St Martin-in-the-Fields Charity - Head of Fundraising (maternity leave cover)

Responsible to the Charity Director

Main Purpose:

• Oversee all fundraising activity for the St Martin-in-the-Fields Charity
• To develop and implement a Major Donor fundraising to raise £10 million over 5 years from high net worth individuals, grant makers legacies and companies
• Managing the delivery of the annual BBC Radio 4 Christmas Appeal with St Martin-in-the-Fields overseeing continued growth

Line Management

• Fundraising Manager – leads BBC Radio 4 Christmas Appeal with St Martin-in-the-Fields and Trusts fundraising (small & medium)
• Fundraising Coordinator (supports BBC Radio 4 Christmas Appeal and all fundraising activity)

Specific Responsibilities:

To develop and implement the fundraising plan for approval by the Director and Trustees - 

• Implement the Major Donor and legacy fundraising
• Build a fundraising leadership group, including our sub-committee of Trustees and key major donors
• Build relationships with potential donors leading to asking for substantial donations. This will involve close liaison with Trustees and those identified for the leadership group involved in major donor fundraising
• Work with the Director on large grant making applications and coordinate smaller grant making approaches
• Develop partnerships with corporate donors utilising the Trustees and the fundraising leadership group to maximise the size of the gifts
• Develop a programme of prospecting groups, engagement and cultivation activities utilising the fundraising leadership group

On the Radio 4 Christmas Appeal

• Support the Fundraising Manager to take over running the Christmas Appeal
• Strategically manage the Christmas Appeal

Main Duties & Responsibilities

• Manage relevant staff and volunteers
• Develop and implement the Fundraising Strategy for 2021-22
• Annually prepare and manage the fundraising budget.
• Develop a stewardship programme for large donors
• Identify specific areas of development, such as legacies and corporate fundraising
• Co-ordinate fundraising with other parts of St Martin-in-the-Fields, particularly Martin-in-the-Fields Trust
• To ensure fundraising is delivered against ethical standards and meet fundraising and data protection regulations

The Person

Essential:

• Skilled communicator who can present and build relationships with a wide range of people
• Results driven and able to inspire and motivate others to achieve targets
• Has a wide range of fundraising experience – including multi-channel campaigns, major donor fundraising, Direct Mail and digital fundraising
• Highly organised and able to oversee and manage numerous projects
• Able to play a key role in the charity’s Senior Management Team and support the Director in leading the organisation
• Educated to degree standard or equivalent, but University of Life experience counts

Desirable:

• Legacy fundraising – experience in liaising with executors/solicitors and running legacy campaigns
• Corporate fundraising – identifying new corporate opportunities and building relationships
• Experience in managing high profile media partnerships – for example, radio, TV, film and online

Key skills and competencies

• Training and mentoring – you can coach and support individual team members
• Influencing and negotiation – you have the diplomacy skills and tact needed to manage suppliers and key partners
• Presentation skills – you can present with confidence and report to a number of parties and stakeholders, including the BBC
• Campaign management - you have experience in running complex, multi-channel campaigns
• Budget management – you have experience managing a budget, overseeing and reporting income and expenditure

How to apply

If you are interested in the role, please provide:

• A current comprehensive CV outlining your key achievements in your current and previous roles
• A supporting statement explaining how you believe your skills and experience match the requirements of the role, directly addressing the person specification
• Details of two referees (who will not be contacted without your prior consent

To apply, please visit our recruitment website via the link provided. 

Deadline for receipt of applications is Sunday 18 October 2020 at 11.59pm. First round interviews will be held online 28 and 29 October 2020 - second round interviews are scheduled for 2 and 3 November 2020. All interviews will be conducted online. 

Job Title: Creative Content Officer
Salary: £25,148 + £3,000 London Weighting PA
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, 5 days per week
Contract: 12 Months Fixed Term
Based: London

Citizens UK organises communities to act together for power, social justice and the common good. We are the home of broad-based community organising in the UK, with diverse civil society alliances across England and Wales. We build powerful alliances that develop the leadership capacity of our members. Our alliance of member organisations includes schools, churches, mosques, synagogues, parents groups, health practices, charities and trade unions. We help our 450+ members to develop community leaders, and equip them with the skills to hold politicians and other decision-makers to account on the issues that matter to them.

Our work has led to the creation of many local, regional and national campaigns and social change projects incl.: Living Wage Foundation, Sponsor Refugees and Parents and Communities Together. We’ve achieved positive change for hundreds of thousands of people through positive interventions on wages for low paid workers, refugee resettlement and social support for new parents.

The principal purpose of this role is to help CUK, its chapters, projects and member institutions creatively communicate their activities and community organising to our members, stakeholders and the wider public.

Part of a team of four communications specialists, this role is a new addition to the team and you will play a critical function elevating our graphic and video content, telling compelling stories with the many different community leaders who are the lifeblood of CUK. Ideally, you’ll be a multi-talented content creator, able to create good design and upskill the wider team on creating visual content, but you will have a particular strength in video editing and shooting and photography.

For more information on the application process please click on 'Apply' now. 

Citizens UK is committed to being an inclusive employer. We value a diverse workforce and encourage those with an interest in this role to apply, regardless of whether they meet all the required criteria. We invest in our employees and will support you to develop the skills and knowledge required to deliver the role. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates and there are opportunities for flexible working arrangements.

Contract: 2 Years Fixed Term (extension subject to funding)

Location: Cardiff or London (currently remote)

Are you a skilled communicator with a passion for crafting digital content that sparks conversation? Are you someone who can plan, deliver and evaluate a range of communications projects?

We are looking to recruit a Digital and Creative Communications Officer with significant experience across all aspects of digital communications, with a keen eye for storytelling. 

This post requires an individual looking for a challenging new role, who is ready to take on this exciting and varied opportunity supporting a busy and ambitious team. In this role you will create, curate and disseminate digital content across a wide range of online channels including social media, website, newsletters, publications and others. You will monitor, record and evaluate the performance and reach of our content across all digital channels and work with the Communications Team to develop new and creative ideas to enhance the impact of our work in humanitarian research and innovation. You will support on digital development projects and be a digital advocate for the charity sharing best practice through workshops and training.

The successful candidate will have a minimum of three years’ experience working in a digital communications role with considerable experience in implementing digital strategies and tactics that can effectively grow brand awareness, drive traffic to the website and increase stakeholder engagement, ideally within the third/charity sector.  

You will be given a high degree of autonomy in your work and it is essential that you feel confident working both independently and within a team. Being able to build successful relationships across the organisation will also be vital, along with strong communications skills and the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.

We’re a global charity, working to find solutions to complex humanitarian problems through research and innovation. We fund and support work that goes on to shape the way in which people across the world are supported during a crisis.

We are based in the UK, but our roles have a global reach; as an established and respected part of the humanitarian community, we work closely and meaningfully with our fellow networks and actors to make change happen.

If you are passionate about using your digital and communications skills to support the humanitarian community and those affected by crises, and you want to be part of an organisation that creates positive change in the humanitarian sector, then join us and we’ll give you every opportunity to succeed.  

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We are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children and vulnerable people in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children and vulnerable people are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure. 

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promote equality and are committed to improving employment opportunities for minority groups. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and disabled candidates, as BAME and people with disabilities are currently under-represented throughout our work. We also welcome applications from LGB and Trans, and non-binary candidates.

Please note: Due to COVID-19 we are all currently working remotely, so this role will initially be home-based. When deemed safe and appropriate to do so, there will be some UK travel involved in this role, mainly to Cardiff or London. There is the potential for international travel to support key events and activities.

Closing date: Sunday, 11 October 2020   Interview dates: 20 & 21 October 2020

Do work that inspires. Every day at Choose Love is an opportunity to make a real, tangible difference to the lives of refugees and displaced people.

Collaborate with creative, exciting people that really care. Work with friendly, smart, dedicated people for whom this is more than a job – it’s a passion.

Be part of a brave, innovative start-up spirit. We’re a young organisation with big ambition. We’re nimble, always learning and not afraid to take risks.

About Choose Love

Our Vision: a world that chooses love and justice every day for everyone.

Our Mission: we do whatever it takes to identify, close and prevent gaps in services and protections for refugees and displaced people globally.

About the Job

Choose Love seeks an entrepreneurial Creative Director of Brand Communications and Campaigns to lead and manage all elements of the communications strategy for the organisation including: 

Strategy and Leadership

• Design and implement a communications strategy that advances Choose Love’s strategic priorities to (1) position and promote forced migration as an urgent issue and move audiences to take action; (2) position and promote Choose Love as an expert on forced migration; and (3) diversify the organisation’s base of grassroots supporters. 
• Elevate Choose Love’s visibility and grow its influence and impact through a variety of channels, including social media, influencer engagement, earned media, etc. 
• Oversee and sign-off on all content creation, including but not limited to emails, social media, website, digital campaigns, advocacy actions, graphics, and other collateral.
• Drive innovation in Choose Love’s communications efforts and campaigns to position the organisation at the leading edge of narrative change and action. 
• Collaborate closely with the CEO on all aspects of Choose Love’s communications and marketing efforts. 

Fundraising and Advocacy Campaigns 

• Develop the strategy, creative concepts, tactics and messaging for fundraising and advocacy campaigns throughout the year. This work will be done in close collaboration with the Head of Digital and Choose Love’s program, advocacy, fundraising and partnerships teams. 
• Work with the team to develop creative concepts around the Choose Love Shop – both virtual and physical – leading the communications strategy to promote the shop to a wide array of audiences in the UK and beyond.

Outreach and Engagement: Social, Influencers, Media and Events 

• Develop and oversee Choose Love’s editorial calendar, with a focus on social media, specifically Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and TikTok.
• Keep a pulse of relevant social media channels and traditional media outlets to spot trends and curate content for Choose Love’s audiences. 
• Develop creative concepts and engaging messaging for use across emails, social media, website and talking points. 
• Work with the CEO and Head of Partnerships to develop creative concepts to engage and activate influencers in support of the organisation. 
• Develop plans to promote Choose Love’s events and stunts. 
• Oversee the organisation’s earned media and crisis communications strategy, including public statements, interview requests and outreach to journalists.

Team Development and Management

• Thoughtfully manage and grow a team of communications and marketing professionals
• Manage engagement of external vendors and contractors, including graphic designers, PR specialists, videographers, photographers, etc.
• Oversee day-to-day activities of communications and digital functions including budgeting and staff development.
• Display leadership in working collaboratively across the organisation – from the program team to partnerships to advocacy – and in close partnership with the CEO.

About You: 

• Have minimum 7-10 years experience working in marketing, communications and/or media/PR field for a nonprofit, media outlet, brand, political campaign or ad agency. 
• Are an innovative, creative thinker, leader and do-er who is equally comfortable building a strategy, directing staff and rolling up your sleeves to get the work done on Day 1.
• Proven experience with an editorial approach to communications, including content creation and curation for a variety of audiences. Experience in crisis communications and rapid response is a plus. 
• Have your finger on the pulse of cutting edge and creative brands and influencers because you live on and love social media. 
• Not only have experience but enjoy managing a team, providing both leadership and coaching to help your colleagues grow and reach their full potential. Management style includes care and compassion.
• Exceptional writer and editor, having written for diverse audiences.
• Possess authentic passion for Choose Love’s mission and work. Lived experience of any kind is a plus. 
• Are willing to listen and learn, making space for ideas and approaches that are different than your own.
• Proven ability to oversee a wide portfolio of projects and to manage multiple competing deadlines.
• Take ownership of and initiative in everything you do, while understanding how to work across teams.

How to apply

Please apply with a cover letter (of no more than two pages) outlining your suitability for the role and a copy of your CV.

We are particularly interested in any examples of work you’ve led that demonstrate the requirements above. Please include links to any examples you feel are relevant. We will be reviewing applications and may interview before the closing date.

Choose Love does not discriminate in employment matters on the basis of race, colour, religion, gender, age, sexuality or any other protected class. We support workplace diversity and believe it creates dynamic, relevant organisations, fostering spaces for innovation and creativity. We are working hard to increase the diversity of our team and encourage you to be a part of it. We are committed to making our roles and culture inclusive. We can make reasonable adjustments throughout the application process and on the job. If you have particular accessibility requirements, please get in touch and let us know.

Youth Participation Lead

28 hours per week - flexible working hours

Hours: 28 per week

Contract: Permanent

Salary: NJC scales 15-17 £23,541 (0.8 FTE £18,833)

Who are GMYN?

For many young people, the transition to adulthood isn’t easy. In the UK, one third of young people are lonely, half feel unready for work and half feel like they don’t belong to their community.

At GMYN, our vision is #YoungPeopleCan and we help young people in Greater Manchester overcome this. We deliver a range of development programmes and drop-in activities to help young people transition to adulthood feeling skilled, supported and positive.

Founded in 2007 by our Chief Executive, Alex Fairweather, we have grown from a single volunteering project to a registered charity and have helped over 10,000 young people.

Job Summary

As the Youth Participation Lead you will hold responsibility for ensuring our current work is engaging and accessible to all young people.

We are looking for someone with genuine passion for working with young people and ensuring their voices are heard. A person who is reliable, adaptable, and is able to offer innovation and ideas to support our delivery.

Teamwork and team culture is especially important to us, so we are looking for applicants who are able to work positively within our highly skilled team. In addition, you will have the ability to work flexibly as part of a team and on your own initiative working independently when required.

Reporting directly to the Head of Programmes and SMT, you will have the opportunity to steer real change and youth leadership within the charity.

Key Responsibilities

• To act as the strategic lead for all Youth Participation work within GMYN, championing the voice of young people and ensuring that they embed GMYN’s Youth Participation Principles across the organisation.
• To design and deliver consultations and quality checks within our current delivery projects to ensure the Youth Participation Principles are being upheld and embedded throughout the organisation.
• To lead on the support and delivery of our external youth panel work including commissioned local authority delivery for our SEND youth group.
• To feed into wider GMYN strategic work, supporting funding bids and strategic partnerships with participation work gathered from our key target groups.
• To work directly with our partners to support the delivery of wider youth initiatives across Greater Manchester.
• To act as a champion for young people, their views, experiences, opinions and interests and to ensure they are considered at every level of the organisation.
• Make and maintain links with key stakeholder’s, youth organisations, referral agencies, voluntary sector organisations and volunteer involving organisations.
• To work directly with GMYN’s Leadership Groups to deliver a broad range of engaging and creative youth participation activities that build young people’s confidence, communication and advocacy skills.
• Support the measuring of GMYN’s impact with regards to youth involvement – outcomes, quality assurance etc.
• Act as a point of contact representing the organisation liaising with existing GMYN partners and new partners.
• To carry out any other reasonable duties and responsibilities that contribute to the organisations overall aims and objectives.

Joining #TeamGMYN: Our Offer

At GMYN, we strive to be inclusive. Every member of #TeamGMYN is involved in all aspects of decision making, from strategic planning, setting the organisational values through to basic everyday practices to give everyone an active voice. We are responsive to the needs of the team and all support available is designed through consultation.

We are regularly reviewing our practices to create a safe, welcoming and supportive environment and encourage suggestions and feedback from staff to improve our offer.

Our offer currently includes access to

• The Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme
• 25 days annual leave, including 5 ‘no-questions-asked’ ad-hoc wellbeing days
• Flexible working hours, including working from home options
• Childcare vouchers for those already accessing the scheme
• Accessible, ethical and gender-neutral office space
• Living wage, with processes to request performance-based payrises
• An 8% pension scheme with 3% employer contributions.

Whilst our staff team is diverse in many ways, people from BAME backgrounds and people with disabilities are currently under-represented, therefore applications from candidates who identify with these characteristics are welcomed and encouraged.

For full details on the role and the #TeamGMYN offer please see the attached job pack.

As Lead Therapist and Deputy Clinical Manager, you will be responsible for the day-to-day delivery of Family Action's Off Centre 16 - 25 year old Transitions Service. We providing early access help for young people with moderate to severe mental health problems who would not be suitable for adult services. The services facilitates the transition to adult services where appropriate, improves the mental wellbeing of young people by providing timely or early interventions including individual, time limited and outcome focussed counselling / psychotherapy, accessible drop in provision, therapeutic group work and keywork support. Following a holistic assessment, the service provides a range of therapeutic interventions with a step in, step up and step down approach dependent on the complexity of the individual young adult’s issues. 

The Lead Therapist and Deputy Clinical Manager will facilitate the delivery of the service and deputise for the Service Manager as necessary. You will have significant experience of working with young people / young adults with complex mental health and psychosocial issues and providing outcome focussed interventions that support resilience and / or recovery. In addition you will have relevant line management and supervision experience to support both staff performance and service delivery. You will also support both the Service Manager and local Operational Manager in ensuring the service meets compliance / funder requirements and contribute to the strategic development of the service.

This is a maternity cover contract which will be terminated when the substantive post holder returns to work in order to enable us to give them work. This is currently expected to be in 12 months but this is subject to change.

Appointments are subject to Family Action receiving an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service that we consider acceptable.

Our Values: People focus, Mutual Respect, Excellence-in-all-we do and a Can-Do attitude.

If you can relate to these and have the necessary skills and attitude, we can offer you:

• A competitive salary, leave entitlement and pension scheme
• Career development opportunities
• A full induction and on-going quality training
• The opportunity to become part of Family Action initiatives
• Flexible working hours
• Managed workloads with regular supportive and reflective supervision

Person Specification

Education, qualifications and background

1. Educated to level seven or above, with a recognised professional Art Therapy qualification (i.e. Masters level).  In addition, be registered and eligible for accreditation with relevant professional body (HCPC and / or BAAT) and evidence of a commitment to continuous learning and professional development. 

2. Ideally minimum 5 years’ post qualification experience as an art psychotherapist and evidence of experience of working with children, young people and young adults with complex mental health and psychosocial issues and providing outcome focussed interventions that support resilience and / or recovery.

Abilities and skills

3. Ability to empathise with needs of young people from a range of communities and backgrounds and a working knowledge of the social issues that affect young people and impact upon their mental health and well-being.  Proven experience of delivering a range of therapeutic interventions that result in positive outcomes for young people.

4. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.

5. Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of risk management, health and safety issues and pan-London Child Protection procedures and Working Together to Safeguard Children, as well as ability to work in accordance with local and organisational Child Protection and Safeguarding policies and procedures (for both children and adults)  and keep up to date as required.

6. Experience of planning, prioritising own, and others’ workload, managing multiple and competing priorities whilst meeting strict deadlines.

7. Experience of leading and motivating staff to improve their knowledge and skills continuously as well as the service that they provide. Experience of providing reflective casework supervision and line management to volunteers or staff.

8. Proven experience of developing and maintaining successful relationships with a variety of stakeholders of different professional backgrounds.

9. Proven experience in collecting and analysing data that informs the service as well as local stakeholders and funders of performance, trends, gaps in provision, risks, barriers as well as successes and produce monitoring and evaluation reports in accordance with funding specification.

10. Able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service, including working until 8pm on Thursday evenings.

To download an application form and the documents to apply, please visit our current vacancies page. 

Closing date: 12th October 2020 at 10am

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

We are seeking a Psychological Support Lead to work closely with the Cancer Information and Support Services Manager.  We are looking for an individual who leads the development of the Mulberry Centre’s psychological services and has a pivotal role in managing the provision of counselling services to patients, carers and the bereaved and line managing two part-time Cancer Information and Support Services Assistants who provide a comprehensive holistic cancer information and support service.

You will need to be compassionate and empathetic individual striving to make a difference to people affected by cancer.  You will be an cccredited member of the BACP and hold a Masters/Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling with post qualifying experience of 5 years.

To apply, please refer to the Information Pack and email a comprehensive CV and a covering letter showing evidence of how you meet the personal specification of the role.  We will not be accepting CV's only.

**Any CV's sent without an accompanying Cover Letter will be automatically sifted out of the recruitment process**

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a team that develops new products and provides innovative services which deliver greater choice for disabled people. We are a creative and inspiring team, operating with the freedom to explore and deliver exciting new ways of working, beyond statutory provision.

We’re seeking a Lead Occupational Therapist to provide clinical leadership for Designability, with responsibility for the delivery of therapy services, as well as leading and contributing to research projects, and providing knowledge and insight to product development projects.

You will have:

• Experience of managing occupational therapy service delivery, understanding and meeting client expectations.
• Clinical knowledge of a wide range of disabilities with both theoretical and practical experience.
• Experience of leading and supporting innovation and change.
• Experience of leading quality improvement and service developments.

The number of disabled people in the UK is growing each year and our products are
now needed more than ever. We deliver choice by involving disabled people across
our organisation and throughout the design process to create innovative product solutions not available elsewhere.

You will be joining a small team which includes mechanical and electronics engineers, workshop technicians, product designers, occupational therapists, fundraisers, researchers and administrators. Our team is led by strong values: we are creative, inclusive and practical, with our vision being to create a future where every person with a disability has the products they want to live the life they choose.

Designability is in a strong financial position, with healthy reserves to support our ambitious plans to expand our charitable operations.

Designability was recently awarded second place in the ‘Best Charities to Work For 2020’ list by Third Sector which is a reflection of our team highly rating the fact that we encourage activities that create strong teams and foster good personal relationships. Our staff also stated their confidence in Designability’s leadership and strategic planning.

The University of Bath provide us with recruitment support and applications are made through the University of Bath Jobs website. We choose to follow many of the University of Bath’s human resources policies. However, Designability is a fully independent charity and our staff contracts are not with the University.

There is one position available however we are reviewing applications on a rolling basis, all applications will receive a response.

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for more details.

Through our award-winning Spear programme, we partner with local churches to work unemployed young people and support them to get into work or education. 89% have at least one indicator of disadvantage, and over 75% of program completers are still in work a year later.

Together with The Lighthouse team at Emmaus Road Church, Guildford, we are now recruiting for a Lead Coach to join a new Spear team opening in Guildford.

This exciting role as a Lead Coach will involve delivering training in life and career skills, and overseeing and taking responsibility for the recruitment of students to the programme. The successful applicant will be provided with professional training in leadership, personal development and coaching.

We are looking for someone with great people skills, a highly developed emotional intelligence and an enthusiastic and proactive temperament. Previous experience in training or coaching is preferred, and a confidence in leading and motivating groups is essential. Ideally, applicants would have been in work for a minimum of 2 years.

If you have a heart for transforming urban communities and seeing the direction of young people’s lives radically changed, this opportunity may be for you.

The programme is run in partnership with our partner churches and the role will require that the successful applicant attends the partner church. For more information on where roles are available and the partner churches these are based at, please get in touch with our People & Culture team.

In 2016 we were listed as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces in the ‘Great Place to Work’ Awards. In 2017 we won the Princess Royal Training Awards which honours employers that have created outstanding training and skills development programmes.

Please see our website as well as the attached job description for further information, and head to our jobs portal to apply.

We are looking for a Digital lead to drive the delivery of a range of new products to support carers across Bath & North East Somerset.

As part of our small but innovative team, you will actively deliver and monitor new products, taking ownership from ideation through to launch.

The right candidate will help us deliver our vision of a community where carers of today and tomorrow are full recognised, valued and supported and have what they need to stay well, in control and feel  connected.

The National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs (NFYFC) is seeking an experienced and enthusiastic National Lead Safeguarding Officer, working 22 ½ hours per week.

This post is the designated safeguarding lead for the NFYFC – a membership organisation – primary for this role are the responsibilities of managing the safeguarding policy and its procedures.  This includes managing investigations arising from concerns reported and managing procedures to protect young people, including children, and the volunteers supporting them.

The role includes working to embed the safeguarding policy in the YFC community by supporting club, county and regional safeguarding officers (often volunteers) to ensure they know the safeguarding processes as well as the boundaries for volunteers that are working with young people and are in a position of responsibility and/or position of trust.

This post is the lead role in maintaining and reviewing the implementation plan for safeguarding and for protecting young people and volunteers,

The successful candidate will be experienced in managing safeguarding on an organisation-wide basis, will be a good clear communicator, adaptable, show enthusiasm and be creative in their approach to their work together with having a keen eye for detail.  Applicants must be charismatic, dedicated team players who can contribute positively and enthusiastically with a ‘can do’ attitude. They will be fluent in the use of IT systems (MS Office 365 and database).

Experience of working with or for a membership organisation will be an advantage.

The post is part-time - 22½ hrs per week and for a fixed term of 12 months - and is based at the NFYFC Office, Stoneleigh Park, Nr Kenilworth, Warwickshire.  Some homeworking will be considered by mutual agreement.  Occasional travel throughout England and Wales will be required.

The NFYFC is seeking applicants from a wide range of backgrounds.  As a youth organisation the NFYFC is committed to the safeguarding of young people and adults at risk.  All posts are subject to Safe Recruiting Procedures, and this post will require a DBS check at enhanced level.

Through our award-winning Spear programme, we partner with local churches to work unemployed young people and support them to get into work or education. 89% have at least one indicator of disadvantage, and over 75% of program completers are still in work a year later.

Together with various churches in Bournemouth, Crawley and Gateshead, we are now recruiting for a Lead Coach to join new Spear teams opening in those locations in late October or January 2021.

This exciting role as a Lead Coach will involve delivering training in life and career skills, and overseeing and taking responsibility for the recruitment of students to the programme. The successful applicant will be provided with professional training in leadership, personal development and coaching.

We are looking for someone with great people skills, a highly developed emotional intelligence and an enthusiastic and proactive temperament. Previous experience in training or coaching is preferred, and a confidence in leading and motivating groups is essential. Ideally, applicants would have been in work for a minimum of 2 years.

If you have a heart for transforming urban communities and seeing the direction of young people’s lives radically changed, this opportunity may be for you.

The programme is run in partnership with our partner churches and the role will require that the successful applicant attends the partner church. For more information on where roles are available and the partner churches these are based at, please get in touch with our People & Culture team.

In 2016 we were listed as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces in the ‘Great Place to Work’ Awards. In 2017 we won the Princess Royal Training Awards which honours employers that have created outstanding training and skills development programmes.

Please see our website as well as the attached job description for further information, and head to our jobs portal to apply.

Young Carers Activities, Engagement and Participation Worker 17.5 hours per week (regular after-school sessions with some evening and occasional weekend working) Salary: £23,493 pro rata plus generous benefits 28 days, pro rata in addition to statutory Bank Holidays

We are looking for a friendly, enthusiastic and skilled person, with exceptional communication skills, who can develop creative ways to reach and help Young Carers speak up and be heard, as well as grow as people. This includes advocating for their rights, influencing local and national strategic decision-making, and increasing their ownership over the delivery of Young Carers’ service provision. Applying your demonstrable experience, you also will organise and develop a range of social and educational activities alongside these Young Carers, events that will enable them to have short-term breaks from their caring roles and the opportunity to develop their lives, aspirations and abilities.

Who we are looking for

Do you enjoy working on a diverse range of design projects? Are you passionate about developing a brand across an organisation to suit its purpose and audience?

We are looking for an experienced designer to develop the LSESU brand and create quality design solutions for both print and digital outputs. You will enjoy working to briefs, with good time management and an eye for cost-effective production.

The successful candidate will have:

• A strong technical ability and understanding of Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator)
• Experience working to multiple briefs and providing timely communications to project owners

The following skills are desirable:

• Motion Graphics / Animation experience
• Videography and Photography editing skills

This is an exciting role for a proactive and creative problem solver with a drive to own and deliver sector-leading design. In return, we offer you a role with a dynamic organisation that values its staff and invests in talented individuals.

For more details, please see the attached job description and person specification on our website.

Please note this role may be temporarily remote due to coronavirus.

Why apply?

Because you’re excited by the challenge! The exact opposite of corporate, we’re progressive, daring and creative individuals working to make a difference in unconventional workplaces.

Benefits and Perks

In return for your passion and experience we offer:

• 25 days holidays per year
• Additional closure periods at Christmas and Easter
• Free LSE Students’ Union gym membership, advice from dedicated professionals, wth a wide range of activities including yoga classes, dance classes, pilates classes
• Cycle to Work scheme enabling significant savings on bicycle purchase
• Access to LSE staff training courses
• Ability to purchase TOTUM (NUS) card giving wide range of discounts
• Flexibility for work-life balance
• Interest free Travel loan

How we recruit

We want to ensure all systems, policies and processes are free from bias or discrimination and are fair and accessible, therefore we ask that all candidates complete our Application Process in two stages:

Part 1 (Application Form) is all about you telling us about your suitability for the role and will be used to determine if you are shortlisted for interview.

Part 2 (Equal Opportunities Monitoring and Contact Form) is personal information – so we can contact you if you are shortlisted for the interview. It also helps us gather and analyse demographic information about our applicants. This part will only be seen by HR and will not have any impact on shortlisting.

Application forms are formatted to ensure the equality monitoring data is removed before applications are seen by the shortlisting panel. This process allows us to ensure that the shortlisting is done in a fair and consistent manner and all applicants are given the same opportunity to demonstrate their abilities.

Want to apply?

To apply please complete our online application which can be found on our website.

If you would like to have an informal chat about this role please contact: James Hann, Chief Executive (details found on our website).