The Legacy Officer role is your opportunity to join our excellent team at an exciting time. You will be passionate about progressing your career and understand the impact that the University’s teaching and research has on the world. This is a time of significant investment for our individual giving programme with three posts currently being recruited across legacy and regular giving with ambitions to grow income from both these streams. You will have enthusiasm for working in a higher education fundraising environment and to help grow our legacy and in-memoriam giving programme significantly in the coming years.

You will work with our Legacy and Endowment Manager to generate new gifts to the University and to care for our existing donors. You will require a broad skillset to take on a varied role, encouraging donors at all levels by utilising both mass communication and personal relationship building techniques.

We are an ambitious and successful research-intensive University (one of the top 100 research-led universities globally) and have produced 10 Nobel Prize winners, including three who received their awards in 2016.  Academics here are tackling some of the world’s most pressing global challenges such as antibody testing and Covid-19, the impact of climate change on our woodlands and forests, issues caused by migration and displacement, the rise in youth mental health issues, and the prevention of needless maternal deaths in the developing world. Our students come from nearly 150 countries and our flagship outreach programmes mean that almost 25% of our student population come from disadvantaged backgrounds, one of the highest proportions in the UK. Philanthropy has always played an important role in shaping the University, most recently in 2015 when we closed the Circles of Influence Campaign, which raised £193 million, making it the largest HE fundraising campaign outside Oxbridge and London. Through the ‘Birmingham In Action’ campaign, philanthropy will continue to play a vital role in delivering projects to change lives locally, nationally, and internationally.

As an office, we are committed to sustainability and value green working practices. The environment is an integral part of our campaign and we encourage eco-friendly ways of working in order to have a positive impact on our campus and global surroundings.

Interviews are currently scheduled to take place week commencing 28 February 2022.

We are committed to supporting hybrid working and look forward to receiving your application.

At Cord we’re passionate about peace.

Our Vision is of a world where all people live in the fullness of peace; having the freedom to flourish and live free from fear. 

Our Mission is to transform dysfunctional relationships between individuals and communities and those holding power into positive and thriving relationships.

We’re recruiting a Fundraising and Communications Officer to help raise more money and grow our vital work.

If you’re experienced in developing social media strategies, fundraising communications, video production and website management and if you share our passion for peace, we’d love to hear from you.

Harris Hill are delighted to be supporting a pioneering human rights charity in their search for a Communications Officer to join their growing communications team.

Working remotely, with some regular travel to their Birmingham office, your role as Communications Officer will be to lead strategic engagement with core members, Communities of Practice and stakeholders.

In order to do this you will:

* Research and create attracting content (both online and offline) that will engage and appeal to various membership audiences.
* Raise awareness of the charity's work and gain momentum with stakeholders on issues using storytelling to amplify the voices of members with lived experiences.
* Show a strong understanding of accessibility considerations, particularly for those with learning disabilities and autistic people, to ensure content is accessible to ALL audiences.
* Utilise all communications platforms including social media (Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn), webinars, conferences and other channels to improve engagement among key audiences for the organisation.

The charity has been championing the human rights of people with disabilities for 50 years. They work to develop the skills and culture necessary to understand people's needs and improve their quality of life.

They help those supporting people with complex needs including their members, universities, government departments, local authorities, NHS trusts, service providers and mainstream organisations - to champion rights, ensure excellent support and continually improve practice. They do this through a range of training, consultancy services, projects, publications, conferences and more.

The ideal candidate will have:

* Experience managing and implementing strategic engagement plans
* Experience of managing social media channels
* Experience of creating content for multiple channels
* Experience managing and running events (digital and in-person)

Location - Fully Remote with travel to Birmingham

Contract - Permanent

Salary - £25,000 - £29,000

To find out more please email a copy of your CV to [email protected] or call 02078207305. This role will firmly close on Monday 14 th February at 8.00am. Only successful candidates will be contacted.

Harris Hill Charity Recruitment Specialists operates an equal opportunity policy and commits to treating all of our candidates and jobseekers fairly. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Are you passionate about delivering exceptional results, with the creativity and ambition to help see University Hospitals Birmingham Charity's brand increase across the Midlands? Then read on...

The Communications Manager is a new role, overseeing the Marketing, PR and Communications strategy for the Charity.

The hospital charity has been successful in driving internal communications amongst its hospitals, but is now seeking to raise its profile across the Midlands, showcasing what the Charity already funds and what it wants to raise money to fund in the future.

The Charity feels it needs to recruit someone with more knowledge of Digital Fundraising, although they will also be responsible for delivering the internal and external communications channels.

As the Communications Manager you will lead a small team in devising multichannel communications and supporter journey marketing campaigns that help raise awareness of our work, build our digital communities, and help drive income generation through targeted engagement activity. 

You will work closely with teams across the charity and our hospitals to ensure that our marketing and communications' needs are met and that we become known as an organisation which delivers innovative, engaging and effective campaigns and communications initiatives in support of our beneficiaries.

As a professional with experience of digital fundraising, communications, marketing (including digital marketing), social media, supporter engagement, brand development and media, your remit will include working closely with fundraising colleagues to develop, deliver and evaluate a schedule of donor acquisition and retention campaigns and to identity engagement opportunities across all marketing channels.

The ideal candidate will bring not only the gravitas and innovation to proactively lead a team to deliver exceptional results but also the creativity and ambition to see the Charity's brand increase across the Midlands.

University Hospitals Birmingham Charity consists of four hospital charities supporting some of the busiest hospitals in Birmingham – Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Heartlands Hospital, Good Hope Hospital and Solihull Hospital.

The Charity is dedicated to improving the experience of patients, their families and the staff who care for them.

UHB Charity raises funds to support patients of the four hospitals by providing new and innovative equipment, funding research and supporting patient and family welfare projects.

About the role:

Are you an experienced Internal communications and staff engagement professional looking for your next challenge? Are you passionate about making a world that works better for everyone and being part of a globally connected organisation? Can you take our Internal communications and staff engagement plan to the next level, communicate, engage and connect all our people embracing the diversity of each individual who works for PA? This could be the role for you.

The role sits in the Global People and Culture Learning and Development team.

You will partner with the CEO and Senior leadership team to advise, coach and support them with their engagement and communications agendas to help deliver on our strategic ambitions.

You will drive an increase in employee engagement and organisational performance through the creation and implementation of an integrated and strategy aligned Internal communications and engagement plan.

You will manage the organisations employee engagement activities with a strong emphasis on our Global Learning and development events, and connect all our staff with story’s and learning from our communities and programmes across the 10 countries we work in, collaborating with our global Impact and learning, Marketing & external communications and program teams.

You will introduce new digital platforms and tools that will modernise and streamline the way we currently communicate and will embrace the languages and cultures represented at PA.

This is an exciting role that holds a lot of antonymy and the scope for being both creative and ambitious, and a genuine opportunity for you to really influence the culture of PA as we journey forward to create a world that is better for everyone.

Why join us? 

The opportunity to work for an organisation that is making a positive difference to the lives of people worldwide, a friendly and supportive culture, working with values driven and highly engaged colleagues, work life balance and flexible working – these are just some of the reasons we think Practical Action is a great place to work.

Our new open plan offices are located in the centre of Rugby near to the train station. 

In addition, we offer the following benefits: 

Flexible working/hours – full time roles are contracted at 35 hours per week. 

It is our practice normally that we operate an agile flexible working policy, where flexible working hours are enabled as well as remote working (between 2-3 days per week depending on the role).

26 days holiday in addition to public holidays. 

A pension scheme that new employees can join from day one of employment – (rules apply) employer contributes 10.5% of salary and the employee contributes 5%. 

Life assurance (3 x annual salary). 

Bike to Work scheme. 

About us 

We are an international development organisation putting ingenious ideas to work so people in poverty can change their world. 

We help people find solutions to some of the world’s toughest problems. Challenges made worse by catastrophic climate change and persistent gender inequality. We work with communities to develop ingenious, lasting and locally owned solutions for agriculture, water and waste management, climate resilience and clean energy. And we share what works with others, so answers that start small can grow big. 

We’re a global change-making group. The group consists of a UK registered charity with community projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America, an independent development publishing company and a technical consulting service. We combine these specialisms to multiply our impact and help shape a world that works better for everyone. 

Additional information 

Practical Action believe that having a diverse workforce and inclusive workplace culture based on respect will enable us to be an effective organisation. We seek to create an inclusive workplace in which people are accepted as individuals, regardless of their differences and where they feel their contribution is valued.We treat all applications for employment on their merits and do not take into consideration any factors that are not relevant to the job such as disability, race, age, religion, gender, gender reassignment or sexual orientation. 

Practical Action are committed to safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults and as such candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks including criminal checks and terrorist financing. 

Please note that should we recruit a suitable candidate before the closing date, we will close applications earlier than the specified date. 

The successful applicant must have the pre-existing right to both live and work in the UK. 

Interview Process: 

Closing date – Friday 21st January at 5pm

First round of interviews – First week of February 2022

Islamic Relief Worldwide is an independent humanitarian and development organisation, serving humanity for over 37 years. With an active presence in over 40 countries across the globe, we strive to make the world a better and fairer place for those affected by poverty, conflicts and natural disasters.

IRW is currently recruiting for the position of ‘Communications Support Officer’ to join its dynamic External Relations & Advocacy division. The Communications Support Officer is responsible for providing support for the division’s three heads of department as well as for planning and coordinating all ERA division travel; coordinating the delivery of external events such as the IRW presence at UN summits; and playing a key role in the organisation of internal communications operations and events, including staff webinars.

The successful candidate must have or be:

• Educated to degree level
• Secretarial training or certification is valuable
• Extensive experience of delivering executive/administrative support including financial payments administration, travel bookings, minute taking, internal/stakeholder communications
• Experience and knowledge of project coordination
• Experience of supporting the delivery of events internally and/or externally
• Experience of collaboration/partnership working internally and externally
• Experience using necessary software and tools such as Microsoft Office
• Proven experience of compiling evaluation data across a range of channels
• Good interpersonal skills, with an ability to work in a collaborative manner with all departments
• Sound understanding of the development and humanitarian work at an international level
• Some knowledge of the global humanitarian and development arena and sensitivity to the complexities in working with diverse INGOs 
• Sound understanding of the audiences that IR communicates with
• Excellent communication skills, including good written English

 

For more information, please click on the Documents tab above to view the full Job Description.

If you are talented, reliable, service-minded, resilient and a highly motivated professional looking for a meaningful career, with a strong commitment to IRW’s mission and values of sincerity, excellence, compassion, social justice and custodianship, please apply by completing our online application form.

For more information on the excellent company benefits we offer our employees, please visit our web address.

PLEASE NOTE: Interviews are expected to take place on 03/02/2022.

 

Pre-employment Checks:

Any employment with Islamic Relief will be subject to the following checks:

• screening clearance
• proof of eligibility to live and work within the UK
• criminal records check
• receipt of satisfactory references

Please note, for UK-based roles, we are only able to accept applications from candidates who are eligible to work in the UK. We are unable to progress applications that would require sponsorship.

Our values and commitment to safeguarding

IRW is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom IRW engages. IRW expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records checks. IRW also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.

In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.

By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Applicants should be sympathetic to the values of Islamic Relief:

(Sincerity, Excellence, Compassion, Social Justice and Custodianship)

Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer

Harris Hill are delighted to be supporting a pioneering human rights charity in their search for a Communications Manager to join their growing communications team.

Working remotely, with some regular travel to their Birmingham office, your role as Communications Manager will be to grow the awareness and profile of the charity by leading the planning, development, and implementation of all Communications and PR.

In order to do this you will:

Confidently lead strategic communications and marketing to maximise awareness of the organisation using an integrated approach covering media relations, stakeholder management, influencer engagement, ethical (impact focused) marketing, social media and offline channels.

Passionately champion the charity's brand, promoting the mission, values and vision of the organisation and ensuring consistency and impact across all communications.

Sensitively write, develop and produce materials such as press releases, briefing documents, media statements and online information suitable for stakeholders, including people with lived experience.

Successfully support the Communications Officer to grow, improve and develop the charity's membership, Communities of Practice, and conferences / webinars.

The charity has been championing the human rights of people with disabilities for 50 years. They work to develop the skills and culture necessary to understand people's needs and improve their quality of life.

They help those supporting people with complex needs including their members, universities, government departments, local authorities, NHS trusts, service providers and mainstream organisations - to champion rights, ensure excellent support and continually improve practice. They do this through a range of training, consultancy services, projects, publications, conferences and more.

The ideal candidate will have:

* Solid experience working in communications and PR with demonstrable success
* PR and media management experience, both on and offline
* Ability to analyse data to inform decision making
* Demonstrated digital comms / social media skills and understanding of emerging digital marketing tools and platforms

Location - Fully Remote with travel to Birmingham

Contract - Permanent

Salary - £30,000 - £35,000 DOE

To find out more please email a copy of your CV to [email protected] or call 02078207305. This role will firmly close on Monday 31 st January at 8.00am. Only successful candidates will be contacted.

Harris Hill Charity Recruitment Specialists operates an equal opportunity policy and commits to treating all of our candidates and jobseekers fairly. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

OVERVIEW

Salary: up to £31,212 (dependent upon experience)

Hours: 36.5 hours per week. Flexible working will be required, to include evenings and weekend

Location: Birmingham based with travel to Solihull

Contract type: Permanent

We are looking for a Senior Marketing and Communications Officer to join our Team, you should be innovative, able to create content and campaigns that drive forward the marketing of our health and wellbeing initiatives, reaching our existing and new audiences to raise the profile of our Active Communities Programme. You should have excellent time management skills, be able to line-manage staff and be a supportive colleague.

Our Active Communities Programme works across Birmingham and Solihull, it builds on Sport England’s National Strategy (Uniting the Movement). Our multi-disciplinary team develops and delivers innovative and effective ways to reduce the levels of inactivity in our most disadvantaged communities, driving forward and piloting new approaches that are making a real difference to people’s lives.

You will lead on and contribute to the development and implementation of a range of integrated marketing and communications activities, including, the development of the programme’s Marketing and Communications Plan. You will lead on the design, production and approval of marketing materials, producing engaging copy, posting on and managing social media accounts and contribute to the management and development of our website. While proactively developing, and fostering internal and external relationships with our partners, funders and local communities. You will work closely with the Senior Project Manager, contributing towards planning, monitoring and evaluation of the Active Communities Programme and related projects. Furthermore, the post holder will work closely with The Active Wellbeing Society’s marketing function to develop the digital presence and communications.

The post holder will be employed by The Active Wellbeing Society (TAWS) which is a multi-award-winning independent community benefit society which works with some of the poorest communities in Birmingham and Solihull to improve people’s health and wellbeing through physical activity.

Its mission is to: Use physical activity, guided by innovation, collaboration and insight, to do the collaborating and development required to create stronger and more resilient communities.

The Active Wellbeing Society is a Community Benefit Society, which means that it is controlled by its membership, (users, communities, partners, and stakeholders), and cannot use surpluses for anything other than community benefit. All assets are “locked” for the benefit of the communities that TAWS serves. It has charitable purposes and is treated as a charity by HMRC.

The Society was developed out of the successful Wellbeing Service set up by Birmingham City Council in June 2015 and is a public service mutual. It has a track record of innovation, collaboration, citizen engagement and successful delivery within the Council, and by going independent in 2018, TAWS was able to build on this foundation and unlock new sources of funding to support its further growth and development.

We are a friendly bunch so once you have read the Job Description if you have any questions or would like an informal chat about us, and/or, the role, please contact us.

MAIN DUTIES

1. Communications: To lead the development and implementation of an integrated communications and engagement plan for the programme for internal and external audiences. This includes, planning, preparing and delivering a range of targeted marcoms activities, ensuring content is clear and easy to understand, using plain English and to be tailored to the appropriate audiences. Collaborate with colleagues to help capture and disseminate stories to a range of audiences including press and media. Lead on the development and growth of the Active Communities brand. Co-produce social marketing/ behaviour change campaigns with the Research and Insight Team.
2. Partnership and Meetings: Develop and manage relationships with our community partners to grow digital platforms and deliver face-to-face engagement methods. Work with the wider team to support community partners, be the main point of contact for our digital platforms and supporting partners to promote their content. Attend and/or Chair Marketing and Communications meetings with partners or community groups.
3. Design: Lead on the creation and design of marcoms materials for the programme, producing high quality, innovative written and visual material, including, researching, copywriting, editing, proof-reading and development of documents. Develop content for websites, digital platforms, social media, email campaigns and other channels, to convey key messages to target audiences. This includes, leading on the production and management of visual content, such as, graphics, infographics and video.
4. Digital engagement: Use social marketing and online tools to promote projects and increase active participation, focusing particularly on those from our key audiences including the most disadvantaged communities. Meet KPI’s for increasing membership and engagement rates across all platforms. Lead on the development of our digital platforms, proactively seeking opportunities to build and engage our audiences and networks.
5. Analytics /monitoring – Develop and maintain a dashboard of website and social media analytics, work with the Marketing function on Search Engine Optimisation and the monitoring and evaluation of campaigns.
6. Video/Photography: Create, coordinate, or commission videos and images as part of the digital content and case study collation as part of our process learning. When required, visit projects and events to capture images with the required release permissions and catalogue.
7. Training: Train the team, staff and volunteers on how to use social media and digital platforms to support marketing goals and objectives.
8. Research: Engage and bring together the programme’s target audience to learn and develop key messages/campaigns to extend community reach. Collaborate with the Research and Insight Team on the evaluation of the Active Community Programme and projects.
9. Evidence Based Practice – You will build on the learning from the Local Delivery Pilot, regional and national evidence base, and local research and insight to engage our communities and seldom-heard groups by utilising friendly accessible marketing and communication methods that resonate with local people and amplifies the voice of the community.
10. Community: Work with communities to co-create content and campaigns that address key issues and amplify their successes.
11.  Coordination: Coordinate staff and volunteers required to deliver campaigns, promotion, PR and events.
12. Line manage staff: Line manage staff and supervise work placements, including, developing and monitoring of work plans, 1-2-1s, appraisals and the use of Sage HR.
13. Resources: Ensure all work/projects are monitored and evaluated and all budgets managed effectively, including the management of contracts. Ensure all work is compliant in terms of TAWS policies/procedures and relevant legislation (Data protection/GDPR/Marketing).
14. Campaigns and Events: Lead on the development of digital and physical resources. Produce a suite of templates to be used by staff, communities, partners to support activity promotion. Identify and resolve any issues with promotional content in a timely and professional manner.
15. Teamwork: To work within the team and the wider organisation to support the values of the organisation and to ensure that citizens are central to the work that is being delivered.

KEY SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

Knowledge/experience

1. Demonstrable experience in a communications or marketing team, including successfully working on integrated marketing campaigns using a variety of marcoms tools and techniques.
2. Significant experience in community engagement, designing and implementing effective communications to engage and resonate with diverse community groups.
3. Experience in developing and managing digital platforms, content management systems and CRM systems, and using these to successfully engage digitally. 
4. Positive, fun and friendly communication style – the ability to use known techniques and messages as well as create new, innovative marcoms. Evidence of having a creative and innovative approach to ‘doing things differently’.
5. Experience of translating complicated ideas simply and convincingly to multiple audiences.
6. Demonstrable experience of leading on campaign design, development and management, including, working with senior internal and external stakeholders, agencies, suppliers, media and community organisations.
7. Significant experience of website development, social media, e-mail and other digital campaigns and the use of customer profiles, tracking and knowledge of digital analytics tools, Search Engine Optimisation and the monitoring and evaluation of campaigns.
8. Significant experience of leading marketing campaigns, projects and programmes to successful conclusions.
9. Experience of communicating whole systems change projects for social and/or environmental change.
10.  Experience of line-management of staff. 

Skills & Abilities

1.  Advanced production, creative and design skills with significant attention to detail.
2. Both people and project management and good leadership skills.
3. Excellent writing, editing and proof-reading skills.
4. Expertise in the use of online platforms, basic programming/development needs, and working closely with digital service providers to test and maintain platforms.
5. Significant photography, filming, editing and production skills.
6. Ability to prepare and present interpretive material/information in a creative and innovative approach to a range of audiences.
7. A ‘can do’ attitude and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment, working to quick deadlines and changing priorities to resolve key challenges.
8. Effective organisational and administrative skills using both manual and digital systems. Strong IT skills.
9. Ability to communicate key messages and information in a clear, accessible style.
10. Demonstrate confidence, energy and ability to engage and motivate people with the tone of content produced.
11. Strong internal and external customer service delivery.
12. Ability to work flexibly and independently, as well as part of a team, managing a varied workload for self and team whilst prioritising and achieving targets and deliver deadlines.
13. Seek opportunities to communicate with all our stakeholders regularly and support local groups to communicate with target audiences.

Please see the advert on our Jobs page (as per the apply link) for further details of the person specification for this post.

STAFF BENEFITS

• Nest Pension – 8% employer contribution - 3 % employee contribution.
• Heath Cash Plan – giving you discounts on everyday healthcare such as dental, optical, physio, prescriptions & more.
• Employee Assistance Programme (counselling and DRs on call 24hrs a day)
• Death in Service – x4 your salary paid to beneficiary.
• Annual Leave – 25 days FTE (increasing to 29 days with service) plus 5 wellbeing days
• Flexible working
• Hybrid working options
• Bring your own device - £20 towards your phone bill monthly
• Fantastic volunteering opportunities within The Active Wellbeing Society every month

APPLICATION DETAILS

Please submit a Cover Letter and CV addressing the experience you have had relevant to the 'Main Duties' and the 'Knowledge & Skills' sections of the advert, but as a minimum please address how your experience aligns with the following:

1. Comprehensive experience in a communications or marketing team, including successfully working on integrated marketing campaigns using a variety of marketing and communications tools and techniques
2. Significant experience in community engagement to inform the design and implementation of marketing and communication campaigns that resonate with diverse communities.
3. Demonstrable experience of leading on campaign design, development and management, including, working with senior internal and external stakeholders, agencies, suppliers, media and community organisations.
4. Significant experience in developing and managing websites and digital platforms, content management systems and CRM systems.
5. Extensive creative and design skills with experience of relative software, graphic design, photography, videography etc
6. Extensive experience of social media, e-mail based marketing and other digital campaigns, including the use of customer profiles, digital analytic tools and Search Engine Optimisation and the monitoring and evaluation of campaigns.
7. Excellent writing, editing and proof-reading skills, with experience of collecting stories in community settings.
8. Experience of working in a Community Benefit Society, charity or public sector (desirable).
9. Experience of communicating whole system change projects for social and/or environmental change (desirable)

Closing Date: Sunday 23rd January 2022

Interview Date: Friday 4th February 2022

Due to the high numbers of applications we received for our job vacancies, we may close application windows early, so we would encourage you to submit your application ASAP

Successful applicants will be required to be DBS checked prior to starting.

We will provide all applicants with an outcome on your application, this will usually be within 1 week of the application window closing.

Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we, in recruiting for our team we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring. The Active Wellbeing Society is committed to being an equal opportunity employer, we recruit based upon capability and all applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. At The Active Wellbeing Society we are searching for people who share the passion for what we do with different backgrounds, perspectives and experiences, collectively making a difference.

If there is anything we can do to assist you in your application or preparations to be interviewed for one of our job vacancies please let us know and we can ensure you have a positive and comfortable experience.

Thank you for your interest in working for The Active Wellbeing Society, we look forward to receiving your application.

University Hospitals Birmingham Charity is one of the largest NHS Charities in the UK. We successfully launched our weekly lottery in September 2021 and are now looking for someone to join our team and help grow the weekly lottery, as well as develop our volunteering programme across our hospitals.

The Fundraising Officer – Lottery, volunteers and fundraising hubs will promote the Charity’s weekly lottery both within the hospitals and out in the wider community, with the aim of increasing and retaining the numbers of players in the lottery.

The post holder will work with the Charity’s volunteers, recruiting new volunteers and supporting existing ones, in particular with events, lottery promotion and staffing of the fundraising hubs across the hospitals.

The post holder will manage the weekly rotas across the fundraising hubs, ensuring they play a role in being the first point of contact with the Charity for many people.

This is a full time post in the Fundraising Team at University Hospitals Birmingham Charity (‘UHB Charity’), the official NHS Charity for the four hospitals of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust - Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Heartlands Hospital, Good Hope Hospital and Solihull Hospital.

UHB Charity is dedicated to improving the experience of patients, their families and the staff who care for them.

The Charity raises funds to support patients of the four hospitals by providing new and innovative equipment, funding research and supporting patient and family welfare projects.

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham in particular has a world class reputation, and specialises in cancer treatment, organ transplantations and trauma care. It is also home of the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, where the UK’s military patients are treated.

Heartlands Hospital has a specialist neo-natal unit and very busy children’s and maternity units.

Good Hope Hospital and Solihull Hospital serve the towns of Sutton Coldfield and Solihull.

The post offers the opportunity for office working at any of our four hospital sites with the opportunity for some home working as suits the job holder and line manager.

Health Inequalities & Engagement Officer

• Reporting to Communications and Engagement Manager
• Contract (24 months)
• Pay scale: £22,300- £26,800 depending on experience and relevant qualifications. All our salaries are benchmarked based on the requirements of the Job Description and comparable roles in the charity sector. Salaries are subject to an annual review.
• Hours: Full time 35 Hours a week. We welcome applications to work flexible hours to accommodate caring responsibilities.
• Location: From home, during the Covid 19 pandemic. However, your regular place of work would otherwise be either our London or West Midland offices. You may occasionally be required to travel for work (travel expenses will be reimbursed).

About Ovacome

Ovacome is the UK’s national ovarian cancer support charity. We have been providing personalised support and information to those diagnosed with ovarian cancer and their loved ones since 1996.

We provide:

• A telephone, email, text and instant chat support line
• A 24 hour online forum
• Regional events, including research days, health and wellbeing day, and information afternoons
• A programme of online talks, workshops and support groups, that you can join from the comfort of your own home
• Information booklets and resources, all written and/or reviewed by leading experts in the field
• Ovarian cancer awareness information and support lines in six community languages: Arabic, Bengali, Gujarati, Polish, Punjabi, and Urdu.

We also work to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer, as well as the lived experiences of those affected by it. We run our B.E.A.T. symptom awareness campaign among the general public and educate student doctors and nurses through our Survivors Teaching Students programme. We also run training and information sessions for clinicians on barriers to accessing treatment and information about ovarian cancer – with the aim of reducing health inequalities for those affected by the disease. 

Job Description

We’re looking for someone who is passionate about reaching everyone affected by ovarian cancer and ensuring that they are well supported throughout their treatment and beyond. Our ideal candidate is forward-thinking and will be proactive in identifying opportunities to better engage with communities and grow the charity’s reach. This role requires someone who is self-motivated and able to work on their own initiative, while collaborating with the wider team.

You must be well-organised, friendly, compassionate, and able to work closely with all members of Ovacome staff. You must be able to work to deadlines, effectively manage your workload and meet targets.

You must be an excellent communicator able to write clear and engaging content for a multitude of different platforms and audiences.

You will undertake research, consultation and involvement as required to ensure that our work is evidenced based and effective in reaching and engaging with under-represented groups. These groups include: those diagnosed aged under 45 or over 70, those with English as a second language, BIPOC, travelling community, LGBTQ+ community, those who are rurally isolated, digitally excluded groups, those on low income/living in poverty and those with disabilities other than cancer. You will collate and track this work across all teams. You will set up and manage Ovacome focus groups in collaboration with the support team.

You will support our Communications staff to create appropriate and accessible content across our various media platforms, including a review of our website and all existing communications channels.

You will work across the whole staff team to support the development of new campaigns, information resources and support on a wide range of ovarian cancer issues, including broader issues around living with cancer, ensuring that all information is evidence based, up-to-date and accessible to all.

You will work closely with our Regional Hubs staff to embed health inequalities work across regional hubs; and to incorporate and share learning from regional hubs into our national policy work.

You will also assist in the production of regular reports.

You will proactively identify opportunities to expand and fund our work, record these contacts and pass them on promptly to other staff members.

You will have responsibility for ensuring that accessible community and information resources are created and disseminated to community groups and individuals.

You will work collaboratively with local charities, grassroots organisations and healthcare providers to ensure clear communication and networking for the benefit of those affected by ovarian cancer, especially those from under-represented groups.

You will keep, full, accurate, contemporaneous records of all enquiries and actions following Ovacome policies and procedures, including confidentiality and data protection.

You will maintain and update records on the Ovacome database.

You will work with the wider team to ensure that our support services are accessible to all communities and individuals to ensure that no-one is left behind.

You will support the Communications and Engagement Manager with the planning and organisation of our programme of online support events for the Ovacome community, as required.

• We are looking for a dynamic Senior Analysis Officer to support the creation and collation of analysis, research and evidence that has a transformative effect on the youth employment ecosystem.
• You will work with the Analysis Manager and other members of the Impact and Evidence team to support the design, delivery and management of commissioned and in-house analysis projects striving to understand the complex, systemic issues faced by marginalised young people in their employment journey, as well as potential solutions.
• This is an exciting opportunity to work directly with young people on analysis projects. A part of the role will also be working with other teams, such as policy and communications, to translate complex analysis and evaluation findings into accessible, user-centred outputs and briefings for internal and external use.
• This role can be based at either our Leeds or Birmingham hubs. We are currently piloting hybrid working allowing you work up to 3 days at home.

All recruitment to roles at the Youth Futures Foundation is done using a specialist system that conceals the applicant’s identity and focuses on assessing candidates based on key competencies, anonymising applications and distributing the assessment of applications against multiple assessors. 

We are keen to explore the widest possible pool of talent for all our roles. Internally, we encourage an open, collaborative and inclusive working environment. We have established an Equalities, Diversity and Inclusion steering committee with team members from across the organisation and headed by a member of the Senior Leadership Team.

Job Title: Education Officer

Reports to: Education Programme Manager

Location: Office and Home-based. Based in Central London, Birmingham or Manchester (with travel to offices in London, Manchester and Birmingham depending on location). 

Terms: 5 days per week (37.5 hours) (with occasional evening or weekend work, TOIL provided)

Salary:  £22,000—£24,000 per annum

Language Requirements: Fluent English. A second language (Arabic/ Tigrinya/ Amharic/ Dari /Farsi/ Kurdish/ Pashto/ Tigre/ Somali) would be an advantage

Start Date: As soon as possible

Overall Purpose of the Role

Breaking Barriers’ Education Programme was started in 2017 to complement our core Employment support. The Programme is designed to enable refugees to achieve the level of English that is needed to enter the workplace or further education by providing supplementary courses to statutory provision. Covering a range of levels of English language courses, from Pre-Beginner to Business Writing, the Programme has expanded to include IT and Numeracy and Digital Skills, and aims to branch out into further courses. The Education Programme relies on skilled volunteers who support with curriculum development and lead our education courses helping our clients learn English and improve their IT skills.

The successful applicant will assist in the coordination of the Education Programme and develop it according to the emerging needs of Breaking Barrier’s refugee clients. They will take responsibility of the organisation and coordination of classes, welfare of the education volunteers, and communication with students. The key responsibilities outlined below are designed to provide an overview of the basic responsibilities required, but we envisage that the job holder will be able to take on more responsibility as they develop and as the organisation grows and changes. 

Key Responsibilities

Breaking Barriers runs education classes and training sessions to support its main employment programme. Your responsibilities will include:

• Recruiting students and organising classes and logistics (whether courses are taking place remotely or face to face)
• Working with the wider Education team to support education volunteers
• Conducting education volunteer screening calls and interviews; onboarding new volunteers and managing existing education volunteers (ensuring training is given and contribution is recognised and rewarded)
• Maintaining strong relationships with students and volunteers
• Liaising with volunteers and students by phone and email, providing information and dealing with queries
• Recruiting and managing course curriculum development volunteers
• Managing student attendance and communicating with them about their classes and upcoming courses
• Following current administrative processes, ensuring that it is completed accurately and on-time
• Ensuring that all data is accurately recorded and kept up-to-date through our CRM and other supporting documentation
• Following up with students and volunteers to collect feedback to support the effective monitoring and evaluation of the Education Programme
• Undertake the administration to set up additional new courses, such as sector specific training courses 
• Coordinate with the Employment team to ensure clients within the Education programme are receiving holistic support, and that the programme continues to meet the needs of refugees also receiving other types of support
• Take on additional duties and responsibilities, as and when needed, to ensure the smooth running of the Education Programme
   

Personal Specification

Essential  

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Able to communicate fluently in English
• A demonstrable interest and commitment to working with marginalised populations, particularly refugees or working within the education sector
• Experience teaching English or working in an educational setting
• Confident in communicating with internal and external stakeholders via email and phone 
• Confident in using Microsoft Office, completing database work and numeracy-based tasks
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment and under pressure
• A high degree of accuracy. Detail oriented and meticulous
• Able to organise their own day-to-day work and assist in more complex organisational tasks
• Willing to undertake all tasks that need doing, including routine work
• Flexibility to work alternative hours (evenings/weekends) on occasion, as agreed in advance

Desirable 

• Administrative experience

• Fluent in a second language such as Arabic, Tigrinya, Amharic, Dari, Farsi, Kurdish, Pashto, or Somali 
• Has a continuous improvement mindset. Looks for new and better ways to do things. 
• CELTA/TEFL qualification or teaching degree
• Experience with developing syllabuses for English, IT and Numeracy and/or other educational programmes 
• Ability to proactively overcome challenges through adopting creative approaches and take ownership over existing and new project processes
• Lived experience. We welcome applicants from a refugee background

How to apply

If you are looking for a role where you can make a real difference, we want to hear from you. To apply, please submit a CV and 500-word statement outlining:

• Why you are interested in the role and explain how providing free English and Training courses can support refugees to find meaningful employment
• What skills and experience you would bring to be successful in this role

Please note that applications without a covering letter will NOT be considered.

Applications close on Sunday 23rd January, with interviews taking place w/c 31st January. 

Breaking Barriers particularly welcomes applicants with experience of migration and/or a refugee background.    

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. 

We open to flexible working arrangements and alternative working patterns.   

See more information in recruitment pack attached. 

Salary: £19,000 - £20,000 per annum

Location: Birmingham (remote working available as per our Home Working Policy)

Hours: 09.00 – 17.00

Job type: Full time, 12 months to Permanent

Holidays: 30 days annual leave 
 

About Ethar Relief

We are a non-governmental, non-political humanitarian aid organisation, dedicated to helping people in need regardless of their ethnic origin, political affiliation, gender or religious beliefs. Our current projects provide aid and sustainable resources to displaced, poverty-impacted refugees and disadvantaged communities in Sudan, Yemen, Djibouti, and Somalia, (countries within or near the area traditionally referred to as The Horn Of Africa). These countries and locations are diverse and unique in themselves, and are never treated as a homogenous group despite their proximity to each other. Likewise, the communities within each country share culture, customs, and origins, but also diverge greatly in many aspects. Ethar Relief celebrates both the similarities and differences, and extends its support and advocacy towards refugees from these communities within the UK.
 

About the role

The Trainee Programmes officer forms part of the Ethar’s International programmes team, set to deliver international aid and initiatives across the Horn of Africa. The Trainee Programmes Officer will support the Programmes Officer to ensure that country programmes are implemented and reported on in a timely and of a qualitative manner according to Ethar’s Programme Strategies and that the projects are well represented internally and externally.

Please contact Rabia Arif for more information, or apply here today. This vacancy will close on Friday 4th February 2022. 

To apply

Please read the Job Specification and send across your CV and Cover letter outlining why you are a suitable candidate for the role.

Find the full job specification attached.

Fundraising Officer (Partnerships)

Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Homebased and flexible across London, South of England & Wales
Salary: £25,806 - £28,181 - actual per annum (depending on skills and experience) (+ London Allowance of £3,600 if applicable)
Working Hours: 35 per week

Closing Date: 03 February 2022
Interview Date: To be confirmed (interviews will be conducted through Zoom or Teams)

Please note we will be shortlisting and interviewing on an ongoing basis, the role will close once we find a suitable candidate. Please apply early to avoid disappointment.

Are you a passionate and motivated individual, committed to making a positive difference to people affected by dementia?

Are you committed to building exceptional relationships with external partners?

Can you be compassionate yet tenacious to achieve our society goals?

Yes? We’d love to tell you more!

About the role

This is undoubtedly an exciting time to join our team and help shape the new role of Legacy Partnerships Officer. Whilst being responsible for the targeted acquisition of new partnerships and delivering outstanding relationship management you will also get ample opportunities to be involved in a wide range of exciting projects.

- Offer bespoke and engaging relationship management to external partners
- Become the go to contact for all key stakeholders in your region
- Contribute towards the continued development and project management of our offers
- Developing and delivering regionally based activities to secure new partnerships
- Play a vital role in helping to support our exciting and ambitious fundraising plans

The Legacy team at Alzheimer’s Society has an enviable track record, with Gifts in Wills now accounting for 25% of the total income for the organisation. So, your work in the team will be vital to securing future income, enable our colleagues to campaign for change, fund research to find a cure and support people living with dementia today. That really is making a difference!

About you

Are you motivated by an excellent cause? Do you have excellent account management skills? Are you looking for a new challenge? If so, this could be the opportunity for you to expand your experience and develop in the sector.

You’ll be;

- Excellent at establishing, developing, and maintaining relationships
- Target driven, enthusiastic & proactive
- Creative & inspiring; developing bespoke stewardship to ensure partner engagement
- A confident communicator talking to partners over email, phone & face to face
- Excellent at planning and project management skills
- Enthusiastic & resilient
- An analytical thinker who is always looking for ways to improve
- Previous experience in a fundraising team is not essential but what is essential is the need to be a team player with a positive and resilient attitude.

Our employees work hard every day to make a true difference in people's lives. We are proud to support them with a range of benefits, recognition and many options for working agilely, all contributing to a strong work life balance. We also have various learning programmes to support you in your development and help you grow to realise your potential and shape a career with Alzheimer's Society.

You may have experience of the following: Legacy Fundraising Manager, Fundraiser, Fundraising Manager, Fundraising Executive, Fundraising Coordinator, Fundraising Officer, Sales Manager, Sales Executive, Business Development Manager, Charity, Third Sector, NFP, etc

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