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Regional Community Fundraiser – North East England 

• Ideal locations include Newcastle, Carlisle, Durham to allow travel across North East England. 
• 22.5 hours per week
• Working pattern to be agreed (with occassional evening or weekends)

About Us
The Fire Fighters Charity offers specialist, lifelong support for members of the UK fire services community, empowering individuals to achieve mental, physical and social wellbeing throughout their lives.

We provide confidential, personalised support to the whole of the fire services community, whether that’s at our centres, over the phone, online or out in communities.

We are looking for an experienced Fundraiser to join our national team who can inspire the diverse communities across the North East of England to unite support for their fire community. 

The Benefits
As an Employee of the Charity, we pride ourselves on ensuring you have great employee benefits along with a caring and supportive working environment.

• Salary of £23,170 per annum (equivilent £38,618 FTE)
• £3,400 p/a Car Allowance (Ts & Cs apply)
• Pension: 8% pension contributions (All pension contributions are paid by the Charity on your behalf. No employee contribution is required, though can be made through a salary sacrifice scheme)
• Paid Annual leave: 25 days’ holiday rising to 27 plus Bank Holidays (pro rata)
• Life assurance: 3 x basic salary
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme and other support tools

The Role
Building relationships with the fire and rescue services in your area, you’ll become an integral part of the local fire services community. You’ll join a nation-wide team of inspiring and innovative fundraisers, working collaboratively to secure the much-needed income for the Charity. 

Helping to coordinate events, support fundraising initiatives and implement new ideas, you’ll support your people, stations, and offices to raise awareness of the Charity and achieve and exceed income targets, as well as working with local businesses and people to maximise our fundraising potential.

By generating the income, we need to realise our ambitions you will help us to be there for even more members of the fire and rescue community.

This role is subject to a Basic Disclosure and Barring Services Check.

About You
We’re looking for an enthusiastic and innovative fundraiser to join our team, full of ideas and a positive attitude.

You’ll need excellent business and project planning skills, as well as the ability to multi-task and adapt your communication style to your audience.

You’ll be responsible for maximising the potential fundraising income from every initiative you support, so you must be able to effectively engage with multiple stakeholders and build strong networks.

You’ll also be able to support and inspire our volunteers, ensuring that these vital links between our Charity and the fire and rescue services are happy and fulfilled in their roles.

Reporting to the Fundraising Manager, you’ll be an excellent communicator with exceptional organisational skills and a ‘can do’ attitude.

How to apply
More information about us and the role can be found on our website.

Please apply online, via our recruitment portal. 

We reserve the right to close this role early should we receive a sufficient number of applications. Due to the number of applications we receive, we are unable to contact applicants who are not shortlisted for interview. If you do not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application was not successful this time.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Project Manager with drive, intellectual curiosity, and excellent communication skills to join our small but dynamic Programme Management Office (PMO). The Project Manager will co-ordinate delivery of a small portfolio of projects within the Agile framework and will need to overcome challenges, escalate issues and risks and drive momentum. The role holder will need to be prepared to ‘roll up their sleeves’ and get stuck in!

The role holder will also support the Head of PMO and Operations Optimisation with PMO management, including timely, high-quality reporting (internally and to trustees) and tracking key performance indicators.

As a result of our Christian ethos, this post is covered by an Occupational Requirement (OR) under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010. The successful applicant will be expected to be a practising Christian and to clearly demonstrate a personal commitment to the mission, principles, values and practices contained in our Ethos Statement, by:
Active membership of local church congregation.
An understanding of the faith aspects of the work of Christian charities, including the preparedness to pray with colleagues, where appropriate.

The Mark Evison Foundation is a charity working in London state schools promoting the personal

development of young people through challenge. We invite and mentor non-academic proposals for challenge from 17 year olds. It is exciting work, bringing out the best in young people.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join this fast-growing charity at an exciting time and make a significant impact as our first Development Director. You will be responsible for our fundraising strategy and setting up and professionalising our fundraising function. You will have the backing of a committed group of Trustees and volunteers who are eager to help and support your work. You will also be responsible for fundraising for the MEF across several areas, and for developing funding initiatives for our future.

We are looking for someone with a great track record of success in fundraising, who can thrive in a small ambitious team. We will expect you to represent our interests in a range of public and private contexts; to be a confident and pro-active verbal and written communicator; and a skilled networker with a strong track record of relationship building.

Job Responsibilities and Duties 

• To establish a fundraising strategy and ensure fundraising compliance.
• To generate income from individual donors at the low, mid and major gift level. To support the Executive Trustee steward existing, and cultivate new, major donors.
• To research and develop a trust and foundation pipeline and prepare and submit grant applications and draft progress reports
• To grow our income and diversify our donor pool through targeted campaigns
• To grow our network – including influencers and organisations that can help to raise our profile
• To ensure appropriate stewardship processes are in place so that donors at all levels feel well thanked and informed of their impact.
• To grow our presence amongst small to medium businesses, London schools and local residents
• To build partnerships with businesses to extend our profile and find new funding opportunities
• To effectively engage schools and businesses to support the Foundation, to raise awareness and help raise funds
• To liaise with the team on a regular basis to explore better community engagement, local connections, and fundraising opportunities
• To report regularly to the Board on income, prospects, and strategic objectives in alignment with our objectives
• To help foster a positive culture of fundraising across the organisation
• To promote the MEF widely, through the written word and social media
• To research and plan fundraising events, with other MEF staff and the charity’s trustees 

For more information please visit our website or see the attached Job Description below

Position Overview: As the Head of Alumni Relations, you will play a crucial role in building and maintaining strong connections with our alumni network. Your primary responsibility will be to implement and oversee the management of our university ambassadors, ensuring they effectively represent and promote our organisation's mission and values within their respective institutions. Additionally, you will chair the alumni advisory board, a committee developed to grow the alumni community and act as a sounding board feeding back into the organisation's strategy.

Key Responsibilities:

Ambassador Program Management: Develop and implement strategies to recruit, train, and support university ambassadors. Provide ongoing guidance and mentorship to ambassadors, ensuring they understand their roles and responsibilities. Monitor ambassador performance and provide feedback to optimise their effectiveness.

Relationship Building: Collaborate with university administrators and career services to maximise our presence on campus, developing new pipelines for future delegate recruitment.

Alumni Advisory Board Management:Recruit, onboard, and engage members for the Alumni advisory board. Facilitate board meetings, set agendas, and ensure effective communication and collaboration among board members. Seek input and guidance from the board on alumni engagement strategies and initiatives.

Alumni Development: Organise CPD opportunities for alumni, including seminars, webinars, and skill-building workshops. Coordinate social get-togethers and informal networking events to facilitate connections and foster community among alumni..

Qualifications:

• Proven experience in alumni relations, event management, or related fields.

• Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and inspire others.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with diverse groups of stakeholders.

• Strategic thinker with the ability to develop and execute innovative engagement initiatives.

• Detail-oriented with strong organisational and project management abilities.

• Ability to work independently and remotely while maintaining a high level of productivity and motivation.

• Familiarity with social mobility issues and a passion for making a positive impact on individuals' lives.

Characteristics of a Successful Candidate:

A successful candidate for this role will possess a genuine passion for alumni engagement and a commitment to supporting the professional development and success of alumni. They will demonstrate a collaborative spirit, strategic thinking, adaptability, resilience, empathetic communication, results-driven mindset, innovative problem-solving skills, and a commitment to ethical and professional conduct.

The Aleto Foundation is an equal opportunity organisation. We value diversity and encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview.

Note: Only successful applicants will be contacted. We appreciate your understanding in this matter.

Thank you for considering joining The Aleto Foundation and contributing to our mission of empowering young leaders and fostering social mobility.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced researcher to join Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor (WSUP). WSUP is a not-for-profit company, expert at improving water and sanitation services for low-income, urban communities, since 2005. We currently work in seven countries in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia (Kenya, Uganda, Mozambique, Madagascar, Ghana, Zambia, Bangladesh). WSUP’s innovative approach to creating impact is guided by our values, which are the common fundamental beliefs and principles that inform our approach and work. 

The Research Officer will contribute to WSUP’s global impact, as a key member of the Evaluation, Research and Learning (ERL) team. WSUP works at the interface of research and practice and research is a key strategic area within WSUP’s Theory of Change. Since its inception, WSUP has been committed to evidence-based programming, and to sharing the learning from its programmes with the wider sector, to achieve outsized regional and global impact. 

The candidate can apply from, but must have the right to work in the following countries: London, UK. Kenya, Nairobi. Ghana, Accra or Kumasi. Zambia, Lusaka. Bangladesh, Dhaka. Madagascar, Antananarivo. Mozambique, Maputo. 

This role will work closely with WSUP's Head of Evaluation, Research & Learning (HERL) and the ERL Manager, you will be expected to drive forward technical publications connected to WSUP’s work; manage research projects; and deliver research consultancy.

The role additionally requires sustained close liaison with country programme teams, WSUP’s Global Programmes, Partnerships & Communications (P&C) and Innovation & Consumer Needs (ICON) and WSUP Advisory CIC.

Salary: According to grade and salary band of the country of employment

Main Duties: 

• Plan, research, write, edit and coordinate technical publications about diverse aspects of urban WASH
• Manage research projects and contribute to in-house research delivery
• Support research uptake and research-into-policy
• Contribute to planning and delivery of WSUP participation in major sector conferences and internal/external learning events
• Support the ERL team as required across its portfolio of activities 

Closing Date: Monday 27th May 2024

NOTE:

We are only able to accept applications from UK based candidates at present.  Please provide a cover letter, your current notice period, and a link to your portfolio or examples of work if available.  

Job Title:          Junior Graphic Designer

Hours:              Full Time – 35 hours per week

Reports to:       Designer

Salary:              £25–28K (dependent on experience)

This is your chance to join a national charity committed to improving the outcomes of all children by advocating for and telling the stories of parents and parent volunteers. Parentkind has begun an exciting new chapter delivering new products and campaigns, and we are looking for high-performing team players to join our fun and friendly marketing team. 

Main purpose and scope of the role:

To support and work in collaboration with our lead designer at Parentkind to: 

• Develop, implement and maintain a new brand for Parentkind
• Create best-in-class design of print and digital assets, including magazines, guides, videos, website, campaign and social media assets
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders providing creative and innovative design support for Parentkind projects 

Duties and key responsibilities:

Under the guidance of the Lead Designer at Parentkind

1.Design:

• Champion the Parentkind brand across all designed assets and activities to ensure brand integrity and consistency
• Design assets which will include but are not limited to; print and digital magazines, guides, social assets, email designs, web assets, video content and PowerPoint templates
• Contribute creatively to large campaigns and activities ensuring that we are delivering best in-class and impactful design, that effectively represents and promotes our vision
• Conduct thorough quality checks on deliverables to ensure accuracy

2.Project management:

• Lead on the delivery of design activity such as guides, social and email campaigns, ensuring that design work is delivered to time and allows for revisions, sign-off and launch deadlines
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously and prioritise effectively
• Assist in managing and organising design assets, including image libraries, templates and project files

3.Collaboration:

• Work with the lead designer at Parentkind to support on projects, refine design outputs and deliver work within the Parentkind brand and to deadlines
• Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to ensure that design work meets the objectives of the relevant projects and is done so within the Parentkind brand

4.Continuous learning:

• Work with others across the organisation as well as independently to understand our key audiences so that the work delivered is audience-focussed
• Stay informed of the latest design trends, technologies and best practises so that Parentkind’s work is forward-thinking and impactful

General Responsibilities

• To ensure Data Protection procedures are followed at all times
• To keep abreast of relevant educational policy and legislation affecting our key audiences
•  To be flexible within the remit of the post
• To undertake other duties as reasonably requested 
• To be self-servicing
• To attend and participate in Parentkind’s performance, development and training programmes.
• To abide by organisational policies, codes of conduct and practices.
• To be responsible for the health, safety, welfare of self, other members of staff and visitors. 

Just Like Us is the LGBT+ young people’s charity and works with thousands of schools and young people across the UK through its programmes.

Our Education Programmes are focused on engaging primary schools, secondary schools and sixth form colleges across the UK to take part in our programmes and ensure LGBT+ young people can thrive. Just Like Us has already worked with thousands of schools and gained recognition for our Growing up LGBT+ report (2020) and our Positive Futures report (2023). By 2025, we aim to reach more than 60,000 school pupils annually through our programmes. 

This role is critical to the delivery of this mission and will support the Head of Education Programmes to meet the needs of our several thousand-strong school network so that we can reach even more LGBT+ young people across the UK. This role will be working across School Diversity Week and the Pride Groups programme. 

This role is an entry-level position and will provide the successful candidate with a strong foundation for a career in the voluntary sector. We are looking for someone who is eager to learn, with strong organisational and administrative skills, and good communication skills to join a friendly, driven Programmes Team. 

We are very keen to hear from underrepresented voices, particularly trans and non-binary, Black and/or PoC candidates.

Please see the application pack for more details and how to apply.

Job description

Programme delivery:

• Support the Programmes Team to deliver our programmes, including Pride Groups, School Talks and School Diversity Week 
• Manage the administration of Education Programmes 
• Act as a first point of contact for schools on our programmes, answering questions, sharing new resources and encouraging participation. This includes engaging with new schools to increase our networks and managing a busy inbox 
• Engage new schools to increase our networks, including representing the charity at conferences and events 
• Maintain good relationships with school contacts, lead on liaising with school staff to confirm bookings, monitoring invoices, membership and renewals
• Work collaboratively across teams to manage logistics and ensure the smooth running of Just Like Us programmes throughout the academic year. 
• Support the delivery of our education programmes, including delivering talks, and training for teachers and other education stakeholders on LGBT+ issues
• Support with the creation and development of education resources 
• Assist the monitoring and evaluation of programmes by distributing surveys, collecting case studies and providing analysis of data obtained to evidence our impact
• Support our marketing and communication initiatives, writing emails and monitoring open rates
• Assist with the maintenance of our online portals of resources for school staff and the online school staff networks 
• Support programme effectiveness by streamlining internal workflows and procedures 

Cross-team working

• Collaborate with colleagues in our Communications, Development and Education to deliver our charitable purpose 
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Initiatives: Champion diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives within the charity, promoting a culture that embraces and celebrates individual differences.
• Alongside the senior leadership team, support the development and implementation of DEI strategies to ensure the organisation's programmes and workplace practices are inclusive and reflect the diverse communities it serves.

Safeguarding is a collective responsibility and all employees, volunteers, and stakeholders are expected to actively contribute to creating a safe and supportive environment for children, young people, staff, adults at risk and programme participants.

The listed role responsibilities are not exhaustive and employees may be required to take on additional tasks related to other organisational needs as and when necessary.

Applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK.

Please see the application pack for more details and how to apply.

Job Description

Title: Operations Support Administrator

Reports to: Associate Director of Business & Operations

Based: Remotely - however must be willing and able to travel as and when required to meetings and events.

Job Purpose: To provide confidential operational administrative support to Senior Management and all areas of the Charity.

Key Responsibilities:

· Manage and oversee organisations database to ensure clean and clear data is being recorded and stored accordingly, draw down monthly reports for Senior Management using BI Reporting and disseminate to data inputters any errors for correction.

· Collate websites update requests and liaise with Communications Team to instigate the changes.

· Proofreading and final point of sign off before Senior Managers.

· Administrative assistance and attendance at annual events/programmes such as World Heart Rhythm Week, Global AF Aware Week, Heart Rhythm Congress, Heart Rhythm Updates, and any other event/programmes or initiatives.

· Diary Management for the senior management team

· Minute taking and writing for Senior Management.

· Management of travel arrangements. Scheduling and tracking domestic and international travel itineraries within several time zones for senior management.

· Management of deadlines for Senior Managers/Coordinators and prompting the team where necessary.

· Supervise the General Administration team to ensure completion of their tasks to a high standard before signing off on their work.

· Assist in answering calls as and when required, taking messages when necessary. Screening and responding as appropriate to incoming emails or calls.

Person specification:

- Educated to GCSE level

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills

- Competent in Microsoft Word and Excel

- Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise and manage own workload

- Can undertake a wide variety of tasks and multi-task with ease

- Ability to work on own initiative

- Good attention to detail and accuracy

- Can work flexibly, and as part of a team

- Methodical and thorough approach to work

- Friendly and polite

This unique position will contribute to the strategic development of the charity, allowing the right individual to bring expertise from previous roles to expand external partnerships and influence.  Keychange is a Christian Charity working in elderly social care and homeless communities.  Keychange provides care, support, development, and well-being services across nine sites in England, consisting of seven residential Care Homes for older people and two Housing Communities for young people, with an additional housing site in development. Our office in London provides a support function of central services to our communities to enable them to operate at the most effective level with a focus on delivering quality care and support.

The Director of Strategic Partnerships reports to the CEO and is a part of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) along with the Director of Finance, the Director of Operations and Facilities Business Manager.  The SLT is responsible for the leadership, culture and oversight of Keychange in the Central Office and Community Sites.

Key focus of this role:

• Driving external partnership growth, including instigating national and local partnerships
• Advocacy and influence, including understanding local and national government and policy targets and sector themes and trajectories
• Maximising current impact and opportunities and developing new sites
• Communications, Marketing, and Fundraising
• Member of the Senior Leadership Team providing leadership in areas of vision, values, culture and mission.

Please refer to the job description for full remit and expectations for this role, together with essential experience and person specification, and outline how you fulfil these within your cover letter.

Thank you for considering a Research and Evaluation manager role with Redthread. We are a team of compassionate, collaborative and courageous professionals committed to empowering young people to change their lives.

Be at the forefront of innovation and thought leadership around preventing violence impacting children and young people. Join us as our Research and Evaluation Manager during this pivotal time for our mission - not only by ensuring we evidence our impact, but also by helping us make it on the wider provision, systems and policies affecting young people from often the most marginalised communities. 

For this role, you would need to be able to think analytically and creatively, work collaboratively, and have a good hands-on understanding of research and evaluation methodologies and approaches. You will have excellent project management skills, and be able to engage with internal and external stakeholders at all levels, as comfortable building a relationship with a team member as you are liaising with our clinical colleagues, academic evaluators and funders.  

If that sounds like you, then come and help us demonstrate and maximise our impact for young people, funders, the wider sector and decision-makers.

Please check out our website for more information on the services we provide and learn more about us, including our commitment to safeguarding, equity, diversity and inclusion. Here is an animation that was created with our Youth Ambassadors, and these clips, C4 News- Young Women's Service, BBC News - YVIP and ‘A day in the life’ will give you a taste of what we do every day.

Job Description

Post Title: Research and Evaluation Manager

Location: Hybrid working from Redthread Head office (London Brixton), with flexibility to work some days from home. Regular site visits in London and Birmingham are required.

Hours: 37.5 hours per week.

Salary: £41,916 per annum + benefits

Contract type: 12-month fixed term, with the possibility of extension subject to funding.

DBS Check Required: not required

Responsible to: Head of Policy and Research

Purpose of the Post

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Research and Evaluation Manager. The primary focus will be on leading our research and evaluation to demonstrate and maximise our impact for young people, funders and wider sector stakeholders, along with driving our journey towards becoming a gold-standard learning organisation.

We are committed to putting children and young people at the heart of everything we do and making sure we learn from and continuously improve the impact of our services. This role is critical to our ability to demonstrate our impact, innovation, and thought leadership and to support our strategic goals.

We need someone who can think analytically and creatively, works collaboratively, and has a good hands-on understanding of research and evaluation methodologies and approaches. To succeed in this role, you will need to be a confident leader, experienced in a range of research approaches, have excellent project management skills, and be able to engage with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.

You must also be a skilled communicator, as comfortable building a relationship with a team member as you are liaising with our clinical colleagues, academic evaluators and funders.

Day to day, this role is pivotal to Redthread as it engages and underpins all our functions, from services, fundraising, and policy, to external communications. They will report to the Head of Policy and Research and provide expertise and specialist guidance across the organisation.

How to apply:

If this sounds like the right role and organisation for you, please go to our website where you will find a downloadable job description with a person specification, including details of the terms and conditions of the post.

We encourage you to read through the job pack and the person specification carefully, as we will shortlist applications using the essential criteria.

ID: 1204 Head of Corporate Partnerships

Salary:

- Starting at £46,796 FTE per annum, raising to £54,186.

- If office based, additionally, £3,679 Inner London Weighting FTE per annum

- If home based, additionally, £480 home-based allowance FTE per annum

Location: Either homebased or based at our Head Office, London, N1 7GR.

If office based, we typically work 2 days a week in the office. Our office space is wheelchair accessible.

Hours:  Full-time (37 hours per week).

Contract: Permanent

Family Action & the Role’s Impact:

Family Action is a national charity committed to building stronger families and supporting people through change, challenge and crisis.  Since the charity was founded in 1869, we have continued to help children and families overcome the challenges they face through a wide range of practical, emotional and financial support. Today we work with more than 60,000 families in some 200+ community-based services, as well as supporting thousands more through our national helpline, FamilyLine, which offers free and immediate support to adult family members, and through national schemes like the National School Breakfast Programme.

This is an exciting time for an experienced corporate partnerships leader to join our high performing corporate partnerships team. Family Action is currently undertaking a major brand review and will soon be launching a new website, with income generation a key priority. We have several existing high value partnerships including with Barclays, NewDay and Poundland Foundation. For new business opportunity, our broad range of services allows alignment with partners across many sectors. Our working culture is flexible, fun and open, with excellent opportunities to collaborate with colleagues with a range of specialisms, from brand, to marketing and communications, to fundraising, as well as our colleagues delivering Family Action’s services.

Main Responsibilities:

• Leading the team in planning and delivering new business activity, drawing on business need, our organisation strategy, sector trends, meeting agreed annual income targets. 
• Ensuring account management of all corporate partnerships is delivered with skill and diligence. Leading the team in maximising the impact of partnerships through outstanding relationship management.
• Embedding corporate partnerships in the strategic development of the organization, promoting and advocating for current and prospective partners in strategic discussions at Family Action. Integrating and aligning corporate partnerships activity with wider organisational priorities.
• Proactive and supportive line management of the corporate partnerships team, which currently comprises 3 x Corporate Partnerships Managers, 1 x Fundraising Officer and the Toy Appeal Temporary Assistant (Christmas)

Main Requirements (for details check the job description and person specification):

1. A proven fundraising leader with an in-depth understanding of and experience of working on a wide variety of corporate partnerships
2. Demonstrable experience of successful new business work, securing 6 and/or 7 figure opportunities.
3. Extensive account management experience, ideally across a range of sectors
4. Excellent communication skills, including the ability to speak confidently both formally and informally to a range of audiences as well as strong writing skills.
5. A commitment to social justice and a passion for helping families to thrive.

Benefits:

- annual paid leave entitlement of 30 working days plus bank holidays

- up to 6% matched-pension contributions

- flexible working arrangements and new starters have the right to make flexible working requests from day one of employment

- enhanced paid sick leave and paid family leave provisions

- eye care and winter flu jabs vouchers

- cycle to work scheme

- investing in your professional development with ongoing quality training and career development opportunities

We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect.

For an application pack and further information please visit our website, details are on the advert PDF document.

Please email completed applications to: inbox (6) details on the advert PDF document

Closing Date : Monday 17th June 2024 at 9:00am

First Interviews are scheduled to take place from 24-28 June virtually, with slots throughout the working day and early/late slots available.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion:

We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process and you will be asked whether you require any adjustments if shortlisted for interview. We also make reasonable adjustments on the job, where required.

We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Intersectionality is important to us and we particularly welcome applications from ethnic minority groups, LGBTQIA+ candidates and disabled candidates because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action. We know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants and will reimburse your travel cost if you attend an in person interview.

* Ordinarily Family Action appoints new starters at the starting point of the salary scale (with subsequent annual pay progression), unless you have experience that would justify appointment further up the salary scale or there are any other exceptional reasons.

Imagine being part of an organisation whose common purpose is to help those who are severely affected by mental illness. We believe that everyone should be treated with respect and dignity – and that’s why equity is one of our core values. We draw on the expertise, unique perspectives and lived experience of our people – regardless of who they are or their background – to help us become inclusive and anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider that reflect the diverse communities we support as a mental health charity.

The objectives of the Communications and Campaigns team are to increase the public profiles of Rethink Mental Illness and Mental Health UK, mobilise public support to bring about change and ensure that all colleagues are aware of, bought into and engaged in contributing to the values and direction of the charities.

How you will make a difference

I am a social media expert who thrives on planning, creating and delivering high quality content across Rethink Mental Illness’s and Mental Health UK’s social media channels (Twitter/X, TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube).

I disseminate our messages and information to key audiences through clear and engaging social media posts that are tailored for different networks. I monitor the performance of our posts and I am proactive in incorporating best practice to ensure that our posts are well received by our audiences, and that our presence on our social media channels grows.

I regularly collaborate with colleagues across both charities, and the other founding charities of Mental Health UK, and key partners to create compelling and inspiring content.

*Appointments will be at the minimum of the band.

*London Allowance is paid for roles that are based within the Greater London area only.

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. 

Please see further details on our website

You can also follow us on Facebook / Twitter / Instagram and LinkedIn to find out more about the work we do!

Don’t meet all requirements?

If the role sounds exciting to you but your experience, skills or qualifications don’t exactly match every single requirement, we still encourage you to apply, you may be just the right person for our position!

Caring for our people.

We offer a wide range of support. Some of our benefits include:

• PULSE: our recognition, rewards, wellbeing, and benefits platform. Providing access to thousands of discounts and benefits including cashback; reloadable cards; savings etc. As well as being able to thank colleagues and nominate them for awards. 
• Wagestream: gives you instant access to up to 50% of your pay. Also provides a library of expert tools, tips and articles plus, helps you start building a rainy-day pot straight from your salary.
• Wellbeing support: our Wellbeing hub gives physical, emotional, and mental health support. We also have a BUPA Employee Assistance Programme with access to appointments. 
• Taking time for you: we work flexibly –you get to choose where you work, managing your own diary. We have generous annual leave, starting at 25 rising to 30 days, plus bank holidays, as well as your birthday off. We also offer the opportunity to buy and sell annual leave. 
• Planning for the future: We have a contributory pension scheme. 
• Structured Corporate Induction: Onboarding you into the Charity supporting your wellbeing along the way. 
• £300 when you introduce a Friend: receive up to £300 when you introduce a friend or family member. 

Who are we? 

We’re Rethink Mental Illness, a leading charity provider of mental health services in England. We support thousands of people through our groups, services, policy, campaigns and advice and information. Our work supports us in delivering on our mission: “A better life for everyone severely affected by mental illness.”

It is an exciting time to join our growing charity. We are on a transformation journey, one that supports the delivery of the organisation strategy – delivering Communities that Care. Supporting employees, managers and leaders through this change is a key priority for the People function. Just like its key that we attract diverse people to come and work for us.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion

Diversity is important to us and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we’re working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer.  We recognise and support staff networks for our Black, Asian and minority ethnic and our LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter.

Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation

We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider - and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our anti-racist statement . We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our Race Equality Action Plan which demonstrate our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.

We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (or questioning), Intersex and (asexual) (LGBTQIA+), people with a disability, and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.

We are looking for a Parliamentary Officer to support the management and administration of the Christians in Parliament All Party Parliamentary Group (CiP) as part of a team of three staff.  

CiP exists to support all Members and staff in their work in Parliament, commending the relevance of the Christian faith to personal and political life. 

This is a full-time role, but there is potential to discuss flexible working options.

Based in the Houses of Parliament, your work will include:

· Administering our events programme including weekly chapel services, guest speaker events, staff prayer meetings and Bible study groups   

· Planning and supporting the delivery of the National Parliamentary Prayer Breakfast, a major annual Parliamentary event 

· Managing & co-ordinating CiP’s communication including maintaining the CiP website

· Potential for developing outreach and discipleship opportunities with staff, depending on experience and interests

* There is an occupational requirement for this post to be filled by a person committed to the Christian faith.
 

We are currently seeking an enthusiastic Press and Campaigns Officer to raise the profile of Carers First, building our brand awareness and engagement levels to reach new carers. The successful candidate will also help to raise awareness of the issues affecting carers and be responsible for our press and media activity, helping us to secure national and local coverage. 
You will work to increase the charity’s local presence improving visibility and helping to increase engagement with Carers First across all the areas in which we work, supporting with the development and delivery of our campaigns and projects.
To be successful you will require 1-2 years of experience in a public relations or communications position, ideally within the charity or public sectors, excellent IT skills including ability to use Microsoft Office suite, along with superb organisational skills with a proven ability to prioritise work to meet deadlines and show attention to detail.
In return you will benefit from working for a not-for-profit organisation that delivers a service which makes a real difference to peoples’ lives. We offer training and development to help you grow your career, a good annual leave entitlement, flexible working options, access to our workplace pension, employee assistance programme and a Benenden Healthcare package. 
If you are interested in becoming part of the team and have the skills and experience that we are looking for and are passionate about making a real difference, then please read the Job Description and Person Specification. 
Appointments are subject to Carers First receiving suitable references and an appropriate disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
We encourage and welcome applications regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation or age. 
If you would like to discuss this role confidentially, please contact us and we will be happy to organise for one of the Team to contact you. Please note that if you have not been contacted within one week of submitting your online application, that your application has not been successful.  Carers First is an Equal Opportunities Employer