This is an exciting time to join the Muscular Dystrophy Support Centre in our newly developed Executive Director role.  We are a small but growing charity, at a key point in our development. The Executive Director will help shape our future and develop the charity in innovative and creative ways. This is a unique opportunity to have a genuine impact.

The Muscular Dystrophy Support Centre is in its 6th year. We support adults with muscular dystrophy (pwMD) by providing specialist physiotherapy and other therapies that help them to manage their condition and maintain their independence.  We are the only organisation in the Midlands region to do so, and one of only two in the UK. 

We have secured five year funding from the National Lottery Community Fund to expand across the Midlands.  Key targets include opening three new satellite clinics in the Black Country, Worcestershire and Northants and expanding capacity at existing sites in Coventry, Birmingham and Loughborough.

We are looking for a talented and creative person with excellent project and people management, communication and relationship building skills to take over management of the charity from our Chair of Trustees from April 2020.  Reporting to the Board of Trustees you will be responsible for developing and delivering the Lottery project alongside future organisational strategy.  You will come with experience of developing partnerships within the voluntary, social enterprise and / or statutory sector; crucial in developing our new satellites and engaging investors to sustain them.

You will have an entrepreneurial flair, alongside effective leadership skills, and an appreciation for the use of paperless and digital technologies for increased efficiency.  A self-starter with a creative streak, an innovative approach and an aptitude for problem solving and logistical planning, you will also engage with fundraising and be supportive of the Philanthropy Manager and team in achieving income targets.

During an initial development phase, you will lead on recruitment of new staff for the project team and oversee a consultancy assignment to create an evaluation plan for the project.  Working with the Trustees, you will facilitate a new Project Board, and steering groups at each satellite led by pwMD to oversee and co-produce key activities for the project.

Initially we are offering 28 hours per week, with the potential to increase to full time from years 4-5.  Since we are looking for someone very special we are prepared to be flexible for the right person.  The nature of the role will involve travel to our satellites, meetings with stakeholders and some out of hours work.  Other benefits include a salary of £38k - £42k per annum dependent on experience (pro rata), 28 days annual leave per annum including bank holidays (pro rata); and a 3% employer contribution pension scheme.

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for further information. For an informal discussion about this role please contact Natasha Sweet, Philanthropy Manager.
 

How to apply

Applicants are requested to upload a CV and covering letter detailing how your experience fits the person specification. The closing date for applications is 5th January 2020. We will be holding initial interviews w/e 19th January 2020. Further information is available on our website.

Other information

We positively welcome applications from all sections of the community and actively promote equal opportunities. Please note this position requires full references and a DBS check which will be carried out prior to employment.

Are you passionate about Individual Giving and ready to join a growing fundraising team in the leading national charity for people living with allergies?

Over the last year Allergy UK has been working to embed a fundraising culture across the organisation and by committing to invest in a sustained Individual Giving programme, as well as maximising our other income streams.  We are now looking for a talented, enthusiastic direct marketer to take on the role of Individual Giving Fundraising Officer.

The successful candidate will be a dynamic, ambitious, enthusiastic, focus driven direct marketer who will help to develop donors to increase income for long term sustainability.  

Key responsibilities will be:

1. Plan and budget for activities to recruit and develop regular donors and cash givers to Allergy UK. 
2. Devise, implement and manage initiatives such as direct mail, email and social media marketing to attract new donors, working closely with the Communications team
3. Design and manage donor development activities to ensure donors continue or increase their donations
4. Build strong inter-organisational relationships with colleagues across Allergy UK, including Clinical Services to ensure excellent, engaging and targeted donor experiences.
5. Provide Fundraising Manager with full results of fundraising campaigns and contribute towards quarterly financial reviews and the forecasting of pipeline income
6. To maximise Gift Aid income and ensure full regulation compliance for designated areas of work by identifying opportunities, responding to regulation changes or recommendations and implementing quality control
7. Work closely with the team to monitor, analyse and segment the fundraising database (Salesforce) and ensure all Individual Fundraising activity is fully risk assessed. Ensure all activities comply with appropriate legal, regulatory and fundraising good practice requirements and with Allergy UK’s policies and procedures.
8. Effectively project manage suppliers and 3rd parties to ensure value for money.

Additional:

• Subject to a three month probationary period.
• Allergy education/training provided.
• 35 hour week; Monday – Friday, 9-5 (1 hour for lunch)
• Role based in Sidcup, Kent

Career benefits:

• Competitive salary £27,000 - £30,000 depending on experience
• Flexible Working
• Excellent annual leave allowance: 28 days per annum (additional to bank holidays)
• Pension scheme, 5% employee, 3% employer
• Free parking

Added benefits

25 days paid holiday plus Bank Holidays

8% non-contributory pension

You are an ambitious fundraiser with an interest in developing your Individual Giving career. You can motivate yourself to meet challenges and you’d love the chance to make a massive difference at an amazing charity.

A spinal cord injury can be life-changing. Around 50,000 people in the UK are affected, and you can give them hope by working for a charity that’s determined to find effective treatments.

Spinal Research is here to give hope to everyone living with paralysis as a result of a spinal cord injury. Our focus is to find an effective treatment that not only improves sensation and movement for people living with paralysis but brings us closer to a day when we finally conquer it. Our pioneering work has led to recent clinical trials, but our world-class research relies on dynamic fundraising. That’s where you come in.

As the Individual Giving Manager, you’ll create fabulous appeals that inspire people to donate to this incredible charity. You’ll also manage the budget carefully and whilst managing regular donors, look to attract new supporters in a cost-effective way.  And while you’ll lead the individual giving programme, you’ll work closely with other fundraisers in the team, gaining experience in other disciplines. You will make a success of it by being organised, proactive and having good attention to detail.

Imagine how proud you’ll feel, knowing you’re making such a difference.

To apply to join this energetic team email your CV and a covering statement telling us why you’re interested in the role and showing us why you’re right for the job (please keep it brief, no more than 2 pages please). The closing date for applications is 9am on Monday 13th January and we will be holding interviews during the following week.

Discover more about this opportunity and how to apply by reading the attached Job Description. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Clinical / Counselling Psychologist – Training and Capacity Builder

Contract: Permanent
Hours: 17.5 hours per week
Location: Newcastle
Salary: £18,544 per annum (FTE £37,087 per annum pro rata) plus generous holiday entitlement, pension scheme and group life assurance

We are looking for Clinical / Counselling Psychologist – TCB to join our multidisciplinary team. The purpose of this role is to provide a psychology service to adults who are survivors of torture and organised violence through individual or group therapy, offering a range of interventions. In addition, you will contribute to the development and delivery of internal and external training, and will provide consultation to external professionals who work with survivors of torture and organised violence. The role will include offering supervision to psychology trainees and potentially also to approved volunteers. 

Freedom from Torture is dedicated to healing and protecting people who have survived torture. We provide therapies to improve physical and mental health, we medically document torture, and we provide legal and welfare help. We expose torture globally, we fight to hold torturing states to account and we campaign for fairer treatment of torture survivors in the UK.

Our team of dedicated professionals provide direct support to survivors including psychological therapy, physical health services, legal and welfare support, and expert medical reports for use in survivors' asylum claims. We also support other providers to deliver high quality rehabilitation services to survivors. 

It is important that the successful applicant has experience and a working knowledge of legislation affecting asylum seekers and refugees e.g. asylum, housing, benefits. It is also essential to have awareness of the needs of asylum seekers.
For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Tamara Jafta, Clinical Services Manager at Freedom from Torture’s Newcastle Centre.

To view the Job Description and Person Specification, please click the link provided.

Please note a CV and a cover letter addressing the JD and spec of the role are mandatory to be considered for the position.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.

Closing date: 5 January 2020
Expected date of interviews: 13 January 2020

Freedom from Torture is an Equal Opportunities Employer

No agencies please.

We are seeking a Counselling Lead to work closely with the Cancer Information and Support Services Manager.We are looking for an individual who leads the development of the Mulberry Centre’s counselling services and has a pivotal role in managing the provision of counselling services to patients, carers and the bereaved.You will need to be compassionate and empathetic individual striving to make a difference to people affected by cancer. 

To apply, please refer to the Information Pack and email a comprehensive CV and a covering letter showing evidence of how you meet the personal specification of the role.  We will not be accepting CV's only.

SUBSTANCE MISUSE CLINICAL SPECIALIST, NOTTINGHAM RECOVERY NETWORK/ ASSERTIVE TRANSITIONS SERVICE, NORTHAMPTON, 15 MONTH FIXED TERM CONTRACT (SECONDMENT CONSIDERED), SALARY: A4C BAND 6 £30,401 - £37,267 FTE, 37 HPW

An exciting opportunity to join the Nottingham City Drug and Alcohol treatment pathway/Assertive Transitions Service.

• The post will: develop clear treatment pathways with local substance misuse services and mental health services

• Identify and utilize appropriate substance misuse peer support and recovery communities

• Provide substance misuse teaching and engage in clinical supervision with the wider assertive transitions service.

As an integrated part of the team, the SMCS will with a focus on discharge be part of ward round and clinical discussions, will conduct an initial assessment and review appropriate treatment options with the patient ready for discharge. The assessment will fully comply with NICE CG115 and DOH drug misuse and dependence guidelines and will include consideration of interactions between psychiatric medication, potential drug/alcohol misuse and proposed substance misuse pharmacological interventions.

The assessment and subsequent psychosocial treatment options will be conducted using motivational interviewing and will focus on building a therapeutic relationship, developing recovery capital and relapse prevention skills ready for discharge.

The resulting substance misuse recovery plan will be coproduced with the patient and include clear strategies to identify potential triggers, manage high risk scenarios and prevent relapse. The discharge plan will also include a clear plan in case of relapse in order to minimize its duration and effect.

This plan will form part of the wider plan of care.

You will be working directly with other Clinical Specialists, Drug and Alcohol Practitioners, mental health practitioners and be expected to assist across Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire.

You will have experience of working with people with drug and alcohol misuse issues and mental health.

Excellent communication skills and knowledge of/working towards knowledge of harm reduction models for Drugs and Alcohol are essential.

For further information please contact Becks Graham

What we offer: Life Assurance, Pension (up to 4% matched by FHA), Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Benefits, Additional Annual Leave Purchase Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, Learning programmes tailored to suit different roles and services, Health Cash Plan.

Framework supports all employees to achieve a better work/life balance. Should you wish us to consider flexible working or job share as part of your application please state this on your application in the supporting statement section.

97% of the workforce in a recent staff survey said they were proud to work for Framework.

Framework is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Registered charity No: 1060941.

As a Disability Confident employer we warmly encourage job applications from people with disabilities. Framework is committed to offering opportunities to people from diverse communities. If you have specific requirements or adjustments please let us know if there is anything we can do to support your application

CVs will not be accepted

NO AGENCIES PLEASE.

Administrator (within the Clinical and Development Directorates) (fulltime at 35 hours, Office Based, UK)

Salary: £17,500 - £22,000

Permanent

GamCare is the UK’s leading charity working with those affected by gambling related harm. We run the National Gambling Helpline and deliver treatment to those affected. Alongside GamCare’s treatment services, we run training and accreditation for the UK gambling industry to raise standards and make gambling safer for everyone.

GamCare is seeking a dynamic and self-motivated administrator to support its Clinical and Development Directorates: the teams delivering the operational work of the charity on the ground. You will be joining a passionate and friendly team at a growing charity making an important difference to the lives of people who have been affected by gambling problems.

You will have experience of supporting teams with a range of tasks from booking accommodation and travel through to organising and minuting key meetings. You will have strong interpersonal skills, liaising effectively with team members to identify and prioritise their needs. You will be self-motivated, able to identify gaps in systems and processes to make them more efficient and supporting the smooth running of the team.  You will have excellent IT skills, and be familiar with Microsoft packages.

If you think you have the skills and experience for this role we would be delighted to hear from you.

Please note, the applicant must be free of any addiction, excluding nicotine, for at least 24 months.

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

To apply, please go onto the GamCare website and complete an application form and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Survey.

If you would like acknowledgement that your application has been received, please ensure the application is attached and put the following subject in your email:

Job application: <Administrator>

Please note that if the subject is not correct, you may not receive a confirmation.

Previous applicants need not apply

To discuss the role further please email Mike Kenward. Application forms forwarded to this email will not be accepted.

Please note we do not accept CVs

GamCare is committed to processing your personal data fairly, lawfully and transparently in line with GDPR. For further information on GamCare’s recruitment privacy notice please refer to our website.

Closing date for applications is 05 January 2020 at 9am

Interview dates: Week commencing 13 January 2020

Interviews are scheduled to take place in London

SPITALFIELDS CRYPT TRUST (SCT)

JOB DESCRIPTION

Post Title Addiction Counsellor

Salary Grade 5 - £26,000 - £29,500

Hours 37.5 hours a week.

2 x Part-time job shares would also be considered for suitable candidates.

Responsible to Therapeutic & Primary Programme Manager

Purpose of Post

Support service users to achieve sustained abstinent recovery from problematic substance use.  To facilitate group therapy sessions and hold one-one support sessions with our clients.  To ensure the residents in SCT’s accommodation are secure and maintain their tenancy as part of the therapeutic practice.

Location - Spitalfields Crypt Trust, The Recovery Hub, 116 - 118 Shoreditch High Street, London, E1 6JN

Spitalfields Crypt Trust (SCT)

Spitalfields Crypt Trust (SCT) is an East London charity providing practical help, support and training to people who have been homeless and suffering from addiction. It runs a homeless drop-in, supported houses, a Recovery Hub which is abstinence based centre comprising of Day Programme and an Aftercare Programme and two social enterprises supporting people in recovery from addictions to put their lives back together.

Set up over 50 years ago, the charity was one of the first in the UK to provide shelter to homeless, alcoholic men.

In employment we actively seek to recruit people with a good combination of talent, skills and potential, promoting equality for all, and welcome applications from a wide range of candidates.  We select all candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications, experience and commitment to the values and purposes of the organisation.  (Sources - Equal Opportunities Policy 2.2 (i) and (v)).

The Spitalfields Crypt Trust is a growing organisation with opportunities for people with good motivational skills and high levels of initiative.

The Role

You will facilitate and co-facilitate group sessions including relapse prevention, psycho education, and 12 step and process groups. You will also manage a small case load of clients from the programme offering regular one to one interventions.

The role will require you to participate in regular team meetings with colleagues within our supported housing team. You will also be required to liaise with external agencies and work creatively to provide the most appropriate treatment plans for clients with complex needs.

You will also be required to facilitate up to two evening aftercare groups per month.

MAIN RESPONSIBILTIES:

• Undertake assessment of individuals entering the service through various referral sources.
• Develop, facilitate and review a group work programme which meets the needs our clients. These might include dual diagnosis, trauma, cross addiction, criminal justice issues and various types of substance use.
• Provide a holistic package of care to individuals which meets their needs and includes working with colleagues in our other departments to help them with diversionary activities, employment, training and education.
• Work with the Supported Housing team to ensure people are safe, secure and maintain their tenancy - and are ready to move on to independent living.
• Provide a range of one to one interventions that might include MI, Person Centred Care, CBT, DBT and Trauma work.
• Manage a case load of individuals with a wide spectrum of needs.
• Assist individuals to understand the effects and benefits of any medication prescribed for them and the importance of complying with their treatment regime. This might include liaison with pharmacists, Doctors ad Psychiatrists for monitoring purposes.
• Provide psycho education to raise awareness and understanding of substances and their effects.
• Provide onward referral and liaison with wrap around support within SCT to enable our service users to achieve social integration and personal development.

Client Management

• To coordinate and carry out assessment of new clients and the referral and acceptance process, ensuring that each client has a programme appropriate to his/her particular needs.
• Conduct joint 3,6 and 9 month reviews with colleagues from supported housing.
• To provide group and individual counselling as required by the project.

Operational Support:

• Comply with all monitoring and evaluation information as required.

General Responsibilities

• Engage and inspire people in recovery.
• To ensure a safe and secure environment for clients, free, in particular, from alcohol and drugs, and from abusive behaviour and exploitation.
• Ensure that all SCT activities are carried out with due regard to health & safety legislation, SCT policy and good practice. 
• Work within the policies and procedures of SCT.

• Implement the Equal Opportunities Policy, understanding its implication in the development of services to clients.
• Attend regular supervision sessions.
• Attend meetings within and on behalf of SCT as appropriate.
• Undertake other tasks consistent with the post or as delegated by your line manager.

Strategic Excellence

• Be an effective role model, with the ability to inspire and motivate others.
• Work collaboratively with Recovery Hub team.
• To ensure you are kept up to date with developments within the sector, thus enhancing  your knowledge and practice
• To capture the outcomes of primary programme with all monitoring and evaluation methods that are required by your line manager, in order to capture the impact of SCT work, whilst ensuring the voice of SCT clients are heard.

Qualifications and Experience

ESSENTIAL:

• Educated to degree level in recovery, addiction, counselling or social work studies
• 2 years’ experience of therapeutic work with people in recovery.
• 2 years’ experience of one to one counselling.
• A solid working understanding of 12 step facilitation, CBT, MI, Relapse Prevention techniques and other interventions applicable to working with people in recovery.
• Experience of delivering group work.
• Experience of delivering therapeutic group work within a 12-step and non 12 step context.
• Experience of encouraging individuals to reflect on their behaviour (consequences and risks), recognise the benefits and potential for change and providing support and encouragement to help individuals achieve change positively within an abstinent community.
• When necessary the ability to challenge people and ensure healthy psycho-social boundaries are observed.
• Assisting individuals to identify their requirements and priorities. Identify explore and assess a range of options for our service users and select and agree on an appropriate course of action.
• Using effective support systems and networks to develop own knowledge and practice.
• Principles of confidentiality of information.
• The ability to understand and work with other people’s points of view, values and beliefs.
• The ability to change working techniques based on new information or evidence.
• Able to encourage others to express their views, feelings and wishes.
• Uses and follows known procedures to identify and solve problems.
• Confidently contributes to debate within the staff team.
• Promotes SCT by their own standards of conduct.
• Adopts an active role within the team.
• Encourages, values and respects contributions from other team members
• Good Written and Oral communication skills
• Good IT skills.
• Able to work within an organisation that holds Christian ideals of forgiveness, grace and love for the individual at its heart.

DESIRABLE:

• A MSc in Addiction or Counselling studies
• Knowledge of local services and geography.
• Knowledge of homelessness sector, social housing and the benefits system.
• Experience of working in a pluralistic recovery environment.
• Experience of working with homeless people and people with complex needs.

This Job Description should be read in conjunction with SCT’s Mission, Vision and Ethos Statement.

Primrose Hospice provides exceptional care and support for people with life-limiting illnesses in the Redditch and Bromsgrove area. We are looking for a self-motivated, creative and enthusiastic individual to join our high-achieving and dynamic Fundraising Team, where you will be heavily involved with a range of events, activities and campaigns.

As a Fundraiser you will be a confident communicator and have a passion for people; building awareness and developing strong relationships across both the Corporate and Community sectors.  You will inspire these varied supporters to engage with us and raise funds for Primrose Hospice.

You will deliver an exceptional experience to our supporters to facilitate positive, long-term relationships and recurring fundraising activities. Our Fundraisers must have experience of marketing and promoting events or campaigns through a variety of methods, including social media.

You will have excellent organisational skills and must be able to work independently and as part of a team, managing your own time and several projects simultaneously.

You will be responsible for working towards targets and contributing towards the fundraising strategy. You will be required to provide support at Charity events as well as proactively seeking new fundraising support in the local Community.

If this is you, please apply to join our creative and professional Fundraising Team in this exciting year ahead and help us to raise the over £1.75million which we need to deliver our expert care.

Visits to the Hospice are more than welcome, or for an informal discussion please contact Emma Williams, Fundraising Manager.

Salary £25,500 per annum

Contract Type 37.5 hours per week, permanent

An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check is required for this post

Please complete the application form available here or on our website (CV’s will not be accepted) and send with a covering letter to Diane McCallion, Primrose Hospice, St Godwald’s Road, Bromsgrove, B60 3BW. 

Closed date: 5pm Monday 16th December 2019

Interviews: Tuesday 7th January 2020

SAVS are looking to recruit:

Social Prescribing Link Workers

37 hours per week (to include some evening & weekend working)

This post is funded for one year with a possibility to extend

Salary:  NJC Point 14 - £22,462 per annum

Southend Association of Voluntary Services has an exciting new opportunity to work in a strength and asset based way to support individuals seeking non clinical solutions to improve their health and wellbeing. This post is funded by the NHSE through the local PCNs.

The role will be to:

• Create, develop and maintain solid trusting relationships with GP practices and health professions and voluntary sector partners
• Work with and take referrals from wide range of agencies
• Provide support to individuals in a holistic manner

The successful candidate will have experience, a sound knowledge of the local area and range of voluntary, statutory and private sector organisations available to support local people.

Full clean driving licence essential.

Details can be downloaded from our website

Please note we do not accept CVs.

Closing date for applications: 7am Monday 20 January 2020

Interview Date: Monday 27 January 2020

If you have not been contacted by us prior to the interview date, then unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful.

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check

SAVS, 29-31 Alexandra Street, Southend on Sea SS1 1BW

Southend Association of Voluntary Services

Reg. Charity No: 1063655 Company No: 03351855

Fixed term 2 year contract

Internationally Mobile

Do you want to play a key role in an organisation which stands up for children? Then join us as a Nurse in our Emergency Health Unit, managing the daily nursing activities in our emergency health responses. This could involve either support to emergency primary health care, acute watery diarrhea or mass vaccination.

In our Humanitarian department, we fight for children every single day. We integrate emergency and development work, through our country programmes. We increase our capacity to meet the assistance and protection needs of children and their families affected by crises. We go the extra mile - and we don’t rest until the work is done.

As EHU Nurse, you will be regularly deployed to humanitarian emergencies and as such expected to support the set up and daily operations related to emergency health programmes. In addition you will work with the clinical lead to develop nursing standard operation procedures for the programme, supporting emergency preparedness activities in the East and Southern Africa region and on deployment take responsibility for nursing activities with the response. In addition you will:

· Become familiar with the overall content and function of module, primary health care, immunization and acute watery diarrhea management and its deployment

• Together with the clinical lead develop Standards Operations Procedures (SOPs) for required nursing activities and community outreach activities related to primary health care mobile services, immunization and management of acute watery diarrhea
• Assist in the recruitment and management of outreach health promotion teams with the WASH team
• Assist in providing weekly drug consumption and vaccination reports in time
• Review and facilitate all referrals of patients following agreed referral protocols and ensure all referrals are documented and reported and where possible followed up.

To be successful you will be registered Nurse, qualified from recognised centre with experience in primary health care, general practice and media nursing. As well as strong communication skills, with excellent written and spoken English you will also have experience working in insecure environments. In addition you will have:

• Experience in dispensing and vaccination
• Strong experience, of humanitarian healthcare with experience of setting up large scale emergency health programmes from scratch
• Experience of working in a district hospital overseas working on management and clinical care
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• The ability to work in and maintain a positive team dynamic in insecure environment.

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. If you share our mission, are passionate about making it happen and strongly believe you can contribute then join us and we'll give you every opportunity to succeed. We look forward to hearing from you.

Closing date: 22nd December 2019

Main purpose of Job

Strategically lead and manage the delivery of Eikon services to children, young people and families across Surrey, with a particular focus on our work in schools and colleges

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic Partnership Working

· Develop and maintain strong strategic relationships with key stakeholders, particularly education providers

· Build relationships with other key organisations (schools, local councils, health partners, other voluntary organisations) to support the growth of Eikon in education settings

Cross Organisational Working

· Contribute to Eikon’s strategy and objectives, and ensure the organisational perspective is reflected in the delivery of services and outcomes for young people

· In collaboration with colleagues across Eikon strategically develop opportunities to improve services for children, young people and families in Surrey

· In collaboration with peers within the department write and monitor operational business plans

Management of staff and teams

· Line manage staff in line with Eikon's policies

· Ensure appropriate clinical supervision is undertaken and provided for all frontline staff

· Develop frontline staff, ensuring a high-quality service is delivered in accordance with all other best practice guidelines

· Support managers to identify learning and development needs of their teams and develop learning and development plans

Safeguarding and health and safety

· Work in collaboration with the DSL to ensure all staff are competent to manage safeguarding issues

· Lead on supporting staff with all safeguarding issues and liaise with the DSL where appropriate

· Understand and act when safeguarding issues need to be escalated

· Put in place policies and procedures that support the safety, health and wellbeing of staff and Children and Young People

Risk Management and Quality Assurance

· Systematically monitor organisational risk and put in place measures to mitigate risks

· Develop and implement quality assurance processes and practice

· Systematically monitor the quality and effectiveness of frontline services

· Keep up to date with good practice, legislation and policies that have an impact on service delivery at Eikon

· Ensure case management is undertaken to a high quality (including ensuring systematic case note review processes are followed)

· Update and review all relevant policies when necessary

·     Embed a culture of continuous improvement across all teams

Monitoring, reviewing and reporting

· Undertake regular and systematic case note review processes and monitor for quality of recording

· Ensure all data and information is uploaded onto all relevant databases (Breathe HR, Evide, Donorfy, Sage)

· Monitor and evaluate all relevant frontline services and set targets for delivery

· Ensure all direct delivery of services for children and young people use the Eikon Impact Measurement tool

· Ensure regular reporting of progress with business plans

Understanding need

· Use external research, insight and intelligence to identify emerging needs and trends in children and young people in Surrey and identify gaps in services

· Undertake analysis of internal data to identify, trends, and gaps in provision

Fundraising and Budget Management

· Work with the fundraising team to identify, promote and support local and wider organisational fundraising opportunities

· Monitor and develop relevant service delivery budgets

· Working with finance ensure delivery is kept within budgets and contractual obligations

Other roles

· Provide on call cover as part of a rota of senior managers

· Undertake any other duties reasonably required by the line manager

Partnerships Manager

Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week

Hospice Pay Band 6: £27,442 - £36,833 per annum

‘Happy to talk about Flexible Working’

Are you a fundraiser or relationship manager with a passion for supporting people living with life limiting illness?

Birmingham St Mary’s Hospice has a new opportunity for a talented relationship manager with effective networking and account management skills, working to secure long-term fundraising partnerships with corporate organisations and high net-worth individuals.

As a Partnerships Manager, you will use your network to steward a portfolio of relationships of key senior level individual and corporate supporters from the Greater Birmingham area. You will be responsible for managing relationships with existing donors as well as identifying and securing new fundraising partnerships.

Within this wide-ranging role, you will be comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders and leading organisations to deliver a first-class supporter journey and engagement experience. To win new partnerships and maintain success, you will also be a pro-active self-starter and adept at working collaboratively across internal departments with other teams; such as marketing, events, facilities, finance and clinical.  

As the successful candidate, you will be an excellent relationships manager, able to prioritise tasks, have exemplary attention to detail as well as being self-motivated and highly organised to manage individual projects. Demonstrable experience of successfully generating new opportunities which are commercially viable, relevant and of mutual benefit is essential.

If this is sounds like the role for you then apply today.

Closing date:  Noon, Wednesday 8th January 2020

Interview date: Friday 17th January 2020

Registered charity no 503456

The Hospice is committed to developing a diverse workforce, representative of the communities it serves. We ask you, therefore, to complete the Equal Opportunities monitoring form to help us in this aim.

Community Fundraising Manager

You will join the team as Community Fundraising Manager and lead the Community Fundraising Executives on our client's next period of growth. They have launched two new helicopters which now operate UK wide alongside regional services. All services are funded by incredible supporters and your role will be to grow this area of the Charity by leading fundraisers and designing our client's Challenge Events strategy over the coming years.

The role holder will be based at Blue Skies House, Rugby, Warwickshire (or home based in Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Northamptonshire or surrounding) with travel within the UK as required to fulfil the role.

Community Fundraising Manager Requirements:

This is the ideal role for an Experienced Community Fundraising manager who has the experience to inspire, motivate and lead a team of talented Fundraisers. Our client can give you the opportunity to have autonomy with the team to guide them to exceed their targets. As well as they day to day management they will also being looking for you to create a challenge events strategy that will raise both awareness and funds for the Charity.

Our client is on a journey to be the organisation of choice and opportunity for the most talented and driven people from diverse backgrounds.

About Our Client:

Our client provides two very important functions, Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) and a children’s helicopter which provides paediatric transfers across the UK. Their objective is to save lives, utilising specialist pilots, doctors, and paramedics and with their work centred on saving lives, improving clinical outcomes and being able to react quickly and efficiently to emergencies.

They are at the forefront of innovative clinical care and they challenge boundaries. None of this can be achieved without a hugely dedicated team of colleagues, volunteers and the general public.

Location: Rugby, Warwickshire CV21 3RQ

Job type: Full Time, Permanent, 37.5 hours per week

Salary: £32,000 to £35,000 per annum plus car / allowance

You may have experience of the following: Fundraising Manager, Fundraiser, Senior Fundraising Officer, Senior Fundraising Executive, Fundraising, Community Fundraising, Business Development Manager, etc

Ref: 90672