Sustrans is the charity making it easier for people to walk and cycle. Our vision is a society where the way we travel creates healthier places and happier lives for everyone. In the last year, we have achieved some amazing things, including delivering 203 miles of walking and cycling in partnership with others, and recording 3.8 million walking and wheeling journeys to school in our 2019 Big Pedal campaign. We are the custodians of National Cycle Network (NCN), used by the public for 780 million trips last year and work with our many partners and stakeholders to develop the NCN across the UK. We employ 650 staff across the UK and are supported by 3,500 volunteers.
This is an exciting time to join Sustrans. Our strategy is focused on two key priorities: Paths for Everyone and Liveable Cities & Towns for Everyone. There is new ambition amongst staff, senior managers and Trustees to raise the profile of Sustrans’ fundraising and supporter engagement and we are committed to further investment to achieve this.
In the newly created post of Director, Fundraising & Supporter Engagement, you will report to the Executive Director, External Affairs. Key responsibilities will include:
- Managing, motivating and developing a committed team of staff based in our Bristol office
- Developing our supporter engagement strategy, identifying key areas of opportunity to engage the public in our work
- Delivering our income generation plans and modernising our approach to fundraising, ensuring we make full use of new methodology, media and technologies
- Working closely with other externally facing teams to harness the benefits of closer integration
- Leading efforts to strengthen the charity’s digital engagement capability and capacity
We are looking for a creative, entrepreneurial professional who is excited about the huge potential for impact in this role. You will need a broad background in fundraising and supporter engagement and be able to draw on your experience to target our resources and effort effectively. You should have a visible leadership style, championing supporter engagement and income generation across our organisation.
Our cause has rarely had a higher profile. Sustainable transport, urban community renewal and individual wellbeing are vital issues for society and Sustrans has a long and successful track record of making a practical, tangible impact in these areas. We now aspire to raise the bar in terms of our supporter engagement and fundraising and you will play a critical role in this.
We envisage the Director, Fundraising & Supporter Engagement being on site in our Bristol office for approximately 2 days per week.
For a recruitment pack with further information please contact James Stephens at Morgan Law. Application is by CV and supporting statement. The closing date for applications will be 11pm on Monday 27 July 2020.
Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion. We welcome applications from people with the appropriate skills from all parts of the community.
The The Diana Award’s Mentoring Programme works with schools to target young people (aged 11-18yrs) who are at risk of becoming NEET (Not in education or employment) and who may benefit from having a positive role model. We support these young people by collaborating with local partners and businesses who provide mentors to give them life-changing experiences and insights into the world of work.
The programme places a strong emphasis on social action; in addition to career skills training, mentors and mentees work together over 12 weeks to develop a campaign around a social issue that affects their community. This two pronged approach prepares young people for their post-secondary future and instils a sense of active citizenship. Your role is at the core of the programme, facilitating weekly sessions in schools and orchestrating the mentor/mentee journey and relationship. You will be responsible for the young person's journey and development throughout the whole of the programme which will mean working collaboratively with schools, further services and mentors over 16 week period. Adittional to this post, you will be responsible for the line management of another person.
RESPONSIBILITIES·
- To coordinate young people’s engagement with the programme and offer further opportunities where appropriate
- To work in close collaboration with the mentoring team to ensure an integrated approach to the programme delivery across your region
- To effectively track information on individual young people’s journeys and record information in a safe and timely manner
- Contribute to programme development and ensure effective intervention is delivered across your region
- Build and sustain strong relationships with schools in your region, actively network to develop relationships with local community groups, organisations and business
- Take responsibility for managing volunteers throughout programme delivery
- To lead and manage one other person to deliver the programme accross the region and carry out all respective line management duties
- To work in line with all safeguarding policy and champion best safe practice when working with young people
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including verbal and written communication
- Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
- Excellent IT skills, including MS Office Suite
- Excellent public speaking and presentation skills
- Ability to prioritise own workload and deal with competing demands
- Ability to build relationships and work successfully with people at all levels
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Experience/Knowledge
- Experience of facilitating youth intervention prgrammes focused around social action (knowledge of careers programmes is a bonus)
- Experience of volunteer facilitation (experience working with corporate volunteers is a bonus)
- Knowledge and experience in safeguarding and child protection (or willingness to undertake training)
- Experience of working in or with schools and knowledge of the education sector
- A proven track record in designing and delivering effective youth programmes
- Knowledge and expereince of managing productive and successful teams
Personal Attributes
- Commitment to and ability to inspire commitment to The Diana Award’s vision, values and mission
- Personal integrity and credibility
- Resilience
- A ‘can do’ attitude
- Commitment to self-development
- Commitment to keeping up to date with key trends/developments in the sector
- Good judgement
- Driven to achieve great results
- Ability to work well under pressure
- Energetic, flexible, willingness to work outside of ‘normal’ office hours
SAFER RECRUITMENT
The Diana Award is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all. This is a responsibility that is shared by all members of staff the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS or equivalent police check.
About Us
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Community Organiser
Upper Tulse Hill, London
Are you an organised individual with great people skills? Do you love the idea of being out and about in your community, speaking with residents, understanding their concerns and empowering them to bring about positive change? If so, read on.
About Us
Founded by local residents in 1998, High Trees Community Development Trust is a well-regarded and trusted community anchor, delivering and leading a range of integrated services to connect people and communities to strengthen skills and build stronger voices.
Guided by the needs of our community, our work covers employment, education and training support, children, young people and family services and community engagement and development.
We’re currently looking for a Community Organiser to join our Community Action Team, which supports residents to build more active, represented and civically engaged communities.
The Benefits
- Salary of up to £27,000 per annum
- A clear pay structure with annual increments (based on performance)
- 24 days’ holiday (rising with service to a maximum of 8 additional days) plus 3 days off for Christmas
- Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave (after two years’ service)
- Pension (up to 5% employer contribution)
- 24 hour employee support line
This is an amazing opportunity to take on a challenging, yet highly rewarding role where you’ll be making a real difference on a local level.
At High Trees, our motto is ‘meeting everyone as a person of great potential’. You will have the chance to help local people see that potential in themselves and inspire them to be the change they want to see in their community.
We provide the ideal environment in which to build a career to be proud of. All our staff are supported to grow and develop through regular one-to-ones with their manager and a programme of organisation-wide and individual CPD. We’re proud of the fact that over 50% of our Service Managers have been promoted from within our organisation.
The Role
As a Community Organiser, you will use the principles of community organising to engage with residents and support them to bring about action and long-term change.
No two days will be the same as a member of our Community Action Team. You’ll be out and about in the community, listening to local people to identify the issues they care about, delivering training to community members and groups and designing and delivering projects.
Some of your duties will include:
- Knocking on doors and using grassroots engagement to meet with residents
- Recruiting and helping to build local organising groups
- Working with partners to pilot ways of enhancing community organising
- Helping local leaders to deliver actions and campaigns
- Creating written content to promote Community Action activities
About You
To join us as a Community Organiser, you’ll need:
- Strong interpersonal skills at all levels and the ability to negotiate effectively across organisational boundaries
- Excellent IT skills, with a high level of proficiency in packages such as MS Word, Excel and Outlook
- The ability to organise and prioritise multiple deadlines and manage routine administrative tasks
- To be flexible and adaptable to new situations
- The ability to motivate and inspire others
Experience of community action or campaigning work would be beneficial, as would good social media awareness, including the use of Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, website uploads and online blogs.
Other organisations may call this role Community Outreach Officer, Community Project Co-ordinator, Community Programme Co-ordinator, Community Support Worker, or Community Outreach Co-ordinator.
The closing date for applications is the 4th August 2020.
Webrecruit and High Trees Community Development Trust are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.
So, if you’re seeking a new challenge as a Community Organiser, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.
Working hours: 35 hours per week
Building For Cornwall’s Cultural Future – New Appeal, New Theatre, New Challenge
In Spring 2021, we will throw open our doors to showcase a totally transformed public space where everyone is welcome. A theatre our county truly deserves, the place our young people need, the place where everyone – regardless of background, interest or experience – can dream big again. And we all need that more than ever right now.
We are about to embark on a new appeal to help support the final act in delivering our Capital transformation and we need an engaging personality to lead and champion our community fundraising activity within Cornwall. Using the soon to be launched regional appeal, you will immediately drive community fundraising growth with your excellent communication, motivation and fundraising skills.
With experience of supporter stewardship, event conduct and volunteer management, the new Community Fundraising Manager will take a pivotal role in the delivery of the new appeal and re-opening of Hall For Cornwall in Spring 2021, before embarking on the new community fundraising strategy for the years ahead.
If you are ready for this new challenge, please send your CV, a covering letter outlining how your experience matches the job description and knowledge and skills needed. Please also download and send the Equal Opportunities monitoring form.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Since Engineers Without Borders UK was established over 15 years ago, people and community have been at the heart of what we do and how we do it. We would not be where we are today without the hard work of many hundreds of people who have volunteered their time to build our movement and benefit people through our training and project work, to date this extends to over 67,000 people. We’re now significantly increasing that number annually, so we’re looking for a Community & Activities Officer to join our team and increase our capacity to support our members and wider community to listen, learn and take collective action in support of ensuring engineering serves all people and our planet .
AS OUR COMMUNITY & ACTIVITIES OFFICER YOU WILL:
- Liaise with our community, building and maintaining relationships with and between individuals in our community, including our members, student members and academics.
- Support the key administrative processes associated with our community activities and programmes.
- Maintain and update records of community activities for monitoring and evaluation purposes.
- Coordinate our presence in universities.
- Facilitate engagement of our youth outreach initiative.
- Support in the delivery of the Engineering for People Design challenge.
- Support with the logistics, participant registrations and preparing the resources for events.
- Support the running of analytics and evaluation of results.
- Support with building a database based on relevant criteria and then take over management of this database to respond to and manage speaker requests throughout the year.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
We value a positive working environment for everyone on our team. We therefore expect all staff to demonstrate the following characteristics: passionate about our purpose, creative, team player, respectful, inquisitive, professional, open and dependable. We expect this of new hires and you can expect this from your team mates. You can expect support throughout your time with us, including an induction, regular feedback, weekly team meetings and peer nominated recognitions.
TO APPLY
Please read the full job description and person specification for furhter details egarding the role and our organisation, then send a CV (two pages maximum) and a covering letter (up to two pages) with the job title in the subject line. Please outline clearly in your covering letter:
- Your reasons for wanting to join the team at Engineers Without Borders UK
- How you meet the role description and person specification
- Your availability to be interviewed during the week of 3 August (virtually and/or in London)
- Your eligibility to work in the UK
- Where you saw the role advertised
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Engineers Without Borders UK is committed to selecting candidates for employment based on aptitude and ability, irrespective of gender, race, ethnic origin, disability, nationality, sexuality, religion or belief, marital status or social class.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Senior Community Organiser
Upper Tulse Hill, London
If you have a background in community organising, community action or community development, this is a brilliant opportunity to progress your career while empowering local people to bring about positive, long-term change.
About Us
Founded by local residents in 1998, High Trees Community Development Trust is a well-regarded and trusted community anchor, delivering and leading a range of integrated services to connect people and communities to strengthen skills and build stronger voices.
Guided by the needs of our community, our work covers employment, education and training support, children, young people and family services and community engagement and development.
We’re currently looking for a Senior Community Organiser to join our Community Action Team, which supports residents to build more active, represented and civically engaged communities.
The Benefits
- Salary of up to £32,000 per annum
- A clear pay structure with annual increments (based on performance)
- 24 days’ holiday (rising with service to a maximum of 8 additional days) plus 3 days off for Christmas
- Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave (after two years’ service)
- Pension (up to 5% employer contribution)
- 24 hour employee support line
At High Trees, our motto is ‘meeting everyone as a person of great potential’. You will have the chance to help local people see that potential in themselves and inspire them to be the change they want to see in their community.
We provide the ideal environment in which to build a career to be proud of. All our staff are supported to grow and develop through regular one-to-ones with their manager and a programme of organisation-wide and individual CPD. We’re proud of the fact that over 50% of our Service Managers have been promoted from within our organisation.
We are collaborative, inclusive, responsive, supportive and rooted in our community. We’re driven by a desire to make impactful change. If you think you would thrive as a member of our team, we’d love to hear from you.
The Role
As a Senior Community Organiser, you’ll embed the principles of community organising across our organisation.
You will build trusting relationships and powerful networks locally, which will enable residents, groups, associations and businesses in the area to develop their collective power to act together for the common good.
Specifically, you will:
- Ensure that we are delivering a high-quality service by completing frequent observations and quality assurance checks
- Recruit new participants for our community action-related training
- Make sure that we deliver services in line with contractual and funding requirements
- Oversee the delivery of communications to promote our Community Action service
About You
To join us as a Senior Community Organiser, you will need:
- At least two years’ experience of co-ordinating or delivering projects, activities, or services in a professional setting
- At a minimum, one year’s experience of community organising, community action or community development
- Strong interpersonal skills at all levels and the ability to negotiate effectively across organisational boundaries
- An awareness and understanding Equal Opportunities, Data Protection and H&S
- The ability to organise and prioritise multiple deadlines and manage routine administrative tasks
- To be flexible and adaptable to new situations and the ability to motivate and inspire others
A Level 3 qualification in Education and Training would be beneficial to your application, as would experience of quality assurance management. Previous experience of facilitating community groups would also be an advantage.
Other organisations may call this role Community Project Manager, Community Programme Manager, Senior Community Programme Co-ordinator, Experienced Community Organiser, Community Development Co-ordinator, or Senior Community Outreach Officer.
The closing date for applications is the 4th August 2020.
Webrecruit and High Trees Community Development Trust are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.
So, if you’re seeking a new challenge as a Senior Community Organiser, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.
Working hours: 35 hours per week (evening and weekend work required)
The Open Contracting Partnership (OCP) is hiring a manager to lead our efforts to build a global community of reformers driving change in the multi-trillion dollar colossus that is public contracting.
We are a fast moving, ambitious and impact driven organization.
Public contracting is huge. It covers one in every three dollars spent by government and is central to economic opportunity, a fair business environment and delivering quality services to citizens. It underpins the roads, schools and hospitals on which we all rely. It is still run on paper and the needs of citizens are rarely considered. We can change all that but we can’t do it alone which is why community building is so important to us.
We are looking for a creative, high energy, organized professional who has a great track record in curating communities. You will be a strategic thinker and a real doer, someone who takes initiatives to develop and implement creative ideas to connect and empower a community of diverse reformers and make it more than the sum of its parts.
We already have a strong community across government, civil society, media, academia, technologists, the private sector and other stakeholder groups. We want to take their engagement and empowerment to the next level.
Our organizational strategy has ambitious community building targets and you will be responsible for helping us to meet and exceed them. You will facilitate in-person and online events and run social media campaigns in key countries and at the global level. You will be someone who listens to and acts upon feedback of our community on how we can best support them to accelerate their work and impact.
We want to be surprised by your ideas, impressed by your ability to execute and inspired by how you collaborate with community members and our team.
For an exceptional candidate, we will hire at our Senior Manager level.
Job location is flexible and you can be employed through the UK, US or elsewhere.
Apply through the link below and good luck!
https://open-contracting-partnership.forms.fm/community-manager/forms/8050
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Atlantic Institute was established in 2016 with the support of The Atlantic Philanthropies, and in collaboration with the Rhodes Trust, Oxford (UK).
At the Atlantic Institute we are committed to building a lifelong community of courageous changemakers who together will accelerate the eradication of inequity and injustice resulting in fairer, healthier and more inclusive societies. Our Fellows and Staff are accomplished leaders working in diverse settings and contexts, who together think, learn, incubate and implement strategies for greater impact. The diversity of our fellows is unprecedented and we are committed to the radical inclusion of these leaders as agents of change in communities most impacted by social, economic, racial and health inequities. We provide them with the networks, architecture and resources to connect, learn and act to address the underlying systemic causes of inequity.
In the current global environment of a pandemic, the courageous work to eradicate inequities is more urgently needed than ever. To support, deepen and sustain our community’s impact at this critical juncture, we have therefore created several new permanent roles, including:
- Associate Executive Director (Community, Programming and Impact)
- Augmented and Virtual Realities Lead
- Program and Impact Lead (Innovation and Special Projects)
- Learning and Evaluation Lead
- Data Insight Analyst.
Augmented and Virtual Realities Lead
The Atlantic Institute expects technological advances to shift the frontier between the work tasks performed by staff at the Institute and those performed by new and emerging technologies. New technologies will also impact on the way that we build a global community and facilitate global convenings and we want to ensure that our community does not just become a passive recipient of new technologies but becomes a leading critic and conscience of society.
We’re looking for an Augmented and Virtual Realities Lead who will research, evaluate, implement and test new and innovative ways of using emerging technologies for building the Atlantic global community. This will include co-ordinating a global think-tank of experts in the AR, VR and AI fields and accelerating our work in developing a world-class media lab for exploring virtual engagement and collaboration.
Core competencies
Consistent with all roles at the Atlantic Institute, it is essential that you demonstrate a critical understanding of the diverse root causes of inequities and show a commitment (in thinking and in action) to fairer, healthier and more inclusive societies. In addition, you will have the following skills, experience, and qualifications:
- Experience with AR and VR technologies and development
- Moderate to advance proficiency in at last one XR platform such as Unity
- Strong background in design, conceptualisation, storyboarding and adobe creative suite
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent in computer science with strong research and writing skills
- Excellent project management skills.
Terms of appointment
Subject to a satisfactory probationary period of 6 months, this is a permanent role.
The Rhodes Trust participates in the USS pension scheme, enrols staff for private health insurance on successful completion of probation and offers 25 days’ leave plus public holidays each year.
To find out more on the role and how to apply, please view the attached job description.
Please submit your application to us by 12:00 (BST) on Friday 24th July 2020.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Christian Aid exists to create a world where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty. Poverty is an outrage against humanity. It robs people of their dignity and lets injustice thrive. But together we have the power to transform lives. We are a global movement of people, churches and local organisations who passionately champion dignity, equality, justice and love worldwide. We are the change makers, the peacemakers, the mighty of heart. Everyone is equal in the sight of God. For over 70 years, this has inspired us to stand together in solidarity with our most marginalized global neighbors, of all faiths and none.
We push for good nutrition and healthcare for all. We fight the climate crisis and provide urgent help when disasters strike. We work in places of conflict to stand against violence and build lasting peace. And we help people living in poverty to earn a fair wage so they can protect themselves in times of crisis. Above all, we seek to eradicate extreme poverty by tackling its root causes. Together with people living in poverty, we amplify our voices to speak truth to power and create lasting change.
About the role
The Central Supporter Engagement team play a leading role in stewarding, inspiring, and engaging churches, Christian Aid groups and key individuals to build on the agency of Christian Aid's supporters. The team is responsible for establishing stronger and more effective relationships and maintaining and increasing supporters' level of engagement. They undertake a diverse range of stewardship and enquiry management activities, as well as being proactive in equipping and motivating churches, groups and individuals to pray, act and particularly give, in order to expose the scandal of poverty and to contribute effectively to its eradication. As a Central Supporter Engagement Officer, you are responsible for providing effective and inspiring management and leadership to a team of Central Supporter Engagement Coordinators. You will support the Central Supporter Engagement Manager to provide strategic direction to the team, whilst supporting them to reach team and individual goals to move Christian Aid closer to achieving it's vision.
About you
You will demonstrate excellent management and leadership abilities to ensure that the team are equipped to provide outstanding supporter stewardship. You will be able to inspire and motivate a team, and provide clear direction and support to achieve set goals. You will be responsible for ensuring that data is managed effectively on Christian Aid's database and will use this to make informed decisions about the team's priorities. You will have a fine eye for detail and your church network knowledge will also help the team to grow fundraising and engagement of existing and potential supporters. You will also support the team to carry out a range of supporter care tasks to support the strategic objectives of the Fundraising and Supporter Engagement department and the wider organisation.
Further information
This role requires applicants to have the right to work in the country where this position is based.
We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, a season ticket loan, and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.
For more information about the role, please contact Bex Turner on [email protected]
Our vision Poverty is an outrage against humanity. It robs people of dignity, freedom and hope, of power over their own lives. Christian Aid ha... Read more
The Atlantic Institute was established in 2016 with the support of The Atlantic Philanthropies, and in collaboration with the Rhodes Trust, Oxford (UK).
At the Atlantic Institute we are committed to building a lifelong community of courageous changemakers who together will accelerate the eradication of inequity and injustice resulting in fairer, healthier and more inclusive societies. Our Fellows and Staff are accomplished leaders working in diverse settings and contexts, who together think, learn, incubate and implement strategies for greater impact. The diversity of our fellows is unprecedented and we are committed to the radical inclusion of these leaders as agents of change in communities most impacted by social, economic, racial and health inequities. We provide them with the networks, architecture and resources to connect, learn and act to address the underlying systemic causes of inequity.
In the current global environment of a pandemic, the courageous work to eradicate inequities is more urgently needed than ever. To support, deepen and sustain our community’s impact at this critical juncture, we have therefore created several new permanent roles, including:
- Associate Executive Director (Community, Programming and Impact)
- Augmented and Virtual Realities Lead
- Program and Impact Lead (Innovation and Special Projects)
- Learning and Evaluation Lead
- Data Insight Analyst.
Associate Executive Director - Community Engagement, Programming and Impact
We’re looking for an Associate Executive Director who will lead a strongly connected lifelong community of Senior Fellows and Program staff who together will amplify their impact in the world and ultimately accelerate the eradication of inequities. You will be responsible for Institute’s community engagement, programing and impact strategy and you will have lead responsibility for the design and implementation of programs in support of the work of Senior Fellows and program staff.
Core Competencies
Consistent with all roles at the Atlantic Institute, it is essential that you demonstrate a critical understanding of the diverse root causes of inequities and show a commitment (in thinking and in action) to fairer, healthier and more inclusive societies. In addition, you will have the following skills and experience:
- Effective leadership skills, ability to motivate, engage and develop a team and community of purpose in an agile and complex environment
- Significant experience, ideally at least five years, in an executive leadership role with demonstrated success in transformative community engagement, strategy and programming for impact
- Demonstrated exceptional performance in building high performing teams and guiding and managing staff
- Strong intellectual capability with the capacity to engage with senior academics, business leaders, government officials, other leaders in a range of settings
- An undergraduate degree is essential. The successful candidate will ideally have a post-graduate qualification in a thematic area relevant to the Atlantic Fellows mission, public sector or business management.
To find out more on the role and how to apply, please view the attached job description.
Please submit your application to us by 12:00 (BST) on Friday 24th July 2020.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are excited to be recruiting a Programme Manager for the North Birkenhead Cradle to Career Programme to focus on delivering the Community and Services elements of our programme.
Do you have experience in leading initiatives to overcome inequality or improve child outcomes? Are you well-practised in facilitating effective conversations between the community and local services, and bringing about change in a community? Are you passionate about improving the lives of disadvantaged children and young people? If yes, then this could be the right opportunity for you.
If successful, you will be responsible for managing the day-to-day delivery of the Community Project and Services Project for Cradle to Career at a local level. You will be working closely with a multi-disciplinary public services team and a number of third sector agencies serving low-income communities. You will support these groups in developing collaboration, shared approaches and strategic interventions, within an agreed framework, aimed at meeting the development, wellbeing and connectivity needs of those children and families deemed most at risk through a collective approach.
The role will be based from the Cradle to Career programme office in North Birkenhead and will be an initial 3 year fixed term contract to 31 August 2023.
Key responsibilities
Services
You will support identified staff in a multidisciplinary public services team and within local organisations in the following areas:
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Facilitate meaningful discussion and a collective impact approach between service providers, residents, families and local agencies to embed locally-led solutions.
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Support the identification of key areas of strength and development within the current local area provision, particularly in relation to early identification of need and effective intervention for children, young people and families.
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Support the identification of training and development needs in relation to the project and liaise effectively with local and national partners to build the capacity of professionals.
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Support the adoption of a research-led approach to improving outcomes for those children at risk, helping local partners to identify and evidence needs, before designing and delivering collective solutions to these needs.
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Support the effective monitoring and embedding of interventions from a range of evidence-based delivery partners.
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Help local partners to reflect on the learning gained through this work and spread that learning throughout their agencies and across the Cradle to Career project to multi-agency colleagues.
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Line manage a programme officer, supporting them to carry out their role effectively.
Community
You will support identified local organisations and residents in the following areas:
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Facilitate meaningful discussion and a collective impact approach between service providers, residents, families and local agencies to embed locally-led solutions.
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Support the meaningful engagement of residents in the Cradle to Career project, building on the knowledge and relationships developed by local organisations and community groups.
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Support the identification of training and development needs in relation to the project and liaise effectively with local and national partners to build the capacity of local residents to lead on change.
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Support the effective monitoring and embedding of interventions from a range of evidence-based delivery partners, ensuring that interventions are informed effectively by resident voice.
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Help local partners to reflect on the learning gained through this work and spread that learning throughout their community and across the Cradle to Career project.
You will also work closely with the rest of the Right to Succeed Programme team, currently delivering projects across multiple geographical areas, to share challenges and learning.
Please download our recruitment pack with more information on how to apply - we will not consider applications that do not include 1-2 page supporting statement detailing your interest in and suitability for the role, as explained in the pack.
Right to Succeed is all about bringing the community together to transform outcomes for children. Why? Because we believe every child deserves ... Read more
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Based in Shipley, Skipton or Harrogate, plus home working
You will work across the organisation enabling us to reach out to more carers and others in need of support to offer appropriate information, advice and support.
The successful candidate will be an exceptional communicator with the range of skills commensurate with the array of communication methods in use today. Leading the Engagement Team, the post holder will ensure that all communication both externally and internally adheres to our branding guidelines and is presented in a high quality professional manner.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the ability to write, co-ordinate and edit others contributions to our quarterly newsletter, manage relationships with the media, lead publicity and carer campaigns and further develop social media as an effective form of communication.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
ROLE OVERVIEW
One Church Brighton is an inclusive and vibrant church community, as well as a collective of transformational projects and two beautiful buildings, all committed to bringing hope and love to Brighton & Hove and beyond.
It’s worth saying at the start that One Church Brighton is quite an unusual church. We are messy, organic and entrepreneurial; we have a variety of projects all trying to tackle social justice issues and we seek to encourage people to get involved with issues that they are passionate about, rather than directing the agenda from ‘the top’. We have a wonderfully eclectic worshipping church community who appreciate the space to be real, air their doubts, ask awkward questions, be utterly vulnerable and where a lack of judgmentalism and an embrace of different views are valued. We have become known for expressing an inclusive theology, as shown so wonderfully in the life and practices of Jesus, that manifests itself in encouraging people to be a part of us who might find less of a welcome in more traditional churches. This is not an incidental point, if you are not open to embracing and welcoming people of different sexuality, different belief, different attitude and behaviour you will find it very hard to work for One Church. If however this is the kind of thinking that thrills you, then you’ll find a wonderfully affirming and beautifully messy church community here in the amazing city of Brighton & Hove.
All that we are and all that we do, across all of our projects and activities, is shaped by five core values. These are:
- Intimacy with God
- Involvement in the world
- Interdependence with one another
- Inclusion of everyone
- Integrity in all we do
One Youth Brighton is a key part of the wider One Church community, providing a range of free services to young people aged 10-18. The Youth Engagement Worker will lead these services, support and grow the volunteer teams that support them, and expand the reach of the projects so that we can meet and support as many young people as possible across Brighton and Hove.
One Youth Brighton does not exist in a vacuum. There are excellent services and schools that the Youth Engagement Worker will need to work in partnership with across the city. In particular, over the past couple of years, we’ve found great value in working alongside Brighton & Hove Citizens. Through this partnership our young people have been a part of shaping and campaigning for the Mental Heath Service Pledge for Brighton & Hove.
As well as this strategic and entrepreneurial side to the role, the Youth Engagement Worker will need to be someone who can engage deeply and naturally with young people, volunteers, and staff of diverse backgrounds and beliefs; who is passionate about supporting all young people as they journey towards spiritual, emotional and social maturity.
We’ve been really fortunate to secure funding from the National Lottery Community Fund and this role is paid for by that grant.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Youth Work
- Coordinate and deliver 5-6 youth work sessions per week for One Youth Brighton, including:
- ‘Safehouse’ - an after-school homework and social club twice per week
- Evening open access youth clubs
- Lunch clubs in local secondary schools
- Develop new opportunities for high quality youth work sessions
- Proactively build good relationships with young people, including mentoring relationships
- Lead confidence-building activities with young people
- Improve opportunities for young people to engage with and participate in the shaping and running of our youth work
Partnerships
- Cultivate and develop partnerships with other agencies and organisations, including other churches, schools and community initiatives
- Referrals – maintaining contact list for agencies that refer young people to One Youth. Establishing new links as new clubs evolve or if existing clubs struggle for numbers
Funding & Finance
- Work to the budget agreed annually with the Head of Youth and Children’s Work (currently the Associate Minister)
- Working with our Fundraiser to proactively pursue funding opportunities for support our youth work
- Keep an accurate account of all finances
- Comply with any Grant and Trusts reporting
Volunteer Management
- Recruit and develop volunteers, facilitating positive and nurturing team dynamics
- Develop training pathways to increase volunteer participation, engagement and responsibility
Team Player
- Attend weekly OCB team meetings
- Work closely with the wider church’s children and youth teams
- Contribute towards a positive office environment
Benefits
- OCB will seek to develop the post holder towards their full potential
- 25 days holiday, plus 8x public holidays, plus an annual retreat day paid for by One Church Brighton
- The chance to be part of a fun and energetic team
Download the application pack for more details, including person spec.
One Church Brighton reserves the right to vary or amend the duties and responsibilities of the post holder at any time.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Campus Engagement Manager
GSU is looking for an enthusiastic and hardworking individual to join the Student activities team, focusing on GSU’s ‘Building Better Communities’ Project which is going into its second year of delivery. The aim of this project is to provide high quality support for initiatives currently provided for users of the Avery Hill campus and to deliver a range of events, activities and initiatives to further boost the student community at Avery Hill campus for residents and day users alike. As part of this project, the Campus Engagement Manager will be recruited to head up the implementation of activity.
The role is a one-year fixed term contract with a large focus on the following skill sets:
- Project management
- Stakeholder management
- Operational delivery
- Temporary staff management
- Logistical and operational oversight
Contract: Full Time (35 Hours per week), one-year fixed term contract or secondment.
Salary: £26,785 - £29,588 per annum
Location: Southwood Site, Avery Hill campus
Job Purpose:
To provide high quality support for initiatives currently provided for users of the Avery Hill campus and to deliver a range of events, activities and initiatives to further boost the student community at Avery Hill campus for residents and day users alike.
Reports to: Student Activities Manager
Responsible for: Temporary PT Student Staff and Volunteers
Department/Service: Membership Services
Location: Avery Hill Campus – Eltham
Terms: 1 year fixed term contract or secondment
1 Duties and key responsibilities
Events and Activities:
- Build a programme of a variety of events to be delivered at the Avery Hill campus
- Deliver a programme of events targeted at students studying on campus with a range of types of events during different types of the day.
- Deliver a programme of events targeted at the student communities utilising the campus
- Work closely with the Residents team to support their ResLife programme of events to provide positive experiences to those living at Avery Hill
- Curate and deliver a range of small, medium and large-scale events to bring the campus to life including but not exclusive to:
- Organise and ensure the success of a week-long International festival at the Avery hill campus, linking in with the Academic communities coordinator to deliver parity of offer across the campuses.
- Support the celebrating of the end of exams with an event and activity outside of the students’ exam halls
- Work in partnership with Faculty Leads to build and develop a programme of events and activities through Academic Societies, relevant to the demographic of students within the Faculty
- Working collaboratively with the Academic Communities Coordinator to ensure further delivery of AH based academic communities events
- Help facilitate recreational student sporting activity on campus
- Project lead Avery Hill based campaigns and showcases
- Build a communications plan to promote these events and activities as well as showcasing the activities on University and Students’ Union communication channels
- To coordinate, recruit, train and support a group of Community Ambassadors (Student Staff members)
- Manage the Community Ambassadors to support the engagement of these events and activities
- Be reactive in showcasing successes of students during the year which sit outside of the main events programme
Supporting services
- Set up and manage a campus board who’s focus into enhance the Avery Hill Community and satisfaction of those studying and living at the Campus
- Support the Student Activities Manager and other relevant staff and officers in developing policies and procedures to enable the safe delivery of activities within remit.
- Support the Accommodation team
- Support Activities team with initiatives and deliverables when they relate to the Avery Hill campus
- Support Education and Health faculty to explore extra-curricular activity which could be delivered on campus
- Link with sustainability team to help promote Avery Hill based initiatives
- Link with the sport and recreational team to establish ideal facility usage for project initiatives
Consultation and Impact measurement
- Assess the impact of this events and activities through ongoing reporting mechanisms to the Learning Communities Working Group
- Proactively look for additional opportunities to grow and develop the events programme to foster a community at the University of Greenwich
- Consult with relevant students to guide delivery of events and recommendations for continued activity
Bar provision
- Lead on the delivery of temporary bar provision to go alongside events in the dome.
- Supervise student staff provision within bar
- Act as first point of call for bar delivery provision in Avery Hill
2 General Responsibilities
- Represent and be an ambassador for the Student Activities Team and wider Students’ Union
- Be flexible and carry out other associated duties as may arise, develop or be assigned in line with the broad remit of the position
- Maintain and improve competencies through continuous professional development
- Abide by organisational policies, codes of conduct and practices
- Support and promote diversity and equality of opportunity in the workplace
- Treat with confidentiality any personal, private or sensitive information about individual organisations and or clients or staff and Project data
- Any other duties commensurate with the accountabilities of the post
Person Specification
EXPERIENCE
- Relevant experience working/volunteering in a Students’ Union or a similar organisation
- Planning, delivering and evaluating training
- Coordination of a range of successful events
- Develop and maintain effective systems for collecting, collating and reporting information
- Experience of working with or coordinating diverse groups, and encouraging traditionally hard-to-reach groups
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- Clear communication skills face to face and on the phone or email
- Ability to troubleshoot difficult situations, and deal with them calmly, efficiently and effectively
- Writing skills – produce reports and ability to write succinct documents on complex areas
- IT skills at a level that supports report writing, email, internet and database
- Time management and organisational skills
- Ability to engage and motivate others
- Self-motivated with the confidence to work alone but can also work co-operatively and flexibly as part of a team
- Ability to stay focused and efficient in the face on changing priorities.
- Driving license (preferred not essential)
KNOWLEDGE
- Knowledge and understanding of issues facing today’s students
- Knowledge of requirements for supporting volunteering projects e.g. Safeguarding and DBS checks
- Understanding of Volunteer Management and motivating volunteers
- People management (may be on a voluntary basis)
- Databases and writing reports
- Web based communications
EDUCATION/TRAINING
- No one specific qualification is required, but evidence of recent continuing professional development in a professional area relevant to the post is required. For example, time management and organization, effective administration, delivering training, reporting methods.
- Personal license (not essential – training can be provided in post)
Other
- Able to travel extensively within the Borough and Region.
- Able to work some evenings and weekends and stay overnight where necessary
- Works well in a team with a flexible approach to work
- Commitment to anti-discriminatory practice and equal opportunities. An ability to apply awareness of diversity issues to all areas of work.
- Commitment to the values and ethos of the Organisation
- The post-holder is entitled to 25 days’ leave and the 8 statutory leave days for England. In addition, ‘privilege leave’ over the Christmas and New Year period is also additionally given.
- Leave entitlement increases by 1 day each year for a maximum of 5 years.
- GSU offer a contributory pension scheme. GSU contribution rate is 4% to 6%, the employee minimum rate is 5%.
- Parking and Season Ticket Travel loan available.
- Contribution to eye test and prescription lenses.
- We are committed to facilitating a healthy work-life balance and offers flexible working policies and time off for volunteering, which is also a commitment to continued professional development.
- The post is subject to the satisfactory completion of a six-month probation period.
- Other terms and conditions are detailed in the contract of employment.
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Employment & Welfare Advice Manager
Upper Tulse Hill, London
If you have excellent leadership skills and a background in programme or project management, this is a fantastic opportunity to make a real, tangible impact as part of an established charitable organisation.
About Us
Founded by local residents in 1998, High Trees Community Development Trust is a well-regarded and trusted community anchor, delivering and leading a range of integrated services to connect people and communities to strengthen skills and build stronger voices.
Guided by the needs of our community, our work covers employment, education and training support, children, young people and family services and community engagement and development.
We are currently looking for an Employment & Welfare Advice Manager to lead our existing Employment and Careers Team, which will be expanding to accommodate Welfare Advice in light of the increased need since the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Benefits
- Salary of up to £40,000 per annum
- A clear pay structure with annual increments (based on performance)
- 24 days’ holiday (rising with service to a maximum of 8 additional days) plus 3 days off for Christmas
- Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave (after two years’ service)
- Pension (up to 5% employer contribution)
- 24 hour employee support line
- Excellent development opportunities
We have big ambitions for our Employment, Careers & Welfare service, as we know how important it is to those we support. You will have the chance to play an integral role in building a high-performing team and developing our strategic vision for the growth and development of this area in our charity.
We know our staff are our biggest asset and biggest investment. Our team have come to High Trees through a variety of paths, but all share a passion for the work we do and a commitment to ensuring our impact is meaningful for those we work with.
The Role
As the Employment & Welfare Advice Manager, you’ll oversee the delivery of our Employment & Careers service. You will also set up our new Welfare Advice service, which will support some of Lambeth’s most underserved groups.
Our Employment & Careers service addresses employment support gaps in the borough and beyond, with our main priority being groups focused on serving over 50s, lone parents and individuals with health conditions. We also work to address in-work poverty and support those who are stuck in low paid and insecure work.
Specifically, you will:
- Inspire, lead and manage a team of three Employment & Career Advice Officers and one Welfare Advisor
- Deliver a personalised and supportive service while ensuring we meet the targets set both internally and by our funders
- Lead the design, development, financial, delivery management and evaluation of funded and contracted Employment & Welfare Advice Support projects
- Effectively manage resources in response to changes in workload
- Establish and oversee an effective monitoring and quality assurance framework
About You
To join us as our Employment & Welfare Advice Manager, you will need:
- At least two years’ experience of managing various projects or programmes, ideally with a background in employment support
- At a minimum one year’s managerial and/or supervisory experience
- Demonstrable experience of delivering to targets or clearly set outcomes
- Familiarity with the workings of central and local government
- The ability to design, implement and oversee a range of employment, training and career development initiatives
- To be financially astute with the ability to manage budgets and financial models/plans
- The ability to design and implement effective systems of monitoring and evaluating programmes and projects of work
- The ability to analyse data or information and identify service improvements
- Proficiency in Microsoft packages
Experience with ESF or central government funded programmes would be beneficial, as would experience of working with individuals with health conditions, older jobseekers, lone parents or people in long-term unemployment.
Other organisations may call this role Employment Services Manager, Employment and Careers Manager, Project Manager, Programme Manager, Employment Services Programme Manager, or Community Project Manager.
The closing date for applications is the 4th August 2020.
Webrecruit and High Trees Community Development Trust are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.
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Working hours: 35 hours per week