The purpose of Me2 Club is to tackle the social isolation and loneliness caused by exclusion from mainstream activities. Working with our volunteers we transform the lives of children with additional needs and their families, ensuring ‘Inclusion for All’.

The children we support have a variety of additional needs so can find it difficult to join in. To overcome this, we recruit and train volunteer ‘buddies’ who befriend each individual child.

With our help children can join in with a wide range of fun activities including sports clubs, drama groups, giving chances to build independence and vital life and social skills. 

Your role will include:

The CE will be responsible for the day to day charity and people management, overseeing fundraising, managing the charity through change, delivering a programme of training, budgeting and ensuring best practice is adhered to at all times.  The CE will be fully accountable to the Me2 Club Trustees/Directors.

Further responsibility includes organising and managing the activities that facilitate the smooth running of the office ensuring that correct procedures, policies and practices are in place, understood and followed by all employees for the efficient operation of the charity.

Leadership and Strategy

• Professionally represent the charity both internally and externally
• Ensure staff awareness and compliance with relevant Me2 Club policy and practice, including induction meetings for new staff. (Currently employed staff excluding this role is 4 full-time staff and over 100 volunteers.)
• Operate in compliance with relevant legislation, best practice and Me2 Club policy
• Commit to Performance Management Processes and develop stretching objectives to ensure the business plan is achieved
• Take responsibility for own professional development and workload
• Oversee fundraising and ensure sustainable funds for the future
• Ensure all HR procedures are in place and regularly updated as per current legislation
• Responsible for managing, appraising and development of all staff

People Management and Development

• Inspire and provide advice and support to volunteers
• Recognise and value the contribution of volunteers

Team Working and Collaboration

• Operate in a collaborative manner with Me2 Club Trustees and staff to deliver agreed objectives
• Contribute professional knowledge and expertise to staff and develop them
• Provide guidance and support to staff members and volunteers
• Proactively participate in staff and Trustee meetings
• Attend training as necessary in order to meet changing needs, new technological developments and service requirements

Fundraising

• Managing and assisting the Fund Raising Develpment Officer (FDO) with
  Grants and Trusts Fundraising/Statutory Fundraising. 
• Oversee applications and reports in line with guidelines and objectives

Developing, Maintaining Systems and Procedures

• Ensure that data relevant to areas of responsibility and activity is adequately recorded and stored
• Utilise and interrogate data to monitor progress towards personal and staff objectives
• Contribute to effective data recording and regular data cleaning
• Ensure compliance with, and update where necessary, data protection guidelines and corporate policy

Main duties:

• Provide training to activity leaders and volunteers
• To ensure the health, safety and general wellbeing of Me2 Club children and young people, working with Statutory Agencies when required
• To ensure appropriate communication is maintained between staff and Trustees and develop office procedures to allow for continued improvement of the work environment

• Oversee the staff  in their daily roles
• Responsible for the set up of PC's, telephones and email accounts and the effective operational functionality of IT infrastructure and systems thereafter
• Ensure proper functioning of all office equipment
• Support daily banking process when required as cover for the Treasurer
• Ensure staff take individual responsibility for agreed objectives and targets
• Maintain system and data security at all times through the continual operation of robust back up routines
• Adhere to data protection policy and procedure at all times
• Organise own time and resources effectively and using initiative within the confines of Me2 Club staff and committee
• To organise, attend and assist in the running of residential trips, days away, Teen Crew meetups and Me2 Club Parties and events
• All hours to be accurately logged on a timesheet.  The role includes evening and weekend work and requires a flexible and adaptable approach

The above is not an exhaustive list and is intended to give an outline of the key duties and responsibilities. From time to time additional duties will be required to be undertaken in order to ensure the smooth running and management of the charity.

To apply; In the first instance please submit a CV and a cover letter, which demonstrates how you meet the requirements of the role. Relevant candidates may be asked to complete an application form at a later stage .

We are looking for a Chief Executive Officer to provide leadership and management for our Carers Organisation. You will take overall responsibility for developing, implementing and achieving the business strategy and operational business plan in accordance with our vision, mission and values.

Carers Bucks (Carers Trust Bucks and Milton Keynes) and Carers Milton Keynes are well established Charities.  Between them they have a turnover in excess of £1.7 million pounds and employ over 60 staff and nearly 100 volunteers.  Since 2004 the organisations have been the main providers of support services to unpaid carers in Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes and they support just under 20,000 adult and young carers.

You will demonstrate an understanding of current issues affecting unpaid carers, young carers and vulnerable people and also have an overview of the current policies within local authorities and the NHS which support the organisation’s missions and aims.

The role also gives you the opportunity to influence the local political, health and social care agendas through networking and relationship building in order to promote the interests of carers.

To be successful in this role you will need to demonstrate the following:

• Experience of working effectively with Boards of Trustees and a good understanding of governance requirements within small/medium sized charities
• Experience of leading effectively and confidently at a senior level
• Strategic thinking whilst also being responsive and ‘hands on’ as required
• Ability to build and maintain relationships at a strategic level with statutory organisations, and funders in order to plan developments in service provision
• A proven track record of bid writing and hitting fundraising targets and objectives
• A high degree of self-motivation
• An excellent communicator with the ability to strengthen connections with partner organisations and funders whilst representing the organisation

We are looking for a resourceful and collaborative Digital Communications Executive to join our digital marketing team, to help lead and drive cultural change across the charity, empowering effective use of digital to meet the organisations strategic goals.

Reporting to the Senior Manager - Digital, you will be tasked to deliver an approach to digital that helps increase awareness, understanding and consideration among target audiences, and supports the achievement of marketing goals including member, volunteer and supporter engagement.

The Digital Marketing Executive will have extensive experience in digital marketing with good knowledge of Google tools, including Google Analytics and Adwords, as well as good email marketing experience. You will have managed and created content for key social media platforms for both paid and organic activity.  You will be an effective negotiator with agencies and suppliers and an experienced user of multiple CMS systems.

In return, we offer a wide range of benefits and career development opportunities for the right candidates.

Closing date:  8 March 2020 at midnight

Interviews will be conducted on an ongoing basis 

Please apply by sending your most up to date CV and Supporting Statement, please note only applicants who submit a CV with Supporting Statement will be considered

Should we receive a high volume of interest, we may close applications for this vacancy before the deadline so you are advised to express your interest as soon as possible.

Due to the high number of enquiries and applications we receive for our vacancies we don't acknowledge each one - if you haven't heard from us within a week of the closing date, please assume that we won't be inviting you for an interview.

Created by a well-known CEO to ensure businesses “lead from the front” in reviving Britain’s tradition of on-the-job training (apprentices, graduate trainees, sponsored students), The 5% Club campaigns to help more people of all ages find their way into fulfilling careers.

Now a registered charity with 450 members spanning small to very large companies, government departments, academia and other employers, The 5% Club has just celebrated its 6th birthday.

We have ambitious plans to accelerate our member recruitment, broaden our reach and raise the status of vocational (paid) training as a doorway into gaining skills and success. Currently funded solely by big business, we need someone who wants to storm the ramparts of industry, government, education and public perception with a great story on how to make our society and economy more widely prosperous.

You might be looking for your first major lead role, or have had one career already and now want to energise the next generation to join the world of work and thrive. Whatever your background, you’ll need to be able to roll up your sleeves, engage and influence at all levels - as a bold campaigner, a networker, an enthusiast and a natural soap-boxer.  Working in a small but flexible situation, your combination of passion, collaborative skills and drive will help The 5% Club deliver the next level of positive change for our country. 

Please apply now for fuller details with your CV, to the Chairman of our Trustees

Allsorts is a pioneering charity for over 350 families who have disabled children in Gloucestershire. We provide a welcoming and positive community where families can access opportunities, build friendships and find practical support. We offer a range of activities for children and young people with any disability, as well as for their siblings, parents, carers and grandparents. Activities include regular youth clubs that provide short breaks for children and carers; parent and carer networking and support activities; and a large range of sports, from skateboarding to softball.

In the last 18 months, Allsorts has increased the number of families it is working with significantly, and has also opened its first permanent base – an inclusive Toy Library in Stroud.  We are looking for a Chief Executive Officer to help us to deliver our new strategy, develop our sustainable income plans, and work with an increasing number of families across Gloucestershire.

We are looking for an exceptional individual to lead Allsorts into the next phase of our development, to broaden our income streams, to work with the trustees to steer the organisation according to our strategy, and raise the charity’s profile across the county.

You will have:

· A proven track record of inspirational leadership delivering sustainable financial growth

· The skills and experience necessary to build relationships with funders, commissioners and partners; and to influence at all levels both internally and with external partners.

· The vision to translate strategy into a successful, thriving organisation.

· The commitment and energy to deliver high standards across the organisation

· A good understanding of the needs of families who have children with disabilities or additional needs.

Ensure that Deafconnect provides a high-quality range of projects/services for Deaf and hard of hearing people of all ages in line with need from the communities.

Ensure that Deafconnect services meet the standards required by all relevant, current legislation and the funding organisations for each project. 

To take a strategic and developmental role in identifying potential opportunities for Deafconnect to generate income for the provision of service and take responsibility for the ongoing improvement and development of services.

To provide senior management to all Deafconnect staff

To work closely with the Board of Trustees, provide regular reports and additional information as required.

Principal Accountabilities

MANAGEMENT OF SERVICE PROVISION / DEVELOPMENT

1. Manage projects and services – Ensure discussion with clients/service users takes place, in order to identify need and develop the project plan. Ensure funding is secured, to enable set-up and development of projects that will improve opportunities for Deaf and hard of hearing people. Provide ongoing management and development support for all projects through team leaders and staff.

2 Develop Partnerships - To take a leading role in the identification, negotiation and development of partnership arrangements with other voluntary and statutory agencies to enable joint provision of service where appropriate. To provide advice and assistance to these partners.

3. Funding Opportunities

a. To actively seek out funding opportunities to generate income via funding applications, tenders for contracts and trading. 

b. Write and prepare a range of tenders and proposals to statutory bodies as appropriate, and communicate with organisations/agencies throughout the duration of application.

c. To submit funding applications to Trusts and other funding bodies.  To take an innovative and creative approach to service development and bid writing.

d. To liaise with the Board of Trustees as required to develop proposals ensuring bids have a strategic fit with the organisation and are operationally deliverable.

e. To keep up-to-date with best practice in developments regarding new sources of income.

f. To understand public sector commissioners’ aims and work with them to identify need in the Deaf and hard of hearing communities and assist in the development of the funded service.

4. Research current political and social developments which may have a bearing on service development and funding for the future

5. Ensure that progress is tracked and accurate records of funding applications are maintained. Ensure that management information is provided in order to assist understanding of achievement against service development income targets and strategic objectives.

6. Attend relevant funding events and report back to the Board of Trustees as appropriate. 

7. Undertake consultation exercises as required to inform service design and funding proposals.

8. To network and attend meetings as appropriate to establish good business relationships with a broad network of professional and non-professional clients

9. Represent the organisation and its objectives at meetings and in links with external agencies, advocating the merits of the organisation in a positive manner at all times.

MANAGEMENT OF STAFF

1. Provide line management to Senior staff including personal supervision and performance reviews, to ensure highest standards of professional practice. To oversee the management of team members.

2. To be involved in the recruitment of new staff

3. To promote an effective team environment, ensuring that team meetings are well led, and ensuring effective communication and information exchange between team members.

4. To ensure that all staff have relevant training for their job responsibilities and that all training is up to date.

COMMUNITY CENTRE

1. To be responsible to Northampton Borough Council for the maintenance and development of the Community Centre

2. To manage the community centre ensuring engagement with the local community, working with community groups and local officers including the Police.

3. Ensure that the community centre is effectively marketed and publicised to enable the covering of costs through group bookings.

GENERAL

1. To be accountable for finance – ensuring creation, monitoring and control of the relevant budgets and accounts. Taking appropriate action, and keeping the Board of Trustees updated at Board meetings and other times as appropriate.

2. Undertake, or delegate, as appropriate, presentations to groups to enhance awareness of Deafconnect’s projects and services for Deaf people.

3. Co-ordinate and submit regular and timely reports in relation to service contracts, grant awards etc., liaising closely to maintain ongoing positive relationships. 

4. To be accountable for the planning, development and implementation of effective quality assurance systems and provide reports and updates to the Board of Trustees as required.

5. To be self-sufficient with administration tasks, utilising I.T. and data bases accordingly.

6. To improve skills and knowledge by participating in personal development as appropriate and attend relevant training courses and other events

7. To market and promote services for Deaf People in accordance with the Deafconnect mission statement, advocating the merits of the organisation in a positive manner at all times.

8. To work in accordance with all organisational policies and practices and ensure that such are up to date.

9. Undertake any other duties as may be required within the scope of the post and participate as necessary in corporate initiatives and projects.

Person Specification Form

Essential Knowledge

Of tendering and procurement processes

Of equal opportunities

Of Health and safety especially safeguarding and loan working

An awareness of Deaf issues and the needs of Deaf people 

Of recording and monitoring statistical information

Essential Skills

Ability to promote and market the services provided and the organisation as a whole.

Able to present to audiences of varied levels and professionals

Good written and IT skills and effective report writing

Ability to set up and establish projects

Able to manage and supervise a team of people

To be able to create a working budget and monitor the finances against these budgets

Essential Experience

Of Managing and developing a service

Of recruitment & selection

Of service development

Of dealing with employee relation issues

Of working to and within budgets

Of community development work

Of facilitation/group work

Of developing and managing projects

Of partnership working with statutory and voluntary organisations at a senior level

Of submitting tenders

A good track record of income generation

Of managing a team

Desirable Experience 

Of Managing and developing a service for Deaf and hard of hearing people

Of working with user representatives

Of dealing with employee relation issues

Of managing a servicedelivery contracts

Essential Personal Qualities

Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively with all people

To have a flexible attitude and an ability to organise and prioritise own workload, working to deadlines and managing competing priorities.

Ability to work both as part of a team and alone

Able to network and build good relationships

A positive approach to work

A creative approach – to be able to think out of the box

Desirable Personal Qualities 

To be a problem solver

Essential Qualifications

British Sign Language to at least level 2.

English GCSE C and above

Circumstances

Able to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends, as dictated by the needs of the job

Able to travel freely and maintain flexibility in terms of working location

For a world where every person forced to flee can build a better future.

We are seeking a Chief Executive Officer, to lead the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)’s new national fundraising partner, UK for UNHCR. Reporting to the Board of Trustees, the CEO will lead the new charity’s strategic development and growth in the UK, raising private sector funds and developing partnerships to support UNHCR’s global humanitarian work for refugees and displaced people.

We are seeking a dynamic and inspiring leader for this newly created role to grow the income, voice and profile of UK for UNHCR. You will be a highly credible ambassador and partnership-builder, with excellent communications skills, able to leverage influence and funding.

UNHCR, also known as the UN Refugee Agency, has the primary goal of safeguarding the rights and well-being of refugees, and displaced and stateless people. UNHCR was established in 1950, in the aftermath of the Second World War to help millions of people who had fled their homes. Today, the organisation delivers humanitarian assistance in more than 130 countries as displacement reaches a record 70 million people worldwide. By supporting host countries, seeking resettlement options in third countries and helping refugees return home voluntarily when safe to do so, UNHCR also seeks lasting solutions to their plight.

The launch of UK for UNHCR reflects the growing role of private sector fundraising and partnerships in supporting UNHCR global humanitarian operations, which are responding to unprecedented levels of displacement. UK for UNHCR is a registered charity (England & Wales).

To apply and download the appointment details, please visit our website by clicking on apply and quoting reference 4527. The deadline for applications is Monday 9th March 2020.

The role will be based in London, UK. The salary will be commensurate with the seniority of the appointment.

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Perrett Laver is a Data Controller and a Data Processor, as defined under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our legal basis for much of our data processing activity is ‘Legitimate Interests’. You have the right to object to us processing your data in this way. For more information about this, your rights, and our approach to Data Protection and Privacy, please visit our website.  

Elders Voice is a forward-thinking and caring organisation dedicated to improving quality of life for older people in Brent. We provide practical and social opportunities to people ranging in age from 50 years upwards, and our services are as varied as the people who use them. 

Our objectives are to:

• Keep people safe, secure and independent in their own homes for as long as possible
• Provide day care provision for older people and older people with dementia
• Provide housing support to older people
• Offer exciting opportunities for people to make friends, learn new skills and have fun

Our reputation within the local community and the Borough of Brent has been earned over many years of Elders Voice delivering quality services which have older people at the centre.

We are looking for an exceptional individual to lead the development and strategy of the organisation and the expansion of service delivery within the borough. 

You will be:

• Dynamic and creative
• A strategic thinker
• Able to achieve the unthinkable

You will have experience of:

• Senior management
• Voluntary or statutory sector
• Fundraising

Full Job Description

Purpose of the Job 

• To work on behalf of the Board of Trustees to develop and deliver the business plan and business strategy to ensure the ongoing sustainability, growth and success of Elders Voice.
• To act as a strong figurehead for the organisation, a positive ambassador with our stakeholders, and a confident and inspiring leader for staff and volunteers. 

Main responsibilities 

Strategy, planning and control 

• To develop Elders Voice’s strategic business plan in response to key strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. 
• To manage the organisation effectively, ensuring that its financial security and risk management is maintained and enhanced. 
• To lead the development and implementation of strategic goals, objectives and financial plans to meet both the short term and long term business plan aspirations. 
• To take overall responsibility for achieving, monitoring and reporting on performance against targets in all areas of the charity’s activities. 
• To develop a culture of continuous improvement throughout all aspects of Elders Voice’s work. 
• To take overall responsibility for fundraising. 

Financial management 

• To oversee budgets, expenditure and management accounts ensuring that income and expenditure is within business plan targets. 
• To be accountable to the Board of Trustees for the overall financial health of Elders Voice ensuring that new funding opportunities, tenders etc. are pursued. 
• To identify and put in place an effective risk management strategy and framework for the charity to support business plan objectives and robust financial and strategic management. 

Robust governance  

• To foster good working relationships and ensure systems and structures are in place for the Board of Trustees to fulfil its statutory requirements and exercise effective control of the charity’s affairs. 
• To report to the Board on progress against key strategic objectives, providing information and answering for organisational performance. 
• To advise the Board in all aspects of leading Elders Voice, including short term and long term strategic planning for the financial welfare of the organisation. 

Leadership 

• To provide leadership to Elders Voice and to take responsibility for the effective delivery of all functions within the strategic and accountability frameworks established by the Board of Trustees. 
• To develop a culture which motivates all staff to enable them to provide a high quality service focussed on the wellbeing of older people. 
• To lead key strategic projects including those bringing significant changes for the organisation, ensuring that risks and threats are robustly managed. 
• To promote Elders Voice so as to ensure a positive external image and highly motivated workforce. 

Other responsibilities 

• To participate in external meetings including meetings with commissioners, market engagement forums and provider forums. 
• To ensure that all Elders Voice’s policies and procedures are adhered to at all times.
• To work in accordance with Elders Voice’s culture, values, aims and objectives. 
• To raise the profile of Elders Voice to act as a positive ambassador for the organisation at all times, and to lobby on its behalf. 
• To undertake any other duties that may be reasonably required from time to time. 
• To acknowledge the need for professional sharing of information and, when required, to maintain a strict confidentiality of information conveyed by the Chair, the Board of Trustees, beneficiaries, staff and external organisations. 
• To ensure service users’ views and aspirations are taken into account for all service delivery. 

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree or equivalent in social policy, health/social care or community development 

Desirable

• Professional qualification on health/social care and/or management 

Experience

Essential

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a senior management role 
• Demonstrable experience of service development and project management 
• Demonstrable experience of fundraising 
• Demonstrable experience of organisational financial management 
• Experience of working in a multi-cultural setting 
• Experience of working in the voluntary and/or statutory sector 

Desirable

• Experience of service level agreements, contracts, tendering and commissioning 
• Experience of delivering front line services in a community setting 
• Experience of research and analysis 

Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding and application or Equal Opportunities 
• Comprehensive understanding of the issues affecting older people 
• Understanding of service provision for older people 
• Understanding of quality assurance frameworks and standards 

Desirable

• Basic understanding of employment law 
• Understanding of Health and Safety 

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Ability to inspire and lead an organisation 
• Excellent interpersonal, oral communication and written communication skills 
• Excellent IT and multi-media skills 
• Excellent presentation skills 
• Ability to think strategically 
• Ability to remain calm and focussed under pressure 
• Ability to manage own learning 
• Excellent people management skills 

Executive Assistant
Royston, Hertfordshire

Are you a personal assistant with experience of supporting senior professionals? Want to take on a multifaceted role with an organisation that’s changing people’s lives for the better? If so, this is the role for you.

About Us

Grit is a leading youth sector organisation that enables young people and adults to flourish and supports them to change how they think and radically alter their life outcomes.

We’re now looking for an Executive Assistant to join our team and support the activities of several figures working at the highest level of our organisation.

The Benefits

- Salary of up to £31,000 dependent on experience and skills
- Pension scheme (up to 7%)
- 25 days’ holiday + Bank Holidays
- Work-related travel expenses

This is a fantastic opportunity to build on your experience and hone your skills in a range of operations, from supporting our board to facilitating our sales process.

In this hands-on position, you will have the chance to directly contribute to the development of our organisation by providing incredible support to our Senior Management Team.

So, if you want a career where you can ignite real, positive change by opening doors and creating opportunities for young people and adults, we want to hear from you.

The Role

As an Executive Assistant, you will be tasked with supporting and assisting senior figures within our organisation.

In this diverse role, you will maintain, develop and organise the Senior Management Team’s programme of activities. A key element of this will be proactively booking meetings for management figures to attend, ensuring that their diaries are managed.

You will also develop and maintain relationships with clients and act as an ambassador in all dealings with board members, contractors, funders and clients.

Reporting to the Head of Operations, your role will involve:

- Ensuring that colleagues are fully briefed before sales meetings
- Organising all board meetings
- Following up on actions and outcomes from meetings
- Acting as secretary to the Management Executive Team
- Supporting all the Chief Executive's correspondence
- Overseeing the office environment to ensure the smooth running of daily operations
- Ensuring that all relevant contact details are maintained on a database
- Providing general administrative support

About You

To join us as an Executive Assistant, you will need:

- Significant experience in a PA or EA role supporting one or more senior professionals
- A proactive, relentless, driven approach coupled with plenty of initiative and the ability to work well in a pressurised, fast-paced environment
- The ability to procure meetings
- Excellent multi-tasking and communication skills (both written and verbal)
- Proficiency in the use of word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and presentation software

Other organisations may call this role Personal Assistant, PA, EA, Secretary, PA to CEO, PA to Board, Senior Administrator, or Company Secretary. 

This is a full-time role, working 37.5 hours per week, Monday – Friday, 9am to 5pm.

Webrecruit and Grit are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you’re looking for a fast-paced and rewarding challenge as an Executive Assistant, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Do you have strong digital and social media skills gained in a subscription environment? Then read on...

Digital Communications Executive - Up to £30,000 - London

THE COMPANY
Our client is a global membership organisation with ambitious plans to grow.

THE ROLE
In the job of Digital Communications Executive you'll be managing digital marketing communications campaigns from inception through to implementation including data analysis and reporting.
The main channels you'll be working with are social media (facebook, twitter and linkedin).

YOU
As the successful candidate you'll be able to say 'yes' to the following requirements

- experience of developing marketing campaigns to help increase subscription or membership both online and offline
- excellent experience of social media (proactive and reactive)
- superb copy writing and attention to detail
- very strong stakeholder management skills

If this sounds like you, apply online NOW!

Digital Communications Executive - Up to £30,000 - London

CMS has had a remarkable impact on the global church over 220 years of history. With a new CEO in post, CMS has started a strategic discernment process to help uncover CMS’s call to global mission for this generation. The role of PA to the CEO is critical to the effective running and organisation of the CMS office and therefore the organisation as a whole. It offers an excellent development opportunity for a gifted individual with a passion and heart for mission

This is a key role to provide excellent and proactive executive support to the CEO and the Board of Trustees and administrative support to the Deputy CEO & Director of Mission Transformation as well as the Director of Finance and Corporate Services (FCS) as required. The post holder’s main responsibility will be supporting the CEO and the Board of Trustees, enabling them to effectively shape and drive forward organisational aims.

This role requires excellent secretarial and administrative skills, the ability to prioritise workload and a high attention to detail. In addition the person will be a talented relationship builder with exceptional communication skills and will have a proactive mindset to be one step ahead in organising and preparing supporting documents.

 It is essential that the successful candidate has a graduate qualification or equivalent experience, as well as experience of working as a PA/EA or team administrator, with an extensive experience of organising meetings and taking accurate minutes. It is also a requirement for this post holder to be a committed and practising Christian and be committed to the vision, aims and values of CMS, which are detailed on the CMS website.

This is a permanent and full-time position based in Oxford with a starting salary of £27,480 to £28,600 per annum depending on experience, and a generous pension scheme contribution.

Further details can be found in the job description and person specification available to download.

Closing date for receipt of completed applications:

• Midnight on Wednesday 26 February 2020
• Interviews will be held on Monday 09 March 2020 at CMS House, Oxford

Job title: Innovation and Planning Executive

Region: London, Haig House

Directorate: Fundraising

Contract: 12 month FTC, full time 35 hours per week

Salary: £29,921 per annum (£25,469 plus £4,452 London Weighting)

About The Royal British Legion

The Legion is at the heart of a national network that supports our Armed Forces community through thick and thin – ensuring their unique contribution is never forgotten. We’ve been here since 1921 and we’ll be here as long as they need us.

Our Values and Behaviours

Does the following describe you?

• A desire to provide a great customer service and support

• Enjoy and thrive in working in teams and with others

• Passionate about supporting the Armed Forces community and honouring their contribution

• Come to work each day to be the best you can and to learn and develop

• An encourager, eager to share your knowledge and experience to help others

If so then we would like you hear from you….

The Role

This is an exciting role, part of the recently established Innovation and Planning team that sits within the Fundraising directorate. Innovation is one of the Royal British Legion’s prioirities, and this role will help shape the future fundraising products offered by the charity.

The core responsibilities of the role include gathering insight about supporters and the market; using this insight to generate ideas for appealing new fundraising products, and then testing and refining these ideas, using prototypes and pilots. Portfolio planning is also part of the role. This involves running a regular review of the performance of our fundraising offerings – and taking action to create space for new initiatives to thrive.

You will have experience in either a fundraising or product development role. The position suits a creative idea generator who also enjoys problem solving, and who can deliver robust new products to market that supporters will find appealing, and that will generate income. This role offers an opportunity to learn about many facets of the work of the charity, and trends in the wider charity sector. 

How to Apply

Please apply by clicking ‘Apply Online’

Closing date is Sunday 8th March 2020

The East London Mosque & London Muslim Centre is one of the largest and busiest Muslim institutions in the UK, with a long history of serving the Muslim community in the heart of London. We have a positive impact on thousands of Muslims, not just in the local area through the services we offer, but nationally and globally through the example we set and the reach of our sermons.

As Chief Executive Officer, your commitment to our mission and vision should drive an ethos of excellence, so that we are a model for the Muslim community and the charity sector.

You will represent the ELM & LMC, leading on all aspects of our work, putting forward our views and those of the community we serve, which will be rooted in the authentic teachings of Islam. You will ensure always that our reputation is protected and enhanced.

Through your leadership, you will drive the ELM & LMC forwards, building on our achievements to deliver even more, not only to the Muslim community, but to British society and beyond.

Any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory enhanced DBS clearance and references. Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK. The ELMT has determined that there is a genuine occupational requirement that applicants must be Muslims (Equality Act 2010).

We live in the midst of radical changes to the ways people access news and information.

When Index on Censorship was founded nearly 50 years ago, few could have foreseen the manner in which technology would now be changing the ways we engage with politics and democracy. Although the landscape of communication has changed, threats to freedom of expression remain as grave as they were 50 years ago – in the UK and around the world.

Index is looking for a resourceful and outspoken leader to steer the organisation through this changing terrain, and to protect the right for everyone to be free to express themselves without fear of harm or persecution – no matter what their views. From tackling legislative threats to digital freedom at home, to spotlighting issues of repression and censorship in China, Russia and Azerbaijan, we are seeking a Chief Executive to put free speech for everyone at the forefront of the political, campaign and news agenda.

What you will do

Index on Censorship has a small team that punches well above its weight. You will ensure the organisation is well run and enjoys a healthy office culture, strong relationships with the board and diligent financial management, so that we are well set to protect freedom of expression for another fifty years.

You will be the main outward face of Index on Censorship and build that presence on broadcast media, in the papers and on social media. You will be confident in championing the cause of freedom of expression and when explaining why it must be protected as a universal right for all, even at times when others are looking to close down conversations.

You will be an excellent fundraiser, nurturing relationships and developing philanthropic partnerships which allow us to continue our advocacy campaigns, our magazine and our projects to support freedom of expression. We have a strong board with which you will work closely, while also building your own networks, to ensure we receive the financial backing we need from private individuals, corporates and foundation trusts.

You will build Index on Censorship as both a publisher of freedom of expression and a campaign organisation – a leader in advocacy for freedom of expression, ensuring that voices are heard beyond those normally associated with our cause. Through building strong partnerships and networks you will enable us to grow our capacity to advocate for individuals and groups, including to the government.

How to apply

Send your CV and a cover letter of no more than three A4 pages outlining your suitability for the role.