Are you passionate about making a difference to the lives of young refugees and asylum seekers?

This is an exciting time to be joining Young Roots as Fundraising Manager. This vital role will contribute to the delivery of Young Roots’ fundraising strategy by maximising income predominantly from individuals, community, events and corporate fundraising.

MAIN PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF JOB

The Fundraising Manager will play a key role in the delivery of our new fundraising strategy by maximising income predominantly from individuals, community, events and corporate fundraising. You will lead on the growth of a donor acquisition and retention programme, helping us to attract new, committed supporters and will be responsible for the delivery of specific agreed fundraising targets. You will also be responsible for supporter stewardship and ensuring excellence in our donor care, in order to increase our number of loyal, committed givers who share our passion for making a difference to the lives of young refugees and asylum seekers.

We are working to a new 3-year fundraising strategy with a focus on income diversification. We are also in the process of developing a new strategic plan and direction for the organisation. Young Roots has grown significantly over the last three years and our income has almost trebled. The majority of our income comes from Trusts, Foundations and other grants. The Fundraising Manager will focus on diversifying our funding, in particular through growing our levels of individual giving; building links with our local communities in Croydon, Brent and beyond to improve community and events fundraising; and developing relationships with corporate partners.

Who we're looking for

We are looking for an experienced and talented individual to develop, support and champion both new and existing fundraising activities in these areas.

You will bring enthusiasm and ambition to this varied role, using your passion for donor care and making a difference to increase engagement from supporters. We would welcome applications from candidates with strong fundraising experience and excellent relationship management skills who want to use their experience to make a real difference to the lives of the young people we work with.

We are a value-based, passionate and committed organisation offering a friendly working environment, although due to the current ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the role will initially be predominantly home-based.

Young Roots recognises the positive value of diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We value the differences that a diverse workforce brings and are committed to inclusivity, and to employing and supporting a diverse workforce. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, and particularly welcome BAME candidates and those with lived experience of migration and the asylum system. Our selection procedures ensure that people are treated on the basis of their relevant merits, experience, skills and abilities. Young Roots is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. Successful applicants will be required to undertake a criminal record check via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced wildlife manager to be pivotal in developing a centre of excellent for wildlife rehabilitation in the South East.

You will be responsible for admissions, initial assessment of casualties and for developing individual care plans for each animal, leading to their eventual release. You will also be responsible for the development of protocols and operating procedures, driving best practice throughout the unit. 

If you are expecting to just ‘manage’ a wildlife unit, this role is not for you. You will be supported by a part time wildlife supervisor and a wildlife assistant at peak times, underpinned by volunteers, but you must be fully hands on in animal care.

We are not a sanctuary and every wild animal which comes to us has an expectation of release back to their natural environment. You must also be prepared to train and direct all of the staff and volunteers within the Unit and to liaise with our team of mobile animal rescue officers. 

You will help to shape the future of the care and rehabilitation of wildlife at Wadars. Our existing facilities restricts the number and type of casualties which can we can support. The new unit will enable us to deliver care at a significant level across multiple species. You will need to have the vision to see beyond our current offering and contribute to the overall design and development of the new wildlife unit.

We do not have a resident vet and you must be prepared to make decisions on a day to day basis regarding the welfare of each animal. It is therefore essential that you will have worked in a similar rescue and rehabilitation unit for at least five years of which, at least two years must have been as a manager or in a senior leadership position. We will also consider applicants from a veterinary background, providing you have management and extensive hands-on wildlife experience.

About Wadars

Set in the heart of the South Downs, Wadars Animal Rescue is a leading local charity and has been rescuing wildife and rehoming companion animals for over 50 years.

Job Title: Mighty Employers Project Manager

Salary: £29,780 plus contributory stakeholder pension pro rata

Hours: Part time (21 hours per week, excluding an unpaid lunch hour) plus occasional evenings and weekends

Location: LCB Depot Leicester, with frequent regional/national travel.  Please note we are currently working remotely due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Permanent/fixed: Fixed term until 31st December 2021

The Mighty Creatives (TMC) is a charity committed to improving the personal, educational, cultural and social lives of children and young people (CYP) through creative and cultural education. 

Our charitable purpose is to provide arts and cultural opportunities for CYP from birth to 30 years old, particularly those who are the most disadvantaged and excluded, in order to contribute to the fight against child poverty.

Our vision is of a world where all CYP will harness the power of arts, creativity, and culture in order to transform themselves, their communities, and their futures.

We are looking for an experienced project manager to provide effective management of TMC’s ‘Mighty Employers’ programme, funded by the Dept. of Work and Pensions (DWP) Kickstart scheme.  The successful candidate will have experience of working with young people aged 16 – 24 to find employment, education or further training and of providing support to the young people whilst they are on the Kickstart programme.

Deadline for receipt of applications is 5pm on Monday 1st February 2021

Interviews to be held on Tuesday 9th February 2021 via Zoom.

For further information including the job description, application pack and form please visit our website.

What the job involves

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and ambitious fundraiser to join our small, dynamic Fundraising team, with the chance to really make your mark.  Your role is to engage influential and high-profile individuals and Family Trusts in the UK, connecting them to the difference they can make by enabling 1.5 million people to live a life free from poverty, with dignity and purpose.

Providing the highest level of stewardship, you will ensure existing and new supporters feel valued, inspiring them to make five, six and seven figure gifts, which will significantly improve the lives of men, women and children living in poverty today. You’ll also harness the support of our enthusiastic and influential Trustees and Leadership Team, involving them in ‘making the ask’, thanking, as well as attending events.

What we want from you

You will be a strong team player, with the enthusiasm and willingness to be flexible in achieving targets and outcomes. With significant experience of major donor and/or Trust fundraising and a proven track record of achieving five and six figure gifts, you will have outstanding persuasion, negotiation and communication skills, along with the ability to develop strong relationships

You’ll be highly organised and adept at juggling multiple tasks and deadlines, with an  ability to balance management of existing donors with exploring potential new support.  You’ll be able to dive into the detail of individual engagement plans whilst keeping an eye on the big picture potential of the overall programme and how to achieve it so we can transform more lives. 

Why we’re here

Opportunity International unleashes the power of entrepreneurs in some of the world's poorest countries. Through innovative partnerships, our programmes enable people to access financial services and training to expand their businesses, feed their family, access quality education for their children, create jobs and change the world.

The support we’ll provide

Join our team and you’ll be working at an agile, dynamic charity that will help you learn, develop your skills and expertise, and achieve your highest aspirations. We provide everything you’d expect from a professional organisation – competitive benefits package, contributory pension scheme, and life insurance,– but much more besides. We are also committed to flexible working. Work with us and you’ll see your efforts pay off as we fight for a better future  people can live free from poverty, with dignity and purpose.

Closing date: 5th February 2021

Interview date: Week commencing 15th Feb 2021

Governance focused Branch Manager required to provide the direction, planning and leadership necessary to develop and deliver the Branch’s strategic goals and create a sustainable future for the Branch.

Working closely with the Operations Manager and The Board of Trustees to ensure that there are systems and structures in place to enable the Trustees to fulfil their legal and governance obligations, providing them with accurate information and advice to enable them to make informed decisions.

Ensuring that Branch policies and procedures are developed in accordance with the latest legal guidelines, approved by the Board of Trustees, communicated as necessary, implemented and adhered to for: -

• Animal Welfare and Rehoming
• Staff Management including recruitment, training, appraisals, and record maintenance
• Volunteer Management
• Health and Safety
• Income Generation including Fund Raising
• Finance and Administration
• Customer Service and Complaints
• Site and Visitor Management
• IT, including Branch Website & Social Media

A full job description and person specification is attached.

Covid 19 - Temporary working from home during the pandemic may be necessary.

The branch is open 7 days a week.  The successful applicant may be required to work on a regular day over the weekend.

Trustees meetings are usually held in the evenings.  Attendance at these meetings would be an essential part of the role. Meetings are curently held electronically due to Covid-19 

Disability Rights UK (DR UK) is a charity with our office based in the Olympic Park in East London. We occupy a unique position as the only national organisation led by disabled people. 90% of our trustees have lived experience of disability, as do the majority of our staff and volunteers. We describe ourselves as ‘disabled people leading change’.

Our charitable objectives include breaking the link between poverty and disability and challenging negative perceptions in society. We work to reduce the additional barriers that disabled people face. Evidence of injustice and inequality that we gather is taken forward into our policy and campaigning work.

We offer advice and information services to disabled people and member organisations. Our website reaches one million people each year with factsheets on subjects such as welfare benefits, housing, education, transport and accessing legal advice.

DR UK runs a range of innovative projects, working with partners including other Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs), to demonstrate new approaches to disabled people’s participation. For example, we have a successful model of working with disabled people, local DPOs, social workers and Sport England to change attitudes, perceptions and practices around physical activity and wellbeing.

To underpin this vital and far-reaching work we have a plan to increase our annual income from individual giving, legacies, grant funding and corporate activity.

The role

This is an exciting time to join us. This newly created post is designed to build our digital fundraising, grow the number of individuals actively supporting DR UK and increase income from trusts and foundations. You will be asked to come up with as many effective, innovative and engaging fundraising approaches as possible to help achieve these aims.

 DR UK has continued working at full capacity during the pandemic:

• supporting disabled people contacting our helplines
• producing special Covid-19 supplements for the advice sector
• creating high level channels for feeding the experiences of disabled people into emerging national policy and practice

Motivation and communication across staff teams has never been better – being already used to remote working and having a strong unity of purpose at this time.

As our Fundraising Manager, you will have a unique opportunity to influence the design of new systems and ways of working. This will include helping shape the development of our digital strategy and the fundraising aspects of our new website, to be launched in the second half of 2021.

To fulfil this wide-ranging role, we are seeking a highly creative, determined and enthusiastic fundraising all-rounder, with the ability to lead on income generating activities, while working collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation.

You will report to and work with our Head of Business Development to make sure fundraising activities meet annual targets, raise DR UK’s profile and enhance our reputation in line with our values.

In return we offer a highly competitive salary, employer pension, flexi-working and an informal, inclusive and modern workplace within the Here East innovation zone on the edge of the London Olympic Park. There will be opportunities for training and personal development.

To apply, please send your current CV together with a cover letter, outlining why you want this job and addressing each point in the person specification. Should you wish to apply using another format, please contact us. Otherwise, applications without a suitable cover letter will not be considered.

Wellbeing Enterprises (WE) has received funding from the Future Innovation Fund to develop a Social Prescribing Training Academy for the Liverpool City Region (LCR). The Academy’s aim is to bolster the capacity and develop the skills and competencies of the social prescribing workforce in the LCR. It will also provide pathways to volunteering, work experience and employment for local people.

Social prescribing links patients to non-medical sources of support in the community as a way of responding to the wider biopsychosocial needs of patients. This approach is typically facilitated with the support of a Social Prescribing Link Worker / Wellbeing Officer.

As the Project Lead, you will drive forward the development of the Academy, having a key role in its design, implementation, and delivery of training. This is an excellent opportunity for a focused and creative individual who is looking to take ownership of a project and drive it from a concept to a reality. We are looking for candidates who place emphasis on quality of provision and long-term sustainability.

Ambitious College is London's only registered Specialist College dedicated to educating and training young people with a primary diagnosis of autism aged 16-25. The college is currently based on two permanent campuses co-located and in partnership with mainstream further education colleges.

Ambitious College is an award winning, Ofsted “Good” day college. We believe that every young person attending Ambitious College deserves a fulfilling, happy and rewarding life. Our person-centred educational approach ensures we focus on the individual learners requirements at all times. We are proud to be an inclusive college with a diverse co-hort that values difference.

If you are ambitious about making the ordinary possible for young adults with autism, can inspire, lead and innovate we would love to hear from you.

We are seeking to appoint an outstanding and innovative Deputy Head who has:

• High expectations of our learners achieving their goals and aspirations, along with a commitment to providing education that promotes excellent progress and improves life chances, ‘making the ordinary possible'.
• Experience of successfully leading and managing a transdisciplinary team to ensure young adults are prepared for adulthood.
• Experience of working in a culture of change.
• Extensive teaching experience with young adults with complex special education needs.
• Experience of ensuring the objectives outlined in the service development plan are realised through a regular cycle of development planning, implementation, review and evaluation.
• Experience of leading, managing and supporting the development of colleagues through coaching or mentoring.

What we offer:

• Excellent CPD including a wide-range of in house and external training courses.
• As a growing organisation there is opportunity to progress your career.
• Competitive annual salary paid over 52 weeks.
• Annual staff recognition awards.
• Cycle to work scheme up to £5000.
• Season ticket loans.
• A wide range of wellness programmes including: virtual yoga & zumba classes, running club, art & cooking classes and learning programmes.
• Employee Assistance Programme, to help you balance your work, family, and personal life.
• Access to physiotherapy.
• On-site parking. 

The position will require regular travel to both college sites.

Role Closes: Sunday 31st January 2021

Applicants informed of outcome: W/C 1st February 2021

First stage interviews: Thursday 11th February 2021

Second Stage Interview: W/C 15th February 2021

Start date: As soon as possible.

To find out more about this position please find attached the recruitment pack entailing the role details. For an informal discussion regarding this exciting senior leadership role, please follow the link to our website. 

Ambitious about Autism is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and we warmly welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates. We welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit.

Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

We are looking for a Programme Development Manager to help shape the future of the learning we offer.

Woodbrooke is changing how we offer learning – working more closely with Quaker communities and developing and expanding our local and regional work.

You will support this work during 2021.and will have a key role in identifying the needs of Quaker communities and in developing learning opportunities that respond to them.

You will work in collaboration with Quakers and partner organisations including Britain Yearly Meeting.

We are looking for someone who is excited by what spirit led growth might mean in a faith context and how learning can support this.

You will have experience of developing programmes, and of reshaping work to better meet the needs of beneficiaries. You will be comfortable working with multiple groups to nurture effective outcomes.

This is a 9 month fixed-term contract.

Location is flexible and remote/home working is possible with regular travel to Birmingham and other locations within Britain.

This is an FTC that is likely to go up to 2 years 

Want a job where you can have a huge impact on the lives of others?

Christian Aid has a vision – an end to poverty. Help us make that vision a reality by bringing your skills and experience to a job that really does make a difference.

About us

Christian Aid exists to create a world where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty. We are a global movement of people, churches and local organisations who passionately champion dignity, equality and justice worldwide. We are the changemakers, the peacemakers, the mighty of heart.

About the role

We are committed to a vision of Race and Diversity where no one experiences racism or discrimination, where all our people are valued and able to grow, progress and bring their whole selves to their work and their career.

Over the past year we have been taking active steps to realise a zero-tolerance approach to racism and all racist and discriminatory behaviour. This means challenging structural racism within our practices, policies, procedures and behaviour in order to embed equity and diversity and to truly live out our values in word and deed.

Purpose of the role

In June 2020, Christian Aid commissioned an independent review on race and diversity amongst our UK workforce. The aim of this work was to help us understand our data, the lived experience of our people, and provide us with a report with recommendations on how we go about tackling the findings robustly and sustainably. The recommendations from this report have been approved by our Board of Trustees and by our leadership. We have now created a new role to lead on delivering the recommendations from this report along with the improvements suggested by our staff and transforming our vision into a lived reality.

We are therefore looking for a passionate and transformative Race and Diversity professional and leader to help us bring our vision to life and to work with our people, managers and leaders to shape, refine, and implement the right actions from our work plan to realise our commitments and vision.

About you

• A successful track record in senior roles of a similar nature
•  A successful track record of developing race and diversity change programmes and successfully delivering through others.
• Experience of designing policy and developing and delivering strategies, to embed a race and diversity agenda into ways of working and organisational processes.
• The ability to listen, demonstrate empathy and gain people's trust at all levels.
• Diplomacy and the ability to influence lead and motivate others within a culturally diverse stakeholder community.
• A strong ability to communicate complex information to a diverse range and level of stakeholders. Ability to analyse, interpret and communicate data in a way that results in organisational change and effective decision making.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Proven ability to produce accurate, clear and concise documents that meet the needs of the audience.
• Excellent judgement, responsiveness and ability to provide leadership and support for race and diversity. A credible advisor.

Further information

This role requires applicants to have the right to work in the country where this position is based.

All successful candidates will require either an Enhanced or Basic Disclosure Barring Service certificate (DBS) as part of your clearance for commencing your role with us. Information will be forwarded to you by the HR team with your offer.

We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

Christian Aid is committed to providing a safe and trusted environment for every person connected to the work we do; and to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour including sexual harassment and exploitation, abuse, and financial misconduct. Any candidate offered a job with Christian Aid is expected to share and demonstrate our values and adhere to Christian Aid’s Safeguarding policy and sign Christian Aid’s Code of Conduct.

You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, a season ticket loan, and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.

Bradford Service Manager 

Specialist Autism Services are looking for a committed and enthusiastic Service Manager to lead our provision at our Bradford site.  We are really keen to get an excellent manager on board, who is looking for a new challenge, to drive this service forward and maintain our high-quality standards. 

Specialist Autism Services provides a unique blend of education and care.  We deliver a strengths-based autism specific personalised learning programme, to develop social, communication and employment skills which empower our members to engage with new opportunities, make informed choices, achieve their goals, maximising independence and inclusion.

We offer a wide variety of different workshops, such as creative arts, drama, money and business, wellbeing and personal development, community engagement, employability, and independent living.  Although the subjects are very different, the workshops are all similar in that individuals are supported according to their individual learning style, to enable individuals to progress towards their personal goals. 

As the Service Manager your role will be to oversee the delivery and development of the Bradford site and will have the opportunity to work alongside our dedicated and passionate staff team. 

In return we will offer you a salary of £27,000 a year, a good company pension package, 34 days of annual leave (including bank holidays) and an additional birthday leave day, sociable working hours, comprehensive training as part of the induction, free car parking and the chance to join a team of like-minded individuals who are kind, caring, compassionate and dedicated to improving the lives of individuals on the Autism Spectrum. 

If you are looking for a long and rewarding career, where you can really make a difference to the lives of the people we support, and you feel that you have the right values, attitude and experience for this role then we are keen to hear from you. 

Essential Skills and Experience: 

• Experience of working with adults with an Autism Spectrum Condition.

• Experience of leading or managing a team. 

• Experience of service management. 

• Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team and representing an organisation at external events. 

• Good knowledge of safeguarding procedures. 

• Experience of monitoring, reviewing, and auditing information for quality assurance purposes. 

• NVQ Level 5 qualification or equivalent. 

• Full UK driving license. 

To Make an Application:  

• Please send your CV 

• Applications sent in any other format or via any other route/email address will not be accepted

• We will contact candidates for interview by email

• Please note it is not possible for us to give feedback to non- shortlisted applicants

Specialist Autism Services is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Vulnerable Adults and all successful applicants will be asked to apply (through Specialist Autism Services) for an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a right to work in the UK check. Specialist Autism Services is a Disability Confident Leader and an Equal Opportunities employer. Please note, we do not work with recruitment agencies. 

Exciting opportunity for a trained and qualified counsellor to take over the running of an established prison counselling project and drive it forward into its next phase of growth. This is a chance to make a difference in a dynamic and growing charity, working with some of the most marginalised and deprived women in our communities. Choices is looking for a qualified counsellor who blends warmth and being a people-person with a proactive, can-do attitude, strong project management experience and confidence working with a variety of different stakeholders.

About Choices

Choice4Change is an established service, offering counselling in HMPs Bronzefield and Downview for pregnancy loss and child separation issues. Choice4Change is provided by Choices, a high-impact charity offering practical and therapeutic support to women in London facing pregnancy crises, both in and following the perinatal period. Choices is a faith-based charity operating with a Christian ethos committed to providing compassionate and constructive, non-directive support. 

Choices creates a warm and supportive working environment; we recognise that our staff are our most valuable asset and are committed to supporting each other and our own professional development. We offer 25 days holiday pro rata, as well as bank holidays, and one week of office closure over Christmas.

The Role

As the Prison Counselling Manager, you have responsibility for delivering and developing Choices’ prison counselling service, Choice4Change. This includes overseeing all operational aspects of the Prison Counselling Project; with clinical responsibility for seeing clients in two prisons, managing counselling volunteers and staff, and liaising with partners in the prisons (eg Mental Health Team within the prison).

Your main place of work is shared between the prisons, and the Choices offices near Kings Cross/flexibly at home. The Prison Counselling Manager works at two different prisons during the week and a day from home/the Choices office. Choices is a faith-based organisation and requires key staff to be practising Christians, able to subscribe to the organisation’s Christian ethos and values and to participate in weekly prayer meetings. The Prison Counselling Manager has the following specific responsibilities:

Job Description:

1. Clinical client work

● Attend the weekly Mental Health Team referrals meeting at each prison to process Choice4Change referrals and manage complex cases

● Assess clients for counselling work and match with counselling team

● Provide counselling to individual clients (up to a max of three - four clients per prison)

● Oversee the clinical work of the team and ensure the quality of the Choice4Change service, maintaining best practice in all Choice4Change’s counselling, in accordance with BACP guidelines and the BACP ethical framework and Choices’ Christian ethos

● Attend monthly supervision with Choices’ qualified supervisor

● Provide discretionary advocacy for existing clients strictly on a needs basis

● Take responsibility for maintaining and updating personal counselling skills, as well as knowledge updates eg re abortion law and procedures; adoption law; changes in the prison service etc and disseminating to the team

2. Liaison with CNWL NHS Mental Health Teams

● Liaise with the Mental Health Team manager about the service; maintain good relationships as a voluntary agency working alongside prison staff and healthcare workers

● Monitor and renew Choice4Change’s three yearly Service Level Agreement with CNWL NHS Foundation Trust.

● Negotiate funding for the counselling service with senior staff of the Mental Health teams

● Ensure C4C is adequately publicized at the prisons

3. Management of Prison Counselling Team

● Manage a team of two staff members providing counselling across three prisons

● Recruit and line manage a volunteer team (between 6-8) of counsellors (usually on placement for their training institutions) using a standardized application form and procedure

● Support the counselling team:

o Organise formal monthly, group supervision with a qualified supervisor and monthly team meetings

o Organise the required training (prison induction, computer and data management systems etc) for new volunteers and ensure they attend all necessary prison training, are kept informed of changes in the prison service and are offered skills update sessions

o Organise and provide training for volunteer counsellors in using the ‘Time to Heal’ counselling material

● Ensure all personal data is managed in line with data protection legislation

4. Reports and statistics

● Maintain up to date data on prison counselling client numbers and service evaluations on Choices’ database (Salesforce) and on prison NHS database

● Create procedures where necessary to ensure all volunteers are maintaining up to date records

● Provide annual whole project report for CNWL NHS Trust line manager at each of the prisons

● Provide annual update and statistics on C4C for Choices’ Annual Report

● Write quarterly reports for CNWL NHS Trust for the Quarterly Contract Review

5. Operations

● Finance: work with the Executive Director to:

o Feed in to budget setting and manage annual spend of the prison counselling budget

o Contribute to allocation of restricted funds

o Write grant fund reports as required

● Policies: contribute to all policies relating to the Prison Counselling Project (eg safeguarding, client protection, confidentiality, data protection) in conjunction with the ED and the Board

● Fundraising:

o As required, contribute statistics and case studies to bids for new grant applications for the prison counselling work where appropriate and compile grant reports as required by funders

o Contribute to other Choices fundraising initiatives and events along with other members of the management team, where appropriate

Person specification

● Qualified and preferably registered counsellor or therapist within any orientation

● Proven project management experience including: team management (including volunteers), budgets, monitoring and evaluation

● Highly organised and self-motivated

● Strong administrational skills and experienced in use of databases and online administration/project management software, confident with MS Office and word processing etc

● Confident communicator with written and oral skills – including ability to work with internal and external stakeholders

● Passionate about supporting women within the criminal justice system - preferably previous experience with this client group or similar

● Experience of working in prisons

● Work well and proactively on your own and in multidisciplinary teams

● Ability to work under pressure and flexibly within the confines of a restrictive institution

● Preferably has a car – able to travel to Surrey prison(s)

● Practising Christian and able to subscribe to Choices’ Christian ethos statement

(As this post entails managerial responsibilities, an Occupational Requirement is applied which requires the post holder to be a practising Christian who is comfortable attending and leading prayer meetings.)

Using the person specification and job description for this post please explain in your covering letter how your experience and achievements to date qualify you for this role. Please illustrate your skills and knowledge with specific examples from your education and employment (paid or unpaid) so far.

Please supply the names and contact details of two referees, one of which should be a previous employer and one a senior leader in your church. Neither should be related to you. References will not be taken up prior to interview.

If you have an up to date DBS and/or have already been cleared to work in prisons, state this in your application. Please also confirm that you have the right to work in the UK.

PLEASE NOTE: This job description gives a broad overview of the types of responsibilities but is subject to change in discussion with the line manager/trustees based on needs/demands in the work of Choices.

Project Manager – Grief Inside

Many prisoners are affected by grief, and are ore likely to have experienced traumatic bereavement.  The effects can be enormous, leading to increased risk of self harming and suicide.

We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to develop a bereavement support model for prisoners. This includes assisting prison staff in providing first tier support.  To promote the project, they will work with key professionals at all levels in prisons, as well as other voluntary and statutory organisations.  The project will develop and pilot the model of support, with a view to this being rolled out on a wider scale by Cruse in the future.

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

The role can be home or office based, or a mix of the two.

This is a full time role, until the end of March 2022.

The closing date for this role is the 25th January 2021 with interviews arranged for early February 2021.

Your application should consist of CV and covering letter, which outlines your suitability for the role and should be no longer than two pages.  Please use the job description and person specification as a guide.

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

The Latin American Women’s Rights Service (LAWRS) is a human rights and feminist organisation led by and for Latin American migrant women in the UK. Our work is dedicated to supporting the immediate and long-term needs of Latin American migrant women exposed to violations of their fundamental human rights; facing violence against women and girls, exploitation or trafficking; enduring difficult living and working conditions in low paid jobs and facing barriers to social protection.

LAWRS Development Team reflects changing approaches to workplace learning and considers the skills needed for the future as part of individual and organisational development plans. It delivers high quality bespoke training and informative material on Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) strands, including Harmful Practices and sexual harassment, equipping trainees with the knowledge, practical skills and motivation to carry out their work activities effectively. LAWRS also carries out outreach activities, community engagement, presentations within community settings and group work sessions for Latin American women.

The Development Manager will work closely with the Director and Operations Manager to further develop, plan and implement LAWRS’ development strategy, ensuring the sustainability of the organisation and its ability to continue successfully reaching its aims whilst maintaining the excellent quality of its services.

The post holder will devise a strategic training and development plan for the organisation and implement it in accordance to business and operational plans, policies, procedures, audit requirements, accreditations and quality standards, and cross-team working needs.

You will have an excellent command of English and Spanish or Portuguese.

This post is open to Latin American women only in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.

Contract: fixed term with possibility of extension ending March 2022.

Deadline: Sunday 7th February.

Interviews to be held within the following 2 weeks.