ord is an international charity working with people in highly sensitive and oppressive contexts to transform dysfunctional relationships into those that create peaceful and inclusive societies. Our vision, inspired by the Christian faith, is of a world where all people live in the fullness of peace, have the freedom to flourish and live free from fear. We work towards this through employing and working with people of all faiths and none. 

Cord’s strategy, Promoting the Power of Peaceful Relationships, builds on what it has learnt from its recent programme work, adapting to the new challenges and opportunities that are present in the world today. Cord is currently exploring opportunities to expand into new countries and develop new partnerships. 

Cord is looking for someone to support our institutional fundraising and programmes with excellent writing skills, who is passionate about seeing positive change in our world and can bring strong project cycle management skills, including programme design, quality assurance and implementation, and learning and accountability.

The ideal candidate will need to have the following skills/experience: 

• Higher degree and advanced understanding of human rights, peacebuilding or international development; 
• At least two years’ experience in a comparable role for an international organisation; 
• Demonstrated track record of securing funding through writing high quality fundraising proposals and reports; 
• Awareness of project cycle management and programme delivery in challenging contexts; 
• Experience in writing complex and detailed institutional funding proposals and reports tailored to the language of donors for example the European Union, FCO, NORAD, GIZ and the U.S Bureau for Democracy, Rights and Labor 
• Strong organisational and project management skills 
• Excellent writer with meticulous attention to detail 
• Strong qualitative and quantitative research and analysis skills, with the ability to form convincing conclusions and arguments

This role is homebased with team meet-ups in Coventry and travel to country programmes.

Anti Slavery and Homelessness Development Officer

Full time 37.5 hours per week

£26,520 pa

Based at SIFA Fireside and various locations throughout the West Midlands 

Up to two years fixed term

SIFA Fireside and the West Midlands Anti Slavery Network (WMASN) are leading organisations in the fields of homelessness and exploitation in the West Midlands. We have joined forces to develop the first Anti Slavery and Homelessness Development Officer role for the region and are seeking a values driven, ambitious individual to be part of the team.

The Anti Slavery and Homelessness Development Officer is a specialist role that focuses on building the capacity of our organisations to respond appropriately and deliver an effective care pathway for people experiencing homelessness and modern slavery. You’ll have a strong understanding of the complexities that exist for people who are vulnerable and at risk and you’ll be as passionate about preventing people from being exploited as you are for those that have survived these experiences. This is a varied role that will see you working at various projects across the region including being based at SIFA Fireside’s day centre and WMASN’s Safe Place safe house.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and welcome applications from people with a range of backgrounds. We are not prescriptive about how you meet the person specification and want applicants to choose how they demonstrate the requirements for this role and most of all align with the values and mission of our organisations.

CoachBright is a social mobility movement committed to ensuring that every young person experiences educational equity. As an award-winning, fast-growing social enterprise our mission is to support young people from disadvantaged communities to identify and fulfil their potential.

We are looking for someone based in the West Midlands to support the delivery of our Secondary school Programmes.

We need an outgoing self-motivated person to enhance our work in the West Midlands, making it a vibrant and exciting hub that delivers real social impact.

At the forefront of the organisation, you will be responsible for maintaining partnerships, supporting tutors/coaches and delivering our programmes from volunteer recruitment and workshop delivery all the way through to evaluation. This is an “in-at-the-deep-end” role and you will flourish in a small dynamic team with real influence. 

Person Specification

Essential characteristics and experience

• Passion for social mobility: we have big aims and are looking for those who share our desire to make education fairer in the UK so a person’s background does not determine their future.

• Relationship building and facilitating: this a public-facing role so you will love delivering workshops to groups as well as communicating our mission to a wide range of stakeholders (businesses, senior members of MATs, universities etc.

• Organisation: working in a fast paced young organisation you’ll be able to work between different programmes and workstreams.

• Independence: this role requires you to work independently/alone from time to time in the office and/or from home

• Resourcefulness: we’re a small, dedicated team - you must be a self-starter prepared for practical roles with lots of responsibility. A willingness to stay solution-focused with last minute challenges is a must!

• Young People: experience in a school or youth organisation/working with young people.

• Flexibility: the role will occasionally involve working evenings & weekends 

Desirable knowledge/experience

• Experience working with young people in a school or youth work setting.

• Experience recruiting volunteers.

• Experience measuring and evaluating impact 

• Knowledge of programme design, pedagogy or tutoring/coaching.

• Knowledge of UK schools 

Benefits:

• An opportunity to contribute to a young, exciting social enterprise with scope to input widely and take on new roles. 

• Starting Salary: £21k per annum pro rata

• Annual Leave: 28 days pro rata

• Office space: initially working from home with travel to schools when required. Longer term in our West Midlands Office (currently Birmingham City University)

Key Information:

• Length: fixed term contract until end of July

• Hours: Part Time (4 days a week, Mon-Thurs)

• Reporting to: Head of Region 

• Responsible for: individual programmes

• Start Date: W/B 11th May 2021

We are looking to welcome a Community Engagement Officer to facilitate community engagement activities between the Town Council, residents, voluntary and community groups and businesses. 

You will be part of a Delivery Team whose focus will be around delivery an exciting portfolio of projects from the Strategic Plan to ensure that the Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield continues to be a great place to live, work and visit.

Job Purpose and Person Specification is available from theTown Council Website.

The closing date is: 5.00pm Thursday 6th May 2021.

Immediate Start

Location – Initially remote/agile, flexible – UK Wide, offices-based London, Birmingham, Bradford, NI and Scotland.

UnLtd is the leading provider of support to social entrepreneurs in the UK and offers the largest such network in the world. Our mission is to find social entrepreneurs with bold solutions to today’s challenges. Through funding and support, we help them to realise their potential and creating lasting change. UnLtd’s vision is a future where enterprising people are transforming our world for good. To enable this, we are committed to developing an eco-system of support to make it easier for those who need help to find it.

UnLtd values diversity and is committed to inclusion and understanding intersectionality. These are more than just buzz words for us. They are principles guiding how we build our teams, support leaders, empower social entrepreneurs and create an organisation that is the right fit for every person.

To support an inclusive environment where employees feel empowered to share their lived experiences and ideas, we have embedded an equity and inclusion group within UnLtd giving us a wide range of different perspectives in our work to help us see what is most needed in society.  We are particularly keen to hear from those who identify as Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic, LGBTQIA, those with a disability, impairment, learning difference, those with caring responsibilities, from a less advantaged socioeconomic background as well as any other under-represented group in our workforce.

We are progressing on many fronts: our impact, inclusivity, sector collaboration, our user experience, as well as design, innovation and learning around our support offer. We have recognised that we have a gap in expertise and capacity which weaves all these elements together to ensure that they are embedded in our activities, behaviours and mindset in our support delivery. We are looking for an individual who is creative, empathetic and purpose-driven. Someone who cares about, and has real expertise in, design, innovation, learning, collaboration and translating strategy into top quality delivery. You will have a passion for putting the social entrepreneur at the heart of your (and our) work.

We need a leader, who will foster a culture of continuous learning and collective excellence, so that we can deliver our four Ambition 2025 goals. You will work deeply with the Social Entrepreneur Support directorate and broadly across the organisation to build pathways for the social entrepreneurs and joined up clusters of support across the team. You will embed learning from our design and user journey work, while bridging to specialist support such as the Growth Impact Fund (our inclusive investment offer) and Connect (our mentoring and pro bono service).

This is a new senior post in UnLtd and is an exciting opportunity to take a leadership role in fostering a culture of continuous learning and collective excellence so we can deliver on our strategic goals.

Location: Due to Covid-19, this is initially an agile role so you can be based anywhere in the UK. Once we start to re-open our offices for staff, you are welcome to use one of the UnLtd office hubs in London, Bradford or Birmingham, or a satellite office in Scotland or Northern Ireland. We welcome applications from anywhere across the UK and are open to discuss flexible working, including working from home. Please note as this role covers the UK some travel will be required.

For full details of the job description and person specification please click on apply.

• Application Closing Date: Wednesday 21st April 2021 at 10am
• First round of interviews: Friday 30th April 2021
• Final interviews: Friday 7th May 2021

 Due to Covid-19, at this time we will be conducting our interviews virtually via Microsoft Teams.

UnLtd is committed to offering employment opportunities for people with criminal convictions. As a result, we will only ask you about any criminal convictions at initial offer stage. Your information will be treated fairly and confidentially and will not automatically exclude you from the role that you have applied for.

We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian, or Minority Ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQIA and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds.

This important role would suit an approachable, experienced, and flexible individual who is capable of multitasking, coordinating various pieces of work simultaneously, can follow instructions from senior management but also can deal tactfully and sensitively with others, manage a demanding workload and be a good team player. You will be an energetic and committed individual with an eye for detail and a collaborative approach. Dynamic and motivated you will also be experienced at keeping track of several activities and projects as well as writing successful fundraising bids. 

Job Summary

1. Monitoring - To be responsible for completing the reports for RMC funders, its projects and contracts. To regularly collate the necessary information and data from the project leads as well as the database.
2. Fundraising – To work in partnership with the Fundraising Lead and the Senior Management Team (SMT) in order to raise funds, working to clear aims, objectives and targets for income generation in line with the organisational fundraising strategy, and across the different aspects of RMC’s activity.
3. To assist the Head of Services with the implementation of RMC’s contracts, projects, and activities across its three branches in Wolverhampton (Head Office), Birmingham and Walsall.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Monitoring and reporting

• Extracting reports from the database and preparation of statistics. 
• Support RMC Casework Team Managers in implementing systems to gather monitoring data.
• Ensure the data required for various contracts/projects is being correctly gathered/entered on database/reporting tools.
• Support the Head of Services and Casework Team Managers to draft reports where required and ensure that project deadlines are met.
• Report back on contract/project related issues/risks to the Head of Services and help provide solutions.
• If requested, to be the lead person for projects/activities that fall within the remit of this role.
• To ensure KPI’s/targets for these projects/activities are achieved and funders’ requirements are met through constant monitoring and updates to managers on performance.
  • The evaluation of the work of RMC including:-
    • collecting data ref: numbers/needs of visitors and activities of the drop-in and triage.
    • developing data management tools to ensure improved record keeping,
    • case monitoring and evaluation of RMC’s work.
    • analysing data to identify issues affecting RMC visitors feeding into grant applications
    • annual reports, development work, campaigns and policy and strategic work.

Fundraising

The post holder will be responsible for:-

• Developing, drafting, and presenting persuasive proposals to submit to Trusts and Foundations. Guidance and supervision will be provided by the SMT
• Identifying/researching new sources of funding for RMC (including, but not limited to, prospective grant making supporters) to ensure sustainability. Ensuring that accurate records are maintained regarding funding applications.
• Supporting the Fundraising Lead in building and developing relationships with Trust and Foundation funders to maximise future giving.
• Supporting the Fundraising Lead in organising meetings with and visits from Trust and Foundation funders and representing RMC in those meetings when required.
• Developing fundraising in the local community and online, including:
  • one-off fundraising events/appeals including fundraising activities by RMC volunteers.
  • maintaining good communications donors, working to increase donor income,
  • representing RMC at externally organised local events, stalls, etc.,
  • responding to enquiries and offers of support,
  • Maintenance of online giving platforms, including maintaining and developing a database of supporters.
  • Regularly reporting on fundraising progress to the SMT. Preparation of monitoring reports for small to medium funders.
  • Ensuring all fundraising activity is in keeping with RMC’s values and with fundraising regulations.

To assist the Head of Services with the implementation of RMC’s contracts, projects, and activities across its three branches in Wolverhampton (Head Office), Birmingham and Walsall.

• As part of RMC comms team, help to devise and implement marketing campaigns for contracts/projects using print, social media, etc.
• Organise attend and participate in regular meetings, internal and external with various stakeholders/teams. Prepare the necessary presentation materials for meetings. 
• Write briefing for the Head of Services and Casework Team Managers before and after internal/external meetings.
• Document and follow up on important actions and decisions from meetings.
• Help the Head of Services determine required project changes and communicate to Casework Team Managers.
• Facilitate meetings where appropriate and coordinate follow up actions. 
• Create a project management calendar for fulfilling each goal and objective.

About the job

ADVOCACY OFFICER – Job Description

(Muslim Women’s Network UK)

Summary

· Salary: £23, 324 – 35 hours / week

· Location: Birmingham

· Reporting to: Executive Director

About Us

Muslim Women’s Network UK (MWNUK) is a small charity (no.1155092) that works to improve social justice and equality for Muslim women and girls. We find out about the experiences of Muslim women and girls through research and helpline enquiries. We identify policy and practice gaps and use this information to inform decision makers in government and to inform our community campaigns. We also develop resources and train women so they are better aware of their rights.

Purpose of Role

The purpose of the role is to support MWNUK’s advocacy work to advance social justice and equality for Muslim women and girls so that policy and practice better meet their needs. The Advocacy Officer will therefore play a critical role in carrying out research and supporting the Executive Director and trustees with lobbying and policy work. The Officer will also work closely with the Executive Assistant and the MWN Hub Officer.

Responsibilities

Stakeholders and Partnerships

· Identify activists from different sectors who are knowledgeable on problems, issues and inequalities experienced by Muslim women and girls and set up an Advisory Group

· Facilitate the Advisory Group and regularly seeking their views for consultations and to guide research including decisions on which issues to prioritise

· Provide secretariat support for the All Party Parliamentary Group on Muslim Women

· Build relationships with stakeholders through regular communications

· Work with other civil society organisations to co-ordinate advocacy e.g. engaging with other stakeholders to support their advocacy campaigns and to inform them about our influencing work including seeking their support

· Manage relationships with decision makers such as politicians, senior government officials and other public servants

Research

· Map stakeholders e.g. those we need to influence, those who can help us influence decision makers and those who will be supportive of our advocacy work including those who can contribute with knowledge, expertise and evidence

· Engage MWNUK members via online research surveys and collect responses

· Co-ordinate the collection of responses to policy consultations from Advisory Group members and other stakeholders as directed by the Executive Director

· Organise focus groups and APPG meetings to gather, discuss and disseminate evidence

Monitoring

· Monitor government website to identify consultation inquiries relevant to MWNUK work that we should be responding to

· Monitor media for issues relevant to MWNUK research and advocacy work and alerting management

· Identify advocacy opportunities to promote our research and campaigns

Communications

· Support the Executive Director to develop an advocacy strategy

· Help to develop policy positions based on evidence / research

· Be able to put consultation responses in a report format

· Ensure our advocacy and relationships always remain non-partisan and cross party, in line with our charitable aims and objectives.

· Represent MWNUK at external meetings including delivering presentations at workshops and events when required

· Help to plan and deliver campaigns

· Identify opportunities for partnerships and for influencing

· Work closely with the Executive Director, Executive Assistant and MWN Hub Officer

Management

· Supervise and support Interns or volunteers (in the office) who can assist with advocacy work (as required).

Personal Specification

Essential

· Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of issues faced by Muslim women in Britain

· Demonstrable knowledge and experience of the UK parliamentary system

· Demonstrable experience of developing and implementing advocacy strategies

· Demonstrable experience of developing and delivering campaign work

· Demonstrable knowledge and experience using research and case studies to influence policy

· Excellent IT competency (Word, Excel, Internet, Outlook, Powerpoint)

Desirable

· Educated to degree level

· Knowledge and experience of supporting local and national advocacy initiatives of others.

· Experience of delivering public presentations to influence, inform and challenge a variety of stakeholders

· Be organised, be able to prioritise and meet deadlines and work under pressure

Skills and Abilities

· Strong project planning skills with proven ability to organise and prioritise tasks and to manage own time efficiently and use initiative

· Excellent analytical, research and problem solving skills

· Excellent written report writing skills

· Excellent interpersonal and oral communication skills; including facilitation, public speaking and presentation delivery

· Be able to work collaboratively both internally and externally with an energetic, solution-orientated approach to work

· Ability to represent the organisation in a variety of fora in the UK

· Willing and able to work flexibly and be willing to travel outside of Birmingham when required to attend meetings and events

Please submit a CV and Cover Letter by midday on Thursday 29th April.

Contract length: 12 months

Application deadline: 29/04/2021

Expected start date: 01/06/2021

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Salary: £23,324.00 per year

Cord is an international charity working with people in highly sensitive and oppressive contexts to transform dysfunctional relationships into those that create peaceful and inclusive societies. Our vision is of a world where all people live in the fullness of peace, have the freedom to flourish and live free from fear. 

Cord’s strategy, Promoting the Power of Peaceful Relationships, builds on what it has learnt from its recent programme work, adapting to the new challenges and opportunities that are present in the world today.

Cord is looking for someone to boost our institutional fundraising capacity over the next 12 months. You will be joining a small but committed team of people who are passionate about seeing deep-rooted and lasting change.

Working with recently developed country strategies, your role will be to accelerate the process of identifying suitable donors and to adapt project concepts to be well targeted to donor priorities. It is envisaged that this role will lead on or support the submission of ten well targeted bids within the initial 12 month contract term.

This role would suit someone who has substantial experience engaging donors around project concepts and coordinating, leading and writing successful bids of $1m of above.

The ideal candidate will need to have:

• Substantial knowledge of relevant donor priorities and strategies
• Understanding of how to write engaging and convincing proposals
• Substantial experience of bid development and of securing funding
• Extensive experience of forging new relationships with donors and partners

Prior understanding of Cord’s operating contexts, programmatic themes and priority donors would be a distinct advantage:

• Programme themes: social cohesion, freedom of religion/belief, prevention of gender based/sexual violence, land rights, support for civil society &/or human rights defenders
• Operating contexts: South East Asia (Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam) and Africa (Burundi, Uganda, Ethiopia)
• Priority donors: SDC, DRL, FCDO, Dutch MFA, EU, USAID, GIZ

This role is home based with team meet-ups in Coventry.

Full details about the role are in the recruitment pack.

The National Deaf Children’s Society is the leading charity dedicated to creating a world without barriers for deaf children and young people.

Programme Support Officer (Young People) 

London, Birmingham, Glasgow or Belfast office or home based (within close proximity to one of our offices)

 £24,479 - £29,213 per annum (London)

£20,015 - £24,073 per annum (Birmingham, Glasgow or Belfast office or home-based)

35 hours per week

 Permanent

Are you looking for your next challenge? We are looking for a great team player to join us as a Programme Support Officer, supporting the exciting and busy work of the Young People Department.

We’re a friendly and passionate organisation focusing on:

• services, activities, programmes received by deaf children and young people

• creating opportunities for young people to have a say and understand their rights

• development of children’s independence and transitions into adulthood

We’re looking for a person who has the knowledge and experience to make a difference, and with a real commitment to their own continued development. 

As the Young People Programme Support Officer you’ll bring enthusiasm and experience of providing administrative support in the production, delivery, monitoring and evaluation of organisational activities.

Organisational skills will be important and an ability to manage multiple tasks while still meeting deadlines. 

Learning and development is a key focus for the organisation and there is a lot of opportunity to make your mark in this diverse role.

In return alongside the salary and pension scheme, we offer a friendly home/office working environment and generous holiday allowance including office closure between Christmas and New Year.

To apply for this role you will have to complete an online application and specify how you meet the person specification criteria, as outlined in the job description. To do this, we suggest that you download the job description from our website prior to starting your application.

Currently, the application process works best on desktop / laptop devices. 

The closing date for applications is on Thursday 29 April 2021 at 23:59.

We expect interviews to be held remotely on Wednesday 12 May 2021. 

A disclosure check will be sought in relation to the successful applicant for this post. This will be shared with Human Resources and may also be shared with the Safeguarding Manager and the relevant management team. All applicants must also complete a self-disclosure form. 

We strive to provide an accessible recruitment process. If a disability or long term condition makes it difficult for you to complete our application form, please contact us to discuss alternative formats. If you require reasonable adjustments for taking part in the interview, please indicate this in response to the corresponding question in the application form. 

Additional information about the support we offer is on our jobs page. 

We are a Disability Confident Employer and committed to offering interviews to candidates who request to be considered under the disability confident scheme and meet the minimum requirements of the person specification.

The National Deaf Children’s Society is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young adults and expects staff and volunteers to share that commitment. 

We are also committed to promoting work-life balance amongst our staff.

x 1 Funding Officer will cover Surrey, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, x1 Funding Officer  working across the London, South East and East Region.

About Us

The National Lottery Community Fund is the largest community funder in the UK - we’re proud to award money raised by players of The National Lottery  to communities across the UK. Last year alone we gave out over half a billion pounds (£508.5 million) of National Lottery funding to over 11,000 community projects across the UK, enabling even more people and communities to bring their ideas and ambitions to life. We support a wide range of health, educational, environmental, and charitable projects with grants ranging from as little as £500 to multi-million-pound programmes. 86% of our new grants were for less than £10k.

At the heart of everything we do is the belief that when people are in the lead, communities thrive. National Lottery funding is open to everyone and we’re privileged to be able to work with the smallest of grassroots groups right up to large UK-wide charities. We have changed how we work across the Fund to help us serve people and communities more effectively, working flexibly and on their terms; working closer to communities.

About the Role

We are looking for 2 Funding Officers to join our London & South East Regional Team. One Funding Officer will cover Surrey, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight whereas the other position will involve working across the London, South East and East Region.
 

Please specify which location you are applying for in your supporting statement.

As a Funding Officer you will assess requests for funding and manage grants using local knowledge, best practice, thematic expertise, and the experience of customers and stakeholders to improve our grant making and inform our decision making. By working closely with people and communities from a defined geographical area, you will understand what matters to them and where our funding can make the biggest difference.

Being responsible for supporting local people and communities you will have a strong understanding of our vision, our commitment to equity and inclusion and our funding products. You’ll also need to support our stakeholders, helping them to make connections that will help them achieve their goals.

Being responsible for the pipeline of projects you will need to understand and respond to the different needs of our customers by providing advice and considered feedback and be willing to have challenging but constructive conversations.

Funding Officers will ensure our grant management and assessment play an effective part in contributing to the Fund’s knowledge and learning as a grant maker. You will manage your own caseload, liaise with grant recipients, undertake project visits, identify, and manage risk, supporting organisations to deliver their projects and measure their impact.

You’ll also need to work within the Fund’s policies and procedures and the necessary legislation, and in a way that is in line with our vision and principles.

You will represent the Fund within your local area including at funding fairs and external meetings and create opportunities for people to come together. You will share learning from your conversations, events, grant holder reports and evaluations with other colleagues so that we can maximise our impact.

You’ll be part of a team, led by a Funding Manager, and comprised of several other Funding Officers.

Contract Type: Both roles are permanent

Hours: Full time; 37 Hours per week, flexible working considered

Interview Date: Phone interviews for long listed candidates will take place during the week commencing 26 April and full interviews will take place during the week commending 3 May (due to COVID-19 interviews will be conducted remotely)

Essential Criteria

We are looking for local talented people from a wide range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences who share our values and are passionate about making a difference through our funding. Whether through lived or gained experience you will really understand the communities we work with.

You will have:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills and confidence to operate in a wide range of environments.
• Ability to build and maintain excellent relationships at several different levels with a strong commitment to equity and inclusion.
• Confidence to use your judgement, take initiative and challenge when appropriate.

Ideally you will live within the geographical area you are covering and have excellent knowledge of that area. You will work from several locations across the area, including your home and our offices with the expectation that you will be flexible in order to get the best outcomes for our customers. One Funding Officer will cover Surrey, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight and whereas the other position will involve working across the London, South East and East region.

Desirable Criteria

• Knowledge of the region and its charity sector and experience working with underrepresented communities in the region.
• Understanding of financial planning and business plans, ability to analyse accounts and numerical data.
• Demonstrable IT skills and the ability to learn detailed processes.

For You:

We seek to develop our staff and offer a wide range of personal development opportunities.

We offer a wide range of generous benefits including:

- Generous annual leave and company pension scheme

- Flexible working to support staff with their work/life balance, taking into account things such as caring responsibilities, worship and attendance at religious festivals

- Enhanced paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave

- Season ticket and cycle to work loans

- Paid volunteering leave

How to Apply:

Please click 'Apply on website' for further details about the vacancy and our application process.

Equal Opportunities:

We believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. As such we particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, LGBTQ+ and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds.

Equality, diversity and inclusion in our grant-making, and amongst our people, are all vital to our success in supporting people and communities to thrive.  We believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with.  We are committed to being an inclusive and great place to work, and recognise our people come from diverse backgrounds. We are a Disability Confident employer and positively welcome applications from disabled people.

Are you passionate about working in the voluntary and community sector? Do you enjoy managing new projects? Are you good at building relationships? Do you want to make a difference and help improve the lives of vulnerable people?

As a Social Prescribing Project Development Worker, you will ensure that the voluntary and community sector is involved in and central to integrated care in Dudley borough. You will raise awareness about what the voluntary and community sector offers and can offer in the delivery of locality community-based services and activities. You will ensure that the voluntary and community sector is viewed as a credible, valued and equal partner in integrated care.

You will undertake new and develop existing projects in order to build upon the established social prescribing offer in Dudley. These will include identifying volunteering opportunities within social prescribing and overseeing the recruitment and management of these roles, managing the social prescribing fund grants programme, involving and supporting patients with lived experience to become peer buddies, befrienders etc. and to support them to kick start new community led activities.

The role will involve organising and delivering events to raise the profile of social prescribing and the voluntary and community sector, with a view to building stronger relationships between these entities, GPs, health clinicians and other Dudley Integrated Health and Care NHS Trust staff.

You will work closely with Link Workers and the voluntary and community sector to identify local service needs and gaps with a view to brokering solutions and providing capacity building support where required, in conjunction with Dudley CVS capacity building team.

You will be required to attend Integrated Plus team meetings and wider Dudley CVS staff meetings.

Chief Officer

Carers Careline require a part time Chief Officer to lead and manage a small team based in the Ecumenical Centre in Redditch. Well established, the charity offers various forms of support to unpaid Carers in Redditch.

Role Requirement

The role requires that the Chief Officer: 

• Be a dynamic and strong team leader 
• Have excellent communication skills 
• Be prepared to be in the public eye representing the charity 
• Have excellent networking and presentation skills 
• Have an understanding of the issues affecting unpaid carers 
• Be a successful and experienced fund raiser.
• Have an understanding of working with communities 
• Have financial management experience, be able to read and interpret accounts, set and manage budgets 
• Be competent in using the Microsoft Office software suite.

Key Responsibilities:

• To develop and implement a fundraising program, that will ensure a sustainable revenue stream.
• To provide leadership to the organisation by creating an adaptable and responsive team through their personal development. 
• To manage the IT system development with the aim to improve our level of services.
• To evaluate and manage risk in all areas of operation.
• To develop and ensure that all legal requirements, organisational policies and procedures are adhered to in relation to service users, staff and volunteers.
• To ensure that all evaluation and monitoring processes meet funding criteria. and produce detailed reports for the funders.
• To develop and manage policies and procedures that comply with the Charity Commission, Companies House and Governmental requirements, 
• To ensure compliance with all financial legislation.
• To ensure that staff and volunteers are adequately informed and trained to carry out their duties safely and in compliance with all policy and procedures.
• To set, manage and present operational budgets.

Salary and Holidays

Type of Position: Permanent Part-Time

Number of Hours:25 hours per weeks Monday to Friday to suit the needs of the organisation, including some occasional evening and weekend work

Salary: £19,110 full time equivalent £28,282

Annual Salary: Paid Monthly

Holidays: Equivalent of 5 weeks holiday per year plus public holidays

Accountable to the Trustees, this position is demanding and the person selected will have patience, empathy and find satisfaction in helping others to improve their lives.

The Citizens Advice Service provides free independent confidential and impartial advice to everyone on their rights and responsibilities.

Citizens Advice Bromsgrove and Redditch (CABR) is an independent registered charity covering the Bromsgrove and Redditch area.

We are a member of National Citizens advice, the leading UK Advice Charity. The main areas we help our clients are in debt, benefits, housing and employment and offer information and advice to a large number of clients to a high, accredited standard of quality. We dealt with 5630 clients in 2019/20 and circa 20000 issues. The core areas are debt, benefits, employment and housing.

We are recruiting to the pivotal role of Chief Officer. We are looking for someone who will drive Citizens Advice Bromsgrove and Redditch forward to become a flourishing and dynamic organisation that will be there for the community long into the future.

Organisation: Citizens Advice Bromsgrove and Redditch

Job Title: Chief Officer

Salary: c. £37,000

Location: Based in Bromsgrove with some travel to key stakeholders within Bromsgrove and Redditch with some flexibility for home working

Reporting to the Trustee Board you have overall responsibility for the quality and delivery of advice provided by Bromsgrove and Redditch CA – ensuring we meet the standards required under the Performance and quality Framework (PQF) and the objectives of the Strategic Business and Development Plan.

Your direct reports will be the CA Service Manager, Senior management team, Paid staff team and volunteers responsible for service delivery.

You will have specific responsibility for all external liaison and activity and will be a proven relationship builder who has exemplary interpersonal skills to strengthen our reputation.

Our network includes National CA, Bromsgrove District Council, Redditch BC, other funders and stakeholders and the local community,

You will have a proven track record of maintaining and developing funding streams to enable continued support for our core service along with specialist service delivery to meet local needs.

You will ideally have managed or been a key influencer on a significant transformation project.

COVID-19 has had a profound impact on the delivery of our advice service. Supported by a committed staff and volunteer team we have mobilised home working to continue helping local people in need by phone and email during this period.

Undoubtedly the landscape for local charities has dramatically changed and we are looking for a dynamic and innovative leader who can navigate us through the next steps in offering an excellent service to our clients.

We encourage applicants who are from underrepresented groups with protected characteristics, as we value having a diverse pool of applicants to find the best candidate.

If you would like to receive an Information Pack for this role with details on how to apply, please click apply. This will contact our consultants, Aled Morris and Jenny Hills at Harris Hill, who will send the infromation pack.

Please note: responding to this advertisement will not in itself be considered an application. We will need a CV and a supporting statement addressing the full person specification in the information pack.

Closing date for applications: 5pm, Friday 23rd April 2021

Location: You can be based in any of our UK offices.

We are growing our Technology leadership team and looking for someone to lead the transformation of our Business Services portfolio, responsible for the technology that allows our staff and volunteers to do amazing work with Young People and to support the effective running of our organisation. 

This critical role will lead a team responsible for the development and operations of a suite of services that support our operations, fundraising, HR, Finance and other support functions, many of which need to be refreshed, consolidated or replaced in the coming years. 

You will be perfect for this role if you have a passion for building technology services that balance meeting user needs with operational effectiveness and want to be part of an organisation with true purpose. 

For more information, please go to the job description. (If you're viewing this on an external job board, please click apply to be directed to our website).

We work with young people from every background, so we’re passionate about building a diverse workforce that represents the young people we support. We, therefore, welcome applications from everyone who meets the essential criteria for the role. If you think you could do the role, but don’t have all the desirable experience, we would still love for you to apply.

Upon joining the Trust, you’ll have the opportunity to join and be supported by our 4 main networks. PT CAN (Cultural Awareness Network), PT GEN (Gender Equality), PT PULSE (LGBTQ+ network) and PT DAWN (Disability and Wellness Network). We want to work with people who think they can make a difference in young people’s lives, if you think that’s you, we’d love to hear from you.

Why we need a Head of Business Services:

Last year, we helped more than 70,000 young people, with three in four young people on our programmes, move into work, education or training. 

The young people we help face a range of challenges, such as unemployment, mental health issues or some have been in trouble with the law. Our job is to inspire and support young people, to help them reach their potential so that they can thrive and society can prosper.

We believe all young people should have the chance to succeed, and that young people are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.

Perks for working at The Trust:

• Great holiday package! 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays. Office closure the days between Christmas and New Year
• Fantastic Family leave! Receive 13 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay for maternity and adoption leave. Receive 8 weeks full pay for paternity leave.
• Flexible working! Where operationally possible, you can work hours to fit in with, school hours or care arrangements for example and you can also work from home.
• Interest-free season ticket loans
• Benefits platform! Everything from health and financial wellbeing support to discounts on your favourite restaurants, shops and cinemas
• In-house learning platform! Develop your skills for your career and your role
• The Trust will contribute 5% of your salary to the Trust Pension Scheme
• You can volunteer for and/or attend events – music festivals, The Prince’s Trust Awards, active events etc.
• Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)

The Prince's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we undertake basic disclosure checks in accordance with the Codes of Practice for all roles within the Trust, and for our roles working directly with young people, at an enhanced level. Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants.

A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES:

We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We'll be in touch directly if we need you!

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