Hours:                20 hours per week, 11:30am - 4:30pm Monday - Thursday

Salary:              £11,312 per annum (based on £21,210 pro rata)

Reporting to:     Home Operations Manager

Location:            Mercy UK, Oxenhope, BD22 9JE

Interview Date:   Interviews will happen as and when applications are received 

Please note: This position carries an Occupational Requirement (OR) on the grounds of gender, religion and belief in keeping with current guidance. The post holder must identify as, and be biologically female, and be able to demonstrate a Christian belief and value system in line with Mercy UK’s core objectives, statement of faith and values.

Here at Mercy UK we have a passion for God, passion for people and passion for excellence – this means we

are committed to becoming an organisation where team members feel supported, valued and challenged to

deepen their personal and professional growth. As an agile and fast-moving team, we seek to give our very

best in attitude and activity in seeing hope restored and lives transformed.

As the Fitness Coordinator, your experience and your natural talent for seeing the individual person – their needs, desires, personality type and learning style – allows you to engage each individual participant online and onsite, in fitness strategies which complement and contribute to their individual freedom journeys.

Through innovative and creative development and delivery of training plans, workshops, goal-setting and new experiences, you create safe and enjoyable access for all participants to engage in a fitness programme that is right for them; helping them to set healthy goals and a healthy balance. Your organisation skills means that balanced meals are prepared on time and are well-portioned, and you see all these things as key life-skills towards maintaining life-long freedom.

Your experience in areas such as personal training or physiotherapy, enables you to identify deeper needs, seeing where participants require more focussed or even pastoral / spiritual support in the areas of physical wellbeing and you work collaboratively with the Mercy programme team and a network of professionals to deliver this support. 

Centre Coordinator 

Salary £29,855 full time equivalent, £12,910 pro rata

Hours Part time post 16 hours (Worked over 3-4 days) 27 days holiday and public holidays pro rata 

Employer Oblong Ltd 

Responsible to Oblong peer management team and Board of Trustees 

Responsible for taking a lead role in the day to day running and expansion of Woodhouse Community Centre. 

Based at Woodhouse Community Centre, 197 Woodhouse Street, Leeds, LS6 2NY. 

Your experience of working in the mental health field or a similar environment has given you a good understanding of service user development. All you need is the perfect environment to put your skills to great use. Welcome to Richmond Fellowship as a Peer Support Coordinator.

We’re part of Recovery Focus, a national group of charities highly experienced in providing specialist support services to individuals and families living with the effects of mental ill health, drug and alcohol use, gambling and domestic violence. We know that recovery can look and feel very different to each and every one of us. But we also know that if we provide the right support, at the right time, we can inspire recovery nationwide and that recovery is possible for everyone.

Right now, our Community  service in Wakefield is looking for someone like you to join us as Peer Support Coordinator. Your challenge will be to work with the service manager, peer support volunteers and clients to develop an efficient and effective Peer Support Service. That means recruiting and supporting a network of volunteers who have used mental health services to help others on their recovery journey. It also means helping to develop organisational policies, procedures, protocols and systems to underpin the provision of peer support across the business. Identifying and implementing training, promoting the service to stakeholders and operating a fully compliant service to agreed budget, are all aspects of this challenging role.

To succeed, you'll need a good understanding of the Recovery and Personalisation agenda and the principles and practice on which mental health services are run. Experience of recruiting and/or supervising volunteers would be useful too, although is not essential. You must, however, have a proven ability to consult, liaise and work collaboratively with a team of colleagues and a wide range of external organisations and a flexible approach to working hours. Well-organised and self-motivated, good problem and decision-making skills are vital, as is an innate ability to cope with personal stress.

This is a permanent position requiring the post-holder to work 21.5 hours per week.

The salary for this role is £19,015.00- £20,015.00 per annum (pro-rata).

We are committed to increasing our diversity and we would welcome applications from those with lived experience and/or who are from a BAME background.

Closing Date for applications is 4th May 2021. (We reserve the right to close vacancies before the specified closing date, should a large number of applications be received).

Are you a people person with a passion for improving people’s lives? Can you use your initiative to make a difference quickly?

Wetherby in Support of the Elderly (WiSE) is expanding.

This small local charity with big ambitions for transforming the lives of isolated, older people in our area wants a Fundraising & Volunteer Coordinator to join our friendly team.

Starting from scratch in this brand new role, your job will be to put in place processes and implement them. Your twin goals will be to increase the charity’s revenue through fundraising and engaging and recruiting our army of volunteers throughout their journey with WiSE.

The role attracts an annual salary of £21,589 – £26,317 (NJC scale 12-22).

Closing date is 3 May 2021.

We have an exciting vacancy for a Database & Supporter Care Executive to join our dynamic award-winning team on a 12-month contract.  

The successful candidate will be joining the Bone Cancer Research Trust at a very exciting time of growth and development and will play a key part in supporting this through the care and maintenance of our supporter database and supporter care processes. 

The post-holder will support the Database & Supporter Care Manager in the effective and efficient operation of the CRM system (thankQ), fundraising administration and the Supporter Care function of the charity. 

About us… 

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

The Role 

The primary purpose of the role is to coordinate all financial and non-financial donor and fundraiser data between thankQ and our data providers: Facebook, JustGiving, Virgin Money Giving, Committed Giving, Dotmailer, BCRT Website and any other data sources to meet the charity needs. 

The Database & Supporter Care Executive will maintain data integrity by cleansing data, using de-duping and merge rules to match data against the correct contact records and/or create new records but minimising duplicates. Also working with the wider team to code financial data so income source and destinations are accurately recorded.

About You 

The ideal candidate will have proven experience undertaking database administration duties including data cleansing, financial batch processing, data loading, working with consents and Gift Aid management within a charitable organisation, ideally using ThankQ or a similar CRM. 

You will be proactive, detail focused, and have an organised approach to working with data processes and have a positive and can-do attitude. 

The ideal candidate should have a true passion for data management and supporter care delivery and understand the importance of these functions within a charity.

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you. 

The role can be Leeds or home based working remotely with the Database & Supporter Care Manager who is also home based. Please note travel to the charity office in Leeds will be required approximately once a month. 

Application Process 

1. Application Form & CV submission closing date: Monday 10th May  

1. Telephone interviews: 13th & 14th May 

1. Face to face interviews: W/C 17th May 

For more details please see the full Job Description. 

To coincide with the launch of the Rethink Food Academy we are looking for a motivated and talented individual to join our team in the role of Education Co-ordinator.   As part of this role the successful candidate will work to maintain existing relationships with our partner schools whilst working to establish and develop new partnerships with schools across the United Kingdom. In addition to the delivery of our existing programmes there will be opportunities to create and develop new and exciting curriculum content.

RETHINK FOOD is a not-for-profit organisation working to educate and empower people to live food secure lives. Our positive and empowering approach works by collaborating with organisations from education, food, business and the environment. We work with schools, businesses and communities to deliver three programmes: Rethink Food Education, Rethink Food Futures and Rethink Food Lifestyles.

By placing food at the heart of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals we can help people develop a positive relationship with food with the message of helping to save the planet rather than focusing on individual needs - or as we like to call it "stealth health".

The role is based in Leeds with some home-working but travel around West Yorkshire will be required so access to a vehicle will be helpful.

Applicants are invited to submit a CV and covering letter highlighting experience, expertise and motivation for joining the Rethink Food team. 

Closing Date: Monday 17th May 2021 12:00pm

Contract: Fixed term – 12 months.  Start date 23rd August 2021. The offer of this position is subject to the successful completion of a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Hours: 32.5 hours per week (term time only - 39 weeks a year)

Salary: £26,000 (FTE £34,667)

Pension scheme available

Summary of the Role:

The successful candidate will work with the Rethink Food team to:

• Improve the overall food security of children and young people.
• Ensure the high-quality delivery of the programme in schools.
• Improve day-to-day engagement with schools.
• Recruit more schools to the programme.
• Ensure retention rates are high and schools continue to engage with the programme.
• Support the ongoing development of the programme.

Roles and Responsibilities

School Engagement:

School Partnerships: Liaise effectively with schools using a range of communication methods including, email, phone and where possible face to face to establish and sustain effective partnerships and communicate the aims and objectives of the programme effectively.

Pupil Engagement: Deliver the subject content confidently with pupils of different ages and abilities. Ensure that the inclusive ethos of Rethink Food is reflected in all engagement with pupils / learners. Be able to differentiate the content of sessions in response to the needs of pupils when required.

Safeguarding: Maintain the highest standards of safeguarding and child protection throughout all duties.

Evaluation: Effectively evaluate sessions / programmes assessing what works well and what could be improved.

Programme Delivery

Food Security: Work towards the goal of food security for life, notably through the teaching / promotion of the following 4 pillars of food security: Availability, Accessibility, Utilisation, Sustainability.

Programmes: Confidently deliver the Rethink Food programmes and associated curriculum content (United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, nutrition, food growing, food waste).

Rethink Food Academy: Work to ensure effective engagement of schools across the Rethink Food Academy Platform, including admin duties, user management, user participation and data analysis.

Evaluation: Work with the organisations to evaluate the educational programmes. Coordinate the subsequent feedback to support the improvement of the programmes offered to schools.

Planning: Attend and contribute to strategic development sessions in support of the aims of Rethink Food.

Wider Partnerships:

Business Partners: Engage professionally with business partners, providing feedback and updates when required.

Funding Partners: Provide feedback and evaluations to funding partners when required.

Community Partners: Engage professionally with community partners to extend the benefits of the programme beyond school communities.

Essential Skills and Experience

Strong written and oral communication skills across a range of audiences.

Experience delivering lessons to pupils within a school setting.

An understanding of food security.

An understanding of the environmental impact of food systems.

An understanding of the food industry and wider food systems.

Computer literate and proficient across the Microsoft Office suite.

Ability to work with minimum supervision and remotely when required.

Desirable Skills and Experience

Teaching qualification.

Food related qualification.

Health related qualification.

Experience working for a charity / not for profit organisation.

We are looking for a high-calibre candidate to take up a permanent role as Centre Leader in our new IntoUniversity centre in Bradford. You will have responsibility for running your IntoUniversity centre, including managing your team, planning and delivering the programme, liaising with external stakeholders and meeting IntoUniversity’s targets for delivery. However, a substantial element of this role is delivering our education programme to children and young people aged 7-18, so you will need to have a genuine passion and enthusiasm for working with young people, including leading a class of 30 from the front, working with small teams of children and providing one-to-one support.

As a charity with social mobility as its core objective, IntoUniversity is wholly committed to equality of opportunity. We work with children and young people from a diverse range of backgrounds, and we believe that our staff team should be similarly diverse and representative. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be, and we recognise that we have much more to do in this regard. We are committed to building a culture where students, staff and volunteers are valued for the unique people they are. We therefore encourage applications from candidates from as wide a range as possible of ethnic, cultural and social backgrounds. In particular, we actively and warmly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, male candidates and candidates with a disability as they are currently under-represented within IntoUniversity.

We are also recruiting for Centre Leaders in Leeds, Nottingham and Weston-super-Mare.

The full job description is attached, and you can apply by clicking on the 'Apply on website' button. The deadline for applications is 9am on 4 May 2021, and the selection day will take place on 19 May 2021.

We are looking for a high-calibre candidate to take up a permanent role as Centre Leader in one of our existing cetres in Leeds. You will have responsibility for running your IntoUniversity centre, including managing your team, planning and delivering the programme, liaising with external stakeholders and meeting IntoUniversity’s targets for delivery. However, a substantial element of this role is delivering our education programme to children and young people aged 7-18, so you will need to have a genuine passion and enthusiasm for working with young people, including leading a class of 30 from the front, working with small teams of children and providing one-to-one support.

As a charity with social mobility as its core objective, IntoUniversity is wholly committed to equality of opportunity. We work with children and young people from a diverse range of backgrounds, and we believe that our staff team should be similarly diverse and representative. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be, and we recognise that we have much more to do in this regard. We are committed to building a culture where students, staff and volunteers are valued for the unique people they are. We therefore encourage applications from candidates from as wide a range as possible of ethnic, cultural and social backgrounds. In particular, we actively and warmly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, male candidates and candidates with a disability as they are currently under-represented within IntoUniversity.

We are also recruiting for Centre Leaders in Bradford, Nottingham and Weston-super-Mare.

The full job description is attached, and you can apply by clicking on the 'Apply on website' button. The deadline for applications is 9am on 4 May 2021, and the selection day will take place on 19 May 2021.

Star Bereavement is a specialist and innovative children and young people’s Bereavement Service that supports children, young adults (3-25 years) and families across the Wakefield District, affected by the death of a person important to them, addressing their needs in ways that are compassionate, comprehensive, and accessible.

We think about children and young people first in everything we do.

We are seeking to appoint a passionate, skilled and experienced Senior Bereavement Practitioner:

• To lead on the delivery and coproduction of support and therapeutic interventions for children and young people experiencing bereavement and in particular disruptive grief and trauma.
• To provide both 1:1 and group support and manage a caseload of varying complexities.

You must hold a qualification in Counselling or Psychotherapy, (at Diploma level or above) and be experienced in working with children and young people.

Hours: Flexible 30 hrs per week.  You need to be willing to work at times that suit the young people - so evenings and weekends too

Contract: initially one year from starting date with further 2 years funding dependent on impact

Salary: £28,000-£32,000 for 30 hours per week

Base:  Star Bereavement, 11 Upper York Street, Wakefield WF1 3LQ

Delivery: Across the Wakefield District

Closing Date:  26 April 2021, midday

Interview Date (provisional):5 May 2021

If you wish to apply, for this position, please email your CV along with a covering letter detailing why you think you would be suitable for the role of Senior Bereavement Practitioner.

Star Bereavement recognises the positive value of diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly where we are under-represented, currently this includes disabled people, LGBTQ+ and those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups.

Contracts Manager

We are seeking an organised, committed, warm and open Contracts Manager to join an Administration and Operations Team.

Position: Contracts Manager – Moving for Change

Location: Leeds, office and home-based working

Hours: 28 hours per week

Salary: £26,511 - £29,577 pro rata

Duration: Permanent, an initial 3-year contract with possible extension subject to further funding

Benefits: 28 days plus 14 days Bank Holidays pro rata, Special Leave and Flexible Working Policies, Employee Assistance Scheme with Health Assured, Up to 5% match pension contributions, Free Parking, Bike Parking and 15-minute walk from city centre

Closing Date: 6th May at 5pm

Interview Date: 11th May

The Role

The charity run a number of community facing and strategic projects to achieve its aims including advocacy, community development and youth work. As Contracts Manager, you will be working on the management of several large and multiple small contracts administering, monitoring and managing them on behalf of the Moving for Change Network. Moving for Change is a network of Gypsy Traveller civil society organisations working to improve the quality of life for nomadic Gypsies and Travellers and the communities in which they live across the UK. You will be instrumental in ensuring clear communication and active participation throughout Moving for Change.

Responsibilities include:

• Working together with commissioned organisations demonstrating their progress, delivering feedback, measuring against Key Performance Indicators.
• Organise and facilitate meetings of providers to ensure good communication between projects.
• Ensure your commissioned projects are well linked in to the movement building aspects of Moving for Change – including a communication policy and training spoke – ensuring they receive the full benefit from their involvement.
• Produce regular qualitative, quantitative and financial reports for your line manager and the Moving For Change Board of Directors.

Please note due to current circumstances you will be required to work from home, with desk space at the office available on a booking basis. The charity does anticipate returning to its offices and needs suitable candidates to be able to travel to Leeds as part of their regular week.

About You

As Contracts Manager, you will have the ability to manage competing demands and priorities and to meet deadlines.

You will have experience of:

• Project and contract management - preferably in the voluntary or public sectors
• Budget monitoring and projections/forecasts
• Staff and stakeholder management
• Implementing systems to monitor progress – including key performance indicators
• Working with senior managers and/or supporting an Executive Board?
• Using Microsoft Office applications and office 365

In return…

Work for the 2018 Winner of the GSK Impact Award that has an internal aim of excellence and sustainability to ensure all staff are cared for and valued. The charity is proud to be a Mindful Employer, Living Wage Employer and reflective organisation with an ongoing commitment to learning and development. With annual pay reviews, development, regular full staff training away days, team building day and a great benefits package, this truly is a great place to work and grow.

About the Organisation

The charity is a thriving community led organisation, delivering vital support and community development work with Gypsy and Traveller communities in Leeds and West Yorkshire.

Other roles you may have experience of could include Contract Manager, Contract, Admin, Administration, Administrator, Administration Assistant, Operations Assistant, Operations Admin, Contract Coordinator, Project Coordinator, Project Contracts, Contracts Assistant, Programme, Services, Project Manager, Community, Impact, Engagement, Charity, Traveller, Gypsy.

Community Development Manager

We are looking for a Community Development Manager to lead a thriving and inspiring community development department to reach people from West Yorkshire’s Gypsy and Traveller communities.

Position: Community Development Manager

Location: Leeds, office and home-based working

Hours: 28 hours per week

Salary: £30,451 - £33,782 pro rata

Duration: Permanent, an initial 3-year contract with possible extension subject to further funding

Benefits: 28 days plus 14 days Bank Holidays pro rata, Special Leave and Flexible Working Policies, Employee Assistance Scheme with Health Assured, Up to 5% match pension contributions, Free Parking, Bike Parking and 15-minute walk from city centre

Closing Date: 6th May at 5pm

Interview Date: 13th May

The Role

The communities’ department currently comprises of a communities’ co-ordinator, community outreach worker, community tutor, youth work co-ordinator and a youth work assistant. They run projects for adults and young people including Community Action Groups (campaigning groups), social and peer support groups, youth groups, welfare calls, a homework club, intergenerational learning projects.

The charity has just been awarded a three year grant from the National Lottery Community Fund to run a three-year community development programme focused on outreach and engagement, community learning and working together for change.

The Community Development Manager will:

• Support members to connect to the organisation, each other and to run projects and campaigns.
• Ensure accessible routes to participation, at all levels, across your department and the organisation.
• Work holistically to improve wellbeing.
• Promote and support self-help and confidence and adhere to the charity’s values.
• Provide line management and operational management to your department including ensuring effective processes, safeguarding and recording and evaluation.
• Lead on quality assurance of your projects and work closely with the Senior Leadership Team on organisational development projects.
• Lead on fundraising within your department with the support of the Director of Development.
• Be invested in the progression of staff and future staff, working with community members to help them gain experience volunteering and doing sessional work for the charity.

Please note due to current circumstances you will be required to work from home, with desk space at the office available on a booking basis. The charity does anticipate returning to its offices and needs suitable candidates to be able to travel to Leeds as part of their regular week.

About You

As Community Development Manager, you will have the ability to manage competing demands and priorities and to meet deadlines

You will have experience of:

• Community development
• Working with children, young people and families
• Managing and developing a team, including volunteers
• Operational management – including health and safety, safeguarding and planning
• Managing projects – including budget management
• Effective and community led interventions around families, children and older people
• Implementing safeguarding legislation and responsibilities in a senior role

Understanding of the diverse Gypsy and Traveller communities within West Yorkshire and of the issues that affect the lives of Gypsies and Travellers would also be beneficial for this role.

In return…

Work for the 2018 Winner of the GSK Impact Award that has an internal aim of excellence and sustainability to ensure all staff are cared for and valued. The charity is proud to be a Mindful Employer, Living Wage Employer and reflective organisation with an ongoing commitment to learning and development. With annual pay reviews, development, regular full staff training away days, team building day and a great benefits package, this truly is a great place to work and grow.

About the Organisation

The charity is a thriving community led organisation, delivering vital support and community development work with Gypsy and Traveller communities in Leeds and West Yorkshire.

Other roles you may have experience of could include Community Development, Community Engagement, Community Development Manager, Community Development Officer, Community Partnerships, Partnerships and Engagement, Impact, Community Engagement Manager, Community Engagement Officer, Community Coordinator, Engagement, Youth, Youth Work, Family, Support, Community, Communities, Gypsy, Traveller, Society, Community Facing, Outreach, Community Outreach, Volunteer Manager, Volunteer, Volunteer Coordinator, Fundraiser, Fundraising, Campaign, Campaigning.

Early Years Advisor

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Early Years Advisor (with SEND specialism) to join the team in a home-based role.

Position: Early Years Advisor

Location: Home based with requirement to attend head office (Huddersfield) on a monthly basis and a requirement to travel across the UK

Hours: Full time, 37 hours per week

Salary: Band D (£26,790 - £31,000)

Duration: Temp to December 2022

Benefits: Include 25 days paid holiday (rising to 29 days with service increments) plus 8 bank holiday, Personal Pension Scheme, Healthcare Cash Plan, Online Discount Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, Staff Awards Scheme, Company Sick Pay Scheme, Flexible working patterns

Closing Date: 5th May

Interview Date: Week commencing 10th May

The Role

The Early Years Advisor will use their in-depth knowledge of the EYFS to develop and occasionally deliver services and provide advice and support on issues relating to childcare. They will be responsible for the high quality development of products in line with the organisations mission to promote quality in early years. The successful candidate will specialise in SEND.

As Early Years Advisor you will:

• Work with internal teams and other Early Years Advisors to support the development and delivery of products and services including the delivery of training to the early year’s sector in the UK
• Advise and support trustees, policy committees, senior management team and colleagues on policy issues and strategies relating to the childcare sector including (but not limited to) safeguarding, inspection, quality improvement
• Support policy and media work across England, Wales and Scotland advising on policy issues and contributing to consultation responses
• Advise and support childcare providers via a number of channels including, member helpline, website, newsletters, briefing papers, blogs and events, and contribute to the development of content to support the sector
• Develop training and products which support settings to implement the SEND Code Practice.
• Develop training and products which support practitioners in early years’ settings to improve their inclusive practice and which promote effective care, learning, and high quality provision in early years’ settings.

About You

To apply for this post you’ll need:

• Degree level qualification or equivalent in early years
• Excellent training and communication skills, both written and oral
• First-hand experience of leading the EYFS in an early years setting
• Deep understanding of the EYFS statutory framework and other legislation relevant to the sector, including health and safety legislation, safeguarding and best practice
• First-hand experience of leading SEND and inclusion within an early years setting and a thorough understanding of the SEND code of practice
• To be flexible to allow for occasional travel and some evening and weekend work
• Qualification in SEND and/or recent professional development

To apply you will be asked to submit your CV along with a covering letter detailing how your skills, knowledge and experience meet the requirements of the role.

About the Organisation

The organisation is a national charity and membership association specifically for nurseries. They work in partnership with nurseries, local authorities, national government and a range of partners to develop an environment in which early learning and care can flourish.

The organisation is committed to a policy of equal opportunities and is actively opposed to discrimination in society.

You may have experience in areas such as Early Year, Early Years Advisor, Early Years Coordinator, Education, Nursery, Nurseries, Membership, Membership Association, Childcare, Early Years Childcare, Early Years Advice, Early Years Advisor, Childcare Advisor, SEND, Training, Early Years Training, Early Years Policy, EYFS, Early Years Foundation.

Our Events and Outreach Manager is geared up for someone that likes being creative, enjoys life in the fast lane, loves having fun but also has an eye on the detail. We have a hyper-diverse community at the University which makes this role even more challenging to create an events and outreach program that is attractive to all students. The last 12 months have significantly challenged our ability to deliver events digitally and we will be looking to take some of this learning forward into our regular programmes of activity.

To find out more, please take a look at our Events and Outreach Manager Job Pack and visit our website: https://www.huddersfield.su/main-menu/jobs/su-staff-vacancies

If this sounds like something you may be interested in, then email us your CV and supporting statement. Your supporting statement should detail your skills, qualifications and experience in the areas covered by the Key Success Criteria and will be used in our shortlisting exercise. Please don’t forget to send us your Equal Opportunities Form. There is no obligation to complete this document, however it does support us as an organisation to ensure we are actively recruiting a diverse staff team and creating an inclusive workplace culture.

The deadline for applications is at 9am on 26th April and our interviews are set to take place on 11th/12th May.

We are Huddersfield Students' Union. To put it simply, we are a charity based on the University of Huddersfield campus. We're led by students for students, and we have one simple mission: to make student life better. Most of our funding comes from the University, but our independence means we can support students in three key areas: advice and support, representation and providing social activities.

Huddersfield Students’ Union has a strategic commitment to be a diverse, inclusive and innovative organisation, in order to make student life better by creating personal connections, inclusive communities and meaningful change. With students and staff from countries all around the world, we are actively committed to creating a fair and just society, but we can only create a fair and just society by taking the steps within Huddersfield Students' Union to create change. 

By ensuring that equality, diversity and inclusion are central to our recruitment principles and processes we can continue developing a diverse and inclusive workplace that benefits our members. This is why we are a Mindful Employer, a Disability Confident Committed organisation and Investors in Ethnicity. As part of the work we are doing, we are actively encouraging BAME, LGBT+, women and minority genders and disabled applicants to apply for our roles. Furthermore, Huddersfield Students’ Union is committed to being an equal opportunities employer and it is our policy to treat all job applicants and employees fairly. We are keen for your experience with Huddersfield Students’ Union to be a good one, and are fully committed to being accessible to all. Please let us know by emailing us, if you require any reasonable adjustments or have any accessibility needs and where possible we will meet your individual needs. Any requests will be dealt with in confidence.

By understanding more about our inclusive workplace culture and the diversity of our staff, we can create changes and develop the organisation to better support our members and staff. As such when you start working for us, we will ask you to undertake a few activities including surveys and training to support you to bring your whole self to work so that you can make student lives better.

It is an exciting time to be part of the organisation and we’re looking for an enthusiastic individual who can help us develop further and overcome the challenges that lie ahead.

Over the last 18 months the organisation has gone through a significant period of change as we try to reduce our expenditure and increase our income to ensure the branch is sustainable for the future. The branch has no dedicated fundraising resource and has relied upon groups of local supporters to raise the money it requires to operate. The post holder will be required to develop and grow the branches existing fundraising activity in order to meet its fundraising target of £180,000 for 2021, with a view to grow this further in the future.

The Branch Fundraiser will be leading on all fundraising focussing primarily on:

• digital fundraising,
• individual giving,
• corporate sponsorship,
• events
• community fundraising.

There is a good foundation to build upon, but there will be plenty of opportunity to put your stamp on the work of a well-respected local charity. You'll be a key part of a small team so we're looking for an individual who's willing to work hard and excited to get involved.