Are you a passionate communications and marketing expert who wants to make a real difference to the lives of children and adults with ME/CFS who experience years, even decades, in lockdown? You will play a vital role in promoting the charity and its work, and engaging with the M.E. community to ensure they can access the support and services they need; and that those around have a better understanding of M.E. and its impact, including professionals, policy-makers and the public. If you are a highly motivated, creative and committed person who can help increase awareness and understanding of ME/CFS through a wide range of communications and marketing channels we would love to hear from you.

Bath City Farm is seeking a creative and energetic communications professional to build the Farm’s brand, public image, and external relationships with a wide range of businesses, groups, and individuals across Bath.  The successful candidate will lead on raising awareness and growing our supporter base, play a key role in identifying promotional opportunities and activities to extend the Farm’s reach, and research, design and implement new income-generating ideas, products, and services.  In an organisation that is growing on limited resources, the commercial impact of this role is a key consideration, and the post holder will have agreed financial targets to meet to help ensure the Farm’s financial sustainability.

PARN are seeking a Membership & Communications Coodinator. This is an exciting time to join the PARN team at a key point in its development cycle. The new post holder will join the team in helping to shape the future of PARN. The role would suit a graduate with some membership development experience and a sound communication background. We are looking for an innovative problem solver who likes a challenge and to get things gone.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Job Title: Membership & Communications Coordinator
Reports to: Deputy CEO
Salary: Up to £23,000 depending on experience
Location: Remote (Occasionally the PARN Team may be required to meet, if so these meetings will take place in central Bristol)

The Membership & Communications Coordinator will interact with all members of the PARN team along with, external suppliers, sponsors, conference speakers and delegates but most especially with PARN members. This is a chance for a self-starter to make a role their own.

The post holder will be expected to coordinate PARN’s member relations, help grow membership numbers and promote and support PARN’s events and training courses. Whilst taking responsibility for the successful running of all membership activities, the actions and responsibility for delivering these will often be undertaken by others. In these circumstances the post holder will ensure these are well planned and delivered.

PRINCIPLE DUTIES:

• Together with the Deputy CEO set and achieve annual targets for membership recruitment and retention
• Take responsibility for the day to day organisation, implementation and proactive delivery of membership services, including coordination of membership subscriptions and renewals.
• Establish and maintain all membership processes
• Maintain and assist with membership to special interest groups, liaising with Steering Group volunteers, facilitating events and disseminating necessary materials
• Maintain and update membership contact database (IMiS - CRM system)
• Ensure good communications of all member benefits
• Coordinate PARN contacts with member organisations, liaising with PARN staff to communicate specific information to members
• Plan all member communications (Sector news, e-shots and mail-merges, social media)
• Create e-shots for forthcoming events and activities
• Brand management – create new marketing collateral and materials
• Build first class relationships with key contacts at member organisations
• Research, collate and produce reports for internal team and strategy meetings. Contribute to membership strategy at these meetings.
• Support with implementation of specific marketing activities relevant to membership
• Contribute to production of written materials for web site and promotional documentation
• Update information on the website, ensuring it’s kept up to date and relevant
• Provide membership information to support promotional and recruitment campaigns
• Ensure that training events meet member needs and training requirements suggesting adjustments and changes as appropriate.
• Be an active contributor to the regular PARN team and strategy meetings
• Take an interest in and have knowledge of PARN strategy, business and financial objectives and performance
• Proofread reports and communications from across the team

Person Specification:

• Excellence in written and verbal communications
• Great relationship building skills
• Membership development experience with good customer facing skills
• Comfortable and confident with working on the telephone to sell membership
• Experience managing websites using a Content Management System
• Experience in supporting marketing campaigns
• Experience of managing contact lists
• Self starter with strong organisational skills
• Excellent eye for detail
• Computer literate and experienced in using Microsoft Office packages

ABOUT PARN:

PARN currently has around 130 member organisations mostly in the UK (with some in Ireland, Australia and Canada). It operates a rolling monthly membership cycle and a busy calendar of meetings, events and training courses aimed at both members and non member professional bodies.

The PARN Team works remotely with the occasional requirment to attend meetings which are held in Bristol. We hold a number of events and meetings each year outside Bristol. There will be some requirement to attend these, but only by prior arrangement.

Salary offered up to £23,000 dependent upon experience. Contributory pension

Bath or other reasonable location but mixture of office and home working anticipated

Developing Health & Independence is an award winning charity that supports excluded and marginalised young people and adults to overcome structural barriers and life limiting behaviours holding them back from achieving their potential.

We provide a comprehensive range of services for people who are socially excluded for a wide variety of reasons such as homelessness, alcohol or drug problems, or lack of opportunity.

This role is a re-imagined role. The purpose of the role is to lead DHI’s Communications (70%) and Fundraising strategy and team to ensure key messages are effective, and that they reach the right audiences at the right time to promote and support DHI’s work. 

This role also heads up the voluntary income fundraising (30%) function within the organisation and, as such is responsible for the delivery of high quality fundraising stewardship across a range of income streams in order to create a sustainable future for the work that DHI delivers. 

The role will report into the Corporate Services and Finance Director but will work closely with the Chief Executive to ensure messaging is aligned to strategic priorities, core purpose and values of the organisation.

The successful candidate is likely be bring broad experience in a range of communications roles, experience of presenting to senior stakeholders, brand creation, curation, development and management, social media, digital, internal/external communications, and delivering in a high ambiguity, delivery focused environment.

For an informal confidential conversation please contact our recruitment partner, Carroll Lloyd, Director, NFP Consulting

Closing Date: 10.00 a.m. Thursday 6th May 2021

POST 1 + 2 - 2 x Maternity posts. Both starting July 2021, 1 year fixed term contract. Either 4 day/week each or 1 FT and 1 x three day/week.

POST 3 - 1 x FT post, part time hours considered.

2 year fixed term contract.

CCS Adoption is a Voluntary Adoption Agency and registered charity. Continuously Rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted (for over 10 years), we find permanent, loving homes for children who are waiting to be adopted. We also offer a wide range of post-adoption support services for adoptive families in the region through The Centre for Adoption Support & Education. We are committed to maintaining this high level of performance and developing further the innovative services we provide for children and adoptive families.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for 2 maternity cover posts and a 2 year fixed term contract as an Adoption Social Worker at CCS. The posts are based in our Bristol office, covering Wiltshire, Somerset, Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire, Bath, Bristol, Swindon and South Wales.

The post holder will ideally be 3 years qualified Social Worker preferably with adoption experience, who will be undertaking adoption assessment and making and supporting placements as well as contributing to all aspects of the Agency’s adoption service. This will include recruitment activities, family finding, Post adoption Support, assisting on training.

Opportunity for creativity and innovative practice is encouraged and welcomed.

We provide a range of generous staff benefits:

25 annual leave days (On a Full Time basis), statutory bank holidays plus additional 2 days over Easter, an additional day in May and the office is closed between Christmas and New Year. As an employer we take the Well-being of our staff seriously, we also provide access to the Cycle to Work, Eye care schemes and an Employee Assistance Programme.

CCS is an equal opportunities employer and is keen to receive applications from individuals representing all demographics of society and would particularly welcome applications from individuals from BAME & LGBTQIA+ communities.

We are looking for a data management professional with great CRM and CMS skills. Are you keen to get involved with a growing charity that is a key advocate of cycling? If so, this could be the role for you!

About Us

We are Life Cycle UK, a charity that helps people to get cycling, transforming lives and the environment. Based in Bristol and working across the West of England and Derbyshire, we have been transforming lives through cycling since 1999. We know that cycling will play a key role in tackling our society’s biggest challenges: poor health and wellbeing, COVID-19 and the climate emergency.

Our work is underpinned by our belief that cycling is an inherently simple, safe and accessible activity. However, this view isn’t shared by everyone. We work to remove the barriers to accessing this low-cost, ‘green’ and healthy form of transport by giving people of all ages and backgrounds the skills and confidence to cycle safely.

We are looking for a Data & Digital Systems Officer to join our main office team in Bristol and make an impact from the get-go!

The Role

As a Data & Digital Systems Officer, you will play a key role in the design and maintenance of our reliable, effective and scalable IT systems, as well as ensuring the smooth-running of our website.

Working closely with our Marketing team, you will support a user-friendly, accessible and consistent website content and design to best support our efforts.

In addition, you will:

- Identify and implement incremental improvements to existing systems
- Clearly document the set-up of our systems
- Establish systems to provide ongoing training and support to staff in use of tech
- Implement effective systems to track outputs and outcomes consistently
- Ensure we remain compliant with data protection and other relevant legislation

This role is full time, working 37.5 hours per week. You will be based out of our main office in Bristol, but flexible and home working will be possible at the discretion of your line manager. 

For full details of the role and responsibilities, please see the job description pack or go to our website.

About You

We’re looking for someone who has:
- Previous experience of data management 
- Experience as a high-level user of a CRM and CMS
- Good technical understanding of websites and CRM databases
- Ability to train and support ‘non-technical’ users to use new systems
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to understand user requests and translate them into technical requirements and functional systems
- A positive, enthusiastic, can-do attitude
- Excellent planning and organisational skills

Experience of CiviCRM, Drupal or Google Analytics would be beneficial. An interest in UX and UI would also be an advantage, as would an understanding of the voluntary sector.

Other organisations may call this role Data, Insight & Systems Officer, CRM Officer, IT Officer, IT Technician, Helpdesk Technician, Systems Technician, or CRM Assistant.

How to apply

To help ensure our commitment to a diverse and inclusive workforce please remove all identifying personal information from your CV and Cover Statement including name, address, date of birth.

Please email office @ lifecycleuk . org . uk with:

1. Your CV (please remove all identifying personal information including name, address, date of birth).
2. A Covering Statement (max 2 sides of A4) explaining why you’re a great fit for this role (please remove all identifying personal information including name, address, date of birth etc.)
3. Attach these document to a short covering email that includes: Your name, a contact phone number and details of two referees (references will only be taken once your permission has been granted).
4. Fill out our anonymous equalities monitoring survey: [link in the job description pack]

The closing date for applications is 9am on Monday 26th April 2021.

Interviews will be held on Wednesday 28th April 2021.

Whilst equalities and diversity have always been important to us, we are now on a journey to becoming an anti-racist organisation. This means we are committed to increasing diversity amongst our staff, volunteers and participants – and to actively tackling unconscious bias and structural racism. We expect all staff to share our commitment to be always learning and working to address racial inequality, in order to achieve racial justice both inside and outside Life Cycle UK.

Groundwork South is looking for a Senior Project Officer to work in the Communities Prepared team. Communities Prepared is a ground-breaking step forward for community resilience for emergencies by empowering and mobilising community emergency volunteers.

ROLE: Senior Project Officer – Community Development and Training (Communities Prepared)
REF: SPOCDT21
SALARY: Circa £22,100-26,000 FTE per annum (pro rata £15,600 - £17,680)
HOURS: 22.5 hours per week
CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed Term to October 7th 2021, with possible extension for further 2 years
OPERATIONAL AREA: West of England (with national travel)
LOCATION: Bristol or home working considered

ROLE DESCRIPTION:

We are looking for an enthusiastic part-time (3 days) Senior Project Officer to focus on leading the training and development element of the programme. The Senior Project Officer will work closely with the programme team, communities and partners nationwide to design and deliver tailored training and support packages that aim to assist communities to prepare for, respond to and recover from a range of emergencies.

The Communities Prepared programme is also coming to the end of its current funding, so this role will also be working with the team to develop and support the transition to the next phase of the programme, as well as helping to shape what it might look like.

About you

As Senior Project Officer for Community Development and Training, you will have the confidence and skills to engage with people from a range of backgrounds and have proven experience in delivering training within a community setting. As the lead for training delivery, you will be comfortable in managing your own projects, whilst also working collaboratively, deputising for the Communities Prepared Programme Manager and supporting other Senior Project Officers.

Essential:

• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Confident in using a range of training styles, with the ability to adapt to fit the needs of the audience
• A broad understanding of the factors that contribute to strong community resilience and the potential barriers
• Strong leadership, motivational and organisational skills
• Excellent listening skills and confidence in talking to people in groups and on a one-to-one basis
• Experience of collaborative working with statutory and voluntary agencies
• A basic working knowledge of Adobe InDesign (used to create the Communities Prepared training resources)

Desirable

• Experience of leading a community volunteer group or community activities
• Knowledge of the emergency response sector

Key tasks include:

• Develop and execute community development strategies to remove potential barriers to community resilience, including establishing and/or supporting existing proactive community emergency volunteer groups
• Project manage the set-up, organisation and delivery of Communities Prepared training nationally (currently all delivered online)
• Directly deliver training sessions to communities (including some evening and weekend sessions), utilising a broad range of disciplines and teaching styles
• Deliver Train the Trainer training sessions to partners and clients
• Identify and engage volunteer groups and their coordinators within target communities, in partnership with other organisations
• Develop partnerships, both at the local level (delivery focused) and more strategically at the national level
• Provide information, advice and support to people who are facing emergencies and natural disasters within their community, such as flooding, pandemics, snow and heat utilities and community leadership
• As part of the Communities Prepared team, significantly contribute to the collective learning around community resilience, community emergency planning and response
• Develop training materials and other resilience resources which can be used on the Communities Prepared online hub and various other platforms
• Monitor progress against agreed targets and outcomes in relation to community development and training, contributing to reports to the funder and partners
• Represent the programme at conferences and events, both online and in person depending on COVID-19 restrictions. This can include presenting to varied audiences on Communities Prepared topics
• Travel nationally to meet the above duties (when COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted)

In return we offer:

• 25 days FTE per annum plus English Bank Holidays
• A contributory pension scheme
• Scope to continuing development of your professional skills

Groundwork South is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable groups.  Inline with our Safer Recruitment & Selection Policy and Procedure, successful applicants are subject to references and an enhanced with barred lists disclosure check.

Closing Date: midnight on Monday 3rd May 2021 (bank holiday)
Interview Date: w/c 10th May 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 site. There you can download the application pack.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Please note that we reserve the right to close applications early in the event of a large response.

Groundwork South is committed to transforming people’s lives and places through social, economic and environmental action. In terms of development and delivery of these projects we work across three business themes, Parks & Open Spaces, Youth & Employment and Greener Living & Working.

We are committed to the employment and career development of disabled people. To demonstrate our commitment, we have been awarded the Disability Confident Scheme Symbol, which is awarded by the Employment Service. We guarantee an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the essential criteria for the post. If you consider yourself to have a disability and would like to apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme please complete the Guaranteed Interview Scheme form (at the top of our current vacancies page) and submit this with your application. We shall ensure fairness and equal opportunities throughout our workforce and in service delivery.

Groundwork South is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We welcome applications from suitably skilled candidates regardless of ethnicity, gender, disability, sexuality, religion or age. A copy of our Equality and Diversity policy may also be made available to candidates on request.

CVs will not be accepted.

No agencies please. 

Membership Venues Officer - South West England
Reference: APR20219523
Location: Flexible
Salary: £18,250.00 - £20,246.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Pension, Life Assurance, 26 days Annual Leave

This is a fantastic opportunity for a passionate and driven individual with excellent organisational skills to join our UK-wide Membership Venues Team, who are vital to the success of our Membership Fundraisers and helps the RSPB to raise the funds it needs to reach our ambitious goals to save nature.

About the role:

You will be responsible for planning and organising a calendar of events for our team to attend, from shopping centres to country shows; high streets to our reserves, and everything in between, so that they can inspire members of the public to become members of the RSPB.

Our aim is to inspire external partners about our attendance at their event or venue. We are looking for someone who is a confident relationship builder, with an excellent telephone and email manner as well as communication and negotiation skills. You must have impeccable organisational skills, a keen eye for detail, and be able to manage several tasks at once, recording all key details on our CRM database system on a daily basis to ensure that our team of Membership Fundraisers have everything they need to attend their events and venues.

You will be part of a successful and energetic team, which covers the whole of the UK. This position can be conducted from home, however occasional visits to a local office or reserve will be required.

Ideally you will have a geographical understanding of the South West of England, and knowledge of local Membership venues.

Essential skills, knowledge and experience:

• Strong communication and negotiation skills.
• Competent in use of Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook.
• Confident in learning about and using new software (eg, CRM database and Fundraising Portal). Training will be provided.

Desirable skills, knowledge and experience:

• Geographical understanding of the South West of England
• Knowledge of membership venues in the South West of England

Benefits of the position include:

• A set salary between £18,250 and £20,246 per annum
• 34 days holiday (including bank holiday and fixed Christmas leave)
• Full training and support with professional/personal development programmes; and
• Opportunities for career progression in multiple directorates.

Closing date: 23:59, 02 May 2021
Interviews will be held week commencing 3rd May 2021.

To Apply and For More Information:

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

No agencies please.

CCS Adoption is a Bristol-based Voluntary Adoption Agency and registered charity. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted, we find permanent, loving homes for children who are waiting to be adopted. We also offer and fundraise for a range of post-adoption support services for adoptive families.

We are seeking to appoint an Experienced Fundraiser who will implement our fundraising strategy focusing primarily on Trusts and Foundations, Individual Giving and Legacies. The role will involve developing and executing campaigns in all three areas, aiming to raise around £150,000 per year. The successful candidate will be highly motivated and organised; an exceptional bid-writer with proven experience of securing funds from Trusts/Foundations. Experience of individual giving and/or legacy giving would be an advantage.

You will be joining CCS at a time of development and change. This important role offers an exciting opportunity to drive forward a new approach to fundraising that will prioritise return on investment, build excellent relationships with funders and supporters and deliver results for adopted children and families.

CCS offers a range of staff benefits including 25 annual leave days as standard (FT) plus additional leave days at Easter, Christmas and New Year. We prioritise the well-being of our staff, and offer a range of benefits including an employee assistance programme.

CCS welcomes applications from suitably qualified and experienced individuals regardless of ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation or religious belief.

We are seeking an enthusiastic Finance Officer to join our small and friendly finance team. You will support the Head of Finance to manage all aspects of the charity’s finances.

You will have:

• Experience in managing and maintaining a Sage 50 accounting system and producing insightful management reports
• A successful track record in budgeting and forecasting
• Excellent interpersonal skills and enjoy working as part of a team and independently.
• A thorough, focussed and thoughtful attitude with strong analytical skills and a high level of attention to detail.
• A can-do attitude and able to play an important role in our projects to improve finance systems and processes.

You will joining an independent, national charity based in Bath. Our creative and inspiring team includes engineers, technicians, product designers, occupational therapists, fundraisers and administrators. We are led by strong values: we are creative, inclusive and practical, with our vision being to create a future where every disabled person has the products they want to live the life they choose.

Hours;         22.5hrs

Location;      Bath, with some possibility for homeworking 

Julian House is a well respected charity, providing support to some of the most marginalised members of society, particularly in the areas of homelessness, domestic abuse and criminal justice.  Its projects are located across the South West.

Underpinning its success has been a strong track record of support from key stakeholders and the wider community, including grant making trusts.  This support has allowed the development of new services, important project work and the maintenance of core services.  Not just changing lives, often saving lives.

This is a new role within Julian House fundraising team, providing support to the Senior Trusts Fundraiser - researching funding opportunities, reporting back to funders on their support and evidencing unmet need.  Providing case studies is another key element of the role - involving project visits and close collaboration with a range of colleagues.

Key tasks:

• Achieve the agreed annual fundraised income target
• Develop strong relationships with grant-making trusts and foundations which have not previously supported Julian House, and to strengthen our existing relationships with trusts and foundations
• Through detailed research identify other trusts, foundations, and statutory funding programmes which have the potential to support Julian House’s diverse range of projects and services
• Liaise closely with colleagues at all levels of Julian House to identify and collect key information for funding applications and grant reports
•  Research evidence of need for Julian House’s services utilising a range of resources, including, but not limited to: local and regional strategies, internal and external reports, news articles
• Draw up budgets for Julian House services for use in funding applications
• Respond in a timely manner to fundraising needs as they become apparent, perhaps for new services or other important one-off needs
•  Ensure that all grant reports are delivered in a timely manner by the stated deadline
•  Maintain accurate records of your fundraising activities on our CRM database
•  Support the Senior Trusts Fundraiser with funding applications and bids, as required
• Assist with other specific projects, as detailed by the Senior Trusts Fundraiser or Fundraising & PR Director

Sustrans is the charity making it easier for people to walk and cycle. We connect people and places, create liveable neighbourhoods, transform the school run and deliver a happier, healthier commute.  Start your journey today by joining our HR operations team.

HR Support Officer

(Ref: SUS3162)

£22,389 per annum

37.5 hours per week – happy to talk flexible working

Base: Bristol

Initial home working may be expected due to office closures during current C19 restrictions

About the Role

At Sustrans, we are proud of our commitment to creating healthier places and happier lives for everyone. We now have a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic administrator to join our small and friendly HR operations team.

Working closely with other members of the HR team, the role will provide comprehensive and efficient administrative support of HR-focussed processes and procedures and accurately record personal information on the HR database, Cascade.  There is also the requirement to provide HR colleagues with accurate and timely support through a range of administrative tasks and to assist with enquiries from colleagues through the HR email inbox.

About You

We are looking for someone with experience in a similar administrative

role, in an HR service delivery setting with a knowledge of HR administration procedures.  You will also have experience of offering a support service to others, of successfully working to deadlines and timescales and of dealing with enquiries and confidential information with tact and discretion.  You will have excellent administration skills, strong written and verbal communication skills, the ability to take a proactive approach to tasks, excellent attention to detail and be IT literate. So, if you have a passion for administration and are committed to the promotion of sustainable transport, this could be the role for you!

Apply to join us at Sustrans today and help us work together to make change happen. 

Interviews

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am on Tuesday 20 April 2021.  Interviews will take place via MS Teams on Wednesday 28 April 2021.

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

Equality, diversity and inclusion

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

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

Hospitals’ charity Above & Beyond needs an enthusiastic, ambitious and motivated fundraiser to help grow our income at an exciting stage in the charity’s development.

This is a great opportunity to join an established NHS charity and gain significant experience of corporate fundraising. The successful candidate will have a sales or fundraising background with a track record of meeting and exceeding targets. Key to your role is harnessing the passion of corporates to motivate and inspire them to maximise their support.  You will recruit new corporates, build relationships and deliver excellent stewardship to engender long term and sustainable support.

Above & Beyond fundraises for Bristol’s city centre hospitals.  We have a passion for improving patient experience and enhancing healthcare in Bristol and the South West and belief in the cause will be fundamental to your work. We are currently home based but will be looking to return to office workng later in the year, at our Bristol city centre office.

Are you the right person to recruit, support and celebrate the amazing volunteers who make our work possible? We’re looking for an confident self-starter with bags of enthusiasm to join our friendly, committed team. In this new role, you will develop and lead our volunteer programme offering improved support to adults and young people living with M.E.; and supporting our fundraising activities. Along with experience of recruiting and managing volunteers, and understanding of the impact of long-term health conditions such as M.E., you will love inspiring and motivating others. You’ll need excellent communication and interpersonal skills, creating a sense of community by engaging with volunteers and supporters face-to-face, by phone and online, and have a methodical approach that means you can manage and prioritise a varied workload. We offer flexible working and take a positive approach to peer-support and self-care, with an Employee Assistance Programme available for staff and their immediate families.