Community Catalysts CIC is a busy, buzzy social enterprise that tries hard to live up to its name. We’re starting a new piece of work in partnership with Wrexham Council and need an energetic, and imaginative person to coordinate things for us.

You will lead the Wrexham Community Micro- enterprise Project which will support local entrepreneurial people and community organisations to offer new and creative care and support options for people who need help at home. In this way we will help people to get the support they need to live the life they want.

To do this job you must:

• Understand the world of care - but maybe feel it could do with a bit of a shake up!
• Be a real people person - able to work well with all sorts of folks with confidence.
• Instinctively make connections - and join up dots that are sometimes less than obvious.
• Be able to spot what people are good at and nurture it.

Have a look at our website and the job description and person specification for more information about us and the job. You will be employed by Community Catalysts and based in Wrexham working across the borough. This is a 22 months fixed term contract.

Closing date for applications is on 7th September 2020 at 5.00pm and interviews will take place on 15th September 2020 virtually.

We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community.

About Us

Our office is located in Hatfield, Herts, however, like many organisations we are all currently working from home due to the coronavirus pandemic, although previously we were largely office based.  We will consider other working locations

This is a full time position (35 hours per week). However, due to the effect the pandemic has had on the charity we have had to ask our staff to reduce their hours to 80% and our full time employees are currently working 28 hours per week. We will be returning to full time working as soon as we can, but no later than January 2021.

About you

You will be a highly motivated and target driven individual who has successfully managed large scale, high quality events and run marketing campaigns to recruit event participants or fundraisers, as well as pruducing new fundraising products, either events or community fundraising activities and developing engaging supporter journeys for your fundraisers and event participants to inspire and engage their long term support. 

You'll have significant experience of leading and managing teams as well as bugetary and financial management responsibilities, negotiation with suppliers to achieve the best deal to maximise income and analysing an event to review its financial success and the ROI.

Your excellent communication and interpersonal skills will enable you to engage effectively with key stakeholders, supporters and colleagues from across the charity.

If this sounds interesting to you, then we'd love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilties:

1. Develop and manage Crohn’s and Colitis UK’s Community Fundraising and Events programmes

• Develop and implement a Community Fundraising strategy, introducing this new income stream to the organisation.
• Create new, appealing Community fundraising activities to recruit new audiences and supporters including small-scale corporate partners, clubs/associations and individuals, deliver initial pilot activities followed by rigorous evaluation and review of potential financial and supporter engagement value.
• Develop an Events Fundraising strategy, ensuring that we are the charity of choice for prospective event fundraisers with a link to Crohn’s and colitis, and develop a varied events portfolio which maximises income opportunities.
• Explore Event and Community charity of the year partnerships, producing high quality pitches and proposals.
• Oversee the growth and evolution of our bespoke events, developing them into the organisation’s flagship events, tailored to the needs of our community and supported across the charity.
• Work with colleagues in Marketing and Communications to produce robust and creative marketing plans, and engaging multi-channel content to increase participation, engagement and funds.
• Explore new opportunities in Events such as virtual activities, overseas challenges, and extreme events, creating innovative and engaging packages to attract new audiences.
• Recruit new supporters to the organisation through a range of methods and channels and work with colleagues to cross-sell and promote additional ways of supporting.
• Work with the Stewardship Manager to develop and test supporter journeys for Community and Event participants to ensure continued engagement and involvement in the Crohn’s & Colitis UK community.
• Ensure that all activities comply with best practice and relevant legislation including the Data Protection Act.

2. Management

• Lead, manage and develop a high performing team, by providing management and guidance to direct reports, in order to ensure that the Community and Events Fundraising team’s KPIs and objectives are achieved.
• Ensure direct reports each have a clear personal development plan which is reviewed quarterly.
• Proactively contribute to the Income Generation team and charity wide leadership team.

3. Relationship Management

• Develop and manage high quality relationships with fundraisers to cultivate, engage and nurture prospects and existing supporters, collaborating with fundraising colleagues, senior management and trustees to maximise networking opportunities.
• Build good working relationships with colleagues in the Corporate Partnerships team to explore sponsorship opportunities for our events, co-creating exciting and appealing pitch materials.
• Manage and build excellent working relationships with key suppliers and ensure we have appropriate contracts in place. Proactively and regularly assess the efficiency and value of suppliers to ensure we are always securing the best deal possible.
• Work closely with the Marketing and Communications team to ensure we are producing the highest quality content possible for social media and digital channels which produce positive participant recruitment results.
• Oversee the relationship with our key third party processors such as Realbuzz, JustGiving, and Virgin Money Giving, ensuring a high quality and cost-effective service.
• Represent the organisation at external events as appropriate.
• Contribute to and support other team and departmental work as appropriate

4. Budgets and reporting

• Develop, manage and monitor budgets and provide internal financial reports, income analysis and monthly milestone feedback.
• Manage the Community and Events Fundraising team objectives and KPIs, reporting to the Income Generation Director on a quarterly basis. 
• Provide monthly commentary for the Management Accounts and contribute to milestone and scorecard reports for the Board.
• Use the database, Dynamics 365, to generate analytical information on our fundraisers and event participants ensuring we fully understand their journey and use this detail to inform our future activities.

Following a hugely successful £13.5m capital appeal, Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice have reached a pivotal stage in their history where they need to diversify income and focus on financial sustainability. This is a newly created senior position, leading on the strategy for individual supporter acquisition and engagement. 

As Senior Head of Supporter Engagement you will:

• Develop the supporter stewardship strategy for new and existing supporters, focussed on long-term and regular support
• Innovate the ways the organisation connects with and retains donors through the development of sophisticated supporter journeys
• Drive significant growth in the number of donating to and fundraising for Noah’s Ark through engaging campaigns and events
• Devise a legacy and in-memory strategy, underpinned by the principles of supporter care

The position would best suit:

• An individual with experience of running an Individual Giving programme – acquisition and retention, raising £500k+ across various channels
• Someone focussed on supporter engagement and donor journey
• An applicant with experience of legacy tools and marketing

Further details can be found via the Apply link, or in the attached job pack.

If you would like an informal conversation before applying, please contact Naomi Carruthers at QuarterFive Fundraising Recruitment - details via the Apply link.

The closing date for applications is Friday 4 September.

We are looking for a highly motivated individual to join our strategic leadership team as our Grants and Strategic Partnerships Manager, to help us achieve our vision of a Uganda free of orphanages where every child grows up in a safe and loving family. 

About Child's i Foundation

Child’s i Foundation is a Uganda based charity with an international reputation for advocating child rights and creating community based alternatives to orphanages. A small non-profit with a big impact, we work with governments, national partners and our worldwide network of supporters to highlight the harm and cost of orphanages in Uganda and globally. We’re helping to reimagine the whole child protection and care system, repurpose orphanages and rebuild services at the heart of communities that are designed to strengthen and support birth, foster and adoptive families. Because every child needs a loving family, we are Child's i.

Job purpose

Child’s i Foundation is at an exciting point of growth, developing our UK infrastructure to raise significant income to ensure every child in Uganda grows up in a family, not an orphanage. Our strategic plan is to grow our annual income from c £1,000,000 to £2.2m over the next 4 years with current funding from St James’s Place Foundation, UBS Optimus Foundation, DfID, Medicor and private donors.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Grants and Strategic Partnerships Manager to join a small and highly effective team to manage and grow key relationships. They will identify new prospects and make high quality applications to a wide range of trusts and foundations. The successful candidate will possess a demonstrable track record of soliciting donations from trusts, foundations and statutory funders.  They will be a strong communicator with the ability to create compelling cases for support in the form of both written proposals and face-to-face meetings. Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to establish credibility and good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders are also essential. 

This is a home-based role with commitment to trips to London & Kampala when required. We are open to considering candidates that are not based in the UK.

Roles and responsibilities

Building and managing relationships with funding partners

• Research, prospect and cultivate a brand-new pipeline of donors to support our fundraising goals.
• Work with the CEO and Relationships Manager to develop strategy for the cultivation, engagement and stewardship of donors, trusts and foundations.
• Develop existing and future relationships with key donors (e.g. DfID, USAID, UBS) ensuring compliance with contractual obligations and timely communication of developments, as well as prospects where appropriate.
• Work with the MEAL manager and Research and Impact volunteer to source information about our research and programmes to inform donor proposals.
• Ensure all funding is in accordance with the operational delivery, underpinned by our strategic plan.
• Develop bespoke, high quality proposals, reports and presentations for major donors, trusts and grant making foundations.
• Create regular reports for our Board.
• Ensure donors are appropriately recognised in line with organisational standards.
• Provide information and support to the CEO for donor engagement meetings.
• Work with the CEO, Country Director and Fundraising Director in Uganda, to develop leads with strategic funding and implementation partners that contribute to the development and mission of the organisation. 
• Contribute to an agreed level of income from new grant-making donors each year.
• Present oral or written proposals, alone or with the CEO to potential grant-making donors.
• Maintain an up to date knowledge of the broader grants fundraising environment.

Reporting on impact

• Work with and support our MEAL manager in collaboration with the Project managers, in the development and implementation of a Monitoring and Evaluation framework.
• Support the implementation and proper use of Monitoring and Evaluation tools and procedures.
• Validate the reports and analysis produced by the country programme, in collaboration with the MEAL manager and ensure information sharing with the teams.
• Carry out other associated duties as may arise, develop or be assigned in line with the broad remit of the post.

Person specification - skills and experience

• Demonstrated experience of leading successful fundraising and new business development for NGOs, in humanitarian or development contexts.
• 3-5 years of experience working with international organisations, particularly in Africa, in a child rights environment.
• Strong time management skills with the ability to be flexible and work to tight deadlines.
• Experience of working with budgets and financial information
• Experience in coordinating development of large-scale or strategic proposals, including the development of project budgets for multilateral and bilateral donors.
• Knowledge of international grants procedures and rules.
• Experience in managing long-distance international relationships.
• Knowledge/understanding of monitoring, evaluation and learning.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong diplomatic and interpersonal skills – including the ability and confidence to network, persuade and negotiate effectively.
• Good understanding of programme implementation.Strong data management skills.
• Excellent computer skills, particularly MS Office.
• Ability to work in a team as well as independently.
• Cross-cultural sensitivity, respect for other cultures, diversity and gender equality and awareness of equal opportunity issues.
• Ability to travel overseas for approximately 8 weeks per year.
• Experience of child protection/safeguarding would be desirable.

At Child’s i Foundation we value diversity and we are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone is able to be themselves and to reach their full potential. The statements above are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.

Child's i Foundation is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We are happy to discuss flexible working for this role.

To apply for the role please send your CV and covering letter (no more than 2 pages). Initial interviews will be held on the 17 & 18 September.

Opening Doors London Community Engagement Coordinator

Salary SO1 scp 23-25 £32,063 to £33,229

Closing date; Monday 17th August 2020 9am

Interview date: Wednesday 26th August 2020

We believe that strength comes from diversity of lived experience.  We positively welcome applications from members of the BAME, bi and trans communities. Appointments are based on merit. 

Opening Doors London is the largest UK charity providing activities, events, support and information for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans + people aged over 50. We aim to ensure that LGBT+ people over 50 live happier, healthier and independent lives free from prejudice and discrimination. Everything we do is informed by the lived experience of LGBT+ people.

As Community Engagement Coordinator, you will lead on delivering Opening Doors London’s community engagement activities, events and programmes. You’re a forward-thinking, enthusiastic individual, able to prioritise and manage multiple activities, work to tight deadlines and be skilled in managing projects and people, enabling them to reach their full potential. As a great team player, you will enjoy engaging with colleagues, volunteers, external agencies and stakeholders in the best interest of Opening Doors London.

You will: 

• Understand the diversity and needs of people aged over 50 from LGBT+ communities and be committed to diversity and inclusion 

• Have experience of managing projects and people at a community level 

• Be skilled at engaging with organisations and individuals to produce excellent collaborative results. 

• Be able to work creatively in producing innovative programmes for LGBT+ people aged over 50. 

• Be able to manage a busy and varied workload to tight deadlines as part of a dedicated team. 

If you like things the way they’ve always been done, then this is not the role for you. But if you want to make a difference at YoungMinds as we launch our new strategy to reduce the number of young people reaching mental health crisis – then read on. We’re looking for an experienced Community or IG Manager to lead a team bringing together all our supporters across individuals, community, schools and challenge events to join our movement for change. You’ll be data and people driven with an obsession for the supporter experience, and want to make stuff happen NOW!

Supporter Engagement Manager
Location: Flexible – Cambridge, Norwich or Ipswich
Salary: Up to £35,000 per annum, pro-rata.
Full or Part-time

Are you looking to join an ambitious and skilled fundraising team, take on a new challenge in a well-established organisation with an excellent brand and make a difference to the lives of life-threatened children and young people, and their families?

We are recruiting for a new Supporter Engagement Manager role, who will have a primary focus to develop and lead a new team to support our strategy to put donors at the heart of everything we do, inspiring and motivating more people to connect and contribute to the work of EACH.

You will have a thorough understanding of direct and digital marketing, donor development and supporter care, via channels inclusive of online and offline newsletters, email, and Facebook, significant experience of managing and producing fundraising and marketing campaigns, experience of managing income and expenditure budgets and of reviewing and developing strategic plans. You will be comfortable leading change and encouraging new ways of working.

The post holder will make an active contribution to the overall Fundraising department, providing support and advice on donor development, supporter acquisition, retention as well as lead and embed a culture of compliance and risk management across the Fundraising department, ensuring colleagues consider compliance as an integral part of the process when designing and delivering fundraising communications and activities.

The work base of this role can be flexible, to work from our Cambridge, Norwich or Ipswich sites. 

Closing date: Tuesday 8th September

To Apply and for More Information:
If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website.

This post is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check prior to appointment.

EACH is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications for all sections of the community. EACH reserves the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a sufficient number of applications.

No agencies please.

Engagement and Outreach Officer
Bristol

Do you have outstanding communication skills and an understanding of employer engagement and/or outreach work? Want to support the success of exceptional services that are empowering people to gain skills and achieve their goals? If so, read on.

About Us

ACH (Ashley Community Housing) is a social enterprise that provides a range of integration and support services for refugees. During the past ten years, we’ve grown from a small-scale housing organisation to a leading provider of integration, employment and housing services for refugees and newly arrived communities in the UK.

Through our training subsidiary, Himilo Training, we are successfully expanding our services to deliver training, development and employment opportunities to the broader communities in which we operate.

We’re currently looking for an Engagement Officer to join the Himilo Training team on a full-time basis.

The Benefits

- Competitive salary
- Free parking
- Paid company sick leave
- Company pension after probation period
- 20 days’ holiday + Bank Holidays

This is a brilliant opportunity to make a positive difference in an exciting role that you can fit around your existing responsibilities.

Once you join us, you’ll discover a welcoming and forward-thinking environment where staff are passionate about their work and support each other to achieve objectives. 

You will have the chance to play an important role in increasing awareness and involvement in programmes that are removing barriers and giving people life-changing opportunities.

The Role 

As an Engagement and Outreach Officer, you’ll increase community support and involvement in our training courses. 

In this important role, you will build relationships with local employers, promote our services and advise them on how they can get involved and offer placements and job opportunities for our learners. 

Additionally, you will: 

- Carry out community engagement activities to identify potential learners  
- Help to assess learners and match them to appropriate placements 
- Organise and attend placement visits 
- Help to monitor the progress of employer placements
- Attend careers events to promote our programmes

About You

To join us as an Engagement and Outreach Officer, you’ll need: 

- A good understanding of employer engagement and/or outreach work 
- Proficiency in MS Office 
- Excellent communication skills 
- At a minimum, five GCSEs (or equivalent), including Maths, English and IT at Level 2 or above
- A full driving licence and access to a vehicle (to visit employers) 

Knowledge of adult education, including employability and apprenticeships would be beneficial to your application. An IAG qualification at level 4 would also be desirable. 

Other organisations may call this role Employment Engagement Officer, Adult Education Advisor, Education Programme Co-ordinator, Employer Engagement Co-ordinator, Outreach Officer, or Community Engagement Officer. 

Webrecruit, ACH (Ashley Community Housing) and Himilo Training 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 your next challenge as an Engagement and Outreach Officer, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency. 

Do you have experience of working with children and young people and do you understand the challenges that they face?  Are you passionate about empowering young people to have their voices heard? If so, you could be part of an exciting new project.

At Healthwatch Somerset, we’re committed to ensuring our health and care service is shaped by the people who use it. We’re the county’s independent health and care champion and we exist to make sure people are at the heart of care.

We want to ensure that children and young people from across the county are listened to and heard by the people who buy, plan and run health and social care services in Somerset.  We are looking for a dynamic, experienced Youth Worker to lead an exciting new Young Listeners project.

You will lead the project and recruit, train and support a team of 10 young listeners who will in turn engage with other children and young people from across Somerset offering a peer to peer engagement approach.  It will be a varied and interesting job and no two days will be the same.

You will need a can-do attitude, be enthusiastic and a ‘people person’. You will also need to be a team player who enjoys being part of and contributing to a small and dynamic team.

In return we offer 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, a generous contributory pension scheme, comfortable office accommodation in Bridgwater and flexible working practices.

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Closing date for applications: Midnight on Friday 28 August 2020

Date for interview: Friday 4 September 2020 in Bridgwater

We’re a UK non-profit building communities of resilient wellbeing through mindfulness, heart intelligence training and listening spaces – and we have a big mission!

We believe that lasting positive change comes from mindful communities that support cultures of care and wellbeing to grow in their lives and work. Our vision is to build a diverse network of ambassadors who are empowered to share these wellbeing skills with their communities, and to do so in the most relevant ways that meet their needs.

We are looking for a qualified Community manager to join our team from Mid September. If you are a tech-savvy professional, experienced in social media, PR and promotional events then we would like to meet you.

Our ideal candidate has exceptional oral and written communication skills and is able to develop engaging content. You should be a ‘people person’ with great customer service skills and the ability to moderate online and offline conversations with our community.

As this is a completely new role, we anticipate that initially the Community Manager will be involved in all aspects of the role. As the community develops, the Community Manager will also need to manage team members to support the growth of The Heart Movement.

Key Responsibilities

• Developing and implementing a membership strategy

• Managing the Disciple App

• Inspiring and enthusing positivity in the community

• Maintaining high member retention

• Increasing member referrals

• Generating positive reviews to help to grow the movement

• Planning member events

• Devising and implementing community communication initiatives

• Planning and creating engaging content for all platforms, including blog pieces, articles, social media posts, newsletters, and videos – in collaboration with the marketing team

• Overseeing regular member communication

• Increasing member contribution and participation

• Interviewing community members for testimonials and ideas for improvement

• Representing the community on our social media channels and working closely with the Social Media officer

• Monitoring and reporting on the success of the community

• Building relationships with customers, potential customers, industry professionals and journalists

• Staying up-to-date with digital technology trends

• Co-ordinating and managing volunteers

Relevant experience and skills

• Proven work experience as a community manager

• Experience in launching community initiatives

• Exceptional communication skills whether in writing, in person, or over the phone.

• Hands on experience with social media management for brands

• Ability to interpret and report on online customer engagement metrics

• Attention to detail and ability to multitask

• Outgoing and able to cultivate relationships with lots of different kinds of people.

• A tech-savvy professional who loves the world of apps!

• Creative and organized

• Committed to the values of The Heart Movement

Hours: The position is approximately 3 days per week, part-time and working from home. The position has the potential to grow in the next 12 months.

Salary: £30,000 pro rata (depending on previous experience)

Holidays: 5 weeks/ further unpaid leave available

LionHeart is in the second year of an ambitious 5 year strategy to deliver more services to even more members of the RICS community. As part of this strategy we are stepping up our volunteering programme and we are now seeking a Volunteering Manager to kick start this work.

We are initially seeking an experienced volunteering manager for a six month contract which will focus on getting the right framework in place for our volunteering programme. At that point the role may become permanent and would move on to lead all aspects of our work with volunteers. Currently this comprises mental health and APC (the assessment for chartered status) ambassadors but we hope to extend this to cover fundraising and awareness raising ambassador opportunities.

What we’re looking for:

We are looking for a minimum of two years’ experience of managing volunteers and experience of developing and delivering project plans. In addition, we need excellent engagement, networking and public speaking skills coupled with the ability to own your own project whilst functioning well as part of our amazing team.

You’ll need to be confident using Excel, Powerpoint and Word and it would be an advantage to have experience with Microsoft dynamics and PowerBi, but training can be provided if necessary. Other desirable skills include experience of developing training events and materials for volunteers, managing senior level partnerships with external stakeholders, the ability to demonstrate project impact and an understanding of mental health issues.

This role may include some travel and occasional overnight stays but these are booked well in advance to enable you to plan your life in line with our commitment to good work / life balance.

In return we offer:

A salary of £29,000 per annum (pro-rata) plus pension contributions of up to 10% and the chance to be part of a friendly, enthusiastic team who really care about what they do.  We offer flexible working with the opportunity to work from home for part of your week. There are also regular team development days and training opportunities, a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and a warm and inclusive culture.

How to apply:

If you like what you’ve heard please visit our website for further details and apply by 24th August 2020. Please note we do not accept CVs - we ask you to fill in our application form, paying particular attention to the personal statement.

Interviews will be held on 3rd September 2020.

You can find out more about us on our website but if you’d like to know more about the role please call and ask for Parita Mardania, Partnerships and Engagement Manager.

The London Borough of Wandsworth has one of the richest varieties of green open spaces in central London.  Enable Leisure and Culture is the lead contractor employed by Wandsworth Borough Council to manage and improve 32 parks and open spaces as well as deliver leisure services such as outdoor events, filming, sports provision and wellbeing activities throughout the borough. 

We work closely with local stakeholders, volunteers and ‘Friends of’ groups who share our aims of providing and making improvement to high quality, well managed and inclusive parks and commons.Working with local communities is at the heart of what we do and the role of Parks Community Engagement Officer is integral in developing long lasting relationships and providing support for groups and individuals who help deliver park improvements. 

We are looking for a dynamic and engaging individual who has energy, ideas and a passion supporting the community.  We need someone who can provide guidance, support and develop collaborative working opportunities going the extra mile to help our partners.  You will have experience working with community groups, charities and volunteers and you will have a passion for making lasting improvements to a wide range of greenspaces from national flagship sites to pocket parks.

Joining a highly motivated team which specialise in horticulture, infrastructure, participation, engagement and fundraising you will be a team player who has strong self-motivation and the ability to support colleagues as well as work on personal initiative.

You will be a key member of the Parks Development Team working to facilitate participation by our Friends groups and the wider community in all aspects of greenspace provision as well as supporting on securing funding for greenspace improvements and helping to deliver stakeholder events.

The role is for 40 hours a week and is based in the Parks Office within Battersea Park.  Alternative measures including some working from home may be required in the short/medium term due to Covid-19. You will be expected to travel around Wandsworth to visit sites and meet stakeholders on a regular basis and to work evening and weekends as necessary.

Responsibilities

• You will work with senior members of the Parks team and report to the Parks Development and Biodiversity Manager in all matters relating to stakeholder and community engagement across parks, commons and green spaces in Wandsworth, 
• You will be responsible for our work with Friends groups: sustaining collaborative working; working to understand their priorities; providing ongoing guidance and support; providing opportunities for engagement and seeking solutions for key concerns. You will also develop and support communities to establish new Friends groups. 
• Working in conjunction with colleagues in the Parks team, inform and consult with Friends groups, park users and local communities about enhancements and improvements. This will include delivering formal onsite consultation exercises, attending meetings, giving presentations, discussing minor improvement proposals and capturing feedback. 
• You will work in conjunction with colleagues across Enable in the delivery of sports, leisure, filming and outdoor events where consultation with Friends groups is required. 
• You will engage Friends groups and other local communities and work with colleagues in appropriate aspects of practical landscape management and volunteering for horticulture and biodiversity. 
• As part of the team, contribute to management and improvement plans to ensure that developments and improvements meet the needs of Friends groups, other park users and neighbours and are appropriate for the character of each place. 
• You will contribute to the development and execution of funding applications, the identification of funding streams and will help prepare and submit high quality bids.This will include working with partners in the community to maximise possible funding opportunities.  You will also work with colleagues in the team, to manage the tendering and delivery of the resulting packages of work and ensuring appropriate consultation, publicity and promotion requirements are met.
• Assist with the attainment of external quality accreditation for parks and green spaces such as the Green Flag Award and London in Bloom. 
• To work as part of the Parks Development Team to provide continual service improvements; to ensure activities are integrated and sustainable; to provide cover and support for colleagues; and to attend meetings (both internal and external) as required by the Parks Development and Biodiversity Manager.
• To carry out any other duties commensurate with the role.

Your Knowledge & Expertise

• Educated to degree level (or equivalent qualification) or relevant experience working within a parks or greenspaces environment. 
• Experience of planning and delivering inspirational engagement activities and effective community involvement with the highest quality customer service standards 
• Excellent people skills and the ability to create a warm welcome across our parks and green spaces, building strong working relationships with a diverse range of partners, meeting the needs of different audiences, and giving constructive feedback. 
• Excellent writing, numerical and presentation skills including preparation of funding applications and bid writing, concise progress reports, minutes, project development briefs and promotional materials.
• Devising and delivering improvement schemes ideally in placemaking or landscapes, in collaboration with community group partners.
• Sensitivity, empathy and tenacity; able to work with other peoples’ agendas by adapting approach and style. 
• Able to promote, organise and deliver activities which raise awareness of our green spaces and seek to secure the views and involvement of local communities in the development of improvement projects. 
• Proven track record of innovating and developing engagement offers and programmes and the motivation and management of volunteers. (ideally in a practical landscape or placemaking context) 
• The ability to work independently using your own initiative and prioritise effectively whilst at the same time working collaboratively as part of a team on common goals and shared projects to ensure the work programme is delivered effectively. 
•  Be able to travel around Wandsworth regularly as work requires and able to work occasional additional early morning, evening and weekend hours for which time off in lieu will be given. 

Benefits

• 25 Days Annual Leave
• Flexible Working
• Pension Scheme
• Eyecare Vouchers
• Free Gym membership
• On-site shower facilities
• Season Ticket Loan
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Weekly fruit basket
• Staff Treats
• Weekly Wellbeing Hour
• And more!

The Macfarlane Trust was set up in 1988 by the British Government to support people with haemophilia who were infected with HIV as a result of contaminated NHS blood products, and their spouses, partners, carers and dependants.  The Trust has now been closed and Terrence Higgins Trust has been gifted its remaining assets to continue providing support for its beneficiaries. 

We are looking for someone with lived experience of being affected by HIV as a result of contaminated blood products, to engage and work with beneficiaries in identifying their needs, providing advocacy and supporting their wellbeing.

This is a UK wide role that can be home based, but travel to London and across the UK will be required. Interviews will be held on Thursday 3rd September.

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.