21 Hours – Job Share

We have big goals over the next few years.

We’re going to be fighting for mental health in a way we never have before.

Together we’ll be working to make sure everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets the support and respect they deserve.

Will you join us?

This newly created role is a fantastic opportunity for a talented communications professional with a love of planning, project management and strategy development.

We're looking for a strategic thinker and good communications planner who can help us drive transformation in our communications and marketing. From project managing the development of our communications and audience strategies, to improving how we operate in order to become a truly anti-racist organisation, together with your job share you improve our planning and integration to ensure we have the most impact.

If you have excellent communications project management, planning and influencing skills combined with a can do and collaborative attitude we want to hear from you. With our ambitious new strategy and refreshed and bolder brand this is a fantastic time to join the communications team at Mind.

Closing Date: 8 August 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 and potentially future guidance, be based from home. Post lockdown this role will retain some flexibility but post holders will be expected to be in the office a minimum of two days thereafter (or more, depending on the arrangements of your team).

We value the power of diversity. We embrace the different perspectives that each of us bring. 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.

We are committed to becoming truly anti-racist in everything we do and ensuring that all our employees are treated fairly and equitably at work and promoting equity in physical and mental health for all.

Our strategy has becoming an anti-racist organisation right at the centre of our work.

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

35 – Hours – Fixed Term 12 Month Maternity Cover

We have big goals over the next few years.

We’re going to be fighting for mental health in a way we never have before.

Together we’ll be working to make sure everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets the support and respect they deserve.

Will you join us?

The Communications and Marketing team’s purpose is to lifts Mind’s brand, tell our story in a planned, and audience driven way and deliver strategic, life changing communications.

The Communications and Production Manager's role is to:

• Ensure continuous delivery of high-quality communications advice and support across all teams within Mind, Mind Cymru and retail.
• You will empower your team to work effectively and collaboratively across the organisation delivering creative and well thought out messages, comms plans and production management.
• Working to the communications plan and refreshed brand strategy your team will proactively identify and source requirements for stories, photos, multi-media assets.
• Improve production across Mind to be more creative, high quality, efficient and cost-effective.

With significant experience in a communications, production or creative role, coupled with working to a strategic communications plan across a complex organisation, you’ll have strong business acumen to ensure value for money, working collaboratively across our organisation.

Closing Date: 8 August 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 and potentially future guidance, be based from home. Post lockdown this role will retain some flexibility but post holders will be expected to be in the office a minimum of two days thereafter (or more, depending on the arrangements of your team).

We value the power of diversity. We embrace the different perspectives that each of us bring. 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.

We are committed to becoming truly anti-racist in everything we do and ensuring that all our employees are treated fairly and equitably at work and promoting equity in physical and mental health for all.

Our strategy has becoming an anti-racist organisation right at the centre of our work.

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

Public Affairs and Campaigns Officer

We’re looking for a skilled, enthusiastic and motivated individual to join the Policy & Influencing team as our Public Affairs and Campaigns Officer in Wales.

Position: Public Affairs and Campaigns Officer

Location: Homebased, Wales

Hours: 35 hours per week

Salary: circa £29,500 per annum

Contract: Contract: Permanent

Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (this will increase with service up to 30 days, full time equivalent) cashback and discount scheme, employee assistance programme, learning and development, pension scheme, Life Assurance, Eye Care vouchers, Long Service Award, Tax-free childcare, Health Cash Plan, Working Pattern Agreement, flexible working opportunities available

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic interviews may be held via video conferencing. Please let us know if this will present any challenges when you email your application

Closing Date: 15 August 2021

Interview Date: Week commencing 23 August 2021

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic interviews may be held via video conferencing. Please let us know if this will present any challenges when you email your application

The Role

Reporting to the Public Affairs and Campaigns Manager, and working very closely with the nation-specific Policy & Influencing Lead, you will deliver our organisation’s integrated public affairs and campaigning activity for Wales. You will plan, develop and deliver effective and strategic influencing activity to help achieve our team objectives on key issues impacting people affected by stroke.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Delivering public affairs activity and stakeholder engagement to support the organisation’s influencing priorities
• Tracking and logging stakeholder contact and take primary responsibility for the management of political stakeholders
• Providing political monitoring and horizon scanning
• Planning and implementing campaigns and advocacy activity – both online and offline - that help to secure long-term improvements for those affected by stroke
• Attending, and supporting others to attend, meetings and events representing the Stroke Association, including developing high-quality briefings
• Spending a significant proportion of their time supporting UK-wide public affairs and campaigns activity too

About You

The Public Affairs and Campaigns Officer will have experience/background in:

• Some experience of national or local level influencing, campaigning and advocacy
• A solid understanding of the Welsh political and health context
• Experience of undertaking policy analysis and horizon-scanning
• And ability to build strong relationships with key stakeholders
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience of developing briefings for a range of audiences

To fulfil the role, you must have the right to work in the U.K.

Please submit your CV and a covering letter of no more than two pages demonstrating how you meet the person specification and what you bring to the role in terms of your skills and experience. Please state any preferences for flexible options in your covering letter

In return…

This is an exciting opportunity to work with stroke survivors and their families to support them following stroke and to raise stroke awareness in the local population. We offer a host of amazing benefits and flexible working options, with opportunities to progress your career.

About the Organisation

Stroke Association. Rebuilding lives after stroke.

We believe everyone deserves to live the best life they can after stroke. And it’s a team effort to get there. We provide specialist support, fund critical research and campaign to make sure people affected by stroke get the very best care and support to rebuild their lives. Every five minutes, stroke destroys lives. Help us rebuild them and join our team.

You may also have experience in areas such as Care Coordinator, Stroke Support, Stroke, Care, Care Worker, Support Worker, Carer, Care Team Leader, Support Team Leader, Volunteering Manager, Volunteer Coordinator, Support Group, Support and Advice, Social Care, Case, Stroke Recovery, Charity, Carer Support, Support Service, Vulnerable Adult, Social Care and Support Officer, Rehabilitation Coordinator, Volunteering Manager, Care and Support Officer, Social Care Worker, Carer, Stroke, Stroke Rehabilitation, Stroke Recovery, Case Worker, Support, Support and Advice, Health, Health Care, Advice and Support.

Job title: Digital Marketing and Fundraising Officer

Responsible to: Fundraising Manager

Salary: £22,000 - £25,000 per annum

Location: Penygraig, South Wales with some home working

Hours: Full-time

As a family friendly organisation, we recognise that obligations outside work are important and that balancing work and family commitments can sometimes be a challenge.  We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.

Annual leave entitlement: 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Employer pension contributions of 3%

We are recruiting this role alongside a fundraising manager. Please see the recruitment pack for both roles below. 

Please note that applications submitted without a cover letter will not be considered for the role. 

Introduction

Digital marketing and fundraising are crucial parts of Valleys Kids Sustainability Strategy. The Digital Fundraising Officer will be an important member of the Fundraising team, who will create and implement a range of digital platforms to support the organisation in attracting new supporters, raising our profile and generating new income streams.

You’ll work closely with the Fundraising Manager and Business and Finance Director, liaising with our Community & Family Hub Teams to help maximise digital marketing campaigns. This will include maintaining website, creating digital marketing campaigns, setting up and managing local lottery, email marketing, press & media liaison and identifying and testing new digital opportunities.

This is an unexplored area within Valleys Kids, which provides an exciting opportunity for someone with the drive, skills and experience to shape this important strand of fundraising, future proofing our work supporting highly disadvantaged communities.

Duties and responsibilities

·Develop a strategic and integrated digital marketing fundraising programme, including website, email and diverse digital marketing channels with a focus on recruitment and retention of supporters.

·Work with Valleys Kids’ teams to create, plan, and implement a portfolio of digital fundraising projects and campaigns.

·Set-up, develop and maintain a dedicated Valleys Kids Charity Lottery

·Use analytics and testing strategies to help optimise the fundraising sections of the Valleys Kids’ website for conversions and SEO as well as a positive supporter experience.

·Assist in the development of a clear and strong supporter experience through all digital fundraising platforms, including sign up journeys, email campaigns and social media advertising.

·Create engaging and participative social media posts and experiences, increasing awareness of our work and reaching income generation targets, ensuring consistency in brand and messaging.

·Support day-to-day activity across all social media platforms, using initiative to respond to comments and private messages

·Contribute to and create content plans and support effective delivery by liaising with colleagues in the rest of the organisation.

·Undertake campaign evaluations, providing reports on digital fundraising performance, learnings, and recommendations to improve future performance.

·Work with colleagues to develop insights and understanding of the motivations, interests and performance of our supporters and their digital channel habits.

·Communicate with press and media to raise awareness of our work and increase profile of Valleys Kids

·Work with colleagues to ensure that all digital fundraising at Valleys Kids adheres to the Code of Fundraising Practice and our Privacy Policy and clearly reflects our aims, vision and values.

·Undertake any other duties as required by the Fundraising Manager, Director of Business and Finance and CEO.

Person Specification:

Skills and Attributes:

It is essential for you to have the following skills and attributes:

·Excellent writing and language skills

·A creative approach to content and engagement online

·Skills in content creation, copywriting and social media design skills

·Relationship building - ability to engage proactively with supporters, monitor and address issues arising

·Highly organised approach to work and planning.

·Resourceful and able to work on own initiative

·Ability to work cooperatively and effectively with others to set goals and resolve problems.

·Demonstrate communication and customer service skills in a digital environment.

·Ability to work outside of normal office hours to monitor social media activity. We work on a time off in lieu basis.

Knowledge

It is essential for you to have the following level of knowledge:

•Knowledge of social media tools, including scheduling, posting, reporting and analytics,

•Knowledge of image editing & Google Analytics.

Desirable

•Ability to communicate in Welsh

•Adobe Photoshop Skills

Permanent, full-time (37.5 hours per week)
Location: Scotland or Wales – home or office based (access to our Glasgow office is subject to Covid-19 rules). This role involves considerable travel across the UK, including regular travel to the devolved nations and our head office in London.

What the job involves
You will deliver impactful changes that measurably improve men’s experience in their access to and quality of prostate cancer diagnosis, treatment, and support. You will be a devolved nations expert – building relationships in the devolved nations and supporting the wider charity to engage effectively. You will work closely with health systems and services to understand the obstacles to improving care and work collaboratively to overcome them. You will manage and support complex and politically sensitive projects to drive change across the UK’s health services and other service providers.

You will bring your expert knowledge of how to unlock change, to develop and implement projects or campaigns to achieve our strategic aims. You will ensure change projects are underpinned by effective approaches that target those most able to bring about change.

What we want from you
You will have a proven track record in influencing change within devolved nation(s) health services, coupled with excellent communication skills and experience in developing and managing stakeholder engagement with health, political and public stakeholders.

You will have proven knowledge of the workings of at least one devolved health service and will understand the routes to influence to achieve positive change.

Why work for us?
We’re here to stop prostate cancer killing men and damaging bodies and lives. We unite the brightest minds in science and healthcare and the most passionate and caring people to help men live long and live well. As the number of men diagnosed with prostate cancer continues to rise, we continue to make advances in research to focus on radical improvements in diagnosis, treatment and support so that we can build a future where lives are not limited by prostate cancer.

Work with us and you’ll see your efforts pay off as we fight for a better future for men.

What we offer
Join our team and you’ll be working at an award-winning charity that will support you to develop your skills and expertise. We’re particularly proud of our agile working arrangements which allow (as appropriate to the role) for flexibility around where and when we carry out our work to ensure we can achieve the best results for the charity, at the same time as balancing our working lives with life’s other commitments!

We also offer a competitive benefits package including generous leave entitlements, an enhanced contributory pension scheme, a Health Cash Plan, life insurance and group income protection, as well as free advice and support on pretty much anything via our Employee Assistance Programme. Season ticket and cycle loans are also available.

Our commitment
Our teams, supporters, partners, and those living with prostate cancer, come from all walks of life. We draw upon the difference in who we are, what we’ve experienced and how we think to build a future where lives are not limited by prostate cancer. Not only is it the right thing to do, it makes our charity stronger and helps us reach more people. If you share our ambition, we’d love to hear from you.

For more information and to apply online, please visit our website via the link.

Closing date: Thursday 5th August 2021.
Interview date: Thursday 12th August 2021.

Prostate Cancer UK is a registered charity in England and Wales (1005541) and in Scotland (SC039332). Registered company number 02653887.

INTRODUCTION

Carers Trust South East Wales (CTSEW) is the largest organisation for unpaid carers in Wales and with over 180 staff and a £3.2m turnover, we are also one of the largest charities in Wales. We provide a wide range of statutory and non-statutory services for carers and those they provide care for, including wellbeing, respite, replacement care and homecare services.

PURPOSE

The Senior Trusts, Foundations and Lottery Officer will work on growing and diversifying funding for CTSEW. The role will focus on researching, identifying and applying to trusts, foundations, Lottery and other grants to boost CTSEW’s work supporting unpaid carers and work with the senior marketing and communications manager to develop a new fundraising strategy for CTSEW to increase funds coming into the organisation.

With the economy contracting following the coronavirus pandemic and our dependence on statutory funding becoming more of a risk, the time is right for us to focus on building funds that we obtain through fundraised activities so that we can support more unpaid carers. Our growth over the past few years has given us a fantastic base across South East Wales and provides enormous potential to diversify our income through fundraising. The Senior Trusts, Foundations and Lottery Officer will support the following:

· To support the development, implementation and delivery of CTSEW’s Fundraising Strategy, diversifying funding for the organisation

· To implement robust systems that will support fundraising through trusts and foundations for the charity

· To increase awareness of unpaid carers and CTSEW through fundraising activities

· Working with colleagues to design and develop project ideas for new and existing work programmes that are attractive to funders

· To work in line with CTSEW’s organisational aims and objectives

· To assist with a number of ongoing projects within the organisation, collating information and liaising with appropriate members of staff

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

Delivery

· Work with the senior marketing and communications manager to create and maintain a comprehensive Trusts, Foundations, Lottery and grants income plan

· Continually research and identify appropriate Trusts, Foundations, Lottery and other grant giving organisations for CTSEW

· Submit compelling applications to Trusts, Foundations, Lottery and grants based on a clear understanding of CTSEW’s services and funding needs

· Maintain effective relationships with funders to support income targets

· Maintain effective relationships with CTSEW colleagues to identify areas of need that can be supported through Trust and Foundation income and monitor how grants are being spent and to facilitate the gathering of information for updates and reports

· Ensure all relevant information relating to Trusts, Foundations, Lottery and grant applications is recorded promptly and accurately onto CTSEW’s CRM systems

· Monitor performance of fundraising activity and report regularly to different audiences including our board of trustees

Management and development

· To be an active member of CTSEW, contributing ideas and opinions to support organisational development

· Share and support fundraising knowledge across our teams and services

· Support the organisation in wider funding applications where appropriate

· Support marketing across the organisation where appropriate

General

· To comply with the Code of Practice and Code of Conduct for employees

· To contribute to the organisation’s public profile and influence / foster good relations with statutory and voluntary bodies

· To carry out all duties in a professional and polite manner and in line with our values:

Open - We will always be honest and open in everything we do

Fearless - We will not be afraid to make difficult decisions, to challenge opinions and attitudes, and make sure carers rights are protected

Innovative - We will lead by example, we will not accept the status quo, we will be flexible in our approach and we will be pioneers in our field

Fair - We will treat everyone equally no matter what their background or circumstances

Trustworthy - We will place trust in our colleagues, in our partners, in our funders, and most importantly in carers and people with care needs

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job the organisation reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned. Team members are encouraged and supported to see their work in terms of goals and desired outcomes and not just performing the prescribed tasks. The job description is a broad description of the duties the post holder will be expected to perform with some examples given. The exact duties to be carried out are not limited to those examples.

Person Specification

Post of: Senior Trusts, Foundations and Lottery Officer (E = Essential, D = Desirable)

Experience required

· (D) Demonstrable experience of working within the charitable sector

· (E) Proven track record of delivering fundraising success by different means

(e.g. trusts and foundations, individual donors, legacies etc.)

· (E) Experience of working towards achieving fundraising strategy aims and objectives

· (D) An operational understanding of CRM fundraising platforms

· (E) Forging and managing external partnerships

· (D) Experience of developing and implementing strategic plans

· (D) Experience of supporting tender applications

Skills and abilities required

· (E) Excellent English verbal and written communication skills

· (E) Strong interpersonal skills with ability to support and motivate professional staff

· (E) Tenacity in seeking results and negotiation skills

· (E) Ability to make decisions and take the initiative, managing a complex and varied workload

· (E) Self-servicing, with a proven ability to work as part of a team and independently

· (E) Excellent IT Skills, with experience using Microsoft packages and navigating the internet

· (E) Creative, flexible character and a generator of new ideas.

· (E) Ability to promote and develop positive working relationships with voluntary and statutory agencies to meet carers needs and represent CTSEW in a professional way with external agencies and funders

· (D) Welsh verbal and written communication skills

Qualifications required

· (E) A good standard of general education (minimum of 5 GCSE’s grade A-C), with a commitment to continual professional development

· (D) Membership of the Chartered Institute of Professional Fundraising

· (E) Professional qualification in Fundraising

Knowledge required

· (E) Knowledge of fundraising best practice

· (E) A knowledge of and a commitment to equal opportunities

· (E) Knowledge of donors and organisations supporting fundraising (e.g. Trusts & Foundations, IoF)

· (E) An understanding of the needs of carers

· (E) An understanding of the social care sector, funding arrangement and legislation

· (D) Understanding of issues affecting carers

· (D) Knowledge of fundraising trends in Wales

Other requirements

· (E) Willing to be flexible with their hours of work and willing to work outside of normal office hours when required

· (E) Use of own car and ability to travel, if required

· (E) Commitment to the values of Carers Trust South East Wales

Swyddog Materion Cyhoeddus ac Ymgyrchoedd

Rydym yn chwilio am unigolyn medrus, brwdfrydig ac sydd wedi’i gymell yn dda i ymuno â’r tîm Polisi a Dylanwadu fel ein Swyddog Materion Cyhoeddus ac Ymgyrchoedd yng Nghymru.

Swydd: Swyddog Materion Cyhoeddus ac Ymgyrchoedd

Lleoliad: Lleolir gartref, Cymru

Oriau: 35 o oriau’r wythnos

Cyflog: Oddeutu £29,500 y flwyddyn

Contract: Parhaol

Dyddiad Cau: 15 Awst 2021

Dyddiad y Cyfweliad: Wythnos yn dechrau ar y 23ain o Awst, 2021

Oherwydd pandemig yr haint Covid-19, cynhelir cyfweliadau drwy fideo-gynadledda.  Gadewch inni wybod pan fyddwch yn e-bostio’ch cais, os gwelwch yn dda, a fydd hyn yn rhoi unrhyw heriau ichi.

Gan adrodd i’r Rheolwr Materion Cyhoeddus ac Ymgyrchoedd, ac yn gweithio’n agos iawn â’r Arweinydd Polisi a Dylanwadu cenedl benodol, fe fyddwch yn darparu gweithgareddau materion cyhoeddus ac ymgyrchoedd integredig ein sefydliad ar gyfer Cymru.  Fe fyddwch yn cynllunio, yn datblygu ac yn cyflenwi gweithgareddau dylanwadu effeithiol a strategol i helpu i gyflawni amcanion ein tîm ar faterion allweddol sy’n effeithio ar bobl yr effeithir arnynt gan strôc.

Bydd cyfrifoldebau allweddol yn cynnwys:

• darparu gweithgareddau materion cyhoeddus ac ymgysylltu â rhanddeiliaid i gynorthwyo blaenoriaethau dylanwadu’r sefydliad. 
• olrhain a chofnodi cysylltiadau â rhanddeiliaid a chymryd y prif gyfrifoldeb am reoli gwaith â rhanddeiliaid gwleidyddol.
• darparu monitro gwleidyddol a sganio’r gorwel.
• cynllunio a gweithredu ymgyrchoedd a gweithgareddau eiriolaeth – a hynny ar-lein ac all-lein – sy’n helpu i sicrhau gwelliannau dros y cyfnod hir i’r rheiny yr effeithir arnynt gan strôc.
• mynychu, a chynorthwyo eraill i fynychu, cyfarfodydd a digwyddiadau sy’n cynrychioli’r Gymdeithas Strôc, yn cynnwys datblygu cyfarwyddiadau o ansawdd uchel.
• treulio cyfradd sylweddol o’u hamser yn cynorthwyo gweithgareddau materion cyhoeddus ac ymgyrchoedd drwy’r Deyrnas Unedig, hefyd.

Fe fydd gennych: 

• Rhywfaint o brofiad o ddylanwadu, ymgyrchu ac eiriolaeth ar lefel genedlaethol neu leol.
• Dealltwriaeth gadarn o’r cyd-destun gwleidyddol ac iechyd yng Nghymru.
• Profiad o gynnal dadansoddiad o bolisi a sganio’r gorwel.
• Gallu i fagu perthnasoedd cryf â rhanddeiliaid allweddol.
• Sgiliau cyfathrebu ysgrifenedig a geiriol ardderchog, gyda phrofiad o ddatblygu cyfarwyddiadau ar gyfer ystod o gynulleidfaoedd.

Gallwch ganfod mwy o wybodaeth yn y proffil o’r rôl. 

Rydym yn gweithio i wella amrywiaeth ein tîm.  Oherwydd rydym yn gwybod bod unigoliaeth yn arwain at brofiad cyfoethocach i’n pobl a gwell cefnogaeth i’r rheiny yr effeithir arnynt gan strôc.

Rydym yn annog yn gryf i bobl o bob cefndir i ymgeisio.  Ac rydym yn neilltuol yn ceisio cynyddu nifer y ceisiadau gan y rheiny sydd â phrofiad o fyw â strôc a’r rheiny o gymunedau na chânt eu cynrychioli’n ddigonol.

I allu cyflawni’r rôl, mae’n rhaid ichi fod yn byw a bod â’r hawl i weithio yn y Deyrnas Unedig.

Working within Huggard’s senior management team, this is an exciting opportunity to develop, support and drive forward Huggard’s services, at this critical time, working across a range of disciplines providing line management and matrix management support to staff and supporting people who are experiencing homelessness. 

Membership Fundraiser
Location: Cleveland, Bridgend or Slough
Salary: £18,250.00 - £22,243.00 Per Annum
Contract: Full Time, Permanent
Benefits: Pension, Life Assurance, 26 days annual leave

Do you want to make a positive impact on our natural world each and every day? Are you a good storyteller with a love for the outdoors? Then this could be the perfect job for you!

What’s the role about?

Our Membership Fundraisers are the ambassadors for the RSPB; traveling to different venues on most days in their company van, where they set up stands and spend the day actively engaging with members of the public.

Every day our Membership Fundraisers are playing a vital role in our efforts to help give nature the home it deserves. They do this by having engaging conversations with people about our conservation work, educating the public about how they can help wildlife from home, and inspiring people of all ages to become lifelong members of the RSPB so that we can make a difference to our natural world.

What we need from you:

You don’t need to know much about birds, nor do you need to know much about conservation as we run a thorough induction program and offer fantastic training and ongoing support. We do however look for individuals who have a passion for nature and are gifted storytellers.

Essential skills, knowledge, and experience:

• Enthusiasm and passion for saving nature;
• Enjoy working outdoors - solo as well as part of a team;
• A good story-teller and a confident communicator;
• A resilience to rejection;
• Experience in a customer-facing role;
• Comfortable asking people for monthly donations;
• A full, manual driving licence;
• Access to the Microsoft Office suite at home; and
• Willing to work 3 out of 4 weekends and bank holidays.

Desirable skills, knowledge and experience:

• Fundraising/sales experience

Closing date: 23:59, 08 August 2021

We run a monthly induction for all new Membership Fundraisers around the UK and are currently recruiting for a 6th September 2021/11th October 2021 induction.

We are now recruiting for Membership Fundraisers across the UK, to find out more information on the locations available, please click the apply button to be taken to our main job opportunities page where all Membership Fundraising vacancies are listed.

No agencies please.

Permanent – 35 Hours

We have big goals over the next few years.

We’re going to be fighting for mental health in a way we never have before.

Together we’ll be working to make sure everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets the support and respect they deserve.

Will you join us?

The Communications and Marketing team’s purpose is to lift Mind’s brand, tell our story in a planned and audience driven way and deliver strategic, life changing communications.

Your role as Marketing Assistant is to support the Communications and Marketing team to deliver creative and impactful marketing and communications for the whole organisation that grows our brand profile and supports income generation.

Reporting to the Senior Marketing Officer, you will have responsibility for providing flexible support to the marketing unit, which currently includes marketing campaigns, retail marketing and communications and marketing in Wales. The team also leads on communications and marketing for corporate partnerships and a number of funded programmes.

With experience of working in a communications, marketing or digital environment, you will have excellent copywriting skills, both for online and offline channels, with an understanding of targeting audiences. You’ll have experience of using common IT packages, shared online drives and web content management systems, coupled with experience of carrying out general administrative duties, including maintaining systems, processes and handling queries.

A personal awareness and empathy of mental health problems and an understanding of the voluntary sector would be desirable, however is not essential.

Come and join the fight for mental health.

Closing Date: 31st July 2021

This position will initially, in line with current and potentially future guidance, be based from home. Post lockdown this role will retain some flexibility but post holders will be expected to be in the office a minimum of two days thereafter (or more, depending on the arrangements of your team)

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.

As part of our new strategy, we want to become a truly anti-racist organisation. We want our workforce to truly reflect the diverse backgrounds and experiences of the people we exist to support. Therefore we would like to particularly encourage applications from candidates from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.

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

The Trust is seeking an exceptional individual to ensure its life changing support is safely delivered to children, young people and young adults aged 11-30 across Wales.

As our Country Director (Wales) - Programme Delivery, you will be responsible for driving the high-quality delivery of our services across the country. You will be responsible for managing a budget in the region of £2m and leading a widespread team comprising colleagues, volunteers and a network of referral and delivery partners, currently working together to support over 3000 young people each year.

You will develop and deliver ambitious, sustainable growth plans through a Safeguarding first lens, and cultivate successful partnerships and relationships across a range of stakeholders including the Welsh Government. The successful candidate will have exceptional leadership qualities, powerful communication and influencing skills, and a strong inclusion and diversity advocacy that reaches beyond the role. It is essential to have a genuine and empathetic understanding of the challenges facing local young people.

Your role is a part of the Programme Delivery Leadership team and you’ll be a member of The Trust’s Senior Management Team (SMT), who work closely to achieve the common goal of supporting young people.

Head of Online Content
Reference: JUL20210321
Location: Flexible
Salary: £40,800.00 - £54,188.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Pension, Life Assurance, 26 days Annual Leave

We’re looking for someone to lead our online content team, to guide and inspire them to make brilliant RSPB content every day. We have a highly engaged community of RSPB followers and supporters, we have brilliant assets at our fingertips, and we have a hungry new team ready to make great content. All we are missing is a leader to bring it all together to make the RSPB a leading light in digital charity communications.

You'll be responsible for setting the standards for the RSPB’s online creative direction. Along with our Head of brand and lead creative, you will be ultimately responsible for the creative quality of the RSPB’s online content across all channels, and will guide and inspire your team to make great work for the right reasons.

You will also be responsible for redefining our digital content approach. You’ll know how to engage our digital communities and will set guide the strategy to reach them in the right way at the right time. You will also be in charge of selling that vision to the wider organisation, to engage and influence the people who make decisions at the RSPB.

Heading up a team of 16, you will foster a happy team who love coming to work every day. You will know how to get the best out of your people, and will extol the virtues of your team to the wider organisation, to sell the vision of what the online content team can deliver.

Essential skills, knowledge & experience:

• Creative excellence: You know what makes great content and have a proven track record of launching both digital campaigns and creating always-on content that cuts through the noise.
• Content marketing knowledge: You’ll have a wealth of experience in ideating, creating and promoting content which stands out, and know how to best communicate with our audiences to build love, loyalty and activism for the RSPB, and increase financial donations.
• Leadership: You will be charged with bringing together a new team of 16 people and inspiring them to do brilliant work.
• Paid advertising: Whilst not accountable for paid advertising you will have extensive knowledge of it, and you understand the value of digital marketing to an organisation. You understand the key performance metrics, and will push your team to evaluate each activity to improve our advertising creative in the future.
• Relationship building: A large part of your role will be working with other teams to get things done. You’ve got excellent people skills, and you know how to work collaboratively to get to a brilliant result for all involved.

The is a permanent, full time role which can be delivered from home or an RSPB Office/Reserve.

Closing date: 23:59, 01 August 2021

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the Apply button to be directed to our website where you can complete your application for this position.

As part of this application you will be asked to provide a copy of your CV and complete a short application form.

We are actively recruiting for this role and reserve the right to close this role once sufficient applications have been received.

We look forward to hearing from you!

No agencies please.

LOCATION: London, Cardiff, or remote within UK. (currently all our staff are working at home and can attend offices on an optional basis. This situation is likely to continue until at least January 2022)

We are looking for a proactive administrator to step into the role of HR and Operations Assistant in a maternity cover role. This is a great opportunity for someone interested in developing their knowledge of HR, finance and operational processes to put their skills to good use within our small, friendly charity.

This is a very broad role providing support predominantly to the Human Resources Manager with a variety of HR administrative process. Being a small charity, the remit is very broad and also includes supporting with learning and development activities, facilities management and software systems, as well as providing administrative support across the wider team. The role also supports the Finance Manager with basic financial processing.

The ideal candidate will need to show strong administrative experience with the ability to successfully coordinate different projects and timescales simultaneously. For example, you may be supporting some internal communications at the same time as responding to requests for invoices with a recruitment deadline looming. To achieve this you will need:

• Knowledge of the main HR processes
• Excellent attention to detail with a high degree of accuracy
• Good organisational skills with a flexible mindset for changing priorities
• Good knowledge and experience of using word-processing, spreadsheets, email software and other software packages, as well as supporting online meetings

Note: Covid-19 restrictions permitting, Elrha’s staff are usually based at our offices in London and Cardiff. While the preference is for the HR and Operations Assistant to be able to work in one of these locations, remote working may be possible for the right candidate.

Elrha is a global charity that finds solutions to complex humanitarian problems through research and innovation. We fund and support projects that go on to shape the way in which people across the world are supported during a crisis. We are based in the UK, but our roles have a global reach. We’re an established and respected part of the humanitarian community, working closely and meaningfully with our fellow networks and actors to make change happen. Elrha is a wholly owned subsidiary of Save the Children.

To apply
If you feel you have the skills and experience we’re looking for, please review the full job description for further details. Please ensure you tailor your CV to highlight appropriate skills and experience to the role and provide a personal statement (500 words maximum) to explain how you feel you meet the requirements of the role and why you feel this is the next career move for you. We look forward to hearing from you.

We are committed to the safeguarding and protection of vulnerable people in our work.  This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promote equality, and are committed to improving employment opportunities for minority groups. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and disabled candidates, as BAME and people with disabilities are currently under-represented throughout our work. We also welcome applications from LGB and Trans, and non-binary candidates. 

Closing date: 15 August 2021
Interviews: Week commencing 23 August 2021

Board Member

We are recruiting for two new Board members to join us during this exciting chapter in our story.

As our business grows and our ambitious nature pushes us to achieve bigger and better things, we have recognised that we would benefit from additional expertise in the areas of health and social care, and construction and development.

Joining our Board as a Non-Executive Director is a rewarding and interesting position. Our Board is instrumental in upholding our commitment to governance and ensuring we comply with our legal obligations across the whole business.  It has the authority to ensure that we fulfil our mission and promote our purpose in a style and way that advocates our values.

When you join our Board, you become part of our team. You will receive a comprehensive induction to help you gain a wider understanding of our business and your role on the Board, and you’ll receive regular training and development opportunities throughout your time with us. Our colleagues and our current Board members are always happy to answer questions and offer support.

As a Board Member your role will include:

Within the governance framework set out in Linc’s rules and policies, the duties and functions of the Board are to:

• Exercise rigorous stewardship of Linc finances, securing the effective and efficient management of our financial position
• Observe high standards of openness and seek to maximise transparency and accountability
• Bring an external perspective to bear on Linc and contribute to the development of effective strategy and organisational change.
• Provide an independent, objective viewpoint to test and constructively challenge management
• Play a key role in ensuring that Linc maintains the highest standards of corporate governance, particularly with respect to financial reporting, regulatory returns and inspections, internal control and risk management

As a Board member you will be expected to commit around 10 days per year. The remuneration for this post is £5000 per annum.

Essential skills and experience

You must be able to show a commitment to Linc’s purpose in a way that supports our values; passionate, ambitious, and respectful, as well as being able to demonstrate you meet the following criteria:

• Experience working at senior management level of public or commercial life in the UK and/or internationally
• A proven ability to think through complex issues strategically, independently, and imaginatively
• Experience exercising excellent financial stewardship and securing value for money
• Excellent communication and relationship management skills, with the ability to represent organisations internally and externally

Health and social care

In addition to the essential criteria, we are looking for a Non-Executive Director that has a background in all or some of the following areas:

• Health or social care policy and agenda
• Service delivery in health or social care 
• Political awareness, particularly an understanding of the Future Generations Wales Act
• Commissioning, providing or regulating care services
• Designing services in a care environment
• Liaising and working with Health Boards
• Care governance

Development

In addition to the essential criteria, we are looking for a Non-Executive Director that has a background in all or some of the following areas:

• Development and growth strategies
• Development viabilities
• Social housing design standards
• Construction contract management
• Residential market sales
• Zero carbon principles in construction
• Dispute resolution

For more information on Linc Cymru and the role please follow the link:

https://bit.ly/3xwusGH

How to Apply:

To apply, please send:

A copy of your CV, plus a supporting statement, of no more than two sides of A4, that evidences how you meet all the criteria in the Person Specification. Please provide examples of where your knowledge and experience match the required criteria. It is important that you provide as much detail as possible, within a limit of two sides.

The opportunity to apply for this role closes at midnight on Friday 6th August 2021.

If you have any questions about the role of Board member, please feel free to contact the HR team.

As an equal opportunities employer, Linc-Cymru is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join Linc-Cymru.

We are aiming to improve the diversity of our workforce in Linc, specifically in Head Office roles. Therefore, if you consent to your diversity data being taken into consideration at the shortlisting stage and:

• You meet the selection criteria for the role; and
• You are from an ethnic background

You will automatically be shortlisted for the next stage in the recruitment process.