The people and culture directorate is central to the work of The Fostering Network. It is responsible for a large and varied work agenda, all of which fall within the overriding organisational objective to have ‘a high performing and engaged workforce’. 

We are looking for an experienced generalist and a chartered member of the CIPD who can hit the ground running and work in partnership with the organisation to drive and support initiatives and programmes. You must have up to date knowledge of UK employment law regulations, HR policies and best practice, excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work independently. 

Customer centricity is at the heart of who we are and if you are looking for a new, exciting and challenging job where you can deliver high value-added service to a changing and fast-moving charity then we want to hear from you.

Please email your CV and personal statement to our recruitment email. Please mention the title of the role you are applying for in the Subject of your email. 

Your personal statement will be assessed against the person specification attached to the job description, which lists all the essential requirements of the post. You should address each point of the person specification separately, giving details and examples of how your knowledge, experience, skills, abilities and achievements meet each of the specified areas.

The Fostering Network encourages applications from candidates with personal experience in foster care.

We also encourage applications from all backgrounds especially those with a BAME background which are underrepresented. All applicants are treated equally and selected on the basis of individual merit and ability to meet the requirements of the role.

Additionally, we consider family-friendly flexible working arrangements within the role descriptions.

The Fostering Network is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applications from individuals with experience of foster care either through being fostered or from a family who fosters/ed.

The Fostering Network is a registered charity in England and Wales 280852 and in Scotland SC039338.

Are you a passionate, creative arts professional with strong project management, facilitation and interpersonal skills? 

Are you looking for a role where you can make a real difference?

If so, we could have the perfect opportunity for you.

We are looking for a Programme Manager to join our team at Tanio (formerly Valley and Vale Community Arts).

Working in a small team based in Bettws, you will be pivotal in our mission; to offer a range of community arts-based activities to help a diverse range of people develop new skills, confidence and self-esteem through creative self-expression. 

At Tanio, we strive for all community members to have access to inspiring, aspirational and high-quality arts experiences in safe environments.

Could you join us and help us achieve our mission? 

You’ll be experienced in programme and project management, preferably in a community-based setting, and have plenty of experience working in a facilitative capacity. 

Knowledge of the Welsh arts environment and the ability to lead and inspire facilitators, mentors and trainees are must-haves for this role.

In return we offer the chance to work with a dedicated and passionate team, a competitive salary, flexible hours, and an attractive benefits package including a stakeholder pension scheme.

Salary: 25K 

The core skills we are looking for:

• Experience of programme and project management, preferably in a community-based setting

• Experience of working in a facilitative capacity

• Knowledge of the Welsh arts environment, with regard to funding, delivery and practicing artists

• Ability to lead and inspire facilitators, mentors and trainees

• Ability to plan and manage projects

• Ability to be creative when problems arise

• Sympathy with the organisation’s mission and an understanding of and empathy with the needs of our clients

• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to deal with people at all levels 

• Numeracy and ability to create and manage budgets

• Good verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

• Self-motivated and able to manage own work programme and time effectively

Highly desirable (extra) skills:

• Degree, or relevant qualification applicable to the skills required in this role i.e. arts/ community

• Experience of designing, developing and delivering relevant training programmes that are high quality and relevant to today’s learners

• Qualified in Forest Arts delivery

• Established Networks in Voluntary and Public Sectors in Wales and beyond

• Good presentation skills

• Experience of partnership/ collaborative working

• Able to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing through the medium of Welsh

To apply for this role please send a CV and covering letter  by Friday 14th August 2020 at 5pm explaining why you believe you are suitable for this role. 

Good luck and we look forward to hearing from you.

Application guidance 

• Please submit an up to date CV and a letter outlining why you are suitable for the role. 

• In your covering letter when telling us about your main strengths in applying for this post, please address each point in the Person Specification from the job description in turn. 

• Any statements that you feel are relevant to the post should be backed up with evidence and examples. Do not use general phrases such as “I have the necessary skills ...” or “I am confident I can do the job well”. We need to know how you meet the requirements based on the evidence you provide. If, for example, you tell us that you are a good project manager, tell us why and where you have used these skills before. 

• You should include details of any current or previous jobs, outlining tasks, responsibilities, and achievements that would be relevant to this post.

• Experience gained outside paid employment may also be just as important. For example, you may have done voluntary work in the community, or have skills acquired through other interests. 

• Concentrate on relevant information and experience, transferable skills from your home life, voluntary work, past and present employment. 

• Sometimes it may feel like you are stating the obvious but remember that we can only assess the application on the information you give us. 

• If at all possible, please ensure you provide a daytime telephone contact number on your CV or covering letter. 

We are looking for a Programme Manager to join our team at Tanio (formerly Valley and Vale Community Arts). 

Working in a small team based in Bettws, you will be pivotal in our mission; to offer a range of community arts-based activities to help a diverse range of people develop new skills, confidence and self-esteem through creative self-expression.

At Tanio, we strive for all community members to have access to inspiring, aspirational and high-quality arts experiences in safe environments.

Could you join us and help us achieve our mission?

You’ll be experienced in programme and project management, preferably in a community-based setting, and have plenty of experience working in a facilitative capacity.

Knowledge of the Welsh arts environment and the ability to lead and inspire facilitators, mentors and trainees are must-haves for this role.

In return we offer the chance to work with a dedicated and passionate team, a competitive salary, flexible hours, and an attractive benefits package including a stakeholder pension scheme.

Salary: 25K

The core skills we are looking for:

· Experience of programme and project management, preferably in a community-based setting

· Experience of designing, developing and delivering relevant training programmes that are high quality and relevant to today’s learners

· Experience of working in a facilitative capacity

· Knowledge of the welsh arts environment, with regard to funding, delivery and practicing artists

· Ability to be able to lead and inspire facilitators, mentors and trainees

· Ability to plan and manage projects

· Ability to be creative when problems arise

· Sympathy with the organisation’s mission and an understanding of and empathy with the needs of our clients

· Good interpersonal skills and the ability to deal with people at all levels

· Numeracy and ability to create and manage budgets

· Good verbal and written communication skills

· Ability to work independently and as part of a team

· Self-motivated and able to manage own work programme and time effectively

Highly desirable (extra) skills:

· Degree, or relevant qualification applicable to the skills required in this role i.e. arts/ community

· Good presentation skills

· Experience of partnership/ collaborative working

· Established Networks in Voluntary and Public Sectors in Wales and Internationally

· Able to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing through the medium of Welsh

To apply for this role please send a CV and covering letter  by Friday 14th August 2020 at 5pm explaining why you believe you are suitable for this role.

Good luck and we look forward to hearing from you.

Application guidance

Please submit an up to date CV and a letter outlining why you are suitable for the role.
 

· In your covering letter when telling us about your main strengths in applying for this post, please address each point in the Person Specification from the job description in turn.
 

· Any statements that you feel are relevant to the post should be backed up with evidence and examples. Do not use general phrases such as “I have the necessary skills ...” or “I am confident I can do the job well”. We need to know how you meet the requirements based on the evidence you provide. If, for example, you tell us that you are a good project manager, tell us why and where you have used these skills before.
 

· You should include details of any current or previous jobs, outlining tasks, responsibilities, and achievements that would be relevant to this post.
 

· Experience gained outside paid employment may also be just as important. For example, you may have done voluntary work in the community, or have skills acquired through other interests.
 

· Concentrate on relevant information and experience, transferable skills from your home life, voluntary work, past and present employment.
 

· Sometimes it may feel like you are stating the obvious but remember that we can only assess the application on the information you give us.
 

· If at all possible, please ensure you provide a daytime telephone contact number on your CV or covering letter.

Size of Wales is a growing, ambitious Cardiff-based charity with global impact. We work to mobilise Wales to protect tropical forests and restore tropical forest landscapes as part of Wales’ national response to climate change. We do this through education and awareness raising activities in Wales as well as funding and supporting a number of overseas projects.

Size of Wales has been going through an exciting period of growth, having substantially increased our income and expanded our team. 2020/21 marks our 10-year anniversary and we are launching an ambitious new 5-year strategy seeking to respond to the climate emergency and to mobilise Wales to achieve maximum impact for tropical forests.

We are looking for an experienced and creative communications and marketing specialist to help us grow our profile and reach new audiences across Wales and beyond. The Communications and Marketing Manager will be responsible for the design, planning and implementation of all of Size of Wales’ communications activities including press and other media relations, campaigns, social media, website, newsletter, and videos. This will include engaging with the Size of Wales team and partners to create inspiring and innovative content. The role will also be responsible for regularly engaging with Size of Wales’ community of regular and individual givers: communicating with potential and existing regular givers and growing this as an income stream for the charity through marketing activities. 

The successful candidate will be passionate about the environment and be committed to inspiring people to act on climate change. You will be creative and dynamic and have a strong track record of designing and delivering powerful communications and marketing campaigns. You will be highly organised, experienced in managing teams and projects and skilled at balancing competing deadlines efficiently. As the majority of our communications work is delivered bilingually, you will also have a high standard of written and spoken English and Welsh.

Salary for the role is in the range of £27,000 - £32,000 dependent on experience. The package of benefits includes a 6% pension contribution, 30 days annual leave including bank holidays and a flexible working’ policy. The role is based in Cardiff but with regular remote working if desired. The role is a full-time role but applications for part time working, flexible working and job shares will also be considered.

Size of Wales recruits, employs, trains and promotes regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, disability, age, gender identity and/or expression, or any other protected status. Size of Wales are dedicated to nurturing an inclusive environment where employees can bring their full selves to work. We celebrate diversity of thought and recognise the strength and dynamism that comes with it. 

Size of Wales, and all its staff and volunteers, are committed to ensuring a safe environment for children, young people and vulnerable adults and to prevent their physical, sexual or emotional abuse. Any candidate offered a job with Size of Wales will be expected to agree to and adhere to Size of Wales’ Safeguarding policy and Code of Conduct.

For more information about the role please download the full job description 

At Ronald McDonald House Charities UK we build and run Houses that provide a ‘home away from home’ for families who have a sick child in hospital.

We are recruiting for a House Manager at our Ronald McDonald House situated in the grounds of University Hospital, Cardiff. This is a permanent position for the right candidate who is self-motivated, enjoys working as part of a team and will share our vision of wanting to keep families close to their sick child.  You will lead the House team to ensure that the highest standards of family-centred care is delivered to all families and will set clear expectations for standards of work for the team and their development.

You will be a proactive and positive individual with excellent organisational and interpersonal skills with the welfare and wellbeing of the families and staff at the forefront of all your work.

Reporting in to the Regional Operations Manager, you will strive to create a safe and welcoming environment for our families to stay in during difficult times. The role is diverse and duties include management of the day-to-day duties associated with communal living, ensuring the premises are well-maintained, supervising employees, volunteers and other visitors. Managing office tasks and all administrative matters including computerised and manual systems and keeping up-to-date with matters of governance and compliance. 

This is a great opportunity for someone with operations experience and line management experience or ready for the next challenge in his or her career.

The Candidate Pack will provide you with more information about the role, salary and employee benefits.

Location: Office based in Cardiff or home based

Hours: part-time, 21 hours per week

Salary: £28,000 - pro rata if applicable

Home Working Allowance: £390pa

Contract type: Permanent

Summary

Do you want to make a tangible difference to the lives of people living with arthritis and other musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions? Are you passionate about supporting and inspiring health care professionals to improve outcomes for people living with the pain and disability of arthritis?

We are looking for an enthusiastic and proactive individual in the role of Professional Engagement Officer to contribute to the development of our unique Welsh Government funded project CWTCH Cymru (Communities with Touchpoints Can Help) to strengthen our community focus and ensure no one faces arthritis alone.

This new, exciting position is for someone who has excellent communication skills and experience of developing and delivering impactful educational activities to a professional audience. You will be joining a growing team who are passionate about providing high quality services to people with arthritis across Wales. Versus Arthritis wants to involve people at scale, increase the recognition of arthritis and maximise our impact for people with arthritis. We have ambitious plans for growth in Wales and this is an exciting opportunity to make your mark in a dynamic evolving charity and make a positive impact on the lives of people with arthritis across Wales.

About the role

As part of the CWTCH Cymru delivery team the Professional Engagement officer will contribute to the development of our professional engagement and education portfolio, which supports Versus Arthritis professional 'alumni' members to access training and development opportunities to support best practice. This includes extending the reach of our e-learning package 'Core skills in musculoskeletal care' aimed at GPs and other healthcare professionals and developed in partnership with The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP).

You will help to build our professional 'alumni' network to provide professionals with access to good practice, regular information and research updates and support from a peer community. You will scope out opportunities to reach priority professional groups, including those in primary care, physiotherapists and other professionals, and contribute to shaping insight activities to help inform our engagement and education work with these audiences.

You will engage with a range of health and social care education providers, healthcare providers, professional bodies, and other third sector organisations to identify opportunities for partnership working, sharing of best practice and innovation and promotion/development of our services. Working closely and collaboratively with colleagues across the charity is essential to help ensure that our work is integrated and the opportunities for cross-team working maximised.

Key requirements

• Experience in working with health and social care education providers, professional bodies, and other third sector organisations to arrange and deliver training and development opportunities.
• Experience in contributing to delivery of innovative engagement activities with a range of audiences.
• Experience in project management, including applying evaluation and impact measures, budget management, problem solving and the ability to manage several ongoing tasks, prioritise and deliver to agreed timescales and quality.
• Excellent communicator with the ability to collaborate with both internal and external stakeholders, including direction of external consultants and delivery partners/suppliers.
• Experience in data management and use of CRM systems to maintain accurate data records of stakeholders and helping to develop the customer journey.

How to apply

1. Complete the application form, clearly demonstrating how you meet the key requirements and competencies set out in the job description. Get the application form

Email your completed application by midnight on 16^th August 2020

Interviews

Interview expected: 26^th August 2020

About us

Arthritis causes pain, fatigue and isolation for 17.8 million people in the UK every single day. It can impact on the ability to work, our relationships and take away our independence. We don't accept this.

We are Versus Arthritis. We are volunteers, healthcare professionals, researchers and friends, all doing everything we can to push back against arthritis. We're reaching out to everybody with the information and support they need, funding vital research and changing the way society sees arthritis. Together we'll keep running, researching, in?uencing, volunteering, advising, chatting, baking, listening. We won't stop until no-one has to tolerate living with the pain, fatigue and isolation of arthritis.

Join us and use your skills, knowledge, passion and energy to help us defy arthritis.

Happy to Talk Flexible Working

Promoting Equality in the workplace

Versus Arthritis is a Registered Charity No: 207711 and in Scotland No. SC041156

Project Officer

£26,789 pro rata, £16,073 per annum (0.6 FTE – 21 hours per week)

Contract until March 2023

Location: Cardiff (Office based). Home working will be considered

Carers Trust Wales is part of Carers Trust, a major charity for, with and about carers. We work to improve support, services and recognition for anyone living with the challenges of caring, unpaid, for a family member or friend who is ill, frail, disabled or has mental health or addiction problems.

With locally based Network Partners we are able to support carers in their homes through the provision of replacement care, and in the community with information, advice, emotional support, hands on practical help and access to much needed breaks.

We are currently looking for a Project Officer to support the Carers Trust Wales team to deliver against 3 key projects:

• Supporting health and social care professionals to be better able to identify and support carers
• Working to improve awareness of and support for older carers
• Supporting the development and roll out of a National Young Carers ID Card Scheme.

This role will be responsible for working with a range of stakeholders to ensure the successful delivery of these projects.

This is a great opportunity for an organised and creative person interested in joining a vibrant organisation and very successful team. 

Closing date for applications is 12pm on 2nd September 2020 with interviews 15 September 2020.

Carers Trust is committed to valuing diversity.  

Carers Trust has a number of measures in place to support the carers in its employment including carers leave.

Citizens Advice provides free, independent and impartial advice and information to help people resolve their problems. Each year our local offices across the country help 2.6 million people with their problems - either through face-to-face or telephone advice, or online. Our amazing data allows us to spot emerging issues quickly, making us uniquely placed to raise awareness of these issues and advocate for solutions.

The Expert Advice Team at Citizens Advice provides subject matter support and expertise to thousands of advisers across England and Wales, and helps to ensure the accuracy of our online content. 

We support the local network of Citizens Advice services and our national online content team in major advice areas such as debt, benefits, housing, employment, immigration, family and consumer law. We do this through one to one consultancy with local advisers, one to many advice and training products and legal assurance of content. We also provide expert support to other functions such as public policy and news.

We are looking for a Consumer Expert to work with us from now until 31 March 2021.This expert will provide legal and advice expertise in consumer law to Citizens Advice internal teams and to the Citizens Advice network of local offices.  To support the delivery of consumer advice across the Citizens Advice network.

The location is flexible with travel to our offices in London, Leeds or Birmingham likely. Hours are flexible from 21.75 to 36.25 hours per week and we are happy to discuss potential part-time and flexible working arrangements with prospective applicants. 

This role is based in a team of high-performing subject matter experts and qualified lawyers. The postholder must have an interest in law and experience of legal research, but a law degree is not a requirement and you don’t need to be a qualified solicitor or barrister. 

Our offices are currently closed due to coronavirus, with employees working from home. We are open to discussion about flexible working, and are willing to consider both full or part time working.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented throughout Citizens Advice. We are a member of the race equality campaign at Business in the Community, the Prince’s responsible business network and are committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities across the UK. We also welcome applications from, LGB and Trans and non binary candidates.

We have made a positive commitment to employing disabled people and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role as set out in role profiles.

Please note, in the event of a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the application early. 

Hours: 22.5 (3 days) per week. Specific days to be confirmed.
Location: East of the UK (this includes North East London, into broader regions of East Anglia. This role may suit someone living in or close to Postcodes NR, IP, CB, CO, CM, SS and North East London).
Interviews: Initial interviews on 24th September. Final interviews on 1st October.

TLG Volunteer Programmes are available for churches who have a heart for the struggling children and families in their communities. For Early Intervention (EI), we train, equip and support volunteers to coach children for an hour a week in school. For Make Lunch (ML), we train and support volunteers to provide nutritious meals and activities during the school holidays.

The TLG Regional Leader role offers a unique opportunity to manage a cluster of EI Centres and ML clubs within the Eastern areas of the UK (including North East London, into broader regions of East Anglia). The ideal candidate will be a very organised, strong relationship builder with a vibrant Christian faith.

This key role involves training, leading and supporting new and established TLG EI and ML Programmes, working mainly with the Volunteer Coordinators who are leading their team of volunteers. The Regional Leader will be required to support progress against set key performance indicators to ensure the best possible support is given for thriving programmes.

TLG is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and their families and expects all staff including volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check. The role will require you to travel. You will also be expected to attend events & meetings during the year as required along with visits to National Support.

We would welcome applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds to enable us to better reflect the needs of the communities we serve.

Safeguarding Team Leader

Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading dementia charity. We provide information and support, improve care, fund research, and create lasting change for people affected by dementia.

Position: Safeguarding Team Leader
Location: Flexible across England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Contract type: Full Time, Permanent
Hours: 35 per week
Salary: £31,982 - £34,925 actual per annum (depending on skills and experience)

Closing date: 13 August 2020
Interview date: Wednesday 19 August 2020 (Virtual interview via Zoom)

About the role:

The Safeguarding Team Leader is a senior, specialised role within the Safeguarding and Quality Team and is responsible for leading the development, implementation and continual review of our safeguarding policies, procedures and assurance frameworks, ensuring that they are in line with legislation and recognised good practice as well as being aligned to the Dementia Connect Service model and the work of other directorates across the Society. The Safeguarding and Quality Team are part of the Operations directorate and have overall responsibility for three key areas of work: safeguarding, quality and operational learning.

The Safeguarding Team Leader will drive the continual improvement of safeguarding across the Society, working cross-directorate to bring key, senior people together to properly influence, manage and evaluate safeguarding mechanisms and to drive improvement in safeguarding across the Society.

They will be responsible for external horizon scanning, ensuring that the Society stays abreast of changes to legislation and good practice in the wider safeguarding arena as well as developing excellent, collaborative external relationships with key stakeholders (e.g. local authorities, charity commission) to ensure effective management of safeguarding incidents and complex/serious safeguarding concerns.

This is a national role and the successful applicant will be required to regularly travel across the country.

About you:

If you are passionate about improving the lives of people affected by dementia and have a background in safeguarding and/or the Mental Capacity Act, we would love to hear from you. We are looking for someone who has extensive knowledge of safeguarding and/or Mental Capacity Act legislation and experience in the practical application of legislation and good practice.

We are looking for someone who can be an influential member of the Safeguarding and Quality Wider Management Team, who is used to communicating with a variety of audiences including senior management. You should have a strong understanding of HR policy and procedure in a safeguarding context, and be able to use quality assurance and audit data to identify and challenge poor practice appropriately.

You will have experience of developing and managing workplans, an understanding of continual improvement activity and have experience of developing and embedding audit processes. You should also be able to demonstrate experience with using resources to improve safeguarding mechanisms, preferably in a health and/or social care organisation.

You will have experience of managing or matrix managing staff and/or volunteers, including their development and support and supervision, and be comfortable designing and delivering high quality, tailored safeguarding learning programmes.

We need someone who can excel as a subject matter specialist on safeguarding and the Mental Capacity Act; advising, identifying and enabling others to solve problems and to manage serious incidents as and when they arise, and also to deputise for the Safeguarding Manager when required.

You will need to be confident working on your own initiative as well as part of a geographically dispersed team, content to commit to some travel across the country and able use appropriate technology to engage and collaborate with colleagues remotely.

You may have experience of the following: Social Worker, Social Work, Social Care, Deputy Care Manager, Vulnerable People, Assistan

Safeguarding Officer

Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading dementia charity. We provide information and support, improve care, fund research, and create lasting change for people affected by dementia.

Position: Safeguarding Officer
Location: Flexible across England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Contract type: Full Time, Permanent
Hours: 35 per week
Salary: £25,300 - £27,628 actual per annum (depending on skills and experience)

Closing date: 13 August 2020
Interview date: Thursday 20 – Friday 21 July 2020 (Virtual interview via Zoom)

About the role:

Alzheimer’s Society’s Safeguarding and Quality Team are looking for a Safeguarding Officer who will be able to provide expert safeguarding advice, support and quality assurance across the organisation, enabling our people to provide excellent, safe services to people affected by dementia. The Safeguarding and Quality Team are part of the Operations directorate and have overall responsibility for three key areas of work: safeguarding, quality and operational learning.

The role of Safeguarding Officer is a national role, working across the whole Society and reporting directly to the Safeguarding Manager. They will need to engage with colleagues at a local and national level across the Society, as well as with key external stakeholders and partners, to influence compliance with safeguarding policies and procedures, and to drive continual improvement of safeguarding.

The Safeguarding Officer will have responsibility for undertaking activity in relation to some key areas of the team’s work: learning and development, continual improvement, quality assurance, guidance and procedure, engaging and influencing others, and using data to report.

About you:

If you are passionate about enabling people to embed legislation and good safeguarding practice to ensure those at risk are safe from harm, we would love to hear from you.

You should have experience of working within a safeguarding framework, an understanding of safeguarding and associated legislation including the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006, and an ability to relate them to practice.

Experience of working in a safeguarding, health and/or social care organisation will be required. You should also have an understanding of safeguarding within an HR context and be able to demonstrate development of information and learning packages in relation to safeguarding good practice. An ability to use data from different systems to provide information which will help support safeguarding good practice would also be desirable.

You will need to be confident working on your own initiative as well as part of a geographically dispersed team, content to commit to some travel across the country and able use appropriate technology to engage and collaborate with colleagues remotely.

You should also demonstrate a sound knowledge and understanding of dementia, work in an inclusive way and encourage positivity, optimism and solution-focussed approaches.

You may have experience of the following: Safeguarding and Quality Officer, Safeguarding Officer, Quality Officer, Policy Officer, Safeguarding, Third Sector, NFP, Not For Profit, Charity, Charities etc.

We are currently are looking for a Head of Membership Services and Engagement to be responsible for the implementation of the membership strategy, working in partnership with colleagues across the organisation and deliver a responsive and market-leading membership offer to foster carers and fostering services across the UK, ensuring effective use of feedback and a focus on continuous improvement. 

Customer centricity is at the heart of who we are and if you are looking for a new, exciting and challenging job where you can deliver high value-added service to a changing and fast-moving charity then we want to hear from you.

Your application will be assessed against the person specification attached to the job description, which lists all the essential requirements of the post. You should address each point of the person specification separately, giving details and examples of how your knowledge, experience, skills, abilities and achievements meet each of the specified areas.

Please email your CV and personal statement to our recruitment email. Please mention the title of the role you are applying for in the Subject of your email. 

The Fostering Network encourages applications from candidates with personal experience in foster care.

We also encourage applications from all backgrounds especially those with a BAME background which are underrepresented. All applicants are treated equally and selected on the basis of individual merit and ability to meet the requirements of the role.

The role can be flexible with location, working from one of our four offices across the UK.

Additionally, we consider family-friendly flexible working arrangements within the role descriptions.

The Fostering Network is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applications from individuals with experience of foster care either through being fostered or from a family who fosters/ed.

The Fostering Network is a registered charity in England and Wales 280852 and in Scotland SC039338.

Citizens Advice provides free, independent and impartial advice and information to help people resolve their problems. Each year our local offices across the country help 2.6 million people with their problems - either through face-to-face or telephone advice, or online. Our amazing data allows us to spot emerging issues quickly, making us uniquely placed to raise awareness of these issues and advocate for solutions.

The Expert Advice Team at Citizens Advice provides subject matter support and expertise to thousands of advisers across England and Wales, and helps to ensure the accuracy of our online content. 

We support the local network of Citizens Advice services and our national online content team in major advice areas such as debt, benefits, housing, employment, immigration, family and consumer law. We do this through one to one consultancy with local advisers, one to many advice and training products and legal assurance of content. We also provide expert support to other functions such as public policy and news.

We are looking for an Employment Expert to work with us from now until 31 March 2021.This expert will provide legal and advice expertise in employment law to Citizens Advice internal teams and to the Citizens Advice network of local offices.  To support the delivery of employment advice across the Citizens Advice network.

The location is flexible with travel to our offices in London, Leeds or Birmingham likely. Hours are flexible from 21.75 to 36.25 hours per week and we are happy to discuss potential part-time and flexible working arrangements with prospective applicants. 

This role is based in a team of high-performing subject matter experts and qualified lawyers. The postholder must have an interest in law and experience of legal research, but a law degree is not a requirement and you don’t need to be a qualified solicitor or barrister. 

Our offices are currently closed due to coronavirus, with employees working from home. We are open to discussion about flexible working, and are willing to consider both full or part time working.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented throughout Citizens Advice. We are a member of the race equality campaign at Business in the Community, the Prince’s responsible business network and are committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities across the UK. We also welcome applications from, LGB and Trans and non binary candidates.

We have made a positive commitment to employing disabled people and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role as set out in role profiles.

Please note, in the event of a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the application early. 

Research Assistant - Clean Seas and Wales Programmes

Contract: Permanent, full time 
Salary: £20,200 - £24,000 dependent on experience 
Location: Cardiff (initially home based) 
Closing: Noon on 17th August 2020 (MCS reserves the right to close earlier if sufficient applications are received)
Interviews: 26th August 2020 (initial interview), 15th September 2020 (second interview)

The Marine Conservation Society fights for the future of our ocean through people-powered action – with science on our side. We defend habitats and species, with communities, businesses and governments. Together, we work towards a cleaner, better-protected, healthier ocean. For seas full of life, where nature flourishes and people thrive. 

We have ambitious plans to drive political, cultural and social change and as we EU-exit – it is vital that MCS is able to support work in Wales and across the whole of the UK’s clean seas programme.

We are looking for a talented individual who has a strong background in understanding policy and advocacy in Wales, and is interested in supporting broader work on pollution across the whole of the UK. You need to be able to work independently and in a dynamic, changing environment and eager to apply your skills to marine conservation.

Key Skills

- Extensive understanding of the marine environment, ideally including but not limited to policy and conservation
- Able to independently undertake research and present a critical analysis, e.g. from datasets or via desktop research
- Experience in GIS mapping, including using Arc GIS and the presentation of geographical data
- Able to work in a variety of settings (home and office) with minimal supervision – track record of working on own initiative and practical problem solving
- A fluent Welsh speaker would be advantageous
- A personal style in line with MCS’s values: passionate; creative; collaborative; approachable; determined

How to Apply

Select the apply button shown to download the information pack, which includes the full job description and the specifics around what we would like to see in your application.

We ask that you start your CV with a 100-word summary of your suitability for this role (but don’t include any academic qualifications). You will also be asked to include a cover letter which tells us why you would like to work with us, and how you meet the role and person specification. We value this element of the application, so make sure you include it.  

We reserve the right to close vacancies before the date stated (without further notice), when we have received sufficient applications from which to make a shortlist. You are advised to submit your completed application as soon as possible to have the best chance of being considered.

Notes

MCS is an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.

Eligibility to work in the UK is required.

Registered Charity No: 1004005 (England and Wales) SC037480 (Scotland)

This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency. 

Other organisations may call this role Researcher, Research Associate, Marine Research Assistant, Marine Conservation Research Associate, or Marine Environment Research Assistant.