I CAN is looking for an exceptional Philanthropy Manager to support our fundraising team. Reporting to the Director of Philanthropy and a key part of the team, the new Philanthropy Manager will develop and manage a portfolio of donors, significantly improving our performance in building long term engaging relationships and raising funds.

We are keen to hear from you if you have:

• Significant experience of building and managing personal relationships with high net worth individuals and/or senior stake holders and/or influential individuals.
• Implementation experience of the principles of major gift fundraising, including cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of major donors or equivalent experience in a commercial organisation.
• Experience networking with, and influencing, senior people both internally and externally in order to achieve pre-defined outcomes.

I CAN, the UK’s leading children’s communication charity, has an opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of children in the UK.

I CAN believes that language is a fundamental life skill, essential for learning. Good language at age five is the single most important factor in helping children escape poverty. 10% of children in the UK have long-term persistent speech, language and communication needs, I CAN is determined to lead on raising the profile of this issue.

Through its training programmes, interventions and specialist schools, I CAN provides critical support to children of all ages and the children’s workforce. Thousands of nurseries and schools benefit from its evidence-based programmes. I CAN itself runs two special schools for children and young people with the most complex communication needs. 

I CAN has ambitious plans for growth over the next three years and needs to grow its voluntary fundraising income to allow the charity to develop pioneering new approaches in supporting children who have trouble communicating.

If this sounds interesting please apply with your CV and a supporting statement on how to meet the criteria for the role. Interviews will be held on 16th and 17th December.  

I CAN is committed to equality of opportunity in employment and the safeguarding and welfare of children. We carry out the appropriate vetting and verifications on all staff and this post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. 

Senior Policy Advisor

Contract: Permanent
Hours: 28 hours per week 
Location: Finsbury Park, London
Salary: £35,381 per annum (FTE £44,227 per annum pro rata) plus generous holiday entitlement, pension scheme and group life assurance

The Senior Policy Advisor role will co-lead Freedom from Torture’s strategic programme of domestic advocacy to improve legal and policy protections for torture survivors in the UK as asylum applicants and refugees, drawing on evidence from Freedom from Torture’s clinical service provision, research, MLR and legal and welfare advice services.

This role is responsible for the development of policy positions and prepare policy submissions on issues within remit of this post. You will:

• Provide expert policy analysis and capacity building to the organisation.

• Manage key relationships and lead Freedom from Torture’s advocacy with: the Home Office and other government departments responsible for public policy and service provision relating to Freedom from Torture's domestic policy programmes; parliamentarians; other bodies and domestic advocacy targets.

• Represent Freedom from Torture in policy forums, partnerships and coalitions and act as a spokesperson for the organisation.

• Promote and support survivor-led activism.

• Engage in strategic litigation as required.

To view the Job Description and Person Specification, please see the link attached and on our website.

Candidates must have the right to work in the UK to be considered for this position.

Please note a CV and a cover letter addressing the Job Description and Person Specification of the role are mandatory to be considered for the position.

Freedom from Torture is dedicated to healing and protecting people who have survived torture. We provide therapies to improve physical and mental health, we medically document torture, and we provide legal and welfare help. We expose torture globally, we fight to hold torturing states to account and we campaign for fairer treatment of torture survivors in the UK.

Our team of dedicated professionals provide direct support to survivors including psychological therapy, physical health services, legal and welfare support, and expert medical reports for use in survivors' asylum claims. We also support other providers to deliver high quality rehabilitation services to survivors. 

We campaign for national and global change, using evidence from our services and survivor voices to protect and promote survivors' rights and hold torturing states to account. We are proud to play a significant role in the global anti-torture movement. Survivors, active and empowered, are at the centre of all of our work. 

None of this can happen without our vibrant community of supporters who help to create this change.

Thanks to the dedication of our staff and volunteers – as well as thousands of passionate supporters and funders – thousands of torture survivors have been able to rebuild their lives in incredibly difficult circumstances.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.

Closing date: 1 December 2019

Expected date of interviews: 9 December 2019

As an organisation working with a vulnerable client group, Freedom From Torture has a legal duty to ensure that those under its care are protected from abuse, and that where abuse is suspected or has occurred, has a clear framework of response. Therefore the successful candidate will be required to complete a DBS application and the result will need to be reviewed before the candidate is confirmed in post. 

Freedom from Torture is an Equal Opportunities Employer

No agencies please

NAT is the UK's leading charity dedicated to transforming society's response to HIV. We champion the rights of people living with HIV and campaign for change.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic Policy and Campaigns Team. NAT works on a wide range of issues that affect people living with HIV, focusing on five strategic goals:

• Effective HIV prevention to halt the spread of HIV
• Early diagnosis of HIV through ethical, accessible and appropriate testing
• Equitable access to treatment, care and support for people living with HIV
• Enhanced understanding of the facts about HIV and living with HIV in the UK
• Eradication of HIV-related stigma and discrimination.

To achieve these goals, we work on a range of issues such as long-term condition management, migrant health, drugs policy, poverty and welfare, PrEP, and criminalisation of HIV, to name but a few. We conduct research, draft policy reports and guides for people living with HIV, develop recommendations and advocate for change. We work to influence NHS policymakers, parliamentarians and employers, amongst many others.

For this role, you will have lead responsibility for delivering key elements of the annual monitoring of the HIV and viral hepatitis response in Europe and neighbouring countries on behalf of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). This will involve working with NAT colleagues and expert consultants to design and pilot a survey, analyse the data collected and draft reports with recommendations for national health authorities to improve their response to HIV and viral hepatitis in their countries.

You will be flexible and self-motivated with proven research and communication skills. You will have a good attention to detail and data accuracy, the ability to develop clear policy positions and recommendations, and a commitment to human rights. You will also have good interpersonal skills and the ability to juggle a varied and demanding workload.

NAT welcomes applications from recent graduates and will take into consideration experience from a range of settings. 

Closing date: Monday 25 November 2019 (10am)

Interviews: Thursday 5 December 2019

The application pack documents can be downloaded from the NAT website, or by sending an e-mail quoting the job title, together with your name and address, or by calling the NAT office. All materials are available in alternative formats upon request.

NAT is committed to equality and diversity and encourages applications from people living with HIV, gay and bisexual men, trans and non-binary people, and people from black and minority ethnic communities.
We welcome applications from disabled people and are committed to making reasonable adjustments wherever possible.

Location: White City, London, with travel to other sites as needed

Salary details: £26,000 - £30,000 depending on level of qualification & skills/experience

per annum + 11% employer pension contribution

Vacancy type: 1 year fixed term, 37.5 hours per week

Closing date: Wed 11 Dec 2019

Start date: January 2020

As Ark central office are embarking on an exciting office move to White City we are looking to appoint a HR specialist on a 1 year fixed term basis to work closely with our close knit people team to support on all matters HR during this time of transition.

This is a rare opportunity with our high-performing team in a mission-driven education charity.

 

About the role
 

Working closely with the People Operations Manager and wider People team, you will have the opportunity to work on a variety of tasks to provide an efficient HR service to the central office, including payroll, pensions, HR systems, new joiner and recruitment service. The Ark Central office includes the Ark Schools central support teams, Ark’s International team and Ark’s Ventures.

About you:
 

•Experience working within a HR function, with exposure to Recruitment, Starter and Leaver processes (including contracts), Payroll, Pensions and HR Systems

•Experience preparing payroll information

•Experience of delivering first line HR policy advice

•Highly organised, able to plan and deliver effectively with autonomy

•Experienced in delivering high quality customer service and comfortable working with a range of stakeholders

About us:
 

Ark is an international charity, transforming lives through education. We exist to give every young person, regardless of their background, a great education and real choices in life. In the UK, we are a network of 37 schools, educating around 27,500 pupils in areas where we can make the biggest difference. Through Ark Ventures, we incubate, launch and scale initiatives that address some of the most intractable issues in education and society, both in the UK and around the world.

We offer:

•27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

•11% employer pension contribution

•We are committed to providing high-quality professional learning throughout your career with us and offer a variety of training sessions and experiences designed to meet your needs

•Access to Ark Rewards scheme offering savings from over 3,000 major retailers, interest-free loans of up to £5,000 available for season tickets or a bicycle and gym discounts offering up to 40% off your local gym

How to apply:

Apply with a CV and cover letter on our online recruitment portal.

Early applications are encouraged; we reserve the right to close this vacancy if we find the right candidate.

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; all successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

At EIF, Research Officers and Evaluation Officers play a significant role in supporting the improvement of outcomes for children, young people and families.We have two new roles to help us continue our work on reviewing evidence on what works and developing resources to support the translation of this information for policy-makers, commissioners and practitioners.

Research Officer

Working with colleagues across the organisation and external partners in research activity around early intervention and child development, the Research Officer will play a key role in supporting EIF's projects.They will also support our work to change policy and practice by thinking through the implications of the evidence and helping to translate it for different audiences. 

Evaluation Officer

As part of the Youth Endowment Fund, our evaluation team designs and implements the processes to make a detailed assessment of the evidence of each application to the fund’s multiple annual funding rounds and to assess, appoint, monitor and quality assure complex and rigorous impact evaluations from experts in the field.  Evaluation Officers have responsibility for supporting funding decisions and commissioning the independent evaluation of all the projects funded by YEF.  This is a fixed term role of 12 months.

We are looking for people who are passionate and committed to early intervention for children and families, are flexible, good at working in a team and comfortable working in a rapidly evolving environment.  Strong research skills and strong technical expertise in evaluation methodologies are also required.

Employment type: Interns

Department: Policy Team

Contract Duration: 6 months

Citizens Advice offers confidential advice online, over the phone, and in person, for free. Through our national network of charities, we give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they are, and whatever their problem.

Would you like to gain experience of working on policy for an influential and well-known national organisation?

We're looking for 5 paid policy and advocacy interns to work with us for up to six months. We'd like you to work with us to produce an influential piece of policy research, which will be published with your name on it. It'll allow you to learn research, analytical, campaigning and influencing skills on the job. You'll also have an opportunity to work on a range of subjects.  At the end of your six months with us, you'll have the skills and experience to take your next steps in the sector and beyond.

You don't need to have any experience, as we'll give you the training and support you need. You'll need to have an interest in UK politics and social policy, have some knowledge of research methods and be a good communicator.

We are committed to recruiting people from the widest talent pool. Our Policy and Advocacy internship scheme is designed to attract a diverse range of candidates and enhance opportunities for people to develop their career aspirations in policy and research.

All internships are based at our central London or Cardiff offices. You can work full or part time, providing you can commit to at least 3 days a week.

In your application form, please outline how you meet each of the 5 essential criteria set out in the job pack. 

We know that it can be difficult to know how to write an application which will get you noticed, so we've written a blog which you can view by clicking the apply button setting out what we're looking for when we're assessing applications and how we score them.

We will be running an optional pre-application webinar on Tuesday 12th November from 5.30-6.30pm for people who would like to know more about this role. We particularly encourage you to sign up if you are BAME, disabled, aged 40+ or face disadvantages in beginning a career in policy research. The webinar will cover what policy research is, what it's like to work in these roles and what we are looking for in candidates. The webinar can be accessed via the apply button.

If you are interested in joining us for the webinar please fill in the form on our website via the apply button to help us to understand what you're looking to get from it and to submit your questions in advance (there will also be the opportunity to ask questions during the livestream).

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented throughout Citizens Advice. We are a member of the race equality campaign at Business in the Community, the Prince’s responsible business network and are committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities across the UK. We also welcome applications from, LGB and Trans and non binary candidates.

We have made a positive commitment to employing disabled people and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role as set out in role profiles.

Interview date: Early December

Are you passionate about dogs and cats? Our people and animals make Battersea a great place to work. Your expertise will help increase our impact for dogs and cats everywhere.

We are looking for a HR Co-Ordinator to coordinate the HR administrative function, including the provision of the payroll and recruitment services, as well as providing support to managers and staff across Battersea to ensure that HR policies and procedures and standards are adhered to.

About us

Battersea is here for every dog and cat and has been since 1860. We are a leading animal welfare charity and over the last 150 years we’ve grown from one home in London to three rescuing and rehoming centres across the South East. With c500 staff and 1000 volunteers, we have cared for over three million vulnerable animals We also campaign tirelessly to make things better for dogs and cats; sharing our expertise and educating the public and policymakers about responsible pet ownership. Join us and make a difference for every dog and cat.

Our Human Resources Team

Battersea’s Human Resources department provides expert advice, guidance and support through partnership working with managers, teams and people across the organisation. Battersea is way ahead of the sector when it comes to Employee Engagement – and our department works hard to keep us there. Our work involves everything from pay and benefits to providing learning and development solutions that support other departments to achieve their strategic objectives. We do this to attract, retain and develop our people to be the best they can be, so we can be here for more dogs and cats.

What we can offer you

Our dedicated people mean that we can be here for every dog and cat. Whether you are sharing an office with our dogs or directly caring for our cats, our animals show their appreciation every day. There is no better reward than seeing the difference you make to the lives of our dogs and cats first-hand; although we also provide a wide range of employee benefits, including:

• 28 days of annual leave (plus 8 days paid public holidays) per year

• Generous pension contributions – up to 10% employer contribution

• Free healthcare cash plan, where you can claim for a range of treatment including dental (£120), optical (£120), physiotherapy, chiropody and acupuncture (£300) every year

• Annual interest-free season ticket loans

• Discounted gym memberships and cycle to work schemes

• Life insurance

So, if you are passionate about dogs, cats and about our work, then we’d like to hear from you.

For full details, including our job applicant privacy notice, please download our recruitment pack. You can apply by visiting our website. All applications must be submitted before the closing date advertised.

The Women’s Centre Cornwall has grown from its early roots as a Rape Crisis Centre into an innovative, award winning organisation which provides a wide range of services for women and girls in our communities. With issues of Violence Against Women and Girls at the heart of all our work we are one the largest and busiest Women’s Centres in the South West.

The Chief Executive role will be crucial to leading this exciting and forward-thinking organisation into its next stage of development. We are looking for a highly skilled, motivated, creative and dynamic woman with exceptional leadership qualities, who is passionate about making a significant difference to the lives of women and girls and in particular to survivors of sexual violence and domestic abuse.

You will lead an exceptional team of women focused on getting the best possible outcomes for the women and girls we work with.

You will be responsible for leading on the vision of the organisation based on consultation within the organisation and with a wide range of partners and women and girls in our local community.

You will be a confident communicator, relationship builder and partnership broker with funders, commissioners and fellow providers ensuring the sustainability of TWCC.

To apply:

For an application pack and more information please apply online.

If you would like to speak to someone about this role, please call Maggie Parks; TWCC outgoing Chief Executive on 01208 76466

Closing Date: 9am, Monday 2nd December 2019

Interviews will be held in Bodmin in a fully accessible venue on Monday 9th December 2019

The post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and open to women only (exempt under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, Part 1).

TWCC values diversity and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community, especially from groups with a protected characteristic such as BME women, who are currently under-represented at TWCC.

TWCC are a Disability Confident employer

Charity Registered in England No. 1099348 Company No 4316197

Consortium for Street Children (CSC) is the only global street children’s rights network.  We are an international human rights organisation that raises street children’s voices, promotes their rights and improves their lives. We pursue our objectives through advocacy, research, development of resources and movement building. We have over 100 organisations and individuals in our network, working in 130 countries globally.  Our network is built of small grassroots and large international NGOs, working directly with street children on the ground, where they live, to change the world so that they can lead happy, fulfilled lives with dignity.

Reporting directly in to the Chief Executive, the Finance Officer is a key role for our organisation, ensuring financial accountability and integrity in line with all legal and industry standards, and supporting management of the office.  

We are seeking a proactive Finance Officer, who identifies issues and challenges ahead of time and proposes solutions to ensure the effective and smooth running of the organisation. They will be able to prioritise and manage a varied workload, and have a flexible, ‘can do’ attitude.  With superb interpersonal and communication skills they will be able to adapt their style to deal with a diverse international network when required. 

Our ideal candidate will have previous experience of:

• Financial management and budgetary oversight
• Producing project budgets and financial reports for donors
• Operational management processes including the oversight of outsourced contracts
• Providing support to the CEO and other colleagues in financial management facilitating the effective running of the organisation
• Day to day processing transactions, payroll and bank reconciliations

Working hours are 3 days a week. 4 days per week could be considered for the ideal candidate. The role offers 25 days annual leave entitlement pro rata (15 days). Employer contributions of 5% of gross salary are made to a pension fund.

To apply, please submit your covering letter (no more than one side of A4) and CV (no more than 3 pages) with “Financial Officer” in the subject line.  Please outline your past experience that is relevant for this role, and how it has given you the required skills and attributes, together and your interest in working for CSC. Please also state where you saw the job advertised.

The closing date for applications is midnight on the 26th November 2019. Interviews will be held shortly after this in early December.  A written and financial test will form part of the interview.

Specific Areas of Responsibility

Finance and Risk

• Responsible for all financial tracking of the organisation including recording and processing all transactions, monitoring and controlling finances;
• Ensure that invoices are paid on a timely basis in line with payment terms;
• Ensure that receipts are banked and recorded on a timely basis;
• Supporting in the production of monthly management accounts for approval by the Board Finance & Risk Committee, including analysis and commentary of CSC’s financial position;
• Account for project restricted funds of CSC, ensuring that income and spend is appropriately recorded and reported with donor compliance followed
• Implement financial and operational policies to ensure they are followed;
• Ensure that all legal, constitutional and regulatory obligations for financial aspects are met;
• Assist in the production of the annual accounts, support the auditors with the annual audit and ensure that the accounts are submitted to Companies House and the Charity Commission in line with the relevant deadlines;
• Track the cash flows, distinguishing between restricted and unrestricted expenditure, and related activities and ensuring funds are managed in accordance with SORP charity guidance;
• Support with managing overseas payments in foreign currencies when required

Income and Development

• Assist in the production of timely and accurate donor financial reports and track requests for payment as per agreed contracts and grants 
• Assist fundraising team to produce a regular pipeline document showing timings of expected income

Human Resources

• Co-ordinate and run payroll in liaison with outsourced payroll company;
• Process employee benefits, including managing annual leave and sickness records.
• Support in recruitment processes in line with the CSC recruitment policy, and ensure contracts and agreements are in place with all staff, volunteers and interns 
• Support the administration of the office, including IT and telephones; insurance, health and safety etc.
• Support in all tender and procurement processes and contracting. 
• The job description is a general outline of the job duties and responsibilities. The post holder may be required to undertake other duties as may be reasonably required from time to time.  CSC is committed to providing a flexible working environment wherever possible.

Personal Specification

This person specification sets out the essential, minimum qualities we are seeking for this role.  Please ensure that your application demonstrates how you meet the criteria. 

Experience/Knowledge

ESSENTIAL:

• Appropriate experience in a similar finance role including working with different cost centres, restricted funding, and management accounts
• Experience of administrative and operational management
• Knowledge of accounting software
• Understanding of HR processes including recruitment and payroll

DESIRABLE:

• Relevant third sector experience
• Experience of preparation annual statutory accounts
• Experience of financial donor reporting
• Experience of preparing accounts in line with the Charities SORP
• Experience with tendering and contracting
• Experience of supplier management

Competencies

ESSENTIAL:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to plan, manage and prioritise competing workloads
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Excellent organisational skills
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
• Ability to create and maintain good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite

Qualifications

ESSENTIAL:

• Appropriate experience in a similar finance role

DESIRABLE:

• Relevent qualification in finance or business administration

Personal

ESSENTIAL:

• Commitment to street children’s rights
• High levels of personal integrity and honesty
• Commitment to equal opportunities

DESIRABLE:

• Knowledge / interest in human rights and international development

We are seeking to appoint a Membership and Marketing Director to increase ASDAN’s member­ship base through building an inclusive community identity and brand for customers and partners. As we embark on the next stage of our journey to be a leader in personal, social and work-related learning, our new Membership and Marketing Director will play a pivotal role in developing a marketing and membership strategy to support the charity’s targets to retain and attract new members, grow mem­bership income, and extend our impact.

Being a director of ASDAN will require a real com­mitment to our beliefs, values and principles. In return, you will be joining a team charging themselves with a truly reward­ing mission - transforming the life chances of children and young people.

About ASDAN

ASDAN is a successful national educational charity and awarding organisation for a range of qualifications, programmes and curriculum resources used by more than 3,000 schools, colleges and other education providers in the UK and internationally. 

Job purpose

To sustainably increase ASDAN’s membership base through building an inclusive community identity and brand for customers and partners.

To lead the development, implementation and review of a marketing and membership strategy to support the charity’s targets to retain and attract new members, grow membership income, and support growth in product sales.

Key responsibilities

1. Deliver the annual membership income budget by achieving targets for member retention, new members and growth in member spend, with responsibility for reporting to the trustees, including the Performance, Audit, Risk and Compliance (PARC) committee, on performance
2. Develop and implement a coherent membership and marketing strategy to build an inclusive community identity and brand for ASDAN through fully integrating three key areas of activity: marketing and communications; customer experience; customer relationships
3. Create fully integrated membership and marketing strategies that support the charity’s overall strategic direction, and are fully integrated with its education, product development and business operations functions
4. Deliver extended reach for ASDAN’s courses to a wider membership and secure evidence of the charity’s increased performance, impact and contribution to its overall charitable purpose
5. Share collective responsibility for the overall leadership of ASDAN with the director team and trustees

For full details including role description, person specification and terms and conditions, please download the Membership and Marketing Director recruitment pack.

How to apply

To apply, please follow the link below to our website.

• Applications close: Thursday 14th November, with shortlisting completed by Tuesday 19th November
• Interview date: Tuesday 3rd December 2019 in Bristol

Every Life Matters, an exciting and new suicide prevention charity in Cumbria, has secured long term funding to develop Suicide Bereavement Support Services in the County. Our partnership based approach, consisting of a mix of newly funded and existing services, will introduce timely and appropriate support for people and communities bereaved and affected by suicide. Offering flexible interventions that change over time with the needs of the individual.

We are now recruiting a Suicide Bereavement Service Co-ordinator who can drive forward the work of the new service, deliver flexible and person centred support to individuals in the early stages of bereavement, promote and manage referrals to the service, and to ensure appropriate signposting across the service partners.

This is an exciting opportunity for a suitably skilled and highly resilient individual to help shape an exciting new service in the County for those bereaved or affected by suicide.

Application packs can be downloaded at Every Life Matters website

Closing date for applications is Monday 25th November 2019 with Interviews during week of 2nd December 2019.

The MedicAlert Foundation has been providing life-saving support and assurance to its members since 1964. In the event of an emergency crucial information can be accessed by emergency professionals allowing for fast and accurate treatment. As the original and best provider of medical ID services, MedicAlert is a small, friendly and productive charity with its own production unit and member support team including in-house medical professionals. We place our members at the heart of all we do providing them and their loved ones with peace of mind and giving them confidence to live life to the full, be active and join in.

There are X2 Trustee Board Member positions available:

Role 1: Trustee Board Member - building and developing strategic alliances

About the position:

We are looking to recruit a Trustee with strong demonstrable skills in building and developing strategic alliances to support the charity’s growth strategy. For this role we are seeking candidates who have gained senior level experience, with a track record of identifying, introducing and building mutually beneficial partnerships. Skilled in developing third party business relationships, you will help maximise existing networks and contacts to develop new opportunities. Passionate about our charity’s work, you will help us secure, strong, long term partnerships that increase membership, improve income and add value for our members.

Trustees must meet the following requirements:
Essential:

• Experience of senior external representation and advocacy leading to the establishment of beneficial third-party collaborations, relationships and commercial growth
• An ability to contribute to strategic direction and a passion for delivering quality services to our members
• Strong teamwork skills, ability to motivate and bring people together

Desirable:

• Experience across several sectors, potentially including charities
• Experience and understanding of charity governance and working with or as part of a Board of Trustees

Role 2: Trustee Board member with experience in the healthcare sector
About the position:
We are looking to recruit a Trustee with a clinical background to help develop our links with the NHS

and emergency services and to provide a medical perspective on our strategy development.

For this role we are seeking candidates who have gained senior level experience within the

healthcare sector and have a passion for improving the health and well-being of our members,

enabling them to have the peace of mind and confidence to live life to the full. We would

particularly welcome candidates with urgent or emergency care experience.

Trustees must meet the following requirements:
Essential:

• A clinical background, gained from medical, nursing, allied disciplines or social care at a senior level in a clinically focused role
• An ability to influence the strategic direction of an organization and have a passion for delivering quality of service to our members
• Experience of senior external representation and advocacy, preferably within the healthcare sector
• Strong teamwork skills, ability to motivate and bring people together.

Desirable:

• Experience of managing external stakeholders, ideally within the healthcare sector
• Experience and understanding of charity governance and working with or as part of a Board of Trustees

Closing date: 22nd November 2019
Interview dates: 2nd or 3rd December 2019

Interested? 
Please click the 'How to apply' button for more details.

No agencies please.

Medico Legal Report (MLR ) writing Doctor Manager (Maternity Cover)

Contract: 12 months maternity cover
Hours: 14 hours per week
Location: Finsbury Park, London
Salary:  £19,736 per annum (FTC £49,340 per annum pro rata) plus generous holiday entitlement, pension scheme and group life assurance)

We are looking for an MLR Doctor (Manager) to provide clinical assessments of torture and produce medico-legal reports on clients, documenting evidence of torture and ill-treatment, which are used as evidence in survivors’ asylum claim and other legal processes. You will have the opportunity to mentor volunteer doctors and to participate in the MLR intake panel. 

This role will be responsible in providing supervision, support and line management of volunteer doctors whilst acting as a mentor to new doctors as and when required. This includes being responsible for monitoring and addressing well-being of direct reports and contributing to practices that promote employee well-being organisationally.
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There will be opportunities to develop and diversify when core experience is gained, including reviewing MLR reports.

To view the Job Description and Person Specification, visit the link provided.

Candidates must have the right to work in the UK to be considered for this position.

Please note a CV and a cover letter addressing the Job Description and Person Specification of the role are mandatory to be considered for the position.

Freedom from Torture is dedicated to healing and protecting people who have survived torture. We provide therapies to improve physical and mental health, we medically document torture, and we provide legal and welfare help. We expose torture globally, we fight to hold torturing states to account and we campaign for fairer treatment of torture survivors in the UK.

Our team of dedicated professionals provide direct support to survivors including psychological therapy, physical health services, legal and welfare support, and expert medical reports for use in survivors' asylum claims. We also support other providers to deliver high quality rehabilitation services to survivors. 

We campaign for national and global change, using evidence from our services and survivor voices to protect and promote survivors' rights and hold torturing states to account. We are proud to play a significant role in the global anti-torture movement. Survivors, active and empowered, are at the centre of all of our work. 

None of this can happen without our vibrant community of supporters who help to create this change.

Thanks to the dedication of our staff and volunteers – as well as thousands of passionate supporters and funders – thousands of torture survivors have been able to rebuild their lives in incredibly difficult circumstances.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.

Closing date: 26 November 2019

Expected date of interviews: TBC

As an organisation working with a vulnerable client group, Freedom From Torture has a legal duty to ensure that those under its care are protected from abuse, and that where is abuse is suspected or has occurred, has a clear framework of response. Therefore the successful candidate will be required to complete a DBS application and the result will need to be reviewed before the candidate is confirmed in post.

Freedom from Torture is an Equal Opportunities Employer

No agencies please

Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator

I CAN is looking for an enthusiastic individual to co-ordinate the impact management of I CAN’s programmes, and to manage and advise on data collection in our evaluations. With experience of involvement in evaluations and knowledge of research methodology, you will work closely with I CAN’s Director of Impact, advising staff across the organisation to ensure we develop effective ways of measuring the impact of our work.

You will be a self-starter, have excellent organisational and IT skills, good knowledge of data management systems and the ability to communicate complex ideas in an accessible way to a wide audience.

Although not essential, we are particularly interested in candidates with an interest in or experience of carrying out statistical analysis. Knowledge of the fields of education or speech and language therapy will be an advantage.

To apply, please submit your up to date CV and a covering letter before the closing date. Interviews are scheduled for 13 December 2019 at I CAN’s Central Office in Islington.

I CAN is the children’s communication charity. We are experts in helping children develop the speech, language and communication skills they need to thrive in a 21st century world. 

I CAN is committed to equality of opportunity in employment and the safeguarding and welfare of children. We carry out the appropriate vetting and verifications on all staff and this post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.