Through our award-winning Spear programme, we partner with churches to work with unemployed young people and support them to get into work or education. 89% have at least one indicator of disadvantage, and over 75% of program completers are still in work a year later.

The role of Centre Manager is to oversee the day to day running of the Spear programme at the centre to enable excellent delivery of the Spear programme as an expression of the Christian life and faith. You will have responsibility for coaching and developing the Graduate and Lead coaches at the Spear centre, and together with Lighthouse Church, Camden, you will develop local networking and partnership opportunities.  

We are currently looking for a dynamic and engaging Coach with great communication skills and emotional intelligence, to manage the Camden Spear centre run in partnership with the Lighthouse Church, starting as soon as possible.

You will be highly self-motivated and have strong leadership skills and initiative, with excellent organisational skills and confidence working with corporates, as well as at least two years’ experience in training and development design and delivery.

This is a pivotal role working closely with the relevant church staff team to facilitate meaningful and lasting impact in the local community. Because the Spear programme is run in partnership with the church, the role requires that the successful applicant becomes an integrated member of the church. For more information on where other roles are available and the partner churches these are based at, please get in touch with our People & Culture team.

In 2016 we were listed as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces in the ‘Great Place to Work’ Awards. In 2017 we won the Princess Royal Training Awards which honours employers that have created outstanding training and skills development programmes.

Please note, we are looking for someone to fill these roles as soon as possible, and so will be interviewing throughout the application period, with a view to offering a role before the closing date.

The solutions to today’s most complex economic and social challenges lie in the minds of the brightest engineering and tech entrepreneurs. At the Royal Academy of Engineering Enterprise Hub, we help entrepreneurs to become exceptional business leaders and turn their ideas into reality. We provide funding, training, networking and mentoring from the nation’s leading engineers, and as a charity we don’t take a penny in return.

We’re seeking a Community Manager to lead our alumni programme and develop a growing and active community, bringing together a diverse group of entrepreneurs and scaleup business leaders who are disrupting traditional industries, putting engineering innovations at the heart of society. In this new, high profile role, you will be responsible for creating and executing best in class alumni programme. This will be achieved by building relationships with the entrepreneurs, business leaders we support and key stakeholders, be it Fellows of the Academy, investors, mentors, specialist advisors and corporate community. You will deliver a suite of quality events in the UK and around the world. You will also produce insightful data and stories about alumni successes.

Your impact on the future of engineering innovation will be considerable; we work with the very best of engineering and tech entrepreneurs and business leaders who are commercialising groundbreaking technologies. With the people skills to build relationships with stakeholders from entrepreneurship community, industry and government, you will bring significant experience of supporting innovation. Naturally, you should be adept at managing networks, leading projects and you will share our deep passion for engineering, technology and entrepreneurship. A tech background would be very useful, but it’s your relationship management and commitment to delivery, supported by meticulous attention to detail that will matter most.

In return, we offer an unrivalled package of benefits including a non-contributory pension scheme, BUPA cash plan, private medical insurance, subsidised restaurant, regular social activities, health and wellbeing programmes and the possibility of flexible working, as well as significant investment into your personal and professional development. You will be based at our airy, stylish offices in a prestigious location, opposite St James's Park.

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you. To find out more and to apply, please visit our website.

Closing date: Midday on 6 November 2019.

Are you an experienced fundraiser with a flair for securing income from trusts and foundations?

After a number of years with us, our Fundraising Manager is moving on to a new role as Charity Director with a large NHS hospital trust. We plan to replace her with an ambitious candidate who will build on her excellent work and bring about a step change in the amount of money we raise from grant makers.

About the role we’re offering

This role is a fantastic opportunity for someone who already has some line management experience, or an ambitious fundraiser who is looking for their first management role. In particular, we’re looking for someone who has a proven track record of securing trust and grant income for capital and other projects, and the ability to significantly increase funding from this source. In addition, you’ll be responsible for the delivery of a comprehensive and cost-effective fundraising strategy, considering the whole suite of traditional and innovative fundraising techniques.

About Paul Strickland Scanner Centre

Based in the grounds of Mount Vernon Hospital, Paul Strickland Scanner Centre has been a pioneering, independent medical charity since 1985. Following an intense market research programme and stakeholder consultation, we recently rebranded and explicitly focussed our brand on cancer imaging, a field we’re an internationally recognised leader in and which is close to the heart of our patients.

Our business is providing CT, MRI and PET-CT scans for mainly cancer patients, and our scanners and other equipment are frequently updated to make sure our patients enjoy the highest quality care we can provide. We also support ground-breaking medical research to bring about breakthroughs in the diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of cancer.

All our staff are on NHS contracts, which means you will benefit from an excellent package, including regular opportunities for pay progression under the NHS Agenda for Change scheme, generous holiday allowance, flexible working and membership of the NHS pension scheme. This post qualifies for the NHS Outer London High Cost Area Supplement (HCAS) of 15% (maximum payment of £4,743, which has been included in the advertised salary.

We take real interest in the development of our staff and pride ourselves on providing excellent training and development opportunities.

More information

We're only able to consider applications made through the NHS Jobs portal.

We have an excellent opportunity for a Centre Manager to co-lead our client’s dedicated team at The Donkey Assisted Therapy Centre in Ivybridge

Position: Centre Manager

Location: Ivybridge, Devon – “an area of outstanding natural beauty”

Hours: 35 hours per week 

Salary: £40,500

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: Generous annual leave, pension scheme, Healthshield plan, confidential counselling service, subsidised restaurant, free parking, enhanced maternity/paternity benefits, Life Assurance Scheme, 31 day’s holiday per year, inclusive of the 8 statutory public holidays. This increases by one day each year until a maximum of 34 days is reached.

Closing Date: 27th October

The Role

As Centre Manager you will effectively lead, support and manage the centre and its staff to ensure the delivery of effective, high quality donkey-facilitated learning sessions to vulnerable people both at the centre and as part of our client’s outreach activities in the community for schools and residential and care homes.

The Centre Manager will:

• Provide an effective service to the centre customers and charity supporters
• Proactively grow fundraising
• Support the delivery of donkey-facilitated learning across the community.
• Lead the centre team of employees and volunteers to efficiently and effectively achieve agreed goals and objectives
• Monitor the standards of service to ensure consistently high standards are maintained.

About You

To be successful in the role of Centre Manager you will bring with you:

• Proven experience of working with vulnerable people, an understanding of their needs and the difference that donkey facilitated learning can make in their lives.
• Knowledge of safe-guarding and safe working practices
• Strong management and coaching experience
• Excellent communication, organisational and collaborative skills.

If you feel you have the qualifications, skills and experience to fulfil this varied, rewarding and vital role, we would love to hear from you. Based in Ivybridge, Devon– this is a full time, permanent contract starting as soon as possible, working 35 hours per week.

In return…

You can be part of an evolving program of change taking place within a leading charity working in an area of outstanding natural beauty. With amazing benefits and opportunities to develop you career, you can really make a difference in a fulfilling and rewarding role.

About the Organisation

Our client is one of the UK’s largest international animal welfare charities, for more than 40 years they have provided donkey assisted activities for children in the UK and overseas.  Over the past four decades the programme has evolved to enable the provision of interactive, psychosocial, Donkey Facilitated and Equine Assisted Learning Programmes that utilise mutually enriching interaction sessions aimed at enhancing the wellbeing of donkeys and critical life skills of vulnerable people.

“The Sanctuary is a positive place to work with friendly staff and a wonderful charity. With amazing work throughout the world, once you join you never want to leave!”

Our client is a Disability Confident Employer. They are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable people (children and adults) and expects all staff and volunteers to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to safer recruitment processes, including an application for a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check where required for the post.

TLG is looking for a qualified teacher with a passion to turn around the lives of disaffected young people aged 11-16. Leading our TLG South Birmingham Education Centre (alternative provision), the Centre Manager will be responsible for delivering exceptional educational programmes with imaginative curricula for disaffected young people, with proven skills and strategies to re-engage those on the verge of exclusion.

Working in partnership with Ecclesia International Church in TLG South Birmingham and a number of other key stakeholders, the successful applicant will need to develop and maintain excellent links in TLG South Birmingham with schools, parents, referrers, and other agencies.

The successful candidate will have excellent team and communication skills and a successful track record in leadership and management, as well as a strong and vibrant Christian faith. TLG is committed to safeguarding our children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. The successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure via the DBS.

Telephone interviews will take place on Wednesday 13th November. Formal interviews will be held on Thursday 21st November.

Toynbee Hall is a community organisation that pioneers ways to reduce poverty and disadvantage. Based in the East End of London, we work alongside people who live here, to tackle unfairness and make this a place where everyone has an equal chance to thrive. We take an asset-based approach to our work and believe everyone has something valuable to offer in the fight for a fairer London. What we learn from our work in London, we use to influence change across the UK.

We are looking for a community-focused manager to develop our Wellbeing Centre, its programme of activities and build on our local connections to make it into a real community hub.

You’ll need to be a friendly, approachable person who knows how to listen. You’ll need the confidence to let local people influence the work you do, and to let them take control of how the space is used in a safe and inclusive way. You’ll be excited about bringing people together, and mindful that everyone gets heard not just those that shout loudest. You’ll be creative, full of ideas, and brave enough to try new things.

In exchange you’ll get to work in an organisation that really cares about the difference it makes. You’ll be part of a diverse team of staff and volunteers that are attempting to offer holistic support to the people of East London in order to make this a fairer place to live. You’ll be managed in a supportive way, encouraged to take risks and be creative. This is a great place to work. Come join us!

The role is full-time (we are open to job share), working 35 hours per week, 09:30 – 17:30, with occasional evenings and weekends.

To apply, please visit our website via the apply button.

Closing date: 21 October 2019.

Interview date: 30 & 31 October 2019

Would you like be part of a contact centre team that measures its success on service and not sales and where you leave at the end of the day feeling you have made a difference? If so then this could be the job for you!

Dogs Trust is the largest dog welfare charity in the UK with a nationwide network of rehoming centres and charity shops. Last year, Dogs Trust centres cared for over 15,000 dogs; we never put a healthy dog down.

Our contact centre is responsible for handling inbound & outbound calls and emails for our network of 21 Rehoming Centres around the UK & Ireland. There are no sales involved, just great customer service.

As Contact Centre Agent you will act as the first point of contact for our rehoming centres, effectively dealing with inbound & outbound calls and emails, and transferring them to a Rehoming Centre, if appropriate. You’ll also be required to handle enquiries and complaints in a timely and efficient manner to agreed standards whilst undertaking administrative duties as necessary.

The successful candidate will have previous experience working in a relevant environment, e.g. Contact Centre or Customer Services with a proven track record of understanding customers’ needs and delivering excellent customer service. You'll be a strong team player, have a professional approach and telephone manner teamed with the ability to work under pressure. In addition, you'll be passionate about the aims and values of Dogs Trust and be able to commit to a rotational working pattern.

What we're looking for

A Finance Manager (maternity cover) to proactively manage the finances of our small dynamic and growing organisation. You would be motivated and forward-thinking with sound technical skills, project management ability and good strategic thinking and you would work closely with the Chief Executive and the Trustees to ensure effective financial planning, reporting and management.

The role would suit a ‘can do’ person, working flexibly and collaboratively with the team and also independently with minimal supervision. You would be flexible and open minded and enjoy thinking and acting proactively with confidence to adapt your skills to the requirements of the role in a dynamic organisation.

You will gain

✔ a diverse role with opportunities to grow as a professional

✔ join a friendly collaborative team

✔ join the Gestalt Centre, a beacon of excellence in the therapy world and a dynamic participatory organisation that is

      growing and changing in innovative ways

✔ support people develop emotional and psychological wellbeing and create a world where meaningful relationships

      lead to wellbeing and positive change

✔ flexible working, home working and convenient office location for your office visits. Options to be based at home or in

      the office.

Who we are - The Gestalt Centre

Gestalt is a life-changing approach to life, counselling and psychotherapy. It enables people to develop meaningful relationships, navigate change and lead fulfilling lives by creatively utilising their own resources, skills and strengths.

As an organisation, we greatly value

⭐  the Gestalt approach and practice

⭐  enhanced awareness of self and others

⭐  different voices, both our own and others

⭐  the view that we are all connected and therefore together responsible for our communities 

Our vision is a world were meaningful and fulfilling relationships lead to wellbeing and positive change in people’s lives and organisations

We promote the mental and psychological well-being of individuals, groups and organisations through Gestalt education, training and practice.

We are a dynamic organisation that runs, accommodates and supports a number of counselling, psychotherapy, personal and professional development courses and a range of therapeutic practices that enhance mental and psychological wellbeing.

Ready to make a difference? Join us!

Notre Dame Refugee Centre is recruiting a Centre Administrator

The Administrator post is a key role in the Centre. The overall purpose is ‘to provide administrative support so that we are able to operate efficiently and cost effectively and quality of service provision is ensured.’

As well as this central role the postholder will assist the Director with a new project to develop the organisation’s outcome reporting. This will require proven database skills. For the full job description visit the NDRC website.

We are a busy Centre providing a wide programme of support to 1600 refugees asylum seekers, and other Human Rights applicants from all over London.

The post is advertised at 28 hours a week with a salary of £19,195.20 (FTE £23,994).

If you are interested in applying please send a CV and covering letter by clicking the Apply now button. The deadline for applications is Sunday 27th October.

 Applications without a covering letter will not be considered.

Shortlisted candidates will be called for interview on Thursday 31st October.

Job Description

A fantastic opportunity has arisen at a Cheshire disability charity for someone to join the fundraising team as Events Manager. With an existing portfolio of Fundraising Events, this role offers the opportunity to increase income through these – but also develop new, innovative events to engage our existing supporter base and encourage new support.

To be considered for this role you must be an enthusiastic and highly motivated Events Manager, ideally with Fundraising experience looking to raise income for our growing charity. You should be organised and self-driven and have an aptitude for maintaining strong relationships. Experience working toward targets is essential, as is a knowledge of fundraising, events and volunteer management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Developing, building and maintaining a vibrant and varied collection of Fundraising Events, including an annual Celebrity Carol Concert, an outdoor tribute show, luncheons, quizzes, and various sporting challenge events

• Facilitating events to reach agreed budgets and targets, maximising income through ticket sales, raffles, auctions, sponsorship and advertising opportunities

• Effective negotiation with suppliers and venues to ensure value for money

• Recruiting, training, coaching, retaining and supporting volunteers at events

The Candidate:

• Events Management experience and expertise, ideally within a Fundraising setting.

• Good communication skills, both written and verbal with the ability to interact with internal and external stakeholders.

• Ability to put the supporter at the centre of everything we do and adapt behaviour or communications appropriately to provide the very best experience for supporter.

• Ability to work from own initiative and independently with an adaptable flexible approach.

• Ability to manage own time and prioritise to deliver results within agreed timescales.

• Have a full UK Driving Licence and access to a car

This is an exciting opportunity, with an exciting calendar already in place and the chance to put your own stamp on the role.

For an informal chat please contact Claire James, Marketing Manager

Full time – 5 days per week (7 hours a day)

Temporary contract for 12 months or until the substantive post holder returns

Closing date: 9am, Monday 4th November

Interview date:  Wednesday 13th November at our office in central Birmingham

Children’s Liver Disease Foundation (CLDF) is a national charity based in Birmingham. We take action against the effects of childhood liver disease, providing information, support, research funds and a voice for all affected. At least twenty children are diagnosed with a liver disease every week in the UK.  CLDF is the only UK charity dedicated to fighting all forms of childhood liver disease, for which there is still no cure. With innovative support programmes and development plans to increase our reach even further, the charity never stands still. Please find out more about the difference we make on our website.

We are looking to recruit a confident and efficient Office Manager to provide maternity cover for a 12 month period. This is an important and central role within the charity and you will be responsible for all areas of office administration, taking the lead to ensure the day to day smooth running of the office. You will possess a natural ability to think on your feet and find solutions to operational challenges. No day is ever the same. You will need a flexible, calm, proactive approach with a can do attitude and be willing to develop within the role.

Key responsibilities include implementing and maintaining IT hardware and software systems (including telephones); management of the charity’s database (Raiser’s Edge); direct mail communications; administration and implementation of all office Health & Safety (including holding the posts of First Aider and Fire Marshal); managing the office volunteer workforce; overseeing and advising on the charity’s GDPR/Data Protection compliance; providing administration for the management of CLDF’s research portfolio and supporting the Chief Executive in all administrative matters relating to recruitment and HR, safeguarding and governance. For a full summary of all operational duties and responsibilities please refer to the job description.

The role requires someone who is hard-working and tenacious, has the ability to work on their own initiative, with excellent organisation and time management skills and who thrives in a busy yet small team environment.

If you have a proven track record in office management and administration, with the drive to play a supportive role in helping the charity achieve its goals and an empathy for the life changing work we do, then we’d love to hear from you.

The MND Association has an opportunity for an outstanding Office Manager and Executive Assistant to the CEO to join the Association at our national base in Northampton. This is an exciting time to be joining the MND Association with a new office move planned for beginning of 2020 to the outskirts of Northampton, giving us the opportunity to work in a more productive and effective way for people with MND and their families.

Salary: c.£36,000 per annum plus benefits

Location: Northampton

Hours: 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Full time, Permanent

About the role

This role will provide high quality, confidential executive assistance and administrative support to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chair, Directors and the Board of Trustees, ensuring that the office runs smoothly and efficiently and maintains an open and outward-facing approach.

You will lead the planning process for the work of the Board and will be responsible for ensuring we have a comprehensive governance administration system in place. You will act as the first point of contact for the CEO and chair dealing with incoming enquiries and be responsible for preparing briefing documents, carrying out research, preparing minutes of meetings, notes and presentations, as well as leading on specific projects or initiatives, in direct support of the CEO.

What are we looking for?

You will:

• be looking for an anticipatory, proactive management role
• be good at identifying and solving problems
• have great analytical skills and the ability to synthesise a variety of information and present it in a comprehensive and accessible way
• enjoy working with and getting the best from others, including Directors and the Chair
• be able to multi-task and manage several often time-critical projects at once
• have an eye for spotting opportunities for improvement

You must have the ability to work flexibly to enable attendance at the AGM and Board meetings, which are usually held on Saturdays, and support the CEO and Directors at external Association events

Please view the job description to view the full accountabilities of this role.

This is a full time role, however we welcome applications that may require greater flexibility.

How to apply?

We would love to hear from you and encourage early applications.

If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you, apply online now.

About Us

The MND Association was founded in 1979. Our mission is to improve care and support for people with MND, their families and carers. We also fund and promote research that leads to new understanding and treatments and brings us closer to a cure for MND. The Association also campaigns and raises awareness so the needs of people with MND, and everyone who cares for them, are recognised and addressed by wider society.

• MND is a fatal, rapidly progressive disease that affects the brain and spinal cord
• It attacks the nerves that control movement: people can still think and feel but their muscles refuse to work
• Six people die from MND every day in the UK. It has no cure

Important Notices

Please submit your application as soon as possible; due to the high volumes of applications we receive we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications.

Please note, from early 2020, our National Office will be relocating to new premises in Moulton Park, Northampton.

At the MND Association we are committed to equalities and value diversity. We are working hard to remove perceived and actual barriers to participation by people with and affected by MND, current and future staff and volunteers and stakeholders.

Emergency Accommodation and Engagement and Assessment Teams – Day and Night Centres

Contract type: Zero Hours Contract

Salary: £13.85 per hour plus £1.47 holiday pay per hour

The Connection at St Martin’s (CSTM) is based in the heart of London, near Charing Cross Station and Trafalgar Square. CSTM has been helping homeless people since the First World War and is one of London’s largest homelessness charities. CSTM helps 4000 people each year through delivery of services for rough sleepers and people who are vulnerably housed.

We are recruiting for Locum Engagement Advisors to join our Emergency Accommodation team, supporting the running of our provisions by:

• Developing and delivering strengths-based, recovery focused services with service users

• Monitoring and evaluation of service delivery to demonstrate impact

• Actively contributing towards a highly effective team

• General

You will have experience of working with people with multiple and complex needs, and be able to provide a welcoming and engaging service. You will be confident and experienced when dealing with challenging situations from those whom may be under stress.

Yes to the above? Then we want to hear from you!

To apply, please read and then complete the application form, ensuring that you have clearly demonstrated that you meet the requirements of the role set out in the person specification.

Closing date: Friday 1st November 2019

Interview date: Thursday 14th and Friday 15th November 2019

Somerset Counselling Centre (SCC) is at an exciting stage of development.  Established in 1990 and based in Taunton, SCC provides affordable, early intervention, theraputic, counselling service to adults, couples and young people.  The service holds BACP accreditaion and all supervisors, counsellors and trainee-counsellors (paid and volunteer) adhere to the BACP Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy.

Clinical Lead: 14 hours a week (.4fte) @ £35000 pro rata reporting to Service Director

Benifits incude a generous holiday allowance and a supportive and flexible working environment.

The succesful candidate will need to demonstrate excellent leadership, communication and team working skills.  They will have to demonstrate a track record in building strong relationships with clinical and service delivery staff, volunteers, service users, trustees, partners and stakeholders.