Community Engagement Coordinator Jobs in Watford, Hertfordshire
NHS Providers is the membership organisation for the NHS hospital, mental health, community, and ambulance services that treat patients and service users in the NHS. We help those NHS foundation trusts and trusts to deliver high-quality, patient-focused care by enabling them to learn from each other, acting as their public voice and helping shape the system in which they operate.
NHS Providers has all trusts in England in voluntary membership, collectively accounting for £115bn of annual expenditure and employing 1.4 million people.
NHS Providers’ Development programmes team delivered a range of training and development activities for NHS boards and foundation trust governors. The team delivers over 200 events annually. We are looking for a senior development programmes coordinator to take responsibility for the efficient coordination of this work, elements of which are delivered virtually, in-person or hybrid.
In addition, the postholder will have responsibility for the effective line management to some of the team’s programme administrators/assistants.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone to join a busy, high-performing team working across two of NHS Providers’ successful programmes – GovernWell and the Board Development Programme. The individual should have excellent programme coordination skills, the ability to work effectively across multiple projects will be critical to success. The postholder will be an excellent communicator with the ability to liaise with colleagues and external stakeholders at all levels both internally and externally. They must be able to work flexibly, both independently and as part of a team. Along with being analytical and insightful, the postholder will be highly organised with a keen eye for detail. This role will involve line management responsibilities, experience is desirable.
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The Youth and Community Programmes team are looking for a Community Programmes Lead worker to support a broad range of activities aimed mainly at young people and over 50’s. Activities are delivered mainly over evenings and weekends aimed at making our community an inspirational place.
You will lead on session delivery and support the planning of programmes. You will manage and coordinate sessional workers, volunteers and workshop leaders working in sessions.
About Coin Street Community Builders
Coin Street Community Builders (CSCB) is a social enterprise responsible for developing and managing a significant part of London’s South Bank. We have transformed a largely derelict area into a thriving place for people to live, work and visit.
Our 13-acre estate includes:
- the iconic Oxo Tower Wharf, home to designer-maker studios, exhibition and gallery spaces
- a successful conference centre
- cafes, bars and restaurants
- parks and the riverside walkway
- award winning co-operative housing
- an Ofsted Outstanding family and children’s centre providing a nursery and family support
As a social enterprise income we generate stays in the neighbourhood. It’s used to improve and maintain our site which includes Bernie Spain Gardens and the riverside walkway, and to provide a range of free and affordable programmes and activities for families, children, young people, adults and older people in Waterloo and North Southwark.
Contract
Permanent, 20 hours per week.
Salary
£16,224 per annum
Extras
In return we can offer you:
- 27 days’ annual leave (pro rata for part timers)
- 8% contributory pension scheme (5% employer contribution, 3% employee contribution)
- Income Protection, Death in Service and Critical Illness cover
- Season ticket loan on completion of probation
- Health and wellbeing package including a confidential employee assistance programme and online therapy sessions
- Commitment to training and development
Join the UK’s biggest charity supporting kinship families.
With the recent publication of the first national Kinship Care Strategy, this is an exciting time to join our growing and impact driven charity. Importantly, you’ll be committed to our mission to improve recognition and support for kinship families, and you’ll be ready to support our dynamic team seeking to create a system that works for kinship families so they are more able to find the support they need, when they need it.
Kinship is seeking to recruit an experienced individual to provide a range of coordination and administrative support to our development team as part of Kinship Carer Training and Support Service, funded by the Department for Education.
What you'll be doing:
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Supporting the Development team to engage Local Authorities and other strategic partners in Kinship’s work
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Using our CRM database – Salesforce – to collect and manage data, analyse the effectiveness of work, identify trends, and support work planning
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Generating regular reports for internal use and external partners demonstrating the reach and impact of our work
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Liaising with local authorities and other strategic partners regarding our Kinship Carer Training and Support Service, sharing information, making connections
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Collaborating with colleagues in Development and Marketing teams to execute our communications plan for partners e.g. diarising e-mail newsletters, collating content.
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Coordinating the creation and updating of central materials and resources for partners
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Scheduling meetings, agendas, note-taking; some diary management
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Supporting colleagues to adhere to our mobilisation and project management processes for effective delivery of projects and outcomes
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Monitoring the Team Inbox, responding to enquiries and directing enquiries to relevant team members
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General administrative duties as they arise including support to the Development management team
What you’ll need to demonstrate:
Essential Requirements include:
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Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
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Excellent numeracy and literacy skills
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A proactive approach and problem-solving mindset
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Confident user of Microsoft Office – Word, Excel, Powerpoint, MS Teams
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Experience of using a customer relationship database – ideally Salesforce – to support workload planning, collate data, and create reports
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Good project management skills and ability to work across teams and coordinate work to achieve the organisation’s objectives
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Experience of working in a fast-paced environment, responding with flexibility and agility to changing and competing priorities and emerging opportunities.
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Able to work on own initiative and take responsibility for own area of work.
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Ability to apply Equalities, Diversity and Inclusion Principles in all areas of work.
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Empathetic, with an understanding of the lived experience of kinship carers and the children and young people they care for.
Desirable requirements include:
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Experience of kinship care
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Project Management experience, training and/or qualification
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Experience of working with a social care provider, charity or local authority
Kinship are an equal opportunities employer. We warmly welcome applications from appropriately qualified people from all sections of the community and aim to promote diversity.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Title: Wellbeing Coordinator
Hours: 35 per week
Salary: £35,392 per annum
Location: Home working, with travel across the UK
Reports to: Clinical and Recruitment Director
About the Organisation:
The organisation is a fun, forward-thinking, and creative UK charity that has been transforming the lives of seriously ill children and their families for more than twenty years. The free-of-charge programs are designed to address the loneliness, isolation, and sense of being different that affect the quality of life for children living with serious illnesses.
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE:
The Wellbeing Coordinator will play a pivotal role in ensuring the well-being of children and young people attending our camps. They will assess the social, emotional, and developmental needs of children and young people attending camp to determine the support needed during the camp experience. They will work alongside volunteers and colleagues to implement support strategies at camp that meet these needs.
They must assess, respond to, and escalate safeguarding concerns. The successful candidate will be a registered Children's Nurse with experience in CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services) or a special interest in children's mental health. They will work closely with camp staff, healthcare professionals, and volunteers to create a nurturing environment that supports the diverse needs and will contribute, when appropriate to nursing / clinical knowledge to ensure a safe and effective service.
MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Over The Wall seeks an individual passionate about the well-being needs of children and young people who use our service. You will also be a qualified nurse and occasionally use your clinical knowledge and skills to support the OTW Nursing Team when necessary.
Knowledge and expertise:
- Apply the basic principles of child and adolescent development and theoretical knowledge to work with children, young people, and their families.
- Sensitively relate to children and families of diverse backgrounds.
- Establish effective relationships and interactions, using age and developmentally appropriate approaches, to identify children and young people’s interests, strengths and vulnerabilities.
- Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to identify health and wellbeing issues for specific groups of children/young people and for individuals.
- Work with families, professionals and children and young people to identify and plan for their psychosocial and safeguarding needs at camp.
- Work with the multidisciplinary team to develop and implement integrated individualised care plans, encompassing interventions and/or strategies to support children/young people’s and families camp experience.
- Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to establish a camp environment in which children/young people feel safe, welcomed, respected and encouraged.
- Attend camp as a member of the Support Team, with a specific focus on behaviour, social and emotional needs (including mental health), and safeguarding.
- Supervise, mentor and support volunteers and staff in managing campers’ psychosocial wellbeing and behaviour at camp.
- Work collaboratively with the Nursing Team and the Clinical Team to ensure integrated holistic care.
- Ensure systems to monitor camper psychosocial wellbeing at camp are followed.
- Liaise with parents/carers and professionals as appropriate to support campers’ experience at camp.
- Deliver training and supervision around psychosocial issues, behaviour and safeguarding.
- Attend the relevant multidisciplinary meetings to contribute to coordinated assessment and support, raise any concerns and seek advice.
- Monitor and review the impact of interventions.
- Maintains and updates own clinical expertise.
- Takes every reasonable opportunity for maintaining, developing and acquiring competencies and skills for self-development.
- Provides support and guidance to Camper Recruitment Team and other staff around wellbeing and determining camper suitability.
- Leads the discussions with families and campers' wellbeing/psychosocial teams to clarify any issues/concerns and assess the suitability of the campers for camp.
- Ensures the provision of care is in accordance with OTW polices & procedures.
- Ensures high standards of care planning and documentation.
- Works autonomously to provide specialist knowledge to inform sound decision making.
- Contributes to the allocation of campers, taking into consideration individual camper needs and dependencies.
Camper Engagement:
- Develop informative, engaging, and relevant pre-camp communications for campers and their families.
- Collaborate with colleagues to provide creative age and developmentally appropriate methods for engaging children, young people and their families in the development and evaluation of services.
- Advocate for the needs of children and young people.
Record Keeping and Administration:
- Maintain accurate, factual, and contemporaneous records of camper/family contacts and interactions.
- Ensure personal information or observations about individual children/young people are appropriately shared with colleagues to support integrated multidisciplinary care.
- Record and report all concerns relating to needs assessment or safeguarding children to the appropriate member of staff.
- Keep objective and contemporaneous records of contacts, interventions and outcomes for campers and be able to utilise this information to inform future assessments and practice.
- Represents the organisation within internal and external networks.
- Promotes the corporate image of OTW to all individuals, groups, and organisations.
- Demonstrates professional attitude in dealing with campers/families, visitors/relatives, and colleagues, maintaining good relationships.
Networking:
- Develop strong and collaborative professional links within health and social care.
- Develop strong relationships within SeriousFun Children’s Network.
- Work alongside the Clinical and Recruitment Director, Nursing Coordinator and the Camp Director, as well as the wider staff team and clinical volunteers to ensure that care, treatment and service needs are met.
Personal and Professional Development:
- At all times maintain appropriate personal and professional boundaries.
- Maintain appropriate professional contact with campers and families, whether face-to-face or via online systems, telephone, or text.
- Ensure the responsibilities for camper confidentiality are maintained in all contacts with young people, families and any other individuals or organisations.
- Maintain own personal and professional development, acting on opportunities for learning.
- Be responsible and proactive in maintaining personal physical safety and emotional wellbeing, utilising supervision and support systems on offer.
- Ensures compliance with law, policy and stakeholder standards (eg SFCN).
- Meets deadlines set by the Clinical and Recruitment Director and Senior Management Team.
Information management:
- Provides reports as necessary.
- Collates as required quantitative and qualitative information.
- Analyses, interprets and presents data to highlight issues and risks, and support decision making.
- Maintains data quality standards when using IT systems.
Resource management:
- Ensures the efficient and effective use of stock, provisions and equipment within delegated budgets.
- Ensures adequate supply of clinical equipment at camp, supporting the warehouse and logistics operative.
Physical, mental & emotional effort:
- Travels within the UK and spends significant time away from home at camp and head office.
- Manages unpredictable work pattern and load.
- Demonstrates a flexible approach in working practices in order to meet the changes in service needs and emerging demands.
PERSON SPECIFICATION:
- Registered Children’s Nurse with current NMC (or equivalent) registration.
- Degree.
- Evidence of recent CPD.
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience of working with children and/or young people.
- Minimum of 3 years post-nursing qualification.
- Experience in responding to and de-escalating challenging behaviour.
- Experience in undertaking risk assessment.
- Understanding of the developmental, social, emotional and practical impact of serious illness on children/young people and their families.
- Experience in assessing and/ or supporting mental health.
- Understanding of current child protection/safeguarding law and effect disclosure management.
- Able to travel to range of locations.
- Full driving licence.
- Able to attend residential camps.
- Self-motivated.
- Clear about personal accountability.
- Emotionally resilient, clear personal and professional boundaries and awareness of risks in this role.
Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Statement
We actively encourage applications from the broad spectrum of diversity reflected in the charity’s beneficiaries, both in terms of visible and non-visible characteristics. They aim to ensure that any difference is valued regardless of where you are in the community.
Safeguarding Statement
The charity is committed to Safer Recruitment and REQUIRE at least two professional and independent reference checks, with one of the reference checks being the last or current employer.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
ISEAL is offering a new role for aspiring sustainability professionals who are comfortable with and excited by working with challenging topics around sustainability standards. The role will provide valuable exposure to ISEAL’s approach to working with standards systems and partners in business and government to catalyse global efforts on critical social, economic, and environmental sustainability issues. If you are looking to apply your existing project support, administration and writing skills, we can provide you with excellent insights and networks that will benefit your progress.
ISEAL supports sustainability standards and similar market-based sustainability systems to improve their impacts on people and planet. ISEAL’s Credibility Principles and Codes of Good Practice are used globally to guide the development of credible sustainability systems and to evaluate the credibility of sustainability claims. Our Innovations workstreams explore and pilot new solutions to operational and strategic challenges sustainability standards face. The position will be critical to the coordination of projects and engagement with ISEAL members on system innovation working on sustainability topics such as farmer livelihoods, sustainable landscapes, and the bio-economy. Specific project assignments will change over time as our project portfolio evolves.
ISEAL is co-creating knowledge and content, often working on topics where good practice and solutions have not yet been identified. The coordinator will be part of this journey of peer-to-peer learning, pilot testing, and discovery. The role will collaborate with different ISEAL teams and be in contact with ISEAL community member / partner organisations, making this an excellent opportunity to learn about a wide range of initiatives.
To be considered for this role, you will need to be highly organised and reliable, with attention to detail and an ability to take the initiative to take things forward within an agreed scope. You enjoy working on a varied and changing set of tasks related to an area of specialist knowledge and will thrive on engaging with complex systems and problems and learning more about topics related to sustainability standards. You have a friendly and professional demeanour and are comfortable in your communications and interactions with colleagues and external stakeholders. Having gained a good level of work experience you are familiar with roles focused on project administration, research or analysis, stakeholder engagement and communications. You are keen to learn more about ISEAL´s work on market driven sustainability solutions and to provide all- round assistance to several exciting ISEAL projects. The position will be based in ISEAL’s Impacts and Innovations team.
The key responsibilities we entrust you with
Project support
- Contribute to outreach to project stakeholders, Community Members, partners & event attendees, answering and directing queries and scheduling appointments and virtual/ in-person meetings
- Organise meeting logistics, agenda preparation, notetaking, audio recording and the tracking and implementation of follow up actions and communications
- Carry out background research, review documents, and gather and analyse information using templates and tools such as Excel
- Coordinate project processes, including implementing procurement procedures, drafting contracts with consultants (based on ISEAL templates) and maintaining project-related systems
- Maintain web pages related to event and programme activities and support email and social media campaigns; upload blogs, documents, and resources
- Support drafting and production of relevant newsletters, website articles, and report sections
- Proof-read, edit, design, and format documents in Word and Powerpoint, using ISEAL templates
- Support organisation and delivery of virtual, hybrid, and in person meetings and community engagement, provide technical support during Zoom and Microsoft Teams meetings, operate other engagement tools (e.g. EasyRetro, Miro, Jamboard, etc)
General
- Provide support to senior project leads in grant management and stakeholder engagement
- Assist in promoting best practice in use of IT, communications and knowledge management systems within projects, and support efforts to help bring about improvements
- Provide ad hoc support to organisation-wide initiatives, if needs arise
- Be a collaborative and effective team member, liaising with colleagues at all levels across the organisation where needed
- Additional responsibilities as assigned by supervisor
Essential attributes, skills & knowledge
- Experience working in a project or stakeholder commnications role, in a highly collaborative environment such as an international NGO
- Understanding of sustainability systems and how they work to help deliver change on sustainability issues
- Experience and comfort working with subject matter of a niche or specialist nature, possibly gained through data analysis, project communications, and/or the review and analysis of data sets, academic research, technical reports, and policy documents
- Strong organisational skills, and experience with administration, meeting coordination, logistics, contracts, budget tracking, etc.
- Confidence in communications with peers and external partners, comfortable in public speaking situations (e.g. webinars, workshops etc)
- Good time management and ability to organise multiple simultaneous tasks efficiently with precision and strong attention to detail
- Excellent written and spoken English, with proven ability to write clearly and concisely on a range of topics
- Ability to communicate and work effectively with cross-functional teams in a fully remote, international environment, including regular international time-zone calls
- Ability to thrive in a dynamic work environment with changing projects and working with multiple project leads
- Confidence in using the Microsoft Office suite and IT systems, familiarity with virtual meeting tools (e.g. MS Teams, Zoom, etc), use of contact management databases (e.g. Salesforce) and proficiency in MS Office
Additionally desirable
- Experience in quality assurance, standards compliance or auditing processes and/or with climate or geospatial data collection, analysis and verification
- Experience with support for financial/grants processes and management
- Experience working in certification/standard setting, ideally familiarity with one of ISEAL´s members
About ISEAL
ISEAL supports ambitious sustainability systems and their partners to tackle the world’s most pressing sustainability challenges – from the climate emergency and biodiversity crisis to human rights and persistent poverty. ISEAL Community Members include many of the most respected sustainability schemes worldwide and are active across a diverse range of sectors. Read more about us on our website www(.)iseal(.)org.
ISEAL´s culture and how we will help you thrive
Our values are Connection, Empowerment, Inspiration, Wellbeing, Effective Working and Creativity.
These are traits we value in each other and in the organisation overall and we instil these in all our processes and interactions.
The issues we work on are of a global nature and our team reflects this, with individuals from many different backgrounds and nationalities. We know this diversity adds to the high quality of work we deliver as an organisation and through our commitment to diversity and inclusion we want to add strengths and perspectives in our team with each recruitment. Diversity for us includes race and gender identity, age, disability status, sexual orientation, religion and many other areas forming part of someone´s identity. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer.
As an organisation, we also support our people in their personal and professional development, with specific budgets and processes enabling individuals to take advantage of growth and development opportunities.
We offer 25 days of annual leave, to which we will add a day a year after 2 years (to a maximum of 30 days), as well as an extra five days as a one off once you have been with us for a full five years.
We recognise individuals’ preferences when it comes to where and when to work through a hybrid working model with a minimum of 4 days per month in the London office as well as the opportunity to apply for flexible working arrangements to suit individual´s needs.
Other relevant information
Term: This is an initial contract of one year with the possibility of extension
Working hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £30,000 – 34,500 per annum, depending on experience
Location: London. Applicants will need to provide evidence that they are entitled to work in the UK. An ability and willingness to work in a hybrid work environment is required.
International travel: The post holder will be required to undertake occasional international travel
Ideal start date: May 2024
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you for considering working with us at LTSB.
It is an exciting time to join the charity as we embark on a new five year strategy. If you are passionate about Social Mobility and motivated by supporting young people living in some of the UK’s most deprived areas, this could be the charity for you!
This is a new role for LTSB, and an exciting opportunity to shape the way our young people engage with our work from first contact through to alumni retention.
Working closely with the Communications Manager, the successful candidate will lead on our online presence to engage new and existing audiences through advertising and social media, ensuring a strong pipeline of applicants for our programmes. You’ll manage relationships with youth recruitment platforms (i.e. Not Going To Uni and Rate My Apprenticeship) and you’ll be responsible for collecting and analysing the relevant data.
You will also establish and manage our Youth Board and so experience of direct youth work would be an advantage, but an enthusiastic, creative approach to the task of creating the LTSB community is essential!
LTSB’s vision is A world where all young people can choose their careers, with an emphasis on improving the lives of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. The successful candidate will have a proven commitment to improving the lives of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, and an excellent understanding of social mobility, diversity and inclusion issues.
LTSB does not have its own offices, so you will work remotely, but this role has regular in-person expectations at partner organisations and corporate supporters, as well as occasion travel to our city hubs Birmingham, Liverpool, London, and Manchester. This position will require DBS Disclosure at enhanced level.
The application process for Community Engagement Coordinator has two stages:
- The first round will be a remote interview held over Zoom.
- For the second round, you will be asked to complete a task and present at a panel interview, held in person.
To apply, submit a CV and a personal statement of no more than two pages outlining how you fit the person specifications, and why you feel you can contribute to LTSB’s work.
Please apply by 5pm, Wednesday 3rd April. The first round of interviews will take place in week commencing 8th April.
If you are interested in discussing the role or the charity in advance of applying, please contact Cat Wyard, Communications Manager on cat @ ltsb.charity
Good luck!
Rob Burton,
CEO, LTSB
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Salary: £28,770 starting salary (salary range will increase due to max £31,364 via the length of service) per annum (pro rata where applicable).
Contract: Fixed Term basis until 30 April 2025
Hours: Part-time 28 hours per week (excluding lunch breaks)
Location: This role is London-based, with regular travel to the Refugee Action London office, and some flexibility on hybrid working.
Our vision is that refugees and asylum seekers will be welcome in the UK. They will get justice, live free of poverty, and be able to successfully rebuild their lives.
Applying for this role – please read:
Applications for this role are only* open to people who identify as having lived experience of forced displacement due to war, invasion, persecution or human rights abuses
(This also includes British nationals living/working overseas who have been forced to leave due to war, invasion, persecution or human rights abuses)
*Current Refugee Action employees with and without lived experience, are eligible to apply.
This role is funded by the Aziz Foundation – it is ringfenced for someone with lived experience of forced displacement, who can demonstrate knowledge of issues affecting Muslim communities and long-term commitment to community/ societal development.
About Refugee Action
Refugee Action exists to work with refugees and people seeking asylum who’ve survived some of the world’s worst regimes. We are a national charity with more than 40 years’ experience of empowering people who’ve survived some of the world’s worst regimes to secure the protection and support that they need to live with dignity and respect and build a new life in the UK. We do this by providing expert advice and casework, building the capacity of partner organisations and campaigning on the policies that affect them.
We are looking for a Community Engagement Coordinator to join our Fundraising and Campaigns teams. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with experience of campaigning and organising to help us shape our community engagement plans.
As Community Engagement Coordinator, you will steward and engage supporters, developing activist packs and engagement opportunities, supporting on delivering campaigning events and help us develop our brand new Speakers Group. Working across the Fundraising and Campaigns teams, you will be fundamental in helping us to shift the narrative around people seeking safety in the UK to create a welcoming and anti-racist society.
To succeed in the role you will need to demonstrate:
- Commitment to removing barriers to power for people with lived experience, and commitment to anti-racist practices.
- Understanding of how the UK’s hostile refugee protection and asylum system impacts those affected by it.
- Passion and motivation to raise vital funds to support refugees and people seeking asylum in the UK.
- Effective time management who can well to tight deadlines.
- Excellent organisational skills to help develop and deliver campaign events.
- Ability to collaborate and work supportively and effectively within a team.
- Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills.
- Able to work with a high level of attention to detail.
- Understanding of cultural diversity and the ability to work with people from a range of different cultures.
- Experience of activism and community organising.
- Passion for and interest in delivering engaging and motivating activism plans.
For further details, and to apply, please visit our website.
Closing date: 23:59 on Thursday 11th April 2024
Interviews: Tuesday 30 April 2024 (on Zoom)
Refugee Action only operates in the UK, so all roles are UK-based, and you must have the right to work in the UK.
This role is not on the Shortage Occupation List. If you have permission to work that is restricted to the Shortage Occupation List, we will be unable to appoint you to this role.
You can find out which roles are on the shortage occupation list via these two links:
- Skilled Worker visa: shortage occupations
- killed Worker visa: shortage occupations for healthcare and education
We are currently campaigning for people seeking asylum to have the right to work in the UK, see our Lift the Ban campaign here.
The Actors’ Benevolent Fund supports professional actors and stage managers in times of need, and in 2022 we spent over £1.6M on charitable support. The organisation has a bold new ambition to increase its reach and impact within the performing arts community, helping many more people and expanding the range of support to result in meaningful and sustainable change. It is an exciting time to be joining the charity, with a new Board of Trustees and the opportunity to make a real difference to a community dedicated to bringing so much meaning and inspiration to others.
We have created a Marketing & Engagement Coordinator post to help us achieve this ambition, through managing and increasing engagement with the charity’s members and other stakeholders. This includes assisting the Marketing and Engagement Manager with the planning and execution of marketing, branding and advertising strategies to better promote the ABF to all our stakeholders across all communications channels. This role also involves administering the ABF membership, including responding to enquiries and providing a positive and responsive experience of the charity. Activities include creating and monitoring engaging content for social media platforms, as well as developing the ABF’s membership processes to increase impact. There will be the opportunity to develop and implement activities to increase the ABF’s membership.
We are looking for someone with experience of digital and traditional marketing as well as customer relationship management (CRM) tools, data analysis software, HTML and graphic design applications. Importantly, you need excellent verbal and written communication skills to successfully convey the ABF’s brand, and the ability to build and maintain positive, trusted relationships with stakeholders.
This role is office-based, working two days per week at our office in central London. The closing date is Monday 22 April, with interviews due to take place on Monday 29 April.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
The Baytree Centre (registered charity no 1175145) is a women and girls social inclusion project based in the heart of Brixton, working to support local women and girls from some of the most deprived wards in Lambeth.
Inspired by Catholic Social Teaching and in response to local needs we offer programmes that include skills development (employability, language); 1-to-1 coaching & mentoring; welfare support; creative & academic activities and that build confidence and self-esteem, promote aspirations, broaden horizons and opportunities that help to improve life chances for themselves, their families, and their communities.
Our Services are currently delivered by our Youth Service, Women Service and Volunteer Service. We have a staff body of 27 and pivotal to the success and delivery of the Centre’s programmes is the strong and consistent contribution from our committed and active volunteers.
We are looking for a motivated and efficient person with willingness to develop her skills to join our Youth Service team to help grow the Youth Mentoring programme. The post holder will provide key monitoring and administrative duties, provide 1-to-1 support to mentors, and help with the overall running of the programme as stated by the Mentor & Parent Liaison Manager. The Youth Mentoring programme includes up to 120 mentoring relationships annually.
Critical to their success will be their genuine empathy and commitment to Baytree’s core principles. While our clients’ needs are central to what goes on at the Centre, we also believe in inspirational staff. What we do, how we behave, what we deliver and how to deliver are all fundamental to ensuring that our client’s best interests are served.
We recognise the positive value of diversity, promote equality and challenge discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from underrepresented groups.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About the Foundation:
The Avicenna Foundation was set up in 2023 to to support outstanding young British Muslims by providing them with scholarships for their undergraduate degree. The scholarships are mainly focused on awarding scholarships in the Social Sciences and Humanities for those interested in politics, policy-making and becoming agents of positive change.
Alongside the scholarship, the Avicenna Foundation runs a development programme for the scholars to expand their skills and abilities in various areas like leadership, communication and collaboration.
The Foundation has developed immensely in the first year with the launch of the charity; onboarding of it’s first cohort of 30 scholars and the development of a leadership programme. It now needs propelling into the next stage as the charity develops to ensure a robust charity structure and programme in place.
Key Responsibilities:
Operations:
- Manage the day-to-day operations of the charity, and manage changes required within programmes and activities as a result of changing external landscapes or contexts.
- Implement strategies for advertising the scholarships, receiving and reviewing applications, shortlisting candidates, conducting interviews, and making final selection decisions. Some of these things are already in place and may need reviewing and enhancing.
- Work with the Scholar Development Coordinator to oversee the leadership development programme, provide guidance and help the programme to grow.
- Maintain regular communication with the scholars, their progress, and address any issues or concerns that may arise.
- Ensure programme objectives and outcomes align with the overall strategy and aims of the Foundation, and are realistic and achievable within timeframes and budgets.
- Organise any events, programmes necessary to the scholars.
- Use data to track progress and drive improvement; proactively manage risks; and ensure effective use of the Foundation’s resources and budgets allocated to you.
Governance:
- Provide leadership and guidance to achieve consistency of governance across all of the Foundation’s activities, from development, delivery, measurement and evaluation and reporting perspectives.
- Regular communication and updates to the board, prepare board papers and contribute to Trustee meetings as required.
- Create, maintain and ensure continued adoption of governance frameworks, policies and templates.
- Ensure implementation and maintenance of risk registers for the charity and across all programmes.
- Manage finances, budgeting, reporting, and record-keeping
- Prepare the Foundation’s annual report.
External Engagement
- Lead on strategic communications by developing and implementing an integrated public affairs and communication plan that are consistent with the goals and values of the Foundation.
- Building and cultivating exceptional diverse reciprocal partnerships across a wide range of stakeholder groups, grounded in delivering impact through collaboration.
- Work with educational partners to enhance the quality and effectiveness of the scholarship programme
- Leverage messaging and networks to positively impact the growth and reputation of the Foundation.
- Strengthen our brand reputation to maximise our impact and reach.
- Help identify, create and develop meaningful opportunities for the young people the Foundation works with.
- Establish an alumni network and support continuous professional development for alumni.
- Produce briefings and critical information for internal and external stakeholders, and review reports, submissions, and letters where appropriate.
Experience and Skills
This is not a prescriptive list, and we do not expect applicants to meet every item outlined below. We recognise that it can be hard to find the ideal balance of knowledge and skills for this role. We are open to what this balance is, so if you are stronger in one or the other area but think you could do the job please still apply, and tell us why the role is right for you.
Required
- An appreciation and understanding of the Foundation’s values and vision.
- Outstanding communication skills, both verbal and written, combined with the ability to liaise with senior stakeholders.
- Experience in successful partnership working.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships, lead, influence and motivate others.
- Good financial acumen and experience of managing and working within set budgets.
- A proactive, flexible approach, and ability to progress work independently in a fast-paced environment.
- Diplomatic approach and highly self-motivated with a positive and energetic attitude.
- Focuses on what matters most, setting priorities and adapting them where required, with the right level of communication.
- Excellent attention to detail, accuracy and organisational skills.
- Takes satisfaction in delivering work to a consistently high standard, and programmes on time and on budget.
- Communicates clearly and confidently to senior team members, and presents information effectively, at the right time, with the right level of information.
- Plans ahead, anticipates and reacts to change and project needs, and remains flexible and adaptive in the face of change.
- Experience of working to tight deadlines without close supervision.
- The ability to identify personal strengths and weaknesses, and a willingness to develop, adapt and learn
- A passion and interest in developing work streams to support the development of young people.
- A high level of digital literacy to include MS Office, G Suite, social media and other online platforms.
Advantageous
- Knowledge and experience in effective charity governance, with experience working within the charity/non-profit space.
- Understanding of the policy and campaign landscape in the UK as it relates to issues impacting students, young people and Muslim communities.
- Expertise in project/programme management with proven ability to manage complex projects, including the ability to develop and manage budgets, timelines, and resources.
- Structured thinking when working through problems, overcoming hurdles, mitigating risks and dealing with issues.
- Confidence in, and experience in, liaising with a wide range of stakeholders and project participants
- Previous work within areas of young people, local communities, or further education is a plus.
- An understanding of effective safeguarding (training can be provided, but experience an advantage)
- An undergraduate or postgraduate degree in a relevant field.
Please note that this job description is a guide to the work you will initially be required to undertake, but does not cover all of the duties the post holder may have to perform. Responsibilities will evolve over time, in discussion with the post holder.
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About the opportunity
Critical to our mission, we are now looking to recruit a Programme Coordinator to oversee a caseload of partner schools in London. You will work closely with the schools and pupils and manage the pool of volunteer tutors by regularly attending weekly tutoring sessions, as well as overseeing the quality of face to face and online tutoring, always working to deliver a great impact.
As the London Programme Coordinator, you will also support the recruitment of volunteer tutors, manage the tutor sign up process, develop relationships with schools including their Senior Leadership Team and subject teachers, collect data for monitoring and evaluation purposes, and work with other internal teams on business development opportunities.
Closing date: Sunday 21st April 2024
Interviews: On a rolling basis. Early application is advised.
Start date: Monday 19th May 2024
Duties and responsibilities
· Responsible for the delivery of Action Tutoring’s tutoring programmes in partner schools, whether online or face to face. This includes working closely to manage all key stakeholders: schools, pupils and volunteer tutors; regularly attending weekly face to face and online tutoring sessions; leading on reviewing and improving programme delivery, using data to reliably assess programme performance.
· Support the Action Tutoring Marketing Team with focused recruitment of volunteer tutors.
· Manage the tutor sign-up process to assign tutors to upcoming tutoring programmes, working with an Engagement Coordinator on local volunteer recruitment.
· Develop and strengthen relationships with key stakeholders in partner schools, including members of the Senior Leadership Team and subject teachers.
· Update and maintain Action Tutoring’s database, including collecting data for monitoring and evaluation purposes, such as attendance records, baseline and interim assessments and end of programme surveys. Reporting regularly on key performance indicators.
· Work with the London Programme Manager on business development, approaching new schools that might be interested in working with Action Tutoring.
· Proactively report to the London Programme Manager on the details of Action Tutoring’s operations in your partner schools.
· Any other responsibilities reasonably deemed necessary.
Person specification
Qualifications criteria:
· A*-C in maths and English at GCSE (or equivalent experience ).
· Right to work in the UK.
We are looking for some of the following attributes, though you might be more experienced in some areas than others:
Being the sole representative for a partner school, you will need to use your ability to work independently and with initiative, often organising your own time to meet deadlines. You’ll also need to have a strong aptitude for developing relationships with a range of stakeholders ensuring you uphold high standards of communication and adapt your style for different audiences. The nature of this role will also require you to demonstrate adaptability, resilience and the ability to cope with some uncertainty.
This position would suit you if you’re looking to develop your experience in the education or charity sectors. Existing experience of working with young people and/or project management in a charity or education setting would be an asset.
As a charity that values and celebrates people's diversity and champions opportunities for all young people, we are keen to receive applications from people who have experienced disadvantage and from those who are of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities who are currently underrepresented in the organisation. The role would be best suited if you are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, as well as, committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children.
If you are dedicated to ensuring young people from all backgrounds reach a meaningful level of academic attainment and are passionate about bringing about this change, please apply today or get in touch for more information.
You will likely be more successful in this role if you have:
· Experience of working with young people and/or project management.
· Evidence of an interest in education and/or the third sector.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We are looking for a Garden Coordinator to nurture our award-winning urban rooftop garden. This part-time role is perfect for someone with a green thumb, a heart for education, and a knack for community engagement.
The ideal candidate: With experience in gardening and food growing you will have experience in building the skills and confidence of others in these areas. You have great organisational and time-management skills, in order to run our Gardening Trainee Scheme. You may also have experience in delivering relevant accredited qualifications related to horticulture and food growing.
The Gardening Co-ordinator is responsible for:
- Ensuring the Providence Row gardens are well maintained, attractive and thriving
- Facilitating the use of the garden as a therapeutic and learning resource for the charity
- Deliver our accredited Gardening Trainee Scheme
- Facilitate corporate challenges throughout the year
- Lead on our food growing initiative
If you're ready to dig deep and help our community flourish, apply now to become part of our Providence Row family. Let's grow together!
About us: For homeless people, or those at risk of homelessness, finding employment and housing opportunities can feel like an uphill battle, even more so if they’re affected by physical, mental health or substance misuse issues. Providence Row works with those affected by homelessness and those vulnerably housed in London, offering an integrated service of crisis support, advice and progression programmes. We ensure that people often excluded from mainstream services gain the support and opportunities they need to create a safe, healthy and sustainable life away from the streets.
Benefits
- 27 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Generous pension scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Season ticket loan
- Employee assistance programme
- Monthly reflective practice
- Wide range of learning & development opportunities
Interviews:Please note that we will interview on a rolling basis and therefore encourage early applications.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Alumni Engagement Coordinator
Salary: £32,962 rising to £37,143 per annum
Contract type: Open ended
Mode: Full time
Grade: 5
Business Unit: Development & Alumni
Job Reference: 1789
We're excited to announce an opportunity at Birkbeck, University of London, for an Alumni Engagement Coordinator. As we enter our third century, we're looking for a passionate individual to help us build and leverage meaningful connections across our 80,000-strong global community.
· An annual salary of £32,962, rising to £37,143
· Full-time position with a 35-hour work week
· An opportunity to join the University as it enters its third century
As our Alumni Engagement Coordinator, you will:
· Be the primary point of contact for the department via email, organisational enquiry system, as well as over the phone
· Assist with the running and administration of all volunteering programmes
· Input volunteering and engagement-related data, ensuring records are correct
· Provide operational support for alumni events and mass engagement initiatives
· Support in keeping public-facing information up to date
· Make travel and accommodation arrangements, carry out outreach for regional/international trips.
The ideal candidate for the Alumni Engagement Coordinator role will:
· Have an understanding of alumni volunteering in a higher education or charity setting
· Have highly engaging and accurate written communication skills
· Have strong organisational, time management and planning skills
· Be able to work effectively both independently and as part of a team
· Have experience of Office or programme administration and using a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system.
If you're passionate about fostering meaningful connections and have a knack for data-backed decision-making, the Alumni Engagement Coordinator role at Birkbeck, University of London, could be the perfect fit for you.
Remuneration
£32,962, rising to £37,143 per annum which is Grade 5 of the College's London Pay Scale.
Birkbeck offers a competitive salary and pension scheme, 31 days paid leave, flexible working arrangements and some of the most generous benefits in the HE sector, all while being located right in the heart of Central London.
The salary quoted is on the College's London Pay Scale which includes a consolidated Weighting/Allowance which applies only to staff whose normal contractual place of work is in the London area
Terms and Conditions
Open-ended contract, Full time (35 hours a week) Monday-Friday 9-5pm. Please submit an application form for consideration. Closing date: 9 April 2024, interview date: w/c 15 April 2024.
Enquiries
If you would like to know more about the role, please click on apply now or contact Magda Joshi, Engagement Manager (contact details available on our website).
If you have any difficulties using the recruitment portal please contact us providing your name and the job reference number of the position. While we are happy to respond to all informal enquiries, only formal applications through the online system will be considered.
Closing Date: 9th April 2024
We welcome applicants from all sections of the community. The College is committed to improving the gender and cultural diversity of its workforce, holding an Athena SWAN award and operating Disability Confident & Mindful Employer schemes.
Community Programmes Coordinator
Grade & Salary: WM6(Sc6) £28,310 (£22,648 Pro rata)
Hours of work: 30 hours per week
With occasional evening and weekend work in line with service demands.
Contract: 2 years fixed term contract
Accountable to: Community Lead – Brent & Westminster
Line reports: Sessional staff, group facilitators, wellbeing support workers
Functional Responsibility: To take an active role in supporting and advancing the Brent and Westminster community wellbeing programme.
Job Purpose:
To enrich our community wellbeing programme by providing flexible and responsive community-based support to individuals and groups who have experience of mental health conditions.
This entails conducting service user inductions, assessing risk management, fulfilling line management duties, and innovating new wellbeing activities and support groups that foster service user development, social integration, and recovery. Simultaneously, aid us in upholding compliance with monitoring, statutory, and funding requirements.
Based at:
The role will be based at our community hub in the Great Western Studios but will require you to support a number of our community wellbeing projects hosted at various venues across Brent and Westminster.
We are looking for:
An ambitious and compassionate community programmes coordinator who is passionate about improving the mental health and wellbeing of our local community. You will work with a proactive approach to deliver high quality and accessible community wellbeing programmes that meet the needs of our community.
You will be joining a small but growing team and will need to be someone who can hit the ground running to coordinate our busy programme of activities, whilst developing new and innovative programmes with the support of the community lead. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated and enjoy working with autonomy. You will also be confident working in a fast-paced environment and will have efficient administrative and time management skills.
You will:
- To oversee the implementation and expansion of the community wellbeing programme, encompassing physical wellbeing, eco-therapy, psychoeducation, creative arts, as well as employment and volunteer support initiatives.
- To foster service user engagement, enhance social inclusion, and facilitate the journey towards improved wellbeing and recovery.
- To collaboratively identify and assist service users in achieving their individual goals.
- To carry out the enrolment and onboarding of new service users by providing inductions, risk assessments and facilitating taster sessions.
- To provide effective line management and supervision of sessional staff, group facilitators, wellbeing support workers, and volunteers.
- To research and proactively develop the activities programme to ensure it is responsive to service user needs.
- To develop and deliver innovative wellbeing activities and support groups that support service user growth and recovery.
- To provide group facilitation cover as and when needed.
- To promote and market the community wellbeing programme and support our digital marketing strategy with social media content creation.
- To support service users to identify move-on opportunities to progress growth and recovery.
- To provide signposting support to relevant organisations, groups, and services where necessary.
- To establish and cultivate dynamic relationships with corporate partners and community organisations, while enhancing both new and established referral pathways and partnerships.
- To represent Mind in Brent, Wandsworth and Westminster at community networking events and foster meaningful connections with individuals, businesses, and community organisations.
- To maintain accurate and current records of activities, encompassing attendance, impact metrics, and outcome evaluation data and generate comprehensive monitoring and evaluation reports based on gathered information.
- To contribute to service monitoring, evaluation and ongoing development/shaping of the service.
- To be aware of, and follow the procedures of, Brent, Wandsworth and Westminster Mind’s Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults.
- To ensure records are maintained and updated within the guideline of the appropriate policies.
About us:
We’re a leading community-based organisation dedicated to providing outstanding mental health support and clinical interventions across London. Our experienced clinically led teams are focused on directly addressing a range of mental health needs in our communities. We combine innovative solutions with decades of local community knowledge to empower people to live the life they choose. We partner with the NHS and local authorities to deliver clinically driven frontline services with fantastic outcomes. We focus on early intervention and prevention, targeting mental health conditions at the most cost-effective stage, while also supporting people with moderate to severe mental health needs across our communities.
Why work for us?
- Hybrid-working.
- Life-changing work.
- Learning and development opportunities.
- Passionate and professional workforce.
- Diversity and Inclusion.
- Flexi time.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Access to Employee Assistance Programme.
- Birthday leave.
Application process
Please check Job description to ensure that you meet the requirements of the role.
Deadline for submission of application is: 8th April 2024
Please note, we may close applications early if we receive a high volume of applications.
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The position entails a blend of project management, community engagement, volunteer co-ordination, and sector development. The Coordinator will play a crucial role in bridging connections with local groups, enhancing volunteering opportunities, and using innovative techniques and social media to further our objectives.
We are a dynamic charity and non-profit organisation committed to creating meaningful impact within our community. We are driven by our core values: partnership, quality, adaptability, positivity, and inclusiveness. Our team is dedicated to working collaboratively with the Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector, delivering exceptional services and fostering a culture of proactive engagement and innovation.
The Partnerships and Development Co-ordinator will play a pivotal role in enhancing the effectiveness and outreach of VCSE groups, organisations, and networks
Purpose of the Job:
• VCSE Sector Support: Implement strategies for governance, volunteering, funding, and
tendering in VCSE organisations; engage with groups for capacity building and fund-raising advice.
• Membership Engagement: Recruit and retain voluntary sector members, manage relationships with
local groups/organisations and volunteers, and keep them informed about funding opportunities.
• Volunteer Centre and Timebank Oversight: Develop networks to promote volunteering, manage the
Volunteer Centre and Timebank operations, and ensure inclusive volunteer opportunities.
• Best Practices in Volunteer Management: Champion best practices in volunteer recruitment and
management, including working towards achieving accreditation standards.
• External Communication and Representation: Build relationships with community members and
organisations, represent the organisation at external events, and manage online content and social
media strategies.
• Training and Development: Develop and present training programmes to enhance volunteer
management and organisational capabilities.
• Monitoring and Evaluation: Monitor community data and maintain CRM records to inform
community network development and produce reports and case studies.
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