Fixed Term Contract (1 x 12 Months & 1 x 3 Months)

Closing Date: 09/06/2020

Interviews: W/C 29th June 2020 – TBC

Do you want to end homelessness and make a positive difference to people’s lives? Are you highly motivated and looking for a challenge? Do you want to use your excellent people skills to support people to move away from homelessness?

Thames Reach are committed to helping homeless and vulnerable people to live in decent homes, build supportive relationships and lead fulfilling lives. Our vision is to end street homelessness and our aim is to achieve the highest standards and effectiveness in delivery of our services.

Our Tenancy Sustainment Team (TST) is supporting people with histories of rough sleeping in their accommodation, and are supporting people to achieve their aspirations. We are looking for applications from people new to the homelessness sector and experienced case workers.

The Assistant Support Worker role would suit:

• People interested in working with people with rough sleeping histories sustaining their tenancies.

• People with experience of face to face or customer service work.

• An understanding of how to support people to manage and sustain tenancies and engage positively with their local community.

• People with experience of supporting and motivating people to engage with health services, employment, training and education.

• People who are able to establish and maintain positive and effective working relationship with other agencies such as referral agencies, health services, benefit services and registered social landlords.

• Those with strong administration experience who would like to work to support a key front line homelessness service.

You will play a key role in the development of our services and your work will contribute to influencing the future of service provision across the UK. 

Successful candidates will demonstrate:

• The ability to provide a flexible and responsive service to people with rough sleeper histories.

• Excellent communication, organisation and creative problem solving skills.

• Commitment to working within the homelessness sector to support people to lead fulfilling lives.

• Creating and working through action plans and be strongly outcome focuses.

• The ability to follow instructions, manage and mitigate risk.

• The ability to use IT systems to communicate and record your work.

• Be confident in working autonomously as well as within a team, the role with involve office work and in the community.

As well as a great working environment we also offer:

• 6.5% employer & 1.5% employee contributory pension

• Development opportunities

• 29 days annual leave plus bank holidays.

• Reimbursement of the cost of annual eye test

• Season ticket/cycle loan

• Flexible Working

• EAP services

Thames Reach is committed to achieving a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We value, respect, and celebrate diversity. We welcome and encourage applicants from all sections of the community regardless of their history of homelessness, sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religious belief.

The Organisation

Russam is proud to be supporting Cranstoun with the search for their new Chief Executive.

Since 1969 Cranstoun has been making a difference by combining expertise with innovative approaches and putting people at the heart of everything they do. They deliver a wide range of services across England, including community-based and residential substance misuse services, supported housing, specialist services for young people, families and carers, and domestic abuse services. Cranstoun believe everyone should have the opportunity to live healthy, safe and happy lives.

The Role

This is a very exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about Cranstoun’s work, with the ambition to drive the organisation forward to ensure they continue to provide excellent services, to more people, across more communities.

The new Chief will be instrumental in developing and delivering a new strategy for Cranstoun to strengthen their position in an increasingly competitive environment. They will also:

• Be responsible and accountable to the Board of Trustees for all Cranstoun’s activity, ensuring compliance with statutory, regulatory and charitable requirements
• Provide inspirational, accountable leadership and direction to all staff, in support of Cranstoun’s vision and values
• Act as Cranstoun’s ambassador, leading and managing all external relations activity, building Cranstoun’s voice, reputation and profile
• Develop and grow income generation capacity, proactively seeking to broaden the funding base

The Person

Cranstoun are looking for an inspiring and highly professional leader with great commercial awareness and communication skills. You should be open, honest and resilient. Above all, you should be committed to embedding the values of Cranstoun and have the public speaking ability to act as an excellent ambassador for the organisation. Other essential criteria includes:

• Proven track record of leading an organisation that is geographically dispersed
• Proven track record of creating and delivering an organisational growth strategy, demonstrating business acumen
• Track record of building success through partnerships, influence and diplomacy
• Demonstrable analytical acumen, able to analyse data to drive both performance and develop the organisation
• Experience of developing and maintaining relationships with a diverse range of clients, stakeholders and partners including other charities, businesses and funders
• Supporting a board of trustees - effectively engaging the skills and experience of trustees in the development of the organisations business strategy
• Implementing plans whilst managing a wide range of shorter-term operational demands and transformation
• Experience of leading digital transformation – ability to innovate, evaluate, strategize and implement digital responses to meet organisational needs
• Experience of leading effective change management programmes across a leadership team

Additional Information

For extensive information about Cranstoun, the Chief Executive role, and the person they are looking for, please download the Candidate Information Pack available on our website.

Timetable

Closing date for applications: Monday 22 June 2020

Preliminary interviews with Russam: Week commencing 29 June 2020

Final interview and informal meetings with Cranstoun: Week commencing 13 July 2020

How to Apply

To apply for this position please provide the following two pieces of information:

• A comprehensive CV, including details of your achievements in each role and details of two referees.
• A supporting statement, explaining how you believe your skills and experience match the requirements of the role, directly addressing the criteria as outlined in the person specification.

Are you inspired by birds and nature and passionate about science? 

The British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) is seeking a new CEO to lead this vibrant organisation, champion its values and deliver its vision of ‘a world inspired by birds and informed by science’.

You will take overall responsibility for design and execution of the BTO strategic vision, building our thriving organisational culture, and providing leadership to our people and network of volunteers who deliver world-class science, engagement and communication.

We seek a CEO with a participative leadership style, capable of providing clear direction, being a confident advocate for the BTO vision and a first-class communicator.

You will be able to demonstrate experience in strategic leadership, the development of successful organisational culture and partnership-working, skills in communication to a wide range of audiences, and knowledge of science and wildlife conservation.

The Chief Executive is accountable to the Board for delivering the mission of BTO.  You will report to the Chair of the Board, Professor Jenny Gill, and be supported by department Directors and 130 committed and hard-working staff, based at our headquarters in Norfolk, our country offices in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and Porzana in East Sussex.

The post of CEO of the BTO will become vacant on the retirement ofDr Andy Clements in December 2020.

‘This is an extremely exciting opportunity to lead a wonderful charity, in which skilled professionals and volunteers work together to deliver world-class science, outreach and impact. The BTO has a clear vision and goals, underpinned by the shared passion and commitment of staff, trustees, members and volunteers, and has been skilfully led by our exceptional outgoing CEO, Dr Andy Clements. The response of the BTO to the current pandemic has been agile and innovative, and the charity has continued to grow and develop during these unprecedented times. It is a pleasure and privilege to serve as Chair of BTO Board of Trustees, and I look forward to supporting the next CEO in helping the BTO continue to flourish’ (Professor Jenny Gill, Chair of BTO Board).

For further information about BTO and the role see the attached role description. 

MAKING AN APPLICATION

Your application should consist of a CV and covering letter responding to the following questions:

1. The BTO is reaching the end of the 2015-2020 strategy period. How would you approach the next strategy period? 500 words.

2. Think about a time when you were involved in the introduction of a new system or process. How did you bring people together to make it successful and resolve issues? 300 words.

3. Imagine you are talking to a potential donor. How would you explain the role of BTO? 200 words.

Closing date for receipt of applications is 1pm on Friday 5 June.

It is anticipated that interviews will be held remotely on Wednesday 8 July

Charity No. 216652 (E&W); SC039193 (Scotland)

Chief Executive Officer (3 days a week, £40,000 pro rata)

We are looking for an energetic and enthusiastic leader to take the Trust for Oxfordshire’s Environment (TOE) into the next stage of its development.

TOE, an independent county-based environmental funder, is seeking a part-time CEO to lead its small team.  This post offers an opportunity to drive a significant increase in the value and efficacy of funding and secure TOE as a model of locally based funding to support long term environmental gains.  We are looking for someone to provide effective leadership and oversight to take TOE forward in its organisational aims and objectives according to its current strategy.

The role will be based at the TOE office, Earth Trust Centre, Little Wittenham, Abingdon, OX14 4QZ. 

Please visit our website for more information.  Completed applications to be submitted to Anita Prosser by midnight on the 22nd June 2020

The Robertson Trust is the largest independent grant-making trust in Scotland with the vision of a fair and compassionate Scotland where everyone is valued and able to flourish.  It has donated more than £263 million to charitable causes in Scotland since 1961.  It is currently finalising a new exciting strategy to address some of the most intractable social issues in Scotland which will see it adopt new ways of working and building new partnerships to deliver greater impact in Scotland.

The summer of 2020 will see the launch of a new strategy for the Trust.  After extensive review and stakeholder engagement, the Trust has sought to develop a strategy which will best fit the current challenges facing communities in Scotland and enable the Trust as a funder to work alongside communities to address these challenges.  This is an exciting time for a new Chief Executive to deliver this new strategy.  We are looking for a strong, inspiring and empowering leader who is ambitious about maximising the Trust’s undoubted potential. 

The Role

• Reporting to the Chair and working closely with the Board of Trustees, the Chief Executive will deliver the newly developed strategic plan. 
• Embody and demonstrate the Trust’s values to the whole organisation, leading and developing the team and promoting a culture of diversity and continuous improvement.
• As a key ambassador, the Chief Executive will nurture, build and maintain positive relationships with a range of key stakeholders.

The Individual

• Proven leadership experience at board level within a complex, growing organisation and with a record of achievement in developing and delivering organisational strategy.  This can have been gained in any sector (but any candidate should recognise that the dynamics of the charity sector are different).
• Demonstrable experience of leading transformation and driving cultural change to achieve operational excellence, including digital transformation.
• Must be able to demonstrate an understanding of impact of poverty, trauma and inequalities.

Closing date: Monday 22nd June at 5pm.

Want to lead an organisation that stands in solidarity alongside migrants in their fight for rights and justice? Then join us!

We are looking for an energetic and motivated Chief Executive Officer (Maternity Cover) to manage the organisation whilst the current CEO takes maternity leave. 

We are looking for an exceptional individual to provide effective leadership and oversight of our organisation to take it forward in its organisational aims and objectives according to its current strategy.

 They will have substantial experience in leading organisations within the not-for-profit sector, and background in fundraising and financial management. The individual will have excellent interpersonal skills, flexible, and an ability to manage a full and varied workload, and staff team.

As the lead spokesperson, the candidate will have exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, so they represent MRN’s position to the wider public and in the media.

The charity is looking for exceptional candidates with a:

• Commitment to upholding the rights of migrants

• Real vision as to how this can be done in the current political, social and economic climate of the UK

• Readiness to work with all groups and individuals who support in part or in whole the MRN mission

The salary will be £41,754 per annum, pro-rata. In addition, MRN contributes up to 6% of salary to pensions.

We particularly welcome and encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic individuals, and those who are migrants or refugees, and who have lived experience of the impact of immigration policy and practice.

Closing date for applications: 15 June 2020, 9.00 a.m.

Date for candidate interviews: 22 and 23 June 2020

The ITF is an international federation of transport workers’ trade unions recognised as the world’s leading transport authority. We fight passionately to improve working lives, connecting trade unions from 150 countries that may otherwise be isolated and helping their members to secure rights, equality and justice. We are the voice for 20 million members working men and women across the world. The ITF Head Office is based in Borough, London. International offices include Amman, Hong Kong, Montreal, Nairobi, New Delhi, Abidjan, Rio de Janeiro, Singapore, Tokyo and Sydney. 

The role would suit a leading project professional, with a strong Union background, with excellent communication skills, with proven experience in industrial relation at a global level. An extensive knowledge of the relevant industries and related trade union structures worldwide and proven field experience of organising and campaigns methodology. We are also seeking someone with sound organisational skills, the ability to work under pressure, readiness to acquire new skills, knowledge and experiences in a multi-cultural working environment and the ability at all times to exercise discretion, diplomacy, judgement and initiative.

Due to the international aspects of the organisation’s work, a good working knowledge of another language would be an advantage. Proficient in using standard office equipment and other relevant software.

This role offers a starting salary of £57,911.00 plus per annum, plus a non-performance related, guaranteed bonus equating to 1/12th of your annual salary.

The ITF offers a highly competitive final pension salary scheme, flexible working as well as the opportunity to work in a state of the art modern office building in central London. For further information on the staff benefits that we provide please see our website.

If this sounds interesting to you, please apply by sending your CV and covering letter by midnight, Sunday 28 June 2020. Interviews will take place week commencing second week of July 2020.  Please note, due to COVID-19 all interviews will take place online.

Closing date: 28th June 2020 at 11:30pm 

Shelter is looking for an enthusiastic individual with administrative experience gained in an office environment to join us as a HR Assistant and help ensure the smooth running of all aspects of our People Directorate. 

A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet millions of people across Britain struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change — with individuals, in communities, across society – and leading the way to a safe home. We need ambitious, best-in-class individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve. 

About the role
Our People Directorate provides the strategic lead on people management and organisational development and aims to enable the organisation to have the right culture, capacity and capability to achieve its purpose. As a HR Assistant, you'll help look after the day-to-day needs of the HR Operations team by providing first-class administrative support, being the gatekeeper for all HR enquiries via phone and email and supporting the ethos to work towards a shared services model. You will see queries from across the HR spectrum so experience of working as a HR Assistant or Administrator and good knowledge of HR, recruitment and payroll processes is key. 

You will provide administrative and processing support to the team, including inputting payroll and criminal record checks data, keeping employee files up-to-date and collating and distributing reports. You will also manage team diaries, maintain office systems and ensure the HR database is kept in accordance with GDPR principles. 

Carrying out quarterly internal file integrity audits and monthly file reviews for new starters, making travel arrangements, dealing with invoices and helping to organise meetings are all part of the role. In short, it's an interesting role that's ideal for someone looking to develop their experience working in a busy HR team. 

About you
To succeed, you'll need great admin skills, working as a HR Assistant or Administrator and good knowledge of HR, recruitment and payroll processes. What is for certain is that you have a real interest in the HR field and are keen to learn. Excellent communication and customer service skills, particularly on the telephone, meticulous attention to detail and an ability to manage your own workload effectively are all must haves too. What's more, you'll need a proven ability to use Microsoft Office applications, with any understanding of HR systems/databases an advantage. 

Benefits 
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own. 

To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website. Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.

Safeguarding is everyone’s business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

At Shelter, we welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation. We also encourage applications from people, who have been homeless or have been at risk of homelessness. We are facing diverse problems, so need diverse people to tackle them. In addition to this, we encourage an approach to involving people with personal insight of housing issues and homelessness in our recruitment processes.

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation is a highly effective wildlife conservation charity funding key conservation projects across Africa and Asia. 

We are looking for a Supporter Care and Database Executive to join our team. 

Overview 

You will work with the Fundraising team to support a range of fundraising activities carried out by the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation (DSWF). You will have responsibility for three key areas:

• Database: Update and maintain supporter records on the Raiser’s Edge database, perform data audits and cleansing, provide data reports for fundraising activities.

• Fundraising: Support all fundraising initiatives as part of the fundraising team

• Stewardship: Manage day to day interaction with supporters including thanking and answering queries.

The ideal candidate will have experience of working with CRM databases, including generating reports and exporting data, be fully computer literate, have excellent organisational and time-management skills and be able to work accurately and on your own initiative whilst managing multiple priorities and deadlines.   The successful candidate must also have a high attention to detail and the ability to work with high volumes of information and data. 

An understanding of the fundraising sector, particularly individual giving income streams (appeals, regular giving, community fundraising, adoptions etc.) is desirable. Above all, you must be enthusiastic, warm and good with people, with the ability to communicate effectively with supporters at all levels and to work well on your own and as part of a team. This is a great role for someone wishing to gain a great deal of experience across a variety of fundraising disciplines and initiatives.

Principle Accountabilities

1. To maintain and develop best practices and procedures in database management including compliance with GDPR, Fundraising Regulator requirements and Gift Aid 

2. Full management of the supporter database (Raisers Edge) including responsibility for technical management and maintenance, including managing the relationship with Blackbaud.

3. Manage the import and export of data from our donation and other web / fundraising systems.

4. Maintain the accuracy and integrity of data through routine data cleansing and hygiene tasks.

5. Prepare internal and external data to support national, regional and international campaigns, events and communications activity.

6. To communicate with supporters in a timely and professional manner 

7. To liaise with relevant departments to provide appropriate information and reports from the database for fundraising activities, communications and financial reconciliations

8. To be the first point of contact for enquiries to the fundraising team, dealing with day-to-day correspondence via letter, telephone and email efficiently and providing administrative support 

9. To work with the fundraising and communications team to plan and implement specific fundraising income initiatives as appropriate

10. With support from the Head of Fundraising to manage the Adoptions programme

11. With support from the Head of Fundraising to manage the Community Fundraising programme including all third party led events such as London Marathon and RideLondon

12. To collaborate with other staff members to analyse fundraising trends/results and provide related analysis

Person Specification Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Qualifications

Essential

• GCSE English and Maths or equivalent.

Desirable

• Degree educated.
• Holder of, or willingness to work towards, a Fundraising qualification. 

Skills, knowledge and experience 

Essential

• Working with a fundraising CRM system.
• Using Microsoft Office.
• General fundraising experience particularly in the areas of supporter stewardship and engagement.
• Good analytical and numerical skills.
• Ability to handle numerous projects simultaneously.
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work both independently and within a team environment.
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal.
• Excellent time management skills and ability to work to clear deadlines.

Desirable

• Working with the Raiser’s Edge fundraising CRM system.
• Understanding of the fundraising sector.
• Understanding of individual fundraising (regular givers, appeals, community fundraising).

Remuneration and Hours

Hours:                                   

Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, with additional hours as required as necessary.

Reports to:                           

Head of Fundraising

Holiday: 

20 days per annum rising to 22 days after two years’ service. An extra one day per annum will be given thereafter to a maximum of 25 days per annum. Bank Holidays also provided, and an additional holiday entitlement will be given at the Foundation’s discretion around Christmas and New Year.

Location:

Surrey or London (Primary working location Surrey but due to current Covid-19 situation there is flexibility around working from home)

How to apply: Please apply online with your CV and covering letter (covering letter no more than 2 sides of A4 referencing the job description above)

We will begin interviewing immediately, so this position may be filled before the deadline closes. Please don’t wait before applying!

My client is currently looking for a Sales Executive to join their team. This is a temporary position for 3 months with the possibility for extension, this is at the rate of £16.65 Paye.

A drivers license will be needed for this position.

Key responsibilities include

• Managing a high volume sales programme of new build Multi Tenure.
• Deliver sales performance to targets (individual and team) to ensure reservations achieved from plan.„
• Work with the development teams to appraise opportunities for new schemes.
• Visit sites
• Carry out market research and compile sales risk appraisal reports.
• Attend site meetings to track site progress towards timely sales launches.„
• Close liaison with the marketing team, sales progression team, independent mortgage advisers, solicitors, service charge team and housing management on all sales-related matters.„
• Close management of sales leads ensuing high levels of customer satisfaction.„
• Ensure customers are assessed for eligibility and affordability in line with Homes Englands and the GLAs Capital Funding Guide/s and all compliance and regulatory requirements.„
• Lead on the organisation of sales launches and attend Home Shows promoting Shared Ownership to customers.„
• Timely reporting of performance KPIs, ensuring 100% data accuracy.„
• Ensure sales suites and show homes are maintained to ensure presentation is kept to high standards.„
• Manage Sales Agents, where instructed.„

Requirements

• Experience of the sales and marketing process A good knowledge of Shared Ownership, Help to Buy and Private Sale
• Strong customer service skills Personal integrity, credibility and a good team worker
• Experience of working with solicitors, mortgage brokers, surveyors, developers and agents.„h
• Experience of working with both internal and external parties in relation to sale-related matters
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written to a wide variety of audiences Experience of meeting sales-related target's
• The ability to travel the region as required and work flexibly including evenings and weekends
• Competent in using sales related systems and Microsoft Excel

Should your skills match the above please send through your updated CV

Your expert recruitment consultant is Danielle Taylor, call today on 0207 422 7371 or email [email protected] Eden Brown Synergy is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Eden Brown Synergy is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

About Feedback

Feedback is an environmental organisation that campaigns to regenerate nature by ending food waste and moving towards a better use of food, resources and nutrients within the food system. We work with governments, international institutions, businesses, NGOs, grassroots organisations and the public to change culture, markets and legislation for a fairer, more sustainable food system.

We are a friendly team, priding ourselves on maintaining a positive and values-led organisation. We aim to provide a flexible working environment with a good work/life balance and we welcome interest from candidates who are returning to work after maternity leave, career breaks or career changes.

Days: Flexible, with a preference for 3 days (22.5 hours) per week with the possibility of overtime at busy periods We are fully committed to being as flexible as possible so would consider term time only or shorter days (such as school hours or other) over the full week

Duration: Initially a 1 year contract with strong possibility of renewal/permanent role

Location: Currently remote in line with the government’s COVID 19 guidelines; usually office in London Fields ,Hackney, with a planned move to an office in Blackhorse Road (Victoria Line), Waltham Forest by then end of the year, with possibility for some home working

Main responsibilities

1. Assistance to the finance team (approx. 35% of time))

a) Accounting Systems (Xero and Receiptbank):

In relation to Xero, maintaining financial records and data accurately and within agreed systems, to include:

• Raising sundry invoices and entering suppliers’ invoices, ensuring that they are properly coded, authorised and paid.

• Keeping a diary to ensure that invoices for project funding are raised on time.
• To monitor and ensure prompt payment of invoices (within terms) and to monitor amounts due to the organisation.
• Supporting staff with the correct usage of Receipt Bank and other expense processing and ensuring that expenses are uploaded in a timely manner.

b) Online Banking system:

• Processing BACS payments for expenses and maintaining accurate records of authorisation and notification to the payees.
• Assisting the Senior Finance Co-Ordinator with month end bank reconciliations.
• Banking admin duties – updating mandates etc.

c) Other:

• Assisting the Senior Finance Co-ordinator to maintain and keep updated the organisation’s timesheets
• Providing support to the Senior Finance Co-Ordinator and Finance Director by providing analyses and other information from the accounting system as required.
• Other Finance duties commensurate with the role as requested by the Senior Finance Co-Ordinator and Finance Director.

2. Assistance to the Operations Manager  (approx. 45% of time)

• General office administration including stationery orders, processing incoming and outgoing mail and dealing with general departmental emails and telephone calls as appropriate, managing printers and stationery

• Assisting with the organisation of events, including booking meeting rooms and assisting with the logistical planning and management of meetings, away days and other events
• Supporting the Operations Manager with staff recruitment and maintaining systems and procedures for all stages of the recruitment process, including new starter and leavers processes
• Updating staff handbooks and policies on a regular basis
• Assisting with the day to day IT support for the team
• Proactively participating in the development of administration systems and processes

commensurate with the role as requested by the Operations Manager and Executive Director.

3. Acting as the Personal Assistant to the Executive Director (approx. 15% of time)

• Supporting the Executive Director with PA duties such as diary scheduling and organising meetings email management assistance, booking travel
• Supporting the Executive Director with other administrative tasks as requested, such as expenses, timesheets, printing etc

4.Supporting other members of the SMT and senior colleagues (approx. 5% of time)

• Supporting other senior colleagues as requested with ad hoc administrative tasks

Essential Experience:

• The ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality at all times throughout all duties and responsibilities.
• The ability to work to deadlines, while remaining well-organised.
• Good IT skills including intermediate Excel and the ability to quickly learn new systems
• The ability to pick up new skills quickly
• Enthusiastic about being part of a busy and fast-moving office
• Proactive and able to take the initiative when necessary
• Efficient and able to multi-task and prioritise workloads
• Supportive of Feedback’s mission to regenerate nature by transforming the food system
• Identify with Feedback’s values- bold, collaborative, celebratory, impact-driven, inspiring

Desirable Experience:

• Experience of working in a small charity environment, particularly an international charity running a number of restricted projects.
• Bookkeeping and/or financial administration experience
• Experience in using Xero or other comparable cloud-based accounting package

• A strong interest in the environment and/or food and farming

Skills:

• Numeracy and literacy commensurate with the role.
• Ability to act on own initiative and organise personal workloads effectively.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Excellent communicator with good interpersonal skills.

How to Apply

Please submit a CV and cover letter (no longer than 1 side of A4)  explaining how you meet the person specification and why you would like to work at Feedback.

Deadline: 5pm 12th June  

Notification of interviews – during the week commencing 15th  June

Interviews will be held  24th June

Assistant Director of Resources 

Newent, Gloucestershire

Salary: circa £67,500

Permanent, 37 per week 

Benefits: generous holidays, healthcare cash plan, pension, flexi scheme, sick pay, free onsite parking

For you, for your community, not for profit

About the role

Our client has an exciting opportunity within the leadership team.

Working with their Executive team and the Assistant Director of Assets, Assistant Director of Housing and Assistant Director of People & Culture, you’ll play a key part in shaping the direction and future of their organisation – supporting the development of their corporate strategy and service design and helping shape and deliver their performance objectives and annual plans and priorities. 

You will also play a key role in helping them to find and secure new funding streams. This will support their ambitious target to deliver 1,000 new homes in the local area over the next 10 years – making a real difference to thousands of people in need of quality, affordable homes across the county.

As a qualified Accountant, you will have proven experience in managing both financial and management accounting functions that deliver a high performing finance service in a dynamic environment. You will also have experience of managing resource functions such as finance, IT and project management. 

About our client

As a registered charity, they provide over 4,000 affordable homes in the beautiful Forest of Dean and surrounding areas. 

They are more than just a landlord - their organisation is dedicated to creating great homes and supporting the communities they work in. Their team offers a wide range of additional services to help improve the lives of their tenants from help and advice on debt and welfare to repairs, maintenance and adaptations.

The social housing sector faces many challenges – building safety, managing the pressures of Universal Credit on their tenants and responding to the environmental challenges.  Their tenant satisfaction scores suggest they’re managing these challenges well – but this Top 100 organisation stands out from the rest because of its profit-for-purpose activities.

They believe that by investing in their team, they can provide the very best support and value to their tenants, while maintaining the corporate health of their organisation. 

The Mulberry Bush Charity is looking to appoint a:

Marketing and Communications Executive

Salary (£ 20 – 27,000)

Full or part time position

Based near Witney

Flexibility for some remote working

28 days + Bank Holidays holiday (pro rata)

The Mulberry Bush is a highly successful and forward thinking charity, which has been meeting the needs of traumatised children and their families since 1948.

‘To transform the lives of all those affected by childhood trauma, through specialist therapeutic services’

The successful candidate will deliver high impact, integrated marketing and digital communications to strengthen the Mulberry Bush brand, whilst working to promote individual charity services and supporter engagement.  Working closely with senior management and all teams across the charity, this is an exciting opportunity to use the full range of your marketing and communications skills to help us achieve our charitable objectives and raise the money to make it happen.

Currently our services include:

• The Mulberry Bush School: a non-maintained residential special school and children’s home working with vulnerable and emotionally troubled primary aged children and their families. It has developed an outstanding reputation for successfully re-integrating severely emotionally troubled children back onto mainstream family, school and community life.
• The Mulberry Bush Outreach: offers training and consultation to develop reflective practice and collaborative working to strengthen the leadership cultures in mainstream schools and children’s social care organisations.
• The Mulberry Bush Research: Our research department is committed to research in therapeutic residential and foster care and aims to develop a research culture to influence practice nationally.
• The International Centre for Therapeutic Care: a global free alliance of child centred organisations that share therapeutic practice via our online The Therapeutic Care Journal.
• The Mulberry Bush Third Space: Our events and conference centre in Gloucestershire which holds the Planned Environment Therapy Archive and the National Child Care Library.

We offer a supportive multi- disciplinary working environment which includes comprehensive supervision, team working, relevant and regular training and with generous pay structures and holiday entitlements for all its staff.

Application deadline date: Fri 29th May 2020

Interview date: Wed 17th June (TBC)

Anticipated start date: July 2020

For further information and details on how to apply please contact Lucy Lowe by emailing her or visiting our website.

Responsibilities and Job Specifications

Key responsibilities

• Report to Head of Fundraising and Marketing, with close liaison with the CEO, COO and Service Leads
• Deliver integrated marketing / digital marketing communications, including strategy, execution, creative, production and reporting.
• Create electronic and hard copy collateral, including promotional assets, advertising, social media posts and website copy.
• Manage social media accounts and websites.
• End to end campaign management.
• Competent use of CRM system, Google Analytics and social media platforms including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.
• Manage all relevant agency relationships.
• Measure and report on campaign activity, including ROI.

Candidate specification

• Educated to degree level
• 3+ years’ experience of marketing and communications, with proven track record of delivery, ideally including experience in the not-for-profit sector.
• Responsible for driving marketing results and accountable for improved performance, leading change and ensuring high standards.
• Ability to effectively communicate with senior level colleagues.
• Self-starter and entrepreneurial spirit.
• Ability to problem-solve, prioritise tasks and manage multiple projects.
• Strong oral and written communication, presentational and interpersonal skills.
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail.
• Strong analytical skills, but also highly creative.

The Mulberry Bush School is an equal opportunities employer and is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children as its utmost priority and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be able to provide evidence of having the right to live and work in the UK and will be required to undertake an enhanced criminal background check from the Disclosure & Barring Service.

Inside Sales Executive (UK & Europe)

Our client is a professional body, a membership organisation and an international publisher with the goal of advancing excellence in the chemical sciences. With over 550 employees, based in Cambridge, London and internationally, they do this by publishing high quality chemistry journals, books and magazines, by engaging with their members and by interacting with their community to raise the profile of chemistry and ensuring high quality standards within the chemical sciences.

Position: Inside Sales Executive - UK & Europe
Location: Cambridge (commutable from Alconbury, Bedford, Bury St Edmunds, Cambridgeshire, Cambridge North, Cherry Hinton, Chesterton, Ely, Fen Drayton, Fenstanton, Histon & Impington, Hitchin, Huntingdon, Longstanton, Milton, Newmarket, Northstowe, Oakington, Orchard-Park, Royston, Saffron Walden, Somersham, St Ives, St Neots, Stevenage, Swavesey, Waterbeach, Wyton and surrounding areas)
Job type: Full Time, Permanent
Hours: 35 hours per week
Salary: £27,733 - £30,814 per annum plus benefits
Benefits: Excellent contributory pension scheme, generous paid holidays, 35-hour (for full-time staff) working week, learning and career development, subsidised staff restaurant (Cambridge office), staff sports and social club, free private healthcare plan, income protection scheme, critical illness insurance, life assurance, free on-site parking (Cambridge office), season ticket, car / motor cycle and cycle to work schemes, membership subscription, employee assistance programme, eye-care at work scheme, wellness initiatives, flexible work environment, employee recognition, long service awards, membership subscription to professional body and RSC, two discounted staff flats on-site (Cambridge office), Litmus reward gateway benefits and more.

Closing Date: 14 June 2020

About the role:

Want to be part of a successful international sales team with great development opportunities?

They have an exciting permanent full-time (35-hour week) opportunity to join their Sales Team.

As their Inside Sales Executive (UK & Europe) you will work closely with their Senior International Sales Executive (UKI, Benelux & Africa) to source new sales opportunities through scheduled campaigns, outbound calling and email interactions to support and achieve sales targets

They are looking for a confident and commercially focused individual with excellent communication skills to join their motivated and successful Sales Team. You will be results focused and able to manage a variety of tasks and to promote and pro-actively sell designated products to customers across the territory (Academic and Government R&D institutions) through relevant sales campaigns.

About you:

- Inside sales experience is essential; with good email drafting skills, able to handle customer objections and self-motivated.
- Experience designing, managing and conducting telesales campaigns and promotional activities.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills are essential for this role.
- Familiarity with the sales and marketing of journals, books and electronic products for libraries in academia and industry is preferred.
- Experience of Excel / PowerPoint / Word is essential.
- STM publishing experience is desirable
- Educated to degree level is desirable.
- Experience of CRM tool such as Salesforce is desirable.
- Additional European language skills of advantage.
- Valid, clean driving licence.

This role is based at their Cambridge office, and will involve working outside of core hours to attend relevant exhibitions and conferences and travel within the region.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply by their closing date.

You may have experience of the following: Inside Sales Executive, Business Development, Prospecting, Account Manager, Inside Sales Representative, Account Manager, Account Executive, New Business Development, Lead Generation, Sales Executive, Business Development Executive, etc.

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