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About the role

3 x permanent Funding Officer opportunities 

In the role of Funding Officer you will join the vibrant, friendly team in the North West region helping to make sure our funding supports a wide variety of communities and places locally. We are looking for talented local people from a wide range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences who share our values and are passionate about making a difference through funding. Whether through lived or gained experience you will really understand the communities we work with. 

As a member of the funding team you will assess applications for funding and manage grants from our Reaching Communities and Partnerships programmes. You will use your local knowledge and experience, and the experience of our grant holders and local stakeholders, to ensure we are making the best decisions on the grants we make. By working closely with people and communities in a defined geographical area, you will understand what matters to them and where our funding can make the biggest difference. 

Alongside gaining an understanding of our vision, our commitment to equity and inclusion and our funding programmes, you will be responsible for your own caseload; liaising with grant recipients, visiting projects, identifying and managing risks, supporting organisations to deliver their projects and measure their impact. 

You will need to understand and respond to the different needs of our applicants and grant holders by providing advice and feedback and be willing to have challenging but constructive conversations. 

Part of your role will be to represent the Fund within your local area including at funding fairs and external meetings and create opportunities for people to come together.  Sharing learning from your conversations, events, grant holder reports and evaluations you will support the Fund in maximining our impact as a grant maker.

We are recruiting 3 posts, the successful candidates will live in the North West.  Specifically, we are recruiting to the Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Lancashire teams – we are particularly interested in hearing from people who live in or have experience of working in Oldham, Rochdale, Wigan, Trafford, Burnley, Blackburn, Darwen. 

Contract Type: Permanent - 3 roles

Hours: Full time, 37 hours per week

Interview Date: W/C 25th July 2022

Location: North West with regular travel within your team’s specific area

Essential criteria

We are looking for talented people from a wide range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences who share our values and are passionate about making a difference through our funding. Whether through lived or gained experience you will really understand the communities we work with. 

You will have:

• An ability to adapt quickly, decisively and with full commitment to new processes and systems and the confidence to use your judgement, take initiative and challenge when appropriate.
• Communication skills: Strong listening, written and verbal communication with an emphasis on written communication for assessment purposes.
• Relational skills: Ability to nurture, develop and promote effective relationships and communication with colleagues, community organisations and other external agencies with a strong commitment to equity and inclusion
• Analytical skills: Ability to assess a high volume of applications, make good judgements, challenge when appropriate and manage risk.

Ideally you will live within the geographical area you are covering or have excellent knowledge of that area. You will be a remote worker, working from several locations across the area, including your home and our offices with the expectation that you will be flexible in order to get the best outcomes for our customers.

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of the local areas you would be covering and their charity sectors. Experience working with under-represented communities in the area is particularly desirable.
• Understanding of financial planning and business plans, ability to analyse accounts and numerical data.
• Demonstrable IT skills and the ability to learn detailed processes quickly and accurately.
• An ability to manage your own workload with minimal supervision
• Demonstrate attention to detail across all aspects of data management

The ability to drive and access to a vehicle is beneficial for this role but not essential.

For you

We seek to develop our staff and offer a wide range of personal development opportunities.

We offer a wide range of generous benefits including:

• Generous annual leave and company pension scheme
• Flexible working to support staff with their work/life balance, taking into account things such as caring responsibilities, worship and attendance at religious festivals
• Enhanced paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Season ticket and cycle to work loans
• Paid volunteering leave

Equal opportunities

Communities in the UK come in all shapes and sizes. National Lottery funding is for everyone – we are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and work hard to ensure our funding reaches where it is needed.

We also believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. We are committed to being an inclusive and great place to work, and recognise our people come from diverse backgrounds.  As such we particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (B.A.M.E) backgrounds, LGBTQ+ and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We welcome applications from disabled people and will proactively make reasonable adjustments if needed through the recruitment process and during employment. This can be related to a physical and mental health conditions.

We are also proud to be a Stonewall Diversity Champion, supporting our commitment to being a great place to work for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) staff.

Domestic Abuse needs to stop. Help us make it happen.

Devon Domestic Abuse Support Service is an exciting and innovative project, delivering a range of domestic abuse services across Devon. Join us at a time of growth and development to support victims and children and help perpetrators change their behaviour.

Splitz recognises the importance of the well-being of our staff and all post holders are provided with independent clinical supervision alongside supervision and case management. We offer 25 days annual leave in addition all bank holidays (FTE) and the opportunity for some working from home. We are proud to be an all-inclusive service, supporting victims regardless of: age, gender, sexuality, or relationship status. We welcome applications from all of our community

Funded by the NHS Devon Clinical Commissioning Group, we are looking to recruit a confident and committed practitioner to join our Devon service, supporting our domestic abuse and sexual violence service within GP practices across North Devon.

IRIS is an exciting programme aimed at improving the health care response to domestic abuse and sexual violence. 

As part of a team of three Advocate Educators in Devon, this role will provide on-going support for female patients affected by DVA (domestic violence and abuse) and SV (sexual violence).  The role also provides training and advice for health care professionals. 

Experience in a support or care role would be an advantage. The successful candidate will demonstrate a knowledge of domestic abuse and sexual violence and show an aptitude for supporting people.  You should have excellent written and verbal communication skills.

HOURS: 28 hrs per week (may consider a job share)

Regional Screen Scotland are seeking a forward thinking, proactive and creative charity sector leader to drive us forwards into a new phase of our development following the impending retirement of our current Chief Executive.

We aim to enable more people in more places to share great screen experiences by bringing the cinema experience to people, working towards a concept of Universal Cinema, and at the core of our work is the Screen Machine mobile cinema service which, since 1998, has been bringing high quality cinema experiences to up to 50 communities a year.

We are keen to engage with candidates with a strong track record within the third sector, and experience and/or knowledge of the cinema exhibition sector. We are looking for a leader who can present a compelling vision of how to develop our reach, advocate for cinema-going, and explore new funding models to build upon our core funding from Creative Scotland, in a way which aligns with our core values around collaboration, community, responsiveness and inclusivity and delivers on our business plan. An interest in how cinema can make a difference to communities, and effectiveness as a strategic and people leader, either as a CEO or in a leadership role, is essential too.

This is a part-time role, circa 0.6 FTE, with working patterns to be agreed, involving fairly regular meetings in our Edinburgh office and some travel to communities across Scotland. Salary will be dependent on seniority and skills, based on a FTE salary in the range of £45,000 to £52,000 ,with 8% pension contribution and a pro-rata annual leave allowance of 33 days, including public/bank holidays.

Team Leader

Harrogate Young Peoples Pathway

Foundation

Team Leader

NJC 19-23 £25,481- £27,741 per annum

40 hours per week

Permanent

Reference: INSSN768897

Foundation is a provider of housing-related support services to socially excluded groups working with vulnerable and disadvantaged individuals and families.

Our Young Peoples Pathway offers young people the necessary support, advice, and mediation to enable them to stay in their present accommodation. Where it is not possible for someone to remain at home, we have a variety of accommodation options to suit their needs

As our Team Leader you will oversee the day-to-day management of a team of experienced housing support workers, ensuring that both client and staff welfare needs are met. You will also take responsibility for Foundation premises, keeping them safe and well-maintained.

What is essential is that you love what you do. We want you to enjoy coming to work every day and to care about your job, your colleagues and our clients.

Why Join the Team at Foundation?

Here at Foundation, we pride ourselves on looking after our colleagues, as we know our people are the driving force behind our success. You will benefit from:

• Permanent contract, working 40 hours per week
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising with length of service
• Two days of paid volunteer leave per annum
• Superb career development opportunities, with paid and tailored training
• Employer contributory pension scheme
• Employee assistance programme

Our Requirements

• Experience of supporting vulnerable people
• Passionate about making a positive difference to people’s lives
• Good interpersonal skills, with the ability to listen and empathise
• Adaptable and creative approach

We aim for our workforce to reflect the diverse and exciting region we serve. We want you to have every opportunity to shine and show us your talents. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to make sure the assessment process works for you.

We encourage you to apply early as your application will be reviewed as soon as it is received and we reserve the right to close this job advert sooner subject to finding a suitable candidate.

If you require any further information about the role, please contact Raman Nicol.

Good Luck!

Closing Date: 03-Jul-2022

Provisional Interview Date: 14-Jul-2022

Support Worker

£20,592 (Real Living Wage) pro rata per annum

Part-time: 20 Hours  

Leeds 

Reference: INSEP761900

Do you want to make a positive difference in people’s lives who are affected by dementia?

We are looking for a Support Worker to join our Young Dementia Leeds (YDL) Service.

About us

We work with younger adults (those aged under 65) living with dementia to live as well as possible, improving their sense of well-being, and putting people in more control of their own lives.

You’ll be working within a supportive and dedicated team within the community and at the Young Dementia Hub where we work openly, combining our strengths, helping us to achieve more together.

So do you:

• Have a positive approach to dementia
• Build strong and trusting relationships
• Have good communication skills
• Have the confidence to work on your own in the community

You’ll ideally have experience; however, we appreciate that not everyone can tick every single box. So, if you can do most of what we’re looking for, please go ahead and apply. You could be exactly what we need!

So, what’s in it for you?

We pride ourselves on looking after our colleagues, as we know our people are the driving force behind our success. You’ll benefit from:

• Commitment to flexible working
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 30 days
• Many learning and career development opportunities, with paid and tailored training
• Free Employee Assistance Programme 24/7 including access to counselling and GP services
• Employer contributory pension scheme
• Good maternity, paternity, and adoption benefits
• Care workers discounts
• Access to our Employee Networks including BAME, LGBT+, Mental Health and Wellbeing etc.
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Access to Corporate Health Plan

We aim for our workforce to reflect the diverse and exciting region we serve and welcome applications from everyone, so come as you are and join us.

We encourage you to apply early as your application will be reviewed as soon as it is received and we reserve the right to close this job advert sooner subject to finding a suitable candidate.

Good Luck!

34.5 hours per week

Leeds based with a mix of office and home working

Are you an energetic and enthusiastic fundraiser?

Do you have a passion for delivering, high-quality, challenge events as well as delivering fantastic experiences for our fundraisers? If so, we have the role for you!

Due to an internal recruitment, we are looking for a passionate and enthusiastic fundraiser to join our friendly events team! In this ambitious and exciting role, you will use your skills and experience to lead on the planning, delivery and development of Epilepsy Action’s challenge events portfolio.

Key responsibilities:

• The successful planning, development and delivery of the challenge fundraising events portfolio – including the London Marathon, Great North Run, Overseas and Trekking events.
• Recruiting, supporting and encouraging supporters taking part in challenge events. Leading on marketing, messaging, event planning and delivery.
• Working with key stakeholders both internally and externally to ensure maximum income and that the supporter experience is of the highest standard.

This fantastic opportunity offers hybrid (a commitment of 2 days in the office) and flexible working alongside a whole range of other benefits.

For further details, please view the attached Role Profile.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and may close early – therefore we encourage an early application.

The closing deadline is Sunday 24 July 2022.

As Project Support Officer you will support the Northern Area Manager and Regional Managers with volunteer recruitment, documentation of training (such as DBS, references, Food Safety Level 2, First Aid), giving our volunteers a fantastic experience, guest outreach and giving extra support to our Yorkshire & The Humber projects as and when required to aid development and growth within the region.

Each of our Projects is run by Project Leaders (volunteer position) and supported by Regional Managers through recruitment and training of volunteers. Your role will be to support the Regional Managers so that they can manage more projects, knowing that you have helped with the embedding of volunteers, along with supporting the Regional Managers with expansion plans within their areas.

This support could range from developing relationships with our food suppliers, researching local organisations to support with guest outreach, and recruiting new Project Leaders for the Region. The right person for this role enjoys being organised, has a great personality, pays attention to detail, and understands that they are a key component in supporting our fantastic Projects.

The role will require some attendance at our Community Meals projects, to support with delivery as necessary.

FoodCycle is recruiting for a Project Support Officer to join its Northern team. While there will be collaboration, this role will focus on supporting those projects in Yorkshire and the Humber primarily and support for other regions in the North (North East and North West), would not be part of the role in general.

Key responsibilities of the post

The Administrative Coordinator will contribute to the overall success of the London wide Building Better Opportunities (BBO) project, Working for Carers, by providing comprehensive administrative support at the Redbridge hub. Working for Carers is funded by the European Social Fund and The National Lottery Community Fund.

As the Redbridge Hub Working for Carers Admin Coordinator, you will be required to work in and support a small team of Employment Personal Advisors that delivers the Working for Carers employment support project across East and North-West London Boroughs. You will also be required to support the project with audit and compliance tasks in preparing files for project end.

The Administrative Coordinator will take a proactive approach in supporting the Project Manager and the wider Working for Carers programme team to support carers across the region to move towards and realise their employment goals.

The Administrative Coordinator will be required to play a full part as a Redbridge Carers Support Service team member including team meetings, supervision, working as a part of the team and adhering to the organisation’s policies and procedures.

Coin Street is one of Europe's largest social developments. Located on London's iconic Southbank - and established in 1984 - its 13-acre site is at the heart of a thriving neighbourhood with co-operative homes, parks and gardens, shops and design studios, galleries, restaurants, a family and children's centre, sports pitches, and a range of community programmes and activities.

Coin Street is overseen by three independent organisations working together: Coin Street Community Builders (CSCB), Coin Street Secondary Housing Co-operative (CSS) and Coin Street Centre Trust (CSCT). These organisations are governed by voluntary boards, made up of members from the local community and experts from the sectors in which we work. All three organisations are served by a single staff team, employed by CSCB. Coin Street's vision is one where diverse groups of people come together to live, work and play. We generate around 75% of our income from commercial activities and then reinvest the majority of those funds back into our community.

Non-Executive Board Members

Unremunerated

SE1, London

As with many organisations, the pandemic had sudden and significant implications for Coin Street. We had to shift daily, face-to-face community groups online, and saw our income drop from lack of footfall to Central London. As our community faced loss of jobs, closure of schools and isolation, we partnered with local business and organisations to provide over 16,000 meals, 1,000 activity care packages and are collaborating as part of the new Waterloo Community Resilience Hub to support the local recovery effort. More recently we have again adapted to the needs of our community: reaching out to Afghan refugee arrivals and preparing to support families from Ukraine. Longer term, we have consent to build a new public swimming pool and leisure centre along with flats as part of phase two of a development site on Doon Street. We are also raising funds to enhance the public park of Bernie Spain Gardens.

This is an incredibly exciting time to join us as a Non-Executive Board Member to support Coin Street to achieve these plans. Our boards play the role of a critical friend, advising on vision, connectivity, governance, and strategy, ensuring Coin Street remains true to its community mission, is well run and successful. As some of our members are due to rotate off the Board and following a recent skills audit, our CSCB board is now recruiting. We are looking for people who live in North Southwark or Waterloo (North Lambeth); local lived experience is so important to us it is enshrined in our organisation's legal framework. We are particularly interested in those with experience in Finance & Treasury; Audit & Risk and/or Corporate Services (Legal, Health & Safety, IT) as well as those with a commercial background in landlord tenancy, conferencing, and events.

We want to better reflect the community that we serve, and we particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian, and other Minority Ethnic groups, women, and members of the LGBTQ+ community who are currently underrepresented on our boards. As a community-based organisation, we are also keen to see applications from those with experience of community development initiatives as well as those with knowledge of Waterloo and North Southwark neighbourhoods.

To learn more about this unique opportunity, and to find out how to apply, please read the full appointment brief, on the Prospectus website, which can be reached by clicking on the “Apply on Website” Button.

Closing date: Monday 11 July

Initial Interviews with Prospectus: w/c 18 July

Final stage interviews with Coin Street:

1600-2000 Wednesday 03 August & 1600-2000 Thursday 11 August

Senior Finance Director

About Internews

Internews is an international non-profit organisation whose mission is to empower local media worldwide to give people the news and information they need, the ability to connect and the means to make their voices heard.

Internews provides communities the resources to produce local news and information with integrity and independence. With global expertise and reach, Internews trains both media professionals and citizen journalists, introduces innovative media solutions, increases coverage of vital issues and helps establish policies needed for open access to information.

Internews programs create platforms for dialogue and enable informed debate, which bring about social and economic progress.

Internews operates internationally, with administrative centres in California, Washington DC, and London, as well as regional hubs in Bangkok and Nairobi. Formed in 1982, Internews has worked in more than 90 countries, and currently has offices in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and North America.

About the role

We are seeking a highly skilled finance professional to perform this essential senior leadership financial strategy and management position for our London headquarters. The approximate annual income for Internews Europe and its subsidiaries, of which the post-holder has oversight, is c. £18m.

The post-holder will report directly to the CEO for Internews Europe with a functional reporting line to the Vice President for Finance and Accounting based in California, USA. The post-holder will be a leader on matters of corporate financial strategy, budget management, inter-organisational financial transactions and overall accounting operations.

This is an exciting opportunity to drive systems and process improvements in corporate financial management and planning, whilst also ensuring the smooth running of the financial service centre of the organisation.

S/he forms a central part of the Senior Management Team (SMT) in London, in addition to the wider Corporate Management Group and other international management units.

The main areas of responsibility of the role will include:

• Day-to-day Corporate Finance oversight including banking, cash-flow planning and foreign exchange management
• Provide leadership, mentoring and staff development to the IEU finance team
• Annual budgeting, planning, reforecasting, monitoring and reporting
• Oversight of reporting functions including Board, Management, and Statutory reporting;
• Establish and ensure strong financial controls
• Develop and strengthen financial analysis including regular reporting on KPIs
• Audit preparation and management;
• Represent IEU finance operational and strategic concerns to global Internews Sr Staff team
• Close collaboration with other members of business operations Senior Staff team for optimisation of business policies and processes

Financial Management & Strategy

Advising the IEU executive management team and global senior staff team, leading where appropriate, this post will contribute to ensuring the efficient management of Internews Europe’s financial resources overall.  Reporting topics to include use of resources, internally and externally; ensuring that appropriate financial control systems are in place and effective; effective monitoring of budget to actual.

Specific duties will include the following:

• Co-ordination of the annual organisational budget preparation process;
• Collaboration with the global Internews Financial Planning and Analysis, and Strategic planning functions to develop and ensure effective budget oversight and management.
• Collaboration with project and department managers regarding actual results compared against budget, including leading periodic budget adjustments
• Treasury management to minimise organisational risk and negative foreign exchange valuations;
• Budget compliance monitoring for both direct project spending and indirect department spending.
• Delivery of timely statutory, financial and management accounts;
• Reporting and presenting to the trustee board on all of the above;
• Ensuring professional and compliant delivery of all Internews Europe financial processes, to drive improvements in processes and ensure all staff members understand and adopt such processes
• Reporting on Internews Europe’s cash-flow, with particular focus on ensuring external reporting deadlines are met for prompt drawdown of grant tranches

Finance Department operations

The post will be responsible for the efficient performance of the day-to-day functions of the corporate finance department, both personally and through delegated accounting staff.

Specific duties will include the following:

• Oversight of accounting team, including managing managers , for effective leadership, staff development and strategy formation
• Oversight of international banking processes (GBP and foreign currency, income and payments);
• Banking relationship management, including monitoring banking arrangements in international offices
• Identify and implement opportunities for procedure enhancements, with an emphasis on simplicity and consistency for non-accounting global Internews staff
• Headquarters payroll process (through payroll bureau)
• Oversight of core accounting processes including cash-flow management and planning, purchase ledger processes, accounts receivable processes, including personal data entry into the accounting system of select transactions
• Oversight of accounting for IEU subsidiaries, including ensuring subsidiary financials are sufficiently reconciled for both stand-alone and consolidated reporting.
• Oversight of accounting treatment for collaboration and resource sharing between Internews Network to facilitate combined management/programmatic reporting when required, while ensuring sufficient financial controls to ensure distinct financial reporting and protection of separate legal entity status.
• Ad-hoc trouble-shooting on financial processes, transactions and issues.

Oversight of subsidiary financial processes

Currently Internews Europe has two subsidiaries, Internews International (II) based in France and Internews Media Development based in Ireland, currently dormant.

• Oversight of financial processes including relevant controls, policies and procedures
• Oversight of financial reporting in accordance with relevant GAAP and regulatory requirements.
• Monitor local regulatory requirements and ensure compliance with relevant tax and reporting requirements
• Liaison with auditors, preparation and management of audit work
• Advise SMT of ramifications of strategic decision, including finance, tax and other regulatory impacts
• Significant participant in strategy development regarding appropriate utilization of subsidiaries.

Compliance, both with the UK regulatory regime and with the requirements of our principal funders and supporters

• Lead responsibility for ensuring the maintenance and regular review of all statutory and best practice policies and procedures, staff training and update programmes
• Liaison with auditors, preparation and management of audit work [1]
• Ensuring that all aspects of the Internews Europe annual report are compliant with regulatory requirements and best practice for UK registered charities and companies limited by guarantee
• Assisting the Programme Support team, in interpretation of donor compliance requirements, their translation into Internews Europe operational and/or financial procedures, and their effective implementation

Participation in global business operations leadership

• Collaborate with other members of the global senior leadership team for efficient operations and execution of the mission
• Collaboration with Information Technology and solution for effective implementation of software and other technology solutions, providing information and expertise and support for appropriate budgeting and expense allocation.
• Collaboration with Enterprise Risk Management and Security team regarding identification and mitigation of financial and other risks, as well as preparing policy and reports in accordance with Charity Commission guidelines
• Collaboration with People and Culture team to ensure appropriate labour regulations, Internews policy, procedures and financial controls are adhered to in the processing of payroll and other benefits; includes oversight and development of payments to employees and consultants working outside of the UK on Internews projects.

Other ad hoc tasks, as directed by senior management

This summary of responsibilities is not exhaustive, and the post holder may be expected to take on additional responsibilities consistent with the role. These may include for example support to the executive team in relation to strategic planning, preparation and implementation of accounting software and technology solutions and similar tasks.

Line management and Team leadership responsibilities

The post supervises:

• Senior Programme Finance & Accounting Manager
• Corporate Finance Associates & Bookkeepers

Person Specification

The criteria below are the minimum necessary for effective performance in the post.  The applicant must demonstrate how they meet each of them through the application form and, when necessary, through job-specific tasks and at interview.

• Experience of managing financial and management accounts processes, including annual accounts, audits and external reporting
• Experience in a management capacity within an organisation of at least similar size and complexity to Internews Europe
• Experience of liaising with and advising non-financial managers and  staff
• Experience of line management and leadership
• Experience of managing external professional and service provider relationships
• Experience of HR and facilities responsibilities
• Experience of major multi-lateral and bi-lateral donor requirements
• Experience of managing the external reporting and/or compliance functions of a comparable size of organisation
• Experience of working in, or dealing with, developing countries and fragile states
• Good understanding of charity finance regulations and systems
• Professional qualification, or qualification by experience, in finance or accounting
• Knowledge of UK SORP
• High degree of proficiency in Excel
• A willingness and ability to adopt a hands on approach to your work
• A contemporary, supportive and transparent approach to management and leadership
• Be comfortable working in a collaborative, highly-diverse and mutually accountable environment
• Strong communication, liaison and interpersonal skills to work effectively with people at all levels, and represent the organisation
• Strong analytical, problem solving and creative thinking skills
• Deadline: position open until filled, please apply as early as possible
• First Round Interviews: starting June 20th
• Start Date: Negotiable, asap

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Volunteer Coordinator

Fixed Term Contract
Job Ref: V411
Hours/Days per week: 17.5 hours per week – (Flexible days/hours)
Salary: £12,500 plus attractive employee benefits package
Start date: ASAP
Location: Homebased (Perth & Kinross)
Closing date: 22nd July 2022
Interview date and Location: Week commencing 1st August 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.

Role Purpose

Volunteering Matters are looking for a talented, dynamic, and professional Volunteer Coordinator to join our team in Perth & Kinross.  The right candidate will be someone who can work flexibly and demonstrate a strong understanding and commitment to our organisational values.

You will lead the development and delivery of our new Grandmentors programme in Perth & Kinross.  Grandmentors is an innovative volunteering project where older volunteers (aged 50+) use their life experience and skills to mentor young people who are care experienced, or who have other adverse childhood experiences.

These young people often benefit from a guiding hand and role model to support them to find work, continue their education or begin training – ultimately providing young people the skills and self-belief to lead successful and independent lives. Grandmentors has operated for over a decade in various locations of the UK, however, Perth & Kinross is only the second area in Scotland to adopt the project and we are excited to be working in partnership with the local authority to ensure this small pilot thrives across the area.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Consistently role modelling and displaying 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
• Develop and deliver the Grandmentors programme in Perth & Kinross, meeting ambitious targets and milestones, ensuring all young people engaged achieve positive outcomes
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders including colleagues, volunteers, young people, families, Social Services, Health and Education teams, third sector partners and others
• Effective recruitment, selection, training, and ongoing support of a diverse pool of talented and dedicated volunteers from a wide cross-section of the community
• To maintain Volunteering Matters standards around quality and effective Volunteer Management
• To manage the risk assessment, safeguarding, quality assurance and audit processes as appropriate
• Ensure monitoring, impact and evaluation information and data is collected and that the programme meets it’s agreed targets, reporting format and schedule.  Assist the Delivery Leader by preparing reports to funders
• Administration tasks including maintaining effective and accessible records, the use of Microsoft Office, Teams, Zoom and other software
• Develop relevant promotional material and information, for our organisation and programmes locally

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.

Skills Required

• An excellent knowledge and understanding of the life challenges and barriers that care experienced young people and families face today in Scotland
• An understanding of how to assess the needs of an individual using a person-centered approach
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including being able to have strategic conversations with stakeholders one minute, and talk to a nervous young person or parent the next
• Excellent people skills with the ability to build professional, long-term relationships with various stakeholders, to influence and motivate others
• Excellent organisational and IT skills including the ability to manage workload and prioritise effectively
• Strong attention to detail and a willingness to accurately record all interactions

Experience Required

• Significant experience working directly with young people, particularly those who face life challenges and barriers (for example care experienced young people)
• Experience in quality Volunteer Management
• Evidence of relationship management experience with a wide range of stakeholders
• Experience of project management, achieving high targets, a busy workload and working to strict deadlines
• Proven ability to communicate effectively and work as part of a larger team
• Understanding of and commitment to Equal Opportunities

Qualifications

Relevant experience and an understanding and commitment to our organisational values is more important for this role than any specific qualifications.

Other

Part of your working week will be based in local communities, meeting young people, volunteers and other stakeholders.  For the remainder of the time, you can choose to work from home or have a rotational day(s)  within the local Youth Service Offices where the Through Care Aftercare Team are based.  If working from home, you will need good internet access and a suitable home working environment.  All I.T. equipment, mobile phone and infrastructure will be supplied.

PVG

This role requires membership of the PVG (Protection of Vulnerable Groups) scheme.  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:

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Groundwork Northamptonshire are looking for a passionate, organised and dedicated individual to join our team, as the Grow, Cook & Eat Co-ordinator for a new programme we are launching in North Northamptonshire.

Wherever you are born or live, everyone should have the right to access the same chances, this is the belief that Groundwork has been built upon. With equality and inclusion at our core, we bring the people of Northamptonshire together through a number of green and creative projects. Through our range of initiatives, we ensure that everyone can access and enjoy green spaces, live a life filled with culture and creativity, and get the support they need to manage challenging times. Groundwork is here to make a positive difference to lives - to inspire individuals to strive for more and to empower communities to come together.

As a charity we work with communities and partners to identify priorities and use our fundraising and project management skills to successfully deliver services which both enhance and transform people's lives. We develop projects and ideas through user involvement, through the ideas and opinions of communities and through the needs identified, build projects which have communities at their heart. 

We are looking for a dynamic and passionate individual to deliver our new growing, cooking and eating programme across the North of Northamptonshire. With experience and knowledge around nutrition and healthy eating, combined with an understanding and commitment to community development and inclusion you will lead the programme, working closely with the wider Groundwork team.

The successful candidate will join a team of dedicated and enthusiastic staff, who are passionate about communities and changing people's lives and the places they live in. 

At Groundwork Northamptonshire, we pride ourselves in being a family friendly organisation and offer a competitive salary, flexible working hours, a generous workplace pension and free refreshments. We are committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity amongst our workforce.

Show Racism the Red Card are seeking to recruit Education Workers to work throughout the North East as part of our Education Team based in North Shields. 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.

21 or 35 hours per week

NJC Pay Scale 5: Points 12 – 17: £22,571 – £24,920 (pro rata)

6% pension

The post involves delivering workshops to young people and adults throughout the North East of England and occasionally the UK. The role may also include developing and delivering longer term education programmes for young people and adults with more extreme racist ideas and attitudes and contributing to the organisation of anti-racism educational events.

Travel is essential to this role with time normally split between the office and educational settings throughout the North East and beyond. Therefore, a full UK Driving Licence and access to your own vehicle is essential.

The successful applicant will need to demonstrate:

• Excellent facilitation skills and ability to engage diverse groups of participants

• Commitment to anti-racism and other forms of inequality

• Ability to develop new educational ideas and activities

• Ability to adapt to dynamic and changing environments

• Excellent communication skills

• Ability to meet specific deadlines under pressure

• Ability to work effectively as part of a team

• Excellent IT skills

TO APPLY VISIT OUR WEBSITE

Applications close Sunday 3rd July 2022 at 23.59

(Applications submitted after this time will not be accepted)

Interviews will take place July 2022.

If you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have been unsuccessful.

Show Racism the Red Card aims to be an equal opportunities employer, and as such, welcomes applications from all under-represented groups.