The Role

A key member of the Enabling Lives team, you will be responsible for the employability training aspect of Tower Talent – our new employability & well-being project. Aimed at those who are isolated and furthest from employment – or with support needs you will help them build their skills and confidence to not only find a new job but thrive in their roles.

With experience managing training, you will deliver workshops on communication skills, interview skills, CV writing and key behaviours for successful employment. You will work closely with the Warehouse Supervisor and Project Worker to lead, develop, coach and provide pastoral care to Tower Talent participants. This includes monitoring their progress, giving constructive feedback and encouragement which enhances their well-being, reduces isolation and enables them move closer to employment.

You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills, be detailed, conscious, organised and able to manage own workload, providing reports on participants’ progress and employment.

The ideal candidate must be passionate about supporting participants to develop their readiness for work skills and empowering them to retain employment. A people person, you use the practical nature of the employment, training and education model as a means to teach new skills, coach and build confidence in participants. You must be committed to the aims and values of the charity and comfortable at representing the organisation independently in the community. 

How to Apply:

Please send a CV and an accompanying letter detailing how your experience fulfils the requirements of the post as detailed in the job description.

Interview Date: 13 February 2020

We are looking for a Corporate Fundraising Officer to be based in our Head Office in Bicester (will consider home working for the right candidate), to work with our existing corporate contacts in London, Birmingham and the South to generate unrestricted income, as well as look for opportunities to bring new supporters on board for the charity. 

As one of the most visible members of the charity’s staff, you will be a brand ambassador for us and will need to be dynamic, outgoing and confident in your abilities to work with corporate contacts, often at a senior level, whilst conducting yourself with the utmost professionalism at all times. The role blends elements of event organisation (as you will be expected to facilitate events our supporters are holding for us, and guide them to completion), relationship management and development.  Creative candidates from corporate backgrounds with experience in these areas would be welcomed. 

Outstanding organisational and communication skills are a must in this post, as we would anticipate that the successful candidate be able to work independently and take responsibility for owning the relationships they have, whilst providing clarity on their processes and being an integral part of the fundraising team. 

You will be working directly with our Fundraising Administrator and reporting into our Fundraising Manager, who is based in Manchester.  Beyond being a key part of this small but perfectly formed team, you will be expected to work with the Chief Executive, Head of Commercial Partnerships, Marketing Team and broader team on a regular basis, as well as maintain relationships with the Acquired Brain Injury Coordinators in your area, to facilitate smooth communication between teams. 

It is a cliché to say it, but this really is one of those jobs where no two days are the same, and for the right individual, it will be a wonderful opportunity to forge a career in the charity sector working for an exciting brand amongst a team that is truly passionate about the work they do. 

 The Benefits:

The charity is an equal opportunities employer and has flexible working practices:

• A generous annual leave entitlement (25 days per year plus bank holidays)
• Closed between Christmas and New Year
• Workplace pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme (Health and wellbeing advice & much more

The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide.  The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. 

We are seeking to fill a Short Term position of Business Support Assistant G5, based in the WFP London Office in United Kingdon. Duration of appointment, 11 months renewable.

PLEASE NOTE: Applicants must reside within commuting distance of the duty station London, UK.

JOB PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:

This role reports directly to the Head of the London Office. The role is to deliver a range of business support tasks to ensure the smooth running of the London Office. The incumbent will maintain the financial records up-to-date and will perform travel arrangements and procurement activities among others.

ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support the Head of Office (manage calendar, correspondence, take minutes etc.)

• Process and manage routine administrative and financial tasks to contribute to the effective and timely management of resources

• Collate information for inclusion in reports, documents and correspondence

• Make travel arrangements, raise TAs in WINGS and record and monitor financial commitments in WINGS

• Compile the monthly financial closure package

• Support the procurement of goods and services

• Respond to standard queries and provide timely and accurate guidance

• Manage/maintain records and databases to ensure information is organised and readily available for staff

• Proof-read reports, documentation, correspondence, etc.

• Contribute to the improvement of business procedures and processes

• Collect and perform basic data analysis to contribute to quality business information management

• Maintain technology, including standard repairs, configuration and storage, in accordance with data security and access controls to ensure IT equipment required for WFP staff is available

• Respond to a variety of queries about technology and systems in order to assist WFP staff to deliver their services

• Perform other related functions as required

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:                      

Education:

• Completion of secondary school education.

Experience:

• 5 or more years of progressively responsible work experience in the relative business stream with experience in general administrative work.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Knowledge of specialized common business practices and methods gained through relevant technical training and experience.
• Ability to develop and maintain relationships with a range of individuals in order to provide a high-quality support service.
• Ability to carry out basic data analysis and independently rectify problems requiring attention.
• Ability to monitor and record financial transactions.
• Has some experience resolving computer’s technical issues
• Good communication skills required to give and receive information and work with a variety of individuals.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Ability to work to deadlines and follow clear instructions.

Languages:

• Fluency in English is required. 

Terms and Conditions: WFP offers a competitive compensation package that will be determined by the contract type and selected candidate’s qualifications and experience.

Applicants must be: UK nationals holding a valid passport and/or identity card OR non-UK citizens holding a valid UK Resident and work permit.

Deadline for applications: 31 January 2020

VA: 112941

An exciting opportunity to be a team Personal Assistant, working for a membership organisation based in London.

Client Details

A membership organisation based in London.

Description

The Personal Assistant will:

• Provide personal assistant support to the team
• Liaise with committees on behalf of the team
• Update databases
• Arrange meetings
• Organise and book travel

Profile

The Personal Assistant will have:

• Experience of being a Personal Assistant, preferably supporting a team
• Experience in booking travel
• A high attention to detail
• A can-do attitude
• A friendly and sociable personality

Job Offer

An annual salary of £36,000-£38,000, plus generous annual leave and pension.

We are looking for a confident and self-motivated Development and Digital Assistant to join Arvon’s team. In this new role you will report to the Head of Development and work closely with colleagues in the Communications and Digital team. The Development and Digital Assistant will act as the first point of contact for those wishing to support Arvon, manage the individual membership scheme and assist in the implementation of Arvon’s digital strategy.

Location: The post-holder will be based at Arvon’s National Office, Free Word, Farringdon, London EC1R 3GA
Salary: Salary: £16,800 p.a. (equivalent to £21,000 for full-time role)
Hours: 30 hours per week (part-time, 4 days per week)
Closing date for applications: Monday 3 February 2020
Interview date: Tuesday 11 February 2020

For further details and advice on how to apply, please refer to Careers page on the Arvon website.

Context:

Refugee Action Kingston (RAK) is a small charity dedicated to supporting refugees and asylum seekers from anywhere in the world who find themselves in the Royal Borough of Kingston and neighbouring boroughs.

RAK aims to support people from the asylum seeking and refugee communities to integrate into the local area. We deliver advice around immigration, benefits, education, utilities, health and housing.  We deliver English classes from our Learning Centre in Piper Hall.  The Employment Service delivers IAG and Employability opportunities as well as Mentoring.

This role will work within the Employment Service and will concentrate on promoting the project to people in the asylum seeker and refugee community as well as establishing links with local referral partners to increase access to the Employment support offered.

Main Duties:

• Work with the Employment Service team to plan and deliver outreach engagements, meetings and events to engage clients and partnerships
• Ensure all new clients to the Employment Service are registered in line with RAK policies and procedures
• Promote the Employment Service by producing content that can be used on social media, website and sent to stakeholders to generate enquiries about the Employment Service
• Populate the CRM system (lamplight) with new partnerships and referrals and keep updated
• Manage Employment Service enquiries, incoming calls and emails, making appointments with advisers or providing information and sign-posting to alternative support as necessary
• Engage a target number of clients to participate in the Employment Service
• Set up team meetings, take minutes and circulate as appropriate
• Data update, checking and cleansing to ensure data quality

General Duties

• To support the Employment Service team with administration support as required
• Work occasional evenings and weekends
• To attend team meetings as appropriate
• To attend training courses and supervision meetings as appropriate
• To be committed to all RAK policies such as the equal opportunities, health and safety and confidentiality policies

Person specification

• Experience of written communications including drafting letters and emails and writing content for promotion.
• Excellent verbal skills and an ability to communicate with a wide range of audiences.
• Good ICT skills including Office 365.
• Good time management skills using project planning techniques & outlook (prioritization)
• Experience of databases, including data entry processes and maintenance.
• Demonstrate an enthusiasm for marketing and communications and using social media
• Ability to work as part of a small team
• Ability to problem solve and introduce new admin processes and systems
• Commitment to working within an equality and diversity framework
• Experience of working in a multi-cultural organization
• Knowledge of data protection, safeguarding and confidentiality requirements.
• Familiarity with a refugee community language would be useful e.g. Farsi, Arabic or Korean.

The Lead Adobe Engineer will be responsible for delivering change on the Adobe Campaign platform, improving our multi-channel marketing capability to increase engagement and conversions.

What will I be doing?

In this Lead Software Engineer role, we are looking for self-motivated individuals who will be responsible for...

• Leading the Adobe Campaign software engineering capability team to identify and share good practice, develop standards, patterns, automation & tools, reduce technical debt and operational risks.

• Working either independently or in collaboration with Solution Architects to design new solutions in line with the Software Engineering strategy. Act as a technical lead for Adobe Campaign, peer-review more junior team members' work, coaching them to develop their skills and behaviours.

• Designing and developing enhancements to our software engineering platforms, supporting the delivery of our Software Engineering strategy; apply specialist knowledge to identify improvements.

Are you ready to join us? Take a look at the full candidate pack here:

What are we looking for?

We're looking for someone highly skilled in Adobe Campaign to join us, who has experience of building new schemas and extending existing schemas (XML & XPath), as well as building and maintaining technical workflows to manage the Adobe Campaign Platform. You'll also have database development knowledge, with an understanding of database architecture and experience planning and designing relational databases.

We are also looking for experience in most of the following areas (please take a look at the candidate pack for more information):

• Software development methodologies and best practices e.g. Agile

• Understanding business problems and translating them into solution designs using creativity and pragmatism

• Acting as a technical lead in a team, defining the overall solution and reviewing more junior engineers' work

• Line management and career coaching

What's in it for me?

We want to bring our Software Engineers in on a permanent basis so that we can continue to build a culture of support, creativity and learning within the team. Iteration and flexibility are key, and you'll have all the autonomy you need to do your best work. Every step we make towards beating cancer relies on every pound, every hour and every person, and we need incredible technology professionals to find new and exciting ways of helping our supporters on their journey to raise money for the charity.

In addition, you'll get:

• 25 days annual leave a year plus public holidays

• The option to work from home up to 2 days per week

• An incredibly strong tech stack

• The chance to develop state of the art, innovative technical solutions to complex problems

• Competitive pension scheme

• A brilliant learning and development environment

If this describes you, you can enjoy a phenomenal career with us as, together, we bring forward the day when all cancers are cured.

The Lord Mayor’s Appeal aims to have a transformational impact on people’s lives by bringing together businesses, neighbouring communities, employees and charities to find solutions to some of London’s most pressing societal issues. Our vision is to create A Better City for All, that is Inclusive, Healthy, Skilled and Fair, helping 1 million people thrive.

We are currently working with four charity partners, Place2Be, OnSide Youth Zones, Samaritans and The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award to deliver ground-breaking programmes and continue to develop our pioneering thought leadership initiatives: Power of Inclusion, This is Me, She Can Be and City Giving Day.

An exciting opportunity has risen for an experienced Events Manager to join The Lord Mayor's Appeal on a 1-year fixed term maternity cover contract. 

The Events Manager is responsible for supporting the creation of and leading on the execution of a range of exciting high calibre events for The Lord Mayor’s Appeal.  The postholder will project manage approximately half of the Appeal events portfolio which will include a number of special and challenge events, breakfast events for The Appeal initiatives and oversight of some third party events. The events need to be delivered to an agreed income and expenditure budget and the role will require the manager to identify and support securing event sponsorship prospects, auction prizes and other suitable gifts in kind. 

The role requires a proven track record of successfully project managing large scale events from planning to completion and meeting or exceeding agreed targets. Please find the Job Description and Person Specification attached for full details.

Further details

Salary: £32,000 - £38,000 (depending on experience) 

Contract: Full time, 1 year fixed term contract (maternity cover)

Benefits: 

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Flexible working 
• Learning & development opportunities
• Workplace pension scheme with 4% employer contribution
• Season ticket loan
• Wellbeing support 

Location: Guildhall, London

Closing date: Monday 27th January at 5.00pm

Interviews: First round interviews will be held during the week of 3rd February in London

EMERGENCY is an international organisation that provides free, high-quality healthcare to victims of war, poverty and landmines, alongside building hospitals and training local medical staff. Founded in 1994, EMERGENCY has treated 10 million people in 19 different countries and currently operates in Afghanistan, Eritrea, Iraq, Italy, Sierra Leone, and Sudan. 

EMERGENCY UK is an independent charitable organisation that supports EMERGENCY's projects with fundraising and communications activities.

Who are we looking for and what will you do?

EMERGENCY UK is looking for a Fundraising Officer to take the charity’s fundraising to the next level. Working as part of a small, London-based team, you will develop and implement strategies to grow the organisation’s fundraising in the UK.

Key responsibilities would include:

Individual and community giving

• Develop and implement individual and community fundraising initiatives.
• Identify and develop relationships with key supporters and partners.
• Ensure the donor database is updated and accurate at all times. Compile donor data and analyse donors and donor giving patterns to inform the development of strategy.
• Work closely with International Communications Lead to develop and implement supporter journeys.
• Manage and promote external fundraising tools and partners, including platforms such as JustGiving, Virgin Money Giving, and Benevity.
• Work closely with the London Volunteer Group to plan, implement and manage new fundraising activities and events.
• Manage the purchase and allocation of places in sponsored sporting events.
• Attend community fundraising events organised by qualified third parties.

Trusts & Foundations 

• Work closely with the International Resources Development Manager and the Head Office Fundraising team to identify and develop suitable trust and foundation grant opportunities.
• Provide support writing write project-based donor proposals.
• Provide support with submission, tracking, follow up, and reporting of trust and foundation applications.

Donor overview and mapping

• Oversee creation and implementation of a donor tracking system which enables EMERGENCY UK to have a full overview of its current, past and potential donors (from all income streams, including trusts and foundations; High Net Worth Individuals; corporate and individual donors), allowing proper monitoring of donations.

Other Tasks

• Attend and assist with events (to be assigned within the scope of the position, as and when necessary)

Person Specification

• Experience of fundraising in the UK charity sector
• Proven track record of generating income
• Proactive approach to fundraising
• Knowledge of key fundraising principles, trends and legislation
• Ability to analyse fundraising data to inform strategy
• Experience of using digital fundraising tools
• Experience of using email marketing, social media, and crowdfunding platforms
• Outstanding writing skills and close attention to detail
• Fluent English language ability
• Working knowledge of a European language would be an advantage 

The role is part-time (3 days per week), will be based at EMERGENCY UK’s London office, and initially be contracted for 12 months, starting in March 2020. 

We cannot sponsor visas, so only applicants who have eligibility to work in the UK will be considered for the post.

Personal Assistant

Kings Cross

6 Weeks - Starting 2^nd March

As a Personal Assistant / Administrator, the candidate will be assisting with general administrative duties along with preparation, delivery and support of an important board meeting, following up with assistance to ensure the full process runs smoothly.

Working either 3 days per week for 6 weeks, or 4 days per week for 5 weeks.

Strong organisational, and interpersonal skills and experience are essential, along with the ability to be proactive and takes initiative so they can be left alone and trusted to complete all tasks.

Key Responsibilities will include:

• Acting as a first point of contact: dealing with correspondence and phone calls
• managing diaries and organising meetings and appointments
• booking and arranging travel, transport and accommodation
• organising events, meetings and conferences
• reminding the manager/executive of important tasks and deadlines
• typing, compiling and preparing reports, presentations and correspondence
• managing databases and filing systems
• Proof reading documentation
• implementing and maintaining procedures/administrative systems
• liaising with staff, suppliers and clients
• collating and filing expenses

please apply today for consideration, alternatively you can email me on [email protected]

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Research, grants, coordinator, manager, operations, university, analyst, leadership, management, innovation

Your new company
A world class research university which focuses on health, research, innovation and training is now looking for a Senior Research Operations Specialist.

Your new role

• To provide high level research administrative support and advice to academic and research staff in the School, working closely with the Research Management & Innovation Directorate from application stage, grant set up and final report and financial reconciliation
• To ensure the alignment of research proposals with the School's and Faculty's strategic objectives
• To work with colleagues from the Research Development team to enhance application quality and maximise income to the School, to optimise the School's and Faculty's performance and ongoing sustainability
• To work with colleagues based across the Faculty and university to develop policies and processes and to engage staff and students in the implementation of Faculty and university policy within the School
• To forge relationships with key partners and stakeholders including funding bodies, and particularly focussing on ensuring relationships with funders of key infrastructures hosted in/with the School (e.g. NIHR Research Design Service; Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme; and the Biomedical Research Centre)
• To identify funding opportunities and promote these to School staff, providing advice on how to improve research grants and working with the Research Development team to coordinate the selection of proposals for funding calls, peer review and mock interviews
• To monitor and record research application success rates, research financial management and research outputs, alerting the School Executive to risks and opportunities as these arise
• To assist the School Lead (Research & Impact) and the School Manager in coordinating the School's response and contribution to the Research Excellence Framework and other formal assessments/reports
• To encourage an environment of good research conduct
• To foster a stimulating, innovative and inclusive cultural environment across the School enabling students and staff to thrive and develop, actively supporting diversity and inclusion initiatives that promote equality in research and aim to address key points of attrition, particularly for staff and students with protected characteristics
• To participate in cross-Faculty and university projects and initiatives.

What you'll need to succeed

• Educated to degree level or relevant experience
• Relevant postgraduate or professional qualification
• Proven commitment to ongoing skills development
• Good understanding of the UK and EU funding environment
• Knowledge of research practice and policy in health (population health/medicine/ informatics/public health/epidemiology)
• Highly numerate with proven financial management and analytical skills to underpin strategic financial strategic decisions and procedure
• Proven Professional Services skills gained within the Higher Education sector and a detailed knowledge the regulatory, policy and procedural context along with the challenges and opportunities faced by the sector
• Excellent communication, negotiation and influencing skills at all levels
• Demonstrable experience of financial planning and implementation, including preparing budget, financial profiling, preparing business cases and plans, and monitoring key performance indicators, budgets and risks Experience of building an effective network across a complex organisation and with external stakeholders Experience of using complex databases and management information systems

What you'll get in return
Excellent salary with london weighting.
Great Central London location working for an esteemed establishment.
£39,000 - £45,000

What you need to do now
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Employment Advisor

We are seeking an experienced Welfare to Work advisor who had a track record of supporting unemployed people into sustainable employment. We are looking for someone with excellent interpersonal skills to provide in-work support and also build relationships with partners and employers.

You will be tasked to engage with the local Job Centre staff for referrals onto the Central London Works (CLW) programme as well as provide initial face-to-face engagement with clients at the Job Centre.

Employment Advisor Responsibilities:

- Enable clients to understand the local labour market and have access to local vacancies
- Ensure the career support covers all aspects of employability, including workshops, applications forms, interview, preparation and job search
- Successfully understand, implement and deliver to the programme specifications
- Effectively outreach, engage and recruit clients as well as maintain a network of relationships with interested stakeholders and referring agencies
- Be competent in updating and maintaining CRM data management systems both internal and external, ensuring client data is recorded, uploaded and filed correctly
- Responsible for keeping up to date and accurate records on all clients, including a high quality skills action plan, CV, Skills Analysis and SMART Goals
- Keep up to date with changes in legislation, in particular employment law and welfare benefits.

Employment Advisor Requirements:

- It is imperative to have high quality administration skills and the ability to use data management systems to track client progress and update client outcomes.
- Educated to Information Advice and Guidance (IAG L3 or L4) Level 3 as standard
- Knowledge of supporting people with complex backgrounds
- Understanding of clients who are long term unemployed, have barriers to work and have health conditions from a variety of backgrounds and at different levels
- An understanding of and commitment to equal opportunities
- At least two years’ experience working in a highly targeted employment service and proven experience in offering SMART information advice and guidance
- Target driven with proven record of achieving KPI’s to timeline and compliance
- Proven experience of working with people with barriers to employment
- Proven experience of supporting people into sustained employment (13 & 26 weeks and beyond)
- Proven experience in supporting client’s with in-work support
- Proven experience in using data management systems for recording client information accurately

About Bromley by Bow Centre:

The Bromley by Bow Centre is a vibrant community charity in the heart of East London. It has a national and international reputation for its highly innovative approach which inspires and empowers local people to transform their lives. The Centre delivers an incredible range of projects based on a unique model that combines social entrepreneurship, the arts, learning, social support, horticulture and holistic and integrated health programmes.

The charity supports families, young people and adults of all ages to learn new skills, improve their health and wellbeing, find employment and develop the confidence needed to achieve things they could never have dreamed of.

Location: London, E3 3BT

Job type: Full Time, Fixed Term Contract until 31st December 2020 (contract extension based on delivery)

Salary: £28,000 per annum

Benefits: 27 days plus 3 days Christmas Closure and 8 bank holidays, We don‘t expect you to work on your birthday! Pension Scheme

Closing date: 12th January 2020

You may have experience of the following: Employment Advisor, Employment Adviser Work Advisor, Recruitment, Sustainable Employment, Work Placements, Recruitment Coordinator, Employer Engagement, IAG, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Not for Profit, NFP, Welfare etc.

Ref: 91073

Programme, health, stroke, leadership, data, organisational, manager, project, management

Your new company

Working with a world class research university on a major new project. The programme manager is central to the growth and sustainability of the audit and will be the driving force in recruiting and maintaining participation for the core and organisational aspects of the audit. The role will require a confident individual who is able to negotiate with key national stakeholders, collecting data and ensuring buy-in from busy clinicians at a time when they are facing clinical and financial pressures.

Your new role

• Develop and implement project plans across the integrated workstreams project manage the planning, execution and accomplishment of contract deliverables within the constraints of cost, time, scope, and quality
• Ensure that clear milestones and deliverables are set for each stage of the programme of work across disparate elements
• Maintain an overview of the programme milestones within each element and ensure the balance between data collection and reporting at local/national is appropriate
• Manage the risk to programme deliverables within timescale
• Develop and oversee the strategy for the suite of organisational audits, ensuring maximum participation, timely analysis and reporting with an appropriate dissemination strategy
• Oversee the delivery of the organisational components and any additional new work undertaken via bidding processes including the implementation of complex recruitment strategies and webtool development, ensuring these aspects of the programme run to time, budget and quality
• Take responsibility for external stakeholder meetings, planning the medium and long term strategy and quality improvement.

Financial Responsibilities

• monitor the finances to ensure cost effective use of any additional resources to enable smooth running of the programme at times of high demand of resources
• manage the information governance and financial and project risks. Proactively identify and oversee the submission of appropriate permissions including Section 251 exemption and Data sharing agreements in collaboration with intelligence manager and stroke programme manager.

reporting outputs

• have a high level of understanding of the strategic context of and ensure that an appropriate level is provided for all public outputs at international, national level and team level
• act as a validity check for individual reports and ensure that national, regional and team reports are synchronised
• publicise reports and ensure that there is an awareness at all levels including participants, stakeholders using the data, press and public
• oversee the design, concept and implementation of public reports with frequency determined by the needs of the project
• continuously seek new and innovative methods of data visualisation to maximise the impact of reports and ensure they are accessible to a wide range of audiences including clinicians, CCGs, patients and the public.

Strategy Development

• ensure liaison with the Programme's Associate Directors and Programme Manager overseeing the programme on all aspects of setting the strategic objectives and their implementation
• support the Stroke Programme Manager in developing tender documentation as required.
• promote the programme through organisation of events and workshops across the country

Staff management

• recruit and support staff via line management of Senior Operations Officer and implement recruitment strategies. Provide day-to-day supervision and support as required, and monthly 1:1s to monitor progress with both programme and personal objectives of all co-ordinators
• ensure staff have performance review /appraisal meetings as per the guidance and timeframes, identifying and supporting any learning and development needs as required

What you'll need to succeed

Essential

• Computer / word processing skills including Microsoft Packages
• Strong interpersonal skills in one to one and group settings
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team
• Ability to deal with people from a wide range of backgrounds
• Proven experience in complex project management
• Working within in a fast paced, multi stakeholder environment
• Excellent organisational and problem-solving skills
• Flexible approach to work
• Good interpersonal skills
• Excellent grasp of detail and presentation skills appropriate to wide range of audiences
• Experience of developing and motivating highly performing people
• Demonstrable experience of working in a team

Desirable

• Educated to masters degree level
• Project Management qualification desirable
• Statistical expertise and experience, particularly with large datasets
• Experience of data collection and maintaining high-quality databases
• Experience of developing research and/or audits
• Reviewing data for NHS organisations for quality improvement
• Evidence based healthcare theory and practice

What you'll get in return

• Competitive salary including London Weighting £46,292 - £54,534
• 12 month fixed term contract

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 Sick Children’s Trust

The Sick Children’s Trust is the charity that gives families with a seriously ill child in hospital a comfortable place to stay and a friendly ear to listen in one of our ten ‘Homes from Home’. Hospital can be a lonely and scary place for anyone, but especially a child. By providing families with somewhere to stay together just minutes from their child they have one less thing to worry about.

We support over 3,500 families each year at a time when everything is uncertain. We give them some stability in their day-to-day life. 

The charity consists of approximately 50 staff spread between our “Homes from Home” and our London Head Office.  In a recent staff survey staff, we had brilliant feedback and were particularly pleased that staff said they were proud to work for the charity. This role reports to the Corporate Partnership Manager and is part of a larger fundraising team, the majority of which are based at our Head Office.

About the Role

The Corporate Partnerships Officer will play a key role in providing account management to our existing partner relationships to ensure that the business objectives and income targets are achieved. You will also be responsible for supporting the Corporate Partnerships Manager to secure new business and diversify our current corporate portfolio.

The work is varied and you will ensure an engaging and motivating supporter journey for corporate supporters and play a key role in co-ordinating corporate volunteer days.

About You

You are highly motivated individual with excellent networking, interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to make confident presentations. You are tenacious, and resilient enabling you to maximise income from corporate opportunities.

You possess the organisational skills to manage multiple projects and the understanding and literacy skills to produce audience appropriate fundraising materials. Successful fundraising / corporate partnership experience is essential.

Benefits include:

• 25 days annual leave per annum (pro rata for part time hours)
• 2 additional days leave per annum  (Bonus day in December and for your Birthday)
• Flexi-time 
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Permanent Health Insurance Scheme (PHI)
• Family friendly policies including paid time off to care for dependents
• Employee Assistance Programme

If interested please submit your CV and covering letter stating why you are suitable for the role.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications during the advertising period and we reserve the right to close the advert early.  Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.