Community engagement and volunteer manager jobs

Job title:                   Employer Engagement Manager

Location:                  Based remotely in the North West 

Responsible to:      Head of Engagement North West 

Starting Salary:        £28,000 - £34,000

Full recruitment banding: £28,000 - £38,000

Contract: Full time, 37 hours a week

Closing date:         Wednesday 7th September 2022 at 5:00pm

Interview Date:    Wednesday 14th September 2022

Please apply as soon as possible submitting your CV and a one page covering letter which outlines your specific interest and ability to successfully fill this role, as well as your salary expectations and current notice period.

Please note, if you do not provide a covering letter your application will not be considered.

Location requirements

Although this role is based remotely, having knowledge of employer engagement in the North West is required. Please note, that you may be required to travel to client locations in and around the North West; therefore, you should live within a commutable distance without impacting productivity or adding a substantive financial burden to the charity, to be successful in your application. This role will cover all areas in the North West of England. Please only apply if you are based in the North West of England.

Job advert may close early

Due to the volume of applications, we are currently receiving we may close this role early. Please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Why us?

Speakers for Schools are a dynamic, swift-moving and fast-growing charity. We are on a mission to support a million young people across the UK annually by 2023. Having taken the first steps on the road to achieving this, our team has doubled in size in the past year. This has supported 278% growth in our Experience programme and 10% growth in our Inspiration programme during the past 12 months.

We want to level the playing field, making sure that all young people can access inspirational opportunities and experiences to fuel their ambition.

We are united and unique in our mission to transform lives through raising aspirations of millions of young people every year. Each year, 1,500 senior leaders, celebrities and industry experts deliver a difference to by sharing their story with students in schools and colleges in every corner of the UK. We connect employers such as Disney, The Bank of England, Spotify PwC and almost two hundred others to communities to provide access to the top opportunities for all across the UK. With us, you will be part of inspiring a generation to reach higher, broaden horizons and get equal access to the top.

To keep growing our charity and our impact, we need top talent and we are committed to treasuring, developing and supporting them to thrive within their roles.

Speakers for Schools Values

PASSION:We are committed to levelling the playing field for young people across the UK, creating social mobility and tackling disadvantages.

AGILITY:We challenge our ideas of what is possible in order to better meet the needs of those we support. We are human, make mistakes, learn, evolve and adapt.

INTEGRITY:We act with empathy and bring our authentic selves to work every day. We value and respect the talent, time and intentions of those we work with.

COLLABORATION:We are one team with one mission and only by working together can we deliver better outcomes for young people. We support each other unconditionally and feel motivation in shared success as well as individual progress.

DIVERSITY:We know it takes people with different ideas, strengths, identities, interests, and cultural backgrounds to make our organisation succeed. We encourage constructive debate and critical friendship.

Role Summary

Working to targets you will focus on business development by researching and reaching out to new business as well as account management of existing relationships in your dedicated region. You will work to deliver our customer experience across a portfolio of programmes, forging a regional ecosystem to provide quality experiences for young people with regional employers.

Key Duties / Responsibilities

• Effective business research and development to enable outreach to and the onboarding of new host employers, helping to grow our employer network to reach ambitious targets for Experience and Progression Programmes (and others as they develop).
• Delivering commercial income from employers, and education & training providers to meet ambitious regional income targets
• Account managing relationships with participating employers, education & training providers, supporting them in the design of programmes (where appropriate) and engagement with our leading technology platform.
• Outreach to discount and opportunity providers, helping grow the range of discounts and opportunities for young people through our Youth Card programme.
• Responsible for delivery and completion of own operational and administrative activity.
• Supporting programmes as needed on any contact, phone conversations with stakeholders, programme delivery tasks and wider charity work in support of wider organisation aims and needs, particularly during peak delivery periods.

Key skills and experience:

Essential: -

• Experience of business development with a variety of stakeholders and owning, managing and delivering an ambitious commercial target.
• Experience in a similar environment working with a variety of stakeholders
• Clear and concise communicator, capable of producing written content to a professional quality
• Confident liaising with and managing relationships particularly with stakeholders from all levels
• Comfort and experience in working with technology and data management
• Proven capability of working through high volumes of work and delivering on targets across varying objectives within delivery
• Sociable and confident and happy building and maintaining relationships with multiple stakeholders
• Excels at organising their workload and enjoy driving work forward independently

Desirable: -

• Previous experience working with HR/Recruitment/CSR/Engagement teams an advantage
• An understanding of the UK Education System and a familiarity with careers provision within UK schools and colleges would be an advantage
• Proficient use of the Salesforce CRM, to track relationships and ensure proper data management.

Benefits offered at Speakers for Schools:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Morning of your birthday off
• Pension scheme
• 3 voluntary days per year
• Wellbeing programme
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption package
• Subsidised office furniture
• CharlieHR perks
• Perkbox
• £500 a year training allowance

Diversity at our core

Speakers for Schools is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating discrimination. 

Disability Confident Employer

Speakers for Schools are glad to be Disability Confident Employers. This means that if you have a disability and you meet the minimum criteria for the role you will be invited to interview.

Please note that in certain recruitment situations, such as a high number of applications and seasonal and high-peak times, Speakers for Schools may limit the overall number of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.

We usually ask for a CV and covering letter to be submitted as part of the application process. However, we understand that this is not always accessible to everyone, so we welcome video and phone call applications as alternative ways to apply. For additional information or support, please contact us.

How to apply:

Please apply as soon as possible submitting your CV and a one-page covering letter which outlines your specific interest and ability to successfully fill this role, as well as your salary expectations and current notice period. Please note, that if you do not provide a covering letter your application will not be considered.  

Appointees are subject to a successful DBS check, as contact with young people is likely.

You must have the right to work in the UK to apply.

The Journey to joining Speakers for Schools:

The closing date for this role will is Wednesday 7th September 2022 at 5:00pm. 

Successful candidates will be invited to interviews on Wednesday 14th September. Please try to be available this week as alternative dates may not be possible.

Our new team member will start ASAP. 

Due to the volume of applications, we are currently receiving we may close this role early. Please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. 

If you have not heard from us two weeks after the interview date, please presume your application has been unsuccessful.

About Us

The National Lottery Community Fund is the largest funder of community activity in the UK – we support people and communities to prosper and thrive.

National Lottery players raise an incredible £30 million a week for good causes. This money funds projects and activities that transform communities, protect our heritage and enrich lives through arts, sports and culture. We are proud to be one of 12 distributors responsible for awarding this funding across the UK.

Thanks to National Lottery players, last year we were able to award over half a billion pounds of life-changing funding to UK communities, supporting thousands of projects making a real difference to people’s lives.

Over eight in ten of our grants were for under £10,000 going to grassroots groups and charities across the UK doing great things to support their communities, during a particularly tough time.

We also distribute non-National Lottery funds, working closely with Government on funding for important issues, such as tackling loneliness, multiple and complex needs, mental health and distributing Dormant Accounts money.

Over the last five years we’ve awarded a total of £3.4 billion, of which £2.7 billion is National Lottery money.

We fund things that matter – whether helping communities respond positively to national, regional or local priorities, or helping the UK achieve its big social ambitions. Our grants range from £500 up to multi-million-pound programmes – supporting people and projects to do extraordinary things and bring great ideas for their community to life.

About the role

We have an opening within our Midlands Team for an individual who is passionate about their community and the voluntary and community sector to join us as a Funding Manager.  Based in the Coventry, Warwickshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire area, you will be working within a group of managers, leading a team of remotely based Funding Officers and reporting into the Senior Grant Making Manager. 

In this role you will be expected to provide direction, support and guidance within the team, be accountable for an annual grant budget, and contribute towards making decisions on how to invest Lottery funding into local groups working within the voluntary and community sector.  What’s exciting about this role is that you will be working across the area, creating and developing relationships whilst seeking out opportunities to maximise our grant funding investment.

Our Midlands region spans rich and diverse communities, both rural and urban.  With a population of over 11 million it includes the second largest city and conurbation in the UK, along with about half of England’s mid-sized cities and a long list of counties with a complexity of deprivation.  The Midlands awards approximately £50m per annum within the region.  You will be working within a team that manages and supports a compliment of 32 remotely-based mobile Fund Officers.

This role will suit anyone who wants to contribute towards the communities and the sector in which they live.  You will need to have strong management and leadership skills to support your own team of Funding Officers and work within a wider management team.  Relationship management is key, you must be a confident communicator as we work with many different customers and stakeholders, from small groups to large national organisations and government bodies.

Mobile working is central to this role as you will quite often be based out in the community, meeting groups, applicants and stakeholders with an element of working from home.  As Funding Manager, you will enjoy working flexibly, managing your own time and workload.  Access to a car is recommended.

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 37 Hours per week, part-time hours and flexible working can be considered

Interview Date: week commencing 19th September.  Interviews will be held in person.

Essential criteria

For this role, you may or may not come from a funding background, but you should have personal or professional experience and understanding of the voluntary and community sector.  You will be responsible for overseeing the delivery of the Reaching Communities programme in your area.  This requires strong people management skills, excellent written and verbal communication skills, and an ability to create and develop relationships.

A full, clean drivers license and access to a car is recommended for working in this area for times when public transport is not adequate.

Specifically, you will need to demonstrate your experience in these areas:

• Ability to be flexible and resilient, with strong prioritisation skills to enable you to work in a changing external and internal landscape.
• Experience of leadership and driving a high-performance culture through your ability to coach, involve, empower and manage people and teams.
• Proven ability to build and maintain excellent relationships with a range of senior level internal and external stakeholders.

Lived experience or working knowledge of some or all of the geographic areas the role will cover, and voluntary and community sector.

Desirable criteria

• Strong attention to detail and sound analytical skills and judgement.
• Experience in managing complex budgets and processes
• A deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities for the VCSE sector including a commitment to equitable grant making.

For You

We seek to develop our staff and offer a wide range of personal development opportunities.

We offer a wide range of generous benefits including:

• Generous annual leave and company pension scheme
• Flexible working to support staff with their work/life balance, taking into account things such as caring responsibilities, worship and attendance at religious festivals
• Enhanced paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Season ticket and cycle to work loans
• Paid volunteering leave

Equal Opportunities

Communities in the UK come in all shapes and sizes. National Lottery funding is for everyone – we are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and work hard to ensure our funding reaches where it is needed.

We also believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. We are committed to being an inclusive and great place to work, and recognise our people come from diverse backgrounds.  As such we particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (B.A.M.E) backgrounds, LGBTQ+ and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We welcome applications from disabled people and will proactively make reasonable adjustments if needed through the recruitment process and during employment. This can be related to a physical and mental health conditions.

The post holder will be the key contact with our current and new donors and will focus on maintaining and developing long term relationships, raising funds and increasing the profile of the School’s Bursary Fund and Capital Appeals.

Reporting to the Director of External Relations, this outward facing role will also involve managing fundraising events and supporting the External Relations Team with school-wide projects.

A pro-active, positive and dynamic individual, you will:

• Have experience of fundraising and understand the different ways that people make donations
• Provide support and be adept at engaging different audiences
• Be an excellent communicator with an understanding of how to use and write for social media channels and websites
• Experience of using databases and data management would also be useful

The ability to be flexible is essential as this post will require that hours are sometimes worked during evenings and weekends as determined by school events.

You will join us on a full-time or part-time (minimum 4 days per week), permanent basis, and in return, you will receive a salary of up to £26,700 p.a. pro-rata. The role allows for a hybrid working model, where your time will be split between working remotely and working on site. We would be happy to discuss any flexible working requirements at interview.

An applicant information pack is available from our website.

An application form is to be submitted to the Human Resources Department by 8am on 22 August 2022.

Are you looking for an engaging, fulfilling, and varied role? Young Enterprise is looking for a new Educational Partnerships Manager in Leicestershire.

Young Enterprise is a national charity working directly with young people, teachers, volunteers, helping young people prepare for their future. This role supports the continued development of YE’s impact by providing young people with opportunities to engage in YE’s enterprise and financial education programmes building vital skills, developing an enterprising mindset, supporting them to build their future and enabling them to make a positive contribution to their community and society.

As Educational Partnerships Manager you will be a key contributor to the regional educational partnerships team, supporting the team to achieve shared KPI’s for the region and the wider organisation.  The role of Educational Partnerships Manager involves working directly with young people and teachers in schools delivering / supporting delivery of our suite of programmes.

The Educational Partnerships Manager role will suit someone that is able to work with young people, build rapport and engage young people from a range of backgrounds. You will need to be confident in working within education settings, liaising with school staff, local volunteers, and corporate volunteers. This can be a varied but very exciting role as well as extremely rewarding. Your experience of relationship development and management will help with developing new school relationships as well as supporting existing school partnerships. There is not an exhaustive list but is to provide you with a flavour of the role.

We are looking for:

• A motivated self-starter with an initiative-taking approach
• Ability to develop new relationships with range of stakeholders, and support existing ones
• Confident and happy in presenting and delivering to large audiences
• Good organisational and critical thinking skills with the resilience to work effectively under pressure and responsive to customer needs
• Excellent manner, rapport, and professionalism with young people
• An understanding or experience of managing relationships with volunteers
• A great promoter and inspirer in helping young people achieve their potential
• Computer literacy with understanding of word, excel, PowerPoint and Microsoft Teams

You'll be working alongside an experienced and passionate regional team, with a 'can-do' ethos of supporting each other and sharing knowledge across programmes and geographies.

Why work for us?

• People-focussed with a friendly and supportive work-place culture
• An active commitment to equality and diversity
• Access to mentoring scheme with a corporate partner
• Generous holiday allowance of 7.2 weeks
• Access to NHS top-up scheme, for money back on expenses such as dental and optical
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Group Life Assurance

This is a home-based role, however, will require significant travel throughout Leicestershire.

To apply, please send your CV – with a covering letter (no more than 2 sides of A4) explaining why you think you would be right for this opportunity via CharityJob by no later than midday on 14th September 2022. Please note applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

We will be assessing applications on a rolling basis and may shortlist and invite candidates to interview before the closing date. Interviews will take place via Teams.

Although we endeavour to respond to all applications, if you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date you should consider your application unsuccessful.

Are you looking for an engaging, fulfilling, and varied role? Young Enterprise is looking for a new an Educational Partnerships Manager in Somerset.

Young Enterprise is a national charity working directly with young people, teachers, volunteers, helping young people prepare for their future. This role supports the continued development of YE’s impact by providing young people with opportunities to engage in YE’s enterprise and financial education programmes building vital skills, developing an enterprising mindset, supporting them to build their future and enabling them to make a positive contribution to their community and society.

As Educational Partnerships Manager you will be a key contributor to the regional educational partnerships team, supporting the team to achieve shared KPI’s for the region and the wider organisation.  The role of Educational Partnerships Manager involves working directly with young people and teachers in schools that delivering / supporting delivery of our Young Enterprise programmes.

The Educational Partnerships Manager role will suit someone that is able to work with young people, build rapport and engage young people from a range of backgrounds. You will need to be confident in working within education settings, liaising with school staff, volunteers, and corporate volunteers. This can be a varied role, but a very exciting role as well as very rewarding. Your experience of relationships development and management will help with developing new schools as well as supporting existing school relationships. There is not an exhaustive list but is to provide you with a flavour of the role.

We are looking for:

• A motivated self-starter
• Ability to develop new relationships with range of stakeholders and support existing ones
• Confident and happy in presenting and delivering to large audiences
• Good organisational, prioritising, and problem-solving skills, with the resilience to work effectively under pressure
• Excellent manner, rapport and professionalism with young people
• An understanding or experience of managing relationships with volunteers
• A great promoter and inspirer in helping young people achieve their potential
• Computer literacy with understanding of word, excel, PowerPoint and Microsoft Teams

You'll be working alongside an experienced and passionate small regional team, with a 'can-do' ethos of supporting each other and sharing knowledge across programmes and geographies.

Why work for us?

• People-focussed with a friendly and supportive work-place culture
• An active commitment to equality and diversity
• Access to mentoring scheme with a corporate partner
• Generous holiday allowance of 7.2 weeks
• Access to NHS top-up scheme, for money back on expenses such as dental and optical
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Group Life Assurance

This is a home-based role, however, will require significant travel throughout Somerset.

To apply, please send your CV – with a covering letter (no more than 2 sides of A4) explaining why you think you would be right for this opportunity via CharityJob by no later than midday on 14th September 2022. Please note applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

We will be assessing applications on a rolling basis and may shortlist and invite candidates to interview before the closing date. Interviews will take place via Teams.

Although we endeavour to respond to all applications, if you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date you should consider your application unsuccessful.

About You

First and foremost, you’re deeply passionate about developing communities and supporting the most vulnerable to particiapte in their communities in a meaningful way. You’re an experienced relationship builder and negotiator and have a track record of developing partnerships that deliver results. You’re excellent at turning ideas  into action and inspiring others to get onboard!

You have the ability to quickly understand and stay focused across a range of priorities  and themes to ensure you deliver results every time. You have the interest and ability to utilise creative ideas as part of campaigns to engage the many and turn problems into solutions that create opportunities across the communities we serve.

You need to be a great collaborator , and a self starter. Your strong facilitation skills enable you to bring people together to explore ideas and you’re able and have the ability to build strong relationships with a wide range of different players – from grassroots community groups to national corportate businesses, this will enable outcomes for all.

As Contract Executive you’ll join a team of hard working and dedicated people developing Tempo Time Credit networks across over 20 projects in England. This roles focus is to build and maintain the existing project in Cornwall which has been running since 2018.  You will work closely with Cornwall Council commissioners, service providers who delivery Supporting Families, Housing, Substance Recovery, Young People and DASV, as well as community organisations in the Cornwall Tempo network.  The current contract focuses on Penzance, Newquay, Camborne/Pool/Redruth, and St Austell, but the project covers the whole county.

You will be a confident public speaker and presenter and will raise the profile of the Time Credits programmes in Cornwall and beyond. You will build relationships with key influencers and stakeholders in each locality to support the development and growth of the network to enable groups to access Tempo Time Credits to increase volunteering and engagement and improve health and wellbeing. 

About Tempo

Tempo works to support communities to flourish through enabling more individuals and more diverse groups of people to volunteer and support their local communities.  Tempo is commissioned by Cornwall Council to work with vulnerable adults and families to support a range of outcomes.  

We work in partnership with others engaged in community development, from grassroots organisations to statutory agencies. In this role you will be working directly with groups earning Time Credits to support them to get the best use of Tempo Time Credits by ensuring that their volunteers are registered on our digital system and are earning and using their Tempo Time Credits. You will also help build our network of local Recognition Partners- businesses who support Tempo and our volunteers through offering days out, theatre and arts, leisure and fitness, food and drinks and much more.

When we work together, communities are built, lives are transformed, and positive change happens.

People earning and using Tempo Time Credits report improvements in their quality of life, more social interactions, new friendships and skills, access to new opportunities, increased confidence and better physical and mental health and wellbeing. Organisations using Tempo Time Credits with their volunteer’s report that they can recruit and retain more diverse volunteers, do more with existing resources and reach more people with their services, and make new connections with other local organisations. 

There’s never been a better time to get involved. We have an ambitious programme of work, full of challenges and opportunities in a fast-paced environment. COVID-19 has rekindled interest in community involvement and purpose, and we are here to help.

Working at Tempo

We are proud to be an accredited living wage employer and offer pay over the statutory minimum for all our team members.  In addition, we offer a wide range of staff benefits including:

• 33 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays
• Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 5% ER contribution)
• Employee Assistance Programme available 24/7
• Family friendly policies
• Flexi-time Scheme (offering up to 13 days flexi leave each year)
• Wellbeing Centre offering the latest wellbeing articles, news, and advice
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Shopping Discounts - online and in-store at over 850 retailers from groceries to wellness products, travel and more
• Death in Service Grant – 1 year

We are seeking an enthusiastic and people-oriented social media or Community Engagement Officer to help develop and run a new community of champions for the Academy’s flagship perception change campaign This is Engineering. In doing so you’ll be helping tackle the longstanding skills and diversity shortfall in engineering by attracting more young people, from all backgrounds, into the profession.

This is Engineering is a long-term digital marketing campaign, launched in 2018, that has already had a measurable impact on young people; at its most successful it has increased teens’ likelihood to consider a career in engineering by 85%. A finalist in Third Sector’s Communications Campaign of the Year, This is Engineering is recognised as a genuinely pioneering campaign in the profession and has drawn widespread support from organisations including Rolls-Royce, Amazon, and Google. 

The role

As Community Engagement Officer, you will help to define and grow a new community of young engineers who will use their social media channels to engage young people with engineering and serve as ambassadors for the This is Engineering campaign. In this newly created role, you will work with the community to create, curate, shape and share This is Engineering content that appeals to teenagers, and involve them in key moments in the This is Engineering campaign calendar.

Working with the Campaign Manager and the wider digital communications team, you will also grow and engage a wider community of supporters and enthusiasts through the day-to-day running of the This is Engineering social media channels, suggesting and developing new ideas for content based on what you learn works, and on input from the champion community.

Working alongside the Academy’s media and digital communications teams, you will also support the community engagement aspects of National Engineering Day, a national awareness day spun out of This is Engineering to celebrate the impact that engineers have on our lives and broaden public perceptions of engineering. Now in its fourth year, National Engineering Day (formerly known as This is Engineering Day) has consistently mobilised engineers, engineering organisations and influencers across social media to spread the word about engineering, and gained widespread media coverage across broadcast, print and online titles.

Who are we looking for?

You will be a social media enthusiast with experience in community building or management, and your finger on the pulse of social and digital media trends. You’ll be creative and proactive, but also highly organised and adept at multitasking. Knowledge and experience of digital content creation and/or youth engagement would be an advantage. You will have excellent written and oral communications skills, and an appetite for continuous improvement, adapting and learning on the job. You will love getting to know a community and what makes them tick and will be passionate about helping young people shape their futures, and about the opportunities, engineering can offer them. You will also be a team player and natural collaborator, comfortable working with a wide range of colleagues from different disciplines within and beyond communications.

Who are we?

The Royal Academy of Engineering is a charity that brings together exceptional engineers, technologists and innovators to harness the power of engineering to build a sustainable society and an inclusive economy that works for everyone. We collaborate with our Fellows and partners to meet this ambition in three ways: by growing talent and developing skills for the future, driving innovation and building global partnerships, influencing policy and engaging the public. Together we’re working to tackle the greatest challenges of our age.

With a diverse workforce and an inclusive and supportive culture, we look to attract candidates from wide and different backgrounds who have a passion for the role engineering plays in society. Our aim is to make the Academy the best place to work for the staff we have and those we seek to attract.

Why work for the Royal Academy of Engineering?

We’re looking for people who are driven to make the world a better place. If you’re passionate about what you do and want to work collaboratively with talented colleagues to make change happen, now and for future generations, we want you to get in touch.

This is the perfect time to join us. We have a dynamic, visionary CEO, a strong leadership team and an ambitious and exciting strategy. The value we bring as experts in our field and change agents is highly recognised and makes the Academy a motivating place to be. Our work today builds on a long, proud history with a focused and ambitious future which we’d love you to be part of.

We are looking for talented people who want to make a difference to join our team – is this you?

Company Benefits

The Academy offers a fantastic package of additional benefits including:

• BUPA cash plan
• Private medical insurance
• Regular social activities
• Independent Financial Advice
• Generous holiday allowance
• Non-contributory pension scheme
• Health and wellbeing programmes
• Wellbeing days and office wide Christmas leave
• Significant investment into your personal and professional development

Location

Our light, spacious offices are based in a fantastic location in central London with views over St James’s Park and close to the West End. We operate hybrid, flexible working practices with a baseline 2 days a week in the office.

For more information and to apply, please visit our careers portal.

Closing date: 10.00am on 22 August 2022.

Interview date: w/c 5 September 2022 (held virtually)

Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Flexible across the Area boundaries in Surrey and West Sussex
Salary: £26,451 - £28,886 per annum (depending on skills and experience) + London allowance of £3,600 (if applicable)
Working Hours: 35 per week

Closing Date: 04 September 2022
Interview Date: W/C 12th September (Via Microsoft Teams)

Location: This role is based in Surrey and West Sussex. You must reside or be prepared to regularly travel to Surrey and West Sussex to be considered for this role due to the nature of this position.

Please note the deadline for submitting applications for this vacancy is 23:59pm on the closing date.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

About Alzheimer\'s Society

Who we are

Alzheimer’s Society are a vital source of support and a powerful force for change for everyone affected by dementia.

What we want

We will not rest until people with dementia and their carers live more fulfilled and less fearful lives, free from stigma and inequality.

What we do

We support people affected by dementia through some of the hardest and most frightening times, to improve their lives and help to avoid crisis.
No matter whoever you are, whatever you’re going through, you can turn to Alzheimer’s Society/us for expert support through practical advice, emotional support, and guidance for the best next step
We join forces with people affected by dementia, leading scientists and policy makers, amplifying voices to push for cutting edge breakthroughs and societal change that’ll improve the lives of people affected by dementia, now and in the future

How we do it

We’re the friendly face of support, the warm voice at the end of the phone and the determined minds who will fight passionately for the cause of everyone affected by dementia

About the role

The diverse and tenacious Regional Engagement team are looking for a Community Fundraiser who can hit the ground running and take care of our supporters across Surrey and West Sussex.

You will join our Regional Engagement team to help deliver the regional budget. As a Community Fundraiser with us you will not be tied to a financial target, our focus is on developing incredible and long lasting relationships with our supporters.

Virtual and in person presentations to businesses, various groups and associations are a regular occurrence, so we will teach you what to say but confidence in presenting is essential. You will be the face of Alzheimer’s Society for those fundraising in your region - you will be their biggest cheerleader, their go-to person, and their sounding board. Being a people person goes without saying.

Success in your role will enable our colleagues to campaign for change, fund research to find a cure and support people living with dementia today. That really is making a difference!

About you:

- Ability to work and adapt to work in a fast-paced and diverse environment
- Confident in talking to supporters over the phone and via virtual channels such as Zoom.
- Experience in virtual and in person presentations to businesses and various groups and associations are a regular occurrence.
- You will be the face of Alzheimer’s Society for those fundraising in your region - you will be their biggest cheerleader, their go-to person, and their sounding board.
- Be resourceful and inspiring every day to give your supporters the best possible experience.
- Be target-driven & will be passionate about bringing real growth to your campaigns.
- Demonstrate your supportive and empathic nature.
- Excellent people skills and be able to work collaboratively with other individuals within the Society.

Person Specification

- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written [essential]
- Excellent organisational and timekeeping skills [essential]
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Be a team player, supporting colleagues when there are deadlines, and who knows when to ask for help themselves.
- Be a self-starter and incredibly motivated.
- Demonstrate your creative nature.

You may have experience of the following: Community Fundraiser, Fundraising, Charity, Not for Profit, Third Sector, Volunteer Management, Business Development, Legacy, Fundraiser, Volunteer Manager, Charities etc.

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As the Community Engagement Manager you will be responsible for delivering the Community Engagement Plan and, working with the Executive Team, to achieve the strategic outcomes set out in the National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) Bid. This will include Monitoring & Evaluation of activities and providing timely reports to the Project Board and NLHF.

You will lead and develop a team of four staff (Volunteer Development Coordinator, Events Coordinator, Skills & Learning Coordinator and M&E Officer) and work with an extensive range of partners and organisations across the public, private and charity sectors. This is a high-profile role across the Stroud District and is the largest canal restoration project in the UK. You will be a member of the Executive Team reporting to the Project Director and will be supported by the Community Engagement Advisor (Board level role) who will provide strategic oversight, advice, guidance and support.

Your career will have the professional leadership and management skills with a depth of experience in community engagement and transformation. Your experience will show how you can work diverse groups and create conditions for teams to innovate and inspire.

Benefits of working for us: Stroud is a great place to work, having good road and rail links and sitting next to the beautiful Cotswolds, the River Severn and the cities of Gloucester and Bristol. We look after our employees and we are an employer of choice, offering a place where people are happy and proud to work. From family-friendly policies and an enviable pension scheme to discounted gym membership our staff have a list of benefits with them in mind.

 

Youth and Community Engagement Manager

We have a unique and exciting role for a passionate & committed Youth Worker to ensure young people are central to the development and growth of a national youth charity.

This amazing charity believes all young people should have the opportunity to discover their passion and their purpose; to find out what they’ve got and where it could take them.  Do you want to use your experience of working with young people to change lives?  If you have a passion for putting young people first, we want to hear from you!

Position: Youth & Community Engagement Manager

Location: home-based with weekly travel across the North of England including to Barnsley, Crewe & Preston (home location within one hour’s commute of Greater Manchester)

Salary: £28,000 to £33,000 (dependent upon experience)

Contract: Permanent, full time (37.5 hours/week)

Closing Date: 9am, Monday 12 September 2022

Interviews: We may hold interviews as & when applications are received, and we reserve the right to offer the role to a candidate at any stage. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

As an equal opportunities employer, the charity welcomes applications from under-represented groups; in particular from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic individuals, people with disabilities, and members of LGBTQ+ community.  Their dedicated Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Group, with support from the  Senior Management Team, is actively promoting and advancing diversity and inclusion, ensuring a culture where everyone can be themselves and thrive.

About the role:

As an experienced and senior Youth Worker your primary responsibility will be the establishment and running of Young People’s Development Groups (YPDGs). YPDGs are made up of local young people and play a lead role in shaping the development of each new youth centre; from working with a design agency to create the name and brand of a new centre, to supporting the recruitment of staff. Alongside this you will coordinate the involvement and engagement of young people from across the charity’s network to provide feedback on and shape service delivery, to develop into ambassadors and leaders, and to support intra charity events, projects and programmes.

The role is a key role within the charity to ensure young people play their part in shaping and developing provision for young people, and to build positive relationships in the communities where new centres are being established.  You will also support community engagement in the lead up to the opening of new centres, creating space for dialogue, and developing open, positive relationships with local community organisations.

About you:

To be successful in the role of Youth and Community Engagement Manager you will be a role model for young people and present a positive “can do” attitude.

You will also need to bring with you the following skills and experience:

• Significant youth work experience, ideally including centre based youth work and leading residentials
• Experience of working with young people on developmental programmes and to ensure they have a voice
• Experience of developing training programmes for young people
• Experience of handling safeguarding issues involving young people
• Experience of working with other partners, particularly in the youth sector
• Experience managing staff or volunteers
• An effective communicator, both spoken and written, with confidence in speaking to a wide range of groups
• A relationship builder and networker, who can work in a collaborative way with other community organisations and networks
• A full driving licence and prepared to drive young people to events across England; the ability to drive a 15-seater minibus would be an advantage

Benefits: Agile working organisation with flexibility in working hours; 25 days annual leave (rising to a maximum of 30 days with length of service), plus bank holidays, birthday leave & annual leave purchase scheme; company matched pension;  company maternity, paternity & adoption pay; voluntary benefits with discounts on health & wellbeing, retail & leisure

The charity is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS with a barred list check.  Candidates will be required to complete a criminal self-disclosure form if they are shortlisted for the post.

Application Process:

To apply, please submit a CV and one page cover letter telling us why you choose to work with young people and how you match the person specification.

We very much welcome previous experience working as: Child and Youth Program Manager, Youth Development Worker, Youth Worker, Child and Youth Development, Youth Support Worker, Mental Health Youth Manager, Educational Youth Worker, Support Manager Children and Young People, Youth Support Manager, Residential Youth Worker, Child Care Worker, Youth Worker, Holiday Club, After School Club, Youth Club.

The Role

Public Voice is a Community Interest Company (CIC) with a mission to improve public services and neighbourhoods through user engagement. We do this through community engagement, individual user engagement and community intervention, collecting the combined voices of citizens, gathering evidence, and ultimately taking action to bring about positive change, now and in the future.

Healthy Neighbourhoods in our Localities is a collaborative programme developed between the statutory and voluntary sector to improve the health, well-being and life chances of people living in the most deprived and diverse neighbourhoods in east Haringey. The programme, funded by North Central London Integrated Care System, has a strong emphasis on co-design and co-production with local residents and patients and with the voluntary and community sector (VCS). The Programme is targeted at addressing and reducing health inequalities and this is the underlying theme of all the projects.

This Role is funded through the Haringey Healthy Neighbourhoods Localities Programme Theme 1, “Community Empowerment”. This is a cross-cutting theme to support co-design and co-delivery of collaborative solutions in four other health-related themes in the Healthy Neighbourhoods programme: Healthy Start, Improving Long-Term Conditions, Improving Mental Wellbeing and Supporting People with Severe & Multiple Disadvantage. It will do this by working with potential participants in the nine Theme Projects, and other Haringey residents, to develop their knowledge of co-design / co-production to engage more effectively in opportunities to influence decision making.

The programme will be delivered by a partnership involving Public Voice, The Bridge Renewal Trust, local statutory and other voluntary sector organisations. The Community Engagement Lead will work in close collaboration with the Voluntary Sector Engagement Lead employed by The Bridge Renewal Trust.

About You

We are looking for someone who has a minimum of 3 years working in Community Engagement / Community Development preferably with a related qualification. It is important to have a good understanding of co-design and co-production and practical experience of working in this way.

You will need to have experience of working in an urban multi-cultural area and a commitment to challenging social inequality.

You will need to have a track record of successful programme management with experience of successfully achieving targets and outcomes.

Having strong communication and excellent interpersonal skills, being fluent in a second language would be desirable but is not essential.

We are looking for someone who has excellent partnership building skills.

It would be beneficial if you had knowledge of the Borough of Haringey and experience of working in the Health or Social Care sectors would be desirable.

Job Summary

To support residents and patients, from a diverse and representative range of people including BAME and disabled people, to engage directly in decision-making on priorities, co-production and co-delivery of solutions as part of community asset building, and more generally empowering them to get involved and ‘have their say’ on local (particularly statutory) services, e.g., joining Healthwatch, Patient Participation Groups, Adult Social Care Reference Groups and other Integrated Care System engagement networks.

To work within the Co-Production Checklist and Principles currently being co-designed between the statutory and voluntary sector developed within Haringey’s multi-agency Place Board and to contribute to both its onward development and delivery within the programme and more generally within other projects.

Job title: Employer Engagement Manager

Location: Based remotely in the North East England or Yorkshire

Responsible to: Head of Engagement North East, Yorkshire and Humber

Starting Salary: £28,000 - £34,000

Full recruitment banding: £28,000 - £38,000

Contract: Full time, 37 hours a week

Closing date:Friday 26th August 2022 at 9:00am

Interview Date: Week commencing 29th August 2022

Please apply as soon as possible submitting your CV and a one page covering letter which outlines your specific interest and ability to successfully fill this role, as well as your salary expectations and current notice period.

Please note, if you do not provide a covering letter your application will not be considered.

Location requirements

Although this role is based remotely, having knowledge of employer engagement in the North East or Yorkshire is required. Please note, you may be required to travel to client locations in and around the North East or Yorkshire; therefore, you should live within a commutable distance without impacting productivity or adding a substantive financial burden to the charity, to be successful in your application. This role will cover all areas in the North East and Yorkshire. Please only apply if you are based in the North East of England or Yorkshire.

Why us?

Speakers for Schools are a dynamic, swift-moving and fast-growing charity. We are on a mission to support a million young people across the UK annually by 2023. Having taken the first steps on the road to achieving this, our team has doubled in size in the past year. This has supported 278% growth in our Experience programme and 10% growth in our Inspiration programme during the past 12 months.

We want to level the playing field, making sure that all young people can access inspirational opportunities and experiences to fuel their ambition.

We are united and unique in our mission to transform lives through raising aspirations of millions of young people every year. Each year, 1,500 senior leaders, celebrities and industry experts deliver a difference to by sharing their story with students in schools and colleges in every corner of the UK. We connect employers such as Disney, The Bank of England, Spotify PwC and almost two hundred others to communities to provide access to the top opportunities for all across the UK. With us, you will be part of inspiring a generation to reach higher, broaden horizons and get equal access to the top.

To keep growing our charity and our impact, we need top talent and we are committed to treasuring, developing and supporting them to thrive within their roles.

Speakers for Schools Values

PASSION:  We are committed to levelling the playing field for young people across the UK, creating social mobility and tackling disadvantages.

AGILITY:  We challenge our ideas of what is possible in order to better meet the needs of those we support. We are human, make mistakes, learn, evolve and adapt.

INTEGRITY:  We act with empathy and bring our authentic selves to work every day. We value and respect the talent, time and intentions of those we work with.

COLLABORATION:  We are one team with one mission and only by working together can we deliver better outcomes for young people. We support each other unconditionally and feel motivation in shared success as well as individual progress.

DIVERSITY:  We know it takes people with different ideas, strengths, identities, interests, and cultural backgrounds to make our organisation succeed. We encourage constructive debate and critical friendship.

Role Summary

Working to targets you will focus on business development by researching and reaching out to new business as well as account management of existing relationships in your dedicated region. You will work to deliver our customer experience across a portfolio of programmes, forging a regional ecosystem to provide quality experiences for young people with regional employers.

Key Duties / Responsibilities

• Effective business research and development to enable outreach to and the onboarding of new host employers, helping to grow our employer network to reach ambitious targets for Experience and Progression Programmes (and others as they develop).
• Delivering commercial income from employers, and education & training providers to meet ambitious regional income targets
• Account managing relationships with participating employers, education & training providers, supporting them in the design of programmes (where appropriate) and engagement with our leading technology platform.
• Outreach to discount and opportunity providers, helping grow the range of discounts and opportunities for young people through our Youth Card programme.
• Responsible for delivery and completion of own operational and administrative activity.
• Supporting programmes as needed on any contact, phone conversations with stakeholders, programme delivery tasks and wider charity work in support of wider organisation aims and needs, particularly during peak delivery periods.

Key skills and experience:

Essential: -

• Experience of business development with a variety of stakeholders and owning, managing and delivering an ambitious commercial target.
• Experience in a similar environment working with a variety of stakeholders
• Clear and concise communicator, capable of producing written content to a professional quality
• Confident liaising with and managing relationships particularly with stakeholders from all levels
• Comfort and experience in working with technology and data management
• Proven capability of working through high volumes of work and delivering on targets across varying objectives within delivery
• Sociable and confident and happy building and maintaining relationships with multiple stakeholders
• Excels at organising their workload and enjoy driving work forward independently

Desirable: -

• Previous experience working with HR/Recruitment/CSR/Engagement teams an advantage
• An understanding of the UK Education System and a familiarity with careers provision within UK schools and colleges would be an advantage
• Proficient use of the Salesforce CRM, to track relationships and ensure proper data management.

Benefits offered at Speakers for Schools:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Morning of your birthday off
• Pension scheme
• 3 voluntary days per year
• Wellbeing programme
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption package
• Subsidised office furniture
• CharlieHR perks
• Perkbox
• £500 a year training allowance

Diversity at our core

Speakers for Schools is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating discrimination. 

Disability Confident Employer

Speakers for Schools are glad to be Disability Confident Employers. This means that if you have a disability and you meet the minimum criteria for the role you will be invited to interview.

Please note that in certain recruitment situations, such as a high number of applications and seasonal and high-peak times, Speakers for Schools may limit the overall number of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.

We usually ask for a CV and covering letter to be submitted as part of the application process. However, we understand that this is not always accessible to everyone, so we welcome video and phone call applications as alternative ways to apply. For additional information or support, please contact us.

How to apply:

Please apply as soon as possible submitting your CV and a one-page covering letter which outlines your specific interest and ability to successfully fill this role, as well as your salary expectations and current notice period. Please note, that if you do not provide a covering letter your application will not be considered.  

Appointees are subject to a successful DBS check, as contact with young people is likely.

You must have the right to work in the UK to apply.

The Journey to joining Speakers for Schools:

The closing date for this role will is Friday 26th August at 9:00am. 

Successful candidates will be invited to interviews on the week commencing 29th August 2022. Please try to be available this week as alternative dates may not be possible.

Our new team member will start ASAP. 

If you have not heard from us two weeks after the interview date, please presume your application has been unsuccessful.

Are you committed to supporting volunteers and scaling up activity to support nature’s recovery? Do you have experience of managing extensive volunteer programmes? Would you like to develop our new Wildlife Champions programme to capture the passion, imagination, and resources of the people within a community to make positive changes for nature?

 If so, this could be the job for you...

Volunteer Manager
Salary band: £27,430 - £29,118
Contract: Permanent
Working hours: Full time, 37 hours per week
Location: Flexible working at various AWT locations and from home.

We are looking for an experienced Volunteer Manager to review and update our volunteering offer, working closely with volunteer leads from across the organisation.

In addition, the Volunteer manager will lead on our new Wildlife Champions programme, to support our 2030 strategy and enable people to help nature to recover and thrive where they live, working in collaboration with a range of colleagues.

You will need to be highly personable, well-organised, and confident facilitating a range of workshops and events. You will work in the Communities and Engagement team, with accountability for volunteering across the organisation.

Avon Wildlife Trust is a charity dedicated to working with local people for local wildlife, covering the West of England region (former county of Avon). It is supported by more than 17,500 members, manages over 30 nature reserves and is one of 46 Wildlife Trusts in the UK.

The Wildlife Trusts value diversity and are committed to creating a movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures.

Closing date: Midnight, Sunday 11th September 2022
Shortlisted candidates will be invited for a first interview to take place in Bristol on Tuesday 20th September. Applicants may then be asked to attend a second interview to take place in Bristol on Wednesday 28th September.

To Apply and for More Information:

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website. 

No CVs or agencies please.

Charity No: 280422

Manchester Mind believes in the power of listening and feeling heard and that a better understanding of mental health benefits everyone. We do this by providing a range of services across Manchester to young people and adults. Our work is guided by our values of:

Openness  |  Belonging  |  Strength  |  Collaboration

Manchester Mind is looking to recruit 5 full-time (35 hours) Community Engagement Workers, The roles will involve working in a collaborative and person-centred way across primary care in Manchester, Bolton, Salford, Wigan and Trafford, with people who have lived experience of mental health problems in order to improve physical health and promote take up of both flu and Covid-19 vaccines.

We would like to work with people who are experienced, dynamic and passionate about being able to develop and deliver accessible mental health support services.

Position: Community Engagement Worker (Improving Physical Health)

Salary: £22,400 - £23,772

All 5 posts are Full-Time (35 hours per week). Initially a 12-month contract.

The skills and knowledge that are important to us are:

• Ability to work in an open way that builds kind relationships and is receptive to and appreciative of the skills and talents of everyone.
• Knowledge or experience of the issues that people with lived experience of poor mental health face and the impact this can have on physical health.
• Ability to work collaboratively with others.

Application documents can be downloaded from this listing, or from the Vacancies page of the Mancheser Mind website.

This is a rolling recruitment process and as such the deadline will be when we fill all vacancies, at which point we will withdraw the job advert. So don’t delay!

Manchester Mind is striving to be an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Manchester Mind sees it as a positive advantage if you have experience of mental health issues and/or have used mental health services, or had experience of volunteering.