PAPYRUS is the national UK charity dedicated to the prevention of suicide and the promotion of positive mental health and emotional wellbeing in young people.

Community Development Officer – West Midlands

PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide is the national charity for the prevention of young suicide, founded in 1997. We have grown very successfully since then and currently have bases in Warrington, Birmingham, London, Cardiff and Belfast.

We are looking to recruit a Community Development Officer to engage key partners and stakeholders in the region tailoring support, training and education to create suicide safer communities.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• A degree or professional qualification in Education, Counselling, Training, Psychology, Community Development or Youth Work
• Experience of leading and working on community-based projects
• A proven track record of delivering training and/or learning workshops/educational activities
• Previous successful experience of interagency working and networking with stakeholders
• Ability to communicate effectively and deliver presentations and training to varied audiences on suicide prevention and/or self-harm and/or mental health related issues
• Experienced ASIST Trainer or willingness to gain the qualification and experience

Salary: NJC Scale SCP 18 - 23 (£24,982 - £27,741 per annum)

Hours: 36 hours per week. Due to the nature of the role, some evening, weekend and bank holiday working may be required.

Location: The successful candidates will initially be based at home and will be required to work flexibly and attend the West Midlands office as required.

Contractual status:  Permanent

Please visit our website to review the full job description and person specification for the role. To apply for the position please complete the application form on our website detailing how you meet the criteria for the role. Please return your completed application to HR email or to HR, PAPYRUS, Unit 1 Bankside, Warrington, WA1 1UP.

Closing date: 9th August 2021 Interview date: W/C 16th August 2021

PAPYRUS is committed to the principle of equal opportunity in employment and its employment policies for recruitment are designed to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of age, disability, gender re-assignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

PAPYRUS is committed to safeguarding all children, young people and adults at risk that interact with the organisation. The organisation recognises its responsibility to safeguard the welfare of these vulnerable groups by a commitment to procedures to protect them. The group expects all staff and volunteers to fully support and promote these commitments.

About Us

We’re the charity helping millions of people feel happier and healthier by spending more time on and along our canals and rivers. Our rich and tranquil spaces provide places to pause, relax and escape. But without extraordinary people, and the funding to make it happen, all of this would be lost. That’s where you come in.

We are looking for a Legacy Development Officer to join our Fundraising Team and work with us to deliver our ambitious plans to accelerate growth in charitable income over the next 3 years.  This is a new role and will play an important part in growing and building new communities of supporters from the ground up. 

We are looking for people passionate about relationship management and stewarding supporters to give a great experience whilst raising money for the Trust.  We exist as a fundraising team so that we can do more for communities up and down the country using the power and benefits our waterways have to offer for Wellbeing, Nature, Employability & Urban Regeneration. If you are inspired to change lives young and old then we would love to hear from you.  Join us, and make life better by water for everyone. Every day.

Location: This is a remote working role, and as such we are very pleased that we can offer flexibility in location, however the successful candidate will be expected to attend our Birmingham centre hub/office (and other locations on occasions) for team and collaboration meetings on a monthly basis.

About the role

This role will lead development of the Trust’s legacy programme to maximise support and income generation through gifts in wills. Reporting directly to the Head of Individual Giving and Legacies, you will develop and deliver a comprehensive legacy marketing and events programme for our key audiences to create a sustainable legacy income pipeline.  To successfully deliver our Legacy programme you will work closely with your Individual & Legacy Giving Team colleagues, and stakeholders across the Trust, within the Marketing & Supporter Development Team, Insight and Evidence Team,  Strategic Transformation Team & Finance Team. Ability to influence senior stakeholders internally and externally is essential for success.

Key accountabilities:

Legacy marketing programme

• Develop & lead delivery of the marketing activity that will lead to the Trust having a pipeline for legacy giving. This may include work around direct mail campaigns, telemarketing, digital marketing and production/fulfilment of materials.
• Co-ordinate, plan and evaluate legacy campaigns and initiatives, including free will-writing schemes, legacy promotion consortia, exhibitions and other relevant promotions.
• Plan and deliver a bespoke legacy engagement events programme, designed to overcome barriers and move prospects through the legacy decision-making process. The role holder will be expected to work at events, which could be evenings and weekends, and must be able to travel.
• Develop partnerships with recognised industry specialists such as the Free Wills Network and Co-ordinate with our external legacy administration agency to support day-to-day administrative tasks for the legacy programme including soft thanking.

Fulfilment and Management of Legacy enquiries

• Receive and collate information such as legacy responses, enquiries and various supporter communications, ensuring timely processing on the Trust’s systems while maintaining accurate and reliable records, including recording of suppressions and data consents.

Supporter Stewardship

• Ensure accurate reporting frameworks are established & managed to provide clear evidence/monitoring of the Legacy pipeline.
• Use insight and data to deepen our understanding of our supporters to inform the development of the stewardship programme, working alongside the Supporter Journey  Manager and the Supporter Care Team to ensure there are specific and bespoke Legacy touchpoints.
• Ensure all supporters receive the best end-to-end supporter journey experience that includes relevant points of inspirational engagement & key messages to deepen relationships & drive conversions.
• Support the wider Individual Giving and Legacy team when required to steward all supporters and respond to enquiries.
• Build up a good relationship with the finance team and ensure they understand our systems and processes and can create and pull reports that accurately reflect our forecasting and budgets.

About you

• You will be able to demonstrate a strong literacy and numeracy skills.  You may be degree level educated, however this is not essential.
• Experienced legacy fundraiser with a proven track record in securing gifts in wills, with the ability to apply specialist marketing knowledge in legacy giving.
• Minimum two years’ experience in promotion and coordination of legacy programmes working for or on behalf of a not-for-profit organisation
• Evidence of creating and organising specialist events and communicate effectively 
• A sound knowledge of the Code of Fundraising Practice, data protection rules and other relevant sector regulations.
• Ability to develop relationships with potential supporters but also internal & external stakeholders.
• Excellent administrative and organisational skills, with a keen eye for detail.
• IT skills including MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams) & fundraising databases
• Strong influencing skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to adapt confidently and effectively to face to face, virtual, and telephone meetings
• Work positively and proactively within a busy and successful individual and legacy giving team.
• Ability to prioritise and and deliver to sometimes tight deadlines.

To Apply:click on the "Apply for this job" button and follow the process - complete the application form & upload current CV.

Interviews:  Initial interviews will be conducted virtually by MS Teams.   

If you have any questions about the role please contact our Recruitment Team. 

What We Offer

In addition to your salary of £30,000 - £33,545, the Canal & River Trust offers a competitive contributory DC Pension scheme arrangement, great holiday entitlement (increasing with years of service) and numerous other employee benefits, including several salary sacrifice benefits, all of which can be found via our 'apply' portal.

We aim to represent the diverse communities we are part of and welcome applicants from across all sectors of the community. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce brings with it a diversity of ideas, thinking and ways of working which enhances what we do.  All candidates will be treated on the basis of their merits, skills and abilities and solely by being assessed against the requirements for the job. 

The Police Treatment Centres,

St Andrews Harlow Moor Road Harrogate HG2 0AD

Donor Engagement Officer

Salary £25,000. 35 hours per week.

Temporary Maternity Cover for 9 months with the potential to be increased.

Do you want to work for a class leading charity & make a difference to members of the Police Family in their time of need? The PTC is a national Police Charity supporting those with physical and psychological injuries, conditions and illnesses; with the aim of assisting their return to better health and wellbeing. The PTC manages the St George’s Police Children Trust which supports the Police Family, and would also be part of the DEO’s remit.

We are looking for a Donor Engagement Officer to join our dynamic and successful Donor Recruitment and Charity Engagement Team. This challenging and exciting role will be vital in contributing to the Charities’ impact and reach.

With a proven track record of donor stewardship and retention techniques; you will work in a small team to successfully deliver the Charities’ Donor Recruitment Engagement Strategy. You will be encouraged to bring new ideas of engagement and promotion to the team.

Strong communication is essential to ensure that internal and external stakeholders understand the breadth and importance of the Charities’ work. You will raise the profile of the Charities at presentations and exhibitions and therefore previous experience of presenting & public speaking is desirable. Experience of copy writing and print design with a creative flair is important.  

You will bring experience as well as new ideas to help maximise fundraising opportunities, and prepare successful campaigns and events for the PTC & SGPCT.

A valid driver's license is essential, as travel is a key part of this role. Candidates must be willing to work occasional weekends and evenings as the role requires.

In return we offer a pension scheme and a superb working environment. Other benefits include the use of fitness facilities, free parking, 28 days holiday + Bank holidays (including 2 weeks off at Christmas).

To apply, please visit our website  to request an application pack.

Please not this ad has been extened to the 10th Aug. 

Cycling UK is an innovative and engaging organisation working towards bettering the lives of others through cycling, and we’re looking for a development officer to join us in our mission. Play Together on Pedals (PTOP) in Glasgow is a partnership project led by Cycling UK, Play Scotland, and Cycling Scotland.

If you’re passionate about community engagement, adept at project management, and you want to make a real change to people’s lives, this opportunity is for you.

The Play Together on Pedals programme supports young children and their families to discover the joy and freedom of bike riding. This role combines coordinating this impactful programme and managing the Glasgow Community Cycling Network; a collective of community-based active travel organisations across the city. No two days are the same in this role, it is interesting, challenging, and fulfilling.

If you could be the one to drive impact in this role in enabling more people to cycle in Glasgow, we want to hear from you!

Head to our website and explore the job description for full details on this exciting opportunity. Complete the application form expressing why you are the right candidate for this opening and send to our recruitment team (contact details on our jobs page).

Focus on gearing your supporting statement to exemplify how your skills and experience match the requirements of the role, directly referring to both the job description and person specification. We assess your relative strengths directly against the specified criteria, please bear this in mind when writing your application.

The closing date for applications is 09:00am on 09 August 2021. Interviews will be taking place on 17 and 18 August 2021.

We are an inclusive organisation and would particularly welcome applications from candidates from a broad range of backgrounds. We strongly believe that diversity strengthens our work. If you are already passionate about cycling, that’s great, many of us are too! But if you are simply really excellent at what you do, no matter what your background, that is what matters most to us.

If you think that this describes you and you are excited by the prospect of joining our team, please do get in touch to find out more.

West London Zone is an early intervention charity. We help children and young people build the relationships and skills they need to get on track Socially, Emotionally and Academically, believing that by targeting these key areas of development we can empower children to fulfil their potential. We call this “creating SEA change”.

With a new 5-year organisational strategy in place and a great deal of growth planned in our zone, the Trusts & Foundations officer will be supporting West London Zone in our ambition to raise over £6 million in the next few years. They will be part of the fundraising team and will be responsible for raising money from Trusts & Foundations, developing a plan for engaging small and medium sized Trusts & Foundations and supporting with relationship management. West London Zone have a very strong portfolio of donors and we want to build a Trusts & Foundations team who are able to maintain our donor base, as well as explore new opportunities. We are looking for someone with strong written and interpersonal skills and the ability to work at pace.

Responsibilities include:

• To work closely with line manager to manage our existing pipeline
• To be responsible for writing high quality applications for small and medium grant makers
• To write bespoke external reports for funders, collaborating across the organisation as required
• Build relationships with key individuals representing trusts and foundations
• To lead on prospect research, identifying new potential Trusts and Foundations and exploring any existing links
• Manage and develop the Salesforce Database system and reporting, utilise (and help develop) internal systems and processes to track deadlines, KPIs, and get the most out of our CRM
• Other tasks as required by line manager (Trusts & Foundations Manager) and Head of Philanthropy.

More details about the benefits, values and roles at West London Zone are available in the job pack and the “Join the Team” page on our website.

To apply, please read our Safer Recruitment Policy and complete the online application form.

• The deadline for applications is 11.30pm Sunday 8th August 2021.
• We expect to hold first round interviews week beginning Monday 9 August and we hope to notify shortlisted candidates at the beginning of the week.
• Interviews will be held remotely over Zoom or GoogleMeets in line with latest government guidance.

If you have any questions please contact our friendly HR Team.

We are a nationwide charity providing support and care to older people in the vibrant Borough of Tower Hamlets. We are seeking a highly motivated Graduate Development Officer who has the ability to develop and co-ordinate a stimulating and relevant range of activities for our clients. You will be developing activities in a collaborative manner ensuring that they meet clients’ goals, improve their wellbeing and enhance social inclusion.

For the Graduate Development Officer role you must be a proactive and creative person with the ability to build links with the local community and access resources and new opportunities. A genuine interest in working with older adults at risk is essential as is a commitment to diversity.

You will be well organised and efficient with excellent communication and IT skills (especially Word/Excel/Publisher). You will be approachable with a warm and effervescent manner. You must enjoy working in a team environment as well as be able to work alone using your own initiative.

In return for your commitment we can offer you an interesting and varied workload and you will enjoy visible and supportive management from our team.

You will be based in our services in Tower Hamlets and will be expected to travel across East London as required. Some flexibility to provide support across all London services is expected. All our services are easily reached by underground/DLR. Working hours will be generally within the hours of 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday; however there will be an expectation to work on some evenings and weekend, so flexibility will be required.

Full-time, permanent
Job share will be considered
Holiday entitlement: 25 days/year

Dorset Race Equality Council is an independent race equality body in Dorset. One of its aims is to support individuals who feel they have been discriminated against because of their race or their religion.

Dorset Race Equality Council is looking for an energetic and enthusiastic Community Development Officer to join its team.

You will need to demonstrate the ability and experience of managing community projects and initiatives, supporting and developing Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) groups and volunteering opportunities within the community. You will be experienced in or will have an understanding of partnership working and you will be required to monitor and evaluate projects and initiatives.

You will also need to have a good understanding of the key principles of community development work, have excellent written and oral communication skills, and be able to build and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders.

Experience of providing advice and advocacy would also be desirable for this position.

You will need to demonstrate the ability to travel throughout Dorset and to work evenings and weekends occasionally.

We would encourage and welcome applications from people from different ethnic backgrounds.

Closing date: Midnight on Monday 16th August 2021
Interview date: w/c 6th September 2021

We believe that strength comes from diversity of lived experience. We positively welcome applications from members of the BAME, bisexual, trans and non-binary communities. Appointments are based on merit.

Opening Doors London is the largest UK charity providing activities, events, support and information for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Queer+ people aged over 50. We aim to ensure that LGBTQ+ people over 50 live happier, healthier and independent lives free from prejudice and discrimination. Everything we do is informed by the lived experience of LGBTQ+ people.

Opening Doors London learns from and amplifies the lived experience of older LGBTQ+ people by recruiting and supporting Member Ambassadors, LGBTQ+ people over 50 who volunteer to represent the charity and share their stories and experience to improve the lives of them and their peers. As Ambassador Development Officer you will recruit, train and support our Member Ambassadors to be involved in activities across the charity, including our training and Pride in Care quality mark delivery, co-production of our services, speaking as a voice of authority to our supporters, fundraising and media work. We are looking for an experienced volunteer coordinator who is energised by challenge, motivated by our values and wants to make a significant positive difference to the lives of older LGBTQ+ people.

The postholder does not need to be London based, but is expected to attend head office 4 days per month.

You will:

• be an enthusiastic and energetic individual who comes with the experience of managing volunteers
• able to build relationships with volunteers, staff and external supporters to maximise the voices of LGBTQ+ people in the UK
• have great interpersonal skills and an ability inspire and manage our incredible volunteers
• have a passion for supporting older members of the LGBTQ+ communities

(See job description for full requirements)

If you are interested in joining the Opening Doors London Team, for the full job pack and to apply pleas submit an updated CV and Covering letter, demonstrating how you meet the shortlisting criteria in the Person Specification. Please also complete and submit the criminal convictions declaration form.

Development Officer, Patrons and Major Gifts

We are seeking an individual with exceptional customer service and/or fundraising experience who would like to build a career working with patrons and major donors to join our Development team. This is an exciting opportunity for you to be part of high achieving Major Gifts team and support the delivery of the Patrons and Major Gifts programmes, to enable Kew to deliver its ambitious strategic objectives.

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew) is a leading plant science institute, UNESCO World Heritage Site, and major visitor attraction. Our mission is to understand and protect plants and fungi for the well-being of people and the future of all life on Earth.

We are working to end the unprecedented extinction crisis and to help create a world where nature is protected, valued by all and managed sustainably. We will achieve these goals by drawing on our leading scientific research, unrivalled collections of plants and fungi, global network of partners, inspirational gardens at Kew and Wakehurst, and our 260 years of history.

Join us on our journey as protectors of the world’s plants and fungi. 

You will have the ability to build and maintain long-lasting relationships, both internally and externally. This role requires working collaboratively with colleagues across the two fundraising programmes, Patrons and Major Gifts, as well as more widely with teams across Kew Foundation.  It also involves supporting the administration of patron approaches, renewals and upgrades, meeting with prospective and current donors and attending patron and donor events.

You will be an outstanding communicator with the ability to prioritise tasks and work calmly under pressure to meet multiple deadlines while maintaining excellent attention to detail. You will have a ‘can-do’ attitude and innovative thinking to help us to provide world-class donor care across the two programmes. You will also need a good understanding of CRM database systems and experience with financial reporting.

Our fantastic benefits package includes opportunities for continuous learning, a generous annual leave entitlement, flexible working to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance, an Employee Assistance Programme and other wellbeing support such as cycle to work scheme and discounted gym membership. We also offer a competitive pension, an employee discount scheme and free entry into a wide range of national museums and galleries, as well access to our own beautiful gardens at Kew and Wakehurst.

Closing Date: 01/08/2021

Interviews planned: 11th & 12th August.

We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post.

No agencies please.

Job Title: Development Officer - Institutions

Report To:          Head of Trusts and Foundations

Hours: Monday – Friday 09:00 until 17:30 (37.5hrs per week), with flexibility 

Start Date:          ASAP

Location: Cambridge, UK 

Who are we?

CAMFED (Campaign for Female Education) is an international non-profit organisation tackling poverty and inequality by supporting marginalised girls to go to school and succeed, and empowering young women to step up as leaders of change. Over the next five years we have set the audacious goal of supporting five million girls in rural sub-Saharan Africa to learn and thrive in school, and to create the future they imagine - for themselves, for their communities, and for Africa.

Why join us?

This is an excellent opportunity to join a passionate and dedicated fundraising team at the outset of an ambitious five-year strategy that campaigns for social justice, economic development and climate action. You will work alongside colleagues globally who like to mix laughs and learning with hard-work and results.

Last month alone, CAMFED was cited by The Guardian as one of the most important aid agencies of the moment and also received the 2021 Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation, which counts Nelson Mandela among its esteemed past laureates.

What’s the role?

This role will work closely with the Head of Trusts and Foundations and the Manager of Corporate Relations to develop robust and high-quality funding proposals. You will also provide support to the wider Development Fundraising team to increase income through prospect research, proposal support and effective data management. You can expect the following responsibilities:

Proposal support and development

• Support the development of 12-20 compelling and professionally-presented funding proposals, concept notes or reports per year, each tailored to specific Trust, Foundation, and Corporate audiences.
• Develop a strong knowledge of CAMFED’s current programmes and work with other teams to clearly communicate complex information in writing that persuades and motivates Trusts, Foundations and Corporates to support.
• Research country and programme specific statistics, contextual and organisational  information and write summary notes to support proposal development. 
• Maintain accurate salesforce records in accordance with internal fundraising processes and structures.

Research and administration

• Complete research and due diligence profiles for prospective Trusts, Foundations and Corporates partners.

• Work with the Head of Trusts and Foundations and the Manager of Corporate Relations to create emails updates, thank you letters and acknowledgements for Institutional donors, according to the Global Fundraising Structure and SOPs.
• Maintain accurate data records in Salesforce, CAMFED’s CRM.
• Uphold GDPR regulations at all times and manage complaints within best practice guidelines.

 Coordination of Institutional programmes

• Support the Head of Trusts and Foundations and the Manager of Corporate Relations in the development and delivery of the Trusts and Foundations and Corporate programmes.
• Create and maintain reports, dashboards and data in Salesforce to inform the Trusts and Foundations and Corporate programmes/future pipelines.
• Support the Head of Trusts and Foundations and the Manager of Corporate Relations in effective stewardship of existing donors through outreach, fundraising materials and informal update reports.
• Proactively identify and research potential prospects to add to the Institutional pipeline of opportunities.
• Any other duties as required.

Skills and qualities for the role:

• Commitment to education, social justice and gender equity.
• Demonstrable skills in developing complex and compelling written proposals, collating information from a variety of sources.
• Strong writing skills with the ability to develop content for a variety of audiences.
• Proactive, with a proven ability to progress multiple workstreams, prioritise tasks and work to tight deadlines at the same time.
• Ability to research, analyse and collate information
• Ability to take initiative and develop solutions to challenges as they arise.
• Excellent verbal communication skills and effective working in a team environment.
• Impeccable attention to detail and the ability to manage your time effectively.
• Commitment to own learning and professional development.
• Eligibility to work in the UK.

CAMFED is committed to providing equality of opportunity and valuing diversity for all current and prospective staff, volunteers and Board members. We aim to ensure that this commitment, reinforced by our values, is embedded in our day-to-day working practices and our work together.

Application Details

Please send your CV together with a covering letter explaining the reasons why you have applied for the role, including your salary expectations, and reference ‘Development Officer - Institutions’ by 9am on Wednesday 18th August 2021.

Please note, only applications with a cover letter will be considered.

We are looking for a dynamic and pro-active Development Officer to develop relationships with organisations and sectors who have an interest in managing publicly accessible green spaces, so we can support them to better manage and develop these spaces and collaborate more effectively. You will be a confident ambassador for the Charity, capable of building long term partnerships consistent with our values and growing our Supporter base to help sustain the Charity’s work into the future. You will need to use and develop your networks, initiative, creativity and proven partnership building skills to ensure the success of our ambitious plans for sustainable growth. This post will be essential for helping us achieve our ambition to become a Centre for Excellence supporting, developing and promoting London's green infrastructure and realising our vision for a London that is a healthy and sustainable world city, with parks and green spaces integrated into all areas of urban living.

Life-changing community-led social action initiatives have been key to providing essential support and mutual resource to residents and neighbours across Hackney throughout COVID. Residents have shown their commitment to providing neighbourly assistance and to utilising their skills and experience to support others. This may have been through established community groups, or new initiatives, but all focused on providing creative solutions to local needs. All such efforts - whether delivering food, social support, or even a new community activity - have helped save people's lives.

We, at Volunteer Centre Hackney, have been providing support and guidance to many of these initiatives, and want to help these projects grow. We are committed to supporting local people to recognise their skills, ideas, and their experience and how they can use these to help others. Over the years, we have supported residents to host their own neighbourhood walking groups, a guerrilla gardening club, community meals, street parties, online wellbeing workshops, and an after-school club. We have linked residents to community organisations such as local youth clubs, to deliver coding workshops, or a theatre club or most recently, a digital buddy project.

In January we launched a new programme - Together Better - to engage local people to come together to volunteer, to share their skills, to develop new project ideas and to build strong long communities. Patients have led their own outdoor exercise classes, art groups, a Qigong class, yoga and even life coaching sessions.They provide a new resource to practices, helping them to reduce non-attendances, helping staff with their workload; while patients themselves have made new friendships, increased confidence and health and well-being. “This project has given me a new lease of life!”, ‘It’s given me purpose each week – I look forward to the activities and seeing my new friends!’

You will need to be passionate about working with local people, able to work independently and on your own initiative and resilient and confident to keep breaking through barriers, and making things happen.

You will be joining a nationally recognised award winning project, with funding from the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and The National Lottery Community Fund as well as from City and Hackney Clinical Commissioning Group. 

We work with young people aged 14-17 in schools and youth organisations to help them better understand how to create and sustain positive relationships. We are a small but established educational charity where every member of the team makes a big difference.

We are looking for a self-starter who is passionate about supporting young people with relationships education, and has the following attributes;

• Ability to connect and engage with young people
• Ability to build relationships with partners and supporters
• Experience of influencing and / or negotiating fees
• Ability to facilitate, coach, mentor, train and / or teach
• Experience of working in the education sector in some form (desirable not essential)

You are most likely to be successful in the role if you;

• Have a good sense of humour
• Are resilient and patient, with the ability to adapt to unfolding situations
• Have strong active listening skills and excellent communication skills
• Are able to work well as part of a remote, home based team

The Local Development Officer role involves:

• Engaging with secondary schools, alternative learning providers and youth organisations in your region to promote our sessions
• Negotiating subsidised session fees with schools, using guidance provided
• Coordinating, planning and leading sessions, including facilitating some sessions, with the support of volunteers and other colleagues where needed
• Recruiting new volunteers
• Communicating regularly with existing Explore volunteers to keep them engaged in our work and their vital role within it

Why Explore?

• Flexibility with working hours and home working and we don’t work during the school summer holiday period
• We recognise the importance of balance between work and home life and support our team in achieving this
• We invest time developing our team members and have succession planning in place to enable talented individuals to progress into different roles

Applicants must hold a UK driving license and have access to a car for work.

Term time working is possible.

We are an equal opportunities employer and our Equalities Policy is published on our website. We are registered as an education charity and our culture is aligned to a Christian ethos. Applications are encouraged from individuals of all faiths and no faith.

Applications close on 20th August at 7pm. First stage interviews will be held during week commencing 6th September and second interviews week commencing 13th September. Please get in touch if you have any questions or would like to discuss the role, we would love to hear from you.

We work with young people aged 14-17 in schools and youth organisations to help them better understand how to create and sustain positive relationships. We are a small but established educational charity where every member of the team makes a big difference.

We are looking for a self-starter who is passionate about supporting young people with relationships education, and has the following attributes;

• Ability to connect and engage with young people
• Ability to build relationships with partners and supporters
• Experience of influencing and / or negotiating fees
• Ability to facilitate, coach, mentor, train and / or teach
• Experience of working in the education sector in some form (desirable not essential)

You are most likely to be successful in the role if you;

• Have a good sense of humour
• Are resilient and patient, with the ability to adapt to unfolding situations
• Have strong active listening skills and excellent communication skills
• Are able to work well as part of a remote, home based team

The Local Development Officer role involves:

• Engaging with secondary schools, alternative learning providers and youth organisations in your region to promote our sessions
• Negotiating subsidised session fees with schools, using guidance provided
• Coordinating, planning and leading sessions, including facilitating some sessions, with the support of volunteers and other colleagues where needed
• Recruiting new volunteers
• Communicating regularly with existing Explore volunteers to keep them engaged in our work and their vital role within it

Why Explore?

• Flexibility with working hours and home working and we don’t work during the school summer holiday period
• We recognise the importance of balance between work and home life and support our team in achieving this
• We invest time developing our team members and have succession planning in place to enable talented individuals to progress into different roles

Applicants must hold a UK driving license and have access to a car for work.

Term time working is possible.

We are an equal opportunities employer and our Equalities Policy is published on our website. We are registered as an education charity and our culture is aligned to a Christian ethos. Applications are encouraged from individuals of all faiths and no faith.

Applications close on 20th August at 7pm. First stage interviews will be held during week commencing 6th September and second interviews week commencing 13th September. Please get in touch if you have any questions or would like to discuss the role, we would love to hear from you.