Are you passionate about preventing homelessness?

About the role

We are looking for a talented Communications Coordinator (SE) to join our team at an exciting time of growth and development at St Mungo’s. Based in one of our SE services with working from home days and some travel, you will take a lead role on raising St Mungo’s profile in the South East.

The successful candidate will initiate and coordinate impactful media coverage regionally working closely alongside the Press and PR team. They will also coordinate marketing communications and support for St Mungo’s services, including social media, and be a focal point for internal communications in the region, promoting the organisation’s values and recovery ethos with clients and staff in the South East.

What we’re looking for

We’re looking for someone ambitious who wants to use their considerable communications and public relations skills to help us achieve our ambition to end homelessness and profile our work helping people to recover and rebuild their lives.

The successful candidate will be a clear and confident communicator. You will have demonstrable experience of implementing and delivering press and PR, marketing plans, and building positive relationships with colleagues and partners to raise awareness and understanding about our work. You will also have good time management skills and the ability to manage a busy and varied work programme, working from a variety of locations and on your own initiative.

If this sounds like you we’d love to hear from you.

What we offer

• Excellent Development and Growth Opportunities

St Mungo’s employees are encouraged to consider opportunities to develop new skills or progress including; secondments, internal transfers, application to new roles in the organisation or just to get involved in various projects happening within the organisation.

As a result last year 35% of our vacancies were filled by promotions. In 2019 we achieved We Invest in People Gold level accreditation and are one of just 3% of housing associations to achieve this standard; 82% of staff who took part in the IIP survey say St Mungo’s is a great place to work.

• A Diverse and Inclusive Work Place

At St Mungo’s is a Disability Confident Employer, we are in the top 100 of Stonewall’s Workplace Equality Index 2020 and we are. Equality, diversity and inclusion are central to the organisation's values and how we work.

We are proud of our commitment to diversity and inclusion and have 7 great Diversity Networks to support clients and staff from different backgrounds so they are able to be their best selves. Our Networks include: BAME, Carer’s and Parent’s, Lived Experience, LGBTQIA+, Disability Awareness, Irish and Women’s Action.

• Flexible Working and Other Benefits

We are committed to maintaining your work/life balance. We offer 25 days annual leave, and operate a very popular Flexi Time scheme, which allows you to supplement your annual leave entitlement. After 5 years, staff annual leave entitlement increases to 28 days.

St Mungo’s contribute 4% of your gross annual salary, and you are able to enrol in the Defined Contribution scheme following a successful probationary period in which the employer contribution is 6%.

What we do

At St Mungo’s our vision is that everyone has a place to call home and can fulfil their hopes and ambitions. As a homelessness charity and housing association, our clients are at the heart of what we do, and in 2019 we supported nearly 30,000 people who were either homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Our staff are crucial to making this happen.

How to apply

To view the job description and guidance on completing your application form, please click on the document available tab at the top of the advert page on our website.

Closing date: 10am on Monday 1 June 2020

Interview and assessments on: Monday 8 or Tuesday 9 June 2020

Please be advised that all appointments will be made on St Mungo’s current standard Terms and Conditions (T&Cs); this also applies to any internal candidates.

Want a role that offers flexible working and a fantastic pension scheme? Interested in working for a CV enhancing organisation? Looking for a broad finance role with excellent progression opportunities? Then this is the role for you!

My client is a national organisation based in Oxfordshire, looking for a ­­Project Accountant to join their team in a key role that leads on the taxation and capital projects of the organisation.

The main responsibilities of the Project Accountant are:

• Liaise closely with key project managers and stakeholders across the organisation to review their budgets with them, analysing any variances that there may be.
• Full responsibility for preparing the various budgets and forecasts for your allocated projects and divisions.
• Take the lead in the preparation of monthly reports for capital projects, producing commentaries and performing various reconciliations.
• Be the main point of contact for all taxation queries for your allocated projects and divisions, providing advice to managers and stakeholders.

This is an excellent opportunity for a finance professional looking to further their career in a wonderfully broad role within a CV enhancing organisation that offers development to all its staff. Furthermore, this organisation offers excellent benefits including flexible working and an unrivalled pension scheme.

The successful candidate will have:

• Fully qualified as an accountant or be at finalist level (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, etc.).
• Ideally experience of capital and/or tax accounting, however, candidates without this are still encouraged to apply.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build relationships.
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills (vlookups, pivot tables, etc.).

If you are interested in the position, please apply immediately as applications are reviewed daily and this role may be filled before the closing date.

Job Title: Digital Storyteller and Network Support

Location of job: Oxford

Job Type: Part Time

Contract Type: Fixed Term from 1 September 2020 to 31 August 2021

Hours: 15 hours per week

Salary: £7,254 per annum

Closing Date: 11th June 2020

We are looking for a young person who...:

- Can create interesting social media material

- Is passionate about celebrating and telling peoples stories

- Is comfortable leading workshops

What is the role about?

- Interviewing Methodist Peacemakers and sharing video / images of the story

- Providing desk-based support for the Methodist Peace Fellowship

- Leading workshops and speaking in church services, some arranged via a partnership with the Student Christian Movement

What's in it for you?

- A chance to use your digital skills to create inspiring and challenging material

- Make a big difference in a small charity, and through that meet inspiring people in this country and connect with people in other nations.

- Your chance to work for peace at a time when it’s vitally needed in the world

Occupational requirements

Age 18-23
To be a Christian - we would prefer an active Christian. This is because it is an outward facing role involving workshops, public speaking and meeting and speaking with interview people about their faith.

There is a genuine Occupational Requirement for the post holder to be a Christian in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010.

In return, we offer an exceptional pension scheme, generous annual leave entitlement (plus an extra 3 days’ leave granted over Christmas/New Year), TOIL, Flexi-leave and a Connexional Wellbeing Adviser

An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this role, the cost of which will be incurred by the Methodist Church.

For an informal discussion with a member of the team please contact

Interviews will be held via ZOOM on 1st July 2020

Interview Date: 01-Jul-2020

The Mulberry Bush Charity is looking to appoint a:

Marketing and Communications Executive

Salary (£ 20 – 27,000)

Full or part time position

Based near Witney

Flexibility for some remote working

28 days + Bank Holidays holiday (pro rata)

The Mulberry Bush is a highly successful and forward thinking charity, which has been meeting the needs of traumatised children and their families since 1948.

‘To transform the lives of all those affected by childhood trauma, through specialist therapeutic services’

The successful candidate will deliver high impact, integrated marketing and digital communications to strengthen the Mulberry Bush brand, whilst working to promote individual charity services and supporter engagement.  Working closely with senior management and all teams across the charity, this is an exciting opportunity to use the full range of your marketing and communications skills to help us achieve our charitable objectives and raise the money to make it happen.

Currently our services include:

• The Mulberry Bush School: a non-maintained residential special school and children’s home working with vulnerable and emotionally troubled primary aged children and their families. It has developed an outstanding reputation for successfully re-integrating severely emotionally troubled children back onto mainstream family, school and community life.
• The Mulberry Bush Outreach: offers training and consultation to develop reflective practice and collaborative working to strengthen the leadership cultures in mainstream schools and children’s social care organisations.
• The Mulberry Bush Research: Our research department is committed to research in therapeutic residential and foster care and aims to develop a research culture to influence practice nationally.
• The International Centre for Therapeutic Care: a global free alliance of child centred organisations that share therapeutic practice via our online The Therapeutic Care Journal.
• The Mulberry Bush Third Space: Our events and conference centre in Gloucestershire which holds the Planned Environment Therapy Archive and the National Child Care Library.

We offer a supportive multi- disciplinary working environment which includes comprehensive supervision, team working, relevant and regular training and with generous pay structures and holiday entitlements for all its staff.

Application deadline date: Fri 29th May 2020

Interview date: Wed 17th June (TBC)

Anticipated start date: July 2020

For further information and details on how to apply please contact Lucy Lowe by emailing her or visiting our website.

Responsibilities and Job Specifications

Key responsibilities

• Report to Head of Fundraising and Marketing, with close liaison with the CEO, COO and Service Leads
• Deliver integrated marketing / digital marketing communications, including strategy, execution, creative, production and reporting.
• Create electronic and hard copy collateral, including promotional assets, advertising, social media posts and website copy.
• Manage social media accounts and websites.
• End to end campaign management.
• Competent use of CRM system, Google Analytics and social media platforms including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.
• Manage all relevant agency relationships.
• Measure and report on campaign activity, including ROI.

Candidate specification

• Educated to degree level
• 3+ years’ experience of marketing and communications, with proven track record of delivery, ideally including experience in the not-for-profit sector.
• Responsible for driving marketing results and accountable for improved performance, leading change and ensuring high standards.
• Ability to effectively communicate with senior level colleagues.
• Self-starter and entrepreneurial spirit.
• Ability to problem-solve, prioritise tasks and manage multiple projects.
• Strong oral and written communication, presentational and interpersonal skills.
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail.
• Strong analytical skills, but also highly creative.

The Mulberry Bush School is an equal opportunities employer and is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children as its utmost priority and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be able to provide evidence of having the right to live and work in the UK and will be required to undertake an enhanced criminal background check from the Disclosure & Barring Service.

Corporate Fundraiser

Part Time 10 hours a week

£28,000 (pro-rata) 1-year fixed term contract with potential to extend to 2 years.

Do you have an interest in working within the charity and mental health sector? Response Organisation is one of the largest mental health charities in Oxfordshire that provides early intervention and support for young adults experiencing mild to moderate mental health issues.

We are currently looking to recruit a Corporate Fundraiser to join our team who will play a vital role within the Children &

Young People department raising funds to support the work of the Mental Wealth Academy project.

Launched in Autumn 2019, the Mental Wealth Academy is an innovative new project supporting 18-25 year olds affected by

life-changing events, who are falling through gaps in the transition pathways from CAMHS to Adult Mental Health services.

The Mental Wealth Academy model will be characterised by an aspirational, asset-based approach with the aim of reducing health inequalities, increasing resilience and improving life chances. Response will be expanding the third sector's reach and impact through a proactive and preventative programme consisting of training, peer mentorship and direct intervention.

Main Duties

• Meet fundraising targets (£150k in year 1, £240k in year 2)
• Identify opportunities for sponsorship which covers the full range of activities within the Mental Wealth Academy. Research, identify, prioritise and approach companies that may have an interest in working with Response for mutual benefit.
• Develop and write funding proposals, corporate applications and reports.
• Produce and deliver high quality creative presentations at senior level and proposals tailored to each corporate account.
• Keep up to date with professional fundraising associations and media regarding fundraising tools and skills development.
• Manage relationships with corporates before, during, and after receipt of funds and maintain a high level of supporter care.
• Track, analyse and report on fundraising results in the corporate field and measure, manage and report performance.
• Raise the profile of Response & the Mental Wealth Academy by networking at appropriate events and secure new introductions.
• Work with the Communications & Marketing team to develop and deliver PR and marketing plans for the Mental Wealth Academy.
• Work flexibly to attend occasional fundraising events and activities outside of normal working hours including evenings & weekends as required.

Our benefits include:

• 25 days holiday + bank hols
• Free parking on site

• Employee Assistance Programme
• Social Events throughout the year

• Discounted shopping

• Cycle to Work Scheme

• Subsidised Gym Membership

• Training and Development

• Auto Enrolment Pension Scheme

• £500 Refer a Friend Bonus Scheme

If you feel like this is your next career step we would love to hear from you! Please click "Apply" now! Closing date 23/03/20, with interviews to be held on 25/03/20.

Office Administrator 
Oxford and Home Based
£22,000 - £25,000 (depending on qualifications and experience)

About Us

INASP is an international development organisation working with a global network of partners to improve access, production and use of research information and knowledge in developing countries. 

We are a UK registered charity, established in 1992 and funded by a range of government and institutional donors. We have 24 staff based in our Oxford and London offices.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and efficient Office Administrator with experience of HR processes and excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You will keep our busy office running efficiently and ensure that staff are best equipped to perform their roles.

The Role

The Office Administrator is the lynchpin of our small international organisation. 

Reporting to the Financial Director, the Office Administrator will be responsible for providing proactive and efficient administrative support across a range of admin functions including travel and travel security, IT, HR, office administration and supplies, and health and safety. Establishing and managing relationships, both internally and externally, is a key element of this job.

Key Responsibilities 

- Support the Travel Management Team to provide safe and efficient international travel for INASP staff
- Be the main contact point with our external IT systems provider, Mirrorsphere, to ensure INASP staff have access and support to efficient and appropriate IT systems
- Support the Finance Director and HR Adviser to establish and maintain effective HR policies and procedures, maintain HR records on BreatheHR, support recruitment processes and arrange inductions for new staff
- Provide overall office administration services in a proactive, efficient and effective manner to ensure that staff have the appropriate equipment and tools to perform their roles effectively
- Ensure all health and safety legislation and procedures are in place and up to date and monitor both remote and internal working practices and identify any support required by staff
- Provide support to the Finance Team in coding invoices/payment vouchers and inputting them into the financial system, along with handling foreign expenses cash claims from traveling staff  
- Organise, help contributors, and ensure staff meetings are well documented
- Provide direct support to the ED and senior management team where required

We are looking for candidates with: 

- A CIPD level 3 or 5 qualification, or the willingness to undertake HR professional development sponsored by INASP
- Thorough knowledge of general office administration processes and HR practices and procedures
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills  
- Computer literate with a high level of accuracy
- A methodical, thorough approach with strong attention to detail and good organisational and time management skills
- Experience of working in an office support position with people from different cultures and backgrounds
- Adaptability to work across a range of tasks and prioritise effectively and the willingness to learn new skills and take on new challenges
- A helpful, friendly and supportive manner in person and on the phone / online

Other organisations may call this role Office Co-ordinator, Admin Assistant, Administrative Assistant, HR Administrator, Human Resources Administrator, Office Assistant, or Administrator. 

This vacancy will be held open until it is filled, so candidates are advised to submit their applications as soon as possible.

Candidates selected for interview will be notified and sent interview details including advance preparation requirements, within two weeks. Due to the current situation, interviews may take place via Skype/Zoom/Teams.

INASP is committed to creating an inclusive working environment, promoting and providing equal opportunities in employment, respecting diversity and avoiding unlawful discrimination at recruitment and during employment. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of their race, gender identity, biological sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age. Applications from people with disabilities, or those with health problems, are welcome and will be given full consideration.  

So, if you’re seeking your next challenge as an Office Administrator, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Are you a qualified finance professional looking to utilise your skills within the charity sector? Are you passionate about developing a team and ensuring that standards are raised across finance? Would you enjoy working for a Christian focussed charity? If so, this could be an excellent opportunity for you.

Robertson Bell are looking to recruit a Head of Project Finance for a Christian International Development Charity. The role is due to last for a period of 12 months and is a varied and interesting position to take on.

The main responsibilities are:

* Manage a multi-faceted team (10+) on a day to day basis.
* Be the link between finance and projects, ensuring that all projects are on budget and reported on accurately.
* Provide financial analysis and insight regarding project bidding and proposals.
* Oversee all elements of risk associated to finance or the projects.

The successful candidate will:

* Be a qualified accountant who has previous experience of leading teams.
* Be immediately available or on a short notice period.
* Have an empathy towards to the vision and ethos of the charity.

No previous charity experience is required, however applicants with previous projects, grants or donor experience are highly desirable. Please do not delay in applying for this post as it is a truly interesting position with CV enhancing opportunities.

Harris Hill are recruiting for a Head of Finance on a 12 Month Fixed Term Contract for this well-established charity based near Oxford.

You will report directly to the Chief Executive, managing a team of 3 to provide strategic financial leadership, ensuring that the financial management of the charity complies with best industry standards and ensuring that it complies with all relevant tax and VAT legislation and all statutory requirements on financial reporting.

You will be a Fully Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with a proven ability to work confidently at Board level. Have energy, drive and a positive attitude that motivates others.
This is an exciting role aligning resources to strategy, ensuring resources are focused in the areas of greatest need.

* Location: Near Oxford
* Salary 60,000pa - 65,000pa
* The position will have the option to go permanent

The position covers a range of skills involving the following:

* Financial Management - Ensure the charity has the systems and experience to use timely financial management information to inform decision-making at all levels of the organization.
* To be accountable for the effective day to day functioning of the Finance and IT departments through effective management
* Oversight of the new Financial IT system, ensuring that organisational IT resources are focused in the right areas and are effectively managed
* Review, scope and implement new methods/systems of information management and reporting to deliver improvements to the way financial information is processed and reported.
* Actively contribute towards the goals of the organisation as a member of the leadership team
* Lead the production and development of the departmental budget and plan as part of the annual business plan
* Produce the annual statutory report and financial statements for the group
* Support the production of organisational funding bids and financial monitoring of funding contracts

Harris Hill are recruiting for a Director of Finance & IT for this well-established charity based near Oxford

Salary £75,000pa plus Generous employer pension and Relocation Costs if relocating to the Oxford area.

The Director of Finance will have responsibility for financial strategy and oversight of the effective management of the Finance function and contribute to the overall leadership and 0perations.

This will be achieved through the following principal accountabilities:

- Oversee all financial services and ensuring compliance with all statutory and
other financial reporting requirements
- Provide advice on current and future financial strategy and policy through
researching, modelling, developing and implementing budgetary policies
that comply and effectively deliver the overall strategy, whilst managing a
financial risk register that informs long term business decisions.
- Provide visible leadership and motivate direct reports to ensure that
delegated responsibilities are achieved and effective communication
maintained, including ensuring on-going performance management and
staff development
- Ensuring effective communication of financial information to the Boards,
Councils and other department
- Oversee the IT and database functions and relationships with the
providers and contractors and develop and oversee our data analysis
capacity