Community Key Worker – Minerva Service
Based in Finsbury Park (co-located Haringey with travel across boroughs to provide targeted support as required)

About Us

We are Advance, a women-only organisation dedicated to helping women cope and recover from experiences of domestic abuse, as well as women who are at risk of offending or with short term sentences to reduce re-offending.

Our Minerva service works with those involved in the criminal justice system and offers safe, targeted support and advocacy to women. It aims to reduce re-offending, encourage desistance amongst repeat offenders, divert women from criminal justice involvement as early as possible and reduce the number of custodial sentences imposed by courts.

We are now looking for a Community Key Worker to join the Minerva WrapAround service covering Haringey and support women serving custodial sentences.

The Benefits

- Salary of £26,000 - £29,000 per annum DOE
- Workplace pension
- 30 days’ annual leave plus public holidays
- An extra day off for International Women’s Day

If you have a background in working with women experiencing issues related to offending and domestic violence, this is a fantastic opportunity to join an award-winning charity that empowers and supports vulnerable women in London.

Once you join our team, you’ll discover a collaborative, supportive environment where staff encourage each other to perform at their best and deliver the highest quality services to those who need our help.

You will have the chance use your crisis management expertise to help women and girls in your community overcome the challenges they face and lead safe, non-violent, equal lives.

The Role

As a Community Key Worker, you’ll provide enhanced support to women and girls with complex multiple needs who have committed crime and are at risk of re-offending.

Specifically, you’ll provide an in-reach service to women serving custodial sentences at HMP Bronzefield, HMP Downview and HMP Send. You’ll build relationships and support them in the 12 weeks prior to their release.

Your duties will involve:

- Reviewing initial assessments of risk and need
- Providing one-to-one advocacy, support and advice
- Working with those you support to create resettlement and support plans
- Helping women to engage with licence requirements and court orders

About You

To join us as a Community Key Worker, you will need:

- Significant experience of front line work with women experiencing issues related to offending, such as homelessness, substance misuse, domestic violence or mental health, ideally within a criminal justice setting
- Previous experience of crisis management within a key worker or similar role
- Experience of working in partnership with relevant statutory and voluntary groups and the ability to maintain strong constructive working relationships
- Experience of setting and maintaining professional boundaries with service users whilst delivering an excellent standard of service
- An in-depth understanding of the issues facing women offenders and those at risk of offending, both in and outside of the criminal justice system

Please note: only female applicants will be progressed as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

Other organisations may call this role Community Support Worker, Key Worker, Criminal Justice Support Worker, Support Worker, Social Care Worker, Women’s Advocacy Officer, or Criminal Justice Support Worker.

We’d also like to speak with you if you’ve worked in a Crime, Criminal, Justice, or Re-offending related field.

Advance is committed to equality and diversity and strongly encourages applications from women with disabilities, from BME backgrounds and the LBT community.

So, if you’re seeking a rewarding new position as a Community Key Worker, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Working hours: 35 hours per week

Community Development Manager 

Part time 3 days a week, working hours to be negotiated

12-month Fixed Term Contract, with possibility of extension

Salary: £28,000 Full time equivalent

(£16,800 pro-rated) + 3% pension contribution

Home-based with regular meetings across London

Closing Date: Sunday 21 June 2020

At We Are Family Adoption (WAF), we are on a mission to ensure adoptive parents are part of peer-to-peer communities, offering each other mutual support through the highs and lows of parenting.

This is an exciting time for our organisation. We have ambitious plans to expand our membership and volunteer numbers, provide more of our existing services for more parents, design new services and raise income to support our organisation.

We are now recruiting a Community Development Manager to work with existing and new WAF volunteer-led groups to plan, coordinate, deliver and evaluate our services. Join us and you will support local groups in practical ways and build a strong volunteering programme. You will achieve this by inspiring and coaching local volunteer teams to follow best practice as well as help them develop partnerships in their local settings. You will ensure our local activities and events, as well as our online community services, are resourced and deliver the greatest impact for members too.

You will also oversee ongoing compliance with legislation and policy, organise and manage inductions, create and deliver volunteer training and toolkit materials as well as maintain volunteer records. Important will be the ability to share learning, implement technology solutions and identify new service offerings.

This is an excellent opportunity for a highly organised ‘self-starting’ individual with experience of working with user-run communities in a volunteer-involving environment. Skilled in supporting volunteer led projects, you will be used to developing and maintaining policies and procedures for volunteers. Critically, you will be adept at collecting, analysing and using data to drive and improve services.

You will be energetic and proactive, as well as comfortable using your strong communication skills to engage and build a rapport with members and volunteers. Able to motivate teams and individuals, you will be results focused and comfortable prioritising projects and working on own initiative.

If the opportunity to join an exciting, rapidly growing new charity appeals to you as someone able to make a valuable contribution, please send your CV and a covering e-mail setting out why you would like to join us and how you meet the requirements set out above to us via the link no later than the closing date.

WAF is a diverse organisation whose members come from all of the different communities within the London area.  We seek to reflect this diversity in our organisation and therefore welcome applications from all candidates regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, age or disability.

Spires is an award-winning day centre that has been working with homeless and disadvantaged people in South London since 1990. We work with some of the most isolated and vulnerable in our society. The majority of our clients are homeless or have insecure accommodation, with many also facing complex issues such as long-term unemployment, poor mental and physical health, addiction and substance abuse, or they may be imprisoned by sex work.

This is a key role at Spires. Working across the organisation and in partnership with a range of stakeholders you will  utilise fundraising activity and communication (social media) to help raise the profile of Spires supporting our work and volunteer recruitment.

Are you ambitious, keen to create wonderful experiences for supporters and develop new ideas?

During your twelve months as Community and Events Fundraising Manager (maternity cover) at John Taylor Hospice you will join a small, ambitious team generating funds to make every moment matter for people at the end of their life. We are looking for someone who shares our values of excellent supporter care, pride in our fundraising profession and a determination to succeed.

Reporting to the Head of Fundraising, this role will be responsible for our flagship Sunset Walk event, developing a portfolio of new, exciting events and supporting community fundraising initiatives. This will require a significant amount of proactive work to generate new business, and imagination and creativity to deliver high quality events. The role is responsible for securing and delivering new audiences for events, and providing an excellent level of supporter care to existing supporters. The post-holder will plan and manage their activity to deliver agreed income targets for community campaigns and events.

Job Title: Community Engagement Manager

Salary: £32,500 per annum, 35 hours per week

Length of Contract:18 months, with the possibility of extension

Pension Payment: CommUNITY Barnet will make a pension contribution into a workplace pension scheme

Annual Leave: 28 days per annum, excluding bank holidays

Location: Based at CommUNITY Barnet office, or any other location to be agreed, with regular travel to and within the GBL area

We are seeking to appoint a Community Engagement Manager who will bring their enthusiasm for community development and willingness to incite lasting change to the Grange community.

The Big Local is an exciting programme that aims to bring about lasting and measurable differences to communities across the UK. The 10-year initiative has provided 150 areas across the UK with at least £1m of National Lottery money, to empower communities and their residents to make a positive difference to their surroundings. The Grange Big Local project is located in East Finchley and works to promote a thriving, dynamic and caring community.

The Grange Big Local Partnership Board (GBL), in association with CommUNITY Barnet (the Locally Trusted Organisation) is looking for a Community Engagement Manager. This will be on a fixed term contract of 18 months initially, with the possibility of extension. The role will support the Board to elevate the project to its next stage: engaging with the local community and delivering its priorities. Located in East Finchley, North London (N2) and the offices of CommUNITY Barnet, this role would ideally suit someone who is inspired by enabling local communities to improve their local area and can communicate this enthusiasm to others.

We are looking to appoint an adaptable and confident self-starter with experience in relevant community development work. This is an outward-looking role, suited to somebody who enjoys getting out and into the local community, meeting new people and building relationships. Good IT skills are essential, as is the ability to communicate with potential volunteers and the wider community. You will be responsible for engaging and empowering local residents and managing the GBL team and its volunteers. Successful applicants will show a commitment to, and an understanding of equal opportunities, diversity and safeguarding.

Working under the umbrella of CommUNITY Barnet we can offer you training as appropriate to support your own career development.

The job requires the flexibility to meet the requirements of weekend or evening work, and to work within the East Finchley area, and Barnet office when required. 

The closing date for applications is Monday 1st June at 9am.

Early applications invited – the closing date may be brought forward if a high volume of applications are received.

Corporate Partnerships Lead

£38,081 plus £3,520 London Allowance (if applicable)

Permanent

Job reference: 000609

Location: Flexible

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.

We’re looking for a Corporate Partnerships Lead. This is a key role that will focus upon developing and maintaining long-term partnerships with organisations with the ultimate aim of: generating income or other non-monetary support to assist with securing the long-term sustainability of Citizens Advice; and helping us to solve the underlying cause of problems that our clients face.

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.

Closing date: 29/05/2020

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

Reporting to the Assistant Director of Fundraising, you will be responsible for developing and leading the strategy for Community & Events fundraising, establishing clear action plans and leading the team to deliver the strategy to meet income targets, whilst managing the budget to bring in over £12.5million with a spend of £3million.

Managing a team of 45 within the Community and Events Department and providing line management to 6 direct reports, you will work with staff across Mind, whilst creating a culture of innovation, both in terms of creating new products and initiatives and continuous  improvement of working practices and processes.

We’re looking for candidates who have significant experience of planning, developing, implementing, delivering, evaluating and reviewing strategic and operation activities, with financial and budget knowledge within fundraising. You’ll have excellent IT skills to include MS Office packages, databases and above all excellent interpersonal and communication skills, managing relationships with external suppliers and a direct or indirect experience of mental health problems would be desirable, however is not essential.

Please refer to the full Job Description upon applying for the role

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

Community Fundraising Manager

• Annually: £24,000 - £27,241 plus £500 home-working allowance

• Region: East

• Location: Flexible & Home Based

• Department: Community & Events

• Vacancy Type: Permanent

• Working Hours Per Week: 35

• Closing Date: 25 March 2020

The NSPCC Community & Events Fundraising Team is looking to recruit a dynamic and enthusiastic fundraiser to join our team. This is an exciting time for Community Fundraising as we enter a new phase in our strategy, which both supports and develops our network of volunteers and other community income streams, as well as seeking new partnerships with from companies and other organisations in order to grow income across the area.

These are challenging times for the voluntary sector, yet we know that children are now at greater risk of abuse, so we are looking for someone with a passion and commitment to keeping children safe, because every childhood is worth fighting for. 

Operating from home in one of the areas specified, you will work as part of the Community & Events Fundraising Team, contributing to fundraising initiatives across the East Region. The post-holder will be required to travel across the patch and to the NSPCC’s Head Office in London for team meetings.

Interviews will be held w.c. 30th March 2020 or w.c. 6th April.

Corporate and  Community Fundraising Manager

c.£30,000-£40,000 pa + extensive range of benefits

North London based

Insignia Recruit is currently working with a leading private hospital based in a well appointed, easy to access location in North London. As you would expect, our client offers the highest quality of care to patients and all profits fund their on-site Hospice which treats in excess of 3,000 terminally ill patients and their families every year.

As an experienced Corporate and Community Fundraising Manager, your brief will be to generate awareness and funding for the fantastic work they do. You will also have the opportunity to develop and deliver a corporate and community fundraising strategy aligned to the agreed budget while also increasing the number and range of donors and support fundraising activities throughout the department. Ideally therefore, you will have significant experience managing the fundraising space, encompassing a broad range of income-generating activity.

In more detail you will:

• Have experience in managing change at both a strategic and operational level

• Demonstrate skills in recruiting, managing, developing and motivating teams

• Be experienced in researching, developing, delivering and evaluating business opportunities

• Understand the principals of effective community and corporate fundraising

• Ideally have knowledge or experience of hospice fundraising

• Be adept at developing and managing a significant budget and operational plan.

In return you can expect the salary as indicated, plus benefits such as private health cover, ongoing training and development, discounts at local, national and online shops, interest-free season ticket loan, Cycle to Work scheme, Childcare vouchers and participation in Employee Service Excellence recognition rewards.

If you believe you are the ideal candidate for this lovely position, please apply online using the link provided and quoting reference CJ1. 

Closing date:  5th April 2020

Our client is an Equal Opportunities Employer

As a successful Community Fundraiser you will provide outstanding levels of support, stewardship, advice and motivation for community fundraising activities for a small inspiring medical charity.

The Charity

A small inspiring medical charity, with a friendly supportive team. They can offer office based or home working as long as commutable to Milton Keynes. A car is required for this job.

The Role
Manage the relationships with the established volunteer support groups, giving them advice and guidance on community fundraising activities and events including the preparation of information that will inspire them to raise awareness and increase fundraising.
To initiate and develop long term partnerships with local charitable groups e.g., Rotary, Lions, Soroptomists etc., with the aim of securing financial and in kind support.
Maximise the sale of merchandise products through community events, ensuring that merchandise and promotional material is distributed to volunteers and accounted for.
To report back on regular basis to the Head of Fundraising as to activity, progress and achievement against identified financial and soft targets.
Monitor income and implement remedial and contingency planning as appropriate, based on the fundraising pipeline.
Identify new opportunities for community fundraising activity, assess their potential and make recommendations regarding financial viability.

The Candidate
A friendly, pro active individual with two years demonstrable experience of success in a fundraising role.
Experience of working effectively in collaboration with a wide range of external fundraisers, supporters, customers and/or partners.
A good understanding of the sector, overall trends.
A high level of written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
The ability to plan, coordinate and deliver events.

IMPORTANT NOTE

Interviews are being held ASAP so please apply now!

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful and your details will not be held further but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.

We are looking for an energetic Community Fundraising Executive (Community and Events) to join an inspiring women's health charity. It's an exciting time to join this amazing organisation as they have an exciting line up of events and are developing several new income streams.

The Charity
Is at the forefront of women's health, investing in medical research to save and improves the lives of women and their families for generations to come.

The Role:
You will help plan, implement and develop community income streams to deliver the target income.
Work primarily across challenge events, digital fundraising campaigns and community fundraising initiatives.
Work closely with the Head of Partnerships and Community Fundraising to review the organisations community fundraising products and processes, implement new ideas, campaigns and products designed to increase our supporter engagement and community income.
As part of a small team that supports each other's work, you will also be required to help at some of our major donor events.

The Candidate:
Experience in a community fundraising role.
Excellent communicator both written and verbal and enjoy working with people and nurturing relationships.
Demonstrate a good understanding of the current fundraising climate, and digital marketing and fundraising products.
Brave, plenty of drive with an entrepreneurial streak.
Bring energy and new ideas with them.

We’re seeking a Policy and Campaigns Manager to support our ambition to influence government policy and decision-makers to recognise and support coaching in prisons as an effective rehabilitation intervention. 

You will develop our policy positions and voice, ensuring that we are listening to those with lived experience. You will initiate and lead our campaigns, helping to position Spark Inside as the number one coaching organisation in the criminal justice system. You will be our lead expert in prison policy and rehabilitation, and ensure there is a strong policy and research basis for all our campaigns. You will work across the organisation to ensure policy developments feed into our work, and to ensure that what we do is presented in an engaging way to policy-makers and relevant stakeholders.

This is an interim role initially for 6 months, with the potential to extend, as we navigate the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the delivery of our programmes in prison. We believe that more than ever, we need to be advocating for our work, so that those in prison are not forgotten.

Please see JD for details and how to apply.

Play a key role as Partnership Manager leading on key strategic partnerships at a local, regional and national level and take responsibility for developing, piloting and pricing our exciting new digital delivery platform.

• £35,000 per annum
• 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) and opportunity for flexible working
• London with some travel around the UK
• Permanent, Full Time

About us

StreetDoctors teaches emergency first aid to young people at risk of youth violence so they know what to do if someone is bleeding or unconscious. We do this through our movement of young healthcare volunteers (medics, nurses and paramedics) who train 11-25 year olds to understand the true medical consequences of violence and empower them to become lifesavers in their communities.

About the role

• Working with the Director of Operations and Finance, oversee the delivery of key elements of the StreetDoctors Business Plan in support of business development and income growth
• Implement our new pricing structure and the development, pilot and roll out of digital systems for monitoring delivery.
• Lead on cultivating and maintaining relationships with delivery partners and building strong local and regional partnerships.
• Working with the Director of Operations and Finance and Fundraising Manager build and maintain StreetDoctors Grassroots Fund.
• Work with the Central Team to ensure processes and systems are developed in consultation with local teams and where necessary adapted to supper local delivery.
• Support London Coordinator and Summer Expansion Officer to research and analyse key data to inform StreetDoctors expansion into new areas and support the set-up of local teams.

About you

• At least two years’ experience of the successful brokering and stewarding of partnerships to support an increase in delivery and / or income.
• Demonstrable business and organisational development experience including experience of negotiating delivery contracts.
• In-depth understanding of delivering in a volunteer-led organisation and the challenges and opportunities it can present.
• Strong understanding of financial management and cost recovery models.
• Ability to understand operational and delivery issues, identifying obstacles and finding creative solutions.
• Effective decision-making skills with the ability to prioritise complex tasks and implement key strategic objectives.
• Understanding of the complex needs of young people with lived experience of violence and how that needs to be taken into account when negotiating and or brokering service level agreements.

We are looking for committed and passionate people who are strategic and focused, able to turn vision into action, with excellent people and leadership skills as well as digital expertise. Applications, with a CV must be supported by a covering letter.

Job Title: Fundraising Manager

Team: Fundraising

Location: London, UK or New York, NY

Closing Date: June 29, 2020 – Note that applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so early applications are encouraged.

Background/NRGI Summary:  For the one billion impoverished people living in resource-rich countries, the oil, gas and mining sectors have failed to deliver on the promise of better quality of life. Massive corruption, the climate crisis, and now the coronavirus pandemic threaten to entrench these deep inequalities. The Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI)’s works to secure a future where countries rich in oil, gas and minerals achieve sustainable, inclusive development. With the launch of our new 2020-2025 Strategy, our staff of country and issue experts, lawyers, economists and governance specialists will leverage our 15+ years of experience to lift countries out of poverty by contributing evidence-based knowledge, building capacities and alliances, and seizing reform opportunities during moments of political openness.

NRGI’s international staff of more than 90 work in over 15 countries around the world. With an annual budget of roughly $15 million, NRGI benefits from the support of major foundations and governmental funders — including the Open Society Foundations, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Ford Foundation, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Luminate, Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation, Department for International Development (DFID), and German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ), among others. To preserve its independence, NRGI does not accept funding from oil, gas or mining companies. 

Job Overview: NRGI seeks an experienced institutional fundraiser responsible for a portfolio consisting of both foundation supporters and a subset of government funders.  S/he will lead on the development of approaches to these funders, and on proposal conceptualization and writing to ensure that NRGI can capitalize on the fundraising opportunities presented by our new global strategy. In addition, s/he will help us to identify new prospects, steward our existing donor relationships through report writing and relationship building, and develop department-wide record-keeping and tracking systems to ensure that we meet funder accountability requirements effectively. The ideal candidate will be committed to NRGI’s mission and vision.  A proven track record raising six to seven-figure gifts from institutional funders for international advocacy organizations is highly desirable. Reporting to the Director of Fundraising, s/he will have a strong hands-on orientation. This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to build pipelines and strengthen donor relationships that will ensure NRGI’s long-term sustainability.

Major Responsibilities:

1. FUNDRAISING STRATEGY AND IMPLEMENTATION

Lead and manage the conceptualization, writing of submissions to portfolio funders for unrestricted and project funding

Lead on the development of strategies and approaches to foundation funders, select bilateral partnerships, and prospects; conduct and analyze prospect research to identify new sources of foundation giving

Prepare letters of inquiry, concept notes, proposals, etc. in collaboration with CEO and relevant program staff

Collaborate closely with Director of Finance and Operations to prepare proposal budgets

Actively support program staff in their cultivation and solicitation of foundations and bilateral partnerships funding sources, assisting with aligning NRGI programs and mission with funder priorities

Ensure all information that is required by funders is delivered meticulously

2. CREATING TRACKING AND ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEMS

Support the development and implementation of systems that will ensure the timely creation of reports and delivery of other donor accountability requirements

Ensure full understanding of donor accountability requirements and liaise with the MEL, Finance, Program, and Operations teams to ensure required data collection, analysis and reporting is in place

Lead the team in writing donor reports on time and to a high standard; drawing on the MEL and sub-grant management systems to source relevant and accurate data

Develop and maintain a tracking system to ensure timely submission of proposals, reports and acknowledgements

Employ ‘Moves Management’ or similar structured approach to cultivation and stewardship of funders; supervise follow-up

3. PARTICIPATING IN ANNUAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING AND GOAL SETTING

Support the development of annual fundraising strategy and revenue projections

Participate in creation of annual revenue projections as part of the development planning process

Work with the Director of Fundraising to develop and track revenue projections, and help prepare budgets and forecasts related to foundation fundraising activities

Report regularly to the Director of Fundraising on progress against stated goals

The responsibilities of this role are subject to modifications as required by the needs of the organization.

Job Requirements:

Experience required:

• Seasoned fundraising professional with a minimum of 5 years of experience in progressively senior positions, raising money from foundation sources for international development, human rights and/or governance causes
• Successful fundraising of six figure and higher grants from foundations in both Europe and the US
• Excellent interpersonal and team building skills, ability to delegate and supervise
• Experience working in matrixed environment and collaborating with staff across different cultures and time zones

Technical skills:

• Exceptional writing skills, with the capacity to write for different audiences and on topics with which s/he may not be a technical expert
• Experience generating organizational and program budgets
• Experience using and developing donor databases
• Competency in MS Office and databases, including facility with Salesforce and Excel
• Ability to write clear and concise reports, analyzing data for different audiences
• Exceptional communication skills and ability to translate complex ideas into engaging language

Educational Qualifications:

• Undergraduate level degree; graduate degree preferred

Working Environment: Standard office work environment, some international travel required.

Key Working Relationships:

Position reports to: Director of Fundraising
 

Indirect reporting: Finance team, monitoring, evaluation and learning team
 

Other internal and/or external contacts:

       Internal: Program staff, support services team, Governing Board

      External:  Funder and implementing partners, fundraising professionals

NRGI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. NRGI considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, gender, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Your privacy is important to us and we are committed to collecting, processing, storing and destroying all information in accordance with the GDPR, UK data protection laws and the NRGI Privacy policy.

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