Purpose

The Carer Friendly Officer will work closely with partners of Carers Trust South East Wales to work towards the Carers Friendly accreditation scheme. The Carer Friendly Accreditation is an accreditation for services, employers, GP’s, local authorities, pharmacies etc. to be recognised for the support they put in place for unpaid carers. Giving each organisation the exemplar tools and a framework to improve identification and support for carers.  

Major Responsibilities

Project Delivery

•  Support the implementation of the Carer Friendly Accreditation for services across Gwent 
• To build relationships with a wide range of partners across Gwent to implement the Carer Friendly accreditation
• To help raise the profile of the Carer Friendly accreditations across Gwent, including attending events, giving presentations and being responsible for increased participation and sign up
• Work with the wider Gwent Carers Hub team to ensure carers are offered the appropriate information, support and guidance at the right time
• Attend and represent CTSEW at contract meetings and other meetings appropriate to the post
• Collate monitoring and reporting evaluation in accordance with the funding requirements and assist in producing quarterly report
• Develop knowledge of local services and foster links with voluntary service providers, keeping up-to -date with any service changes and developments
• Support the input and following up actions of data and information on Charitylog

Are you looking for an exciting challenge with a charity on a pedalling revolution?

Cycling UK, the national cycling charity, is aiming to inspire a million more people onto their bikes and needs an enthusiastic and engaging Cycling Development Officer in both West Yorkshire and Liverpool to help us.

You’ll be responsible for delivering the Big Bike Revival and Community Cycle Club programmes across the area, working with community groups, managing key local relationships and robustly monitoring the impact of the programme. You will support a sustainable network and build capacity for cycling, with the development of volunteers and training of leaders a priority for success.

You will be a key local contact across the network of Community Cycle Clubs and stakeholders, enabling opportunities to cycle in an inclusive manner. This will work to increase levels of physical activity, encourage cycling as a mode of transport and present pathways to cycling as a sport.

These two posts 1 x West Yorkshire and 1 x Liverpool are on a 12 month fixed term contract with the potential to extend subject to funding.

The Lullaby Trust is a leading charity that provides specialist support for bereaved families, promotes expert advice on safer baby sleep and raises awareness of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). We are committed to supporting research to understand why babies die suddenly and unexpectedly and to find out more about how to reduce the risk of these tragic deaths. Working with the NHS we run a national health-visitor led service for bereaved parents, Care of Next Infant (CONI) programme, which supports families before and after the birth of their new baby.

This is a new role that will be crucial in bringing all our services together and helping them to work efficiently. The role will be based in our head office in central London. We are a small and friendly team who need a coordinator with excellent I.T. and data skills who is keen to put these into practice to directly support bereaved families and the professionals who work with them. 

We can offer the successful candidate training and the opportunity to be involved in diverse projects which a small charity like us can offer. The charity will be 50 years old in early 2021 and 2020 is therefre going to be an exciting time for us as we plan for our special birthday and all the charity has achieved.

Interviews will take place in London in week beginning 13th January.

Computer Aid is looking for an experienced and enthusiastic data officer to join our team in East London. Applicants must be experienced in the use and maintenance of an Act! based system and have good  basic digital skills including the use of Microsoft Office and 365. The post holder will be required to undertake research, interrogate external databases and provide analysis to support our income generating activities.

Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed on Thursday 19 December. 

Marketing Officer - (22 hours Part Time)

Central London

£26,000 - £29,000 (Full time equivalent)  + Benefits

The Microbiology Society is a membership charity for scientists interested in microbes, their effects and their practical uses. It is one of the largest microbiology societies in Europe with a worldwide membership based in universities, industry, hospitals, research institutes and schools.

Our principal goal is to develop, expand and strengthen the networks available to our members so that they can generate new knowledge about microbes and ensure that it is shared with other communities. The impacts from this will drive us towards a world in which the science of microbiology provides maximum benefit to society.

We are seeking a Marketing Officer to join our Communications and Marketing team on a part time basis. The team is committed to keeping members, partners, staff and other stakeholders engaged, informed and involved in the Society’s activities.

Reporting to our Sales and Marketing Manager, you will be joining the Society at an exciting time as we deliver our Strategy 2018-2022 and celebrate our 75th anniversary in 2020. You will have specific responsibility for the marketing of our journals, helping to develop compelling messaging to drive awareness of and submissions to our journals, as well as working on evidence-based campaigns for institutions and individuals. Ideally, you will bring experience of working in a journals environment and want to apply your talents to ensuring excellent engagement with institutional customers and microbiology researchers.

For more information, please visit our website.

Please send a CV and covering letter by email via the button below.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Closing date: 1st January 2020.

The Society takes the security of your data seriously. It has internal policies and controls in place to ensure that your data is not lost, accidentally destroyed, misused or disclosed, and is not accessed except by our employees in the proper performance of their duties.

Please note that due to limited resources it is not possible for the Society to acknowledge receipt of applications. If you do not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. 

“We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United Kingdom. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.”

Are you looking for an exciting challenge with a charity on a pedalling revolution?

Cycling UK, the national cycling charity, is aiming to inspire a million more people onto their bikes and needs an enthusiastic and engaging Cycling Development & Training Officer in London  to help us.

You’ll be responsible for delivering the Community Cycle Club programme and Cycling UK training courses across the area, working with community groups, managing key local relationships and robustly monitoring the impact of the programme. You will support a sustainable network and build capacity for cycling, with the development of volunteers and training of leaders a priority for success.

You will be a key local contact across the network of Community Cycle Clubs and stakeholders, enabling opportunities to cycle in an inclusive manner. This will work to increase levels of physical activity, encourage cycling as a mode of transport and present pathways to cycling as a sport.

This is a 12 month fixed term post with potential to extend subject to to funding.

Fundraising Officer (Social Media)

An exciting role has opened up in our Supporter Engagement Team for someone who can provide outstanding support for, and develop meaningful relationships with, our supporters: campaigners, volunteers, fundraisers and donors to deepen their engagement and activity with Compassion.

Fundraising Officer (Social Media) Responsibilities:

The role will also have specific responsibilities to steward Compassion’s growing social media communities, to develop and maintain a suite of materials including those for the offline campaigner’s programme, and to facilitate our Planning Permission (objections) process.

Fundraising Officer (Social Media) Requirements:

Set within a vibrant Fundraising and Supporter Engagement Team this role is essential to the activities of Compassion and will offer a strong insight into the workings of the charity. You will need to have excellent customer service skills, the ability to communicate with a wide variety of individuals, and be able to juggle a variety of tasks and workloads. No two days are the same.

Excellent interpersonal skills, both oral and written are needed, as well as a creative approach to problem solving. Good database and computer literacy will also be an advantage.

The successful applicant will have the ability to work autonomously, but will enjoy working with the input and support of other team members in a dynamic environment.

About CiWFI:

Compassion in World Farming International is recognised as the leading international farm animal welfare organisation, actively campaigning to improve the lives of millions of farmed animals around the world. You could join us in tackling the biggest form of animal cruelty on the planet – and help to end factory farming.

Compassion receives no government funding so relies entirely on the generosity of supporters to prevent cruelty to farm animals all over the world. Our supporters are absolutely vital to our effectiveness as a campaigning organisation.

Location: Godalming, Surrey

Job type: Full Time, 2 years Fixed Term Contract, office based, 37 hours per week

Salary: Up to £22,505 per annum (depending on experience)

Closing date: Thursday, 16th January 2019
Interviews planed for: Friday, 24th January 2019. However, interviews may take place throughout the application period.

No Agencies please.

You may have experience of the following: Fundraising Officer, Fundraising Assistant, Fundraising Executive, Fundraiser, Fundraising, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, NFP, Not for Profit etc.

Ref: 90762

Kensington & Chelsea Social Council (KCSC) works to strengthen and promote local voluntary and community organisations and the communities they work with.

As Compliance and Development Officer, you’ll support KCSC’s voluntary and community sector ‘Transformation’ programme by providing specialist advice and support to voluntary and community organisations which deliver health and wellbeing services.

In this new role, you will help to ensure that local community-based organisations are well placed to undertake NHS contracts, attract funding from other sources, and operate sustainably long-term to support the health and wellbeing of local residents.

To be successful, you will need to have experience or understanding of health and wellbeing services provided by the voluntary and community sector and/or the NHS in Kensington & Chelsea or the West London CCG area.

Although we welcome candidates with a range of experience, ideally you will have experience of working in a charitable or similar organisation, or working with voluntary and community organisations, or working within the NHS. 

You will also need experience of developing policies and procedures for charities or other organisations, and experience of monitoring the compliance of an organisation or service against an agreed set of standards.

As our ideal Compliance and Development Officer, you will have excellent communication skills and the ability to work with a wide range of people - including colleagues from diverse local voluntary and community organisations and the NHS - and experience of coaching and/or training for a range of audiences. You will have the ability to identify new opportunities and develop and implement project and work plans.

This role is a 12-month fixed-term contract, for 35 hours per week.

If you would like a general discussion about this role in confidence, please contact Hayley Turner, Health and Wellbeing Manager. 

For an application pack, please click apply to be taken KCSC’s website, where you can download an application pack and find out more about us.

Closing date: 9.00am on Monday, 13th January 2020.

Interview date: Tuesday, 21st January 2020

CORC Youth Engagement Officer

The Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families supports distressed children and their families through innovative therapeutic practice and research, training and promoting awareness of mental health issues.

We are looking for a Youth Engagement Officer for the Child Outcomes Research Consortium (CORC).  CORC is the UK’s leading membership organisation that collects and uses evidence to improve children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing. CORC has over sixty member organisations and an extensive Network spanning schools, voluntary and statutory service providers, local authorities, and professional bodies across the UK and beyond.

CORC is introducing this post to support us to strengthen our youth involvement.  We are committed to taking a more strategic, planned and consistent approach in this area, and the postholder will play a key role in developing and implementing new relationships, processes, and initiatives to achieve this. The postholder will be part of the CORC team and will work closely with participation colleagues in the Anna Freud Centre – as well as developing relationships with participation leads in our member organisations.

We are looking for a collaborative, proactive, motivated individual with experience of actively engaging and supporting young people to participate, collaborate and influence the development and creation of services, with a commitment to all that CORC stands for. You may have an NHS or mental health background, work in social care, a local authority or schools, or you may come from another field entirely.

Hours:

Part-time (14 to 21 hours per week)

Salary:

£25,000 to £35,000 FTE per annum, plus 6% contributory pension scheme

Contract duration

 1 year

We are offering the role as a fixed contract, part time. We will also consider secondments. The post-holder may work from our London office at the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, The Kantor Centre of Excellence, 4-8 Rodney Street, London, N1 9JH or from our Northern Hub at Peter House, Oxford Street, Manchester, M1 5AN.   

Please specify your preferences in your job application.

The Centre values diversity and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We encourage applications from all sections of the community.

Closing date for applications:  Midnight, Monday 6th January 2020

Notification of interview

Shortlisted applicants will be notified no later than Tuesday 7th January 2020

Please note: due to volume of applications expected, we will be unable to notify unsuccessful candidates

Interviews

Interviews will be held on Thursday 9th and Friday 10th of January 2020

How to apply

We are unable to accept CVs

Are you passionate about global health and looking to make a positive difference in the world? Are you highly organised, with excellent communication and administration skills that will help us manage relationships with external programme partners to ensure medical aid reaches those who need it?

International Health Partners (IHP) is a global health charity coordinating the safe and responsible donation of medicines and health supplies to people around the world who lack access. We work with a range of global partners to respond rapidly to humanitarian disasters, support long-term healthcare programmes, and equip doctors and other healthcare professionals with supplies for short-term medical trips. We specifically focus on helping those in hard-to-reach, vulnerable and disaster-hit communities. We coordinate the safe and responsible donation of medical products to where the needs are greatest, so that people don’t suffer needlessly from treatable illnesses

We are seeking a Programmes Officer to provide effective support to our work in health programmes and humanitarian response. The Programmes Officer will help us identify the needs of our partners overseas – aid agencies and medical organisations – and support the preparation of appropriate shipments containing donations of medicines and medical supplies from European pharmaceutical companies.  There will be plenty of administration – everything from due diligence checks on potential and existing partners to looking at the product needs of our Essential Health Packs and processing applications for these valuable kits from medics.

We are looking for someone who is self-motivated, has an excellent eye for detail, and wants to learn and contribute to a great team. We can offer you a rewarding and varied role, with lots of training and support, in our small but busy team in London.Last year we were able to send over 4 million treatments to places like Yemen, South Sudan, Palestine and Guatemala, where easily treatable diseases can mean chronic pain, poor quality of life or even a death sentence.

Please view the document below to see the full job description and person specification.

IHP is an Equal Opportunities Employer and there is an occupational requirement for the post holder to have a personal commitment to the Christian faith.

We offer excellent benefits including a company pension scheme and a generous holiday entitlement.

To apply, submit your CV and covering letter explaining how you meet the person specification.

Applications close on 6th January 2020, and interviews will be on 14th January 2020.

Interim HR Officer job paying £27,000-£29,000 (6 months FTC)

Your new company
You will be working for a healthcare charity located in Holborn.

Your new role
As HR Officer, you will play a vital role in improving programmes and HR processes. This will include maintaining HR systems to ensure employee data and payroll data are accurate by inputting new starter information to all relevant systems. You will also be required to produce letters, administer systems and maintain records for family leave, sickness absence, contract variations and leavers. As the first point of contact, you will also hold responsibility for explaining the core HR processes to managers and employees, such as absence. Additionally, you will collate data and produce reports such as gender pay, equality, diversity and inclusion, KPI and metrics reporting. This is a 6 months FTC paying £27,000-£29,000 per annum.

What you'll need to succeed
You must be qualified or studying towards CIPD Level 5. You must also have a sound understanding of the core processes in the employee life cycle, including recruitment, maternity, flexible working, leavers and payroll administration. It would be beneficial if you have previous payroll administration experience. You must also have a good understanding and working experience of using HR systems and you must have advanced Microsoft Excel skills and be comfortable creating and using VLOOKUP's, pivot tables and formulas. You will be required to start week commencing 9^th December, so you must be immediately available or on a one week notice period.

What you'll get in return
This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing team. It is also an excellent opportunity if you are looking for a longer-term role. What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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THE POLICY & ADVOCACY DEPARTMENT

The core purpose of the Policy and Advocacy Department is to increase the IRC’s influence and profile, developing the IRC as a thought leader in Europe that can drive transformational change in the humanitarian sector. We aim to drive policy change to improve outcomes for people living in, and displaced by, conflict and crisis.

 The Purpose of the Role

The Advocacy Officer will be responsible for building IRC’s profile and influence with the UK Government advisers, Parliament and other relevant influencers to help improve outcomes for those affected by conflict and crisis. Working closely with relevant IRC staff in Europe and elsewhere, this post will help to develop and implement advocacy strategies that bring about real change.

 Scope and Authority

Authority:

•  Represent the IRC at external advocacy meetings, events, forums and in coalitions.
•  Manage Advocacy interns as appropriate.

Key Working Relationships

•  Report to the Head of Advocacy - Europe.
•  Work together with Policy, Advocacy and Technical Unit colleagues in Europe and elsewhere to help develop advocacy strategies, with clear and succinct advocacy messages and products, from more complex policy and technical documents.
• Close coordination with the IRC Europe Communications team on the development of suitable communications products to deliver on advocacy objectives.
• Work with the European Strategic Partnerships Team on engagement with key stakeholders.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Building IRC’s profile and influence; effective advocacy for change (70%)

•  Support the development of advocacy strategies and their implementation, coordination, information sharing and product development.
•  Build IRC’s credibility, influence and relationships with the UK Government advisers, Parliamentarians and other key targets in support of advocacy strategies on IRC’s priority issues.
•  Ensure that IRC and our priority issues have a strong profile in the UK Parliament and with other relevant influencers.
• Support our wider influencing work in partnership with IRC colleagues in Europe and elsewhere.
• Spot and deliver on external opportunities to advance IRC’s policy and advocacy objectives.
• Provide input into policy analysis and development on a range of agreed issues, and work with Policy and Technical Unit colleagues to produce advocacy briefings, reports and other materials.
•  Draft briefing papers, submissions to government consultations, and other materials for advocacy.
• Represent IRC externally and work alongside colleagues in other NGOs in both formal and informal coalitions to advance joint advocacy objectives.
• Contribute to the operations of the Policy and Advocacy Department, including the delivery of ad hoc project work.

Support for strategic planning and reporting to Board (15%)

•  Create and maintain internal systems, including contact database, diaries of upcoming events and opportunities.
• Monitor and record IRC UK’s impact with the UK Government and Parliament, and potentially with others in Europe.
• Provide updates and information on policy and advocacy work to assist with reporting to board members and potential donors.

 Events, communications and fundraising (15%)

•  Work with the Communications and Fundraising teams to help pursue opportunities for funding for IRC programmes and for advocacy.
•  Organise events on key IRC issues.

•  Work closely with the IRC Europe Communications team to help develop and coordinate policy and advocacy products, and public campaigns on IRC priority themes and countries.
•  Identify and attend priority contact groups and forums in the UK and Europe to deliver policy change related to priority countries and crises.
• Any other tasks appropriate to the role.

Qualifications

Essential

Skills, Knowledge and Qualifications:

•  Degree, ideally, in a subject related to IRC’s work (e.g. Development Studies, International Relations, Law, Refugee or Migration Studies, Conflict Studies) or equivalent experience.
•  Good knowledge of Parliament and Whitehall, the UK policy landscape and key advocacy targets, and Excellent writing and communication skills in English, and the ability to translate complex material and data into coherent narratives
• Strong networking and presentation skills
• Excellent analytical skills, and attention to detail
• Strong organisational and administrative skills
• Commitment to team work
• The ability to travel, to work to tight deadlines, and on own initiative
• Commitment to women’s rights and to the IRC’s vision, missions and values

 Experience:

•  Experience of working either in parliament, in Whitehall, or in a relevant public affairs role
•  Proven experience of developing and implementing successful political influencing strategies to achieve results – including in working closely with communications colleagues to shape opinion
• Understanding of the UK NGO sector, experience of working in national or international coalitions
• Experience of working on complex policy issues, ideally on migration, home affairs, humanitarian issues and/ or foreign affairs
• Experience of working as part of an cross-organisational team to deliver on projects/ strategies, and of quickly forming effective working relationships to deliver results
• Highly motivated self-starter

Desirable

•  Useful political and institutional contacts
•  Fluency in a European language other than English

The deadline for applications is 5pm on 20th December 2019. Interviews will take place week commencing 9th January 2020.

IRC strives to be an equal opportunities employer. IRC is committed to equality of opportunity and to non-discrimination foralljobapplicantsandemployees,andweseekto ensureweachieve diversityinourworkforceregardlessofgender,race,religiousbeliefs, nationality, ethnic/national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability.

MEL and Policy Officer

Hours: Full Time – 37.5 hours per week

Reports to:Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Adviser

Salary: £24,600 per annum

Location : 1 Wimpole Street, London, W1G 0AE

Length of contract  : Permanent

About THET

Today, one billion people will never see a qualified health worker in their lives. 

Since 1988, THET has been working to change this. From reducing maternal deaths in Uganda to improving the quality of hospital care for injured children in Myanmar, we work to strengthen local health systems and build a healthier future for all. 

We do this by leveraging the expertise and energy of the UK health community, supporting Health Partnerships between NHS institutions, Royal Colleges and academic institutions in the UK and those overseas.

In the past ten years THET has reached over 100,000 health workers across 31 countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia in partnership with over 130 UK institutions.

You can learn more about our work on our website.

Role purpose

The Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) and Policy Officer will support the MEL Adviser and the Policy and Learning Manager to make a key contribution to the quality of our grants management, country programmes, policy and external engagement work.

The post-holder will support the design of new programmes as well as provide technical advice and input to the monitoring, evaluation and learning of existing programmes. The Adviser will also play a crucial role in ensuring that our external communications and policy work (at all levels) are informed by and accurately represent our evidence base. 

Key responsibilities:

1. Monitoring, evaluation and learning

Support the MEL Adviser to ensure the quality of THET’s work by providing monitoring, evaluation and learning expertise across THET’s (active programmes and proposals) grants, programmes, policy and external engagement activities

Support the sharing of evidence and learning across health partnerships and programmes to promote good practice, ensure sustainability and increase impact.

Work with the MEL Adviser to provide tools and capacity development support to ensure THET and our partners are effectively assessing the effectiveness of our work.

Support processes for sharing learning across THET including development and use of organisational strategy KPIs.

Work with the MEL Adviser on developing training materials based on THET’s principles of partnership and other Quality Improvement methodologies where appropriate.

Support THET’s links with academic partners to further support evidence-based learning and policy development. 

1. Policy and content development

Support the Policy and Learning Manager in maintaining THET’s reputation for thought-leadership in Health Partnerships and Human Resources for Health globally by supporting the development of policy positions, papers and reports - informed by our evidence base and further research where necessary - in conjunction with country programmes and external stakeholders across the health partnership and the wider global health communities in the UK and overseas.

1. UK Enabling Environment

Ensure THET continues to actively contribute to the wider enabling environment across the UK health system for international volunteering by UK health professionals, by supporting the Policy and Learning Manager to contribute to discussions around the incentives and evidence base for the value of international volunteering.

Conditions of Employment

Hours: Full-time – 37.5 hours per week - 09.00 – 17.30 Mon – Fri

Leave:  25 days annual leave, plus 3 additional days between Christmas & New Year

Conditions of Employment

Hours: Full-time – 37.5 hours per week - 09.00 – 17.30 Mon – Fri

Leave:  25 days annual leave, plus 3 additional days between Christmas & New Year

How to apply

Please send your CV and a covering letter explaining precisely how you satisfy the person specification on or before midnight on Tuesday 31st December 2019.

Closing Date: Sunday 31st December 2019.

Interviews to be held:  w/c 06th January 2019.

For more information regarding this position, please contact Graeme Chisholm through the contact details provided on the attached job description.

This post is UK based. Non-EC nationals will require current and valid permission to work in the UK

Do you want to be part of bringing health and hope to vulnerable communities across the globe? Are you highly organised, with excellent communication and administration skills that will help us manage relationships with corporate partners to ensure medical aid reaches those who need it?

International Health Partners (IHP) is a global health charity coordinating the safe and responsible donation of medicines and health supplies to people around the world who lack access. We work with a range of corporate partners to support long-term healthcare programmes, equip doctors and other healthcare professionals for short-term medical trips and to respond rapidly to humanitarian disasters.

We are seeking a Corporate Partnerships Officer who will be responsible for the coordination and administration of the donations process and support the day to day management of relationships with our corporate donors. This will include liaising with donors on products needed to support our programmes; maintaining internal systems; and due diligence processes. The Corporate Partnerships Officer plays a key role in delivering IHP’s effective product donation programme delivering high-quality healthcare products to those in vulnerable and disaster-hit communities so that people don’t suffer needlessly from treatable illnesses.

We are looking for someone who is self-motivated, has an excellent eye for detail, and wants to learn and contribute to a great team. We can offer you a rewarding and varied role, with lots of training and support, in our small but busy team in London.Last year we were able to send over 4 million treatments to places like Yemen, South Sudan, Palestine and Guatemala, where easily treatable diseases can mean chronic pain, poor quality of life or even a death sentence.

Please view the document below to see the full job description and person specification.

IHP is an Equal Opportunities Employer and there is an occupational requirement for the post holder to have a personal commitment to the Christian faith.

We offer excellent benefits including a company pension scheme and a generous holiday entitlement

To apply, submit your CV and covering letter explaining how you meet the person specification.

Applications close on 6th January 2020, and interviews will be on 14th January 2020.