminster
Up to £26,707 per annum
Up to 24-month contract (depending on start date)
Our client is the lead partner in an innovative Worcestershire consortium, Fusion. Fusion have been successful in securing funding from the European Social Fund and The National Lottery Community Fund to deliver the Building Better Opportunities (BBO) programme across the County. The project is currently in its third year and has recently received notification of a contract extension due to its success to date.
To take forward this success they are seeking to appoint an experienced, motivated and enthusiastic person to be a Building Better Opportunities Job Coach. You will work with our client and the wider BBO team to provide employment support to participants. The appointed person is required to work with people furthest from the labour market and support individuals through a tailored and creative action plan enabling people to reach their full potential.
The successful candidate will be expected to manage their own caseload, have a positive attitude, be an effective communicator with participants and external partners. The post holder will be required to hold or willing to work towards information, advice & guidance, youth work or relevant qualifications and understand the UK Welfare to Work Programme.
Dependent on the start date this will be a fixed term contract for a 24-month period. It will be funded by the European Social Fund and National Lottery Community Fund. This is a challenging post and will require you to be innovative. You will be part of a dedicated team that provides a high-quality service and an organisation that is committed to valuing and supporting its employees and the local community.
Due to the nature of this work, an enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for successful applicants.
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Salary: £27,768 pro-rata (£16,661 - £22,214 actual per year depending on hours)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part-time hours of 22.5 to 30 hours per week – flexible to needs of candidate (please specify preference in application)
Location: Bristol (home working during COVID-19)
About us
The Soil Association was formed in 1946 to pioneer a better world – one where we can all farm, eat and live healthily in balance with the environment. Today, we’re still dedicated to making positive change happen. Our work revolves around making the case for sustainable farming systems and supporting farmers and growers to make this transition. We support farming innovation and farmer-led research through programmes which provide a platform for farmers and growers to develop and share knowledge and skills. We are inspiring millions of people to take their own step towards a sustainable future.
About the opportunity
The UK is on the brink of the biggest change to agricultural policy in 50 years. And with climate emergency beginning to show its face in the UK’s seasons, working to make our farming system more resilient and sustainable is absolutely vital. This is a fantastic opportunity to tell the stories of the farmers who are pioneering this transition. Your job will be to inspire more farmers to join the movement to towards agroecological farming whilst trying to make sure that the organic innovators get the public recognition they deserve. Examples of your activities include; producing films about agroforestry projects, coordinating the farming magazine that goes out to all Soil Association licensees and supporters, interviewing farmers who are working to build fertility into their soils with cover crops and diverse pastures and facilitating DIY content from dairy farmers sharing ways to use less antibiotics on their cows.
Your role
You will be an outstanding communicator and marketer who can work across the organisation, write and deliver a communications plan to engage both organic producers and the wider farming community. You will:
Work with the senior communications manager on a communications plan to engage and recruit farming licensees and farmers thinking of transitioning towards agroecological practices.
Create engaging content for farmers and growers with a focus on storytelling, embedding our farming tone of voice through offline and online channels.
Working with the digital comms team to optimise farming user journeys on the Soil Association website with clear calls to action
Maintain and develop a range of communications collateral, including technical and market-related reports and fact sheets.
Coordinate Organic Farming Magazine.
About you
We are looking for a person who is:
Analytical - you will be able to interpret basic marketing requirements and data
Creative - you will have the ability to translate business requirements into exciting marketing plans within tight financial constraints
Organised – you will be able to plan and coordinate different activities, ability to work on own initiative, under pressure, meeting deadlines
A great team player – you will be able to work and communicate well across several teams
Our employee benefits
Working with us you will have a range of financial and lifestyle benefits, including 27 days annual holiday plus bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service (pro rata for part-time). For more information on our benefits please visit our website.
Important dates
Closing date for applications: 9am, Monday 27th July 2020
Interviews are expected to take place: w/c 3rd August 2020
To Apply
Please read our full job description for this role.
Please submit your CV with a covering letter of no more than 2 pages of A4, outlining your relevant skills and experience for the role. Please make sure that the file names of the documents you attach contain your name (first name and surname) and you clearly indicate which location you are applying for.
Please note we look at applications on arrival and reserve the right to close the vacancy early.
Soil Association is committed to providing equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of their background. We value diversity whilst also acknowledging that people from certain backgrounds are underrepresented in our organisation. If you’re not sure about applying, please get in touch with us for a chat.
Thank you for your interest in the Soil Association and our job opportunities.
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