Our funders and partners see Youth Engagement Solutions (YES) as an inclusive organisation that transforms local communities by enabling all young people to belong, contribute, and thrive. YES is based in Wembley in the heart of the London Borough of Brent and strives to turn disadvantaged children and young people away from antisocial behaviour, unemployment, and social exclusion to play a positive role in society.

Our current CEO, Carmen Llorente started the charity in 2015, and is now stepping aside to create a Community Interest Company (CIC) where the Charity’s football club will be managed as a subsidiary of YES. Therefore, we seek an exceptional CEO who is motivated, driven, and excited by the opportunity to continue the development and implementation of new and existing projects.

This is a challenging role and in collaboration with the Board of Trustees, the incoming CEO will take the lead on the strategic direction for the charity, offering support and guidance to the Board. They will oversee every area of activity and support the Services Manager Team in their operational delivery of services.

As the Ambassador for YES both locally and regionally the CEO will demonstrate strong influential and engagement skills which will ensure effective collaborations with partners, funders and stakeholders. The successful candidate will have a minimum of five years’ experience as a senior leader within a comparable environment with a track record of strategic and commercial experience required to keep YES supporting its community.

Young people are central to 'who we are' and 'what we do' therefore we believe that the successful postholder should share this perspective and equally be motivated by working with some of London's most inspiring young people.

If you feel that you have the skills, experience and sector knowledge to fulfil this position then we would be delighted to receive your application.  Please visit YES Website  where you can download the CEO Recruitment pack which includes the job descriptions and person specification.

We are looking for an outstanding Project co-ordinator who is passionate about health and wellbeing to coordinate our Community Champions project.

This Westminster Council public health-funded project is designed to provide improved opportunities for people living in the Harrow Road ward, Westminster, to enhance their health and wellbeing. Through recruiting and supporting dedicated local volunteers (Community Champions) you will respond to local needs by delivering campaigns, events, activities and training. You will be employed by WECH, working in close partnership with Maida Hill Place, a social enterprise running food training and health & wellbeing programmes, where the project is based.

The salary is £21,000 for 30 hours - the ability to work evenings and weekends is required.

The closing date for this post is 12 noon August 19th 2020

To apply, please complete the application form and send to email address below.

The application should clearly describe why you are suitable for the role and should relate closely to the person specification.

Please note interviews for shortlisted candidates will take place on Thursday September 3rd.  All interviews will be conducted remotely.

NAZ is looking to recruit an enthusiastic and dynamic individual to develop and deliver a culturally competent communications and public relations strategy for NAZ in order to raise awareness of all aspects of NAZ’s work and increase engagement of key audiences with sexual health promotion for Black, Asian and other minority ethnic (BAME) communities, predominantly through digital media.

You will deliver proactive and reactive public relations on projects NAZ is running; and  create and promote a positive image for NAZ to the media and other external audiences. You will also be managing our website and social media presence.

The role is normally based at NAZ’s office in Hammersmith, London; though is working from home at present.

Job title: Head of Engagement
Term: Permanent
Salary: c.£ 40,000 per annum
Holidays: 25 days plus statutory holidays
Location: Voices Foundation offices, King’s Place, London N1 9AG (home based initially)
Reports to: CEO

Voices Foundation works alongside teachers and school communities to transform music education, supporting children’s wider skill development and wellbeing through accessible and inclusive singing programmes. We provide Continuing Professional Development and Learning for educators, inspiring content for parents and in-depth research and evaluation. Together, we can ensure that every child is able to find their voice through the power of singing.

Since our early days testing our approach in a small number of schools in London, VF has made enormous strides towards helping as many children as possible unlock their musical ability, develop core skills and improve their wellbeing. We now work with 25,000 children each year and more than 900 teachers, and we have ambitions to make an even greater impact for children, particularly for those experiencing disadvantage.

As we embark on our new three-year strategy, we are looking for a Head of Engagement to lead our fundraising, sales and communications to ensure we are able to reach our ambitious goals.

We have a strong base of Trust and Foundation funding and a loyal network of individual donors. We are looking for someone who can nurture and develop this base of support and develop major gift and corporate fundraising strategies in order to diversify and grow our income.

You will need to be a confident team player with exceptional communication, line management, relationship management and workload management skills. You will need to have experience inmanaging budgets, contributing to organisational strategy and with an outstanding track record in delivering ambitious income targets.

Please continue to the recruitment site of Peridot Partners, our recruitment consultants, for further information.

The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is the leading welfare charity supporting current and former members of the RAF, their partners and families, providing practical, emotional and financial support, whenever they need us.

Saying thank you to our loyal and generous supporters is important to the RAF Benevolent Fund.  This is an exciting position in our fundraising team based in our London office. The successful candidate will play an important role in the fundraising team and has specific responsibility for supporter care. 

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly organised individual who is interested in a career in fundraising.  The successful candidate will enjoy working as part of a team, speaking to supporters on the phone or writing to them, meeting deadlines and juggling a varied workload.  An articulate communicator with excellent IT skills, you must be able to demonstrate a willingness to meet supporters’ expectations and enjoy working on a variety of projects.

A detailed job profile is available below. For an informal discussion about the role please contact Louise Gibson, Head of Individual Giving.

To apply, please send your CV together with a covering letter detailing why you believe you are suitable for this role and how you meet the person specification to Elizabeth Haigh, HR Advisor, RAF Benevolent Fund, 67 Portland Place, London W1B 1AR or email.

The closing date for applications is Thursday, 20th August 2020 at midday.

Please note interviews will take place in two stages. Firstly, via Microsoft Teams/Skype/Zoom on Wednesday 26th or Thursday 27th August 2020. The second stage will involve meeting in person in the week commencing 1st September 2020.

The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is a Registered Charity (No. 1081009) which encourages applications from all sections of the community

Please note that due to the high number of applications expected, only candidates shortlisted for interview will be notified.

JOB PROFILE

Main Summary of Role: 

This is a varied role supporting a number of the fundraising team and has the lead responsibility for supporter care and engagement as well as gift aid.  The postholder will ensure that supporters have an excellent experience when they contact the RAF Benevolent Fund by letter, phone, email and social media.  He or she will also take responsibility for all aspects of gift aid; maximising the amount we receive from this source and ensuring that we follow HMRC gift aid regulations strictly.

Main Responsibilities:

• Set  excellent supporter care standards for the RAFBF and work with colleagues in the London office and in regional offices to ensure these are followed.
• Provide and keep fresh the content of thank you letters and add to the CRM, CARE.
• Provide written acknowledgement to all supporters making a donation to the RAF Benevolent Fund within agreed timescales; writing clear and concise personalised letters or emails to supporters and other organisations when required
• Be the first point of contact for supporters phoning the office
• Keep up to date with rules on gift aid and communicate these clearly to relevant members of staff.
• Add all new gift aid declarations to CARE Contact records and scan the original for Filehold or ensure there is an electronic copy of the declaration
• Maximise income from gift aid by sending a declaration to the supporter where appropriate
• On a monthly basis run a potential gift aid claim from CARE, check carefully the transactions before producing the actual claim.  Submit to HMRC through the gift aid portal.
• Each month download and code all donations made on the RAFBF website and ensure each donation is thanked either direct or through the automated emails.
• Check the In Memory batches created by the Income Processing Team and produce thank you letters.
• Monitor the generic email inboxes, reply to enquiries or pass on the relevant person
• Support the Digital Fundraising Manager by monitoring fundraising social media posts.
• Support the fundraising team by sharing insight from supporters that influence their campaigns and marketing
• Respond to all requests for materials to celebrate a special occasion such as weddings, birthday celebrations
• Complete the monthly lottery return for Westminster Council
• Keep up to date the FAQs for supporters on the RAF Benevolent Fund website
• Be available to lend a hand to other colleagues as required and agreed with the Head of Individual Giving.

Other

• Ensure the implementation of all relevant RAFBF policies and procedures

COMPETENCIES REQUIRED FOR THE ROLE

• Working with people
• Planning and organising - managing time effectively, meeting deadlines and prioritising workload
• Delivering results and meeting customer expectations
• Adapting and responding to change - demonstrating flexibility in adapting to changing circumstances, accepting new ideas
• Achieving personal work goals and objectives - accepting and tackling goals with enthusiasm and demonstrating a strong work ethic
• Following instructions and procedures

QUALIFICATION(S), KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED FOR THE ROLE

Academic/Professional Qualification(s) or equivalent:

Essential

• Good standard of education

Desirable

• Institute of Fundraising certificate

Knowledge/ Experience:

Essential

• Use of computerised database and experience of maintaining supporters contacts on a database
• Excellent telephone skills
• Experience of working in a busy fundraising team
• Able to set deadlines and work to them
• Experience of working in a team
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office packages
• A positive attitude and flexible approach

Desirable​

• Knowledge of methods of fundraising
• Use of the CARE database
• Knowledge of the Royal Air Force

Other Requirements:

• Travel to other Fund and UK locations (as appropriate).
• To carry out any other duties that is within the scope of the job as requested by the Head of Individual Giving

We currently have a fantastic opportunity available for an Individual Giving & Supporter Care Executive to join our team based in London (home working will be required initially). You will join us on a full time, permanent basis, to implement strategies to maximise short and long-term income from existing individual donors, and in return will receive a competitive salary of £25,000 per annum.

Here at the Royal Society for Blind Children, we believe that every blind young person should have the chance to live life without limits. Our values of Trust, Energy, Ambition, and Motivation underpin everything we do, and by giving young people the essential skills to take control of their life, they can unleash their true potential.

As our Individual Giving & Supporter Care Executive, you will deliver outstanding donor care to RSBC supporters through prompt thanking, responding to enquiries and accurate data capture.

Responsibilities of our Individual Giving & Supporter Care Executive:

- Managing DM campaigns

- Liaising with external suppliers and mailing houses to ensure we maximise our donor reach

- Capturing and maintaining up-to-date data accurately, in line with GDPR

- Producing reports to monitor individual giving performance

- Delivering outstanding donor care to RSBC supporters through timely thanking and responding to queries

What we’re looking for in our Individual Giving & Supporter Care Executive:

- Minimum Level 4 in Literacy and Numeracy

- An understanding of direct marketing and fundraising principles

- Experience in financial data input and fulfilment for direct marketing

- Ability to work under pressure and manage a fluctuating workload

- Flexible and able to prioritise in order to deliver the objectives of the organisation.

- Working experience of Microsoft Office, CRM systems, and excellent attention to detail is essential for the role, as is exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to build a good rapport with donors to maximise giving.

- A high degree of initiative

- Educated to Degree Level (desirable)

Closing date: Tuesday 1st September 2020

Interview date: 10th or 11th September 2020

If you’re looking for a new challenge and want to join us as our Individual Giving & Supporter Care Executive, then apply now, providing a supporting statement – we look forward to hearing from you!

The Society is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Therefore, all posts are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure check from the Disclosure and Barring Service and 2 satisfactory professional references. Registered Charity No.307892

An opportunity has arisen for an administrator with great customer service skills to join our busy Individual Giving Unit (IGU) as Supporter Data Processing Executive.

Plan International UK is a global children’s charity. We work to give every child the same chance in life. Our Individual Giving Unit recruits, retains and develops the support of individuals and households in the UK and is responsible for generating income from individuals through fulfilment of the sponsorship journey.

In this role, you will play a key role in the recording and maintaining of all supporter details, transactions and preferences in line with data governance rules. You’ll also be responsible for running all Direct Debit claim processes, recording and uploading all financial transactions for our supporters and generating thank you letters and other correspondence.  

You will need to have experience of working in an income processing or similar role and will ideally have some experience of a fundraising and financial regulatory environment. You’ll have strong Excel skills and will be comfortable working with databases.

With excellent organisational skills, you’ll be adept at prioritising your workload and working well under pressure. You will enjoy working in a flexible and supportive way with colleagues to ensure that our supporters are given a consistently great service.

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We welcome applications from a diverse range of people, so that our workforce can be a good reflection of the world we live in and the children and communities we work with.

The deadline for applications is 9:00am on 20 August 2020.

Interviews are expected to take place in the week beginning 24 August.

Due to the nature of our work with children and young people, we follow rigorous child safeguarding policies and procedures in our recruitment process. As a result, some of our roles are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure by the Disclosure and Barring Service. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from joining us as an employee or volunteer; this will depend on the circumstances of any offences.

About us
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.

About the role
Crisis is growing its ambition in marketing and communications and we have recently expanded the team so that we can build large-scale public support for our goal of ending homeless for good. We’re also undertaking a large-scale digital and data transformation programme to enable us to deliver exceptional supporter experiences, underpinned by insight and best in class technology.

This exciting new role will help to lead a step-change in our marketing and digital activity, bringing together our existing marketing and digital functions with newly created digital marketing and supporter engagement teams.

We are looking for someone who is available to start as soon as possible.

About you
You’ll be an experienced and enthusiastic marketing and digital professional, with substantial team leadership experience, and a track record in delivering excellent results both in engaging external audiences and in supporting other departments and colleagues.

You’ll have in-depth digital communications expertise, a commitment to putting insight at the heart of your team’s work, and experience of ensuring an integrated, supporter-centric marketing approach across a complex organisation.

Your strategic and leadership skills will mean you’re able to identify and embed new, more integrated and efficient ways of working across marketing and digital teams.

Benefits
As a member of the team you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:

· Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy
· Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8.5%
· 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.

How to apply
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please apply by submitting a CV and covering letter.
In your covering letter please give examples of how you meet the criteria 1-5 in the person specification.

If you need to request an application in an alternative format, please contact the HR Team through the Crisis website.

Person Specification (full list of points in the attached Job Description)
Essential
1 Substantial experience at a managerial level within a marketing or digital role
2 Experience of building digital capabilities across an organisation
3 Very strong leadership and people management skills, with the ability to inspire teams across functions to work in an integrated way
4 Excellent digital marketing knowledge with experience across content, social media, email, search and digital advertising
5 An audience-centric and data-driven approach with the ability to ensure teams have access to the data and audience insight they need to deliver exceptional user experiences

Closing date: Sunday 16 August, 11.59pm

Expected interview dates: Tuesday 8 September or Thursday 10 September

We value diversity, promote equality and encourage and applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness.

We are currently seeking to fill a vacancy for a 

Communications Officer

 (37.5 hour per week, £28K pa)

St Luke’s Trust is a well-established, modern charity providing numerous services, community events and projects in the vibrant Old Street area of South Islington. At the heart of what we do is our large Community Centre that welcomes over 71,000 visitors per year.

St Luke’s currently has a vacancy for a Communications Officer whose role will be to help assist with implementation of the communications strategy to meet St Luke’s targets for community participation and income generation. This includes the promotion of St Luke’s public programmes, public events and commercial activities.

Working alongside the Communications Manager the post holder will develop and implement campaigns and manage communication projects which will continue to improve the St Luke’s brand. A key part of the role will be to write creative and factual copy for a range of audiences and marketing channels including press releases, marketing collateral, digital imagery, websites and social media. We are looking for someone who can work independently, has ideas and a creative eye.  Essential skills are excellent written English, verbal communication and some design experience.

Flexibility with working hours/days can be negotiated to fit around childcare or other needs, including some home working. 

Closing date: 26th August 2020

Interviews:  7th September 2020

For details about how to apply, visit our website:

HOURS: 14 hours per week (0.4 full time equivalent)

CONTRACT: Fixed term 12-month contract to 30th September 2021

NJC SCALE: SCP 20-22 full time equivalent

SALARY: £28,909 to £29,931 per annum including LondonWeighting pro rata (0.4 full time equivalent)

RESPONSIBLE TO: Hate Crime Policy & Campaigns Manager

BASED AT: Galop’s office at N7 6PA (initially working remotely)

About The Role

We are looking for an innovative and dynamic Communication and Engagement Officer to join our hate crime team. The Communication and Engagement Officer, with the support of the Hate Crime Policy & Campaigns Manager, will develop and deliver an outreach and engagement strategy to raising awareness of LGBT+ people’s experiences of hate crime and increase access to information and support for LGBT+ survivors. 

About Galop

Galop is the UK’s leading LGBT+ anti- violence organisation providing advice, support and advocacy to LGBT+ people who have experienced hate crime, domestic abuse, or sexual violence. Galop is also engaged on a strategic level to ensure the safety needs of LGBT+ communities remain high on the agenda of policy-makers and services. 

Galop has been championing the safety needs of LGBT+ communities for 35 years. Our aim is to prevent and respond to violence and abuse experienced by LGBT+ people in the following ways:

• Providing advice, support and advocacy to LGBT+ people impacted by violence and abuse.
• Improving the response of services through training, research, resource production and campaigning.
• Working in partnership to increase the safety and well-being of LGBT+ people.

Galop’s Hate Crime Service

Galop delivers a range of work serving the needs of LGBT+ people who experience hate crime including:

• Supporting LGBT+ people facing hate crime.
• Communities Against Hate (CATCH); a pan-London alliance of specialist anti-hate crime services providing support to people facing hate crime across all forms of hate crime.
• Together Against Hate, a training programme aiming to equip community-based organisations across numerous marginalised groups to meet the needs of their communities facing hate crime.
• Speak Out; an international partnership of organisations serving LGBT+ communities aiming to improve responses to hate crime through research and information resources.

Galop is pleased to be leading on an innovative project that aims to increase reporting and help seeking of LGBT+ victims of hate crime. The Hate Crime Communication and Engagement Officer, under the supervision and with the support of the Hate Crime Policy & Campaigns Manager will develop and deliver an outreach and engagement strategy. This pioneering work will be integral to raising awareness of LGBT+ people’s experiences of hate crime and increasing access to information and support for LGBT+ survivors. This post will require engaging with a number of stakeholders, across the country, including organisations supporting hate crime victims across the UK.

Application

The application pack is made up of the following documents:

• Job description and person specification
• Background information about Galop
• Application form part 1
• Application form part 2
• Equal opportunities monitoring form

We particularly welcome applications from BAMER (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and Refugee), trans and disabled communities as staff from these backgrounds are currently underrepresented in our organisation. Galop is committed to furthering equality, diversity and inclusion across our organisation and this work is led by our EDI (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion) group.

Applicants must complete the attached application form which lists the criteria set out in the person specification. You can increase the space under each criteria if you need, but CVs will not be accepted. If it would be helpful to receive a copy of the application form by post please do not hesitate to contact us and request this.

Your completed application and Equal Opportunities Monitoring form should be submitted by email to the address listed on our website. 

The deadline for receipt of applications is Wednesday 19th August 2020 9am.

Interview date is Wednesday 26th August 2020.

You are welcome to contact us if you have a question about the job or application process.

Do you want to join The Eve Appeal as our new Public Fundraising Officer? 

The Eve Appeal is the UK's leading national charity funding research into, and raising awareness of, the five gynaecological cancers – womb, ovarian, cervical, vulval and vaginal.

In this role, you will focus on delivering an exceptional supporter experience – deepening relationships and maximising overall value – across a range of supporters. This role works across Individual Giving (including In Memory and Legacy), Community fundraising and Sporting Events & Challenges. This is an incredible opportunity to develop/strengthen a strong understanding of best practice across these disciplines.

This is a new role with plenty of room for flex and to make it your own to maximise impact. We have a strong public fundraising programme – responsible for nearly two thirds of our income, and this is an exciting time to come on board and build on our success and grow and future-proof the programme.

You will benefit from an experienced and supportive line manager, a culture open to change and new thoughts and experiences, and a team committed to fundraising best practice which will greatly aid your development as a fundraiser.

This role could suit a proven Public Fundraising/Direct Marketing Officer, someone looking to take their first step up to Officer-level or someone with transferrable skills looking to make the step into fundraising in the charity sector.

The Eve Appeal is striving to create a workplace that reflects the communities we seek to serve and in which everyone feels empowered to be themselves and work together to drive positive change. We would welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Please review the full job description and person specification and then click Apply and send us your CV with covering letter (no more than two A4 pages) detailing your suitability for the role.

Please note we are holding rolling interviews and reserve the right to close the role ahead of the published closing date, so we encourage all applicants to apply as early as possible.

Fulham Reach Boat Club exists to create a world where there is Rowing for All.  We do this by opening up access to rowing for all in our community, especially those who are most in need because of financial hardship or social circumstance.  We believe rowing helps realise full potential not just through the physical benefits but by developing confidence, resilience, communication and team working skills applicable both on and off the water.

We are a young, growing and ambitious charity that is looking for an all-rounder to help propel us into our next chapter.  This will be the first time that we have hired someone specifically to focus on fundraising so being a motivated self-starter is essential.  You will have a minimum of five years’ experience in donor fundraising, leading a specific campaign or equivalent.  You are a strategic thinker and effective networker with a strong track record of personally soliciting and securing major gifts.

The post holder will be responsible for developing and delivering a comprehensive fundraising strategy, case for support and implementation plan for the charity with the intention of successfully raising in the region of £0.5m per year. The post-holder will be responsible for identifying, cultivating and engaging a prospect pool with sufficient capacity to deliver the campaign. The post-holder will lead an integrated fundraising approach securing significant gifts from individuals, trusts, and companies. The post-holder will work to ensure that each donor has an excellent experience, receiving effective communication and stewardship in order to build long term relationships with Fulham Reach Boat Club.

Fixed Term Contract, 12 months

Full Time 37.5 hours per week

London, Birmingham or Manchester

£45,000 per annum (plus £3,000 London Weighting if applicable)

Who we are looking for

We are looking for a motivated and talented mentor and relationship manager to join our Teaching Programmes team as an ECF Support Lead. The ECF Support Lead is a new and exciting role for the organisation, working as part of the wider Early Career Teachers (ECT) programme team delivering the new Department for Education funded Early Roll Out of Early Career Framework (ECF) nationally.

Schools involved in the ECT Programme will nominate an in-school ECF Lead to oversee the programme in their setting. ECF Leads will be crucial to the successful delivery of the ECT programme in schools. Their role will include supporting mentors and ECTs on the programme, promoting and monitoring engagement with the programme in line with the principles of ECF, and being an in-school champion for the ECF and the ECT programme. 

The ECF Support Lead will be responsible for holding ECF Leads to account, promoting engagement with the programme across all stakeholders, supporting ECF Leads to ensure ECTs and mentors completion, and to champion the ECF and ECT programme across their portfolio of schools.  The ECF Support Lead’s key responsibility will be to foster, develop and manage the work of these ECF Leads over the course of the programme.

Based in either our London, Manchester or Birmingham office, you will be the direct point of contact at Ambition for the ECF Leads and the role will involve supporting and empowering them to ensure that the programme is being delivered with fidelity in their settings. You will  provide support and challenge ECF Leads on the progress of their NQTs and the quality of mentoring happening in their school. You will track progress of the ECTs within your portfolio of schools and design intervention where necessary to ensure all participants are experiencing exceptional support.

The ECF Support Lead will need to be an expert in teacher education, instructional coaching, the ECF, the ECT programme, Early Career Teachers and senior leaders in schools. This is an exciting new role in our organisation and the successful candidate will have the opportunity to shape the role as our ways of working are established.

Who are Ambition Institute?

Ambition Institute has one purpose: to help educators serving children from disadvantaged backgrounds to keep getting better. With our new organisation, and more than ten years of collective experience in working with educators at all levels, we believe that exciting opportunities lie ahead. We are a graduate school for educators, and we apply academic rigour to our learning design, drawing on frontline insights from schools into what works in practice. Our programmes leverage the latest evidence from international experts, which means we think carefully about what is taught, how, and in what sequence. We work collaboratively to enable school improvement for the benefit of pupils, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Our offer

We are happy to announce that we will be able to offer you:

• Flexibility on how you work – agreed between you and your line manager
• A competitive annual leave entitlement of 25 days, plus bank holidays
• 2 additional annual leave days for 1 day booked during December over the festive period
• A generous employer pension contribution of 11% (10% pension plus 1% NI rebate)
• Competitive salary rates
• Access to an interest free season ticket and bike loans, as well as eyecare vouchers
• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which provides confidential support for employees on personal or work-related matters.
• A robust learning and development offer that ensures your continuous professional development

How to apply

Applications are being assessed as they are received; the advert will close once a successful candidate has been appointed.

Interviews will start to be held from 23rd August onward on a rolling basis

To apply for this role, or any of our other vacancies or for any questions or queries please visit our website.

Equality and diversity matters to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality.

Head of Policy, Technical Support and Communications

Salary: £47,584 per annum + good range of benefits

Contract: Permanent – 36.5 hours per week

Based in London (London Weighting applicable c. £3,200 per annum)

World Vision is an international children’s charity working with children, their communities, and with supporters and partners, in almost 100 countries.

Through long-term development projects, emergency responses and advocacy we’ve helped bring lasting change to millions of children, over more than 60 years. And as a Christian organisation, everything we do is motivated by our faith as we strive to reflect God’s unconditional love.

Work for World Vision UK and you will be part of a truly global Partnership, building brighter futures for vulnerable children.

Job Purpose

Overall, in this important senior role, you will be expected to drive real change in the lives of the world’s most vulnerable children by leveraging World Vision’s global reach and experience to increase World Vision UK’s (WVUK) influence, credibility and impact with government, decision makers and influencers as well as delivering quality and timely advocacy and technical support to WVUK programmes.

Reporting to the Policy & Programmes Director, you will be managing a newly formed Policy, Technical Support and Communications team spread across WVUK’s two offices in London and Milton Keynes.

Ideally educated to degree level (or equivalent) with substantial experience in working in politics and policy affairs, international development or media, you will be adept in understanding policy development and the UK political system, with relevant exposure to accessing and influencing decision-makers across a broad spectrum of the public arena. You’ll be overseeing the development and delivery of communications campaigns, specifically to engage with and influence government and multi-lateral audiences.

You will be a passionate speaker, experienced influencer and networker with excellent communication, interpersonal, conceptual, critical, analytical, people-management and strategic thinking skills, combined with the ability to thrive under pressure.

As an active Christian, this role offers you the opportunity to integrate your Christian faith and be sensitive to its various expressions across cultures and denominations.

In addition to the salary offered, we offer good benefits including pension, generous holiday entitlement and free parking (MK only).

Using the link provided, you will need to complete our short online application form and upload your CV of full employment history explaining any gaps of employment and reasons for leaving your previous employer. This must be accompanied with a covering letter stating how you meet the essential criteria given in the Job Description.

Closing date for applications: 11th September 2020

1st Round Interview Dates: 17/18th September 2020

2nd Round Interview Dates: 24th September 2020

Please note we reserve the right to commence interviews prior to the closing date, so please apply early to avoid disappointment.

World Vision UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in our workforce. We welcome applications from people representing all sections of the community. World Vision UK also operates flexible working policies and practices.

As a child focused organisation, World Vision UK is committed to the safeguarding of children, therefore any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of applicable background checks, including a criminal records check.

By submitting your application, you understand and accept that World Vision UK will process the data you provide for the purposes of your application and in accordance with the World Vision UK - Job Applicant Privacy Notice is available on our website.