The Church of England is on a journey to become “safer”. The Church’s vision is to achieve a paradigm shift in which safeguarding becomes part of the DNA of the organisations that comprise it. “Safeguarding learning” has a crucial role to play in achieving this vision. “Safeguarding learning” is more than training people on procedures. Rather, its primary aim is to develop the culture, beliefs, understanding and relationships which are necessary for good safeguarding behaviours. This post will play a crucial role in the delivery of safeguarding learning. It is based in the National Safeguarding Team which leads and supports safeguarding activity across the Church.

Please see a few of the main responsibilities below:

• The design and continuous development of a suite safeguarding learning pathways and materials relevant to the needs of the different Church bodies and roles which make up the Church.
• The design and development to be based on latest developments in effective safeguarding practice and in respect of effective adult learning methods; specific policy and other relevant developments within the Church context, and the learning from quality assurance activity within the Church.
• The dissemination of these pathways to local diocesan safeguarding trainers, and the training of these trainers in their delivery.
• The direct delivery of some safeguarding learning pathways.

Please see a few of the requirements for the ideal candidate:

• Able to design safeguarding learning pathways and modules which are evidence-based in terms of content and learning methods, and that can deliver desired outcomes.
• Able to deliver and blend a range of learning methods effectively.
• Able to lead and facilitate project groups, ensuring they deliver the outcome required.
• Experience of safeguarding work with children and/or adults, including the application of evidence-based practice models / theory.
• Experience of designing safeguarding learning, using a range of methodologies.
• Able to inspire the trust, confidence and commitment of others.
• Personal authority, gravitas and confidence – able to influence and persuade at all levels and with a range of stakeholders.
• Relational: expert in valuing and managing relationships with others as the means of delivering change. Emotionally intelligent.

Please see job description attached for full details

The EMMA partnership is a network of charities providing debt advice to people in the East Midlands, led by the Community Advice and Law Service (CALS). CALS is an independent advice provider based in Leicester. 

We are looking for experienced debt professionals to join our Quality Team. The successful candidate will be enthusiastic about providing high quality debt advice, and  about supporting others to succeed. 

The role will encompass a range of quality activities, including conducting file reviews, delivering training, giving feedback to advisers, and supervising trainee debt advisers. 

The post holder will work remotely and from home, and will be required to travel throughout the East Midlands to conduct visits to EMMA partner organisations when safe to do so. 

To apply, please complete the attached application form found on the CALS website. We will not accept CVs or applications in other formats. 

We will review applications after 4th March 2021, but we will remain open to applications until the end of March 2021 unless appropriate candidates are identified sooner. 

Greater Manchester Poverty Action (GMPA) is currently seeking an experienced fundraising officer to support the growth of the organisation. You will help us realise our vision of a city region free from poverty and be an integral part of our small but growing team. GMPA is all about impact. From promoting the Real Living Wage to working with Greater Manchester’s councils on local poverty strategies and initiatives, our work has never been more needed.

The role will be home based with the need for some travel within Greater Manchester, and with the option of some office based working once we are able to return to our main base in central Manchester. Initially the role will last for 18 months. 

This is a new role and will predominantly focus on supporting funding applications to trusts and foundations, as well as supporting income generation through other sources and developing and overseeing the organisation’s fundraising strategy alongside the CEO and COO.

To apply please send a CV and covering letter by email (as attachments in word format) detailing why you are suitable to the role.

Your application should directly address the person specification detailed in the job description. Please also provide the names and contact details of two referees.

The deadline for applications for this role is 5pm on Thursday March 4th, 2021.

GMPA is an open and inclusive organisation. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including people with lived experience of poverty.

Could you help families through the emotional and practical challenges of having a baby born sick or premature? One in seven babies is born needing care on a neonatal unit, and this isn’t what most parents expect for their baby. Join the leading national charity dedicated to supporting babies, families and the NHS at this critical time.  

Role Summary: 

Part time: 21 hours per week 

Based in London SE1, working at home during the Covid-19 pandemic 

Permanent 

Salary: £30,000 per annum (pro-rata for 21 hours per week, £18,000 actual) 

Closing date: 9.00am on Monday 8th March 2021 

Bliss supports parents and families so that we can help babies born sick or premature to have better outcomes and a better quality of life. We do this by helping parents and families to be more confident, less isolated, better informed and more involved in their baby’s care. We provide services via volunteers and directly, via different channels such as email and video call. 

We are looking for someone with the skills and empathy to help us support the families of babies born premature and sick. 

This role will organise and manage a small team to deliver support services delivered via remote platforms (eg. via email) and face to face via volunteers, and work with other Senior Officers and area Leads to help shape our support services. 

We are looking for someone with experience of working with people who have practical and emotional support needs, in the context of delivering support services. You’ll need the ability to understand the needs of parents and families and put these first, so that we can provide high quality support.

For more details, please view the job description and person specification attached to this advert.  

Why work for Bliss? 

We are an equal opportunities employer and take pride in our collaborative and inclusive work culture. We understand that we all have different priorities at home and we therefore aim to offer a mix of financial and non-financial benefits. Our benefits include financial, health & wellbeing, lifestyle and career development options: 

• 25 days paid holiday (pro-rata for part-time employees) 

• Flexible working practices such as flexi-time working hours and time off in lieu (TOIL) 

• Relaxed work life and dress code 

• A contributory Bliss pension scheme 

• Interest free annual season ticket loans 

• Company and statutory sick pay scheme 

• Compassionate leave 

• Time off for volunteering 

• Salary sacrifice schemes (bike to work, payroll giving) 

• Access to 24x7 free Employee Assistance Programme 

• Family friendly policies 

• Learning and development via peer to peer, blended, cascaded and self-directed learning 

• Mentoring and coaching 

How to apply  

Interested applicants are requested to submit the following documents before 9.00am on the 8th March:

• Your CV  

• Supporting statement explaining how you meet the criteria in the person specification. This should address all the essential points of the person specification, and is expected to be around 1000-1500 words long. 

• Equal Opportunities Form  

This information is used when shortlisting candidates for interview. 

The first round of interviews is provisionally scheduled for the week commencing 8th March 

It is Bliss’ policy not to contact applicants who have not been invited for an interview so if you have not heard from us by 15th March you should assume that, on this occasion, your application has been unsuccessful. 

The Diocese of Sheffield is pioneering resourcing churches in a new way.

This role will make a vital contribution to the Diocesan Resourcing Churches project. The role will involve supporting parishes that are designated as Resourcing Churches (initially St John’s the Evangelist in Goole and Rotherham Minster, but with plans to increase) as they look to meet a range of both financial and missional targets.  This role will help parishes understand budgeting, income generation and assist them with to deliver fundraising levels and grant applications.

Both St John’s the Evangelist in Goole and Rotherham Minster have a clear vision to reach their local communities with the Good News of the Kingdom of God and support other local churches in doing the same.

We are seeking a Funding Co-ordinator to be an important part of this work.  The role will be a part of the Diocese’s Central Resourcing Churches team comprising the Programme Director, Project Manager, Centenary Project Manager and the Buildings Officer.

You should have experience of working in a team environment managing budgets and fundraising, excited about supporting others and reaching targets.

A full copy of the job description and application form can be downloaded below.

We particularly encourage applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, as these groups are currently under-represented.

This role is externally funded by the national Church and is fixed term until 31st December 2024.

Salary:  £25k-£35k pa pro rata, 35 hours per week (but we are open to part-time working options)

Location: Office based in Rotherham, currently home working, with some travel across the Diocese (when guidelines allow)

Closing date: Monday 1 March

Interviews: to be held the week commencing 8 March

Wirral Ark is looking for an experienced, proactive innovator as its new Chief Executive to help us both consolidate and build upon our current provision. Your experience might come from the charity, homelessness or housing sectors – but it is your personality that will be important to us.

The overall purpose of the role is to work with the Chair, Board and staff to maintain a clear and compelling vision for the organisation whilst effectively delivering our mission to reduce the impact of homelessness on the Wirral.

The new CEO will also be responsible for growing our business by developing an asset base and services that can help the organisation achieve its strategic objective to become substantially independent from government income streams in the medium to long term.

History of the charity 

Wirral Churches’ Ark Project, known as Wirral Ark, is a registered charity that exists to provide accommodation for the homeless, under the MainStay framework, as well as providing support and guidance for individuals to secure long-term accommodation.  We offer services throughout the region. 

We started life in 1991 as a temporary shelter. The service was set up by the Wallasey Council of Christian Churches with the aim of offering emergency accommodation for those who found themselves homeless.

Wirral Ark has evolved enormously over the years and now offers a whole range of support provision for homeless people. These include isolated people with mental health or substance problems, current and ex-offenders, former rough sleepers and people who are begging or street drinking. 

Through our work, we have become experts at working with, and supportively housing, people with complex problems – for example, people with severe mental health problems, a lifelong alcohol addiction, very challenging behaviour, or a combination of these and other issues. Our support pathway is designed for people with particularly complex needs. Its function is to help them into securing a permanent and sustainable home which they will remain in.

New leadership

Wirral Ark has undergone a significant period of growth in the last 4 years, increasing turnover from around £875K in 2017 to £1.2M in 2020, with a budget for around £1.3M in 2021.

Wirral Ark has successfully diversified its income during this period. It has done so in a climate of continuous cost cutting of welfare and homelessness support - both at a local and national level. The income of the charity is derived largely from Wirral Borough Council and primarily from  its Supporting People Contracts and Housing Benefit. Wirral Ark has targets to grow its own independent income from fundraising activities and the creation of income streams derived from its subsidiary, the Wirral Ark Trading CIC.

We believe this strategy is putting Wirral Ark into a robust position and will gives us a strong platform to further improve and build rounds our services. There are several important aspects of the work for Wirral Ark are still under development. We are now looking for an excellent leader to take us to the next level.

The charity have a stakeholder pension open to all employees satisfying the auto-enrolment criteria with employees currently contributing 5% and the charity 3%. Other options could be negotiated within the package.

To apply, please download the attached application form and job pack - including application guidance notes, person specification, job description and other key information.

Position Description

Starting Salary:  £35,002 - £36,479 per annum

Contract: 2 years fixed term

To contribute to CAFOD’s involvement in the Democratic Republic of Congo DRC) in line with the agreed strategy, by engaging in programme development; securing institutional funding for CAFOD supported programmes and partnerships; and contract management. The scope of the post falls into the following broad functions:

• Programme development in line with the direction set by the DRC Strategy: in co-operation with partners and programme colleagues, support the design, development (and were appropriate also implementation) of CAFOD supported programmes;

• Programme funding & partner fundraising capacity: lead, facilitate or support the preparation of programme funding applications to institutional donors, in close co-operation with programme colleagues and partners. This includes keeping up-to-date with donor strategies and priorities and raising awareness of donor requirements and partner obligations to fulfil these. Furthermore, in line with relevant capacity strengthening plans, support partners in strengthening their own capacity to fundraise.

• Contract Management: lead on reporting, monitoring and evaluating institutionally funded programmes, in line with CAFOD and donor standards. 

• Internal and external representation: as appropriate and in coordination with the Country Representative, liaise and manage relations with relevant donors. Furthermore, engage with internal stakeholders, including working groups and communities of practice on cross-organisational work, particularly with the International Programme Funding Unit on donor engagement strategies;

• Systems and compliance: ensure the effective use of CAFOD’s systems to share knowledge and inform decision making and implementation. This includes ensuring compliance with agreements, regulations and requirements attached to our work and donor contracts;

• Donor focus: where appropriate, in co-ordination with the International Programme Funding Unit, support the development of specific donor engagement strategies, including, where appropriate, assuming “donor lead” responsibilities for specific donor/s.

Job Scope

The post-holder will be responsible for building effective working relationships with peers across the International Development Group, as well as with colleagues in the Emergency Response and Advocacy Groups, and the International Programme Funding Unit. This is in order to develop and maintain horizontal links between programmes, learning, innovation, good practice, and fundraising within and between regions or areas of work. The role has also a number of cross-divisional and cross-organisational functions linked to work with CAFOD’s Education, Communities & Supporters, Fundraising, Finance and Media teams.

While the DRC portfolio will be allocated to the post holder, a degree of flexibility is expected and therefore the post-holder may be required to support other programmes and colleagues during particularly busy times or emergencies. Furthermore, his/her portfolio of countries/sub-regions may change/evolve over time to meet CAFOD’s and partners’ needs.

The post-holder will be expected to undertake international travel for approximately 3 months a year. The post will be located in Goma DRC.

Accountability

The post-holder reports to the Country Representative – DRC. He/she is not a budget holder but may carry out some supervision tasks for staff members. S/he may be task managed by the CAFOD Deputy Country Representative.

Key Responsibilities

Programme development in line with the direction set by the DRC Country Strategy

• As guided by his/her line manager and taking into consideration his/her allocated portfolio), work with  programme staff and partners in the design, development (and were appropriate, implementation) of high quality programmes and projects in line with the DRC strategy and programme frameworks;

• Contribute to the development of resource development plans, as well as to identifying new funding opportunities through donor mapping exercises;

• Support regional or joint programme funding opportunities as necessary.

• Where necessary and in discussion with his/her line manager, participate in surge requests from other International Development or Emergency Response Groups;

• Keep up-to-date with donor policy developments and trends, both within the relevant country/sub-region/sector, and more generally, and represent CAFOD in funding review groups/networks in the countries/sub-regions as appropriate.

Programme funding and partners’ fundraising capacity

• In agreement with partners and programme staff, assess existing partner capacities and systems to manage and implement institutionally funded programmes and, jointly develop programme and project funding proposals;

• Lead, co-ordinate or support the preparation of funding applications with donors such as: ECHO, DEC, DfID, EC, UN, Comic Relief, Big Lottery Fund, etc.;

• Contribute to investing in partners’ capacities, by jointly identifying funding needs, developing plans to strengthen capacities, e.g. proposal writing, programme development, monitoring & evaluation, etc., or identifying sources of support. This can be through identifying who is best placed to offer such support or by the direct provision of specific capacity strengthening initiatives;

• Support partners in accessing the tools and support required to secure and effectively manage institutional funding, as well as strengthening partner capacity in donor mapping and developing donor engagement strategies;

• To work with CAFOD’s Country Representative and Programme Management on designing a partners’ institutional funding capacity strengthening initiative/strategy.

Contract Management

• Working with programme staff and partners to manage various contracts, including financial and narrative reporting, and monitoring and evaluation (including facilitating external evaluations) of institutionally funded programmes, in line with jointly agreed standards (Programme Cycle Management), donor requirements, and CAFOD’s value of Stewardship;

• Responsible for reporting to donors – including financial reporting and ultimately responsible for the quality of those reports before submission.

• Support programme staff and partners on the development of plans, accounting frameworks and work plans, etc.

Internal and external representation

• In agreement with the Country Representative and programme management develop, nurture and manage relationships with donor organisations, and create opportunities to share CAFOD’s programme experiences with donor staff;

• Communicate with other teams within CAFOD to ensure that the programme is well understood, and that information is available for fundraising and communication needs. This may involve participation in sessions/events with supporters, communities of practice, working groups, etc., as agreed with the relevant manager;

• Where appropriate, liaise with the International Programme Funding Unit to ensure coherent donor engagement strategies are developed and maintained;

• Work with partners to regularly assess the quality of the relationship, ensuring that effective communication channels are in place, and that funding-related issues are timely addressed;

• In agreement with partners, contribute to raising the profile of partners’ work with relevant donors in the region and/or globally.

Systems and compliance

• Effectively use CAFOD’s programme management information systems  to ensure programme and project information and documentation is up-to-date. This will include producing management information to support decision making;

• Ensure compliance with agreements, regulations and requirements attached to our work, including liaising with IPFU donor leads on donor compliance requirements.

This list of duties and responsibilities is by no means exhaustive and the post holder may be required to undertake other relevant and appropriate duties as required. This job description is subject to regular review and appropriate modification.

Child Protection

CAFOD recognises the personal dignity and rights of children, towards whom it has a special responsibility and a duty of care and respect.  CAFOD, and all its staff and volunteers, undertake to do all in our power to create a safe environment for children and young people and to prevent their physical, sexual or emotional abuse.  CAFOD is committed to acting at all times in the best interests of children, seeing these interests as paramount.  This post involves responsibility for people who will have contact with children or young people and applicants will be subject to specific checks related to child protection issues. 

Key Competencies

Person Specification

Understanding our context

• Understanding international development: Understanding and experience of international development and programme management and quality standards within this context

Working together

• Communicating; Able to communicate with colleagues and partners at a distance
• Looking outwards; Understanding of effective and values-based partnership work between northern and southern organisations and communities.

Making change happen

• Managing resources: the ability to prepare and monitor budgets, contribute to assessing the appropriateness of partner financial systems, and ensure compliance with, knowledge and understanding of financial
• Achieving results; experience of developing successful funding applications for institutional donors; experience of participatory project design, and use of analytical tools.
• Managing our performance: experience of developing and implementing monitoring systems to track the effectiveness of programmes.

Job-specific competencies

1. Understanding and first-hand experience of institutional funding work/projects, priorities, trends and donor conditions within the international development sector; , ideally with first-hand experience of working with the EC;
2. Experience of using programme cycle management tools effectively to deliver work within an agreed programme framework;
3. Able and committed to working with and strengthen or complementing  the capacity of  partner organisations and colleagues;
4. iv. Finance management and budgeting understanding and experience.
5. Ability and willingness to travel within DRC and/or to the UK (approximately for 3months per year), sometimes at short notice;
6. Thematic experience in one or more of CAFOD DRC key thematic areas (Livelihoods & Food security, Participatory Governance, and WASH)
7. Experience of working with complex emergencies or protracted crisis.
8. Fluent French is a requirement for this post

Desirable Criteria

1. Fluent written and spoken French and English

Come and join us and help make a real difference in the lives of the world’s poorest communities.

CAFOD is an equal opportunities employer. Recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.

This is an exciting and multifaceted role, using your skills in social media and copywriting to create new communities online.You will be helping people encounter Jesus, be transformed by his love, and helping us bridge the physical and digital spaces as we seek to fulfil the great commission across the North East.

Are you passionate about engaging with people over social media?Do you want to help people discover more about faith and what a relationship with Jesus means for them? Are you a confident, inspirational, pioneering creative who wants to use their gift to grow the local church?

Oxclose Church is a Resource Church in Durham Diocese given the mandate to grow and plant new communities and congregations across the North East. We are a community led by the Holy Spirit, passionate about seeing lives changed, faithful to the scriptures, joyful in worship, and expectant for the future. We have a passion to see our community changed and believe that this is achieved by people discovering more of God and His plan for their lives.

The Digital Engagement Lead will take a lead in evangelistically engaging across digital platforms, creating programmes and initiatives that grow disciples, and ultimately plant physical communities in new areas by connecting digital groups together. 

If you are passionate about digital media, evangelism and discipleship; have a heart for evangelism; love to connect with people both online and physically; enjoy working with a team; and have the ability to think both strategically and creatively, then we want to hear from you. 

Job Summary

RCS is a creative and innovative organisation with the ability to be flexible and address the needs of the community as each opportunity arises. The Role of the Director of RCS Ltd is simply to keep the organisation financially viable and raise additional funding of a minimum of £500,000 over the year in order to support a fast paced business which is making an extraordinary impact every day on the lives of those most vulnerable within our community. Is that easy? No, it’s really tough and what's more, you'll need to be an excellent addition to our Senior Leadership Team, work really hard, be organised, have fun every day, be partial to the odd slice of cake and make a great cup of tea.

The Person

We're looking for an ambitious, entrepreneurial and high performing leader who just isn't satisfied with the status quo. You will inspire everyone, all the time, at every moment, so you can achieve the growth we need to fulfil our key performance targets. You will be a creative and innovative leader with energy and vision. You will have at least five years of experience as a Senior Leader in Community Development or Community Education with experience in tender bid writing and or fundraising. We care more about aptitude and attitude than perfect experience.

Whatever sector you come from, you will be a self-assured Manager who can project credibility and confidence to a wide range of stakeholders and strategically lead talented colleagues to deliver outstanding performance. You will maintain that approach when things are going well and when we’re falling behind to drive forward the team to achieve. You will have an enthusiasm and passion for our aims and objectives and relish being accountable for driving innovation and identifying opportunities to diversify and grow our income.  You must care about the budget but are savvy enough to know that sometimes the bottom line isn't everything. You thrive in fast paced challenging environments, will not be down trodden by the effects of COVID-19 and able to maintain a positive outlook of how the organisation will go forward. Here is what you will bring to RCS:

• Proven leadership experience that has led to tangible outcomes
• The ability to connect the dots between income streams, projects that need funding including key people internally and outside of RCS
• A deep understanding and proven track record with both tenders and grant application processes 
• Innovative and creative forward thinking approach to income generation
• Attentiveness, empathy, and the ability to learn and grow while developing and growing others
• A willingness from the outset to establish clear direction and to provide constructive feedback to the team, providing clear management of resources and support for all sectors of the business
• Exceptional communication capabilities, including the ability to present to a wide range of stakeholders and team members
• Support the Gateway Multi Academy Trust to fulfil its strategic aims in supporting those most vulnerable within its school community

Overall purpose:

To plan, organise, lead and grow the services supplied through RCS; Little Sunlight’s Nursery, Building Better Opportunities Alliance project, Connect4summer, Connect4community Pantries, Community Education programme, Employment and Well-being projects to include:

• Applying for funding
• Monitoring progress against Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Reporting outcomes to funders
• Leading and motivating the Team to achieve growth and outstanding outcomes

Your key responsibilities include:

• Provide leadership and vision in support of the implementation and delivery of our services
• Creation of a fundraising and income generation strategy, to reach agreed targets
• Creation and delivery of a diversified range of income streams to achieve long term, sustainable income growth
• Take an innovative and creative approach to develop and establish new services with funding models and income streams
• Have clear and compelling, insight-led business cases for new diversified areas of business together with a range of income streams to support the new direction
• Build on our culture of innovation that also values, enhances and builds on RCS proven track record of delivery services
• Inspire, lead and monitor the performance of an award winning team and ensure the necessary skills, knowledge, flexibility, motivation and tools are provided, so they are supported, on target, valued and goal driven
• Contribute to the Senior Leadership Team of the Gateway Multi Academy Trust to ensure we achieve our ambitious goals and contribute to setting and implementing our new strategy
• Represent the organisation as an ambassador in a knowledgeable and professional manner to stakeholders, funders, partners and to the public to establish effective relationships with them
• Ensure best practice monitoring and evaluation of all services, including monitoring of KPIs and production of creative evaluation products for funders to illustrate the success of delivery
• Identify, assess and prioritise risks that may inhibit RCS’s ability to achieve income targets, or affect our brand or reputation

The post holder will also;

• Undertake any additional and ad hoc tasks as required
• Participate in team meetings and other meetings as required
• Monitor and evaluate activities and provide written reports
• Represent RCS and The Gateway Multi Academy Trusts at external events in a professional manner
• Work within an equal opportunities framework
• Comply at all times with The Gateway Multi Academy Trusts Health and Safety policy
• Adhere to all the Gateway Multi Academy Trusts policies, procedures and working
• Ensure all records are held in compliance with the Data Protection Act

Individuals have a responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of children and

young person’s that they are responsible for, or come into contact with.

Please note that the responsibilities listed are not exhaustive and this Job Description may be subject to change as the role evolves over time.

Following the retirement of its long serving CEO and now after a period of commercial stability through an interim CEO, Royds Community Association is looking for a highly motivated and experienced leader to continue the development of our organisation.

Comprising community, charitable and commercial elements, including the nationally recognised Royds Enterprise Park, Royds is a unique organisation delivering significant local community benefit as well as managing an important commercial business park and a number of funded projects.

The CEO will be accountable to the Board of Trustees and will be based at Royds Enterprise Park in Bradford. As CEO you will have overall responsibility for all aspects of the Royds Community Association business. Further it is important that the preferred candidate will have experience managing a numer of commercial assets to esnure they remain fit for purpose and meet all the latest legislational requirments.

Applications close on Friday 26th February 2021. Interviews will be held early / mid March 2021.

No Recruitment Agencies or Sales Calls / Emails please as they will be ignored.

With the planned retirement of the current CEO Citizens Advice in May 2021, Citizens Advice Waverley (CAW) is seeking an interim CEO to lead on a number of key strategic initiatives currently underway, together with senior management and Trustees. The successful applicant will work alongside the current CEO to manage a smooth transfer of responsibilities and on the departure of the CEO, assume executive leadership of the organisation until such time as a permanent CEO is appointed. The appointment is for a period of 12 months, with the potential to extend for a further 6 months.

Accountabilities:

This interim role will ensure there is effective ongoing executive management of Citizens Advice services, Citizens Advice Waverley

The following key strategic initiatives are currently being established and a primary responsibility of the post-holder will be to ensure their successful delivery:

• Strategic priorities as defined in the 3 year strategic business plan including development of digital services and building referral pathways and relationships with partners including health, local authority and other charities
• Collaboration with Citizens Advice Guildford and Citizens Advice Ash on several priorities. This will involve working in collaboration with the current CEOs of Citizens Advice Guildford and Citizens Advice Ash and their board of trustees initially on areas of common purpose. The post-holder will also form part of a working group to assess opportunities for further development of the collaboration.  

Additionally, you will be expected to work alongside the CEO South West Surrey Domestic Abuse Outreach Service (SWSDAOS). These services were formally merged into CAW and we continue to embed the synergies.

Citizens Advice Waverley provides free, independent, confidential and impartial advice on social welfare (debt, benefits, housing, employment and family issues) that will help people get their lives back on track, as well as using on-the-ground knowledge to improve local and national social policy.

South West Surrey Domestic Abuse Outreach Service (SWSDAOS) provides free, confidential, independent and impartial advice to anyone aged 16 or above affected by domestic abuse living in the boroughs of Waverley and Guildford.  The service provides ongoing emotional support, and advice on issues such as safety planning, housing rights, relationships and separation, civil and criminal court proceedings, and the needs of children affected by domestic abuse.

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate:

• experience of providing inspirational leadership to an organisation going through extensive change, ideally gained at an organisation of comparable scale and complexity (c.20 staff &140 volunteers and a turnover of over £0.4m).
• experience of leading and managing staff in the voluntary sector, motivating teams at all levels, building working relationships with colleagues, demonstrating personal commitment to organisational and staff development.
• experience of building and maintaining partnerships within and across organisations and sectors.

• a track record of financial management and budgetary control, and ability to manage a budget under the guidance of the treasurer.
• and ideally have experience of successful income generation and business development, through fundraising, commissioning and marketing activities.

We encourage applicants who are from underrepresented groups with protected characteristics, as we value having a diverse pool of applicants to find the best candidate.

Every local Citizens Advice is a registered charity.

All local Citizens Advice produce their own annual reports, and you can find out more about the Citizens Advice network from the website.

We are seeking a highly skilled, driven Grant Writer to join our growing Fundraising Team. We are looking for someone who can be passionate about our mission and who will research, design, write and submit detailed applications for small grants to relevant grant-making bodies to support our services. This will be an exceptional opportunity for a gifted and driven individual to develop new and maintain current funding streams for the charity. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience in grant writing, with proven success in securing funds. This role will suit someone who is self-motivated with excellent organisation and time management skills. You will have a love for non-fiction persuasive writing that is clear and concise, and completed quickly but accurately.

The Church Urban Fund’s vision is for people and communities all over England to have the opportunity to flourish and enjoy life in all its fullness. We are in a period of transition and envisage CUF becoming a vehicle for place-based, relational social action, ecumenical collaboration and replicable service delivery. Our hope is that this stimulates a truly national faith-based movement which offers something for every parish and a national platform for the stories of grassroots voices to be heard.

Grant revenue supports the Church Urban Fund’s work across three core organisational streams, the Together Network, Near Neighbours and the Just Finance Foundation, giving you the opportunity to promote a variety of themes and projects including faith-based partnerships, financial equality, and helping to make diverse communities stronger.

The Grant Writer will work with the Head of Development to maximise income by identifying new grant opportunities and writing bids to secure funding as well as keeping up to date with progress reports.

Essential knowledge

• Experience in grant/proposal writing for the creation and formulation of plans, contracts, and proposals.
• Experience in following a funder’s guidelines, as well as a non- profit’s requirements.
• Up to date on the latest information and innovations about grants.
• Intensive research experience, using both written and electronic means.
• Knowledge of fundraising databases, particularly Salesforce.

Essential skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to translate messages into a common language that will bring a programme to life.
• Ability to understand the needs of both CUF and the organization that is offering the grant money.
• Great time and organizational skills.
• Being able to understand and execute complex instructions.

We can offer you

• The opportunity to deliver real impact in a new and growing role
• A flexible and supportive working environment
• Professional development and training opportunities

CUF is an inclusive organisation with a diverse workforce, we welcome all applications. We want our workforce to be truly representative of the Communities we serve. Diversity is an asset to our organisation and helps us create an inclusive, welcoming environment for all.

Are you passionate about empowering people to overcome exclusion, isolation, destitution and poverty?

Action Foundation is an award-winning charity based in Newcastle providing support to people seeking asylum, refugees and other migrants across Tyne and Wear. Through our free English language school, supported housing projects and InterAction Drop-in, we support refugees, asylum seekers and other migrants to integrate successfully into the community and lead more independent and resilient lives.

We plug significant gaps in existing provision and enable vulnerable migrants to avoid homelessness and extreme poverty, access vital services, increase their skills and employability, access legal support, integrate and live independently. We also work closely with local and national organisations to provide a range of support, including securing legal advice for our clients who have no recourse to public funds.

Action Foundation

Chief Executive Officer

Newcastle upon Tyne

£46,500-£58,000 per year

Founded by City Church, Newcastle in 2005, Action Foundation’s dedicated staff team, volunteers and trustees have since worked closely with our inspiring clients to overcome exclusion. Our staff’s hard work, our high-quality services and our diverse partnerships have been recognised by several awards, including the Queen’s Award, Guardian charity award and two North-East Charity awards. Following a period of sustainable growth, the charity in a stable place financially, with a strong senior management team and a committed board. We are now looking for a new Chief Executive to build on the fantastic work of our Founder and lead the charity into its next phase of development. This will include leading a strategic review, ensuring we have the right infrastructure for growth and that our service delivery remains innovative, impact focussed and values led. The new CEO will also build close relationships with our funders, government bodies, partner agencies and supporters to ensure we maximise emerging opportunities.

We are looking for an inclusive and people-focused leader who will ensure our ethos and values remain central. You will bring a track record in developing organisations based on the needs of their clients. With sound strategic experience within an organisation of a similar complexity, you will have ensured operational effectiveness, and provided staff with the necessary support and infrastructure to deliver high quality services. With a strong empathy for the enormous challenges faced by our clients, you will be experienced in representing an organisation to a variety of stakeholders. Crucially you will have a passion for ensuring those who are poor or marginalised are fully supported to achieve their full potential.

We are benefitting greatly from becoming an increasingly diverse organisation, but recognize we have more to do. We have recently revised our recruitment practices and actively encourage the widest possible range of candidates. We are currently reviewing our equality and diversity policy and training. We welcome applicants, regardless of race, sexual orientation, disability, faith, age and gender.

For further information, please download the appointment brief which can be found on the Prospectus website.

For a confidential conversation about the opportunity, please contact Anna Gardet or Roberta Giubilini

Recruitment Timetable

Deadline for applications: Wednesday 17th March 2021

Interviews with Prospectus: 25th March – 7th April 2021

Meetings with Action Foundation stakeholders: w/c 19th April 2021

Interviews with Action Foundation: w/c 19th April 2021

The Diocese of Sheffield is at an exciting point in delivering significant change to realise our vision. We have successfully secured £4.92M funding from the Church of England’s Strategic Investment Board for the next stage of this journey. Our programme is comprehensive and seeks to enable the whole people of God for the whole mission of God in the communities we serve in. We will make this happen through a new learning and equipping programme for lay leaders, increased discipleship resources, coaching for clergy and more practical support for parishes around operations and buildings for mission. To support this work we need a Programme Management Officer to work with the Strategic Programme Director to drive the programme forward, ensuring progress remains on track and flagging issues that could threaten delivery. The successful candidate will join a friendly and supportive team of 5 Project Leads plus the Strategic Programme Director. It is not a requirement to be a Christian but candidates should be sympathetic to the mission of the Church of England. 

Full job details and an application form are available to download below.