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Hours: 37.5 hours per week FT but part time will be considered
Location: Hybrid home and working across Citizens Advice Hounslow (CAH) sites in London Borough of Hounslow 60/40 or 50/50 depending on requirement
Citizens Advice Hounslow is a well-established charity operating in the London Borough of Hounslow, supporting over 10,000 clients a year. You will be part of our wonderful team of staff and volunteers committed to do their best for anyone in need of our help. To sustain our service, we now require a dedicated Training & Development Manager.
Job Purpose
- Lead training and development for all colleagues (Staff and Volunteers) and guide people through the Adviser Learning Programme (ALP)
- Drive our recruitment and retention strategy for volunteers
- Develop and deliver our Training and Development Plan
This pivotal role will be responsible for the selection, training and deployment of our volunteers across all service areas. A key focus will be to facilitate effective training pathways for paid staff and volunteers. You will be required to design and deliver group training sessions, and monitor trainee progress and development through structured training programmes.
For more information about the role, please download the Job Description and Person Specification attached.
We offer a range of employee benefits, including 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and days between Christmas and New Year, pension contribution, training and opportunities to continue your professional development, employee assistance programme.
HOW TO APPLY:
Please send us your CV and Cover Letter (maximum two A4) showing how you meet the points in the Person Specification via the apply button
Please note: We are unable to respond to applicants who have not been shortlisted. We reserve the right to close this vacancy as soon it has been filled, therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.
We consider applications from all applicants who meet the person specification irrespective of sex, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief, age, or disability.
Please send us your CV and Cover Letter (maximum two A4) showing how you meet the points in the Person Specification
Warwickshire Community and Voluntary Action
is recruiting
ICS VCFSE Collaborative Programme Manager
£43,775 – pro rata
30 hours per week
Permanent subject to funding
Hybrid/Office (Leamington Spa) with regular travel
across Coventry and Warwickshire
Are you passionate about driving positive change within the Voluntary, Community, Faith
and Social Enterprise Sector (VCFSE)? Do you thrive in collaborative environments and a
enjoy strategy?
We are seeking a motivated, dynamic individual with project and programme management
experience to join our team. As the ICS VCSE Collaborative Programme Manager, you will
work across Coventry and Warwickshire, supporting and coordinating initiatives aimed at
embedding the VCSE into the Integrated Care System (ICS).
The Key Responsibility for this role includes the delivery of the VCSE Reference Group's
work plan, driving initiatives to integrate the ICS by working closely with the VCSE and wider
ICS partners to deliver the ICS Community Strategy.
This role provides the opportunity to make a significant impact to reduce health inequality
within the VCSE sector and work in a dynamic and collaborative environment.
Competitive salary and benefits package.
If you think you fit the brief for this exciting role, please submit your CV & Covering letter which evidences
your ability to meet the requirement of the role.
No agencies please
WCAVA is an equal opportunities employer -
‘Putting Equality, Diversity and Inclusion into Practice’
Closing Date: Thursday 16th May 2024 at 23:59am
Interviews: Friday 24 th May 2024
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Prospect Research Manager (Corporate Partnerships)
Contract: 12 Months, Fixed term contract, Fulltime, Maternity Cover
Salary: £39,358 - £41,325 with excellent benefits
Location: London, UK
Hybrid Working: A minimum of 40% of working time is spent face to face, either in the London office or as a result of external engagement or travel for WaterAid. WaterAid is located at Canary Wharf, London, and this will be your location and contract base.
About WaterAid:
Want to use your skills in Corporate Partnerships to play a vital role in making clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene normal for everyone everywhere?
We need passionate, creative and dedicated people. In return, you will be encouraged and empowered to be yourself at your very best. Together, we will make a bigger difference. Join WaterAid as Prospect Research Manager (Corporate Partnerships) to change normal for millions of people so they can unlock their potential, break free from poverty and change their lives for good.
About the Team:
The Corporate Partnerships team fosters relationships with companies with a view to driving and encouraging high-value donations, strategic action in supply chains, employee fundraising activities, fundraising products and commercial opportunities, including cause-related marketing and mass participation events. In developing new and existing partnerships the team also initiates dialogue and collaboration on policy and influencing, advocacy and technical service delivery.
About the Role:
You will lead on the development and delivery of a prospect research strategy to support the strategic development of our partnership portfolio. In collaboration with the Senior Partnership Development Manager you will develop and implement a prospect research strategy to grow partnerships and income. You will also oversee all aspects of the prospect pipeline process and present monthly KPI reports to the Partnership Development team, liaising with the Performance and Insights team as required to adapt reports to meet the team's needs.
You will maintain a strong role in understanding and promoting the role of research in enabling our fundraising teams to maximise donor engagement and income, through informed prospect identification, cultivation and stewardship.
More specifically, this includes:
- Proactively identifying prospects that have a strong fit with our strategy in terms of alignment and capacity to give
- Building and managing the prospect pipeline across the team, and leading on 'moves management' to ensure we are effectively managing and supporting potential and existing prospects to have a great experience
- Ensuring our prospect development strategy is understood consistently across the wider Strategic Partnerships team
- Providing recommendations on how to engage prospects, considering motivations and existing networks
- Producing research profiles, reports and biographical briefings
- Developing and utilising internal and external prospect research databases and network mapping systems to identify sources of warm prospects
- Identifying relevant events for Partnership Development Managers to attend for networking and/or insight-gathering purposes, and developing detailed briefs on events speakers and attendees
- Ensuring quality control of prospect research processes and documentation
- Recommending appropriate and cost-effective research tools and manage this part of the expenditure budget.
About you:
- Educated to degree-level/equivalent educational standard, or significant equivalent work experience
- Strong understanding of the role of research in good prospect management, cultivation and stewardship (in commercial or not-for-profit environment)
- Experience carrying out prospect research for corporate partnerships using relevant databases and research tools
- Very strong research and analytical skills, including ability to produce detailed and insightful profiles and network lists for prospective individual and organisation partners
- Ability to analyse complex information and communicate clearly and credibly for delivery to a variety of audiences in written reports, presentations and meetings
- Stakeholder management knowhow to build and maintain great working relationships at all levels, and influence, internally and externally
- Excellent organisational and time management skills, with ability to work under own initiative to meet deadlines and prioritise conflicting deadlines successfully
- Proven ability to translate understanding of business requirements into relevant market research audience insights, with ability to spot, interpret and identify opportunities from market trends
- Experience of using a fundraising or customer relationship management database (at WaterAid we use Microsoft Dynamics).
- Commitment to WaterAid's values (Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, Courage, Innovation, Integrity) and a working style that reflects these.
Closing date: Applications will close at 23:59 on 16th June 2024. Availability for the interview is required week commencing 24th June 2024.
How to Apply: To see the full job pack, please click 'Apply'. Please apply by submitting your CV and a cover letter in one document in either Word Document or PDF format.
Pre-employment screening: To apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK. All our vacancies require a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check to comply with our Safer Recruitment policy.
- 36 days' holiday (including 8 Bank Holidays)
- Option to buy an extra 5 days annual leave
- We offer a generous pension plan with employer contribution of up to 10%
- Wide range of flexible and agile-working arrangement
- Season Ticket Loan
- Free annual eye tests
- Pay as You Give charitable giving scheme
- Enhanced Maternity and Adoption/Surrogacy pay, Shared Parental Leave and Paternity Leave
- Sabbaticals
- Volunteer Day
Our People Promise:
We will work with passion and focus to ensure safe and sustainable water, toilets and hygiene are available to everyone, everywhere. WaterAid is a place of purpose - where people have a real commitment and shared responsibility for the impact we have. We are a global community with diverse backgrounds and perspectives, motivated by inspiring, stimulating work. We are determined to put the wellbeing of our people first, to be a place where people feel safe and able to contribute their voice and truly live our values.
Equal opportunities:
We are an equal opportunity, disability-confident employer and are dedicated to achieving the highest standards of diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, beliefs, customs, traditions and ways of life. This includes, but is not limited to, race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, national or social origin, health status, and economic or social situation.
Safeguarding:
We are also committed to protecting everyone we come into contact with. We have a zero-tolerance approach to abuse of power, privilege or trust across our global work, and any form of inappropriate behaviour, discrimination, abuse, bullying, harassment, or exploitation. Safeguarding the people and communities we work with, our staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf is our top priority, and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously.
Philanthropy Manager
Location: London / hybrid
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 35 hours per week
Salary: £45,000
About Amref Health Africa
Amref Health Africa is the largest Africa-based international health development organisation. We work to bring about lasting health change in Africa. Headquartered in Nairobi, Amref works in 35 countries to improve access to healthcare and to help create an environment that is conducive to good health. Amref’s programmes focus on: child health and nutrition; communicable and non-communicable diseases; health financing; maternal, newborn health; neglected tropical diseases; sexual and reproductive health and rights; and water and sanitation and hygiene. Our programmes align with our Global Strategy objectives: to increase primary healthcare access for all, and to address the social determinants of health. These are the factors that influence people’s health, from their access to education, to their gender, and their exposure to the impacts of climate change.
Amref Health Africa UK (Amref UK) is an independent UK-registered NGO that exists to support the programme and policy activities of Amref. With a UK-based Board of Trustees and staff team, our main purpose in the UK is to develop and manage partnerships with UK donors who want to support Amref’s work in Africa. Amref UK’s Strategy 2024–2030 will deliver transformational growth to support the work towards Africa’s health transformation.
About this Role
Together with the Director of Fundraising, the Philanthropy Manager will develop and deliver the Philanthropy Strategy, with the support of the Philanthropy Assistant. This is a significant part of the organisation’s overall Supporter Engagement Strategy which focuses specifically on unrestricted income generation. This role will raise unrestricted income through the development of Amref UK’s Major Gifts programme - the Mbele Movement - by identifying and cultivating new high net worth supporters, and inspiring them to make unrestricted, multi-year major gifts, in line with the Philanthropy Strategy. The Philanthropy Manager is also responsible for nurturing and growing our existing portfolio of philanthropists and philanthropic organisations by building strong relationships and securing unrestricted income in line with the Supporter Engagement Strategy.
View the full job description at the bottom of the page in the "Associated Files" section.
How to Apply
To apply, please submit a cover letter of no more than two sides of A4 that demonstrates your interest in and suitability for the role, and a CV no longer than 2 sides of A4, through the Hireful Platform by 6pm on Tuesday 21st May 2024.
Amref UK champions inclusion, diversity and equal opportunity in every aspect of our work. We appoint our staff on merit, respecting and valuing the wide range of ways in which they are able to demonstrate the potential, experience and skills we seek. Unfortunately Amref UK is not able to support UK work permit sponsorship for this role, so all candidates must already hold UK Right to Work status.
Benefits: Commitment to diversity, inclusion and employee development. Flexible working with ability to work up to 80% of work schedule from home. Time off in lieu (TOIL) for work outside of standard hours. 25 days holiday allowance, increasing to 27 days after 2 years + bank holidays + 3 additional days at Christmas. Generous pension scheme and maternity leave. Season ticket loans and cycle-to-work schemes available. Potential travel to our offices in Africa and Europe as appropriate.
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About the opportunity
Fundraising is critical to delivering our mission and ensuring we can support as many children and young people facing disadvantage to open doors to their future. The Philanthropy Team as a whole has a combined target income for the current year (2023-24) of £1.83 million (growing to £2.35m as our target for next year), of which approximately £850k is from corporate donors and their foundations, £100k is from individuals, and the remaining from trusts and foundations. We have been successful year on year in increasing our fundraising base by building secure multi-year partnerships.
We are looking for a Fundraising Manager to work within our passionate Philanthropy Team to help grow our fundraised income and develop and maintain an effective, high-quality funding pipeline. Focussing predominantly on eliciting funding from trusts and foundations, and working closely with the Head of Philanthropy, CEO and Corporate Partnerships Manager, the Fundraising Manager will ensure the effective management of existing funder relations and take responsibility for ensuring Action Tutoring meets its reporting obligations. The Fundraising Manager will be responsible for the line-management and development of three Fundraising Coordinators, through which you and your team will prepare and submit grant applications and funding reports, alongside overseeing the development and growth of our individual giving activities and initiatives, including through expansion of our fundraising events and campaigns.
Closing date: Sunday 9th June 2024
Interviews: 18th and 20th June 2024
Start date: July/August 2024. We’re happy to discuss a later start date for the right candidate.
Duties and responsibilities
· Work with the CEO, Head of Philanthropy and Corporate Partnerships Manager to ensure Action Tutoring’s fundraising targets are met and manage an effective pipeline across Action Tutoring’s different income streams.
· Manage and maintain existing funder relationships, including proactive and requested reporting to donors.
· Work closely with the Head of Philanthropy and Corporate Partnerships Manager to identify relevant opportunities for collaboration that promote generating income. Alongside your team, support, prepare and provide expertise on applications for corporate funding opportunities identified by the Corporate Partnerships Team.
· Working with your Fundraising Coordinators, research and drive new opportunities for multi-year commitments from trusts and foundations, sharing workload between the team.
· Lead on the preparation and submission of high-quality, effective applications, with support from the Fundraising Coordinators.
· Monitor when grants are due for renewal and proactively seek out renewal conversations, ensuring Action Tutoring has a healthy funding pipeline.
· Work with the Fundraising Coordinator for Campaigns, Events and Individual Giving to build Action Tutoring’s income generated from events, ensuring an attractive range of event options across the country. Manage the Fundraising Coordinator to ensure places are secured, participants are supported and engagement is expanded.
· Work with Fundraising Coordinator for Campaigns, Events and Individual Giving to build Action Tutoring’s income generated from individual giving, developing campaigns for driving more regular giving and building our strategies to cultivate, engage and thank individuals.
· Act as a system manager for fundraising platforms, databases and tools including Just Giving and the Giving Block, with support from Fundraising Coordinators.
· Oversee the development of the fundraising area of the website and fundraising pack to attract new funders and fundraisers to the charity, with support from the Fundraising Coordinators.
· Manage the Fundraising Coordinators, ensuring they are growing and developing, and that work load is shared fairly.
· Represent Action Tutoring at relevant meetings and events.
· Alongside your team, prepare applications for corporate funding opportunities identified by the Corporate Partnerships Team.
· Ensure accurate record-keeping of corporate partnerships and relationships on Salesforce and any other relevant systems.
· Any other ad hoc responsibilities as deemed relevant by the CEO.
Person specification
This role requires an ambitious, passionate and determined individual with outstanding written and verbal communication skills. Alongside your team you will be responsible for writing and submitting grant applications and reports, so an excellent understanding of the English language and a keen eye for detail are crucial for success within this position. Working to deadlines and line-managing three Fundraising Coordinators, exceptional time-management, prioritisation and organisation skills are essential. With a focus on developing our individual giving strategies, we’re looking for an individual with excellent interpersonal skills.
Qualifications criteria:
· A*-C in maths and English at GCSE (or equivalent experience).
· Right to work in the UK.
We are looking for some of the following attributes, though you might be more experienced in some areas than others:
· At least two years experience in fundraising (preferably within trusts and foundations fundraising).
· Proven track record in securing and stewarding 5+ figure partnerships.
· Outstanding written and verbal communicator with significant experience writing and submitting grant applications and reports.
You will be likely be more successful in this role if you have:
· You have a proven track record of securing and stewarding grants of 5+ figure funding.
· You have a passion for educational inequality/working within the Third Sector.
· Line management experience.
· Experience in event and campaign fundraising.
· Experience working within a charity with a turnover of £3M or more.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Women’s Centre Cornwall has grown from its early roots as a Rape Crisis Centre into an innovative, award-winning feminist organisation which provides a wide range of services for women and girls in our communities. Our work with survivors of sexual and domestic violence is our core specialism as we believe that there can be no real gender equality without a complete cessation of violence against women. In addition, we provide community-based activities across Cornwall and support women ex-offenders across Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and HMP Eastwood Park in Gloucestershire.
PURPOSE
We are seeking an enthusiastic and passionate Training Manager to oversee the planning, design, delivery, and evaluation of our annual training initiatives. Collaborating across teams, she will identify needs, develop programs, and ensure staff and volunteer development across the organisation. The role involves creating engaging materials, using innovative methods, and monitoring program effectiveness. Aligned with organisational goals, the Training Manager will foster a culture of learning and inclusion, contributing to a skilled and motivated team dedicated to advancing the Women’s Centre Cornwall’s mission of empowering and supporting women in the community. The successful candidate will also lead on developing a fully sustainable external training arm for the charity.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- To review all existing training, update material and improve the organisation-wide training provision.
- Designing, organising and promoting a range of high-quality courses for staff and volunteers across the organisation.
- To deliver and facilitate TWCC training programmes, both internally and externally.
- Line management and supervision of 2 Training Coordinators, motivating and supporting them to meet their objectives.
- Coordination of annual training schedule across the staff team.
- Work closely with Managers, staff and volunteers to develop and deliver training courses
- To deliver train-the-trainer training both internally and externally
- Develop a suite of external courses with income-generation potential
- Work closely with the Head of Services and HR Manager to develop and implement workforce development plans and comprehensive inductions for new starters.
- Responsible for quality assurance and course evaluation.
- Manage TWCC’s relationship with the OCN and Internal Verifier including getting new courses accredited
- Writing training material and overseeing the creation of training materials and content.
- Creating, maintaining and updating a training matrix/log to include job specific mandatory training requirements.
- Promotion and coordination of TWCC training with external organisations.
- Carry out a skills audit across the organisation to increase capacity and in-house specialist training provision.
- Undertake regular organisation-wide training needs analysis for our staff and volunteers to identify current and future training needs for the organisation.
- Keeping up to date with latest training developments and research within the field of Violence Against Women and Girls and Trauma Informed Practice.
- As an advocate for diversity and inclusion, the Training Manager will incorporate principles of equity into training programs, ensuring that they resonate with the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our team. The successful candidate will play a vital role in promoting a positive and inclusive learning environment that reflects the values of the Women’s Centre Cornwall
TWCC values diversity and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community, especially from groups with a protected characteristic such as black and minoritised women, who are currently under-represented at TWCC.
TWCC are a Disability Confident employer and our premises are fully wheelchair accessible.
This post is open to women only in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1
Our vision is a world in which women and girls are safe, respected and empowered to fulfil their potential free from violence, inequality & oppression
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Hours: 22.5 hours per week – Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £35,692 per annum (pro-rata £21,415 per annum)
Location: 242 Kingsland Road, London, E8 4DG
Our client Peter Bedford Housing Association is a housing association with charitable aims that create positive change in people’s lives. As well as homes and support, PBHA empowers people to learn, access work and discover their creative talents. Based in Hackney, Islington and Newham, we work with people who are homeless, have mental ill health, learning difficulties and multiple needs. PBHA’s work enables people to move on and lead independent lives.
PBHA are committed to an asset based and psychologically informed approach to our work. Mutual support, participation and personal development for both staff and service users is key to this.
The role:
This part time (0.6FTE) post is located within the core services Team, and reports to the CEO. The postholder works closely across the organisation to deliver an efficient Office management, Reception and basic HR service to all managers and staff.
Aims of the post
• To manage the office, coordinating volunteers to provide reception and administrative services.
• To coordinate and procure office and IT equipment.
• To carry out HR administration tasks acting as a first point of contact for managers and staff.
Specific Responsibilities
Office management
• Dealing with customer & external queries and disputes dealing with in bound and out bound communication, such as hybrid mail, post, phone calls and customer satisfaction surveys.
• Organise Reception rota and cover, enabling opening hours to be fully resourced.
• Dealing with petty cash.
• Managing phone and IT systems, contributing to new projects and upgrades.
• Ordering and facilitating meeting refreshments.
• Promote and manage booking of rooms.
• Manage all hardware e.g. laptops, phones etc and ordering office consumables.
• Managing small budgets and checking expenditure.
• Ensuring all new staff are set up with correct equipment and IT access e.g. laptops, phones, keys etc with good records kept.
Volunteer and Placement development
• Day to day supervision of customer services volunteers and placements.
• Recruit and plan for volunteers and placements, including contributing to individual learning plans and reviewing progress.
HR administration
• Investment in staff - To be an impartial point of contact for employees and volunteers seeking HR advice if their line manager is not able to assist, signposting them as appropriate to other sources of advice and assistance.
• Employment contracts and Consulting employees - To provide administrative support when consulting on Terms and Conditions, investigating Disciplinary and Grievances and any other related matters. To support the CEO to coordinate working groups across employees and volunteers. To administer staff surveys.
• DBS checks - To undertake renewal DBS checks for all employees and volunteers and make recommendations as necessary to managers.
• Managing information - To ensure good quality and accurate HR information management for all employees and volunteers with due regard to confidentiality and document control. To maintain electronic files and enable colleagues to make the best use of the HR database, Breathe HR. To facilitate references for former employees in partnership with managers and the CEO.
• Payroll - To collate information, draft and seek authorisation of payroll changes in partnership with the CEO and Director of Finance. To support the annual pay review.
• Recruitment - To coordinate recruitment processes in partnership with the recruiting manager. This includes liaising with the recruitment agency.
• Learning and Development - To coordinate training suppliers and place bookings for courses in consultation with the CEO. To contribute to coordinating the annual Staff and Volunteer conference.
Customer focused services
• Promote and support tenants/participants to access PBHA’s participation and co-production opportunities.
• Be supportive of PBHA’s ethos of maximising tenant/participant influence over the development of the organisation.
• To positively promote and signpost tenants and participants to report complaints in line with PBHA’s practice. To have a collaborative and co-operative approach towards resolving complaints, working with colleagues across teams and departments. To take collective responsibility for any shortfalls identified through complaints.
General Responsibilities
• Participate in key meetings.
• Contribute to policy development, income generation, strategic and annual planning, corporate and cross-team activities, external partnerships and promotional activities as required.
• Promote, develop and support PBHA’s ethos, values and impact.
• Provide cover for other managers and workers.
All staff are expected to:
• Work co-operatively as part of a team and with other teams.
• Be involved in the selection and training of new workers and volunteers.
• Participate in staff training and development activities, one to ones and all relevant meetings.
• Ensure the observation of all PBHA’s policies and practices, including those relating to equality and diversity, data, health and safety, financial control, standing orders, sustainability, recruitment, supervision, appraisals, sickness and disciplinary.
• Plan and organise own work with a minimum of day to day supervision.
• Undertake all other reasonable duties.
General Information
Please note that:
• Postholders must recognise the needs of the organisation to adapt the role and responsibilities of the postholder as is necessary.
• All PBHA work premises are non-smoking.
Access Information
The Kingsland Hub site has one level and is accessible to wheelchair users.
Main Conditions of Service
This is a part time position. The post is for 22.5 hours per week. It is expected that the hours will be delivered on 3 full days (to be agreed) each week but alternative arrangements, ie 4.5 hours per day for 5 days, may be acceptable. Duties will occasionally be carried out over evenings and some public holidays. Overtime is not paid but in line with Agile working, hours can be averaged out over a 2-week period.
Annual leave entitlement is 26 days per year plus normal bank holidays pro rata. This will rise after each completed year of service to a maximum of 30 days – pro rata.
Salaries and expenses are based on PBHA’s salary scales and are revised each year. The salary for this post will be in the range of £35,692 pro rata per annum and the starting salary is £35,692 (£21,415 for 22.5 hours per week).
The post holder will be auto enrolled to be a member of the organisation's contributory pension scheme if eligible.
In common with all posts at PBHA, confirmation of appointment is subject to a probationary period (6 months). The notice period for this role is four weeks.
PBHA is committed to equality and diversity, anti-discriminatory practice and is striving to be an antiracist organisation.
Role Requirements:
Although we are keeping direct experience/knowledge requirements to a minimum, we do need you to use the application form or covering letter to demonstrate your capabilities, in relation to each point listed under essential requirements in the role requirements. Where relevant use your answers to illustrate how your competences have helped you achieve positive results.
The minimum experience required for the post is:
• Experience of developing and maintaining efficient business administration processes.
• Experience of administering and maintaining records with regard to confidentiality
• Experience of using Microsoft Office packages and computerised HR databases to manipulate the data to generate for reports
The competencies required for the post are the ability to:
• Able to multitask and prioritise
• Able to take and model taking responsibility
• Able to take decisions
• Excellent people management skills
• Able to work closely and effectively across departments
• Able to promote Equality and Diversity, and PBHA’s values
• Able to liaise with a range of people across cross cutting areas such as Health and Safety
• Able to lead on document control
It is desirable that the candidate will have:
• Experience of recruiting volunteers
• Experience of coaching and developing volunteers or people returning to the workforce
• Experience of undertaking safeguarding DBS checks for employees and volunteers
• Experience of an HR system would be an advantage
• Experience of maintaining confidential employee records
• Experience of tendering for office equipment and supplies
The successful candidate will need to be committed to:
• Investing in volunteers’ skills, development and wellbeing
• Ensuring Value for Money in all purchasing and procurement
• Maintaining and developing PBHA as a best practice employer
• Championing PBHA’s Equality and Diversity policy
• PBHA’s values and culture of empowerment and respect
• PBHA’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion policy
• Co-operative team working.
• Have the flexibility to accommodate work responsibilities that occasionally extend beyond normal working hours at short notice.
To apply, please register your interest and we will send you an application form to complete. Using an application form supports equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practices.
Peter Bedford Housing Association is an Equal Opportunities employer who support an inclusive culture and diversity for their staff and those they represent. They are committed to encouraging further growth from diverse groups, and welcome applications from people of all abilities and under-represented groups. Currently, PBHA have an underrepresentation from men and disabled communities. As such, they particularly welcome applicants from these groups.
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We are looking for an Interim External Affairs Manager to help lead our communications activities from 24 June 2024 to 31 December, while our permanent External Affairs Manager is on sabbatical. This is a particularly exciting time to join the team, as we seek to maximise our impact ahead of the next general election and develop our strategy for the next few years.
The successful candidate will help to manage the day to day work of the External Affairs team, including supporting colleagues to enhance our reach on social media and digital channels, deliver our events programme and deepen our impact with key audiences.
You will be joining an inclusive and supportive team who welcome people from all backgrounds. What’s important isn’t your level of education or the opportunities which you have had, it’s about you and how you seize the opportunities ahead of you.
This is a diverse role and will include:
Communications and events
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Working with Head of External Affairs and Income (EA&I) to manage the External Affairs’ team’s day-to-day work, including supporting the team with social media, website and press relations
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Working with Head of EA&I to deliver communications strategy
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Overseeing and project managing the charity’s events programme
Leadership and management
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Leading External Affairs team catch ups and project planning
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Line managing an External Affairs Officer and an Intern with a focus on professional development
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Providing sign-off on a number of areas, including those that carry some risk to the charity
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Working with the Head of EA&I to collect key management information to report on the impact and reach of external affairs activities to the CEO
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Assisting with the charity’s other activities as required.
Influencing and stakeholder management
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Working with the Head of EA&I to manage and deliver the influencing strategy, including helping to deliver campaigns.
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Supporting team with public affairs engagement
Essential skills and qualities:
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A comms all-rounder who can help lead and manage our busy External Affairs team.
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to tell a clear story and to tailor content for different audiences.
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The ability to guide colleagues in producing a range of content for different platforms and audiences, including via social media, digital and press relations.
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The capacity to juggle competing priorities, and to help guide others in doing so.
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Strong project management, organisation and decision-making skills.
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Experience of organising events (particularly online) and an understanding of different tactics to engage audiences.
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A creative self-starter who can take the lead in identifying and acting upon opportunities to increase the impact of our communications activities.
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Strong reputation management skills.
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The ability to support and develop junior colleagues.
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An interest and/or background in campaigning.
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A commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
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A passion for improving the lives of people with money and mental health problems.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Location: London, Haig House
Contract Type: Permanent, full time.
Hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Salary: £41,172 to £44,232 per annum (Inclusive of London Supplement)
Can you interrogate complex data to help evaluate the performance of a portfolio? Are your decisions driven by audience-insight? If you’re a strategic thinker, with a passion for embedding change and new ways of working within an organisation, this is the role for you.
We are looking for a Portfolio Development & Innovation Manager to help us review and evaluate our Fundraising portfolio, drive decisions about how we best meet our strategic goals and design a new Fundraising Innovation Strategy.
Come and be part of the leading Armed Forces charity, making a difference to the lives of those who have served to keep us safe and protect our way of life.
The Portfolio Development & Innovation Manager is part of the new Fundraising Planning team, following the launch of the Three Giants Fundraising strategy. This team is dedicated to putting our audiences at the heart of planning, and innovating to ensure we’re working towards our goals as effectively as possible.
As well as leading the annual review of our Fundraising portfolio, this role will be responsible for developing our new fundraising innovation strategy; working with teams across the organisation to understand what innovation means to the Legion and designing processes and toolkits to embed new ways of working as part of this approach.
We have a new strategy; a new structure and we’re now looking for new people to join our growing fundraising team. With your ambitious colleagues in Fundraising Planning, you’ll support the directorate to evolve and optimise our existing programme, drive efficiencies in the way we work and champion an audience-led approach that ensures strong relationships today and provide longer term opportunities to help fund our much-needed services in the years ahead.
Here at RBL, we aim to support our people and their wellbeing, with a package including generous paid holiday allowance and pension scheme contributions, and a range of optional benefits and discounts.
You will be contracted to our London Haig House Hub. Under our Future Working framework, there will be some flexibility for working remotely/at home, using our collaboration tools to work with colleagues, but with a minimum expectation of two days/week connecting directly face-to-face with colleagues at the hub.
For more detailed information about the role, please see our Vacancy Information Pack attached to our direct advert.
RBL is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive organisation, reflecting the diversity of the armed forces community and of wider society. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and personal characteristics and aim to operate an inclusive recruitment process.
Closing Date: 23/05/2024
We may close this vacancy early if we believe we have enough strong applications to be able to successfully fill the role(s). Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
New Horizon Youth Centre runs a busy day centre from Monday to Friday, providing basic needs to young people experiencing homelessness and a one-stop-shop for housing advice, youth work activities, counselling, jobs, education and training support. The Services Manager (Day Centre) is a brand new role for the organisation. They will work as part of the existing Youth Work Team to provide vital additional capacity and expertise to respond to the significantly increased demand we have been experiencing. This role is primarily focused on delivering our frontline day centre service each week. You will spend around 2-3 days per week frontline as our Duty Manager ensuring the smooth running of the day centre. You’ll also be responsible for coordinating our weekly rota, line managing the team, overseeing our Locums, Students and Volunteers programme, supporting with donations and day centre stock, and delivering staff training . You should be passionate about supporting young people who are unsafe or facing homelessness, be able to motivate a multi-disciplinary team of staff and have the energy to problem solve in a fast-paced environment on a daily basis.
Salary: £37,024 - £41,600
Closing Date: 10am, 3rd June 2024
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We are looking for an expert who can bring their enthusiasm and knowledge of autistic learners to join our team as our Aspirations Manager. You will be an effective leader, with school experience and QTS, who can inspire staff and our learners on their pathways to greater independence.
This role is a vital member of the Senior Management Team supporting the Chief Executive to make strategic decisions as well as contributing to the areas of Human Resources and Health and Safety to ensure Red2Green runs effectively.
Who we are:
At Red2Green, we have a vision that everyone should be confident in their own ability, be part of a community, enjoy their life, have the best possible access to independence, and, if they desire to, should be able to work. We offer a range of opportunities to support and promote adults with autism and/or learning disabilities in Cambridgeshire to learn new skills, enjoy lots of different leisure activities, make new friends, gain confidence, and prepare themselves for employment where possible. We also work to raise awareness of the potential of people with disabilities to make a positive and valuable contribution to society.
Our Aspirations Service supports autistic clients to:
- gain maximum benefit from meaningful activities
- integrate with their peer group and encourage social inclusion
- increase independent living skills
- reach their targets and outcomes in accordance with their Educational Health Care Plan (EHCP) and annual reviews
- feel supported in the workplace in regard to their autism
Key duties and responsibilities of the role:
· Leads the Aspirations Service in a way that reflects the overarching strategy of the organisation via action plans, effective leadership of staff, sound communications and personal example
- Provides leadership and line management to Aspirations staff, including objective setting, performance management and the appraisal process, delegating the process where necessary and ensuring all Red2Green procedures for this are followed
· Creates and oversees a personalised service for clients that reflects the wider landscape within the county and the sector, with the intention that Red2Green and the Aspirations Service is an industry leader for Autism Services.
· Oversees all Education Provision for those at Red2Green with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP)
· Organises, attends and takes a lead at EHCP reviews, writes EHCP offers and provides professional reports when needed
· Works as Deputy Designated Safeguard Lead (DDSL) alongside the Options Manager, and Chief Executive
- Builds professional relationships with other agencies, provisions and professionals
- Builds good relationships with learners’ families/carers to make sure that they are involved (as appropriate) in developing learners’ skills and abilities
Person specification:
You will have:
· Experience teaching autistic learners and a good understanding of the complexities that come from having more than one diagnosis
- Experience of working with people with learning disabilities
- Experience of leading staff
· Knowledge and Understanding of Education Health Care Plans
· Understanding of safeguarding duty
· Qualification for teaching (adults or QTS)
Benefits:
· Red2Green is located in a beautiful rural environment, with free and ample parking
· We contribute 4% employer pension contributions
· Paid 20-minute break
· As a member of our support staff, you are provided with Red2Green T-shirts and hoodies
· Training is provided and undertaken during working hours
· We make staff wellbeing a priority, with 3 Mental Health First Aiders, and regular supervision sessions with managers
It is a requirement for this post that an enhanced DBS disclosure check will be undertaken for the successful candidate.
We will ask you to complete an application form and an equal opportunities form as part of the process. We are happy to arrange a tour on site before you do this stage if you would like.
We support and promote people aged 16+ in Cambridgeshire and the surrounding areas who are autistic and/or have learning disabilities.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
ABOUT THE ROLE
We are looking for a Bid Manager and Writer to join our Bid Team, which is part of the wider Development, Marketing, and Communications Department! You will support the delivery of effective business development strategies and activities to achieve organisational growth and to enhance our existing services!
Social Interest Group (SIG) believes good care and support improve lives. Our values of ambition, empowerment, transparency, and inclusivity drive everything we do. Our mission is to empower people who are marginalised by building powerful partnerships and creative solutions that bridge gaps in provision and aid recovery, reablement and resettlement.
You will be responsible for leading on specific competitive tendering and bidding processes on behalf of the group, writing high-quality competitive tenders and proposals, understanding the current market and feeding information to guide strategic planning, and supporting colleagues within the wider group to develop products, funding bids, and proposals!
Working Pattern: 37.5 hours per week, 09:00 - 17:00 Monday to Friday, based in our central office in Islington, with flexible work from home available. You will also be expected to travel across London and the South East, as well as our other locations to attend market engagement and bid related activities and attend regular service visits.
Benefits, including Non-Contractual Perks
- 25 days annual leave, increasing with the length of service
- Training and Development, including access to courses, upskilling, and progression plans
- Medicash includes discount gym memberships, routine optometry care, dental treatments, and physiotherapy treatments
- Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling
- Reflective Practice regular sessions with a therapist provided by an external provider to support Mental Health and Wellbeing.
- Life Assurance Scheme
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Annual Staff Awards
ABOUT YOU
We're looking for a passionate writer, someone with previous experience writing bids and/or proposals, securing new or existing contracts. We're looking for an effective communicator, with a high attention to detail and quality. You will be passionate about what we do, supporting vulnerable people and understand the complexities of their backgrounds.
We're looking for a self-starter, someone who can form effective purposeful relationships within the organisation and externally, someone innovative, creative, and able solve problems to support our growth!
OVERVIEW OF KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Bid Writing and Management
- Lead in all elements of the bidding process which includes writing competitive bids within strict deadlines.
- Identify, research, and communicate opportunities and needs across the organisation, working proactively with colleagues at all levels to identify fundable initiatives.
- Host internal and external briefings and liaise with relevant teams to develop compelling bids which are fit for purpose, realistic, and aligned with organisational needs and aims.
- Lead the development of specific bid responses which includes the structure, content, and responses. Ensure tenders are submitted on time and achieve the highest scores by the evaluator(s).
- Develop and manage an internal network of subject matter experts and bring them into the development and writing process as required.
- Support colleagues in developing presentations, and briefings.
Partnership Building
- Build and maintain effective stakeholder relationships internally throughout the organisation and externally with external partners and organisations.
- Represent Social Interest Group and our subsidiaries in market engagement and events online and in-person and support with all aspects of enhancing and developing our brand.
Organisational Growth
- Identify priorities from strategy and business plans, translating growth plans into effective practices aligned to SIG’s mission, vision, and values.
- Collect and share information relevant to teams involved in Mobilisations and TUPE’s for won bids. Ensure communication is clear, and concise, providing a logical strategy and direction to follow to ensure a smooth transition for new contracts.
Other responsibilities than those described above may be required to be undertaken from time to time and will be expected to be performed to as long as it is within the capability and level of the position.
KEY CRITERIA
What we are looking for:
- Previous experience in a similar role with similar responsibilities, this includes a track record of securing new bids and/or retaining existing contracts
- Previous experience in bid/proposal writing, reviewing, and editing
- IT Proficiency, ability to learn new software programs, experience in Microsoft, including Word, Excel, and Outlook
- Ability and willingness to travel and attend market engagement events and to visit services to gain greater understanding of what SIG offers and to inform teams of relevant tender responses
- Ability to create and write engaging content, with proofreading skills
- Proven ability to prioritise and juggle multiple tasks and competing priorities within a fast-paced environment
- Excellent communication skills both written and oral and ability to build relationships
- Ability to review large amounts of information and research materials to inform model development and shape tender responses
- Proficiency in navigating tender portals
What we would like, but not essential:
- Previous experience managing the full bidding process end to end from pre market engagement and contract notification, through to award
- Previous experience working in the same or similar sector
Please refer to the JDPS attached for more details on the vacancy and our requirements/key criteria.
WORKING FOR US
ABOUT US
SIG is a not-for-profit organisation providing thousands of people with good-quality support and care in residential, drop-in centres, community floating support settings (including people's own homes), probation settings, and hospitals awaiting discharge. We do so across London, Brighton, Bedfordshire, Luton, and Kent. We believe in the power of well-planned, well-managed services to make a difference. We work with high standards and external and internal regulatory frameworks.
Want to know how we work? Watch our short Theory of Change video to see how we support people towards a brighter future: Theory of Change
Further details can be found on our website here: Theory of Change - Social Interest Group - Social Interest Group.
Our Values
Ambition – Eager to succeed and to accomplish as much as possible for our people
Empowerment – Giving staff and the people we support the tools, training, and information they need to achieve their potential
Transparency – Upfront and visible about our actions and open to scrutiny from stakeholders, service users, and staff
Inclusivity – Listening to, understanding, and including all our stakeholders to ensure we make a difference and get things right
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Please note that this job advert may close early due to screening applications on an ongoing basis. We advise applying as soon as possible for your application to be taken into consideration at the early stages.
Additional information on our company policies including Gender Pay, Equality and Diversity, Company Benefits and our Candidate Privacy Policy can be found on our website.
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Want to play your part in transforming society?
You’re in the right place.
Alive Church is a diverse community gathered from across Gateshead, Newcastle and the North East with a vision to see individuals, the church and communities across our region Come Alive in Jesus name. As part of the HTB network, they belong to a wider family. Together they are playing their part in the re-evangelisation of the nation, the revitalisation of the church and the transformation of society.
Whilst the North-East is an amazing place to live, there are still challenges, with large disparities between Gateshead’s wealthier and poorer areas, and 23,600 people live in areas described as having deep deprivation. With this comes all the associated issues that poverty causes, including 1 in 4 children growing up in poverty and one of the worst levels of social mobility in the country.
In Gateshead, Resurgo is partnering with Alive Church – Spear Gateshead will be a key part of Alive Church’s mission to change the culture of the city by bringing hope to unemployed young people. In joining the Spear Gateshead team, you will be part of the social outreach programme at Alive Church.
The important stuff
Salary: £26,000, pro rata (£20,800)
Hours: 9.00am – 5.00pm, Monday –Thursday, Part-time (with some flexibility and occasional evening or weekend work for events such as Spear Celebrations)
Location: Alive Church Gateshead
Closing date: We are interviewing on a rolling basis and might close the application early if we find the right candidate.
Application: Please apply through the Alive Church Gateshead website - We will not process application through this page.
Download the application pack below for more information.
Personal qualities we’re looking for
- An active Christian, able to personally represent the values and beliefs of Resurgo and Alive Church, and a commitment to grow and learn spiritually and as a Christian leader
- A dynamic and engaging coach with an enthusiasm for and direct experience of coaching and training techniques
- Passion for social justice and for working as part of the church to transform communities, especially supporting young people in employment or education
- An entrepreneurial and ambitious individual who enjoys starting new projects, works well under pressure and can translate ideas into practice with creativity
- Self-motivated with strong leadership, management and organisational skills with the ability to exercise initiative and prioritise workload
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a confidence in group facilitation, high emotional intelligence, and a sense of fun!
Key Responsibilities
Partnership liaison and relationship management
- Establish the primary local referral agencies and build and implement a strategy for developing relationships with them to ensure recruitment of young people onto the Spear programme is effective
- Maintain and develop relationships with local partners to form a strong referral network.
Oversight of Spear Programme
- As a confident communicator, you will lead group sessions of around 10 young people each, using coaching skills to transform attitudes to their own ability and the workplace, and to raise their awareness and maximise potential in stepping into the world of work
- Prepare and coach group and 1-1 sessions with the Spear Coach
- Ensure the programme is delivered in line with agreed targets, and report KPIs on recruitment, retention and completion of Spear Trainees to Resurgo and the Spear Trust, as well as their ongoing progress and sustainment of work or education.
Line Management and training
- Manage the Spear Coach, using a coaching approach to invest in their growth and development
- Be line managed by Resurgo to support with the set-up and ongoing operations of the centre and report back on KPIs.
Church Community
- The Spear Centre Manager is directly employed by Alive Church, meaning you are part of a vibrant church staff team and submerged in an exciting faith community
- You will be required to establish strong relationships with key people at the church to ensure the engagement and backing of church members and help the Spear Coach to establish a strong presence at the church to build a network of supporters for the Spear programme
- Ensure the Spear programme is a key missional feature of the work of the church; this may involve attending church events and speaking at services.
Site management and set-up
- Work with the Church to set up the training room and IT infrastructure for the new Spear Centre in advance of opening
- Liaise with relevant staff locally on-site issues and work to resolve them as soon as possible, ensuring the office and training room are safe and tidy working spaces in line with health and safety policies.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Hours: This role is available as both a full time and part time role, but the candidate must be available for at least 3 days a week, with the expectation of flexibility in emergencies. The salary is up to GBP £41,000 gross annually, pro-rated based on a full-time equivalent, and dependent on experience.
Remuneration: Up to £41,000 GBP gross annual (pro-rated based on a full-time equivalent salary, and dependent on experience)
Duration: Permanent
Location: UK-Med Office, Manchester, UK (hybrid working available)
Applications from people with an existing legal right to work in the UK are only accepted.
Are you an experienced Press & PR Manager with extensive experience in media relations that has the capability to increase the visibility of our campaigns and expand our audiences?
UK-Med is a frontline medical aid charity. Born of the NHS, we’ve been working for over 30 years towards a world where everyone has the healthcare they need when crises or disasters hit.
We are looking for a proactive and energetic media professional with a great eye for a story.
When emergencies happen, we get expert health teams to where they’re needed fast. You will be at the heart of telling our incredible story – securing media coverage in response to global events.
Our strategy is to become the ‘go to’ emergency health charity for supporters, donors and the media when disasters and emergencies strike. We have ambitious plans to reach and engage larger audiences to support our life-saving work.
In the past 12 months we have received substantial media attention for our emergency work in Gaza, Ukraine, and Turkey. This includes features on primetime television such as BBC’s The One Show, segments on national news, front page of national broadsheets, regular appearances on BBC Radio 4, and pieces in quality newspapers such as The Times and The Guardian.
You will work within the Fundraising and Communications directorate. We are small and ambitious team who has achieved significant success in driving profile and engagement to inspire support from the public.
We offer a competitive salary and benefits along with a friendly working environment and the opportunity to make a real difference through humanitarian work.
How to apply
We strongly recommend that you read the Candidate Information Pack - Press & PR Manager - April 2024 before applying for this role.
To apply, please submit a current CV and a supporting letter (2 pages) through our online jobs portal.
Your covering letter must include a detailed explanation of your suitability for this post with specific reference to the criteria in the person specification
Applications must be submitted no later than 24 May 2024
UK-Med is committed to safeguarding of our personnel and beneficiaries and has a zero-tolerance approach to sexual exploitation and abuse. We conduct thorough vetting before any appointment is confirmed.
UK-Med is committed to the principles of diversity, equality, and inclusion. We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive environment where employees feel respected and supported to be able to fulfil their potential.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
ABOUT THE ROLE
We have an opportunity for a dedicated person centred Deputy Manager to join the team in Brent. You will be responsible for working alongside the Service Manager (SM) to deliver high quality, trauma-informed services to residents and participants, with a focus on recovery reablement, rehabilitation, and ensuring a psychologically informed environment (PIE). You will be responsible for ensuring the highest standards of service quality, performance, and improvement across their service(s) through excellent leadership and embodiment of Social Interest Group’s values.
Shift Pattern: Monday to Sunday, varying hours (Early Shift: 8am - 4pm, Late Shift: 10am - 6pm). You may also need to support outside these hours as the service requires.
Benefits, including Non-Contractual Perks
- 25 days annual leave, increasing with the length of service
- Training and Development, including access to courses, upskilling, and progression plans
- Medicash includes discount gym memberships, routine optometry care, dental treatments, and physiotherapy treatments
- Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling
- Reflective Practice regular sessions with a therapist provided by an external provider to support Mental Health and Wellbeing.
- Life Assurance Scheme
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Annual Staff Awards
If you have the passion, creativity, and tenacity to make a real difference in people's lives, challenge stigma and make our communities safer, we would love to hear from you!
ABOUT THE SERVICE
Synergy, Brent is a Housing Related Support (HRS) Service for a range of vulnerable people who have been or are at risk of homelessness. The age eligibility criteria for the service is adults between the ages of 18 to 60, who are identified to have low/medium support needs. Some of the needs we support are:
- Single homeless between ages of 18 to 60
- Socially excluded individuals
- Ex-Offenders
- People with substance misuse
- Mental Health (Low)
- Learning disability (Low/Medium)
- Women who have come from domestic abuse environments and situations who may need low level support as part of their resettlement following a move on from a refuge or other safe domestic abuse supported accommodation.
ABOUT YOU
We're looking for someone driven to provide high quality, effective and person-centred support to staff, colleagues, residents, and participants. Ideally, you will thrive when working as part of a team, be an effective communicator, and able to build long-term purposeful relationships with people from different backgrounds, respecting and embracing equality, diversity, and inclusion.
We're looking for someone who can embrace SIG’s values and represent these in everything they do. The post holder will be confident in leading a team, they will be proactive and adaptable, with the ability to use their own initiative with day-to-day matters, following the relevant policies, procedures, and legislative requirements always. In this role, you will need to be compassionate, supportive, and empowering to others, comfortable working in a fast-paced and constantly changing environment
OVERVIEW OF KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
LINE MANAGEMENT/LEADERSHIP
- Provide leadership to employees throughout the employee life cycle. This includes but is not limited to; Recruitment, onboarding, inductions, probation reviews, support and supervision, employee relations, performance, learning and development, staff wellbeing and support, grievances, sickness, disciplinaries, retention and other areas which fall within the employee lifecycle.
- Hold regular, high quality one to ones and team meetings, support effective teamwork and communication. Support with ensuring a culture where constructive challenge is welcomed, and conflict is managed supportively in line with relevant policies and procedures.
- Build and manage effective relationships across the organisation and ensure consistent communication, whilst upholding SIG’s values, policies, and procedures. Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to drive ongoing improvement to the service in line with best practice.
SERVICE DELIVERY
- Support the Service Manager with the day-to-day operational delivery of the service and work directly with colleagues, residents, participants, and other stakeholders to provide a high-quality, holistic service which meets the presenting needs of all relevant stakeholders.
- Ensure service responsibilities and requirements are carried out effectively. This includes but is not limited to; welfare checks, risk assessments, support sessions, safeguarding checks, training and development, and other responsibilities required for effective service delivery.
- Support the Service Manager to ensure the service and team meet and exceed Key Performance Indicators, and work in line with professional codes of conduct.
- In conjunction with the Service Manager, facilitate a program of continuous improvement in an environment where residents and participants are cared for, supported, and have access to resources they need to achieve positive and sustainable outcomes.
- Empower residents and participants to make decisions to take control over their lives, by creating an enabling environment.
RISK MANAGEMENT, INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND CASE RECORDING
- Follow the relevant risk assessment and management procedures, share any relevant information with partner agencies as appropriate.
- Ensure all case recording, and information is accurately recorded in a timely manner, ensuring electronic records are protected in line with GDPR, and kept up to date and written to a high standard.
- Alongside the Service Manager, champion, and act as a point of reference for safeguarding concerns within the service(s). Ensure all staff attend relevant safeguarding and training and use knowledge to coach and advise the team.
PROPERTY AND HOUSING MANAGEMENT
- Create and manage a welcoming, psychologically informed home environment for residents and participants, ensuring a continuous focus on safety, health, and wellbeing.
- Ensure the accommodation in which residents live is maintained to a high standard, in line with SIG’s property standards and meets all legal and statutory health and fire safety requirements to operate safely, effectively, and efficiently.
- Ensure all repairs and maintenance issues are correctly reported and managed through to completion.
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
- Provide support in setting the service’s budget and reviewing monthly management accounts; manage set budgets effectively and ensure resources are maximized.
- Maintain financial management within the service, including but not limited to, invoice management, arrears management, management of petty cash, and expense claims.
OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES
- Contract Management and Internal Auditing; Ensure due diligence is carried out and records are well maintained.
- Administration duties will vary, including operating online systems and ensuring correct processes are followed alongside GDPR and confidentiality.
- Other duties may include but are not limited to, maintaining clean and tidy environments, removing rubbish, ordering supplies, arranging in house events and activities and other general on-site duties.
Other responsibilities than those described above may be required to be undertaken from time to time and will be expected to be performed to as long as it is within the capability and level of the position.
KEY CRITERIA
What we are looking for:
- Understanding and/or experience of working with people of complex backgrounds, ex-offenders, mental health, substance misuse, challenging behaviours
- Experience of working with and engaging with diverse groups of people from varying backgrounds
- IT Proficiency, including Microsoft Office, and the ability to navigate and learn new case management systems and other types of organisational software
- Understanding and/or practical knowledge of the social and societal marginalisation that can be attached to people with mental health issues, addiction, exploitation, homelessness and within the criminal justice system
- Ability to promote the service and provide outreach-based provision, with an ability to liaise and work effectively in partnership with stakeholders
- Ability to follow organisational policies and process in line with external governance
What we would like, but not essential:
- Previous experience in people management and development
- Understanding, knowledge, and/or practical application of key legislation – Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, Mental Health, Criminal Justice, Social Care, and Housing, and Health, Safety and Environment
- Understanding of Housing Management, including voids and evictions
Please refer to the JDPS attached for more details on the vacancy and our requirements/key criteria.
WORKING FOR US
ABOUT US
Social Interest Group (SIG) believes good care and support improve lives. Our values of ambition, empowerment, transparency, and inclusivity drive everything we do. Our mission is to empower people who are marginalised by building powerful partnerships and creative solutions that bridge gaps in provision and aid recovery, reablement and resettlement.
SIG is a not-for-profit organisation providing thousands of people with good-quality support and care in residential, drop-in centres, community floating support settings (including people's own homes), probation settings, and hospitals awaiting discharge. We do so across London, Brighton, Bedfordshire, Luton, and Kent. We believe in the power of well-planned, well-managed services to make a difference. We work with high standards and external and internal regulatory frameworks.
Want to know how we work? Watch our short Theory of Change video to see how we support people towards a brighter future: Theory of Change
Further details can be found on our website here: Theory of Change - Social Interest Group - Social Interest Group.
Our Values
Ambition – Eager to succeed and to accomplish as much as possible for our people
Empowerment – Giving staff and the people we support the tools, training, and information they need to achieve their potential
Transparency – Upfront and visible about our actions and open to scrutiny from stakeholders, service users, and staff
Inclusivity – Listening to, understanding, and including all our stakeholders to ensure we make a difference and get things right
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Please note that this job advert may close early due to screening applications on an ongoing basis. We advise applying as soon as possible for your application to be taken into consideration at the early stages.
Additional information on our company policies including Gender Pay, Equality and Diversity, Company Benefits and our Candidate Privacy Policy can be found on our website.