NCT is the UK’s largest charity for parents, providing invaluable support and information for new and expectant parents. We support parents by giving them accurate, impartial information so that they can decide what’s best for their family, and we introduce them to a network of local parents to gain practical and emotional support.
We are looking for enthusiastic and dedicated people who share our vision and values. Working for the NCT is a rewarding experience. It gives you the opportunity to apply your experience and expertise to help enrich the lives of thousands of parents in the UK. It also offers you the opportunity to develop valuable skills and gain insight into working for a charity in the not-for-profit sector. NCT is committed to positive organisational culture, productive workplace and work-life balance that respects the individual.
We are looking for an excellent communicator to drive the delivery of our technology strategy through first class team leadership, project management and procurement underpinned by a track record of delivering a portfolio of products and services across a range of technologies.
The role is based in Bristol but will require some travel to London, where a number of key stakeholders are based.
Although advertised as a permanent role, we are open to flexible arrangements and this role may be suitable for an individual looking to work 0.8 FTE
The Role
You will be:
- responsible for developing and implementing NCT’s technology roadmap this includes:
- supporting the final stages of our Salesforce implementation – by providing Project Management support and establishing the key processes for support and ongoing development.
- developing and managing our support team to provide support across Office365, hardware and voice/video communications.
- ensuring secure and robust hosting arrangements throughout the charity
- ensuring the safeguarding of data across the charity.
- responsible for managing relationships with key technology suppliers including web hosting, web development, CRM development, testing and security.
- responsible for managing the technology team’s budget including monthly reforecasting with the finance team.
About You
You will:
- have a solid professional background in a relevant technical discipline (such as software development)
- have demonstrable experience of agile project management
- have the ability to embrace lightweight, modern technology, and also be confident choosing tools/technologies that make everybody’s life easier (we are not looking to re-invent the wheel).
- be quick to understand wider pain points and challenges, and able to connect the dots, prioritise, and steer a team towards a clear end goal.
- have deep knowledge of best practices to help deliver the right products faster (whether working with users and stakeholders, development practices, continuous integration, devops etc.).
- need to be confident and assertive with the ability to build rapport and effectively communicate with people at all levels
- be team orientated and able to maintain positive and supportive relationships with your colleagues at all time as teamwork is essential in this role
If you feel you are the right candidate for the role then please apply now by uploading a copy of your CV and a supporting statement outlining how you meet the requirements of the role when prompted.
Closing date: 18th December
Interviews: week commencing 6th January
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As the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, working directly with the Head of Department, you will be providing ongoing monitoring of all grantmaking and support programmes.
- Ensuring useful data is collected and analysed, and reported effectively to the relevant departments to contribute to strategic aims, using excel, Upshot and other bespoke databases
- Develop Empire Fighting Chance's approach to Monitoring and Evaluation, ensuring the charity is able to understand, report on and improve its impactIdentify and implement improvements to the charity's Monitoring and Evaluation tools, processes and systems
- Record, manage and preserve data in a safe and accessible way
- Support external evaluators to carry out their activities
- Provide delivery partners with guidelines to collect data and ensure that these are adhered to
- Responsible for embedding monitoring and evaluation across a broad range of support areas via individual and organisation grants
- Ensuring delivery is benchmarked against of Impact Management Framework
- Checking and managing the system of record to ensure accuracy of reporting
- Present findings to a range of audiences, both in writing and in person, and work closely with colleagues involved in programme evaluation, service design and delivery
- Train and support delivery partners in the Monitoring and Evaluation of the charity's programmes
We are looking for an experienced Monitoring and Evaluation Officer who has previous experience and knowledge of:
- Commitment to Empire Fighting Chance
- Proven track record of collecting, analysing and presenting evaluation data to a high standard
- Developing measurement frameworks that are linked to charitable objects
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Good interpersonal skills, able to build effective working relationships with colleagues and partners
- Managing systems to collect and analyse enquiry and grant data
- Producing insightful and accessible statistical reports for a variety of audiences, including senior management, Committee members and Trustees
- Supporting colleagues to identify relevant data to collect
- Building a relationship with peers in the sector and ensuring the organisation is at the forefront of impact measurement
This is a part time role 2.5/3 days per week. Salary £25,000 to £28,000 (pro-rata)
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We seek a positive, creative and determined individual to lead our Trusts & Foundations fundraising. You will be joining an ambitious, award-winning charity at an exciting time and play a vital part in delivering our mission to transform lives through cycling.
The Fundraising Officer will bring in grants to grow two key areas of our work:
1) Our Inclusive Cycling Projects:
- Silver Cyclists enables older people to keep active and healthy as they age
- Bike Generation uses cycling and bikes to help young people in disadvantaged inner-city communities get active and broaden their horizons.
- Bike Minded helps people affected by mental health issues improve their wellbeing
- Two’s Company helps blind & visually-impaired people cycle on the back of tandems:
“Before I got involved, I had fallen into the trap many blind people get into: I had let my disability become a barrier to me enjoying life. It has been empowering to meet other people, visually impaired and sighted, in a social environment. Two’s Company has been the gateway for me to enter a better life after sight loss” - Steve, tandem ‘back rider’
2) Our Bike Recycling initiatives:
We divert broken bicycles from landfill and teach prisoners the skills to fix them. Prisoners get out of their cells and qualify as City & Guilds accredited cycle mechanics, fixed bikes are sold to local people at affordable prices to tackle transport poverty. This work won:
- Best Bike Recycling Project Energy Innovator Awards 2019
- Prison Reform Trust Robin Corbett Award for Prisoner Re-integration 2017
- National Lottery Awards, Finalist 2016
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Life Cycle UK has tripled in size in the past 8-years and will help 9,000 people in 2019-20. We have a diverse income mix: ~35% is from grants & donations ~35% from contracts and ~30% from fees/sales. This is an exciting opportunity for someone to take our Trusts & Foundations fundraising to the next level, based at our head office in Bristol.
TO APPLY: download a job pack from our website
DEADLINE: 9am, Monday 6th January 2020
INTERVIEW DATE: You must be available for interview on Thursday 9th January 2020, in Bristol
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ourNCTstory is the tale of how a trusted, national institution builds on all the good it does today so that we’re here for all parents, throughout the first thousand days.
Our vision is of a nation in which no parent is isolated and all parents are supported to build a strong society.
We know that the start of life is critical to life chances. If you want to build a stronger, kinder, better world, there is and can be no better place to start than at the beginning.
We share knowledge. We create networks. We campaign for change. We were founded in 1956. And we have achieved so much since then, supporting millions of women and parents through birth and early parenthood.
This is where you come in.
We are looking for an Enquiries Agent to help support parent our vision.
Have you got customer service experience? Would you like to help support parents, volunteers and members through day to day interaction over the phone and by e-mail? If yes, we would love to hear from you!
About the role
Working within the NCT Parent Services Team in our office in Clifton, Bristol, you will help provide a response that is helpful and relevant to the needs of the enquiry. This response will reflect the positioning and values of NCT. If you have worked with volunteers before that’s great.
- To be the first point of contact for all incoming queries to NCT, acting with dedication to resolve the query and becoming a “trusted advisor” and providing excellent customer service.
- To ensure responses fully reflect the positioning and values of NCT so that every person who contacts us is inspired to recommend NCT to others.
- To escalate questions and queries where necessary whilst retaining full and complete ownership of the final response
- To proactively research parent and volunteer issues to increase personal knowledge and to provide the highest calibre of support possible.
The hours of work are 25 per week with a working pattern of 11.30 am to 5pm Monday to Friday.
Full details of this exciting opportunity can be found in the Job Description.
To apply, please upload a copy of your CV and a supporting statement outlining how you meet the role requirements.
Closing date for applications: 15th December
Date of Interviews: 19th December
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BBRC is an award-winning social investment company. We bring together ethically minded investors with projects that generate financial returns and social impact in our region. That includes investment in businesses with a strong social or environmental purpose, and in charities looking to create new income streams. We’re passionate about using business to create positive social outcomes.BBRC is emerging as a strategic force for good in the Bristol and Bath region and recycles all profits for further investment.We are committed to creating positive impact in the West of England using investment as a tool.
The importance of the Operations Executive: about the role
The Operations Executive’s job is to get our team working effectively, with efficient systems and processes. You’ll play a key role as part of a small team, in a rapidly evolving business with the opportunity to make a difference in the social sector in the Bristol and Bath region. You will need to be happy taking ownership of varied pieces of work which ensure the efficient running of the business and smooth delivery of excellent service to our clients. The role suits a highly organised team player, who can bring energy, ideas, and importantly, muck in with the tasks at hand.
These include:
- Operations management - including HR,IT, communications,social impact, data storage and management of outsourced services.
- Governance, stakeholder management and secretariat support for board meetings.
- Project management and general business administration.
- Office and facilities management, including maintenance of IT systems and processes.
- Human resources policies and procedures, general HR administration.
- Organising team events, coordinating volunteer and intern placements.
- Event management and promotional materials.
- Internal communications.
- External comms: Social media, email and website content.
- Maintenance of Customer Relations Management (CRM) system.
To apply please attach your CV and cover letter.
Package
- Salary: £25,000
- A defined contribution pension scheme.
- 25 days holiday.
- Potential for flexible working arrangements, by mutual agreement
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Battle Against Tranquillisers are recruiting for a part time Recovery and Well-being Practitioner. The post holder will work as part of a team providing information, advice, assessments, group work, recovery management to people who misuse benzodiazepines and/or other similar drugs.
We offer support to individuals who want to make positive, healthy changes to their lifestyle by overcoming prescription drug dependence.
Do you have knowledge and experience of supporting individuals that have experience prescribed drugs abuse? If so, we would very much like to hear from you.
If you are looking for your next role working with vulnerable individuals, have an ability to understand the difficulties of withdrawing, implement professional boundaries and have a proactive approach to motivate and engage in others, then please apply.
Interviews will be held on Tuesday 10th January 2020
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Trust Fundraising Manager
£31,058 per annum (Ref: SUS2819)
37.5 hours per week – based in Bristol / negotiable home working
Sustrans has a bold ambition for the future through our National Cycle Network and Liveable Cities and Towns projects and Trust and Foundation income will be a vital revenue stream in realising our vision. This role requires a dynamic individual who has the experience to build upon our established Trust and Foundation programme in line with our strategic priorities, writing compelling proposals / applications and securing significant income maximising immediate and long term income opportunities.
Working UK-wide you will plan, develop, support and where appropriate lead the building of high-level strategic relationships with major Trusts and Foundations. Additionally you will work with colleagues across our regional offices, supporting and co-ordinating engagement with local Trusts and Foundations. You will have experience of identifying and researching Trust funding opportunities and a proven track record of writing compelling proposals and applications to secure 5 - 7 figure sum grants from Trusts, Foundations and other funders, co-ordinating input from colleagues across Sustrans teams. Your knowledge of Trust and Foundation funding trends and of sources of Trust giving data and intelligence will be complemented by your excellent written and verbal communications skills and your ability to manage successful strong strategic relationships. You will also be committed to the promotion of sustainable transport and active travel.
Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am on Thursday 12 December 2019. Interviews will take place in Bristol during week commencing Monday 16 December 2019.
Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion. We welcome applications from people with the appropriate skills from all parts of the community.
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This role is known as Prince’s Trust Executive in The Prince’s Trust
Contract Type: Fixed term Paternity cover from January 2020 to August 2020
Hours: Full time - 35 hours a week
Location: You will be based in our Bristol hub but will have flexibility to travel across the region.
The Prince’s Trust specialises in helping young people develop the confidence and skills to live, learn and earn, and has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic youth worker to join our dynamic team. This fixed term position is well suited to an individual that is looking to gain hands-on experience in a thriving and supportive workplace and is as passionate as us about transforming the lives of young people.
Objectives:
You will work directly with young people, volunteers and partners to deliver programmes and activities to support and encourage 11-30 year olds. Working as part of a team within Bristol, you will work with clear objectives to ‘connect’, ‘progress’ and help ‘transform’ the lives of young people who need us most.
Responsibilities:
- Supporting young people to develop their confidence and skills.
- You will predominately be in the delivery team which focuses on personal and social development courses – this includes the use of Adventurous Activities.
- Supporting young people into positive outcomes.
- You will be on delivery between 3-4 days a week.
- The days you aren’t on delivery, you will be in the office planning courses, maintenance checks of kit training, organising and budgeting.
Requirements:
To support our delivery requirements across Bristol, we are particularly interested in receiving applications from individuals with some of the following:
- To be able to engage in challenges with optimism and resilience.
- To be adaptive and flexible, ready to embrace change and innovation.
- Experienced in providing one-to-one support and delivering high quality learning and development sessions through a variety of mediums including adventurous activities.
- Natural and effective communicator, passionate about delivering excellent customer service and making the right decision for young people.
- A strong understanding of the challenges young people within The Trust’s target groups face.
- Experience of facilitating skills development in informal learning provision (sports/arts/outdoors)
- A sound understanding of how Outdoor Education can be adjusted and applied in an urban setting.
- Good outdoor group management experience
- A minimum of two NGB qualifications from: Summer Mountain Leader/Walking Group Leader assessed – Rock climbing Instructor/Climbing Wall instructor – Paddle Sport Leader or Instructor – MIA S Level 2 or British cycling Level 2.
- Skills or training evidence in a third adventurous/outdoor activity
- First Aid qualification with outdoor focus and relevant to other qualifications (BASP, REC, etc)
- D1 driving license.
Perks of working at The Trust:
- 25 days annual leave entitlement rising by 1 day per year to 30 days, plus bank holidays
- Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)
- Interest free season ticket loans
- A contribution of 5% of your salary by The Trust to the Trust Pension Scheme
- Flexible, family-friendly policies (maternity, adoption, paternity, shared parental leave)
- Opportunities to volunteer for and/or attend events e.g. music festivals, The Prince’s Trust Awards, active events etc.
- In-house and external training opportunities available throughout the year
- You will be supporting young people to develop skills for life – confidence, communication, teamwork.
- You will be supporting young people to gain qualifications
- You will be supporting young people to set and achieve their goals
- You will be supporting young people to move into positive destinations – employment, education, diversionary activities or further development opportunities
- Work in a challenging, fast-paced but fun and supportive environment
- Working with a diverse team of people.
Please download the job description for more information.
The Prince’s Trust is committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the welfare of the children and young people we work with. Successful applicants to roles at The Prince’s Trust will be subject to criminal vetting checks, and where necessary for the role, a check at an enhanced level will be required.
To apply for this vacancy please go to our website and complete the online application. To help you with the supporting statement section, you may want to download a copy of the Prince’s Trust Behavioural Framework.
About The Prince’s Trust youth charity
This year we will support more than 70,000 young people through a range of proven programmes, with three in four achieving a positive outcome.
We have a bold ambition to extend the reach and impact of our work and help one million more young people transform their lives over the next ten years. Our job is to inspire them, support them and release their potential, so that they can thrive and society can prosper.
We will focus on innovation, to ensure we adapt and remain relevant in a rapidly changing world. We owe it to ourselves and the young people we serve, to do the best work of our lives and to help give them an increasing stake in our economy and society. They are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.
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