The Legacy Engagement Officer helps people with sight loss to live the life they choose by delivering the implementation of the Legacy marketing strategy to increase revenue from Legacy and In Memoriam Giving to the benefit of Guide Dogs. This involves highlighting and promoting the area of Legacy and In Memoriam Giving to all Guide Dogs supporters as well as to internal stakeholders to increase the number of people leaving a gift to Guide Dogs in their will.

This role Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week, with 26 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays) a year pro rata. 

This is a home based Midlands role covering Birmingham, Coventry, Notingham and Peterborough. 

We offer a generous pension scheme, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people. 

Candidate requirements

To be able to fulfil this role, the skills and experience we are looking for in a potential candidate include;

Essential

• Proven experience of developing and stewarding high value relationships.

• Willingness to manage and work across a wide geographical area.

• Proven experience of effectively managing multiple projects simultaneously.

• Proven experience of managing project spend and working with a number of different internal teams to influence and gain support.

• Demonstrable knowledge of Legacy Marketing and an understanding of Will making and related issues (i.e. conflict of interest and undue influence).

• Knowledge of or willingness to learn Inheritance Tax, Probate Law, GDPR and the Charity Commission’s Code of Practice. 

• Knowledge of, or willingness to train in, bereavement issues.

• Good understanding of profiling and segmentation/research tools.

Desirable 

• Educated to degree level or equivalent qualification.

• Professional membership to IOF. 

• Previous experience of planning and running a supporter facing or a customer events programme, including managing expenditure, external suppliers and KPIs.

• Previous exposure of working within a legacy marketing function/charity sector. 

• Previous experience in a direct marketing environment with an understanding of campaign management including data, design/creative and laser briefs

For the complete list of essential and desirable criteria necessary to be successful in this role please see the Person Specification within the Job Description below. The candidate pack contains more information about this role & the recruitment process at Guide Dogs.

Diversity 
Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from people with disabilities as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invitation to interview for all applicants with disabilities who demonstrate, within their application form, sufficient evidence to meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding 
Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. We cannot provide sponsorship for this role.

How to apply 
 

Applications need to be made using the online application form, accessed using the ‘apply’ button above. 

As part of your application ensure you provide evidence and examples of how your skills & experience meet the criteria as set out in the attached job description. 

The system has a one-hour time limit. We would advise you to prepare your answers separately and then copy and paste into the online form once finalised.If any mandatory fields are missed, a pop-up box will appear at the top of the page advising which sections require completion.

Please note that you’ll have to upload a CV as this is a mandatory requirement as part of our Safer Recruitment Policy.

Guide Dogs follow Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding the vulnerable people we work with. As part of this, we require a full work history with any gaps accounted for & a minimum of 2 professional referee details fully covering the past 5 years. If there is not enough space in your application form to provide this information, please ensure you upload additional documentation containing the additional detail.

About Worcester Community Trust

Worcester Community Trust is a registered charity that runs six community centres in the City of Worcester providing facilities for community activities and services for people of all ages.

We aim to be at the centre of thriving communities and for our centres to be the hub of community activity to achieve our vision: Worcester: A City where people feel connected, supported and empowered. This is your opportunity to be part of a dynamic team helping the Trust achieve ambitious plans for growth.

Community Connectors

Worcester Community Trust has been awarded a grant from the Lottery’s Community Fund Reaching Communities programme to tackle social isolation, low self-esteem and confidence and low level mental health by bringing people together to create support networks and connect people to each other and mainstream services. This project is called Community Connectors.

We offer a number of informal drop in sessions and work with a wide range of partners to wrap support around these sessions. We reach out to the most socially isolated people and encourage them to join the groups. We are now looking to recruit a motivated, enthusiastic, and experienced project worker to support this project.

The Role

Job purpose – to deliver the project, run drop-in sessions and provide one to one support to people.

Essential criteria –

• Experience of providing one to one support, and of working with groups
• Experience of organising and running training opportunities for the community
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience of organising community activities

Deadline for receipt of completed applications is 9am on 17th December 2021

Interviews will be held on 21st December 2021

If you are located in West / East Sussex we are seeking a CEO with lived experience of using mental health services who demonstrates strong leadership and management skills in addition to strategic development, forward vision, financial planning and digital skills. The ability to present and negotiate are essential. This is an exciting opportunity for someone energetic and enthusiastic to advance their career in our sector. 

CAPITAL Project Trust provides social inclusion to people who have had or are suffering from mental distress. Anyone who has used or is using mental health services in West Sussex may join our membership through self-referral and all services provided are free to adults over 18. 

Established in 1997, we are uniquely within West Sussex, a mental health charity run 100% by and for people with lived experience of mental ill health. Our service provision aims to advance the education of our members together with the general public thus enabling the voice of our membership to be heard, facilitate positive change and enhance individual quality of life. 

We are core funded and contracted by the CCG and are a part of Pathfinder who are a West Sussex coalition of mental health charities.

About EngineeringUK

EngineeringUK is a not-for-profit organisation, which works in partnership with the engineering community to inform and inspire young people and grow the number and diversity of tomorrow’s engineers. We work locally, regionally and nationally with a wide range of organisations across business and industry, education, professional institutions and the third sector to develop and promote effective initiatives and programmes to inspire young people to consider a career in engineering. Everyone who works at EngineeringUK is committed to inspiring and informing young people about engineering. We are looking for someone who has similar levels of commitment to join our organisation at such an exciting time.

We are guided by a series of values that we apply to all our activity.

We are insightful and open and honest with our insight so that everything we to inspire young people into engineering is based on clear and up-to-date evidence, gained by listening to and learning from our community.

We are courageous and dynamic in the development, piloting and promotion of ideas and activities which can help us all to inspire tomorrow’s engineers and increase the talent pipeline for engineering.

We are passionate about inspiring a new generation on engineers and a positive difference to young people’s lives.

We are inclusive, with partnership and collaboration at the heart of what we do. We are determined to reach those people who are under-represented in modern engineering.

 

About the role

The Engagement Projects Co-ordinator will primarily focus on supporting the delivery of the  Robotics Challenge, an in-schools programme that teaches robotics and coding skills to students aged 11-14 years. The programme aims to increase students’ knowledge of engineering and the jobs that exist in this sector through hands-on coding challenges linked to the environment and sustainability. Schools receive everything they need to take part in the programme for free, including SPIKE Prime robotics kits and we have a bursary system to support schools that meet our EDI criteria to attend competition heats and finals. Through the challenge we aim for a minimum of 50% of participating schools to be those that meet our EDI criteria. Currently the programme is delivered in schools by teachers with face-to-face competition heats and finals, however, we will need to remain flexible with our approach to delivery as the pandemic continues. During the next 10 months, the team will be conducting research to determine how best to adapt the programme for September 2022 and beyond to increase our impact on girls and other under-represented groups.

The role will work closely with the Head of Engagement projects, internal teams including Communications and Research, as well as external delivery partners who directly with schools taking part in the challenge and funders of the challenge to ensure the successful delivery of the Robotics Challenge programme. The role will report into the Head of Engagement Projects.

The role will be based at the EngineeringUK offices at 10 Lower Thames Street, London EC3R 6EN with occasional travel in the UK. We are currently adopting a hybrid approach, with a blend of home and office-based work.
 

Role responsibilities

• Lead on project co-ordination of the challenge to ensure successful implementation including being responsible for tracking timelines, writing monthly reports and identifying and mitigating potential risks
• Build trusting and fruitful relationships with the delivery partners
• Lead communications with project delivery partners to ensure they have all resources they need to deliver the programme and they provide timely monthly updates
• Co-ordinate with delivery partners to support their recruitment and retention of schools
• Manage replacement of kit for schools
• Work closely with project delivery partners to ensure schools have all equipment needed to engage in the programme
• Work closely with the Head of EDI to administer the bursary scheme for EDI criteria meeting schools.
• Co-ordinate meetings and provide meeting support including creation of agendas and minutes
• Work closely with the project delivery partners and internal evaluation team to ensure adequate evaluation surveys are submitted
• Manage the delivery of a primary pilot scheme, including the recruitment of 20 schools to take part in the programme, ensuring they receive all the information and equipment needed to take part, and managing our relationship with the IET who manage the First Lego League Explore programme which our pilot scheme schools will be participating in.
• Support the delivery of the Robotics Challenge finals to be held at The Big Bang Fair (a STEM engagement event for 11-14 year olds, ran by EngineeringUK) in June 2022.
• Co-ordinate prizes and certificates for schools who take part in competition heats and finals, including supporting logistics of prize days co-ordinated with our funders.

Other duties

This job description sets out the requirements of the role at the time it was drawn up and may change over time. The Engagement Projects Co-ordinator will be expected to undertake other tasks or duties as required.

Person specification

Essential experience and attributes

• Proven experience of co-ordinating projects from start to finish
• Experience of working with multiple stakeholders and monitoring their progress against deliverables
• Experience of collecting, monitoring and basic analysis of data
• Strong IT skills, including all office suite programmes
• Good communicator at all levels
• Ability to work independently and flexibly within a rapidly changing environment
• Ability to think creatively and innovatively
• Willingness to learn and develop new skills and knowledge

Desirable experiences and attributes

• Experience of working on programmes designed for schools
• Experience/knowledge of the engineering and tech sector
• Experience/knowledge of coding or robotics at a secondary school level

Education / level of experience

·1-2 years proven experience within a similar role

Applying for this role

Please send a CV and cover letter (no longer than 2 sides) in support of your application explaining how you fulfil the key criteria for the role. Please also tell us where you saw the job advertised in your email as we are currently tracking our applications.

The deadline for applications is before 12:00 noon on Wednesday 15 December

Interviews

Applications will be assessed against the requirements for the post as set out in the Role Profile and  Person Specification.

EngineeringUK are working hard to be a disability confident employer. Please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make for you during this recruitment process and beyond.

We aim to notify candidates who have been shortlisted on Friday 17 December. If you have not heard from us  after this date, please assume that you have not been successful.

First interviews will be held virtually between Monday 20 – Wednesday 22 December.
 

EngineeringUK is an inclusive organisation; we welcome everyone with all skills, experiences, and backgrounds.
Each applicant will be individually assed regardless of gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, ethnicity, colour, or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.

We are an equal opportunities employer and are open to flexible working, including job share.

Benefits / Perks

• 28 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays and 3 days at Christmas) (pro rata)
• Competitive pension
• Flexible working
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Life Assurance
• Permanent Health Insurance
• Access to office gym with employee discount
• Yearly flu jabs

Job title:Employer Engagement Manager (Work Experience)

Location:                Remote working in London or South East

Responsible to:Head of Engagement 

Salary:£30,000 to 36,000 per annum FTE 

Although this role is based remotely, having knowledge of employer engagement in the area to the West and/or North of the M25 is required. Please note that although most meetings are virtual, you may be required to travel to client locations in and around Herts/Ox/Berks/Surrey/Hampshire therefore for some roles you should live within a commutable distance without impacting productivity or adding a substantive financial burden to the charity, to be successful in your application.

Why us?  

Speakers for Schools are a dynamic, swift-moving and fast-growing charity. We are on a mission to support a million young people across the UK annually by 2023. Having taken the first steps on the road to achieving this, our team has grown then fold in the past two years. This has supported growth in our employer network from 70 to 700 leading employers and 3800% growth in the number of work experience places offered during the same period.

We want to level the playing field, making sure that all young people can access inspirational opportunities and experiences to fuel their ambition.

We are united and unique in our mission to transform lives through raising aspirations of millions of young people every year. Each year, 1,500 senior leaders, celebrities and industry experts deliver a difference to by sharing their story with students in schools and colleges in every corner of the UK. We connect employers such as Disney, The Bank of England, Spotify PwC and almost seven hundred others to communities to provide access to the top opportunities for all across the UK. With us, you will be part of inspiring a generation to reach higher, broaden horizons and get equal access to the top.

To keep growing our charity and our impact, we need top talent and we are committed to treasuring, developing and supporting them to thrive within their roles. 

Role Summary 

Working for the Head of Engagement in your region, and as part of a team of Employer Engagement Managers, Educational Relationship Managers, Programme Delivery Partners, and Regional Fundraising Officers, you will focus on relationship building in your community and will be responsible for connecting a network of schools, colleges, employers and partners in your dedicated region to deliver work experience opportunities, as well as well as other opportunities through our growing portfolio of programmes. 

Key Duties / Responsibilities: - 

• Outreach to and onboarding of new host employers, helping to grow our employer network to reach ambitious targets for Experience and Progression Programmes (and others as they develop). 

• Account managing relationships with participating employers and other regional stakeholders, supporting them in the design of programmes (where appropriate) and engagement with our leading technology platform. 

• Supporting employers to achieve their aims, through either our free or chargeable services, as appropriate. 

• Outreach to discount and opportunity providers, helping grow the range of discounts and opportunities for young people through our Youth Card programme. 

• Supporting programmes as needed on any contact, phone conversations with stakeholders, programme delivery tasks and wider charity work in support of wider organisation aims and needs, particularly during peak delivery periods. 

Skills / Experience / Knowledge:- 

Essential  

• Experience in a similar environment working with a variety of stakeholders 

• Clear and concise communicator, capable of producing written content to a professional quality 

• Confident liaising with and managing relationships particularly with stakeholders from all levels 

• Comfort and experience in working with technology and data management 

• Proven capability of working through high volumes of work and securing targets across varying objectives within delivery 

• Sociable and confident and happy building and maintaining relationships with multiple stakeholders 

• Comfort in holding commercial conversations with stakeholders, who are seeking chargeable service to deliver income.

Desirable 

• Previous experience working with HR/Recruitment/CSR/Engagement teams an advantage 

• An understanding of the UK Education System and a familiarity with careers provision within UK schools and colleges would be an advantage 

• Proficient use of the Salesforce CRM, to track relationships and ensure proper data management. 

Benefits offered at Speakers for Schools: 

• Work From Anywhere in the UK (now and beyond the pandemic)

• Flexiable working

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays plus morning of your birthday off

• Pension scheme

• CharlieHR perks

• Perkbox

• £500 a year training allowance

Diversity at our core  

At Speakers for Schools, we are committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce, and eliminating discrimination. Our aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.

We welcome applications from all, including those where employment has been affected by Covid19 and those seeking to change careers. Diversity if at our core, join us. 

How to apply: 

Please apply as soon as possible submitting your CV and a one page covering letter which outlines your specific interest and ability to successfully fill this role, as well as your salary expectations and current notice period.

Appointees are subject to a successful DBS check, as contact with young people is likely.

Please note, if you do not provide a covering letter your application will not be considered.  

The Journey to joining Speakers for Schools: 

You must have the right to work in the UK without visa restrictions to be considered. 

Interviews will be scheduled as applications are received, before the closing date, and will take place over Microsoft Teams. We may appoint before this date depending on applications. 

Please apply as soon as possible, the closing date for this role is December 11th.

Immediate starts and delayed starts are available.

If you have not heard from us two weeks after the closing date, please presume your application has been unsuccessful.

The aim of this new role is to promote and enable better access to local services for disabled people* living in Salford by capacity-building local D/deaf / disabled people-led, and impairment focused, VCSE groups and organisations.

To increase the capacity. resilience and voice of local groups and organisations supporting disabled people in Salford.

This project will strengthen the voice, influence and impact of these groups as they advocate for full access to services for D/deaf and disabled people in Salford.

Please apply via our website - deadline for applications is 7th January 2022

We are With You are looking for Business Development Partners to join our NBCR team - New Business and Contract Team.

We want experienced business development professionals or individuals with comparable and/or transferrable experience, to drive forward our strategy and ambition to develop and grow our services to reach more people.

We are one of the UK’s largest substance misuse and mental health charities providing services since 1967 (formally as Addaction). We believe everyone should feel comfortable getting the support they need and we design and deliver our services to achieve this. Our range of services include community and prison substance misuse, recovery services, community link workers, complex needs services, and children and young people’s services.

Responsibilities

Joining our national team of business development partners, bid writers and regional directorates means you’ll be taking on a key leadership role in the design and delivery of successful tenders. 

We are at an exciting stage as an organisation, with a clear focus on our strategy and a successful track record of winning new services that help more people. You’ll join a growing team and have the chance to share and further develop your skills, knowledge and experience, alongside a brilliant team of experts from across our organisation. 

The role

Working as part of the New Business and Contract Retention Team, you’ll be embedded in one of our 5 regional areas. You will have joint responsibility, alongside the Regional Director of Services, for retaining existing contracts and winning new business opportunities, and be responsible for leading all aspects of the tender process. 

You will lead and work collaboratively with a tender team that includes Directors of Services, clinicians, bid writers and departmental leads to develop service models, budgets and partnerships for tenders.

What we’re looking for

Within this role, you’ll need to think creatively and be confident challenging existing ways of working. The type of experience that you will bring to this role may include: 

• being an experienced manager and leader

• having a proven track record in business development or have worked in operational management, or other comparable leadership or management roles

• being a highly competent project manager, with proven experience of leading and managing complex tenders or other projects across a team.

On a personal level you’ll 

• be a confident and highly competent communicator who is able to engage and influence senior stakeholders

• have excellent IT skills, be highly numerate and be able to analyse and work with complex data and financial information

• be a team player, who respects the experience and skills of their team, and is able to give and receive feedback

• be committed to the values and work of We are With You.

Why work for us? 

As a team, we work flexibly to meet business needs; usually available during core business hours. When normal travel resumes, you should expect UK travel, overnight on occasions. We offer flexible working within the team to accommodate this and balance work and life commitments.

 Further information

• 1 x Permanent position - London and South East, 

• 1 x Interim 6 month post - Scotland

Both roles are full time for 37.5 hours per week.

Interviews will be held as suitable applications are received and take place virtually on Google Meet. If successful candidates are appointed then the advert will close sooner than the advertised date. 

Job title: Business Engagement Officer

Salary: £31,630 per annum

Location: London, E1 (Current temporary remote working due to COVID-19)

Contract/Hours:         Full time, 35 hours per week - 1 x Fixed term Contract 6 months & 1 x 12 Month FTC

Fairtrade Foundation are recruiting for a business engagement officer to deliver excellent customer service and operational support to all businesses working with Fairtrade.

You’ll need to be a great communicator, enthusiastic and able to prioritise your work in a fast-paced environment. You will need experience in working independently and as part of a high-performing team, balancing many varied tasks. Accuracy and attention to detail are needed, as well as the ability to explain our processes clearly to businesses with professionalism and diplomacy. You will be working with our internal IT systems on daily basis. You will be supporting businesses to make the most out of their commitment to Fairtrade and ensuring they have a good customer experience. If you have experience in a compliance role, that’s great, but it’s not essential.

Fairtrade is a movement for change that works directly with businesses, consumers and campaigners to make trade deliver for farmers and workers. Fairtrade is a global movement with a strong and active presence in the UK, represented by the Fairtrade Foundation.

The international Fairtrade system (of which the Fairtrade Foundation is a member) works on behalf of farmers and workers to drive sustainable livelihoods, empower producers and workers, and make trade fair.

The Fairtrade Foundation is an equal opportunities employer, offers flexible working and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

We particularly welcome applications from candidates with ethnically diverse backgrounds, LGBTQ+ candidates and from candidates with disabilities, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at this level. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to greater results for producers and farmers around the world.

Closing date: 10am, Tuesday 7 December 2021

Community Southwark is the infrastructure organisation for the Voluntary and Community Sector in Southwark. We aim to bring about positive change for people living in Southwark by championing, supporting and working with the wonderful and diverse organisations and individuals that make up the voluntary and community sector (VCS) in Southwark.

We support non-profit organisations to run effectively, efficiently, sustainably and legally through providing a range of activities including training, face-to-face advice, online resources, holding events for information and engagement as well as hosting networks and working groups and providing policy insights and influence.

We also work with individuals and informal groups on social action, engagement, supporting campaigns, providing information on how you can get involved in improving your community and more. We are a champion for the sector and look to ensure we have a seat at the right table on its behalf. We host Healthwatch Southwark and have strong and productive links with the VCS in Southwark, its funders, Southwark Council, Partnership Southwark and others. We are now looking to recruit for a new CEO, and I am delighted you are considering applying for it.

This is an exciting role for a change maker and social activist with political acumen and excellent senior leadership, diplomacy, team working and interpersonal skills. If you are committed to supporting and advocating on behalf of our member oganisations at a strategic and localism level, and as comfortable working with local residents as you are with politicians and public servants, then this could be the perfect job for you. A new CEO will join Community Southwark at an exciting time for the organisation and following a period of change you will get the chance to implement and embed a number of organisational changes such as a move to new premises and implementing the 2022- 2026 strategy to name just a few. While the 2022-2026 strategy will not complete until early 2022, it is likely focus will be .

- The needs of ethnic minority led groups in Southwark.

- Strengthening the representation and advocacy for Southwark VCS;

- Ensuring the sustainability of Community Southwark by fundraising for our own building via our Designated Property Fund.

We particularly encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates and people from the LGBTQ+ community.

Nicola Howard, Chair of the Board of Trustees

About the role

Acting as ambassador for Southwark VCS, you will provide the public face for our activities, supporting the voluntary sector and wider communities in Southwark. You will lead the organisation and its membership in building the local VCS capacity and direction in collaboration with others. A key element of the role will be to maintain and develop relationships with stakeholders in local government, Partnership Southwark and business acting as a conduit between all these sectors.

VCS Representation • .

VCS Development • .

CS Strategy and Governance • .

CS Leadership •.

CS Financial Management •.

CS Operations •. 

Next Steps

Closing date: 9 AM on Monday, 3rd January 2022  (NB - AD WILL BE EXTENDED TO CLOSING DATE)

Shortlisted candidates will be notified by: Friday, 7th January 2022

Interviews: Friday, 14th January 2022

Preferred Start Date: Monday, 14th March 2022

About Us: Community ConneX previously known as Harrow Mencap is a campaigning organisation and a multi-project service provider working across West London, supporting disabled people - and their families and carers - to ensure their needs, rights and aspirations are met.

Role Purpose: To work to identify and challenge issues within the Health & Social Care Sector to improve the rights of our clients, to ensure they have equal access to all services within the community, to enable them to live independently and the life they choose.  

The role involves engaging with clients, volunteers, Health & Social Care professionals, local community-based organisations, local MP’s, and Council members to gather intelligence to identify key trends and issues affecting our clients which will inform our campaigning activities.

Community engagement and participation is key to drive and bring about change.

We are looking for a talented all-rounder who can lead and inspire on community engagement and other externally funded engagement projects.

Reporting to the Business Manager Corporate Services, the jobholder will be responsible for the following key duties:

• Community engagement to identify issues, challenge and bring about change
• Facilitation of events aimed at raising awareness of local issues and highlighting ways people can get involved
• To develop and implement an engagement approach to ensure the voice of citizens is heard and the intelligence informs campaigning activities
• Development of tools for engagement including use of social media and accessible tools for our clients
• Developing networking / engagement opportunities in the community to understand and capture the issues that are affecting our clients and their families and carers
• Plan and facilitate quarterly meetings with Community ConneX staff to understand and capture the issues that are affecting our clients and their families and carers and other citizens
• Undertake and collect research using qualitative and quantitative methods, internally and externally to inform campaigning
• Plan and deliver specific engagement projects that are commissioned externally
• All other engagement and campaign activities as may be outline in the job description or assigned by the line manager from time to time.

Our ideal candidate will

• Have excellent communications skills, working with and supporting stakeholders. Ability to engage with the public and people from diverse background, making presentations and facilitating group activities.
• Ability to take initiative and work with limited supervision.
• Knowledge and understanding issues affecting people with disabilities.
• Knowledge and understanding of public policies around disabilities, health and social care and advocacy of wellbeing of vulnerable people.
• Ability to write reports on project implementation for the management, funders, and any identified stakeholder.
• Experience of working with community-based groups and voluntary sector.
• Experience of using social and digital media for communication and campaigns.

In return we offer a range of benefits including:

• Flexible/Hybrid working
• Pension up to 5%
• Death in service insurance

We are committed to safeguarding, equal opportunity, and we guarantee an interview to all applicants with disabilities meeting the minimum criteria for the post.

Interview will be scheduled as soon as suitable candidate is identified.

Location: Any UK Trust office - with occasional travel

Interviews: 1st stage is 9th / 10th December. 2nd stage is 15th December

We have an exciting opportunity to join our HR People Partnering team. We are recruiting a People Partner to support our UK-wide Delivery function, partnering a range of senior stakeholders by designing and implementing People & Learning interventions that support business plans, drive performance and inspire people to do their best work for young people.

As a member of the People & Learning team, this role will work collaboratively across the ‘Centres of Excellence’ (Employee Relations, Talent Acquisition, HR Services, Talent & Organisational Development, and Learning) to drive local initiatives in support of the People & Learning Strategy and be a champion of best practice.  Although part of the People & Learning Team, this role will be embedded within the Delivery Directorate working closely with Delivery Directors in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland and being part of the leadership teams for these areas. 

This is a great opportunity to continue the amazing work that is taking place by getting close to the day to day challenges, opportunities and successes, supporting both strategic and operational activities by building strong, trusted relationships and developing people initiatives - a fantastic opportunity to continually learn and develop alongside truly passionate people.

Please click 'apply now' to be directed to our website for more information and to apply.

Perks for working at The Trust:

• Great holiday package! 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays. Office closure the days between Christmas and New Year
• Fantastic Family leave! Receive 13 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay for maternity and adoption leave. Receive 8 weeks full pay for paternity leave.
• Flexible working! Where operationally possible, you can work hours to fit in with, school hours or care arrangements for example and you can also work from home.
• Interest-free season ticket loans
• Benefits platform! Everything from health and financial wellbeing support to discounts on your favourite restaurants, shops and cinemas
• In-house learning platform! Develop your skills for your career and your role
• The Trust will contribute 5% of your salary to the Trust Pension Scheme
• You can volunteer for and/or attend events – music festivals, The Prince’s Trust Awards, active events etc.
• Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)

Are you passionate about community fundraising and driving income growth from small businesses? Do you want to join a dynamic and expanding team embarking on a new strategy to reach even more supporters all over the country? If so, this role is definitely for you!

The main focus of this role is to drive income growth from local companies, clubs and groups across the UK by creating a pipeline of new business opportunities. Working closely with the other areas of community and corporate fundraising across the charity, this role will develop compelling partnership propositions to bring the excellent work of GOSH Charity alive for new supporters. No two days will be the same.

About the Team

The Community Fundraising team is a crucial part of the Public Fundraising department, raising vital income from clubs, companies and individuals from all over the UK. This vibrant team of 15 is split into four main areas, each focussing on a different aspect of community engagement.

This role sits within Regional Partnerships, whose purpose is to drive income from local companies and clubs across the UK.

About You

You will be a dynamic, creative fundraiser with demonstrable experience in driving new business from companies, clubs or groups.

The ideal candidate will also have:

- Experience of forging new fundraising partnerships with companies, clubs or groups, from prospect researching through to pitching
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to develop compelling partnership proposals
- Proven ability in successfully delivering income growth
- A real passion for teamworking and collaboration to drive results
- Meticulous attention to detail and data management to drive a new supporter pipeline
- A real passion for working in public fundraising and delivering engaging and inspiring supporter experiences

About the Charity

Every day brings new challenges at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). Every day, over 600 seriously ill children from across the UK arrive for life-changing treatments. Every day, young lives hang in the balance as patients, families and staff battle the most complex illnesses. And every day, the brightest minds come together to achieve pioneering medical breakthroughs that change the lives of thousands of children – and change the world. This extraordinary hospital has always depended on charitable support to give seriously ill children the best chance to fulfil their potential. Without donations, Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity can’t help fund ground-breaking research, advanced equipment, child and family support services, and the rebuilding and refurbishment of wards and medical facilities. Our staff help to raise these vital funds for the hospital. A better future for seriously ill
children starts with you.

Recently awarded with a ‘Best Companies 2-star accreditation' and placed number 17 on the 2019 Sunday Times Best 100 Not-for-Profit Companies list - we offer a range of attractive benefits including; a flexible approach to working, 30 days holiday, life assurance, enhanced employer pension contributions, and a discounted season ticket loan.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We recognise that people from some backgrounds are under-represented in our workforce and across the wider Charity sector. In April 2021 we launched our ambitious three-year EDI strategy committing to becoming a more inclusive workforce, reflecting the diverse communities that we work with and for and demonstrating this through all our areas of work.

A more diverse workforce will enable us to deliver even more impact and we particularly encourage applications from communities which are under-represented in the charity. This includes people from Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority backgrounds, people with a disability, people who are LGBT+ or who are from less advantaged socioeconomic groups.

Further information on our EDI strategy can be found on our website.

Our approach to hybrid working

This role is based in our Central London office (WC1N, opposite Russell Square underground) with the option to work remotely up to three days a week.

Please refer to the full job description below for more information.

How to Apply

Please click on the apply button in the top right-hand corner where you will be taken to a short application form to complete. You are encouraged to include a cover letter with your application, and should refer to the 'GOSH Charity Information Pack' on the Careers page of our website before you apply.

Closing date: 16th December.

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A bit about Marketing, Recruitment and External Relations… 

In the Directorate of Marketing, Recruitment and External Relations, we are responsible for the core range of activities that promote and engage with our external environment and stakeholders. This includes both prospective and current students, businesses and our local community. Made up of Marketing and Communications, Student Recruitment and Outreach and External Relations teams, we work together to plan and deliver key activities that support the University’s ambitions for growth, diversity and an increased profile. 

The External Relations team is a busy team with a wide-ranging remit across a variety of activities and stakeholders. We have a shared ambition to raise the University’s profile and reputation on a local, national, and international level. External Relations encompasses the Art Collection team, Events & Conferencing, Public Affairs, and Alumni Engagement & Development, within which this post sits. The Alumni Engagement & Development Team is dedicated to retaining a life-long relationship with our graduates. We identify and unlock sources of philanthropic funding across our alumni, charitable trusts & foundations and corporate partners for the benefit of our students, campus and communities.

What do we want?

Are you passionate about making a difference to real lives? Are you an enthusiastic and energetic fundraiser?

We are looking for a new Development Officer (Major Gifts) to join the University of Salford.

Your role will be critical in working closely with our fantastic network of alumni, industry partners and charitable trusts & foundations to source new major philanthropic gifts to support key projects and programmes across the institution. Examples include fundraising for cutting-edge research, new buildings & world-class facilities, outreach programmes within the community and/or scholarships and bursaries to increase access to Higher Education for underrepresented students.

We are looking for someone who is passionate, creative and results-focused, with strong communication and relationship-building skills. Sound like you or someone you know? Please take a look below to understand more.

What’s in it for you?

With over 200 languages spoken across Greater Manchester, we want to create an inspirational, inclusive learning and working environment, celebrating the diversity of our University community in our everyday conversations.  Our student population is already incredibly diverse, and we want to ensure this is reflected across our colleague profile as well. 

To help you, we have wide ranging colleague support networks, promoting awareness events throughout the year and giving you the opportunity to share your experiences with others. Our extensive faith centre facilities reflect our continuing commitment to support the student and colleague experience and the beliefs and values you bring to our community. 

There is a varied benefits package available through ‘MySalford’ where you can tailor your benefits to suit your own lifestyle – everything from additional annual leave, savings on High Street shopping, travel discounts as well as health and wellbeing support. To maintain work/life balance (and to help you through this pandemic!) you can connect to work from wherever you are, whether it’s our Peel Park Campus, MediaCityUK or your living room at home, the tools are there for you to do your best work from your chosen location. Flexibility on working from home is supported where possible, however the role will be based on the University of Salford campus. 

However you identify, whatever your pathway has been to get here, come and join us at the University of Salford where we are all proud to belong -watch us in action here!

Job Summary

Reporting into the Head of Programmes, you will be leading a team to provide better educational outcomes and career prospects for young people in our local communities. You will lead on the development and funding opportunities to expand our youth offer.

• Oversee performance, compliance, and day-to-day activities to drive performance on a single contract as well as supporting on frontline duties
• Drive the operational team to achieve sustained high performance and quality of delivery in accordance with contracts, business priorities and organisational culture and values
• Lead a team of Programme Leads, developing, mentoring, and coaching your team to ensure outcomes, team targets and individual goals are met
• Develop and maintain key stakeholder partnerships within the community, with external stakeholders and the wider business
• Provide a sense of authority to the customers and enable them to feel more confident and strengthened
• Lead on, write and project manage bids and proposals from beginning to end
• Provide a framework for IAG to help NEETs progress into education, employment and training
• Co-ordinate a programme of training and activities for participants to prepare them and give them the skills and experience to progress into education and employment
• Design engagement plans in order to deliver effective outreach in local boroughs

Key Responsibilities

• Overall responsibility for the delivery of contractual KPIs from participant attraction to sustained outcomes
• Driving the successful delivery of our youth programmes and achieving sustained high performance and quality of delivery in accordance with our commissioners
• Working collaboratively with other business units to ensure our services are integrated and company resources are utilised
• Building and developing relationships with key stakeholders across our delivery locations to ensure our programmes are reflective of the needs of the community
• Looking for growth opportunities with existing commissioners and establishing relationships with new potential funders
• Demonstrating a willingness to learn and motivate others to develop/grow industry-specific knowledge and skills
• Conducting monthly one-to-ones for all staff members within the team and using the performance management framework
• Working with the Quality and Compliance team to implement areas of best practice or plans for improved compliance
• Creating awareness amongst the employers about our company's vision of equal opportunities and values
• Accurately forecasting performance pipelines and identifying risks to contractual performance
• Preparing and presenting monthly management reports for the operations manager/director/prime providers
• Leading daily team meetings to ensure priorities for the day are disseminated and followed up with meeting notes to ensure accountability within the team
• Carrying out monthly caseload reviews with the team to ensure they are clear

Personal Attributes

• Thinks ahead, generates innovative ideas
• Values and respects others, builds relationships, collaborates
• Gets things done, delivers to high standards, takes responsibility
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including influencing and relationship building with a wide range of people
• Outcomes focused and target driven and passionate about supporting young people

Skills & Experience

• Degree-level qualification or MA in relevant field, or equivalent work experience
• Proven track record in managing and setting up programmes
• Experience and understanding of Ofsted EIF requirements
• Achieved notable success through motivating and teambuilding staff responsible for delivering frontline services
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience developing proposals to secure grants and contracts
• Applied knowledge of project cycle management, including problem analysis, project design, financial planning and management, and monitoring and evaluation
• Experience coordinating bid teams to deliver proposals, bids, or manage contracts
• Experience working with partners and colleagues from different organisations and cultures to deliver complex work tasks as part of a consortium

For further information and to apply, please visit our website via the Apply button.

Closing date: 17 December 2021