Coordinator Jobs in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
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- Position: 6 month FTC (with potential for extension)
- Part time hours will be considered (min 3 days per week)
- Salary: £60,000 - £70,000 pro rata, depending on experience
- Location: Remote first with an office available in Central London
- Deadline for applications: URGENT - This role is interviewing on a rolling basis and will close when filled.
The Position:
Our outstanding charity client is recruiting an Interim Head of Fundraising (Election). This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in leading and managing their fundraising initiatives, helping them to build strong foundations for the future, liaising high-profile donors, and maximising on the increased profile and visibility they will have during this election year.
You will be a key member of the management team and will work closely with teams across the organisation and their high-profile, experienced board to shape organisational ambition and exceptional fundraising practice.
You will also lead an ambitious multi-disciplinary team of fundraisers across all income areas.
Requirements:
- Significant experience of fundraising gained at a senior level, with a proven track record of securing and grant managing six-figure+, multi-year funding from charitable trusts, companies and/or individuals.
- Confident in managing key donor relationships.
- Comfortable directing and supporting senior staff to engage in fundraising.
- Good knowledge of and networks in the UK fundraising space, including working with major donors, charitable trusts and individual giving.
- Experience of working with donor CRM systems to support high quality relationship management, preferably Salesforce.
- Available to start immediately.
Job Title: Nature Recovery Manager
Advertised Salary: £48,500 + Car Cash Allowance (£450 per month) + Benefits
Base Location: Home-based with requirements for national travel
Overview:
We're the charity who look after and bring to life 2,000 miles of waterways across England and Wales, because we believe that life is better by water. Every role across the Trust plays its part in transforming our canals and rivers into spaces where local people want to spend time and feel better, bringing wellbeing benefits to millions.
We currently have an opportunity for a Nature Recovery Manager within our national Environment & Climate Action Team within the Strategy and Impact Directorate. The S&I directorate analyses current and emerging policy and sets the Trust’s strategy and standards for regional delivery across all the Trust’s activities. The Environment and Climate action team is responsible for delivering the Trust’s strategy and policy on all environment and climate related sustainability issues, including environmental compliance as a minimum, improvement of our protected sites and achieving a net gain in biodiversity across our canal network.
Reporting to the Head of Environment and Climate action, the Nature Recovery Manager will be responsible for developing, implementing, and monitoring the Trusts position and progress on nature recovery. The role includes delivering a long-term action plan to move more of our protected sites to favourable condition and collaborating with other teams across the Trust to develop, fund and deliver projects that increase biodiversity and the abundance of protected species across the network.
Knowledge, Skills/Qualifications & Experience
Key Accountabilities:
- Develop, implement and maintain the Trust’s nature recovery strategy
- Develop and own a national action plan to improve the condition of the Trust’s protected sites to meet the requirements set out in the Environmental Improvement Plan 2023.
- Develop, deliver, and report on a programme of projects and activities enabling the Trust to demonstrate its biodiversity commitments as a 28G authority and that it is delivering an overall net gain in biodiversity across the network. This includes working closely with teams delivering mandatory Biodiversity Net Gain.
- Collaborate with the Fundraising, Marketing, Campaigns and Enterprise functions to deliver high quality, fundable nature recovery projects.
- Ownership of Trust standards relating to protected sites and biodiversity; working with internal technical experts and the Trust’s legal team to ensure that all Trust standards relating to protected sites and biodiversity meet regulatory requirements.
- Working with the Trust’s operational and delivery teams to ensure that standards are delivered and align with business processes through a process of assurance checking.
- Manage external technical input where requires (e.g. from consultants)
- Assist in the investigation of environmental incidents, near misses and ensure the production and dissemination of key learnings
- Producing progress reports (quarterly/ annually/ as necessary) for Defra and the wider public as well as input into our annual accounts and ESG reports
- Producing case studies and other examples of best practice for internal and external audiences
- Developing and delivering biodiversity and nature recovery training
- Displaying the Trust values and behaviours at all times.
- Ensuring that diversity and inclusion are integrated into all aspects of Trust life and promoting inclusion by challenging behaviour, practices, actions, or decisions that are counter to the objectives of the Trust’s policies and values.
Knowledge, Experience & Skills:
- Full Member CIEEM (MCIEEM) qualification or equivalent
- Broad understanding of key policy drivers for improving biodiversity in UK organisations, e.g Environmental Improvement Plan 2023, TNFD etc.
- Demonstrable experience of developing and implementing opportunities to improve nature within an organisation with multiple objectives and environmental aspects.
- Practical understanding of the UK regulatory frameworks for biodiversity, habitats, and protected species
- Working knowledge of the key metrics tools for Biodiversity Net Gain (Defra Metric 4.0, UK Habitats and MoRPH) and how these can be used to demonstrate improvements in biodiversity.
- Experience with working with protected sites and the new Natural England framework for categorising and managing pressures, mechanism and actions
- Experience with working with climate change datasets (e.g. UKCP18) to develop adaptation plans for biodiversity under future climate scenarios/
- Authoring company standards and guidance within an Environmental Management System
- Project/ programme management skills
- Developing business cases
Location:
The role will be home-based with an expectation to attend main regional hubs either at Milton Keynes, Birmingham or Little Venice (Paddington) for collaborative working. This is a national role, requiring collaboration with teams in all six of the Trust’s regions. There will be an expectation that the successful candidate will be able travel to attend meetings or fieldwork throughout the regional waterway network.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Transition Together is seeking to continue the work of deepening connection and growing the voice of the Transition Movement in England and Wales through the freelance engagement of three Network Weavers. This exciting project will see this team, supported by Transition Together staff, co-design an in person Transition Assembly early next year to guide the future of our Movement in the UK as well as build relationships with Transitioners across Wales and England and connect to emerging and established networks across the UK. These roles will be around two days a week for 10 months and the deadline to apply is 13 May.
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Start date: beginning of June 2024
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Contract period: June 2024 to March 2025
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Fee: £15k with £2k budget to support role activities
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Core working day: Tuesdays
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This is a remote working position including substantial travel to visit Transition groups and events
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The post-holder needs to be England or Wales based as there will be travel required to visit UK Transition groups, and experience of UK communities is essential
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This role will require evenings and weekends working at specific points.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Wolfson College is seeking a Communications Officer to join its Communications team, working with the Communications Manager and Events Coordinator to lead on and deliver College-wide communications. The Communications Officer will deliver high quality content across the College’s internal and external channels, provide expert communications advice to our community, lead on key projects and initiatives, and play an integral role in the delivery of Wolfson’s communications strategy. The role is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic and passionate communications professional to contribute to Wolfson’s strong sense of community, vibrant intellectual and cultural life, and dynamic, diverse, and friendly working environment—for students, Fellows, staff, and academics. The role also offers the unique opportunity to engage with a Cambridge College at all levels and to develop a strong knowledge of working in the higher education sector, as well as the chance to develop communications and project management skills in a supportive and collaborative setting.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Here are the top four things to be excited about:
- Being at the heart of the global health partnership community, supporting UK NHS and other health workers to volunteer internationally.
- A broad grants management portfolio, working across several themes and countries across sub-Saharan Africa
- A chance to oversee inputs from a diverse team in order to manage programmes, including overseas staff, M&E colleagues and academic implementing partners.
- Take on a leadership role within THET, contributing towards the strategic direction of the organisation.
What is expected of you in the first six months?
- You will take on the management of at least one UK Government-funded health partnership grants programme operating across a range of countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
- This includes running the grants selection, award, contracting and onboarding process
- You will take over project governance structures, managing the inputs of programmes team members, Country Directors and implementing partners.
- You will organise and attend a programme launch event in-country, as well as visit health institutions in sub-Saharan Africa.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
Programme Management
- Coordinate staff and implementing partners to ensure the timely completion of deliverables.
- Quality assure the application of THET’s grant management processes by other team members.
- Ensure compliance with donor/country agreements, regulations and requirements.
- Identify, track and manage programmatic risk.
- Ensure effective communication with partners, donors and other stakeholders.
- Oversee project budgets, including monitoring spend against budget, undertaking re-forecasting, and authorising spend.
- Oversee the quarterly reporting process to donors.
- Coordinate and support workstream leads within the project.
Programme quality and design
- Contribute to the design of new projects: co-ordinating the proposal team; overseeing a needs analysis; liaising with stakeholders; contributing to a Theory of Change; developing content; and developing the budget.
- Develop and nurture relationships with potential and existing donors, partner organisations and consultants as appropriate.
- Contribute to the design and improvement of project and health partnership quality programme approaches, including standards, processes, tools and guidance.
- Contribute to the delivery of capacity development interventions for grant holders and THET staff.
Monitoring and Evaluation
- With support from the Research, Evidence and Learning team, oversee Monitoring and Evaluation processes for the programmes you lead, e.g. logframe and reporting mechanisms
- Lead the quarterly and annual reporting and analysis review process with institutional donors.
- Write project reports and programme reviews, and coordination of donor reporting as appropriate.
- Ensure grant holders have effective M&E plans in place and coordinate the review of their reports.
- Coordinate visits to project implementation sites for monitoring and audit purposes.
- Facilitate learning and sharing of good practices across programmes and the wider organisation.
Team Support and Line Management
- Line manage members of the Programmes Team (1-2 Programmes Coordinators).
- Oversee the contracting, payments and deliverables of in-country consultants and other suppliers.
- Lead the induction process for new Programmes Team members and other THET staff when required.
- Work with colleagues from across the team to identify areas for improvement and strengthening.
Miscellaneous
- Attend and present THET’s work at UK and international events, including the THET annual conference.
- Join your choice of THET’s and external thematic working groups, such as on gender equality and social inclusion, on the climate crisis, etc.
- Contribute to the strategic direction of THET and play a leadership role in the Programmes Team
Candidates can apply by submitting a two-page cover letter stating why they are interested in this position, what they would bring to the role and how they fit the person's specification.
This letter should be submitted with a CV to THET by midnight Wednesday, 15th May, with ‘THET Programmes Manager’ in the subject line. Applicants must be available for interview and assessment over the following two weeks. Please visit our website for a full Job Pack and instructions.
This post is UK based and you will require current and valid permission to work in the UK.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Step into a transformative journey with Working Options. We're on a mission to empower young people aged 14-19 across the UK, and you can help make a real difference. As a Project Manager for England, you'll play a crucial role in connecting volunteers with schools and fostering impactful relationships, all while working within a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment.
We believe in inclusivity, trying new things, setting high expectations, and creating real opportunities for young people. With the support of our experienced team and dedicated trustees, you'll have the chance to shape young people's career ambitions.
If you have a flair for project management and relationship building, enjoy motivating others, and are eager to contribute to a great mission, this is your chance to join a team that is helping young people to transform their career and life chances.
Don't just take our word for it, here's what one of our young people has to say:
"My personal experience has been exceptional. There is a collaborative atmosphere, and it is truly empowering to be part of a charity that values student input and involves us in decisions that directly affect our lives." – Working Options Alumnae.
Person specification
We are looking for someone who:
·Has a passion for our cause.
·Is fully committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion.
·Is self-motivated.
·Has excellent attention to detail.
·Can juggle multiple priorities, sticking to deadlines and flagging when priorities need reviewing.
·Has excellent project management skills, with the ability to deliver quality work at scale.
·Is experienced in managing others.
·Has a flair for developing great relationships, particularly with schools and colleges.
·Is proactive and tenacious, able to seek out new opportunities and remain resilient.
·Is creative and likes coming up with new ideas.
·Is ambitious for themselves and for the charity.
·Has high computer literacy.
We are particularly interested to hear from applicants who have experienced some of the challenges that young people in England face today.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Contract Type: Temporary
Contract Length: 18 months
Hours per week: 35
Salary: £36,352 - £38,300 (Depending on location)
Closing Date: 6 May 2024
Interview dates start from: 20 May 2024
When a child is diagnosed with cancer life becomes full of fear, for them and their family. Fear of treatment, but also of families being torn apart, overwhelming money worries, of having nowhere to turn, no one to talk to. At Young Lives vs Cancer, we help children and young people (0-25) and their families find the strength to face whatever cancer throws at them. Join us and your skills will make a real difference to the lives of young cancer patients.
About the role
This is an exciting time to join Young Lives vs Cancer as we set up a new Brand Marketing and Communications function including a team of digital experts.
As the Digital Product Officer, you will support the ongoing development and management of the organisation’s website. Help to manage the process for reporting, testing and deploying updates to the functionality. Improve the processes around the creation of content on the website and help manage the back end of the CMS to ensure it is clear and functional.
We would love to hear from you if you have:
• Experience of developing and maintaining a website to deliver excellent user journeys that meets the needs of our audience
• The ability to manage stakeholders to capture requirements, partnering with teams and offering advice and technical expertise to shape our development needs
• An understanding of the back end of the CMS to create content, build forms, use third party plugins and identify bugs
• Experience or understanding of the processes required for developing and updating content on the website. This includes effective management of the site structure and archiving processes for old content.
At Young Lives vs Cancer, we recognise that opportunities for too many people remain a condition of their race, class, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation – or a combination. This has never been acceptable to us as an organisation.
We are committed to taking anti-oppressive action and removing barriers in our recruitment practices. We particularly welcome applications from members of minoritised communities and creating equitable opportunities for all. We are passionately committed to taking actions and making changes to be a truly diverse, inclusive and equitable organisation, as well as reflective of the diverse children and young people we support. Click here to find out more about our Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Belonging strategy.
Accessibility
We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and we’ll always endeavour to be as accommodating as possible. Please get in touch with us if you would like to discuss any specific requirements.
What we offer
In return for your commitment, we offer a great reward package, which includes generous annual and family/ caring leave entitlements, enhanced pension and employee savings scheme.
If you join us, you will be part of a community that is committed make a difference to the lives of children and young people with cancer. Young Lives vs Cancer is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.
You may have experience of the following: Digital Content Manager, Website Development Coordinator, Digital Experience Specialist, Online Content Administrator, Web Content Coordinator, Digital Engagement Officer, Digital Content Strategist, Website Operations Coordinator, Digital Solutions Specialist, Online Experience Manager, etc.
REF-213 017
Location: Cambridge - Hybrid
Contract Type: Temporary
Hours: Full time
Salary: £39,925 - £44,359 per annum plus benefits
Closing Date: 12/05/2024
The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) is seeking a Professional Standards Specialist to join our Qualifications team on a temporary basis covering maternity leave (9-12 months).
This is a key role responsible for the project management of professional practice in relation to our members' continuing professional development (CPD) and Chartered status.
In this position, you will:
• Oversee the promotion of best practices in professional development and training for our members, particularly in supporting the achievement of Chartered designations.
• Manage the RSC's portfolio of accredited company schemes, which will involve substantial UK travel and the ability to influence existing and potential customers. This requires interacting with high level contacts at leading multinational companies.
• Contribute to the development and advancement of our professional registers, working closely with our Registration Officer.
• Play a significant role in delivering our membership and industry strategies through the enhancement of CPD offerings.
• In this role it is expected that you will attend the office once a month. The role will require travel across the UK and potentially internationally. If you need flexible working arrangements, please outline this in your application.
What we are looking for:
• A degree in the chemical sciences
• Either membership of the Royal Society (MRSC) of Chemistry and the award of Charted Chemist, or eligibility to apply for these.
• A consolidated knowledge of science with developed professional key skills obtained through postgraduate employment.
• Some project management experience
• The ability to demonstrate an understanding of continuing professional development.
• Excellent communication and team building skill.
If you are interested in this role, please apply before the end of the closing date. When applying, you will need to provide an up-to-date CV and a supporting statement (no more than 500 words) indicating how your skills/ expertise match the competencies outlined in the Job Description.
About the RSC
Visit our Work For Us website to learn more about us, our benefits, equal opportunities statement and inclusive culture pledge.
At the RSC we embrace flexibility and offer hybrid working, which means our teams come together when they need to collaborate. Although this role is contractually based at our Cambridge office, you will be able to work from home within the UK, with the expectation that you will attend the office as needed for your role.
At the RSC, we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce and welcome applicants from a range of backgrounds to apply. We particularly encourage applications from disabled and ethnic minority candidates.
As a part of the Disability Confident Scheme, we endeavour, where possible, to offer an interview to candidates meeting the essential criteria of the role, who has a substantial physical/mental impairment which impacts their ability to carry out day-to-day tasks.
We are committed to making our recruitment processes accessible to all and as part of this, we are flexible in the ways we give and receive information. If you would like to apply using a different format, please contact us and we will do our best to put any reasonable adjustments in place.
If you have any questions, please contact us.
You may also have experience in the following: Professional Standards Coordinator, Professional standards Manager, Scientific Ethics, Regulatory Affairs, SOPs, Process improvement, Risk Management, MRSC, Project Management, Best practice etc
REF-213 499
We are looking for a Partner Engagement Manager to promote and develop the work of Family Fund, and contribute to our profile within the disability sector in Wales.
Are you looking for a role where your skills can directly benefit families raising disabled or seriously ill children and young people?
The role
As Partner Engagement Manager you will promote and develop the work of Family Fund in its reach to families. You’ll also contribute to its profile within the disability sector in Wales and with key Government/political stakeholders.
You will proactively work with a wide range of public, private and third sector organisations. Your goal will be to ensure Family Fund’s strategy is understood, and that mutually beneficial relationships are formed. In addition, you will seek out opportunities which allow Family Fund to achieve its key priorities, deliver added value for funders, and secure positive outcomes for our beneficiaries.
You will be acknowledged as a senior Family Fund representative across the disability sector, deputising for the Group CEO, or Directors on committees and at events as required.
Finally, you will build effective partnerships and proactively develop activities with key organisations across public, private and third sectors.
If you join us, you’ll be:
- Ensuring that Family Fund’s profile remains high amongst key organisations.
- Promoting the support offered by Family Fund to support demand generation, including targeted work in relation to our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion objectives.
- Being Family Fund’s key point of contact for all partners and stakeholders in Wales.
- Engage in sector working groups and consortia to help secure improved support for families raising disabled children.
About you
For this role you will need to have experience of presenting to external stakeholders and representing an organisation in a professional capacity. You’ll also need experience of managing budgets and delivering projects.
To be successful in this role you will need to be self-motivated and be able to engage positively with different teams. You must be flexible, adaptable and resilient to work demands and change. This post is home based with regular travel.
About us
Family Fund is a great place to work for great people. We provide a challenging and rewarding working environment where every staff member can make their mark.
We are a values based organisation and we aim to show our values in all that we do. Read our staff stories here, and see how our staff display our values every day.
We commit to inclusion, equality and diversity and we welcome applications from all parts of the community. Family Fund is a Disability Confident Employer. We will invite to interview all disabled applicants who meet the requirements for the role. If you have a disability, and are happy to let us know, please highlight this in your covering letter. We have also signed the Armed Forces Covenant and we welcome applications from the Armed Forces Community.
How to apply
When you’re ready to apply, complete the online application and submit a CV and a covering letter. Your letter will need to explain what skills and qualities you would bring to the team.
For more information, please read and download the job description available on our website.
The successful candidate must complete pre-employment checks that meet the Baseline Personnel Security Standard. This includes a requirement to undergo a right to work check and employment history verification.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The role
As Welfare Officer you will work alongside four National Support Coordinators, ensuring our members receive welfare and benefit related information, advice, and guidance via telephone, zoom meetings, and email.
We are looking for someone to work 9am – 5pm Monday to Friday. There will be the need to occasionally work during weekends and evenings and therefore there is a need to work flexibly when required.
Who are we looking for?
The successful candidate will have a minimum of 2 years’ experience of working within a similar role.
A keen interest in or a knowledge/experience of charitable support provision is essential.
We are a looking for an innovative self-starter to join our small national team of 16 staff. You must be an excellent communicator, with experience of using databases, ability to meet deadlines and work on your own initiative. If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.
Who are we?
Myaware is the only charity in the UK dedicated solely to the care and support of people affected by myasthenia.
We are working hard to raise awareness, as it is a little-unknown condition. We provide support for people with myasthenia and their families, whilst offering advice and tips for living with the illness.
We also fund the research that brings us closer to finding a cure as well as funding specialists nurses and advisors.
Members of myaware have full access to a wide range of support services and events including access to specialist welfare and benefits advice.
Myaware supports people with myasthenia and their families. We campaign for better medical services for people with myasthenia and work to inform medical professionals.
The myasthenia’s are a group of neuromuscular conditions. They are rare but also manageable and can affect anyone, regardless of age, gender, or nationality. Myasthenia gravis, ocular myasthenia, and Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome are autoimmune conditions whereas congenital myasthenic syndrome is caused by an inherited genetic fault. It is thought that there are approximately 20,000 people currently living with myasthenia in the UK.
Benefits
- Generous holiday allowance
- Perkbox account (global benefits and rewards platform)
- Group Life Assurance after 6 months of service
- NEST workplace pension scheme
- Investment in your personal and professional development
Only applicants with a tailored covering letter will be considered.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
Overview
This is an exciting opportunity for someone passionate about storytelling and creative writing, as well as the work Change Grow Live does, to shape the way we tell our story and reimagine the way we communicate.
This is a remote role with regular travel required to Brighton and London.
Responsibilities
We’re a charity that believes in people and wants to make a difference. Our mission is to help people change the direction of their lives, grow as a person and live life to its full potential. As our National Content Lead, you’ll play a key role in helping us achieve this, through a mix of hands-on content creation and editorial leadership.
You’ll be responsible for planning, developing and executing a content strategy, in line with Change Grow Lives strategic priorities, working closely with the Communications Leadership team and senior stakeholders across the organisation.
We’re looking for someone who can be flexible, but a strong advocate when it comes to offering professional advice and guidance. You’ll be working closely with colleagues in our creative hub, across digital, design and content to shape audience experiences.
Your excellent writing and content production skills will be invaluable in identifying powerful stories about how we are making a difference to people’s lives, within a complex organisation. We’re looking for someone creative, compassionate, and resourceful who cares about making society better and safer for as many people as possible.
Salary Range (pro rata if part time)
CGL points 32 to 36 (£35,649.17 - £39,302.37)
ILW / OLW /Fringe
N/A - Outside London Weighting Area
Closing Date
20/5/2024
If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details:
Anne Jardine
Our client owns almost 20,400 houses across the North, East and South of the country and they are homes to over 41,000 of their customers.
They exist to improve lives, providing people with high quality homes, affordably. Whatever their housing need, whether family, single, older, or more vulnerable – their customers always come first.
Residents, customers, and colleagues come from a diverse range of backgrounds, which they embrace and celebrate.
About the Role and Person
- 35 hours per week
- Permanent
Whilst they have key responsibilities and these can be found in the job description, there are certain things they will need from you:
As a Specialist Housing Partner you’ll provide a high quality, efficient, effective housing and support service to customers that live in their Specialist Housing Schemes including Independent Living Schemes, enabling them to feel safe and supported to live well and independently for as long as possible. With a focus on building management, tenancy management and keeping tenants safe in their homes, you’ll provide comprehensive support including support planning at critical points and ensure any issues are resolved in the first instance whilst maintaining professional boundaries.
What you’ll bring:
- Previous experience of delivering a quality housing management service within a specialist or generic housing context.
- Ability to work under pressure and thriving on challenges to achieve positive outcomes for customers while maintaining accuracy and high performance.
- You will be flexible in your approach to work, including where you work (different schemes or attend training further afield) and when you work (sometimes they may need to work outside of usual office hours).
- Must have access to your own transport for business use (and appropriate license).
This position is subject to a DBS check.
Location
The successful candidate will be required to live within a commutable distance to their scheme in St Neots.
They’re a keen promoter of agile working and encourage the use of working from home, as long as they meet their customer’s needs.
They’ll provide you with the equipment and software that you’ll need for the purpose of your role however it will be your responsibility to have an appropriate space to work from as well as a suitable broadband connection/provider.
Salary
The spot salary for this post is £29,000 for applicants who fully meet the requirements of the post. Applicants, who do not meet all of the requirements of the post, will start 5% or 10% below the spot salary.
What will you get from them?
In addition to a competitive salary and agile working, they also have a focus on employees’ development. They support both professional and personal development, ensuring everyone has a development plan and provide access to a wide range of internal and external learning resources.
You’ll also receive:
- 28 days paid holiday (pro-rata excluding bank holidays) per year rising by 1 day per year up to a maximum of one working week.
- A choice of Pension Schemes including a Defined Benefit Scheme with a 7.5% member contribution or a Defined Contribution Scheme with a 4% member contribution. Both pension schemes provide Life Insurance Cover.
- Option to purchase additional holiday of up to 2 of your working weeks (at managers discretion.
- Employee Assistance Programme
- "Hapi" Benefits App with multiple discounts.
If you require reasonable adjustments to any part of their recruitment process, please let them know they will ensure requirements are met.
Please don’t delay in submitting your application. Where roles are urgent or they receive a high volume of applications, they may interview and conclude the process prior to any closing date indicated.
Please note candidates must have current eligibility to live and work in the UK, this position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
Location: Chesterton Court, St Neots
Contract Type: Full Time
Salary: £29,000 per annum
Hours: 35 hours per week
You may have experience in the following: Housing Support Officer, Independent Living Officer, Supported Housing Officer, Specialist Housing Coordinator, or Housing Scheme Manager, etc.
REF-213468
Salary: London - £40,927 | Outside of London £38,892
Location: Remote (UK) with travel to our London and Bristol offices when required.
Closing date: Sunday 12 May 2024.
When a child is diagnosed with cancer life becomes full of fear, for them and their family. Fear of treatment, but also of families being torn apart, overwhelming money worries, of having nowhere to turn, no one to talk to.
At Young Lives vs Cancer, we help children and young people (0-25) and their families find the strength to face whatever cancer throws at them. Join us and your skills will make a real difference to the lives of young cancer patients.
About the role
Are you passionate about making transformational change happen? Experience in marketing strategy and project management? Then this is the perfect role for you.
Here at Young Lives vs Cancer we understand the incredible power our supporters have to make change happen for young cancer patients and their families and this is why it features as one of our core strategic priorities in our current corporate plan.
To support our plans a new audience function has been created within the Brand and Marketing Communications team and we are looking for an experienced and passionate project manager to lead this piece of work and transform the experience our audiences have with us. Our vision is that we become an audience led organisation, driven by insight and outcomes and we can’t wait for you to join our team to make this happen.
Young Lives vs Cancer is open to and in support of flexible working. Your flexibility requirements and that of the role will be discussed at interview stage with you.
This role is remote and can be based anywhere in the UK with occasional visits to our London / Bristol offices.
We would love to hear from you if you have:
• Used project management frameworks, in particular Agile, to successfully manage projects around marketing strategy & activity, audience segmentation, principles of customer relationship management and development of audience journeys.
• A creative thinker, with significant experience of encouraging innovation amongst colleagues with demonstrable results.
• Impact focussed and highly analytical, using data to make smart decisions.
• Experience of influencing, collaborating and negotiating stakeholders at all levels to incite passion and enthusiasm around a strategic cause.
Diversity declaration
At Young Lives vs Cancer, we recognise that opportunities for too many people remain a condition of their race, class, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation – or a combination. This has never been acceptable to us as an organisation.
We are committed to taking anti-oppressive action and removing barriers in our recruitment practices. We particularly welcome applications from members of minoritised communities and creating equitable opportunities for all. We are passionately committed to taking actions and making changes to be a truly diverse, inclusive and equitable organisation, as well as reflective of the diverse children and young people we support. Click here to find out more about our Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Belonging strategy.
Accessibility
We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and we’ll always endeavour to be as accommodating as possible. Please get in touch with us if you would like to discuss any specific requirements.
What we offer
In return for your commitment, we offer a great reward package, which includes generous annual and family/ caring leave entitlements, enhanced pension and employee savings scheme. To find out more about our benefits package, have a look on our website.
If you join us, you will be part of a community that is committed make a difference to the lives of children and young people with cancer. Young Lives vs Cancer is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.
You may have experience of the following: Audience Engagement Strategy Manager, Marketing Transformation Lead, Audience Experience Project Lead, Marketing Insight Manager, Stakeholder Engagement Specialist, Audience Insight Project Manager, Marketing Innovation Coordinator, Agile Marketing Strategist, Customer Relationship Development Manager, Audience Transformation Specialist, etc.
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Volunteer Programme Fundraiser
We are looking for a highly motivated person with excellent communication skills who recognises the value of volunteering – both to the organisation and the individual.
So, if you want to grow the community of supporters at all levels, right across the region… then apply today!
Position: Volunteer Programme Fundraiser
Location: Cambridge/Hybrid
Salary: £24,000 - £26,000 per annum (depending on skills and experience)
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Closing date: 12th May 2024, however we reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications have been received or a successful candidate is found.
About the Role
We currently have a variety of volunteer roles including Fundraising Volunteers, Information Hub Volunteers (who support the Charity Hubs around the hospitals), and event volunteers. The organisation would like to grow the volunteer roles and introduce official Fundraising groups across The East of England to the portfolio.
These are ambitious plans and targets for the charity over the next five years – and volunteers play a huge part in that vision.
Successfully delivering this exciting new fundraising strategy is only possible with a strong team of engaged volunteers – and that is only possible if there are the right volunteer fundraisers in the team.
If successful, you will be working closely with colleagues to identify opportunities for volunteering across events, assisting fundraisers out in the community, setting up fundraising committees, and sourcing income generation opportunities at local community events. You will also be responsible for growing the pool of volunteers allowing presence across the hospital, promoting the work and impact of the charity.
You will also be responsible for co-ordinating the exciting new Hubs within the Hospital programme– ensuring that they are adequately staffed by excellent volunteers who are highly trained, and that are providing an excellent patient experience, in these crucial front-of-house opportunities.
If this sounds like something you want to be involved in, we cannot wait to meet you!
About You
We are looking for someone who can build a team of committed and engaged volunteers to support the fundraising and generate income through volunteer activities. You will bring your experience of establishing positive relationships, as well as your knowledge of volunteering best practices, to create a programme that appeals to people who want to support the Hospital. You will be able to make the volunteers feel fulfilled, engaged, and proud to be a part of the team.
You will be asked to send your CV and a cover letter explaining why you are a good fit for the role.
In return
This is an amazing place to work! Recently voted one of the top 100 hospitals in the world and a leader in the field of healthcare innovation, recognised worldwide as a pre-eminent teaching hospital.
You will receive a fantastic benefits package including:
- Pension Scheme
- Group Life Assurance @ 4 x Salary
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay
- Annual Eye Tests + £65 (towards Computer Use Glasses)
- Leisure Centre on site
- NHS Discount Schemes
- Health Cash Plan
- Employee Assistance Programmes
- 25 days of Annual Leave + Bank Holidays PLUS Your Birthday off - increases by one day each year after 2 years’ (up to 29 days)
- Cycle 2 Work Scheme
We strongly encourage candidates of different backgrounds and identities to apply. Each new team member is an opportunity for the organisation to bring in a different perspective and further diversify the charity.
Other roles you may have experience with could include Volunteer Coordinator, Volunteer Manager, Volunteer Engagement, Fundraiser, Fundraising, Community Fundraiser, Events Fundraiser.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
As the Trust and Grants Manager, you will be responsible for generating income from trusts and grants. Based within the Development Team you will look to identify funding opportunities to secure funds to ensure the Hospice successfully achieves its objectives and development plan. With experience of writing bid writing, trust applications and reporting you will have excellent attention to detail and effectively manage deadlines. We are looking for an excellent team player and communicator who is ambitious and solution focussed and has the energy and passion to drive forward our aspirations and operational goals.
Remote or Hybrid working considered.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.