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We are seeking a creative, organised and committed Communications Officer to join a small team to co-ordinate communications to a wide range of audiences.
Position: Communications Officer
Location: Leeds, LS9 (home-based during lockdown restrictions)
Hours: 21 hours per week
Salary: £24,012 -£25,991 pro rata
Duration: Permanent, an initial 3-year contract with possible extension subject to further funding
Benefits: 28 days plus 14 days Bank Holidays pro rata, Special Leave and Flexible Working Policies, Employee Assistance Scheme with Health Assured, Up to 5% match pension contributions, Free Parking, Bike Parking and 15-minute walk from city centre
Closing Date: 11th May at 5pm
Interview Date: 19th May
The Role
Everyone at the organisation has a role to play in communications and the charity have significantly invested in its communications functions over the last year, including a re-brand, new communications strategy and establishing an internal communications working group. As Communications Officer, you will support the organisation to take forward its brand identity and communication aims, by co-ordinating outputs and assessing impact. You will work closely with members, volunteers and staff to create and share impactful communications to a wide range of audiences including Gypsies and Travellers, journalists and members of the public.
As an organisation committed to asset based community development you will be sharing stories of communities, the charity’s skills and strengths as well as the challenges it faces.
Key responsibilities include:
- Work with a communications working group to deliver organisational communications strategy
- Regularly update Squarespace website (a modular base content management system)
- Manage and develop a mailing list and newsletter using Mailchimp
- Research, develop and create compelling content across all our communications channels including our website, blogs, video, social media and newsletters
- Apply design skills to produce creative assets that support communication aims and reflects brand
- Support projects to communicate effectively with stakeholders – including campaigns, events and disseminating reports
- Support and attend meetings, conferences and events as required
- Supervise and support a communications apprentice role/volunteers
- Foster relationships with journalists to ensure maximum impact and triage press enquiries
Please note due to current circumstances you will be required to work from home, with desk space at the office available on a booking basis. The charity does anticipate returning to its offices and needs suitable candidates to be able to travel to Leeds as part of their regular week.
About You
As Communications Officer, you will need to be a confident communicator, enthusiastic about the organisation’s vision, well organised and keen to support members of Gypsy and Traveller communities to get their voice heard in the public realm.
You will have experience of:
- Working in communications role
- Using analytics and evaluation tools to analyse behaviour and engagement through communication channels
- Search engine optimisation
- Developing and maintaining a mailing list and newsletter
- Editing a website
- Using Microsoft office applications and office 365
- Using social media, buffer or other content delivery systems
- Design packages to make branded content (social media, flyers, reports)
In return…
Work for the 2018 Winner of the GSK Impact Award that has an internal aim of excellence and sustainability to ensure all staff are cared for and valued. The charity is proud to be a Mindful Employer, Living Wage Employer and reflective organisation with an ongoing commitment to learning and development. With annual pay reviews, development, regular full staff training away days, team building day and a great benefits package, this truly is a great place to work and grow.
About the Organisation
The charity is a thriving community led organisation, delivering vital support and community development work with Gypsy and Traveller communities in Leeds and West Yorkshire.
Other roles you may have experience of could include Marketing, Communications, Marketing and Communications, Marketing Officer, Marketing Executive, Communications Officer, Communications Executive, Content, Digital Content, Digital, Digital Marketing, Digital Communications, Digital Communications Co-ordinator, Digital Communications Officer, Social Media, Social Media Content, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Support, Marketing Assistant, Marketing and Communications Assistant, PR, Public Relations, Public Affairs.
Communications Officer – England
Reference: APR20219751
Closing date: 09:00, 26 April 2021
Location: Flexible – Newcastle / Lancaster / Denby Dale / Birmingham
Salary: £22,986.00 - £25,500.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Pension, Annual Leave, Life Assurance
Duration: Up until 31st March 2022
This is an exciting opportunity to join the dynamic and innovative Communications and Marketing team, within RSPB England’s Fundraising and Communications department, helping us to save nature through inspiring and impactful communications.
We are in a Nature and Climate Emergency. We need the very best communicators with the ability to produce innovative and engaging content to help grow our audiences and inspire everyone to act to save nature. Do you have the skills and abilities to make this happen?
*This is a secondment role working up until 31st March 2022 and will require candidates to be able to live and work in the North of England, either from one of our RSPB offices in Newcastle / Lancaster / Denby Dale / Birmingham (COVID permitting) or from home.
What’s the role about
As Communications Officer, you will be developing creative content and sharing our key messages across internal and external communications channels; from digital marketing and social media to broadcast and consumer PR. You will be responsible for creating compelling stories that change hearts and minds, to grow support for our conservation work and campaigns.
Your colleagues will collaborate with you to build and deliver the key communications that will achieve this vision. You will create communications for our major campaigns, help design on-site signage and destination marketing plans. You will have a passion for creating engaging content that inspires all audiences to come together to achieve the incredible; whether that’s through powerful media interviews or increasing our organic reach.
We need a team player who is highly organised, has good attention to detail and can work calmly to tight deadlines and when prioritising tasks. The role requires a friendly positive attitude, a collaborative approach to work, and the ability to adapt to changing priorities. As a communications officer, you will regularly liaise with colleagues across a broad work area, as well as partner organisations, volunteers and others which will require excellent interpersonal skills.
Above all, you will be an outstanding communicator who can inspire in others the passion you feel for saving nature.
This role will include exciting opportunities to travel across England (COVID permitting) including some overnight trips and occasional weekend work.
What we need from you
- Experience of working on media, PR and marketing campaigns
- A thorough understanding of different communication channels
- A proven track record of delivering excellent communication products in multiple formats
- Strong, persuasive and clear written and verbal communication skills
- Experience of managing social media accounts for brands or businesses, including content creation, scheduling, monitoring, and performance reporting
- Excellent organisation and time management skills with the ability to meet tight deadlines
- Awareness and interest in nature conservation or global climate issues
- Strong IT skills
- Experience of building good working relationships with colleagues and external organisations or contacts
- The role will require candidates to be able to live and work in the North of England, either from one of our RSPB offices in Newcastle / Lancaster / Denby Dale / Birmingham (COVID permitting) or from home.
- Knowledge of collaborating with colleagues and teams to influence decision makers is desirable
- Skills in digital design, video creation and new media production are desirable
*The closing date for this role is 9 am on 26 April 2021 however, we are actively recruiting for this role and reserve the right to pull this advert at any time.
Please note you will be required to upload a CV and complete an online application form.
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.
Leeds Mencap are seeking a talented and passionate Fundraising and Communications Officer to help us increase our income, develop our social media presence and engage with our supporters.
You may have worked in another area of fundraising or have transferable skills from a different role, including volunteering opportunities. You must have the enthusiasm, creativity and communication skills to engage with people from a range of different audiences and get involved with a variety of different projects and initiatives.
You’ll be a self-starter who can manage their own workload and be willing to get stuck in during this exciting time for Leeds Mencap. We’re a small team so you’ll be involved in all areas of fundraising and communications – this could be writing trust applications, supporting community groups with their fundraising, doing challenge events promotion and writing content for a variety of different materials, including social media.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join an ambitious and developing local charity and to make a positive difference to the lives of children and young people with learning disabilities across Leeds.
The closing date for this role is 30th April 2021
Interviews are scheduled to take place on the 11th and 13th May 2021
Any offer of employment will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, right to work checks and two acceptable references.
Please note that CVs will not be accepted. Currently our application forms request information around an applicant’s current salary. We are aware of current debates relating to potential bias around salary information and so are reviewing our procedure. In the meantime provision of this information is optional and these details are not taken into account during the process of recruitment or offering a position with the charity.
No agency applications please.
37 hours per week worked flexibly
Based in Shipley, Skipton or Harrogate, plus home working
You will work across the organisation enabling us to reach out to more carers and others in need of support to offer appropriate information, advice and support.
The successful candidate will be an exceptional communicator with the range of skills commensurate with the array of communication methods in use today. Leading the Engagement Team, the post holder will ensure that all communication both externally and internally adheres to our branding guidelines and is presented in a high quality professional manner.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the ability to write, co-ordinate and edit others contributions to our quarterly newsletter, manage relationships with the media, lead publicity and carer campaigns and further develop social media as an effective form of communication.
Fixed term position until June 2021)
Full time: 34.5 hours per week
Salary: £22,515
Based: New Anstey House, Gateway Drive, Yeadon, Leeds, LS19 7XY - (During current lockdown conditions the post holder will be expected to work mostly from home)
Epilepsy Action is looking for an enthusiastic, motivated, and organised colleague to be part of an exciting period of growth and helping to shape the future of fundraising for the organisation.
Facebook fundraising is an incredible area of growth for the charity’s income right now, in particular virtual fundraising events. The post-holder will provide administrative support for all activities relating to Facebook fundraising to help maximise this exciting new opportunity. You will assist in engaging with supporters through Facebook to encourage them to achieve their full potential.
This highly flexible role is predominantly office based but will require some evening and weekend homeworking. This role is a fixed-term position. There is the possibility of this becoming a permanent position at the end of the fixed-term period.
The role will suit a highly organised individual, with excellent administration skills, a keen eye for detail and some who is dedicated to providing a first-class supporter experience.
Based in the Fundraising Events Team, the role will allow you to develop your knowledge and skills in administration, fundraising events, and social media.
Epilepsy Action is committed to ongoing personal development and provides a supportive, friendly working environment. Based on the edge of Leeds, you will have the glorious Yorkshire Dales and moors on your doorstep, along with all the benefits of a busy city.
We will offer you great flexible working conditions, a range of employee benefits including a contributory pension plan and a commitment to develop your skills and provide necessary training.
A full description of our requirements is available in the attached job description and person specification which can also be found on our website via the Apply button.
CVs will not be accepted.
Closing date: Thursday 22 April 2021 at 9am
Interviews: Thursday 6 and Friday 7 May 2021
Job reference: FFSO0421
Epilepsy Action is a Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from disabled people.
We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria in the person specification. Please show how you meet the essential criteria in the supporting information section.
About Us
Yorkshire Cancer Research is the largest independent cancer charity in England. With an ambitious goal of saving 2000 lives a year, it is an exciting time to be joining the charity. Every week in Yorkshire almost 600 people are told they have cancer, by working for Yorkshire Cancer Research you are helping to protect and save these lives.
Yorkshire is big, beautiful and diverse and, as an inclusive employer, our aim is that our workforce reflects the rich diversity of our region. We believe a diverse workforce is central to us achieving our strategic goal of saving more lives in our region. We offer equal opportunities regardless of race, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnerships.
Yorkshire Cancer Research is entering an exciting period in its development. As part of this we are expanding our team at our Head Office and a number of new roles are being created. As such, we are now looking for a Digital & Technology Officer to support our Finance and Corporate Services team.
The Benefits
We offer all our employees a wide range of benefits including an enhanced contributory pension scheme, 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing to 30 days after 5 years’ service), flexible working arrangements, private medical insurance, enhanced maternity leave, career progression, learning and development, wellbeing initiatives, offices within walking distance of Harrogate train station, free onsite parking and a whole lot more.
We’ve got a strong set of values that inform everything we do and we’re looking for people who are aligned with these. As our Digital & Technology Officer, you will strive for excellence in everything you do, have integrity, champion expertise through improvement and innovation and be a great team player. To find out more about our values and how important they are to us, please visit our website.
The Role
As a Digital & Technology Officer, you will support and lead the delivery of digital and technology projects to ensure that Yorkshire Cancer Research has the tools, services and capabilities to be able to deliver against the Charity’s strategy.
Supporting the Digital & Technology Manager, you will assist in the administration and delivery of the digital roadmap by coordinating and leading on digital and technology projects, supporting departments across the Charity in the discovery and implementation of digital enablers and providing general IT support.
Specifically, you will:
- Manage the administration of digital systems and resources across the team to support the delivery of the digital roadmap e.g., setting up planners and Trello boards, adding new users to MS Teams etc.
- Work with the Head of Digital and the Digital & Technology Manager to promote lean, iterative, collaborative, matrix and user-centric planning and working practices within digital project teams.
- Support teams across the Charity in the delivery of digital projects, including updating project documents, reporting, risk and issue management etc. Liaise with Project Leads as needed.
- Manage timelines and liaise with 3rd Party IT Partner regarding quarterly health checks and arrange for engineers to attend site as and when necessary.
- Oversee new starter processes including creation of new starter forms and order and set-up of new hardware in conjunction with 3rd Party IT Partner.
- Provide general administrative support to the Head of Digital and Digital & Technology Manager such as note taking, diary management etc.
About You
To be considered for this role, you will need:
- Proven experience of working in a digital and technology role at a similar level.
- Evidence of continuous professional development relevant to the role and level.
- A comprehensive understanding of the digital and technology landscape.
- Experience of working on multiple projects within a project management or delivery environment, particularly in digital or technology field.
- Excellent track record of contributing to the delivery of multiple/varied digital or technology projects and/or services.
- Experience of stakeholder management at all levels.
- Strong digital and IT skills including Office 365, CRM and collaboration tools.
- Excellent written communication skills and the ability to succinctly communicate complex ideas to a wide range of audiences.
- Exceptional networking and interpersonal skills with an ability to engage with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
- Excellent organisational skills, including time management skills and the ability to prioritise workload to meet deadlines and manage multiple workstreams on an ongoing basis.
Please view the full role profile and visit our Careers Page to find out more about working for Yorkshire Cancer Research.
Please read our privacy notice before applying.
The charity is a responsible and flexible employer. We welcome any discussion for flexible working at interview/offer stage where we will consider an individual’s circumstances against the needs of the charity.
We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates from all backgrounds. If we can make any reasonable adjustments to support your application please contact us.
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The Youth Futures Foundation is an independent, not-for-profit organisation established in December 2019 to improve employment outcomes for young people from marginalised backgrounds. The foundation launched with an initial endowment of £90 million from the Reclaim Fund.
We are looking for a Policy and Public Affairs Officer to work closely with the Head of Policy and other colleagues to support the development of our evidence-based policy work. The successful candidate will play a key role in responding to, and advocating for, policy developments that will improve the lives of young people. They will have a good knowledge of policy areas such as children and young people and employment and be committed to supporting young people towards and into work. They will help to build and maintain relationships with key political and policy stakeholders and will work in partnership with peer organisations and wider stakeholders in the young people and employment sectors.
We are especially interested in hearing from individuals who are Black, Asian or from a minority ethnic background, and those who have lived experience that reflects the lives of the young people we are seeking to support. Whatever your background, if you have a personal mission that aligns with ours, and experience – paid or unpaid – of working in a political environment, for example: campaigning for a charity; working for an MP; or working in local or national government, please don’t hesitate to apply.
The closing date 11:59pm, 3rd May 2021 BST (Europe/London
Are you an experienced fundraiser, with excellent written communication skills that can help our small charity with vitally important funding bids? Are you looking to work for a forward thinking and exciting charity?
This is a challenging and exciting role; we are building our charity and need an experienced fundraiser to develop income streams that will bring in sustainable funds quickly. This role will work closely with the team and particularly the senior leadership team and Board of Trustees. The Fundraising officer will work for the success of our primary strategic aim:
1. To bridge and surpass the funding gap (deficit); and
2. To quickly bring in additional long-term sustainable funding.
The focus will be on bid writing to generate income streams thus providing new income into the charity, moving us away from our reliance on local authority and trust funding. Some of this new income will enable us to fund our core costs, build up a surplus and to help bring about our strategic aims for the charity. The person we are looking for will have the breadth of experience and knowledge to quickly understand our context and identify appropriate funding opportunities.
Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm. Opportunity to work from home.
Application Information
Please visit our website for application packs and return to the email listed. Applications must be completed on the forms provided, CVs will not be accepted. Please note we will only accept submissions by email during COVID 19.
Closing date for applications: 5pm Wednesday 21st April 2021
Shortlisting: Week commencing 26th April 2021
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Marketing Manager
We have a fantastic opportunity for a marketing professional to join a leading national charity and membership association, as Marketing Manager. This is an exciting time to join the team as you will be responsible for developing and delivering multi-channel marketing plans.
Position: Marketing Manager
Location: Head office, Huddersfield
Hours: Full time, 37 hours per week
Salary: £28,000 - £30, 000
Duration: Permanent
Benefits: Include 32 days paid holiday (rising to 34 days with service increments) plus 8 bank holiday, Personal Pension Scheme, Private Medical Insurance, Healthcare Cash Plan, Employee Assistance Programme, Staff Awards Scheme, Company Sick Pay Scheme, Flexible working patterns
Closing Date: Thursday 22nd April
The Role
The Marketing Manager has responsibility for marketing across the charity, particularly focusing on digital channels and campaigns, providing copy and strategic direction, but also including marketing of events, products and services. Working closely with the Brand Marketing and Corporate Partnerships Manager, the Marketing Manager will liaise with colleagues across the organisation to develop reach across the UK and beyond through a range of activities.
Main duties include:
- Work with the Brand Marketing & Corporate Partnerships Manager to set the marketing strategy for the organisation
- Lead and manage the performance of the Marketing Team
- Design and oversee all marketing campaigns in collaboration with the team
- Track effectiveness of marketing campaigns
- Build digital presence, increasing traffic and user interactions
- Research and analyse market trends and competitors
- Develop processes and systems to clearly define the service
- Manage copywriting and content management
- Manage the design, production and relevance of promotional materials
- Prepare project budgets, manage and monitor performance against budget and targets, evaluate and report on delivery against objectives.
- Oversee the organisation’s attendance at events and trade shows.
About You
As Marketing Manager, you will have demonstrable experience in a marketing role and in a line management position.
You will have experience of:
- Creating multimedia content
- Planning and developing marketing campaigns
- Managing customer relationships
- Managing a demand-led workload
- Working in a fast-moving environment with an ability to handle numerous projects with competing deadlines and priorities
- Digital marketing including but not limited to: CMS systems, SEO, Google Analytics and effective online content including social media platforms
- Knowledge of email marketing
To apply you will be asked to submit your CV along with a covering letter detailing how your skills, knowledge and experience meet the requirements of the role.
About the Organisation
The organisation is a national charity and membership association specifically for nurseries. They work in partnership with nurseries, local authorities, national government and a range of partners to develop an environment in which early learning and care can flourish.
The organisation is committed to a policy of equal opportunities and is actively opposed to discrimination in society.
You may have experience in areas such as Marketing Manager, Marketing Executive, Marketing Officer, Marketing and Communications Manager, Marketing and Communications Officer, Communications Manager, Communications Officer, Marketing, Communications, Marketing and Communications, Digital Marketing Manager, Digital Marketing, Online Marketing, Digital Marketing Manager, Brand, Corporate Parnerships, Events, Event, Events Marketing.
Homebased covering the North of England.
The Vacancy
We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief. We actively encourage people with Parkinson's to apply.
About the role
You'll lead and coordinate our local campaigning work across the North of England. Your work will help the charity improve the lives of people in local communities affected by Parkinson’s.
You'll listen to the needs of our local communities and work with colleagues in our wider directorate to do focussed political campaigning work and advocacy. Through your campaigns you will ensure that the voices of people with Parkinson’s, their families and carers are heard.
What you'll do
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Be a first point of contact for supporters and campaigners who want to improve services in their local communities.
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Provide expert advice and support to colleagues and campaigners on how best to challenge and influence decision makers.
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Build close working relationships with our field staff and our local networks.
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Recruit and manage a sustainable network of local campaign volunteers.
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Use our national campaign priorities to deliver related local campaign activity.
What you'll bring
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Experience of campaigning and an understanding of the basic tools and techniques used in campaigning.
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Experience of working with volunteers and services users including how best to support them to achieve their campaigning goals.
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Experience in organising events.
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Ability to network and build supportive relationships with volunteers, MPs and health bodies.
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Experience of delivering training to volunteers and staff.
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Ability to work flexibly, sometimes evenings or weekends.
This is an exciting time for Parkinson’s UK and we would love you to join us!
Interviews will be held on 07 May.
Please note: supporting statements must fully demonstrate how you meet all the essential criteria of the role ("What you'll bring").
The successful candidate will also be required to provide their own broadband service with a minimum download speed of 2Mb.
Location:
Flexible (including homeworking as needed), with regular access to RCEW office in Leeds with occasional travel across England and Wales required.
Hours:
37 per week, (full time) including occasional evenings and weekends as required.
Main purpose of the role
To lead and manage Rape Crisis England & Wales (RCEW) membership support services and membership projects. To lead on membership engagement and service development, including responding to support requests.
Key Responsibilities
To lead on development of the RCEW membership, ensuring adherence to membership criteria and overseeing the validation process for members to meet the Rape Crisis National Service Standards (RCNSS). As Membership Lead, you will work closely with the Operational Lead, CEO, administrator and other team members as required to ensure that our Network of Rape Crisis member Centres is engaged, involved, supported and kept informed of RCEW developments, opportunities and projects.
*We require the post holder to be female - Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR), Schedule 9 (Work; Exceptions), Part 1 (Occupational Requirements), of the Equality Act (2010) applies. RCEW and local Rape Crisis Centres provide a women-only safe space in which women and children who have experienced sexual violence and abuse are supported and can access services.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: Flexible within England & Wales
Department: News, Campaigns and Public Affairs
Contract Duration: 12 months
Citizens Advice offers confidential advice online, over the phone, and in person, for free. Through our national network of charities, we give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they are, and whatever their problem.
The Campaigns and Public Affairs team drives the organisation’s influencing and public awareness campaigns, to deliver positive change for the people we support. We work across a number of different policy areas, for example welfare, debt and energy.
This is an exciting time to join the team, as we’ve just decided our new influencing priorities. Reporting to the Campaigns and Public Affairs Manager, this role will be responsible for developing and delivering influencing strategies for a specific policy area. You will build strong relationships internally and externally, work with local Citizens Advice to achieve policy change and contribute to team development.
This is clearly an extraordinary time and a difficult point at which to change jobs and we are committed to making this as easy as possible for candidates. We will arrange interviews by video-conference and ensure inductions can be done in a way that makes the successful candidate feel like a valued part of the organisation. If you'd like to have an informal chat about how your experience could meet the essential criteria, please get in touch.
We are happy to consider flexible working arrangements such as working from home, part-time working, fixed (non-standard) working hours and job-sharing.
Who we’re looking for
We’re looking for someone who is highly motivated and has experience of planning, delivering and evaluating strategic policy or behaviour change campaigns.
You’ll have:
- strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships, and establish credibility, with internal and external stakeholders at all levels
- excellent written and oral communications skills, using appropriate styles, methods and timing to maximise understanding and impact
- sound political judgement
- the ability to work under pressure, with with good organisation, prioritisation and time management skills
We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented throughout Citizens Advice. We are a member of the race equality campaign at Business in the Community, the Prince’s responsible business network and are committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities across the UK. We also welcome applications from, LGB and Trans and non binary candidates.
We have made a positive commitment to employing disabled people and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role as set out in role profiles.
Please be aware that we reserve the right to extend the closing date of the role.
This post will work as part of the Voluntary Sector Infrastructure Alliance (VSI Alliance) team. VAC is a partner within the VSI Alliance (Home Page | VSI Alliance) which provides a range of ‘infrastructure’ services and support to voluntary and community groups across Calderdale. The VSI Alliance team works closely with voluntary and community organisations to ensure that all groups have equal access to good quality services which in turn help build the capacity of local groups and communities, enabling them to carry out their own objectives effectively.
The purpose of this post is to deliver a range of organisational development support, services and activities to help voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations develop, thrive and remain sustainable.
The postholder will be expected to work in a responsive and enabling way using remote, outreach and wider approaches to ensure support remains effective and accessible. The Organisational Development Officer, through support offered, will enable organisations to offer good quality services that are safe, responsive and which deliver good impact, outcomes and service user experience.
Reporting to the VAC Team Leader for the VSI Alliance, you will also work as part of an integrated team within the VSI Alliance.
The closing date for applications is Monday 26th April 2021 (midnight). To apply for the role, please submit your CV and a supporting statement (no longer than 2 sides of A4 Arial 12 font) and apply via our Charity Jobs listing.
In your supporting statement, you must describe how you meet the requirements within the Job description and Person Specification (using examples to demonstrate your skills, knowledge, experience and key characteristics).
PLEASE NOTE: If a supporting statement as specified above is not submitted as part of the application it will not be shortlisted. Covering letters will NOT be accepted as supporting statements.
Deadline for submission of applications is Monday 26th April 2021 (midnight).
Interviews will take place on either 5th or 6th May 2021 (we will confirm whether interviews will be face to face or Zoom upon inviting individuals for interview.)
Unfortunately, we are unable to give feedback to applicants not shortlisted for interviews.
We do provide feedback upon request to candidates interviewed.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The role of the Kirklees Quality and Engagement Officer is central to the continued success and development of VAC projects across Kirklees.
Reporting to the VAC Quality and Engagement Lead, you will support the delivery and further roll-out of the Quality 4 Health + Wellbeing accreditation across Kirklees by recruiting and supporting local organisations. You will also develop and deliver a range of projects and activities to involve and promote the participation of the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) and wider communities in a range of engagement activities specifically focusing on Community Voices, an asset based programme.
You will act as a point of contact for VAC in Kirklees and work closely with key partners including Kirklees Council, NHS Kirklees Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and other VCS organisations.
The closing date for applications is Tuesday 27th April (midnight). To apply for the role, please submit your CV and a supporting statement (no longer than 2 sides of A4 Arial 12 font) describing how you meet the requirements within the Job description and Person Specification (using examples to demonstrate your skills, knowledge, experience and key characteristics) and apply via our Charity Job Listing.
NOTE: If a supporting statement is not submitted as part of the application it will not be shortlisted.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This post will work as part of the Voluntary Sector Infrastructure Alliance (VSI Alliance) team. VAC is a partner within the VSI Alliance which provides a range of ‘infrastructure’ services and support to voluntary and community groups across Calderdale. The VSI Alliance team works closely with voluntary and community organisations to ensure that all groups have equal access to good quality services which in turn help build the capacity of local groups and communities, enabling them to carry out their own objectives effectively.
The purpose of this post is to deliver a range of organisational development support, services and activities to help voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations to embed physical activity aligned to the Active Calderdale strategy.
Your role will create cultural change and service re-design within the VSI Alliance and across VCSE organisations delivering grass roots support and services extending this influence into the communities that use and benefit from these services i.e. as a first step into education, training and employment (linked to Moving Forward Together (MFT) Active First Employment Programme).
The postholder will be expected to deliver on an agreed plan in a responsive and enabling way using remote, outreach and wider approaches to ensure support offered will enable organisations to promote, host and deliver physical activity in a safe and responsive way which delivers good impact, outcomes for the VCSE workforce, volunteers and their service users.
Reporting to the VAC Team Leader for the VSI Alliance, you will also work as part of an integrated team within the VSI Alliance.
The closing date for applications is Monday 26th April 2021 (midnight). To apply for the role, please submit your CV and a supporting statement (no longer than 2 sides of A4 Arial 12 font) and apply via our Charity Jobs listing.
In your supporting statement you must describe how you meet the requirements within the Job description and Person Specification (using examples to demonstrate your skills, knowledge, experience and key characteristics).
PLEASE NOTE: If a supporting statement as specified above is not submitted as part of the application it will not be shortlisted. Covering letters will NOT be accepted as supporting statements.
Deadline for submission of applications is Monday 26th April 2021 (midnight).
Interviews will take place on either 5th or 6th May 2021 (we will confirm whether interviews will be face to face or Zoom upon inviting individuals for interview.)
Unfortunately, we are unable to give feedback to applicants not shortlisted for interviews.
We do provide feedback upon request to candidates interviewed.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.