We are seeking to recruit an experienced, outgoing, pro-active, Engagement Officer to develop, design and maintain high quality and effective community engagement activities and to co-ordinate Healthwatch Central Bedfordshire’s volunteers which includes recruitment, on-going support, training and involvement in community engagement activities.

The successful candidate will need to have sufficient experience of working with the public on a programme of engagement or consultation and event management; demonstrable success in planning, organising and delivering a range of community engagement activities, campaigns and events and demonstrable experience of working and supporting a team of volunteers, including recruitment and training, and experience of working or volunteering in a voluntary organisation or community group.

Position Title: Community Engagement Officer
Reference: 2019
Location: Lambeth (Currently virtual/work from home) The post holder may start the position while NCB is working remotely due to Covid-19, therefore all candidates must be able to work at home temporarily
Status: Fixed Term - 2 Years (Full Time)
Salary: £31,711 per annum

For over 50 years the National Children’s Bureau (NCB) has been building a better childhood for all. Lambeth Early Action Partnership (LEAP) is part of the NCB family. LEAP is on a mission to reduce the barriers to involvement and isolation. We are reaching out to and working closely with families and communities across distinct Lambeth wards; including Stockwell, Coldharbour, Vassall and Tulse Hill, in order to positively impact and better the life chances of young children and babies aged 0-3 years.

As part of this work an exciting opportunity has arisen for a talented individual to join the LEAP team and play a key role in helping the partnership to build rich relationships with the community, whilst coordinating and liaising effectively with stakeholders in order to help implement, develop and monitor LEAP’s community engagement work.

The ideal candidate will be passionate about improving the lives of others, they will have strong communication and people management skills with a desire to further challenge themselves

Applications close at 11:59pm on the 27th October 2020
Assessment and interviews to be conducted during week commencing 9th November 2020. 

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the button to be directed to our website to download the information pack and application form. 

Please quote job title and reference number. CV’s will not be accepted. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

The National Children’s Bureau is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, political opinion, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, paternity, and carer status.

No agencies please.

The Institute of Cancer Research, London, is one of the world’s most influential cancer research institutes with an outstanding record of achievement dating back more than 100 years. We provided the first convincing evidence that DNA damage is the basic cause of cancer, laying the foundation for the now universally accepted idea that cancer is a genetic disease. Today, we lead the world at isolating cancer-related genes and discovering new targeted drugs for personalised cancer treatment. Together with our partner The Royal Marsden, we are rated in the top five cancer centres globally.

The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the best minds in the world to join us in our mission – to make the discoveries that defeat cancer.

We are looking for a brilliant new Deputy Director – Policy and Engagement to head up an ambitious programme of work across science policy, public affairs, cancer information, public engagement and specialist marketing. This is a senior role and we are looking for an exceptional individual, with the confidence and ability to lead, a track record of achievement in scientific policy, public affairs and engagement, and impressive skills as a communicator. We need a proven collaborator and influencer who knows that it is only possible to deliver changes in policy and regulation that can benefit patients by working with others to get your message out.

 The Deputy Director – Policy and Engagement will give The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) an influential voice in shaping the policy, regulatory and funding environment to encourage research and innovation, and ensure the most exciting new treatments can be developed and made available for patients as quickly as possible. Working closely with the ICR’s researchers and senior leadership team, the successful candidate will lead the development of policy positions and delivery of public affairs strategies aimed at influencing politicians, policy makers, stakeholders and funders in order to help the ICR to achieve its mission, to make the discoveries that defeat cancer. The post holder will also give the ICR a clear and consistent voice in our communications about our research and strategy, and will be responsible for the ICR’s public engagement activity, and our programme of communication and marketing for a variety of specialist audiences.

The successful candidate will play a vital leadership role within the Communications and Policy directorate. The post holder will head the ICR’s Policy and Engagement team, in its work on policy, public affairs, stakeholder engagement and public engagement, and manage the Head of Specialist Marketing and Communication, in their role supporting the ICR’s activities to engage with business and academic audiences. The post holder will lead in coordinating for the ICR a major cross-institutional project, The London Cancer Hub, to develop a world-leading life-science campus, and will be responsible for managing relationships with key partners, funders and stakeholders.

 The successful candidate is likely to have a postgraduate qualification in science, and will have a track record of success in policy, public affairs and engagement work for a research organisation. Most of all, you will have a passion to influence policy, regulation and the funding environment in a way that achieves real benefits for patients.

 To apply please submit online application on the ICR Careers site, attaching your CV with the supporting statement (addressing with specific examples where you meet the person specification, a brief description of your relevant experience and incl. the names and addresses of at least two referees).

Phoenix Futures is looking to recruit a passionate and solution focussed Communities Engagement Team Manager as part of our Building Futures service at HMP Pentonville.

As a Communities Engagement Manager you will have up to date knowledge and understanding of the support available in the community for our service users upon release. You will have line management duties and will be responsible for representing our service in a variety of multi-stakeholder meetings. You will develop Through the Gate and Family support initiatives and will be confident in building and maintaining relationships with internal and external partnership agencies in order to fully support the client through their recovery. 

As an individual, we are looking for someone who is self-motivated and good problem solver who can work on their own initiative, and as part of a team. You will need excellent communication skills and the ability to navigate challenging situations with a solution focused approach.

Successful candidates will be dynamic and forward thinking with keen insight into transition of care from custody into the community. The ideal candidate will have experience of line management, safeguarding and working with vulnerable adults presenting with substance, alcohol and associated issues.

The Phoenix Futures Group has more than 50 years’ experience of developing and delivering pioneering substance misuse services. We believe in being the best and that is why we constantly strive to learn and innovate, to challenge ourselves, to adapt and to work together with others who can bring valuable expertise. Join us and we will support you to contribute to the creative development of our treatment and recovery approach to meet the needs of our service users, our commissioners and stakeholders. You’ll also have access a range of learning and development opportunities to support your personal and professional development.

Main Responsibilities

Would you enjoy developing recruitment strategies and harnesses personalised relationships with a growing movement of animal lovers in the UK and beyond?

At Brooke, we are going through a very exciting digital change process across our Fundraising and Comms Directorate. You will be working in a brand new team that has been shaped around the audience engagement funnel with each team set up to play a crucial role in engaging audiences and supporters - from the point of awareness, to interest, to engagement through to supporter loyalty.

Your team will be critical in terms of delivering on ambitious growth objectives – you will help identify audiences and spark their interest in a range of international projects and issues we work on.

The role will be instrumental in responding to new opportunities and creating new financial and non-financial products that mobilise, recruit and engage large numbers of new supporters. One of your first jobs will be to review and align existing recruitment digital and traditional channels, ensuring best practice and a coherent welcome journey for new supporters.

You will work closely with Optimisation specialists, to ensure your team puts data, insights and optimisation at the heart of recruitment and mobilisation strategy.

Skills and Experience required

You should apply if you have an experienced digital fundraiser, marketing or digital campaigner or digital marketing professional, who loves working across different specialism to drive a first class supporter engagement and development programme. You’ll definitely need lots of digital experience and be confident leading a team through a transitional period.

If you feel like this could be just the right challenge for you, we’d love to hear from you.

Closing Date: 30 October 2020

Interview date to be confirmed

Shelter Cymru is the people and homes charity in Wales

and works for the prevention of homelessness,

the improvement of housing conditions, and the right of everyone to

a safe, suitable and affordable home.

We are now looking to recruit for the following position to join our team.

 If you want to help end homelessness in Wales, we would love to hear from you.

EARLY PREVENTION OFFICER

SOUTH WALES

POST NO: SC544

35 hours per week

£23,578 per annum

We are looking for an Early Prevention Officer to lead on the promotion and prevention of  homelessness through engagement with the  education system and youth organisations. This is a challenging but very rewarding opportunity for you to make a contribution to ending youth homelessness in Wales.

This is a Welsh essential post, based in South Wales, however the post holder will work on a national basis across Wales.

Shelter Cymru offers generous terms and conditions, including 29 days annual leave for full time members of staff plus 2 concessionary Shelter Cymru days.

CLOSING DATE:  10AM – 9 NOVEMBER 2020

INTERVIEW DATE:  19 NOVEMBER 2020

Shelter Cymru challenges discrimination in all areas of its work and employment practices.

Registered Charity No: 515902 

Shelter Cymru yw'r elusen pobl a chartrefi yng Nghymru sy’n gweithio i atal digartrefedd, gwella amodau tai, a hawl pawb i gael cartref diogel, addas a fforddiadwy.

Rydym am recriwtio rhywun ar gyfer y swydd ganlynol i ymuno â'n tîm. Os ydych chi eisiau helpu i ddod â digartrefedd i ben yng Nghymru, byddem wrth ein bodd yn clywed gennych.

SWYDDOG ATAL CYNNAR

DE CYMRU

RHIF Y SWYDD:  SC544

35 awr yr wythnos

£23,578 y flwyddyn

Rydym yn chwilio am Swyddog Atal Cynnar i arwain ar hyrwyddo ac atal digartrefedd trwy ymgysylltu â'r system addysg a sefydliadau ieuenctid. Mae hwn yn gyfle heriol ond gwerth chweil iawn ichi wneud cyfraniad at ddod â digartrefedd ieuenctid i ben yng Nghymru

Mae hon yn swydd hanfodol Gymreig, wedi'i lleoli yn Ne Cymru, ond bydd deiliad y swydd yn gweithio ar sail genedlaethol ledled Cymru.

Mae Shelter Cymru’n cynnig telerau ac amodau hael, yn cynnwys 29 diwrnod o wyliau blynyddol i aelodau staff llawn amser yn ogystal â 2 ddiwrnod ychwanegol Shelter Cymru.

DYDDIAD CAU:  10YB - 9 TACHWEDD 2020

DYDDIAD CYFWELIAD: 19 TACHWEDD 2020

Mae Shelter Cymru yn herio gwahaniaethu yn ei holl feysydd gwaith ac arferion cyflogaeth.

Rhif Elusen: 515902 

Main Responsibilities

Would you like to coordinate recruitment strategies and harness personalised relationships with a growing movement of animal lovers in the UK and beyond?

At Brooke, we are going through a very exciting digital change process across our Fundraising and Comms Directorate. You will be working in a brand new team that has been shaped around the audience engagement funnel with each team set up to play a crucial role in engaging audiences and supporters - from the point of awareness, to interest, to engagement through to supporter loyalty.

The role will be instrumental in responding to new opportunities and creating new financial and non-financial products that mobilise, recruit and engage large numbers of new supporters. You’ll work mainly using digital recruitment channels – paid social, PPC etc but you’ll develop integrated campaigns with more traditional channels – DRTV, and direct mail etc.

You will work closely with Optimisation specialists, to ensure your team puts data, insights and optimisation at the heart of recruitment and mobilisation strategy.

Skills and Experience required

You should apply if you have an experienced digital fundraiser, digital campaigner or digital marketing professional, who loves working across different specialism to drive a first class supporter engagement and development programme. You’ll definitely need lots of digital experience, specifically using Facebook ads manager, Google ads and managing display campaigns for the purposes of recruitment, acquisition and fundraising. 

If you feel like this could be just the right challenge for you, we’d love to hear from you.

Closing Date: 30 October 2020

Interview date to be confirmed 

Hope for Justice exists to bring an end to modern slavery by preventing exploitation, rescuing victims, restoring lives and reforming society – do you share our passion to live in a world free from slavery?

Hope for Justice is seeking a multilingual Community Engagement Specialist, to be based in the East Midlands, to work with at-risk communities, law enforcement and business to develop an effective community-based approach to address modern day slavery, while developing effective networks and building trust with victims to help them escape their traffickers.

This role requires someone with fluency in English and either Bulgarian or one or more other Balkan languages, alongside other specific skills.

The role will depend on using local and cultural knowledge and language skills to engage effectively with potential victims and with key stakeholders in these communities.

The ideal candidate will have fantastic communication skills and well-developed emotional intelligence. They will be a confident self-starter, able to work unsupervised and with an understanding of the sensitivities and discretion required when working with vulnerable people.

This is an outstanding opportunity for anyone seeking to develop skills in community-based work while making a profound difference to the lives of people trapped in modern slavery.

Change lives
End slavery

Location: Leicester, UK. *Please note that with the current Covid 19 restrictions, there will be a requirement to initially work from home for office and administration activities, though office space and meeting facilities are available through partners *

To apply, please visit our website and complete the application form to accompany your CV. Please note that this is a newly funded role for a minimum of 12 months. Further funding will be sought but cannot be guaranteed.

As part of our commitment to safeguarding, this post is subject to background checks before an offer of employment is confirmed.

Are you passionate about empowering young people to have their voices heard? Do you have experience of working with children and young people and do you understand the challenges that they face?

If so, you could be part of an exciting new project.

At Healthwatch Gloucestershire, we are committed to ensuring our health and care service is shaped by the people who use it.  We’re the county’s independent health and care champion and we exist to make sure people are at the heart of care.

We want to ensure that children and young people from across the county are listened to and heard by the people who buy, plan and run health and social care services in Gloucestershire.  We are looking for a dynamic, experienced Youth Engagement Officer to lead an exciting new Young Listeners project.

You will lead the project and recruit, train and support a team of 10 young listeners who will in turn engage with other children and young people from across Gloucestershire offering a peer to peer engagement approach.  It will be a varied and interesting job and no two days will be the same.

You will need a can-do attitude, be enthusiastic and a ‘people person’. You will also need to be a team player who enjoys being part of and contributing to a small and dynamic team.

If you want to know more, visit our website and download our job pack.

In return we offer 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, a generous contributory pension scheme, comfortable office accommodation in Quedgeley and flexible working practices.

Alternatively, do you work as a consultant and interested in this opportunity?  If so, please get in touch with us directly to express an interest or have a chat to find out more.

Hope for Justice exists to bring an end to modern slavery by preventing exploitation, rescuing victims, restoring lives and reforming society – do you share our passion to live in a world free from slavery?

We are seeking a resourceful, multilingual and inspirational Lead Community Engagement Specialist to oversee our team focusing on outreach, awareness and intelligence-gathering in the East Midlands region.

The successful candidate will have a key role in pioneering our programmes in Leicester and the surrounding area, working closely with partners, community service providers and most importantly with potential victims of human trafficking and modern slavery. The role requires someone able to build networks and relationships of trust.

You will lead a team of Community Engagement Specialists that is expected to grow quickly, so you will need to have experience of leading and managing teams, delivering presentations, working as part of multiple-agency teams, supporting vulnerable people and what it means to take a trauma-informed approach to this work.

This is an exciting and important new role that will truly transform lives for people trapped in exploitative and brutal conditions.

The role requires cultural knowledge of at-risk communities in the East Midlands region as well as fluency in English and Punjabi, Gujrati and/or Hindi.

For full details about this exciting position and the full list of essential skills and experience, see the Role Profile below.

Change lives
End slavery

Location: Leicester, UK. *Please note that with the current Covid 19 restrictions, there will be a requirement to initially work from home for office and administration activities. Office space and meeting facilities are available through partners.*

Full-time

Closing date: Sunday 11th October 2020

To apply, please visit our website and complete the applciation form to accompany your CV. Please note that this is a newly funded role for a minimum of 12 months. Further funding will be sought but cannot be guaranteed.

As part of our commitment to safeguarding, this post is subject to background checks before an offer of employment is confirmed.

Are you a skilled communicator with a passion for storytelling and a flare for creating excellent digital content? Do you want to make a difference to over 350,000 people in a key worker industry who might need our help when times get tough?

The Railway Benefit Fund (RBF) would like to recruit a Digital Engagement Officer with experience across different aspects of digital communications.

The RBF is a much-loved national charity which supports railway people and their families across the UK. We focus on the wellbeing, needs and concerns of those working in the rail industry, offering advice and financial support to those who need it. The rail industry is exciting and fast paced so you must be up for the journey and keen to learn all that it has to offer.

You will create, and disseminate digital content across a range of online channels including social media, website, newsletters, publications and others. Monitoring, recording and evaluating the performance of campaigns will be important to your work. You will also work with the team to develop creative ideas to enhance the impact of the RBF and build our online community.

Expanding our reach into supporter-led fundraising is a key strategic objective for the RBF so as part of this role, you will help to manage a programme of sporting events to grow fundraising income and increase engagement. You will also Identify and develop ambassador and volunteer partnerships, taking full advantage of the networking opportunities available within the industry.

Experience of design packages such as Adobe, Photoshop and InDesign is a distinct advantage, as is experience of using CRM systems such as ThankQ.

This post requires a confident and motivated individual looking for a challenging new role and you will be someone who is ready to embrace this opportunity to support a small, busy and ambitious team.

To apply, please submit your detailed CV and personal statement outlining why you fulfil the criteria for this role to Claire Houghton, CEO at Railway Benefit Fundas soon as possible and no later than the closing date of Friday 30th October 2020.

Mind in Bradford is looking for a Fundraising and Development Officer to support the Business Development Director with the implementation of Mind in Bradford’s Income Generation Strategy. The post will build on our strong reputation in the local community and develop effective donor relationships and community fundraising. You will be proactive in engaging local communities to maximise income generation by increasing supporters via fundraising events and appeals. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the wider business development function in Mind in Bradford. There has been a recent move to expand the business development function to include training and commercial services alongside community fundraising. Therefore, this post will also be involved in the development of the broader income generating activity.  

The role will appeal to those who have:

• Degree level education or equivalent
• Experience in an events, fundraising and/ or business development role
• Experience of working with a donor database
• Experience of delivering against income generation targets set by management
• Experience of developing and maintaining professional relationships
• IT literate and a basic ability
• Ability to organize events/ campaigns for income generating purposes
• Ability to build relationships with people at varying levels
• Excellent written, oral communication and presentation skills
• Excellent research skills
• Ability to research new funding opportunities
• Ability to manage multiple priorities
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage a complex workload to meet deadlines
• Knowledge of different types of income generation/fundraising opportunities and activity
• Understanding and commitment to the Aims and Objectives of Mind in Bradford
• Ability to work as a member of a busy and developing team
• Ability and willingness to work out of hours events

Salary scale: £21,000 – 25,000 pa pro rota dependant on experience

Hours: 37.5 hours (to include occasional evening and weekend work)

Base: Kenburgh House, 28 Manor Row, Bradford, BD1 4QU with requirement to travel between service locations

Responsible to: Business Development Director

Annual Leave: 25 days pro-rata

Pension: We operate a contributory pension scheme which you will be auto-enrolled into (subject to the conditions of the scheme).

Probationary period: 6 months

Closing Date: 10am on 10th November 2020

Interview Date: 16th November 2020

28 days annual leave in addition to public holidays, excellent non-contributory pension.

Flexible working considered. All staff are currently working fully from home, with expected 2 days in Godalming office in future.

This brand new role will identify, build, engage and grow an online communities, developing a framework giving people the space and power to influence and play an active role in the League, with the aim to mobilise communities into action, be it donating, campaigning or advocacy. 

You will have an excellent opportunity to develop and deliver the League’s social media and online digital strategy; combining a data driven approach with a passion for multimedia content and storytelling; and to set KPIs and analyse results and campaigns, translating qualitative and anecdotal data into recommendations. 

Managing the Social Engagement Officers, as a team you will develop and communicate the League’s shared vision, through social channels being an advocate for the League, engaging in online dialogues with our communities; and internally, working collaboratively with the marketing, fundraising and campaigns teams to integrate all marketing channels and deliver the campaign activities online. 

You will have at least four years’ experience in a senior media/digital role with demonstrable experience of developing a successful online digital/social engagement strategy, based on testing and metrics and experience using creativity and immersion in social media. Alongside SEO, ‘Search and Social’, content management knowledge you will have strong management skills. 

Our benefits include generous holiday entitlement of 28 days in addition to public holidays, excellent non-contributory pension scheme, discounts on shopping and cinema, working in a dog friendly office amongst others, but most importantly working with a passionate and committed team.

The League Against Cruel Sports is Britain’s leading charity working towards a kinder society where persecuting animals for ‘sport’ is in the past.

Redefining what is acceptable and inspiring change, we were instrumental in helping bring about the landmark Hunting Act 2004. Driven by compassion and empowered by knowledge, we manage sanctuaries to protect wildlife, carry out investigations to expose law-breaking and cruelty to animals, and campaign for stronger animal protection laws and penalties.

United, we will end animal cruelty in the name of ‘sport’.

East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) supports families and cares for children and young people with life threatening conditions across Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk

Supporter Engagement Manager
Location: Flexible – Cambridge, Norwich or Ipswich
Permanent, Full Time 37.5 hours per week
Salary up to £35,000 per annum, depending on experience

Are you looking to join an ambitious and skilled fundraising team, take on a new challenge in a well-established organisation with an excellent brand and make a difference to the lives of life-threatened children and young people, and their families?

We are recruiting for a new Supporter Engagement Manager role, who will have a primary focus to develop and lead a new team to support our strategy to put donors at the heart of everything we do, inspiring and motivating more people to connect and contribute to the work of EACH.

You will have a thorough understanding of direct and digital marketing, donor development and supporter care, via channels inclusive of online and offline newsletters, email, and Facebook, significant experience of managing and producing fundraising and marketing campaigns, experience of managing income and expenditure budgets and of reviewing and developing strategic plans. You will be comfortable leading change and encouraging new ways of working.

The post holder will make an active contribution to the overall Fundraising department, providing support and advice on donor development, supporter acquisition, retention as well as lead and embed a culture of compliance and risk management across the Fundraising department, ensuring colleagues consider compliance as an integral part of the process when designing and delivering fundraising communications and activities.

The work base of this role can be flexible, to work from our Cambridge, Norwich or Ipswich sites.

Closing date: Wednesday 4th November  

If you would like find out more about this position and to complete the online application process, please click the apply button to be directed to our website. 

This post is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check prior to appointment.

EACH is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications for all sections of the community. EACH reserves the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a sufficient number of applications.

No agencies please.