Event And Content Manager Jobs in Clerkenwell, Greater London

Our fundraising team is made up of passionate people dedicated to making BCUK’s mission a reality, so we can prevent even more people from getting Breast Cancer. Fundraising income has grown significantly over the last few years thanks to a talented staff team, and we have an ambitious strategy to grow this income even further.  

Working with agencies, including a digital mobilisation agency, The Senior Individual Giving Officer will be responsible for leading growing our individual donor and supporter base and delivering an excellent supporter experience.   

You’ll need to be a digital native with experience in building digital-focused approached to supporter acquisition and development.  

This is an exciting time for a talented and ambitious fundraiser to build on this growth as BCUK invests significantly in fundraising and particularly in individual giving and legacy fundraising.  

We are a national breast cancer charity focussed entirely on breast cancer prevention:

• We fund scientific research into environmental and chemical links to breast cancer 

• We educate and raise awareness about the lifestyle and environmental risk factors of breast cancer, empowering people to reduce their risk of developing the disease

• We campaign for policies that protect people’s health and promote the prevention of breast cancer.

We are scaling up our work and our impact so we are building our team with talented, motivated, and ambitious individuals who want to contribute to helping us become the leading voice in breast cancer prevention.

If your goal is to develop your career in fundraising in a rewarding role with plenty of opportunities to make a difference to the lives of many people, then we want to meet you. 

About you: 

You will be a highly motivated individual with experience of working in a growing charity ideally you’ll bring the following skills -

• Knowledge and experience of leading digital acquisition programs  

• Knowledge and experience of email marketing  

• Experience of working towards funding and donor engagement targets and tracking progress  

• Experience in developing, coordinating and implementing regular giving plans, in-memory giving, and stewardship plans for individual givers and major donors.   

• Experience of monitoring and operating within agreed budgets.   

What we can offer:  

• To be part of a fantastic supportive team. 

• Work for an organisation that values a positive and inclusive culture. 

• Fully remote working. 

• Competitive salary £30,560 - £33,583 PA (depending on experience) 

• 29.5 Days Annual Leave Plus Bank Holidays. 

• Option for full time colleagues to compress hours and work a 9 day fortnight. 

• Healthcare cover and employee assistance programme. 

• Enhanced Sickness, Maternity and Paternity pay. 

• Great supportive culture with generous professional training and development programmes. 

• For full details see our benefits guide  (Downloadable from our website)

Youth Engagement Worker 
Salary Banding: £27,500 -  £28,250 
Contract: Permanent 
Hours: Full Time, 37 Hours Per Week 
Location: Hybrid / Hatfield - Candidates must have a full driving license and use of own vehicle for business purposes

Herts Young Homeless is an independent charity and has been supporting vulnerable people in Hertfordshire since 1998. We are professional, passionate, collaborative and supportive charity that provides guidance to everyone who is in need of support.

Herts Young Homeless (hyh) are seeking a dynamic and enthusiastic youth engagement worker to join our charity. hyh's strategic aim is to 'Be More Youth Led' and this role is crucial in supporting that commitment. The right candidate will be fun, open-minded, tech savvy and enjoy working using their own initiative. They will be passionate about youth engagement and motivated to translate youth ideas into actionable plans for the charity.

hyh believe that young people should have opportunities to have their voices heard, valued and acted upon in decisions that affect them. Young people are experts in their own lived experiences; at hyh we recognise that they are key to ensuring our services are relevant and work effectively for young people now and in the future.

This role will facilitate a variety of fun and meaningful engagement opportunities for young people to have a voice on decisions that affect them. The successful candidate will create open, safe and inclusive spaces for young people, to enable them to form and express their voice on issues that are important to them and to hyh. The youth engagement worker will have the opportunity to inform, develop and grow our youth engagement offer; if successful this may lead to professional development opportunities such as line management of volunteers and staff.

What can you bring to the team?

• Candidates Must have a full clean driving license and use of own vehicle for business purposes
• Co-facilitate annual ‘Youth Summits’; consulting young people from across the county on issues related to the charity/youth homelessness.
• Launch and facilitate a youth advisory board (online and in person). Act as an advocate to deliver key youth board messages to our leadership team and board.
• Co-ordinate work experience and apprenticeship opportunities for young people.
• Organise and co-facilitate social events for our young people.
• Support our young housemates in completing ASDAN qualifications.
• Support the content of our digital communication to young people.
• Complete relevant data to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of youth engagement work.
• Ensure youth engagement and coproduction is considered at all levels of the organisation to ensure decision making is youth informed where appropriate.
• Develop new an innovative ways of involving hyh services users in shaping our services and coproducing our work.
• Ensure good ‘youth voice’ communication across all hyh services, providing updates at service team meetings.
• Co-ordinate young people’s involvement in staff recruitment, training and induction
• Establish and maintain good working relationships with external organisations and professionals.

What can we offer you?

• A supportive, knowledgeble team and organistion 
• 25 days annual leave per annum (in addition to Bank Holidays & Public Holidays)
• Holiday Purchase Scheme
• People's Pension Plan contribution
• Group Life Insurance plan
• Opportunities for personal and career development
• Hybrid working - option to work from home up to 2 days per week
• An additional annual leave day on your Birthday
• Monthly draws to win ‘lunch on your manager’ or ‘leave work early’
• Medicash & Employee Assistance Programme - support with wellbeing & personal struggles/ Heath Cash Back Scheme

If you are passionate, conscientious and take pride in doing a job well and making a difference, then we would love to hear from you!

Please apply via the link on the vacancy found on our website attaching a CV with a covering letter AND/OR a short (less than 2 mins) video as to why they are passionate about youth engagement.If you require any adjustments to support your application please let us know and we will be happy to help where we can.

Closing Date 7th June 2024 and interviews will be arranged as applications are reviewed but will be no later than week of 10th June 2024.  The second stage will be a Young Panel Group Task followed by a personal Interview on the 18th June 2024.

Equal Opportunities

We treat everyone with equal dignity and respect, and promote equal opportunity for all and challenge any behaviour or practice which discriminates against any person on the grounds of race, colour, sex, marital status, religion or belief, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or any other perceived difference.

hyh strives to be an equal opportunities and inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Our promise to you
Herts Young Homeless promises to act with the upmost integrity and respect when it comes to handling your data and will not share your details with any other client without 1) discussing the opportunity with you first and 2) without your verbal or written consent for us to do so

Job Description

PROGRAMME DELIVERY

• Programme Delivery: Plan and deliver activities, opportunities and events for young people in line with programme objectives, processes and guidance.

• Programme Content: support and contribute to the development/review of programme content, resources and communications such as newsletters.

• Impact and evaluation: Support the collection of monitoring and evaluation data, facilitating evaluation activities within training sessions and events as required; contribute to ongoing processes of programme learning and review as a member of the delivery team.

• EDI: Work with the Programme Manager to ensure that Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion are embedded in the process of programme development and curriculum design, including learning styles and accessibility.

• Youth engagement and insight: Collect and process feedback from schools and young people

• Safeguarding: Uphold safeguarding and child protection policy and procedure throughout, including reporting safeguarding concerns and disclosures to DSL and uploading to MyConcern.

PROGRAMME ADMINISTRATION

• Stakeholder engagement: Manage day to day relationships with programme participants and external organisations/individuals supporting delivery, including managing the main anti-bullying inbox

• Finance: Ensure personal or participants' expenses are submitted on time and in line with expense policies and TDA financial procedures

PERSON SPECIFICATION

SKILLS

• Excellent IT skills, confident in the use of Microsoft Office (especially Outlook, Word and Excel) 

• Excellent customer support skills and telephone manner

• Ability to write for different audiences

• Ability to work independently and effectively as part of a team

• Excellent organisation skills and ability to learn quickly

• Excellent time management and attention to detail

• Able to maintain confidentiality and to share information appropriately and professionally

• Problem solving skills and ability to trouble-shoot quickly

• Commitment to and ability to inspire commitment to The Diana Award’s vision, values and mission

EXPERIENCE / KNOWLEDGE_

• Experience of providing administrative support within a busy and high performing team

• Demonstrable experience of organising and prioritising a demanding workload to meet deadlines

• Experience of working effectively within a team and the ability to build good working relationships with others

• Experience of working with a customer relationship management tool, preferably Salesforce (desirable)

• Experience working with schools in an administrative function (desirable)

• Commitment to and ability to inspire commitment to The Diana Award’s vision, values and mission 

• A commitment to follow The Diana Award’s Safeguarding Policy and processes at all times

This is role is a fixed-term contract to the end of 2024, and will be contractually based from our London office.

The successful candidate must have the right to work in the UK.

Are you a great storyteller with excellent writing skills? Do you have experience in media relations, developing relationships with journalists to secure positive media coverage? Are you passionate about gender, racial and social justice issues? Then this might just be the job for you! 

This is a new role at Wen, with a focus on building Wen's in-house media relations and story gathering capacity while also getting involved in all areas of communications, particularly social media. To help you settle into the role and support your development you will receive mentoring from a PR consultant. 

Part of your role will be visiting Wen's projects and events to gather content, impact stories and case studies for use in the media and on our social media channels. It will also include leading on social media day-to-day, including at Wen events, so you will need experience of running multiple social media channels efficiently.

You will have an interest in Wen’s areas of work and have an understanding of gender, racial and social justice issues at a personal and political level. You will take an inclusive, intersectional feminist and anti-racist approach to your work. This will be vital for engaging on social media and creating stories and content aligned with Wen's values.

Key information

Salary - £35,284 FTE per annum, pro rata (Grade 3)

Contract - 4 days/28 hours per week, Permanent. Tuesday is a core working day for the majority of Wen staff. 

Location - Hybrid working -  One day a week at Wen office in Shoreditch and/or at Wen's local hub in Mile End, London, more in-person days required on an ad-hoc basis. Occasional travel may be required.

Reporting to - Head of Communications and Engagement, Heidi Ringshaw 

Deadline - Sunday 16th June 2024 at 23.59 

Interviews

1st interview - Wednesday 10th July via zoom. 

2nd interview - Wednesday 17th July in person in Shoreditch, East London

Key tasks

Strategic Communication: You will work with the Head of Communications and Engagement to deliver Wen’s Communications Strategy.

Content Creation:  You will actively look for new content ideas and opportunities to collaborate with like-minded individuals/organisations. You will write compelling content, including press releases, articles, blogs and impact stories.​

Media Relations: You will build Wen's in-house media relations capacity, to include developing and delivering media plans, cultivating relationships with journalists and securing positive media coverage in national, local and sector media. You will also brief Wen spokespeople for media opportunities and interviews. 

Social Media: You will lead on the development of a social media strategy, plan and calendar, scheduling organic and paid content and campaigns. You will run Wen's social media channels , engaging with other accounts, communicating Wen’s position on relevant issues.

Digital Comms: You will support Wen's digital communications, including creating content for Wen's website and e-newsletter and help maintain and update Wen's CRM system. 

This job is for you if:

• You have excellent communication skills in spoken and written English.

• You have experience working in media relations and/ or social media management.

• You have demonstrable experience developing relationships with journalists and devising and implementing media plans, to secure media coverage.

• You have experience running social media channels for an organisation or individual, able to respond to comments and proactively engage on relevant posts. 

• You are able to write social media content, press releases, blogs, articles and case studies, translating complex themes into accessible content. 

• You can analyse and evaluate communication performance and metrics.

• You have experience or a commitment to taking an inclusive, intersectional feminist approach to communications.

Duties and Key relationships Marketing and Communications

This is a new role in the Marketing and Communications department and is responsible for the media relations of the Charity.  

PR and Media Relations

• To develop relevant media contacts, as well as contacts in the sector, to maximise the reach and coverage of key communications campaigns as well as wider organisational projects.

• Produce creative copy written for a variety of audience groups which champions and shows best practice of our tone of voice

• Develop and support in house PR roll out

· Work with external PR agency on selected press releases where relevant

· Write press releases in line with campaign launches and key moments

· Develop pitches and news stories and other promotional copy.

· Lead on media briefings that convey appropriate key messages and prepare spokespeople

· Identify and interview case studies and media spokespeople

· Pull together monthly Data Analysis reports with the support of the Marketing and Communications Manager

· Send out weekly coverage reports with the Digital Marketing Officer, monitor external activity (including competitor) and incorporate best practice.

· Analyse reports to identify new opportunities and act up to grow presence in national press by identifying proactive and reactive media opportunities.

· Be part of out-of-hours weekend monitoring rota

Communications

• Maintain the communications calendar

• Research, write and distribute media outreach activities such as press releases, media comments, media briefs, features, blogs and letters to editors

• Be the first point of contact for media enquiries and manage the press office function in a timely manner.

• Maintain library system for press cuttings, monitor cuttings and report on results

• Lead on gathering powerful stories that highlight the impact of childhood cancer on the lives of children, young people and families

• Work closely with the fundraising and digital teams to coordinate and respond to the different needs for case studies

• Maintain a detailed and GDPR compliant contact management system of all case studies

• Work closely with the Digital Team to ensure that all campaigns and content produced is reflected on the website and across social media accounts

Families

• Maintain relationships with current patient families who are sharing their cancer journey stories with the media.

• Produce stories of patient families and share online and social media

• Work with a diverse range of case studies and media spokespeople and ensure they are treated in an appropriate and safe manner.

• Be key spokesperson for families media storytelling

Other

• Contribute to the overall Marketing and Communications function of Children with Cancer UK

• Carry out any other duties commensurate with the general level of responsibility of the post

• Occasional events attendance

• Partnership relationship building

• Manage relevant cases and inboxes on Salesforce

• Marketing Cloud user

• Be part of the Officers forum

The LSO Development department is looking for a knowledgeable and self-motivated individual to join our team as Trusts & Foundations Officer at an exciting time in the LSO’s history. Reporting to the Trusts & Foundations Manager, the role will primarily work within the Trusts and Foundations team to establish and maintain relationships with grant-giving bodies to help meet and grow income targets. These grants support a range of LSO activities, including projects within our pioneering learning and engagement programme, LSO Discovery; our exciting artistic season at the Barbican Centre; international tours; new commissions for the LSO and recordings produced by our record label LSO Live.
 

About you

Experience in fundraising from trusts, foundations and other grant-giving bodies is essential for this role, alongside strong communication skills, high attention to detail and a passion for creating concise and compelling written copy.  An interest in orchestral/classical music is desirable.

The Trusts & Foundations Officer will also support the wider fundraising of the Department, helping to steward current and potential supporters at concerts, special events, and LSO Discovery projects taking place across east London.
 
For more detailed information about this role's responsibilities please see the attached application pack.

We are looking for someone with demonstrable experience in:

·       Writing compelling applications and reports to grant-giving bodies, as well as knowledge of fundraising through trusts and foundations (at least twelve months of experience).

·       Researching potential new funding opportunities with an understanding of cultivation and stewardship processes

·       Ideally relevant some event management experience. 

The capabilities and characteristics we are looking for:

·      Strong writing and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collate detailed information and present it concisely and compellingly.

·       High attention to detail in both written communications and database processes.

·       Outstanding editing and proofreading skills.

·       Ability to prioritise and manage a busy workload, and to consistently meet deadlines.

·       Self-motivated, with strong organisational skills.
·      Ability to work with a team effectively, integrate with the whole development department and engage with a variety of colleagues across the organisation and stakeholders.

·       Professional discretion.

·       An interest in classical music and promoting accessible opportunities for all to engage in music. 

·       Willingness to attend events outside of normal working hours.

To apply for the role, please include a completed application form and your CV. Please note that only completed applications will be considered.

Additionally, we kindly ask all applicants to fill out the equal opportunities form.

In their search for two new Management Accountants on a permanent basis. The National Archives are a non-ministerial department, and the official archive and publisher for the UK Government, and for England and Wales. We are the guardians of over 1,000 years of iconic national documents.

Operating within the Management Accounting team, the role holder will act as a Management Accountant for the business area(s) for which they are made responsible. Working directly with budget holders / project owners, Heads of Department and Directors, they will manage all aspects of their management accounting and financial planning services providing incisive, value-add financial support and analysis which facilitates effective decision making.

The organisation:

We are expert advisers in information and records management and we work with partner across the cultural, academic and heritage sectors. We fulfil a leadership role for the archive sector and work to secure the future of physical and digital records. We collect and secure the future of the government record, from Shakespeare’s will to tweets from Downing Street, to preserve it for generations to come.

The role:

• Be responsible for the provision of timely, accurate, relevant management information to all levels of management within assigned Directorate(s), regularly reviewing this information with the senior management team. This will include provision of monthly reports, critical review of results, value-add analysis, explanation of variances and early identification of potential issues / opportunities.
• Proactively provide improvements to procedures, applying sound judgement based on knowledge and experience.
• Be responsible for providing analysis that informs and supports effective decision making
• Apply various tools such as investment appraisal techniques to better inform decision making.
• Support the business in gathering evidence to assess the costs, benefits and risks of a wide range of delivery options when making commercial decisions, and provide advice which helps secure value-for-money (vfm).
• Support the business in the development of detailed business cases.
• Build strong and positive relationships with budget holders and senior managers (notably heads of Departments), providing the necessary assistance and professional advice to assist them with the financial aspects of their duties.

The successful candidate will:

• Be a fully qualified Accountant.
• Have strong analytical skills, able to identify and interpret trends and improve financial forecasting
• Have the ability to understand the strategic business goals of an organisation, able to ‘look beyond the numbers’ and understand the wider business context.
• Be a team player, with exceptional interpersonal skills, able to work with a diverse and broad range of stakeholders across the organisation. Demonstrable ability to influence.
• Have good written and oral communication skills, able to communicate clearly, concisely, accurately and in ways that promote understanding but stands ground when needed
• Have strong finance system skills including advanced Excel skills

Desirable criteria:

• An understanding of accounting policy and an appreciation of the implications for an organisation of Government legislation and accounting standards

This position will be based officially at the head office in Kew and will require the postholder to work from the office three days a week.

Applications will be under constant review before the closing date, so please apply via the link or contact  Katie Moore at our retained search agent, Robertson Bell. Please note the closing date for applications is Sunday 9th June 2024.

Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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Working for the Civil Service
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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

We are looking for someone to work with a clear strategy and then develop, grow and successfully manage our Youth Advisory (YAG) and Alumni groups, as well as lead the engagement of families / support networks. The ideal candidate is someone who will ensure interns accessing the DFN Project SEARCH model are at the heart of decision making and who will champion their rights and their participation. We are looking for someone who has a strong understanding of advocacy and the rights and entitlements of young adults with special educational needs and disabilities.

We are in our third year of running our YAG and yet to launch our Alumni offer. This role will therefore involve leading the implementation, development, and growth of the membership of both DFN Project SEARCH YAG and Alumni group. This will include planning and facilitating a programme of activities throughout the year for YAG and Alumni members, which we hope will be a mix of in person and online events.

This post holder will also provide ongoing training to YAG, Alumni and parent/carer members and facilitate their participation in our advocacy work. There will also be opportunities to deliver training to our central and partner teams alongside members of these groups

Team Leader

Closing date for applications 23:59 hours on 4th June 2024

Salary c £35,000 per annum

To apply visit our website to download a recruitment pack for full instructions 

Successful candidates must demonstrate their ability to:

1. Provide supervision, support and performance management of a small team of private tenancy rights caseworkers, ensuring equitable and manageable sharing of caseload
2. Encourage and support user involvement and private tenants’ voice generally in our service development
3. Represent Safer Renting to and manage relationships with an agreed group of local authorities

We are looking for a training and development lead who will design and implement a new model of solution focused resources and training programmes. You will work with community organisations to understand their legal needs and tailor the training to give advisers the tools they need to help their communities. You will develop resources and training that are practical, holistic and comprehensive and delivered through a range of online and in person methods. 

You will be passionate and enthusiastic about access to justice with a training and development background. You will lead on the development of a new range of resources for the wider access to justice community with a focus on housing issues. You will also work closely with other staff to re-imagine and represent existing content in new ways. As LAG is at the heart of the social justice lawyering community, the successful candidate will work closely with our partner organisations.

What we do:

LAG supports and empowers those providing legal services and using the law to achieve justice for those who are disadvantaged, unable to speak for themselves or who struggle to be heard, by:

• Publishing and disseminating accessible, high quality, authoritative and up to date legal information and knowledge.
• Delivering education and training and creating opportunities for the exchange of ideas.
• Being an authoritative voice speaking up for justice and improving law and practice.

Our vision is a fair legal system that excludes no one, upholds equality and social justice, and meets the needs of the people it serves.

TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT LEAD

Principal duties and responsibilities:

• Plan and manage the resources and training in its overall design and content development to ensure it remains up to date and engaging and relevant.
• Identify and utilise the most appropriate platforms for delivery of different activity (eg in person, e-learning, webinar) to make the most effective use of resources and meet customer need.
• Work with subject matter experts, curating and creating content as needed.
• Work with and develop relationships with housing advice organisations and community groups to understand their learning needs.
• To develop digital content of the training materials, event video production, design brochures and training materials and keep these up to date and relevant.
• To be the first point of contact and provide first line support for all training and learning.
• Produce project progress reports and regularly review the project plan.
• Website maintenance and posting support, developing podcasts and management of the hosting platform.
• Support the administration and organisation of all learning and development programmes and events (virtual and in-person) and gather evidence and feedback to measure outcomes and impact of L&D activities.
• Arranging online and in person seminars, conferences, and training.
• Developing marketing and build a social media profile.
• Work with the LAG team to maintain a positive work environment and establish a culture of learning.

Person Specification:

Personal Qualities

Committed to the core values and objectives of the organisation.

Friendly and approachable

Self-motivated and ability to prioritise own workload.

A ‘can do’ positive attitude.

Flexibility and willingness to learn new skills.

Commitment to equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice

Abilities

Organised with good attention to detail.

Ability to work under pressure and to a deadline.

Positive attitude to problem solving.

Confident to work unsupervised on own and as part of a team.

Energetic and resilient attitude

Creativity and an ability to translate ideas into concrete plans and training.

Skills and knowledge

Passionate about access to justice issues

Educated to degree level or have a proven track record.

Experience delivering training and developing materials

Experience of working with external agencies, partners, and community groups.

Professional approach to work and strong interpersonal skills

Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills

Excellent IT skills and a good working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and Eventbrite

Well-developed knowledge and experience of all the main social media platforms

Excellent time management and organisational skills

Job Description

Voluntary Action Harrow is looking for a Health Inequalities & Community Engagement Officer to work within our Stronger Communities team. Stronger Communities aims to remove barriers to accessing healthcare, increase community engagement and co-production and reduce health inequalities in the borough of Harrow. We are particularly interested in increasing engagement from communities in deprived areas and encouraging applications from those who might be under-represented in our work.

Responsibilities

• To create and share accessible information resources for community groups and individuals.
• To manage and update social media channels and our easy-to-use website, creating accessible graphics that help promote the work we are doing.
• To deliver and attend community events, aiming to raise awareness about health issues and making sure communities have access to accurate information.
• To carry out light-touch research, so we are able to feed-back the views of communities to policymakers. .
• To develop positive working relationships and clear communication with other local voluntary & community sector (VCS) organisations and healthcare providers.
• To help other VCS organisations improve awareness and engagement of health inequalities and disparities.
• To organise and support representation at community meetings, forums and networks, encouraging attendance.
• To develop and deliver on-the-ground awareness, focusing on areas with high footfall, such as train stations, supermarkets etc.
• To utilise and support management of volunteers in the facilitation of role.
• To support the creation of reports, presentations and feedback
• To support and communicate campaigns through newsletters and communication channels.
• To build and maintain relationships with people from different communities who are willing to share their stories to be used as case studies to promote our work.
• To maintain and update records on our database.

Skills, Competencies and Behaviours

• Ability to carry out community outreach/engagement work within different communities
• Ability to work to address health inequalities
• Can communicate and engage with individuals from varied backgrounds
• Demonstrates strong management of stakeholder relationships
• Can collate, analyse and interpret information from communities
• Can use social media in a project or work-related setting.
• Previous experience using the following, or programs/platforms similar to them: Google workspace and docs, Canva, Wordpress.
• Demonstrates strong administrative skills and abilities
• Can turn activities and services into compelling content, with engaging calls to action.
• Ability to adjust to the ever-changing needs of the organisation, different priorities and multi-task efficiently.
• Can identify key stakeholders and conversations where we can engage so as to better showcase our work and expand our reach.
• Resourcefulness to work with a limited budget.
• Ability to take the initiative to develop this role and make the most of the opportunities available.
• A keen eye for detail

Who are we?

Voluntary Action Harrow Co-operative work with the local community providing information, training and guidance.

Based in Harrow, we are a not-for-profit co-operative owned by our workers. We have in-depth knowledge of the local area and of who’s doing what. Our members collectively have over 35 years’ experience in the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector, specialising in capacity building in a variety of different organisational development areas.

We’ve worked with a diverse range of local organisations, from small community groups, to regional and international charities. We also run, manage and co-ordinate projects, working with local people and groups to help them make a difference in their local community.

Support available to the successful candidate

You will be working within the Voluntary Action Harrow Stronger Communities Team, who hold a huge amount of knowledge and have good relationships with charities and community groups across Harrow.

Voluntary Action Harrow Co-operative aims to be an equal opportunity employer and is determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.

This role description can be requested in large print.

Team Leader

Closing date for applications 23:59 hours on 4th June 2024

Salary c £35,000 per annum

To apply visit our website to download our recruitment pack with full application instructions 

Successful candidates must demonstrate their ability to:

• Provide supervision, support and performance management of a small team of private tenancy rights caseworkers, ensuring equitable and manageable sharing of caseload
• Encourage and support user involvement and private tenants’ voice generally in our service development
• Represent Safer Renting to and manage relationships with an agreed group of local authorities

At Ambitious about Autism, we're currently looking for a Policy and Campaigns Officer to join our team on a part time (0.4 FTE) basis.

The postholder will have a track record of influencing policy and an understanding and passion for issues affecting autistic children and young people across a range of areas, including education, employment, health and social care. You'll gather evidence and data that will influence change, using your written and verbal communication skills to engage with a wide range of audiences on our strategic priorities and raise awareness of our work.

You'll engage with autistic children, young people and their families to understand their priorities and embed their needs in our communications and policy work. You'll identify opportunities to communicate AaA's policy position and respond to these appropriately, working closely with the communications team to draft impactful statements, as well as web and social media copy.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Experience of working in a policy role, ideally in a relevant sector.
• Ability to identify appropriate sources, evaluate and analyse data and evidence to provide up-to-date, accurate information.
• Experience of producing high quality policy-related documents, as well as being able to write engaging pieces for a range of audiences.
• Experience of using social and digital media to develop and promote policy work.

In return, we offer great benefits including a generous holiday allowance and commitment to continued professional development (CPD), flexible, hybrid working and more!

This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious individual who would like to work for a forward-thinking, open and honest organisation and make a real impact to the young people we work with. Please find our full recruitment pack on the link below.

If you have any questions about the role or would like to have a confidential chat, please contact James Axford, Recruitment Officer.

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

Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. As part of our Safer Recruitment checks, an online search maybe carried out in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

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Are you proactive, highly organised and an excellent communicator? Do you want to use your skills to help drive progressive change? We’re a fast-paced and friendly employee-owned digital agency that works a four-day week, and we’d love to hear from you.

The role

As Forward Action’s Partnerships Officer, you’ll support the Partnerships Director to build and maintain strong relationships with our partners, so we can help them achieve change on everything from climate change to refugee rights. 

In this fast-paced role, you’ll manage the administration side of our partnerships, from initial contact and briefing, through proposal management, all the way to issuing contracts and drafting scopes. You’ll work across multiple projects and deadlines, managing processes, organising meetings, following up action points, and keeping accurate partnership records. 

You’ll champion the partner experience and ensure we always deliver value. This includes meeting with organisations to explore their goals, and briefing colleagues on new partners’ needs. You’ll also lead on our marketing and webinar programme, coordinating plans and working with colleagues and freelancers to deliver outstanding content. 

This is a busy role with lots of opportunities to learn new skills, and you’ll be supported by a kind, open and inclusive team. We prioritise work/life balance, offering flexible working and a four-day week. As a Forward Action employee, you’ll co-own the company and share in its success. 

About you

You’ll have experience as an account manager or another relationship-based role in fundraising, events, sales or marketing. You might have worked in an agency or the NGO sector, but this isn’t essential. 

You’ll be highly organised, thrive on working quickly and efficiently, and have a sharp eye for detail. You’ll also be proactive, process driven, and an excellent problem solver who’s always keen to improve the way we do things. And as the first point of contact for many of our partners, you’ll be a great communicator who’s brilliant at building relationships. 

Crucially, you’ll be excited by the work we do and passionate about your role in helping our partners deliver real world change. 

As a mission-led organisation, we exist to try to make the world a fairer, more equitable place. That includes working to build a truly diverse, inclusive workplace and sector. We are therefore particularly keen to receive applications from communities that experience discrimination, for example on the basis of race, disability, socio-economic status or gender identity.

We believe in principles of anti-oppression and are proud to be undertaking a review of our policies, practices and processes to ensure we’re embedding them internally, as well as in our work with partners.

Benefits and location

• Contract: This is a permanent full time posiiton

• Hours: We work a 4-day week: 30 hours, Monday to Thursday

• Location: Remote in the UK, or from our London office. In-person meetings in London 1-2 times a month.

• Other benefits: 5 weeks’ holiday plus Christmas break, generous parental leave and a good work-life balance. Read more about our benefits – including working hours, period policy and sustainable travel allowance – in the jobs section of our website

Who we are

Forward Action is an employee-owned agency that helps partners achieve progressive change by using digital tools to unlock people power. We do everything from developing strategies and building movement stories to setting up landing pages, running ads and much more. 

Our work enables organisations to deliver phenomenal impact. We’ve raised millions with Refuge, helped Dignity in Dying influence a crucial vote in the House of Lords, and worked with Freedom From Torture to inspire action to stop the Rwanda deportations.

Read more about who we are, what we do and the values that drive us on our website