National Events Delivery Manager
Flexible location
£34,688 to £36,729 per annum + benefits
12-month fixed term contract
Full Time

This is a fantastic opportunity to join The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association as the National Events Delivery Manager.

The role
The National Events Delivery Manager helps people with sight loss to live the life they choose by managing the implementation and delivery of a portfolio of both Guide Dogs owned events/series of events and the Guide Dogs presence at externally organised events to raise money to deliver services for blind and partially sighted people.

Who we’re looking for
Essential
You will have demonstrable experience in an events management environment, delivering a variety of projects across a variety of channels simultaneously, and also have experience in managing project spend and working with many different internal teams. You will have proven understanding of event management principles and techniques, and of briefing and interpreting analysis, an understanding of statutory requirements around events, and some knowledge of print and production.

Desirable
It would be advantageous to have experience of volunteer management, and of risk management.

For the complete list of essential and desirable criteria necessary to being successful in this role please see the Person Specification within the Job Description below.

Benefits
This role is 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week, with 26 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays) a year. As a charity, we’re always keen to support flexible working as best we can.

We offer a generous pension scheme, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package anddiscounts and cashback scheme to care for our people.

How to apply
Applications can be made using the online application form. You will need to evidence the criteria as set out in the attached job description. As part of our safer recruitment policy, we do not accept CVs for job applications.

Diversity
Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome, and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from disabled people as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invite to interview for all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding
Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

We reserve the right to close adverts early.

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. We cannot provide sponsorship for this role.

The role of Lobbying Programme Manager will be pivotal in coordinating Hope for the Future's grassroots engagement across the UK. We are looking for an individual with a strong collaborative work ethic who is passionate about halting climate change to manage our lobbying work. If you’re the right person for the role, you will have excellent interpersonal and organisational skills with the ability to work in a fast paced environment.

We are looking for someone with previous experience managing people, projects and/or programmes to oversee the planning, delivery and evaluation of our MP engagement at a constituency level. The role will be responsible for leading our work in local constituencies, including our two new regional offices in London and Liverpool. The regional offices are currently a team of 4 with expansion planned in 2021.

This role will also develop our client work, for example with academic institutions and delivering lobbying training to other climate NGOs as part of our partnership strategy. The role sits in parallel with the Projects Manager, and together the two roles will ensure that HFTF supporters have a seamless experience of our services, and that we can evaluate successes and challenges across all of our project and programme delivery.

Applications close at 9am on Monday 14th December. We are shortlisting as applications come in so apply now! 

Interviews will be held on Thursday 7th January 2021.

PAPYRUS is the national UK charity dedicated to the prevention of suicide
and the promotion of positive mental health and emotional wellbeing in young people.

DESIGNATION: Regional Manager (London) Fixed Term 12 Month Contract

HOURS: 36 hours per week (incl. unsocial hours, some weekends and evenings)

SALARY:                                NJC Scale SCP 29-32 (£32,029 - £34,788) plus 17.5% London weighting & 5% pension contribution

LOCATION: London office with regular travel across London and to Warrington, Birmingham and Cardiff as required

RESPONSIBLE TO: Head of Programme Development for England

ACCOUNTABLE FOR: Community Development Officers/Trainers, Administration Officer and local volunteers in region

PURPOSE OF POST

• To identify and engage local communities and key partners across the region
• To contribute to financial sustainability of the charity in the London region
• To raise the profile of PAPYRUS in London by:
  • Training delivery and awareness raising
  • Community engagement projects
  • Volunteer/member engagement
• To motivate support and develop the staff and volunteers based in the London area

Please read through the full job description and person specification found on our website before applying. Once completed please send your aplication to our HR department.  Please do not send your CV as this will not be considered as part of your application.

PAPYRUS is committed to safeguarding and requires all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. Therefore, an enhanced DBS check is required for this appointment.

PAPYRUS is an equal opportunities employer. We particularly welcome applications from black and ethnic minority candidates due to under representation within our organisation.

Charity Finance Manager Thames21 – Part Time

We are looking for an experienced and qualified Finance Officer to provide financial management at our developing water environment charity. Thames21 puts healthy rivers at the heart of community life. Through environmental improvements, community engagement, education and advocacy we bring about effective and lasting change by working hand-in-hand with communities to deliver tangible improvements to our network of rivers. 

Your responsibilities will include joining the Senior Management Team to provide budgeting and financial services in support of our dedicated team of staff and volunteers. You will become a key member of the organisation delivering first class effective financial management to enable the charity to grow and meet our five year strategic plan.

You will develop this new ‘in house’ role which is currently supported by the Port of London Authority. You will organise our financial and payroll functions, manage and support staff on budgeting matters and provide effective financial management at the charity. 

Thames21 recognises the positive value of diversity and we welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds

We offer Salary £40 000 pa (pro rata) part time 28 hours a week, flexible working from our City of London offices or from Home. Thames21 have an ‘Auto Enrol’ Work Place Pension Scheme with NEST, 25 days paid annual leave are available pro rata plus public holidays.  In addition, the Thames21 office is closed between Christmas and New Year. Mobile phone lap top are supplied for company use.

For further information visit our web site or contact:  Michael Heath

Are you passionate about helping children reach their full potential?

We’re looking a confident, organised and proactive person to join our established team delivering Children & Young People services across the South East. You will be working with both Young Carers and children and young people with mild to moderate disabilities in the Dover district.

You will manage an existing caseload and new referrals, meeting families and young people in their own homes and in schools to complete assessments and care plans.

Using the Young Carer service toolkit, you will provide short-term interventions to support Young Carers to improve their resilience, educational chances and wellbeing. This might include signposting to local and community services, action planning, one-to-one support, respite activities or our 12-month workshop programme, as well as making referrals to a range of professionals, including health and social care, ensuring whole family needs are met and reducing the impact of caring on the young person.

You will also deliver the Short Breaks programme of after school café-style groups (8-15 years), Saturday Clubs (15-19 years) and school holiday trips for children and young people with disabilities. You will plan, organise and risk assess group activities that support personal development, and promote independence, community engagement and social activities. We want the young people taking part to have opportunities to try new things, make friends and have fun!

You will schedule your time to ensure to meet targets and complete tasks to a high standard across both services. It is expected that you will keep excellent records and keep in regular communication with families to build trusted relationships. You will respond to challenging and complex situations in line with our Safeguarding and Lone Working Policies.

A key aspect of this role is to raise awareness and promote the service so you will attend events, meet with professionals, deliver presentations and develop wider networks.

This role involves evening and weekend work and requires the applicant to hold a full driving licence and their own car. You will also be expected to drive a minibus and full training will be provided.

Join us and make a difference.

A rare opportunity for a Community fundraiser based in the South West region to join a large national children's charity as their new Community Fundraising Manager has arisen. Harris Hill are delighted to be supporting this organisation in their search. To be considered for this role you will a be a superb relationship builder and have excellent skills in bringing out the best in individuals and groups.

The strategic focus for the Community Fundraising Department is to maximise lifetime value from local community supporters, which this role will help to maintain and grow in the South West. The role will engage, inspire and develop a dynamic supporter network of individuals and local groups to support the organisation's work through the development of a fully researched and engaged prospect pipeline for each audience.

Within this role you will also identify, engage and recruit influential volunteer leadership, and to support and steward individuals in leadership positions too. You will also support and steward their existing volunteer network.

The ideal candidate will have previous relationship fundraising experience (Community/ Corporate/ Major Donor/ Supporter Engagement) and you will have the ability to show how you have delivered and grown income. Ideally you will have Raiser Edge experience and be able to drive.

This role will be homebased, but you need to live in the South West region ideally Bath, Bristol, Gloucestershire or Wiltshire.

If you want to chat more about the role or receive a full job description then please contact Hannah at Harris Hill on [email protected] or call her on 02078207331.

Only suitable candidates will be contacted.

Closes on the 18th of December.

The role:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Community Fundraising Officer in our Community & Events Fundraising team to develop and manage a new community fundraising function for Crohn’s & Colitis UK. You will manage relationships as well as a wide range of fundraising products and events, materials and initiatives to mobilize supporter communities to raise money for our work. You will analyse results and market insight to ensure the best possible return on investment and net profit for the charity.

Our office is located in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, however, like many organisations we are all currently working from home due to the coronavirus pandemic, although previously we were largely office based.  Due to the experience we have gained during this period, consideration will be given to requests for working from home arrangements.

About you:

You'll be an experienced community or events fundraiser with at least two years' experience in this area.  You’ll be able to lead and develop our digital and virtual fundraising offerings and will have experience of gaming and live streaming platforms and Facebook giving.  You’ll also have experience in developing and taking a new mass participation fundraising product to market.  You'll have excellent organisational and time management skills, with the ability to effectively manage competing priorities whilst keeping to deadlines.  You'll be an enthusiastic, highly motivated, target focussed individual with excellent networking, interpersonal and communications skills and a proven track record of building excellent relationships with both internal and external stakeholders and third parties.  With previous experience of budgeting and financial management you will be comfortable in this area and have experience of working with databases, preferably Dynamics 365.  Whilst happy to work on your own initiative you will also be committed to working as part of a larger cross team project.

Key Responsibilities:

Community Fundraising

• Lead on the development and implementation of the charity’s community fundraising offer, with a focus on digital and mass participation fundraising products.
• Prepare and agree campaign strategies to meet specific objectives within the Community & Events annual plan.
• Provide excellent support to participants and fundraisers, implement event marketing plans, and deliver events as needed. 
• Using data analysis and insight, develop and test new products across community fundraising, ensuring that we build a pipeline of successful initiatives.
• Work closely with the Marketing and Communications team to actively ensure fundraising products are marketed to maximise potential for success.
• Write compelling web content for all community fundraising products and fundraising resources, keeping these maintained and updated in line with marketing plans. 
• Produce engaging marketing emails using dotdigital, working with the Digital team to analyse and track success.
• Identify and develop relationships with key supporters and fundraisers and ensure they feel valued and supported by the charity.
• Work closely with colleagues across the organisation to develop compelling fundraising propositions for key supporter groups.
• Engage internal stakeholders and the wider organisation with community fundraising events and products through creative and innovative means.
• Support our volunteer networks in their fundraising efforts by providing expert guidance and fundraising toolkits where needed.
• Develop and manage all fundraising resources and bespoke materials for key audience groups.
• Optimise income by working closely with the Supporter Engagement team to provide appropriate fundraising support and to develop tailored supporter journeys, with particular focus on email communications from dotdigital.
• Manage relationships with external agencies, suppliers and third parties, to ensure the effective and timely delivery of fundraising events and campaigns.
• Volunteer management for fundraising events and activities, to include providing tailored volunteer journeys, briefing volunteers, and managing them on event day.
• Responsible for briefing all staff and board members who are attending an event on the charity's behalf.
• Attend events on evenings and at weekends as needed.

Insight, Analysis and Budget

• Work closely with the CRM team to set up products correctly, generate data selections for marketing, and ensure the database is accurate at all times.
• Regularly monitor, evaluate and analyse income, providing regular results and prioritising recommendations for strategy development based on data-driven insight.
• To help monitor monthly management accounts and key performance indicators and to undertake reforecast as required.
• Ensure that Community & Events invoices are appropriately matched and authorised.
• To maximise Gift Aid opportunities for the charity.
• Take an active role in the preparation of annual plans and budgets, utilising experience and past results to inform recommendations and the preparation and creation of budgets and detailed activity plans.

General Duties

• Undertake other duties within the Community & Events Fundraising team as appropriate.
• Attend additional fundraising events as needed.

Background

The Kindling Trust works to create a fairer, more sustainable society, starting with the food system. Working alongside communities, farmers, policy makers and activists, we aim to create radical social change, addressing problems at their root cause.

In 2016, The Kindling Trust opened their 2nd FarmStart training site at the old plant nursery site in Woodbank Memorial Park, Stockport. Following a community consultation process in 2017, we started working together with local residents and groups, to develop the site into a thriving community food hub.

Current activities include: a range of community events, from gardening to bat walks; our wellbeing programme, offering cookery, gardening and access to healthy veg for people referred via Social Prescribing and other local services; FarmStart training programme, supporting new growers to scale up to market garden production; Volunteering days to support and learn about commercial, organic food production; and opportunities to buy local, organic veg through the Veg Box People veg bag scheme.

You will be joining us during our 3rd year of a 5 year grant from the National Lottery Community Fund, so you will be building and expanding on what the team has already achieved. We now need someone with the experience, skills and drive to take us to the next level; to make Woodbank Community Food Hub both engaging and less dependent on funding over the next two and a half years. 

Job Description:

Main Duties:

1. Co-ordination and development of Woodbank Community Food Hub

• Deliver our 5 year plan to make Woodbank Community Food Hub more financially independent over the next 2.5 years. For example developing income generating activities such as courses, events, sales of organic produce etc.
• Seek and develop new opportunities to secure the future of Woodbank Community Food Hub, e.g. partnership working, funding opportunities etc.
• Co-ordinate the development and improvement of the site to make it as welcoming and productive as possible. This includes overseeing and supporting a volunteer maintenance crew.
• Work with the Wellbeing Co-ordinator to explore opportunities for securing ongoing funding for programme, through, e.g.: Stockport’s Clinical Commissioning Group, Public Health or SMBC.
• Work with the team to promote the Veg Bag Scheme locally and to staff the collection point
• Work with the FarmStart Co-ordinator to maximise the production of organic produce grown on site.
• Facilitate volunteering days at Woodbank, in partnership with the Woodbank Team.
• Respond to the current situation (covid restrictions), finding ways to continue to develop the site and engage people, whilst keeping the various site users safe.

B. Community Engagement:

• Organise a variety of community based events to engage the local community in the site, i.e. biodiversity walks, guided tours of the site, farmers market type events.
• Plan and coordinate training courses to take place at Woodbank
• Engage and develop partnerships with local community groups to increase usage of, and involvement in, the site.
• Recruit and support volunteers and community gardeners involved in activities at Woodbank.
• Attend meetings, community and public events, to promote the work at Woodbank.
• Liaise with the other groups using the site as well as SMBC (e.g. to gain permission for running community events, around health and safety etc.)
• Work towards engaging the various users of the site in the development and running of the Hub in the way that is best for both those groups and the future of the project.

C. Health and Safety

• Co-ordinate the Woodbank Team and other users of Woodbank to maintain the security of the site and the safety of all those who use it.
• Ensure all participants, volunteers and gardeners are provided with Health and Safety information relevant to the site.
• Carry out risk assessments for all activities taking place at Woodbank.

D. Publicity/Marketing

• Produce and distribute promotional materials to advertise upcoming events.
• Publicise events and activities widely through e.g. the Woodbank notice board, regular updates to the Woodbank Community mailing list, local community events & groups, local press, social media
• Write up events for Kindling latest news.

E. Administration:

• Monitor and update all policies and procedures relevant to the project.
• Update and maintain the Woodbank Community database (and others, as required)
• Report to relevant funders

• Create surveys and feedback forms for activities and collate evidence for social impact monitoring

F. Finances

• Manage project budget with the Woodbank Team and our Book Keeper
• Process project expenses.

E.

G.  General responsibilities of this post

• Report progress to Kindling Team meetings.
• Reflect Kindling’s vision and principles, strategy and policies at all times.
• Be aware of and comply with all relevant policies and procedures.

• Fulfil such other duties and assignments as may be required from time to time.

Hours: Amended to part time (up to 22.2 hours per week) as part of a job share.

Location: Working from home (due to the pandemic)

Role linked to the Banbury office. Must be able to travel across North Oxfordshire (when safe to do so)

Citizens Advice North Oxfordshire and South Northants is recruiting for a Community Navigator for our Social Prescribing project, to help clients who would like to become more active and find social connections.

Do you have experience in coaching and empowering people? Do you have at least a year's experience in either health and wellbeing or the voluntary sector?

Social Prescribing is a mechanism for linking primary care patients with non-medical sources of support within their community. It attempts to address the social causes of ill health and aims to support patients, who are experiencing loneliness, isolation or inactivity, which is detrimental to their health and wellbeing. GP’s and the health teams, as well as community health services will make referrals. We will also invite self-referrals.

As a Community Navigator, you will be a vital and visible community resource, responsible for patient engagement and support and for developing effective working relationships with health care professionals and third sector providers.

We are looking to recruit a caring, dedicated, reliable and person-focused individual who enjoys working with a wide range of people and supporting a team of volunteers to deliver exceptional service.

You will need to have good written and verbal communication skills and strong organisational and time management skills. You will have a commitment to empowering patients using coaching techniques. You will also engage with volunteers to support your work.

As this is an evolving role, we are looking for highly motivated and proactive applicants with a flexible attitude who will be committed to providing patients and carers with high quality support.

Full JD - attached.

Application form - attached.

Extended deadline for receipt of completed online applications : 18th December 2020

Please note that we do not accept CVs.

Interviews: w/c 21st December 2020 

Please apply by visiting our website and completing an application form. The deadline is 23:30 on Tuesday 8 December with interviews expected to take place between 14 - 23 December. This role combines home working with some office-based work in London.

We give children the reading skills and confidence they need for a fair chance in life, through our flexible volunteer-led programme. Our Community Managers are vital to the charity as they develop and foster great relationships with schools, where our volunteers deliver fun and engaging reading sessions with our children. We want to reach as many children as possible and Community Managers ensure that our empowered community of volunteers are motivated to continue their support.

Do you want to join a company with ambitious plans to make a social impact?

Each year, eight children in an average class will leave primary school unable to read well. These children often struggle in school, and beyond. Reading isn’t just about books. It’s about reading a road sign, a safety manual, a birthday card. It’s understanding a job application and the prescription that could help save your life.

When a child can navigate words, they can navigate the world. That’s why we’re helping children develop the reading skills they need to succeed by creating flexible volunteering at the heart of our communities. The Bookmark app matches schools with fully safeguarded, vetted and trained reading volunteers in the local community, at the tap of a button. Each volunteer delivers one-to-one reading sessions for a six-week programme with a child who needs extra help with their reading.

We are a small but growing team of hard-working people, who care about what we do. We love to roll up our sleeves, try new ways of doing things, and support each other so that we can achieve our goals. If that sounds like you and you share our vision and values, we'd love to hear from you.

Help us change the story for more children.

Bookmark is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community. We aim to create a working environment in which all individuals are able to make best use of their skills, free from discrimination or harassment, and in which all decisions are based on merit. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies and opportunity for flexible working arrangements to support team members from different backgrounds.

Job description

Supporting children

• Ensure that we reach as many children as possible by proactively managing the number of reading sessions completed each month

School attraction and engagement

• Attract and onboard new partner schools so that we can reach more children, in line with our school business development plan
• Work with Multi Academy Trusts and other partner organisations to engage with more schools
• Present clearly how we run our reading programmes to schools and answer any queries
• Engage with our current partner schools to ensure that they have an excellent experience and continue to post more programmes with us
• Engage with our current partner schools to reach as many children that need our help
• Act as the point of escalation for schools in your community

Volunteer attraction and engagement

• Support local volunteer recruitment through events and campaigns, and engaging local corporates, universities and other local partners
• Help grow an empowered community of volunteers who can provide regular reading support for more children, more often
• Drive engagement activities to ensure that volunteers help and support each other, facilitating volunteer communication, events, and reward and recognition initiatives
• Act as the point of escalation for volunteers in your community

Stakeholder engagement

• Lead on collaborations and partnerships with other organisations, as required, that align with our vision and values to support more children

General responsibilities

• Meet KPI targets for number of reading sessions delivered, and numbers of active schools and volunteers
• Gather and share local stories and case studies with the central Marketing and Communications team, to help tell our story
• Lead on projects, as required, in order to improve and expand our services
• Continually seek opportunities to improve the volunteer and school experience
• Proactively identify opportunities to improve Bookmark’s processes across all areas
• Input and maintain accurate and up-to-date information on our systems, including Salesforce CRM and SharePoint
• Ensure that all activity helps to build Bookmark’s brand and is always brand compliant

Person specification

• Passionate about our vision and mission
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, including strong presentational skills
• A strong focus on safeguarding and a child-centred approach
• Ability to facilitate challenging conversations in a professional manner
• Friendly, inquisitive and helpful mindset 
• Enthusiastic, professional and positive, with a strong desire to learn
• Experience working with or in schools is preferable
• Adept at positive stakeholder engagement across a variety of audiences
• Service delivery focussed with a desire to achieve targets and objectives
• Strong time management and organisational skills 
• Structured problem-solving approach with excellent attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and contribute as part of a team
• Ability to travel locally for business and work flexibly
• Flexible mindset to working in a busy organisation; willingness to adapt
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite (particularly Word, PowerPoint and Excel)
• Technically literate with ability to support less-technically minded stakeholders
• Salesforce and / or SharePoint experience desirable

Bookmark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the well-being and welfare of children and requires everyone associated with Bookmark, including all trustees, employees, and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will need to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the role, including references from past employers and Disclosure and Barring Service checks. Bookmark is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all sections of society and communities we operate in. 

Embrace the Middle East is an international Christian charity helping people of all faiths and none to free themselves from a life of poverty and injustice. Our work and the work of our Christian partners, in Egypt, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Syria and Iraq, who run hospitals, clinics, schools and centres for people with disabilities, really does make a difference. Together we lift up the vulnerable and marginalised, serving families escaping violence or persecution, people living with all kinds of disability, women and children deprived of access to vital education and health services.

As the charity enters a new 5-year strategic period (Hope in Action), we have ambitious plans for growth. Reporting to the Director of Programmes and Engagement, this newly created role will lead our Supporter Engagement Team, playing an integral role in driving and developing our core fundraising programme. We are seeking to nurture an engaged group of supporters, to develop and grow our supporter base; individuals and churches who give, pray, advocate and volunteer.

We are looking to recruit (and welcome to the team) a Head of Supporter Engagement to:

• Work collaboratively with the Engagement team, to develop and implement a clearly defined supporter strategy for retention and growth.
• Provide creative direction and leadership to develop a church engagement strategy that deepens and broadens congregational support and raises more income through church giving.
• Guide the development of Embrace’s legacy and in-memory giving strategy as an integral part of Embrace’s Supporter Engagement strategy.
• Work in close cooperation with the Head of Communications on the development and delivery of effective supporter resources and targeted marketing to new and existing audiences.
• Refer to data intelligence, to set, monitor and evaluate whole team and individual income targets and performance indicators.
• Provide inspirational leadership to the Supporter Engagement team (6 people), empowering them to support the Charity in every way possible to fulfil its vision and charitable aims.
• Work with the Director of Programmes and Engagement, to contribute to the strategic direction of the Charity and be accountable for the success of the Supporter Engagement team.

About you:

We are looking for an experienced fundraising and marketing professional, an imaginative and collaborative team leader, who is passionate about Embrace’s work and has experience of developing supporter engagement opportunities and stewardship journeys for thousands of supporters. You will be able to innovate and improve how Embrace connects with an engaged and growing group of long-term supporters. You will have a high-level of operational expertise and enjoy seeing others develop and flourish.

We are looking for someone who is committed to the Christian mission, vision and values of the charity, either as a practising Christian or someone with a sympathy for Embrace’s mission with the Christian faith and is comfortable working in a faith inspired religious environment and ready with compassion to serve and work with Church congregations structures and communities.

To succeed, you will have experience devising and implementing integrated supporter journeys across traditional and digital channels, leading a team to deliver individual giving, including legacies and community fundraising, programmes achieving income donation in the region of £1.5 Million per annum.

This is a collaborative team role, working with colleagues to bring hope and healing to those whom we serve. You will be part of an organisation that values everyone’s contribution, pays a fair wage as well as attractive benefits, and is committed to support your continuing professional development.

The role will initially be home-based, with flexible working options will be available thereafter. This will include the option to work at Embrace’s offices in Amersham or mainly from home, attending the office as required.

How to apply:

To apply for this role, kindly send through a completed online application form, via the link on our website, attaching a copy of your CV and covering letter outlining your suitability and your motivation for the role.

Closing date: Friday 8 January 2021.

We will contact all shortlisted candidates either before or shortly after the closing date for applications.

Embrace the Middle East is an equal opportunities employer. Recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to child protection. Please note that in order to be considered for this position you need to have the right to work in the UK, either through nationality or relevant work visa. The successful candidate will be required to complete a medical questionnaire and undertake a disclosure check as part of the Charity’s safer recruitment policy.

Summary

We are looking to recruit three Engaging Communities Officers, one in each of the London, North of England and South West regions, to coordinate our regional activity in reaching and engaging with Black and South Asian communities, and other lesser heard communities. This will involve close working with the Regional Teams to ensure that these communities are at the forefront of all our work in improving the health of people with or at risk of diabetes.

These key roles within the Operations Directorate, will help to increase the diversity of our large volunteer family, as well as our work to advocate for communities by influencing diabetes care in the NHS. You will join a network of Engaging Communities Officers from across our Regions, to share practice, learn from each other and develop knowledge and skills as needed, so that you can have the best possible impact with the team in your region.
This is an exciting time at Diabetes UK as we work to deliver our 2020-25 strategy. Tackling inequalities is a cross-cutting theme throughout all our outcomes and our strategy recognises the need to reach more Black and South Asian people, to provide information and support on diabetes management and risk.

Interviews: 13th January 2021

Package

What we can offer you:

• Generous annual leave starting at 25 days plus bank holidays
• A Cash Healthcare Plan (giving you up to £1,500 towards a range of out of pocket health expenses like new glasses, dentist, chiropractor or osteopath appointments)
• Early finish Friday and flexible working as part of our approach to activity based working
• Discounts on gym membership
• Employee assistance programme to give you support on any issues that come up in life
• Annual season ticket loan (on completion of your probation period)
• Very active social scene including sport teams, gardening and other activities
• Generous pension provision, life assurance and income protection insurance
• Cycle to work scheme (eligible for scheme if contract is permanent or longer than 12 months)

*Some benefits aren't available until you've passed your probation period and are dependent on the length of contract.

Main Responsibilities

The role involves a variety of work from identifying priority areas for reach and engagement; working with the regional team to advise and support on the recruitment, training and retention of volunteers; advocating for communities in our influencing work, to building relationships with volunteers and local organisations who can act as ambassadors, spokespeople to enable Diabetes UK to better meet the needs of diverse communities.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will be passionate about tackling inequalities in healthcare, possess strong project management skills and be a genuine team player. They will also understand the role that volunteers and connecting with local organisations can play in improving community health, alongside knowledge of local NHS structures and systems.

Hackney want to appoint an Engagement and Coproduction Manager to build a strong and diverse group of public representatives to help shape public involvement in the evolving local integrated care partnership the in City of London and Hackney. This role leads on public engagement and embeds coproduction in this local system. It involves strategic, policy and operational duties including the development of local involvement platforms, e.g. a website. The appointee will work closely with a small team of engagement and communication colleagues based in the partnership.

We are looking for a skilled all-rounder with strong experience of both community development with diverse communities and public involvement. An ability to build strong working relationships with a wide range of people and stakeholders is essential. This post is funded by the City and Hackney Integrated Care Partnership until September 2021 with additional on-going funding being sought.

The closing date for applications is Noon Monday 14th December 2020

Please note we do not accept CVs. 

VSO is at a crucial point in its development. It is shifting its approach to place volunteering for development at the heart of its programmes and to create clear pathways for change, relevant to global thematic areas of focus and products. To underpin this, there is a requirement for funding to increase and diversify in order to deliver ambitious growth plans.
At the heart of our Public Fundraising Strategy is the delivery of the best supporter experience to engage our loyal supporters and reach out to new audiences and to motivate the public to engage with our vision and purpose: A fair world for everyone: Creating lasting change through volunteering.
If you're a passionate Supporter Care Manager then VSO is somewhere you can help shape our fundraising strategy and plans within an ambitious, friendly and inspiring culture.