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Peer Support Group Development Officer
We have two positions available:
Area 1: Midlands (Birmingham, Nottingham, Coventry, Worcester etc)
Area 2: The North (Leeds, York, Middlesborough, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Liverpool, Manchester etc)
- Please note that you MUST Live in the area/region that you are applying for
Job Type:
Full-Time- 37 hours per week, remote working with travel across region and occasional national travel, flexible working negotiable by prior arrangement.
Overview:
Following the successful application of a National Lottery award, we are seeking two dedicated and compassionate Peer Support Group Development Officers to set up and sustain local peer support groups for people living with and affected by prostate cancer. These roles focus on building on our established networks to expand peer support in defined areas, facilitating group formation, and enhancing service delivery through strategic outreach and resource development.
This role offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of individuals living with and affected by prostate cancer, providing crucial support through community-based initiatives. If you are enthusiastic about volunteer management and community service and have the skills and experience, we are looking for, we encourage you to apply.
Key Responsibilities:
- Group formation and support: Oversee the setup and operation of 10-12 self-sustaining and independent peer support groups within your assigned region across the lifetime of the three-year project. Ensure smooth delivery, monitoring, and evaluation of group activities. Support existing group leaders and organisers to reach more people living with and affected by prostate cancer with tools and resources.
- Volunteer Coordination: Recruit, train, and support volunteer Support Group Leaders. Assist in the co-production of training materials and resources, aimed at creating self-sustainable groups.
- Community Engagement: Conduct outreach to map existing support services and facilitate the integration of these services with the peer support groups. Host local engagement events to boost volunteer recruitment.
- Data and Case Management: Use a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system to support high-quality volunteer and case management, ensuring accurate data collection to support service outcomes.
- Training and Development: Develop and deliver tailored training programmes for volunteers based on the specific needs of Group Leaders and Organisers. Set up regional forums for sharing best practices and peer networking. Encourage use of Members Portal to share good practice.
- Documentation and Compliance: Ensure compliance with Best Practice Guidance document. Ensure adherence to safeguarding policies to maintain safe governance of peer support groups.
Skills and Qualities Required:
- Strong Facilitation and Communication Skills: Ability to engage effectively with diverse groups. Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential.
- Project Management: Proven skills in managing complex projects with multiple stakeholders. Ability to meet deadlines and manage a varied workload.
- Volunteer Management: Experience in recruiting, training, and supporting volunteers in community settings. Knowledge of best practices in volunteer management.
- Influencing: Experience of influencing a wide range of partners and stakeholders, and in particular clinicians and voluntary and community providers within the health and wellbeing community.
- Community Development: Experience of developing and delivering community services with a range of stakeholders, including health and social care workers, commissioners, local authority and community and voluntary partners.
- Data-Driven Approach: Experience with data collection and CRM systems and a commitment to data-driven service evaluation.
- Community Sensitivity: Experience collaborating with people with a lived experience of cancer or other long-term conditions. Ability to understand and empathise with community needs.
- Administrative: Strong administration and IT skills to maintain accurate records and documentation.
- Safeguarding Knowledge: A good understanding of safeguarding practices, particularly concerning vulnerable populations.
Educational Qualifications:
- Relevant qualification or experience in Community Development, Psychology, Public Health, or a related field is preferred.
Essential Requirements:
- A genuine commitment to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion in all aspects of the role.
- Right to work in the UK.
- Willingness to travel within the designated region and, on occasion, nationally when required.
- Live in the area/region that you are applying for:
Area 1: Midlands (Birmingham, Nottingham, Coventry, Worcester etc)
Area 2: The North (Leeds, York, Middlesborough, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Liverpool, Manchester etc
Please provide a CV and a supporting statement that addresses the included questions
We are hiring for two positions. Please indicate which area you are applying for.
You MUST live in the area/region that you are applying for:
Area 1: Midlands (Birmingham, Nottingham, Coventry, Worcester etc)
Area 2: The North (Leeds, York, Middlesborough, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Liverpool, Manchester etc)
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Senior Programmes Officer
Generating Genius connects students from disadvantaged backgrounds with universities and top businesses in STEM through our various programmes.
The Position
We’re looking for a highly motivated senior programmes officer with excellent organisational and interpersonal skills to run the Schools’ Outreach programmes. These include, but are not limited to, Work Experience Programmes, Corporate Mentoring Programmes and Corporate Insight Days
Annual Rate: £35,000 to £38,000 (pro rata)
Location: This role is mainly remote but there will be a requiremment to travel to schools, companies and event venues across England. Candidates must be based in England and must have the right to work in the UK.
Job Type: 12 months Fixed Term Contract – Full Time (35 hours per week)
Earliest Start Date: Immediate
Security Clearance: DBS Clearance and references will be required.
We are unable to offer sponsorship for candidates who do not have the right to work in the UK.
About the Role
We're seeking an experienced, enthusiastic Senior Programmes Officer (SPO) who is passionate about supporting online and offline learning and programmes. In this role, you will lead the launch of our inaugural online programmes. Your primary responsibility will be to provide day-to-day administrative support for our online and offline schools programmes, collaborating closely with schools and corporate mentors to guarantee a holistic student experience.
If you're someone who thrives in a fast-paced, delivery driven, environment, is committed to delivering high-quality services, and is passionate about advancing online and offline schools programmes, we encourage you to apply. Join us in shaping the future of digital learning at Generating Genius.
Responsibilities and Duties:
● Managing our Generating Genius Schools Outreach programmes
● Leading the launch of our inaugural Online Schools Outreach programmes
● Reporting and creating evaluation models for Schools Outreach programmes
● Monitoring and reporting on student progress during and after programmes
● Organising and creating work experience programmes, mentoring programmes and industry skills workshops
● Run a high-volume rolling student and corporate volunteering mentoring campaign
● Organising and attending events
● Representing the organisation with companies, schools, teachers, and parents
● Ensure compliance with all necessary health and safety legislation for every event.
About You
To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:
Essential criteria
1. Demonstrable programme administration experience
2. Excellent written and verbal communication abilities, enabling independent drafting of documents, virtual learning content, and correspondence tailored to diverse audiences.
3. Proficient in numerical analysis, with a keen eye for detail and accuracy when handling complex data, employing a data-driven decision-making approach.
4. Experience in the use of student records systems and virtual learning environments, including proficiency in managing online assessments.
5. Proven experience in stakeholder management, with the ability to interact confidently and professionally with a wide range of stakeholders across two separate areas.
6. Strong time management and organisational skills, adept at meeting tight deadlines and managing competing priorities, particularly across Schools, with a willingness to seek and utilise support as needed.
7. Customer service experience, coupled with the ability to address complaints and service issues efficiently and professionally.
8. Experience of collaborating effectively within a diverse team, demonstrating a proactive approach, and possessing the capability to work autonomously, along with a dedication to fostering equality and diversity in the workplace.
Additional Required Attributes:
● Confident public speaker and presenter
● Workshop facilitator
● Able to create interactive and interesting activities for both online and in-person events
● Happy working with spreadsheets
● Event Planner
● Regular reporting and evaluation creating and writing skills
Desirable criteria
1. Knowledgeable about e-learning technologies within an educational context, and up to date with current trends in digital education.
We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.
Please email your CV and a cover letter outlining why you’d like to work in our team.
Generating Genius is an organisation on a mission to find and develop the next generation of STEM leaders.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Community Catalysts is a well-established, social enterprise working across the UK to make sure that people who need care and support to live their lives can get help in ways, times and places that suit them.
We see the world differently and celebrate the strength of people and community. We know how to help local people help other local people and we bring our values, creativity and passion to everything we do.
Our primary role is to work as a catalyst within communities to build on the strengths of people, communities, and organisations to ensure that people who need support to live their lives can be part of strong, inclusive, communities with real opportunities to connect, create and contribute.
We use our expertise to help communities, organisations, authorities, and policy makers to deliver the transformational change in services or systems needed to make this a reality.
We are seeking a dynamic and visionary person to lead our efforts in driving forward development and innovation initiatives.
As the Director of Development and Innovation you will be responsible for leading strategic development activities, working collaboratively with colleagues and partners to identify new opportunities, and overseeing the implementation of innovative solutions that align with our mission and objectives.
This role requires a creative thinker with a strong background in product and business development, project management, stakeholder engagement, and a passion for making a positive impact in the health and care sector.
You will have the opportunity to use your skills and experience to develop and enhance all aspects of our work to increase our impact and reach and shape the future direction of the organisation as a whole.
This is an exciting time to join Community Catalysts. We are growing and reaching more people and places. If you share our vision and values and would like to be part of our dynamic team, we would love to hear from you.
Home based with a UK-wide remit and some travel including overnight stays required.
Closing date for applications is 5pm on Monday 2nd September 2024.
Interviews will consist of a one-hour Teams presentation/discussion on Tuesday 10th September 2024 and an in-person interview in Birmingham on either Monday 16th September 2024 or Tuesday 17th September 2024. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
It's a Penatly are looking for an outstanding Communications & Marketing Manager who will support the communications and strategic objectives of our anti-trafficking & exploitation global campaigns during major global sporting events which have an average reach of 180 million, and our CommonProtect (legal reform for child protection in the Commonwealth) and Student Ambassador (Universities) programmes. You will act as brand manager for all It’s a Penalty’s communication output, including campaign and marketing collateral, social and digital media, and programme promotional materials.
With a deep understanding of effective marketing campaigns through a variety of media and a passion for marketing and strategy, you will act as contact for journalists and media outlets, work across all teams, advising and supporting the production of new materials and content, supporting the communications aspects of all our programmes, ensuring they meet the needs of our audiences.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Note: Applicants must be UK based within a reasonable commute of London. Application without a cover letter will not be considered.
Location Home based (Home working with regular meetings in London)
Hours Full Time, permanent (flexibility may be offered for an excellent candidate.)
Reports to Director of Policy and Research
Main purpose and scope of the role:
Parentkind is a national charity representing 13,000 Parent Teacher Associations (PTAs) and has a long term ambition to be the voice of parents in policy making.
We are looking for someone to support our work in Westminster and Whitehall, improving our relationships across Parliament and inside government as we seek to be the credible voice of parents in UK policy making.
The successful candidate will have demonstrable experience of advocacy and policy research in Westminster, either within Parliament or government. If you have a passion for politics, a background in policy research and an interest in education policy and politics this is the role for you.
The role will involve:
- Conducting research on parents, including polling of parents and their views. We have an ambition to make high quality policy recommendations based on this research.
- Alongside the research requirements of the role, you will be expected to support our political and broader stakeholder engagement activity to make sure the work we do is seen by the right people.
- Organise and plan political events to communicate our research, including roundtables, lunches and dinners and launch events in Westminster.
- Lead on responding to public consultations on behalf of Parentkind to ensure the voice of parents is heard in the public consultations.
You will represent Parentkind at important events and meetings and have the chance to promote our research and policy recommendations. We would particularly welcome candidates who can demonstrate some media experience, including writing press releases and placing stories with national media outlets.
Duties and key responsibilities
Policy research and analysis
- To conduct research under the guidance of the Director of Policy and Research.
- To produce summarise large amounts of information and produce briefing material on education policy for external audiences, often at pace.
- To support the development of parent opinion polling related to our policy work.
- Respond to relevant consultations on behalf of Parentkind.
Policy development
- To provide rapid briefing material for any relevant future business relating to Parliament and the UK government.
- To provide political monitoring and identify opportunities for political engagement.
- To support the development of policy recommendations and experience of publishing policy related research.
Political engagement
To plan and organise political events, such as roundtable discussions, lunches and dinners and launch events in Westminster.
To identify political stakeholders relevant to our work in Parliament and the UK government, including:
- officials inside government departments,
- elected representatives,
- think tanks and other relevant research institutions.
To maintain a wide range of political contacts and meet with political stakeholders to promote our research and policy work.
To meet with organisations with an interest in our work and provide effective briefings.
To attend party conferences and other education led events to represent Parentkind.
Media engagement
To support the Director of Policy and Research in media engagement, including background research for press releases.
To summarise our policy and research ready for social media platforms.
Residents must be based in or within commutable distance of London.
We are seeking an individual with a strong background in corporate relationships to lead on a portfolio of significant, strategic partners on a maternity cover contract.
The Corporate Partnerships Manager will be joining an established and successful team, playing a vital role in developing the sustainable growth of income through our incredible partnership network within the rail industry. The role will seek out opportunities within rail to assist the fundraising team to achieve growth in both income and donor base. The right candidate will have a proven track record of developing new business opportunities and stewarding accounts to maximum potential.
To apply for this position, please complete the application form which can be accessed from the Railway Children website.
Location: Homeworking with regular travel to office in Sandbach
Closing date: Midday, Monday 5th August.
Candidates will be assessed on application and may be contacted before the closing date.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Changing Faces is here for everyone with a scar, mark or condition on their face or body. They provide life-changing mental health, wellbeing, and skin camouflage services. They work to transform understanding and acceptance of visible difference, and campaign to reduce prejudice and discrimination.
Changing Faces are looking for a new business specialist to help grow corporate partnership income at Changing Faces. This role will be 90% focused on new business with a 10% account management split.
You will have an excellent network of corporate funders and a proven track record of successfully bidding, winning and managing corporate fundraising partnerships. The role will suit someone with excellent communication and relationship building skills along with plenty of creative ideas to engage potential partners and win pitches.
This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside senior fundraisers to shape and craft the future of corporate fundraising at Changing Faces.
As Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager, you will:
- Identify, cultivate, and secure new corporate partnerships at five and six figure level
- Secure new corporate partnerships including corporate foundations, Charity of the Year, cause related marketing and strategic partnerships
- Be a senior brand ambassador for the charity, engaging and developing effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, both internally and externally
- Build a robust pipeline of partnerships opportunities
Ideal skills and experience:
- Experience of working in a corporate partnerships/corporate social responsibility/marketing/sales environment
- Ability to win and deliver major charity & corporate partnerships (£50-100k+)
- Experience of writing compelling copy, pitches and campaigns to secure new partnerships
- Strong commitment to Changing Faces values, vision and purpose and to keeping the voices of people with visible differences at the heart of all work
Expert recruitment for fundraisers and charities.
Location: Remote in Europe
Salary: £52,997 - £66,246 (GBP) if based in United Kingdom
About the role
The Senior People Advisor works within the People and Culture team to provide staff with advisory support across the whole employee lifecycle from onboarding through to offboarding and ongoing HR support, which reflects and highlights our organisational culture and values. The role is supported by the People team who operate across the globe and work collaboratively to ensure our culture, people and processes are well aligned. The role will lead on providing advice on employee relations issues to all employees and people managers in their regions.
You will also ensure that staff who are hired and/or paid through PEOs receive the same positive, welcoming and nurturing experience as staff who are employed directly by Sunrise.
You will work closely with the Learning and Development Director and People and Culture team to assist in the design and delivery of areas that drive culture and transformation across Sunrise. This will include overseeing and utilizing our LMS system and supporting leadership development, JEDI, core compliance related areas and any other areas identified as part of learning needs analysis. You will also support the evaluation of our programmes, tools and techniques for delivering learning.
The role will also lead on developing the curriculum for our organisation wide onboarding programme and materials.
Key Responsibilities
Provide generalist people support that will include areas such as:
- Employee/industrial relations - providing support, advice and guidance on a range of issues including conflict management and working with and escalating when required to our people and culture lead(s)
- Providing onboarding support and coordinating issue of contracts and any updates to employment for specific for regions that you support
- Providing local hiring support working with the Hiring Advisor as needed, this may include coordination support, quality assuring our process and providing advice to hiring managers.
- Being first point of call to responds to queries /requests for your regions and escalating as appropriate to People and Culture Lead(s)
- Support the implementation of the JEDI strategy within the regions you work in
Managing communications between PEOs and Sunrise and their HR leads for Europe based staff (Remote, Safeguard,Velocity) with some support for North American based staff including:
- Facilitating employee life cycle to facilitate pre-boarding, payroll changes, onboarding and offboarding including exit interviews.
- Providing the PEO with guidance and updates on employee relations issues e.g. performance management, grievances, workplace health & safety, etc. by investigating issues, evaluating potential solutions and assisting in implementing agreed-upon actions via the PEO.
- Working with PEO’s to seek advice and expertise on labour law legislation and related risks, to ensure that alignment between Sunrise and PEO HR practices is balanced with compliance to local legislation.
Specialist areas will include:
Learning and Development
- Work with the Director of Learning and Development and People and Culture Leads to design, deliver and implement opportunities that are aligned with learning needs
- Work with Managers to regularly evaluate learning needs analysis and seeking input from L&D Director to design solutions where appropriate
- Support with sourcing, design and delivery of compliance related resources and learning for the organisation
- Utilize our learning management system to support learning activities and development and maintenance of the LMS
- Oversee and develop our approach to onboarding globally and lead on the design and implementation of the curriculum, ensuring regular updates are made as we grow
- Evaluate the effectiveness of learning activities working with the L&D Director to develop a consistent framework
Other
- Leads and/or participates in HR-operational related projects, e.g. Intranet, HRIS, program reviews, etc
- Works with P&C Leads to provide relevant data and reports for board and organisation reporting
Required skills, knowledge and experience
- A working knowledge of, and experience in a people advisory role, in particular contemporary HR practices and related regulatory/compliance requirements.
- Prior experience (equivalent to 5 years of experience) and success in designing and delivering learning interventions with experience of remote content design and delivery.
- Knowledge of and experience of applying learning theories and best practices
- Experience of managing commercial partnerships and relationships with third party suppliers
- Experience of designing and delivering learning experiences globally taking into consideration JEDI and cultural differences.
- Experience of using learning technologies, learning management systems and/or virtual learning environments.
- A high level of emotional intelligence, with advanced communications and engagement skills (rapport building, influencing and trust building).
- Advanced level organisational, time management and administrative skills. Operational focussed project management experience, including competence in using project management tools (ideally Asana, or similar)
- Well developed experience of managing issues and conflict management, troubleshooting and problem solving skills, together with a positive, collaborative approach.
- Experience of facilitation and coaching and implementing coaching programmes (Essential)
- A strong commitment to the principles of justice, equality, diversity and inclusion within the context of developing learning opportunities
- A passion for action on climate change and a commitment to social justice
Job requirements
- Full working rights for the country in which you will be working. The Sunrise Project is unable to sponsor applicants for employment visas.
- Employment background checks are required.
- Intermittent travel with advanced notice may be required.
How Sunrise supports its staff
The Sunrise Project is committed to creating a workplace that supports our staff to do their best work and develop professionally. Sunrise has the following in place to help us achieve that, noting pro rata will apply for part time staff and/or temporarily appointed-fixed term staff. The successful candidate will be hired via a Professional Employment Organisation (PEO) on behalf of the Sunrise Project, so conditions of employment may vary.
- Statutory benefits and entitlements of the country in which you are employed.
- Sunrise may provide additional benefits, where in-country entitlements are less than our standard package, where applicable including:
- Paid Parental Leave that is gender-neutral & inclusive of all types of families, incl. Parental Return To Work & Keeping In Touch Program
- Life Leave (up to 40 days p.a. for significant personal reasons)
- Public Holiday + Cultural Leave
- Workspace Benefits incl: Macbook & accessories, initial $2,000* for home workspace & IT equipment + $800* every 2 years + up to $75/mth phone/data/internet (equivalent local currency) .
- Shared office support
Additionally we offer:
- Flexible Working Policy
- VIDA - An AI tool to support your health and wellbeing
- Regular all-org and team meetings & retreats
- Learning & Development Program incl. a professional development budget for every staff member
- Coaching & manager support with regular 1:1 meetings
- Annual performance & development reviews with 360 feedback
- A co-developed work plan to ensure clarity on your role & key responsibilities
- We provide our staff with a voice on issues that concern them via consultation, caucuses, working groups, and surveys.
How to apply for this job
We recognise that racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, classism and other forms of discrimination creates structural barriers that impact opportunities to formal education and experience. We are partnering with the team at Kin to help us recruit this position.
You’ll be taken to Be Applied to complete your application.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Do you want to be at the forefront of tackling the climate crisis?
Would you like to help bring businesses and communities together in a place in the NW of England, to accelerate a just transition to a net zero, resilient future where people and nature thrive?
Do you have diverse experience of stakeholder management, business development and community engagement.
Are you based in proximity to the M62 corridor and able to commute part of the week to places such as - Salford /Warrington/Manchester/Wigan?
If yes, we would love to hear from you – this is a unique and exciting opportunity to work with a friendly, dedicated team to making a tangible difference.
Business in the Community (BITC) is looking for an individual based close to the M62 Corridor of the North West region – to develop our next place to operationalise its Community Climate Fund. Join a team setting up our Community Climate Fund (CCF), that aims to raise £100m and be actively supporting community climate action in 25 places across the UK by 2030. This is an exciting opportunity to identify and deliver a plan in a place (e.g. Salford, an area in Manchester, Warrington or Wigan) to have a positive social, environmental and economic impact for the communities there.
The Community Climate Fund Senior Lead, will be responsible for the successful development and delivery of the fund in the vicinity of the M62 corridor and will:
- Increase resilience to economic and environmental shocks
- Strengthen community coherence and wellbeing
- Accelerate progress towards net zero
The role will involve:
- Identifying and developing our next place in the North West of England to operationalize our Community Climate Fund.
- Developing a deep understanding of, and engagement with the community organisations present in the area as potential beneficiaries of the Community Climate Fund.
- Nurturing relationships with cross sector representatives at all levels to collaborate and ensure the community climate fund meets local needs.
- Working with our climate action experts and the steering group, to select community climate projects to fund.
This role will be based close to the M62 Corridor - the post holder will work from home, but be willing and able to commute to the selected place approximately twice a week.
Closing date:1 September 2024
Interview date: 12 September 2024
Salary: Minimum of £42,435 per annum (BITC job framework level 3)
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This is a very exciting time to join our expanding Visiting Caseworker Service. We are seeking two new colleagues, who will join our current team of two caseworkers covering the UK and Ireland. These newly created positions will be regionally based, one covering South West England & South Wales, and the other North West England & North Wales (with other travel across the UK on occasion).
Visiting Caseworkers each deal with an approximate caseload of 70-100 cases / visits per year. Central to the role will be supporting and advocating on behalf of vulnerable applicants, or those who are living in particularly complex or challenging situations. The job will be wide-ranging and include elements of advocacy, support, income maximisation, mediation, partnership working and processing our own grants where appropriate, with the overall aim to reach long-term sustainable solutions for Anglican clergy households.
Working closely with the Visiting Caseworker Manager and the wider Charitable Services team, key responsibilities will include:
Receive referrals from applicants via the Grants & Services team, for potential casework and home visits
- Assess and prioritise urgent cases on a weekly basis.
Conduct home visit (or online meeting)
- Provide thorough assessment of current situation, taking into consideration time available and wellbeing of the applicant.
- Conduct general income maximisation check (welfare benefits, grants check etc), where necessary.
- Identify, discuss and escalate (to Designated Safeguarding Officer) any safeguarding concerns within the household.
- Gather information in order to create individualised action plans with the primary contact and other household members.
• Assess and prioritise urgent actions during the meeting.
Develop an action plan
- Complete a written summary of the meeting and draft an action plan for possible areas of help and support with allocated responsibilities and agreed timelines.
- Prioritise urgent actions and agree responsibility for each action with applicant.
- Liaise with other agencies (e.g., DWP, Social Services, NHS, other charities, voluntary organisations, occupational benevolent funds, Dioceses, CofE Pensions Board etc.) where necessary.
- Refer to our own partnership support services if appropriate for help and support.
- Research and identify any local organisations for longer-term support.
- Consider and recommend most appropriate grant support through our own internal grants programme.
- Advocate on behalf of the applicant (e.g., complete internal and external applications, liaise with other external agencies, members of the Church where necessary).
- Act as third party for complaints, mediation or appeal hearings with applicants, either in person, online, or helping prepare a written submission.
- Keep accurate and objective notes and communications within our CRM system and ensure this is kept up to date on a daily basis.
Follow-up
- Manage and update action plans, while keeping in contact with applicant on a regular basis.
- Encourage and empower applicants to complete their actions and know when to step in, as and when necessary.
- Only in exceptional circumstances, consider a further home visit, if deemed appropriate
Other reasonable duties and projects commensurate with the post
- Support and work closely with other VC colleagues sharing areas of expertise.
- In particularly busy times, act as an overflow for grant applications, to support colleagues in the Charitable Services Team.
These additional roles offer a unique opportunity for dynamic, solution-focused, empathetic, casework professionals, in a small, dynamic-charity, ready to embark on its next three-year strategy (2025-28).
To be considered for this position with great scope for growth and development potential, applicants should demonstrate:
- Significant experience of working within a charity / not-for-profit or grant making trust, supporting individuals and families with complex health and care needs, elderly, or vulnerable applicants, face-to-face, online and over the phone.
- Significant knowledge and experience in at least two of the following areas:
- Welfare benefits and submitting appeals or complaints.
- Mental health support
- SEN education advice including SEN support, EHCPs and SENDIST tribunals.
- Local authority and other statutory support such as Social Service Assessments and services, complaints, DFG entitlements.
- NHS services, continuing health care either for children or adults.
- Experience of working alongside and liaising with external agencies and organisations
- Excellent problem solving, prioritisation and influencing skills with a belief of empowering individuals
- Experience and knowledge of safeguarding, knowing when to escalate concerns.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and high levels of attention to detail
- Willingness to work alone, with the support of line manager, and colleagues in the Charitable Services team.
If you are looking for an environment where you will be nurtured through our strong commitment to staff development (alongside an excellent package of benefits including generous annual leave including your birthday off), then we’d love to hear from you.
For this role, the post holder will be home-based, visiting households within a dedicated region, and on occasion, across the UK (travel expenses covered). Applicants should be car owners (with a full, clean driving licence and business use insurance cover) and/or located within easy reach of a main line railway station. Use of a dedicated home office will also be required.
Some travel to our London office will be required, in line with business need; this is likely to involve up to 20 office visits per annum (reasonable expenses covered), details of which will be discussed with candidates at interview.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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ROLE SUMMARY
We are looking for a creative, engaging and resourceful Administrator who can support the Youth Engagement Team at Ocean Generation to deliver our brand of Ocean Intelligence to young people across the globe. The successful candidate will be instrumental in our aim to inspire thousands of young people to engage in Ocean action.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
General Admin:
• Supporting with the day-to-day tasks of the Youth Engagement Team, including managing the youth inbox, booking co-working space, sourcing and purchasing materials, generating certificates for participants, etc.
• Managing the team project plans via Monday and team events calendar to ensure the smooth running of all events.
• Building new contact lists for potential partnerships to widen our reach and maintaining current database.
• Supporting the Youth Engagement Lead in the training of Interns
• Improving current processes to be more streamlined and increase team productivity
Marketing and Promotion:
• Designing content on Canva to ensure that all Youth Engagement materials are up-to-date and on brand
• Updating content on websites and platforms when required
• Uploading Youth Engagement content to YouTube
Monitoring and Evaluation:
• Collating partner feedback through Typeform and Mentimeter to inform future developments of all Youth Engagement Programmes
• Assisting in impact tracking
Event Support:
• On the ground support assisting in the running of stalls and youth engagement activities at large scale events across the UK, engaging young people in fun and informative Ocean-themed activities and challenges
ABOUT OCEAN GENERATION:
Established in 2009 by film producer Jo Ruxton, we have galvanised a growing wave of change by exposing the threat of plastic pollution to our health and the health of our Ocean. Our award-winning documentary ‘A Plastic Ocean’, was named by Sir David Attenborough as “one of the most important films of our time” and ignited mass public awareness about the impact of plastic on our Ocean.
Today we address the full range of human actions threatening the Ocean with a particular focus on engaging young people.
• Our vision is a world where the Ocean is freed from human threats.
• Our mission is to bring the Ocean to everyone, everywhere.
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
Essential:
•Analytical: proven ability to improve systems and processes
•Microsoft whizz: advanced level knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, Forms, etc.)
•Well organised and able to manage several tasks in a variety of projects simultaneously, keeping accurate notes and completing follow up actions
•Excellent communication skills: comfortable speaking in public, can quickly connect with people to establish positive relationships, presents information clearly
•Self-motivated and able to work autonomously, using own initiative, when necessary
•A passion for the natural world and our Ocean!
Desirable:
• Familiarity with Typeform, Mentimeter, Canva, Wordpress, Monday dot com
• Experience of working in remote or hybrid teams
Salary: £12,500 per annum (£25k pro rata)
Contract Type: This will be a part-time, 12 month Fixed Term Contract (with the possibility of extension). 2.5 days a week (to be worked Mondays to Thursdays – exact days to be determined with successful candidate)
Please note, proof of the right to work in the UK will be required.We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults, so successful candidates will undergo an enhanced DBS check and provide two references.
HOW TO APPLY
Submit your CV and a brief cover letter (max 500 words), explaining why you feel you suit this role.
Deadline for applications: 9am Monday 5th August
Interviews: Monday 12th and Tuesday 13th August (N.B. there will also be a pre-interview task to complete)
Submit your CV and a brief cover letter (max 500 words), explaining why you feel you suit this role.
Deadline for applications: 9am Monday 5th August
Interviews: Monday 12th and Tuesday 13th August (N.B. there will also be a pre-interview task to complete)
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This is an exciting time to join us and take the next steps in your career: the successful candidate will enjoy a variable and broad workload, engaging with international stakeholders at all levels, and will have the opportunity to take responsibility, work independently and develop in the role.
About the role:
The Executive Assistant provides comprehensive support to our Executive Director to coordinate all aspects of our business; working with our Board and committees to take our services to our international community of plastic surgeons to the next level, and to further our mission to improve education in our field for the benefit and safety of patients.
You will be the first port of call for the Executive office, responsible for managing communications; coordinating meetings; preparing reports and presentations for the Board; supporting the development and project management of strategic initiatives; and maintaining, delivering and improving high-quality office management systems and processes across the organisation.
About you:
Educated to degree level, with strong demonstrable experience in a relevant role (preferably but not necessarily gained within a membership organisation, university or medical environment), you will be comfortable working at pace on your own initiative. We would like to hear from candidates who will embrace and enjoy the opportunities, and challenges, of working in a small ambitious organisation: able to manage multiple projects concurrently and to build effective relationships.
Key attributes will include:
• Demonstrable experience in a relevant role, including working with Boards.
• Highly organised, with exceptional competence in MS Teams and Office 365, including report writing, managing data in excel and preparing PowerPoint presentations.
• Adept at analysing and evaluating needs quickly, managing conflicting deadlines, and able to see tasks through to completion in a timely manner.
• Energetic, enjoys working at pace, and taking initiative and responsibility within a small team.
• Demonstrates strong customer focus, attention to detail and a commitment to the highest quality outputs
• Skilled at developing relationships and welcomes the opportunity to work with medical professionals in an international environment.
• Self-motivated: effective working from home, whilst equally happy to travel to work or meet colleagues in London, or to represent ISAPS at international events when needed.
• Proactive, adaptable, resilient, diplomatic, solutions focused and culturally aware.
• Whilst English is the official language of ISAPS, other European languages may also be an advantage.
About us:
The International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery is registered as a non-profit organization in the USA and is the leading international professional membership body dedicated to patient safety in aesthetic plastic surgery and the provision Aesthetic Education Worldwide ®. We do this by promoting and providing the highest quality education and training, providing lifelong learning, and developing opportunities for knowledge exchange. We currently serve a growing membership of more-than 5,000 Board certified plastic surgeon members in 117 countries.
Our team is international too: small but highly effective, we work together remotely, across international boundaries, to make a big difference for our international community.
Reporting to: Executive Director
Tenure: Full time (5 days per week), permanent
Salary: Depending on skills and experience [£35K - £42K]
Location: Home working, ability to travel to London 1-4 times per month
Benefits:
• 25 days holiday excluding bank holidays, plus a 3 day allowance available after one year, for office closure (usually over New Year)
• Holiday entitlement increases with service
• Matched Pension Plan
• The opportunity for growth, responsibility and ownership
Process:
Apply online with CV and personal statement / cover letter, explaining your suitability for the role, giving your current remuneration and notice period and confirming your availability for interview.
Since the position is available immediately, we may request informal conversations with high calibre candidates as applications are received. We will also request some assessment tasks to be completed as part of our shortlisting process. If you do not hear from us within 28 days of our closing date you may assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.
Closing Date: 9am August 9th
Interviews: Shortlisting (ongoing)
Final interviews: Thursday August 15th
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early in the event of a very large number of applications.
You may have experience of the following: Executive Assistant; Executive Coordinator; Executive Office Manager; Executive office coordinator; Project Support; Project Assistant, Project Coordinator, Project Administrator, Project Management, Business support Admin; Business Support Officer; Operations Coordinator; Senior Executive Assistant, Executive Support; Education coordinator; Partnerships coordinator; Engagement coordinator;
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Overview
Are you passionate about digital communications, technology, and accessible web design?
Join our team and make a difference to the staff and volunteers of our organisation across the UK. This is a unique opportunity to apply your skills in a dynamic and supportive environment, driving innovation and accessibility in our digital environment.
Change Grow Live is a national health and social care charity that believes in people and wants to make a difference. We help tens of thousands of people each day to change, to grow and to live life to its full potential. Our staff are critical to making this happen.
We are pleased to introduce this new position that demonstrates our commitment to providing our colleagues with high quality platforms for communication, connection and collaboration. As our Intranet Officer, you will be pivotal in enhancing the daily online experiences of our staff and volunteers, ensuring they have the essential information they need to perform their roles effectively.
We are in the process of renewing our SharePoint intranet, and you will join us at an exciting time where you can take ownership of the channel, ensuring it meets our high standards and continues to be developed. Another upcoming project involves implementing new employee channels, such as Viva Engage. You will play a key role in supporting this project and ongoing development.
You'll be highly organised and efficient, with a passion for improving employee's experiences at work.
The role is remotely based, or you can choose to work from one of our services. Occasional travel to Change Grow Live sites will be required for team meetings. We welcome applicants that are located anywhere in the UK. The charity is a friendly and energising place to work – and you will have the full support of the team to make this new role a success. We are open, bold and compassionate, and we value diversity.
Where: Remote
Hours: Full Time. 37.5h per week
Salary: £32,685 - £36,635 per annum
Responsibilities
Key Activities:
- Support the delivery of the internal communications and engagement strategy
- Coordinate the day-to-day requirements of the organisation's SharePoint:-
- Content – publish content that aligns with publishing standards
- Governance – manage the approval, review, and retention process to ensure information is user-centred, clear, and up to date
- Web design – support standards of UI/UX, accessibility and search optimisation
- Technical support – develop and deliver SharePoint solutions by working with colleagues in the IT department and testing with users
- Continuous improvement – use analytics, user feedback and Microsoft updates to progress the intranet roadmap
- Support the implementation and management of new employee channels such as Viva Engage and other applications in the Microsoft Viva suite
- Community management – proactively guide community managers to maintain healthy and compliant platforms
- Measure, track, and evaluate platform engagement metrics to assess the effectiveness and make data-driven recommendations for improvements
- Advise and work collaboratively with colleagues to gather and prioritise requirements for channel enhancements, new features, and improvements
- Share best practice, upskill, and empower staff to improve how they communicate and engage
- Advocate Change Grow Live’s brand, including tone of voice, and shape clear messages that are aligned to the organisation’s values
About You:
Education Knowledge and Experience (essential):
- Qualification in a relevant subject, or the equivalent experience in a similar role.
- 3+ years' experience in a communication, marketing, digital, or technology role.
- Experience managing digital channels, e.g. intranets/websites/social media.
- Strong relationship management and interpersonal skills.
Abilities and Skills (essential):
- Excellent communicator, comfortable with presenting ideas.
- Understanding of digital accessibility with the ability to present complex information in an accessible, jargon free format.
- Highly organised, able to manage multiple tasks and work autonomously.
- Independent thinker with demonstrated good judgement, problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Creative, innovative, and passionate about helping people.
What We Offer:
- Ongoing professional development and training opportunities
- A supportive and collaborative work environment
- The chance to be part of an organisation dedicated to improving lives
- 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service for the first 5 years
- Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme
- Contributory pension scheme
- Several benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
- Training, career development & progression opportunities
- Refer a Friend Scheme.
If you are passionate about providing accurate and helpful content and making a positive impact in the lives of others, we would love to hear from you.
Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement, you reflect on the details outlined in the job description. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role.
Salary Range (pro rata if part time)
CGL points 29 to 33 (£32,685.28 - £36,635.37)
ILW / OLW /Fringe
N/A - Outside London Weighting Area
Interview Date
19/8/2024
Closing Date
11/8/2024
If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us
Consultancy services required
Parkinson’s UK works with health and social care professionals to transform Parkinson’s services across the UK.
We do this through the Parkinson’s Excellence Network (PEN), a network of around 6,000 health and care professionals with a shared vision: to build an expert Parkinson’s workforce and improve health and care services for people with Parkinson’s.
We bring together and support health and care professionals to share best practice, network and collaborate, share resources and education, and drive improvements to services for people with Parkinson’s and their loved ones.
We currently have two vacancies for Parkinson’s specialist nurses on the national Clinical Leadership Team.
What will be expected of you in this role
You'll:
- Provide strategic guidance to the Parkinson’s UK team through the monthly
- Parkinson’s Excellence Network Steering Group.
- Bring your expertise as a Parkinson’s specialist nurse, acting as a source of expert
- clinical advice for Parkinson’s UK teams.
- Drive engagement and participation with the Excellence Network.
- Inspire, challenge and collaborate with the health and social care professional community to drive significant improvements to Parkinson’s services.
- Act as a professional ambassador for the Excellence Network.
- Attend the annual in-person PEN National and Regional Clinical Leads meeting.
- Support the PEN national calendar of events through attendance or promotion. This includes Excellence Hub meetings and other activities centred around our national priorities.
- Join relevant governance groups, including the UK Parkinson’s Audit Governance Board.
- Act as a clinical media spokesperson for Parkinson’s UK on occasion (optional; training will be provided if required).
What expertise you'll bring
You'll:
- Be an experienced UK-based Parkinson’s specialist nurse with exceptional interpersonal and influencing skills.
- Have a good understanding of the landscape of health and social care delivery, education and workforce development to support the strategic aims and objectives of Parkinson’s UK.
What you can expect from Parkinson's UK
You'll:
- Be formally welcomed and introduced to the Excellence Network and your role
- Be provided with an introduction pack so that you can gain an understanding of where your role fits in.
- Meet with the Professional Engagement Lead or Associate Director of Policy & Health Strategy after 6 months in the role for a review meeting and then annually thereafter (or more frequently if required).
- Be provided with a set of resources and information to support you in your role eg. aready made presentation on the PEN.
- Be invited to an annual event for the National and Regional Clinical Leads, to provide updates, training and opportunities for discussion.
A bit more about the opportunity
Time commitment will be 0.5 days per week (1 programmed activity) to be worked flexibly across the month.
Monthly rate will be based on skills and experience.
Term of consultancy services will be set tenure of 3 years from date of appointment, with an option to extend once for a further 3 years.
We will also ask you/your employer to send across a monthly/quarterly invoice to the Professional Engagement Team at Parkinson’s UK and include a short paragraph outlining what you’ve done in the role each month. We can provide an example of this.
How to apply
Please apply by emailing with your CV and a detailed supporting statement to show how you match what we’re looking for, as outlined above. Please state the area you’re based in your application.
Closing date for applications: midnight on Sunday 28 July.
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to an interview and we’ll be aiming to hold interviews week commencing 5 or 12 August.
We’re a people-powered movement on the verge of major breakthroughs in Parkinson’s. Together, we will find a cure.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Marie Curie, the UK’s leading end-of-life charity, is seeking an Associate Director of Local Fundraising to lead their local fundraising operation and ensuring they maximise the value from local relationships.
Marie Curie is the largest non-NHS provider of end-of-life care in the UK, the only provider across all four nations delivering community nursing and hospice care across the country, while providing information and support on all aspects of dying, death, and bereavement. Their leading research pushes the boundaries of what we know about good end-of-life, and their campaigns fight for a world where everyone gets to have the best possible quality of life while living with an illness they’re likely to die from.
The Associate Director of Local Fundraising is a senior role within the Income, Innovation and Engagement directorate; a highly ambitious and professional team which is working to grow income and strengthen the organisation’s voice across the UK as the leading end of life care charity in the UK. Marie Curie has ambitious financial growth targets and needs to drive net contribution, engagement and awareness if they are to achieve their fundraising ambitions and subsequently their service growth goals.
The primary focus of the role is to maximise the net contribution from local fundraising but also to drive community awareness and engagement with Marie Curie. This is a key role for Marie Curie, responsible for managing a team of over 100 people and having responsibility for over £20 million Income, the recruitment of legacy prospects, the delivery of fundraising events and the strategic approach of supporter facing volunteers.
The Fundraising teams based in communities across the UK are responsible for raising money, driving legacy sign ups, building event participation and profit and growing awareness and engagement of the need for and impact of the charity’s work amongst supporters and people who have the potential to support Marie Curie. With all local relationships managed by this role’s teams, the post will ensure that supporters have a connected, seamless experience.
The ideal candidate will have senior leadership experience in a fundraising environment with a successful track record in increasing voluntary income or revenue. They will also have experience in developing both annual operational and three-year strategic plans, developing creative and innovative solutions and digital marketing and in working with working with volunteers and engaging local communities. This will be combined with a proven track record in managing large high-performing, geographically dispersed teams.
This is an ideal career opportunity for an individual with extensive community fundraising experience looking to either broaden their portfolio or take the next step towards a Director of Fundraising role.
Please download our Candidate Pack for further information [PDF], which includes details on how to apply.
CLOSING DATE: 9am, Monday 12th August.
PLEASE NOTE: We will be longlisting applications as soon as we receive them, so please apply early to register your interest.