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Job Title: Relationship Manager
Hours: 35 per week
Salary: £32,160 per annum
Type of Employment: Permanent
Department and Location: Relationship Fundraising, Home based, Nationwide with regular travel
Line Manager: Senior Area Relationship Manager
Direct Reports: None
Cancer is different for young people. Our vision is a world where cancer doesn’t stop young people from living their lives – and our job in making that vision a reality is to improve the experience, survival, and recovery of every young person with cancer in the UK.
Teenage Cancer Trust leads the way in specialist support for young people with cancer in the UK and across the globe. We’re driven by what young people with cancer need and are the UK’s leading charity dedicated solely to the treatment, care, and support of young people with cancer.
Are you an experienced fundraiser who can demonstrate growing and developing income across community fundraising? This role could be for you.
We’re looking to grow our hugely talented and successful Community Team, with the right Relationship Manager to join us in realising our strategy of Putting Young People First. This role does not sit in a specific region (it is a UK wide role), and you will work collaboratively across the Community Team. The role covers all aspects of community fundraising, giving you the opportunity to share skills with the team, and work in partnership with the wider organisation to maximise opportunities to ensure a coordinated approach. You will need to deliver and grow sustainable income in line with budget targets and the wider Community Team fundraising vision.
- Experience of working in a fast-changing environment, able to demonstrate flexibility, adaptability and be able to self-manage and self-motivate.
- Resilient, with a growth mindset, and with strong decision-making and problem-solving skills.
- Experience of supporting the delivery and reporting of income budgets in excess of £250k per annum.
- In depth knowledge and a significant track record of new business income generation across community and corporate fundraising, demonstrating entrepreneurial spirit, spotting the gold, and agility.
- A significant track record of high value account management to drive value and retention.
- Experience of proactively building high value relationships in the community, managing complex & sensitive relationships, and managing volunteers at all levels.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to develop compelling cases for support as well as engage, persuade and inform a variety of different audiences.
If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.
The Community Team at Teenage Cancer Trust works in a collaborative way across the UK and uses the term ‘Community Hub Team’ to demonstrate this. The Hub way of working was developed during lockdown to maximise opportunities across the UK regardless of fundraiser or supporter location - this new role embraces the Hub ethos and does not have a regional budget.
MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB
- To ensure that the Community Hub Team generates income across the key income streams of community DIY fundraising, corporate fundraising and volunteer group fundraising, personally delivering and driving income to achieve an agreed income target.
- Using your experience, skills, and talents, identify and secure opportunities that develop long-term, high-value relationships; working across the fundraising directorate and wider charity to ensure a supporter first ethos.
- To research, identify and secure corporate new business opportunities which develop into long term high value relationships using robust planning.
- Work across the UK as part of the Community Hub Team and wider charity, sharing knowledge and supporting projects and activities to drive income and increase supporter engagement.
- As a Teenage Cancer Trust Ambassador, develop and share compelling cases of support to generate supporter engagement and income.
- Once a new supporter is engaged, your role will be to cultivate, uplift supporter value, steward accordingly and retain through the delivery of brilliant supporter care whilst of course being respectful of potential sensitivities.
- To work collaboratively across Community Hub Team by sharing skills, knowledge, and experience.
ROLE FOCUS
RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT
Community
- To identify, develop, support and steward existing and potential high value relationships in the best interests of Teenage Cancer Trust. This will include sensitive patient linked relationships, senior community and business influencers and NHS contacts.
- Identifying, supporting, and thereafter retaining high-value supporters and opportunities over the longer term and building complex and high value networks that will enable this work. Where necessary utilising cross team working to maximise the supporter’s engagement with the charity.
- Provide advice, guidance and support to volunteers, individuals and groups carrying out DIY fundraising activities and challenge events, to uplift value and drive retention.
- Undertake detailed prospect research of stakeholders within the Community Hub Team using insight to prioritise and determine tactics to engage with supporters.
- Develop strong engagement plans and supporter journeys for identified prospects with senior stakeholders, decision makers and influencers in order to develop longer term pipelines of support.
- Work across the Community Hub Team – sharing knowledge, leading, and supporting projects and activities across the UK.
- Utilise local press, broadcast, and social media as a tool to promote volunteering, fundraising, recognise efforts and thanking your community and supporter base.
- Engage with relevant professional networks and membership bodies (e.g. Institute of Fundraising) and keep abreast of changes in the sector.
- Build and develop trusted relationships, when appropriate, with patients, their friends, and families to support fundraising, storytelling, and volunteering. Work sensitively and empathetically with this core audience group securing their long-term support and advocacy of the charity’s work.
- Ensure accurate and timely recording of all community activity in your area on CARE, maintaining and developing robust stewardship plans to maximise engagement of key supporters.
Corporate
- Using your experience of Regional Corporate Fundraising you will build a robust pipeline of corporate support within your portfolio of supporters.
- In conjunction with the Regional Corporate Partnership Team, identify, research, qualify and cultivate corporate new business with a strong focus on long-term charity partnerships across the UK.
- Ensure that qualifying, due diligence and contracting with supporters is carried out effectively in order to protect the best interests of the charity.
- Account manage corporate partners, leading on the most complex by developing and delivering account management plans to optimise their fundraising activity, ensure longevity and maximise income raised across the UK.
- Ensure accurate and timely recording of all corporate activity on CARE, maintaining and developing robust stewardship plans to maximise engagement of key supporters.
- Work collaboratively with the Regional Corporate Partnerships and Community Hub Teams to support the development and delivery of high value, multi-site partnerships across the UK.
Volunteer Fundraising Groups & Volunteers
- Identify, develop, and support networks of volunteers to deliver new income opportunities safely and legally.
- Research, build and support local fundraising groups and activities in line with the Community Hub Team Operational Plan.
- Identify UK wide volunteering opportunities to allow maximum ROI and support for the wider Community Hub Team.
- Ensure accurate and timely recording of all volunteering activity on CARE, maintaining and developing robust stewardship plans to maximise engagement of key supporters.
FINANCE AND PLANNING
- Support with the generation of accurate monthly, quarterly and year end reports against a set of defined performance metrics. Be accountable for developing and delivery of robust plans and pipelines, providing accurate income and activity forecasts against it.
- Proactively analyse internal and external data and insights, monitor activity trends, ensuring that opportunities are capitalised on and risks are mitigated to maintain a strong performance.
- Collaboratively working with the Projects Team, define data, process and system needs as they evolve to enable the development of Community Hub Team.
- Ensure effective administrative and financial processes are in place and ensure adherence to all internal policies and the fundraising code of practice.
INTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS
- Seek opportunities to gain expertise/experience with colleagues in the Community Hub Team and wider charity.
- Use your experience to represent the Community Hub Team on specific and UK-Wide projects to improve overall performance.
- Work collaboratively with the Projects Team to ensure all projects you are involved with are systematic, developed in a timeline fashion and evaluated and underpin the Community Fundraising Strategy.
- Build collaborative working relationships within the fundraising directorate and wider charity, embracing a culture and principle of ‘one team, one target, one purpose’.
- With a supporter first focus, support and promote cross-team working to ensure all income opportunities are maximised.
- In collaboration with the Services and Funded Staff Teams across the UK to communicate brand and presence of the importance of fundraising to the charity.
- To enhance our brand and supporter engagement work collaboratively with MARCOMMS identifying and maximising opportunities across the UK.
OTHER DUTIES
- To represent Teenage Cancer Trust externally at events, meetings and in the media.
- On occasion you may be required to provide cover for colleagues.
- To work with the wider Community Hub Team and Fundraising Directorate to champion initiatives and campaigns as needed for the delivery of the overall Fundraising Strategy.
- Undertake any other duties that are commensurate with the post as requested by your line manager.
- Carry out the duties of post in accordance with the Trust’s policies and procedures on Health and Safety and take responsibility for ensuring personal health and safety.
- Work flexibility, able to prioritise workload and work as part of a team.
- Due to the regular travel associated with the role, a car will be required.
DISCLOSURE AND BARRING CHECKS
- This role is subject to a Basic Disclosure check.
KEY RELATIONSHIPS
- Internal – Projects Team, EDI, Services, Fundraising Standards & Operations, Volunteering, Mass Participation, Music & Special Events, Innovation & NPD, Individual Giving, Corporate, Trusts, Philanthropy, Finance and Marketing and Communications.
- External – Supporters, Patient Families, Funded Staff, Volunteers, Fundraising Groups, Corporate Partners and suppliers.
Person Specification
Essential Criteria.
Experience
- Proven experience of setting, managing, and delivering income budgets in excess of £250k per annum.
- Experience of driving and delivering income growth across community income streams
- A strong track record of new business income generation and account management.
- Significant experience in relationship management.
- Planning and delivering the highest quality supporter care and communications.
- Managing complex and sensitive relationships.
- Significant experience of proactively building high value relationships within the community and delivering long term value for the organisation.
- Working with volunteers at all levels.
- Demonstrable experience of developing account management plans to drive value and retention.
- Proven ability to assess, manage and mitigate risk in all areas.
- Proven ability to work to very tight deadlines in a dynamic and flexible environment
- Use of a supporter/client database.
Knowledge
- A good understanding of the fundraising landscape in the UK.
- Strong understanding of how to develop a network of high value support across all income streams.
- Prospecting and business development techniques.
- A creative and entrepreneurial flair.
- A good knowledge of marketing and communication techniques.
- An understanding of and interest in the issues affecting teenagers and young adults with cancer.
Skills
- Excellent written and communication skills with the power to persuade motivate and inspire whilst also delivering clear, concise messages.
- Ability to develop compelling cases for support and communicate them in a variety of ways, particularly digitally and virtually.
- Financially literate.
- IT literate - the candidate must be confident using a computer and be experienced in using Microsoft Office software.
- Able to plan and present fundraising activities in a timely, relevant, and creative way.
- Excellent interpersonal, negotiation and assertiveness skills.
- Strong decision making and problem-solving skills.
- Strong team worker and motivator of self and others.
- Able to share skills with colleagues.
- Able to plan and manage projects and activities to tight deadlines.
Personal Qualities
- Team player who will support, inspire, and encourage collaboration amongst colleagues, but is also happy to work autonomously in a remote setting across the UK.
- Articulate and persuasive individual with gravitas and influence dealing at all levels.
- Approachable with a positive attitude, calm under pressure.
- An entrepreneurial, creative, proactive, strategic thinker who constantly seeks new sources of income.
- Empathetic.
- Willingness to travel.
Values
- Commitment to the values, philosophy and ethos of Teenage Cancer Trust.
Preferred Criteria
Experience
- Working remotely as part of a geographically dispersed community Hub Team covering the whole of the UK across all income streams.
- Use of CARE database.
Knowledge
- Charity Law and procedures of the UK.
Applications to be received by: Midday on 12/07/22
First stage interviews: 18/07/22
Second stage interviews: 22/07/22
At Teenage Cancer Trust one of our key focuses is around equity and making sure our services are accessible and inclusive to all young people with cancer, with no-one left behind. We have the same goal for people working with us. We want you to be yourself here and thrive doing so. In line with our Equity, Diversity & Inclusion commitments, we would love to see applications from LGBTQ+ people, people of colour/those from ethnically diverse communities, people living with disabilities and people of faith.
At Teenage Cancer Trust we take our commitment to safeguarding seriously and work to protect and promote the rights of the young people who we support. Our safeguarding responsibilities extend to the children and adults who work to support the charity, who we also have a duty of care to protect. Safeguarding is at the forefront of each activity we carry out. In line with our approach, this role is subject to a DBS check (Disclosure and Barring Service).
For information on how we collect, store and process personal data please refer to our privacy policy please contact HR.
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential. If there is any assistance or adjustments, we can make to support you to make your application, Please contact HR.
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Carers’ Hub plays a vital role in Lambeth, supporting the many unpaid carers across the borough with 1:1 and peer support, signposting, monthly forums, training, workshops and social activities. We are a charity with ambition, a big heart, and an outsized impact.
We want to reach even more carers in Lambeth to connect them with our services through diverse, effective and engaging communications. This brand new role will be a key team member in making this happen, creating engaging content for our website, social media channels (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter) and e-newsletters.
The role will identify key stories from our work, and use these to create engaging content and promote our strategic organisational objectives. It will also utilise the power of digital communications to reach new audiences, strengthen relationships with existing stakeholders, and develop new partnerships for service delivery and fundraising. This will include writing, editing and management of our website and email marketing, as well as managing our social media channels.
Closing date: 9am, Friday 22nd July
Interview date: Wednesday 27th July
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At Rainbows we have ambitious plans for growth so that we can reach more children, young people and families. We have two exciting opportunities to join the team at Rainbows and help us realise those plans. Rainbows is the only hospice in the East Midlands for life-limited children and young people. We are here to make life brighter with amazing care and support for them and their families – you can be part of it too.
Job Title Community Fundraiser (Northamptonshire / Leicestershire)
Community Fundraiser (Derbyshire)
Full time 37.5 hours per week , home based
Circa £25,090 - £29,790
Are you looking for a career where no two days are the same, where you’ll be working with a friendly, supportive and caring team? If so, we’ve got the perfect role for you! Each day you’ll be helping us go the extra mile to be here for the children, young people and families who rely on us. This is a great opportunity to work for Rainbows, the only hospice in the East Midlands for life-limited children and young people.
The successful applicant will have a proven track record of working as a community fundraiser for another charity or be able to demonstrate the relevant skills required through a similar role, where building and maintaining strong relationships with supporters and donors, being team focused and possessing the drive to increase income, is par for the course.
As part of a community fundraising team that covers the East Midlands, you will be responsible for supporting and developing both existing and new supporter relationships, community-based fundraising appeals and events, with a proactive approach to increasing income.
The successful candidate will also be an exceptional and confident communicator, able to prioritise a sometimes demanding and shifting workload, work well under pressure independently and as part of a team, and demonstrate a good understanding of best fundraising practice.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Ali Furlong (Head of Community and Events) For further details on how to apply for the position and details about the person specification and job description please go to Rainbows website.
Rainbows is an equal opportunities employer. No agencies.
Registered as a charity no 1014051
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Position: Senior Community Fundraiser (Northern Ireland)
Hours: Full-time (35 hours per week)
Contract: Permanent
Location: Home-based, based in Northern Ireland
Salary: £33,606 - £36,240 per annum (plus £3k annual car allowance as well as broadband allowance)
Salary Band: Band E2
Department: Community and Events team
At the MS Society, we make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.
Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.
Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive environment where you will make a difference.
About this job
The MS Society is delivering some of the most exciting fundraising in the UK and we’re seeking a talented and enthusiastic Senior Community Fundraiser in Northern Ireland to join our dedicated Community and Events team.
Our Community Fundraising Team are focused on raising £2m+ working across the UK in 2022. After a successful 2021 fundraising year, this role offers the opportunity to grow community fundraising with the enthusiastic support of people affected by MS, their friends and families, including members of our local groups.
Our team works within a lively and creative fundraising department, where we break down barriers and collaborate to ensure supporters at all levels get the very best experience.
You’re likely to be in a similar role at another charity or have the right experience and transferable skills from another sector. You’ll be confident, enthusiastic, and an exceptional influencer with great customer care and communication skills.
You'll be amazing at proactively securing new income and creating lasting partnerships. Working closely with supporters, volunteers, local groups and the wider fundraising team you will demonstrate an excellent understanding of community fundraising and a collaborative approach to teamwork.
Ideally you’ll have some line management experience as you’ll be managing your own small team. There will be ample opportunity to shape the role, lead on specific projects and put your ideas into action.
Most importantly, you’ll be supporter-focused and willing to go the extra mile to support our amazing fundraisers and help them reach their fundraising goals.
You’ll be home based in Northern Ireland.
You must have a driving licence.
If you’re passionate, hard-working and motivated by helping others achieve something amazing in support of a cause that means the world to them, we’d love to hear from you.
About us
We offer 35 days annual leave (pro rata for part time employees) including bank holidays.
We have a range of employee benefits including (but not limited to):
- Flexible and smart working (with the opportunity to work remotely and find a smart working pattern that suits both you and us)
- Opportunity to buy and sell annual leave
- Enhanced family friendly, disability and carer’s leave
- Discounted season ticket loan/pension scheme/Cycle to work scheme/Interest-free emergency loans
The MS Society is in the midst of an exciting, transformational, period which builds on our great history and will drive us towards achieving our mission and vision as we embark on our Every MS Story strategy.
Right to work in the UK
The successful candidate must have the right to work in the UK. If we do offer you employment, you’ll be required to provide documentation to show that you’re eligible to be employed in the UK before starting employment.
The full list of UK visas and permits that grant you the right to work in the UK can be found on the UK government website. We currently don’t have a Sponsor Licence agreement with the Home Office and will not be in a position to support you with any visa applications you may make.
Closing date: 9am on Thursday 21 July 2022
PLEASE PRESS THE 'HOW TO APPLY' BUTTON FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Equal Opportunities
We’re a Disability Confident Employer. We’re committed to promoting equality and diversity. We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and/or from ethnic minority backgrounds, where we’re looking to build stronger and better representation among our staff.
We’d be grateful if you could complete the attached equality and diversity monitoring form and submit it with your application.
As part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, the HR team will anonymise your CV and supporting statement before forwarding to the shortlisting panel.
No agencies please.
We are looking for a thoughtful and proactive individual to join our small team but passionate team at FRAME to help support our vision of a world where non-animal methods are considered scientific best practice. This is a new role within FRAME, and we welcome applicants from a range of backgrounds and experience levels.
This role will work closely with the Head of Fundraising and Communications, Digital Engagement Coordinator, CEO, and wider FRAME Team to embed volunteers across the organisation and support the growth of our community giving. The role will help us expand our volunteer capacity, work to embed regular giving and community fundraising, and communicate with our donors via our twice-yearly mailing.
We currently have a small number of volunteers working on a range of activities across the team and we are looking for someone who can support, and grow, this programme. We also have a modest base of current donors who collectively donate around £15,000 annually across several channels including online, social media, and cheques.
We are a small, dynamic team and all staff members are required to take on some core administrative tasks needed to keep our flat structure organisation running.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you looking for the flexibility of a home-based role in a dynamic organisation bringing about positive social change?
Shaping Our Lives is looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated and experienced Project Manager to manage and deliver several rewarding and innovative inclusive involvement projects. You will need two years’ experience of managing projects and of working in the fields of inclusion and involvement.
The Project Manager will be critical in maintaining our reputation as a leading provider of inclusive involvement services. Key tasks are:
1. Building on Shaping Our Lives’s track-record, excellent reputation and 26 years of being a leading voice in the inclusive involvement of service users, marginalised communities, Disabled people, their carers and the user-led organisations they are part of.
2. Managing the lottery funded 'Inclusive Involvement Movement' four year project and other research and action projects.
3. Completing all project reporting and monitoring requirements.
4. Delivering project related activities which may include: doing research, providing training and mentoring, facilitating consultation, engagement, involvement or co-production activities with people from communities that commonly experience discrimination and inequalities.
5. Supporting the Involvement Manager to secure and grow income through a mix of partnership research, consultancy services and grants.
6. Knowledge of working accessibly and inclusively is a requirement for this post. Understanding of the culture of a small user-led organisation would be an advantage.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Position: Marketing Managers (2 posts)
Type: Full-time (35 hours per week), 12 months fixed term contract
Location: Office-based from one of our national offices (London, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Belfast) with flexibility to work remotely
Salary: £34,224 - £39,669 per annum (more may be offered to an exceptional candidate)
Salary Band: Band F1
Department: Marketing and Brand Team
At the MS Society, we make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.
Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.
Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive environment where you will make a difference.
About this job
Our organisation is evolving, and we’re excited to be building a robust Marketing team to help support our new engagement transformation programme.
Our Marketing Manager’s roles are crucial in helping us build a new future and story for the charity to communicate and connect with the MS Community and beyond.
Please note we’re advertising for 2 Marketing Manager roles and both are fixed term 12 month contracts to deliver our current exciting projects. There is potential for the roles to be extended in post, and this will be confirmed when possible at a later stage in 2022.
These roles take a lead on managing the strategic development of our engagement programme, leading on coordinating our external engagement activities across our organisation.
You’ll be responsible for working with our internal and digital teams to optimise every opportunity to share our work as well as push the boundaries engaging with new audiences through brand storytelling and community experience amplification.
This will ultimately help drive action and engagement to empower everyone who interacts with us.
Working closely with our Brand, Digital and Content teams to build strong relationships with our audiences and help deliver our corporate strategy externally through building deep, meaningful experiences for everyone.
About us
We offer 35 days annual leave (pro rata for part time employees) including bank holidays.
We have a range of employee benefits including (but not limited to):
- Flexible and smart working (with the opportunity to work remotely and find a smart working pattern that suits both you and us)
- Opportunity to buy and sell annual leave
- Enhanced family friendly, disability and carer’s leave
- Discounted season ticket loan/pension scheme/Cycle to work scheme/Interest-free emergency loans
The MS Society is in the midst of an exciting, transformational, period which builds on our great history and will drive us towards achieving our mission and vision as we embark on our Every MS Story strategy.
Right to work in the UK
The successful candidate must have the right to work in the UK. If we do offer you employment, you’ll be required to provide documentation to show that you’re eligible to be employed in the UK before starting employment.
The full list of UK visas and permits that grant you the right to work in the UK can be found on the UK government website. We currently don’t have a Sponsor Licence agreement with the Home Office and will not be in a position to support you with any visa applications you may make.
Closing date: 9am on Monday 11 July 2022
PLEASE PRESS THE 'HOW TO APPLY' BUTTON FOR MORE INFORMATION.
We’d be grateful if you could complete the attached equality and diversity monitoring form and submit it with your application.
We’re a Disability Confident Employer. We’re committed to promoting equality and diversity. We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and/or from ethnic minority backgrounds, where we’re looking to build stronger and better representation among our staff.
As part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, the HR team will anonymise your CV and supporting statement before forwarding to the shortlisting panel.
No agencies please.
Are you a relationship expert? We’re looking for someone who knows how to look after and take care of partnerships, building meaningful and long-lasting relationships that enable us to improve outcomes for future generations everywhere and support positive change across education systems worldwide.
Our rapidly growing portfolio of international work means we have a newly created role as a Partnership Manager, initially for a 1 year FTC with the potential to go permanent. You’ll be part of our Business Development team and focus on ensuring we have the right partnerships in place to provide the local expertise within Africa as well as building global joint partnerships and consortiums for new and up and coming projects.
You’ll be the prime point of contact for our international partners, keeping them engaged in our work and supporting on a range of business development and partnerships management activities to proactively secure new business and grow our impact.
Requirements
- degree or experience of working in international education, international development or partnerships management
- experience in a business development role
- experience in developing and delivering strategies to manage important relationships
- demonstrated ability to influence internal and external stakeholders
- ability to work on own initiative and as part of a remote, virtual team
You may have held other similar roles such as a partnership manager within research, education or charity sector, or have been a relationship manager or account manager in a similar industry, you may even have a background as an influencer, advocate of fundraiser within the charity sector looking to take your relationship skills to the next level.
Why NFER?
We have a strong track record in education research, a growing international reputation, and world-leading expertise in the role of assessment in driving improvement. We believe in the transformative impact that evidence-based insights can have in supporting improvements in education systems, informing policymakers and other key decision makers, and strengthening practice in the classroom.
- Salary £45,000 - £50,000 DOE
- Generous pension scheme
- 42 days’ holiday per year including Bank Holidays + additional discretionary days (pro rata)
- Excellent support for professional development
- Hybrid or remote working with great work/life balance
- Plus lots of well-being and social activities
- UK based and open to UK Skilled Worker visa sponsorship
You’ll be linked to our Slough or York office with minimal requirement for office-based days meaning you can choose to work at home, from the office or a mix of the two to enable you to work as effectively as you can. Our teams value the energy we create when we come together so ideally you’ll join us in Slough for key dates throughout the year.
NFER is a not-for-profit organisation and an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
We are reviewing applications regularly as part of an ongoing recruitment process. If you’re looking for a place where you can put your heart, soul and skills into making a difference, we want to hear from you. Apply via the button shown.
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- Job Title: Evaluation Specialist - Ghana
- Contract: Full Time, 3.5 years
- Salary: $55,000 - $65,000 per annum depending on experience (plus benefits)
- Principal Location: Accra, with regular travel within Ghana
Street Child is seeking an outstanding and experienced evaluation specialist to lead measurement and monitoring of the flagship Ghana TransformED Partnership, an innovative payment-by-results programme and partnership with the Education Outcomes Fund and the Ministry of Education in Ghana. This programme has the ambitious aim of assuring access to education and accelerating learning levels for thousands of children, to transform the educational landscape in Ghana.
We are a rapidly developing international children’s charity with exceptional programming in 20 of the world’s lowest income and most crisis-affected countries. Our high-impact projects chase gains in education and protection outcomes for the most marginalised children - through signature integrated education, child protection and livelihoods initiatives.
This role will be responsible for designing and delivering evaluation frameworks and instruments, and developing rigorous, robust reports to provide proof of impact across the accelerated learning and school improvement programmes, in partnership with schools and our national and international partners. This includes disseminating evidence to funders, partners, and programme participants to expand and enhance engagement with our programmes, and also includes close coordination with the Education Outcomes Fund and Ministry of Education throughout. The role will lead a team of two quality experts and will report to the Street Child Country Representative for Ghana. Strong analytical, presentational, and publication skills are critical for success in this role.
We are particularly interested in qualified national candidates, interested in a long-term commitment to this role. Salary will be commensurate with experience.
Please refer to the attachment to see the full role description and person specification. To apply for the role please send your CV and a brief covering letter outlining your suitability and motivations for applying to the email address listed on eh attached job description no later than 9am on Monday 11th July (however applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis). Pre-employment checks will be required as part of our recruitment process in line with our Safeguarding Policy. Street Child welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
Key duties include:
Measurement and Monitoring:
- Design and deliver logical frameworks including fit-for-purpose indicators and targets in line with intended impact;
- Design and deliver measurement and monitoring plans and protocols, including qualitative, quantitative and mixed methodologies, methods, sampling strategies, schedules, and spot checks for validation and verification in line with Ministry of Education Evaluation Policy;
- Design and deliver measurement and monitoring instruments, including quantitative and qualitative templates and tools;
- Establish and embed rigorous, robust data collection, collation and cleaning protocols and databases for rapid data processing across programmes to assure availability of rich data for analysis;
- Engage in regular data analysis, applying qualitative and quantitative analytical approaches to assess impact; ascertain areas for improvement; and advise on course corrections;
- Ensure maintenance of Management Information Systems [MIS] in alignment with the Ministry of Education;
- Engage in regular reporting that provides in-depth analysis and insights into programmatic impact and areas of improvement, including to the Ministry of Education;
- Explore and embed innovative approaches, including digital approaches, and inclusive approaches adapted for abilities, age, gender, geographies, etc to expand and enhance data quality;
- Assist and assure adherence to appropriate data storage policies and procedures, to protect the confidentially, integrity, and privacy of participants and participant information;
- Assist and assure adherence to appropriate ethical protocols and safeguarding policies and procedures across all aspects of evaluation and evidence generation;
- Provide capacity strengthening and surge support for internal evaluators and enumerators to assure integrity and quality of evaluations and evidence;
- Provide coordination and collaboration for independent evaluators to assure integrity and quality of evaluations and evidence.
Dissemination:
- Ensure evaluation activities are informed by expertise and experience from previous programmes and reflect recent research and evidence on evaluation approaches, including approaches appropriate for evaluation in emergencies;
- Ensure excellent presentation of evaluations and evidence of impact to funders, partners, and programme participants, using a range of verbal and visual tools to communicate impact;
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Job Title: Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Lead
Salary: £35,000 - £40,000
Hours per week: 35 hours, flexible working will be considered
Location: Home based with occasional travel
NCT has a newly invigorated Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion strategy. We are looking for an experienced, motivated, and talented individual to join our team to help us deliver on our commitments. We wish to appoint an Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Lead to motivate and drive change in key areas of our service design and delivery. NCT is committed to social justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion and this role will act as a positive change agent, helping to shape new and inclusive practices.
We are keen to attract someone who can bring both professional and lived experience to the role.
About the role
The EDI Lead will act as an ambassador, leading and motivating the equity, diversity, and inclusion work programme at NCT. You will be required to work collaboratively across the charity, and closely with the Courses and Income Directorate to support our first priorities - forming strong, collaborative working relationships with a team of managers and programme leads, as well as working through individuals and teams to drive positive change. The role will include:
- Working alongside the parent journey team to ensure that all key touch points on the parent journey are inclusive, welcoming, and accessible, and that they reflect NCT’s commitment to diversity and inclusion.
- Working with and supporting the service development team to design, commission and evaluate a range of inclusive teaching and learning assets and resources.
- Working in conjunction with the practice team to develop EDI training for NCT practitioners, as well as acting as a development mentor
- Partnering with the Senior Leadership Team to build a strong inclusive culture and community of practice, where all parents feel they belong
You must have excellent communication skills and be able to quickly create rapport with staff, practitioners, volunteers, students, parents, and a range of other stakeholders.
Please see the attached job description for further information.
We are taking positive action to increase diversity throughout our organisation, at all levels, and to nurture a culture of inclusion for all our people and the parents and families that we support. More details about our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion action can be found here.
We are committed to zero discrimination both internally and externally regardless of visible or invisible difference such as sex, sexual orientation, age, race, ethnicity, disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, religion or belief, gender identity, economic class, marital/civil partnership, family status including single parents, socio-economic background and pregnancy and maternity.We provide reasonable adjustments and are committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process.
We welcome and actively encourage applications from all candidates including those from under-represented groups within NCT such as individuals from Black, Asian or minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQI+ people and people with a disability.
The welfare and safety of individuals is at the heart of everything that we do. NCT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.
Please apply for the role via our careers page
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Head of Practice Development, Services & Innovation
Home-based (with travel to Head Office and Family Action services when required)
37 hours per week (full-time, 5 days)
Grade 5 point 39-46: £44,983 - £52,087 per annum + £480 homeworking allowance per annum
Permanent Contract
At Family Action we transform lives by providing practical, emotional and financial support to those who are experiencing poverty, disadvantage and social isolation. We have been building stronger families since 1869 and today we work with more than 60,000 families in over 150 community based services, as well as supporting thousands more through national programmes and grants.
We’re incredibly honoured to have won Charity of the Year at Third Sector Awards in 2021 and 3 Star award for staff engagement in Best top 100 companies. A 3 Star accreditation, as the highest standard of workplace engagement, representing organisations that truly excel, are awarded to organisations with a BCI score of 738 or higher, reflecting 'world class' levels of workplace engagement. Amazing recognition for our work over the past 12 months in response to the pandemic and beyond. These awards are some of the most important ways the third sector publicly recognises excellence and achievement, and so to win these are true testaments to the hard work, passion and commitment of our staff and supporters.
This is an important role in Family Action. You will report directly to the Director of Services & Innovation and your key purpose will be to Lead the organisational development of best practice across the 140+ services to achieve excellent outcomes for children, families and adults. You will lead the development and coordination of an organisational strategy and delivery plan for the thematic work areas across Family Action’s services, enabling a managed and effective delivery of evidenced informed practice, achieving excellent outcomes, maximising our ability to win new service contracts, and enhancing our influencing work on external policy.
You will also support the organisation to adopt a culture of learning, enabling and embedding the required learning and development across services and Family Action. You will lead, establish and coordinate Family Actions thematic groups across our identified service areas and develop organisational repositories for evidence based and informed practice tools, outcomes tools, and shared learning across the organisation.
You will be able to work collaboratively across the organisation, mapping and managing the organisation wide project interdependencies that will be critical to the success of thematic working, within services and Family Action organisationally.
Your role would be varied, exciting and incredibly worthwhile. At its heart is a striving for excellence, maximising outcomes and the need to ensure that children and adults get the right support, of the highest quality at the right time. If you are you looking for a diverse, ambitious and fast paced organisation, you have found it.
We are looking for an autodidactic self-starter, who can draw learning from a range of sources, contextually analyse the evidence, recognise the generalisable from the one offs, and piece it all together with strategic finesse. We need someone with substantial experience of frontline and management practice working in services for people. Alongside this, you must have extensive experience of supporting organisational development and staff development including evidence informed practice as a means of continuous learning and improvement. You would need to be resilient and tenacious; and bring an understanding of the challenges faced by staff and managers, learnt through your direct experience.
We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQIA+ candidates and candidates with disabilities because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action. We know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants and will reimburse your travel cost if you attend an interview.
What will we offer you?
We’ll offer you a generous pension scheme and leave entitlements, eye care vouchers, a cycle to work scheme and other great benefits. We are happy to talk flexible working. All roles in Family Action are open to a discussion about possible flexible working options, subject to business needs, and all new starters will have the right to make a flexible working request from day one of employment. We have an excellent wellbeing offer and we will invest in your professional development with on-going quality training and career development opportunities. You’ll join an established, supportive and high-performing service and have the opportunity to thrive in an innovative organisation that values your opinion, encourages learning and has the needs of children and families at its core.
We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect. If you share these values and behaviours and have the necessary skills then we look forward to hearing from you.
Closing date: Sunday 17th July 2022 at 23:59 (midnight)
Interview date: TBC
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ABradford Trident wishes to recruit a suitably qualified person for the post of
CLICS Volunteer Coordinator - 20% of a 37 hour week (0.2 fte)
1 years fixed term contract (+ 1 year extension subject to programme performance)
Salary: £24,720 (pro rata) Plus 6.6% matched pension contribution
Funded by Bradford Districts CCG from the Reducing Health Inequalities in City, CLICS (Central Locality Integrated Care Service) is about helping members of the community access support to better self-manage their health and wellbeing and long-term health conditions. The successful post holder will be a member of CLICS team, a new service, operating across the three Community Partnership and will manage and lead a team of CLICS Community Health Champion volunteer across the BD5 locality.
CLICS Volunteer Coordinator will:
- Take the lead for volunteering in CLICS
- Lead on delivering and sourcing training for volunteers
- Provide supervision and support for CLICS Health Champion Volunteers
- Ensure links with Living Well Academy
- Represent the service at meeting
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Applicants should have:
- Experience of working with/for community-based groups
- Experience of recruiting and supporting volunteers and organising training
- Experience of partnership working
- Knowledge of health issues/social determinants of health
- Knowledge and experience of working in a multi-cultural environment with disadvantaged sections of the community
We are also recruiting for an End of Life Support Officer (15 hours). Candidates are welcome to apply for a combination of posts if they fulfil the requirements
These posts are regulated and therefore not exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 2010. An enhanced DBS check will be required for the successful applicant.
Closing Date: Monday 5:00pm, 04 July 2022
Interviews: Tuesday (pm), 12 July 2022
Applications packs can be obtained from our website
Job Type:
Contract, Full-time (but we also welcome candidates seeking 4 days/week)
Location: Remote, with occasional travel to London for team meetings, and to UK school locations required
Closing Date for Applications: Friday 15th July 2022
Planned Interview Dates: short video calls with a longlist of candidates will be w/c 18th July, followed by a first interview w/c 25th July and second interview w/c 1st August.
All interviews will be by video call.
Who we are
Apps for Good exists to ensure ALL young people have the tech innovation skills to thrive in an ever-changing world.
We have over a decade of experience providing free tech innovation courses to almost 240,000 UK young people. Our courses give students the skills and determination to shape their future through technology, while giving teachers the support and confidence to deliver high quality computing content and resources.
More than half of the schools we work with are in challenging circumstances and we’re committed to offering an opportunity for all. We’re proud to partner with leading brands such as Lego, Spotify, and Google to keep our course content 100% free to schools. Students benefit from industry expertise from over 300 industry volunteers
We’re now embarking on an exciting new chapter. Young people, especially those with experience of disadvantage, are not learning the skills they need to create innovative solutions to climate change. We have created a new programme, Innovate for Climate Change, building on our existing methodology, experience and networks, so that young people can thrive in a transformed post-carbon economy.
The team
We are a small, close-knit, ambitious and energetic team who all believe strongly in our mission and values. We’re currently working very effectively remotely and will continue to be a distributed team with regular days together in London.
The role
We’re looking for someone who is passionate about education, social impact and Apps for Goods mission in helping provide more young people with the tech and innovation skills that will prepare them for the future of work.
In this role, you will have the chance to work across Apps for Good’s Programmes team and you'll be responsible for day to day line management of our Education Community Manager and Senior Learning Manager, supporting them to deliver their priorities for the year and working with the team to develop plans and strategies for implementation.
As part of a small team, you’ll get to work hands-on to develop and deliver our education recruitment strategy, growing and supporting our community of teachers delivering Apps for Good courses across the UK. You will also manage the day to day responsibilities of our Senior Learning Manager and help them deliver their roadmap and priorities for creating exciting and innovative new content for teachers and students. Working closely with our Fundraising and Partnerships team, in this role you will also help organise partner engagement programmes with schools across the UK and companies including LEGO, Spotify and Bank of New York Mellon.
You will be joining Apps for Good at an exciting time as we have ambitious plans to scale the delivery of our new and existing content to schools across the UK, as well as build new and impactful relationships with education providers and partners. If you have experience supporting and growing online communities and have an interest in how tech education can empower young people by providing them with the skills to change their world we want to hear from you.
Specific Responsibilities:
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Line manage Education Community Manager and Senior Learning Manager
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Strategy development & delivery: support the development and delivery of our education and content strategies including detailed quarter by quarter planning
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Work with Education Community Manager to create and implement a plan to grow our reach of schools across the UK
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Lead on building strategic partnerships with organisations and education providers and support in the development of engagement products and volunteering opportunities, including workshops and facilitated engagement days with our corporate partners
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Project management: work with the wider team to implement funded projects and products
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Oversee and support the Education Community Manager to manage all student & school engagement; workshops, Expert Sessions, Showcase pitch practice, Showcase judging sessions, funder/partner visits, filming/comms visits
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Track, analyse and report on key education, platform and content metrics, impact and learnings, developing KPI’s
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Develop and implement strategies in line with our organisation impact framework for effective user research and feedback from teachers and, students to inform and develop programmes and content
Benefits
This is a 1 year fixed-term contract role to support with team capacity whilst our current Director of Programmes moves to an Acting CEO role. You’ll work remotely with regular travel to schools, when safe to do so. It’s full time but could be four days per week and we’ll consider other working patterns. We’ll aim to meet in London as a team every quarter. We offer flexible working, 24 days holiday and extra days off over Christmas, plus you get your birthday off.
We are committed to developing our team and supporting their career aspirations. We are incredibly proud that colleagues have gone on to work for organisations such as Pearson, the Government Digital Service, Tech UK, University of Salford, checkout com and Times Higher Education.
We have a long history of flexible and remote working across our team and believe everyone should have a good work/life balance while contributing to work they care about.
We embrace a diverse range of perspectives, skills, experience and knowledge within Apps for Good. Joining a small collaborative team means you’ll contribute to a variety of projects and everyone across the team has their voice heard and contributes to our strategy and operations.
Requirements
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Enthusiasm for Apps for Good’s mission
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At least 3 years of experience in one or more of the following areas:
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Teaching or leadership within a school
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Working in an organisation or charity building relationships with schools and education providers
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Programme management within the education sector
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Experience managing projects independently, with strong attention to detail and process, and ability to solve problems
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Experience line managing individuals and/or teams
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Confident networking and engaging with stakeholders at all levels
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Great interpersonal and teamwork skills, with the ability to work across the team and with external organisations
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Enjoy delivering high quality presentations and pitches to external organisations
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Excellent written and oral communication skills
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Experience managing data and presenting metrics
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Effective time management
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Experience of presenting at events/conferences
How to apply
Please submit a CV and around 500 words describing why you’d like to join the team and how you meet the role requirements.
Please submit a CV and around 500 words describing why you’d like to join the team and how you meet the role requirements
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Bradford Trident is looking to appoint a Choices (End of Life Support) Officer
14.8 hours per week (40% FTE )
1 year fixed term contract (+ I year extension subject to programme performance)
Salary Level: £ 24,720 (pro rata) Plus 6.6% matched pension contribution
Funded by the City Clinical Commissioning Group from the Reducing Health Inequalities in City, the Choices (End of Life Befriender Plus) programme is being delivered by 3 CVS organisations – Bradford Trident, The Thornbury Centre and Girlington Community Centre working in partnership to share best practice and support each other. The EOL Befriending Plus project’s main aim is to reach out to people, their families and or carers at the end stages of their life. It will provide individuals with 1:1 support to help ensure they have appropriate assistance in place. It will help relieve social isolation and loneliness, increase their social contact, interaction and stimulation by access to a volunteer befriender and support group
Choices Officer will:-
- Accept referrals into Choices and undertake assessments
- Provide 1:1 support to Choices clients
- Recruit and train Choices volunteer befrienders
- Match users and volunteer befrienders and provide ongoing support
- Develop a peer support group
- Take responsibility for safeguarding issues
- Liaise with relevant agencies/organisations/health providers and all referrers as required
- Actively participate in the development of the service and promote the service to potential users and referral agents
Applicants should have:
- Experience of recruiting, training and supporting volunteers
- Knowledge of EOL/bereavement issues
- Experience of working with older people and/or adults at risk
- Experience of working in the health and care system
We are also recruiting for CLICS Volunteer Coordinator (0.2 FTE). Candidates are welcome to apply for a combination of posts if they fulfil the requirements
This post is regulated and therefore not exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 2010. An enhanced DBS check will be required for the successful applicant.
Closing Date: Monday 05:00pm, 04 July 2022
Interviews: Tuesday (pm) 12 July 2022,
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Our new national Peer-to-Peer Support Service will be working with thousands of kinship carers and kinship carer volunteers to create a network of support groups across England. Funded by the Department for Education, this new service will be game-changing for kinship carers. The support groups will enable kinship carers to connect with other kinship carers, and offer them a safe space to share experiences, learn from each other and provide emotional support.
To support the peer support groups, our specialist Advice Team will be able to offer expert information and advice to support groups through facilitating themed online workshops and one-to-one support for kinship carers on the phone or online.
Our Advice Team recently celebrated renewing and retaining their Advice Quality Standard and are passionate about providing friendly, expert advice and information.
Location: Home-based or London office-based (Vauxhall)
Hours: Part-time - 25 hours per week
Contract: 12-month fixed-term with possibility of extension, dependent on funding
Benefits: 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata) and pension
Closing date: 11.30pm on Tuesday, 5th July.
Interview date: Wednesday 13th or Thurday 14th July
About Kinship:
Kinship is the leading charity in England and Wales for kinship carers – relatives and friends who raise children when their parents aren’t able to. We offer kinship carers expert advice as well as financial, legal, practical and emotional support and understanding from the moment they need it, for as long as they need it. We’re always there to help with the complicated and stressful decisions that so many kinship families have to make, as well as to celebrate the good times.
Working alongside kinship carers and the children they raise, with their voice and views at the fore, we build communities of support and give everything we have to fight for each family and their rights, as well as to raise awareness of kinship care and secure better support for all those playing this critical role.
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