OVERVIEW

Hours: Full time - 36.5 hours per week

Location: A combination of office (Birmingham) and remote home working (during the current pandemic). Some occasional UK travel will be required.

Introduction to The Active Wellbeing Society

The Active Wellbeing Society (TAWS) are a community benefit society and cooperative working to tackle inequality and promote community wellbeing. Our work with communities cuts across a wide range of policy agendas – from health and social care to transport and planning, community cohesion to climate action, jobs and skills to physical activity – and is increasingly recognised nationally as demonstrating best practice in reaching and supporting those from our most disadvantaged communities and achieving significant system and behaviour change.

Introduction to the role and department

As Funding Development Lead, you will take a senior role in identifying opportunities for funding, working with managers and directors to develop project proposals in line with TAWS’ strategic aims, mission and values. You will be responsible for drafting and coordinating funding applications related to health and wellbeing, working with the wider team to produce high quality proposals and managing a funding pipeline. You will also work with partners and stakeholders to co-produce joint funding applications and develop good relationships with relevant funders.

This role, based in the Funding & Strategy team, will support development across a number of areas including within health, wellbeing and activity, as well as programme areas aimed at tackling inequalities.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

1.Work with managers and Directors to scope, develop and sustain projects in line with our strategic aims and objectives

2.Identify relevant opportunities for funding and take a leading role in shaping and developing new projects including developing budgets in line with resource requirements

3.Work across Directorates such as Healthy Communities, Data and Insight and Active Communities to ensure collaborative approach to funding and business development is achieved 

4.Produce high quality funding bids including writing and editing copy and support the team to draft funding applications

5.Ensure that deadlines are met and that submissions are managed in a timely way

6.Play a leading role in supporting the development of the funding function, including supporting the wider organisation to develop fundraising skills

7.Support the Head of Funding and Strategy to embed clear processes within the team, including managing and monitoring the funding pipeline

8.Develop strong working relationships with key stakeholders (internal and external) including coproducing funding bids with partners

9.Keep abreast of new and emergent thinking across wellbeing, community development and tackling inequalities

10. Develop written materials that raise the profile of the organisation and the services we deliver for a range of audiences and to different stakeholders

11. Support the teams to develop materials and information outlining good practice in service delivery

12. Produce content that supports funding applications and business development such as case studies, stories, good practice information

13. Ensure that key info relevant to bud submissions is up to date and of a high quality (i.e. service delivery information, service and team information, key content relevant to bids and applications)

14. Carry out all duties as may be reasonably assigned from time to time and within the level of this job description

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

1.Experience of public sector commissioning / tendering for contracts (e.g., health, social care, employment, research)

2.Experience of engaging with stakeholders (internally and externally) – strong upward management skills and ability to influence senior leaders

3.Experience of working with funders/commissioners

4.Strong written communication skills and excellent attention to detail

5.Experience of responding to grant funding opportunities, including trusts and foundations

6.Entrepreneurial approach and experience of project management within a complex and changing environment

7.Highly organised with the ability to manage and prioritise own workload and comfortable juggling multiple projects

8.Understanding of health landscape desirable

9.Experience of working in health (NHS, primary/secondary care, voluntary sector, Public Health or Social Care) desirable

10. Passion for tackling inequality and promoting community wellbeing – and a keen understanding of the social and political landscape we operate in

STAFF BENEFITS

• Nest Pension – 8% employer contribution - 3 % employee contribution.
• Heath Cash Plan – giving you discounts on everyday healthcare such as dental, optical, physio, prescriptions & more.
• Employee Assistance Programme (counselling and DRs on call 24hrs a day)
• Death in Service – x4 your salary paid to beneficiary.
• Annual Leave – 25 days FTE (increasing to 29 days with service) plus 5 wellbeing days
• Flexible working
• Hybrid working options
• Bring your own device - £20 towards your phone bill monthly
• Fantastic volunteering opportunities within The Active Wellbeing Society every month

APPLICATION DETAILS

Please submit a Cover Letter and CV.

When writing your cover letter we would suggest include an introduction of your experience of the 'Main Duties' and 'Skills & Experience' sections of the advert.

Application Closing date: 28th November 2021

Due to the high numbers of applications we received for our job vacancies, we may close application windows early, so we would encourage you to submit your application ASAP

Interview date: 8th December 2021

Successful applicants will be required to be DBS checked prior to starting.

We will provide all applicants with an outcome on your application, this will usually be within 1 week of the application window closing.

Thank you for your interest in working for The Active Wellbeing Society, we look forward to receiving your application.

An exciting opportunity has become available for two, temporary, part time Children and Young People’s Officers to provide bereavement support, information, and guidance to our bereaved community. The post holders will be expected to manage a range of children’s bereavement services in the Birmingham Area, ensuring the highest standards of bereavement support are available to Birmingham families, with specific emphasis in Children and Young people in our most deprived areas.

This post is funded by a specific grant managed by Birmingham City Council Public Health team

The candidates must be able to work 2 to 3 days per week, at least one late shift (until 8pm) per week, and the occasional Saturday morning shift. It will also be expected that the successful candidates will attend at least 15 hours Continuous Professional Development Training per year, with training often held on a Saturday.

Closing date:  Midday 3rd December 2021
Salary: HCP Corporate Pay Band F £26370 – £31,021
Location: John Taylor Hospice & Birmingham St Mary’s Hospice

“Happy to talk about Flexible Working”

The Hospice Charity Partnership, formed from Birmingham St Mary’s and John Taylor Hospices, is looking for a Grants and Trusts Officer to join its Income Generation Team.

The Grants and Trusts Officer will lead on the submission, administration and management of a portfolio of Hospice Charity Partnership (incorporating Birmingham St Mary’s and John Taylor Hospice) trust and grant applications in order to achieve agreed financial targets and deliver a significant source of income for clinical service projects, capital projects and unrestricted core funds.

Supporting the Grants and Trusts Manager with administrative tasks and identifying new funding opportunities through various funding streams and directories.

Calm, methodical and with attention to detail you will be focussed and have the capacity to work to strict deadlines in order to maximise the potential of the charity to secure funding and grants from a variety of funders. Building good relationships with regular and repeat funders as well as new partners in Grants funding, you must be able to portray a friendly and amicable disposition.

If this sounds like the role for you then we’d love to receive your application.

Flexible home working

Salary: £30,451 to £32,910 (NJC 32-35) pro rata per annum

Part time – 21 hours per week

One year contract funded until December 2022

We’re looking for a Research Officer to lead the coordination of research and data gathering for the Insight Hub. The Hub was established in April 2020 through the Respond and Adapt Programme (RAP), as a sector wide initiative to support UK organisations in the refugee and migration sector to cope with the Covid 19 pandemic.

Through regular surveys, the Hub gathers and shares data on current needs across the sector to inform service design and adaptation and bring people together to discuss their experiences. You can read the 13 bulletins produced to date on the Good Practice and Partnerships website.

The Research Officer will be part of Refugee Action’s Good Practice & Partnerships Team and line managed by the Insight Hub Manager.

This newly created role will lead on the collection, analysis and distribution of Hub survey data, linking with sector organisations throughout the process. It will also support the GPP team to strengthen its Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) activities and data management processes.

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• Insight into the needs, experiences and hopes of people who are refugees, those seeking asylum and wider migrant communities
• Experience using/understanding monitoring and evaluation practices
• Experience developing and delivering high quality research projects
• Analytical skills, with the ability to understand complex information and summarise key points in a strategic way
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to write in accessible ways for a range of audiences
• Excellent planning and organisational skills
• Ability to work with competing priorities and meet deadlines

We want to make sure that we reach as many potential candidates as possible and that we make the process very accessible. We will be running two ‘info’ sessions where interested people can come and find out more about the role, the work of the Good Practice and Partnerships team and the application process.

Session 1: Tues 16th November 14.00 - 15.00

Session 2: Tues 23rd November 13.00 – 14:00

For further details, and to apply, please visit our website.

Those with lived experience as a refugee are encouraged to apply.

Closing date: Tuesday 30th November 2021 (5pm)

Interviews: Monday 13th December 2021 (Remote interviews)

Our client is looking for two Grant Officers to join their team on a permanent basis, the Foundation office is based in Coventry, but the role is flexible in terms of home working.

They are looking to recruit a full time (37.5 hours) and a part time (21.5 hours) position within their Grants team.

Our client is an independent charity with over 26 years’ experience delivering bespoke grant programmes on behalf of a range of donors across the West Midlands and Warwickshire. The foundation works in partnership with a wide range of corporate donors, individuals, local government and other trusts and foundations.

Our client is looking for two people who ideally have a background in assessing applications against a specific criteria and have the confidence in managing and prioritising multiple work deadlines and working with people and organisations from a wide range of backgrounds.

The role

As a Grants Officer, you will work within the Grants Team to coordinate their expanding range of funding programmes.
The main role of a Grants Officer is to assess a high volume of grant applications from charities, not for profit and community organisations. You will be responsible for ensuring deadlines are met, applications are assessed correctly against the donor’s criteria and for monitoring successful awards. You will provide information and coordination support to the grant making decision panels.

Main duties

- Assess funding applications and make recommendations to the grants panel
- Undertake due diligence on all applications received
- Effectively manage the monitoring of all successful awards and undertake monitoring visits to a proportion of grants received
- Prioritise and manage workload in line with grant making cycles
- To ensure consistent, high-quality level of assessments in preparation for grant making panels.
- Produce high quality documentation for all panel meetings including providing the panel with data to support with decision making.
- Record essential information accurately and in a timely manner on their database.
- Identify strong stories of change as a result of their funding for the Foundation to share with donors, supporters and the wider community
- Work with the Marketing & Communications team to promote the grants awarded and ensure positive press coverage.
- Liaise with the Finance Department to ensure prompt payment of awards.
- To work with the wider team on the general running of the office

General tasks and responsibilities

- Be a professional representative and Ambassador for the Charity at all times both internally and externally
- Be an active part of the staff team by supporting, updating and informing colleagues, including via team meetings and sharing Outlook diaries
- Keep abreast of national social policies and issues affecting the voluntary and community sector
- Work in accordance with the charity’s policies and procedures, including Data Protection, Equal Opportunities and Health and Safety
- Be self-supporting for all administration and in the use of relevant IT systems.
- To occasionally work evenings and weekends

To be successful, you will

- Be an excellent communicator with strong written and verbal communication skills and able to work autonomously
- Have loads of self-motivation and will not be afraid to go the extra mile to contribute to the Foundation’s success
- A track record of assessing to a criteria and making recommendations
- A strong affinity with the voluntary and community sector is also important
- Understanding of, and the differences between, charities, social enterprises and other not for profit organisations’ set -up, governance and business models
- Experience of managing multiple caseloads to a high standard and to set deadlines
- Ideally understand and interpret budgets and accounts
- Ability to engage with grant applicants, fund holders and donors.
- Ability to work effectively with a wide range of people and agencies.
- Intermediate IT skills, including CRM system, word, excel and PowerPoint.
- Understanding the principles and practice of equal opportunities, programme delivery and helping people most in need.

If successful, you will receive

Full time role
£22,000 - £25,000 per annum (+3% employer pension contribution)
Monday to Friday – 37.5 hours per week

Part time role
£22,000 - £25,000 per annum (+3% employer pension contribution) pro-rata
3 full days, 21.5 hours working week. Monday to Friday, flexibility on which days are worked

General benefits
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (part time role will be pro rata)
Free onsite parking when in the office
Access to EAP
Discounted gym membership
Flexible working, including working from home

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About Reall

Reall is an innovator and investor in climate-smart affordable housing for people living on low incomes in urban Africa and Asia.

Reall’s purpose is to improve the lives of 100M people in urban Africa and Asia by 2030 through affordable housing.  We’re doing this because homes aren’t just a fundamental human right; they unleash unimaginable human potential to shape a future of gender parity, climate resilience, clean air, renewable energy, and socio-economic justice.

The Role

As Reall grows we need a motivated and highly organised fundraising professional to join our team as a Fundraising Officer. We are looking for an individual who has at least 3 years’ experience in a similar role, and who wants to develop their career within an exciting and continually growing for-purpose organisation.

Reporting to the Head of Fundraising and Investor Relations, you will contribute to the expansion of Reall’s funding base by attracting new funders, and also manage relationships with current and new funders.

Full details are in the job description and person specification, which are available by clicking through to apply for this role.

Please ensure that you upload both a CV and a covering letter explaining why you are applying for this role, in order for your application to be considered.

You must have the right to live and work in the UK to apply for this role.  Visa sponsorship is not available.

Why work at Reall?

With a modest UK-based team, Reall is an organisation driven by efficiency, with comparatively huge ambitions and a track record of significant success. 

Our internal operations are underpinned by a culture of psychological safety, promoting trust, curiosity, and confidence.  This means that staff feel secure to speak their minds, tackle challenges creatively, and can never be described as risk averse.

A committed investor in its staff, Reall promotes an environment of conscious diversity in all its forms.  You’ll be joining a high-performing, cohesive team with its sights firmly on global impact.

Reall is committed to equality and diversity and is proud to be an equal opportunities employer.  We particularly welcome applications from candidates who are black, Asian, minority ethnic, LGBTQ+, and those who have disabilities, because we believe a diverse and inclusive workforce is important for our organisation and will lead to greater results and enhance our way of working.

Marketing Officer Beneficiary Products

We’re looking for an experienced and driven individual to join the Mass Engagement team.

Position: Internal title - Beneficiary Experience Officer (Marketing)

Location: Homebased, U.K nationwide

Hours: 35 hours per week

Salary: Circa £26,000 per annum (inner London weighting £3,299 per annum or outer London weighting £1,755 per annum may be applied in accordance to where you live)

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (this will increase with service up to 30 days, full time equivalent) cashback and discount scheme, employee assistance programme, learning and development, pension scheme, Life Assurance, Eye Care vouchers, Long Service Award, Tax-free childcare, Health Cash Plan, Working Pattern Agreement, flexible working opportunities available.

Closing Date: 5th December 2021

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic interviews may be held via video conferencing. Please let us know if this will present any challenges when you email your application

The Role

An experienced campaign manager and copy-writer, you will support both the Experience and Growth and Acquisition teams to develop and deliver marketing approaches and journey communications, primarily for beneficiary and health/social care professional audiences. As a team, the charity’s aim is to ensure that these audiences are aware of the support they can access from the Stroke Association and to build meaningful connections with them for long-term engagement.

About You

Working closely with the Customer Care and Support team, you will review and build on recent successful tests to signpost our offer to people affected by stroke, using data and insight to reach out to them with the most relevant offers.

You will have experience working in a marketing environment and have key strengths in the following areas:

• Grammatical skills, ideally with experience of copywriting and/or reviewing compelling copy
• Understanding the key principles of marketing, ideally using mail or digital media to reach audiences
• Project management, with a keen eye for detail and deadlines
• Understanding excellent customer experience and customer journeys

To fulfil the role, you must abode and have the right to work in the U.K.

Please submit your CV and a covering letter of no more than two pages demonstrating how you meet the person specification and what you bring to the role in terms of your skills and experience. Please state reference number CE71 when applying for the role.

About the Organisation

Stroke Association. Rebuilding lives after stroke.

When stroke strikes, part of your brain shuts down. And so does a part of you. That’s because a stroke happens in the brain, the control centre for who we are and what we can do. It happens every five minutes in the UK and changes lives instantly. Recovery is tough, but with the right specialist support and a ton of courage and determination, the brain can adapt.

We believe everyone deserves to live the best life they can after stroke. And it’s a team effort to get there.

We provide specialist support, fund critical research and campaign to make sure people affected by stroke get the very best care and support to rebuild their lives.

We’re working to improve the diversity of our team.  Because we know that individuality leads to a richer experience for our people and better support for those affected by stroke.

We strongly encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. And we’re particularly looking to increase the number of applications from those with lived experience of stroke and those from under-represented communities. 

Every five minutes, stroke destroys lives. Help us rebuild them and join our team.

In 2019, we developed a bold new corporate strategy so that we can rebuild more lives after stroke and make a bigger difference to people’s lives. To help us deliver our strategy and make a real difference, we are looking to recruit talented people to a number of new roles. If you would like to support stroke survivors to rebuild their lives, we want to hear from you!

You may also have experience in areas such as Beneficiary, Beneficiary Support Officer, Customer Care, Beneficiary Support, Beneficiary Care, Customer Support, Beneficiary Engagement, Data and Insight Officer, Insight Officer, Direct Marketing Officer, Marketing, Data and Marketing, Monitoring, Insight and Impact Officer, Communications, Marketing and Communications, Customer Experience Officer, Direct Marketing Officer, Marketing Executive, Communications Executive, Direct Marketing Executive, Stroke, Charity, Campaign Manager.

Purpose of the Job:

As the Housing Support Officer, with your insight and knowledge of the housing related issues and regulations, you will work alongside the main casework teams on the delivery and development of our housing and homelessness related provision.

• Providing expert advice to clients on their housing rights, responsibilities and entitlements to enable them to sustain and manage in their accommodation as part of a wider community
• Delivering training and support to colleagues on housing related processes, law, legislation, and changes linked to the Homelessness Reduction Act
• To work with colleagues to provide accurate options to clients based on their status and home office decisions; inclusive of assisting with voluntary returns where feasible and safe option 
• To work with colleagues to ensure clients are supported to access the full extent of resources and provisions that they are entitled to; immigration, welfare, health, housing, employment and schools etc., especially clients who have no recourse to public funds
• To create and engage with a portfolio of private sector landlords negotiating on behalf of our clients, securing accommodation, addressing quality concerns and supporting the local authority in raising housing standards
• Engaging with hard-to-reach individuals and communities to provide housing related options.
• Working in collaboration with key partners and providers to address homelessness and tackle rouge landlords
• Developing and delivering housing and welfare related workshops to clients to enable them to sustain and manage in their accommodation as part of a wider community
• To safeguard vulnerable clients and those who are at risk of exploitation due to their status or circumstances, inclusive of those with no recourse to public funds
• To support managers, leading on delivering and evidencing housing, homeless prevention and rough sleeper outcomes based on funder targets

Principal Tasks

• To offer holistic support and intervention to clients who have received notice from the Home Office on their asylum application
• To ensure that clients are supported to access the full extent of resources and provisions that they are entitled to; immigration, welfare, health, housing, employment, and schools etc. especially clients who are with no recourse to public funds
• To positively influence and support clients to access private rented sector housing solutions
• To negotiate and work collaboratively with landlords and housing providers to secure quality and long-term housing for our clients
• To mediate between landlords, housing providers, LA and our clients to offer remedial action and assistance to prevent evictions
• To work proactively, analysis data to provide adequate intervention; with an ability to coordinate support across all services to meet need.
• To negotiate and work collaboratively with the team and agencies to support our vulnerable rough sleeping clients and those at risk of homelessness.
• To provide outreach surgeries providing expert housing advice and realistic housing related solution to vulnerable individuals and the local community
• To provide accurate options to clients based on their status and home office decisions; inclusive of assisting with voluntary returns where feasible and safe option
• To work with our core client group to empower and enable them to sustain their housing inclusive of income maximisation and community integration
• To develop and deliver training sessions to colleagues on supporting clients sustain their tenancies, sharing your expert insight on the housing rights and responsibilities that are relevant to our clients and their housing circumstances

We are looking to appoint a new FD from either within or outside the Age UK community to work with the Chief Executive, Trustees, and wider organisation. This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic financial leader.

 As part of the brief for the incoming FD, we want someone who can work with the Trustee Board, Leadership Management Team, staff and volunteer team, our partners, service users and the community so the charity has the maximum impact on improving the lives of elderly people in the community. Experience of working in the not-for-profit sector is essential.

 Age UK Coventry & Warwickshire has circa £5 million turnover, employs over 250 staff with over 300 volunteers. The Charity delivers Dementia care services, Information & Advice, Money Management services for vulnerable adults, Domestic support services, Social Prescribing, social activities, Counselling and Befriending, Charity shops and Waste recycling shops.

The successful candidate should have:

• A CCAB accountancy qualification
• Be highly organised, an eye for detail and able to see the bigger picture
• A track record of initiating, driving, developing, and implementing strategies and plans relating to outcomes and impact
• Be fully conversant with UK GAAP, Charity SORP, FRS102, and Charity Law
• A proven track record of leading and inspiring diverse teams to high level achievement and innovation
• Ability to translate complex financial data and present targeted messages to different audiences
• The ability to balance IMPACT with financial sustainability.

The FD recruitment pack can be downloaded here or alternatively from our website.

Applications are by form, not CV. No agencies please.

Closing date:  9.00am Monday 6th December 2021

Initial & Final Stage Interviews – w/c 13th December 2021

Return completed applications to Emma Stoney – Admin Team Leader via the contact details provided in the recruitment pack.

The National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs (England & Wales) [NFYFC] is one of the largest rural youth organisations in the UK.  The organisation provides opportunities for personal development of its members through training programmes, competitions, skills certificates and overseas travel.  This is a democratic membership organisation comprising of approx. 580 Young Farmers’ Clubs in England & Wales which are grouped in 46 county federations.

The National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs supports the clubs and county federations achieve the charity objectives through a range of programmes and training underpinned by youth work principles.  Programmes of work are designed to offer opportunities for participation, learning, fun and personal development to YFC members aged 10 to 28 years and to those supporting them in their roles across England and Wales.

The National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs (NFYFC) is seeking an individual to play a lead role in supporting and developing YFC county federations.  We have an exciting opportunity for a Development and Training Officer with a focus on skills/training, charity governance (including safeguarding) and to undertake development work as part of the YFC Covid recovery.

The Development and Training Officer post has been funded for a period of 18 months and joins a team of two other posts that deliver front-line guidance and support to the YFC workforce, comprising of volunteers and salaried officers of the YFC county federations in England and Wales.

These are dynamic roles giving Development and Training Officers insight into the operational processes of a national organisation working for and with young people.  The Development and Training Officers collaborate with the YFC county federation workforce and volunteers and the NFYFC HQ staff team on various topics and programmes, especially charity governance (including safeguarding) and identifying training and skills needs followed by the designing of training tools to meet those needs.

Candidates must be adaptable and enjoy responding to the challenges of a busy working environment.  The roles require self-motivation and the commitment to see a project through to completion.  Applicants must be charismatic, dedicated team players who can contribute positively and enthusiastically with a ‘can do’ attitude.

Contracted hours are balanced, there will be some periods that are busier than others, and post holders will average a 37½ hour working week.  Travel throughout England and Wales is a requirement of this home-based role and attendance at national meetings that NFYFC hosts (online, or often in Warwickshire) as well as team meetings at the NFYFC offices, Warwickshire will be required.  Working hours will include evenings and weekends, with some overnight stays essential.

Experience of working with or for a membership organisation will be an advantage.

This is a fixed term contract - 18 months. For full details on the role, please see the attached Job Description

The NFYFC is seeking applicants from a wide range of backgrounds.  As a youth organisation the NFYFC is committed to the safeguarding of young people and adults at risk.  All posts are subject to Safe Recruiting Procedures, and these posts will require a DBS check at enhanced level.

Instructions to applicants:-

1.  All applications to be submitted on NFYFC’s application form and must be accompanied by a supporting email/letter

2.  Closing date for completed applications is 17.00 hrs Tuesday 14 December 2021

Or, marked Private & Confidential

James Eckley

Chief Officer

National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs

YFC Centre

10th Street

Stoneleigh Park

Kenilworth

Warwickshire

3. Please fill in an application form and send to the email address on our website

4.  Interviews to be held in early January 2022

RSPB England has an exciting opportunity for a Youth Project Officer to lead the development and delivery of an exciting part of our Naturally Connected Communities Project (Birmingham), a Green Recovery Challenge funded initiative.

The programme will be delivered in partnership with the Prince’s Trust to engage diverse communities of young people with nature who are not currently in Employment Education or Training (NEET).

As Youth Project Officer you will plan, promote, and deliver two ‘Get Started’ in Conservation programmes based primarily at our Sandwell Valley nature reserve in Birmingham.

Youth Project Officer/Outdoor Instructor - The Prince's Trust - 'Get Started'. (Part-Time)
Reference: NOV20219463
Location: Sandwell Valley Nature Reserve & Birmingham Office
Salary: £22,986.00 - £25,500.00 Pro Rata
Benefits: Pension, 26 days Annual Leave (pro-rata), Life Assurance
Contract Duration:8 Months

About The Prince's Trust

The Prince's Trust is a youth charity that helps young people aged 11 to 30 get into jobs, education, and training. ‘Get Started’ goes far beyond teaching young people new skills. Throughout every programme the Prince’s Trust weave a real and meaningful group challenge – one that young people are unlikely to achieve without their support. At the end of the programme, young people will have had a taste of what success feels like. From this point onwards the aim is to harness that feeling of success and continue to provide ongoing support to enable young people to move onto a positive outcome.

There are over 30 different themes of ‘Get Started’ programme and through our recent partnership working we have developed a ‘Get Started’ programme themed around conservation which is aimed at giving young people a taster of several different aspects of the conservation sector - from hands-on conservation work to discovering nature and the challenges it faces, along with confidence building activities based around bushcraft and survival in the outdoors. We have already delivered one very successful ‘Get Started’ programme on our nature reserve in the New Forest and are now planning to deliver two more at our Sandwell Valley nature reserve in Birmingham.

What’s the role about

You will lead on the delivery of two Prince’s Trust ‘Get Started’ programmes at our Sandwell Valley RSPB nature reserve. Each programme lasts five days with an additional one day taster day the week before the programme and a reunion/celebration day within two weeks after the programme ends. The programmes will be delivered at the end of March and July 2022.

What we need from you

You will be responsible for working with the Prince’s Trust, supporting them in the recruitment and promotion of the project. You will manage all aspects of the project from planning through to delivery, as well as monitoring, evaluating, and reporting impact. You will liaise with both the reserve staff and the Prince’s Trust team ensuring everything is planned to create a seamless project that delivers all required outcomes.

This role is a real opportunity to inspire young people to want to take action to help nature so it’s important for you to have a good understanding of the challenges nature faces and can ensure our conservation message runs as the golden thread throughout the programme.

The role will also require you to have skills and knowledge in delivering bushcraft and survival to young people such as shelter building, fire making as well as outdoor cooking.

You will be able to work independently and as part of a team and you will have some leadership experience as well as excellent communication skills. It is important to be able to build strong working relationships both internally and externally.

What we need from you:

Essential skills, knowledge, and experience

• Experience of delivering outdoor nature-based activities such as BioBlitz/Pond dipping
• Experience in delivering bushcraft and survival sessions such as fire making, shelter building and outdoor cooking
• Experience of engaging with young people from a variety of diverse background ages 16 – 30
• Skilled in being able to communicate clearly and confidently with young people
• Project planning and delivery experience, including monitoring, evaluating, and reporting against the effectiveness and impact of projects and/or activities
• Proficiency in MS Office systems

Desirable skills, knowledge, and experience

• Knowledge of the conservation sector along with the challenges nature faces
• Knowledge of reviewing techniques and ability to draw learning outcomes from a variety of sessions
• Experience of building and maintaining positive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders

It would be beneficial for the successful candidate to be based in the West Midlands area as we are not able to cover costs of travel, however, it is not essential. During the delivery of this programme, you will be required to be based at our Sandwell Valley nature reserve along with the occasional need for face-to-face meetings during the planning and evaluation phases. Outside of those times, there is an option to work remotely from home or be dual located, working between home and the RSPB’s central Birmingham office as the business need requires, or fully based in the Birmingham office if preferred.

Closing date: 23:59, 08 December 2021

We are looking to conduct interviews for this position on Wednesday 15th of December on Microsoft Teams.

We are actively recruiting for this role and reserve the right to close this advert at any time.

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the Apply button to be directed to our website where you can complete your online application.

The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to making our organisation diverse and inclusive, and as such are keen to encourage applications from people from black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds, as well as those with disabilities.

No agencies please.

The opportunity

Are you interested in a career in customer service?  Do you love providing excellent customer service? Would you love to work for an amazing charity that funds research that really does save lives?

If that sounds like you, we want to hear from you!

About the role

We’re looking for three Customer Care Advisors to help us provide a fantastic responsive service to all our customers. 

Acting as one of the first points of contact with the customers, representing British Heart Foundation (BHF) you’ll provide an exceptional level of customer service. You’ll respond to and resolve inbound customers, supporters and fundraisers queries via telephone, email and live chat. 

This role is fast paced and you'll be able o take account for your own work and actions. Using the BHF’s Customer Relationship Management (CRM) database you’ll keep records of all contact made, updating customers’ addresses, contact preferences and all other admin needs.

We're open to receiving applications from candidates UK wide. Candidates would work a blended contract between home and office working and there will be a requirement for a weekly presence at our Birmingham hub.

Please note these are fixed term contracts for 6 months, with the potential to be extended to 12 months. 

About you

With a high standard of written and spoken English, you’ll have experience working in an call centre environment.You’ll be a fantastic communicator, able to listen and problem solve and able to work at pace. 

You'll have a good standard of IT skills and computer literacy specifically relating to Microsoft Office packages, database/CRM systems and the recording/inputting of data.

With a real passion for delivering world-class customer service, you'll be able to demonstrate excellent customer service skills, with energy and empathy by telephone and in writing. You’ll also be able to demonstrate attention to detail and will have excellent administrative and time management skills to deliver results on time and within target.

About us

We’re here to keep hearts beating and blood flowing. With research spanning all heart and circulatory diseases, we are out to beat the world’s biggest killers. From head to toe you have over 60,000 miles of blood vessels in your body so we have our work cut out.

Here at the BHF we understand that you might need a little help balancing your work and home life.  Many of our people work flexibly in many different ways. Please feel free to talk to us about the flexibility you may need; we’re happy to explore what’s possible for you and the role.

We celebrate diversity and make inclusion part of what we do every day. Diversity and Inclusion forms a main pillar in our People Experience Strategy. Our aim is for all of our colleagues and volunteers to bring their true self to work.

Interview process 

The interview process will be held over MS Teams. 

How to apply 
 

It’s quick and easy to apply for a role at the BHF. Just click on the apply button below. All you’ll need is an up to date CV and a supporting statement, outlining your interest in the role and how you meet the role’s criteria.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.

Our recruitment process requires that successful candidates are asked to consent to a Basic criminal records check and any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory basic DBS check.

Are you passionate about supporting people with learning disabilities and mental health issues in a beautiful community garden? Can you help us to raise the funds we need to continue our work through grant and trust applications which capture the community and compassion which is at the heart of Martineau Gardens?

We're looking for a fundraiser for 2-3 days a week who can help us tell the story of the gardens and the work we do and is proactive and creative in looking for funding streams, locally, regionally and nationally.

We are a small, close team and need someone who is hands on and willing to get involved in bigger bids, working with the CEO and deputy director. 

Carrs Lane Counselling Centre Ltd is a registered charity based in the centre of Birmingham. We are dedicated to providing a low cost first class counselling service for adults from Birmingham and the surrounding area. We are also now able to provide counselling by telephone. Our clients are mainly from low income households, unable to afford private counselling costs.
 
We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced commercially minded Fundraiser to join our team to help us secure the resources we need so that we can deliver our proactive strategic plan, and continue to provide such a vital resource for the local community. As an ambassador for the Centre, you will be building relationships and networks and identifying opportunities to raise funds. It is an exciting time to join us, as we continue to adapt to new ways of working since the pandemic, and the ever increasing demand for our service.

We hope to hold interviews for this position by Zoom, week commencing 13th December, 2021

Carrs Lane Counselling Centre Ltd.

Fundraiser – Job Description

Job Title: Fundraiser

Responsible to: Board of Trustees

Salary: £13.50 per hour. To be reviewed annually.

Hours: Variable between 24 – 35 hours per month with an expectation of between 6- 8 hours per week. This flexibility will also include attending trustee meetings which are currently held through zoom

Contract: Self-employed; subject to performance for 12 months from start date with possibility of extension if both parties agree.

DBS Check: Required

Overview:

The counselling centre operates as an independent charity/company limited by guarantee, although supported by The Church at Carrs Lane, where the counselling centre facilities are currently based. Present turnover is approximately £60K.

The fundraiser will report to and work with a named member of the trustee body, who will hold regular supervision sessions to set targets, monitor workload and effect post-holder performance appraisal, training and development. The fundraiser will be expected to work collaboratively with other members of the Counselling Centre, particularly the manager and the treasurer. In most instances the work of this position can be done remotely from home.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The post holder will:

[1] Take lead responsibility for researching and identifying new trusts and foundations

[2] Develop and maintain key contacts for all small and medium sized trust relationships

[3] Write funding proposals for new and existing projects in consultation with centre manager and named trustee

[4] Will be expected to use and develop the existing rolling programme of submissions to trusts and foundations for both core and project grants

[5] To use, maintain and develop the existing spreadsheet trust records to enable accurate reporting and timely funding applications and reporting

[6] Develop and implement appropriate donor care programmes for small trusts, ensuring that quality standards are maintained and support increased from this source

[7] Produce reports for trustee meetings on a regular basis and end of grant reports

[8] Reconcile departmental accounts with treasurer periodically and as required.

[11] Respond to inbound communications about fundraising as appropriate.

[12] Undertake any other duties as may be reasonably requested from time to time

[13] Take advantage of any community fundraising activities that might present themselves

Review of this Job Description:

This job description is intended as an outline indicator of general areas of activity and will be amended, in consultation with the Fundraiser in the light of the changing needs of Carrs Lane Counselling Service.