Manchester Mind believes in the power of listening and feeling heard and that a better understanding of mental health benefits everyone. We do this by providing a range of services across Manchester to young people and adults.

Our work is guided by our values of:

Openness

Belonging

Strength

Collaboration

Manchester Mind is looking to recruit a Community Mental Health Practitioner to deliver one-to-one psychosocial support to young people in Manchester.

We would like to work with someone who is experienced, dynamic and passionate about being able to develop and deliver accessible mental health support services for young people.

Position: Community Mental Health Practitioner

Salary: £27,905 (18 month contract)

Hours: 35 hours per week

The skills and knowledge that are important to us are:

• Ability to work in an open, supportive and collaborative way that builds kind relationships and is receptive to and appreciative of the skills and talents of everyone.
• Experience of delivering short and long term one-to-one support for young people.
• Experience of delivering and adapting services to ensure accessibility.

You can download all application documents from this listing, or from the Vacancies page of the Manchester Mind website.

All applications must be received by 9am, Monday 2nd November 2020.

Manchester Mind is striving to be an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Manchester Mind sees it as a positive advantage if you have experience of mental health issues and/or have used mental health services, or had experience of volunteering.

Do you want a flexible but rewarding part-time job that makes use of your skills and experience? We are looking for an experienced senior manger with accounting knowledge to lead The Charity Service. We run our own grant programmes in Greater Manchester as well as managing donations on behalf of private donors. You will be the lead for the organisation, responsible for accounting, investment managment and governance and will oversee delivery of our grant giving programmes through the Development Officer. The role is home-based but ideally within easy access of the Greater Manchester area.

Hope for Justice exists to bring an end to modern slavery by preventing exploitation, rescuing victims, restoring lives and reforming society – do you share our passion to live in a world free from slavery?

Due to our continued growth and focus on advancements in our global Communications team we are looking for a full-time Film Producer and Motion Graphics Specialist. This role will be for someone who thrives working in a fast-paced environment and who is highly skilled at scripting, developing and delivering compelling visual stories. They will have a proven track record of successful, results-driven video content. In addition to their film expertise, they will be skilled at building and creating motion graphic sequences to fulfil a broad range of purposes such as infographics, explainer videos and unique idents.

The successful candidate will be highly capable in creative storytelling and have the ability of producing innovative content in order to achieve high audience engagement.

For full details about this important position and the full list of essential skills and experience, see the Role Profile below.

Change lives
End slavery

Location: Flexible, with requirement to be in Head Office (Manchester, UK) approximately one day per week, once Covid restrictions are lifted

Full-time

Closing date: Sunday, 1st November 2020

To apply: please visit our website and complete the Application Form there, to accompany your CV.

As part of our commitment to safeguarding, this post is subject to background checks before an offer of employment is confirmed.

The Head of Operations and Business Development will lead on the strategic development and overview of all Lancashire Women service delivery, providing inspirational and visible leadership for operational staff and ensuring safe, high quality and efficient service delivery.
Our Operational provision is challenging and dynamic running across four core areas of work: Mental Health and Wellbeing, Criminal Justice and Safety (including multiple and complex needs), Employment Support and Money Advice and Guidance. The role will support innovation and development of Lancashire Women’s Whole System Approach (WSA) linking our core work as a dynamic and holistic methodology in providing support for women and communities.
The post holder will ensure a strategic and robust performance management framework is in place, ensuring that service delivery is efficient and effective, and in adherence to financial and contractual targets and measures.
The role will drive the review and implementation of the Business Development Strategy ensuring Lancashire Women’s growth through dynamic innovation and transformational service improvement, building on current activity and supporting the organisational strategic plan.

Hope for Justice exists to bring an end to modern slavery by preventing exploitation, rescuing victims, restoring lives and reforming society – do you share our passion to live in a world free from slavery?

We are seeking a UK Hubs Manager to provide first line management and strategic direction for the Hub teams in the UK (comprising investigators and community outreach workers).

The role means being Hope for Justice’s technical lead for victim identification in the UK, convening and supporting this area of practice globally, while setting the charity’s outreach and investigative strategies and prioritising resources effectively.

The role requires previous experience managing outreach and investigations activities, ideally as a lead investigator, senior outreach worker, or other similar role. Ideally this would be coupled with experience of working with vulnerable people (such as victims of sexual exploitation, sex trafficking, bonded labour or domestic servitude; or experience of working with sex workers, street-based homelessness, refugees, and/or those with mental health or substance misuse issues).

For full details about this important position and the full list of essential skills and experience, see the Role Profile on our website.

Change lives
End slavery

Location: This position will be home-based initially, until Covid-19 restrictions have been lifted. Thereafter, it will be based at head office in central Manchester.

Full-time

Closing date: Thursday 22nd October 2020

To apply please visit our website and complete the application form, to accompany your CV.

As part of our commitment to safeguarding, this post is subject to background checks before an offer of employment is confirmed.

About Rethinking Economics

Rethinking Economics (RE) is an international network working to build a better Economics in society and the classroom. We started as a student movement in 2012 and have since grown to become a registered charity with a 7-person staff team. Through a mixture of campaigning, events and projects, we support over 100 groups in over 30 countries around the world, alongside thousands of supportive members of the public, to reform the university Economics curriculum to make it more pluralist, critical and applicable to the real world.

Rethinking Economics is undertaking an exciting transition process in which we are developing and expanding the future of the organisation.

Over the next year we will be launching a book on the lack of diversity in Economics, redeveloping our website and visual communications and building a spokesperson network of student economists that will promote Rethinking Economics in the UK.

What we’re looking for

Effective communications are at the heart of everything we do. We are looking for a dynamic communications professional who can take the lead on overhauling and professionalising Rethinking Economics’ branding, website, communications and marketing strategy. You will have a keen eye for effective communication tools, and you will be passionate about keeping up to date with sector trends and have solid knowledge of best practice.

This is a new role and the successful candidate will have a real opportunity to make their mark on the communication function of Rethinking Economics. Your communications will attract new members, supporters and drive the growth of the organisation. We are a small organisation who are continually developing and growing – a keenness to thrive in a fast-paced changing environment is essential.

Diversity, Equality and Inclusion

We are committed to providing equality and fairness for all and not to discriminate on grounds of gender, marital status, race, ethnic origin, colour, nationality, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, mental health, religion or age. We encourage and celebrate the different qualities that our colleagues, and others we work with, bring to our work. And we believe that seeing things from a wide range of different perspectives helps us to resolve problems, adapt our approaches and develop as an organisation. We want to bring greater diversity to our team and we’re keen to hear what you think you’ll bring from your own background and experience (beyond your professional skills and knowledge).

Terms & Conditions

Reporting to: Co-Director, Movement Building

Starting salary: £30,000 - £33,500 pro rata per annum on the basis of an offer by the organisation which cannot be negotiated

Start date: January 2021 (negotiable)

Contract type: Permanent

Benefits: Statutory pension increasing to 5% matched from April 2021, 25 days holiday pro rata in addition to winter break between Christmas and New Year, access to bespoke economics education, person centred training opportunities, yearly cost of living increase.

Hours: 4 or 5 days a week. Evening and weekend work will be sometimes be necessary, for which time off in lieu can be claimed. We support flexible working across the whole team.

Location: Remote. The role involves regular UK, and occasionally international, travel, particularly to our Manchester Office on an average a monthly basis. If you are not based in Manchester the travel costs will be reimbursed. Whilst the COVID-19 pandemic is ongoing, you will not be expected to travel.

Purpose of the Role:

To lead on external communications for the organisation, ensuring that Rethinking Economics remains relevant and responsive to the needs of the network.

Responsibilities

Main Areas of Responsibility

● Development of RE’s digital marketing strategy

● Development of RE’s social media presence

● Supporting on the development of an evidence led communications strategy

● Developing, planning and maintaining organisational external communications

● Producing and reviewing website content

● Liaison with and recruitment of students, writers, designers and video editors where relevant for content creation

● Promotion and amplification of a diverse range of voices within our network

Key Skills and Experience

The role profile asks for a wide range of competencies and we recognise that we are unlikely to find a candidate who fits every requirement. If you fit some of the essential and/or desirable criteria and believe you have the potential to learn the other areas of the role, we’d like to hear from you. A strong background in organising and movement building within Economics or educational reform would be of great advantage.

● An interest in and understanding of Economics, particularly a knowledge of alternative and pluralist Economics

● A passion to reform Economics teaching and practice

●      Higher education qualification in Economics or Economics and a related subject

Technical Competencies & Experiences

Essential

●      A strong understanding of brand building, and the role of communications as part of this.

●      Experience of growing an organisation’s media presence and maintaining its reputation

●      Considerable experience of social media function and be aware of innovative ways to extend our reach

●      Editorial experience of campaign focused communications

●    Experience of working with volunteer organisers in a campaigns or communications based role

●    Ability to create compelling digital content , including articles, news items, blogs, social media assets, videos, long-form stories etc

●    Ability to proactively spot and exploit relevant comms opportunities

●    Experience of planning and delivering communications projects that deliver measurable results

Desirable

●    Strong knowledge of SEO principles

●    Experience of conducting qualitative research such as semi-structured interviews and focus groups

●    Proven track record of delivering engaging and impactful training

●    Experience of cultivating media relationships

Essential Values & Behaviours

●    Commitment to RE’s Values of Justice & Fairness, Diversity & Inclusion and Collaboration.

●    Ability to adapt to a constantly evolving environment and a movement that is growing.

●    Self-reflective, willing to listen and consider other points of view.

●    Ambitious, dynamic and energetic, constantly reflecting on RE’s effectiveness and seeking ways to improve our impact.

●    A critical and strategic thinker, able to both see the big picture and have an eye for detail.

Essential Organisational Competencies & Experiences

●    Ability to communicate complex information effectively to different audiences.  Adapting communication style as necessary and targeting communications to ensure that information is understood and has influence. 

●    Ability to bring together colleagues from different teams to work on projects or initiatives, or create networks, develop partnerships to support the aims of Rethinking Economics.

●    The use of initiative and creativity to combine complex ideas or processes or quickly evolving ideas and situations.

●    Experience of overseeing the work of external suppliers, contractors or freelancers and holding them to account for quality, delivery and timeliness of work.

●    Working with a high degree of independence and self-direction.

●    Experience of strategic leadership of a particular team, programme, or function.

●    Experience of monitoring and reporting on financial resources

How to apply

Please compete and return the attached application form and diveristy monitoring form to recruitment [at] rethinkeconomics [dot] org before the closing deadline 23:59, Sunday 8th November. Interviews will be online via zoom between 16-18th Nov - please let us know if this will be difficult.

If you have any queries or would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please do not hesitate to contact us via recruitment [at] rethinkeconomics [dot] org.

Please note that we cannot accept any non-EU based applicants due to government visa minimum salary criteria.

Project Manager – Salford Living Well Hub

The Living Well Hub is a single point of access to local mental health and wellbeing services.  Cruse is establishing a bereavement services, as part of the Living Well Hub in Salford.   The successful applicant will be:

• Shaping the delivery of bereavement services in Salford, now and for years to come
• Recruiting a body of volunteers, to provide a range of bereavement support services
• Ensuring that organisations in the community are trained to support bereaved people
• Engaging with partner organisations, to provide the best holistic service we can, for local people

The Project Manager role is based in Salford, Manchester.  You will be required to attend face to face meetings locally, and also online meetings as needed.

About Cruse Bereavement Care

Cruse Bereavement Care is the largest bereavement charity in the UK. Our mission is to offer support, advice and information to children, young people and adults when someone dies and to enhance societies care of bereaved people.

Applying for the Role

The closing date for this role is the 12 noon on 26th October 2020 with interviews arranged for the week commencing 9th November 2020.  These will be carried remotely via a web based platform.

Your application must consist of a CV and covering letter, which outlines your suitability for the role and should be no longer than two pages.  Applications received without a cover letter will not be considered.

Cruse welcomes and encourages applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation.

Who we are looking for

We are looking for two motivated and talented individuals with project management experience who are looking for their next role. This is an exciting opportunity to join Ambition Institute as these are brand new positions, and the successful candidates will be able to influence the shape of the role. The Central Programme Operations team plays an important part in rolling out our programmes, and the Managers will be required to oversee aspects of the delivery of our central operations. This role will also be responsible for running improvement projects which will benefit both the wider Programmes and Programmes Operations teams. The role will work in a matrix fashion across the wider division, and will be expected to successfully engage with a range of internal and external stakeholders to ensure effective and positive outcomes for both our programmes and the participants that we serve.

Based in either our London or Manchester office and reporting into the Programme Operations Associate Director, you’ll be responsible for ensuring consistency across our programmes, leading and managing improvement projects, as well as creating and embedding policies which improve our operations. You’ll be a self-starter who can hit the ground running, and who does not shy away from a challenge. You’ll have great communication skills, as well as excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to gain buy-in from colleagues and customers alike. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who understands the importance of data management, and the ideal candidate will have experience of using a range of data management tools. A formal project management qualification is not essential; but you will be able to stay organised, and to be able to manage a team of staff effectively in a fast paced environment. You must drive and adhere to best practice, whilst being innovative and collaborative in your approach.

Who are Ambition Institute?

Ambition Institute has one purpose: to help educators serving children from disadvantaged backgrounds to keep getting better. With our new organisation, and more than ten years of collective experience in working with educators at all levels, we believe that exciting opportunities lie ahead. We are a graduate school for educators, and we apply academic rigour to our learning design, drawing on frontline insights from schools into what works in practice. Our programmes leverage the latest evidence from international experts, which means we think carefully about what is taught, how, and in what sequence. We work collaboratively to enable school improvement for the benefit of pupils, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Our offer

We are happy to announce that we will be able to offer you:

• Flexibility on how you work – agreed between you and your line manager
• A competitive annual leave entitlement of 25 days, plus bank holidays
• 2 additional annual leave days for 1 day booked during December over the festive period
• A generous employer pension contribution of 11% (10% pension plus 1% NI rebate)
• Competitive salary rates
• Access to an interest free season ticket and bike loans, as well as eyecare vouchers
• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which provides confidential support for employees on personal or work-related matters.
• A robust learning and development offer that ensures your continuous professional development

How to apply

All applications must be received by the closing date, midnight on 22nd October 2020. Interviews are expected to take place the week beginning 2nd November 2020.

To apply for this role, or any of our other vacancies or for any questions or queries please visit our website.

Equality and diversity matters to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality.

We have an exciting opportunity available for people with a background in administration who have a passion for equity for all.

akt are looking for an executive assistant to support our Chief Executive with administration and work alongside them on a range of projects. If you have experience of administration and project work and want to join a dynamic national charity providing safe homes and better futures to young people.

KEY TASKS:

• Manage CEO’s diary
• Complete administrative tasks for the CEO, which will require a good knowledge of Mac and Microsoft Office based packages
• Work alongside the CEO on external and internal focused projects
• Provide administrative support to the DCEO and Board of Trustees, as agreed with the CEO
• Coordinate and administer board meetings for 12+ Trustees and Board sub committees attended by the CEO
• Complete administration for the CEO’s expenses
• Organise CEO travel and accommodation supplying clear itineraries
• Support the Chair and senior managers on occasion, when requested
• Take on other additional projects, as directed by the CEO
• To undertake the reception function for internal and external people seeking accessing  the CEO’s office

(part time voluntary role)

Can you help us change lives?

We are looking for volunteers to join our board of trustees to help lead the charity and support the management team in developing our services and securing the vital resources we need to meet demand.

We seek four enthusiastic individuals who can spare a few hours a month alongside any existing role or commitments to make our board up to 15 people. Our aim is for a diverse board who represent our population and all those that use our services. No specific skills or experience required, but ideally applicants will live, study or work in or nearby the areas we service.  

Our board comes from many different backgrounds. What they all share is a passion for representing the local community and the diversity of clients who benefit from our free and impartial advice.

This is an unpaid role but all reasonable expenses are reimbursed. A role as trustee can provide you with a great deal of experience and satisfaction, the opportunity to develop your skills, and utilise any expertise and knowledge to benefit the local community.

“I really believe in the work we do as trustees - supporting and overseeing an organisation that truly makes a difference to local people's lives.” Linda, trustee

Who we are.

Citizens Advice is a network of 300 local independent charities, and Derbyshire Districts (covering residents of Amber Valley, Derbyshire Dales, Erewash and High Peak) is a well funded and high performing member with over 150 staff and volunteers.

Last year our advice helped people in crisis stay in work, prevented families being evicted from their homes, helped thousands of people tackle crippling debt and enabled people to access the welfare rights they are entitled to. In addition, we provide free advice on everything from neighbour disputes to consumer rights.

We know just how important our services are for local people, and this has never been more evident than now as we all strive to cope with the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

We would love to hear from you.

We welcome local applicants from any background who want to help us make a difference. If you have recent experience with fundraising, communications, HR or ICT we are particularly keen to hear from you.

Closing date for applications:  9am, Monday 2 November 2020

Interviews will be held:  Monday 9 November 2020 via Zoom

If you have impressive management skills, ideally gained within a regulatory or public sector background, this unique challenge offers plenty of variety and the opportunity to help a diverse range of organisations with their information rights practices.

Your role

The role of the Public Advice and Data Protection Complaints Service is to ensure that organisations comply with their obligations under the Data Protection Act.

Responsible for managing and supervising a team of Case Officers and Lead Case Officers, your experience will enable you to lead your team in maintaining their individual caseloads and working within advertised service standards. Able to work autonomously and co-ordinate a number of activities at a time, your good people skills and focus on quality will ensure everything runs smoothly and to deadline. Your eye for detail and excellent written communication skills will ensure the production of reports and correspondence for a wide audience.

You will lead a team responsible for handling concerns raised about how information has been handled by organisations in the public and private sector. You’ll work with organisations to identify areas where they can improve their compliance with the legislation we oversee and will be responsible for some stakeholder engagement.

Skills you’ll need

You’ll need excellent organisational skills and will have a proven record of strong leadership skills. You’ll have the ability to identify potential opportunities to engage and educate individual organisations or entire sectors, analysing trends and themes as they emerge. So, you must be persuasive, professional and a talented manager with experience of leading a team to deliver expected outcomes. You must be able to deal with all aspects of management including performance management, attendance management and will have the confidence to make decisions regarding your staff. You should be comfortable delivering presentations, chairing meetings and have the confidence and ability to represent the ICO at conferences/workshops. What’s more, you’ll need the credibility to develop good working relationships, often at a senior level, with organisations that range from national bodies to small businesses.

 
To apply

Visit ico.jobs to complete our online application form.
Completed applications must be submitted by the closing date of 23:59, Sunday 1 November 2020