Support Coordinator

We’re looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our Hillingdon team.

Position: Stroke Association Support Coordinator

Location: Home based - Hillingdon, London with extensive travel across the service area

Hours: 25 hours per week (We can consider offering the role as a job share)

Salary: Circa £16,500 per (inner London weighting £2,356 per annum or outer London weighting £1,253 per annum may be applied in accordance to where you live) full time salary circa £23,000 per annum

Contract: This is a fixed term contract until 31 March 2022. Our services are contracted, we currently have funding for this contract until 31 March 2022

Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (this will increase with service up to 30 days, full time equivalent) cashback and discount scheme, employee assistance programme, learning and development, pension scheme, Life Assurance, Eye Care vouchers, Long Service Award, Tax-free childcare, Health Cash Plan, Working Pattern Agreement, flexible working opportunities available.

Closing Date: 23 January 2022

Interview Date: 31 January 2022

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic interviews may be held via video conferencing. Please let us know if this will present any challenges when you email your application

The Role

Reporting to the London Service Delivery Coach Team, the Stroke Association Support Coordinator provides stroke survivors, carers and families with personalised support throughout the stroke recovery journey. The purpose of the role is:

• Ability to work with stroke survivors to identify and establish their personal communication and social goals
• To plan and deliver meaningful activities to address identified communication support needs and goals in a variety of ways including both individual sessions and small group sessions.
• To work collaboratively with a range of organisations, clinicians and other professionals to create meaningful networks, providing the best possible support throughout the stroke pathway and into the community

About You

The Stroke Association Support Coordinator will have experience/background in:

• Ability to communicate effectively face to face, in writing, by email, on the telephone with stroke survivors and carers needs
• Interpersonal skills in order to communicate effectively with service users, colleagues and partner agencies
• Experience of providing person centred support to vulnerable people

To apply please submit your CV and a covering letter of no more than two pages demonstrating how you meet the person specification and what you bring to the role in terms of your skills and experience

This role is home based, but extensive travel is required across the local area and occasionally further afield.

To fulfil the requirements of the role you must abode and have the right to work in the U.K.

About the Organisation

Stroke Association. Rebuilding lives after stroke.

When stroke strikes, part of your brain shuts down. And so does a part of you. That’s because a stroke happens in the brain, the control centre for who we are and what we can do. It happens every five minutes in the UK and changes lives instantly. Recovery is tough, but with the right specialist support and a ton of courage and determination, the brain can adapt.

We believe everyone deserves to live the best life they can after stroke. And it’s a team effort to get there.

We provide specialist support, fund critical research and campaign to make sure people affected by stroke get the very best care and support to rebuild their lives.

We’re working to improve the diversity of our team.  Because we know that individuality leads to a richer experience for our people and better support for those affected by stroke.

We strongly encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. And we’re particularly looking to increase the number of applications from those with lived experience of stroke and those from under-represented communities. 

Every five minutes, stroke destroys lives. Help us rebuild them and join our team.

In 2019, we developed a bold new corporate strategy so that we can rebuild more lives after stroke and make a bigger difference to people’s lives. To help us deliver our strategy and make a real difference, we are looking to recruit talented people to a number of new roles. If you would like to support stroke survivors to rebuild their lives, we want to hear from you!

You may also have experience in areas such as Care Coordinator, Stroke Support, Stroke, Care, Care Worker, Support Worker, Carer, Care Team Leader, Support Team Leader, Volunteering Manager, Volunteer Coordinator, Support Group, Support and Advice, Social Care, Carer Support, Support Service, Vulnerable Adult, Social Care and Support Officer, Rehabilitation Coordinator, Volunteering Manager, Care and Support Officer, Social Care Worker, Health, Health Care, Support Worker, Care Worker, Social Care Support Worker, Residential Support Worker, Relief Support Worker, Support Worker Disabilities, Day Centre Support Worker, Rehabilitation Support Worker, Night Support Worker, Stroke Support Worker, Disability, Disability Support, Stroke.

Support Coordinator

This is an exciting opportunity to work with stroke survivors and their families to support them following stroke. We’re looking for an innovative, passionate and professional individual with excellent communication and organisational skills to join our Stroke Recovery Service based in Wigan.

Position: Stroke Association Support Coordinator

Location: Homebased in Wigan with regular travel across the service area

Hours: Part-time, 30 hours per week

Salary: Circa £19,800 per annum (full time equivalent £23,100 per annum)

Contract: Permanent. Our services are contracted; we currently have funding for this contract until 31 March 2023

Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (this will increase with service up to 30 days, full time equivalent) cashback and discount scheme, employee assistance programme, learning and development, pension scheme, Life Assurance, Eye Care vouchers, Long Service Award, Tax-free childcare, Health Cash Plan, Working Pattern Agreement, flexible working opportunities available.

Closing Date: 21 January 2022

Interview Date: 11 February 2022

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic interviews may be held via video conferencing. Please let us know if this will present any challenges when you email your application

The Role

The service aims to identify and address the needs of stroke survivors and carers across the stroke pathway, by providing a range of innovative support solutions, supporting them to meet their desired outcomes.

A key part of the role will be to recruit, train and manage a team of volunteers, to support service users and the delivery of the service.

The Stroke Association Support Coordinator will:

• Support new stroke survivors and their carers from hospital discharge into the community.
• Provide personalised information, advice and support.
• Support clients to make informed lifestyle changes which will help them to prevent further strokes
• Be accountable for volunteers, so experience of recruiting, training and managing volunteers would be an advantage.

About You

The Stroke Association Support Coordinator will have experience/background in:

• A caring profession ideally with experience of supporting people with disabilities.
• Setting up and running support groups.

To apply please submit your CV and a covering letter of no more than two pages demonstrating how you meet the person specification and what you bring to the role in terms of your skills and experience.

This role is home based, but extensive travel is required across the local area and occasionally further afield.

The ability to drive and the use of a car with business use cover are essential to fulfil the requirements of the role.

To fulfil the requirements of the role you must abode and have the right to work in the U.K.

About the Organisation

Stroke Association. Rebuilding lives after stroke.

When stroke strikes, part of your brain shuts down. And so does a part of you. That’s because a stroke happens in the brain, the control centre for who we are and what we can do. It happens every five minutes in the UK and changes lives instantly. Recovery is tough, but with the right specialist support and a ton of courage and determination, the brain can adapt.

We believe everyone deserves to live the best life they can after stroke. And it’s a team effort to get there.

We provide specialist support, fund critical research and campaign to make sure people affected by stroke get the very best care and support to rebuild their lives.

We’re working to improve the diversity of our team.  Because we know that individuality leads to a richer experience for our people and better support for those affected by stroke.

We strongly encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. And we’re particularly looking to increase the number of applications from those with lived experience of stroke and those from under-represented communities. 

Every five minutes, stroke destroys lives. Help us rebuild them and join our team.

In 2019, we developed a bold new corporate strategy so that we can rebuild more lives after stroke and make a bigger difference to people’s lives. To help us deliver our strategy and make a real difference, we are looking to recruit talented people to a number of new roles. If you would like to support stroke survivors to rebuild their lives, we want to hear from you!

You may also have experience in areas such as Care Coordinator, Stroke Support, Stroke, Care, Care Worker, Support Worker, Carer, Care Team Leader, Support Team Leader, Volunteering Manager, Volunteer Coordinator, Support Group, Support and Advice, Social Care, Carer Support, Support Service, Vulnerable Adult, Social Care and Support Officer, Rehabilitation Coordinator, Volunteering Manager, Care and Support Officer, Social Care Worker, Health, Health Care, Support Worker, Care Worker, Social Care Support Worker, Residential Support Worker, Relief Support Worker, Support Worker Disabilities, Day Centre Support Worker, Rehabilitation Support Worker, Night Support Worker, Stroke Support Worker, Disability, Disability Support, Stroke.

Location includes Shelter hubs based in Bristol, Birmingham, Norwich, London, Bournemouth, Merseyside, Manchester, Blackburn, Newcastle, Plymouth, Sheffield, Edinburgh, Glasgow. 

Closing date: 23 Jan 2022 at 11.30 pm. Interview dates:  3 February 2022 (Interviews will be held online)

Do you have proven experience of supporting the development of volunteering programmes and managing volunteers, plus an excellent understanding of what makes a quality volunteer journey? Then join Shelter as Corporate Volunteering Manager and you could soon be playing a pivotal role at the heart of our Volunteering team.

About Shelter 
A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet millions of people across Britain struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change, with individuals, in communities, across society, and leading the way to a safe home. We need ambitious, best-in-class individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.

At Shelter we are united by our purpose to defend the right to a safe home. Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. We believe that to win that fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement for change. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, fair, equitable and transparent.

We have committed to combat racism both within and outside Shelter and welcome you on our journey to becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.

About the team 
We engage more than 2,500 volunteers in our shops, hubs and local communities around 495 individuals as corporate volunteers each year. Indeed, volunteers are a vital part of our growing movement for change. Our Volunteering Team, which is part of a new Equity, Inclusion & Culture Directorate, supports the mobilisation of volunteers to deliver Shelter’s strategic priorities and provides the infrastructure and insight that enables that mobilisation. 

We also enable best practice approaches to volunteer management and are delivering an increasingly coordinated, consistent approach to how we engage volunteers across the organisation.

About the role  
This is an exciting role within the Volunteering Team. Your challenge will be to lead on the co-ordination and development of a meaningful, engaging and impactful corporate volunteering programme that delivers excellent volunteering experiences.

We’ll rely on you to effectively manage volunteering activities across all our corporate partnerships. That will involve proactively leading work programmes and collaborating with colleagues across Shelter. The role involves working closely with our Corporate Partnerships Team – which is part of the High Value Partnerships department. They’re responsible for generating income by securing new corporate partnerships and managing and developing long term partnerships, the success of which is underpinned by volunteering opportunities.

Developing new corporate volunteering opportunities that align with our strategy will be important too, and, because we have a large network of stakeholders, you’ll also need to build a number of effective relationships as you actively seek out opportunities to collaborate in order to ensure success. Establishing robust processes and procedures, seeking to continuously improve them and working towards a consistent approach to volunteering at Shelter based on volunteer management good-practice – all are aspects of this interesting and unique role.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

About you 
With experience of leading the successful development of volunteering projects and solid volunteer management experience, you will be passionate about volunteering, with an excellent understanding of what makes a quality volunteer journey. You will have demonstrable experience of applying best practice principles to volunteer, including experience of managing and innovating volunteering projects or programmes. To succeed, you’ll need an innovative approach to setting up new volunteering activities and the processes that support them. You’ll also need up-to-date knowledge of additional relevant areas including GDPR, Safeguarding, Equality & Diversity. Comfortable planning and managing multiple projects simultaneously, including identifying conflicting demands and establishing clear priorities to meet agreed objectives, your great communication skills include an innate ability to influence and negotiate with a variety of stakeholders at all levels. What’s more, you’re used to monitoring and evaluating volunteering activity, including collating qualitative and quantitative data from volunteer systems, surveys and stories and adept at interrogating and analysing data on volunteering activity so that innovation and developments can be driven by insight.

Benefits 
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.

To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website. Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society. 

Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

Support Coordinator

This is an exciting opportunity to work with stroke survivors and their families to support them following stroke. We’re looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and professional individuals with excellent communication and organisational skills to join our Communication Support Service across Hampshire.

Position: Stroke Association Support Coordinator

Location: Homebased, West Hampshire with regular travel across the service area

Hours: Part-time, 18 hours per week

Salary: Circa £11,880 per annum (full time equivalent £23,100 per annum)

Contract: Permanent. Our services are contracted; we currently have funding for this contract until 31 March 2023

Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (this will increase with service up to 30 days, full time equivalent) cashback and discount scheme, employee assistance programme, learning and development, pension scheme, Life Assurance, Eye Care vouchers, Long Service Award, Tax-free childcare, Health Cash Plan, Working Pattern Agreement, flexible working opportunities available.

Closing Date: 30 January 2022

Interview Date: To be confirmed

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic interviews may be held via video conferencing. Please let us know if this will present any challenges when you email your application

The Role

Reporting to the Service Delivery Coach, the Stroke Association Support Coordinator will:

• Identify and support the needs of stroke survivors and carers across the stroke pathway.
• Provide a range of innovative support solutions to support them to meet their desired outcomes.
• Providing practical advice and emotional support in relation to communication impairment.
• Supporting changes in communication and engaging people in language use.
• Be accountable for volunteers, so experience of recruiting, training and managing volunteers would be an advantage.

About You

The Stroke Association Support Coordinator will have experience/background in:

• A caring professional ideally with experience of supporting people with disabilities
• Setting up and running communication groups

Please submit your CV and a covering letter of no more than two pages demonstrating how you meet the person specification and what you bring to the role in terms of your skills and experience, stating reference S813.

You will have excellent IT skills and demonstrate a flexible approach to your role.

This role is home based, but extensive travel is required across West Hampshire and occasionally further afield.

The use of a car with business use cover and the ability to drive is essential to be able to fulfil the requirements of the role.

To full fill the role you abode within the U.K and you must have the right to work in the U.K

About the Organisation

Stroke Association. Rebuilding lives after stroke.

When stroke strikes, part of your brain shuts down. And so does a part of you. That’s because a stroke happens in the brain, the control centre for who we are and what we can do. It happens every five minutes in the UK and changes lives instantly. Recovery is tough, but with the right specialist support and a ton of courage and determination, the brain can adapt.

We believe everyone deserves to live the best life they can after stroke. And it’s a team effort to get there.

We provide specialist support, fund critical research and campaign to make sure people affected by stroke get the very best care and support to rebuild their lives.

We’re working to improve the diversity of our team.  Because we know that individuality leads to a richer experience for our people and better support for those affected by stroke.

We strongly encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. And we’re particularly looking to increase the number of applications from those with lived experience of stroke and those from under-represented communities. 

Every five minutes, stroke destroys lives. Help us rebuild them and join our team.

In 2019, we developed a bold new corporate strategy so that we can rebuild more lives after stroke and make a bigger difference to people’s lives. To help us deliver our strategy and make a real difference, we are looking to recruit talented people to a number of new roles. If you would like to support stroke survivors to rebuild their lives, we want to hear from you!

You may also have experience in areas such as Care Coordinator, Stroke Support, Stroke, Care, Care Worker, Support Worker, Carer, Care Team Leader, Support Team Leader, Volunteering Manager, Volunteer Coordinator, Support Group, Support and Advice, Social Care, Carer Support, Support Service, Vulnerable Adult, Social Care and Support Officer, Rehabilitation Coordinator, Volunteering Manager, Care and Support Officer, Social Care Worker, Health, Health Care, Support Worker, Care Worker, Social Care Support Worker, Residential Support Worker, Relief Support Worker, Support Worker Disabilities, Day Centre Support Worker, Rehabilitation Support Worker, Night Support Worker, Stroke Support Worker, Disability, Disability Support, Stroke.

Rewilding Britain wants to see rewilding flourishing across Britain – reconnecting us with the natural world, sustaining communities and tackling the climate emergency and extinction crisis. Established in 2014 as the only national rewilding charity in Britain, our mission is to champion rewilding, acting as a catalyst for debate and action and demonstrating the power of nature to address the enormous threats we face. 

We are looking for an experienced and creative digital communications expert with enthusiasm and drive to support this mission. Your role will be to develop and deliver a programme of inspiring digital communications, events and social media to build awareness, understanding and engagement with Rewilding Britain and our mission. 

Your significant experience will allow you to maintain, review and update our website , lead on building our profile, reputation and engagement on social media, plan and deliver social and email marketing campaigns, and track and report impact. You should have excellent writing and communications skills, and proven expertise in using digital tools to maximise engagement.

Reporting into our Content Manager, you will be a keen and collaborative team player as well as comfortable working remotely, with a suitable home office working environment and equipment. We hope you will share our passion and have some expertise in conservation and ecology, particularly rewilding.

Job Description

Purpose:  To enhance our Engage team, with a specific remit to develop and deliver digital communications, events and social media activity to build awareness, understanding and engagement with Rewilding Britain and our mission.

Key responsibilities

The Digital Communications Lead works as part of our Engage team to deliver effective and efficient communications to maximise our brand impact and inspire our audiences. The role is responsible for developing, managing, delivering and reporting on a programme of digital communications and social media activity in support of our Content Strategy. The individual also contributes ideas and expertise to team and wider organisational discussions, plans and activities to support our corporate aims and objectives.

Website 

• Responsible for maintaining the website, regularly updating, reviewing and enhancing content, working with the Content Manager in support of our Content Strategy and within our brand guidelines.

• Shared responsibility – working with our Web & Digital Media Manager – for ensuring that our web content follows ever-evolving digital best practice, in terms of SEO and usability, and contributing to team efforts to enhance the website. 

• Provide support and training to the wider team in using the website. 

• Work with the Content Manager and other team members to create new web content in line with the Content Strategy.

Social media 

• Lead on building our profile, reputation and engagement on social media with all key audiences, following the Content Strategy.

• Plan and deliver social media campaign plans, including fundraising initiatives, and in support of our rewilding partners.

• Proactively encourage key social media influencers to engage with Rewilding Britain, including developing an influencer strategy.

• Research and implement new social media tools, trends and algorithms.

• Track, monitor and report on activity to prove impact and maximise effectiveness. 

• Shared responsibility for monitoring social media, ensuring prompt responses to social media enquiries.

Email marketing 

• Responsible for developing and delivering email marketing for the organisation, including optimising newsletters by A/B testing content regularly to maximise performance and by making design and content improvements as the digital landscape evolves.

• Manage Mailchimp tags and audiences to maximise and grow engagement, enhancing how Mailchimp works with Impact Stack to allow audience segmentation and support influencing campaigns and fundraising appeals. 

Events and webinars

• Responsible for developing, promoting and delivering a programme of Rewilding Britain webinars and events, on and offline, and for managing our attendance at external events run by others, to maximise our communications objectives. 

Other

• Keep ahead of innovation and developments in digital comms, including attending external training and advising on new tools.

Skills and experience 

Essential

• Significant experience in a similar role

• Strong experience in social media management

• Experience of website management

• Excellent writing, editing and communication skills

• Experience in producing and optimising email marketing

• Good understanding of current social and digital communications tools, landscape and trends

• Familiarity with Google Analytics and other monitoring analytics tools

• Good problem solver, proactive and able to work well autonomously

• Excellent, proactive creative content development

• Knowledge of rewilding or nature recovery

Desirable

• Experience in the rewilding, conservation or ecology sector

• Skills in creative content development, such as photo editing, video editing – and knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite 

• Experience in picture research and using picture libraries

• Experience working remotely

Behaviours 

Essential

• Driven and highly organised

• Positive collaborative attitude

• Flexible, proactive and open to change

• Ability to work effectively from home

• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a tight-knit remote team

Desirable

• Creative approach to problem solving

• Thrive in a rapidly changing environment

Reporting lines: Reports to Rewilding Britain’s Content Manager 

Start date: As soon as possible

Location: All staff work from home, using technologies to connect the team virtually, so you will need a suitable home office working environment and equipment. We meet face to face when necessary in different parts of the UK, and for regular all-staff sessions.

Equality in employment: Candidates will be shortlisted and selected according to suitability for the post without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

School governors are the largest group of volunteers across England and Wales. They shape the educational experiences of hundreds of thousands of children and you can be part of that. 

About Governors for Schools 

We’re a national education charity with the ambition of making sure every school has excellent governance which drives improved outcomes for all children and young people. By finding and supporting a diverse and talented network of volunteers, we ensure schools have the board-level skills and variety of perspective they need. By developing the services we offer, and expanding our work with corporate supporters, key partners and within local communities, we are supporting schools to achieve excellent governance. It is an exciting time to be part of our organisation and make a real difference in education.

About the role 

Working as part of a team, you will be responsible for conducting efficient volunteer management and recruitment, business development and partnership building, to help the organisation reach its objective of placing governors in schools.

In your role, you’ll be working with a number of different stake holders. 

You’ll work with volunteers to: 

• Support them through the school governor appointment process, from application to placement. This involves corresponding with a large volume of people within your areas of responsibility.

• Promote the services of Governors for Schools

• Coordinate and be actively involved in recruitment campaigns in your region 

• Develop innovative and cost effective approaches to volunteer recruitment with your line manager and the Impact Team. 

You’ll work with schools to: 

• Promote the services of Governors for Schools to schools in agreed areas. 

• Provide them with suitable volunteers, including recruiting volunteers for specific vacancies. 

• Maintain contact through the recruitment process in order to ensure timely placement of volunteers, tracking their progress on the CRM 

You’ll work with Local Authorities & Multi Academy Trusts to: 

• Maintain and develop relationships with appropriate Local Authority governor services departments and MAT governance professionals within your areas of responsibility in order to: 

• Place Governors for Schools volunteers 

• Use communication channels to promote the services of Governors for Schools 

• Obtain details of governor vacancies 

• Increase the efficiency of the placement process 

You’ll work with partner organisations to: 

• Provide an excellent service 

• Develop and nurture relationships with supporting companies, universities and other organisations to recruit school governor volunteers 

• Encourage businesses to adopt school governance within their learning & development and volunteering/CSR policies 

• Promote the Paid for Service aspect of our work to corporate organisations in order to diversify our funding 

• Deliver online presentations to potential governors, sharing information about the role 

• Ensure CRM records are up to date and maintained 

You will ensure volunteer, school and company records are up-to-date with all recent activity and information. 

You should apply if: 

Essential 

• You are based in the South West of England and have a knowledge of the area 

• You have experience using a CRM/ATS system 

• You have excellent communication skills via email, phone, video conferencing and in person 

• You have excellent organisation skills and ability to juggle a busy role interacting with different stakeholders (volunteers, schools, partners etc) 

• You are self-motivated and target driven 

• You pay attention to detail in order to provide excellent service to our partners 

• You have recruitment experience 

Desirable 

• You have proven partnership building skills in order to manage accounts successfully 

• Knowledge of the education system

• Knowledge of the role of governance 

• You have experience as a school governor 

• You have proven experience of working to targets

Salary and benefits 

• £24,000 – £27,000 pro rata dependent upon experience

• Flexible full time working arrangements at 35 hours per week 

• Generous holiday allowance of 25 days + bank holidays pro rata, increasing with long-term service 

• Membership with HEKA, a fitness and wellness benefit 

• Volunteer hours given to carry out a governor role 

• Allocated time for personal professional development 

We promote equality diversity and inclusion in our workplace because we recognise it is a strength. If you share our values and are motivated to make a difference in education you’ve come to the right place. 

• Excellence 

• Integrity 

• Collaboration 

• Pioneering 

We understand that everyone has a life and responsibilities that work has to fit around. So we support our colleagues to manage a healthy work-life balance, to promote better wellbeing and professional effectiveness. 

We particularly welcome applications from candidates who will increase the diversity of our organisation. To help us recruit and retain diverse employees, we have reviewed our recruitment process and will:  

• Advertise on a range of job boards to reach a diverse pool of applicants  

• Redact identifying information from applications before shortlisting  

• Have staff at every level in the organisation/across our teams shortlist and interview candidates 

• Have set criteria which candidates are scored against to minimise bias  

• Involve all employees in the recruitment process  

• Commit to training staff on Diversity and Inclusion and hold ourselves accountable to our Diversity Policy 

We’ll be reviewing applicants on an ongoing basis so early application is encouraged. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered. 

Horatio’s Garden is looking for an enthusiastic, experienced Fundraising Officer to join our growing fundraising team and help make a difference to the lives of people with spinal injuries. We are seeking someone who is progressing their career and is looking for a new opportunity to join a dynamic charity - you will be given ongoing support, training and mentoring throughout the job.

Horatio's Garden builds and looks after beautifully designed garden projects in NHS spinal injury centres, supporting everyone affected by spinal injury through the most challenging times of their lives. We work with well-known, leading garden designers and architects to create outstanding spaces in the heart of the NHS. We then maintain the gardens and deliver therapeutic activities in collaboration with the clinical teams.

We currently have five garden projects in Salisbury, Stoke Mandeville, Oswestry, London and Glasgow with a sixth due to open early next year in Wales and a further in design phase in Northern Ireland with further capital projects planned over the next 5-10 years.

If you have experience of building relationships with Trusts and Foundations and businesses to contribute to sustainable income growth and would like to further develop your skills within a dynamic charity, we would love to hear from you. 

This is a full time role, based in our office in Salisbury for a minimum of 3 days per week. 

Please apply by submitting your CV and a covering letter, outling how you meet the requirements outlined in the job description and person specification. 

Horatio's Garden is an equal opportunities employer. 

Role Summary

At a pivotal moment in United World Schools’ history, join us to take our events to the next level. We are developing our bold 2030 strategy to reach more children than ever over the next decade and you can help to make it possible.

We are looking to develop new and innovative events, as well as building on existing success to ensure the greatest amount of funds are raised for United World Schools over the next ten years. This year is special as we bring back our Gala, and secure UK Aid Match for 2022. This is an incredible opportunity to raise our profile and deliver a roster of events that engages with the public. The level of success that Aid Match achieves will have a direct effect on the levels of both income raised, and the volume of new supporters we attract to United World School’s work.

We are looking for an outstanding individual to work with a small, talented team to deliver our key events in 2022. Reporting to the Associate Director of Philanthropy, the Events Manager will take a lead role in the planning and delivery of our Spring Gala 2022. We are looking for someone with sufficient experience who can hit the ground running, with the Gala, but also a portfolio of special and challenge events.

You will be used to working collaboratively and be able to prioritise your workload effectively and remain solution focussed throughout your areas of work. You will also demonstrate the ability to deliver multiple projects, work at pace and resolve problems. You will possess strong communication, networking and interpersonal skills too.

We are looking for someone who is driven and passionate and will work to maximise our income to increase the impact we can have on many out of school children.

Job Title Events Manager Location UWS offices in Vauxhall, London (Flexible working options considered) Job Type 8-10 months maternity cover, full time. Salary £32-35k dependent on skills and experience, plus 4% pension contribution. (For exceptional candidates, there is flexibility) United World Schools is an equal opportunities employer and actively promotes diversity and strongly encourages applications from within Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities and under-represented groups.

Job Description  

Job Title: Events Manager

Location: UWS offices in Vauxhall, London (Flexible working options considered)

Job Type: 8-10 months maternity cover, full time.

Salary: £32-35k dependent on skills and experience, plus 4% pension contribution. (For exceptional candidates, there is flexibility)

United World Schools is an equal opportunities employer and actively promotes diversity and strongly encourages applications from within Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities and under-represented groups.

Responsibilities (including, but not limited to):

• ● Support the Fundraising and Partnerships team by developing in partnership both engagement events and fundraising events for our UWS audiences.
• ● You will be developing, organising and delivering the Spring 2022 Gala, enabling United World Schools to maximise the incredible opportunity that the Gala represents.
• ● Help to manage, retain, engage and develop a network of senior volunteers via our Gala committee to support fundraising activities, ensuring they have a clear understanding of the role they can play in contributing towards our 2022 Gala.
• ● Leading on the planning and delivery of a portfolio of fundraising events and challenges for our UK Aid match campaign.
• ● Establishing the annual calendar of events including webinars and other hybrid events to inspire supporters with the mission.
• ● Demonstrating excellent behaviours to drive external engagement, working to a collective department target to meet annual income targets
• ● Leading the financial planning and budget setting for Special Events and reporting monthly on forecasting figures.
• ● With the team, plan and coordinate imaginative promotional activities for each event to include promotional events, media and PR.

Essential Requirements

• ● Demonstrable experience and knowledge of delivering large scale events
• ● Motivated, solution-focused, confident and well presented
• ● Excellent verbal communication skills, able to build strong relationships and make supporters feel appreciated
• ● Ability to work to deadlines and prioritise workload
• ● Ability to keep accurate and up to date records, sharing information as and when appropriate
• ● Excellent organisation skills and attention to detail, with the ability to work across teams, internally and externally, to drive fundraising engagement and coordination.
• ● Good IT skills including using word, excel and familiar with Google Suite
• ● Interest, enthusiasm and empathy with the work of United World Schools.

Desirable

• ● Experience delivering a Gala or a large special event
• ● Experience of working with Mailchimp
• ● Knowledge of GDPR
• ● Experience working for an international development NGO

UWS is committed to the safeguarding of children and ensuring we recruit safely is central to this commitment. All applicants will be required to undertake a DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check as a condition of employment. 

How to Apply

To apply for this position, please send a CV (max 2 pages) and one page supporting statement to outlining your suitability for the role. Interviews will be held from w/c: 17th January 2022 Due to the urgency of the role, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. To avoid disappointment, apply as soon as possible.

Queries

For any questions about the role, please contact Constance, the Associate Director of People and Culture

Islamic Relief Worldwide is an independent humanitarian and development organisation, serving humanity for over 38 years. With an active presence in over 40 countries across the globe, we strive to make the world a better and fairer place for those affected by poverty, conflicts and natural disasters.

Islamic Relief UK (IRUK) is currently recruiting for multiple ‘Supporter Relations Assistant’ positions on a fixed-term basis (with the possibility of becoming a permanent role) to join its Corporate Services division. To manage IRUK’s switchboard and phone enquiry system and to administer the entry of data on the Raisers Edge database whilst delivering excellent supporter care. This will include processing donations, updating and maintaining supporter records and ensuring that information held is accurate, appropriate and up to date. Tasks also include dealing with complaints, enquiries, sending receipts etc.

The successful candidate must have or be:

• Demonstrable experience in a similar role
• Experience of using databases
• Excellent telephone manner/general customer service
• Experience of working with sensitive information
• Good levels of computer skills with experience of working with databases and competent in Microsoft Office applications such as Word and Excel.
• Fast and accurate data entry skills
• Good standard of numeracy
• Proven administrative skills
• Good written skills
• Ability to work in a methodical manner with attention to detail
• Ability to organise and prioritise own work and meet deadlines
• Must be a team player as well as being able to work on own initiative
• Strong empathy for the aims and work of Islamic Relief
• Knowledge of Data Protection Act

For more information, please click on the Documents tab above to view the full Job Description.

If you are talented, reliable, service-minded, resilient and a highly motivated professional looking for a meaningful career, with a strong commitment to IRW’s mission and values of sincerity, excellence, compassion, social justice and custodianship, please apply by completing our online application form.

For more information on the excellent company benefits we offer our employees, please visit our website.

PLEASE NOTE: Interviews are expected to take place on 11/02/2022.

Pre-employment Checks:

Any employment with Islamic Relief will be subject to the following checks:

• screening clearance
• proof of eligibility to live and work within the UK
• receipt of satisfactory references

Please note, for UK-based roles, we are only able to accept applications from candidates who are eligible to work in the UK. We are unable to progress applications that would require sponsorship.

Our values and commitment to safeguarding

IRW is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom IRW engages. IRW expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records checks. IRW also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.

In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.

By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Applicants should be sympathetic to the values of Islamic Relief:

(Sincerity, Excellence, Compassion, Social Justice and Custodianship)

Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer

Street Child, one of the UK’s fastest-growing and most dynamic charities, are searching for an awesome fundraiser to lead our events and challenges space. This is an enormously demanding but epic role that sits right at the heart of the life of the charity – and is beyond vital to our supporter engagement and fundraising! 

 There are two critical components to the role: 

Firstly, you will lead the design and delivery of in-house events that our supporters will love. These presently range from galas to sporting challenges to more intimate supporter briefing events. Highlights of the current calendar include our flagship corporate gala which in recent years has been held at the Tate and raised c£1m; the utterly unique Sierra Leone Marathon, now in its 10th year; & the Big Ride for Africa, a 2-day corporate-focussed cycle challenge.

Secondly, you will lead participant recruitment, management and fundraising maximisation across all in-house managed events and third-party challenges, such as the London Marathon and other sporting events, in the UK and globally..

We are constantly looking to innovate and add to our events calendar. A critical additional element to the role will be working with colleagues to imagine new awesome in-house events – and to search for fresh exciting third-party opportunities that will thrill our supporters and give them fantastic platforms for fundraising. 

This role sits within our growing Public Fundraising team but requires close liaison with many teams, in particular corporate fundraising, who will also be driving a lot of the participation.You will task/project manage team colleagues as appropriate, as well as managing at least one junior team member, probably more. 

 We need someone special who brings boundless imagination, energy, and personality – obviously allied with top-drawer organisational abilities and commitment to detail. Street Child is an environment that is not afraid to trust talented, hard-working professionals with big tasks – regardless of their prior levels of experience. So whilst extensive relevant experience would be a fantastic asset, and greatly valued, it is not essential – what is essential are the qualities listed above, underpinned by a massive desire and commitment to build and deliver the very best events and challenge programme possible, resulting in fantastic fundraising and supporter engagement.

Application information can be found on the job description, otherwise to apply, please visit our website where you will find details on how to submit your CV and a compelling covering letter covering letter explaining why you think you could make an extraordinary impact in this role - ideally ASAP. We are ideally seeking to make a quick appointment so are selecting candidates for assessment and interviews on a rolling basis.

Diversity is important to us at Street Child and so we especially welcome applications from candidates with backgrounds typically under-represented in the sector and/or reflect the communities we seek to serve.

About Street Child - 

Street Child believes that every child should be safe, go to school, and learn. We focus our work in the places where that is the furthest from being realised: remote, hard-to-reach areas and fragile, disaster-affected states across sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Since 2008 we have helped over 650,000 children to go to school and learn Our projects focus on a combination of education, child protection and livelihood support. We partner with local organisations in everything we do.

Would you like to play a key role in enabling a new generation of Medical Doctors to be trained in Cheshire, no matter what their background? Do you have experience of writing compelling funding proposals  and applications to Grant-Making Trusts and Foundations? If so, the role of Development Manager could be for you.

We are at a key moment at the University of Chester, having gained approval from the General Medical Council to deliver the first qualifying course of study for Medicine in the county. We want to provide scholarships so that background is no barrier to joining the Medical profession, training in Chester, and this role will play a key role in achieving this.

This is a full-time, fixed-term contract (0.8fte considered) until September 2023, when our first scholars will be joining us.  The successful candidate will be responsible for cultivating and nurturing the relationships with Trusts & Foundations and associated supporters, bidding for significant financial donations and grants to the University of Chester. The position is available immediately, and joins the team at an exciting time. There is scope for the role to become permanent after this initial campaign.

The focus will be on new relationships with Trusts and Foundations leading to financial support, and we are looking for someone who can be proactive about seeking out and forging this, collaborating closely with members of academic faculty and the Senior Executive Team, who are fully onboard to support this initiative.

You will be educated to Degree standard or equivalent level qualification and you will have a proven track record of fundraising, with a wide understanding of philanthropy, and why people and organisations give. The successful candidate will be a results driven, strategic thinker with the ability to build and nurture transformative internal and external relationships. You will be an exceptional written and verbal communicator and passionate about your work, and the difference higher education can make in our communities and society.

The post is normally based in Chester, however the Directorate is currently working remotely, and homeworking either fully or partially is available.

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Helena Astbury, Head of Development and Alumni Relations on +44 (0)1244 511005.

We encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants.

Candidates may download further details from our website.

Closing date: 15th February 2022.

Diversity Role Models (DRM) is a LGBT+ education and anti-bullying charity with a vision of a world where everybody embraces diversity and can thrive. DRM's unique approach to embedding inclusion and building empathy is through educational workshops in schools featuring LGBT+ and ally role models. 

We are growing and we are professionalising.  We have some exciting and game changing projects being delivered by our team and we are seeking a talented and ambitious Relationships and Experience Manager to help us grow our partnerships and fundraising and ultimately impact the experience of children in UK schools.

This role will have immediate management responsibilities for one direct report.

Key accountabilities

Fundraising 

• Develop and implement a fundraising strategy; 
• Develop and maintain strong corporate and funder relationships that build a sustainable pipeline for growth;
• Act as the subject matter expert for relationships and engagement and upskill the team to ensure corporates and funders have a consistent and positive experience with DRM;
• End to end responsibility for generating income from grant making trusts and foundations;
• Identify a pipeline of opportunities and write clear and compelling grant applications, working with the wider team to develop innovative project proposals;

Individual Donors:

• Manage the individual donor programme and ensure donors receive relevant updates about the charity and consistently have a positive experience; 
• Develop and deliver creative and innovative donor campaigns and engagement events; 
• Work alongside the Chief Operating Officer to monitor, track and report changes, including updating the CRM;

Communications and Marketing:

• Line manage the Marketing and Communications Officer;
• Own and support the development of a communications and marketing strategy to ensure all of our stakeholder communications are consistent, valuable, accessible and meaningful;
• Embed the core elements of positive engagement into the central administration processes of DRM

About You

You should be passionate about wanting to create positive change in our schools and to stamp out HBT bullying. You should be a strategic thinker who wants to help us succeed in our vision and objectives. You will bring your expertise to our decision making, your leadership to our teams and your constructive challenge to our decision making.

We are a charity about inclusion, so everyone is welcome to apply for this role if they have the skills we have outlined here. If we need to make adjustments to our process, procedures or working practices to accommodate you, we will. Whilst you don’t need to be a member of the community to work for DRM, you should be an ally for all LGBTQ+ people.

Job Title Regional Fundraiser, West Yorkshire

Responsible to Regional Fundraising Team Manager

Hours of work 35 hours per week, including some evening and weekend work

Place of work/Base Martin House and in the Community. Hybrid working arrangements will be considered, where possible.

Type of contract Full Time, permanent

Overall purpose of the role

• To be the point of contact for those fundraising across the area in support of Martin House, with the responsibility for developing, delivering and sustaining a network of individual, corporate, groups & associations, and fundraising supporter groups across West Yorkshire
• Recruit, manage and motivate Community Ambassadors and volunteers to successfully grow income and widen awareness of hospice services
• Contribute to an operational plan by liaising with the wider fundraising team to raise the Martin House profile across West Yorkshire, engaging with existing and new supporters to raise income.

Tasks and duties

• Generate local income from West Yorkshire, maximising networking opportunities in order to grow and sustain individual, corporate and group support.
• Actively network within West Yorkshire, maintaining and building up contacts
• Represent Martin House at events and cheque presentations as well as utilising the Community Ambassadors.
• To be responsible for achieving agreed fundraising targets through support and cultivation of both existing and new volunteers, Friends Groups, individual supporters, low level corporate partners, In memory giving and supporter led events
• Engage with and give talks to community groups, pubs, clubs, educational establishments and faith groups with the aim of securing their financial support.
• Contribute to an operational plan to raise the profile of Martin House and increase income across West Yorkshire
• Build and maintain links with care team colleagues in order to be able to support Martin House families, bereaved and current, should they wish to fundraise.
• Communicate effectively with supporters, utilising the database to record activity and respond promptly to donors to thank them for their support.
• Hold each member of the team in positive regard and foster a culture of respect and consideration between all staff.
• There will be some degree of overlap with other fundraising areas which will require a high degree of flexibility and team work.
• Carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by the Head of Fundraising or Director of Income Generation.

Health & Safety

• To be aware of the safety needs of the children, siblings, parents and colleagues and adopt a preventative safety approach to all times.
• To report all accidents incidents and untoward incidents to a Deputy Head of Care and Clinical Services.
• To be aware of your health and safety responsibilities as an employee and adhere to these.

Personal development

• To adopt a positive and reflective approach to personal and professional development.
• To participate constructively in a yearly annual appraisal.
• To undertake core competencies for clinical skills and specific training and to remain updated.
• To work in conjunction with the education co-ordinators to develop your practice and care for the children.
• To work contracted hours including unsocial hours as required weekends evenings and nights.

This job description reflects the present requirements of the post and will form the basis of performance appraisal.  As duties and responsibilities change and develop the job description will be reviewed and necessary changes made with consultation.

Employees may be required to drive a Martin House pool car. These cars are insured by Martin House and it is a requirement of the insurers that we have checked that any staff who drive the cars have a current driving licence.

Martin House has a multi-professional, multi-skilled team seeking to reach out to each family in a way that most helps them.  Because of this team members may be expected to accept a different or unusual task or role.

Equality statement

Martin House is committed to providing care and improving services irrespective of race, ethnicity, disability, gender, religion or belief, age, marital status, or sexual orientation

Safeguarding Children, Young People and Vulnerable Adults

Martin House is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Recruitment checks are undertaken in accordance with safer recruitment standards and successful applicants may be required to undertake a basic DBS via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

All Martin House employees are expected to

• Uphold the values of Martin House and behave in a professional manner at all times.
• Value equality and diversity and comply with relevant equality legislation.
• Attend 1:1s with line manager, team meetings and annual appraisals.
• Take part in all relevant mandatory training and any other education and training considered necessary to carry out the role.
• Take responsibility for one’s own personal development.
• Cooperate with colleagues, encourage and support positive working relationships (both internally and externally) and foster a culture of respect and consideration at work.
• Establish and maintain effective communication with relevant individuals and groups, both internally and externally.
• Take responsibility for one’s own health and safety and the health and safety of others whilst at work, and comply with Health and Safety legislation.
• Comply with information governance requirements and maintain confidentiality at all times, as required.
• Work within all Martin House policies and procedures.
• Communicate a positive image of Martin House and protect its reputation.

Staff who support Martin House volunteers are expected to

• Carry out effective inductions for new volunteers in your department
• Lead and guide volunteers, providing the support needed to maintain morale and enable them to work effectively
• Supervise your volunteers appropriately in their day to day work and actively work to recognise the work that they do
• Ensure your volunteers have access to some personal time with you on a regular basis
• Ensure that your volunteers have an annual opportunity to reflect on their volunteering role with you
• Support appropriate volunteer learning and development within your team
• Communicate effectively with your volunteer team, and in line with the Martin House Staff Charter
• Play a role in the recruitment of new volunteers within your area, once appropriate training has been given
• Support the Manage performance issues with volunteers fairly and sensitively, taking advice from the HR department where appropriate

Job Title: Project Lead, UK Aid Match

Location: UWS offices in Vauxhall, London (Flexible working arrangements can be considered)

Job Type: 9 month Fixed Term, Full Time Salary £36k- £40k dependent on skills and experience, plus 4% pension contribution.

United World Schools is an equal opportunities employer and actively promotes diversity and strongly encourages applications from within Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities and under-represented groups. 

Responsibilities 

Project Management & External Relationship management

• ● Provide overall project management of the UK Aid Match campaign for UWS, with a robust project management framework, including management of senior internal and external stakeholders.
• ● Ensure terms of contract are adhered to and that activities take place within the framework of relevant legislation.
• ● Agree guidelines and technical specifications internally and with the UK Aid Match team to establish ‘in principal’ ways of working at the start of the campaign.
• ● Work closely with external agencies and freelanders to develop campaign messaging, look and feel.
• ● Manage the required documents and sign off for all campaign assets with the Social Change Agency for the delivery of the campaign. 
• ● Work with colleagues across departments to monitor where content is used, and calculate how many opportunities to view (OTV) the UK Aid match logo and messaging the campaign delivered. This will feed into the wider communications evaluation for the FCDO at the end of the campaign.
• ● Mapping and coordinating all of the different activity, tracking and reporting on project performance.
• ● Ensuring activities are delivered on time and to budget
• ● Communicating project milestones and successes to the wider organisation

Fundraising, Marketing and Communications

• ● Keep internal UK Aid Match team on track to deliver objectives and support in driving the success of the fundraising for the campaign.
• ● Ensure that the project delivers maximum return in fundraising as the key objective, but also communications and brand awareness.
• ● Manage stakeholders appropriately, communicating the project effectively and managing expectations where necessary. 

Essential Requirements

• • Exceptional project management skills and experience of managing a UK Aid Match campaign; structured management of complex, cross-organisational projects.
• • Knowledge of fundraising and communications techniques and sector trends
• • Experience working in a fundraising and/or marketing communications team to lead projects that generate income and raise brand awareness.
• • Excellent communication skills and ability to manage a range of senior external and internal key stakeholders. The postholder will also need to engage, support and work alongside various colleagues within the organisation.
• • Demonstrable knowledge of sector regulations and ability to implement systems for compliance.
• • Experience of managing tight budgets and working to be cost effective
• • Demonstrable experience of writing clear and informative project and activity plans, including developing good practice, guidance documentation and communicating it to others.
• • A self starter with creative, entrepreneurial energy and confidence to take calculated risks and tenacity to manage setbacks.
• • Commitment to our vision, mission and values.

Desirable

• • Experience in marketing and communications delivery for an international NGO.
• • With limited in-house capacity this post will need to provide a supportive and advisory role to ensure the successful delivery of the campaign’s marketing strategy and approach.
• • Experience of events management and knowledge of fundraising events/activities for the mass market

Behaviourial Competencies:

• • Leading and engaging: Builds team commitment and engagement with UK Aid Match.
• • Working collaboratively: Pro-actively seeks and builds a collaborative environment and working relationships.
• • Communicating and Influencing: Take multiple steps to ensure excellent communication and influence relevant stakeholders.
• • Solutions focussed: Ability to adopt a strategic approach to solving problems and tackling challenges.

UWS is committed to the safeguarding of children and ensuring we recruit safely is central to this commitment. All applicants will be required to undertake a DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check as a condition of employment.

How to Apply

To apply for this position, please send a CV (max 2 pages) and one page supporting statement to outlining your suitability for the role. Due to the urgency of the role, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. To avoid disappointment, apply as soon as possible. Interviews will be held on w/c: 10th Jan 2022

Queries: For any questions about the role, please contact Constance, the Associate Director of People and Culture