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Hope for Justice exists to bring an end to modern slavery by preventing exploitation, rescuing victims, restoring lives and reforming society. Around the world, we are growing a movement of abolitionists who believe freedom is worth the fight. Our team works from more than 30 locations across five continents. If you’re looking to make a difference, this is the place for the you.

Hope for Justice is committed to the principles of diversity, equality and inclusion. If you feel that your skills and experience fit one of our roles then we would welcome your application regardless of your background.

Position

Hope for Justice exists to bring an end to modern slavery by preventing exploitation, rescuing victims, restoring lives and reforming society – do you share our passion to live in a world free from slavery?

Hope for Justice is seeking a multilingual Community Engagement Specialist, to be based in the North West, to work with at-risk communities, law enforcement and business to develop an effective community-based approach to address modern day slavery, while developing effective networks and building trust with victims to help them escape their traffickers.

This role requires someone with fluency in English and a second language related to local community groups, including but not limited to; Albanian, Hungarian, Romani, Romanian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Polish, Slovak, Russian, Vietnamese, Punjabi or Urdu.

The role will depend on using local and cultural knowledge and language skills to engage effectively with potential victims and with key stakeholders in these communities.

The ideal candidate will have fantastic communication skills and well-developed emotional intelligence. They will be a confident self-starter, able to work unsupervised and with an understanding of the sensitivities and discretion required when working with vulnerable people.

This is an outstanding opportunity for anyone seeking to develop skills in community-based work while making a profound difference to the lives of people trapped in modern slavery.

For more information, please download the Role profile at the bottom of the advert.

Requirements

• Proactively seek out and build networking opportunities with other stakeholders combatting labour exploitation and modern slavery, or where potential victims may access support services
• Inform victims of appropriate forms of support available and assist them to access pathways such as the NRM and police reporting
• Work effectively in partnership with key stakeholders, to include key community leaders, faith-based organisations, law enforcement and business leaders
• Develop a community-based prevention model with high-risk communities
• Use local and cultural knowledge and language skills to identify and build relationship and trust with community networks and potential victims of trafficking
• Conduct risk assessments and work with support providers to address the immediate safety needs of potential victims
• Assist enquiries as directed. This may involve researching, gathering and obtaining intelligence.
• Work at all times in accordance with policies and procedures and the wider strategy, culture and ethos of Hope for Justice.
• Work flexible hours as required
• Undertake any other reasonable duties
• Understand and uphold the standards outlined in the Hope for Justice Safeguarding policies, acting with due care and attention to safeguard the wellbeing of anyone that comes into contact with our work and reporting concerns if they do arise.

Benefits of working at Hope for Justice

Hope for Justice is committed to supporting our staff’s wellbeing and offers competitive salaries and a range of additional benefits to our staff. This includes generous annual leave entitlement, pension scheme contributions, company sick pay, enhanced maternity and paternity pay and access to the Employee Assistance Programme for staff and their family. As well as operating both Flexible and Hybrid working policies for our UK employees.

Salary: Up to £22,880, depending on experience.

Closing date: 1st July 2022, the vacancy may close early as applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis

Location: Lancashire, North West

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which include criminal records checks, in line with our Global background checks policy. Hope for Justice participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme, as part of the referencing process we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Age UK North, South & West Dorset is an independent charity based in Dorset that exists to enable and support older people to live independent, fulfilling lives. We have teams of highly professional and well-supported people providing great advice, services, and support. We also work in partnership with many other organisations to ensure the best possible response when someone is in need.

We are proud of how we treat our team members and the people we support. 

The charity has an exciting opportunity for a new Chief Executive Officer to lead the organisation into a new period of growth, taking the charity to the next level. 

The ideal candidate will have a passion for supporting older people to lead healthier and happier lives and will have:

Successfully managed change and grown organisations

Evidence of influencing and working with statutory partners as well as other not for profit organisations

Ability to effectively communicate with external bodies, influencers, as well as employees and volunteers

Experience of the voluntary sector would be desirable, but the core requirements are the person must have the leadership and management skills to manage a passionate team to deliver our vision. 

Role:

Provide strategic and operational leadership for Age UK North, South and West Dorset; increase reach and influence; maintain financial stability and maintain a high reputation for service delivery and professionalism. Develop strategies and plans for approval of the Trustees and will be responsible to the Trustees for communication and delivery of the strategies.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide leadership and strategic direction

• Develop, manage, and motivate staff and volunteers

• Raise the profile and influence of Age UK North, South and West Dorset

• Hold overall responsibility for financial management and viability

• Work with the Board of Trustees and implement their decisions

• Oversee income generation activities

• Hold overall responsibility for Governance, Health & Safety, Quality Assurance and Performance Management

• Communicate, negotiate, and present on behalf of the charity with Trustees, partners and the public.

• Create and Implement strategies and plans, together with Trustees and the senior leadership team, to determine the direction and priorities of the charity

• Ensure all required standards of an Age UK brand partner organisation are met.

• Act as a Director for the charity’s trading company.

Essential Criteria:

• High quality leadership and management experience relevant to an organisation that covers a large geographical part of Dorset

• Evidenced ability to effectively deliver organisation wide change programmes

• Clear and effective financial control of a small to medium sized organisation

• Strong evidence of developing sustainable partnership working

• Ability to influence at the highest levels both within and outside the organisation

• Demonstrable evidence of the ability to build positive working relationships with the Board of Trustees, staff and volunteers 

• Full, current driving licence

Desirable criteria:

• Experience of older people’s services

• Experience of increasing volunteer engagement 

• Understanding of HR processes appropriate to the size of the organisation

• Understanding of the legal and organisational requirements of a charity and limited company.

The successful candidate will be joining an incredible team and be given the full support of colleagues, and the broader organisation. 

The organisation supports flexible working arrangements, however, there will be an expectation that the Chief Executive provides regular and visible leadership at the head office building in Dorchester.

There will be occasions when the role holder will need to work outside core office hours.

For an informal chat about the role with Nigel Bundy, Chair of Trustees please contact us directly.

All applicants will need to complete an application form found on our recruitment portal:

CVs will not be considered.

The charity will consider a negotiated relocation package for the right candidate.

We greatly look forward to receiving your application.

Advert closing date 6th July 2022

Interviews will be held on Friday 15th July in Dorchester

Retail Area Manager

Mid 17 (This role covers areas across North London, Hertfordshire and Essex.)

Head of Education & Operations (North) - Home Based 

£43,961- £52,424 per annum plus benefits

Base Negotiable with travel

Permanent, Full Time

37.5 hours per week

Travel Costs covered in line with FSC policy

Our client has an exciting opportunity for a Head of Education and Operations to join them to lead, deliver and develop their products and services within a designated group structure.

They are an environmental education charity providing informative and enjoyable opportunities for people of all ages and abilities to discover, explore, and understand the environment.

The role

Reporting to the Director of Education and Operations you will look to maintain customer satisfaction and generate income in accordance with current legislation and their strategy, policies and plans, as well as seek savings to ensure the generation of an annual surplus.

You will have responsibility for financial monitoring for Centres within the North region, ensuring performance is within agreed targets and budgets; for promoting fieldwork and the Company, and influencing decision makers to maintain credibility and insight.

The post will require you to travel to their locations and other venues across the region/group, nationally and occasionally abroad, and will involve some overnight stays.

Who are they looking for?

The successful candidate will have excellent business, commercial and financial acumen, with previous management responsibility for a key function such as Education, Site Management, Hospitality & Catering or Bookings & Outreach.

A strong leader, you will have team management experience and will have previously led customer focussed service delivery. Exceptional project management and business development skills and the ability to communicate at a strategic level and to a diverse range of audiences and stakeholders is also key to this role.

You will hold a degree or equivalent.

A full valid Driving Licence is also required for this role.

This role will cover our North locations which include:

· Blencathra - Keswick

· Castle Head - Grange-over-Sands

· Malham Tarn - Settle

· Millport - Isle of Cumbrae

· Preston Montford - Shrewsbury

What they offer in return

They offer a number of great benefits to reward and support you while you work for them:

· Holidays - 28 days excluding bank holidays (increases with length of service - up to 2 extra days)

· Competitive Pension

· Sick Pay

· Life Assurance

· Health Cash Plan

· Training & Development

· Happy to talk flexible working!

The closing date for receipt of your completed application is 5pm on 6th July 2022.

Interviews will be scheduled to take place at FSC Preston Montford on 14th July 2022.

Shortlisted applicants will be contacted by email.

The Company

Our client wants to create a world where everyone feels connected to the environment so they can enjoy the benefits it gives and make choices that help protect it.

As an Investors in People charity, they realise that to achieve their vision they need diverse teams of staff who have a wide range of skills, a real passion for the work of the charity and pride in their role within it. No matter what role you perform at the Company, everyone can make a difference and every role is vital to delivering their mission and vision…if this inspires you, they would love to hear from you.

In Suffolk and North East Essex we are genuinely ‘Can Do’ in the way that we work together as a local health and care system. We are committed to improving health and wellbeing outcomes for the local population we serve and we are ambitious about what we can achieve together. Our core ICS values are that we are: COURAGEOUS, COLLABORATIVE, COMPASSIONATE, CREATIVE, COMMUNITY FOCUSED and COST EFFECTIVE

The ICS VCSE Assembly Chair will lead the establishment of the Suffolk and North East Essex ICS VCSE Assembly, continuing to build relationships across the local VCSE sector and wider health and care partners and further developing the role of the VCSE sector through the ICS. The post holder will be accountable to the local VCSE sector through the ICS VCSE Assembly and its steering group. They will represent the Assembly on the wider Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Partnership (ICP) and will be considered for appointment as a voting member of the NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB).

At its heart, our ICS is an equal partnership across the NHS, Local Government and Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Sector (VCSE) increasingly characterised by positive relationships between local health and care leaders, courageous joint action to address problems and a genuine ‘Can Do’ attitude that enables meaningful partnership and integrated thinking and working at every level.

The VCSE sector is regarded as an equal partner in the ICS with a vital role in improving the health and care outcomes for our population active at all tiers of the system including local neighbourhoods, place-based Alliances and across the wider Suffolk and North East Essex system. Local VCSE sector leaders believe in the importance of working closely together with wider partners in health and care through the ICS.

From July 2022 the ICS will transition to statutory arrangements under the new Health and Care Act 2022. We see this as an opportunity to further enhance and build on our achievements to date including the role of the VCSE sector in the system. A panel of local VCSE leaders have developed proposals to establish an ICS VCSE Assembly which will work with all stakeholders to ensure and support appropriate engagement, contribution and collaboration at every level of system. The VCSE Assembly will build on and connect with current VCSE networks with support from the Integrated Care Partnership (ICP) and the ICP Secretariat.

To apply; please submit your CV along with a supporting statement setting out how you meet the criteria for the role along with how you’ll be a passionate advocate for the VCSE sector within the Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care System.

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. 

Operations Lead

We are seeking an experienced Operations Lead to manage and develop central functions within a prominent and successful charity that supports the lives of older people across the London Boroughs of Hillingdon, Harrow and Brent.

Position: Director of Resources (internal title)

Location: Hillingdon, London

Salary: £45,000 per annum

Hours: 35 hours per week, with occasional evening and weekends

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: 26 days annual holiday plus bank holidays, a competitive pension with employer contribution of 5%, a health plan and 5 days per year commitment to learning and development.

Closing date: 8th July 2022

Please note: Interviews will be held on a rolling recruitment basis, please do not delay in submitting your application, as the role may close early if a suitable candidate is found.

About the role:

As Operations Lead you will work as part of the Senior Management Team to provide strategic leadership and direction for the organisation.  This is an exciting and varied role that will be responsible for the Charity’s business support and reporting functions, as well as the workforce and fundraising activities. You will ensure the infrastructure is in place to enable the organisation to deliver on its charitable objectives.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• IT and Premises Facilities
• Quality Assurance
• Income Generation, Communications and Marketing
• Workforce development

About you:

To be successful in the role you will need to be able to operate effectively in challenging times and a constantly changing working environment. Experience of successful leadership, managing people, organisational change and improving business processes to support the charity’s strategy will be essential to this role.

Essential skills and experience include:

• Ability to lead and manage a multidisciplinary staff team
• Experience in a marketing or fundraising environment
• Managing and using information systems including databases and websites
• Implementing new business processes and quality assurance systems
• Negotiating contracts and securing best value deals from contractors and suppliers 
• Developing and managing risk management systems including health and safety, business continuity and information governance
• Excellent project management skills with the ability to successfully oversee multiple projects simultaneously

If you feel you have the necessary skills apply today!

The charity is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. 

Other roles you may have experience of could include: Operations, Operations Manager, Head of Operations, Director of Operations, Operations and Finance Manager, Operations and HR Manager, Charity, Not for Profit, Head of Resources, Head of Marketing and Fundraising, Director of Resources, etc.

We are seeking four candidates, one in the North, one in the South, and two in the Central area of England, with experience of influencing a wide range of stakeholders, to join the Institute of Physics on a permanent basis.

The Role

This exciting role is integral to the IOP’s objectives of building influential relationships in England with stakeholders across society, including the physics community, business and industry, local and regional policy makers, third sector charities, community groups, education and training providers.

The successful candidates will join an expanding team that is bolstering the IOP’s influencing and engagement capability, enabling the organisation to leverage new relationships and deliver impact against its strategic aspirations. They will work across the IOP strategy, in a matrix managed structure.

The Influencing and Engagement Managers will work in a flexible and agile manner to support the successful delivery of the IOP’s strategy, Unlocking the Future, to drive the change required to achieve our ambitious aims on increasing diversity and inclusion, improving skills, unlocking capabilities and public dialogue, and improving access to high quality physics teaching. This will be achieved by raising the profile of the IOP and physics itself to diverse audiences, to engage with and influence key organisations and individuals.

Within their geographical area, specific activities will be delivered in line with the identified strategic need and desired impact. This will involve maintaining existing relationships and creating new ones to amplify the work of colleagues, members, and external partners, to drive measurable change for our strategic aims and objectives.

Employment Locations Available (Remote)

· 1 FTE to cover the North, including the North West, Yorkshire, Humber & the North East. This person will work alongside an existing Influencing and Engagement Manager in the North.

· 2 FTE to cover the Central region, which includes the East Midlands, West Midlands and East Anglia

· 1 FTE to cover the South which includes London, the South East and the South West. This person will work alongside an existing Influencing and Engagement Manager in the South.

The Person

You will have outstanding relationship and stakeholder management skills and demonstrable experience of influencing external and internal stakeholders with often differing needs, interests, and motivations. You will have the ability to identify opportunities, make connections and facilitate collaboration between stakeholders with areas of mutual interest that may not appear immediately obvious.

An understanding of how to influence stakeholders to take action in contexts related to any of the challenges and aspirations set out in our strategy would be particularly welcome. As would specialist skills in any one of the following: campaigning, business engagement and community engagement. Specialist knowledge of any one of the following: the school system, the FE system, the skills agenda, higher education or local government would also be particularly advantageous in this role.

Future of Work 

The Institute of Physics is an equal opportunities employer and our people are at the heart of our approach to delivery. Following the impact of COVID-19, we have developed a new, innovative and exciting trust-based model of flexible working. This empowers our staff to choose both individually and as a team how, when and where they work to deliver the goals of the organisation, acknowledging that there will be occasions where in-person meetings, collaborations and events will help generate greater impact.

This role is remote from our London office. Ability to travel within the North, South, or Midlands will be required.

This is a full time role (35 hours per week). We are open to requests to work these hours outside a standard 09:00 – 17:00 schedule, including compressed hours.

Application

Alongside your CV, please ensure you include a cover letter stating how you meet the person specification.

Why work with us?

The Institute of Physics (IOP) is the professional body and learned society for physics in the UK and Ireland, we seek to raise public awareness and understanding of physics and support the development of a diverse and inclusive physics community. As a charity, we’re here to ensure that physics delivers on its exceptional potential to benefit society.

We have an ambitious new corporate strategy and you’ll play a part in helping us to deliver it. There’s never been a more exciting time to join the IOP - watch our new film to find out more about our work.

As well as a competitive salary and professional development opportunities, we offer employees a comprehensive benefits package including an excellent pension scheme, private medical insurance and generous annual leave. We also offer a range of other benefits including gym membership and interest free season ticket loans.

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.

Fundraising Officer at Vision North Somerset

About you:

You will be a creative, can-do galvaniser with shrewd business sense who can develop and grow a team of fundraising volunteers. You will work closely with the CEO and other staff to plan and prioritise work developing diverse fundraising streams to increase income.

This is an ideal opportunity for the right person to land a flexible, part-time, enjoyable role in the charity sector. You might be looking to move up from an entry-level position in the charity sector, to get back to work after a gap or move to work locally in North Somerset rather than needing to commute.

While professional fundraising experience would be extremely helpful, we are open to candidates with transferable experience, for example in sales, volunteer management, business development, membership scheme or alumni management etc. Significant voluntary fundraising experience would also be helpful. We will provide training and induction as needed – you would need to be proactive, quick to learn and implement your knowledge.

About the role:

The Fundraising Officer will ensure that Vision North Somerset has a sustainable and growing income from community and local fundraising including collections and collection boxes, sponsored events, regular givers and appeals to our contacts, online giving through social media and our website, small local grants, small corporate funders and any other volunteer-led or local fundraising.

This role will support the CEO to develop the gifts in wills and in memory giving programme.

Larger grant applications will not be part of this role.

About us:

Vision North Somerset are a small but established local charity supporting around 1500 people with vision impairment and hearing impairment from our office base and across the county. We have recently appointed a new CEO and are at an exciting stage of development in our service offer and income streams. We have been successful with grant fundraising, are increasing other funding streams such as regular givers, individual donors and income from room hire. This role offers the chance to contribute to a great cause, working flexibly and gaining a wide range of charity fundraising experience.

Practical bits:

You will be based at our office near the train station in Weston-Super-Mare in North Somerset with regular homeworking and some flexible hours available by agreement with your manager.  You need to be able to regularly travel across the county.  If you have a disability this can be arranged via the Access to Work scheme.

While this role is a one-year contract, there is the liklihood of a permanent role in future.

Vision North Somerset strives to be diverse and inclusive a place where we can ALL be ourselves. We particularly encourage applications from people who have lived experience of sight loss or disability, who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic backgrounds and/or those who identify as LGBTQ+, who are currently underrepresented in our organisation.

Please forward a tailored CV and cover letter of no more than 1000 words detailing how you meet the requirements of this role. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

If you would like an informal discussion before applying, please contact CEO Lauren Williams at Vision North Somerset through our website. 

This an exciting opportunity for someone with a range of experience of raising income from corporate partnerships, high net worth relationships and securing gifts from trusts, major donors and through supporting the organising of special events. 

We are seeking an energetic and inspiring fundraiser who will spearhead the growth in income to deliver against our strategic plans. This is a newly created role is for an accomplished fundraiser, who is ready to take on a new challenge. You will also lead up the fundraising team working alongside colleagues to ensure all income targets are met through events, corporate partnerships, event sponsorship and community fundraising. 

As part of the Senior Leadership Team, you will seek to maximise value from opportunities across the organisation and ensure that fundraising is consistent with the charity’s broader goals. The successful candidate will be an inspiring, collaborative leader who encourages integration and supports their team to succeed and achieve their potential. 

You will have a proven track record of designing and delivering ambitious income growth plans, including demonstrable experience of building regular giving and high value-based programmes. 

You will also have an understanding of researching new prospects, direct marketing and supporter engagement principles in line with the Code of Fundraising Practice.  

Amparo are now recruiting to the new suicide liaison service that operates across the Thames Valley area. If you feel you can make a difference to the lives of people impacted by suicide, please visit the Amparo website for more information.

Role: Regional Support Officer

Salary: Circa £25,500 per annum

Contract/Hours: Permanent, Full-Time, 35 hours per week

Location: Homebased – ideally based within Yorkshire or North East

Perks: Annual leave of 29 days PLUS public holidays, flexible maternity, adoption and paternity packages, annual staff awards, up to 7% employer contribution pension scheme, employee discount portal with all your favourite brands, check out more on our careers portal.

Closing Date: Midnight on Monday 4th July. If we receive a high number of applications, we may have to close earlier than advertised.

We're thrilled that you're considering a career with Action for Children so here's what you need to know….

About Us

At Action for Children, we believe that every child should have a safe and happy childhood. Last year, we helped more than 600,000 children and families across the UK. We work to ensure their voices are heard, and campaign to bring lasting change to their lives.

About the Role:

This is an exciting opportunity to join a national children's charity and contribute towards making children's lives safer and happier. You will be supporting delivery of the Regional Fundraising strategy within Yorkshire and the North East to increase income and deliver fundraising collaboratively within wider the Fundraising, Communications and Policy team. Our ideal candidate will live within the region and be flexible toward ad-hoc travel in the area.

As a Regional Support Officer you'll be:

• Overseeing the required stewardship of local corporates, organisations/clubs, volunteer fundraising groups in your local area that encourages further involvement in our work.
• Managing the stewardship and support for the sports participants, who sign up to run, walk, cycle for Action for Children in local area.
• Supporting the delivery of a range of fundraising campaigns and activities locally that provide significant income and are in line with the regional fundraising strategy.
• Delivering set financial targets and non-financial targets and outcomes locally, along with the regional fundraising manager, through agreed objectives.
• Ensuring expected income has been received and banked within the predicted timeframes.

What You'll Bring:

Our job description outlines the requirements of the role but the ‘must-haves' are:

• Proven experience of networking and of developing and stewarding excellent personal relationships with senior external and internal stakeholders, donors and volunteers.
• Professional Institute of Fundraising qualification (desirable)
• Knowledge and understanding of tax efficient giving in the UK
• Experience of delivering successful fundraising activity for at least one of the following areas: Volunteer Fundraising Groups, New Business Development, Charity of the Year, Key Account Management, Committee led Events to deliver income growth.

Working here is so much more than a job. Whether this is a career change for you or the next step in your journey, we'd love to hear from you.

We work together to reach our vision of safe and happy childhoods. A diverse workforce enriches the lives of the children and young people we work with and we welcome applications from everyone. We value and celebrate our differences and as an inclusive workplace we want everyone to be themselves.

We are committed to safer recruitment practices to protect our service users; therefore, all applicants are expected to have an understanding of and commitment to safeguarding best-practice.

We can't wait to hear from you – stay safe and happy. 

Talent Pool: We'd like to hold your details in case similar jobs come up but do let us know if you'd rather we didn't. 

Contact: Carla Smart who will be happy to support with your application.

Get to know us a little better by checking out our socials on Twitter, Linkedin, Facebook or YouTube. 

Job Title: Programme Leads and Programme Assistants

Salary: See individual Job Descriptions for details

Contract: Permanent; full time with enhanced holidays or full time

Location: London, North-West and North-East

“The facilitator is a friend and teacher mixed into one… she gets the reasoning from the teacher and the understanding bit from the friend.”

Power2 Rediscover Young Person, London

Power2 is a fast growing and energetic youth charity that has supported 25,000 young people since 2001.  We are based in the North-West of England and London and deliver early-intervention asset-based programmes to young people from disadvantaged backgrounds who have mental wellbeing challenges and are disengaged from school and more widely. We are well-known for our accredited Teens and Toddlers programme.

We believe there is no greater cost to society than unfulfilled potential. We support young people to get the most out of their education by helping them to improve their mental health and wellbeing and develop their skills. We inspire young people who are at significant risk of school exclusion to re-engage and fulfil their potential at school, at work and in life.

Our work is growing, particularly in the North West and North East of England, and we are looking for new Programme Leads and Programme Assistants to deliver our programmes, including our Teens and Toddlers group programme,our Power2 Rediscover 1:1 programme, and our bespoke work with local authorities.

The new facilitation staff will work as part of our team working primarily in school settings to support young people, their families, and school staff to ensure that at-risk pupils improve their wellbeing, make the most of their education, and improve their life chances.

The relationships you cultivate with the young people you work with are at the heart of our success – so recruiting the right people is paramount. Our facilitators work with significant autonomy and authority and must embrace responsibility and be accountable for their work. They work collaboratively alongside young people, operating as a mentor as they empower young people to develop self-esteem, become resilient and engage with school and their own future. They give each young person the time, the confidence and skills to engage with their education and their future life plans.

Please apply online with an application form. In the section for your personal statement please describe how your skills and experience match the role description you are applying for. Applications without a personal statement will not be considered. 

We will accept applications until we have successfully filled the roles and then keep applications on file for future vacancies.

The successful applicants will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check (child workforce) and provide details of two referees.

Power2 strives to be a diverse and inclusive place where we can ALL be ourselves. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Power2 is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We may undertake an online search if you are shortlisted.