Are you:

• Outgoing and have a passion to help people.
• Looking for an exciting challenge to support older people as we come out of the current crisis.
• Great at motivating and empowering others to achieve success.

Do you have:

• Service delivery skills with a focus on exceeding expectations
• Great people skills to coordinate and grow a large team of eager volunteer befrienders.
• Experience of running a service to support many clients; helping them to improve Quality of Life outcomes through friendship, support, and activities?

Age UK East Sussex is the leading charity supporting the needs of older people across our county. We are looking for a great Community Response Team Coordinator to lead and grow our existing team of brilliant volunteer befrienders and shoppers. The Community Response Team are already helping many hundreds of people and as we come out of the pandemic your goal will be to grow this service so we can improve the quality of life for many more older people across East Sussex, Brighton and Hove.

Working with our Veteran Agency partners we have identified that many of the older people we already work with are veterans who have been particularly struggling during these difficult times. Your initial focus will be to identify these elderly veterans and clients who would benefit from some of your teams’ great community support as lockdown eases.

You will create volunteer befriender / client partnerships to help clients re-integrate into their local community through telephone and face-to-face befriending, escorted walks, shopping, and meeting people once again within current guidelines.

Your enthusiastic people and communication skills will inspire this great team of volunteer befrienders, eventually forming them into local community groups to empower them to identify and help local clients in their area.

Through your experience you will develop the processes to deliver the service objectives. You will be confident in reporting results and representing the charity when needed. You will be a people champion and your training, support and mentoring will empower your team to great success.

Initially, this is a one-year fixed term role, though it is envisaged that the post holder will work closely with our fundraising team to unlock future funding that can lead to the long-term sustainability for the team and this role.

The post holder will need a full driving license and car as the role will require extensive travel across East Sussex. Though it is envisaged hours will be 9 – 5 Monday to Friday the post holder will need to be prepared for out of hours working as required.

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

We believe in the power and potential of every child, but this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination and it’s girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.

We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 80 years and are now active in more than 70 countries.

The Opportunity

As the Youth, Movements & Campaigns Coordinator, you will play a vital role in supporting the team that is responsible for driving and delivering Plan International’s global girls’ rights campaign and the broader work of the Girls & Youth Power Action (GYPA) Hub. The current global campaign, Girls Get Equal, is working to champion girls’ voice, power and leadership to achieve gender equality. In this role you will work closely with the Campaign Manager on key campaign deliverables, and will provide administrative, operational and project support for the broader team.

This will include supporting the delivery of campaign initiatives and online youth workshops, whilst maintaining links and coordinating strategic engagement with internal and external stakeholders. You will manage finance processes and day to day budget tracking, and you will also support the ongoing meaningful alignment and integration across GYPA Hub functions and work.

The Individual

We are looking to recruit a proactive individual who has experience in a similar or relevant role, in the charity, NGO or development sectors, or relevant agency or private sector company. You will have knowledge and experience of supporting and/or undertaking campaigning, advocacy and activism, and you will also have experience in project management and implementation support.

To be successful in this role you will have strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with strong administration skills, including those in Office 365. The ability to manage a varied workload effectively whilst maintaining high levels of accuracy, attention to detail and output. With a strong commitment to meaningful and inclusive youth participation, feminist campaigning and activism, gender equality, anti-racism and girls’ rights.

Location: Global Hub, Woking UK or Flexible location, in most locations where Plan International has a legal entity and you have the pre-existing right to live and work.

Type of Role: Permanent

Reports to: Campaign Manager (dotted line to Policy & Advocacy Lead – Youth Political Participation)

Salary: We will be happy to disclose the salary and applicable benefits to applicants as part of this process, however, please kindly note that this will vary according to the location of the appointed candidate and therefore, it is not possible to include full details here. If you were based in the UK, we would expect to pay around £28,000 per annum

Closing Date: 25th May 2021

Interviews likely to take place from 3rd June 2021

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.

We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International's Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Newport Mind is looking for a dynamic and inspirational worker who can work confidently, proactively, on their own initiative and in partnership to provide innovative and engaging Community Wellbeing services for people with mental health problems in a variety of settings, to individuals, to groups and to different audiences. Developing, delivering and coproducing a range of Community Well Being activities and services, to deliver life changing support to people with mental health problems.

To provide Community Well Being services for people with mental health problems that enable them to:

• be independent
• be healthy and active
• be happy and do the things that make them happy
• contribute towards their social life and  be with the people that they choose
• feel valued in society
• learn and develop to their full potential
• engage and make a contribution in their community
• contribute to, and enjoy safe and healthy relationships

Charity People are over the moon to be working with a leading procurement and social value organisation with a brand-new opportunity for a talented Social Value Coordinator to join their innovative Team.

This role is perfect for an experienced and knowledgeable social value practitioner and champion. Working closely with your colleagues in the Social Value Team, you'll be supporting the delivery of social value activities across the planning system and the procurement process. You will work closely with a wide range of stakeholders to help set targets, monitor and report on performance and ensure excellent working relationships across all projects.

We are looking for someone who is experienced in delivering community regeneration/social impact programmes and social outcomes, and understands the importance of reporting on performance. An understanding of the social housing sector, construction and community programmes would be ideal but is not essential. You don't need to be a qualified project manager, but you'll definitely be able to demonstrate exceptional attention to detail when it comes to project coordination.

If you're a brilliant communicator who manages relationships with care, precision and goes 'over-and-above' to get the job done, we would love to hear from you.

Initially, you'll be home-based, but longer term you'll want to attend external meetings, so you'll need the ability to travel nationally in the future. Flexible, life and family friendly employer.

If reading this you feel strongly that this is your next job, please get in touch with a copy of your CV in the first instance to Ellen Drummond or Amelia Lee at Charity People.

Closing: Monday 17th May
Interviews: w/c 24th May

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

About Glitch

We're a UK charity committed to ending the abuse of women and marginalised people online. Through workshops, training, reports and programmes, we equip our intersectional community to become the digital citizens we need in the world today. From grassroots to systemic change, we advocate for an online world that is a safe space for all. Glitch was founded in 2017 by Seyi Akiwowo, a former politician and Digital Leader of The Year 2019.

The Role

We realise that we could miss out on incredible talent joining Glitch because someone might not see themselves in every single one of these criteria below. We know that women of colour are less likely to apply to a role if they don’t meet all criteria; if you think you could be great for this job, but aren’t entirely sure, please apply anyway.

The Senior Team Coordinator is a key role in supporting the Glitch team in achieving its development goals of 2021-22. This person will play a significant role in establishing Glitch as a sustainable charity. This role would suit someone able to multitask, have attention to details and is highly organised with the ability to manage competing priorities. Glitch is an ambitious charity that is developing and growing. We’re looking for somebody innovative, agile, proactive, extremely strong on processes and systems and open to develop and learn with the organisation. 

The Senior Team Coordinator should have an understanding and passion for intersectional feminist values and be deeply committed to diversity and equality in society. 

Employment type: Fixed term contract 12 months (extension subject to funding)

Salary: £24,000-£26,000 (£19,200-£20-800 pro rata, based on a 4-day a week), depending on experience. We're open to discussing flexible arrangements that would give you a work-life balance. Please note Glitch is a 4-day (30 hours) a week organisation.

Location: Remote working

Report to: Director of Operations

Manages: Occasionally manage volunteers

What you can expect:  Our team’s mental health and wellbeing is a top priority. We aim to support creating an environment where everyone can bring their best selves by creating an open culture through regular check-ins, group meditation sessions and complimentary access to the She can. She did. benefits programme, including Vala Health support. You’ll also receive 28 days holiday pro-rata.

With our ambitious plans taking shape, it’s a very exciting time to join Glitch. You’ll be part of an organisation with national and international acclaim, helping support us in our future developments towards a safe internet for all. 

Please only apply if you have the right to work in the UK.

Please attach your CV and 1 page cover letter along with answers to the 3 application questions below on page 2 of your cover letter.

Job Application Questions

1. What is your understanding of intersectionality and how it could shape team administration for a charity like Glitch?  (250 words)

2. How did you determine the best way to delegate tasks in your last coordinator job? (200 words)

3. Provide an experience that demonstrates your ability to take initiative. What were the results? (250 words)

For successful applications, the first round of interviews will take place on 7th June 2021
The second round of interviews with a short  interview task will take place on 9th June 2021

We are recruiting a Front of House Co-ordinator to join our exceptional team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a good background in customer services, support work and administration to help vulnerable residents across Merton to access the help and support they need to thrive in a post-Covid world.

You will be front and centre at the gateway to our services, offering people a warm welcome, accurate information and connection to specialised services tailored to their needs.

The Front of House Coordinator will be the first port of call for all clients contacting Age UK Merton, whether this is through the main reception number, at the door, by email or through the Merton Community Response Hub. The purpose of the role is to provide a professional reception service to all visitors and to carry out general administrative functions within Age UK Merton that support a smooth running of the charity. 

Responsibilities of the post:

Reception

• To act as the first point of entry for all people contacting Age UK Merton on the phone, in person and on email
• To explore the nature of the query raised by the person and to determine the appropriate service for follow up
• To present information with the client in an accessible form, enabling them to identify a suitable solution where possible
• To inform people about services that may be available to them and how to access them
• Where appropriate, to refer people to other agencies and sources of help including those provided by Age UK and Age UK Merton, other voluntary organisations and health, social care and housing services
• To deal with day to day enquiries directly and to take clear messages for other staff when required
• To record all client information and communication on our database Charity Log, adhering to our Data Protection Policy at all times
• To book appointments, take payment and maintain registers for activities and Solemates
• To keep the reception area clean and tidy and organized
• To keep information in reception attractive, relevant and up to date
• To greet visitors and volunteers, ensure they have signed in and provide Volunteering Co-ordinator with sheets for analysis

Merton Community Response Hub

• Respond to inbound referrals from customers or referral partners as part of the Community Response Hub team
• Triage customers’ needs, assessing priority and ongoing interventions.
• Hold ‘guided conversations’ and where appropriate to identify onward referrals and person-centred action planning
• Signpost and refer individuals to support services catered to their needs at both Age UK Merton, Wimbledon Guild & external partners
• Receive and respond to enquiries by phone and by e-mail
• Work in partnership with Hub Partners, social services, health and voluntary sector partners to help customers to navigate complex systems
• To record client details, actions and outcomes on the CRM database, Charity Log to enable accurate monitoring and evaluation

Communications

• To support the promotion of the organisation and activities and events
• To take staff meeting minutes, type up and circulate
• To send letters to new Sole Mates clients with information about their first visit
• To call Sole Mates clients to remind of their appointments
• To contact clients when there are changes to the regular classes
• To help support the Operations Manager in creating posters and leaflets for events

Office Administration

• To control stock levels and purchases for stationery and general supplies, as well as those to support activities
• To open and distribute mail
• To support CEO and managers with filing and administration tasks as required
• To keep the stationery cupboard organised
• To administer mail outs to clients including invoices
• To add address labels to the Age UK guides
• To support the Operations Manager with managing the facilities and repairs in the building
• Cashing up and banking support across the organisation
• To upload the Sole Mates front sheets and update Charity Log

How to apply

You can apply electronically or by post by sending your CV and a covering letter outlining your skills and experience in relation to the Job Description and Person Specification below. Your CV should be no more than two sides.

Please ensure that your covering letter demonstrates how your experience‚ skills and abilities meet the selection criteria set out in the Job Description and Person Specification. Applications submitted without a personal statement will be rejected. Please also ensure you complete the equal opportunities monitoring section at the end of your application form.

Please inform us of any reasonable adjustments we can make to support you through our recruitment process.

Completed applications should be returned to us by noon Monday 17th May 2021.

The Marketing & Communications Co-ordinator will raise our profile and strengthen our brand amongst the general public, the food industry, our charity members, the media and other stakeholders.

We are looking for an energetic, enthusiastic individual who feels passionate about food poverty and food waste in Wales. 

This role is vital in strengthening FareShare’s Cymru’s ability to promote its work and the issues of food waste and food poverty.

We are at an exciting time in our development as an organisation, as we move towards being a Wales-wide organisation.

Fight for Peace is an international non- governmental organisation (NGO) thatsupports young people to achieve their full potential and helps create peaceful communities. The organisation was founded in Rio de Janeiro, in 2000, and set up in London in 2007. 

We believe the choices young people make are based on the opportunities and support they have access to, as well as the way they see themselves, how they relate to others, and how they see their future. That’s why Fight for Peace invests in young people, offering integrated and holistic programmes in a safe environment. 

Strategically we focus on three main activities: firstly, we provide direct services to young people through our Academies in London and Rio; secondly, we support youth-focused partner organisations who are members of the Fight for Peace Alliance; and thirdly, through our Collectives - currently in Newham and Jamaica - we work with local partners, government bodies, donors and the private sector, to generate greater impact in preventing violence in communities. 

A PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACH TO VIOLENCE PREVENTION 

Fight for Peace uses a public health model which focuses on three levels of violence prevention. We offer universal services that opportunities and provide support for all young people living in communities affected by crime and violence. We also focus on individuals or groups identified as being at risk of becoming victims or perpetrators of crime and violence. And we support young people most at risk of harm, or causing harm, to disengage from crime and violence, and work to prevent them reoffending or being victimised again. 

OUR LONDON ACADEMY 

We set up our London Academy in North Woolwich in 2007 to provide services to children and young people aged 7 to 25 in the borough of Newham and beyond. Today, the Academy usually works with around 900 young people annually and acts as a training hub for our Fight for Peace Alliance member organisations. It is also the location from which we coordinate our London-based Collectives. In response to the coronavirus pandemic, many of our services are being provided online. 

THE FIGHT FOR PEACE FIVE PILLARS 

Our Academies use a Five Pillars methodology, drawing on non-traditional methods to engage young people where conventional methods aren’t working. Through boxing and martial arts, young people build strength and discipline, gain self-respect and learn that success comes through hard work and dedication. We offer formal education programmes for young people who are not at school to re-engage with their learning, and employability support and training for young people to get access to the job market and progress in their professional lives. 

Through our Support Services, specialist youth workers support young people to overcome issues they may be facing at school, at home or in their personal lives. And our Youth Leaders help to design programmes, develop strategies and make decisions at every level of our organisation. 

In this way, we provide young people with the tools and support structures they need to become life champions and create positive futures for themselves. 

In 2015, Fight for Peace launched Collectives to establish a location-specific, multi-agency approach to promoting youth safety in areas affected by inequality and violence, to ensure young people can access the range of support they need. Collectives have been implemented in Kingston, Jamaica and Cape Town, South Africa.

NEWHAM PARTNERSHIPS

Fight for Peace launched the Pan-Newham Partnership in January 2020. This is a pilot of the collective impact approach in the borough of Newham, London. Fight for Peace facilitates and coordinates the work of the partnership which includes 30 organisations across the voluntary sector, public sector, health and the private sector. The vision of the partnership is to facilitate collaboration between organisations to increase opportunities for young people and improve youth safety in the borough. Fight for Peace was successful in leading a consortium bid to the Violence Reduction Unit with three grassroots members of the Pan-Newham Partnership. The consortium is called ACT-AS-1 (All Communities Together Are Stronger) and the programme is called MyEnds. The aim of this programme is to ensure local communities, and specifically young people, have their voices, ideas and solutions heard and acted on to make their community safer and create more opportunities for young people. The programme centres around three wards in Newham: Canning Town North, Custom House and Plaistow South which are impacted by high levels of violence.

NEWHAM PARTNERSHIPS MANAGER ROLE OVERVIEW

The manager leading this exciting programme, is going on maternity leave shortly and we are looking for cover for 9-12 months to ensure the aims and objectives of the MyEnds programme continue with momentum and the Pan-Newham Partnership develops in line with its vision.

This is not an oversight role, you will be expected to continue driving the MyEnds programme forward with the support of a newly recruited team and with support of Fight for Peace colleagues. 

See Job description and person spec for further details.

Kingston Voluntary Action is looking to recruit an experienced and highly organised Programme Manager for Connected Kingston, our partnership Social Prescribing programme.

You will be leading a small staff team and managing relationships with a wide range of stakeholders and partners. Connected Kingston has grown from strength to strength in the last 2 years. Your role will be to oversee further development of the service, data management and analysis to ensure compliance and insight that supports future growth and demonstration of impact.

You will need to be confident working at a strategic and operational level, supporting the CEO and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders and  commissioners, and ensuring  service delivery requirements are met.

Are you ready for something meaningful?

Be Collective is a tech for good organisation with a community focus delivering a digital platform for mobilising goodwill through innovative Social Infrastructure. We’re a place for action, helping our community realise positive social impact both individually and collectively. We ask communities to do what they can, when they can. We’re here to make the world a better place and bring out the best in people, businesses, government, educational institutions and charities, by connecting those providing volunteer opportunities with those that want to help. Along the way, we help foster employment pathways, activate citizenship, support individuals to showcase their volunteering and skill acquisition through our unique verified Social Record/Social Resume, and enable organisations to demonstrate and articulate their Social Impact.

Be Collective is a global organisation with offices in London UK, Melbourne Australia, and Wellington New Zealand. We are looking for our new London-based Business Development Guru to be part of a global and vibrant team with the appointment of a Senior Manager – Community and Stakeholder Development. This role reports to the Director - Stakeholder Development and has two direct line management reports.

The Senior Manager – Community and Stakeholder Development is responsible for developing and driving the strategy and tactics which underpin an approach to a prospective stakeholder having consideration for the factors which might or will influence their decision to adopt Be Collective and anticipating perceived barriers to entry and/or use.

This is a hands-on role that will suit a passionate and enthusiastic people-person with attention to detail and, a flexible approach to working with a range of stakeholders. If you are an agile self-starter with passion for community projects and with a business development background we would love to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities

• Acting as line manager for the Community Development Co-Ordinator and the Community Development Manager consisting of directing day-to-day activities and ensuring that targets for developing relationships and communities are set and met.
• Ensuring that the CRM and related systems utilised in stakeholder development are a fundamental to the process, that the team adhere to best practice use and that core insights a drawn out to improve engagement.
• Leading, driving and guiding the identification of prospective stakeholders having consideration for factors such as timing, financial position, economic climate and political that will lead to submitting proposals and signing up new clients into the Be Collective platform.
• Leading and guiding the identification of opportunities for Be Collective to submit responses to advertised requests for submissions including, but not limited to, requests for information, requests for proposal, requests for quotation and tenders.
• Drafting and reviewing stakeholder proposals and presentations, in consultation with the Director - Stakeholder Development as required, to ensure that requirements of the prospective stakeholder are addressed and aligned with the capability, features and functionality of the Be Collective platform.
• Managing and leading the processes associated with customer relationship management. This includes, but is not limited to, acting as a champion and custodian of the processes and software platforms for customer relationship management as well as setting and maintaining standards for excellence in recording, tracking and reporting on prospective customers.
• Growing the adoption of Be Collective amongst the existing population by exploring creative and innovative ways for stakeholders to derive value from the platform by:
  -  Proactively connecting organisations and creating partnerships.
  -  Helping to grow the membership base collectively and for each stakeholder group.
  -  Helping to create optimal volunteering opportunities.
  -  Supporting the uptake of Be Collective Plus by stakeholder groups as appropriate.
• Analysing and interpreting feedback offered by internal stakeholders to drive the business case for the continuous evolution of the Be Collective platform and embed any relevant information into the Business Development process.
• Be an active participant of the Be Collective International team and collaborate to solve stakeholder problems and promote the continuous evolution of Be Collective.

What we are looking for?

• A passionate business development professional with previous experience selling software solutions or tech products to a range of stakeholders.
• Deeply passionate about making a positive difference in our communities through the use of technology and enabling others to do the same.
• Excellent English written communication skills, including the ability to develop written proposals, respond to tenders and to interact with a diverse range of clients and responding positively when resolving issues. Proven experience in writing proposals or participating in bidding processes is desirable but not essential.
• Established networks and experience working with tech companies, community, charitable, educational and corporate organisations in Europe, specifically the UK.
• Detailed oriented with superb project management skills to engage multiple stakeholders with different backgrounds and project requirements.
• A team player with prior line-management experience.
• A solid understanding of the digital space and an ability to quickly gain expert knowledge on platform usability and optimisation.
• Willingness to be agile and flexible including taking responsibility for team calls with colleagues in other regions that might fall outside of normal business hours.
• Occasional travel across the UK and Europe will be expected pending on Covid guidelines.

What we offer

• Competitive Salary.
• A flexible working policy and a relaxed office environment.
• Team socials.
• Being part of a multilingual global team.
• 2 paid volunteering days per year.
• Opportunities for personal development within a tech for good environment.

We are proud of the company culture we have built and grown globally to make Be Collective a place that people love to come to work every day. We have an established flexible work policy, and we would be happy to discuss your requirements during the interview process. Our team all believe in connecting the goodwill of others. Which is why giving is intrinsic to our team culture, and why people stick around. If this all sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you. Please submit your CV, and cover letter.

(Be Collective Europe is part of WE Australia, a group of innovative commercial and social enterprises.) 

Hammersmith United Charities was founded in 1618 and makes grants to community organisations helping local people address complex social issues such as poverty, inequality or mental ill health. We are looking for an experienced grantmaker to lead on our grantmaking, communications and community action work and help a 400 year old charity become a 21st century community leader. 

About the role

Your remit will span every aspect of the grant lifecycle – from marketing through assessment, to award, ongoing relationship management and reporting on outcomes. You will also lead the Charity’s communication strategy promoting our services and developing the Charity’s profile as a bold and informed voice. You will help develop the Charity’s wider work in the community creating new ways of delivering ‘relief in need’ and establishing HUC as a core strategic partner and leader in our community. 

About you  

HUC is a small team so you will be an effective team player who is also happy to work independently. You will be an experienced grantmaker who is comfortable leading operational and strategic partnerships, writing and delivering  communications strategies and developing impactful community projects. You believe in the value of community.

We value and respect all the differences that make us who we are, including: age, cultural background, disability and mental health, ethnicity and race, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, and social background. 

The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS Check. 

How to Apply

Please read the Job Description, complete the Application Form and send along with your CV and supporting statement by Monday 31 May. We anticipate that first interviews will be held during week commencing 7th June, and second interview and presentation during the week commencing 28th June. 

Fundraising Community and Challenge Event 
You will be responsible for the event and campaign management of our challenge events (national and local) and our community fundraising initiatives. You will be a positive influencer and an engaging communicator. You must have the skills required to build successful partnerships with key stakeholders, including local businesses, in order to maximise fundraising opportunities and income generation for our Hospice. You will also be an empathetic individual in your communications with patients and relatives, ensuring sensitivity and confidentiality at all times.

You will be organised, decisive, and creative, working alongside colleagues to ensure that detailed innovative campaigns (including marketing & PR) are developed to maximise support and get the wider community excited about supporting Queenscourt.

Flexibility will be required in this role. It is essential that the successful candidate is willing to travel (mainly but not exclusively across West Lancashire, Southport and Formby), and there will be some weekend and evening work essential to fulfil the duties of the role.

You will report directly to the Fundraising and Lottery Manager and this role will also involve some line management responsibilities, and working closely with Volunteers.

Interested applicants should be able to evidence how they meet the criteria outlined in the Person Specification for the post.

If you would like to discuss the role in more detail, please call Judith Stewart, Fundraising and Lottery Manager. Phone number is available through the Queenscourt Hospice "Vacancies" page on our website.

Queenscourt Hospice is an independent charity that provides support for the people of Southport, Formby and West Lancashire. We care for patients with serious illnesses, enabling them to achieve the best possible quality of life at each new stage. We help to do this both in the Hospice and at home through our In-patient unit, Queenscourt Connect and Queenscourt at Home services.  We have a fantastic opportunity for a talented Community and Challenge Event Fundraiser with a proven track record of success, to join our friendly team and play a key role in significantly increasing our fundraising during our Pearl Anniversary year and beyond.
 

Fight for Peace is an international non- governmental organisation (NGO) thatsupports young people to achieve their full potential and helps create peaceful communities. The organisation was founded in Rio de Janeiro, in 2000, and set up in London in 2007. 

We believe the choices young people make are based on the opportunities and support they have access to, as well as the way they see themselves, how they relate to others, and how they see their future. That’s why Fight for Peace invests in young people, offering integrated and holistic programmes in a safe environment. 

Strategically we focus on three main activities: firstly, we provide direct services to young people through our Academies in London and Rio; secondly, we support youth-focused partner organisations who are members of the Fight for Peace Alliance; and thirdly, through our Collectives - currently in Newham and Jamaica - we work with local partners, government bodies, donors and the private sector, to generate greater impact in preventing violence in communities. 

A PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACH TO VIOLENCE PREVENTION 

Fight for Peace uses a public health model which focuses on three levels of violence prevention. We offer universal services that provide opportunities and support for all young people living in communities affected by crime and violence. We also focus on individuals or groups identified as being at risk of becoming victims or perpetrators of crime and violence. And we support young people most at risk of harm, or causing harm, to disengage from crime and violence, and work to prevent them reoffending or being victimised again. 

OUR LONDON ACADEMY 

We set up our London Academy in North Woolwich in 2007 to provide services to children and young people aged 7 to 25 in the borough of Newham and beyond. Today, the Academy usually works with around 900 young people annually and acts as a training hub for our Fight for Peace Alliance member organisations. It is also the location from which we coordinate our London-based Collectives. In response to the coronavirus pandemic, many of our services are being provided online. 

THE FIGHT FOR PEACE FIVE PILLARS 

Our Academies use a Five Pillars methodology, drawing on non-traditional methods to engage young people where conventional methods aren’t working. Through boxing and martial arts, young people build strength and discipline, gain self-respect and learn that success comes through hard work and dedication. We offer formal education programmes for young people who are not at school to re-engage with their learning, and employability support and training for young people to get access to the job market and progress in their professional lives. 

Through our Support Services, specialist youth workers support young people to overcome issues they may be facing at school, at home or in their personal lives. And our Youth Leaders help to design programmes, develop strategies and make decisions at every level of our organisation. 

In this way, we provide young people with the tools and support structures they need to become life champions and create positive futures for themselves

In 2015, Fight for Peace launched Collectives to establish a location-specific, multi-agency approach to promoting youth safety in areas affected by inequality and violence, to ensure young people can access the range of support they need. Collectives have been implemented in Kingston, Jamaica and Cape Town, South Africa.

NEWHAM PARTNERSHIPS

Fight for Peace launched the Pan-Newham Partnership in January 2020. This is a pilot of the collective impact approach in the borough of Newham, London. Fight for Peace facilitates and coordinates the work of the partnership which includes 30 organisations working with young people and families across the voluntary sector, public sector, health and the private sector. The vision of the partnership is to facilitate collaboration between organisations to increase opportunities for young people and improve youth safety in the borough.

PAN-NEWHAM PROJECT COORDINATOR ROLE OVERVIEW

Working closely with the Newham Partnerships Manager and Academy staff, the post holder will have responsibility for the development of the Pan-Newham Partnership; maintaining relationships, facilitating training, learning and best practice and scoping opportunities for genuine collaboration between sectors across the borough. 

The postholder will be expected to adhere to Fight for Peace values and policies (including safeguarding) at all times and always put the needs of young people first. 

One Year Fixed Term Contract funded by Welsh Government

Based in Cardiff         

Ref: BIC/FDIC

35 hours per week         

Here at The Big Issue, we view financial and digital skills, access, and education as essential for our vendors to move forward in life. 

The Role

In this newly created role, funded by Welsh Government, you will be the lynchpin for driving forward the financial and digital inclusion agenda at The Big Issue acting as the critical link between the Frontline and the Partnerships and Programmes team.

In the role, you will deliver and report on key strategic financial and digital inclusion projects in Wales. This will include the delivery of a financial and digital skills programme, cashless payment support and launch and implementation of a new vendor app.             

This role will involve working directly with vendors to support them reaching their financial and digital inclusion goals and deliver on The Big Issue’s wider objectives. The role will include a responsibility to maintain and build local partnerships, while ensuring that service delivery is consistent with our aims.

Your Skills and Values

The ideal candidate will have experience working directly with vulnerable people and programme delivery. They must be digitally confident and understanding of the needs of Big Issue vendors today, however, training will be provided.

Essential Skills

• You have experience of problem-solving – you thrive on finding solutions to challenges and can work comfortably in an everchanging landscape
• People focused with exceptional interpersonal, organisational and prioritisation skills. 
• You are comfortable and confident with innovation. You embrace change and love new ideas, whilst seeing the value in revisiting some of those ideas and initiatives that have come before
• A self-starter who can work creatively with confidence under their own initiative within a team environment
• An adept communicator with the ability to persuade, influence and listen to others 
• Experience working with socially excluded and vulnerable groups
• Competent in the use of all technology with excellent IT skills 

Desirable Skills

• Experience supporting socially excluded and vulnerable groups with financial and digital inclusion
• Co-ordinating the delivery of project work 
• Fluent Welsh speaker 

Essential Values

• Commitment to delivering The Big Issue’s mission in partnership with others
• You value the importance of diversity and understand the huge benefits that diversity brings to generate innovative new ideas, bring fresh and new perspectives and help build a world that works for everyone 

For a full job description including the full of responsibilities of the role please downoad from the link below.

Salary and Benefits

We offer 

• A salary commensurate with the third sector, which can be confirmed on request
• Incremental holiday entitlement starting at 25 days per year plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time staff) plus paid leave to care for a sick child or grandchild and a sick or elderly relation
• Incremental sick pay starting at 5 days per rolling year
• Enhanced contribution to our workplace pension 
• Enhanced maternity/paternity pay
• Training and development opportunities including an open learning library and management training schemes
• Health benefits include life cover, a health cash plan scheme which provides access to counselling and a range of therapies

Please note that we reserve the right to review and amend our staff benefits and they do not form part of any contract of employment.

Workplace details

This role will be based two days per week in Cardiff but we can accommodate flexible working beyond those days. 

Closing date: 7th May 2021

The Big Issue is striving towards Equal Opportunities

We particularly welcome applications from those who are underrepresented in our sector, such as women in senior roles, and people with disabilities and from Black and Minority Ethnic communities.