Department: Science and Innovation

Due to growth in the team, we are seeking a driven and a proactive Team Coordinator to join us at the Institute of Physics in the Science and Innovation department.

The role

This is an exciting role that requires administration support to the Science and Innovation department and its activities. The role involves communication, marketing of projects, as well as delivering a number of events and projects.

Responsibilities include:

• Organising team meetings, events, workshops and bi-annual away-days.
• Producing minutes and meeting reports.
• Handling diaries, appointments, making arrangements for travel and accommodation and correspondence.
• Facilitating the preparation and distribution of departmental publications and reports.
• Carrying out marketing activities, including preparation of marketing collateral, delivering e-campaigns, arranging advertising and carrying out telephone campaigns.
• Preparing expenses forms, cheque requisitions, invoices and processing expenses.

The Person

We are looking for a professional who has previous experience in a project coordinator or personal assistant position.

The successful applicant will have excellent communication, written and verbal, and interpersonal skills, personable and committed to customer focus. They will also have the ability to maintain the technical skills and knowledge required to undertake the tasks of the demanding role. Practical experience of working in a customer facing role is essential.

Takes responsibility for personal learning and improvement and has the ability to measure and manage own work, takes responsibility for tasks and decisions; sets clear objectives and measures; monitors process, progress and results.

Why work with us?

The Institute of Physics (IOP) is the professional body and learned society for physics in the UK and Ireland, we seek to raise public awareness and understanding of physics and support the development of a diverse and inclusive physics community. As a charity, we’re here to ensure that physics delivers on its exceptional potential to benefit society.

We have an ambitious new corporate strategy and transformation of our digital estate is a high priority. Our newly expanded communications and marketing function will be central to delivering our strategy and plans. We are looking for a superb digital professional to join the team and help develop our digital estate to its full potential.

Working from our new flagship King’s Cross offices, at the heart of the exciting ‘Knowledge Quarter’ our communications and marketing teams will raise awareness and understanding of our ground-breaking education, diversity, science and innovation programmes and help spread the word about physics and its value with the public. This is an exciting time to join IOP.

In addition to a competitive salary and professional development opportunities, we offer employees a comprehensive benefits package including an excellent pension scheme, private medical insurance and generous annual leave. We also offer a range of other benefits including childcare vouchers, gym membership and interest free season ticket loans.

For further information on this role, you can download the job description below. 

Closing date for applications: 11 June 2020
Interview date: 18 June 2020 (via GoToMeeting)

The Institute of Physics is an equal opportunities employer. We request no contact from agencies or media sales.

About our work and values

Do you have passion for your work, a commitment to excellence and a desire to support some of the most vulnerable and excluded people in our communities? Could you support us to make positive lasting changes in people’s lives?

Providence Row works with more than a thousand homeless and vulnerably housed people a year in East London, offering an integrated service of crisis support, advice, recovery and learning and training programmes.  Our aim is to ensure that people who are so often excluded from mainstream services gain the support and opportunities they need to create a safe, healthy and sustainable life away from the streets. Central to our work are our core values of Compassion, Respect, Inclusiveness, Empowerment and Justice.  These inform the content, style and delivery of all our services.

We support clients in addressing their mental health, substance misuse needs and general wellbeing by building a positive relationship with the person, not just focusing on their problems, but by exploring their potential using a strength based approach. Providence Row works with people to improve their self-esteem and confidence, helping them rediscover their skills, get back into work and training and build stronger support networks.

Your contribution to our work and values

Passionate about providing quality support to some of the most vulnerable and excluded people in East London. You will have the drive and ambition to support your team to make positive lasting changes in people’s lives.

You will have experience in delivering a needle exchange service as well as an excellent knowledge of substance misuse support services.  Expert in engaging through a low threshold service and a strong understanding of how other factors such as rough sleeping and mental health issues can impact a person’s health and wellbeing. You will live out our values in your approach to your work.

As you can imagine due to the current circumstances, the demand for our services has increased therefore we are looking for a friendly Volunteer Coordinator looking to develop their career in a fast-paced charity team.

You will have the opportunity to oversee the on-going development and coordination of a programme of volunteer-led community activities for older people that connect people with their communities and improve health and wellbeing.

The role will also involve 

1. Coordinating all aspects of the volunteer journey from recruitment, selection, induction, placement to on-going support and supervision. 

2. Facilitating a bespoke training programme for volunteers that provides a range of opportunities to develop and learn. 

3. Promoting a positive environment for volunteers ensuring regular communication and forums for discussion. 

For more information, please read the job description that has been attached. 

Age UK Lambeth staff are given the room to grow and develop their skills. This role will be a great chance to do so as you contribute to helping the most vulnerable and isolated clients in our community.

How to Apply

To apply click on apply for this vacancy and follow the instructions. You will be required to upload your curriculum vitae and a letter of application setting out how your experience, skills and abilities meet the selection criteria set out in the job description and person specification.

Closing Date:  18th June 2020

Interview Process

Interviews will be held virtually.  If you are selected for an interview we will write to you as soon as possible to let you know what the interview process will entail.

Are you a calm, efficient and organised person ready to lead our well-established Handyperson Service? This busy service needs a new full-time coordinator to ensure that we are helping our clients stay safe in their homes by performing essential home jobs. If you are enthusiastic about helping older people in your community and have an excellent eye for detail and diary management, then this could be the perfect role for you. We can offer you a friendly workplace with a dynamic senior leadership team, an experienced and dedicated board of trustees, interesting professional development opportunities, and a small hypo-allergenic office dog to play with. Please note that this role has a start time of 8.30am. Only fully completed application packs will be reviewed during our shortlisting on 26 June and CVs will not be accepted. We are committed to safeguarding our clients and an enhanced DBS will be required as part of the role.

We’re Anthony Nolan and we save the lives of people with blood cancer who need a stem cell transplant.

We’re unique. Thanks to the incredible donors on our register, our pioneering research and our passionate fundraisers, we give the chance of life to three people a day.

But we won’t stop there. We want to be there for everyone who needs a transplant; from finding a match, through every step of a patient’s transplant journey. And together we can reach the remarkable day when we can save the lives of everyone with blood cancer.

And now we want you to join our lifesaving team. We are looking for a Donor Provision Coordinator to join our Operations department.

Title:Donor Provision Coordinator

Salary:£27,030 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Hours:35 hours per week

Location:Hampstead, North London

As the Donor Provision Coordinator, you will be organising all aspects of stem cell provision (unrelated donor and cord blood units) for Aligned Registry and Anthony Nolan customers, and ensuring the welfare of the donor throughout the process.  Your role will also require being on our on-call rota.

The successful candidates will possess excellent interpersonal skills, coupled with good written and verbal communication skills.  You will have the ability to multitask while maintaining a complete review of a number of cases. A good working knowledge of Microsoft Office is essential, as is the ability to work well as part of a team.

Please make sure to check out the job description, available on our website when you click to apply.

What’s in it for you?

Financial

Wellbeing & Health

Family Friendly

• Pension (employer 5% when you contribute 3% or more),
• Travel Insurance
• Interest free Travel Loan
• Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme
• Life Assurance (4x annual salary)

• 27 days annual leave in addition to normal public holidays
• 24-hour Employee Assistance Hotline
• Medical Cash Plan
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Gymflex

• Paid dependants leave
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption pay
• Flexible start/finish times (role dependent)

And more! (full list of benefits available on website)

Together, we can save lives. Join our team and give someone a chance of life.

Anthony Nolan is an equal opportunities & living wage accredited employer.

All applicants must be able to demonstrate the right to work in the UK.

You may have experience of the following: Third Sector, Voluntary Sector, Not for Profit, NFP etc

Do you want to empower people to have choice and control over their support and the way they live their lives? Then join our team...

Vibrance Self Directed Support Services provide information, advice and guidance, payroll and managed account services to enable people to have choice and control over how their health and social care needs are met. 

We are looking for a good communicator with strong interpersonal skills to join our new scheme in Barking & Dagenham. Working in the community, you will be part of our team promoting the uptake of Direct Payments by providing information, advice and guidance, and coordinating our online Personal Assistant Register.

You will be required to work in partnership with service users, personal assistants, local authorities, and other voluntary sector organisations to support the successful delivery of the Personalisation agenda.   

For more information, please see job description and person specification.

30 hours per week
£18,100 per annum
6 month contract (potential to be extended)

The People team’s goal is to recruit, develop and retain outstanding people who deliver our important work in improving the lives of vulnerable children and families. The role of the People Coordinator is essential to ensure we have solid foundations in place to achieve this goal. This is a great opportunity for someone who is organised, dynamic and keen to start a career in HR.

You will lead and manage all administration support to ensure the People team are as efficient and effective as possible. You will manage all employee administration; from ensuring all employees have a great induction to collating themes from our exit interviews. You also will be responsible for managing vital processes such as payroll, tracking new starters and leavers.

You will work alongside the People Partners and Head of People to support with key priorities such as recruitment coordination and the organisation of development opportunities, whilst making improvements to our current systems and processes.

Redthread works with vulnerable young people in crisis. Whether they have been the victim of a stabbing, are seeking support for anxiety, have suffered a sexual assault, or want to find a new home beyond the reach of a gang, we support them to overcome the challenges they face through our dynamic youth work programmes.

We are launching our Youth Violence Intervention Programme (YVIP) at three new hospitals in London this year with funding from the Mayor’s Office for Police and Crime, this role will be based at University Hospital Lewisham, although home based until further notice due to COVID-19.

During the Covid-19 outbreak, our teams are working from home, still taking referrals from the hospitals and offering phone support to young people. We will go back to working in the hospitals when it is safe to do so and are in discussion with our clinicians about how to make this happen, but this role may begin working from home.

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual who is highly organised, enjoys collecting and reporting on data, and has the ability to form effective working relationships with a wide range of people. 

"I've seen first-hand how our hospitals provide a unique moment to engage with young people. Redthread have helped thousands of Londoners - and I'm proud to support their work" (Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London)

The purpose of the role is to provide administrative support to the YVIP team, being responsible for data collection and report writing, and a key point of contact for the programme.

For full details on the role please see the application pack on our website via the button below.

Closing Date: 10am, Monday 8th June 2020.

Interview Date: 15 & 16 June 2020.

St Martins is a specialist provider of supported accommodation for people who have Mental Health needs complicated by other areas of need, such as from learning disability, drug and alcohol addictions and forensic histories.

Based in St Martins’ Head Office in Islington, the function of the Assessment Coordinator & Practitioner will be to process referrals into St, Martins, to arrange and carry out assessments at given locations, to write detailed reports and to provide follow up customer care to both people referred to St Martins and to statutory professionals that have been involved in the process.

There will also be a role for the Assessment Coordinator within the collation of clinical audit data for the organisation and participate in reviewing the quality of our services.

Key Responsibilities and Tasks Include (but not limited to):

• To receive referral information and determine eligibility for St Martins, liaising with Operational Managers and working closely with the Project Managers to identify suitable placements. 

• Prioritise, process, and respond to all referrals and enquiries submitted by telephone, email or the website.

• Attend and participate in meetings within the organisation as appropriate and as agreed by the Operations Manager

More information will be found in the job description.

Closing Date: 21st June 2020.

Please send a CV and covering letter (to include a supporting statement) via the button below.

Please also note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. 

JOB SUMMARY

As part of the International Programmes team, the primary role of the Asia Pacific Regional Coordinator is to support writers at risk and develop strategies to combat freedom of expression violations in the region through research, campaigning and advocacy. 

The role requires regular monitoring of freedom of expression developments in the region with a view to identifying potential opportunities for policy research, advocacy and campaigning. A key function of the role is to monitor and verify cases of persecuted writers through robust research, and devising advocacy strategies for individual writers in close collaboration with the Writers at Risk Protection team. Developing campaign actions and other appropriate advocacy materials to support persecuted writers.

The Asia Pacific Regional Coordinator will be expected to provide support to the regional network of PEN Centre’s and to individual PEN Centre’s, ensuring the implementation of PEN’s strategic plan through the development and implementation of its programmes and to strengthen PEN’s overall impact and profile in the region.

The role requires frequent international travel to the region, and to PEN meetings throughout the year.

The ideal candidate should have:
Essential

• Minimum of three years’ experience of work in the human rights or related fields.
• Experience of research, advocacy or campaigning for human rights.
• Experience of working with international human rights mechanisms.
• Ability to conduct robust research, by gathering and verifying information from a wide variety of sources.
• Ability to devise advocacy strategies based on research conducted.
• Proven ability to write clearly and persuasively, based on thorough research and analysis, in a range of formats and for different audiences.
• Sound political judgment and ethical approach to work.
• Experience of working with local partners in the region, including at a distance.
• Fluent spoken and written English.

Desirable

• Proven experience of programme/project design, planning and delivery including monitoring impact and accurate monitoring of budgets.
• Strong planning skills, including the ability to facilitate planning meetings with partners, and to agree common plans and objectives.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and work in a secure manner.
• Ability to work well independently as well as part of a team.
• Good organisational, time management, and problem-solving skills.
• Good working knowledge of other languages of the region such as Mandarin, Malay, Farsi, Bengali, or an Indian language an advantage.
• Experience in developing fundraising project proposals an advantage.
• Experience of working in a membership organisation.
• Knowledge and experience of using CRM systems.

ABOUT US

Founded in 1921, PEN is a global community of writers which now spans more than 100 countries. A solidarity movement which promotes the voice of writers for writers and the free expression of all.  We campaign in defence of freedom of expression, we celebrate literatures and promote the right to linguistic diversity.  PEN advocates for mutual respect through campaigning, fostering cross-cultural dialogue, education, literary exchanges, and translation. PEN International is a non-political organisation which holds Special Consultative Status at the UN and Associate Status at UNESCO.

PEN International offers a supportive and flexible working environment, alongside addtional benefits such as, pension, weekly fruit supply, season ticket loans, training opportunties, and more.

To apply for this role please submit your CV along with a covering letter (max. 1 page A4), outlining why you are the right person for the role, your salary expectations and notice period.

Closing date for applications: 19 June 2020 by 5pm.

First round interviews: As soon as possible.

Second round interviews: When applicable.

Start date: As soon as possible.

PEN International is an equal opportunities employer.

Inclusion London is seeking to appoint a highly motivated, skilled and experienced Deaf or Disabled person for the post of:

‘Nothing About Us Without Us’ Project Co-ordinator

Inclusion London is a leading disability equality organisation run by and for Deaf and Disabled people. We have built a national reputation for effective policy and campaign work and for providing innovative business and organisational support to local Deaf and Disabled people’s organisations (DDPOs) in London.

This is an exciting opportunity to set up and run an innovative project that will develop and strengthen DDPOs co-production, lived experience advocacy and intersectional skills and capacity so our sector and communities are better able to challenge our exclusion and more effectively directly engage with policy and decision makers.

You will have experience setting up and running outreach based projects, carrying out effective voice, influencing or policy work and designing and delivering accessible and engaging briefings, training and workshops to diverse audiences. You will be passionate about inclusion, equality and intersectional issues and committed to the principle and practice of ‘Nothing About Us Without Us.’

Inclusion London is committed to equality, diversity and human rights and reflecting the communities we serve. We particularly welcome applications from Deaf or Disabled people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities.

We support flexible working and large aspects of these jobs could be done remotely, however some travel to London to attend face-to -face meetings may be required depending on the Public Health advice. 

Salary:   £30,000 per annum pro rata

Houurs:   17.5 hours per week

Length of contract:  24 months fixed term contract  

Pension contribution: Non-contributory pension 5%  

Annual Leave:  25 days per year plus bank holidays pro rata.   

To Apply:

Please click on the APPLY ON WEBSITE button below or above where you can download the application pack.

Closing date for applications: 9am, Monday 15 June 2020

Candidates invited to interview will be informed by: 19 June 2020

Interviews will take place: Week Commencing 29 June 2020 via Zoom

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We have an exciting opportunity for an Assessment and Resettlement Coordinator to join our Passage House Assessment Centre based in London. You will join us in a full time position on a Fixed Term contract until 31 March 2021. In return, you will receive a competitive salary of £31,405 per annum including London Weighting plus pension and benefits.

The Passage runs London’s largest voluntary sector resource centre for homeless and vulnerable people: each day we help up to 200 men and women. Our 40-bed hostel, Passage House, was officially opened on 1 March 2000. In the financial year 2015-2016, 67 rough sleepers moved off the streets and into Passage House. Our 16 self-contained studio flats in Montfort House have staff support on site and specialise in helping very long term rough sleepers.

Passage House Assessment Centre aims to provide the highest quality support to men and women who find themselves sleeping rough in Westminster by providing a safe and welcoming place to stay for up to 28 days whilst planning their resettlement.

About the role:

As our Assessment and Resettlement Coordinator, you will be responsible to the Lead Assessment & Resettlement Co-ordinator for your 50% of the case management and delivery of the Passage House Assessment Centre service in a personalised, Psychologically and Trauma Informed and solution and outcomes focused manner. This will include the development and line management of 3 Assessment and Resettlement Workers, focusing on resettlement whilst providing support into mental health, substance misuse and education, training and employment services as well as follow up work.

Key responsibilities of our Assessment and Resettlement Coordinator will include:

- Responsible, as part of the Coordination Team, for the case management and day-to-day delivery of the assessment, support and resettlement of all individuals referred to and accepted by the Passage House Assessment Centre service.

- Responsible for line managing, supporting and developing 3 of the Assessment and Resettlement Workers.

- Using your specialist assessment and reconnections skills, experience and housing knowledge to provide advise, support and, where appropriate, identify and provide in-house workshops for the staff team.

- Assist in the development of effective policies, procedures and systems at Passage House which underpin the service and provide effective ways to record and celebrate the work undertaken with residents to satisfy both internal and external reporting needs.

- Treat residents and their concerns with dignity and respect ensuring you remain calm and objective when dealing with difficult or problematic situations.

- Assist in managing robust and accountable finance systems to ensure the financial viability of the project with particular attention to petty cash, rent and housing benefit.

- Take part in the out of hours on call system on a rota with other Passage managers.

Our ideal Assessment and Resettlement Coordinator will have skills, experience and knowledge in:

- Delivering a comprehensive Assessment and Resettlement service to socially excluded clients in an Assessment Centre or similar setting

- Providing comprehensive assessments and supported reconnections

- Working within a team and achieving strong and effective relationships with others in order to achieve service and organisational aims and objectives

- Case management and ensuring suitable psychologically informed interventions are in place to ensure client’s needs are identified and addressed.

- Relevant legislation, policy and practice, e.g. Housing Legislation, Rough Sleeping Strategies, Mental Health Act, Housing Act, Enforcement Orders, Central and Local Government Strategies, Welfare Rights

- Understanding of the range of approaches and methods appropriate for working with a difficult to engage or chaotic client group

- Requirements of Supporting People and psychologically informed ways of working within a residential setting

Passage House continues to develop effective engagement by using psychologically informed ways of working with residents as the project embarks on a new and innovative way to supportively move individuals off the street.

If you would like to be part of this in the role of Assessment and Resettlement Coordinator, please click ‘apply’ now – we would love to hear from you!

Founded in 2016, Ambition Aspire Achieve (AAA) is a registered charity focused on supporting some of the most disadvantaged, vulnerable and at-risk young people in Newham and east London, providing them with new opportunities to build self-belief, enabling them to overcome their personal barriers to progression. Delivering projects and activities from our community hubs, the Terence Brown Arc in the Park in Canning Town and the Glyn Hopkin Abbey Hub in Stratford, we provide high quality youth provision enabling each young person to achieve their full potential, personally, socially and educationally. Boosted by funding secured from the City Bridge Trust, we are now looking to grow and further develop our youth programmes to reach even more vulnerable young people, making the best possible difference and changing lives.

We are seeking to appoint an experienced, motivated and energetic SEND Coordinator. Reporting to our Operations Director, this exciting role will take responsibility for leading, developing and delivering our projects and programmes supporting young people with Special Educational Needs or Disabilities, including the delivery of a new project funded by the City Bridge Trust. Offered on a full-time basis (with the option to discuss the possibility of reduced hours), the role will provide a combination of delivery support and coordination of AAA’s projects supporting young people with Special Educational Needs or Disabilities (SEND), supporting their personal, educational, creative and social development, helping them to reach their full potential. This is a great opportunity to join a growing charity and make a difference to the lives of vulnerable young people, whilst contributing to the development of our offer for SEND young people and young adults at a key time.

Successful candidates will have demonstrable experience in developing and delivering projects and programmes supporting young people with Special Educational Needs or Disabilities, meeting pre-determined output and outcome targets. You will also bring experience of leading teams of paid and volunteer workers delivering high quality programmes meeting the needs of vulnerable young people. You will be self-motivated with a commitment to the equality of opportunity and Ambition Aspire Achieve’s purpose and bring strong communication skills with the ability to build effective, positive and professional relationships with SEND young people, their parents/carers, project staff and key stakeholders.

Responsibilities include:

• Leading on the development and delivery of specific youth-related projects supporting young people and young adults with SEND across AAA, ensuring project milestones and outputs are met or exceeded
• Leading and line managing a small team of sessional workers and volunteers delivering AAA’s SEND projects 
• Working collaboratively with key partners (e.g. schools, community stakeholders, delivery partners) to support the recruitment of young people and the effective delivery of provision
• Providing for the social, personal, educational and leisure needs of young people with SEND by leading in the running, organisation and delivery of AAA projects, enabling service users to increase their skills and confidence and realise their full potential
• Liaising with parents and carers of SEND young people participating in AAA’s projects, building strong relationships to support the development of service users
• Supporting SEND young people to identify positive progression opportunities

The salary for this post will be £25,000 to £28, 000 per annum pro-rata (depending on prior experience and qualifications). 

The closing date for applications is Thursday 9th April 2020 at 5pm with interviews expected to take place shortly after the Easter holiday break.

Ambition Aspire Achieve is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Our recruitment and selection processes are in accordance with best practice in safeguarding children and young people.

Main purpose of role: Undertake daily operational tasks, including assessing and processing grant applications, for the VRF (Vicar's Relief Fund) at St Martin-in-the-Fields Charity. 

Main duties and responsibilities

General Grant Processing

• Process and evaluate grant applications received and, where necessary, obtain further information from applicants, apllying good judgement and flexibility in the process
• Maintain user records through our grant management system (Flexi-Grant)
• Reply to correspondence in VRF inbox and telephone queries about the VRF
• Deal with all information in line with Data Protection (GDPR)
• Process return of grants, check and chase evidence submitted by grant recipients
• Process new user registrations
• Make grant payments
• Actively highlight if there are any concerns with VRF applications or the process for applying for the grant
• Liaise with Fluent Technology (who host Flexi-Grant) where necessary

Other activities

• Maintain a good working relationship with Charity Director, Frontline Network Team, St Martin-in-the-Fields Ltd staff, BBC Christmas Appeal volunteers and donors, and Connections at St Martin's staff
• Contribute relevant information, insights and expertise to the Team and the wider organisation, and take an active role in the development of the organisation's life and effective functioning
• To contribute, where necessary, to the development of the Charity and its initiatives including but not limited to the VRF and the Frontline Network
• Perform any reasonable duties commensurate with this post to ensure the success of St Martin-in-the-Fields Charity

This is not an exhaustive description of the job. Aspects will change over time and the job holder will be expected to contribute to its development and progression. 

How to apply

If you're interested in coming to work for us, please provide the following - 

• a current comprehensive CV outlining your key achievements in previous and current roles
• a supporting statement (no longer than two pages) explaining how your skills and experience match the requirements of the role, directly addressing the person specification (to be found in the attached application pack)
• details of two referees (who will not be contacted without your prior consent)

Deadline for receipt of applications - midnight on Friday 5 June 2020

Interviews will be held either in person at St Martin-in-the-Fields or remotely the week beginning 15 June 2020.