Carers Trust Wales provides information, advice and support to Wales’ 370,000 unpaid carers and to professionals who work with carers. Together with our Network Partners, a network of local carer focused charities, we provide support, information, advice and services for children, young people and adults caring, unpaid, for a family member or friend. The number of carers is growing, with 3 in 5 of us likely to become a carer at some point in our lifetime. Unpaid carers save the Welsh economy over £8.1bn every year and act as a crucial support to our stretched health and social care systems.
We are currently looking for a Wales Office Manager to provide a full business management service to the office of Carers Trust Wales and support the work of the Director of Wales.
The successful candidate will have a range of responsibilities including diary management and supporting governance processes. The successful candidate will also be responsible for ensuring the quality of processes and systems to facilitate the effective running of Carers Trust Wales’ office in line with annual plans and funding requirements.
The post will sit within the Carers Trust Wales team and be managed by the Director of Wales.
The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills, the ability to read and draft relevant information at pace along with event management experience.
This is a great opportunity for someone interested in joining a vibrant organisation and very successful team to make a difference to the lives of unpaid carers across Wales.
Interviews are provisionally set for w/c 22 February in Cardiff.
To apply please complete an application form.
Applications close at 12 midnight Sunday 14 February 2021.
Mae Ymddiriedolaeth Gofalwyr Cymru yn darparu gwybodaeth, cyngor a chefnogaeth i’r 370,000 o ofalwyr di-dâl yng Nghymru ac i weithwyr proffesiynol sy’n gweithio gyda gofalwyr. Gyda’n Partneriaid Rhwydwaith, rhwydwaith o elusennau lleol sy’n darparu ar gyfer gofalwyr, rydym yn darparu cefnogaeth, gwybodaeth a gwasanaethau i blant, pobl ifanc ac oedolion sy’n gofalu, yn ddi-dâl, am aelod o’r teulu neu gyfaill. Mae nifer y gofalwyr yn tyfu, ac mae 3 o bob 5 ohonom yn debygol o fod yn ofalydd ar ryw adeg yn ein bywydau. Mae gofalwyr di-dâl yn arbed dros £8.1bn i economi Cymru bob blwyddyn ac maent yn rhoi cefnogaeth allweddol i’n systemau iechyd a gofal cymdeithasol sydd o dan bwysau dybryd.
Rydym yn chwilio am Reolydd Swyddfa Cymru i ddarparu gwasanaeth rheoli busnes llawn i swyddfa Ymddiriedolaeth Gofalwyr Cymru a chefnogi gwaith Cyfarwyddwr Cymru.
Bydd gan yr ymgeisydd llwyddiannus nifer o gyfrifoldebau gwahanol gan gynnwys rheoli dyddiaduron a chefnogi prosesau llywodraethiant. Bydd yr ymgeisydd llwyddiannus hefyd yn gyfrifol am sicrhau ansawdd prosesau a systemau fel bod swyddfa Ymddiriedolaeth Gofalwyr Cymru yn rhedeg yn ddi-drafferth yn unol â chynlluniau blynyddol a gofynion ariannu.
Bydd y swydd yn rhan o dîm Ymddiriedolaeth Gofalwyr Cymru ac yn cael ei rheoli gan Gyfarwyddwr Cymru.
Bydd gan yr ymgeisydd llwyddiannus sgiliau cyfathrebu rhagorol, y gallu i ddarllen a llunio gwybodaeth berthnasol yn ddioed ynghyd â phrofiad o reoli digwyddiadau.
Mae hwn yn gyfle gwych i rywun sy’n awyddus i ymuno â mudiad bywiog a thîm llwyddiannus iawn er mwyn gwneud gwahaniaeth i fywydau gofalwyr di-dâl ledled Cymru.
Trefnwyd cyfweliadau ar hyn o bryd ar gyfer yr wythnos yn cychwyn ar 22 Chwefror yng Nghaerdydd.
I wneud cais dylech lenwi ffurflen gais.
Y dyddiad cau ar gyfer ceisiadau yw 12 ganol nos dydd Sul 14 Chwefror 2021.
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This can role can be based in any UK/Ireland Christian Aid office. If based in the London Office a London Allowance of £4,170 will be added to the yearly salary.
This is an 18-month FTC starting by 1st April 2021. Please make sure to answer the question at the bottom of the advert in your application.
About us
Christian Aid exists to create a world where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty. We are a global movement of people, churches and local organisations who passionately champion dignity, equality and justice worldwide. We are the changemakers, the peacemakers, the mighty of heart.
About the role
The Programme Quality Manager leads the process and culture to set and embed quality standards and minimum requirements for programme practice across development, humanitarian and advocacy programming. It is based in the Programme Quality and Operations Division in International Department and has management responsibility for Christian Aid's accreditation and adherence to the CHS, COMPASS (Christian Aid's complaints and feedback system), safeguarding, accountability as well as specific technical advisory capacity (GESI, cash and markets, resilience). This is a senior role, line managing 6 advisory staff and overall responsibility for a team of 8, requires excellence in leadership, line management and strong organisational awareness to lead change and drive corporate performance
About you
We are looking for someone with indepth knowledge of international development including building accountability for the Core Humanitarian Standards. You will have a track record of of promoting organisational performance and learning and a passion for driving up quality and building capability for the same. You will be an experienced leader and supportive line manager, leading a new team and setting a global culture of quality and performance. Excellent written skills in English and ability to lead and work in teams across distance, in different cultural and geographic contexts. See the role profile for more details.
Further information
This role requires applicants to have the right to work in the country where this position is based.
All successful candidates will require either and Enhance or Basic Disclosure Barring Service certificate (DBS) as part of your clearance for commencing your role with us. Information will be forwarded to you by the HR team with your offer.
We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
Christian Aid is committed to providing a safe and trusted environment for every person connected to the work we do; and to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour including sexual harassment and exploitation, abuse, and financial misconduct. Any candidate offered a job with Christian Aid is expected to share and demonstrate our values and adhere to Christian Aid’s Safeguarding policy and sign Christian Aid’s Code of Conduct.
You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, a season ticket loan, and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.
Competency question
As part of your application you will be asked to demonstrate your suitability by giving an answer to the following question:
Competency "Strive for Improvement" Tell us about a time where you have improved programme quality in a development organisation. What were the main challenges and opportunities, and what 3 key lessons would you share with Christian Aid.
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Job Title: Director of Retail
Hours: Full time/ permanent
Salary: Circa 50k dependent on experience
Location: North Somerset
We are working in partnership with a health charity who is seeking to appoint a Director of Retail to oversee their network of shops and online retail, with an annual income of £1.8m. The role forms part of the senior management team with responsibility to maximise area sales and profits through effective management of people, resources and budgets. This is an exciting opportunity to join the newly formed commercial department, with the go ahead to increase the shop network across the South Coast over the coming years.
The successful candidate will have experience of managing a network of retail shops, preferably in the charity sector, be commercially astute and will demonstrate:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Excellent administrative skills and experience of dealing with money
- Ability to plan and prioritise work loads
- Problem solving skills and ability to take initiative
- Ability to manage and respond to customer needs and feedback
- Able to build and maintain strong working relationships
You will have strong influencing and motivational skills with the natural ability to inspire people. If you feel you have the skills and experience to succeed in this role, we very much look forward to hearing from you.
As an experienced leader you will be highly motivated, innovative and creative. You will be able to inspire and persuade others. The ideal candidate will be resilient, forward thinking and have a visionary approach. It is important that you are passionate about the cause, the ethos and mission of the organisation.
To apply for this role, please e-mail your CV and Supporting Statement to Adam Stacey, Director at Charisma Charity Recruitment, quoting our reference JO2804.
We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law.
Due to the nature of the role, we are reviewing applications as they come in, please apply as soon as possible.
Closing date for applications: Thursday 28 January at 9am
Interview dates: w/c 1 February and w/c 8 February 2021
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Location: This role can be based at any of UK-wide hubs
The Trust is seeking an exceptional individual to be part of the Executive Committee, responsible for leading The Prince's Trust to ensure its life-changing support is safely delivered to children, young people and young adults aged 11-30 across the UK.
You will oversee the quality and development of our lifechanging activity helping over 60,000 young people across the UK each year. Ensuring we are always innovating our offering based upon the latest trends and research, the function will also create all young person focused programme content ensuring a consistency of message. This team will lead crucial impact reporting for The Prince’s Trust providing the powerful evidence of the difference our work makes for young people.
Most likely coming from an education, employability or enterprise background, you will have deep knowledge, understanding and empathy of the issues facing young people and the interventions needed to support them. You will be able to demonstrate the sophisticated leadership skills required to lead change along with proven analytical skills to drive effective decision making. The ability to communicate and influence at a senior level will be essential, both with internal functions and our external partners.
As part of the Executive Committee, you will lead one of The Trust’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Networks, and have a natural and instinctive interest in others that reaches beyond the role.
The Trust are handling all enquiries through our Talent Acquisition Team, and you will be asked to provide a CV and supporting statement as part of your application.
For more information, please go to the job description. (This will open in a new window).
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Main duties:
Manage a multi-faceted team of Independent Personal Assistant's.
Promote and support effective team working through good communication and regular team meetings.
Responsible for day-to-day operation of staff.
Work closely with the other Team Managers, Services Manager and Director to ensure quality of service at all times.
Provide accurate management information as and when required.
Provide regular formal case management and supervision of staff.
Participate in the senior management team's strategic development.
Ensure all staff members receive an induction and are aware of all policies and
procedures.
Identify and implement ongoing continuous service improvement
Contribute the development of training plans for staff and policy and procedures for the organisation.
Responsible for identifying recruitment needs.
Facilitate staff development, including mentoring, delivering training, facilitating regular team meetings, observing practice etc.
Ensure that Health & Safety procedures within all premises are maintained.
Review and authorise risk assessments.
Act as the first point of contact for all queries around support issues.
Ensure adequate provision of services for all women, children and young people accessing the service.
To respond to service user complaints.
Adhere to the organisation's child protection policies and procedures.
Comply with data protection legislation, confidentiality and information sharing policy and procedures and all legislation connected to your work.
Support colleagues and partner agencies, through awareness raising and institutional advocacy, in order to provide the best possible service for service users.
If you are immediately available with the above skills and experience, apply online today, interviews will be held on a rolling basis due to the urgency of this role!
Main duties:
Manage a multi-faceted team of Independent Personal Assistant's.
Promote and support effective team working through good communication and regular team meetings.
Responsible for day-to-day operation of staff.
Work closely with the other Team Managers, Services Manager and Director to ensure quality of service at all times.
Provide accurate management information as and when required.
Provide regular formal case management and supervision of staff.
Participate in the senior management team's strategic development.
Ensure all staff members receive an induction and are aware of all policies and
procedures.
Identify and implement ongoing continuous service improvement
Contribute the development of training plans for staff and policy and procedures for the organisation.
Responsible for identifying recruitment needs.
Facilitate staff development, including mentoring, delivering training, facilitating regular team meetings, observing practice etc.
Ensure that Health & Safety procedures within all premises are maintained.
Review and authorise risk assessments.
Act as the first point of contact for all queries around support issues.
Ensure adequate provision of services for all women, children and young people accessing the service.
To respond to service user complaints.
Adhere to the organisation's child protection policies and procedures.
Comply with data protection legislation, confidentiality and information sharing policy and procedures and all legislation connected to your work.
Support colleagues and partner agencies, through awareness raising and institutional advocacy, in order to provide the best possible service for service users.
If you are immediately available with the above skills and experience, apply online toady!
Position: Project Assistant – Self Management (up to 12 months maternity cover)
Type: Part-time (28 hours per week), fixed term contract
Location: Flexible
Salary: £26,526 - £30,395 pro rata per annum plus excellent benefits
Salary Band: Band D, Level 1
Department: Self-Management
At the MS Society, we make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.
Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.
Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive environment where you will make a difference.
About this job
You will be proactive and highly motivated to assist the Self-Management team in the delivery of key projects and day to day operations.
Attention to detail is essential as is the ability to plan and manage a busy and varied workload to provide support on various projects.
This is an exciting, challenging opportunity for a confident self-starter. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a supportive and friendly team at an exciting time in our development.
We offer 35 days annual leave (including bank holidays), travel loan and various other benefits such as supported developmental opportunities.
The MS Society is in the midst of an exciting, transformational, period which builds on our great history and will drive us towards achieving our mission and vision as we embark on our new 5 year strategy.
Part of this exciting transformation will include an office move from our current National Centre in Cricklewood, NW London to a different location in London. We are currently defining where and what type of accommodation this will be and we really want our staff to be involved in that decision.
Closing date: 9am on Monday 25th January 2021
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity.
Position: Project Coordinator
Type: Full-time (35 hours per week), permanent
Location: Flexible (currently home-based)
Salary: £30,010 - £34,577 per annum plus excellent benefits
Salary Band: Band E, Level 1
Department: Information and Support
At the MS Society, we make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.
Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.
Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive environment where you will make a difference.
About this job
In this new role, you’ll work closely with our Community Innovation Group (CIG) and our project teams to provide high quality, proactive and efficient support and to maintain appropriate systems and processes to support the effective delivery of service innovation.
Experience of supporting a diverse range of people and projects simultaneously, proven planning and project management experience to control effective use of resources and experience of working alongside end-users in the coproduction of services or activities are essential.
We offer 35 days annual leave (including bank holidays), travel loan and various other benefits such as supported developmental opportunities.
The MS Society is in the midst of an exciting, transformational, period which builds on our great history and will drive us towards achieving our mission and vision as we embark on our new 5 year strategy.
Part of this exciting transformation will include an office move from our current National Centre in Cricklewood, NW London to a different location in London. We are currently defining where and what type of accommodation this will be and we really want our staff to be involved in that decision.
Closing date: 9am on Wednesday 27th January 2021
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity.
No agencies please.
Citizens Advice offers confidential advice online, over the phone, and in person, for free. Through our national network of charities, we give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they are, and whatever their problem.
We particularly welcome expressions of interest from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented throughout Citizens Advice. We are a member of the race equality campaign at Business in the Community, the Prince’s responsible business network and are committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities across the UK. We also welcome applications from, LGB and Trans and non binary candidates.
Do you want to work with an organisation that makes a difference, every single day, to people from all walks of life? The people that turn to Citizens Advice need help overcoming an obstacle in their lives – from debt to evictions to trouble at work – and you can be key to them getting the support they need in the quickest, easiest, and most effective way.
The Role
The Housing Expert Advice team at Citizens Advice are looking for individuals to submit an expression of interest to be a part of our group of Consultant Housing Experts. We are hoping to expand the panel of experts within our teams to support us to deliver advice within our organisation.
The consultant role will include providing second tier consultancy advice to our network of local Citizens Advice advisers.
About You
You will have significant professional experience in a legal or advice setting with experience of interpreting legislation, giving credible, appropriate and high quality legal guidance and legal advice to a range of audiences.
As this is a rolling recruitment process we will contact those who have expressed an interest in the role within 3 weeks.
The National Citizens Advice Operates from offices in England and Wales, with 5 regional offices based in Cardiff, London, Birmingham, Leeds, and Liverpool, therefore all successful applicants must be based within England or Wales.
Please note, in the event of a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the application early.
Position: Senior Campaigns Officer
Type: Full-time (35 hours per week), permanent
Location: Flexible (currently home-based)
Salary: £33,885 - £39,276 per annum plus excellent benefits
Salary Band: Band F, Level 1
Department: Campaigns and External Relations
At the MS Society, we make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.
Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.
Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive environment where you will make a difference.
About this job
We’re recruiting a Senior Campaigns Officer to help us make positive change for people affected by MS.
Shaping compelling campaigns that mobilise communities of supporters to rally behind our movement is a big part of our new strategy – and we have bold plans to drive this work forward.
This is an exciting, challenging opportunity which is ideal for a confident, motivated and ambitious individual with a track record for delivering effective campaigns.
Working with the Campaigns Manager, you will develop and implement our key national campaigns, aimed at effecting meaningful change – whether that is policy change, practice change or even changing perceptions of the MS Society and the way supporters engage with us.
Your role will be vital in coordinating a diverse range of campaigning activities, as well as growing and nurturing our campaigns community and working directly with people with MS to build their capacity to campaign both locally and nationally.
You will be joining the MS Society at an exciting stage of our development and this is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a supportive, dynamic and friendly team.
We offer 35 days annual leave (including bank holidays), travel loan and various other benefits such as supported developmental opportunities.
The MS Society is in the midst of an exciting, transformational, period which builds on our great history and will drive us towards achieving our mission and vision as we embark on our new 5 year strategy.
Part of this exciting transformation will include an office move from our current National Centre in Cricklewood, NW London to a different location in London. We are currently defining where and what type of accommodation this will be and we really want our staff to be involved in that decision.
Closing date: 9am on Monday 1st February 2021
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity.
No agencies please.