We are seeking a highly organised Executive Assistant to provide administrative support to the Chief Officer and Board of Trustees of Central and East Northamptonshire Citizens Advice. For this role, you must be highly organised and have a good attention to detail and be able to work flexibly to meet deadlines.

About the role​

To provide dedicated and confidential support to the Chief Officer, Board of Trustees and the Senior Management Team. This will include assisting the Chief Officer with all activities including diary and email management, planning and organisation of board meetings, building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, communicating with all stakeholders on behalf of the Chief Officer. The role requires occasional evening attendance for Board and Sub-Committee meetings.

​We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates.

We make a positive commitment to employing disabled people and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria for the role as set out in role profiles.
 

Closing date 5pm, Monday 1st March 2021

Fundraising Manager

Milton Keynes Museum (MKM) seeks a Fundraising Manager to provide expert leadership, vision and innovation during a time of exciting growth and transformation for the Museum.

The successful candidate will be an inspiring and effective leader, and an articulate relationship-builder and communicator. This is a unique opportunity for a fundraising professional to not only enhance Milton Keynes’ wider arts and heritage sector, but to usher in a new and exciting chapter for Milton Keynes Museum.

Responsibilities:

• Use Milton Keynes Museum’s existing Strategic Plan to create and implement an effective Development and Fundraising Strategy, which includes achieving the completion of the Museum’s two new gallery spaces.
• Develop a Development and Fundraising plan, that includes staff and volunteer resources, financial budgets and project costs
• Develop an Activity Plan for Development and Fundraising with defined workstreams and fundraising goals
• Develop the Museum’s community engagement programme and identify the audiences and communities that MKM should engage with, in order to encourage cultural engagement and the sharing of heritages
• Work with representatives across MK’s communities and groups to enhance community involvement, inclusion, and support

Requirements:

The Fundraising Manager will bring the vision, drive and creativity required to provide strategic leadership and be able to achieve ambitious fundraising goals. The fundraising need is to underpin future operations and capital projects but especially to allow the successful completion of the Museum’s two new exhibition halls: the ‘Ancient’ and ‘Modern’ Milton Keynes galleries.

The role holder will need to be a highly skilled and effective fundraiser and leader, who has a proven track-record of securing large grants, donations and awards. This will require a professional who can envision new partnerships and engage new audiences, set and exceed goals and expectations, initiate and grow authentic relationships, motivate and inspire action in others, and ultimately raise the funds to build solid foundations for the sustainability of MK Museum.

About Milton Keynes Museum (MKM):

Milton Keynes is the best example of a planned New Town development and it is a success story. It is a city that has grown and prospered to become a place with history and ambition and with a community that is diverse and vibrant.

Milton Keynes Museum has been part of that unique story. With a group of dedicated volunteers, the Museum has also grown and prospered with rapidly growing visitor numbers and exciting development projects.

Location: Milton Keynes with one day a week working from home

Contract Type: Full Time, 2-year fixed term contract with the possibility of an extension

Salary: £37,000 to £40,000 dependant on experience

Closing Date: 5th March 2021

You may have experience of the following: Fundraising Manager, Fundraising Officer, Fundraising and Events Coordinator, Event Fundraiser, Community Fundraiser, Direct Marketing, Events Coordinator, Community Fundraising, Fundraiser, Fundraising Assistant, Marketing Executive, Marketing Officer, Sales Executive, etc.

Ref: 96846

Income Generation Manager

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Part time - 30 hours per week

Salary: £35,134 to £39,804 pro rata

Locations: Flexible

Start Date: Immediate Start

Connection Support is excited to announce a new post being created to implement our charity’s latest strategy to generate and diversify its income. We are looking for someone to bring enthusiasm, professionalism, personable and persuasive communication both in person and writing to the process of establishing a distinct, charity focussed fundraising strategy to generate supplementary income through grants, individual givers, events and other means, during this very exciting time for us.

From a fundraising/charity background, you have experience and a proven track record of fundraising from individual and company donors and grant making organisations and can facilitate people to plan and work together so that income generation targets are achieved.

You will be part of our senior management team working together to help us to reach more vulnerable people and make a greater difference to peoples lives.

Put simply, it’s about making a difference. A real difference.

The full Job Description and Person specification is available on our website.

The Social Interest Group (SIG) is a leading UK based charity, providing bespoke person centred social and health care solutions. Utilising strength-based models of working, we specialise in rehabilitation and supporting people who have complex needs, empowering them to achieve their full potential. We deliver social and health care services through our subsidiary charities SIG Penrose, SIG Equinox and SIG Investments.

Project CATE (Community Action to Thrive & Enable) is a 12-month pilot service to provide a specialist outreach service in Bedfordshire to work with wider partners as part of the Conditional Caution Pathway. Its purpose is to help bridge the current gap in providing much needed access into current provisions and enabling engagement for a complex and extremely hard to reach group of vulnerable women and ensuring they remain engaged.

During this 12-month fixed term contract, the Specialist Women’s Support Coordinator (SWSC) will receive referrals from You Turn Futures and wider partners, to offer additional trauma-informed wraparound support coordination and all the expertise and specialist knowledge of SIG Penrose in supporting vulnerable women who:

• have a history of drug and/or alcohol misuse
• a history of offending or who are at risk of offending
• are at risk more widely from exploitation

Working with the Service Manager and Senior Management Team, you will support the implementation of this new pilot service, identifying potential issues and proposing solutions. You will adopt a strength-based, non-judgmental approach with the clients you support, whilst also being vigilant on identifying and managing risks, including safeguarding of vulnerable adults and children.

To be successful in this role, you will have proven experience of working with women in a residential or outreach setting and/or with women with multiple and complex needs. You will be passionate and motivated to help vulnerable people make positive and lasting changes to their lives and a belief that everyone can turn their life around regardless of past or present circumstances.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide support to ensure that the pilot service is delivered in line with contractual requirements, and all contractual and legislative requirements are being met.
• Ensure that all Service Users have appropriate recovery and support plans completed in a timely fashion and are monitored and reviewed at regular intervals or as required
• Have a proactive approach to rehabilitation, resettlement, recovery and safeguarding practice and ensure the methodology of Psychologically Informed Environments is adhered to and implemented across the service.
• Support and encourage Service User Involvement and Engagement locally and at the wider organisational level initiatives.
• Provide support in the planning and maintaining the Service’s budget and report on budget variances including the use of service user’s engagement budget, and collection of outstanding invoices.
• Support the Service Manager in building and maintaining close links and good relationships with local community groups and representatives ensuring that the local partners have a good understanding of the purpose and working of the scheme.

Experience Required:

• Minimum NVQ Level 3 in Information, Advice and Guidance or equivalent
• Experience of working with vulnerable individuals who may have mental health issues / substance misuse / learning disabilities / challenging chaotic behaviours
• Working knowledge of supporting women with multiple needs
• Understanding and support in harm minimisation
• Experience of working with women and/or women’s services
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective relationships, demonstrate empathy and be non-judgemental,
• ICT competency and experience of Case Management Systems
• Ability to monitor, analyse and report on large volumes of data
• Experience of identifying and managing risk
• Ability to Multi-task, prioritise and organise self and workload.

Benefits of working with us:

• Excellent core and on-going training aligned with personal development plan
• 25 days holiday increasing to 26 days after 2 years and increasing 1 day per year up to 30 days annual leave
• Access to employee assistance programme
• Medi-cash which includes the following:
• Discount gym membership
• Routine eye tests, glasses and contact lenses
• Dental treatment via NHS or Private
• Physiotherapy, Head Massage and a range of other therapies
• Life Assurance

Mind BLMK are pleased to announce we are recruiting for a Project Support Manager (maternity cover) to join our growing team.

Job title: Project Support Manager
Post no: 380
Start date: ASAP
Working base: Flitwick
Area covered: Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes
Reports to: Operations Manager
Contract type: Fixed term for 12 months (maternity cover)
Salary: £27,000.00 F.T.E (actual salary £23,351.35 per annum)
Contracted hours: 32.0 hours per week
Working days: Mondays to Fridays
Checks needed: Enhanced DBS and 2 satisfactory references

About Mind BLMK

Mind BLMK works across our communities to support positive mental health and wellbeing. Working closely with a range of partners, we offer a number of activities from our wellbeing centres and local venues to make a difference to the mental health and wellbeing of people in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes, and our aim is to make sure that no-one has to face a mental health problem alone.

About the role

This is an exciting and varied role that requires excellent organisation skills, line management experience and the ability to adapt and problem solve in a fast-moving environment.

You will support existing operational projects as well as support the launch, implementation and incorporation of new projects across the organisation; working in a targeted and flexible way as directed by the Operations Manager; to provide Mind BLMK with the capacity to establish new services and adapt existing services in the most cost-effective and time-efficient way.

About you

As a values driven organisation, we would like to hear from candidates who have a passion for providing crucial mental health and wellbeing services at the community level. You will be managing teams across the BLMK region delivering a variety of services and will need excellent communication skills to effectively oversee and develop key services within Mind BLMK. Due to Covid-19 this role will require a flexible approach to work. This may include homeworking, office working and community-based working.

If you have a passion for working in mental health and possess the required skills we would love to hear from you.

Closing date: 5pm on Friday 12 March 2021

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION

Please click ‘Apply’ to be redirected to our website, where you can view the full Job Description and download the application form.
Please note, you are not applying at this stage.

Mind BLMK is a Disability Confident Employer and has been committed to the Mindful Employer charter since 2008.

No agencies please.