Community Events Fundraising Coordinator Jobs
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced National Programme Manager to join The Phoenix Way team. The National Programme Manager will be responsible for the day-to-day management and oversight of our fund, ensuring its effective implementation and impact. This is a key leadership role that requires strong project management skills, strategic thinking,and a passion for driving meaningful change.
The National Programme Manager will be working closely with the National Convenor, The Phoenix Way National Leadership Group (NLG), Global Fund for Children (GFC) and national and regional panels to co-design a collaborative grant-making process.
They will support the development and implementation of the overarching Phoenix Way vision, national and regional plans, which include infrastructure development support, ensuring a consistent approach to grant-making across the nations and regions in line with programme and funder requirements.
Candidates must respond to the 3 questions and submit their CV.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Reports to: Head of Parks and Community
Responsible for: Community Engagement Facilitator, Volunteers, Volunteer Wardens
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Job Purpose
This administrative based role is to manage community volunteering at BOST, including existing gardening volunteers, volunteer wardens for Crossbones Graveyard and to manage the recruitment and induction of new volunteers and wardens. This will be facilitated primarily through our volunteer programmes but also by the management of contracts, events, partnership working and local networks, and by raising awareness of BOST’s work through traditional and new marketing channels.
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Tasks and Responsibilities
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In common with all BOST staff
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To support the philosophy, aims and objectives of Bankside Open Spaces Trust and to champion its work in creating a high quality open-space network and a vibrant healthy community by managing local parks and facilitating community involvement.
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To develop an enabling ethos in the management of work streams and the personal development and support of individual team members.
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To promote and champion equality, diversity and inclusion for all staff, volunteers and stakeholders.
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Particular to the Volunteer Co-ordinator role
Volunteering
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To work with the Community Engagement Facilitator to recruit volunteers and wardens from a wide range of backgrounds to participate in BOST programmes and other aspects of the charity by developing and maintaining relationships with local community groups, partner organisations, businesses and individuals.
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Working with the Community Engagement Facilitator to target and ensure equal access for individuals from marginalised groups such as speakers of other languages, young people and people with disabilities.
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To liaise with project staff to match volunteers with suitable volunteering opportunities and to induct new recruits.
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To oversee the Crossbones Graveyard Volunteer Wardens calendar and WhatsApp group.
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To keep up to date with legislation, policies and best practice related to volunteering.
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To manage the Investing in Volunteers accreditation in preparation for assessment, every 3 years.
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To update volunteer policies and procedures and ensure necessary modifications to accommodate changes
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To ensure volunteers have a positive experience and their achievements are recognised and celebrated.
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To develop incentives and recognition arrangements for volunteers, including nominating volunteers for awards and providing enrichment activities.
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To oversee and manage volunteer progression through monitoring and review processes, ensuring volunteers receive sufficient support in reaching their goals through upskilling, training and workshops.
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To develop and maintain links with external agencies/partners to ensure up to date sign-posting and referral systems to support volunteers with additional needs.
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Support volunteers and referrals with additional needs working alongside their support team/referrer.
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To work with staff to develop and improve new volunteering opportunities.
Information, marketing and promotion
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To advertise volunteering opportunities on varied platforms keeping them up to date.
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To ensure effective systems are in place to capture and monitor volunteer impact.
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To ensure accurate record keeping of volunteering induction, registers, monitoring & evaluation.
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To maintain Salesforce CRM, uploading records and extract information for reports,
- communications and fundraising purposes.
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To produce reports, case studies and feedback on volunteering monitoring and evaluation for internal and external stakeholders.
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To represent BOST, attending events such as networking meetings, volunteer fairs, fundraisingevents and community events to promote our activities.
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To collaborate with staff to create marketing materials for volunteer recruitment.
Other
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To act as line manager from time-to-time for individual volunteers and referrals as well as the Community Engagement Facilitator to support BOST projects.
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To be part of the Crossbones Graveyard Steering Group and provide reports to stakeholders.
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To work to several budgets and report spend as required.
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To attend staff meetings and assist other staff as required and receive reciprocal assistance.
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To be aware of, actively promote and carry out all duties in accordance with BOST’s policies, including Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Safeguarding and Health and Safety.
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Such other duties of a similar nature which may be required from time to time.
Person Specification
Essential
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Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to transmit key messages quickly and clearly and to relate positively to users, staff, stakeholders and partners.
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Experience of developing and maintaining relationships with local community groups, partner organisation, businesses and other stakeholders electronically, telephonically and in person.
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Previous experience of volunteer co-ordination and management, working with people from a wide range of backgrounds.
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Knowledge and understanding of relevant equal opportunities issues, particularly barriers to participation for certain sections of the community and how these might be addressed.
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Understanding of current sector practice and policy in volunteering.
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Excellent administrative, organisational and time management skills with the ability to prioritise and meet deadlines consistently.
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Experience of working with or managing databases/CRM system.
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Understanding of the importance of user monitoring systems and the ability to operate monitoring systems to record key data.
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Experience of writing reports including qualitative and quantitative data.
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Experience in evidencing outcomes and impact measurement.
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Strong attention to detail.
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Ability to use Microsoft Office.
Desirable
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Experience of working as part of a voluntary organisation.
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Experience of managing staff.
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Experience of making funding applications.
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Experience of managing/working to a budget.
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Experience of using Salesforce CRM.
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Experience of Investing in Volunteers accreditation.
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Interest in community activism and gardening.
To apply, please Fill out our application form. CV’s will NOT be accepted.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We’re looking for a proactive self-starter, who, like us, believes in the power of democratic engagement for making a difference on the climate and nature crisis. As our new Policy and Engagement Officer, you'll play a pivotal role delivering our tried and tested training programme for political engagement. As the primary liaison for constituents, you'll empower them to effectively connect with elected representatives, offering tailored advice, facilitating meetings, and providing ongoing support.
As our ideal candidate, you possess a deep understanding of climate change and parliamentary developments. You’ll thrive in building relationships with diverse communities and organisations, driving our mission to represent all sectors of society. Your ability to hit the ground running and lead on projects will set you apart.
If you're passionate about driving change, fostering inclusivity, and making a tangible impact for the climate and nature crisis, we want to hear from you. Apply now and be part of a dynamic team committed to creating meaningful change.
Check our website for a copy of the Job Description and Person Specification
As Policy & Engagement Officer, you will work with the Hope for the Future team to:
- Act as constituents’ main point of contact at HFTF, working with them to effectively engage their elected representatives by supporting them through the constituent journey (including offering tailored advice, letter writing, meeting preparation and coaching, facilitation and follow-up).
- Prepare and deliver HFTF’s core training, contributing to its ongoing development.
- Develop constituent and partner-facing resources aimed at maximising political impact.
- Ensure work is aligned with our objectives and strategy to maximise efficiency and impact, linking and contributing to Hope for the Future’s central strategies and wider work as required. This includes our Councils, Faith and Outreach work.
- With the support of the Policy and Engagement Coordinator, contribute to effective objective setting in order to deliver HFTF’s strategy.
- Ensure the CRM is up to date and support monitoring, evaluation and reporting in relation to the team’s work.
- With the support of the Research and Impact Coordinator conduct research on elected representatives and other key figures in order to train and advise constituents on how to best engage with them.
- Identify and build relationships with local and regional partner organisations and communities to engage new constituents, to help ensure that we are working towards reaching and representing all sectors of society.
- Provide support to other team members where required in both organising and delivery of events and projects.
- Provide support to other team members with income generation activities where required.
- Able to travel around the UK frequently to support constituents and partner organisations, attend workshops and deliver training. For remotely based staff, occasional attendance at HFTF premises may also be required for supervision, development or team-building purposes, etc.
- Take the lead on thematic and project work as allocated by Hope for the Future, (e.g. Scotland focus, housing focus) and help to upskill the rest of the team on these topics. ● Contribute to the continued development of HFTF’s training and approach
- Support the Policy and Engagement Coordinator to identify and develop opportunities for growing the organisation's reach and impact.
- Maintain a strong working knowledge of climate change and nature loss/ degradation developments in Parliament, including changes to policy and specific MP involvement in such developments.
- Actively seek to engage with new constituents and support our work towards reaching and representing all sectors of society.
- Support the Fundraising Officer in producing case studies and information on the impact of our work for inclusion in funding bids
Please check our website for a copy of the Job Description and Person Spec. Applications close 11th April.
Please email us if you have any questions about this role or the application process.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Post Title Progression Worker
Responsible to Director of Services (subject to review)
Purpose of Post To support users of services through an education, training, and employability programme integrated with SCT’s wider services and enterprise offer, as well as partner opportunities in the wider community. To oversee and coordinate access to SCT’s Training and Development tutor-led activities including art, creative writing, digital skills, gardening, literacy, woodwork, and peer-led ‘Choices’ groups, and to monitor people’s progress over time.
Salary Up to £27,488 (£34,360 FTE)
Hours 28 hours per week Monday to Friday (specific days negotiable)
Location SCT Recovery Hub (Shoreditch) and other SCT locations
Spitalfields Crypt Trust (SCT) is an East London charity embedded in the local community, providing practical support and training to people affected by homelessness and addictions so they can rebuild their lives. We have a Recovery Hub in Shoreditch, where we run an abstinence-based residential recovery service (‘Acorn House’), and a Training and Development service, including tutor-led art, creative writing, digital skills, gardening, literacy, and woodwork. In addition, we run Housing First and Supported Housing services, both in East London. We also have eight charity shops and two social enterprises, which give us a presence in the wider East London community while generating valuable funds.
Our ‘SCT in the Community’ strategy seeks to make SCT’s core offer combining enterprise, housing support, therapeutic support, training and development more available to all the neighbourhoods where we have a presence. SCT’s shops are great opportunities for local people to connect with SCT in many different ways, to build relationships, participate, and celebrate their gifts. This is an approach we are keen to develop alongside our accompanying strategy to develop our ‘SCT Women’s Service’ to provide residential treatment for women.
You will be joining a team that is committed to working collaboratively, sharing knowledge, ideas, and skills to create a supportive culture. This is something we are proud of and believe is at the heart of our success.
We seek to recruit people with a good combination of talent, skills and potential, promoting equality for all, and we welcome applications from a wide range of candidates regardless of age, race, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion, or disability. We select candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications, experience and commitment to the values and purposes of SCT.
Role and Responsibilities:
We are dedicated to supporting those who access our Training and Development service to explore further Education, Training, and Employment (ETE) opportunities as part of SCT’s Progressions Programme, both within and outside of SCT. This includes those in early recovery who are resident in our abstinent-based recovery service (‘Acorn House’), as well as those in our move-on house and the wider community who may be more established in their recovery. SCT’s Progression Worker supports those accessing our services to explore ETE opportunities, offering tailored, individually specific support to help them reach their full potential. SCT’s Progression Programme is centred on empowering people in recovery to cultivate confidence and realise their potential.
SCT Progressions Programme
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Identifying SCT residents and students ready to pursue ETE opportunities:
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Collaborate with SCT tutors and managers, particularly the Therapeutic Programme Manager and Supported Housing Manager, to identify those who may benefit from the support on offer.
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Cultivate strong relationships with SCT’s social enterprises and shops to establish clear pathways for volunteering and trainee opportunities for those who access our services.
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Conduct assessments, develop and implement individualised Progression Plans, and evaluate progress according to each person’s needs, strengths and aspirations, involving key internal and external partners as appropriate.
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Providing information, advice, and guidance regarding ETE opportunities:
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Offer information, initial advice, and guidance on employment, voluntary work, and further education opportunities.
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Promote SCT's work to external partners to maximise ETE opportunities for those who access our services.
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Make referrals for placements, volunteering experiences, apprenticeship schemes, colleges, and other external programmes.
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Support individual users of services with referrals and applications for ETE opportunities.
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Maintain partnerships with relevant ETE providers to offer diverse opportunities to users of services.
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Work with corporate partners offering employability opportunities to users of services.
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Design, develop, and deliver employability workshops as required.
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Oversight of users of SCT services volunteering in SCT’s social enterprises and shops:
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Match potential volunteers to SCT volunteering opportunities.
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Support potential volunteers with applications for volunteering opportunities.
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Liaise with colleagues who will be managing volunteering experiences.
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Conduct risk assessments.
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Support volunteers on an ongoing basis.
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Hold regular review meetings with volunteers, and SCT colleagues.
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Monitoring, evaluation, and reporting:
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Maintain accurate records of activities, outcomes, and feedback, including monitoring of In-Form, SCT’s bespoke CRM data management system.
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Input relevant data to In-Form to track participants’ progress.
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Identify success stories of participants overcoming significant barriers to learning and work.
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Collaborate with colleagues to celebrate success stories through various channels.
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Participate in quality improvement activities, staff development opportunities, and self-evaluation.
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Assist Fundraising, Communications, and Marketing colleagues in preparing funding applications and reports.
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Providing Ongoing Support to Progression Alumni:
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Conduct regular check-in calls/meetings with users of services.
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Direct users of services to relevant support services, where necessary, for maintaining their recovery.
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Organise an annual Progression Alumni event to celebrate service users' achievements and maintain contact.
SCT Training & Development
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Co-ordinating the enrolment process for Training and Development activities for SCT residents and non-residents
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Ensuring plans are developed for those participating in Training and Development activities to progress according to their needs, strengths, aspirations, and available opportunities, including consideration for SCT’s Progressions Programme.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential Skills:
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Demonstrated experience engaging vulnerable, long-term unemployed adults in relevant educational, employment, and training programmes.
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Understanding of addiction and recovery.
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Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage with a range of people including users of services, corporate volunteers, funders and trustees.
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Working knowledge of welfare benefits and experience supporting of supporting people to maximise their income.
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Strong networking skills and the ability to establish new working relationships with ETE providers.
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Ability to work independently and demonstrate good organisational skills.
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Good basic IT skills, including proficiency in MS Word and basic data entry.
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Team-oriented attitude in collaborating with different services and disciplines.
Ethos:
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Commitment to ensuring compliance with SCT’s Equal Opportunities Policy.
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Adherence to all statutory and legal obligations, including data protection laws.
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Environment:
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Ensuring a safe and secure environment for users of services, free from alcohol, drugs, abusive behaviour, and exploitation.
Finance and Budgeting:
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Operating within agreed budgets and complying with SCT’s financial control procedures.
Management:
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Compliance with Line Manager’s reporting requirements.
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Willingness to undertake other delegated tasks as necessary for the overall work of SCT.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Middlesbrough Programme on Gendered Poverty is an exciting collaborative programme bringing together Buttle UK, the Smallwood Trust and Turn2us to test whether a co-produced & collaborative approach to grant-making can transform the lives of women and their children.
The programme aims to:
- Shift power to people worst impacted by gendered poverty and work to end gendered poverty
- Develop the programme using co-production techniques so that the voices and experiences of the women and their children, who face issues created by gendered poverty, inform and shape the programme
- Deliver the programme with and to communities of the most marginalised women and their children
- Apply an evidence-based approach to our work and programme design
- Use grants as a primary response and tool, effectively and efficiently
- Learn as we go and work to understand how intersections of inequality impact on our grant making
- Identify opportunities to influence other grant makers and policies to support wider system change.
We are seeking an energetic, organised and passionate Programme Manager who will work with us to take this programme to the next level. We want this project to be led and informed by the women affected by gendered poverty because we know it will help us have a greater impact and shift power.
The Programme Manager sits with Turn2us’ Local Programmes Team alongside two other programmes working with communities to achieve financial security for all.
We offer flexible working patterns, both in terms of hours and remote working, however regular in person work in Middlesbrough and London will be required.
Please note that all job offers are subject to 2 – 3 satisfactory references and an advanced disclosure satisfactory to Turn2us from the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).
Closing date: 17th April 2024
Interview date: w/c 22nd April 2024
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Systems Training and Support Officer
Location: Agile working
Contract: Permanent, subject to funding
Hours: 32 hours/4 days working per week
Starting salary: £27,445
Who we are
Safer London is a charity working with young Londoners and families who are affected by violence and exploitation. We believe that when a child or young person comes to us they are just that – a child or a young person: we don’t define them by the issue that has brought them to us. By working alongside young Londoners, their families and peers in the places where they spend their time, we can create a safe London not just for them but for everyone.
Who you are
Would you like to make a difference to the lives of Young Londoners?
Do you enjoy helping people get the best out of online systems, designing and delivering high quality training and resources?
Do you have the expertise to provide support to users of case recording systems?
If so, you might be just who we are looking for!
If you are committed and resilient, and believe you have what it takes to help us to improve the lives of young Londoners and their families please apply.
What the role involves
Key responsibilities
1. Ensuring that there are regular training opportunities for both new starters and those requiring refresher sessions or updates when new functions or forms are released.
2. Running system training drop-in sessions to assist with queries / hear feedback, and relaying information from these to the Information Governance and IT manager.
3. Working with the Learning and Development Coordinator to establish an evaluation method and implement this to enable us to assess the effectiveness of each training session and using this to improve future delivery.
4. Produce effective training materials and guidance documents, and develop and maintain a training area on our case recording system, including the creation of dummy forms and files for new users to access and use as a training sandbox.
5. Producing and maintaining a catalogue of training resources, ensuring links to practice-based guidance are established and maintained.
6. Performing case recording system changes to forms and lists as directed by the Information Governance and IT Manager
7. Support the Data Reporting and System Support Lead with regards to user administration and user support at times of absence and increased need
8. Supporting with training on additional systems directed by the Information Governance and IT Manager, including on the efficient use of SharePoint and Teams
9. Developing training courses for various systems, using our LMS (currently Rise)
10. Acting at all times in line with safeguarding legislation and guidance in addition to Safer London’s practice guidelines and wider pan-London processes and protocols.
11. Undertaking any other duties as required and commensurate with the level of this post.
Additional Information
Safer London is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect anyone who works and volunteers with us to share this commitment. As part of this commitment we will request a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) check, as well as references covering the last five years, for the successful candidates.
We value diversity and encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We know that in order to make London a safer place for the young people that live here we need a diverse range of perspectives, experience, and knowledge.
What we offer
Safer London continually reviews its pay and we currently offer the following benefits package to all our employees:
• Agile working. This means you have will have the flexibility to work in different locations including from home, our office in Southwark and/or community locations (libraries/co-working spaces) when you are not delivering face to face work in the community.
• Flexible Working: our Flexible Working Policy allows requests to work flexibly from the start of your employment.
• A contributory Pension Scheme.
• Interest-free Season Ticket Loans.
• A Cycle to Work Scheme.
• A Mental Health Helpline.
• Death in Service Benefit.
• Opportunities to develop and progress your career, including an extensive programme of courses and acting up/additional responsibilities roles.
• An initial Annual Leave allowance of 28 days holiday, rising to 30 days after 3 years and 33 days after 5 years, plus bank holidays and other statutory holidays; part time employees receive a pro-rata entitlement.
Sound good? Here’s how to apply
To apply for this role, complete the online Webrecruit application form which can also be accessed via the Safer London website or for further information about this role and working for Safer London, please refer to the Job Pack. Please complete the online application form and submit it as soon as possible: Safer London runs a rolling recruitment process which means that applications are shortlisted and invited for interview within one week of receipt. As soon as a suitable candidate is found no further applications will be considered.
Please make sure you find the Job Description on the left-hand side of the Webrecruit page after you click ‘Apply Now’ or find it on Safer London’s Website.
As part of the online application, you will be required to confirm you have read our Privacy and Cookie Policy and Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy.
Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, or experience any technical issues when trying to access and/or complete
the online application form, please find our contact information in the Job Pack.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Please note that we don’t accept CVs.
Safer London is not a sponsoring organisation for foreign nationals, and you must be able to show proof that you have permission to live and work in the UK in order to be considered for this role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you a night owl with a heart for helping others?
Ever thought about embracing the nocturnal lifestyle and making a real difference?
Come and join a Charity focused on people rather than profit.
We are looking for a Night Worker (internally referred to as a Building Supervisor), to join our fantastic Hereford Adult Accommodation Based Service, which offers shelter and support for vulnerable adults aged 18 and above who face homelessness.
We are looking for someone to work Full-time (Average 39.375 hours per week) on a rota basis 12.25 hour shifts 8pm-8:15am
We would also consider people to join our Bank team which is £12 per hour, plus holiday pay accrual and paid training, working shifts as and when they are available on a zero hour basis.
Why should you consider this opportunity?
- Work within a fun, established and very supportive team.
- Management support from a very well established and tight knit senior management team with decades of experience.
- Career growth, join a service which continues to grow in Hereford, as a result of excellent service delivery.
Who are we looking for?
Ready to leave a lasting impact?
- Your primary focus will be ensuring the safety and security of our residents. This involves effective communication with support staff for seamless shift handovers.
- Your duties will encompass various responsibilities, from monitoring site activity and maintaining cleanliness to undertaking minor maintenance tasks and providing companionship to residents in need of support.
- Regular health and safety checks are a crucial part of the role.
- Displaying empathy and maintaining professional boundaries with our residents are non-negotiable qualities.
- You'll be an integral part of a close-knit team comprising Night Building Supervisors, Support Workers, Senior Support Workers, and a Project Manager.
- While prior experience in interacting with diverse communities is advantageous, it's not a prerequisite as comprehensive training will be provided.
About Us
Established in 1989, Caring for Communities and People (CCP) is a registered charity propelled by an unwavering commitment to addressing homelessness, family breakdown, and social exclusion. We are driven by our values-based approach, caring deeply about the individuals and families we serve. Our supportive programs aim at developing long-term solutions to societal challenges. Over the years, we've consistently made tangible impacts in communities across Gloucestershire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, South Gloucestershire, Bristol, Wiltshire, Dorset, and Devon.
Benefits:
- 25 days holiday, plus public holidays, with an additional day added per year and an option to purchase more^
- Enhanced pension and sick pay
- Death in service benefit
- Free subscription to Benenden Cashback plan or Perkbox Discounts
- Why choose CCP
- Charity - people focused not profit.
- Investors in People Gold accredited employer, committed to making the workplace better for you.
- Excellent training and support to help you excel in your role.
- A voice in various groups, including Proud2Be, Green Impact, Health & Safety, and Health and Wellbeing.
- Access to a Workplace Welfare Manager for support when needed.
- Be part of an organisation that delivers social value; check out our latest Impact Report
Are Your Values Aligned with Ours?
- We look for staff who embody our SPIRIT values:
- Show gratitude and appreciation of others.
- Demonstrate personal and professional pride.
- Integrity is everything.
- Reflect and learn.
- Continuous improvement.
- Take your best self wherever you go.
How to Apply
If you're ready to make a meaningful difference and share our values, click the apply button to start your journey with CCP.
Position: Night Worker (internally know as Building Supervisor) (Job ID 815)
Hours: Full-time (Average 39.375 hours per week) on a rota basis 12.25 hour shifts 8pm-8:15am
Contract: Permanent
Location: Hereford
Pay: £22,317 per year based on 39.375 hours per week or £12 per hour for bank work
Closing Date: 21st March 2024 - CCP reserves the right to close the job advert early if needed.
Interview Date: 27th March 2024
CCP is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all.
Our robust Safeguarding Policy guides our recruitment process. We believe in the rehabilitative power of employment and working toward a purpose, so a prior conviction will not necessarily prevent you from joining CCP. Please note this role is subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks and also an enhanced check by the Disclosure & Barring Services, paid for by CCP.
Please review the attached job attachments for further insights.
You may also have experience in the following: Supported Accommodation supervisor, Facilities Manager, H&S Management, Maintenance Manager, Facilities Coordinator, Health and Safety, States Manager, Site Management, Facility Building Manager, Night worker, Building Maintenance, etc.
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We require a Policy & Influencing Officer to become part of a dynamic organisation which works across Greater Manchester and parts of Lancashire to influence, advocate, research and contribute to the expansion of our activities in tackling poverty, disadvantage and discrimination across the services we provide.
The postholder may have extensive experience in the field or just seeking to expand and develop on that experience. You will have good knowledge of and an interest in key aspects of social policy and inequalities. It is important that you are passionately committed to upholding and promoting human dignity, enabling the voices of those who are marginalised to be listened to and seeking to promote justice as this is what underpins everything that Caritas stands for.
You’ll be an excellent communicator, self-motivated, committed and reliable. You’ll be able to develop and produce evidence based, high quality policy briefings and research projects in support of advocacy objectives, using a range of tactics. You will need to be able to facilitate effective conversations, especially in spaces with a wide and diverse audience with different interests and priorities. The ability to understand complex information and communicate it both orally and in writing with good attention to detail is also important for this role.
We require the post holder to have the ability to work independently with strong time management, organisational and planning skills. Proficient IT skills (Outlook, Word, Excel & PowerPoint) is essential.
We offer excellent opportunities for personal and professional development. We also offer 26 days annual leave per year plus bank holidays, pension scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, training opportunities and with flexible working options available.
If this sounds like the next step you are looking for, we would love to hear from you!
Closing date: Thursday, 11 April 2024 at 10am
Interview: Wednesday, 17 April 2024
Caritas follow Safer Recruitment practices, and this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check. The ability to drive whilst not essential would be helpful as this role requires you to travel around Greater Manchester and Lancashire.
Caritas Diocese of Salford is an equal opportunities employer
Registered Charity Number: 1125808
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About this role
Director of Policy and Advocacy is a senior leadership role within Sustain, working across a range of policy, project and campaign areas. We are seeking a strong leader, with management experience and a keen interest in promoting solutions to many of the biggest challenges currently facing us: climate change, restoration of nature, and achieving a healthy, fair, diverse and sustainable system for food and farming. Leadership includes senior oversight:
- On ‘policy’, of the priorities, coherence and cross-fertilisation between our various projects and campaigns and the priorities identified by our alliance members, expert working parties and project/campaign leads.
- On ‘advocacy’, of Sustain’s range of approaches to achieving change – e.g. campaigning, partnership working, standards-setting as well as soft influence, at national and local level.
The Sustain alliance – members and colleagues – represent a rich source of expertise and well-proven, viable solutions to many of the challenges that face us. These need to be supported and replicated at scale, with barriers to adoption removed. It is the job of the Sustain alliance to cultivate the movement, win the policies and other support for solutions, and accelerate the process of change.
As a Director, you will have a key role in supporting the development of new and fundable areas of work, as well as contributing to organisational strategy and decision-making for Sustain. You will also hold strong people leadership skills, as the role oversees key teams at Sustain with five direct reports, and will support the delivery of our organisational plan.
Tasks and responsibilities
The Director of Policy and Advocacy for Sustain will have a varied and stimulating workload, working closely with the Chief Executive and in collaboration with Sustain’s senior management, project and campaign leads, project partners, Sustain alliance members and associates, and strategic funders. The postholder will provide strategic leadership on a range of policy, campaign, influencing and communications matters relating to advocacy for healthy and sustainable food and farming. The work will include:
Policy, advocacy and campaign development
- Creating an advocacy strategy for Sustain, working with colleagues and members, and building productive relationships with key audiences and partners, including an annual programme of activities and events.
- Leading on publishing policy reports, evidence submissions, statements and press releases, and overseeing those generated by Sustain colleagues and/or wider alliance activities.
- Overseeing key policy, advocacy and campaign themes, to ensure these are pursued effectively and prioritised within advocacy and campaign work, with line-management responsibilities in relation to relevant campaign coordinators and their teams.
- Providing everyday advisory and/or skills-building support or other opportunities for colleagues to develop their policy, influencing and communications work.
Stakeholder relationships
- Ensuring that members of the Sustain alliance are engaged in policy and advocacy and benefiting from the opportunities provided by their alliance membership.
- Building trusted relationships with a range of alliance members, government departments, elected representatives, project and campaign partners, journalists, media outlets, funders and opinion formers; and cultivating opportunities to work together to achieve positive change, including potential partnership initiatives.
Leadership in organisation management
- Working with the core team to ensure that this work is adequately resourced, and budgets are managed effectively, understanding and contributing to how this fits within Sustain’s overall financial management, resource use and fundraising needs.
- Developing compelling and impactful activities, evidence-gathering, partnerships and funding bids and feeding into development of impact reporting and theories of change.
- Leading on one or more operational priorities, working with the senior team and other key members of the staff team to ensure that tasks happen in a timely and effective way.
- Maintaining excellent financial records, contact databases and mailing lists, in line with good governance, data protection and accountability.
- Ensuring that monitoring, evaluation and learning is undertaken in relation to the campaigns and advocacy work, to help shape the way these develop, and to ensure that this informs reporting to funders and Sustain’s Council of Trustees, organisational learning and development of future activities.
Oversight on public communications
- Overseeing public communications in service of advocacy goals, working with expert project and campaign coordinators at Sustain. This will include representing the Sustain alliance externally – for example, with journalists, in the media, at high-level political opportunities such as giving oral evidence to parliamentary enquiries, chairing or speaking at panel events, organising roundtables or conferences, pitching or reporting to funders, etc.
- Overseeing the work of Sustain’s colleagues who lead on communications, social media, digital and design and parliament/public affairs to enable effective delivery of the policy and advocacy strategy.
- Editorial oversight and senior sign-off for Sustain’s political, campaigning and public communications activity, ensuring consistency of tone and approach and cultivating helpful cross-fertilisation of ideas and joined-up policy responses across the range of Sustain activities. Also ensuring that communications and public affairs activities serve and respect the alliance’s strategy, agreed tone, opportunities to influence, political impartiality, legal boundaries and our charitable objectives.
The Head of Policy and Advocacy will also:
- Undertake other tasks and responsibilities that may arise from time to time.
This is a Hybrid Role however the succesful candidate will be based On Site for the duration of their probation period.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This role is borough-wide and will see you undertaking direct work with VCSE groups and organisations within Bury. This may be providing individual information, advice and guidance, delivering a training course, supporting our VCSE networks/forums or representing the sector at a meeting or event.
We’re looking for someone:
- With the ability to communicate with a wide and diverse range of people in a culturally sensitive way.
- Who can support and understand a wide range of groups from mutual aid and small community groups to larger charities and social enterprises.
- Who can build strong and trusting relationships with VCSE organisations and can be a representative of Bury VCFA in the community.
- Who has a problem-solving approach – with patience, listening skills and the ability to provide a professional challenge if needed.
- Who has the passion and skill to work as part of a team to support the VCSE sector and genuinely improve the quality of life for people living in Bury.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Dog Trainer
Location: Southeast (Kent, London, Surrey, Sussex)
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £23,655 to £26,612 per annum (depending on experience)
Benefits: Generous annual leave allowance, salary exchange pension scheme, life assurance, occupational sick pay, dog friendly offices.
Closing date: 29-03-2024
- If you are an experienced dog trainer/behaviourist looking to utilise your skills within the charity sector, this could be the role for you.
- Canine Partners' mission is to change the lives of disabled people using expertly trained dogs to improve physical, emotional, and social wellbeing.
- To help us create amazing partnerships, we need amazing people. Canine Partners has an exciting opportunity for an Aftercare Instructor to join our talented Aftercare team.
- This is an incredible role at a prominent assistance dog charity where your role will be a part of our essential work that transforms lives every day.
What you will do:
In a specified geographical location, you will be responsible for reviewing the health and welfare of partnered dogs and provide on-going training and instruction to partnerships. This vital role aims to maximise the assistance and support our dogs provide to our beneficiaries.
What we are looking for:
- Strong knowledge of dog training and behaviour
- Ability to communicate at all levels with a wide range of people.
- Good interpersonal skills
- Experience of providing training, teaching, or coaching
- Record keeping and report writing skills.
- ICT skills (MS Office)
Ideally, you may have some understanding of knowledge of human medical conditions as they relate to the canine partnership, but this is not essential. Most importantly, you will be passionate about the transformative impact that our assistance dogs provide to our beneficiaries.
We can offer you:
- Generous annual leave allowance
- Salary exchange pension scheme
- Charity Sick pay
- Life assurance
- Wellbeing portal
- Employee assistance programme
This role covers a specified geographical location in the Southeast of England - Kent, Surrey, London, and Sussex. There will be regular travel involved to visit and assess partnerships and on some occasions to transport dogs, therefore it is essential that you have a driving licence and appropriate vehicle for work purposes.
As part of the onboarding process, you will receive a minimum of 4 weeks training and instruction in the Surrey, Sussex and Kent areas.
Please apply online with a CV together with a cover letter that demonstrates your suitability for the role.
First interviews will take place in the week commencing 15 April via video call.
Second interviews will take place in the week commencing 29 April in person, location tbc.
We recognise the benefit of diverse experiences, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from all sections of the community. We are a disability confident committed employer.
You may also have experience in the following: Puppy Training Coordinator, Puppy Training, Puppy Trainer, Dog Trainer, Animal Trainer, Dog Behaviourist, Dog Training, Guide Dogs, Canine Training, Dog Training Coordinator, Dog behaviourist, Canine Behaviourist etc.
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About The Role
Rare opportunity to join the Senior Management Team of an award winning charity with a unique offer spanning youth work and creativity.
As Head of Creative you will be an integral part of our Senior Management Team, sharing collective responsibility for the overall running of the charity.
The Head of Creative leads on the delivery and development of the creative offer, including our agreed programme of artistic and creative programmes for 10-25 year olds, events including exhibitions and productions led by young people, our schools programme where creativity and youth work are co-delivered to ensure young people at risk of disengaging from education remain inspired and supported in school, and our youth voice programme which ensures that young people are placed firmly at the heart of everything we do.
The postholder will also be integral to the development and establishing of opportunities for young people at CYN’s newest building, The Courts (opening June 2024). This will be creative enterprise hub for emerging young creatives from diverse and marginalised backgrounds.
The postholder will provide strategic leadership including the development of new/existing partnerships, safeguarding, fundraising and service/workforce development.
About Us
Creative Youth Network is an award-winning charity with a mission to enable young people to reach their potential, no matter what their background or circumstances. Operating across Bristol and South Gloucestershire, we offer a range of services ranging from our 10 local youth clubs, to targeted support for young people with specific needs, work within schools (in particular for young people at risk of disengaging from education), and an exciting range of creative courses, programmes and activities, including early career support for young people embarking on careers in the creative sector. Our services are rated “Outstanding” by the National Youth Agency.
The Benefits
• 33 days annual leave (inc. bank holidays) per year pro rata
• Excellent family friendly policies
• A generous pension scheme
• A cycle to work scheme
• Paid breaks
• Fantastic development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Program
• Virtual GP consultation and medical advice service
Equity, diversity and inclusion
Creative Youth Network is committed to inclusivity, equality, and equity. We pride ourselves on giving opportunities to people of all walks of life and all class backgrounds. This includes people who identify as D/deaf, disabled or neurodivergent, LGBTQIA+, are early in their careers or come from groups who experience racial inequality.
We particularly encourage applications from candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce, including people from Global Majority backgrounds (often referred to as BAME – Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic).
As an employer we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our staff.
If forms don’t work for you, get in touch with the team to talk about alternatives.
Next Steps
A full Job Description, Job Pack and Application Form are available below. To apply please visit our website.
In accordance with our Safer Recruitment Policy, we are unable to accept CV's and ask that you complete the application form instead.
This role is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.
Creative Youth Network is committed to inclusivity, equality, and equity. We pride ourselves on giving opportunities to people of all walks of life and all class backgrounds. This includes people who identify as D/deaf, disabled or neurodivergent, LGBTQIA+, are early in their careers or come from groups who experience racial inequality.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
This organisation is using Anonymous Recruitment to reduce bias in the first stages of the hiring process. Our system keeps your personal information hidden until the recruiter contacts you.
Are you passionate about the rights of refugees and migrant's? We need an experienced advice worker to provide effective and efficient welfare benefit, education & employment and housing casework to refugees and migrants.
Key responsibilities include:
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Advocating on behalf of clients and making referrals to specialist agencies where necessary.
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Providing advice to clients on a range of issues including welfare benefits, housing and education.
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Maintaining good practice & adhering to Advice Quality Mark standards.
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Participating in supervision of volunteer advice workers.
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Monitoring all aspects of work and reporting to funders.
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Maintaining a clear filing system, detailed records of all activities and respecting confidentiality of clients (Data Protection Act, GDPR) .
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Keeping accurate records using case management software.
Successful candidates will have an up-to-date knowledge of welfare benefits rights and housing benefits legislation. You should have 2-3 years experience of providing welfare benefits and housing advice and be level 1 OISC trained.
Please apply sending your CV and cover letter. If you require any adjustments please do not hesitate to let us know.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Hybrid working with regular travel to our London Bridge Office
What the job involves
We’re looking for a Volunteer Experience Manager to join our amazing Volunteer Engagement Team! Working in a dynamic, fast moving and fun environment, no two days will be the same.
Our goal is to simplify and enrich the volunteering experience to engage a broad audience. We have around 2,000 volunteers a year who bring a wealth of professional skills, lived experience, local knowledge, energy and enthusiasm to our work. Volunteers give their time across the charity in a wide range of roles including peer support, awareness raising, fundraising events, and research funding.
As an experienced operational and people manager, your role will be focused on making it easy to volunteer and make a meaningful contribution. You’ll oversee the volunteer journey, ensuring an excellent experience in line with the Investing in Volunteers standard. In business partnering with colleagues, you’ll act as an advisor and expert on volunteering. Passionate about inclusion and accessibility, you’ll support us to increase representation in our volunteers to reflect our DEI priorities.
You’ll act as line manager to the Volunteer Experience Team and deputise for the Head of Volunteer Engagement as well as working closely with our Community Awareness Manager.
This is a rewarding role where you’ll get to meet volunteers and supporters and see first-hand the work of Prostate Cancer UK. Together we are supporting and raising awareness of the impact of prostate cancer, providing men with the knowledge of their risk and the power to act on it.
What we want from you
To be successful in this role you’ll be an experienced, successful people manager with a strong understanding of volunteer engagement. You’ll be flexible and adaptable in a changing environment; you understand our customers are individuals and organisations with differing expectations and needs. You’ll also act with empathy and with an understanding of how prostate cancer can impact it can have on people's lives.
You’ll have an agile approach and you’ll be experienced in developing and iterating person-centred processes and systems. You’ll also need to be comfortable with resolving conflict and confident in influencing others as you work collaboratively across our organisation and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
Why work with us?
Every man needs to know about the most common cancer in men – prostate cancer. It’s a real and present danger that takes over 12,000 of our dads, grandads, brothers and friends each year.
Prostate Cancer UK is the largest men’s health charity in the UK. We have a simple ambition – to stop prostate cancer damaging lives. We invest millions in research to revolutionise testing, treatment and care. We’re blazing a trail to a screening programme that could save thousands of lives with regular, accurate tests for all men at risk. And we work tirelessly to spread the word about risk and offer specialist support to people living with the disease.
Work with us and you’ll see your efforts pay off as we give men and their families the power to navigate prostate cancer.
Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
At Prostate Cancer UK, we believe that equity, diversity and inclusion are essential to building a strong and innovative workplace that represents, and can advocate for, the communities we support.
It’s our ambition to become an anti-racist organisation, and our mission to advance racial equity in the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer.
We’re learning more about the needs of our colleagues and we’re excited to have recently launched three new people networks: Pride, Mind & Body and Multicultural.
Ways of working
Our hybrid working approach combines the best of flexible working – a positive work/life balance, inclusive and accessible platforms, and online information at our fingertips.
Next steps
More information on what we offer, as well as the role, can be found on our vacancies page. Please download our job profile document (job description) with our ‘How to apply’ section sharing the key points to refer to in your application and to apply.
Got a question? Please let us know if you have any accessibility requirements or questions – we’re here to help!
The closing date is Monday 1st April 2024. Applications must be submitted by 23:45 UK time.
Interviews: By arrangement. Currently scheduled for the week of Monday 8th April 2024.
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Willow Burn Hospice is currently seeking a Retail Operations Manager to join our dedicated retail team. We are an independent charity delivering palliative and end of life care services to adults and their families across Derwentside and County Durham.
The role of Retail Operations Manager has overall responsibility for the effective operation of all of Willow Burn Hospice’s (WBH) shops: this includes responding to operational needs of the shops, effective leadership of the Shop Managers, optimising sales, maintaining effective stock management and merchandising, and ensuring that quality, health and safety and housekeeping are monitored and developed using audits.
Job Purpose
- Overall responsibility for the effective operation of all of Willow Burn Hospice’s (WBH) shops: this includes responding to operational needs of the shops, effective leadership of the Shop Managers, optimising sales, maintaining effective stock management and merchandising, and ensuring that quality, health and safety and housekeeping are monitored and developed using audits.
- To promote the ideals of Willow Burn Hospice (WBH) and be a positive ambassador.
- Ensure all shop opening hours are covered and co-ordinating shop cover when the Managers and Deputy Managers are unable to organise cover for each other or volunteers.
- Contribute to the income generation targets of WBH to achieve maximum profit and sales targets through retail outlets.
- Work with the Head of Fundraising and Marketing on the development of retail portfolio including shops and merchandise.
- Ensure WBH’s policies and procedures are adhered to at all times