If you’re keen to support people to turn their lives around and help them return to work, then this could be the role for you. Working Chance is looking for a passionate and empathetic candidate to join our team as an Employment Advisor, to provide maternity leave cover for 12 months with the possibility of extension.

We are a unique, award-winning charity supporting women with convictions - many of whom have been in prison - to develop their employability and self-belief and find a job they can thrive in. 

The successful post-holder will play a crucial role in supporting women with convictions into sustainable employment opportunities. Working in partnership, you will assist our clients with their day-to-day job search including support with job applications, interview preparation and offering feedback at each step.

You will also play a key role in building relationships with employers across various industries and sectors, identifying suitable vacancies and providing support to employers throughout the hiring process.

Practising a non-judgemental approach, the ideal candidate will be highly empathetic with a proven track record in supporting individuals to find suitable and sustainable employment. Excellent communication, negotiation and people skills are essential for this role as you will be responsible for building trust and rapport with the women we support, and developing relationships across a range of backgrounds and sectors.

Experience of working within employability, recruitment or in a similar environment is essential. Knowledge of the criminal justice system would be an advantage, and we welcome applicants with lived experience or convictions.

Bromley Well is commissioned by the London Borough of Bromley and Bromley Clinical Commissioning Group to deliver services for local people to help them maintain both their physical and mental health, their independence, and also provide training and employment opportunities.

About the role:

Through tailored person-centred support, you will assist people with learning disabilities (LD), physical disabilities (PD) and long term health conditions (LTHCs) to address barriers to employment and education by providing advice, guidance and support to improve access to education, employment and volunteering whilst supporting retention of paid employment.

You will also support referrals of people with mental health issues, requiring retention support to an appropriate service.

Requirements:

Reporting to the Head of Education and Employment, here are some of the skills that will make you stand out:

• Experience of supported employment
• Knowledge of relevant disability and employment legislation
• Experience of planning, preparing and delivering work preparation sessions to groups of people
• Confidence in public speaking and telephone skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to build relationships with a diverse range of people, both internally and externally

For more information, and to apply, please visit our website via the apply button.

Closing date: 8th February 2021 at 12 noon

Bromley Well and Bromley Mencap are committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment. We value diversity, promote equality, and challenge discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Reporting to: CEO until March and then Director of Programmes and Innovation

Location:London Office based with travel across the region and occasional national travel (ccurrently remote working due to Covid-19)

Hours: Part time at 80% ( Mondays, Thursdays Fridays mandatory). Some evening and weekend work required. Further hours may be available based on funding.
 

MORE ABOUT THIS ROLE

This is a unique role at an exciting and pivotal time of growth for The Sophie Hayes Foundation based in our largest delivery location. 

The successful candidate will work with our London team to manage and deliver remote, 1-to-1 and group employability support service by coaching survivors of trafficking to: grow in confidence, develop employability skills and to access vocational placement opportunities such as training, education, work experience and volunteering.  

This is a role designed for someone who is people focused, has an eye to detail and is: encouraging, insightful, creative, organised and willing to tailor 1-to-1 sessions, to adapt to the changing lives of those you are supporting.Have perseverance, a high level of flexibility and emotional intelligence.You will be quick to listen, understand and lead women forward as they navigate a challenging transition in their lives. You will have initiative with an ability to adapt ideas into action, alongside strong partnership skills as you build relationships with referral partners across businesses, social enterprises and colleges across London and the South.

REQUIRED MINIMUM OF 3- 5 YEARS EXPERIENCE

Essential:

1. Experience of either teaching, coaching, training or support work: 
   1. Helping people access work, training and education, and understanding the commercial workplace
   2. Experience of helping people develop CVs, interview skills and career plans.
   3. Bringing out the best in those around you.
   4. Curious, insightful and committed to the growth of everyone you work with.
2. Forming partnerships: Creating and building alignment with diverse partners over a shared agenda.
   1.  Experience in influencing others for a common goal and managing complex stakeholder relationships.
3. Support work: Supporting vulnerable individuals on a remote, group and 1-to-1 basis to overcome challenges, advocating for them, following up and breaking down barriers to progress.

Technical Essential

1. Database proficient (Blackbaud preferred)
2. Microsoft Suite 
3. Advanced level of report writing and english proficiency

CORE ACCOUNTABILITIES

1. Employability Support Work – Deliver remote, group and 1-to-1 support to survivors of trafficking, with a focus on identifying strengths, purpose and career plans, in a manner and approach consistent with our Employability Programme (focus on identity, hope and empowerment).  
2. Provide insight and input into all aspects of the Employability Programme.
3. Identifying and matching individuals on volunteer placements, training or work shadowing opportunities
4. Working in collaboration with NGO partner case workers to support the activation of longer-term training plans in a suitable location for the individual.

Partnership Creation and Management

1. Build and maintain relationships with employability and training partners across London and the South (and elsewhere in the UK as defined through the programme delivery).
2. Identify suitable placement or training experiences that will further the career path for participant survivors. Continue to review the success of placement providers, resolving any issues as they emerge and working to continually enhance the experience and outcomes for all parties involved.
3. Create and maintain training partnerships available for Employability Programme graduates across London & South
4. Ensure ALL compliance with our safeguarding principles, policies and procedures  
5. Work closely with the other Employability Coaching Coordinators to ensure growth and develoment of all programme participants.

Monitoring, Reporting, Evaluation

1. Ensure delivery of funder KPI’s and terms of grant related to the support work component of the programme.
2. Collate qualitative and quantitative data and stories for use in ongoing funding reports and future funding bids
3. Support monthly trustee reporting and annual report requirements as required
4. Continually enhance and improve the support service based on a formal process of review and implementation

Supporting the wider organisation

1. Delivering regular and effective communications for the wider team regarding the overall programme and employability support work progress.  
2. All other duties as assigned.

The people that we work with come from all over the world and have a wide variety of beliefs, experiences, backgrounds. We are committed to sharing and reflecting this rich diversity amongst our staff, volunteers and trustees and would strongly encourage applicants from minority and under-represented groups

Please note: We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

However, this post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 20

At Plan International, we are proud to have built a strong global function, we are now looking to develop and strengthen our Employment Relations function within the newly relaunched People and Culture team.   We aim to continue to ‘raise the bar’ to the new priorities of the organisation our function through ensuring that the people and culture team is focussed on supporting our global client groups to deliver on the aims of  our ‘100 Million Reasons’ strategy.

In our Employment Relations & Inclusion Manager, we are looking for a highly experienced and qualified HR professional, who will work closely with the Executive Director of People & Culture to review, establish and maintain the critical employment relations and inclusion policies, systems and processes to protect both Plan and its employees.   We need an individual to join us who brings both specialist employment relations knowledge and the experience of applying employment law to develop Employee Relations policies and manage complex cases.  As well as this technical expertise, you will be a tactful communicator with the interpersonal skills to manage complex employee relations matters in ways that balance organisational values with risk and exposure.

Working globally and ensuring that Plan has case management capability across the global function, this role requires an understanding of Employment Relations in relation to a multinational workforce and working with diverse populations, cultures and socio-economic contexts. Prior international and multi-jurisdictional ER and case work management experience should be evident. 

Some key deliverables: 

• Design, develop and implement policies, systems and guidelines to be used across the organisation.
• Deliver proactive advice in casework management and establish casework management systems and procedures.
• Act as ER representative on more complex cases to conclude in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• Work closely with other areas of the organisation, including People and Culture colleagues on projects relating to terms and conditions and casework. 
• Provide line management support to the Employee Relations Advisor.Attend meetings of the Global Hub Information & Consultation of Employees – ICE Forum.

Our new Community Partnerships Team is growing and we are looking to appoint a new Job Coach who will have an important role in ensuring that our residents have access to high quality job coaching support, thus enabling them to learn the required skills and secure paid employment. 

About the role

The Job Coach will be responsible for providing job coaching support and securing placements on the programme, suited to the requirements of each resident. The Job Coach will also be responsible for facilitating and developing excellent working relationships with colleagues and partners, including local employers, to broker job opportunities for the different resident groups.

About you

We would like to hear from you if you have experience providing personalised coaching and support to individuals facing homelessness or other forms of social exclusion and managing a large client caseload. The successful candidate will also need to have both excellent communication skills, the capacity to be self-sufficient while acting under your own initiative and also being productive within a team. It would be an advantage if you have Eastern European language skills.

Please see attached a Job description and submit your most recent CV with a Covering Letter. 

Adviser to the Chief Executive
Salary: London - £43,795 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Location: London
Contract: Permanent

The National Housing Federation (NHF) is the voice of housing associations in England. We are the trade body to almost 600 housing associations, who have grown from philanthropic roots to provide 2.6 million homes to around 6 million people. 
Housing associations are social landlords, and are the largest providers of homes for social rents in the country. We and our members, believe that everyone should be able to live in a great quality home that they can afford. 

Many housing associations are also developers in their own right, building around a quarter of new homes every year, and build almost all new social housing. Our sector is not-for-profit, investing its revenues into the people and communities we serve. 
We’re looking for an adviser who will work directly to the chief executive and support the smooth running, intelligence sharing and decision making across the NHF. You will have both confident verbal communication skills and excellent written skills, with the opportunity to craft speeches and draft briefings for the chief executive on our vital work, ranging from ending homelessness to decarbonising the nation’s homes. By working with colleagues across the organisation you will ensure the chief executive is well briefed ahead of meetings with government, officials, stakeholders and members. 

Excellent organisational and project management skills and abilities are also essential as you will be responsible for coordinating the business planning process and supporting the chief executive and Leadership Team in reporting our progress within the organisation and to members. Our members, housing associations, provide homes for around six million people. You will be required to put these members at the heart of the work you do, and support our ambitious vision – for a country where everyone can live in a quality home they can afford. 

The NHF has recently published its equality, diversity and inclusion strategy, which was co-created with staff. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and we value the contribution each individual makes to our work.  The NHF is committed to ensuring our workforce reflects the diversity of the society in which we live and encourage applications from people of all different backgrounds, regardless of all protected characteristics or social background. 
We are a disability confident employer and if you are a disabled person who demonstrates you meet the skills and experience we consider essential for the role, we will offer you an interview.

Closing date for applications: 25 January 2021
Interview date: 5 February 2021

Please note: if we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert, before the closing date

VCH is recruiting a Best Practice Adviser in Volunteer Management to support the hundreds of community groups and charities that are delivering vital services across Hackney.

Over the last year, multiple frontline groups have sprung up to deliver essential supplies and services to people suffering the impact of COVID, while hundreds more charities continue to deliver essential programmes for residents to help people live better lives. Many of these groups are overrun with demand, and may benefit from support and guidance to develop programmes to ensure the effective and efficient recruitment and support of volunteers.

We’re seeking someone with previous experience in supporting community and voluntary groups around issues relating to Best Practice in volunteer management, to support new and existing organisations in making the most of their volunteer programmes. Alongside delivering bespoke, 1 to 1 support to individual groups, you’ll also help oversee the development of brand new good practice resources such as engaging training videos, online webinars, as well as facilitating group training courses and discussion forums.

We actively encourage people from all backgrounds to apply for this opportunity as we really want applicants to reflect the diverse demographics of Hackney residents. We are committed to equal opportunities and access for all people.

We are looking for an experienced immigration and asylum adviser to support refugees and asylum seekers living in Kingston and surrounding areas.

You will be responsible for case work requiring OISC level 2 Immigration and Asylum and Protection (2/3rds of total time) as well as to provide some welfare advice (1/3rd of time). 

We are looking for an adviser with a good understanding of immigration, Asylum Support, housing, homelessness and welfare/benefit related issues. Initially you will be working remotely so good IT skills, attention to detail, the ability to work on your own initiative, plan your own workload and problem solve will all be required. Additionally you should be comfortable dealing with clients with multiple and sometimes complex issues.

We have a number of volunteer interpreters, however an ability to speak a second language aligned with our client population (Arabic, Farsi, Korean, Pashto) is also desirable. 

Refugee Action Kingston is a well established independent charity supporting refugees and asylum seekers living in Kingston and surrounding areas with funding from a broad base of grants, trusts and the Royal Borough of Kingston. We are a friendly and dedicated team of 16 full and part time staff committed to encouraging our clients to be independent and to integrate into the wider community. 

We provide a holistic service offering mental health counselling, support into employment, volunteering and training as well as ESOL classes.  In addition we also support a group of Syrian refugees as part of our Vulnerable Person Relocation Scheme (VPRS) programme.

When you apply please include a covering letter explaining why you are most suited to the role, your top 3 priorities when you start and why you want to work with refugees and asylum seekers. 

There is a link to our equal opportunities monitoring form within the job description. Please complete this in addition to uploading your CV and covering letter.

IPPF is a global service provider and a leading advocate of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) for all. We are a worldwide movement of national organisations working with and for communities and individuals.

IPPF is seeking an experienced, dynamic and committed professional to take up an exciting global role providing medical leadership and ensuring a strategic, integrated approach to clinical governance, health systems strengthening and sexual and reproductive health service (SRH) programming in line with IPPF strategic outcomes. Working closely with colleagues and members worldwide, they will collaborate and lead the clinical and technical implementation of specific programmes focusing on the delivery of integrated SRHR including innovative service delivery strategies with a special emphasis on person-centred, transformative approaches including self-care. The successful candidate will provide strategic and technical guidance to expand access to SRH commodities and pharmacovigilance within the Federation. The role is also expected to work closely with IPPF’s Director Leadership Team to advise and provide technical input on other related medical issues. This is a great opportunity for the right candidate to build and implement a vision for this important organisational function.

Profile: In addition to proven experience in a relevant medical field - providing sexual and reproductive health services, you will be an established leader with technical excellence as it relates to programme design, strategies, and analysis of needs and gaps.

Creative and dynamic, you should enjoy working in complex organisational settings, having the ability to build networks and influence, and to foster openness to fresh ideas and new ways of working. You will be comfortable working with cross-cultural teams, be comfortable with ambiguity and comfortable in both engaging and leading. You will have a post graduate degree in public health/health related qualification- a clinical background is required. Fluency in English is essential, with excellent written and oral communication skills and proven experience of facilitation, research, training and capacity-building. You will have a clear commitment to the values of IPPF and passion for the work of the organization.

CVs will not be accepted.  For further information and an application form, please see our website. Application form available in Large Print, Audio or Braille. We regret only shortlisted candidates will be acknowledged.

Closing date: 7 February 2021

Interviews: w/c 15 February 2021 

Applications are particularly welcome from candidates openly living with HIV/AIDS. IPPF is committed to equal opportunities and cultural diversity. Candidates from all sections of the community are welcome to apply.

IPPF is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 

 Careers Adviser/Guidance Worker

ASCEND

Based in South Oxhey, South West Hertfordshire

£14k part-time

Are you passionate about improving people’s life chances and help move them on in their lives? Can you advise people on how to improve their skills and get a better job? Do you want to work with people who are committed to the Social Justice agenda?

If so, then come and join our award-winning team and lead our Advice and Guidance work with clients in South West Hertfordshire.

Careers Advice/Guidance Worker

ASCEND has long experience in providing high quality advice and guidance to our clients.  We are looking for an energetic and enthusiastic self-starter with strong interpersonal and communication skills, able to work successfully in a small team.  You will be a good listener who is sensitive to people’s development needs and able to work with clients of varying skill levels.  You will have experience of guidance work and be willing to work towards a level 4 or above qualification in Information, Advice and Guidance. You will share ASCEND’s values, our commitment to social justice and our empathetic and person-centered approach to our clients.

The role involves supporting clients to make career action plans and helping them to gain the skills they need to access opportunities.  It will involve close liaison with ASCEND’s Training Coordinator and Client Mentor.   The adviser will be responsible for overseeing the ‘Back to Work’ programme, for one-to-one advice with clients and for managing Job Clubs within the local community

The role is for 21 hours per week for twelve months in the first instance.  Under the COVID restrictions most staff members are working online most of the time.  However, once the restrictions allow we envisage a return to face-to-face working with clients.

To apply:   Please send your CV to our CEO, Christine Wyard who will send you an application form.  For any further information, please view our website or contact Christine.

Closing Date:  21 December 2020

• Duration: Two years fixed term contract
• Full time: 37.5 hours
• Salary: £39,659.32 gross per annum plus 9% employer pension contribution
• Location: London, with occasional international travel
• Closing date: 9.00am UK time, 8 February 2021
• Interviews: Week commencing 15 February 2021

We are looking for a Gender Adviser to join our Research, Advisory and Policy Department. The successful candidate should have practical experience of supporting the integration of gender into conflict analysis and programming for peacebuilding initiatives. Knowledge of integration of gender into internal organisational systems and processes would be an advantage, as well as some experience of policy advocacy work. This is an exciting opportunity for an organised, flexible and motivated individual, who is open to learning, to work across the organisation to help us achieve our strategic goals. 

Job purpose

The Gender Adviser works across Programme Departments and with the RAP Department and Fundraising and Communications team to help Conciliation Resources achieve its gender and inclusion ambitions in the Strategic Plan. They support the Head of Gender and Peacebuilding in ensuring coherence of overall strategy, policy approach and communications on gender and inclusion. They bring expert advice and guidance on the integration of gender into analysis, design, programming, training, facilitation, research and advocacy, and organisational systems and processes as needed.

The Gender Adviser is a source of technical advice and support to gender leads in Programme Departments and a source of expertise on gender and inclusion within the organisation and externally in the wider peacebuilding community. They promote learning on gender and inclusion across the organisation and promote Conciliation Resources’ practice and learning on gender and peacebuilding to external audiences.

Essential knowledge, skills and experience

• Sound understanding of gender and inclusion in peacebuilding theory and practice.
• Extensive experience of providing practical advice, expertise and accompaniment to staff and partners in conflict affected contexts in integrating gender and inclusion in peacebuilding programmes.
• Strong facilitation and training skills on gender and inclusion and ability to present complex information on gender and inclusion to non-specialist audiences so that it is easily understood.
• Experience of undertaking supervised practice-based gender-sensitive research resulting in high-quality analysis and reporting.
• Experience of taking minutes in meetings, revising and contributing to the drafting of substantive policy reports.
• Knowledge and experience of project management, including design, budget development and management, monitoring, evaluation and learning.
• Ability to listen actively to, engage with, and persuade people from varying backgrounds and with a range of political, cultural, and value orientations.
• Strong organisational, analytical and problem-solving skills and ability to manage a varied workload.
• Experience of working with international, national and local partner organisations and of managing consultants.
• Experience of presenting to external audiences.
• Strong verbal and written English language skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team as well as independently, and to work collaboratively, with a flexible approach.
• Computer literate (preferably experience of working in a MAC environment).
• Readiness to undertake overseas travel to Programme contexts and Europe/US and willingness to undertake hostile environment training.

Desirable knowledge

• Degree level qualification (or equivalent in practice) in a relevant field, such as gender studies, conflict resolution, development, international relations, human rights.
• Some practical knowledge or experience of peacebuilding in one or more of the conflicts in which Conciliation Resources is working.
• Experience of integration of gender into organisational management processes and systems, such as finance, human resources, governance and MEL.
• Experience of living or working in a conflict-affected society.
• Language skills relevant to context/s in which Conciliation Resources works.
• Experience of undertaking supervised practice-based research and analysis in the areas of gender, conflict, security or international development.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Cardiff Women's Aid, this fantastic charity are working to prevent and respond to domestic and sexual violence and all other forms of violence against women and girls. The IPA will need to provide a high-quality frontline service to victims of domestic and sexual abuse and wider VAWDASV issues. Delivering a range of crisis intervention, early intervention and prevention work, intensive support, and accommodation-based support. Please note the service is 24/7 so we need people who can and will work outside normal office hours.
Key responsibilities
Identify and assess the risks and needs of service users using the CWA specialist intervention toolkit.
Providing advocacy, emotional and practical support and information in relation to legal options, housing, health, finance and recovery.
Help maintain accurate and confidential case management records and databases and contribute to monitoring information for the service.
Comply with GDPR/data protection legislation, confidentiality and information sharing policy and procedures and all legislation connected to your work.
Remain up-to-date and compliant with all organisational procedures policies and professional codes of conduct and uphold standards of best practice.
Out of hours responsibilities not limited to:
Answering calls coming into the service
Responding to police call outs within the hour.
Contacting all referrals in a timely manner.
Attending the Intake and Assessment facility when a new resident access accommodation.
Completing an assessment of risk and need with all referrals.

Person responsibilities
Have a good understanding of domestic violence/ abuse including the impact of domestic violence/ abuse on victims and their children.
Have theoretical, practical, and procedural knowledge of civil and criminal justice remedies for victims of domestic abuse and their children.
Understand child protection issues, how to respond to effectively safeguard, and the legal responsibilities surrounding these issues.
Understand the principles of risk assessment, safety planning and risk management for victims of domestic violence/ abuse and their children.
Understand and be committed to equal opportunities and diversity issues in policy and practice.

Housing Advisor (Covid Response)

Our client is very pleased to have obtained funding for an additional fixed-term Housing Advisor post to cope with the additional demand caused by the Coronavirus crisis.

Based in their Advice Team, you will use your in-depth knowledge and experience of providing specialist housing advice to provide a structured information, advice and casework service to clients of the centre in housing law, housing options and aspects of welfare benefits that relate to housing and homelessness.

You will manage your own specialist caseload and provide advice, support and training to staff who are not specialists in this area to enable them to assist clients with less complex enquiries.

They’re looking for an experienced housing advisor with excellent communication and interpersonal skills who is passionate about enabling people to overcome homelessness and poverty. You will have gained a minimum of 2 years’ experience of housing advice and casework through paid or other voluntary experience. A legal qualification would be an advantage

Our client enables people to gain the skills they need to overcome poverty and homelessness. They work with homeless young people, badly housed families and others in need.

They are always looking for talented people from all backgrounds, to join them and help improve the lives of homeless young people, insecurely housed families and their children. They particularly want to encourage people from under-represented groups to consider applying to work or volunteer with them.

Position: Housing Advisor
Location: Westminster, London
Job type: Full Time, 18 month Contract
Salary: £33,259 per annum
Benefits: Holidays 24 days, 26 after one year’s service, 28 after two years’ service; Pension Scheme; A Season Ticket Loan is available. Many of their staff work flexibly in different ways, including part-time. They welcome job share or flexible working proposals.

Closing Date for Applications: Monday 1st February
First Interviews: Friday 12th February

Previous applicants need not apply. It is compulsory that you upload a personal statement with your application.

You may have experience of the following: Housing Advisor, Legal Advisor, Solicitor, Case Worker, Social Welfare Law, Paralegal, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, NFP, Not for Profit, etc.

My client, a leading charity providing essential support to some of the most vulnerable groups in our society now urgently requires an HR Adviser to join them for a fixed term period of 9 months.

As HR Adviser you will be responsible for managing and sustaining relationships with a range of managers, teams and external contacts and providing advice and support staff and managers in all areas of HR matters including, recruitment, employment, policy and procedures. You will also take the lead on HR casework and employee relations with regards to conduct, performance, grievance, TUPE, restructures and sickness absence. In addition you will support the Head of HR with the provision of timely and accurate information, reports and analysis, using the CIPHR HR Database.

To be considered you will require proven experience of working in a HR role at Advisor level or above and ideally already hold, or be studying towards CIPD Level 5 or equivalent qualification. You will require an up-to-date knowledge of relevant employment law and its practical application in the workplace and be able to find the right balance between upholding HR best practice and being understanding and sensitive to the difficult situations in which managers can find themselves. Practical experience of using IT packages including HR databases is also required.

Please note, an immediate start is required.