Application Deadline: 04 October 2020 

Summary of Role

The role is a 1 year fixed term position.The post holder will be responsible for the development and implementation of effective and coordinated MEAL systems across Muslim Aid’s programmes in support of quality service delivery.

The MEAL Coordinator’s mandate covers all Muslim Aid programmes. You will be responsible for the effective delivery of our new Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning policies and procedures in the UK and overseas. The primary objectives are to:

• Learn from past experience;
• Improve service delivery, planning and resource allocation; and
• Demonstrate accountability to ourselves and our stakeholders.

About the Role

As the MEAL Coordinator you will be working closely with staff and partners at both Muslim Aid in London (HQ) and in the Country Offices, supporting and leading on MEAL efforts throughout Muslim Aid.The main responsibilities of this role will be to:

• Provide strategic guidance on Muslim Aid’s MEAL services. 
• In close coordination with Muslim Aid HQ, country teams and other affiliates and partners, design and implement systems, processes and tools that ensure quality, consistency and best practices in planning, monitoring, evaluation, reporting, accountability and learning.
• Review, apply and monitor Muslim Aid MEAL policies and procedures to ensure they are fit for purpose. 
• Design and deliver key learning projects that incorporate the use of robust evidence into future programme design. 
• Support all Muslim Aid programme teams and partners in the process of tailoring MEAL tools and practices to different country contexts and programmatic (e.g. emergency), while ensuring consistency of Muslim Aid’s MEAL policy.
• Conduct training for Muslim Aid HQ and country office staff on programme standards and best practices, develop their knowledge, skills and competencies needed for effective monitoring, evaluation, learning and accountability.
• Provide comprehensive analysis and presentation of MEAL information on Muslim Aid programmes.
• Compile Muslim Aid HQ and country monitoring data into clear reports, which reflect activities, outputs and outcomes, provide accountability, and demonstrate impact. 

About You

This role is based in the UK and open to individuals with unrestricted right to live and work in the UK. At this stage we are unable to offer sponsorship opportunities.

To be successful in this role:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant subject.
• Strong technical knowledge of M&E theory, MEAL systems and processes.
• Proven experience in reviewing, monitoring and evaluating programmes, and using quantitative and qualitative methods and approaches.
• Experience in planning and managing surveys, developing and refining data collection tools, and with data quality assessments and oversight.
• Experience of working within an international organisation.
• Manage complex information relating to projects, question inaccuracies and present information in an understandable and approachable way.

Why you should Apply

If you are self-motivated, with the ability to work with a high degree of autonomy this role is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious MEAL Coordinator.

You will be joining a supportive, highly-skilled, passionate organisation as a specialist in your field. Muslim Aid offer a 35-hour week, generous holiday allowance of 37 days (including bank holidays), flexible working and encourage a healthy work-life balance.

How to Apply:

To apply please ensure that you complete Muslim Aid Application Form. 

Muslim Aid’s recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to the safety and protection of children and vulnerable adults in our care/employment. Successful candidates will be expected to undergo a DBS check. In addition, all successful candidates for finance roles will undergo an Experian Credit Check.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief or age. 

Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Applications will be accepted until closing date, however, Muslim Aid reserves the right to initiate interviews and the selection process on a rolling basis with the aim of identifying an appropriate candidate as quickly as possible. 

Do you want to join The Eve Appeal as our new Public Fundraising Officer? 

The Eve Appeal is the UK's leading national charity funding research into, and raising awareness of, the five gynaecological cancers – womb, ovarian, cervical, vulval and vaginal.

In this role, you will focus on delivering an exceptional supporter experience – deepening relationships and maximising overall value – across a range of supporters. This role works across Individual Giving (including In Memory and Legacy), Community fundraising and Sporting Events & Challenges. This is an incredible opportunity to develop/strengthen a strong understanding of best practice across these disciplines.

This is a new role with plenty of room for flex and to make it your own to maximise impact. We have a strong public fundraising programme – responsible for nearly two thirds of our income, and this is an exciting time to come on board and build on our success and grow and future-proof the programme.

You will benefit from an experienced and supportive line manager, a culture open to change and new thoughts and experiences, and a team committed to fundraising best practice which will greatly aid your development as a fundraiser.

This role could suit a proven Public Fundraising/Direct Marketing Officer, someone looking to take their first step up to Officer-level or someone with transferrable skills looking to make the step into fundraising in the charity sector.

The Eve Appeal is striving to create a workplace that reflects the communities we seek to serve and in which everyone feels empowered to be themselves and work together to drive positive change. We would welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Please review the full job description and person specification and then click Apply and send us your CV with covering letter (no more than two A4 pages) detailing your suitability for the role.

We have an exciting opportunity to join The Salvation Army’s small, but hugely dynamic and successful, Individual Giving team in the newly created role of Supporter Retention Manager.

You may not know this, but The Salvation Army is one of the largest, most diverse providers of social and community services after the Government. With more than 650 local centres and nearly 100 residential centres, we make a powerful difference to people across the UK who might otherwise be excluded. Income raised by the Individual Giving team has grown significantly year-on-year, even during the Coronavirus pandemic. With ambitious plans to expand the programme, we have created this new role.

Leading a team of two, the role is responsible for the development and delivery of the supporter retention programme to inspire and motivate warm supporters to continue supporting and to drive loyalty. The programme covers on and offline activity including cash appeals, Direct Debit and Upgrade asks, and loyalty communications to raise £30 million in unrestricted income annually.

This is a crucial leadership role in the Individual Giving team so we are looking for someone with extensive direct marketing experience, specifically retention, with a track record of success. They should be able to lead and motivate the team and have a background of refining and developing retention programmes, based on data insights and analysis, to drive success in terms of both income and supporter satisfaction. We’re looking for skills in delivering good creative work and an ability to really appreciate and communicate our cause and brand, and someone who can show real understanding of our supporters. This is also a very hands-on role and you should be willing to work at both strategic and operational levels, and engage with the wider IG team to ensure all activities are integrated. Finally, you must have experience of managing income and expenditure budgets.

Currently our headquarters are at 101 Newington Causeway, London SE1 6BN, however the majority of HQ staff are working from home, with limited office-days. We are looking at longer term options for 2021, but flexible working arrangements will be at the heart of decisions we make.

Benefits: 25 days annual leave + bank holidays, a contributory pension scheme; season ticket loan and an employee assistance programme.

Appointment subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK.

Closing date: 28 September 2020.

CVs will not be accepted.

Promoting equality in the workplace

The Criminal Justice Policy and Campaigns Officer will play a proactive role supporting the development of TMs criminal justice policy and advocacy work, including campaigning activity, research, report writing, public affairs and building networks. The post holder will develop and maintain criminal justice policy, advocacy and campaigns networks nationally. They will be capable of compiling and monitoring data sets, performing qualitative and quantitative research, and writing compelling policy briefs for dissemination at a national level. They will pursue opportunities to influence policy and decisions makers locally and nationally. It will be the post holder’s responsibility to liaise with the Traveller Movement’s Network Partners and TM Advisory Board on policy developments and relevant campaigns and parliamentary work.

Key areas of responsibility

To undertake research/policy work including: facilitating interviews and focus groups; analysing and interpreting policy, legislation, identifying good and bad practice; undertaking desk research and content analysis; and forecasting trends and future developments in the Criminal Justice policy field

• To contribute to the production of proposals, reports and briefings in appropriate forms which may include newsletters, articles, letters and mailings, in paper and electronic form
• Undertake campaigning and lobbying work, organising key parliamentary events and campaigns
• Support, facilitate and develop key community networks to feed into the policy and public affairs process
• Ensure models of good practice in relation to Gypsies, Roma and Travellers are developed and shared
• Organise high profile policy and parliamentary events such as parliamentary receptions and policy round table seminars.
• Share responsibility and support TM annual conference and other events.
• Promote and represent the Project by making regular spoken and written submissions at external meetings and forums.
• Develop and facilitate external support networks and identify models of good practice within other BME communities.
• Attend relevant meetings with other organisations, including at the Ministry of Justice.
• Ensure full consultation and involvement of community member’s voice at every opportunity.                 

Other duties will include:

• Be primarily self-serving and responsible for own administration including, keeping detailed records of project expenditure and report writing.
• Undertake evening and weekend work where necessary and required for the post.
• Undertake additional tasks and responsibilities which may arise on an ad hoc basis and which are relevant to the post.
• Be a team player
• Keep abreast of developing legislation, best policy and practice.
• Adhere to TM policy and procedures.
• Widespread travel will be required from time to time.
• Ensure all work is properly monitored and evaluated. To have commitment to developing quality by the implementation of Travellers Movement quality evaluation tools along with any other standards set by the Traveller Movement.

Skills and experience
The person we are looking for is likely to have completed a relevant degree, have 1 or more years’ experience in a relevant field, will be expected to have:

• An understanding of the criminal justice public policy field in the UK including experience working in the relevant field
• Insights into criminal justice research or access to justice, employability, education, health, social care, or related research preferably with experience in one or more fields
• Evidence of strong written communication: ability to clearly articulate a story by bringing together evidence from a range of sources (primary and secondary sources) about complex policy issues
• Evidence of strong data analysis skills including advanced Excel and graphical presentation of patterns and trends
• Evidence of effective oral communication including some of the following: group facilitation, presentation, contribution to meetings (internal and external), interviewing (telephone and face-to-face) and running focus groups
• Ability to work independently and initiate, plan and prioritise workloads and meet deadlines
• Ability to think creatively and offer ideas in designing our approach to tasks
• Ability to make positive contributions to internal and external teams
• Understanding of how to use IT effectively and appreciate the potential of IT-based solutions and tools to enhance our services to clients.

Volunteering Development and Support Officer

• Permanent
• £30K (Band 3)
• Full time, 35 Hours Per Week
• Ewell based, but with interim working from home arrangements as we phase back to the office

Are you experienced in volunteer management or development? Are you passionate about ensuring volunteers have a supportive and positive experience?

Samaritans has over 21,000 volunteers, across a network of over 200 branches. Our volunteers operate 24 hours a day providing emotional support and alleviating distress.  Our mission is to reduce the number of people who die by suicide.

We’re looking for a dynamic, innovative and passionate Volunteering Development and Support Officer to join our team and oversee our processes, procedures, training and guidance in relation to volunteer management and support, ensuring that Samaritans remains a great place to volunteer, in an ever changing volunteer landscape - helping to ensure the sustainability of our service.

As a member of the Volunteering team, you will act as one of the first points of contact for branch, region and nation queries, providing expert advice and support in response to matters relating to the management, support and retention of volunteers.

As well as supporting best practice throughout the branch network you’ll be forward thinking and able to identify areas for improvement and new initiatives both at a branch level and across the wider organisation, encouraging best practice and innovation, continually improving the way we support and involve volunteers.

You will have excellent coaching, communication and influencing skills and will work with a wide variety of volunteers and staff, supporting and managing complex and sometimes sensitive situations, as well as representing volunteering in cross department project work.

You will be skilled in recording and reporting on information and data, producing meaningful analysis and insights, supporting the delivery of organisational KPI’s and helping to evidence and influence change across the organisation.

You’ll be able to effectively lead and support remote groups of volunteers to effectively provide wider support to our branch network, specifically in the areas of volunteer management, retention, conflict resolution, disputes and mediation.

You will also be working as part of a team to support safeguarding operations ensuring that we have robust practices in place to facilitate the safe involvement of volunteers and effectively manage organisational risk.

This is a varied role where no two days are the same.  To undertake this role, you will rely on your knowledge of volunteering best practice, legal framework and innovation, utilising this knowledge alongside your experience of providing advice, training and support on volunteering matters throughout Samaritans.

Samaritans is wholly committed to inclusion and diversity, and to building a culture and environment where everyone is appreciated for the unique person that they are. We actively warmly encourage applications from a broad range of backgrounds and experiences.

To apply

Please note that we will be reviewing applications as they are submitted which may mean that we will close the role as soon as we have found the right candidate and this may be before the published closing date. We would, therefore, advise interested applicants to submit an application as early as possible.

If you would like to apply for this role please upload your updated CV and accompanying cover letter, outlining your motivations for applying for the role and how you meet the stated criteria by 9am on Monday 28th September 2020.

At Carers First, we understand that caring can be hard, but believe getting the right help should not be. Obtaining relevant information and support can itself be a challenge, but with it, carers can thrive. That is why Carers First offers several avenues for people to get the help they need either online, on the phone or within their community. We offer timely advice and work with carers and their families to identify the best way forward, for them. There are many reasons people require care, including illness, disability, mental health issues or addiction.

We are currently seeking an experienced Service Manager to lead our community teams in the London Boroughs of Newham and Hackney.  The requirements of the role will include day to day operational management of our services in the boroughs, leading on relationships with commissioners and key stakeholders and working with carers to ensure that all services make a positive difference to their lives.

To be successful you will have experience of managing multiple work streams ensuring contract compliance and funder requirements are met, excellent leadership skills demonstrating experience of supporting and developing teams and a good working knowledge of social care and health. The role requires excellent communication, interpersonal and written skills.

In return, you will benefit from working for a not-for-profit organisation that delivers a service which makes a real difference to people’s lives. We offer training and development to help you grow your career, good annual leave entitlement, flexible working options, access to our work-place pension, employee assistance programme and a Benenden Healthcare package.

If you are interested in becoming part of our team and have the skills and experience, we are looking for and are passionate about making a real difference then please read the Job Description and Person Specification.

Appointments are subject to Carers First receiving an appropriate disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service that we consider acceptable.

We encourage and welcome applications regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation or age.

Please note that if you have not been contacted within one week of the closing date, your application has not been successful.