With specific responsibility for leading the continuous improvement of our Care and Bereavement Services, the Head of Hospice services will provide high quality dynamic and inspiring leadership to our teams, and as part of the Senior Team will work to ensure we deliver our strategic aims, specifically ‘We Provide Exceptional Care and Support’.

As Head of Hospice Services you will:

• Provide effective leadership to the Care and Bereavement teams at KEMP Hospice, to enable the provision and maintenance of the highest standards of care and support, embedding an ethos of quality improvement
• On behalf of KEMP Hospice, to hold the positions of CQC Registered Manager, Accountable Officer for Controlled Drugs and Caldicott Guardian.
• As part of our Senior Team, you will provide visible professional and consultative leadership across the organisation, and in particular for the Care and Bereavement teams, to ensure a positive and supporting culture
• Be focused on quality of care and the improvement of the outcomes and experiences of our patients and clients
• Represent KEMP and network at local and regional level, positively promoting and sharing our best practice and ensuring that we are involved and up to date with all relevant health and social care developments
• Efficiently and effectively manage resources and clinical budget
• Develop and build the professional workforce in line with service needs
• Ensure compliance with registering bodies, including Care Quality Commission in the role of Registered Manager and other lead roles as set out in this job description
• Develop, implement and evaluate innovative models of care delivery to meet the changing needs of the people who use our services
• Work alongside your colleagues in our Senior Team to ensure we achieve our strategic aims
• Promote and support evidence-based practice and actively encourage research initiatives within KEMP and externally

The Digital Fundraising & Communications Manager is a new role, overseeing the Marketing, PR and Communications strategy for the Charity.

The hospital charity has been successful in driving internal communications amongst its hospitals, but is now seeking to raise its profile across the Midlands, showcasing what the Charity already funds and what it wants to raise money to fund in the future.

The Charity feels it needs to recruit someone with more knowledge of Digital Fundraising, although they will also be responsible for delivering the internal and external communications channels.

As the Digital Fundraising & Communications Manager you will lead a small team in devising multichannel communications and supporter journey marketing campaigns that help raise awareness of our work, build our digital communities, and help drive income generation through targeted engagement activity. 

You will work closely with teams across the charity and our hospitals to ensure that our marketing and communications' needs are met and that we become known as an organisation which delivers innovative, engaging and effective campaigns and communications initiatives in support of our beneficiaries.

As a professional with experience of digital fundraising, communications, marketing (including digital marketing), social media, supporter engagement, brand development and media, your remit will include working closely with fundraising colleagues to develop, deliver and evaluate a schedule of donor acquisition and retention campaigns and to identity engagement opportunities across all marketing channels.

The ideal candidate will bring not only the gravitas and innovation to proactively lead a team to deliver exceptional results but also the creativity and ambition to see the Charity's brand increase across the Midlands.

This is a pivotal role which will have you working with staff and volunteers across the charity and our hospitals, to maximise our reach to both supporters and potential beneficiaries.

The Diocese of Coventry is seeking to appoint a full time PA and Research Assistant to provide effective administration and support for the Archdeacon Pastor’s work. The post will also involve undertaking research on behalf of the Archdeacon. The post is based in Coventry.

The main responsibilities are:

• Provide excellent administrative support to the Archdeacon Pastor.This will include:

• Provide a pleasant, professional and spiritually uplifting first port of call for the many people who contact the Archdeacons’ office by phone, e-mail or personally

• Answering the telephone, and responding to e-mails on behalf of the Archdeacon when requested.

• Undertaking research and providing relevant information to the Archdeacon.

The successful applicant will have a good standard of education, proven administrative skills, be able to handle complaints calmly and efficiently, be highly organised and have good IT skills, particularly MS Office.

Archdeacons’ roles include delivering the 8EQs, and overtly promoting the Christian faith.  Prayer is a regular feature of their and their teams’ work and lives, including the PA.  S/he will receive calls from committed Christian leaders (e.g. Churchwardens) seeking advice and help, sometimes in relation to their own struggles of Christian faith and practice in the churches in which they serve.  The PA will be involved in the preparation of and participation in Christian worship.  It is therefore an Occupational Requirement (Schedule 9 part 1 of the Equality Act 2010) of this post to have a committed Christian faith. 

Full job description and application form are available from the Vacancy Pages on the Diocese of Coventry Website. You will be directed to this page when you click "apply"

Closing date for applications: 18th March 2020

Interviews will take place at the Diocesan office: 8th April 2020

The Programme Development Officer position advertised is a key role in our organisation and provides a rewarding opportunity for someone looking to take on a new challenge.

Cord is an international charity working with people in highly sensitive and oppressive contexts to transform dysfunctional relationships into those that create peaceful and inclusive societies. Our vision, inspired by the Christian faith, is of a world where all people live in the fullness of peace, have the freedom to flourish and live free from fear. We work towards this through employing and working with people of all faiths and none.

Cord is at an exciting crossroads in its organisational history as it has recently launched a new strategy, Promoting the Power of Peaceful Relationships, building on what it has learnt from its recent programme work and adapting to the new challenges and opportunities that are present in the world today.

Cord is looking for someone to support our institutional fundraising and programmes with excellent writing skills, who is passionate about seeing positive change in our world and can bring strong project cycle management skills, including programme design, quality assurance and implementation, and learning and accountability.

The ideal candidate will need to have the following skills/experience:

• Higher degree and advanced understanding of human rights, peacebuilding or international development;
• At least two years’ experience in a comparable role for an international organisation;
• Demonstrated track record of securing funding through writing high quality fundraising proposals and reports;
• Awareness of project cycle management and programme delivery in challenging contexts;
• Experience in writing complex and detailed institutional funding proposals and reports tailored to the language of donors for example the European Union, FCO, NORAD, GIZ and the U.S Bureau for Democracy, Rights and Labor
• Strong organisational and project management skills
• Excellent writer with meticulous attention to detail
• Strong qualitative and quantitative research and analysis skills, with the ability to form convincing conclusions and arguments

If you have a commitment to Cord’s values and ethos, and the drive to help communities live in a more peaceful and inclusive way, then we would like to hear from you. 

Learning through Landscapes has 30 years experience of delivering projects and programmes to schools and settings throughout the UK. LtL has a well established, committed and passionate team of delivery staff working on a variety of different projects and is now looking to appoint an experienced trainer to join the Local School Nature Grants team. This project is funded by the Postcode Local Lottery Small Grants Programme.

For more information see our website.

We are looking for someone based around the Midlands area to deliver training sessions to selected schools in central and northern areas of the UK who are interested in the use of school grounds for biodiversity projects, sustainability projects and other learning and play programmes. This will include training sessions for teachers, support staff, governors, parents, early years practitioners and school grounds professionals. This person will be passionate about the outdoors, be able to work flexibly and on their own initiative, and have excellent communication skills and a common sense attitude.

The successful candidate will have a minimum of 2 years experience of developing and delivering training or professional development for adults and must show a commitment to learning outside the classroom. The ability and willingness to travel is essential, therefore a full driving licence and use of a car is a requirement of the post.

This is a 12 month fixed term contract, term time only post, 37 hours per week.

For more information and how to apply please visit our website or download the information pack.

The deadline for applications is 9 am on Monday 24th February.

Interviews will be held in Birmingham on Wednesday 4th March.

About us
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.

Our innovative education, employment, housing and well-being services address individual needs and help homeless people to transform their lives. We measure our success and can demonstrate tangible results and value for money.

About the role
Crisis is recruiting for a D.I.Y and Skilled Trades Tutor to develop and deliver an engaging and varied programme for members across Birmingham. This is a great opportunity that will give the post holder the chance to deliver activities in your specialist area as well as planning and overseeing the delivery of high-quality programmes that will support members to leave homelessness for good.

You will be responsible for developing a diverse programme to include technical skills to support homeless and vulnerably housed people to develop their confidence, self-esteem and inter-personal skills.

About you
To succeed, you will have a formal qualification and demonstrable experience of at least one of the following (but not exclusive) areas; painting and decorating, carpentry and joinery, horticulture, plastering, CSCS, as well as holding or working toward a practical teaching or assessment qualification. The role would be ideal for an ex or current trades person; who wants to help and support vulnerable individuals to learn and develop new skills.

You will also be committed to empowering homeless people through the development of life and social skills and participation in engagement and learning activities. You will need an understanding of the issues affecting homeless people or have experience of working with vulnerable clients in a similar setting.

Benefits
As a member of the team you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including: 

• Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy
• Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8.5%
• 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.

How to apply
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please submit a CV and cover letter addressing how you meet points 1,2,3,4 and 6 only of the person specification. 

If you need to request an application in an alternative format, please contact the HR Team, contact details can be found on our website.

Closing date: Thursday 5 March 2020 (23:59)

Interviews will be held on Monday 16 March 2020

We value diversity, promote equality and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness.

For more information about our work please visit our website.

Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094

Part time – 14 hours per week

Birmingham, Bradford, London or Manchester with frequent travel across the UK

Permanent

We’re looking for a Facilities Manager to lead on all facilities related activities across our UK offices.

At Refugee Action, we have a vision of a UK in which refugees and people seeking asylum will be welcome, can get justice, live free of poverty and successfully rebuild their lives.  We empower refugees and people seeking asylum to influence both our work, the issues that matter to them and decisions made by government and we are a trusted partner for others who share our vision.
 

Over the last 3 years, we have provided life-changing support to more than 3,000 resettled refugees and 8,000 people seeking asylum, strengthened the work of more than 140 charities, and secured important changes in government policy and practice on English language provision and support for asylum seekers at risk of destitution.  We want to do far more to learn from and shift power to refugees and people seeking asylum. It's an exciting time to be part of Refugee Action as we work towards achieving our 3-year strategy objectives (2019-22) through securing systemic change through our campaigns to change government policies, our direct services, and our work to strengthen and connect other service delivery organisations.

To succeed in this role you will have:
 

• Insight into the needs hopes and experiences of refugees and asylum seekers.
• A thorough understanding of facilities management
• Strong project management skills
• Two years’ experience of office administration including using computer systems (Word, Excel, database), bespoke databases and setting up and maintaining effective administrative systems and procedures (computerised and manual)
• Working knowledge of finance payment and invoicing systems
• Experience of successfully managing and prioritising own workload

For more information and to apply, please visit our website.

Those with lived experience as a refugee are encouraged to apply.

Closing date: 09:00am, Monday 2nd March 2020

Interviews: Friday 13th March 2020 in London

Closing date: 24 February 2020 at 11.30 pm. Interviews: 2 March 2020.

Do you have experience of planning and delivering involvement activities and liaising with external agencies, partners and professionals, possibly in a housing/homelessness context? Then join Shelter as an Involvement Coordinator and you could soon be playing an exciting and diverse role within a new project aimed at developing our approach to women’s centred services.

A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet millions of people across Britain struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change — with individuals, in communities, across society – and leading the way to a safe home. We need ambitious, best-in-class individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.

Women are being increasingly and disproportionately impacted by the housing crisis. This has led Shelter to develop a new strategic priority to ensure that all our housing advice services are designed with a clear understanding of how a woman’s gender affects their housing problems and the kind of support they need as a result. We’re spearheading this transformation by creating a dedicated resource in three Shelter locations to design services with women with lived experience and new local partner agencies aimed at helping homeless and poorly housed women. We have secured National Lottery funding, initially for 6 months, to carry out this work.

About the Role

Under the direction of a Project Manager, you’ll be responsible for planning and delivering involvement activities and talking to women about local need and barriers to accessing support, with the aim of designing services to help them. This will involve engaging, supporting and developing those involved, actively including them in our work and ensuring that the project is co-produced. The work will be carried out in three key locations and your challenge will be to represent the voices of people with lived experience in service design discussions and see that the language used in documentation and proposals is appropriate to the issues women face. Along the way, you’ll also work with a variety of stakeholders to support and encourage involvement through various means and make sure opportunities are available for all to be involved.

About you

Personal experience of homelessness or poor housing and an understanding of how these issues have affected you would be an advantage. You’ll definitely need to be used to working with working with people who have direct experience of homelessness or poor housing. You’ll also need a proven ability to use different methods to encourage participation and help those involved meet their potential. Adept at networking and information gathering, you have the excellent all-round communication and interpersonal skills it takes to work closely with an Involvement Team and other internal stakeholders. And, because your workload will be varied and demanding, you’ll need excellent skills in prioritising, organising and boundary setting and a willingness to travel regularly between Sheffield, Bristol and Birmingham to get the job done.

Due to the specific requirements of the role we are only considering applications from women for this role. The Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1, Paragraph 1 applies to this post.

Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave (pro rata), enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.

To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website. Apply to be part of our Women’s Centred Services team and be the change you want to see in society.

Safeguarding is everyone’s business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

At Shelter, we welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation. We also encourage applications from people, who have been homeless or have been at risk of homelessness. We are facing diverse problems, so need diverse people to tackle them.

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

Role: National Procurement Manager

Contract Type:  Permanent

Hours:Full time (35 hours a week)

Closing Date:Friday 28th February 2020

Location: National, (Any UK office),  home-based, with regular UK travel (including Northern Ireland, Scotland and London)

We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Procurement Manager to join our new Procurement team, helping to drive efficiency and best practice as we set up this new function across the organisation.

You will use your commercial focus and expertise to make a real impact across The Princes Trust to drive savings, being constantly challenged to come up with innovative ways of thinking and working closely with stakeholders to lead on procurement strategy, driving value for money, strategic projects and managing the supply chain for national contracts. As this is a new team the opportunities to make a difference are vast, and you will get involved in a huge variety of projects, from IT and Estates to Marketing and Events, and everything in-between – this means you’ll need to be dynamic and flexible and able to manage your own time well.

This is an exciting role that the ideal applicant can really make their own and would suit someone who is a self-starter with energy and drive, and a good background of procurement.

To learn more about the role, please visit our website. 

The Prince’s Trust is a youth charity whose mission is to help young people transform their lives by developing the confidence and skills, to live, learn and earn. This year we will support more than 70,000 young people through a range of proven programmes, with three in four achieving a positive outcome!

We have a bold ambition to extend the reach and impact of our work and help one million more young people transform their lives over the next ten years.  Our job is to inspire them, support them and release their potential, so that they can thrive and society can prosper.  We will focus on innovation, to ensure we adapt and remain relevant in a rapidly changing world.  We owe it to ourselves and the young people we serve, to do the best work of our lives and to help give them an increasing stake in our economy and society. They are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.

My client is an established Care and Support Housing Provider based in Birmingham looking to recruit a Deputy Support Manager for one of their services.

As the Deputy Manager you will be managing a small team at floor level and will be responsible for ensuring that all service users are given the best service for their individual needs.

This is a fixed term 12 month contract however my client will consider a permanent opportunity for an exceptional and experienced candidate. Ideally they would like someone who is available immediately however are happy to consider candidates who need to give up to 4 weeks notice.

You will need an enhanced DBS check issued within the last 12 months to be considered for this role.

As the Deputy Support Manager you will be carrying out a range of duties, some of them are as follows:

- To provide and maintain an outstanding delivery of care to residents.
- To support and lead the care team to carry out all care practices in accordance with the Group's policies and procedures.
- To support all staff to promote and maintain a high standard of care, complying with all quality systems introduced by the Group.
- To undertake the initial assessment of residents in line with policies and procedures and develop a care plan with the resident and their representatives, ensuring that it is realistic and achievable.
- To supervise and participate in the delivery of care to residents in line with the care plan.
- To anticipate the needs of the residents, monitor the effectiveness of the care plan, making changes as necessary, ensuring that the plan reflects changing circumstances and current objectives, working in line with the Commission for Social Care Inspectorate regulations.
- To ensure that all residents' care plans and records are maintained and updated in line with regulations.
- To ensure that all medications, including controlled drugs, are administered, recorded, maintained and replenished at all times consistent with the Group's policies and procedures and in line with NMC guidance on drug administration.
- To ensure that weekly audits of medication are carried out in line with the providers medication policy.
- To undertake senior care assistants competencies.
- To carry out regular audits of care relevant practices and address any concerns in a timely manner.
- To demonstrate an understanding of the prevention of abuse of vulnerable adults, recognition of the signs of abuse and procedures to follow in the event of an allegation of abuse.
- To act as a communicator on resident care matters (including any change in condition, concerns, requests etc.) to the resident or to the friends/relatives/advocates of the resident, or to the registered manager and other members of the staff team.
- To promote the inclusion of the residents in all social and recreational activities designed to enhance, stimulate, develop and maintain the highest quality of life and enjoyment within the home
- To work with the management team in recruitment and selection of appropriately trained staff in line with CQC regulations and the providers recruitment policy and procedure.

There will be flexibility required for this role as the working hours are shift based. The shifts include weekends and evening as and when required. Please do keep this in mind when applying as it is an essential requirement.

If you are interested in knowing more and would like to discuss in more detail to apply, please send your CV to [email protected] or contact Haleema on 0121 685 8700 for a confidential chat.

I look forward to hearing from you!

Your expert recruitment consultant is Haleema Farid, call today on 0121 685 8711 or email [email protected] Eden Brown Synergy is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Eden Brown Synergy is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Here at Human Appeal we have an exciting opportunity for a Challenges Coordinator to join our integral Fundraising department. You will join us on a full time basis as part of an initial 1 year fixed term contract and in return you will receive a competitive salary of £20-27k per annum.

Frequent travel will be required nationally and potentially internationally so you can be based anywhere across the UK. We have offices in Birmingham, London, Leicester, Glasgow, and our head office in Manchester.

Human Appeal is a faith-based charity that aims to abolish poverty by providing humanitarian aid, sustainable development programs and championing advocacy for our beneficiaries worldwide.

Key duties and responsibilities of our Challenges Coordinator: 

- To strategically lead on the development, management, and delivery of a range of regional, national and international Challenge Events by working closely with National Events and Challenges Manager, ensuring that all available opportunities for raising funds for HA are successfully exploited and maintained at agreed levels of return on investment. 

- To work closely with the Volunteers Coordinator to recruit, develop and grow the volunteering database, to recruit Volunteers for Challenges and Fundraising events 

- To lead the development of new innovative Charity Challenge events, as well as a broad spectrum and variety of challenges for all target audiences.

- To build awareness of HA projects and donor relationships, increase income generation and donations year on year to secure the long-term financial sustainability and growth of HA in line with national FR strategy.

- To contribute towards and implement the annual fundraising strategy for regional and national challenge activities.

- To contribute to and expand the current challenges programme to meet and exceed agreed targets, by achieving donation income growth and donor growth (Year-Over-Year).

- To successfully develop a strong FR portfolio to lead and support in-house FR teams during Challenges. 

- To ensure local and national FR challenges are well supported, run effectively, regularly, whilst delivering Quality Assurance in line with Health & Safety, customer satisfaction, complaints management, and Fundraising Regulators code of conduct.

Benefits of joining us as our Challenges Coordinator:

- 35 Days Annual Leave

- Matched Pension Contribution

- Flexible Working

- Employee Discounts and Memberships

What we’re looking for in our Challenges Coordinator:

- Ideally degree-educated, or Voluntary Service Oversees (VSO) beneficial 

- Minimum of 2 years in similar post, proven track record of project and events management.

- Computer literate and competent with Microsoft Office, Social Media, Donor Management systems

- English essential. Knowledge of additional languages such as Arabic/Urdu/Bengali/Gujarati/Hindi/Punjabi an advantage.

This would be the ideal role for a Challenges Coordinator looking to further their career and continue to make a difference in the Charity Sector!

We are looking to appoint this role ASAP and will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis, so for the best chance of success please click ‘apply’ today to become our Challenges Coordinator – we would love to hear from you.

A Little Bit About Human Appeal…

What our CEO Says:

“We are faith-based but not faith-specific. We have faith in all of humanity and believe we can achieve great things when we work together. So, come and be part of a dynamic global charity where we celebrate our differences, as well as our common humanity”

Dr Mohamed Ashmawey

What our Staff Say:

“Everyone’s friendly and eager to help. We’re a small team, but everyone has their own thing about them that makes them unique. Someone teaches me something new every day! Everyone is close and we have lunch together. Being a part of Human Appeal is like a second family!”

Eleanor, Volunteers Assistant

“The reasons I have remained working within the charity sector, and specifically with Human Appeal, is the feeling of contentment. I feel that I am contributing towards a greater cause – I am part of a bigger picture – and I get to meet like-minded people”

Jahed, Business Analyst

“At Human Appeal, each one of us has the opportunity to influence others. If you are prepared to challenge yourself there are no limits, so come and make it happen!”

Simon, Systems and Reporting Manager
 

What We Have Achieved So Far This Year:

- We have provided emergency aid to 10,770 of the most vulnerable people across Yemen

- We have supported 1,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

- We have provided 300 refugee families in Jordan with essential winter aid

- We have helped 36,643 people to have enough food to break their fast during Ramadan

- We have collected and distributed 21,124 coats to the homeless in the UK

- We have provided 258 families with emergency food packs in Manchester

COME AND JOIN THE FAMILY – click ‘apply’ today!

As Corporate Fundraiser at John Taylor Hospice you will join a small, ambitious team generating funds to make every moment matter for people at the end of their life. We are looking for someone who shares our values of excellent supporter care, pride in our fundraising profession and a determination to succeed.

Reporting to the Head of Fundraising, this role will be responsible for corporate partnerships and support community fundraising initiatives. This will require a significant amount of proactive work to generate new business, engaging local businesses and community groups in supporting John Taylor Hospice. The role is responsible for securing and delivering new relationships, and providing an excellent level of supporter care to existing supporters. The post-holder will plan and manage their activity to deliver agreed income targets for community campaigns, corporate relationships and events.

Interviews will be held on 18 March 2020.