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At Help for Heroes, we believe those who serve our country deserve support when they are wounded. Every day, men and women have to leave their career in the Armed Forces as a result of physical or psychological wounds; their lives changed forever. We help them, and those still serving, to recover and get on with their lives.
And who are we you’re wondering? We are experts and beginners. Generalists and specialists. Ordinary people with an extraordinary passion towards making a positive change to the lives of our veterans (and having fun while doing it).
As One Team we share a philosophy – I.C.A.R.E. It’s the way we walk and talk, the way we interact with others and how we approach everything we do. We are:
Innovative – Collaborative – Authentic – Resourceful – Energetic.
We have an incredible opportunity for a Case Management Administrator to join our team.
Please see below for more information on what just might be your future role.
About the role
This is a dual administrative and co-ordination role providing support to the SAF Head of Service to ensure efficient and effective working processes and practices, and regular communications that assist effective delivery of the group’s priorities and objectives. The post holder will Deliver effective coordination of the services offered by the Case Management Team.
About You
You will have excellent and current IT skills, especially Microsoft Office. High levels of integrity, confidentiality, discretion, and commitment.
First rate interpersonal, written and communication skills.
Excellent task management and organisational skills.
Ability to work under pressure.
Ability to communicate and liaise with senior management.
Ability to work as part of a team and show initiative to work independently.
Please see job description below for more details about the role.
The Ripple Pond is a charity that supports adult family members of physically and/or psychologically injured British Armed Forces personnel and veterans. Many of these individuals and family members are hard to reach and often isolated.
Your role will be to ensure that more and more of the military community, professionals and other interested parties know who we are and how to access our support.
You will also help to organise our exciting programme of online talks and activities for our Members (service-users) to help ensure they are well-informed, involved and feel part of a supportive community. Making sure that Members are always involved in generating ideas and production.
We are looking for someone who is dynamic and determined, but you also need to be invested in our mission as a charity and care about people.
This role is about;
• working with a wide range of groups and individuals to help raise awareness of the charity and to create opportunities to identify new Members (service users);
• being responsible for networking, identifying, and establishing partnerships with key individuals and organisations and nurturing existing relationships;
• developing and rolling out strategies to engage with hard-to-reach and isolated military carers and families;
• coordinating a range of activities (mainly online) to deliver information to Members, potential Members, referrers, and other stakeholders. These will include online talks from staff, Members and other “subject matter experts”; and
• helping to ensure the charity continues to understand the developing needs of its Members.
Although the role is home-based, you will not be working in isolation; you will be supported by the managers and workforce.
All our staff are home-based, and we maintain a strong caring culture of teamwork, mutual support and promoting wellbeing at work.
You may be exposed to traumatic narratives from our Membership, for many this is a reality in their lives. We do provide an extensive framework of clinical and managerial support but you do need to be an emotionally and psychologically resilient individual.
The selection process:
• Applications close: Sunday 19th May 2024
• Long-listing:
• Selection Task sent to Long-Listed candidates: Wednesday 22nd May
• Deadline for return of Selection Task: Sunday 29th May
• Short-Listing
• Online Interviews (via MS Teams): Friday 7th June
As you can see above, if you are shortlisted, you will be sent a selection task.
This task will involve you preparing a plan to engage with a hard-to-reach sector of the UK Military Communities. The identity of this community will be provided with the tasking briefing.
The Intention of engaging with this community will be to:
• Raise awareness of The Ripple Pond and its services with this community.
• Increase our understanding of this community’s needs.
• Increase the charity's Membership (service users) from this community.
We wish you luck in your application
The process:
• Applications close: Sunday 19th May 2024
• Long-listing:
• Selection Task sent to Long-Listed candidates: Wednesday 22nd May
• Deadline for return of Selection Task: Sunday 29th May
• Short-Listing
• Online Interviews (via MS Teams): Friday 7th June
Supporting adult family members of physically or psychologically injured British Armed Forces personnel and veterans
International Charity is seeking a Finance Manager
Permanent role
Remote Working (Occasional visits to the London Office)
£54,000 - £57,000
The client is looking for a Qualified Accountant, preferably with a charity sector background.
The charity has income of Approx £11million which is a mixture of Restricted and Non-Restricted.
Reporting into the Head of Finance, your responsibilities will be:
To ensure effective support and delivery of organisational objectives, theis position plays a critical role in maintaining an efficient month end, ensuring accurate financial data, preparation of financial reports, carrying out the annual/audit process.
* Coordinate with country offices to consolidate financial data and ensure consistency, accuracy and transparency of financial reporting.
* Operating a smooth and disciplined month end with all balance sheet accounts reconciled and full monthly management pack and management accounts submitted to the Global Head of Finance.
* Preparation of full management accounts, analysis and presentation of accurate financial reports, including income/expenditure statements, balance sheet, cash flow statements, KPIs and forecasting.
* Monitor budgets, track expenditure, and ensure compliance with financial policies and procedures. Provide guidance and support to budget holders in budget development, cost control, and financial accountability.
* Coordinate with the Finance Business Partners to prepare/review restricted donor financial reports, ensuring the data reflects the records on the accounting system and meets donor compliance.
* Work with the Head of Global Finance to prepare the financial statements and manage the year end audit process/relationship.
* Work closely with the Head of Global Finance to support the annual budget process including interim forecasts and cash flows.
The client is reviewing applications on a rolling basis.
About The Role
Closing Date: 24th May
Contract: This is Fixed Term Contract for 24 months, with the possibility to become permanent.
Application Process: Please ensure you apply with a supporting statement on why you believe you would be the most suitable individual for this position. Please refer and use the job description to aid you in preparing a supporting statement and application.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
We have an exciting new opportunity available for an experienced and talented bid and tender professional to join us as our Bid and Tender Manager. Your primary aim will be to successfully retain and grow our contracted income to deliver our dementia support services.
You will lead and support a national team, responsible for developing and delivering the Society’s bid and tenders. You’ll be a talented individual with a strong desire to lead this team in creating high quality bids to secure contracts for Alzheimer's Society.
You will have prior bid experience – preparing, writing, managing, and winning multiple bids annually. You’ll be experienced in building and coordinating multiple internal relationships and be able to demonstrate an ability develop external partnerships. You will inspire people from a range of teams to work towards one shared goal.
Additionally, you will take the lead as the Society’s bid expert, providing guidance and making time-pressured decisions with key stakeholder to ensure the effective and compliant preparation of tenders.
Alzheimer's Society has recently been named on the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023! We have achieved excellent scores for workplace happiness, pride, and job satisfaction. We would love to welcome more outstanding people to join our exciting journey to make the greatest difference for people affected by dementia.
About you
- Extensive experience in Bid and Tender production – planning, writing, managing (essential)
- Able to manage multiple priorities and thrive in a fast-paced environment which can include challenging deadlines.
- Your writing experience and skills will ensure effective quality assurance in the preparation/submission of tenders.
- Demonstrate your commercial judgment skills, using your knowledge and understanding of the marketplace.
- Confident in making executive decisions on projects and delegated tasks to support senior managers.
- Experience in managing budgets.
Person specification
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Experience in achieving targets.
- Strong interpersonal and interpretation skills
- Highly organised and can manage multiple tasks and priorities
- Excellent attention to detail
- Be a team player, supporting colleagues when there are deadlines, and who knows when to ask for help themselves
- Ability to collaboratively, develop strong relationships and influence to ensure effective fit-for-purpose business solutions
- Be a self-starter and incredibly motivated
About Alzheimer's Society
At Alzheimer's Society, we believe passionately that life doesn't end when dementia begins. We are here for anyone affected by dementia, and we do everything we can to keep people with dementia connected to their lives and the people who matter most.
Everything we do is shaped by people affected by dementia. Their knowledge and experience are critical to bringing about real-world solutions. From choosing the most promising research through to telling their stories to raise awareness; they are the heart of this organisation.
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Corporate and Community Fundraising Manager
Job title: Corporate and Community Fundraising Manager
Employer: Rowan Alba
Time: Part time – to be agreed, with an initial fixed term for review
Salary: £36,500 per annum based on working 35 hours per week, pro rata if working less than 35 hours
Location:Working from home with occasional meetings in Edinburgh
Closing date: 3rd May 2024 (We reserve the right to close the advert early if a suitable candidate is found.)
Role
Rowan Alba works to end homelessness in Edinburgh by providing permanent supported homes and building relationships with individuals in crisis. We also work in our communities with volunteers who provide vital support to the most vulnerable in an attempt to prevent homelessness. Our experience lends itself to exemplar training programmes aimed at helping employers understand conditions around addictions.
We are seeking an enthusiastic and confident communicator for the new role of Corporate and Community Fundraising Manager to increase awareness of our work and develop new funding streams from individual, community and corporate partnerships.
You will be a creative, organised and motivated individual with a positive track record in working independently to develop corporate and community funder relationships.
Working alongside our Communications Manager, Trusts and Grants Fundraising Manager and Leadership Team you will develop an engagement strategy to help increase awareness of our work and raise vital funds to support our organisational development including the creation of new permanent homes for individuals with long-term experience of homelessness.
Main duties and responsibilities will include:
- Developing and maintaining relationships with new and existing corporate partners
- Developing opportunities to deliver training to corporate staff and organising volunteering activities
- Working with staff and volunteers to develop and implement community fundraising opportunities including sponsorship activities and local events
- Organising events for key stakeholders to increase Rowan Alba profile
- Managing relevant KPIs and appropriate CRM system for all individual and corporate funder communication and outcomes
- Ensuring the organisation adheres to the codes of fundraising practice set by the Fundraising Regulator
Core competencies
- Experience in relationship building and delivering long term funding support from a variety of sources
- Excellent presentation, verbal and written skills
- Ability to manage a varied workload and work independently, and with a small core team
- Experience of event organisation and management including working with volunteers
- Administrative skills and experience in use of appropriate CRM solutions, cloud-based platforms such as SharePoint, Zoom, Teams
- Demonstrate respect and compassion to the people we work with and represent Rowan Alba positively and professionally at all times
What you can expect from us
Salary: £36,500 per annum, based on working 35 hours per week, pro rata if working less than 35 hours
Job Type: Part Time
Contract Type: To be agreed, with an initial fixed term for review
Info: 28 days annual leave plus 4 public holidays (based on working 35 hours per week, pro rata if working less than 35 hours) and contributory pension scheme
Location: Working from home with occasional meetings in Edinburgh
For more information about the job, please visiting our website for the job description & person specification.
If you are interested in the post, please download the application form visiting our website and returning it to Jamie Beaton via email or by post to 1 Lochrin Square, 92-98 Fountainbridge, Edinburgh, EH3 9QA, FAO Jamie Beaton at Rowan Alba.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Legacy Fundraising Manager
We have an exciting opportunity for a Legacies Manager to join an innovative leading children's charity delivering projects to support disadvantaged children, young people, their families, and communities.
Position: Legacies Manager
Location: Home based
Salary: £41,740 per annum
Hours: Full-time, 37 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: 3rd May 2024
Shortlisting date: 10th May 2024
Interview date(s): Week commencing 20th May 2024
You will be working for one of the UK's leading children's charities, firmly supported by Christian beliefs and values, helping to support disadvantaged children and their families through delivering projects to support children, young people, their families, and communities to find long-lasting solutions to the challenges they face.
The Role
As the Legacies Manager, you will assume a pivotal role within our dynamic Partnership and Development team. Your primary responsibility will be to lead the strategy and execution of our legacy programme, driving forward our mission to support vulnerable children, young people, and families across the UK. Drawing upon your strategic vision and extensive experience in fundraising, you will design and implement innovative legacy campaigns aimed at maximising income generation and expanding the reach of the organisation’s Family Hubs.
Your day-to-day activities will involve collaborating closely with fundraising and partnership development experts to develop compelling legacy propositions and engage potential donors effectively. You will leverage your exceptional interpersonal skills to build and nurture relationships with legacy supporters, inspiring them to leave a lasting impact through their philanthropy. Additionally, you will utilise your expertise in data analysis to inform decision-making and refine campaign strategies, ensuring optimal outcomes and return on investment. As a strategic thinker and innovative leader, you will have the opportunity to make a tangible difference in the lives of vulnerable children and families.
Key responsibilities of the Legacies Manager include:
- Develop and implement a legacy strategy/plan aligned with the charity's goals to increase/improve outreach to and engagement with legacy supporters and raise legacy income around agreed goals.
- Provide excellent stewardship to all supporters who engage with legacies, working with stakeholders to ensure journeys are insight-led, respond to audience needs, and are well documented and reported upon.
- Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success of legacy giving initiatives and regularly report on progress to senior leadership and key stakeholders. Use data and analytics to inform decision-making and continuously improve strategies for maximising legacy support.
- Work with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the end-to-end process for delivering the legacies plan is designed and documented. This includes solving problems in circumstances where there is minimal guidance available from established practices and precedents within the organisation.
- Work closely with the Head of Relationship Fundraising and other fundraising colleagues to ensure that all fundraising activities are well-coordinated and contribute towards the overall fundraising strategy.
- Identify growth opportunities that foster organisational projects which impact and improve the Legacy programme.
- Develop and execute marketing and promotional campaigns to raise awareness of legacy giving opportunities within the organisation. Utilise various communication channels, including digital platforms, events, and printed Job Description & Person Specification materials, to effectively promote the importance of legacy giving and its impact on the organisation's mission.
About You
As the ideal candidate for the role of Legacies Manager, you are approachable and articulate, with the confidence to engage effectively with donors and stakeholders. Your conscientious nature ensures that you approach every task with diligence and attention to detail, while your continuous learning mindset drives you to stay informed about the latest trends and best practices in legacy fundraising. Your creativity allows you to develop innovative campaign strategies that capture the attention of donors and inspire action, while your diplomatic approach enables you to navigate complex relationships and resolve conflicts effectively. As a good listener and information seeker, you value input from others and actively seek out new opportunities for growth and collaboration.
You are an independent and self-motivated professional, capable of taking initiative and driving projects forward with minimal supervision. Your persuasive communication style and proactive attitude make you an influential advocate for the organisation's mission and values. If you are ready to leverage your interpersonal skills and expertise to make a meaningful impact on the lives of children and families across the UK, we invite you to join us and be part of our transformative journey. Apply now and take the next step toward a rewarding career dedicated to driving positive change.
About the Organisation
An innovative leading children's charity delivering projects to support disadvantaged children, young people, their families, and communities, working with a range of partners to provide creative solutions including children and family centres, school counselling, preschool nurseries, family support and children affected by imprisonment and offending.
Benefits include:
- Continuous professional development
- Regular support through supervision, appraisal & well-being initiatives
- In house learning platform
- Generous pension scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Healthcare cash plan
- Charity discount scheme
The charity is committed to making a positive impact, and we're looking for someone like you. If you're ready to take the next step in your fundraising career and make a lasting difference in the lives of those who need it most, we invite you to apply and be part of the team.
We actively encourage applications from a broad and deep range of backgrounds and experiences. This post is subject to necessary safeguarding checks including an appropriate level DBS Disclosure. The organisation is a Living Wage Employer.
Other roles you may have experience with could include Fundraising Manager, Trusts and Statutory Manager, Legacy, Legacy In Memory Fundraiser, Legacy and In Memory, Legacy Relationships, Legacy Giving, Probate, Wills, Trusts, Inheritance, Legacy Administration.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
We are looking for an enthusiastic Nature and Wellbeing Manager to lead our exciting new project expanding RSPB's flagship 'Nature Prescriptions' Programme into Wales building on the expertise and experience of our Scottish and English colleagues.
Nature and Wellbeing Manager
Reference: APR20247410
Location: Flexible in Wales
Salary: £32,022.00 - £34,377.00 Per Annum
Hours: Full Time, 37.5 Hours per week
Duration: Fixed Term, 22 months
Benefits: Pension Scheme, Life Assurance Scheme, 26 days' Annual Leave
We have a wealth of evidence that individuals with a greater connection to nature experience improved mental wellbeing, greater vitality and happiness, and deeper life satisfaction. Research also shows that increasing your connection with nature can positively impact a range of conditions, including stress, anxiety and depression, as well as outcomes for some physical health conditions too.
RSPB 'Nature Prescriptions' are designed to encourage and prompt people to connect to nature in support of their goals for better wellbeing. We believe that everyone, no matter where they live or the challenges they face, has the right to access nature, and to feel this strong connection to the natural world. Inspiring and enabling healthcare professionals and others in the NHS to prescribe nature, is a key route for the RSPB to enable more people from more diverse communities to access the natural world. In so doing we hope that those who feel more connected to nature, will want to act to save it.
Working with healthcare professionals and local communities in Cardiff and surrounds, you will use co-design to create materials in different formats that will support those who need it most. This is a great opportunity to work with a brilliant team of friendly and enthusiastic colleagues across the UK who have successfully implemented this approach elsewhere.
We're looking for a someone who is:
- Passionate: About connecting people to nature to improve their health and wellbeing.
- Courageous: In sharing this passion to enthuse healthcare and other professionals.
- Inquisitive: A natural curiosity to explore and understand and meet people where they are.
- Bold: Willing to contribute innovative ideas, particularly when addressing health inequalities.
- Collaborative: Fosters a collaborative, enjoyable and solution focused way of working with partners.
- Comfortable Challenging the Status Quo: Nature Prescriptions offer a way of improving wellbeing outside of the typical medical model of healthcare.
Key tasks will include:
- Lead the development of and promote the delivery of three new RSPB Nature Prescriptions to people living in diverse communities within Cardiff and the surrounding area.
- Develop relationships with key stakeholders in the NHS, health care and social care professionals to inspire and enable them to feel engaged and supported to co-create and prescribe a Nature Prescription, and to connect RSPB with the health sector to help create doors for future work.
- Engage with local healthcare professionals and community groups to co-design Nature Prescriptions materials with local people, community groups and healthcare professionals so that they reach a large diversity of people, and those that need and can benefit the most.
- Develop the project plan and ensure that the right governance structure for project management is in place and RSPB internal project management practices are followed, so that the project stays on track, comes in on budget and risks are identified, escalated, and managed within tolerances.
- Work with local environmental networks to build a picture of nature-based activities available and identify opportunities for partnership working.
- Lead on developing ways to evaluate and measure the impact of the project, including engaging with those prescribing and local communities to gather stories and case studies that demonstrate the benefits to wellbeing and connectedness to nature.
- Build internal relationships with RSPB employees and volunteers working with nature prescribing and nature and wellbeing across the UK.
- Develop a strategy and plan for Nature and Wellbeing work legacy aiming to learn from the work done in Scotland and England and from the communities and health care professionals in Cardiff and surrounds to support development of future work in Cardiff and beyond.
Essential skills, knowledge and experience:
- Experience of working within or alongside the health and wellbeing sector.
- Project management experience with experience of leading on and developing and delivering projects with diverse communities.
- Experience of developing external partnerships and balancing the needs of multiple stakeholders.
- Experience in delivering workshops or training, ideally with a co-design element.
- Excellent verbal and written communicator able to communicate nature and wellbeing messages in a way that is understood by a range of audiences and that engenders their support.
- Excellent planning and organisational skills with the ability to manage and deliver a varied workload.
- Skilled in using Microsoft 365 suite including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Teams.
Desirable skills, knowledge, and experience:
- Experience of SharePoint management.
- Experience of recruiting and managing volunteers.
- Welsh speaker or learner.
Closing date: 23:59, Friday 17th May 2024
We are looking to conduct interviews for this position from 3 June 2024.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
The RSPB is a licenced sponsor. This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.
As part of this application process you will be asked to provide a copy of your CV and complete an application form including evidence on how you meet the skills, knowledge, and experience listed above.Contact us to discuss any additional support you may need to complete your application.
No agencies please.
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As Content Marketing Manager you will be responsible for content generation and dissemination across multiple platforms, digital and traditional. You will be well organised and courageous and passionate about being a game changer to drive business growth.
This role generates vital insights to the Create Equity Collectives (Includes Create Equity Ltd, Create Equity 2031 and MeWe360).
Job Descritption
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Content generation to be distributed across multiple platforms and networks.
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Develop content to promote the mission in conjunction with the wider team.
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Preparing presentations, and proofreading manuscripts.
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Act as the internal communications and marketing champion looking for opportunities for promotion, knowledge sharing and embedding our mission across our community and succeed in increasing participation by creating growth opportunities through our partners, funders and our community.
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Contribute to the multi platform transformation of communications to reach their goals.
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Ensure your work aligns with strategic goals working collaboratively with the senior managers for all activity and reporting. A key element in this role is adhering to procedures, principles and protocols
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Implement a framework for collecting, storing, updating and reporting data and insights.
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Assist in the research process by collecting and storing analytical data.
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Ensure the views of underrepresented people with experience guide your work and actively seek opportunities to involve our community in content and product development
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Provide flexibility and undertake other duties that may from time to time be necessary, and that are compatible with the nature and grade of this post
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Charity People are working with the fantastic charity DFN Project Search to find a brilliant Corporate Partnerships Manager to join their ambitious fundraising team, helping to bring in an exciting new income stream for the organisation.
DFN Project Search is a national charity committed to transforming the lives of young adults with a learning disability, autism spectrum condition, or both. They do this through working in partnership with companies from across a range of industries in the public and private sectors, schools and colleges, local authorities and specialist employment providers, to deliver a year-long supported internship that helps these young adults transition from education to the world of work. On completing the supported internship around 60% of graduates secure full-time, paid employment compared to the UK average of 4.8%. This provides these young adults with the freedom of choice to lead more happy, healthy, and fulfilled lives, because they have an equal opportunity of financial independence through securing full-time, paid work.
- Corporate Partnerships Manager
- Salary: £40,000 - 45,000 p/a
- Full-Time (permanent)- 9am to 30pm, Monday to Friday
- Home based but within easy travelling distance of London for meetings and events and ability to travel elsewhere in the UK
- Benefits: 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays), pension, company mobile phone and laptop
The Role
This newly formed role will be the perfect opportunity for an ambitious fundraiser to establish a thriving corporate partnerships career; there are significant opportunities to develop existing and new relationships and create transformational corporate partnerships that change the lives of young adults.
The Corporate Partnerships Manager will play a pivotal role in developing and managing corporate relationships, responsibilities include researching and identifying potential partners, generating leads through networking, and preparing compelling pitches. The postholder will collaborate closely with colleagues across the Charity and contribute to the development and implementation of both the corporate partnerships and overarching fundraising strategy.
About you
The role will suit a commercially minded, emotionally intelligent and collaborative person. You will be able to demonstrate experience in building and developing a pipeline of prospect partners, collaboration with key internal stakeholders, and have a proactive approach to new business, possess excellent communication skills and ultimately have the ability to deliver long-term, strategic funding opportunities.
Closing date: 5.00pm Monday 6th May
1st stage interview w/c 13th May
2nd stage interview w/c 20th May
If this role sounds like your next move, please get in touch with to find out more on how to apply!
We actively promote equality, diversity and inclusion and would love to hear from candidates from outside of the sector with transferrable skills.
At Charity People, we match charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.
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Since 1962 the National Autistic Society has been campaigning to transform lives, change attitudes and create a society that works for autistic people. In National Programmes we champion the rights and interests of autistic people and their families, making sure national policy and legislation to reflect their needs. We provide autism training and best practice services and want all autistic people to have access to services and support that fully meet their needs. We provide diagnostic services, training, accreditation, consultancy and conferences, designed to support all professionals and organisations.
Who we are looking for:
Autism Know How helps transform lives and change attitudes by delivering autism best practice, knowledge and professional development products for professionals, autistic people and families. This role is key to the success of the department. The successful candidate will lead the commercial development function in Autism Know How in:
- Developing and delivering a strategy to increase the sales of our products and packages and expand our reach
- Enabling a framework and culture of continual quality improvement
- Creating a culture of team-work, structured innovation, commerciality and collaboration
This is a wonderful opportunity to join a passionate, dedicated team and play an instrumental part in further shaping this successful department.
The role is full-time permanent role working 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday. However, part time hours will be considered.
To view the job description please click here
What we can offer you:
- Auto-enrolled Pension Scheme
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Excellent induction, training and development programme including training about autism and opportunities to attend our conferences
- Online staff discount scheme for a range of benefits such as cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan & shopping discounts for places such as Asda, Tesco, Sainsburys, Halfords, Nike, Apple and loads more!
- Healthcare Cash Plan
- Life Assurance at 2 x base salary
- A portfolio of fantastic new salary sacrifices benefits and other flexible benefits private health, dental insurance, car salary sacrifice scheme, activity pass, holiday trading, enhanced pension & salary deduct loans (eligibility criteria may apply)
- Access to a 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme & counselling programme
- Free access to the Headspace App – a global leader in mindfulness and you can enrol up to three friends or family members for free!
- Eligibility for a Blue Light Card
Where you will be working:
This role is home-based with some national travel.
About our application process:
When providing a supporting statement, please refer to the job description and person specification and include any information that shows your suitability for the role.
We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
For some roles, successful applicants will be required to complete the relevant safeguarding checks which will include additional references and criminal background checks.
Applications for this job are sought from anyone who is suitably qualified and experienced for the role but particularly welcome from those with a diagnosis of autism.
The National Autistic Society is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and adults who use our services and as such expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to complete the relevant safeguarding checks.
We are an equal opportunities employer.
Imagine being part of an organisation whose common purpose is to help those who are severely impacted by mental illness. We believe that everyone should be treated with respect and dignity – and that’s why equity is one of our core values. We draw on the expertise, unique perspectives and lived experience of our people – regardless of who they are or their background – to help us become inclusive and anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider that reflect the diverse communities we support as a mental health charity.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Repairs and Maintenance manager to join our estates department as we start the implementation of our 2023-2028 corporate strategy that seeks to double our current housing offer and improve the quality of our existing estate.
The Estates Repairs & Maintenance Manager will report directly to the Associate Director of Estates working alongside the Estate's Surveyor, Facilities Officer, Estates Administrator and external property consultancy partner who will provide technical support in terms of the production of tender and specifications, contract administration, property surveys, cost advice and feasibility studies.
How you will make a difference
The main purpose of the Estates Repairs & Maintenance Manager role is to manage and oversee effective property repairs, maintenance and improvement works across the property portfolio and ensure that it remains legally compliant. This includes properties where the responsibility for repairs and maintenance is that of the Charity and equally of other parties such as landlords and housing associations. The role will include managing existing external contractor relationships and housing association repairs and maintenance performance, as well as introducing new supplier contracts where required according to the wider needs of the charity. The role will also include managing major/complex projects on behalf of the charity and supporting other areas of the department ensuring properties remain compliant.
*Appointments will be at the minimum of the band.
*London Allowance is paid for roles that are based within the Greater London area only.
We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Please see further details on our website
You can also follow us on Facebook / Twitter / Instagram and LinkedIn to find out more about the work we do!
Don’t meet all requirements?
If the role sounds exciting to you but your experience, skills or qualifications don’t exactly match every single requirement, we still encourage you to apply, you may be just the right person for our position!
Caring for our people.
We offer a wide range of support. Some of our benefits include:
- PULSE: our recognition, rewards, wellbeing, and benefits platform. Providing access to thousands of discounts and benefits including cashback; reloadable cards; savings etc. As well as being able to thank colleagues and nominate them for awards.
- Wagestream: gives you instant access to up to 50% of your pay. Also provides a library of expert tools, tips and articles plus, helps you start building a rainy-day pot straight from your salary.
- Wellbeing support: our Wellbeing hub gives physical, emotional, and mental health support. We also have a BUPA Employee Assistance Programme with access to appointments.
- Taking time for you: we work flexibly –you get to choose where you work, managing your own diary. We have generous annual leave, starting at 25 rising to 30 days, plus bank holidays, as well as your birthday off. We also offer the opportunity to buy and sell annual leave.
- Planning for the future: We have a contributory pension scheme.
- Structured Corporate Induction: Onboarding you into the Charity supporting your wellbeing along the way.
- £300 when you introduce a Friend: receive up to £300 when you introduce a friend or family member.
Who are we?
We’re Rethink Mental Illness, a leading charity provider of mental health services in England. We support thousands of people through our groups, services, policy, campaigns and advice and information. Our work supports us in delivering on our mission: “A better life for everyone severely affected by mental illness.”
It is an exciting time to join our growing charity. We are on a transformation journey, one that supports the delivery of the organisation strategy – delivering Communities that Care. Supporting employees, managers and leaders through this change is a key priority for the People function. Just like its key that we attract diverse people to come and work for us.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Diversity is important to us and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we’re working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer. We recognise and support staff networks for our Black, Asian and minority ethnic and our LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter.
Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation
We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider - and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our anti-racist statement . We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our Race Equality Action Plan which demonstrate our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.
We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (or questioning), Intersex and (asexual) (LGBTQIA+), people with a disability, and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Prospectus are excited to be working exclusively with the Changing Faces to help them recruit a Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager (New Business Specialist) to join their team. Changing Faces is here for everyone with a scar, mark or condition on their face or body. They provide life-changing mental health, wellbeing, and skin camouflage services. They work to transform understanding and acceptance of visible difference, and campaign to reduce prejudice and discrimination. They won't stop until everyone with a visible difference or disfigurement is supported and respected.
We are reviewing applications on a rolling basis so please do apply now and we'll be in touch!
This permanent role pays a salary of £40,000 to £45,000 per annum. This is primarily a homebased role and Changing Faces are happy to consider full-time or part-time (0.8 FTE) candidates.
As the Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager, you will identify, cultivate, and secure new partnerships that align with their mission and strategic objectives. You will secure new corporate partnerships including corporate foundations, Charity of the Year, cause related marketing and strategic partnerships.
They are looking for someone demonstrable experience of working in a corporate partnerships/corporate social responsibility/marketing/sales environment. The ideal candidate will have a track record of winning and delivering major charity & corporate partnerships (£50-100k+) with experience of pipeline development.
At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status or pregnancy/maternity. If you have any disability and require reasonable adjustment/s to any part of the process then please contact Ariha Semontee at Prospectus.
If you feel you meet some of the criteria but not all, we really hope you'll enquire and learn more. Prospectus can advise and support on each part of the role and hopefully your application, so we look forward to hearing from you.
In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will arrange for a meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.
We are looking for a Major gifts Manager in Scotland for an incredible animal charity, to join a team and secure income from high net worth individuals.
This is a home based role within Scotland, key activity areas are Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen, and travel between these areas will be required.
The Charity
An inspiring charity passionate about animal welfare and dedicated to supporting animals to live full, safe and happy lives by meeting their needs and helping the people who care for them. They have a staff of c1600 people, securing c125m last year.
You will be joining a highly respected organisation, known for its supportive and inclusive working culture offering fantastic benefits, including 26 days annual leave per year excluding bank holidays, continuing to rise annually to 29 day and a competitve penion scheme offering up to 16% employer contribution, as well as much more!
The Role
Support the Regional Major Gifts Team in delivering the major donor elements of the fundraising strategy to secure c£400k per year.
Manage a portfolio of existing major donors and prospects and ensure a first- class cultivation and stewardship journey.
Attend meetings with existing and new donors, developing bespoke, personalised written communications and proposals, preparing budgets and proposals to accompany approaches.
Be responsible for stewarding existing major donors in Scotland and recruiting new high-net worth supporters, through creative engagement techniques and the development of trusted relationships.
The Candidate
Proactive, ambitious team player, able to work from own initiative.
A track record of relationship development and securing gifts from individuals or corporations to meet targets.
Experience of making successful asks through written and/or verbal proposals.
The ability to be articulate and persuasive with a range of stakeholders.
IMPORTANT NOTE
Please note applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis so please get in touch ASAP to find out more.
Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful, but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.
We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.
Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.
Warehouse Manager
Nechells, Birmingham, B7 5QT
Salary: £27000 per annum
Location: Birmingham, B7 5QT
Hours: Full Time 37.5 per week
Benefits: 25 days holiday, pro-rata, 5.5% Employer Pension Contribution including Life Cover, Occupational Sick Pay Benefits & Enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Paternity Leave and Pay, plus more
Reporting to: Regional Warehouse Operations Manager
FareShare Midlands is the region’s largest food redistribution charity, fighting food poverty and hunger by tackling waste. We source good quality food that is surplus to requirements from the food industry. An army of volunteers help redistribute this food to over 500 frontline charities and community groups such as school breakfast clubs, community centres and organisations supporting those who are homeless, unemployed, socially isolated and recovering from addiction. These organisations provide meals and food parcels to over 67,000 vulnerable people every week. We also support people through our Employability programmes, enabling them to learn skills and find rewarding work – some for the first time.
Hunger is a growing issue in the UK and while there is surplus food that is otherwise going to waste, we believe that this food should be used to feed people first.
The Role
FareShare Midlands is a high-profile charity with stakeholders from varying sectors not least over 500 companies in the food industry and FareShare UK. You will work towards, and achieve, a best-in-class in operation not accepting standards or a service that falls short of this.
As the senior person on site, you will be the key point of contact for operations, logistics and stock allocation for your region. You will be responsible for all compliance issues including food hygiene, health & safety and security of the depot and the safety and wellbeing of all visitors, contractors, depot staff and volunteers.
The main role will be to lead the successful day to day operations and ensure the ongoing success of the FareShare Midlands Regional Centres. This will involve working closely with staff and volunteers to ensure that all activities, including operational and order processing are completed to the agreed standard & daily timetable.
With colleagues in the Supply chain & Development functions, you will help develop new operational/logistic activity and lead on the implementation of growth of your RCs activity, capacity and output.
You will report to the Regional Warehouse Operations Manager and will be a key member of the Operations team across the Midlands region. You will identify and share good practise within and outside the Midlands, working closely with colleagues in the other regional centres.
In agreement with the Regional Warehouse Operations Manager, you will set out relevant Ops KPIs and targets and will join daily calls and weekly meetings to discuss and help resolve issues across the Midlands region, working as ‘one team’ with colleagues from other functions and regions.
Opening times:
Over the week the depot will be open for the hours required, with staff working 37.5 hours per week which may include working in evenings and weekends on a rota basis if the performance and growth of the region requires it. You will work with the Regional Operations Manager to implement the shift patterns required to provide the service to our members and communities.
Main responsibilities
Job responsibilities will prioritise but not be limited to:
1. Operations:
· Co-ordinate the work schedule and daily activities of the depot, within the guidelines of FareShare Midlands policies and procedures on food safety and Health & Safety
· Be responsible for the supervision, development, and training of all staff & volunteers
· Ensure that all shifts are efficiently planned, controlled, and resourced at least a week in advance.
· Maintain and use the in-house stock management system, with responsibility for the training of depot staff and volunteers on the database and accuracy of stock. Maintain good relations and communications with food suppliers and community member recipient projects, responding to any complaints or service issues with pace and courtesy as set out in our Service Charter
· Ensure that the vans are maintained as roadworthy and legal (taxed and insured)
· Ensure that community food members in your region receive a service, supply and variety of food that is expected / agreed, working closely with the Development Manager to flag potential issues with supply and/or service
2. Health & Safety, Food Hygiene & Equal Opportunities:
· Be responsible for the Health & Safety and security of the operation, including warehouse, vehicles, staff, visitors, and volunteers
· To support health and safety advisor in carrying out risk assessments
· Ensure compliance with all FareShare policies and procedures and industry standards as required by food donors and regulators, and maintain gold standard at audit level
· Ensure the service is delivered in accordance with FareShare Equal Opportunities Policy and maintain the values and culture of the FS Midlands operation.
3. Human Resources
· Lead & develop your direct reports on a day-to-day basis, ensuring that all are aware of their responsibilities and have the resources, capacity and capability to carry them out
· Be responsible for warehouse staff personal development reviews, regular 1-2-1 meetings and support as required
· Work with the Volunteer co-ordinator to recruit and train the right volunteers and other work placement trainees within the project
· Work alongside the volunteer team to ensure a complete and Up To Date rota is available – supervising volunteers should also be included on the JD
4. Key Performance Indicators and financial responsibilities
o Cost control
o H&S – accidents and near misses
o Service level & complaints
o Food safety standards and audit scores
o Waste and conversion rate
General
Person Specification - Skills, Qualities & Experience
Essential
· Established (minimum 3 years) warehousing knowledge including managing Staff and Rota’s.
· Depot management experience, managing stock control, payment reconciliation and putting all required warehouse processes in place.
· Stock management of perishable goods, putting processes and checks in place from goods in to goods out, creating stock count processes, managing stock rotation.
· Line management experience, including projects and associated budgets to time, to cost and to quality.
· Commercial experience; managing budgets, identifying cost savings, revenue generation and meeting KPI targets.
· Familiarity with and experience of working in CI or Lean culture including leading on review and improvement processes.
· Experience of developing and implementation of performance management systems for service delivery including monitoring and evaluation.
· Understanding of the voluntary and community sector and volunteering.
· Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to deal with people at all levels building successful and productive relationships, both internally and externally.
· Facilitation, networking and group work skills and the ability to work successfully with groups of different sizes and backgrounds.
· Working within diverse communities such as urban, suburban, small towns and / or rural and with a wide variety of voluntary and community sector organisations.
· Enthusiastic and self-motivated with excellent team-working and team building skills.
· Ability to use own initiative, working independently when required.
· Good time management with ability to manage workloads, set priorities and meet deadlines.
· Demonstrable IT literacy, in particular of using Microsoft applications (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
· Encouraging and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in the delivery of services and experience of working effectively with people from a range of backgrounds.
· Evidence of continual self-development of knowledge and skills.
Desirable
· Some experience of financial management, including control over budget setting and performance management
· Relevant experience of working in the food industry, probably in a retail operations management or production management resulting in a strong understanding of all the core areas around operations, food safety, health and safety and good business practice.
· Relationship management and partnership working with senior stakeholders across multiple sectors.
· Transferable experience that demonstrates a high likelihood to fit into the management culture of a medium sized voluntary sector organisation that is underpinned by the organisation’s values.
· Volunteering Experience & Experience of Managing Volunteers
Values and behaviours
· A commitment to Equal Opportunities
· An appreciation of FareShare Midlands’ mission and vision
· Flexibility of approach and ability to work in a team
· Proven ability to develop and maintain good working relations, with both internal and external audiences
How to Apply:
If you would like to apply for this role, please create a supporting statement to demonstrate your suitability and to explain your interest in both the job and FareShare Midlands. Please send your supporting statement with a copy of your CV.
We continue to strive to ensure that the profile of our staff and volunteers reflects the diverse communities we serve across the Midlands. As such we encourage and welcome applications from all our communities. We particularly welcome applications from people from ethnically diverse backgrounds as they are currently under-represented within FareShare Midlands.
Closing date for receipt of applications is 1st May 2024.
Interviews will take place on 9th May 2024.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
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Who are we looking for?
Ygam is seeking a proactive, adaptable, creative, resilient individual, who has the ability to work remotely, autonomously and as part of a team. They must have outstanding communication skills, be highly organised, and an excellent team player. This role will involve delivery of our workshops across Scotland, so the ideal candidate will be based locally.
At Ygam, we are committed to safeguarding and the protection of children and vulnerable people in our work. We will do everything possible to recruit only suitable people to work with children or vulnerable people.
Ygam is an equal opportunity employer. It is Ygam’s approach that all employees have a working environment which promotes dignity and respect and where individual differences, and the contributions made are recognised and valued. We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring and positively encourage people from underrepresented backgrounds to apply to join our team.
Main Role & Responsibilities
The post holder will be an active member of our programmes team and will work across our portfolio of programmes.
They will be responsible for regional stakeholder engagement, developing relationships and promoting Ygam training across the UK. They will recruit suitable delegates to workshops, working closely with a range of organisations and families.
They will provide training both face to face and online and will be responsible for the delivery of our assured workshops and promoting the work of Ygam at conferences and events.
They will be able to demonstrate the impact of this work by working with organisations to collate case studies and evidence to support the programmes achievements.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.