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Communications Assistant

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 35 per week

Location: London

Salary:  £24,298 with progression scale up to £28,186 pa (inclusive of London Weighting)

Closing date: 15 September 2022

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 About the role

As a Communications Assistant you will work with and support the communications and media team in their activities including press releases, managing key internal communications, working on some regional content, and sourcing content demonstrating the impact of Freedom From Torture’s work.

You will be an integral part of our team reaching out to colleagues internally, and to external stakeholders. You will bring your organisational, communications, and writing skills to this essential role.

This is an exciting communications role sitting within a friendly and proactive team in Communications and Media where you will be supporting important projects to raise our profile and support our colleagues to create real impact for our organisation.

About You

Do you have a good knowledge of marketing and communications principles?

Do you have some knowledge and interest in the UK Media landscape and current affairs?

Do you have strong communications and organisational skills and the ability to juggle multiple projects?

A keen eye for detail and a proactive manner while managing large amounts of documents?

If so, we would like to hear from you!

How to Apply

To view the job description and person specification please click on the attachment.

To apply, please submit your CV and cover letter outlining how you would be a great fit for the role.

In return we offer a competitive package, with a generous 30-day annual leave entitlement, flexible working and 6% employer pension contribution (minimum 1% employee contribution)

Freedom from Torture is dedicated to healing and protecting people who have survived torture. We provide therapies to improve physical and mental health, we medically document torture, and we provide legal and welfare help. We expose torture globally, we fight to hold torturing states to account and we campaign for fairer treatment of torture survivors in the UK.

We campaign for national and global change, using evidence from our services and survivor voices to protect and promote survivors' rights and hold torturing states to account. We are proud to play a significant role in the global anti-torture movement. Survivors, active and empowered, are at the centre of all of our work.

Freedom from Torture is committed to its responsibilities under safeguarding, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a satisfactory DBS disclosure, as well as a need for full employment history and up to date employment references.

Freedom from Torture is an equal opportunity employer. People with lived experience of torture or asylum, from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQIA+ individuals and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.

No agencies please.

PR and Influencer Manager

Contract: Permanent, Full Time

Hours: 35 per week

Location: London (possibility of hybrid working)

Salary:  £35,377 - £39,959 per annum (inclusive of London Weighting). Please note the starting salary is £35,377 per annum with the opportunity to progress up the scale over time.

Closing date: 11 September 2022

Job ref: VA560

 About the role

As PR and Influencer Manager, you will be working with senior colleagues, leading and managing Freedom from Torture’s high profile stakeholder relations. You will be acting as the main point of contact for celebrities and influencers, proactively researching new potential supporters and effectively engaging them with the charity’s work. You will bring good knowledge of PR and the Influencer landscape with the aim of building extensive contacts across a broad range of media. 

About You

We would like to hear from you if you have the following:

· Knowledge of the global celebrity and influencer landscape

· Knowledge of UK and international media

· Exposure to devising and implementing celebrity engagement strategies for discrete projects and to deliver brand activation objectives

· An influential communicator in both oral and written communications

· A confident editor of work for external distribution

· Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills

How to Apply

To view the Job Description and Person Specification, please click on the attachment. 

To apply, please submit your CV and cover letter outlining how you would be a great fit for the role.

Your statement should be no more than 2 pages long, answering the following questions:

1. What is your motivation for working with Freedom from Torture and this role specifically?

2. What skills and experience can you bring that will enable you to be successful in this role?

3. Please tell us about the approach you would take in reaching out to potential influencers and/ or celebrities on behalf of Freedom from Torture.

In return we offer a competitive package, with a generous 30-day annual leave entitlement, flexible working and 6% employer pension contribution (minimum 1% employee contribution)

Freedom from Torture is dedicated to healing and protecting people who have survived torture. We provide therapies to improve physical and mental health, we medically document torture, and we provide legal and welfare help. We expose torture globally, we fight to hold torturing states to account and we campaign for fairer treatment of torture survivors in the UK.

We campaign for national and global change, using evidence from our services and survivor voices to protect and promote survivors' rights and hold torturing states to account. We are proud to play a significant role in the global anti-torture movement. Survivors, active and empowered, are at the centre of all of our work.

Freedom from Torture is committed to its responsibilities under safeguarding, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a satisfactory DBS disclosure, as well as a need for full employment history and up to date employment references.

Freedom from Torture is an equal opportunity employer. People with lived experience of torture or asylum, from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQIA+ individuals and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.

No agencies please.

Are you looking to gain finance experience in a global organisation? Do you have experience in qualitative and quantitative analysis?

Amnesty International are recruiting for an Intern for 6 months to join a busy finance team supporting the Amnesty movement globally.

JOB PURPOSE:

The role of the Resource Allocation Project Assistant will be responsible in assisting the effective coordination of the Resource Allocation Mechanism (RAM) team. The role will be responsible for providing financial support for Amnesty national entities to deliver human rights work and growth. The RAM team makes sure Amnesty national entities receiving financial support from the movement are serviced to achieve greater human rights impact.

ABOUT YOU:

The Resource Allocation Mechanism team are looking for someone who has excellent experience of analysing qualitative and quantative data, as well as working knowledge and experience of using MS Excel. You will have great interpersonal skills and be able to build and maintain multiple relationships across different teams.

This position would be suited very well to an individual looking to gain experience across this field, and who has a passion of human rights. Candidates with an organised, analytical minded and service focussed outlook would be a best match to this role.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist with meeting organizing and agenda setting for the Resource Allocation Mechanism process and Resource Allocation Mechanism Committee
• Assist in communication tasks to the 37 Movement entities on Resource Allocation Mechanism and Fundraising Investment Fund (FIF)
• Coordinate the drafting and communication of Resource Allocation Mechanism Operational Grants Memorandums of Understandings
• Keep track of Resource Allocation Mechanism one off grant expenditure and allocations to national entities

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Demonstrable experience in qualitative and quantitative analysis.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including ability to build and maintain cooperative relationships in a multi-cultural working environment and as part of a team.
• Proven ability to work under pressure including the ability to cope with deadlines, multiple tasks, and competing demands.
• A relevant completed or on course for completion qualification, i.e. in social science; international development; public policy; business, economics or finance.

ABOUT US:

Amnesty International is a global movement of more than 10 million people who campaign for a world where human rights are enjoyed by all. We reach almost every country in the world.

Our aim is simple: an end to human rights abuses. Independent, international and influential, we campaign for justice, fairness, freedom and truth wherever they're denied. And whether we're applying pressure through powerful research or direct lobbying, mass demonstrations or online campaigning, we're all inspired by hope for a better world. One where human rights are respected and protected by everyone, everywhere.

At Amnesty International, we are passionate about what we do and we are proud of our achievements as a movement. To compensate our employees for the critical work they do, we reward them through a combination of an attractive and sector competitive salary and benefits package, high levels of engagement and involvement, and a commitment to employee development.

For further information on our benefits, please visit

WHAT WE HOPE YOU WILL DO NEXT

If you are talented, passionate about human rights and want to use your skills, knowledge and experience to change the world then we would encourage you to click 'Apply for this Role' below.

Freedom, Justice, Equality. Let's get to work.

N.B. We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date in the event of an overwhelming response or a change in business priorities.

We are looking for an experienced Senior Caseworker & OISC Supervisor (OISC L2 essential, L3 desirable) to manage and supervise OISC level 2 immigration advisors providing specialist immigration advice and casework to people sleeping rough or at risk at rough sleeping under Street Legal and Hospital discharge advice projects.  Street Legal is delivered in partnership with St Mungo’s and Hospital Discharge in partnership with London Pathways.

You will lead a team of up to three OISC Level 2 immigration advisors providing supervision under OISC guidelines and hold a small caseload of clients (FTE 0.2). You will provide 2nd tier advice as part of Praxis capacity building programme and oversee our pro-bono project supporting Zambrano families to gain ILR through the EU settlement scheme (this project is currently in its winding down phase).

The ideal candidate will have an in-depth knowledge of the issues faced by refugees, asylum seekers and migrants at risk for rough sleeping (including EU migrants) as well as experience managing projects and providing OISC supervision. They will have experience and a commitment to supporting single homelessness people in need of immigration advice. They will be able to demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a range of stakeholders.

Praxis is a dynamic, award-winning human rights charity supporting migrants in crisis or at-risk, ensuring that their essential human needs are met and that they can overcome the barriers they face. We have more than 35 years of experience working with migrant communities, and in 2019 we supported around 2,000 people through expert legal advice, housing and peer support. Our holistic approach supports people away from a point of crisis and destitution towards safety, economic independence, social engagement and greater emotional wellbeing.

At Praxis, we work to build community, challenge exclusion and discrimination, influence policy and improve services. We played a leading role in exposing the Windrush scandal and advocate and campaign for lasting changes to policy and practice to address the root causes of the issues faced by at-risk migrants

Our Attractive Benefits Package Includes

• A 35 hour working week including flexible working hours
• 25 days annual leave, increasing annually to the maximum 30 days (plus paid Bank Holidays)
• You can buy up to 3 days annual leave each year
• A defined contribution pension scheme
• Our employee assistance programme offers counselling and support for you 24/7.
• A season ticket loan to help you spread the cost of your commute

We are an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourage applications from those with lived experience of migration, and from diverse applicants regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital/civil partnership status, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or pregnancy/maternity leave status.

To apply, please complete the application form, where relevant use your answers to illustrate how your competencies have helped you to achieve positive results. This will give you the best possible chance to be shortlisted. You can add your CV if you wish to do so, but only complete application forms will be accepted. Check Praxis website for more details.

Closing: 22 August at 12 noon

Interviews: 25 August

The Bowlby Centre is an attachment-based psychotherapy training organisation based in Highbury and Islington, London. The origins of The Centre go back to 1976 and many influences, intellectual and personal, have contributed to the history of the Centre. From the outset the organisation has been part of the psychoanalytic tradition and yet insisted on a critical freedom in relation to it. We are now looking for a CEO to take the Centre to the next level of its development.

This is partly an outward facing role to develop new income generating projects, such as new trainings, short courses and the exploration of charitable and corporate funding opportunities. It requires you to represent the Centre and its membership to new and existing organisations, at conferences and meetings. It is partly an inward facing role and requires you to line manage the Bowlby Centre members and get involved with the administration of the various trainings that we offer. An important part of the role will be to develop the significant earning potential of the centre, create a greater awareness of attachment, increase the value for our members and improve our charity offerings.

You will have experience of home working, including managing your time and priorities, and a good understanding of how to form positive and collaborative relationships with other team members and across the wider organisation. You will be familiar with attachment theory as it informs the organisation’s practice at every level. Experience of senior management is essential in being able to achieve success in this role and you will have strong presentation, written and verbal skills and be a confident networker, able to easily connect to the aims of the charity in providing practical, emotional, and financial support, in line with its core values and culture.

Salary and benefits

• Competitive salary c£50,000 pro rata
• Self employed
• Flexible working opportunities

The working position is available as a part time role for between 14-21 hours per week and is on a two year contract. Much of the work can be carried out at home, working remotely. This is a face-to-face role with an expectation of reasonable travel for meetings, functions and events. The realities of travel and face to face meetings will adapt depending on the current COVID-safe guidance.

Date closing: 31/08/2022

Interviews: 09/09/2022

The Bowlby Centre is committed to a policy of equal opportunities for all job seekers and shall adhere to such a policy at all times and will review on an on-going basis on all aspects of recruitment to avoid unlawful or undesirable discrimination. We will treat everyone equally irrespective of sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, age, disability, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, political beliefs or membership or non-membership of a trade union and we place an obligation upon all staff to respect and act in accordance with the policy.

Are you looking for a job where you are in control of the work you do, have life balance and the flexibility and freedom to achieve results?

Are you looking for new energy and a new challenge?

Newark & Sherwood CVS (NSCVS) & Rushcliffe CVS (RCVS) are looking for a Business Development Manager (working title you get to choose your own!) to develop a Partnership which will support our communities to grow and thrive.

Some of the things you’ll be doing:

• Creating and Developing the project
• Working with stakeholders to help shape the project
• Delivering solutions to meet community need
• Developing more effective and sustainable services

We’re interested in your ability not your qualifications; whatever your background e.g. NHS, Local Authority, VCSE we would love to hear from you if you can demonstrate:

• Working at both a strategic level & operational level
• Partnership Development experience with the skills to motivate stakeholders to get involved
• An understanding of the issues affecting communities at a local and national level

Closing date: We will keep the post open until we’ve recruited and will be viewing applications as they come in.

Amnesty International UK (AIUK) has a simple aim: an end to human rights abuses. Independent, international, and influential, we campaign for justice, fairness, freedom and truth wherever they are denied. Do you want to use your skills, knowledge, and experience to help change the world? You could be our new Telefundraising Team Leader!

About the role

The Telefundraising team help us achieve our goal of raising as much money as possible by speaking to our valued supporters, raising awareness of human rights atrocities, and asking for regular donations. The Team Leader is accountable for the management of all fundraising programmes, from Acquisition to Upgrade campaigns. You will be expected to work closely with your fellow Team Leader to manage the KPI's of 9-12 fundraisers, making sure that supporter engagement is of the highest quality, and that GDPR obligations are followed closely. Crucially, you will divide your time, not only monitoring calls in order to coach team members but making calls yourself for roughly 30% of the week.
More details can be found by downloading the job description from our career's portal.

Shift times:

The 35 hours will be worked across the following shifts.

• Monday-Thursday: 13:30pm-21:00pm
• Friday: 11:30am-19:00pm.
• Must be available to work every other Saturday: 10am-17:30am

The role may be for you if:

• You're skilled in successfully guiding a tele-fundraising or telemarketing team, making outbound calls at the highest standard.
• You can manage KPI's and coach individuals around performance
• You collaborate and positively contribute to an inclusive culture.
• You display impeccable communication skills, resilience and plenty of enthusiasm in front of the team

Our Commitment to you

Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Anti-Racism (IDEA) are at the core of our values. We want to be an organisation that tackles structural inequality and prejudice as well as be an actively anti-racist organisation. This means taking a meaningful and equitable approach to supporting and developing you and others during your time with us.

New colleagues receive 27 days leave annually (29 after five years), as well as bank holidays (pro rated for part time). 2-5% employee pension contributions are matched at 6-9% and we offer 6 months full pay for family leave. We offer flexible working such as compressed work patterns and job shares. See more details of our benefits.

Apply for this role

The vacancy may be closed earlier than advertised if a high standard of applications is received. If you wish to be considered for the role, avoid delay in submitting an application.

We welcome applications from everyone and particularly encourage applications from people from an ethnic minority background, and people with a disability to help us achieve a balanced representation in our workforce, especially at senior grades.

To reduce bias in our shortlisting process, AIUK operates an anonymised application process. If for any reason you prefer to apply in a different format, or require adjustments in the process, please get in touch. We are a disability confident organisation. More details of inclusion in the AIUK recruitment process can be found .

Are you interested in a dynamic new role that works across fundraising and finance? Are you passionate about human rights? Can you creatively communicate our work to our donors and supporters? We're looking for a multitasking Programme Officer to join our team.

JOB PURPOSE

As part of this role, you will be coordinating the project management of the income from three of Amnesty International's charitable trusts. These are Amnesty UK, Amnesty Canada and Amnesty International Secretariat. A key aspect of the role will be working with various programme teams to ensure allocated funds are being spent on selected projects and to track and report on any projects that deviate from their original purpose. You will often be working towards tight deadlines and reporting to multiple teams.

ABOUT YOU

You are keen to bring your skills and enthusiasm to a new role, you are organised but adaptable, you enjoy budgeting, writing and creating engaging reporting. You are relational and able to work across multiple teams at all levels. You are passionate about human rights. You are excited about supporting the work of Amnesty International's fundraising and programme teams.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• To advise and support the Finance and Global Strategy and Impact teams in the selection process of assessment grant projects for AIUK, AI Canada, and AIC.
• To manage assessment income grants that fund projects across the IS from Amnesty UK, Amnesty Canada, and the International Secretariat charitable trusts. Supporting all aspects of grant management related to projects funded through these grants, coordinating with programme staff, GSIP and International Finance
• To work with the International Secretariat teams that are funded through these grants to provide regular reporting to Trustees and senior leadership capturing project progress, lessons learned, and impact
• To work with the International Finance team preparing relevant financial reports for the Trustees and IS senior leadership, ensuring accountability to donors.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Proven work experience as Programme Officer, Project Coordinator or similar role
• Excellent written communication skills and report writing skills, with a proven ability to explain complex issues clearly for internal and external audiences including donors
• Good attention to detail; highly numerate with ability to review budgets and financial reports
• Knowledge of supporting large scale restricted programmes of work, for example with international trusts, foundations, institutional sources, major donors and individual giving
• Proven ability to work effectively within a team, delivering on clear goals, coordinating work with colleagues and providing advice to other members of the team when required

ABOUT US

Amnesty International is a global movement of more than 10 million people who campaign for a world where human rights are enjoyed by all. We reach almost every country in the world.

Our aim is simple: an end to human rights abuses. Independent, international and influential, we campaign for justice, fairness, freedom and truth wherever they're denied. And whether we're applying pressure through powerful research or direct lobbying, mass demonstrations or online campaigning, we're all inspired by hope for a better world. One where human rights are respected and protected by everyone, everywhere.

At Amnesty International, we are passionate about what we do and we are proud of our achievements as a movement. To compensate our employees for the critical work they do, we reward them through a combination of an attractive and sector competitive salary and benefits package, high levels of engagement and involvement, and a commitment to employee development.

Benefits include 37 days annual leave (inclusive of public holidays and grace days), pension scheme, employee assistance programme, life assurance and many more benefits designed to suit your own personal lifestyle. All of this, in a professional, engaging environment.

For further information on our benefits, please visit

WHAT WE HOPE YOU WILL DO NEXT

If you are talented, passionate about human rights and want to use your skills, knowledge and experience to change the world then we would encourage you to click 'Apply for this Role' below.

Freedom, Justice, Equality. Let's get to work.

N.B. We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date in the event of an overwhelming response or a change in business priorities.

Salary: circa. £25,000 per annum plus benefits

Location: Northampton office with hybrid-working

Hours: 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

We are currently looking for a Supporter Information Officer with excellent biomedical knowledge to join our Fundraising Team at the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association.

This role is based at our national office in Northampton where we operate a trusting, collaborative, and hybrid working policy which enables the flexibilities of splitting your working time, between the workplace and your home.

About the role

As a Supporting Information Officer, you will be supporting the Fundraising High Value Teams and Research Team by assisting in the creation of fundraising Cases for Support, proposals and stewardship reports as well as contributing to wider communication, relationship management, and event activities with prospects, donors and other audiences. You will need to have the ability to understand and effectively interpret biomedical information to successfully relay complex information to lay audiences.

This role will see you working with the Head of Development and the Head of Research, you will be responsible for collating and interpreting information from our world-class research programmes for use in raising funds, awareness and haring progress achievements.

This is a collaborative role where you will be working with colleagues in fundraising and research on the construction of Cases for Support, Proposals, Stewardship reports and supporting materials for presentation to funding prospects, donors and other audiences. Contributing to the production of other information relating to MND research, fundraising, and stewardship of interest to internal and external audiences. You will also support both the research and fundraising teams by providing information and answering questions relating to research projects and funding.

What are we looking for?

The ability to read, understand and interpret biomedical knowledge is essential. This role requires an individual with a BSc/FE qualification in science or a biomedical subject.

You will have the ability to use scientific knowledge to judge and / or interpret scientific evidence and data.

Your key skills will include writing complex scientific information to a diverse range of audiences, excellent communication and project management skills and the ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with bot internal and external contacts.

For full role responsibilities please view the job description.

What can we offer?

• 28 days holiday, rising to 33 days after 5 years' service, plus Bank Holidays
• Access to UK Healthcare which includes reimbursement for dental appointments, eyecare, Health & Wellbeing screening and therapies
• Life assurance
• Confidential counselling helplines
• Salary sacrifice schemes to include:
• Cycle to work
• Buy and sell annual leave
• BenefitHub which offers lifestyle discounts and offers on everyday shopping
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Opportunities for training and personal development
• Hybrid working

How to apply?

We would love to hear from you and encourage early applications.

If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you, apply online now and submit a CV and a supporting statement showing how you meet the following criteria:

• The ability to read, understand and interpret biomedical research
• Explain and relay complex scientific information to diverse and lay audiences
• Strong project management skills and experience

About Us

The MND Association was founded in 1979. Our mission is to improve care and support for people with MND, their families and carers. We also fund and promote research that leads to new understanding and treatments and brings us closer to a cure for MND. The Association also campaigns and raises awareness so the needs of people with MND, and everyone who cares for them, are recognised, and addressed by wider society.

We operate a hybrid working environment within a flexible office space using the latest technology and digital infrastructure. This, together with a high level of trust and performance driven culture, gives staff the freedom and flexibility to work in the best way for them, the Association and, most importantly, people with MND.

We are committed to equality and value diversity. We are working hard to remove perceived and actual barriers to participation for people with and affected by MND, current and future staff, volunteers, and stakeholders.

Important Notices

The MND Association operates a hybrid working culture and therefore we are open to discussing the possibility of variable hours, remote or home working, flexible start, and finish times etc.

Please submit your application as soon as possible; due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications.

Our selection process will be multi-stage; this may include video call screening, and competency-based interview/s.

We request that recruitment agencies do not contact us in relation to this role. We work hard to fill our roles directly and if assistance is required, we operate a PSL, which currently closed for review. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies/ head-hunters.

JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title: Community Connections Worker
Reports to: Community Connections Coordinator
Contracted Hours: 22.5 hours per week (Mon-Wed)
Contract Duration: Until 29th June 2025
Salary: £20,000 per annum ( £12,000 pro rata at 22.5 hours)
Location: North West
Closing Date: 29.08.2022
Interview Date: w/c 05.09.2022
Probationary Period: 3 months

WHO WE ARE
City Hearts was founded in 2005, beginning with a single home to help women with life controlling issues, shortly after we welcomed our first survivor of modern slavery. Since then, we have expanded across multiple regions and now provide accommodation and outreach support to hundreds of survivors of modern slavery every year, as well as continuing to house and support women with life controlling issues. In 2018 we partnered with South Yorkshire Police to launch About Face, a trauma-informed programme committed to breaking the cycle of crime, partnering alongside other organisations such as South Yorkshire Police, Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service, Drug and Alcohol Services, amongst many others. We are passionate about restoring the lives of those we support, and it would not be possible without our dedicated team of staff and volunteers.
ROLE SUMMARY
The Community Connection Team (CCT) department is all about meeting the additional needs of our Clients. It works alongside the regionally based accommodation, outreach and integrated support programme teams to improve the quality of life, raise aspirations and accelerate survivors of Modern Day Slavery and Human Trafficking towards independence and sustainable freedom. 
This department is focused on delivering the following initiatives in the South Yorkshire, North West and North East Regions:

•  Community Connection Groups – a space for clients to connect with other survivors, build relationships, and take part in activities aimed at growing independence. These will be in the format of male and female groups along with their dependants.
•  Community Activities – a space for clients to have new and exciting experiences. Such as a activity to the beach or a local football stadium.
•  Community Celebrations – focus in our safe houses and community connection groups on celebrating specific holidays, events and landmark occasions. Such as Eid, Christmas, International Women’s Day, Birthdays etc.

As a connection worker, you will be working with the coordinator in order to effectively deliver CCT initiatives in your region. The role does require some work without direct supervision as the line manager may not be located in your region.
At City Hearts, we’re committed to providing our staff with the resources needed for their role. This takes the form of development and learning opportunities for all employees, but also our dedication to maintaining and supporting the wellbeing of each individual that forms a part of our team. We know that by doing so, it  
positions us to provide the very best care and support for some of society’s most vulnerable. As a member of the team here at City Hearts, you’ll also receive: 

•  Regular accredited and in-house training on specialist subjects such as trauma, mental health, safeguarding, conflict management and more
•  Medicash Health Plan- including an EAP (Employee Assistance Programme that covers up to 8 one to one private counselling sessions a year), money towards dental and optical costs and much more
•  30 days holiday per year (plus accrued holiday days for length of service)
•  The opportunity to attend Group Supervision every 6 weeks with qualified therapists
•  Commitment to annual salary reviews
•  Progression opportunities including our Staff Development Scheme, providing you with the chance to specialise in a key aspect of your role
•  Support through Staff Networks including an LGBTQ+ staff network

RESPONSIBILITIES

•  To work with the coordinator in organising and planning all community initiatives in your region. This includes assessing risk.
•  To administrate the running of all community initiatives in your region.
•  It will be required to run a group for both men and women on three days in three different locations.
•  Any other initiatives that will be added in when planning.
•  To work with the coordinator in sourcing. Including but not limited to: location for groups, activities in groups, activities for cultural or religious events, activity options.
•  To work with other departments in promoting the initiatives of the CCT department and encouraging survivors to attend.
•  To work with the coordinator in the monitoring and tracking of initiatives.
•  To help with the orientation and support of volunteers.
•  To manage appropriate ratios at groups and events
•  Provide regular feedback to the coordinator of the initiatives delivered in the region.
•  Attend team meetings.
•  Compiling with policies, procedures, safeguarding, health and safety through all initiatives.
•  Working with both female and male clients, even when the same-gendered staff is not present

*please note the closing date is the 19th September*

Do you want to see more climate action? Want to share your enthusiasm and help us reach out to an array of different audiences and gain more supporters and more income to make more action happen?

Alongside the head of development as the fundraising team, you will work with directors, campaigners and the communications team to gain the income needed to run our campaigns and project work to increase climate action.

As part of a small team this role has significant independance and breadth of work in both increasing and diversifying Possible’s income. You will be a key voice in developing offerings for supporters, choosing and presenting projects to funders and managing the schedule and topics of fundraising asks to supporters.

As a smaller charity we may have budgetary restrictions but we also carry less baggage and have the freedom to test new approaches and as climate action remains high up the agenda for the public, corporate and philanthropy we see opportunities to be bold and broaden our reach and income.

With good wider team support you will attend meetings to be up to date and influence fundraising, communications and campaigns updates and strategy development. 

There’s a hands on mentality at Possible and everyone chips in so you may help out making the tea, testing plant based products or helping create social media content.

Key responsibilities

To lead on and support the delivery of key areas of Possible’s fundraising programme in order to reach agreed targets, working closely with communications and campaigns teams.

Leading and assisting the team with applications to funders, mainly trusts/foundations and companies:

• Researching giving criteria for various funders (inc. exclusions, deadlines, timelines, past history with Possible, examples of grants made and more).

• Working with wider team to gather information about projects and campaigns to complete funding applications and grant reports.

• Writing detailed and compelling copy for proposals and submitting to deadlines.

• Completing funder reports with the support of campaigners.

Leading on individual giving

• Planning and managing all communications and engagement with low individual and regular givers. Developing an offering for regular givers.

• Work with the communications team to draft and edit email mailouts to supporters and draft and edit website copy.

• Researching and testing fundraising via online platforms to increase donor base and income.

Increasing and deepening funder and corporate relationships

• Assisting team deepening relationships with funders and corporates through face to face meetings, regular updates, sharing news and stories with them, invitations to events, hi-fives on our social media channels and more.

• Leading and assisting team developing donor engagement events e.g breakfast meetings or campaign launches.

Community and new income streams

• Managing any event or community fundraisers.

• Leading on promoting legacy fundraising.

• Support team with ideas for testing new giving platforms, beneficiary events or pilot community fundraising.

Fundraising coordination

• Keeping the funding pipeline up to date, including next steps.

• Logging applications, outcomes and report dates on the Salesforce database and pipeline.

• Progressing funders through the pipeline, coordinating the diligent pursuit of funding leads until we have an outcome (positive or negative).

Developing networks

• Attendance at networking events, e.g. environmental, business, charity, fundraising etc.

• Representing Possible at beneficiary or partner led events.

Organisational involvement

• Play an active role in keeping Possible a supportive, inspiring and anti-oppressive place to work. 

• Represent Possible at public events and meetings where appropriate.

• Adapt role within team as appropriate, providing support and input to other campaigns and projects as necessary.

• Participate in organisational strategy development and reviews. 

• Be a team player - e.g. tea making, skill sharing and washing up.

About you
 

To make our shortlist, you’ll need to have:

• Experience in at least two of the below areas of fundraising:

  • Events and community

  • Corporate 

  • Trust

  • Individuals

  • Major gift 

• Excellent communication and presentation skills, both written and oral. Ability to draft compelling copy for supporter emails and detailed trust applications as well conveying our work in person to funders and at events.

• Great organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and deal with a variety of tasks.

• Ability to research online for relevant funders, corporates and events.

• Experience of using databases and customer relationship management platforms e.g. Engaging Networks, Salesforce, Raiser's Edge etc.

• Interest in environmental and community issues (we’re not necessarily looking for experts, it’s the interest and desire to learn that matters).

• Interest in the breadth of fundraising and its evolution.

About Us

Shiva Foundation envisions a world that operates on the basis of value-based leadership, where individuals are equipped with the knowledge, frameworks and tools to act in service of equity, freedom and justice. We believe it is our collective responsibility to put people before profit, centre people’s lived realities of oppression and step back to make space for marginalised voices to be heard. We recognise the need to understand where power inequalities exist in order to build a more just world. Our goal is to design sustainable models to tackle the systemic inequity impacting marginalised individuals and communities across the U.K. and India. Our role is two-fold.

1. We act as a support and anchor for those working on the frontline - this includes community groups, grassroots organisations, local councils, civil society, local leaders and businesses etc.
2. We also leverage networks and influence to enact meaningful change at the policy level, in government and across business.

We do this in four ways, by providing:

• Knowledge, frameworks and tools to facilitate concrete action;
• Resources and capacity for collaborative working;
• Expertise for impactful policy advocacy; and
• Immediate support and relief.

Our focus is across two key issue areas:

1. Tackling modern slavery and promoting labour rights; and
2. Tackling gender based violence (GBV), especially against racially minoritised women.

Please note, our website is in the process of being updated so while it captures a lot of our past work, it is not completely up-to-date with more current projects. We are happy to share more about these during the interview stage.

About our Priorities

Our work is wide-ranging and collaborative. In particular we are currently prioritising:

• Embedding labour rights and modern slavery provisions into policy. We ensure that local and national government policies meaningfully address modern slavery and labour rights violations and support survivors fully. This includes but also goes beyond the Modern Slavery Act. We work with policy-makers, local councils, government and regulatory bodies to make this happen.
• Shifting corporate practices towards more equitable power distribution. We provide expertise to ensure that business policies and practices meaningfully incorporate activities that address modern slavery and uphold labour rights. We work with small and medium businesses to make this happen.
• Improving statutory agency response to GBV against racially minoritised women. We advocate an improvement in statutory agency policy and practice when it comes to supporting racially minoritised survivors of GBV. This includes more consistent, integrated and tailored support for survivors who live at the intersections of multiple oppressions. We work with statutory local agencies, policy-makers and civil society to make this happen.
• Better resourcing racially minoritised communities. We work to equip racially minoritised communities with more and better resources to be able to respond to GBV and access support services in ways that work for them when violence does happen. We work with leaders or community-led organisations in racially minoritised communities as well as civil society to make this happen.

About the Role

The Managing Director is responsible for the management and direction of Shiva Foundation’s projects and day-to-day activities, as well as providing leadership to the team. You are also responsible for the organisation’s administration and financial management and will work closely with the Founder/Director and board of trustees to review and implement strategy, budget and business plan. You will manage the implementation of the strategic plan and will ensure this, as well as operational plans, are the central drivers of Shiva Foundation’s work. 

While some projects are well established, new areas will emerge and therefore you should have experience with strategic development and program design as well as a familiarity with project implementation. 

It is preferable that you have some knowledge of both modern slavery and labour rights as well as gender-based violence but we welcome applications from candidates that have only worked in one of these areas before. You will work with a range of stakeholders especially public sector bodies and small to medium sized businesses. It is preferable that you have experience working with both but we will also welcome applications from candidates with more experience in one than the other. The small team environment means that this role involves significant responsibility as well as the opportunity to collaborate and interact with a diverse set of senior external stakeholders. You must be comfortable with significant responsibility from the outset. 

You will work closely with the Founder/Director and will be relied upon to give well researched and thoughtful  recommendations to the board in order to drive key strategic decisions. You will report into the Founder/Director and be supported in your role on a day-to-day basis by a Senior Advisor. To begin with, you will have two direct reports - the Senior Program Manager and Communications Coordinator. This will expand over time as you build your team.

You will be expected to act as the public face of the organisation, building relationships with stakeholders from across a range of sectors including government and public sector, business and civil society. Over time, you will also be expected to develop expertise in modern slavery, labour rights and gender-based violence in order to draft briefs, present at events, feed onto national strategies etc.

Key Responsibilities
Strategic

• Providing strategic and tactical direction to the organisation, setting key goals and KPIs for both short and long term.
• Maintaining an understanding of current key insights and changes in our two thematic areas as well as how those can feed into our work and how we can add out expertise to relevant national and international conversations.
• Maintaining key relationships with experts in our two thematic areas (across business, government and civil society) to scope out future projects and identify opportunities for cross-promotion and/or collaboration.
• Setting out how the strategic plan of the organisation will be translated into activities at the project level.
• Ensuring effective tracking of strategy implementation and regular reporting to the Founder/Director and to the board.

Management

• Designing programmes that align with the strategic goals of the organisation and overseeing their implementation.
• Ensuring that the activities implemented are of a high quality and relevant to the mission and vision of the organisation.
• Developing project-specific goals, monitoring and evaluation methods with any relevant team members.
• Overseeing the design and day-to-day implementation of all project work.
• Managing the outreach and uptake of the organisation’s existing tools and resources, such as the Blueprint and SME toolkit.
• Overseeing any mapping and research for new work, such as interviews, focus groups, roundtables, desk-based research, etc.
• Leading team management, such as setting the team culture and practices, overseeing all work and creating worker-centric management practices that inspire and support individual team members.
• Personnel management, including performance reviews and 1-1s and day-to-day HR.
• Hiring, training, developing and managing staff and/or consultants.
• Acting as a key point of contact to the board for reporting and strategic purposes.

Outreach

• Oversight of the communications plan (internal and external) together with the Communications Coordinator.
• Working with the Communications Coordinator to scope, develop and implement policy advocacy campaigns emerging on the basis of our long-term work.
• Ensuring and facilitating regular reporting, communication and information exchange between team members.
• Engaging and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders to strengthen partnerships/collaboration for a comprehensive and inclusive approach.
• Developing and maintaining effective constituencies of contacts and partners to optimise information gathering and development and implementation of effective strategies.
• Writing or contributing to the drafting of timely and effective reports, briefings, position papers, correspondence, action materials, press releases and other internal and external documents.
• Representing the organisation at key working groups, partnership meetings, national forums, operational units, panels, conferences etc.
• Liaising with the Founder/Director where she can, in her wider political role, provide a platform to amplify or support Shiva Foundation’s work. This may involve drafting notes, briefings, speeches, press releases etc.

Financial Management

• Forecasting and managing Shiva Foundation’s organisational and programme-specific budgets.
• Ensuring any expenditure not pre-approved is run past the Founder/Director.
• Sourcing external funding, if relevant, and managing the relationship with donors, including timely reporting.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience
The below is a list of preferred knowledge, skills and experience for this role. We
encourage you to apply even if you only meet some of these criteria if you can show an
ability and willingness to learn new skills and grow in the role. We particularly
encourage you to apply if you are a person of colour or part of another minoritised
community.

Experience

• An undergraduate or graduate degree in human rights, gender, development, law or other relevant discipline (or relevant professional experience).
• A minimum of 7-9 years of progressive experience in a senior management role or 3-4 years in an executive director/managing director role for a similar organisation.
• Management and leadership skills demonstrated by evidence of leading high performing teams and working with individuals at all levels.
• Sound financial awareness, including experience of managing and controlling budgets and resources.
• Experience of staff management, including performance management and personal development.
• Experience with reporting to a board of trustees/senior management.
• Experience representing an organisation externally at a senior level.
• Experience working with public sector bodies, such as local councils, the Home Office, the London Mayor’s Office etc..
• Experience working with senior level business representatives.
• Experience working with civil society organisations.

Skills

• Ability to think strategically and identify new opportunities and initiatives.
• Proven experience planning, prioritising and juggling multiple demands, and openness and flexibility to take on different administrative and support tasks.
• Ability to manage a heavy and varied workload effectively, to maintain high levels of both accuracy and output.
• Effective presentation and public speaking skills.
• Ability to work self-directed.
• Excellent IT skills.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Ability to relate well within a diverse context and with various stakeholders.

Knowledge

• Knowledge of the modern slavery and labour rights in the U.K.
• Knowledge of gender-based violence (or violence against women and girls) in the U.K.
• Understanding of how to scope, plan and implement policy advocacy campaigns.
• Knowledge of charity management or administration.
• Demonstrated commitment to Shiva Foundation’s mission, vision and values.

Please apply for this role by completing the form on our website by 23.59 on 21 August 2022. Please note you must have permission to live and work in the U.K. to be eligible for this role. If your application is successful you will hear back from us the week of 29 August 2022.

You will be given an exercise to complete. Successful candidates will be invited for an interview between 5-9 September 2022. If you are not available during this time, please let us know in your application so we can arrange an alternative.

If you are offered the role, depending on your availability, you will be invited to attend paid induction days at week beginning 12 September 2022.

About us

Global Witness wants to end environmental and human rights abuses driven by political and corporate elites. 

The planet and its residents face a crisis: the climate is being destroyed, and civic freedoms are deteriorating.  Rampant abuse of power is pushing the world to breaking point as Governments, and big corporations all too often go unchecked in their exploitation of our planet and its people.

For us to succeed, we need to embody the principles we fight for. Global Witness strives for cohesion, solidarity, and inclusion as only together can we protect one another and the planet to build a better and more just future.

About the role

As our Executive Office Coordinator, you will support the Executive Office in running an efficient and professional service by providing excellent administrative support to the Chief Executive Officer, Leadership team and the Global Witness Boards.

This role will provide you with the opportunity to work with people in different teams across the organisation and our Board members externally as you will be providing proactive input and coordination across a variety of meetings and projects.  We will also be looking to you to identify and tell us how we can streamline the Executive Office administration processes and maximise technology so that we are as effective as we can be.

About you

You’ll be an experienced administrator who is comfortable providing a professional and high quality administrative and secretarial service to senior stakeholders.

Your success in the role will come from your brilliant organisational skills and your experience in juggling multiple priorities, prioritising tasks and responding to last minute requests.

We pride ourselves on our team ethos, so you’ll be a team player and happy to lend support when needed, but you’ll also be confident working independently.

Working for us

We offer an excellent benefits package including a competitive salary, 25 days annual leave (exc. Bank Holidays), private medical insurance, pension and a broad range of family friendly and policies to support your work life balance.

This role is based in London and therefore to be considered for this role you must be able to provide proof of eligibility to work in the UK. We are currently trialling a new hybrid working model for 2022 that requires staff to be in the office at least 20% of their time, but this may change in the future.

Global Witness has a talented team of people worldwide with offices in London, Washington DC, and Brussels. We aim to be a diverse and inclusive place to work. We value new perspectives, original ideas and different ways of working. We believe that diverse views and experiences improve the way we do our work. We do our best to make our jobs accessible to all regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation or identity.

Who we are: Transform Justice is a national charity working for a fair, humane, open and effective justice system in England and Wales. We work to promote change by generating research and evidence to show how the system works and how it could be improved, and by influencing practitioners and politicians to make changes to the justice system. We focus on the “dark corners” of the justice system – areas that are often overlooked despite affecting the lives of thousands of people every year. Our current projects include reducing prosecutions for low level crimes by promoting effective methods for resolving crimes without going to court, campaigning for criminal record reform, and reducing the use of pre-trial detention (remand) for children. 

About the role: Transform Justice is seeking an enthusiastic research assistant to play a vital role supporting its work to create a better UK justice system. Working closely with the charity’s director and research and policy lead (and alongside our campaigns and research officer), you will provide high quality research and administrative support to the team across various aspects of our work.  You will conduct research for an exciting new project investigating the effectiveness of the criminal justice response to hate crime. You will also support existing projects such as our work promoting alternatives to prosecution, and our ongoing advocacy against the use of pre-trial detention for children. We are looking for someone flexible, organised, who is able to work on their own and take initiative. You will work remotely using your own equipment with regular travel to London for in-person meetings. 

Main responsibilities and duties:

• Generating research and evidence for reports and briefings: 

  • Undertaking qualitative and quantitative research (phone interviews, survey design, creating tables/graphs and seeking out official data, transcribing interviews) 

  • Carrying out Freedom of Information requests and subsequent data entry and analysis

  • Reviewing and summarising academic and policy publications of relevance to Transform Justice’s work

  • Writing, editing and proofreading reports, briefings and submissions

• Providing administrative support to the team and projects:

  • Financial administration including invoicing and book-keeping

  • Organising meetings

  • Preparing and sending stakeholder correspondence

• Providing support for the drafting of funding applications

• Other reasonable duties as required

Skills and experience:

• At least one year of work experience in a research or policy-related role

• Demonstrable qualitative and quantitative research skills

• Ability to work remotely with little supervision and use initiative to achieve your objectives, seeking advice and support when needed

• Flexible, willing and enthusiastic to work on a range of different projects and tasks

• Strong attention to detail and proven ability to produce accurate work

• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely in writing 

• Excellent computer skills, with knowledge and practice of Word and Excel 

• Committed and driven to help achieve the aims of Transform Justice 

• Graduate degree or equivalent relevant experience. Desirable: knowledge of criminology/criminal justice.

How to apply: Please submit a CV and a one-page personal statement through the CharityJob website by 6pm on Sunday 4th September. The personal statement must outline how you meet the first four skills and experience listed in the job description. Interviews will take place on 14th or 16th September 2022 and will be conducted in person in London.

Candidates for interview will be notified by email. We are sorry that due to limited staff capacity we are not able to reply to all applicants.

Transform Justice is committed to fair recruitment and the inclusion of applicants with criminal records. This position is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. For this role, the disclosure of a criminal record is not required. 

To reduce bias in the hiring process, Transform Justice uses CharityJob’s anonymous recruitment process. This automatically replaces personal information (i.e. name and email address) with pseudonyms on cover letters and CVs until we invite a candidate to interview.