East European Resource Centre is looking for a driven Community Giving Coordinator to develop digital individual giving and community giving platforms.

Deadline: 30 November, 2 pm

Details how to submit an application: send CV with a short explanation how you meet requirements of the person specification using your skills and experience. Details are included in the job pack attached.

You will develop digital giving tools as well as community giving platforms in order to maximise income for our mission but also to use individual giving as a tool to increase outreach to new audiences and further promote the mission of our charity.

This is an excellent opportunity for candidates with experience in individual giving fundraising, community fundraising, digital marketing or sales who wants to have tangible impact on lives of the most disadvantaged and marginalised Eastern Europeans! You will be a team worker and excellent communicator able to look beyond donations to real promotion of our work through fundraising asks.

We encourage candidates with lived experience of migrating from Central and Eastern Europe or Central European diaspora in the UK to apply for this position.

East European Resource Centre (EERC) is an independent charity that has been providing advice and support to disadvantaged Eastern European migrants since 1984. Since the 2004 / 2007 EU enlargement, our core user group comes from the accession countries. Our mission is supporting Eastern European migrants who experience poverty, exploitation and social exclusion in order to help them to make choices about their lives and realize their potential as equal members of communities. This position is an opportunity to help to fund our vital services and expand our reach to new audiences.

Peer Aid is recruiting!

Opportunity to join this exciting new service as a Peer Aid Co-ordinator. Peer Aid provides integrated peer support within the National Gambling Treatment Service.

Please refer to attached Job Pack. Please send queries, completed application forms and CV's to Matt Blanks, Service Manager

Thank you 

AGE UK ESSEX COMMUNITY SUPPORTER

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE:         Community Supporter

HOURS:         37½  hours per week (office hours 9am to 5pm with          ½ hour unpaid lunch break)

SALARY:        £22,600 p.a

RESPONSIBLE TO:      Head of Service, Information, Advice and Advocacy

SERVICE SUMMARY:

Age UK Essex has accessed grant funding to enable the provision of high quality. Professional Information and Advice to vulnerable people, their families and carers within Writtle, and the surrounding areas and villages.

ROLE SUMMARY:

• The Community Supporter will be employed by Age UK Essex.

• Although this role is community based, the post will be embedded within and fully part of the Information and Advice service which is based at Widford Hall in Chelmsford.

• The Community Supporter will report to the Head of Service for Information, Advice and Advocacy, who retains responsibility for the overall delivery of the service.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To develop links with “community leaders and influencers”

• To foster and develop referral pathways from the community to the service

• To deal with enquiries from older people, their families, carers, friends and other interested parties, principally in community settings or in the client’s own home but also by telephone, post or email.

• To provide appropriate and timely advice and information that will enable people to maintain independence.

• To help people retain or access suitable local accommodation

• To increase levels of income through access to benefits that they are eligible for.

• To increase wellbeing by empowering people to make positive changes.

• To strengthen local communities and assist them to identify their own needs.

• To join local people, services and resources together to strengthen resilience.

• To deliver advice and information directly into communities through clinics and events.

• To maintain accurate and timely records and make case records and reports as appropriate.

• To evidence the outcomes and benefits of the work undertaken through monthly case studies

• To evidence the work of the Service and to gather, update and organise relevant information.

• To attend training events in order to remain up to date on developments on the issues.

• To represent Age UK Essex professionally at all times.

• Such other duties as may from time to time be reasonably required by the Charity. 

COORDINATION AND INTEGRATION:

• Develop relationships with key stakeholders at local level to ensure knowledge of local services is up to date

• Identify when there is a need for urgent action or for a step-up in care and alert the relevant professional(s) and Age UK staff and our services.

RECORD KEEPING, PROJECT EVALUATION AND RISK MANAGEMENT:

• Keep accurate and up-to-date records of client contact. 

• Record and collate information, including case studies, to demonstrate the impact of the service

• Contribute to development and coordination by attending meetings as requested. 

• Identify opportunities and gaps in services.

• Assessment and management of risk to ensure the safety of self and security of clients

LOROS Hospice is a local charity and every year we care for over 2,500 people across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We deliver free, high-quality, compassionate care and support to terminally ill patients, their family and carers.

The following vacancy has arisen within the Fundraising Department who play a significant part in raising over £6 million each year through voluntary income.

Supporter Engagement Co-Ordinator (Young People) Salary range £20,000 to £25,000 per annum (depending upon experience) 37.5 hours per week 

LOROS is a much-loved charity with a broad supporter base; we pride ourselves on creating meaningful, life-long relationships with supporters of all ages. With a focus on individuals, organisations, clubs and educational facilities across Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland. LOROS is now looking for an energetic, fun and positive, ‘people-person’ to join our Supporter Engagement Team and work specifically with young people. As a Supporter Engagement Co-Ordinator you’ll provide the motivation, inspiration, encouragement and support that our young fundraisers and volunteers need to enjoy their fundraising and raise as much as possible. You will be pro-active in generating new contacts and building long-term relationships with individuals, groups and organisations. Throughout 2021 you will be instrumental in delivering the Rocket Round Leicester (RRL) Learning Programme which has been specifically developed for schools, colleges and community groups. The RRL Learning Programme is a ‘launch pad’ for the Supporter Engagement Co-Ordinator to build relationships and create lasting legacies As a member of the Supporter Engagement Team and wider Fundraising Department, you will be actively involved in the planning and delivery of Supporter Engagement Events and Campaigns as well as awareness raising activities such as delivering talks, presentations, arranging, and carrying out tours of the Hospice to visitors. The ideal applicant will be passionate and committed with a great work ethic. The applicant will be willing and able to work long hours over weekend and evenings. Due to the nature of the role you should have access to transport.

About you

Are you a people person? Can you earn people’s trust? Can you help people find the support they need? Are you fully committed to person-centred services? Will you always “go the extra mile” to make sure people find the best possible solution to their needs?

Our purpose

Within a community and primary care setting, we use social prescribing to help people reduce unnecessary NHS appointments and find appropriate community and non-clinical solutions to their needs. Within a hospital setting, we work with clinical staff to ensure that people can leave hospital at the right time and with the support and care they need.

Our mission is to help health and adult care services to work together to reduce unnecessary demands and make sure people receive the best possible services appropriate to their needs.

The role

We are recruiting Hospital & Community Navigators to work with people who are frail or vulnerable or unwell, people who are in danger of losing their independence, people who are being admitted to hospital, and people who are being discharged from hospital.

Navigators take time to understand people’s needs, they understand what services are available, and they work with professionals, volunteers, families, and individuals so things link together as they should. 

Working across both hospital and community settings, you will help prevent the need for people to be admitted to hospital, reduce over-reliance on GPs and/or home care providers, reduce social isolation and improve health and wellbeing.

You will work to understand your local community, link people together, and help develop more effective services. When solutions are needed, you will find them.

The job

You will be employed by one of the seven voluntary organisations involved in the partnership: Age UK Hertfordshire, British Red Cross, Carers in Herts, Dacortium, POhWER, Watford & Three Rivers Trust and Watford Community Housing. Oher partners may join. 

You will work as part of a locality team led by a Senior Navigator. We need to recruit locality teams that can work flexibly as required by their communities: so everyone will be expected to do occasional evening or weekend work – and we need to recruit some people who will work as part of a rota including occasional evening and weekend work. You must be a driver with access to a vehicle. We can appoint people to work from home, but if your home is outside the locality to which you are attached, we will only pay travel expenses within your locality.

You will need to operate independently, use our case management database and communications systems, understand privacy rules and safeguarding, and work as part of a locality team supported by regular supervision, training and case conferences.

We are recruiting Hospital and Community Navigators to be based throughout Hertfordshire. The roles are permanent (subject to future funding). The roles are full-time but we will accept part-time applications and will try to find job-share partners. 

Applicants

Please apply soonest: we will interview candidates as appropriate applications are received. Please apply online stating how you meet the requirements for this post. If you are currently based outside Hertfordshire, please explain how you will relocated or commute if appointed. Shortlisted candidates will receive full details before interview. 

We are looking for TWO self-motivated and community-minded individuals to provide a social prescribing service to individuals over the age of 18 living in the London Borough of Lewisham.

Community Connections Lewisham is a preventative social prescribing project, delivered by Age UK Lewisham and Southwark, aiming to improve the health and wellbeing of vulnerable adults across the borough of Lewisham. We achieve this through working with both individuals who want connecting to services, and the community groups they access. We support people to find:

• Local community groups and access to social opportunities
• Help with staying active
• Befriending and practical assistance (food shopping, odd jobs, etc.)
• New opportunities for employment, training and learning
• Volunteering opportunities and opportunities for participation in local projects

Community Facilitators take a holistic person-centred approach, connecting people to community groups and statutory services for practical and emotional support. They support their clients to tackle the wider determinants of health, such a debt, poor housing and physical inactivity. Community Facilitators strengthen community resilience and personal resilience, thus reducing health inequalities in the borough.

This rewarding role will see you support people on a short-term basis, helping and motivating them to make the changes they want to see in their lives. As well as interacting with the public, you will build relationships with Lewisham's local community groups and services and the wide range of professionals that refer into our project. This means you will get first-hand experience of Health and Social Care practice in London as well as an understanding of the sector and how it works. There will be opportunities to attend meetings and events, including forums with other Social Prescribers - helping you to gain an understanding of the rapidly growing way of delivering support.

We are looking for good listeners and positive thinkers, with exceptional abilities in organisation and administration. If you are passionate about helping those that need it, we want to hear from you.

AUKLS 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, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

For full details please download our Recruitment Pack which includes a Job Description and Person Specification.

Please note that we have two posts available - one Full Time, Permanent position and one Part-Time, 9 month Maternity Cover position.

Closing date for applications – 9am Monday 14th December

**Interviews will take place on Tuesday 22nd December**

Please apply by visiting our website and completing an application form. The deadline is 23:30 on Tuesday 8 December with interviews expected to take place between 14 - 23 December. This role combines home working with some office-based work in London.

We give children the reading skills and confidence they need for a fair chance in life, through our flexible volunteer-led programme. Our Community Managers are vital to the charity as they develop and foster great relationships with schools, where our volunteers deliver fun and engaging reading sessions with our children. We want to reach as many children as possible and Community Managers ensure that our empowered community of volunteers are motivated to continue their support.

Do you want to join a company with ambitious plans to make a social impact?

Each year, eight children in an average class will leave primary school unable to read well. These children often struggle in school, and beyond. Reading isn’t just about books. It’s about reading a road sign, a safety manual, a birthday card. It’s understanding a job application and the prescription that could help save your life.

When a child can navigate words, they can navigate the world. That’s why we’re helping children develop the reading skills they need to succeed by creating flexible volunteering at the heart of our communities. The Bookmark app matches schools with fully safeguarded, vetted and trained reading volunteers in the local community, at the tap of a button. Each volunteer delivers one-to-one reading sessions for a six-week programme with a child who needs extra help with their reading.

We are a small but growing team of hard-working people, who care about what we do. We love to roll up our sleeves, try new ways of doing things, and support each other so that we can achieve our goals. If that sounds like you and you share our vision and values, we'd love to hear from you.

Help us change the story for more children.

Bookmark is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community. We aim to create a working environment in which all individuals are able to make best use of their skills, free from discrimination or harassment, and in which all decisions are based on merit. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies and opportunity for flexible working arrangements to support team members from different backgrounds.

Job description

Supporting children

• Ensure that we reach as many children as possible by proactively managing the number of reading sessions completed each month

School attraction and engagement

• Attract and onboard new partner schools so that we can reach more children, in line with our school business development plan
• Work with Multi Academy Trusts and other partner organisations to engage with more schools
• Present clearly how we run our reading programmes to schools and answer any queries
• Engage with our current partner schools to ensure that they have an excellent experience and continue to post more programmes with us
• Engage with our current partner schools to reach as many children that need our help
• Act as the point of escalation for schools in your community

Volunteer attraction and engagement

• Support local volunteer recruitment through events and campaigns, and engaging local corporates, universities and other local partners
• Help grow an empowered community of volunteers who can provide regular reading support for more children, more often
• Drive engagement activities to ensure that volunteers help and support each other, facilitating volunteer communication, events, and reward and recognition initiatives
• Act as the point of escalation for volunteers in your community

Stakeholder engagement

• Lead on collaborations and partnerships with other organisations, as required, that align with our vision and values to support more children

General responsibilities

• Meet KPI targets for number of reading sessions delivered, and numbers of active schools and volunteers
• Gather and share local stories and case studies with the central Marketing and Communications team, to help tell our story
• Lead on projects, as required, in order to improve and expand our services
• Continually seek opportunities to improve the volunteer and school experience
• Proactively identify opportunities to improve Bookmark’s processes across all areas
• Input and maintain accurate and up-to-date information on our systems, including Salesforce CRM and SharePoint
• Ensure that all activity helps to build Bookmark’s brand and is always brand compliant

Person specification

• Passionate about our vision and mission
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, including strong presentational skills
• A strong focus on safeguarding and a child-centred approach
• Ability to facilitate challenging conversations in a professional manner
• Friendly, inquisitive and helpful mindset 
• Enthusiastic, professional and positive, with a strong desire to learn
• Experience working with or in schools is preferable
• Adept at positive stakeholder engagement across a variety of audiences
• Service delivery focussed with a desire to achieve targets and objectives
• Strong time management and organisational skills 
• Structured problem-solving approach with excellent attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and contribute as part of a team
• Ability to travel locally for business and work flexibly
• Flexible mindset to working in a busy organisation; willingness to adapt
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite (particularly Word, PowerPoint and Excel)
• Technically literate with ability to support less-technically minded stakeholders
• Salesforce and / or SharePoint experience desirable

Bookmark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the well-being and welfare of children and requires everyone associated with Bookmark, including all trustees, employees, and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will need to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the role, including references from past employers and Disclosure and Barring Service checks. Bookmark is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all sections of society and communities we operate in. 

We are looking for a confident, reliable person to assist our Senior Coordinator and Help at Home team to support adults to maintain or regain independence and confidence following a period of illness or to promote independence at home.  This role will involve office administration work as well as assessment and practical support for clients in their own homes and will invove coordinating volunteers to provide ongoing support. You will need to be able to communicate clearly and effectively and to accurately record actions on our database.  Please apply with a CV AND a letter or covering statement explaining how you address ALL the points in the person specification, applications which only include a CV will not be considered. Applications close midday 14th December, video interviews on 16th and 17th December

Senior Volunteer Coordinator (4404)

Thatcham, Berkshire
Circa £23,600 per annum pro rata
Permanent, Part Time 21 Hours per week

Giving children and young people the foundations they need to thrive.

The role

Here4me is our project in Berkshire. We provide volunteer Independent Visitors and Advocates for children and young people in care, and mentors for identified children in need.

As a Senior Volunteer Coordinator, you will be co-ordinating the safer recruitment, induction, training and supervision of volunteers, ensuring they are well equipped to carry out their roles competently and confidently through the delivery of Volunteering led programmes that lead to positive and agreed outcomes for children.

You will make a difference by:

- Recruiting inspiring volunteers who can act as positive role models to children in care.
- Coordinating ongoing support and training for volunteers.
- Establishing and maintaining partnerships to provide a range of volunteer placement opportunities.
- Supporting volunteers with steps to education and employment.
- Supervising volunteers providing front-line delivery of services.
- Demonstrating the benefits of the service to social work teams and commissioners and facilitating ongoing referrals.
- Publicising and promoting volunteering opportunities with individuals, community groups, professionals and other relevant agencies and to scrutinise applications form potential volunteers.
- Offering advice and information to potential volunteers and external organisations through face-to-face, telephone and email contact.

You will need:

- Experience and/ or skills in volunteer recruitment, training and supervision would be an advantage.
- Ability to liaise with wide range of individuals (Social Workers, Young People, Commissioners)
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Positive and proactive approach.
- IT Literate.
- Sound knowledge and understanding of Safeguarding.

The way we work

We work to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team. Have a look at our behaviours and values to understand more about the way we work here.

Rewards

We want our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, a comprehensive employer-matched pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts on our dedicated benefits portal. Find out more about our exclusive Action for Children benefits here.

For safe and happy childhoods

At Action for Children, we protect and support children and young people, providing practical and emotional care and support, ensuring their voices are heard, and campaigning to bring lasting improvements to their lives. Last year, we helped more than 387,000 children and families across the UK.

For more information and to apply, please visit our website via the apply button.

We are committed to safer recruitment practices to protect our service users; therefore, all applicants are expected to have an understanding of and commitment to safeguarding best-practice.

Action for Children is passionate about promoting equality, valuing diversity and working inclusively. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons particularly people with Disabilities and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic applicants, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce.

*** Applicants can be based in Germany, the UK or Johannesburg, South Africa***

This is your chancee to join an amazing team that works to reform economics education around the world. We are excited to launch our search for a Membership Coordinator, a position that it is the heart of what we do and could be a stepping stone to a career in organising or pluralist economics. 

Role title: Membership Coordinator

About Rethinking Economics

Rethinking Economics (RE) is an international network working to build a better economics in society and the classroom. We started as a student movement in 2012 and have since grown to become a registered charity with a 7-person staff team. Through a mixture of campaigning, events and projects, we support over 100 groups in over 30 countries around the world, alongside thousands of supportive members of the public, to reform the university economics curriculum to make it more pluralist, critical and applicable to the real world.

Rethinking Economics is undertaking an exciting transition process in which we are developing and expanding the future of the organisation. We will be accepting candidates from the UK, Germany and candidates based in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Over the next year we will be organising another online conference, launching our Members’ Council and training our constantly growing network of groups. It’s an exciting time for Rethinking Economics as it continues to grow across the world.

What we’re looking for

Someone with significant volunteer or work experience in organising, particularly in a student or economics environment. The ideal candidate will be proficient at one to ones and have a keen eye for identifying leaders and what training support they may require. An understanding of organising structures would be very beneficial in this role as well as an understanding of how to run or organise a training event.

Diversity, Equality and Inclusion

We are committed to providing equality and fairness for all and not to discriminate on grounds of gender, marital status, race, ethnic origin, colour, nationality, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, mental health, religion or age. We encourage and celebrate the different qualities that our colleagues, and others we work with, bring to our work. And we believe that seeing things from a wide range of different perspectives helps us to resolve problems, adapt our approaches and develop as an organisation. We want to bring greater diversity to our team and we’re keen to hear what you think you’ll bring from your own background and experience (beyond your professional skills and knowledge). 

Terms & Conditions

Reporting to: Senior Organiser

Starting salary: £13,800 - £14,400 for 3 days a week. This is based on a pay scale of £23,000 - £24,000 pro rata per annum. Any offer made will be non-negotiable

Start date: January 2021 (negotiable)

Contract type: 1 year contract with possible extension

Hours: 2 or 3 days a week based on 7.5 hours per day, which is reducing to 7 hours per day in April 2021. Regular evening and weekend work will be necessary from time to time, for which time off in lieu can be claimed. We support flexible working across the whole team. 

Benefits: Statutory pension increasing to 5% matched from April 2021 (only applicable to the UK candidates, negotiable for candidates based elsewhere), 25 days holiday pro rata in addition to winter break between Christmas and New Year, access to bespoke economics education, person centred training opportunities, yearly cost of living increase.

Location and Travel: The role will occasionally require international travel to events or to our or one of our partners offices. Any work-related travel will be reimbursed, not including commuting.

For UK based applications – Remote/Flexible. Our office is based in Manchester and you could  be required to travel there on average once per month. 

For South Africa based applications –Office based/Flexible. You will need to be within commutable distance to Institute of Economic Justice, 62 Juta Street, Braamfontein, Johannesburg.

For Germany based applications – Remote/Flexible. Our partners are ZOE. Institute for future-fit economies, Thomas-Mann-Str. 36, 53111 Bonn, Germany. For those seeking an office based or flexible role candidates will need to be based near or commutable to Bonn.

Purpose of the Role: 

To lead on supporting member-groups with induction, training and any administration required with ensuring local groups can thrive.

Responsibilities

Main Areas of Responsibility

• Induction and training of local groups

• Regular one to ones with current groups

• Main contact for all local groups

• Supporting the Senior Organiser on the development of a Members’ Council

• Supporting the Senior Organiser on training or network events

Person Specification - Key Skills and Experience

The role profile asks for a wide range of competencies and we recognise that we are unlikely to find a candidate who fits every requirement. If you fit some of the essential and/or desirable criteria and believe you have the potential to learn the other areas of the role, we’d like to hear from you. A strong background in economics, organising and movement building would be of great advantage.

Essential

• Ability to facilitate meetings
• Experience of working with student or youth organisations / campaigns
• Ability to respond effectively and quickly to requests for support from students

Desirable

• Fluency (written and spoken) in a language other than English
• Experience on delivering training workshops
• Experience of overseeing online communications platforms (e.g. Slack)
• Experience working on economics education reform at a local, national or international level
• Familiarity with how decisions are made at universities and how economics departments are structured

Economics Knowledge Specification

• An interest and understanding of economics, particularly a knowledge of alternative and pluralist economics
• A passion to reform economics teaching and practise

• Higher education qualification in economics or economics with a related social science

Essential Values and Behaviours

• Commitment to RE’s Values of Justice & Fairness, Diversity & Inclusion and Collaboration.
• Ability to adapt to a constantly evolving environment and a movement that is growing.
• Self-reflective, willing to listen and consider other points of view.

• A critical and strategic thinker, able to both see the big picture and have an eye for detail.

Essential Organisational Competencies & Experiences

• Exchanging detailed information to a range of staff and audience, including some who may be unfamiliar with the subject matter
• Building and maintaining good working relationships with colleagues and people
• Having an excellent standard of written and verbal communication
• Ability to respond independently to routine problems or situations.
• Ability to work within agreed resource and budgetary parameters, for example, time spent on projects or a budget for undertaking a particular task.  Contributing to fundraising or consulting bids.
• Ability to work in a way that is consistent with the strategy of the team or function, and Rethinking Economics’ overall vision and strategy.

Mind in Tower Hamlets and Newham has been awarded 5-year funding by the Big Lottery to deliver the LEAP Project which is an innovative and exciting initiative.  The LEAP Project will provide people with lived experience of mental health the opportunity to become Community Peer Leaders. They will be trained and supported to facilitate and develop their own creative and independent social community groups within their local communities across the London Boroughs of Tower Hamlets, Newham, and Redbridge.

The organisation is now seeking to recruit a Project Coordinator for 18 months.

The successful candidate will be:
 

• Dynamic, creative, committed to user involvement and co-production with an understanding of the value of Peer Led groups in improving quality of life and mental wellbeing
• A self-starter who is enthusiastic, energetic and solution focussed
• Have demonstrable experience of a recovery-based approach in working with people with mental health needs
• Experience of managing staff and volunteers
• Experience of coordinating projects in the Social Care/Health sector.
• Experience of delivering and developing training programmes, developing and supporting Peer Led groups and facilitating training sessions and groups
• Knowledge and awareness of the impact of mental health issues on individuals including the principles of recovery, resilience and wellbeing
• Demonstrable experience of establishing and maintaining good working relationships with provider organisations with the ability to engage with local providers and work in partnership with other agencies
• Excellent organisational and monitoring skills including the ability to plan, prioritise and manage deadlines and workloads.

The post is administratively self-servicing so good IT skills including Microsoft Office are required.

There are opportunities for training and the benefits include a company pension and 30 days annual leave. 

The post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

For CV applications, please ensure you meet the role criteria. 

Background

The Kindling Trust works to create a fairer, more sustainable society, starting with the food system. Working alongside communities, farmers, policy makers and activists, we aim to create radical social change, addressing problems at their root cause.

In 2016, The Kindling Trust opened their 2nd FarmStart training site at the old plant nursery site in Woodbank Memorial Park, Stockport. Following a community consultation process in 2017, we started working together with local residents and groups, to develop the site into a thriving community food hub.

Current activities include: a range of community events, from gardening to bat walks; our wellbeing programme, offering cookery, gardening and access to healthy veg for people referred via Social Prescribing and other local services; FarmStart training programme, supporting new growers to scale up to market garden production; Volunteering days to support and learn about commercial, organic food production; and opportunities to buy local, organic veg through the Veg Box People veg bag scheme.

You will be joining us during our 3rd year of a 5 year grant from the National Lottery Community Fund, so you will be building and expanding on what the team has already achieved. We now need someone with the experience, skills and drive to take us to the next level; to make Woodbank Community Food Hub both engaging and less dependent on funding over the next two and a half years. 

Job Description:

Main Duties:

1. Co-ordination and development of Woodbank Community Food Hub

• Deliver our 5 year plan to make Woodbank Community Food Hub more financially independent over the next 2.5 years. For example developing income generating activities such as courses, events, sales of organic produce etc.
• Seek and develop new opportunities to secure the future of Woodbank Community Food Hub, e.g. partnership working, funding opportunities etc.
• Co-ordinate the development and improvement of the site to make it as welcoming and productive as possible. This includes overseeing and supporting a volunteer maintenance crew.
• Work with the Wellbeing Co-ordinator to explore opportunities for securing ongoing funding for programme, through, e.g.: Stockport’s Clinical Commissioning Group, Public Health or SMBC.
• Work with the team to promote the Veg Bag Scheme locally and to staff the collection point
• Work with the FarmStart Co-ordinator to maximise the production of organic produce grown on site.
• Facilitate volunteering days at Woodbank, in partnership with the Woodbank Team.
• Respond to the current situation (covid restrictions), finding ways to continue to develop the site and engage people, whilst keeping the various site users safe.

B. Community Engagement:

• Organise a variety of community based events to engage the local community in the site, i.e. biodiversity walks, guided tours of the site, farmers market type events.
• Plan and coordinate training courses to take place at Woodbank
• Engage and develop partnerships with local community groups to increase usage of, and involvement in, the site.
• Recruit and support volunteers and community gardeners involved in activities at Woodbank.
• Attend meetings, community and public events, to promote the work at Woodbank.
• Liaise with the other groups using the site as well as SMBC (e.g. to gain permission for running community events, around health and safety etc.)
• Work towards engaging the various users of the site in the development and running of the Hub in the way that is best for both those groups and the future of the project.

C. Health and Safety

• Co-ordinate the Woodbank Team and other users of Woodbank to maintain the security of the site and the safety of all those who use it.
• Ensure all participants, volunteers and gardeners are provided with Health and Safety information relevant to the site.
• Carry out risk assessments for all activities taking place at Woodbank.

D. Publicity/Marketing

• Produce and distribute promotional materials to advertise upcoming events.
• Publicise events and activities widely through e.g. the Woodbank notice board, regular updates to the Woodbank Community mailing list, local community events & groups, local press, social media
• Write up events for Kindling latest news.

E. Administration:

• Monitor and update all policies and procedures relevant to the project.
• Update and maintain the Woodbank Community database (and others, as required)
• Report to relevant funders

• Create surveys and feedback forms for activities and collate evidence for social impact monitoring

F. Finances

• Manage project budget with the Woodbank Team and our Book Keeper
• Process project expenses.

E.

G.  General responsibilities of this post

• Report progress to Kindling Team meetings.
• Reflect Kindling’s vision and principles, strategy and policies at all times.
• Be aware of and comply with all relevant policies and procedures.

• Fulfil such other duties and assignments as may be required from time to time.

Purpose

THET is an international health charity which sits at the heart of a network of UK institutions working with partners in Africa and Asia. These include hospitals, professional bodies, diaspora-led community groups and small charities. Together, we are very actively responding to the direct and indirect challenges of COVID-19.

THET is now looking to broaden and develop this network by strengthening the capacity of UK institutions to engage in global health work. We will do this by developing and delivering a comprehensive capacity development programme, using participatory workshops and online tools and resources. The programme will deliver demonstrable improvements against quality assured standards, of the capacities of participating organisations, their partners and beneficiaries.

The Training Coordinator will drive this work, drawing on their own expertise in capacity building and online training, supported by THET’s Policy and Learning, External Engagement and Grants Management Teams.

The successful candidate will be joining THET at an exciting period of growth for the charity as we seek to capitalise on renewed UK Government support for this approach.

About THET

Today, one billion people will never see a qualified health worker in their lives. 

Since 1988, THET has been working to change this. From reducing maternal deaths in Uganda to improving the quality of hospital care for injured children in Myanmar, we work to strengthen local health systems and build a healthier future for all. 

We do this by leveraging the expertise and energy of the UK health community, supporting Health Partnerships between NHS institutions, Royal Colleges and academic institutions in the UK and those overseas.

In the past ten years THET has reached over 100,000 health workers across 31 countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia in partnership with over 130 UK institutions.

You can learn more about our work on our website.

Accountability and working relationships

This role will report to the Policy and Learning Manager but work very closely with the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning(MEL) Adviser, Grants Officers and colleagues in the External Engagement Team.

Main responsibilities

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1. Assisting in the development and delivery of a strategy to effectively engage UK institutions with the potential to engage in global health activity by working closely with the Policy and Learning Manager including:

• Identifying and engaging with external stakeholders who could benefit from capacity building support
• Develop call for proposal documents

2. Lead on the development of capacity development project tools in partnership with the Policy and Learning and Grants Management teams, including:

• Create an online syllabus and effectively and efficiently manage online training courses
• Develop learning materials which we will be delivered through online training
• Call for proposal  documents that will solicit applicants to support development of webinars

3. Deliver online training to UK institutions

• Lead on delivery of online training in conjunction with Health Partnerships using online learning sets
• Work with the External Engagement team on the use of digital platforms and integrating online learning materials

4.Facilitate virtual networking and peer to peer support

• Create an atmosphere that promotes the development of a sense of community among participants
• Effectively use selected technology to support online learning, helping participants identify and use appropriate learning techniques and identify strengths and areas of needed improvement
• Facilitate networking events for UK institutions
• Develop reciprocity and cooperation among participants which encourages peer to peer support    

Person specification

 Qualifications 

• Degree level (Essential)

• Qualification in education and/or training( Desirable) 

 Experience

• Developing and delivering capacity development initiatives and training (Essential)
• Confidence using digital communications (Essential)

• Experience of contributing to a Health Partnership / links programme (Desirable)
• Experience of global health and international development (Desirable)
• Knowledge of the UK health community (Desirable)

Knowledge

• Training and education experience (Essential)
• Health Partnerships (Essential)

Skills & Abilities

• Training skills(Essential)
• Digital Communication skills (Essential)
• Communication skills (Essential)
• Ability to assimilate information (Essential)
• Teamworking skills - collaborative (Essential)
• Cultural awareness (Essential)
• Adaptability (Essential)
• Self-starter (Essential)

The full Job specification is  also attached

To apply for this role please send your CV and a cover letter  by midnight 7th December.

Interviews will take place in the week commencing 14th December. THET is an equal opportunities employer.

This post is UK based. Non-EC nationals will require current and valid permission to work in the UK. 

Location : London
Status : Fixed Term Contract until Dec 2021
Salary : £28,399 - £31,606 per annum

We have an opportunity for a self-motivated team player looking for a new challenge within the Training & Workforce Unit of the Professional Standards Department. 

The Royal College of Psychiatrists is looking to appoint a dynamic and capable individual to administratively support the curricula review project and development of the new postgraduate curricula for trainee psychiatrists, as well as the quality assurance of the training programme.

The successful applicant will be highly articulate and have strong administrative skills as well as the ability to support, monitor and report on a range of projects to internal and external stakeholders.

This exciting role will give you the opportunity to work within a busy results-driven team, committed to ensuring the best outcomes for trainee and consultant psychiatrists and service users, as well as providing the highest levels of customer service.

The successful candidate will be required to undertake a DBS check. 

The College values a diverse workforce and welcomes applications from all sections of the community, reflecting the population it serves.

We only recruit the best and in return for your commitment the College offers an attractive salary and benefits.

How to apply

For more information and instructions on how to apply, please visit the College's website.

We welcome applications from all sectors of the community.

Closing date: Monday 4 January 2021 @ 10am

Interview dates: Thursday 14 January 2021 - by Microsoft Teams

The College is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Charity registration no. 228636

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