Position Title: Community Engagement Officer
Reference: 2019
Location: Lambeth (Currently virtual/work from home) The post holder may start the position while NCB is working remotely due to Covid-19, therefore all candidates must be able to work at home temporarily
Status: Fixed Term - 2 Years (Full Time)
Salary: £31,711 per annum

For over 50 years the National Children’s Bureau (NCB) has been building a better childhood for all. Lambeth Early Action Partnership (LEAP) is part of the NCB family. LEAP is on a mission to reduce the barriers to involvement and isolation. We are reaching out to and working closely with families and communities across distinct Lambeth wards; including Stockwell, Coldharbour, Vassall and Tulse Hill, in order to positively impact and better the life chances of young children and babies aged 0-3 years.

As part of this work an exciting opportunity has arisen for a talented individual to join the LEAP team and play a key role in helping the partnership to build rich relationships with the community, whilst coordinating and liaising effectively with stakeholders in order to help implement, develop and monitor LEAP’s community engagement work.

The ideal candidate will be passionate about improving the lives of others, they will have strong communication and people management skills with a desire to further challenge themselves

Applications close at 11:59pm on the 27th October 2020
Assessment and interviews to be conducted during week commencing 9th November 2020. 

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

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

Please quote job title and reference number. CV’s will not be accepted. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

The National Children’s Bureau is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, political opinion, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, paternity, and carer status.

No agencies please.

Hope for Justice exists to bring an end to modern slavery by preventing exploitation, rescuing victims, restoring lives and reforming society – do you share our passion to live in a world free from slavery?

Hope for Justice is seeking a multilingual Community Engagement Specialist, to be based in the East Midlands, to work with at-risk communities, law enforcement and business to develop an effective community-based approach to address modern day slavery, while developing effective networks and building trust with victims to help them escape their traffickers.

This role requires someone with fluency in English and either Bulgarian or one or more other Balkan languages, alongside other specific skills.

The role will depend on using local and cultural knowledge and language skills to engage effectively with potential victims and with key stakeholders in these communities.

The ideal candidate will have fantastic communication skills and well-developed emotional intelligence. They will be a confident self-starter, able to work unsupervised and with an understanding of the sensitivities and discretion required when working with vulnerable people.

This is an outstanding opportunity for anyone seeking to develop skills in community-based work while making a profound difference to the lives of people trapped in modern slavery.

Change lives
End slavery

Location: Leicester, UK. *Please note that with the current Covid 19 restrictions, there will be a requirement to initially work from home for office and administration activities, though office space and meeting facilities are available through partners *

To apply, please visit our website and complete the application form to accompany your CV. Please note that this is a newly funded role for a minimum of 12 months. Further funding will be sought but cannot be guaranteed.

As part of our commitment to safeguarding, this post is subject to background checks before an offer of employment is confirmed.

Mind in Brighton and Hove empowers and supports people who have experience of mental health issues in Brighton and Hove and West Sussex.  Our Advocacy Services take action to help people say what they want, secure their rights, represent their interests and obtain services they need.

We are seeking to appoint a full-time (35 hours per week) Community Advocate in West Sussex; based in Chichester but will regularly meet with clients in Chichester, Bognor Regis and Midhurst.

Advocates are responsible for the provision of independent, professional mental health advocacy primarily within community settings across West Sussex. This post requires an understanding of advocacy, experience of managing a client case load, excellent communication skills and the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a range of professionals, whilst retaining independence.

In return, we offer a range of benefits including full induction, nationally accredited advocacy qualification and 29 days’ leave (pro rata) per year excluding bank holidays, 3% pension contribution and access to a 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme.

Full job details and application pack can be found on our website via the Apply button.

Closing date: Midday on Monday 26th October 2020

Interview date: Tuesday 3rd November 2020 via Microsoft Teams or at 51, New England Street, Brighton

All successful applicants are subject to DBS clearance.

We are committed to equal opportunities and we value diversity in our workforce and aim to recruit a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage applications from everyone irrespective of age, disability (including experience of living with mental health issues), gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership and pregnancy and maternity.

Community Development Worker (Male) – Men’s Mental Health

Hours:  37 (5 days) per week

Contract: 3 years (fixed term)

Salary : £21,757 - £23,800

Second Step is a leading mental health charity in the South West offering housing, support and hope to thousands of people with mental health and complex needs.  Our goal is to inspire hope and deliver change for everybody and every community we work with.

The Men’s Mental Health project will work with communities across Somerset to raise awareness of men’s mental health in the community. It will also create spaces for men to talk about their own mental health and facilitate access to local services and networks, including Open Mental Health provision.

This exciting new role will empower and support individuals and organisations to take action to support men’s mental health and suicide prevention. Reflecting the principles of asset-based community development, it will work with community partners to develop targeted provision, community events and online engagement activities to raise local awareness of mental health and support services.

About You

We are looking for an experienced male community development worker, with experience of working with people with mental health and complex needs. You will need to be a confident communicator and facilitator, who thrives in a collaborative environment and is able to engage a wide range of stakeholders.

Due to the specific requirements of this role, this post is exempt under the Equality Act (2010), Part 1, Schedule 9 (Genuine Occupational Requirement).

For more information on the role and person specification please see the Role Profile attached to this advert. To open the Role Profile please click on ‘1 Document available’ at the top of the screen.

Closing date: 3rd November 2020 (midnight)

Interview date: 17th November 2020

For more information and to apply please see our website. Second Step is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community and from people who have personal experience of using mental health services.

Are you a dynamic person with experience of working in the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Sector, looking for a more hands on role as a Community Consultant?

If so, then this is a great opportunity to join an ambitious Dorset charity, helping charities and community groups to fulfil their ambitions.

The post holder will play an essential role in the development and delivery of consultancy and training in support of VCSE organisations in Dorset, as an integral member of the DCA Team.

 To be successful, you will likely:

• Be able to use your skills to deliver support to set up, develop and mentor new community enterprises, projects, and services.
• Have experience delivering research, strategic assessment & planning, data analysis and evaluation reports in a consultancy capacity.
• Have experience of training development and delivery on various topics related to community development and engagement
• Be a self-starter and enjoy engaging with a wide range of people and stakeholders.

This is a part time role (22 hours per week, to be worked over 3 days though this is negotiable). The post holder will be mainly working from home, with an office base at Dorset Community Actions’s (DCA) offices in Dorchester or Wimborne.

To apply for the position and view the Job Description/Person Specification please click APPLY ON WEBSITE which will take you to the DCA website.

Interviews will be held on Tuesday 17th November 2020.

DCA is a registered is a registered charity (no: 1060910)

Phoenix Futures is looking to recruit a passionate and solution focussed Communities Engagement Team Manager as part of our Building Futures service at HMP Pentonville.

As a Communities Engagement Manager you will have up to date knowledge and understanding of the support available in the community for our service users upon release. You will have line management duties and will be responsible for representing our service in a variety of multi-stakeholder meetings. You will develop Through the Gate and Family support initiatives and will be confident in building and maintaining relationships with internal and external partnership agencies in order to fully support the client through their recovery. 

As an individual, we are looking for someone who is self-motivated and good problem solver who can work on their own initiative, and as part of a team. You will need excellent communication skills and the ability to navigate challenging situations with a solution focused approach.

Successful candidates will be dynamic and forward thinking with keen insight into transition of care from custody into the community. The ideal candidate will have experience of line management, safeguarding and working with vulnerable adults presenting with substance, alcohol and associated issues.

The Phoenix Futures Group has more than 50 years’ experience of developing and delivering pioneering substance misuse services. We believe in being the best and that is why we constantly strive to learn and innovate, to challenge ourselves, to adapt and to work together with others who can bring valuable expertise. Join us and we will support you to contribute to the creative development of our treatment and recovery approach to meet the needs of our service users, our commissioners and stakeholders. You’ll also have access a range of learning and development opportunities to support your personal and professional development.

Hope for Justice exists to bring an end to modern slavery by preventing exploitation, rescuing victims, restoring lives and reforming society – do you share our passion to live in a world free from slavery?

We are seeking a resourceful, multilingual and inspirational Lead Community Engagement Specialist to oversee our team focusing on outreach, awareness and intelligence-gathering in the East Midlands region.

The successful candidate will have a key role in pioneering our programmes in Leicester and the surrounding area, working closely with partners, community service providers and most importantly with potential victims of human trafficking and modern slavery. The role requires someone able to build networks and relationships of trust.

You will lead a team of Community Engagement Specialists that is expected to grow quickly, so you will need to have experience of leading and managing teams, delivering presentations, working as part of multiple-agency teams, supporting vulnerable people and what it means to take a trauma-informed approach to this work.

This is an exciting and important new role that will truly transform lives for people trapped in exploitative and brutal conditions.

The role requires cultural knowledge of at-risk communities in the East Midlands region as well as fluency in English and Punjabi, Gujrati and/or Hindi.

For full details about this exciting position and the full list of essential skills and experience, see the Role Profile below.

Change lives
End slavery

Location: Leicester, UK. *Please note that with the current Covid 19 restrictions, there will be a requirement to initially work from home for office and administration activities. Office space and meeting facilities are available through partners.*

Full-time

Closing date: Sunday 11th October 2020

To apply, please visit our website and complete the applciation form to accompany your CV. Please note that this is a newly funded role for a minimum of 12 months. Further funding will be sought but cannot be guaranteed.

As part of our commitment to safeguarding, this post is subject to background checks before an offer of employment is confirmed.

We are delighted to be working with Brooke on some very exciting new roles. We’ve worked with them since we launched and know the culture and team well, as such we are the only agency representing these positions. Brooke are looking for a Head of Legacy and Community Engagement, to join them on a full-time basis, paying £60,000 - £64,000.

Brooke is an animal welfare charity that protects and improves the lives of working donkeys, horses and mules that give people in the developing world the opportunity to work their way out of poverty.

As a member of the Senior Leadership Team at Brooke, you will play a key role in devising a new 5-year programmatic strategy with ambitious income, supporter growth and engagement targets. The Head of Legacies and Community Engagement will coordinate strategies to recruit and harness personalised relationships with the most engaged supporters. These strategies will be focused on generating maximum financial and non-financial contributions towards the work that Brooke do. The legacy programme at Brooke is an extremely successful area, generating over half of the charity’s income. Given the importance of legacy income to Brooke, you will be working closely with the Legacy Manager (administration), to finalise drafted income reports and lead on discussions with Finance and the Senior Leadership Team. This is a brand-new role at Brooke and has been designed with a key focus on supporter engagement, where you will be responsible for managing 3 managers and overseeing a team of 12 in total.

The successful candidate will need:

• Substantial experience in Legacy Fundraising (marketing and administration), Supporter Engagement and Digital marketing


• Experience of leading large teams


• Substantial experience of forecasting, managing and analysing multi-channel income and expenditure budgets


• Experience of working at senior management level

Closing Date: 20^th October 2020

Salary: circa £60,000 - £64,000

For an informal chat about the team, the financial stability of the charity and the role please do give Ashby a call on 02030 062787 or email [email protected]

Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we are experts in charity recruitment and excel at matching fundraisers to charity jobs. We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment, working ethically and supporting people to find their perfect fundraising jobs.

We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here.

An exciting opportunity to plan and deliver a programme of outreach and engagement activities across the county.  For many people these activities will be their first contact with Healthwatch so it will be an important part of the job to promote our work and to encourage people to become involved. The successful candidate will have a good working knowledge of community engagement and participation principles and techniques and sound knowledge of the North Yorkshire locality.

You will work as part of a team enabling Healthwatch to achieve its vision for service users and the public to be at the heart of health and social care - sharing their views and experiences of services and helping to shape the future of those services – and in doing so, promoting better outcomes in health and social care.The job will be home based within North Yorkshire with a requirement to attend regular meetings at main office in York.

My Name’5 Doddie Foundation was established in November 2017 by Doddie Weir and close friends and supporters. The Foundation invests in motor neuron disease research and supports patients living with MND. In three years, MN5DF has established itself as a key stakeholder in the MND community and been widely recognised for its fundraising and ability to raise awareness around motor neuron disease. We are looking for an enthusiastic and organised individual who can represent the Foundation, champion our cause and ensure our current and potential new fundraisers are given a high level of support and appropriate levels of care and recognition. 

The Salvation Army Community & Events Unit are looking to recruit a Community & Events Fundraising Officer (Digital) to play a key role in the creation of a digital event fundraising strategy which develops new, and maximises existing, digital fundraising opportunities for The Salvation Army Events Unit, delivering all digital fundraising campaigns.

You will work with the Community & Fundraising Events Manager and alongside the Digital Marketing & Fundraising Manager as well as PR & Communications digital teams to implement The Salvation Army’s digital communication strategy to increase participant signup, engagement and income as well as broadening the awareness, reputation and visibility externally.

You will manage interactions on the technical aspects of the Communications team’s work such as email marketing, digital advertising, social media, video production, analytics and the running of a Google Ad grant.

This is a permanent position. Prior to the Covid 19 pandemic the team was based at our Headquarters currently at 101 Newington Causeway, London SE1 6BN. Since that time the team has been working remotely and this will continue until at least 2nd January 2021. Within the next 1-2 years the current offices in Newington Causeway will be vacated. New flexible working arrangements are being developed in the Central London area to reflect the changed world of work that has arisen following the pandemic.

Benefits: 25 days annual leave + bank holidays, a contributory pension scheme; season ticket loan and an employee assistance programme.

Appointment subject to satisfactory references and proof of right to work in the UK.

In order to complete your application please download and read the Advert and Job Profile. 

Closing date: 25 October 2020.

CVs will not be accepted.

Promoting equality in the workplace

We are seeking to recruit an experienced, outgoing, pro-active, Engagement Officer to develop, design and maintain high quality and effective community engagement activities and to co-ordinate Healthwatch Central Bedfordshire’s volunteers which includes recruitment, on-going support, training and involvement in community engagement activities.

The successful candidate will need to have sufficient experience of working with the public on a programme of engagement or consultation and event management; demonstrable success in planning, organising and delivering a range of community engagement activities, campaigns and events and demonstrable experience of working and supporting a team of volunteers, including recruitment and training, and experience of working or volunteering in a voluntary organisation or community group.

International Aid for the Protection & Welfare of Animals (IAPWA) was founded in 2009 and aims to provide protection and improve the welfare of animals in need.

We exist for the benefit of the animals who need our help and are driven by those who are passionate about providing this lifeline. Our achievements have and continue to be possible through the combined dedication of everyone within the IAPWA Team who enable us to make an impact through the collective action we take.

THE ROLE

Fundraising:

• Community Fundraising: Develop and support an engaged community fundraising team, growing a strong online and offline movement to raise awareness and funds in support of our work. Grow this team into a nationwide volunteer community of Community Fundraising Members, County Coordinators and Regional Coordinators, fully supporting these teams throughout their entire community fundraising journey.
• Recruitment: Recruit new fundraisers to grow our team across a range of locations and demographics.
• Stewardship: Develop a strong stewardship plan to support all fundraisers, ensuring ongoing engagement and retention.
• Partnerships: Identify, manage and develop partnerships with corporates, schools and other relevant organisations to raise IAPWA’s profile and generate funding within their communities.

Events:

• Overseas Challenge Events: Create, manage and develop an IAPWA Challenge Events Programme ensuring maximum engagement from our supporters and assisting them with their training and fundraising journey.
• UK Challenges: Create, manage and develop a calendar of UK-based challenges and events to generate funds.
• Events Management: Create and fully manage both online and offline IAPWA fundraising events.

Administration & Relationships:

• CRM: Manage own constituents within IAPWA’s eTapestry CRM and input new data, donations and updates as and when required, helping to maintain an up-to-date, GDPR-compliant CRM.
• Volunteer Management: Recruit, manage and develop community fundraising/event volunteers.
• Research: Regularly research new community fundraising opportunities.
• Networking: Establish beneficial relationships by networking across the animal welfare sector both online and in-person/at events when necessary.
• Administration: Efficient administration, recording and budget management and ensuring GDPR compliance across all areas of work.

THE PERSON

• Excellent organisational and communication skills
• Ability to multi-task and manage time effectively
• Excellent attention to detail
• Proactive approach
• Problem solving skills
• Resourcefulness
• Effective team player
• Good knowledge of the non-profit sector
• Willingness to travel to visit/support fundraising teams

The right behaviours and attitudes are as important to us as the skills you bring to the job. We expect all our employees and volunteers to demonstrate the following behaviours:

• Honesty
• Flexibility
• Proactive
• Integrity
• Positivity
• Compassion
• Communicative
• Respect
• Supportive

Stick ‘n’ Step supports children and young people with cerebral palsy, and their families from across North West England and North Wales. Our professional team is passionate about helping each child to reach their personal potential, and to be as independent as possible.

Stick ‘n’ Step is a growing organisation with ambitious plans for the future, and a strong track record of achieving success in major organisational change. Our proactive development and growth is driven by a desire to do more of what we do, and to do it better than ever before.

Sessional group conductive education sessions are delivered on a weekly basis from our centres in Wallasey and Runcorn; supporting more than 100 children every week. Our professional classroom team deliver lively, engaging and challenging sessions; creating a positive, happy and empowering environment for our children to learn in. The job of our fundraising team is to ensure we have the money necessary to continue to employ the best possible team members, and to provide them with the resources they require to support the families we work with.

We believe passionately that a child’s opportunities to overcome some of the effects of living with cerebral palsy should never be linked to their family’s wealth – so our sessions are delivered completely free of charge to the families we work with. If you share this passion and you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria in the person specification, we would love to hear from you.

The successful candidate will join our experienced and dynamic fundraising team, helping us to secure the more than £500,000 it costs to operate Stick ‘n’ Step each year. With experience in community fundraising, the successful candidate will operate from our Wallasey centre, looking after some of our existing supporters and helping to secure new income from across North West England and North Wales.

If this sounds like you, apply now with your CV & Covering Letter.

The closing date for applications is Friday 23rd October at 5pm.

Interviews will take place in the week commencing 2nd November.