Newark Youth London is a leading young people’s charity working in Tower Hamlets since 1984.  We run a number of youth clubs, personal development & social action projects, and sports provision for our users.  It’s an exciting time to join the organisation as we embark on several new projects working with young people to improve their lives in Tower Hamlets. We are a small friendly team and are passionate about the development of children and young people.

We are looking for an experienced Project Officer to co-ordinate our Mayor of London Young Londoners Fund project. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, inspirational, good at promotion and able to engage at risk young people easily into our existing youth provision, personal development projects and sports provision.  They will also be good at working with partners and our existing team of youth workers and sports coaches to increase the opportunities on offer for young people to develop their lifeskills and make progression.

Main Responsibilities:

• To work with children and young people (10-21 years old) in Tower Hamlets, including those at risk of crime and offending, and engage them in regular  sports and youth club provisions
• To establish and build relationships with young people in order to engage them in personal development and social education programmes
• To provide information, advice & guidance (IAG) and mentoring support to help young people make positive contribution/change in their lives
• To co-ordinate existing provisions and co-design new provision/opportunities for young people by working with existing staff and local partners
• To promote a rewards system to motivate and inspire young people to participate in positive activities
• To create forums and involve family members to be involved in their children’s wellbeing and development
• To co-ordinate training courses and workshops for young people

The successful candidate will have the relevant youth work or equivalent qualifications and project co-ordination experience.  They will undergo enhanced DBS checks.

Job title:Employer Engagement Manager (Work Experience)

Location:                Remote working in London or South East

Responsible to:Head of Engagement 

Salary:£30,000 to 36,000 per annum FTE 

Although this role is based remotely, having knowledge of employer engagement in the area to the West and/or North of the M25 is required. Please note that although most meetings are virtual, you may be required to travel to client locations in and around Herts/Ox/Berks/Surrey/Hampshire therefore for some roles you should live within a commutable distance without impacting productivity or adding a substantive financial burden to the charity, to be successful in your application.

Why us?  

Speakers for Schools are a dynamic, swift-moving and fast-growing charity. We are on a mission to support a million young people across the UK annually by 2023. Having taken the first steps on the road to achieving this, our team has grown then fold in the past two years. This has supported growth in our employer network from 70 to 700 leading employers and 3800% growth in the number of work experience places offered during the same period.

We want to level the playing field, making sure that all young people can access inspirational opportunities and experiences to fuel their ambition.

We are united and unique in our mission to transform lives through raising aspirations of millions of young people every year. Each year, 1,500 senior leaders, celebrities and industry experts deliver a difference to by sharing their story with students in schools and colleges in every corner of the UK. We connect employers such as Disney, The Bank of England, Spotify PwC and almost seven hundred others to communities to provide access to the top opportunities for all across the UK. With us, you will be part of inspiring a generation to reach higher, broaden horizons and get equal access to the top.

To keep growing our charity and our impact, we need top talent and we are committed to treasuring, developing and supporting them to thrive within their roles. 

Role Summary 

Working for the Head of Engagement in your region, and as part of a team of Employer Engagement Managers, Educational Relationship Managers, Programme Delivery Partners, and Regional Fundraising Officers, you will focus on relationship building in your community and will be responsible for connecting a network of schools, colleges, employers and partners in your dedicated region to deliver work experience opportunities, as well as well as other opportunities through our growing portfolio of programmes. 

Key Duties / Responsibilities: - 

• Outreach to and onboarding of new host employers, helping to grow our employer network to reach ambitious targets for Experience and Progression Programmes (and others as they develop). 

• Account managing relationships with participating employers and other regional stakeholders, supporting them in the design of programmes (where appropriate) and engagement with our leading technology platform. 

• Supporting employers to achieve their aims, through either our free or chargeable services, as appropriate. 

• Outreach to discount and opportunity providers, helping grow the range of discounts and opportunities for young people through our Youth Card programme. 

• Supporting programmes as needed on any contact, phone conversations with stakeholders, programme delivery tasks and wider charity work in support of wider organisation aims and needs, particularly during peak delivery periods. 

Skills / Experience / Knowledge:- 

Essential  

• Experience in a similar environment working with a variety of stakeholders 

• Clear and concise communicator, capable of producing written content to a professional quality 

• Confident liaising with and managing relationships particularly with stakeholders from all levels 

• Comfort and experience in working with technology and data management 

• Proven capability of working through high volumes of work and securing targets across varying objectives within delivery 

• Sociable and confident and happy building and maintaining relationships with multiple stakeholders 

• Comfort in holding commercial conversations with stakeholders, who are seeking chargeable service to deliver income.

Desirable 

• Previous experience working with HR/Recruitment/CSR/Engagement teams an advantage 

• An understanding of the UK Education System and a familiarity with careers provision within UK schools and colleges would be an advantage 

• Proficient use of the Salesforce CRM, to track relationships and ensure proper data management. 

Benefits offered at Speakers for Schools: 

• Work From Anywhere in the UK (now and beyond the pandemic)

• Flexiable working

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays plus morning of your birthday off

• Pension scheme

• CharlieHR perks

• Perkbox

• £500 a year training allowance

Diversity at our core  

At Speakers for Schools, we are committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce, and eliminating discrimination. Our aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.

We welcome applications from all, including those where employment has been affected by Covid19 and those seeking to change careers. Diversity if at our core, join us. 

How to apply: 

Please apply as soon as possible submitting your CV and a one page covering letter which outlines your specific interest and ability to successfully fill this role, as well as your salary expectations and current notice period.

Appointees are subject to a successful DBS check, as contact with young people is likely.

Please note, if you do not provide a covering letter your application will not be considered.  

The Journey to joining Speakers for Schools: 

You must have the right to work in the UK without visa restrictions to be considered. 

Interviews will be scheduled as applications are received, before the closing date, and will take place over Microsoft Teams. We may appoint before this date depending on applications. 

Please apply as soon as possible, the closing date for this role is December 11th.

Immediate starts and delayed starts are available.

If you have not heard from us two weeks after the closing date, please presume your application has been unsuccessful.

Be Free Young Carers is an award winning charity that seeks to improve the lives of young carers living in the South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse Districts. We are seeking to appoint a passionate and experienced leader.

Be Free Young Carers operates throughout South Oxfordshire, the Vale of White Horse Districts and will establish a presence in the Oxford City District in 2022 as a next step in its expansion plans. We offer support and advice dedicated to improving the lives and well-being of young carers.

We are the only specialist charity supporting young carers in Oxfordshire and provide advice, guidance, offer befriending and peer support, enabling young carers to meet, socialise and have fun, increasing their self-confidence and improving their mental well-being.

In the post pandemic period, like many charities in Oxfordshire, we have seen an increase in demand. It is also clear that a significant unmet need to support young carers exists. We have a strategy to expand the geographical remit of young carers we can support in the County. Our strategy will result in young carers across Oxfordshire receiving vital support they urgently need.

Working with a dedicated, professional and highly motivated team the CEO’s role will be to inspire and lead, ensuring the sustainability of the existing charity footprint, and delivering the expansion strategy. This is an exciting time to join a thriving, growing, commercially minded charity and a rare opportunity for someone to lead a significant programme of work in its early stages of development.

The CEO is responsible for the leadership, the overall strategic direction of the Charity, working with the Chair and Board, and the delivery of all its activities to ensure it meets the needs of the children and families it exists for in the most effective way for the future.

The role is full time, but we will consider flexible time and working arrangements. Closing date is 2 January 2022..

About Us

Kick It Out are advocates on behalf of under-represented and minority communities in football, working to increase their representation in every area of the game – from grassroots to the Premier League, from the pitch to the side-lines and from the stands to the boardroom. We do everything in our power to report incidents of discrimination, educate communities, and mentor a new generation of people in the sport.

Football should be a game for everyone, whether they play it, work it in it or support it. But not everyone is welcome. Kick It Out’s mission is to campaign for change to end discrimination and build belonging, so that everyone feels they can be a part of a sport that should be for all.

Job Purpose

Reporting directly to the Head of Brand, Marketing and Communications, the Data and Insight Manager will be responsible for maintaining, upgrading and developing the Kick It Out database so that we can improve our user experience, communicate with our contacts effectively and track and monitor who we are engaging with.

As part of the role, you will develop strong relationships within all teams across the business, helping to understand their needs. You will also develop and establish organisational ways of working with the database, including leading on training staff and developing a user manual to highlight good practice. As the data champion, you will be the main point of contact for data and analysis queries internally.

You will work with our CRM system and other data tools, including Salesforce, to ensure all database users have the most effective, efficient and appropriate tools to do their job. You will also be required to audit the database to ensure data is clean and accurate, and that database users are following procedures for data entry and management.

Ensure that the needs of the organisation continue to be met by implementing application upgrades and reviewing potential platform changes. Identify, plan and deliver CRM and insight led projects, ensuring project briefs are agreed and deadlines and success criteria met.

Kick It Out is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.  Kick It Out selects all candidates for interview based on skills, qualifications and experience. Candidates with a disability who meet the criteria will be offered a guaranteed interview.

Bethel Health and Healing Network is a multi-award winning charity that works with the most vulnerable people in society providing practical, emotional and spiritual support. Bethel Health and Healing Network runs to main services: Doula Service for vulnerable pregnant women and the Rapha Service for people with low-level mental health challenges.

We are seeking an experienced Rapha Services Support Officer to join us.

Summary of Role

The Rapha Services Officer will work within the parameters outlined in Bethel’s Strategic Plan collaborating in partnership with local groups, consortium and charities. Responsible for recruiting and managing a team of volunteers, accurate record-keeping of the progress of the project and outcomes for clients,

The role will include preparing reports and statistics and contributing to the future sustainability of the project. To support the Rapha Services Manager in raising awareness of the work of the project and its profile, to ensure clients’ voices are heard and listened to. A person with good communication and administration skills and development experience in a community engagement or social care/health environment would be best suited to this position.

Responsibilities and duties

• Conduct client initial assessments face to face or by telephone/zoom and match with volunteers
• Ensure volunteers complete relevant paperwork and upload to Lamplight (CRM)
• Provide updates for Bethel Board Meetings
• Update lamplight regularly with referral forms, initial assessments, notes, case studies, volunteer/client records and feedback forms
• Regularly review and respond to volunteer’s needs and requests
• Prepare Reports for the Rapha Services Manager
• Coordinate additional virtual well-being and training sessions for volunteers and clients
• Administer Petty cash
• Support service day to day administration and responding to calls and queries
• Support Rapha Services Manager to promote the service
• Work closely with Bethel’s administrator

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Qualification:

Essential:

• Vocational qualification in a relevant subject (e.g. community development, health, mental health, social care etc.) or equivalent experience.

Experience and Knowledge:

Essential:

• Experience of developing and supporting community and/or health projects and developing collaborative partnerships.
• Experience of managing and/or working with volunteers and/or interns.
• Experience of collating service user monitoring information and ability to keep accurate records of work output and financial expenditure for the purposes of review and service development.
• Experience of working in a multi-ethnic, multi-faith setting.

Desirable:

• Experience of working with disadvantaged client groups.
• Experience in a health environment and/or in a community setting.
• Some knowledge or experience of recruitment and training

Skills and Abilities:

Essential:

• Good listening, verbal and written, communication and interpersonal skills and a friendly and non-judgmental attitude towards vulnerable people.
• Computer literate (word processing, PowerPoint, spreadsheets, email and internet), CRM systems.
• Ability to show flexibility and work under direction and be a team member.

Desirable:

• An ability to work with a diverse group of people.
• Customer service, skills.
• Ability to communicate in a community language

Competencies & Behaviours:

Essential:

• An understanding of a variety of cultures, together with an understanding of how a change in culture can isolate and affect an individual.
• A level of self-motivation and initiative, as lone or proactive work is a major part of the role

Other:

Essential:

• Satisfactory Enhanced DBS check.
• In sympathy with the Christian ethos of Bethel Health and Healing Network.
• Willingness to adopt a flexible working pattern

Desirable:

• Current, clean driving licence and car insured for business use
• The ability to communicate in a community language

‘Bethel Health and Healing Network are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. All applicants will be vetted for their suitability to work with these groups where required. Applicants for posts that are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act will be asked to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Any offer of employment and continued employment will be contingent upon satisfactory vetting results and checks made prior to and during employment where required.’

The deadline for applications is 4th Jan 2022 and interviews will be week commencing 10th Jan 2022.

If you have the skills and experience necessary and want to work with a fabulous bunch of people doing great work in and around Birmingham, then apply today.

Thank you for your interest in this role and Bethel Health and Healing Network.

We are looking for an experienced business development professional who not only excels at building relationships and sales pipelines but also relishes project management and developing proposals and sales opportunities. Corporate partnership experience within the membership or charity sector is preferred. The Partnerships Officer will work closely with the Director of Commercial Services, their colleague in the Partnerships team, and also the Events and Marketing teams.  You will lead in creating, developing and delivering the charity’s corporate partnerships strategy for partner recruitment and retention, sponsorship and exhibition programme and other opportunities, putting partner value and insight at the heart of your approach.

About us

‘Inspiring Financial Leadership’ summarises both CFG’s identity and its purpose as an organisation that supports thousands of financial leaders in the charity sector. Our vision is of a charity sector that is financially confident, dynamic and trustworthy. We provide a range of services to our members and the sector more widely. These include training, a range of publications and a sector-leading programme of meetings and conferences throughout the year both physical and virtual.  We also work with other sector bodies to lobby the government and regulator on legal and regulatory issues affecting the sector. The organisation has grown consistently in recent years.

Why work for us?

We are a friendly team with a great sense of humour that enjoys the work that we do. There is lots of potential for development for talented individuals within CFG, and we can provide an excellent platform for career progression within the sector. We also offer a superb range of benefits including;

• 25 days annual leave per year in addition to Bank Holidays, increasing to 28 days after three years of continuous service (pro rata if part-time).
• An extra three days leave for the office Christmas closure.
• Wellbeing week closures - one in January and one in the summer. 
• Time off for personal health appointments. 
• Hybrid and remote flexible working options.
• Four paid volunteering days every year.
• A generous flexitime policy which allows employees to create a good work-life balance.
• Access to eye care vouchers and contribution to the cost of new glasses.
• 24 hour, free and confidential access to our Employee Assistance Programme, as well as our mental wellbeing platform. 
• A wellbeing area in the office, for quiet time and reflection.
• Enhanced sick pay, as well as enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave.
• Continuing personal development - Learning and development opportunities both individually and organisation wide, such as a mentor/coach, training courses and conferences.
• Auto enrolled to the Personal Pension Plan where CFG will contribute twice your contribution to the scheme up to 10%.
• Access to a season ticket loan or bicycle purchase loan to help ease the cost of travel in London (subject to completion of probation period) as well as interest free employee loans. 

How to apply

Please read the full job description and person specification (pdf) and send your CV and cover letter via CharityJob.

Deadline for applications

We will be reviewing candidates as and when we receive CVs and cover letters and will appoint as soon as we meet the right person. Therefore, to avoid disappointment please apply early. This position is available immediately.

Role Profile:  Partnership Manager

This is an excellent opportunity to join one of the UK’s first social investment organisations which has provided over £0.5billion worth of loans and grants to thousands of charities and social enterprises all across the UK in its 20-year history.

We specialise in helping organisations become more resilient and sustainable so that they are in the best place to grow and increase their impact in our communities where the need is greatest. 

At SIB we want our team to represent the diversity of the people and communities that we serve.  We also want our organisation to be one where different backgrounds, experiences, expertise and perspectives are valued, and where everyone is encouraged to grow and develop.  This means that when recruiting we actively seek to reach a diverse pool of candidates.  It also means that we are happy to make changes to the recruitment process and to consider any reasonable adjustments that potential candidates may have as a future employee of SIB in order to reach their full potential.

Our Values are: People First, Curious, Bold, Collaborative, Accountable

About the Role

Reporting to a member of the relationship management team this exciting role sits in our investment team, identifying, targeting and building a network of relevant organisations, encouraging applications from the widest possible range to our funding programmes, featuring loans and grants.

It is central to our outreach, building relationships with well-connected umbrella organisations rooted in communities up and down the UK, and supporting them to introduce charities and social enterprises to the right kind of funding. Our ambition is to have the best and widest ranging set of partner networks, nurturing our existing relationships and building new ones.

At the start of 2022 SIB will be launching a programme to provide dedicated funding and support to  Black and Minority-Led organisations. Part of this role will involve working with partners who have great expertise, experience and reach into those communities

As well as the external perspective, it will involve leveraging the great experience across our organisation, working across our Teams to identify new opportunities. 

You will balance managing a healthy and high-performing pipeline of applications with nurturing relationships with our broker network.

Key responsibilities

1. Identifying, targeting and building a network of relevant organisations, and supporting them to introduce a wide range of charities and social enterprises to our funding programmes, featuring loans and grants.

2. Work with partners to bring our funding to organisations in communities throughout the UK including those that have been historically underserved by funders.

3. Undertake initial eligibility screening of funding applications against eligibility criteria and where appropriate introduce them to a relationship manager to fully assess.

4. Balance your time managing a healthy pipeline of funding applications from charities and social enterprises with nurturing relationships with our partner and introducer networks.

5. Track and report on referred funding applications internally and externally.

6. Attend and present at external events and webinars.

7. To work within the organisation's processes and procedures required to contribute to the effectiveness of the quality management system.

8. Contribute to the knowledge management, equality, diversity and inclusion and learning priorities in SIB’s strategy and support the implementation and delivery of the strategy.

9. In agreement with manager to undertake other tasks that support the objectives of SIB as required.

Core competencies

· Exceptional presentation skills

· Excellent customer service skills

· Great at building relationships

· Flexible approach to taking on and adapting to new and changing projects

· Ability to thrive in a target-driven environment and strive to stretch expectations

· Past or current experience of working in a customer facing sales role

· Ability to work using own initiative, managing and planning own workload, making informed decisions with minimal supervision

· Excellent oral and written communication and Influencing skills that can be adapted for a variety of audiences

· Knowledge or interest in the funding of organisations or businesses

· Commitment to equalities and customer care

· Actively contribute to and enjoy being part of a team

· Experience of providing products, services or support to minoritised ethnic communities

Desirable competencies

· Track record of generating new loan and/or grant applications through building external relationships

Reward package

In addition to salary, SIB offer a generous rewards package which includes:

· Hybrid working

· Annual leave of 25 days per year plus bank holidays

· Birthday leave

· Group life assurance – Death in service scheme which pays three times annual salary

· EAP & WeCare – confidential counselling, wellbeing, GP & information services

· Perkbox – free access to over 200 exclusive perks

· Wellbeing benefit

· Remote Working benefit

· Access to training, personal and professional development

· Digital Detox afternoons

· Cycle scheme

· Volunteering and visits – the opportunity to volunteer at or visit one of the many charities and social enterprises we support.

· Enhanced Family Friendly benefits

About the role

Are you a passionate and exceptional fundraiser with experience of working with trusts or major donors?

We are seeking a highly motivated, resilient and driven fundraising officer with excellent relationship management skills to support the growth and success of our Partnerships and Philanthropy Unit.

The Philanthropy Officer will manage and steward a portfolio of trusts and major donors working with colleagues across the organisation to identify and research donor prospects, produce compelling concept notes and funding proposals aligned to donor priorities.

About you

You will have good experience and understanding of fundraising, ideally in a trust or major donor environment. With excellent communications skills and an ability to convey complex ideas simply, you will also be great at managing a variety of donors and multiple projects including event coordination.

Why join us?

The opportunity to work for an organisation that is making a positive difference to the lives of people worldwide, a friendly and supportive culture, working with values driven and highly engaged colleagues, work life balance and flexible working – these are just some of the reasons we think Practical Action is a great place to work.

Our modern, open plan offices are located in the centre of Rugby and near to Rugby train station, 

In addition, we offer the following benefits:

• Full time roles are contracted at 35 hours per week.
• Some evening and weekend work may be required on an ad hoc basis, including attending events as a Practical Action representative.
• Flexible working hours are encouraged and enabled – depending on the role, remote working is possible.
• 26 days holiday rising with continuous service, in addition to public holidays.
• Pension scheme - employer contributes 10.5% of salary and the employee contributes 5%.
• Enhanced family friendly policies, including maternity, adoption, paternity and shared parental leave.
• Life assurance (3 x annual salary).
• Bike to Work scheme.

About us

We are an international development organisation putting ingenious ideas to work so people in poverty can change their world.

We help people find solutions to some of the world’s toughest problems. Challenges made worse by catastrophic climate change and persistent gender inequality. We work with communities to develop ingenious, lasting and locally owned solutions for agriculture, water and waste management, climate resilience and clean energy. And we share what works with others, so answers that start small can grow big.

We’re a global change-making group. The group consists of a UK registered charity with community projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America, an independent development publishing company and a technical consulting service. We combine these specialisms to multiply our impact and help shape a world that works better for everyone.

Practical Action believe that having a diverse workforce and inclusive workplace culture based on respect will enable us to be an effective organisation. We seek to create an inclusive workplace in which people are accepted as individuals, regardless of their differences and where they feel their contribution is valued.  We treat all applications for employment on their merits and do not take into consideration any factors that are not relevant to the job such as disability, race, age, religion, gender, gender reassignment or sexual orientation.

Additional information

• Please note that should we recruit a suitable candidate before the closing date, we will close applications earlier than the specified date.
• We treat all applications for employment on their merits and do not take into consideration any factors that are not relevant to the job such as disability, race, age, religion, gender, gender reassignment or sexual orientation.
• Practical Action is committed to safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults and as such candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks including criminal checks and terrorist financing.
•  The successful applicant must have the pre-existing right to both live and work in the UK.

As part of the Fundraising and Communications Department this role is responsible for raising income from individuals by using a range of public fundraising techniques, delivering an exceptional supporter experience, and deepening relationships with donors and fundraisers. The role will work across Community and National Events and the Individual Giving programme, including appeals, gaming, in Memory/in Celebration and legacy gifts.

At my-AFK we have wonderful stories to tell about the young people we work with. You will be a great storyteller, passionate about working with supporters to maximise income for the charity and adept at managing internal and external relationships.You will manage agencies and external suppliers and feel confident communicating with our supporters both in writing and face to face.

Working alongside the rest of the Fundraising and Comms team you will use the most appropriate channel to reach our target audiences at the right time with the best product to allow them to support the work of my-AFK.

Principle Responsibilities

Individual Giving

• Deliver a compelling, coherent and engaging experience across audiences, channels and activities to deliver a range of on and offline communications with a donation call to action
• Manage the appeals, gaming and newsletter programmes to deliver income and return on investment
• Assist the Director of Fundraising and Comms to launch new individual giving products to maximise engagement and income
• Develop supporter journeys, both on and offline, to steward individuals and ensure they feel valued and committed to my-AFK and will go on to give again

Community and National Events

• Play a major role in the delivery of key events throughout the year, including AFK Beach Volleyball, across audiences and channels, ensuring income and engagement is maximised
• Deliver all aspects of the national events programme, including the London Marathon, and identify new opportunities to increase participation in virtual and in person events
• Work with the wider fundraising team to deliver my-AFK’s community fundraising programme with a focus on supporting key target audiences to raise money and improving the programme in the local area

Financial Management and Reporting

• Regularly review performance of campaigns and report back on expenditure/income and KPIs
• Update income dashboards as agreed with the Director of Fundraising and Comms
• Develop campaign budgets and reforecast income across streams, ensuring that the Fundraising Director is informed of any variances in income, and year on year income is monitored

Database and Reporting

• Use the CRM to record and analyse income as well as for data extraction to deliver campaigns and end to end supporter journeys
• Undertake a comprehensive and routine evaluation of all public fundraising activity including preparing reports for colleagues and the leadership team

Person Specification

Essential

• Ability to write persuasive content and create engaging fundraising messaging for a for a variety of audiences and across multiple channels
• Experience in running local events and/or national participation events
• Experience in raising money from individuals via fundraising or through donations
• Experience or willingness to learn about Legacy marketing programmes
• Ability to monitor and analyse income and expenditure budgets and produce meaningful KPIs
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and tight deadlines with a proactive approach
• Friendly, positive, flexible and adaptable team player

• Excellent IT skills including knowledge of MS Office packages
• Experience of using a CRM to record contacts and income and for reporting

Desirable

• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• At least three years’ experience in a fundraising environment or with demonstrable transferable skills

• Experience of managing external supplier relationships
• Understanding of the changing principles and trends within public fundraising

General

• Deliver all aspects of this job description in accordance with my AFK’s Equal Opportunities & Diversity Policy
• Able to demonstrate a commitment to the aims and objectives of my AFK
• Willingness to work outside of normal hours if required, including weekends
• Willingness to undertake further training if required
• Staff are encouraged to volunteer to support at least two events outside of normal working hours each year – we have a Time Off In Lieu (TOIL) policy

• Awareness of current issues affecting disabled children and young people in the UK and a commitment to keep abreast of this ever-changing landscape
• Undertake other duties which are in line with the general level of responsibility of the post, or as directed by a member of the Senior Management team

Code of Conduct

• Understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
• Ensure compliance with The General Data Protection Regulation 2016 (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018, and Fundraising Regulations

Please download our Job Pack for more information on the role and my AFK.

WHO ARE WE?

Part business, part charity, part membership body – students’ unions are all seriously fun places to work.

They are organisations in their own right. Professionally run, but different. Professional teams support

Elected student leaders so as they make change, improve lives and fulfil potential, we help make it happen.

The Union of Brunel Students is one of more than 550 students’ unions across the country. And with more than 14,000 members, 150 clubs and societies, a huge range of services and a bold strategy, we’re one of the most exciting.

WHAT’S THE JOB?

To support and facilitate the operation of our 100+ student led societies by ensuring that the committees have the knowledge and skills to deliver activities and events that engage and inspire their members.

You will provide administrative support, deliver training, and facilitate events, to really make a difference to the experience of students at Brunel.

The role is the first point of contact for all our societies, it is a busy, fast paced, administrative role, where you get to really focus on providing a great social experience for our members!

WHO YOU ARE:

Someone energised by the prospect of there being ‘too much’ going on!

A highly organised individual who is able to build strong relationships with committee members. You will be passionate about student activities, and will thrive in a busy office, enjoying the challenges that working with societies provides, whilst remaining calm and efficient when dealing with a busy inbox!

A self-starter, you will be able to hit the ground running and really support our societies in the delivery of their activity.

WHY APPLY?

Because you’re excited by the challenge!

Because you’re excited by the challenge! The exact opposite of corporate, we’re progressive, creative individuals working to make a difference in unconventional workplaces. In return for your passion and experience we offer the flexibility for work-life balance, a competitive salary for the non-profit sector and excellent holiday allowance. We’re committed to equality of opportunity for all. We welcome applications from individuals regardless of their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender, or disability status. We want to support diverse and inclusive work environments and are actively looking for people who share our values.

The Operations Support Coordinator helps people with sight loss to live the life they choose by delivering a professional and pleasant work environment within our regional centres or community teams. Ensuring that anyone engaging with the local office whether in person or through virtual means will experience high standards of customer service, people-centred service and efficient professional and administrative support.

This role is 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week, with 26 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays) a year. 

We recognise that the world looks a little bit different since the pandemic. Therefore, we’re committed to enabling our staff to work where best suits the needs of the individual, their team and the organisation. For this role, there may be opportunities to work from home as well as the office. We want our staff to flourish and work in environments which maximises their potential and best serves our stakeholders.

We offer a generous pension scheme, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people. 

Diversity 
Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from people with disabilities as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invitation to interview for all applicants with disabilities who demonstrate, within their application form, sufficient evidence to meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding 
Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

Candidate requirements

To be able to fulfil this role, the skills and experience we are looking for in a potential candidate include;

Essential

• A comprehensive knowledge of GDPR regulations.

• Computer literate with advanced skills in the Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

• Basic understanding of Health and Safety legislation.

• Clear understanding and experience of safeguarding.

• Experience in a customer service role, and/or office/administration role.

• Completing basic H&S risk assessments.

• Experienced in the use of CRM systems.

• Excellent verbal, written, and reading skills required for communications. Good level of mathematics required for financial data processing.

Desirable 

• Lived experience of vision impairment (either self or direct family member).

• Experience of dealing with complex queries and/or complaints.

• Knowledge of Salesforce or CARE database.

For the complete list of essential and desirable criteria necessary to be successful in this role please see the Person Specification within the Job Description below. The candidate pack contains more information about this role & the recruitment process at Guide Dogs.

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. We cannot provide sponsorship for this role.

How to apply 

Applications need to be made using the online application form, accessed using the ‘apply’ button above. 

As part of your application ensure you provide evidence and examples of how your skills & experience meet the criteria as set out in the attached job description. 

The system has a one-hour time limit. We would advise you to prepare your answers separately and then copy and paste into the online form once finalised.If any mandatory fields are missed, a pop-up box will appear at the top of the page advising which sections require completion.

Please note that you’ll have to upload a CV as this is a mandatory requirement as part of our Safer Recruitment Policy.

Guide Dogs follow Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding the vulnerable people we work with. As part of this, we require a full work history with any gaps accounted for & a minimum of 2 professional referee details fully covering the past 5 years. If there is not enough space in your application form to provide this information, please ensure you upload additional documentation containing the additional detail.

Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS) provides world-leading pre-hospital medical services to critically ill or injured patients wherever they are, whenever they need it. We serve a population of 4.8 million people plus a transient population of 90 million people, making us one of the busiest Air Ambulances in the UK. We are at the forefront of utilising technology and innovation to save lives and improve patient outcome.

To support our service, we are looking for a highly engaged and organised Corporate Relations Officer who will provide a high level of stewardship to our ever-expanding portfolio of corporate supporters within our communities.

Although this is a fixed-term maternity cover position, the successful candidate will play a key role in developing and delivering the stewardship and fundraising activities that we offer to our corporate supporters.

This is an excellent opportunity for a highly organised individual who can manage a range of multiple tasks at once. Previous experience within corporate fundraising would be desirable, however the role may provide an opportunity for interested applicants who want to commence a career within corporate fundraising and/or business development.

DUTIES TO INCLUDE:

• Coordinate the delivery of corporate fundraising activities to meet income targets, working collaboratively with teams across the organisation to ensure high quality outcomes (e.g. Volunteer Development, Events and Supporter Experience).

• Provide appropriate stewardship to businesses and their employees. Communicating in a timely and professional fashion either by email, telephone, letter or face to face, taking into consideration charity guidelines and values. Greet and look after any corporate supporters during visits to the KSS base.

• Assist the Head of Corporate Relations in expanding KSS’s portfolio.  This may include supporting new initiatives or developing compelling pitches and proposals for Charity of the Year partnerships or other funding opportunities.

• Collaborate with the Events Team to support the successful delivery of KSS fundraising events (e.g. the annual Golf Day), considering sponsorship opportunities and business participation.

• To record and maintain accurate information on corporate relationships within the charity’s database system.

• Provide support to organisations to maximise income or staff fundraising.  Log and arrange disbursement of any gifts in kind from corporate organisations to ensure maximum benefits to the KSS.

• To manage the network of collection boxes, exploring and proposing new opportunities to grow cash income through collections, including how sites could be expanded or the contribution of volunteers improved.

• Maintain an awareness of KSS’s strategy and vision for the future and how corporate fundraising might play a role in supporting with funding opportunities.

• Understand and keep up to date on all relevant fundraising regulations and best practice guidelines – as set out by KSS’s internal processes, policies and procedures.

• Work closely with colleagues within the broader Income Generation and Marketing and Communications Team to ensure consistency of the KSS brand and messaging within the department’s activities.

• Build a sound understanding of the Service Delivery side of our work to communicate this effectively with partners and in written proposals.

• Develop relationships with the Operational and Clinical Managers to support corporate activities such as base visits and HEMS Insight Days.

Please be aware that KSS will look to conduct interviews in early December, however this vacancy will continue to be advertised until a successful candidate has been appointed.

Bethel Health and Healing Network (Bethel) is an award-winning charity founded on Christian vision and principles. The Charity works with some of the most vulnerable people in Birmingham. It’s two main services are a Doula Service and a Listening Service, with both being expanded to develop new activities in line with the Bethel Strategic Plan. The Listening Service comes under the umbrella of the Rapha Project, which also covers the mental wellbeing and healthy living activities. Bethel’s vision is to provide practical and emotional support to individuals, community groups and isolated and vulnerable people.

SUMMARY OF ROLE 

The Services Manager for the Rapha Programme is an expanding role, working within the parameters outlined in Bethel’s Strategic Plan, collaborating in partnership with local groups, consortia, and charities. Responsible for managing a team of paid staff and volunteers, accurate record-keeping of the progress of the project and outcomes for clients, reporting to funders, as well as engaging with partners and developing new strategic links across the city.

The role will include managing the Rapha Listening Service, preparing reports and statistics, and ensuring the future sustainability of the service, raising awareness of the service and its profile, to ensure clients’ voices are heard and listened to and their needs appreciated at strategic levels. The Services Manager will also be responsible for developing new ‘Rapha’ activities in line with the Strategic Plan. A person with good communication skills and development experience in a community engagement or social care/health environment would be best suited to this position.

DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Leadership and Management

- To manage the Rapha Listening Service, for people with needs, local communities across Birmingham, as well as those referred from other agencies. This will involve the recruitment and training of a team of volunteers or interns who will become “listeners”. To manage any issues that may arise and signpost people, as necessary, to specialist agencies.

- To work closely with Bethel’s partner organisations, to develop and maintain a presence across the city.

- To provide high quality line management to the Rapha team, motivating and inspiring them to achieve Bethel’s objectives through clear communication and regular reviews.

- To work with the CEO, Senior Operations Manager, other senior managers, and the Bethel Board, to develop and implement the strategic/annual plan.

 - To establish new developments that are within Bethel’s Strategic Plan, or are part of Bethel’s vision, together with other partners and agencies

2. Project Management and Development

- To be responsible for the running of Bethel’s Listening Service, together with staff members and volunteers in the Rapha team.

- To develop a healthy-living project to provide health-focused activities especially for people who are isolated, vulnerable or at risk of mental health problems and to work with volunteers/interns and partners in the running of these.

- To work closely with Bethel’s Volunteer Co-ordinator to ensure best possible outcome for clients and volunteers

- To be responsible for assessing each beneficiary referred to the listening project, (including self-referrals), for making decisions about appropriate support for each and for ensuring that service delivery is implemented efficiently.

- To establish referral pathways, by liaising with other agencies and to provide support for service users who may require mental health support and/or healthy-living activities.

3. Networking and Partnerships

- To liaise and communicate with health and social care professionals providing health support to the client group (isolated and vulnerable people and those at risk of mental health problems), as appropriate.

- To liaise and network with a variety of voluntary and statutory agencies, to ensure that partnerships are sound, referrals are appropriate and that the voice of the project is heard across the city; through membership of consortia of relevance to the Rapha project, such as the Living Well Consortium.

- To advertise and promote the projects amongst professionals and agencies who are likely to refer new clients.

- To specifically engage with the Cairn Consortium, providing support of their “Live, Work, Heal” initiative, particularly in terms of giving advice regarding healthy living and healing initiatives.

4. Monitoring and Evaluation

- To keep accurate records, the expenditure of projects, feeding this back to the Operations Manager on a regular basis.

- To keep accurate records of the beneficiaries of projects, ensuring that monitoring of their progress is carried out and recorded and that statistics are reported to funders and the Bethel Board, as required.

- To report regularly in writing on the progress of the Rapha projects to the Bethel Board.

5. Quality and Compliance

- Ensure the highest quality service to the Rapha clients and volunteers, and in line with contractual requirements.

- Ensure effective use of data analysis and monitoring programmes to collate, analyse and use data to inform and drive performance.

- Ensure the highest standards of compliance in relation to safeguarding, health and safety, GDPR/data protection.

- To ensure Rapha’s compliance with the Trusted Charity quality mark and to co-operate in any future assessments for Trusted Charity.

6. Fundraising

- To identify funding opportunities and to work with the Fundraising Officer, Senior Operations Manager and CEO in the development of funding bids to support project management and development.

7. Other

- To carry out any further duties deemed necessary by CEO and/or Bethel Board

- Work within and adhere to Bethel’s policies and procedures.

PERSON SPECIFICATION :

Qualification:

ESSENTIAL

• A degree level or vocational qualification in a relevant subject (e.g., community development, health, mental health, social care etc.) or equivalent experience. 
• Experience and Knowledge

ESSENTIAL

• Experience of developing and managing community and/or health projects and developing collaborative partnerships.
• Experience of managing and/or working with volunteers and/or interns.
• Experience of collating service user monitoring information and ability to keep accurate records of work output and financial expenditure for the purposes of review and service development.
• Experience of working in a multi-ethnic, multi-faith setting.

DESIRABLE

• Experience of working with disadvantaged client groups.
• Experience in a health environment and/or in a community setting.
• Some knowledge or experience of recruitment and training

Skills and Abilities:

ESSENTIAL

• Good listening, verbal and written, communication and interpersonal skills and a friendly and non-judgmental attitude towards vulnerable people.
• Computer literate (word processing, PowerPoint, spreadsheets, email and internet), CRM systems.
• Ability to show leadership but also the flexibility to work under direction and be a team member.
• Ability to motivate and energise people.
• Fundraising and bid development.

DESIRABLE

• An ability to work with a diverse group of people.
• Customer service, marketing, or sales skills.
• The ability to create good work partnerships with multiple stakeholders both internally and externally

Competencies & Behaviours:

ESSENTIAL

• An understanding of a variety of cultures, together with an understanding of how a change in culture can isolate and affect an individual.
• In sympathy with the Christian ethos of Bethel Health and Healing Network.
• A high level of self-motivation and initiative, as lone or proactive work is a major part of the role 

Other:

ESSENTIAL

• Satisfactory Enhanced DBS check.
• Willingness to adopt a flexible working pattern, including attending meetings and events on evenings and weekends.

DESIRABLE

• Current, clean driving licence and car insured for business use

Bethel Health and Healing Network are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.  All applicants will be vetted for their suitability to work with these groups where required. Applicants for posts that are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act will be asked to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Any offer of employment and continued employment will be contingent upon satisfactory vetting results and checks made prior to and during employment where required.

The deadline for applications is 4th Jan 2022 and interviews will be week commencing 10th Jan 2022.

If you have the skills and experience necessary and want to work with a fabulous bunch of people doing great work in and around Birmingham, then apply today.

Thank you for your interest in this role at Bethel Health and Healing Network.

Are you an experienced professional conduct case manager or team leader? Are you looking for a rewarding role in the charity sector that improves safety and quality in professional practice? If so, NRCPD is looking for a dynamic and client focused Professional Conduct and Complaints Team Manager – and we think it could be you.

NRCPD is a charity and the UK's national voluntary regulator for British Sign Language Interpreters and allied professions. We maintain registers of language service professionals who meet the high professional standards we set and our purpose is to promote the best possible communication between d/Deaf, deafblind people and hearing people. Our registers continue to grow and we now have over 1,665 professionals on our registers. Our vision is full inclusion for d/Deaf and deafblind people, and we believe that effective regulation of the professionals on our registers plays a crucial part in that.

This is a new and exciting role that is dedicated to leading our professional conduct and complaints service.

The Professional Conduct and Complaints Manager will be responsible for the effective investigation and response to all complaints and the operation of the supporting processes. You will lead the PCC service according to established procedures, in complaints, investigations, sanctions, committee hearings, case reviews and audits, and handle all external queries concerning the service (a full job description and person specification is available on request). You will provide leadership to and manage our case administration officers and routinely deal with legal advisers and representatives, as well as parties to the complaint, and others.

The successful candidate will have substantial experience in professional regulation or similar, and be familiar with the legal nature of much of the work. In addition to your experience, you will have a minimum of a degree level (or equivalent) qualification, excellent written English and ideally will have relevant further vocational qualifications in the legal, professional regulation or HR discipline fields at Level 5 or even 6 (diploma/degree).

With a joint focus on accurate case work and supportive client care, you are responsible to ensure all case management meets agreed targets and standards, that accurate records are kept and that data protection and confidentiality requirements are met. Maintaining confidence and trust in our complaints process is an important factor in your work.

In 2022 we will be implementing a revised professional conduct and complaints procedure once the review and consultation are complete, and you will be leading the implementation and other aspects of bringing the new procedure into use, including continuous improvement of procedures.

We are looking for someone with the flexibility to also support the wider responsibilities of the charity whilst maintaining high standards of delivery in your core role. You will be expected to support our governance with monitoring trends and writing briefings and reports for the Board, for comms&marketing and for the professions we regulate and advising the Chief Executive&Registrar

You should be at ease working with Microsoft Office365 suite including Teams and also Adobe DS or similar document software. Also video conference platforms such as Teams and Zoom, including at home.

The successful candidate will have a good understanding and be motivated by the role of NRCPD and by the issues facing d/Deaf and deafblind people in the UK today.

We are a committed equal opportunities recruiter and employer, and welcome applications from all suitable candidates with the required experience, skills and knowledge irrespective of age, disability, hidden disability, race or national origin, religion or belief, gender, gender expression, political view, sexual orientation, medical condition, and pregnancy.

The job is offered 30 hrs pw. Salary indicated will be pro-rata'd to agreed hours. Flexible home working is part of the offer but regular attendance in the office is essential in this role. Please get in touch to see the full job description and person specification against which candidates will be assessed.

We are aiming to fill the role quickly to start by 31 January - closing date for applications is 14 December 2021, interviews will take place over 20-22 December. Interviews will be conducted via Zoom and assessments will be required to be submitted in advance of interviews.

The Job description is available on our website and applications in the form of a CV with a covering letter explaining why you are right for the role, should be received by email by 14 Dec 2021. Interviews will be held remotely 20-22 Dec 2021.

Application deadline: midnight 14/12/2021

Expected start date: 31/01/2022

COVID-19 considerations: We operate a hygiene secure, socially distanced work place with physical protective measures of masks and perspex screens and limited in-office working with flexible working from home supported. We have permanently rebalanced to