Database executive jobs near Guildford, Surrey

Are you a creative individual with an eye for a story? Are you keen to empower others by sharing their experiences? Then why not marry your determination and passion with a move that will help the UK’s leading brain injury charity raise awareness, and ultimately, improve life after brain injury.

• Title: Communications Executive (Press)
• Location: Nottingham or home-based/flexible working
• Salary: £24,000 per annum
• Duration: Permanent, Full Time
• Hours: 35 hours per week
• Annual Leave: 25 days per annum excluding bank holidays
• Closing date: Tuesday 16th August 2022
• Interviews: w/c 22nd August 2022

Headway is a UK-wide charity that supports people affected by brain injury and we’re seeking a creative and effective communicator to join our growing communications team.

Reporting to the Press and Campaigns Manager, you will be responsible for handling media enquiries, generating stories and creating and monitoring press coverage on a local and national level.

This is your chance to directly influence the lives of those affected by brain injury through big ideas and driving campaigns alongside the communications team.

You will have the privilege of working directly with inspiring people, giving a voice to those living with brain injury so that they can work with us to raise awareness and provide encouragement and support to others.

We’re looking for a motivated individual, with excellent writing and people skills that can deliver important stories and articles to deadlines.

This is an exciting time to be joining Headway and your chance to play a key role in the next chapter of our history.

Find out more and apply on our website. 

We are working with a national health charity to recruit a Philanthropy Executive to cover maternity leave for 9 months, you will be joining a supportive, high performing and ambitious team.

Based: Office and/or home-based, based on candidate's preference (various locations across the UK available)

The Role:
Responsible for generating donations of £10K+ from major donors; defined as individuals, grant-making trusts and foundations.
Responsible for identifying and initiating relationships with prospective donors.
Manage a calendar of approaches and donor interactions, ensuring that donors' timetables are met.
Initiate contact with donors through face-to-face meetings, telephone calls, events, written communications and project visits to meet agreed KPIs.
Produce well written project proposals, briefings and pitches and make 'asks' in writing or in person as appropriate.

The Candidate:
Excellent relationship building and communication skills, with the ability to produce consistently high quality, imaginative and compelling written materials.
Some experience of major donor fundraising or related account management role.
Able to demonstrate how to apply current skills for use with a philanthropic audience.
Understand the process of soliciting and stewarding philanthropic donors and how to utilise a database effectively for fundraising purposes.

IMPORTANT NOTE

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you haven't been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful and your details will not be held further but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.

Poverty is not part of God's plan. You are.

At Tearfund, our vision is to see a globally connected movement of the church that listens, learns and acts together to transform the holistic well-being of the poorest.  We want to equip churches to act justly, pray boldly, give generously and live well on this earth.

And it's our Retention Team who engage and inspire churches around the UK to do just that, by delivering communications, experiences and resources to help them respond to global poverty and injustice.

The Senior Church Marketing Executive role is responsible for leading the planning and delivery of communications to our mass church audience.  Our aim is to show churches the impact of their support, engage them further in our work, and support church leaders and teams to communicate this powerfully to their congregations.  But we know there are even more creative ways to do this - and that's where you come in!

Do you believe that the church has a critical role to play in combating extreme poverty?

Are you a marketeer who loves improving the experience of your audience to drive engagement?

Do you have the following experience?

• Proven experience of leading, planning and developing church relationship marketing programmes / church fundraising campaigns
• Experience delivering marketing activity across channels, including digital
• Strong understanding of databases, CRM principles and how to apply these in building relationships with churches
• Understanding of the evangelical church within the UK

Do you have the following skills?

• Strong project management skills, with the ability to plan and manage multiple projects 
• Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines independently
• Ability to delegate to and motivate a direct line report

If that's you, then our Retention Team would love to meet you.

This a full time role 35 hours per week.

We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and those from Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds (in our UK workforce) as these groups are currently under-represented at Tearfund.

This role is eligible for hybrid working and you will be required to work from a designated Tearfund office and from your home by agreement with the line manager

All applicants must be committed to Tearfund's Christian beliefs

The recruitment process will include specific checks related to safeguarding. In addition, personal identification information will be submitted against a Watchlist database to check against criminal convictions as a counter-terror measure.

Title: Philanthropy Executive

Salary: £23,440 - £26,044 per annum depending on experience

Hours/Contract: 35 hours per week

Contract Type: Fixed term - Maternity Cover (up to 9 months)

Based: Office and/or home-based, based on candidate's preference (various locations across the UK available)

Closing date: Friday 19 August

Interview date: Thursday 25 August

We are looking for a Philanthropy Executive to join an experienced, high performing and ambitious team which is central to supporting the delivery of Marie Curie's strategic direction. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow your experience in fundraising by working with a mixed portfolio of major gift supporters made up of trusts and foundations and individuals.

You will manage a portfolio of both current and prospective Trusts and Foundations and Individual donors and will be empowered to build your own relationships with our supporters. You will also work closely with the Philanthropy Manager and our dedicated Senior Volunteers and Patrons to secure philanthropic gifts. You will collaborate with peers and fellow team members, Philanthropy and Partnerships colleagues and other teams across Marie Curie, to provide the best supporter experience and produce compelling applications for funding.

You will have excellent relationship building and communication skills, with the ability to produce consistently high quality, imaginative and compelling written materials. The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate how to apply current skills for use with a philanthropic audience, understand the process of soliciting and stewarding philanthropic donors and how to utilise a database effectively for fundraising purposes.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an experienced and supportive team to learn and grow your fundraising career.

What we are looking for:

• A highly motivated fundraiser with superb relationship building skills and the ability to network effectively.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills - confidence in dealing with people at all levels, demonstrating professionalism and diplomacy.
• Ability to produce consistently high quality, imaginative and compelling written materials; mailings, proposals and letters.
• Strong organisation and attention to detail, with the ability to prioritise activities.

What's in it for you:

• Continued access to NHS Pension Scheme (subject to eligibility)
• Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Loan schemes for bikes; computers and satellite navigation systems
• Continuous development
• Industry leading training programmes
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible Working

Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.

We are committed to a world where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justice imperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace, and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.

Shortlisting and Interviews will happen on a rolling basis so early application is encouraged. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early. Agencies need not apply.

Philanthropy Executive (Trusts and Major Donor), a fantastic opportunity to join a National Charity. Initially a 9-month contract, with potential to be extended. Open to remote working and with offices based in C. London or various UK locations.

Experienced in Philanthropy Fundraising or a Fundraiser looking to transfer your skills? If you have excellent relationship management skills and a love for writing, this is a wonderful opportunity for personal development!

As the Philanthropy Executive (Trusts and Major Donor), you will join an experienced Philanthropy Team, working with a mixed portfolio of major gift supporters made up of trusts and foundations and individuals. You will:

• Manage a portfolio of both current and prospective Trusts and Foundations and Individual donors, and work closely with the Philanthropy Manager, dedicated Senior Volunteers and Patrons to secure gifts.
• Collaborate with Philanthropy and Partnerships colleagues and other teams to provide the best supporter experience and produce compelling applications for funding.
• With your excellent written and oral communication skills, build relationships and communicate with a wide range of individuals, producing quality, imaginative and compelling written materials, mailings, proposals and letters.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an experienced and supportive team to learn and grow your fundraising career. We are looking for you to be able to demonstrate how to apply your skills for use with a philanthropic audience, understanding the process of stewarding philanthropic donors and how to utilise a database effectively for fundraising purposes.

Salary is dependant on location/attendance to the London office; £23,400 - £26,044 base, + £3,500 London Weighting (With LW up to £29,544 per annum)

About the Youth Investment Fund

The Youth Investment Fund (YIF) is a £368 million fund created by the UK government to create, expand and improve youth facilities and services in England to drive positive outcomes for young people.

YIF is being delivered by a partnership between Social Investment Business, The Key Fund, National Youth Agency and Resonance.

Together, we aim to deliver grants for up to 300 facilities in selected eligible areas across England by 2025 that represent positive value for money, are environmentally sustainable and enable positive activities for young people aged 11–18 (up to 25 for young people with SEND).

This funding will drive value-for-money facilities that youth organisations can afford to sustain. Using innovative construction techniques, as well as supporting redevelopment projects that expand youth service provision, the YIF will achieve savings on facility running costs, so that resources can focus on activities that enrich young people’s lives.

It will support projects to level up youth provision, assessing and distributing grants so that local youth facilities and services can be the best they can be.  For further information please visit the Youth Investment Fund website, details of which can be found on the Job Description. 

About this role:

This role will be employed by Social Investment Business (SIB) on a fixed term contract up until March 2025.

For over two decades, Social Investment Business has provided finance and support to charities and social enterprises. We empower these organisations to do what they do best - serve the communities they operate within. 

Find out more about what we do by visiting our website, details of which can be found on the Job Description.

Our values are: People First, Curious, Bold, Collaborative, Accountable

For further information on our values and our generous benefits please visit our website.

Reporting to the Data Analyst in the Learning and Influence (L&I) team at SIB, this role plays an important part in supporting our data team in achieving the delivery of SIB’s new data strategy and focus.

This role will contribute to our data and analysis to capture SIB, social investment sector and social economy activity, and to deliver the best possible grant making and social lending. It is critical for us to be better able to generate insights about social investment and grant making in order to provide the most effective financial instruments to our customers and support their delivery of social impact.  

In this role, a wide range of datasets will be used, which could include loan and grant portfolio data, Salesforce reports, Companies House, IMD, Charities Commission, ONS datasets, credit card spend data and others to support your work.

Key responsibilities

1. To support the grants and loans teams by providing quick and accurate analysis as and when required. 
2. To clean data where necessary and help maintain a robust and accurate data set of grantees and investees in SIB’s internal systems.  
3. To support standardisation and robustness of data across SIB’s internal systems, working closely with the data and operations team to do so.
4. To help the transition of our data into an environment that is more in line with the data industry best practices and market leaders. This would include supporting SIB’s data team to set up SQL database(s) as well as proactively learning new software if it better suits a project.
5. To develop analyses from the data and visualise data insights for use internally, and to contribute alongside the wider data team to external data work, including the annual impact report, retrospective analysis of SIB’s long term funds, grants programmes and retrospectives.
6. To draw on comparative data sources and develop creative ways of adding to SIB’s own data to generate greater insights on the value of social investment and its role within the social economy, and the effectiveness of grant-making.
7. To encourage the use of best data practices throughout the SIB team and show colleagues how data can make tasks more efficient and insightful. This will range from simply sharing our findings internally to actively working with other teams to inform better data processes. It also includes providing consistent and responsive direct support to the grants and investment teams.
8. To work alongside colleagues to inform business development, supporting strong base case analysis, projected fund models and grant delivery models.
9. To work within the organisation's values, principles and processes to achieve operational excellence. 
10. To adopt our continuous improvement and learning ethos.
11. To support and embed equality, diversity and inclusion into day-to-day behaviours and activities within your role as well as contributing more widely across SIB’s commitment to E, D & I.
12. To support and contribute to the implementation and delivery of SIB’s strategy.
13. In agreement with manager to undertake other tasks and work on cross team projects that support the objectives of SIB as required.

Core competencies

• Commitment to quality, equality, diversity, inclusion and customers.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Team player with the ability to work independently.
• Excellent computer literacy.
• Excellent knowledge of Excel.
• Excellent organisational and interpersonal skills.
• Good adherence to task timelines.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Experience using data to solve a problem or improve a process.

Desirable competencies

• Experience with PowerBI or similar.
• Experience coding, preferably python.
• Experience with Salesforce .

Prospectus is delighted to be working with Helplines Partnership to recruit a Services Coordinator Executive (Part Time) who will provide administrative support to the organisation in order to enhance its services. Please note that this role is a part-time position (27.5 hours per week), offered on a predominantly home-based basis, with occasional travel for meetings when required.

Helplines Partnership is the membership body for organisations that provide information, support or advice via phone, email, text or online. It has been committed to supporting organisations that provide non-face-to-face advice, support and information to improve general wellbeing for over 20 years. HLP champions the interests of members to help them build sustainability and deliver the best service they can for their users.

The main responsibilities of this role include promoting, coordinating and targeting all training and consultancy opportunities across members to maximise income. You will be building and nurturing good working relationships across the team, clients, stakeholders and suppliers. You will create, maintain and supply key monthly, quarterly and annual figures, oversee services activities and maintain databases.

To be successful as a Services Coordinator Executive, you will have excellent communication skills both verbal and written, be a highly organised individual and be proficient in Microsoft Office Packages. You will have some experience in providing administrative support, have a strong attention to detail and possess excellent customer service skills. The ideal candidate will have a passion for working for an established organisation striving to make a positive impact.

As a specialist Recruitment Practice we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.

In order to apply, simply submit your CV, covers letters are not required at this stage. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and arrange for a call to discuss the role and the next steps further.

Prospectus is delighted to be working with Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) to recruit a Data Officer on a part time basis who will manage CSW's data and database. This will include daily administration of the database, processing income, providing segmented data selections, statistical reports and data analysis, and in particular to enable fundraising, campaigns, communications and supporter development initiatives. Please note this role is offered as 21 hours a week and can be worked remotely with occasional travel to London when required.

CSW is a Christian human rights organisation specialising in freedom of religion or belief, and as Christians, they stand with everyone facing injustice because of their religion or belief.

The main responsibilities of this role include ensuring optimum use of the database and compliance with GDPR for all supporter data, and supporting CSW in gathering and measuring impact. In time, this role will also support the implementation of a new CRM. You will also train database users, oversee the accurate daily processing, input and fund allocation of gifts and handle supporter queries around personal data, donations.

To be successful as a Data Officer you will have experience of using databases as an administrator, including maintaining accuracy, integrating systems with datasets and importing and exporting data. You will be comfortable with data segmentation and have high attention to detail and accuracy. You will also inspired by CSW's mission and eager to play your part, through this role, in ensuring freedom of religion and belief for all.

As a specialist Recruitment Practice we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.

In order to apply, simply submit your CV, covers letters are not require, as you will be asked to complete an application form. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and arrange for a call to discuss the role further.

We believe poverty is not God's plan. You are. 

Tearfund has an ambitious vision to grow a global community of people who are committed to ending extreme poverty. We invite people and churches to give, pray, campaign, volunteer and make lifestyle changes with us. Fundraising is our ministry. We inspire people to live generously – in every sense of the word. Can you help us do this?

If you have experience of leading and delivering innovative projects and campaigns; you're a Global thinker able to identify and apply global trends and opportunities to your work and you have experience of pioneering fundraising in new markets, then this may be the role for you.

Our Head of Fundraising, Insight & Innovation works with the Global Fundraising Director to develop the overall Global Fundraising strategy and ensure its delivery; providing coordination of strategy development; encouraging a culture of innovation across the Global Fundraising Group; overseeing development of new products and leading the development of strategic engagement with new audiences.

Our ideal candidate will be:

• Experienced in pioneering fundraising in new markets
• A high level strategic thinker & planner – capable of aligning new products with brand, communications and fundraising strategy
• Experienced in leading or contributing to successful marketing and fundraising campaigns.
• An excellent communicator, particularly in cross-cultural settings

Do your skills, experience and passion match the above? Then we'd love to hear from you.

This role is a maternity cover until December 2023, full time (35 hours a week). Flexible or slightly reduced hours (minimum of 4 days a week) and remote working will be considered.

We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and those from Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds (in our UK workforce) as these groups are currently under-represented at Tearfund.

This role is eligible for hybrid working and you will be required to work from a designated Tearfund office and from your home by agreement with the line manager

All applicants must be committed to Tearfund's Christian beliefs

The recruitment process will include specific checks related to safeguarding. In addition, personal identification information will be submitted against a Watchlist database to check against criminal convictions as a counter-terror measure. 

CoachBright is a social mobility movement. We are working towards a day where no young person’s background determines their future. Still now, in 2022, there is a postcode lottery. We are at a crisis point. If you are born poor, you are likely to stay poor. The chances of a young person succeeding in life are largely down to where they live.

Our mission is to instil young people with the independence and resilience to lead the lives they want. Now, more than ever, it is essential that young people from disadvantaged backgrounds get the support they need to achieve their goals. Covid-19 has further widened the gap between the pupils who have the income and resources to withstand educational disruption, during the past few months and those who don’t. That’s why we’re playing our part to narrow the gap and support a generation of pupils to be their best.

We are young, ambitious and optimistic, and are looking for someone as passionate as we are about creating a socially just world. If you get out of bed to transform the life chances of young people and want to shape and grow a values-driven social mobility organisation, we would love to hear from you.

Come join the team as our first ever fundraiser helping us secure contracts from trusts and foundations and more.

Fundraiser (trusts/foundations and major donors) will be responsible for:

Researching, identifying and applying for funding applications:

• Write and submit funding proposals to trusts and foundations

• Build relationships with major trusts/foundations and high net worth donors to secure 5 and 6 figure income from trusts and foundations and over time major donors.

• Meet fundraising targets of £90,000 to £150,000 annually in next 3 years

• Plan and deliver fundraising / outreach pitches and presentations

• Create engaging content for our website and social media that could lead to online fundraising, including writing press releases as required

Relationship Management:

• Organise and host online / in-person events leading to fundraising for the organisation

• Attend events and networking with relevant fundraising stakeholders

• Manage information and record your fundraising activity on our database

• Keeping funders up to date with projects and organisational growth

Internal Processes and Governance:

• Raise awareness of the organisation's work, through creation of supporting documents / marketing info.

• Prepare forecasts for fundraising quarterly, to present to the Board of Trustees

Interest and active involvement (where required) in CoachBright’s programmes, in order to really understand the nature of our work and therefore communicate this effectively and emotively to funders

Essential Experience

We think a wide range of different work and educational experiences could support you to be successful in this role and encourage applications from candidates who feel they have the necessary skills and attitudes:

• Proven experience of developing fundraising proposals to secure 5 and 6 figure income

• Demonstrable experience of developing bids / proposals and budgets to meet the needs of service delivery

• Experience of fundraising related to the charitable, international development and education sectors

Skills

• Superb writing skills: succinct and compelling approach to writing long applications or short cover notes

• Ability to exercise sound judgement

• Strong interpersonal skills, with experience of managing diverse stakeholders inc. senior leaders / funders

Person Specification:

• Innovative: genuine motivation to come up with new ideas, be creative; and have the confidence to suggest these to the CEO / Trustees and then implement them! 

• Responsibility: this will be the first time CoachBright has a fundraiser and we want someone who can bring leadership and own this strand of work.

• Vision: clear passion for why you want the role, what you bring as a fundraiser and your own career development

• Adaptable: willingness to be flexible and ‘get stuck in’ to a fast-paced, dynamic and fun start-up environment

Other desirable attributes

• Knowledge of the education and social mobility sectors; knowledge of barriers to social mobility

• Prior experience in marketing / sales is also helpful and will be considered

Benefits:

• An opportunity to create, lead and shape our fundraising mechanism

• Starting Salary: £30,500

• Annual Leave: 28 days

Key Information:

• Length: permanent

• Hours: Full-Time, will consider part-time for the right candidate

• Reporting to: CEO

• Location: Birmingham, London or Exeter

• Interviews First Round: 19th August

• Interviews Second Round: 22nd August

• Start Date: September/October

Waverley Abbey College provides educational programmes up to master’s degree level in counselling, theology and leadership.

As part of a small, busy team, you will supervise the admissions process and manage the student journey through their programme of study, liaising closely with Student Finance, Academic Administration and Student Services. You will be responsible for maintenance of the College database and ensuring College and student compliance with university regulations as well as managing the assessment processes and organising Exam Boards.

To be successful, you will ideally have a good understanding of the Higher Education sector, and Admissions and Registry administrative processes. You will also preferably have some knowledge of assessment and grading systems. Experience in using a database and providing student or customer services is important, and ideally you will have supervised people and be familiar with Office for Students and Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) requirements.

Please note there is a requirement for the post-holder to be in sympathy with the Christian aims and ethos of the College.

The Loop is a volunteer-led non profit, non governmental organisation made up of a dedicated team of over 500 chemists, health professionals, researchers and more. Guided by international expertise and experience, we support the establishment of professional drug checking services across the UK.

The Loop offers event-based and community-based drug checking and associated harm reduction services. We also provide training courses in drugs awareness, risk communications, harm reduction, spiking, and managing problems in nightlife. Our training programmes have been booked by staff working across public health, substance misuse services, universities, events, security industries and more.

Following the appointment of our first Chief Executive Officer, The Loop would like to recruit an Administrator.  We are looking for a dynamic individual to provide professional, effective and efficient administrative support to the CEO and board, as well as supporting the team in the coordination and administration of fundraising, marketing and drug checking service delivery.

If you think you have the skills and experience to be an exceptional administrator for The Loop, please submit a CV and covering letter (no more than two sides of A4) addressing how you meet the personal specification.  

Interviews will take place online but we reserve the right to conduct a second round of in person interviews if neccesary.

Kingston Carers’ Network (KCN) is a registered charity, established in 1994, providing independent information, support and advocacy to people who provide unpaid care for someone living in the Royal Borough of Kingston-upon-Thames. 

We are looking for an enthusiastic, energetic person with excellent IT skills to join the YCP team in supporting our amazing young carers, aged 5-18, who all have a caring responsibility for a family member. We are currently supporting over 4000 carers, including over 700 young carers, who are caring for a relative or friend with a disability, illness, mental health problem or substance addiction. The successful candidate will have the ability to plan and deliver a range of activities and support to young carers to ensure that the project aims are achieved. Recent experience of working with young people aged 5-18 years is essential.

Salary £19,806 per annum for 24 hours per week 

This post is subject to a fully enhanced DBS check. 

Benefits include 4% matched pension contribution, flexible hours, and hybrid working 

Kingston Carers’ Network (KCN) is a registered charity, established in 1994, providing independent information, support and advocacy to people who provide unpaid care for someone living in the Royal Borough of Kingston-upon-Thames. 

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Young Carers’ Support Worker – Fixed term 12 months (extension funding dependent)

Salary: £19,806 for 24hours per week per annum

Hours of Work: 24 hours per week (will involve evening/weekend duties)

Holiday Entitlement: 25 days per annum plus statutory holidays (pro-rata)

Pension 4% matched pension contribution

Reporting to: Chief Executive – Kingston Carers’ Network

Young Carers’ Team Leader

PROJECT AIMS

· To ensure a coordinated approach to young carers support in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames.

· To build links with local services, particularly the mental health and substance addiction services to ensure better identification and support of young carers.

· To ease the lives of young people becoming young carers, through early intervention, support, referral and raised awareness amongst professionals in the borough.

· To improve quality of life for both young carers aged 5-18 years and the people they care for, with consequential benefits in terms of health, educational attainment and social development of young carers.

· To maintain contact and reduce social isolation of younger carers through early identification, intervention and integration into school and social life.

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MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB

· To plan and deliver a range of activities and support to young carers to ensure that the project aims are achieved.

· Work within Young Carers’ Project team to achieve a common service aim.

· To contribute to the development of services for young carers by working effectively with Young Carers’ Manager, KCN Chief Executive, Trustees and other agencies.

Duties:

· To promote the welfare of young carers living in the borough, including carrying out individual risk assessments to ensure the safety and wellbeing of young carers.

· To reduce social isolation and exclusion of young carers aged 5-18 living in Kingston upon Thames by encouraging peer support and providing opportunities for them to meet regularly as a group.

· To oversee the provision appropriate outings and activities for young carers aged 5-18 years, including a weekly youth group.

· To help empower young carers known to the project to have a greater say in decisions that affect their lives and care plans.

· To develop links/networks with service providers for children aged 5-18 years and ensure that the role and expertise of young carers is understood and valued locally.

· To provide information to young carers aged 5-18 years, and to provide one-to-one support as appropriate.

· To work with KCN Volunteer Coordinator to ensure that volunteers are inducted and supported appropriately.

· To ensure that Young Carers’ Project adheres to all KCN policies and procedures.

· To liaise with Young Carers’ Team Leader through regular supervision meetings.

· To report on the progress and monitoring information for funders and Board of Trustees.

· To raise awareness of the project and needs of young carers within schools, including delivering assembly presentations.

· To ensure young carers in Kingston are aware of their rights and entitlements and the positive contribution they make.

· To contribute information for young carers to be included in the young carers' quarterly young carers newsletter and young carers' website.

· To encourage opportunities within education and society by raised awareness of peers and professionals.

· To keep up-to-date individual records and database of young carers known to the project.

· To produce publicity and information materials to promote the support and development of the project, including using a range of social media.

· To prepare monitoring reports for the Management Committee and Chief Executive of Kingston Carers’ Network.

The duties of this post will change and develop over time. The post holder will be expected to monitor such developments and propose appropriate changes in the job description to the chief executive of Kingston Carers’ Network.

CONDITIONS OF SERVICE

The basic terms and conditions of service are set out below. A full description of all terms and conditions will be issued as part of the employment contract.

Salary: £19,806 for 24 hours per week per annum

Length of

Contract: 12 months (extension dependent on funding)

Base: The post will be based at the offices of Kingston Carers’ Network (418 Ewell Road, Surbiton, KT6 7HF

Hours: 24 hours per week. The post holder will be expected to work flexible hours that will include some evening/weekend work. Working pattern to be agreed with Manager.

Pension 4% matched pension contribution after successful completion of three month probationary period

Holiday

Entitlement: 25 days per year + statutory holidays (pro-rata)

Travel

Expenses: Kingston Carers’ Network reimburses travel expenses on public transport incurred in the performance of official duties, or offers a mileage allowance for staff members using their own cars.

KINGSTON CARERS’ NETWORK

Registered Charity No: 1151456

POST OF YOUNG CARERS’ SUPPORT WORKER

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential

· Ability and willingness to work flexible hours (to see young carers after school and to link with professionals). The post will require some evening / weekend work.

· NB Wednesday 4-7pm (term time) is required.

· Recent experience of working with young people aged 5-18 years.

· Excellent computer literacy required, particularly excel and publisher

· Community experience, preferably in joint working with Health and/or Social Services and education.

· Experience of delivering presentations and information to a variety of audiences.

· An understanding of the role of young carers and some of the issues that may affect them.

· An understanding of the additional issues for young carers from minority communities.

· Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

· Experience of public speaking and a willingness to deliver presentations to schools and other professionals.

· Knowledge of legislation relating to Community Care, Young People and Children’s Plan and the Every Child Matters criteria.

· Basic knowledge of Benefits and Allowances.

· Good time management skills and an ability to prioritise workload.

· Understanding of issues of confidentiality and safeguarding.

· Understanding of equal opportunities.

· An ability to work as part of a team.

· Experience of using social media.

Desirable

· Previous experience with policies and practices in relation to Local Authority and Health Service provision for users and carers.

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Experience of support and mediation work with young people and adults.

· Previous experience of planning and costing activities within budget boundaries.

· Use of car.

· Knowledge of legislation relating to carers.

· Knowledge of support services available in Kingston upon Thames.

· Experience of working with carers and/or carers’ groups.

· Ability to design and produce appropriate information and publicity materials.

This post is subject to a fully enhanced DBS check

We're expanding the range of grants and scholarships we award to disabled students and making sure that we have the right systems and processes in place to deliver them effectively, and you'll be in the driving seat.

Our current Grants Manager is retiring at the same time as we are expanding the number of financial awards we manage in house, and we are investing in a new grant management system to ensure that our application, review and award processes run efficiently for applicants, reviewers and funders. It's the perfect time to join us and make your mark.

You'll manage the whole process. You'll be the first point of contact for applicants, so your astute and empathetic communication skills will be important. And ideally you'll already have some knowledge or experience of the issues that our applicants experience.  You'll undertake first stage reviews and you'll prepare summaries and recommendations to the selection panels who make final award decisions. You'll need to be organised and deadline driven, and be able to prepare and present information clearly and concisely. Your previous experience in grant management or something similar will be important.

You'll drive activity to monitor and evaluate the programmes and work closely with your finance and fundraising colleagues to ensure that financial records are robust and that funders are involved and informed. You'll also take the lead on building and communicating with the network of stakeholders we need to keep updated and informed about our programmes so that the information reaches the people who need us most.

We are a small team with big ambitions, and we are passionate about the people we support. We know many of our grantees by name. There are still too many obstacles that make it harder for disabled people to achieve education and employability goals and to ensure that we develop and deliver support where it is most needed, people with lived experience of the issues are represented across our trustee, staff and volunteer teams.  As part of our disability confident commitment, we will guarantee you an interview if you have a disability and meet the essential parts of the job description.

If you join us, you'll be one of our staff team of five - being a tiny team means we all have to be self-starters but it also makes us a very collaborative bunch and we support each other to achieve our collective ambitions. We're hoping to hear from you soon. Thanks so much for your interest in the role.