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Regional Communications Officer- North of UK
About Emmaus
Emmaus is a homelessness charity helping formerly homeless people to rebuild their lives and regain lost self-esteem by providing them with a safe place to call home and meaningful work in one of our social enterprises. We understand that a home is more than just a roof over your head; it’s somewhere to belong, where you feel part of a community, and that’s what Emmaus offers.
About the role
The Regional Communications Officer role is an exciting, varied position working with Emmaus communities in the North of the UK to increase their regional profile.
You will work closely with our communities to identify their communications needs and find creative ways to meet them. As part of a wider team, you will also share ideas with your colleagues and draw on one another’s experiences to maximise PR and communications opportunities.
The role is flexible so we are open to applications between 22.5 and 37.5 hours per week (Monday – Friday). Communities currently covered by the role include North East, Leeds, Bradford and Hull, although this is subject to review. You could be based at home or in your nearest Emmaus community, and frequent travel to communities will be required (around one community each week dependent on requirements). Travel to our team meetings in Birmingham and other locations will be required on occasion.
Who are we looking for?
Your role will be to support Emmaus communities with communications activities that help them to achieve their ambitions. You will have strong skills in communications, public relations and marketing with at least two years’ experience of working in a busy communications role. Although not essential, knowledge and understanding of the charity sector would also be an advantage, and creativity and passion are a must.
If you have great communication skills, plenty of creative ideas, a positive “can do” attitude and a passion for what you do, we want to hear from you.
What we offer
- Starting salary - £26,058 to £28,276 per annum dependent on skills and experience (pro rata for part time)
- Working hours – 3 to 5 days (22.5 – 37.5 hours) per week Monday - Friday
- Flexible working – Options available, subject to the requirements of the role
- Annual leave – 25 days per annum, plus eight bank holidays and discretional days between Christmas and New Year (pro rata for part time)
- Pension – Stakeholder pension with an employer contribution of 5%
- Life assurance – a death in service lump sum of 3 x salary
- Training & development – Individually tailored induction, training and development
- Employee assistance – a 24/7 employee assistance scheme is available
To apply
To apply for this role, please complete our application form and equal opportunities monitoring form and email us.
CVs will not be accepted.
Interviews will be held w/c Monday 18 July.
To apply for this role, please complete our application form and equal opportunities monitoring form and email us.
CVs will not be accepted.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Position: Early Years and Communities Director
Pay: £23.77 per hour – Grade R (£46,352.00 per annum pro rata)
Location: Hybrid Working (YMCA Norfolk Offices, Aylsham Road / Home)
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours per week: 22.5 – 37.5 hours per week
Job Role:
We are looking for an Early Years and Communities Director to join our team at YMCA Norfolk and enable us to grow our provision of Early Years and Communities Work while supporting our mission of transforming young lives.
This role will sit alongside our CEO, Corporate Services Director, Business Development Officer, and a new Housing Director as part of the Executive Team at YMCA Norfolk.
The role will focus on the strategic direction of their portfolio, whilst ensuring we meet the regulatory requirements of Ofsted.
Job Purpose:
- To lead the development and delivery of YMCA Norfolk’s Early Years and Communities strategy across Norfolk
- Act as the organisation’s Nominated Person for Ofsted
- To be the organisational lead for safeguarding Children and Young People
- To be a member of the Executive Team providing collective strategic leadership to the organisation so that young people can develop in body, mind and spirit.
- To be responsible for ensuring implementation of agreed standards across our Early Years and Communities operations
- To actively work to enhance the Christian ethos of the organisation so that it has a tangible impact on people’s lives
- Further information around the role can be found in the Job Description.
The Organisation:
YMCA Norfolk is a great place to work, offering meaningful opportunities to make a difference in the lives of young people. Working at YMCA Norfolk is an opportunity to be a part of an organisation which is challenging, innovative, rewarding and fun! We place young people at the heart of all we do and are committed to building an organisation that is responsive to the needs of young people and our stakeholders.
What you’ll need to succeed:
You will have a proven record with working knowledge of Early Years, including legislation and regulation and an up-to-date knowledge of EYFS, and have a Degree or Diploma in Early Years, Education or a subject closely related to Early Years provision. You will be an excellent People Manager with interpersonal skills that allow you to lead and motivate your team, while building co-operative working relationships with other organisations. You will have a demonstrable and active commitment to the Christian faith, and be skilled in delivering Christian devotionals and Christian faith based talks and presentations.
For a full Person Specification, please see the Job Description.
What you’ll get in return:
- Healthshield Health Care Plan
- 34 days (pro rata) per annum inclusive of Bank and Public Holidays
- An additional day of annual leave (pro rata) awarded after 5 and 10 years of continuous Long Service
- Access to contributory stakeholder pension scheme after 3 months
- Health and wellbeing events and activities
- Family friendly policies
- In service training opportunities and bursaries investing in your development
- Annual staff day and staff awards to celebrate our successes
- Death in service benefit of 2 x annual salary
- Regular line management and support
- Staff discount at Williams Kitchen Café, Explorers Soft Play & Muddy Puddles Nursery
What to do next:
Please download an Application Pack for a comprehensive overview of YMCA Norfolk and the Early Years and Communities Director opportunity.
Please contact us for more information on this role.
Closing date for applications: Monday 11th July 2022 at 9am
We reserve the right to close the online vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and submit your application form as soon as possible.
Interview date: Thursday 21st July
YMCA Norfolk is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Please note the successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS check prior to starting employment.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Compliance & Business Support Officer
Permanent Contract
Job Ref: V409
Hours/Days per week: 35 hours per week – (Flexible days/hours)
Salary: £24,000 plus attractive employee benefits package
Start date: ASAP
Location: Homebased
Closing date: 29th June 2022
Interview date and Location: Week commencing 11th July 2022
Volunteering Matters
At Volunteering Matters we use volunteering’s unique power to bring people together and build stronger, more resilient communities across the UK.
We bring people together to resolve some of society’s most complex issues. From social isolation and loneliness; improving health and wellbeing; building skills, confidence, and opportunity; to ensuring young people can become change makers in their community, the impact that we make is great. And we won’t stop until everyone in the UK has the opportunity to thrive.
People-led and impact driven, we are a national charity that is deeply embedded in local areas across the UK. We operate in five regions: London and the South East; Wales and the West of England; East of England; the Midlands and North West England; and Scotland and North East England. We also have an Employee Volunteering Team with over 25 years’ experience, acting as a broker to provide tailor-made solutions to employers. We turn local knowledge and energy into action and progress, building stronger communities and a better future for all.
This is an exciting time to be joining the team. We’re changing the way we work to meet new ambitions and make sure our impact continues to grow alongside out business.
ProjectScotland is one of the family of brands within Volunteering Matters. Our ProjectScotland Employability programme supports people to get on in life using the power of volunteering. We support people, including those facing multiple barriers or disadvantage, to achieve positive outcomes for their future and our employability programme provides people with personalised emotional and practical support, meaningful and supported volunteering opportunities through charity partners, and access to a reliable and positive Volunteer Mentor.
ProjectScotland are looking to recruit a talented, dynamic, and professional Compliance and Business Support Officer to join our ProjectScotland Employability team to support our service and be a part of making a real and positive impact on the lives of people across Scotland.
Role Purpose
Your role, as ProjectScotland Employability Compliance and Business Support Officer is to coordinate and monitor the quality and compliance standards and processes of our Employability Programme, ensuring we deliver a quality service to the required standards throughout Scotland which meets challenging performance expectations, and to work collaboratively with colleagues in the ProjectScotland team and wider core services team in relation to employability service delivery, impact and development.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Consistently role model and display our organisational values.
- Contribute to effective teamwork across the regional team and the wider charity, in line with our “flexible working by default” and “self-managed teams” philosophy
- Managing quality and compliance standards effectively across the team, minimising financial risk associated with any non-compliance.
- Monitoring of quality and compliance requirements on the ProjectScotland. Employability programme in line with contractual requirements and targets.
- Reviewing all documentation submitted by Engagement Managers before external submission, ensuring any non-compliance issues are addressed.
- Ensuring all Engagement Managers are fully equipped to meet quality and compliance requirements through the provision of structured training, regular targeted meetings and effective communications.
- Recording of compliance and project performance accurately, in line with project timescales and work plan, accurately measuring and forecasting delivery in collaboration with Service Delivery Leader and Engagement Managers.
- Using a solution focused and creative approach, support Engagement Managers to identify risks to effective performance, and identify and coach effective contingencies.
- Conduct regular performance-to-target reviews and report on compliance and performance at regular funder and stakeholder meetings.
- Coordinate all internal audits of quality and compliance standards.
- Reporting on all external programme audits.
- Handling and storing project information in line with Volunteering Matters data protection policy.
- Contributing to evaluation and impact measurement of ProjectScotland through the collation and analysis of data.
- Liaising closely with internal colleagues across all core service and in particular Delivery Leaders, Partnerships and Comms colleagues, collaborating where necessary to support business development, reporting and ensure strategic priorities are met.
- Leading the development of a central resource hub for the Engagement Manager team.
- Provide support and help with preparation for funding applications.
This post is funded by the European Social Fund and 100% the post holders time will be spent delivering this activity.
Person Specification
Skills and Experience:
- Effective project management skills and ability to think strategically to achieve long term goals.
- Self-management skills and the ability to manage workload effectively and to strict deadlines.
- Proactive and collaborative approach to teamwork.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent organisational and IT skills including the ability to manage workload and prioritise effectively, and in the use of MS Office, MS Teams and Zoom
- Knowledge and experience of compliance processes.
- Knowledge of data protection and storage regulations.
- Experience in using a CRM (customer relationship management) system such as Salesforce.
- Strong attention to detail with skills in the analysis of data, forecasting and production of clear and concise reports.
- Professional presentation skills and the ability to engage with stakeholders.
- Experience of European Social Fund compliance processes would be advantageous
- Experience of meeting/exceeding demanding compliance requirements.
- Understanding of and commitment to Equal Opportunities.
Qualifications
Relevant experience and values alignment is more important for this role than specific qualifications along with a commitment to help people, including those facing multiple barriers or disadvantage, to achieve positive outcomes for their future.
Other
The post will be home based. The postholder will need reliable internet access to enable remote working. IT equipment and infrastructure will be supplied.
This role requires a basic Disclosure Scotland Check. Having a conviction will not necessarily cause a bar to employment.
Our Values & Way of Working:
In all that we do, we embrace a philosophy of ‘Freedom within a Framework’ and are guided by our values: Empowering, Inclusive, Compassionate, Positive & Straightforward.
This job description is intended to include the broad range of responsibilities and requirements of the post. It is neither exhaustive nor exclusive but while some variations will be expected, these will be at an appropriate level for the role.
Diversity & Inclusion
Volunteering Matters welcomes all applicants and are keen to ensure our team reflects the diversity of the UK and the communities we serve. We encourage applications from disabled, LGBT and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, along with candidates with any protected characteristics and from disadvantaged groups.
Disability Confident & Reasonable Adjustments:
We guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the role. Please provide evidence in your application, which demonstrates that you meet the level of competence required in the “Experience/Skills” section of this advert. To be considered for a guaranteed interview or to discuss any reasonable adjustments during the process, please state this in your application or contact our HR team for more information.
We have also committed to the following pledges which positively encompass our recruitment and selection processes and methodology: The Promise, Show The Salary, Salary History.
Benefits
Our employee benefits reflect our culture which is built on an approach of full flexibility with accountability, and designed to let you make your most positive contribution; we offer Flexible Working by Default (re hours & place of work), Unlimited Annual Leave, Employee Pension scheme, Life Assurance, Cycle to Work Scheme, Season Ticket Loan, Employee Assistance Programme, enhanced sick and family leave. We are also open to discuss job share applications.
GDPR Statement
If you apply for a role with us, we will retain your contact details including your name, address, email address and phone number to help us manage your application for up to 6 months. We will not use your personal data for any other purpose or share it with any third party. You can contact us at any point to update your personal information or ask us to delete it from our records.
Marketing Officer (B2B)
Circa. £27,500 per annum.
Harrogate, North Yorkshire
The majority of our full-time colleagues are currently taking part in a hybrid working trial in which they work 3 Team Days in the office per week and 2 days from home.
About Us
Yorkshire Cancer Research is the largest independent cancer charity in England. With an ambitious goal of saving 2000 lives a year, it is an exciting time to be joining the charity. Every week in Yorkshire almost 600 people are told they have cancer, by working for Yorkshire Cancer Research you are helping to protect and save these lives.
Yorkshire is big, beautiful and diverse and, as an inclusive employer, our aim is that our workforce reflects the rich diversity of our region. We believe a diverse workforce is central to us achieving our strategic goal of saving more lives in our region. We offer equal opportunities regardless of race, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnerships.
Yorkshire Cancer Research is entering an exciting period in its development. As part of this we are expanding our team at our Head Office and a number of new roles are being created. As such, we are now looking for a Marketing Officer (B2B) to support our Brand and Relationships team.
The Benefits
We offer all our employees a wide range of benefits including an enhanced contributory pension scheme, 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing to 30 days after 5 years’ service), flexible working arrangements, private medical insurance, enhanced maternity leave, career progression, learning and development, wellbeing initiatives, offices within walking distance of Harrogate train station, free onsite parking and a whole lot more.
We’ve got a strong set of values that inform everything we do and we’re looking for people who are aligned with these. As our Marketing Officer (B2B), you will strive for excellence in everything you do, have integrity, champion expertise through improvement and innovation and be a great team player. To find out more about our values and how important they are to us, please visit our website.
The Role
As a Marketing Officer (B2B), you will support the Marketing Manager (B2B) and wider marketing team to achieve Yorkshire Cancer Research’s strategic aims by:
- Building brand awareness in collaboration with, and through, organisations, researchers and bodies the charity funds (e.g. universities, hospitals, local authorities, partner organisations, researchers, GP practices).
- Ensuring the Yorkshire Cancer Research brand is correctly represented in third party communications to key audiences (e.g. patients, people we fund, service users).
- Creating marketing collateral and communications to support the research and services initiatives our charity funds.
- Working with third parties to identify and maximise opportunities to encourage support for the charity and fundraising participation.
Specifically, you will:
- Work with researchers and service providers as well as NHS Trusts, universities and Local Authorities to provide partnership branding and bespoke creative as needed.
- Support the Marketing Manager (B2B) to understand best practice for building a charity brand with and through partners / in healthcare settings. Use this insight to improve our service to partners and our marketing communications.
- Lead the development of our patient-facing cancer communications (cancer toolkits – printed and digital / social assets), working with the Yorkshire Cancer Research Insight Team to understand the particular challenges facing people in Yorkshire and creating bespoke collateral to achieve key objectives.
- Manage the patient newsletter sign-up programme (value exchange), working with the programmes we fund, the database team and our digital marketing team to deliver timely and effective communications to this key audience.
- Support fulfilment of requests from our Research & Services community, e.g. sending merchandise, welcome packs, fulfilling creative requirements (posters, leaflets etc.) and logging these on our CRM database appropriately.
- Support the Marketing Manager (B2B) to build relationships with our research community, enabling the charity to have a branded presence, as appropriate, at the point of patient care and in key research settings and to maximise support for the charity (e.g. fundraising opportunities). You will manage day-to-day requests for creative approval from our Researcher community, e.g. when they use our brand logo.
- Work with external suppliers and agencies to develop creative and communications. This may include copywriters, graphic designers, photographers, videographers. Write the creative brief for these partners, manage quotes and budget and ensure timely and high-quality delivery.
About You
To be considered for this role, you will need:
- To be educated to degree level or equivalent, or able to demonstrate relevant equivalent experience in related field.
- Marketing experience gained in a similar role at a similar level.
- Experience of delivering effective marketing projects / campaigns across different channels and of working as part of a team to deliver these.
- Experience of working effectively with external suppliers (including marketing agencies) to procure marketing services / materials / merchandise.
- Excellent collaboration and customer service skills. Able to work effectively as a member of a team to deliver marketing campaigns and activities and to work externally as a representative of the charity.
- To be numerate and able to monitor budgets and track progress towards objectives.
Application
Before applying, please visit our Careers Page to view the full role profile and find out more about working for Yorkshire Cancer Research.
To apply please submit a CV and covering letter outlining your suitability for the role to Claire Wooldridge, People Partner, before 26 June 2022. Please read our privacy notice before applying.
The charity is a responsible and flexible employer. We welcome any discussion for flexible working at interview/offer stage where we will consider an individual’s circumstances against the needs of the charity.
We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates from all backgrounds. If we can make any reasonable adjustments to support your application please contact us.
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Strategic Professional Engagement Manager
Permanent
Full time (34.5 hours) or Part time opportunities as per region below.
Salary: £56,500 – 62,500 (London) or £53,000 – 59,000 (National)
We welcome a conversation with you about the flexible working options available at Macmillan. Home-based with frequent travel across the Geographic location in which the role is based and across the UK. You must either live in or live close to the geography that you are applying for as frequent travel is required. We anticipate this to be approximately 3 days per week. Successful candidates will receive a car allowance.
Geographic locations are:
Scotland and Northern Ireland (Full time)
North & North West England (Full time)
Midlands (Full Time)
London and South East (Full time)
South West (3 days)
Wales (3 days)
Are you an inspiring values led leader who is passionate about delivering and developing dynamic networks, best practice forums and communities of practice so that our Macmillan Professionals are supported to deliver high quality Macmillan experiences for people living with cancer? Do you have experience of bringing teams together and fostering a culture of change and continuous improvement?
If so, this could be the role for you!
We are striving to do everything that we can to ensure that our 11,000 valued Macmillan Professionals receive the absolute best professional engagement offer to support them to support the people living with cancer they care for.
We want our professional engagement offer to be best in class and to ensure that our Macmillan Professionals are engaged champions and have opportunities to develop in dynamic ways through forward-thinking communities, networks, and best practice forums.
About the role
This is an exciting new role that will join the Geographic Senior Leadership Team to support the advancement of the dynamic professional engagement strategy and the priorities of the geography.
Macmillan Professionals are central to our organisational and geographic aims. They provide vital information, emotional support, and personalised care and as we seek to deliver more for people living with cancer in increasingly challenging times, working through our professionals and partners in the most effective and impactful way is essential.
The post-holder will create and deliver communities of practice, professional forums, peer support activities and best practice events across a geographical area by working collaboratively with the Senior Geographical Leadership team, Head of Professional Engagement and Head of Professional Development and Knowledge. They will determine local priorities and identify audiences in collaboration with the geographical senior leadership team.
These dynamic communities will be a catalyst for change, creativity and best practice and will leave participants inspired, confident and supported to deliver the absolute best person-centred care for people living with cancer.
About you
You will have exceptional people and leadership skills and bring a wealth of experience of leading change, facilitation, continuous quality improvement and co-creation.
You will have a deep commitment to our purpose of improving the lives of people living with cancer through our Macmillan Professionals. You will be an inspiring collaborator, be able to work in a matrix environment and communicate and influence to deliver our quality improvement aspirations and our person-centred care agendas through multiple professionals, teams, and systems.
You will understand the complex environments in which our Macmillan Professionals operate and understand the issues and challenges that they face.
It would be a major asset if applicants brought a strong understanding of the health and social care landscape from a similar background.
We are striving to build a more diverse representational organisation, and we have noted that we are under-represented when it comes to those that identify as disabled, have an impairment or health condition and also those who identify as Black, Asian or another minority ethnic group. We are also under represented with those who identify as LGBTQ+.
We welcome applications from everyone who meets the criteria, but would also strongly encourage applications from individuals from groups where we are currently under-represented to help us move forward in achieving our aim of building a more diverse organisation so that we can better serve all People Living with Cancer. We have in place an Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and we have Organisational Values (see attached) which promote fairness and belonging for all. We also have a successful internal employee representation body; Our Voice and also 8 Employee Network groups to help us achieve a more engaged and inclusive organisation for all our people.
You must hold a UK drivers' licence to undertake this role and have access to your own vehicle.
About us
At Macmillan, we support millions of people living with cancer in the UK to live life as fully as they can by providing emotional, practical, and financial support. Our values are at the heart of who we are and everything we do. We commit to actively developing you and our benefits include private medical insurance, life assurance, pension, generous leave, interest free loans for season tickets and gym memberships and much more.
We want to create a workforce that is representative of the people we support, and who support us. We advocate for being an inclusive organisation, where everyone can feel that. We offer flexibility in our working locations, working hours and benefits so we can support you in your life and your career, and we welcome a conversation about how these options can best support you.
We offer a range of flexible working patterns, such as compressed hours, e.g., 34.5 hours in 4 days instead of 5, flexibility to work earlier or later around our core working hours of 10am-4pm and more options.
Recruitment Process
To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for this role, all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed so that shortlisting is based solely upon the suitability of the candidate’s experience.
Applications close at 23:59pm on Sunday 10th July 2022
For any support during the application or interview process please do speak to People Services where we are able to offer advice and/or recruitment adjustments.
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Title: Volunteering Development Officer - Newcastle
Salary: Up to 19,632 per annum
Hours/Contract: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Based: Newcastle North of England
Closing date: 3rd July 2022
Interview date: TBC
Our Marie Curie team in Newcastle North of England is looking for a Volunteering Development Officer to join its volunteering department. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is passionate and confident they can deliver a high quality service.
This role will support the Volunteering Business Partner and the Head of Volunteering in growing the programme and increasing the contribution of volunteers, taking Marie Curie to the forefront of volunteering in the UK. It will also support in the development of a high quality experience all those who choose to give their time to Marie Curie. We offer full training with this role.
The Volunteering Development Officer will also have ring-fenced time to support their local hospice with volunteer recruitment, induction and training.
This is an exciting development for Marie curie- these new roles will be hands-on posts directly supporting volunteers in their local communities.
Volunteers make the world of difference to Marie Curie every single day.
The successful candidate should be well organised, flexible and motivated.
Please view the full job description for a detailed overview of what is involved in this role.
What we are looking for:
- Creative and innovative - able to initiate and grow ideas for new volunteer services and activities and enthuse others
- Able to build and maintain effective working relationships
- Ability to learn and use volunteer management systems effectively
- Team work-able to work effectively as part of the volunteering team, developing a programme of work that aligns with other plans
- Proven IT skills such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Office suite of products.
- Regular travel over a wide regional area
- Experience of being a volunteer or volunteering programmes
What's in it for you:
- Continued access to NHS Pension Scheme (subject to eligibility)
- Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme
- Season ticket loan
- Loan schemes for bikes; computers and satellite navigation systems
- Continuous development
- Industry leading training programmes
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Flexible Working
Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.
We are committed to a world where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justice imperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace, and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.
This role will be subject to receiving a satisfactory standard criminal record check.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early. Agencies need not apply.
About us:
Every day of your life matters – from the first to the last. When you work for Marie Curie, you understand that better than ever. We’re a passionate, committed and diverse team of more than 4,400 staff and 12,000 volunteers, here for people living with any terminal illness, and their families. We offer expert care, guidance and support, to help them get the most from the time they have left.
Everyone knows our daffodil, but it’s our warmth, creativity and care that touch lives. Here, we take the time to really get to know the people we care for and those who love them. And we do whatever it takes to give them the final days and hours they deserve.
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We're looking for a Development Officer to become part of our fundraising team to help grow our income and develop the work of the Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust (YDMT). As a small charity doing big things to support the people, landscape and wildlife of the Dales we enjoy an excellent reputation as a 'doing' organisation which makes a real difference to people’s lives.
This role will help to develop new funding streams and support the development of projects to meet the changing charitable needs of this special area.
Over the last 24 years we have delivered diverse and inspirational projects. Our vital work has helped to plant 1.5 million trees and secure the future of more than 750 hectares of wildflower hay meadows, creating habitats for our wildlife and combatting climate change. We’re passionate about inspiring disadvantaged groups and future generations to care for this special part of the world.
Over the next three years we will aim to sustain and grow our annual voluntary income above £1m. To achieve this, we need to look after our individual supporters, philanthropists, and corporate partners to a very high level, inspiring them to continue to make regular donations and multi-year commitments.
We need to grasp this moment in time, by further raising our great reputation to highlight our ability to help tackle climate change, biodiversity loss and connect more people with our natural and built environment.
We are looking for someone who is passionate about our work and able to build strong relationships with our supporters, including corporate partners, philanthropists and Trust and Foundations. You should be able to demonstrate experience of successful business development and/or fundraising. More important is your ability to work within our culture – which means being creative, caring, honest and enabling.
We believe the role of Development Officer with YDMT will be a highly rewarding one, and a real opportunity for someone to develop their fundraising skills in a fantastic organisation whilst benefiting this wonderful area and its communities.
Deadline for applications is Monday 27th June 2022, 9am.
Interviews are to be held on Tuesday 5th July 2022,
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Working hours: Full time at 37 hours per week or two part time positions in a job share, candidates do not need to find their job share partner.
Location: Any of our Bucks offices- Buckingham, Chesham, Aylesbury, or High Wycombe, plus hybrid homeworking. Must be able to travel across whole County.
About Citizens Advice Bucks
As of April 2021, Citizens Advice Chiltern, Aylesbury Vale and High Wycombe came together to form Citizens Advice Bucks, an independent and volunteer-based charity which provides a free and accessible advice and information service to clients across Buckinghamshire.
We can all face problems that seem complicated or intimidating. At Citizens Advice Bucks we believe no one should have to face these problems without good quality, free, independent advice. That’s why we’re here: to give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they are, and whatever their problem.
You will be joining a supportive team of over 50 staff and around 80 volunteers all determined to do our best for our clients. Our core values are that we are client-centred, friendly, kind, professional and that we respect our clients, ourselves and each other.
Citizens Advice Bucks is an equal opportunities employer. We actively celebrate diversity, promote equality and challenge discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from suitably skilled candidates from all backgrounds.
The role
Citizens Advice Bucks is a county wide charity which has secured a range of trusts and foundation funding and has started laying the foundations for individual giving.
You’ll be an experienced Fundraiser with good knowledge of direct marketing, experience of seizing opportunities to develop products which would include ‘in celebration’, ‘in memoriam’ and legacy giving, and nurturing audiences and relationships using a range of channels including digital, print and telemarketing. You will have experience of supporting and engaging volunteers to conduct individual giving campaigns and inspire a new generation of donors to give to Citizens Advice Bucks. You must be hands on, love going out and meeting people, and getting to know our local communities and businesses, in person arranging and attending events. You will be at the heart of the new strategy for individual giving.
This role would best suit someone who loves to get out and about and, make the ask for funds, and is not shy about organising socials and events that help us develop community knowledge of our charity, whilst raising funds for a great cause and getting out in front of future donors, as well as managing a programme of information stalls at key community events throughout the year.
Closing date: Assessment and interview dates will be arranged as applications are received, and we reserve the right to close the role early if the right candidate is found.
Job title: Youth Worker/Coach (Youth Employment Initiative)
Salary: £22,379 – £25,706 per annum
Hours: Full time 37 hours per week
Contract: Fixed until December 2023
Location: Primarily to support the delivery in the Redcar and Cleveland area but will also include the ability to support the wider Tees Valley area
About us
Groundwork is a leading regeneration charity, working through partnership to create communities in which people are proud to live and work.
The Tees Valley Pathways Programme is part-funded by the European Social Fund and supported under the Youth Employment Initiative. This will help to move young unemployed people closer to the labour market, whether that’s getting a job, setting up their own business, starting an apprenticeship, or progressing into further learning.
About the role
We have a dedicated Youth Team delivering a successful Youth Programme which engages with young people across our region. You will work with vulnerable young people and young adults who have significant and complex barriers to help and support them to identify solutions and progress towards entry into education, employment or training. You will engage in effective multi-agency working with all agencies responsible for those in these cohorts and you will have significant experience of working with young people, young adults and employers.
This role is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure endorsed by the Disclosure and Barring Service
A bit about you
We are seeking a self-motivated, enthusiastic professional to join our team and lead in the engagement of young people and young adults to develop positive working relationships that will enable them to achieve their potential. We want someone like you who has experience of engaging partners and partnership working to provide solutions for progression for young people and young adults. Having experience of successfully achieving programme performance targets is essential. Your role will require you to have the ability to work effectively as a member of a team within a complex, changing and challenging environment.
Closing date: Midnight on Thursday 7th July 2022
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.
Make yourself at home
We want you to be yourself at Groundwork and we value everything that makes you unique. We recognise and celebrate your difference and together we make Groundwork a special and great place to work.
Groundwork NE & Cumbria is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The Tees Valley Pathways Programme is part-funded by the European Social Fund and supported under the Youth Employment Initiative.
No agencies please.
We are seeking a dynamic Services Manager to lead our experienced and committed team; someone who is creative, motivational and inspiring, that truly believes that people living with sight loss can overcome barriers and achieve greatness.
The ideal candidate must have experience of leading a team, managing a diverse workload and being able to prioritise tasks.
As Services Manager, you will lead the operational delivery of person-centered services across South Lakeland. You will collaborate with people living with sight loss and develop these services to ensure they will deliver new and innovative opportunities meeting the changing landscape in Government, Health and Social Care across South Cumbria and North Lancashire.
Sight Advice is a very special organisation delivering high quality services to people affected by sight loss in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria. We are proud to be the only sight loss charity in this area and of the many successes we have achieved through our 65 year history. Sight Advice is widely recognised throughout this area and is held in deep regard by local people and their communities.
“That dark moment when I was told that no more could be done – Sight Advice picked me up and put the pieces back together”
We are an ambitious organisation and want to ensure that we are there when people need us most. The vast majority of the services we provide are free of charge to the people we support but, of course, it isn’t free to provide and we rely on the generosity of the communities in which we work.
You will be joining a small team, with a great sense of fun so a strong sense of humour is a must.
Specific responsibilities/duties
The duties of this post will broadly focus on the following:
General
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Have overall responsibility for services provided for people living with sight loss.
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Promote positive communications both within the organisation and the wider
community.
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Develop and Implement the Communication Strategy for the organisation including online and website communication.
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Provide line management for 7 members of the project delivery team, including Assistive Technology Coordinator, Sight Support Advisers, Eye Clinic Liaison Officers, Volunteer Coordinator, Community Development Coordinators, Children and Young Peoples Coordinator .
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Manage the progress of all projects, to ensure outcomes are achieved.
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Manage the outreach activity of the organisation
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Influence and promote partnerships within the statutory, voluntary and private
sectors.
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Manage partnerships to ensure agreements are fulfilled
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Assist the Chief Executive in the strategic planning for the organisation. Identify
gaps in service and work with the CEO to prepare grant applications/tenders to
develop the services
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Manage CRM and Project Management systems Responsible for the organisation’s
compliance with GDPR legislation
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Responsible for the safeguarding of volunteers and clients
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Edit prepare and organise the quarterly magazine
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Work with the Board of Trustees, staff, service users and volunteers to improve the
provision of existing services
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Provide reports on the service to the Board of Trustees.
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Have responsibility for the introduction of new services.
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Develop opportunities to generate income through the provision of training and
other services.
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Ensure the effective use of resources for the service delivery.
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Attend supervision and annual appraisal.
Human Resources
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Work with the CEO to organise recruitment and selection of staff.
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Organise induction, training and co-ordinate staff development
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Work with the CEO to ensure the organisation complies with employment
legislation.
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Ensure that all mandatory training is up to date
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Regularly review the policies, procedures and risk assessments.
Monitoring
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Implement and manage monitoring for all capital and service grants to ensure outcomes are met (develop monitoring systems)
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Collate data and produce end of grant and mid-grant funding reports
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Evaluate focus groups and consultation processes.
Consultation
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Lead in developing a continuous programme of focus groups and consultations with visually impaired people.
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Ensure issues raised by visually impaired people are responded to appropriately.
Sight Advice South Lakes (Sight Advice) was formed in 1956 and provides a variety of services to support visually impaired people in the South ... Read more
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Legacy Partnerships Manager - Scotland, Northern Ireland and the North East
Salary: £32,500 - £36,500 per annum (inclusive of £4,500 car allowance) car allowances are not viewed as a benefit or as any part of remuneration. Employees who receive a car allowance must provide a suitable car for business purposes and is based on the criteria of a minimum business mileage of 5,000 per annum.
Contract type: Permanent, 4-5 days/week depending on candidate. We are also open to flexible working arrangement i.e., compressed hours
Location: Home-based/Field based covering Scotland, Northern Ireland and North East England. Candidates must live within 20 miles of patch due to business need.
Application Deadline: Sunday 26 June 23:55
Application Method: In our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, we are using Anonymous CVs through our recruitment portal. Please therefore ensure that you have completed the 'Work History' section of the application form and that you have answered the application questions. You will be asked to upload a CV, but we will not be using this as part of the shortlisting process and it will therefore not be reviewed. We would like you to submit a covering letter online in the text box provided. Please include your motivations for applying for the role and how you feel your skills and experience are a good match.
What will I be doing?
This is a unique opportunity to develop, manage and grow Cancer Research UK's legacy relationships with high value solicitor partners. Our team works with 1000 offices across the UK, empowering legal professionals to speak about CRUK's life saving research.
This a flexible home-based role, which will require travelling around your division meeting with legal professionals.
You will be making an impact by...
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Being responsible for delivering a seamless end to end supporter journey for the professional audience, through outstanding relationship management
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Being responsible for delivering regional activity for Legal Professionals, including regular 121 meetings and CPD events.
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Supporting the wider team in the development of the Legacy Professional Partnership strategy
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Using data to make value insights about our partners performance, making recommendations for improvements
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Exploring opportunities for building and deepening partnerships
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Identifying, developing and managing relationships with solicitors and will writing firms
You'll bring to the role…
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Excellent stakeholder engagement and management skills, with the ability to quickly get buy in and work collaboratively
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Proven ability to work well under pressure
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Excellent communication and relationship building skills, creating connections to make great things happen
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Proven ability to identify and build on new opportunities
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A flexible approach, to comfortably manage ambiguity and changing environments/contexts
What will I gain?
Without you we wouldn't be able to achieve our aim of seeing 3 in 4 people survive cancer by 2034. So, we want to reward you in as many ways as possible. Our benefits package includes discounts on anything from travel to technology, generous holiday allowance, gym membership and much more.
You'll also be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. And ultimately, you'll know that you'll be changing lives through your work.
If you're as ambitious as we are, join our collective force and enjoy an excellent career, as we save lives and add years.
Cancer Research UK – we are dedicated to working collectively to save more lives, create more tomorrows and dispel the fear of cancer. We... Read more
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 3rd July 2022
Interview Date: Week commencing 11th July 2022
Salary: £45,542 - £53,581 (FTE)
Hours: 37.5
Are you looking for a position that offers:
- The opportunity to be part of an award winning organisation
- The opportunity to be part of a high performing team
- A generous benefit package including hybrid working, pension and opportunities for personal growth
We have the role for you...
Farleigh Hospice is a high performing organisation providing specialist palliative and end of life care for people with life limiting illness in the Mid Essex region. Our team at Farleigh has grown and evolved to meet the changings needs of the community we serve and we are looking for highly motivated Inpatient Unit Manager to join our senior clinical team.
You will be a compassionate leader with excellent communication skills. You will be a clinician with experience in palliative care and managing multidisciplinary teams. You will have the ability to problem solve, remain calm under pressure, and manage competing workloads. You will work closely with. Farleigh Hospice is as an integral part of the emerging Integrated Care System.
You will report to the Director of Care and have the opportunity to develop your leadership skills and act at a strategic level. You will continue to practice clinically in your designated field.
We offer a great working environment, a competitive pay and benefit package, flexible working and a strong team to support you.
If you require further information please view the job description via the Farleigh hospice website.
(Please note – If we receive a high number of applications we will close the vacancy before the closing date)
Farleigh Hospice is committed to creating an inclusive working environment where diversity is recognised and celebrated. To achieve this we welcome applications from all sections of the community. Farleigh Hospice operates a three-month probation period. Positions may be subject to DBS Disclosure. Charity Registration No: 284670
A career at Farleigh Hospice could be the most rewarding career move you’ll ever make. There is a large variety of roles from direct pati... Read more
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- Job Title: EFECT MEAL Manager
- Contract: Two years, with possible extension
- Salary: £32,000 - £38,000 per annum (plus accommodation and benefits)
- Principal Location: Abuja, with frequent travel to North-East Nigeria and regular travel to Sierra Leone and Liberia
Street Child has a rare opportunity for a strong and resourceful monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning (MEAL) manager to establish and run the MEAL framework for the ground-breaking new $12.8m Education For Every Child Today (EFECT) programme. EFECT will enable 96,000 out of school children to access education across Sierra Leone, Liberia and Nigeria over the next 4 years.
We are a rapidly developing international children’s charity with high-class programming in 20 of the world’s lowest income and most crisis-affected countries. Our high-impact projects chase gains in education access and outcomes for the most marginalised children - through signature integrated education, child protection and livelihoods initiatives. Delivering through, and building the strength of, excellent local NGOs is at the heart of Street Child’s approach globally.
The MEAL Manager will lead the development and implementation of effective MEAL processes across all three country contexts, working in close collaboration with the leadership and MEAL teams of Street Child’s excellent national partners. This role reports to the EFECT Programme Manager, with specialist support from the Global Advisory Team. The role will work in close collaboration with country/partner MEAL teams to adopt, adapt and contextualise tools, and coordinate collection, cleaning, analysis and reporting at the cross-country level. The role will also represent the management team of the EFECT programme in Nigeria, working closely with the Street Child team there to oversee the inception and review of the programme.
This is a terrific opportunity to positively impact the EFECT programme and shape the MEAL framework, and we are looking for someone with the experience and skills, as well as the drive, energy and inter-personal relationships, to add real value.
Strong working knowledge of education, child protection and livelihoods approaches will be a significant advantage, as well as experience in the region. However, it is your demonstrable skill set and experience in developing and delivering MEAL approaches which is of vital importance; including logical frameworks and ToC; field experience of development programming, with a commitment to and respect for local partnership; MEAL tool design, delivery and training; and experience of data collection, cleaning and analysis. The successful candidate will also have proven coaching, teamwork and communication skills, excellent writing skills and be a strong analytical thinker.
To Apply: Please refer to the attachment to see the full role description and person specification. To apply for the role please send your CV and a brief covering letter outlining your suitability and motivations for applying to the email adress listed on the attached job description no later than Tuesday 12th July 2022. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis so interested candidates are encouraged to apply early.
Pre-employment checks will be required as part of our recruitment process in line with our Safeguarding Policy.
Street Child welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
Street Child believes that every child deserves the chance to go to school and learn. Our projects focus on a combination of e... Read more
Regional Estates Manager
A national provider of care and support with a diverse range of services, where every role contributes to making a difference for the people we support and their lives.
Position: Regional Estates Manager
Internally known as: Property Services Officer
Location: Home-based with the requirement to travel regularly to services in the North-West & Midlands including but not limited to Bolton, Leeds, Coventry and Shrewsbury.
Job type: Full time, permanent
Reports to: Estates Director
Hours: 40 hours per week
Salary: £27,500 per annum plus an annual car allowance of £5,000
Job Purpose:
In your role as Regional Estates Manager, you will be expected to uphold the Company’s aims and objectives in ensuring that the property, buildings, technical services, and associated grounds that you are responsible for are kept in a safe, well-maintained manner that always complies with relevant regulations. You will also be responsible for providing line-management to the regional Estates team working at local level.
Key Responsibilities:
- To ensure all operational properties are maintained to provide a safe, secure, and homely environment for the people supported, staff and all visitors
- Provide guidance and support to Service Managers
- To ensure that critical systems and services such as drainage, water, lighting, heating, fire, and related alarm systems are maintained and managed appropriately.
- To employ best business practice in conjunction with the senior Estates Management team, Service Managers, legal and regulatory Authorities in maintaining a comprehensive and well-considered overall maintenance regime
- To provide line management to the regional team of Estates Technicians & Operatives
- To appoint, manage and direct external contractors
- To undertake regular building inspections and the reporting thereof
- To develop annually, manage and report quarterly on Capex and lifecycle expenditure for each of the properties
- To provide management and support in appraisal, preparation, supervision and completion (including financial control) of specific property refurbishment projects
- To attend, host meetings, training sessions as required and appropriate to the role
- To administer systems, accounts and procedural matters in a timely manner and in line with company policy or agreed terms
Who we are looking for:
To be successful in the role of Regional Estates Manager it is essential that you hold a minimum of a OND/HNC in building related studies or equivalent. Alternatively, you must be able to demonstrate successful practical experience gained at a similar level of responsibility within the property / facilities management of a busy multi-property portfolio. Other essential criteria include:
- Significant experience in a similar or related role; must be able to demonstrate practical experience in line management of directly employed estates staff operating across a multi-site regional arena
- Commitment to own continuous professional development by willingness to undertake online training and updates thereafter as required
- Excellent knowledge of Health & Safety and Fire Safety legislation and property related statutory related responsibilities
- Experience of change management and the ability to deliver change
- The ability to work within agreed timescales and target dates, being flexible and able to work under own initiative
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills
- Strong IT skills including being proficient in Microsoft Office packages
- Work responsibly with sensitivity and at all-times remaining mindful to the needs of the vulnerable people who live within the services, our colleagues, and any other visitors to Swanton’s properties
- A full driving licence and regular access to a vehicle is essential to visit other services within the region. May be required to travel outside their region with nights away from home to support other regions or projects when needed
It would be desirable to have direct experience of multi-site budget planning and management.
You will be required to undergo relevant pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS.
Other roles you may have experience of could include: Workplace Manager, Office and Facilities Manager, Head of Property & Facilities, Services Manager, Head of Facilities, Estates and Facilities Manager, Strategic Facilities Manager, Senior Facilities Coordinator, Facilities & Contract Manager, Property Maintenance, Property Manager, Operations/Facilities Manager, Site Manager, Property Portfolio Manager, Building Facilities, Maintenance Manager, Building Maintenance, Regional Maintenance, Health and Safety etc.
Show Racism the Red Card (SRtRC) is the UK’s leading anti-racism educational charity. The aim of the organisation is to combat racism through delivering anti-racism education.
We are seeking to recruit to a brand new post of Human Resources Manager.
We will consider applications from individuals looking for a full-time, part-time or term-time position.
We offer a flexible working hours policy and remote/hybrid working.
35 hours per week (flexibly organised)
NJC Pay Scale Points 35 – 38 £39,571 - £42,614
6% pension
This new role involves providing professional Human Resources advice and support for a range of strategic workforce issues. You will provide expertise and professional advice to the senior leadership and to the staff as well as overseeing the day-to-day HR operations by working closely with the Chief Executive and Deputy Chief Executive.
You will manage change and lead on HR practices that will foster a high-performance team culture and the recruitment and ongoing professional development of the staff team. This new post is responsible for the maintenance of processes that support SRtRC’s goals including ensuring currency of policies/procedures and compliance with Charity Commission regulations.
This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute meaningfully to the fight against racism and to help make a real difference to the UK’s leading anti-racism educational charity.
You will need to demonstrate:
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Education to relevant degree level, plus post-graduate diploma (Advanced Level) in HRM and Chartered membership of Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (MCIPD)
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Experience in leading an ER case load, management of change and HR leadership
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Previous experience of staff and project management and developing and delivering programmes of training to managerial staff
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Experience of working with EDI and Anti-Racism Policies & Procedures
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Experience communicating sensitive information
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Experience of identifying problems, assessing risk and applying innovative solutions based on knowledge and experience
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Strong interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
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Experience of persuading and influencing managers, employees, trade union and professional organisational representatives
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Experience of planning own workload and deliver to tight deadlines
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Experience of coaching others and leading projects
You must have:
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Proficiency in Microsoft Office
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Commitment to equality and diversity