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About Us
We are the charity who look after and bring to life 2,000 miles of waterways across England and Wales, because we believe that life is better by water. Every role across the Trust plays it's part in transforming our canals and rivers into spaces where local people want to spend time and feel better, bringing wellbeing benefits to millions.
We are looking for a Community & Youth Events Coordinator to join our Yorkshire & North East (YNE) team on a 6 month Fixed Term basis.
The role of Community & Youth-Events Coordinator is to support the Trusts strategic programme delivery through community and youth engagement, and local events, including Leeds Waterfront Festival. The post holder will build effective relationships with local communities/partner organisations to develop and deliver a variety of projects/interventions/activities for a range of people including young people (13 & 25 yrs old).
This work will be delivered through both digital and face to face engagement - developing sessions and holding key events around Leeds and YNE generally.
Location
This role is formally based from our Leeds office, however our teams continue to work from home currently whilst social distancing restrictions remain in place. It is important that applicants are able to work from their home location and travel where necessary until we are able to safely return to our Leeds based offices/HUBs.
DBS
This job involves regulated activity with children and adults at risk as defined by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012. Therefore, an Enhanced Criminal Record check will be undertaken by the successful candidate prior to employment.
Responsibilities:
- To work with the Regional Team on the priorities for the region in-terms of community and youth engagement.
- Support/deliver the region in delivery of local engagement events.
- Identify and develop strong working relationships with a wide range of organisations in the designated areas.
- For Funded Projects complete and submit regular project monitoring and reporting in line with Lead Partner and Funder requirements.
- Display the Trust values and behaviours at all times.
- Ensure that diversity and inclusion are integrated into all aspects of Trust life and promoting inclusion by challenging behaviour, practices, actions, or decisions that are counter to the objectives of the Trust’s policies and values.
- This job involves regulated activity with children and adults at risk as defined by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012. Therefore, an Enhanced Criminal Record check will be undertaken by the successful candidate prior to employment.
About you:
You will have the following work experience:
- Worked with the community and/or young people, including developing and delivering practical tasks and activities.
- Tangible experience successfully delivering projects/events in partnership with other relevant organisations, both in person and/or digitally.
- Knowledge of how to source and coordinate social action/volunteer projects.
- Understanding of project management, delivery, reporting and evaluation.
- Working knowledge of issues relating to working with young people or vulnerable people including safeguarding.
- Worked within the Third Sector/Voluntary organisations is desirable.
Skills:
- Ability to deal effectively with a wide range of internal and external contacts.
- Excellent project management skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills that will transfer well to event organising.
- High levels of energy and commitment.
- Ability and willingness to work evenings / weekends as required.
- Ability to work unsupervised and alone when appropriate.
- Excellent time management, prioritisation and organisational skills, managing a diverse workload.
- Ability to manage budgets.
As this role is on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 Exception Order applicants must state the details of any cautions or convictions whether spent or unspent on the self-disclosure section of the application form.
This job involves regulated activity with children and adults at risk as defined by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012. Therefore, an Enhanced Criminal Record check will be undertaken by the successful candidate prior to employment.
A criminal record is not necessarily a bar to employment with us. HR will advise and decisions made on a case-by-case basis.
Application Timelines
Closing date: 23:59, 16 March 2021
Interview date: Week commencing 29 March 2021
Interview Location: Due to social distancing requirements & government guidance our interviews are currently being conducted virtually using MS Teams.
What we Offer
In addition to your salary, you will receive access to a competitive contributory DC Pension scheme arrangement, and numerous other employee benefits, including several salaries sacrifices benefits. We are also open to flexible working arrangements. Further details can be found online.
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.
Find out more about the work we do and opportunities we have on our website.
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Candlelighters is committed to fighting children’s cancer, improving treatment and finding cures, and in doing so is helping ordinary families who are facing extraordinary circumstances. Candlelighters is one big family, and anyone touched by children’s cancer in Yorkshire is considered to be a member of that family and is able to access the charity’s varied range of support and services. We are looking for a Head of Marketing and Engagement to join this values driven, ambitious and collaborative organisation
As Head of Marketing and Engagement you will be responsible for the effective strategic leadership of marketing and communications across the charity. The keys aims of this role are to increase income and improve the journey for families, ensuring they receive the right type of support, at the right time, in an accessible way. Reporting to the CEO, you will take the lead on shaping this new department, devising and implementing Candlelighters’ engagement strategy focussing on marketing and communications (to include both on and offline activity). In this role you will play an integral role in ensuring the charity gets recognised as ‘a centre of excellence’ for its family support delivery model. The role will be varied and interesting and will involve strong leaderships and close work with a range of teams and individuals within the organisation.
To be considered for this unique opportunity you should come to us with substantial experience of creating and delivering successful engagement strategies and a proven track record of influencing a team at a strategic level. You should have a demonstrable track record in increasing income and improving customer journey experiences, and also possess strong budget management and financial forecasting experience. A strong and confident communicator, you should be able to relationship build with ease and influence teams in an inspiring way. Candlelighters is an inherently values driven organisation with big ambitions, a high-performing ethos and a collaborative approach to success – if this sounds like the kind of environment in which you would prosper, then apply today.
The role is a permanent full-time position and will be based partly from the charity’s wonderful premises in Leeds, but also allows for some flexibility to work from home. The recruitment for this position is ongoing, and when a sufficient number of suitable applicants have applied the role will close – early application is therefore advisable. Apply below or, for more information, contact Leanne or Charlie at Charity Horizons.
Charity Horizons is an equal opportunities employer and as such actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from all suitable candidates irrespective of age, disability, hidden disability, race or national origin, religion or belief, gender, gender expression, political view, sexual orientation, medical condition and pregnancy.
The Head of Impact has specific responsibility for ensuring that the Foundation understands and is responding to assets and needs in the communities we serve and, as such, contributes directly to the Foundation’s strategy. A key focus of the role is in ensuring that our grant-making retains the right balance between strategic and reactive and between relational and data-driven approaches, so we respond both flexibly and equitably to what communities need.
You will be responsible for overseeing the use of impact frameworks for our grant-making and for ensuring we have the tools we need to communicate our realised and potential impact. You will ensure that our impact work informs our agenda of becoming a more equitable grant-maker.
The successful candidate will be an experienced grant-maker and/or impact and evaluation lead, who is knowledgeable in impact measurement tools, a confident communicator and demonstrates strong people skills.
Please note that our office is in Leeds city centre but the majority of staff are currently working from home, in line with government guidance on Covid-19. We do envisage a return to working in the office as those guidelines change.
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To submit an application for this role, please upload your C.V. and a cover letter (no more than 2 sides of A4) stating why you think you would be ideal for the position, based on the Job Description and Person Specification. We particularly encourage applications from people with disabilities and trans and non-binary people, who are currently under-represented within our staff team.
We would be grateful if you are able to fill in the Equality and Diversity monitoring form. This is optional, but will help greatly in building an accurate picture of applicants, which will inform future recruitment processes and help us consider how to reach communities/demographics we may not currently be attracting to our posts. The information contained in this form is for internal anonymised analysis only and will be separated from your application. No one involved in the shortlisting or interviewing process will see the form or the information it contains.
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