What are we looking for?

The role will suit someone who is organised, has excellent communication skills and the ability to write a range of informative resources. You will need to be enthusiastic in your approach to work, flexible and people orientated.

To be successful as a Project Officer at Carers Trust, you will have: (the following skills and experience will be assessed at interview)

• Experience of taking the lead on coordinating multiple, sometimes complex, projects
• Experience of overseeing key elements of projects, developing and delivering project plans and monitoring progress against them
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and management skills
• Confidence in using your own initiative to progress work and manage competing demands
• Excellent organisational skills with strong attention to detail
• A positive and proactive attitude to working with others
• Experience of drafting reports, guides and presentations and confidence in sharing and promoting resources through online training events and meetings
• A working knowledge of the policy context, devolved systems and structures in Wales particularly relating to health, social care and education

What difference will you make for Carers in Wales?

This is an opportunity for you to make a real difference to the lives of Carers in Wales. As the main point of contact for members of the National Engagement Group for Carers you will be instrumental in supporting carers to have their voices heard on a national platform. You will also have a supporting role in a national project between Carers Wales and Carers Trust Wales focused on developing training and resources to improve unpaid carers’ experiences in health and social care.

You will take a proactive approach to project support, working collaboratively with colleagues across Carers Trust to deliver against a wide range of project aims, ensuring that carers and other key stakeholders are able to inform, shape and support the work of Carers Trust Wales.

If this sounds like you, we would be delighted to hear from you. 

Indicative Recruitment Timeline:

Closing Date: Midday 5 May 2021

Shortlisting Date: 6 May 2021

Interview Date: TBC – but anticipated to be 10 May 2021

Beth rydym yn chwilio amdano?

Bydd y rôl yn gweddu i rywun sy’n drefnus, sy’n meddu ar sgiliau cyfathrebu rhagorol a’r gallu i ysgrifennu ystod o adnoddau addysgiadol. Bydd angen ichi fod yn frwdfrydig yn eich agwedd at eich gwaith, yn hyblyg ac yn mwynhau gweithio gyda phobl.

I fod yn Swyddog Prosiectau llwyddiannus yn yr Ymddiriedolaeth Gofalwyr, bydd gennych: (caiff y sgiliau a’r profiad canlynol eu hasesu yn y cyfweliad)

• Profiad o arwain ar gydlynu mwy nac un prosiect, rhai ohonynt yn gymhleth
• Profiad o oruchwylio elfennau allweddol o brosiectau, datblygu a chyflawni cynlluniau prosiect a monitro’r cynnydd wrth eu cyflawni
• Sgiliau rheoli ac ymgysylltu â budd-ddeiliaid
• Hyder i weithio ar eich liwt eich hun i symud gwaith yn ei flaen a rheoli gofynion croes
• Sgiliau trefnu rhagorol a phwyslais cryf ar fanylion
• Agwedd gadarnhaol a rhagweithiol at weithio gydag eraill
• Profiad o lunio adroddiadau, arweinlyfrau a chyflwyniadau a hyder i rannu a hyrwyddo adnoddau trwy ddigwyddiadau a chyfarfodydd hyfforddiant ar-lein
• Gwybodaeth weithiol o'r cyd-destun polisi, systemau a strwythurau datganoledig yng Nghymru, yn enwedig felly ym meysydd iechyd, gofal cymdeithasol ac addysg

Pa wahaniaeth fyddwch chi’n ei wneud i Ofalwyr yng Nghymru?

Mae hwn yn gyfle ichi wneud gwahaniaeth gwirioneddol i fywydau Gofalwyr yng Nghymru. Fel y prif bwynt cyswllt ar gyfer aelodau’r Grŵp Ymgysylltu Cenedlaethol i Ofalwyr byddwch yn chwarae rhan allweddol yn cefnogi gofalwyr i sicrhau bod eu lleisiau’n cael eu clywed ar lwyfan cenedlaethol. Bydd gennych hefyd rôl gefnogol mewn prosiect cenedlaethol rhwng Gofalwyr Cymru ac Ymddiriedolaeth Gofalwyr Cymru i ddatblygu hyfforddiant ac adnoddau i wella profiadau gofalwyr di-dâl ym meysydd iechyd a gofal cymdeithasol.

Bydd gennych agwedd ragweithiol at gefnogi prosiectau, gan weithio gyda chydweithwyr ar draws yr Ymddiriedolaeth Gofalwyr i gyflawni ystod eang o nodau prosiectau, a sicrhau bod gofalwyr a budd-ddeiliaid allweddol eraill yn gallu cyfrannu at, llywio a chefnogi gwaith Ymddiriedolaeth Gofalwyr Cymru.

Os yw hyn yn swnio fel chi, byddem yn falch iawn o glywed gennych. 

Cyfnod Recriwtio Awgrymedig:

Dyddiad Cau: 12.00 y.p. 5 Mai 2021

Dyddiad Rhestr Fer: 6 Mai 2021

Dyddiad Cyfweliadau i’w gadarnhau – ond rhagwelir y bydd ar y 10 Mai 2021

Full Time 35 Hours

The role of a Copywriting and Communications Officer is exciting, collaborative and creative. The Copywriting and Communications Officer sits within the Communications and Marketing Team whose purpose is to lift Mind’s brand; tell our story in a planned, and audience driven way and deliver strategic, life changing communications.

You’ll have an influence on how we develop our communications for print and digital as well as contribute to our tone of voice across a wide variety of channels.

You’ll support with writing and reviewing of content, liaising with teams, and writing high-quality copy to tight deadlines and for a variety of channels (including digital channels). You’ll work from briefs to conceive, develop and produce effective messaging utilising your strong conceptual and copy skills.

You’ll be responsible for editing content for various projects (either in response to briefs and/or as part of projects led by the Comms. And Marketing Team), in according to guidelines and tone of voice, helping shape messaging and storytelling.

Your role as a Copywriting and Communications Officer is to:

• Plan and deliver a wide range of top-notch communications. From developing well thought out integrated communications plans and audience focused messaging you’ll also oversee or deliver a range of communications.
• Provide copy-writing and copy-editing support to projects and campaigns across Mind, promoting a consistent tone of voice and style for Mind’s communications.
• Work collaboratively with teams, ensuring that all copy ideas generated use plain English, adhere to the organisation's editorial and language guidelines and are audience focused - tailoring messages as appropriate to each channel (printed and online, external and internal).
• Proof-read, edit and check spelling and grammar, amending/revising a variety of messages and communications materials, as well as copy for website (as and when needed).

This position will initially, in line with current government guidance be based from home, with an expectation of being home based for the next six months or until updated government guidelines are published. However, if / when government guidelines change the role may then revert to being office based, whilst retaining some flexible working options.

Mind is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Please complete an application form addressing how you meet the criteria for the role. Successful candidates will be notified a couple of days before the confirmed interview date of 26th April 2021. Subject to applications received, second interviews may be held the following week.

Mind reserve the right to close the vacancy to applications earlier, should we receive a high volume of strong candidates – therefore we encourage an early application.

Closing date: 23rd April 2021

Home Based in Wales with wider travel.

Are you proactive, energetic, and organised? Do you have demonstrable experience of delivering events and managing projects against income and awareness generating targets? 

If so, this exciting role within our Welsh Team could be a great next career move! 

About the Role

Working closely with the wider Community teams, and our overarching Marketing, Fundraising and Events teams, you will promote and deliver a range of fundraising events within local communities across Wales, raising vital funds in support of Leonard Cheshire Cymru.  You will report into the Regional Fundraising Manager for Wales.

You will identify opportunities and deliver a portfolio of other events throughout the Wales to meet agreed targets. You will also work collaboratively with the rest of the Welsh Team as well as working closely in collaborative environment with the Marketing and Fundraising department to assist in maximising overall charity income and reach. 

About You

To be considered for this role you will have the following skills and experience: 

- A minimum of 1-2 year event and marketing experience
- Ability to motivate and inspire a variety of individuals including senior decision makers 
- Highest standard of written communication skills and excellent verbal, including presentations 
- Ability to monitor and control financial budgets and evaluate potential income 
- Excellent organisational, project management and planning skills with a meticulous eye for detail 
- Proven experience of events fundraising or events / project management 
- Broad understanding of other fundraising mechanisms, such as community fundraising 
- Knowledge of the charity sectors 
- Microsoft Office Suite 
- Understanding of the importance in promoting a regional identity 
- Current UK driving license. 
- Willingness to travel to other premises and throughout the Wales, with occasional travel throughout the UK (this may incur overnight stays) 
- Flexible approach to working hours including evenings and weekends

You will have a genuine commitment to the values and ethos of Leonard Cheshire and be excited by this opportunity to make a difference to the lives of people with disabilities.

Closing Date: Sunday 25th April

Interview Date: Friday 30th April 2021

About Leonard Cheshire Cymru

Leonard Cheshire in Wales supports individuals to live, learn and work as independently as they choose, whatever their ability.  As the UK’s largest voluntary sector provider of services for people with disabilities, we do everything humanly possible to empower people to live their lives as freely and as fully as they choose. 

What we Offer

• A generous employer contribution to a company pension scheme with additional life cover
• Substantial annual leave, with the option to buy or sell leave
• Access to a cash health plan at favourable rates
• A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme

A satisfactory disclosure check may be required for this post.

Leonard Cheshire welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Shortlisting for this role may take place as applications are received. We therefore reserve the right to close this vacancy once a suitable candidate has been appointed.

Are you confident and creative with excellent communication skills? Are you able to plan effectively, manage relationships with supporters and develop new fundraising opportunities, particularly in the digital realm? 

If so, we want to hear from you! WWA is expanding our fundraising team to enable us to develop our fundraising function, fully implement our fundraising action plan, and nurture and grow our community of individual & community-based supporters. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to undertake a Chartered Institute of Fundraising qualification as part of the role, if not already held. 

A proactive approach, ability to take initiative and willingness to contribute new ideas are essential, as is a commitment to working towards the vision and value of Welsh Women’s Aid. 

Closing date: 12 noon Monday 26th April 2021 

Interviews: Tuesday 4th May 2021 

This post is open to women only under the Equality Act 2010 pursuant to Schedule 9, Part 1.    

We value diversity and are committed to promoting equality. We encourage applications from women from all backgrounds and communities - applicants from Black, Asian or other ethnic minority backgrounds and people with a disability who meet the essential job criteria will be guaranteed an interview. 

Funded from the Third Sector Resilience Fund for Wales Phase 2 Scheme, administered by WCVA. 

Registered charity number: 1140962    

Are you looking for a role where you can make a real difference?

If so, we could have the perfect opportunity for you.

We are looking for a Digital Marketing Officer to join our team at Tanio (formerly Valley and Vale Community Arts). 

Working in a small team based in Bettws, you will be pivotal in our mission; to offer a range of community arts-based activities to help a diverse range of people develop new skills, confidence and self-esteem through creative self-expression.

At Tanio, we strive for all community members to have access to inspiring, aspirational and high-quality arts experiences in safe environments.

Could you join us and help us achieve our mission?

In return we offer the chance to work with a dedicated and passionate team, a competitive salary, flexible hours, and an attractive benefits package including a stakeholder pension scheme.

Salary: 22K (pro rata)
Hours: 0.8 (equivalent to 4 days per week)

The core skills we are looking for:

· Experience of Working in Marketing and Communication in a similar role

· Experience of working in an arts or charity sector role and/or in marketing with minimal budget

· Experience of writing press releases

· Knowledge of Social Media Platforms and how best to use them for a small arts charity

· Knowledge of analytics, data creating and evaluations

· Experience of social media platforms, building and engaging audiences

· Knowledge of copyright and data protection laws

· A high level of computer literacy

· Excellent communication skills, verbally and in writing

· Excellent visuals skills

· Experience of Adobe packages including Photoshop

Highly desirable (extra) skills:

· Degree or relevant qualification applicable to the skills required in this role i.e. Marketing/ Communications

· Knowledge of Social Media Platforms and how best to use them for a small arts charity

· Competency with video editing software

· Good presentation skills

· Fluency in the Welsh language both verbal and written and/or the desire to learn

To apply for this role please send a CV and covering letter by Friday at 5pm on 30th April 2021 explaining why you believe you are suitable for this role.

Good luck and we look forward to hearing from you.

Application guidance

• Please submit an up to date CV and a letter outlining why you are suitable for the role.
   

· In your covering letter when telling us about your main strengths in applying for this post, please address each point in the Person Specification from the job description in turn.
 

· Any statements that you feel are relevant to the post should be backed up with evidence and examples. Do not use general phrases such as “I have the necessary skills ...” or “I am confident I can do the job well”. We need to know how you meet the requirements based on the evidence you provide. If, for example, you tell us that you are a good project manager, tell us why and where you have used these skills before.
 

· You should include details of any current or previous jobs, outlining tasks, responsibilities, and achievements that would be relevant to this post.
 

· Experience gained outside paid employment may also be just as important. For example, you may have done voluntary work in the community, or have skills acquired through other interests.
 

· Concentrate on relevant information and experience, transferable skills from your home life, voluntary work, past and present employment.
 

· Sometimes it may feel like you are stating the obvious but remember that we can only assess the application on the information you give us.
 

· If at all possible, please ensure you provide a daytime telephone contact number on your CV or covering letter.

We’re Mind, the mental health charity. We won’t give up until everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets support and respect. We provide advice and support to empower anybody experiencing a mental health problem and we campaign to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding.

You will join Mind at an exciting time, as we begin implementation of our 2021-2025 strategy. As Senior Social Media Officer, you will play a key role in achieving our vision.

Reporting to the Digital Content Manager, you will oversee planning and content production processes of our social media channels, and play a lead role in developing, testing, and reporting on innovative digital content.

You will work collaboratively with staff across Mind and external contacts, making sure that content planning is aligned with organisational planning and external events.

You will lead on Mind’s digital response to external activity, working closely with the Media team to develop appropriate responses and supporting the Digital Content Manager in crisis management.

Supporting the Digital Content Manager you will work with an external moderation supplier to manage Mind’s social media engagement, developing processes and on-going training and quality assurance. You must be an empathetic person who understands the impact of mental health problems and how this can affect the way people access our services through social media.

To be successful in this role, candidates will have demonstrable experience in a social media role, including planning and delivering digital content across a range of channels, with the ability to develop digital content for different audiences across online communications. You will also have experience of maintaining and protecting an organisation’s brand in a variety of formats.

Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, in particular Adobe Illustrator, is essential for this role.

Experience in Audio/Visual content production would be desirable, however is not essential.

Mind is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Please complete an application form addressing how you meet the criteria for the role referring to the job description and person specification attached.

Mind reserve the right to close the vacancy to applications earlier, should we receive a high volume of strong candidates – therefore we encourage an early application.

Closing date: 25th April 2021

Information Officer

Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading dementia charity. We provide information and support, improve care, fund research, and create lasting change for people affected by dementia.

Information Officer Responsibilities:

The Information Worker (Dementia Friends) will raise the profile of Dementia across the Bridgend County Borough Area through the delivery of Dementia Friends Sessions to Businesses, Organisations, Schools and various other groups. They will play a part in the development and growth of the wider Dementia Friendly Bridgend initiative and overall help to improve awareness and access to appropriate support and services across Bridgend.

This post is funded by Bridgend County Borough Council via the Bridgend Association of Voluntary Organisations (BAVO). At the time of appointment, the role will be home based though as Covid-19 restrictions ease you will be required to work from the BAVO Office (Maesteg) and will be required to deliver face to face Dementia Friends information sessions, all fully in line with BAVO’s office operating procedures and Welsh Government guidance and advice.

Information Officer Requirements:

You will possess an NVQ Level 2 or equivalent and have experience of providing information, preferably in regards to health or social care. You will have excellent public speaking skills and hold the ability to form quick relationships with a wide audience. A good understanding of the local area and an understanding of the issues faced by people affected by dementia will be beneficial.

As the local Information Worker, you will work with the wider Dementia Friendly Communities network in the Bridgend County Borough area to identify opportunities to deliver Dementia Friends sessions. You will also be required to inform people of the wider Dementia Friendly Community movement as well as signposting to appropriate services or training.

About Alzheimer’s Society:

Alzheimer’s Society embraces diversity, inclusion and accessibility for all of our people. We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do.

Position: Information Worker (Dementia Friends)
Location: Bridgend and District
Contract type: Fixed Term 11 months
Hours: 18 per week
Salary: £9,301.86 - £9,772.46 actual per annum (depending on skills and experience)

Closing Date: 22 April 2021
Interview Date: TBC

You may have experience of the following: Information Worker, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Not for Profit, Administrator, Information Officer, Customer Service, Community Development, Advisor, Communications Officer, Digital Resources, Marcoms, Marketing Communications, Information Resources etc.

Ref: 98296

Permanent - 35 hours per week

We’re Mind, the mental health charity. We won’t give up until everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets support and respect. We provide advice and support to empower anybody experiencing a mental health problem and we campaign to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding.

The Multimedia Officer is an exciting new role that sits within the Communications and Production team at Mind. The Communications and Production Team sits within the Communications and Marketing team, whose role is to lifts Mind’s brand, tells our story in a planned, and audience led way and delivers strategic, life changing communications.

The Multimedia Officer will support the organisation in being more creative and innovative when communicating with our audiences. You will help improve production, collection, storage and implementation of our core multimedia assets – including photos, stories, infographics, videos, design assets, animations, etc.

Your role as Multimedia Officer is to:

• Be Mind’s go to person for photography, ensuring the organisation’s photo needs are met and our image library is refreshed and up to date. The Multimedia Officer will coordinate photoshoots from developing the brief through to sourcing suppliers and case studies to uploading the images and consents to the library.
• Using video production skills and/or by outsourcing to preferred suppliers (when necessary), you’ll also be responsible for coordinating and producing video content, ensuring our films are engaging and audience/channel appropriate.
• You’ll provide specialist technical and production expertise in audio-visual content. You will act as an in-house audio-visual design resource and be responsible for creating and producing a range of on and offline visual content for a variety of channels.

With a track record in multimedia arts, multimedia production, graphic-visual communication design and a keen eye for aesthetics and designs, candidates will have excellent branding principles knowledge and application in communications work. Experience with developing a range of multi-media communications and tools, you will have strong photo and video editing skills, coupled with strong, up to date knowledge of digital design.You will have a high competence and /orexperience with the use of a broad range of software applications for multimedia editing and production, including Adobe Suite, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Premier and After Affects.

Closing Date: 20th April 2021

Mind reserve the right to close the vacancy to applications earlier, should we receive a high volume of strong candidates – therefore we encourage an early application.

This position will initially, in line with current government guidance be based from home, with an expectation of being home based for the next six months or until updated government guidelines are published. However, if / when government guidelines change the role may then revert to being office based, whilst retaining some flexible working options.

Mind is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Please refer to the Job Description while completing your application as candidates will be shortlisted based on how closely they match the criteria.

Digital and Innovation Officer 

We are looking for a Digital and Innovation Officer to support a new voluntary sector transformation programme. 

The charity is the national membership organisation for the voluntary sector and volunteering in Wales. Their aim is to work towards a future where the voluntary sector and volunteering thrive across Wales, improving wellbeing for all.

Position: Digital and Innovation Officer 

Location: Flexible Homebased, there are office hubs in Abergele, Aberystwyth and Cardiff and there will be a requirement to attend staff events as required 

Salary: £28,224- £29,912 depending on experience

Duration: Permanent 

Hours: 35 hours per week.  A flexi time scheme is in operation and time off in lieu is permissible for any work required to be undertaken outside the normal hours. 

Closing Date: 29th April 2021

About the role:  

The pandemic has demonstrated the importance of voluntary organisations being able to learn and adapt quickly in the context of huge change and uncertainty. To make a bigger difference, organisations will need to develop skills and confidence around innovation and digital transformation. As Digital and Innovation Officer you play a key role in helping to develop tools and resources to support voluntary organisations in this. 

Some of your key responsibilities will include:  

• Support a new voluntary sector transformation programme, co-ordinating with programme managers, internal colleagues, participants, stakeholders and funders. 
• Support a series of emerging workstreams being developed with partners to enable the voluntary sector in Wales to make a bigger difference through innovation and digital opportunities. 
• Develop tools and resources on the Third Sector Knowledge Hub
• Identify opportunities for developing further work in these areas 
• Work with colleagues in the communications team to engage members and other stakeholders in this work and communicate the difference it makes. 
• Transfer learning from the externally facing programmes to support internal development. 
• Support monitoring, evaluation and reporting to funders 

About you:  

To be successful in the role of Digital and Innovation Officer you will need to be experienced in a similar digital or innovation role, you will also bring with you the following skills and experience:

• Strong empathy with an ability to work well within a team as well as with a diverse range of people externally. 
• Excellent communication skills with an ability to communicate clearly across different types of communications. 
• Project management skills, with the ability to plan, develop schedules and meet deadlines. 
• Confidence in digital communication and engagement with a willingness to learn quickly and use different platforms to engage effectively with different audiences. 
• Willingness to experiment and learn, drawing on evidence and feedback. 

Although not essential, a knowledge of the voluntary sector would be highly beneficial for this role, as would Welsh language skills. 

Other roles you may have had experience of could include: Innovation officer, Digital Officer, Digital Innovation, Digital Innovation Manager, Social Media and Digital officer, Digital and Technology Officer, Senior Digital Officer, Digital Transformation, Digital information Officer, Digital Development etc.

Location: Flexible within England & Wales

Department: News, Campaigns and Public Affairs

Contract Duration: 12 months

Citizens Advice offers confidential advice online, over the phone, and in person, for free. Through our national network of charities, we give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they are, and whatever their problem.

The Campaigns and Public Affairs team drives the organisation’s influencing and public awareness campaigns, to deliver positive change for the people we support. We work across a number of different policy areas, for example welfare, debt and energy. 

This is an exciting time to join the team, as we’ve just decided our new influencing priorities. Reporting to the Campaigns and Public Affairs Manager, this role will be responsible for developing and delivering influencing strategies for a specific policy area. You will build strong relationships internally and externally, work with local Citizens Advice to achieve policy change and contribute to team development. 

This is clearly an extraordinary time and a difficult point at which to change jobs and we are committed to making this as easy as possible for candidates. We will arrange interviews by video-conference and ensure inductions can be done in a way that makes the successful candidate feel like a valued part of the organisation. If you'd like to have an informal chat about how your experience could meet the essential criteria, please get in touch.

We are happy to consider flexible working arrangements such as working from home, part-time working, fixed (non-standard) working hours and job-sharing.

Who we’re looking for

We’re looking for someone who is highly motivated and has experience of planning, delivering and evaluating strategic policy or behaviour change campaigns.

You’ll have:

• strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships, and establish credibility, with internal and external stakeholders at all levels 
• excellent written and oral communications skills, using appropriate styles, methods and timing to maximise understanding and impact
• sound political judgement
• the ability to work under pressure, with with good organisation, prioritisation and time management skills

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented throughout Citizens Advice. We are a member of the race equality campaign at Business in the Community, the Prince’s responsible business network and are committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities across the UK. We also welcome applications from, LGB and Trans and non binary candidates.

We have made a positive commitment to employing disabled people and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role as set out in role profiles.

Please be aware that we reserve the right to extend the closing date of the role.

Job Title: Director of Income Generation and Communications
Salary: Circa £50,000 depending on experience
Contract: Full time, permanent
Location: Flexible, with regular visits to the head office in Cardiff, as required.

We are looking for a passionate, creative and values-driven senior fundraising and communications leader to join our growing team and help position Llamau as the key charity in Wales, determined to end youth homelessness and homelessness for women.

Ending Homelessness, Changing Futures

At Llamau we believe that no young person or vulnerable woman should ever have to experience homelessness. Our mission is to eradicate homelessness for young people and vulnerable women. But for thousands of the most vulnerable people in Wales, homelessness is a frightening reality. We aim to change this.

We're looking for a warm, friendly, inspiring leader, with a demonstrable track record of growing income and delivering successful marketing and communications strategies. With an empathetic and collaborative management style, you will lead and motivate your team to deliver sustainable long-term income growth across all areas of fundraising and income generation, and to ensure Llamau's visibility and credibility as one of Wales' leading charities.

You will be a strategic doer, with the ability to develop and deliver income generation and marketing strategies which support our vision and ambition. You will be able to set the strategic direction for your team and engender next level growth.

Financially astute, with the ability to clearly set and monitor KPIs and a commitment to continuous improvement, you will also be happy to roll up your sleeves and get involved in the operational side of things as needed. You will be a proactive, dynamic and ambitious individual capable of co-ordinating and prioritising the diverse elements of this role. You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to influence and persuade. You will be comfortable developing and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders - both internal and external.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our ambitious, supportive, fun and high-achieving team. For lots more details or a confidential conversation about the role, please contact Philippa at Charity People.

To Apply

Please share your CV in the first instance with Philippa at Charity People. If your experience matches what we are looking for, we will send you the full candidate pack and will arrange for a call and/or Zoom meeting to brief you on the role. Following this conversation, you will have everything you need to apply formally. We look forward to hearing from you.

Timeline

Deadline for applications 9am on Monday 26^th April
Interviews with Charity People 26^th - 29^th April
1^st stage interviews with Llamau w/c 3^rd May
2^nd stage interviews with Llamau w/c 10^th May

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

Monitoring and Impact Officer

We are looking for a Monitoring and Impact Officer to work with the national membership organisation for the voluntary sector and volunteering in Wales

The organisation’s aim is to work towards a future where the voluntary sector and volunteering thrive across Wales, improving wellbeing for all.

Position: Monitoring and Impact Officer

Location: Flexible Homebased, there are office hubs in Abergele, Aberystwyth and Cardiff and there will be a requirement to attend staff events as required 

Salary: £28,224- £29,912 depending on experience

Duration: Permanent 

Hours: 35 hours per week.  A flexi time scheme is in operation and time off in lieu is permissible for any work required to be undertaken outside the normal hours. 

Closing Date: 29th April 2021

About the role:  

As Monitoring and Impact Officer you will work as part of the Social Investment Cymru (SIC) team, doing the follow up monitoring of beneficiaries of the Third Sector Resilience Fund for Wales (TSRF). You will lead on liaising with beneficiaries to collate information in respect of their use of the funding and to make recommendations in respect of repayment schedules for the loan portions. Using this information, you will prepare an impact report for TSRF to share with funders and the sector. In addition, you will be designing and delivering an ongoing impact measurement tool for TSRF and making recommendations for how this can be applied across the wider SIC product range.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:  

• Undertaking interim monitoring meetings with all beneficiaries
• Developing a data capture process for relevant financial and other performance indicators
• Research and evaluate similar impact reporting mechanisms used elsewhere
• Understand the impact measurement needs of current and potential future funders
• Design and produce a full impact report for TSRF to share with funders and the wider sector
• Work closely with the communications team to maximise exposure
• Assess how such impact reporting can be incorporated into the whole SIC product range
• Synchronise SIC impact reporting with wider work from the organisation on impact measurement as well as the Annual Impact Report

About you:  

To be successful in the role of Monitoring and Impact Officer you will need to have a good understanding of the principles of impact reporting and the use of data in support of business cases, you will also bring with you the following skills and experience:

• An ability to work effectively across the public, private and third sector at all levels
• Good numeracy skills
• An understanding of the challenges facing the social business sector
• A track record of being able to provide a consistent, transparent and non-discriminatory service that provides the highest quality provision to applicants whilst adhering to strict regulatory and contractual needs
• The confidence to communicate complex guidance and information that is constructive and clear, both orally and verbally
• Good IT skills
• Good oral and written communication skills including presentations, negotiations and meetings
• An ability to work on your own initiative to be adaptable, with a willingness to work unsociable hours to meet the needs of the project

Although not essential, a knowledge of the following skills would be highly beneficial for this role:

• Project management knowledge, preferably but not essential of using PRINCE2 or alternative project methodology
• Experience of grant or loan making
• A sound understanding and knowledge of the third sector funding environment or desire to learn
• Welsh Language skills; the appointed candidate is expected to display an awareness of and support compliance with the Welsh Language Standards

Other roles you may have had experience of could include: Monitoring Officer, Impact Officer, Research and Impact, Impact and Evaluation Officer, Evaluation Officer, Field Monitoring Officer, Impact Governance, Programme Officer, Compliance Officer, Programme Monitoring etc.

Technical Project Officer,

Collaborative Design, Wales

(Ref SUS3152)

£24,691 per annum

37.5 hours per week

Base: Cardiff/ Home Based

About Sustrans

Our vision and mission have never been more relevant. 

Across the UK, governments are pledging investment and action on walking and cycling.

We are working together to make a real difference - creating places where everyone can live and travel happily and healthily, and where nobody is excluded.

Our work wouldn’t be possible without the commitment and dedication of our colleagues.

We are proud of our employee net promoter score, being in the top 20% of all employers across all sectors in the UK, due to our energised, friendly and motivated workforce.

Join Sustrans today and help us get things done, together

About the Role

We now have an exciting opportunity for you to provide your technical drawing, graphic design and GIS expertise to help support our team in creating healthier places and happier lives for everyone.

Working on our ‘Liveable Cities and Towns for Everyone’ projects, you will support us in developing high quality walking and cycling infrastructure on a variety of placemaking and community projects.

About You

We are looking for a creative individual with excellent drawing skills and experience using computer aided design software packages (AutoCAD).

You may come from an urban design, highways or traffic engineering background, or bring relevant architectural or graphic design experience.

So, if you have an understanding of urban design and travel issues and are committed to the promotion of sustainable transport, this could be the role for you!

In return we can offer you genuine flexibility around working patterns. We embrace values-driven and inclusive leadership and we listen and make time for innovation through our people-centred culture.

If you want to join a small team where you can make a big impact, apply now!

Interviews

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am on Tuesday 4 May 2021.  Interviews will take place via MS Teams on Thursday 13 May 2021.

Should Sustrans receive an overwhelming number of applications for this vacancy, the decision may be taken to close it earlier than the advertised closing date, so please ensure your application is submitted as soon as possible.

To apply, please complete our online application form. 

Equality, diversity and inclusion

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.

We actively encourage applications from people from all parts of the community, particularly where we are under-represented. Currently, this includes people who identify as having a disability, and those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups.

Swyddog Prosiect Technegol

Dylunio Cydweithredol, Cymru

(Cyf SUS3152)

£24,691 y flwyddyn

37.5 awr yr wythnos

Lleoliad: Caerdydd/ Gweithio Gartref

Gwybodaeth am Sustrans

Mae ein gweledigaeth a’n cenhadaeth yn fwy perthnasol nag erioed. 

Ledled y DU, mae llywodraethau’n addo buddsoddi a gweithredu ar gerdded a beicio.

Rydyn ni’n gweithio gyda’n gilydd i wneud gwahaniaeth go iawn – creu llefydd lle gall pawb fyw a theithio’n hapus ac yn iach, a lle nad oes neb yn cael ei eithrio.

Ni fyddai ein gwaith yn bosibl heb ymroddiad ac ymrwymiad ein cydweithwyr.

Rydyn ni’n falch o’n sgôr hyrwyddwr net gweithwyr, sef bod ymhlith y 20% uchaf o’r holl gyflogwyr ar draws pob sector yn y DU, oherwydd ein gweithlu egnïol, cyfeillgar a llawn cymhelliant.

Ymunwch â Sustrans heddiw i’n helpu i wneud pethau gyda’n gilydd

Ynglŷn â’r Rôl

Mae gennym ni gyfle cyffrous nawr i chi ddarparu eich arbenigedd lluniadu technegol, dylunio graffig a GIS i helpu i gefnogi ein tîm i greu lleoedd iachach a bywydau hapusach i bawb.

Gan weithio ar ein prosiectau ‘Dinasoedd a Threfi y Gall Pawb Fyw Ynddynt’, byddwch yn ein cefnogi i ddatblygu seilwaith cerdded a beicio o safon uchel ar amrywiaeth o brosiectau creu lleoedd a phrosiectau cymunedol.

Amdanoch Chi

Rydyn ni’n chwilio am unigolyn creadigol sydd â sgiliau lluniadu rhagorol a phrofiad o ddefnyddio pecynnau meddalwedd dylunio cyfrifiadurol (AutoCAD).

Efallai y byddwch yn dod o gefndir dylunio trefol, priffyrdd neu beirianneg traffig, neu’n dod â phrofiad perthnasol ym maes dylunio pensaernïol neu graffig.

Felly, os oes gennych chi ddealltwriaeth o ddylunio trefol a materion teithio ac os ydych chi wedi ymrwymo i hyrwyddo trafnidiaeth gynaliadwy, efallai mai dyma’r rôl i chi!

Yn gyfnewid am hynny, gallwn gynnig hyblygrwydd gwirioneddol i chi o ran patrymau gweithio. Rydyn ni’n croesawu arweinyddiaeth gynhwysol sy’n seiliedig ar werthoedd ac rydyn ni’n gwrando ac yn neilltuo amser ar gyfer arloesi drwy ein diwylliant sy’n canolbwyntio ar bobl.

Os ydych chi am ymuno â thîm bach lle mae modd i chi gael effaith fawr, gwnewch gais nawr!

Cyfweliadau

Y dyddiad cau ar gyfer derbyn ffurflenni cais wedi’u llenwi yw 9yb Mawrth 4 Mai.  Cynhelir cyfweliadau drwy MS Teams ar Dydd Lau 13 Mai.

Os bydd Sustrans yn derbyn nifer fawr o geisiadau ar gyfer y swydd hon, efallai y penderfynir ei chau cyn y dyddiad cau a hysbysebir, felly gwnewch yn siŵr bod eich cais yn cael ei gyflwyno cyn gynted â phosibl.

I wneud cais, llenwch ein ffurflen gais ar-lein. 

Cydraddoldeb, amrywiaeth a chynhwysiant

Mae Sustrans wedi ymrwymo i leihau anghydraddoldeb, gwerthfawrogi amrywiaeth a galluogi cynhwysiant.

Rydyn ni’n annog ceisiadau gan bobl o bob rhan o’r gymuned, yn enwedig rhannau lle ceir cynrychiolaeth annigonol. Ar hyn o bryd, mae hyn yn cynnwys pobl sy’n ystyried bod ganddynt anabledd, a phobl o grwpiau Du, Asiaidd a lleiafrifoedd ethnig.

The role of Training and Assessment Officer will be part of the Operations Directorate.  The postholder will report to  NEA’s Training and Assessment Manager and work closely with the Head of NEA Cymru to deliver NEA’s training and qualifications to stakeholders working with low income and vulnerable households predominantly in Wales. These courses cover key issues associated with fuel poverty, fuel debt, affordable warmth, low carbon technologies and practical energy efficiency advice.

You will have a relevant training or education qualification and recent experience of delivering adult training. Ideally, you will

also have experience in the fields of energy, community development, debt or money advice, consumer issues or housing.

With excellent communication skills and IT skills, you will have a passion and enthusiasm to deliver training to people from diverse backgrounds and the desire to make a positive difference to people’s lives.

You will need good organisational skills and the ability to work on your own and as part of a team, as well as an understanding of how to effectively address the energy needs of low income, vulnerable or disadvantaged householders.

The post holder will also be involved in assisting with the identification of opportunities for new training-related activity and content.

The post holder will be expected to travel extensively across Wales, as well as occasionally in England. This will require overnight stays and flexibility on the part of the post holder.