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Are you a strong, visionary leader keen to advocate for the VCSE sector? Are you interested in bringing people and organisations together to collaborate on the future of community led services across Hampshire and to be the public face of the organisation?
Having led the organisation through a significant period of change, our CEO has chosen to move on to take up a new challenge and set up her own business. We are now seeking a Chief Executive to lead Action Hampshire through the next phase of its strategy. This is an exciting opportunity for anyone who has the desire, vision and ambition to continue to build a system that is fairer for our communities.
As a strengths-based organisation, we value the unique contributions each member of our team brings and our organisational culture emphasises coaching and leadership over management. We’re committed to inclusivity, equity and to the wellbeing and safety of our team. This role offers a high degree of flexibility in working hours and can be delivered remotely, apart from bimonthly coworking or away days in Hampshire. You’ll have the opportunity to set your own development goals and targets and receive support to achieve them. Joining a friendly and supportive team, you’ll be able to manage your own time and work both independently and collaboratively with colleagues and contractors. You’ll have the opportunity to apply your strengths to other parts of the organisation too.
Key tasks include:
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- Lead, inspire and develop the team at Action Hampshire to deliver our purpose
- Work with the Board of Trustees to ensure delivery and regular review of Action Hampshire’s (‘the charity’) vision, mission and strategic plans
- Deliver the charity’s vision and mission through appropriate plans and in accordance with agreed policies and protocols.
- Support and advise the Board to meet its responsibilities to ensure that the charity is legally compliant, well run and meets its organisational duties and obligations
- Enhance the charity’s impact and profile locally, regionally and nationally.
For almost 75 years, we’ve supported communities across Hampshire. Today, our mission focuses on strengthening the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector, supporting communities to raise their voices, and doing all we can to reduce disadvantage and celebrate diversity across Hampshire. Our responsive approach means we work across a wide range of issues relevant to our communities, from increasing the availability of rural affordable housing to ensuring cancer awareness messaging reaches seldom heard communities.
There has never been a more exciting time to join our talented, ambitious and friendly team. Our new 3-year strategy sets out clear goals and actions which we’ll achieve together. Our leadership team are embedding a culture of learning, experimentation and development. Our team is caring, collaborative and driven by our values of being bold, enterprising, informative, and empowering. We very much welcome applications from all members of the community, regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, faith or disability. We are a Living Wage employer and Disability Confident.
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Salary: from £30,000
Contract: Full time, Monday- Friday, 9.30am – 5.30pm
Application deadline: Friday 5th April, 12.30pm
Join us as our next Centre Manager and use your leadership and interpersonal skills to head up our team delivering employment support in Spear Bristol.
In partnership with Christ Church Clifton, you’ll be managing the delivery of Resurgo's award-winning Spear Programme. Over the last 18 years, Spear has supported more than 8,000 young people across the UK with the work-ready skills and mindset they need to succeed in employment, no matter the challenges they face. But we don’t want to stop there.
We believe each young person has huge potential. If you do too, and you have the skills and heart to see their lives transformed – join us.
In this role, you’ll be responsible for:
Strategy, vision and impact [30%]
- Spearheading Resurgo’s ‘big picture’ vision of a transformed society, where each member plays its part, and the church is empowered to transform young lives
- Owning and managing the strategy for Spear Bristol that will help make this vision a reality
- Ensuring the Spear Programme is delivered in line with agreed targets; overseeing and reporting on impact metrics
Relationship management [25%]
- Building and managing great relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including referrers, local businesses, donors, and your Board of Trustees
- You'll be embedded into Christ Church Clifton, and working closely with your Trust and congregation, and actively participating in their mission and events
Leadership, line management and training [20%]
- Leading your team with confidence; spurring them on in your centre’s vision; investing in a team culture of excellence, belonging and fun
- Investing in the professional growth of your Lead Coach and Graduate Coach
- Inputting into organisational-wide training streams
- Inputting into recruitment of new team members
Driving a culture of coaching [20%]
- Driving a culture of coaching in your team
- Hands-on group and 1-1 coaching with numerous 16-24-year-olds: equipping them with practical work-ready skills and resilient mindsets
- Engaging in gritty conversations with your trainees; walking alongside them whatever their circumstances; inspiring them and releasing their potential
- Managing safeguarding
- Opportunities to engage in corporate coaching
Operations [5%]
- Managing the daily operational activity of your centre, including IT, finance and health and safety
This role will suit you if:
- You are an active Christian, passionate about personally representing the values and beliefs of Resurgo and Christ Church Clifton
- A commitment to grow and learn spiritually and as a Christian leader, and a desire to learn and understand coaching techniques
- Passion for social justice and for working as part of the church to transform communities, especially supporting young people in employment of education
- Effective interpersonal skills, high emotional intelligence, a sense of humour and fun!
- Strong leadership and management skills, highly self-motivated with strong initiative and the ability to translate ideas into practice
- An ambitious and self-motivated individual with the ability to prioritise workload, exercise initiative and work well under pressure
You can expect:
- A genuine commitment to upskilling you through impressive training opportunities:
- Support and funding to complete your professional coaching accreditation
- Progression opportunities through professional development 1-1s, and a dedicated talent manager
- Equipping you to have autonomy in your role, through a culture of ‘high challenge, high support’
- A fun, supportive culture where you are encouraged to bring your authentic self to work
- A worshipping community, where you can pray and worship with your colleagues
- Summer and autumn staff conference days, plus a two-night Christmas retreat
A couple of things to note:
- This role requires occasional evening work, for our termly Spear Celebrations (where we celebrate our trainees as they complete the initial six weeks of the programme)
- In the event of a job offer, a DBS check will be requested.
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We’re looking for a proactive self-starter, who, like us, believes in the power of democratic engagement for making a difference on the climate and nature crisis. As our new Policy and Engagement Officer, you'll play a pivotal role delivering our tried and tested training programme for political engagement. As the primary liaison for constituents, you'll empower them to effectively connect with elected representatives, offering tailored advice, facilitating meetings, and providing ongoing support.
As our ideal candidate, you possess a deep understanding of climate change and parliamentary developments. You’ll thrive in building relationships with diverse communities and organisations, driving our mission to represent all sectors of society. Your ability to hit the ground running and lead on projects will set you apart.
If you're passionate about driving change, fostering inclusivity, and making a tangible impact for the climate and nature crisis, we want to hear from you. Apply now and be part of a dynamic team committed to creating meaningful change.
Check our website for a copy of the Job Description and Person Specification
As Policy & Engagement Officer, you will work with the Hope for the Future team to:
- Act as constituents’ main point of contact at HFTF, working with them to effectively engage their elected representatives by supporting them through the constituent journey (including offering tailored advice, letter writing, meeting preparation and coaching, facilitation and follow-up).
- Prepare and deliver HFTF’s core training, contributing to its ongoing development.
- Develop constituent and partner-facing resources aimed at maximising political impact.
- Ensure work is aligned with our objectives and strategy to maximise efficiency and impact, linking and contributing to Hope for the Future’s central strategies and wider work as required. This includes our Councils, Faith and Outreach work.
- With the support of the Policy and Engagement Coordinator, contribute to effective objective setting in order to deliver HFTF’s strategy.
- Ensure the CRM is up to date and support monitoring, evaluation and reporting in relation to the team’s work.
- With the support of the Research and Impact Coordinator conduct research on elected representatives and other key figures in order to train and advise constituents on how to best engage with them.
- Identify and build relationships with local and regional partner organisations and communities to engage new constituents, to help ensure that we are working towards reaching and representing all sectors of society.
- Provide support to other team members where required in both organising and delivery of events and projects.
- Provide support to other team members with income generation activities where required.
- Able to travel around the UK frequently to support constituents and partner organisations, attend workshops and deliver training. For remotely based staff, occasional attendance at HFTF premises may also be required for supervision, development or team-building purposes, etc.
- Take the lead on thematic and project work as allocated by Hope for the Future, (e.g. Scotland focus, housing focus) and help to upskill the rest of the team on these topics. ● Contribute to the continued development of HFTF’s training and approach
- Support the Policy and Engagement Coordinator to identify and develop opportunities for growing the organisation's reach and impact.
- Maintain a strong working knowledge of climate change and nature loss/ degradation developments in Parliament, including changes to policy and specific MP involvement in such developments.
- Actively seek to engage with new constituents and support our work towards reaching and representing all sectors of society.
- Support the Fundraising Officer in producing case studies and information on the impact of our work for inclusion in funding bids
Please check our website for a copy of the Job Description and Person Spec. Applications close 11th April.
Please email us if you have any questions about this role or the application process.
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The Network Lead plays a central role in helping us achieve our vision to end the need for food banks in the UK. This is a varied, proactive and fast-paced role that involves representing the Trussell Trust on policy and public affairs and key stakeholder relationships in Wales, the leadership of a dynamic team of area managers that supports the network of food banks in Wales to deliver emergency food, and the coordination of projects and partnerships to support the food banks in our network to reduce the need for their services locally.
Role responsibilities
· Strategic Leadership: Manage the delivery of food bank operations in the nation and key strategic projects that are part of the Trussell Trust’s five-year strategy to end the need for food banks.
· Projects and partnerships: Build partnerships and develop projects with organisations to develop and build services and systems that help end the need for food banks.
· Policy, public affairs and church engagement: Engage with a wide range of external bodies, including national government, elected representatives, faith and community organisations, and research bodies. Ensure that local churches (including church leaders) feel connected and understand the importance of ending the need for food banks in local communities.
· Team Leadership: Provide leadership, support, coaching, development, and line management to the area managers. Provide support, advice and guidance to Trussell Trust project leads as appropriate to ensure they understand the policy and public affairs context for delivering their work in the nation e.g. Pathfinder and Financial Inclusion team
· Risk Management: Ensure consistent quality assurance of food banks across the nation , in line with the risk framework and support area managers to deal with complaints and manage food banks with high risks.
· Cross-organisational working: Act as a liaison between the area team, the wider operations team, and other directorates, managing the flow of ideas and feedback to positive effect.
Person Specification
Technical skills and minimum knowledge:
· Confidently represent the Trussell Trust with a range of stakeholders, including elected representatives, and effectively manage the roll-out of the organisational strategy in the /nation.
· Policy and public affairs knowledge, including a track record of successfully influencing politicians and key decision-makers to achieve strategic goals.
· Knowledge and experience of community development or local service provision.
· Experience of managing projects and partnerships, from inception to evaluation, to achieve strategic goals.
· Experience of team leadership including line management and supervision, including dealing with performance issues and using coaching skills.
· Competent and efficient use of IT, including the main Microsoft Office programs and database management.
Behaviours and competencies:
· Demonstrates a commitment to the values of the Trussell Trust
· Demonstrates empathy for people from disadvantaged, marginalised or socially- excluded backgrounds
· Role models inclusive behaviour, values and leadership
· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, particularly listening skills.
· Confident, resilient and self-motivated team player
· Well-organised and able to juggle competing priorities.
· The ability to build effective relationships in contexts where Christian faith plays a major part, and in which people of all faiths and none collaborate to make a difference together.
Key Stakeholders
· Area managers
· Network leads
· Head of England and Wales
· Network services
· Pathfinder team
· Financial inclusion team
· UK policy team
· Head of safeguarding and risk
· Public engagement directorate
· Local elected representatives, including Senedd members, MPs and councillors
· Representatives of local organisations
Our Values
The Trussell Trust is a charity that works to end the need for food banks. It is founded on and shaped by Christian principles.
Our values of dignity, justice, compassion and community, are central to all that we do and therefore supports our aim to be an organisation where the diversity of all employees is valued. We welcome people of all faiths and none and those that are committed to these values.
We recognise that we have under-represented groups within our workforce. As part of our commitment to diversity and equality of opportunity we are actively encouraging applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions and those with a lived experience of poverty as well as any other under-represented group in our workforce. We are committed ensuring the safety and protection of our employees from all forms of harm.
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About The Role
Rare opportunity to join the Senior Management Team of an award winning charity with a unique offer spanning youth work and creativity.
As Head of Creative you will be an integral part of our Senior Management Team, sharing collective responsibility for the overall running of the charity.
The Head of Creative leads on the delivery and development of the creative offer, including our agreed programme of artistic and creative programmes for 10-25 year olds, events including exhibitions and productions led by young people, our schools programme where creativity and youth work are co-delivered to ensure young people at risk of disengaging from education remain inspired and supported in school, and our youth voice programme which ensures that young people are placed firmly at the heart of everything we do.
The postholder will also be integral to the development and establishing of opportunities for young people at CYN’s newest building, The Courts (opening June 2024). This will be creative enterprise hub for emerging young creatives from diverse and marginalised backgrounds.
The postholder will provide strategic leadership including the development of new/existing partnerships, safeguarding, fundraising and service/workforce development.
About Us
Creative Youth Network is an award-winning charity with a mission to enable young people to reach their potential, no matter what their background or circumstances. Operating across Bristol and South Gloucestershire, we offer a range of services ranging from our 10 local youth clubs, to targeted support for young people with specific needs, work within schools (in particular for young people at risk of disengaging from education), and an exciting range of creative courses, programmes and activities, including early career support for young people embarking on careers in the creative sector. Our services are rated “Outstanding” by the National Youth Agency.
The Benefits
• 33 days annual leave (inc. bank holidays) per year pro rata
• Excellent family friendly policies
• A generous pension scheme
• A cycle to work scheme
• Paid breaks
• Fantastic development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Program
• Virtual GP consultation and medical advice service
Equity, diversity and inclusion
Creative Youth Network is committed to inclusivity, equality, and equity. We pride ourselves on giving opportunities to people of all walks of life and all class backgrounds. This includes people who identify as D/deaf, disabled or neurodivergent, LGBTQIA+, are early in their careers or come from groups who experience racial inequality.
We particularly encourage applications from candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce, including people from Global Majority backgrounds (often referred to as BAME – Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic).
As an employer we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our staff.
If forms don’t work for you, get in touch with the team to talk about alternatives.
Next Steps
A full Job Description, Job Pack and Application Form are available below. To apply please visit our website.
In accordance with our Safer Recruitment Policy, we are unable to accept CV's and ask that you complete the application form instead.
This role is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.
Creative Youth Network is committed to inclusivity, equality, and equity. We pride ourselves on giving opportunities to people of all walks of life and all class backgrounds. This includes people who identify as D/deaf, disabled or neurodivergent, LGBTQIA+, are early in their careers or come from groups who experience racial inequality.
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Would you like to join a service that makes a difference to older people in Wales? As a Regional Volunteer Officer living in North or Mid Wales you will help meet the Community Assistance Project objectives by recruiting, inducting, training and supporting suitable volunteers within the region to deliver support at a community level, working closely and in collaboration with local partners.
About you:
- You will be able to work with others to deliver successful projects and services
- You will have experience of recruiting, managing and working with volunteers
- You will have experience of establishing and maintaining productive collaborations.
- Be able to negotiate at a range of levels both in and outside the organisation
- You will have experience of networking
- You will have knowledge of Issues affecting older people in Wales and barriers to accessing support
- You will have knowledge of local services in the public or voluntary sector
- You will have knowledge of diversity of the cultures, environments and communities in which older people and carers live
- Live in North or Mid Wales
If successful you will:
- Implement the volunteer recruitment plan for the region
- Process all volunteer applications in a timely and professional way, taking the prospective volunteers through the Community Assistance Project recruitment process
- Ensure all prospective volunteers are inducted with Age Cymru and Community Assistance Project partners across the region
- Ensure the delivery of all the relevant training required
- Provide a mentoring / buddying system for the new volunteers
- Ensure all volunteers have appropriate Disclosure and Barring Service checks prior to starting the role.
- Provide ongoing support to volunteers
- When referrals are received, match the service user with the most appropriate volunteer while ensuring a high quality, timely and responsive service is provided
- Identify and attend relevant networks, publicise the Community Assistance Project, establish community links with all appropriate stakeholders and promote the service through a range of methods
- Promote and cascade information, including real-life examples of positive intervention through all available methods
- Maintain accurate and up to date records in the region utilising our case management system and other databases, to provide for the effective monitoring and evaluation of the project
- Support programme evaluation through surveys and questionnaires
- Make onward referrals internally or externally to provide a holistic support package for service users
Great to haves:
• Ability to speak Welsh (Desirable)
Live in North or Mid Wales (Essential)
What we offer in return:
- Holiday - 27 days made up of 24 choice days and 3 days to be used between Christmas & New Year - Including carry forward
- Flexible Hours Working Scheme
- Employer pension
- Generous life assurance up to four times your annual salary
- Healthcare cashback plan
How do I apply for this role?
Please send your CV and a covering letter explaining how you meet the criteria for this role. Your application will not be considered without the covering letter.
Additional Information:
Age Cymru is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We welcome requests for flexible working.
Age Cymru is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.
Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.
Age Cymru politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
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Applications without a covering letter will not be considered. Candidates must live in North or Mid Wales
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The Youth Services Manager is a key senior position leading on the design and delivery of Caring in Bristol’s services tailored to 16-25 year olds. The postholder also acts as the safeguarding lead for the organisation.
Our youth services take a person-centred relational approach. Our youth team stand alongside young people, working together to tackle the barriers to stable housing. This role also has the exciting opportunity to shape our innovative new small-scale accommodation provision.
As the Youth Services Manager you will play a key role in developing our work supporting young adults that prevents or stops the development of a homelessness crisis.
There are two key services which this role would oversee:
· “Project Z” - Ongoing one-to-one floating support by specialist youth practitioners for 16-25 year olds, many of whom will be experiencing multiple disadvantage; a key objective is building trusting relationships that can help to facilitate positive change.
· “Z House” - A project launching in Spring 2024; an innovative new model for short term youth accommodation for 18-25 year olds in Bristol, delivered primarily by community volunteers. We are in the final stages of constructing the space and the initial service design, with the aim to pilot the concept for the next 12 months.
Both services incorporate group work, drop-in activities and co-production to ensure we are making them accessible to young people who may not usually participate in more traditional support models.
The role will work closely with our other operational managers to ensure that our volunteer management, data systems and performance monitoring are best practice.
The role will have line management responsibility for project staff including the Senior Youth Practitioner, Shelter Coordinator and some oversight of volunteers.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead on the coordination, delivery and development of our youth-focused services.
- Leadership of the youth services staff team, providing line management, pastoral support, supervision and development opportunities.
- Develop effective collaborative networks and partnerships with relevant organisations that support young people in Bristol, promote the broader work of CiB, act as a representative of the charity.
- Work closely with the Head of Operations and Prevention Services Manager to develop a consistent approach and operational resilience, including participating in the on-call support rota for all services.
- Act as the Safeguarding Lead for Caring in Bristol, with the support of the Head of Operations and Deputy Safeguarding Lead, providing organisation-wide support and advice to ensure concerns are captured, acted upon and escalated where necessary.
For the full specification and Skills/Experience required, download the job description or find it on our website.
To apply please fill in the attached application form and send via email to us with the subject line Prevention Services Manager
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Unique Voice is a nationally accredited social enterprise working frontline in schools and communities across Bristol, South Gloucestershire and the South West. We deliver creative programmes using the Arts as a medium to make a positive and long-lasting social impact.
Our Business Manager, as part of the Seinor Leadership Team, would provide support with day to day financial management, maintain policy and ensure compliance, maintain a safer recruitment process and ensure excellent communication with the core creative and administrative teams.
Unique Voice is looking to recruit an experienced Business Manager with great communication skills and an understanding and passion to oversee the administrative processes and legal responsibilities to support our creative team in delivering high quality programmes and services throughout the year. The successful candidate will be part of the core Senior Leadership Team, reporting to the Company Directors and should demonstrate excellent communication skills and the ability to adapt and implement new processes based on changing company needs and outputs.
Key Responsibilities
- Financial: Monitoring of income and expenditure. Day to day management of financial issues and accounting systems; preparation of management accounts; budget setting and administration for individual projects; assistance with funding applications
- Policy: Review and maintain policy documents to ensure compliance with audit requirements and ensure these are reflected in our working practices and across all site locations. Creation of new policies as required. Take an integral role in preparation for and engagement with external auditors
- HR: Undertake HR processes including setting up and maintaining recruitment files, safer recruitment checks, recruitment advertising/interviews, induction, review/appraisal and development of staff; payroll & staff leave co-ordination
- Maintain routine office & business admin including renewals of insurance and subscriptions; health & safety procedures
- Ensure excellent communication with core creative and administrative teams, directors and freelance staff
- Review and proofread reports, evaluations and service documents
- Prepare and distribute service contracts and ensure agreed terms are disseminated to relevant parties
Qualifications and Experience
Essential:
- Preparation of detailed budgets to improve the cost efficiency of the business
- Managerial experience in a service delivery role and the ability to work with the senior management team to ensure an effective company strategy
- Capability to achieve a recognised management qualification commensurate with NVQ Level 4
- Experience of working with accountancy software packages for day to day use and production of financial reporting
- Knowledge of GDPR, Risk Assessment & H & S requirements
Desirable:
- Preferred experience within an educational setting or an understanding of the legal and moral responsibilities surrounding the provision of services to young people
- Understanding of generating income through funded/grant application process
- Understanding of policy regulation; compliance and quality monitoring processes
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: 2wish currently offers a form of hybrid working and this will continue for the foreseeable future. This post is predominantly home based, with regular travel across the area you reside in and some travel to our Head Office in South Wales
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week. Work outside office hours may sometimes be necessary and will be compensated for by time off in lieu.
Annual Leave: 28 days plus bank holidays. Annual leave steadily increases after five years of service. Annual leave and statutory holidays are calculated on a pro rata basis where applicable.
Pension: 2wish operate a contributory pension scheme. 2wish will auto-enrol you into the scheme in accordance with it's auto-enrolment obligations. Full details of the scheme will be provided to you once you are enrolled, including the minimum level of contributions that you will be required to make during your membership (current contributions - employer 3% and employee 5%).
Mileage: A fixed rate allowance is payable for agreed mileage undertaken on 2wish business in a private vehicle, over and above your usual journey to your workplace/s.
Objective:
2wish exists to provide support to anyone affected by the sudden and unexpected death of a child or young person aged 25 and under.
Aims:
- Ensure every Emergency Department and Critical Care unit has a suitable bereavement suite
- Ensure that bereavement boxes are available at each of these hospitals
- Ensure that immediate bereavement support is available for all affected by the sudden death of a child or young person
- Provide a professional counselling service and other therapies for those affected by the sudden death of a child or young person
- Provide support to individuals who witness the sudden death of a child or young person
- Provide support and training to professionals from any sector who may be affected by the sudden death of a child or young person
- To advocate and campaign on behalf of suddenly bereaved families
Context of role:
2wish supports anyone affected by the sudden and unexpected death of a child or young person aged 25 and under. We are a largely self-funded charity providing support across Wales and more recently, in the bordering counties with England. Our support team works very closely with our fundraising team to increase income but also to raise awareness of the work of 2wish.
This is a unique opportunity for two individuals to raise awareness of the charity, building it’s profile and engaging communities across the English counties that border Wales. It will involve helping to organise fundraising events, working with volunteers and encouraging community fundraising opportunities.
Main duties:
- To help raise awareness of 2wish and the work we do in England
- To work alongside the support team in England, Phase I and to build on the reputation of 2wish
- Research, approach and engage community groups and local supporters using mechanisms for engaging their support to develop additional sources of income
- To liaise with the public in England, Phase I who are fundraising for 2wish
- To support the delivery of community and corporate events, and monitor the income raised
- To attend community and networking events where necessary
- To actively participate in and collaborate on financial planning for England, Phase I as a business unit during regular fundraising meetings
- To submit an annual business plan and budgets for the England fundraising team
- To submit monthly and annual reports to the Fundraising Manager as required and work to monthly targets
- Supporting the 2wish Fundraising Team with events and community fundraising
- Working with the Volunteer Coordinator to identify and secure volunteers and ambassadors, meeting them regularly and maintaining engagement
- Maintain relationships with all donors including attending cheque presentations
- To work flexibly, travel, and make overnight stays when required
- To attend weekend and evening community events in support of the charity when required
- A ‘hands-on’ and ‘can-do’ attitude
- Contribute on the social media platforms maintained by 2wish
General
- To be responsible for organising own work agenda, time management and administration
- To maintain a high degree of confidentiality in accordance with the charity’s policies
- To work as part of a team
- To attend meetings as necessary - both virtually and in person
- To show respect and sensitivity for the cultural and religious beliefs of families
- To undertake training to update skills as necessary
- To contribute to the evaluation and monitoring processes to ensure effectiveness of services and activities provided
- To adhere to all health and safety procedures with regards to working off site
- Participate as and when required in team meetings and one-to-one meetings, and undertake, as appropriate, courses/training/other developmental activities, which is relevant to the role
It is the nature of the work that tasks and responsibilities are, in many circumstances, unpredictable and varied. All employees are therefore expected to work in a flexible way and tasks which are not specifically covered in their job description may have to be undertaken. You will be subject to performance review, which will incorporate a review of the above duties and performance over the period.
This role is subject to an enhanced DBS check.