Community Engagement Specialist, UK

Hope for Justice is seeking a multilingual Community Engagement Specialist, to be based at our West Yorkshire Hub, 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.

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.

More detail about the requirements of this role can be found in the Role Profile, attached

Location: West Yorkshire, UK

Salary: Competitive and negotiable based on experience

Full time

Closing Date: Friday, 29th November 2019 (Note: Early applications are welcomed, as preliminary interviews may be conducted throughout the process.)

To apply: Please visit our website

About us

The Bone Cancer Research Trust (BCRT) is the leading charity dedicated to fighting primary bone cancer. Our mission is to save lives and improve outcomes through research, information, awaress and support. In July 2019 we were awarded 'National Healthcare & Medical Reseach Charity of the Year' at the national Charity Awards and earlier in the year the Yorkshire & Humber Institute of Fundraising awarded our Fundraising & Communications Team with 'Fundraising Team of the Year'. We are a small but incredibly passionate and driven organisation that is proud and supportive of our people - together we make the biggest impact for our community. 

The Role

The Challenge Events Fundraising Officer will contribute to the overall fundraising strategy by delivering a programme of activities that maximise income generation and recruitment and retention of supporters for the Bone Cancer Research Trust.

You will operate as a key member of the Challenge Events Team and will have the opportunity to explore new exciting opportunities for the charity. You will also lead on existing events which form part of our core income programme and help grow our expanding portfolio of Challenge Events.

To deliver on our strategy through to 2022 we need to ensure we deliver high quality, meaningful events that help meet our income and charitable objectives. This role will have a direct impact on the primary bone cancer community through Challenge Events by empowering and involving patients, carers, friends, relatives, healthcare professionals and researchers.

About You

The ideal candidate will bring experience of successfully building events fundraising streams through different challenges and bespoke events as well developing meaningful relationships with professional event organisers. They will be results-orientated with a passion for first-class supporter care. They will build excellent working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders as they pull together new ideas for events that will help to ultimately save lives.

As we are a small team, a team-player attitude is a must, as well as a positive and can-do approach.

If you have excellent communication and event management skills, a natural ability to liaise with stakeholders, and determination to succeed, we would like to hear from you.

Application Process

1. Application Form & CV submission closing date: 11th December
2. Interviews W/C 16th December

For more details please see the full Job Description. 

About us

The Bone Cancer Research Trust (BCRT) is the leading charity dedicated to fighting primary bone cancer. Our mission is to save lives and improve outcomes through research, information, awaress and support. In July 2019 we were awarded 'National Healthcare & Medical Reseach Charity of the Year' at the national Charity Awards and earlier in the year the Yorkshire & Humber Institute of Fundraising awarded our Fundraising & Communications Team with 'Fundraising Team of the Year'. We are a small but incredibly passionate and driven organisation that is proud and supportive of our people - together we make the biggest impact for our community.

The Role

The Special Events Manager will focus on maximising income and building the profile of BCRT by planning, managing and delivering a successful series of events.

You will operate at the centre of a growing team and will be responsible for planning, developing, marketing and implementing a portfolio of Special Events, including gala dinners / balls, comedy nights and assist with delivering lab tours for supporters. Success will be measured by achieving income targets within the planned expenditure, numbers of participants / guests, publicity generated, receipt of positive feedback, and the retention of and conversion of supporters.

You will communicate with a wide range of stakeholders to deliver on these events. From the Research, Support & Information and Fundraising & Communication teams to event venues, families affected, medical professionals and researchers that we support. You will be required to lead on every aspect of each event, including marketing, pre-event logistics and on the day support. You will be in a pivotal position to help us achieve many of our strategic goals.

To deliver on our strategy through to 2022 we need to ensure we deliver high quality, meaningful events that help meet our income and charitable objectives. This role will have a direct impact on the primary bone cancer community through Special Events by empowering patients, carers, friends, relatives, healthcare professionals and researchers.

About You

The ideal candidate will bring experience of organising and deliverying high profile special events, such as gala dinners, balls, art exhibitions etc. They will be results-orientated with a passion for first-class supporter care. They will build excellent working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders as they pull together new ideas for events that will help to ultimately save lives.

As we are a small team, a team-player attitude is a must, as well as a positive and can-do approach.

If you have excellent communication and event management skills, a natural ability to liaise with stakeholders, and determination to succeed, we would like to hear from you.

Application Process

1. Application Form & CV submission closing date: 11th December
2. Interviews W/C 16th December

For more details please see the full Job Description. 

About Scope

We’re the disability equality charity. We won't stop until we achieve a society where all disabled people enjoy equality and fairness. At home. At school. At work. In our communities.

We provide practical advice and emotional support whenever people need it most. We use our collective power to change attitudes and end injustice. And we campaign relentlessly to create a fairer society.

About the role

This is an opportunity to join the Activities for All team in Leeds who deliver an advice and guidance service to families of disabled children ensuring they have the information needed to make an informed choice with regards to services they wish to access.  You will also provide support to activity providers and settings helping them to be more inclusive with their service and supporting them to work towards Scopes Inclusion Quality Mark.

About you

We are looking to recruit an experienced professional with a background in working with children with complex needs and supporting parents of disabled children. You will have a proven track record in supporting the development of inclusive practice for children and ideally have experience of working towards the inclusion of all children in play, leisure and childcare settings.  You will have demonstrable or lived experience of disability and you should also be able to demonstrate knowledge of the Early Help (Common Assessment Framework).

This role involves travel across Leeds and surrounding areas therefore a car driver is preferred. Occasional evening and weekend work will be required.

For further information about the role please visit our website.

To apply

We are committed to equal opportunities. We particularly welcome applications from disabled people and guarantee interviews to suitably qualified disabled applicants.

To apply please send your CV and covering letter outlining your suitability to the role.

Closing date for applications:  18 December 2019.

• An exciting time to join St Anne's Community Services in a newly created role
• The opportunity to add value across this complex charity in a varied senior role

About Our Client

St Anne's Community provides a wide range of quality services for people who require support with the head office based in Leeds.

We work with people who have a learning disability, have mental health problems, have issues around substance use - drugs and/or alcohol - or who are or have been homeless.

Our services include a variety of housing and accommodation based support and care, day services and community based support. St Anne's Community Services is a major provider of services across the whole of Yorkshire and the North East.

At St Anne's Community Services we have 4 key values that cut across everything that we do - these are:

Person Centred - People are at the centre of all we do, whether this is promoting client choice or ensuring staff are consulted on changes we make. We aim to promote inclusion and always put our people first.

Quality - We strive to provide services of the highest quality and challenge each other to develop and improve.

Dignity and Respect - We respect the choices of our clients and the contribution each of our colleagues makes. We respect the opinions and beliefs of each other and treat everyone with dignity.

Caring - We are a caring organisation that is considerate of our actions, we support people to grow and achieve.

Job Description

As Head of Accounts and Management Information you will be a key member of the team at St Anne's Community Services and will deputise as required for the CFO.

The purpose of this varied and hands-on role is as follows;

• To ensure the timely production of financial information of sufficient quality to enable the Senior Management Team and Board of Trustees to;

1. monitor and manage the performance of the charity and its individual contracts on a monthly basis
2. take the decisions necessary to achieve its financial objectives both in the short, medium and long terms
3. fulfil all statutory and regulatory requirements

• To provide commercial input on contracts both internally throughout the charity and also externally in negotiations with commissioning organisations
• To implement the systems and procedures necessary for the efficient running of the accounts department
• To lead and manage the accounts department by example, ensuring an acceptable level of performance by and workload for, all accounts staff

You will use your accountancy skills to delivery across a number of key responsibilities that will include (for both St Anne's Community Services Limited and St Anne's Trading Limited)

• Produce timely and complete financial and management accounts and forecasts with appropriate understanding and commentary for presentation to the Senior Management Team and the Board of Trustees, including performance of contracts and variances from budget
• Provide detailed costing information on existing and potential new contracts and be actively involved in contract negotiations
• Support operational managers in their understanding of the financial performance of contracts for which they are responsible
• Lead year-end audit activity with external auditors, ensuring compliance with organisational policies, accounting standards and regulatory requirements
• Manage the annual budget process working closely with operational managers
• Be responsible for pro-active cash flow management; short, medium and long term
• Ensure credit control is effective with timely production of invoices and returns to HMRC
• Assist in the development of appropriate methods and techniques to help analyse company financial performance and offer solutions for improvement
• Maintain and develop the necessary internal controls
• Manage all taxation affairs
• Provide financial analysis as required including:

1. Reviewing balance sheets and client monies reconciliations
2. Being responsible for production of monthly finance report to the Board and oversee the submission of financial information and returns to our regulators

• Support the following Trustee Committees as required;

1. Pensions and Investments Committee
2. Audit Committee
3. Finance and Performance Committee

• Support the Internal Audit process as required
• Be responsible for ensuring all financial transactions are accounted for correctly including housing rental income and purchase and sale assets.
• Ensure the fixed asset register is developed and maintained
• Manage and develop the finance team
• Develop appropriate processes, methods and techniques to help improve the quality and timeliness of financial information generally
• Provide financial analysis as required including capital investment and business case appraisals, pricing decisions and contract negotiations
• Lead financial input into the Cost Improvement Programme working with operational managers to identify and deliver financial improvements
• Produce relevant KPIs for regular review
• Deputise for the Chief Financial Officer as required

The Successful Applicant

To be successful as Head of Accounts and Management Information, you will need to possess the following essential qualities:

• Professionally qualified accountant (ACCA / ACA / CIMA / CIPFA or equivalent) with a proactive approach and strong focus on financial performance
• Commercial outlook generally and the ability to understand the commercial dynamics of contracts
• Hard working and diligent
• A good negotiator
• A good appreciation of what constitutes best practice in terms of systems and process and the ability to identify and implement necessary changes
• Excellent communication and team building skills
• Excellent Excel and Word skills and the ability to build and maintain financial models
• Ability to build long-lasting relationships with key stakeholders, both internally and externally including, most significantly, the operational managers who are responsible for delivering services
• Pro-active approach to work
• Ability to challenge when necessary
• Experience of Sage 200 (would be an advantage)

Crucially the job holder must adhere to and demonstrate the core values of St Anne's - Person Centred, Quality, Dignity and Respect and Caring.

What's on Offer

• A competitive salary
• Group Personal Pension Scheme
• Access to a fantastic Employee Benefits Scheme with hundreds of discounts at major retailers including Boots, EE personal phone contracts and John Lewis as well as a Cycle To Work scheme
• 24 Hour Employee Assistance Programme with our Occupational Health Provider
• Continuous opportunities for training and career development
• Flexible working opportunities

Where specific UK qualifications are required we will take into account overseas equivalents. All third party applications will be forwarded to Michael Page.

Ref Code: MPCY14063167Z

Hampton Crescent is a 40 flat Extra Care Service in East Leeds, this site has a vibrant and established care team providing compassionate support to people under your management.  The service always has support cover in place during the day and operates waking night support to clients should they need it.  The service is registered with the CQC as delivering Personal Care and has good systems and processes in place to ensure that a quality service is delivered consistently.  You will need to fulfil the role of registered manager with the CQC for this service and meet the expectations of the local authority commissioners and the contract that unpins the service.

You will have the values and commitment to lead the staff team to provide the highest standards of customer care and person-centred service delivery and to promote independence, choice and wellbeing. The role will involve the operational management of the service and the direct supervision of Senior Support Workers.

You will be expected to work effectively with families and other agencies and to maintain a positive and trusting relationship with the on-site Housing Scheme Managers.  You will need skills in contract and relationship management. You will undertake quality assurance checks at the service to ensure compliance with essential standards of care, this is a busy service and therefore you will need to be hard working, accountable and have strong organisational skills.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in partnership with other agencies to provide a holistic and joined up approach for meeting the needs of older adults. You will respond to referrals, undertake assessments and take part in allocation processes.  You will ensure that each person moving into the service has a personalised care plan which ensures that their needs and preferences are met.

You will have relevant skills, knowledge and at least three years management experience gained in the care and support of older people in settings such as Extra Care, home care or residential care. You will have previous experience of staff supervision and management.  You will be expected to bring a warm, caring and person-centred approach to your work and to be able to work collaboratively with our service users and their families.  You will demonstrate a commitment to re-ablement principles and to promoting dignity and independence.

About Scope

We’re the disability equality charity. We won't stop until we achieve a society where all disabled people enjoy equality and fairness. At home. At school. At work. In our communities.

We provide practical advice and emotional support whenever people need it most. We use our collective power to change attitudes and end injustice. And we campaign relentlessly to create a fairer society.

About the role

Parents Connect is a new and exciting service in Leeds which aims to provide a useful, natural and flexible way for parents or carers of disabled children at or around the point of diagnosis to meet other parents in a similar situation, obtain useful information, develop friendships and support networks that endure as their child grows up.

Parents Connect aims to reduce the social isolation many parents of disabled children tell us they feel, improving their ability to manage and navigate periods of high stress and thereby improving the experiences of disabled children.

You will support the delivery of and deliver workshop/sessions to parents and carers of disabled children. You will also provide the Parents Connect service to parents or carers of disabled children ensuring a smooth customer journey and offer support to families whilst they are in contact with the service.

About you

We are looking for someone who is a parent or a carer of a disabled child or someone who has extensive experience working closely with families of disabled children.  We're also looking for:

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to show empathy
• Ability to respond positively to change
• Confidence in dealing with conflicting priorities
• Strong IT skills including Microsoft Office
• Ability to work flexibly over six days depending on identified local need
• Willingness to travel across Leeds to deliver sessions [car driver preferred]

You'll bring drive and enthusiasm to the role and demonstrate a passion for improving disabled people’s lives.

Depending on the local demand, Parents Connect may need to deliver sessions outside of standard working hours (Monday- Friday 9am-5pm) For example, throughout the week we could deliver:
• One daytime session (10am-12pm)
• One evening session (6pm-8pm)
• One Saturday session (10am-12pm)
Please note this is subject to availability of the parents we are working with. A degree of flexibility is required to ensure delivery and success of the programme.

Please apply with a CV and covering letter outlining your suitability to the role.

Closing date for applications:  18 December 2019.