Sight Support West of England exists to reduce the impact of sight loss. We are seeking a dynamic and creative thinker to lead the strategic and sustainable growth of our fundraising.  This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious, target driven and strategic fundraiser, who can apply their experience from across a range of income streams to help steer the direction of Sight Support’s fundraising at a time of growth and development. Full details of the post can be found in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

The successful candidate will work with the CEO to build on the partnerships already in place, and use their compelling writing and relationship building skills to inspire and engage new donors in our work, in order to make a real difference to the lives of blind and partially sighted people across the region.

This role could be based in either of our offices in Bristol or Devizes. Although this is advertised as a full-time position, part-time working would be considered for the right candidate.

Candidates who would like more information about the organisation, the role, and what we are looking for in the ideal candidate are encouraged to email or call our office to arrange an informal chat before applying.

Sight Support is committed to quality, equality and valuing diversity, and welcome applications from all backgrounds. As a sight loss charity, we particularly encourage applicants who are visually impaired to apply.

We are seeking a skilled and passionate fundraising and comms superstar to help us continue our vital work supporting asylum seekers and refugees in Bristol.

This role is a true one-off and has huge potential. Working with our team to raise funds in our community for some amazing projects and managing our already well-established comms output, the right person in this position can make a huge impact to ABC and will be supported to hit the ground running from the off.

As we head into this post-pandemic world, the experience of displaced people in the UK is more disjointed and worrying than ever. ABC's goal is to enable a better life for all of our community and ensure the most vulnerable receive not just the basic goods for living but as warm a welcome as possible.

Aid Box Community exists for the Relief of Poverty and Financial hardship of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the United Kingdom for the public benefit by providing free and essential living Items. Promoting the integration of Refugees and Asylum Seekers through the signposting of partner services for practical help in Housing, Legal Advice and Medical Help.

Our vision is a world where every refugee and asylum seeker is given the opportunity to start a new life.

Our mission is to uphold the basic rights of refugees and asylum seekers by providing practical aid, support and direction and, by doing so, making their daily lives a little easier.

Our Values: Aid Box Community welcomes displaced people with open arms into the ABC family. Together, we will provide choice, love, hope, advocacy and a space where everyone belongs, and everyone is important.

Aid Box Community currently works with over 600 refugees and asylum seekers living in and around Bristol.

We run a free shop and connections service as well as an active women's group. We have ambitious plans for growth over the next three years and are looking for a brilliant communications and fundraising coordinator to complement our existing team.

 Alongside your skill, experience and enthusiasm, you will join the CEO, our Founder / Director of Operations, our volunteer coordinator, our aid coordinator, bookkeeper and grants writer as well as an active trustee team and literally hundreds of volunteers in supporting some of Bristol's most vulnerable members of the community.

Job Description:

This role requires a strong background in charity events fundraising as well as individual giving,The Fundraising and communications coordinator will report to the CEO and work with our grant's fundraiser and bookkeeper. your specific role will include management of our local events, crowdfunding, individual giving and legacy campaigns as well as develop our database of supporters. With the support of volunteers, you will also be working closely with trustees to develop a communications strategy to support our ambitious plans for the years ahead, as well as day to day management of our social media platforms and quarterly newsletters.

Key Duties:

Fundraising

• Build on the development and delivery of an ABC events programme both online and in the community; direct and third party. (some evening / weekend work required)
• Develop and increase our supporter base via individual giving, crowdfunding and legacies.
• Monitor and analyse performance of website, using Google Analytics, and social media channels.
• Working to targets & ensuring Aid Box Community’s financial targets for fundraising is met
• Developing and maintaining our supporter's database.
• Assist in the preparation of fundraising reports to CEO & Trustees in time for Trustees meetings

Communications

• Contribute to the development of the ABC  communication Strategy
• Managing the growth of Aid Box Community’s online presence through social media
• Managing and develop Aid Box Community’s website
• Creation of Quarterly update mailers for Aid Box supporters.
• Development and collation of key impact material to be used by Aid Box, including website content, case studies and other content for use on social media.
• Develop press contacts and seek media publicity.
• Ensuring all communication to donors is timely, professional and accurate

Experience, qualifications and requirements

You will have a strong track record of fundraising for charities, with experience of running events, regular giving, legacy and crowdfunding campaigns.

First class communications and IT skills are required for this role as is a strong working knowledge of maximising social media presence.

You will have experience of:

• working or volunteering with NGOs or charities essential.
• IT and word processing skills essential.
• Experience of organising events essential.
• Experience of marketing and communications essential.
• Excellent written and communication skills essential.
• Experience of working with websites desirable.
• Experience of working with volunteers essential.

At Aid Box Community, we don’t just accept difference, we celebrate it. We know that by having a diverse and welcoming team, we really can help share hope and love to people from all over the world. Aid Box Community is proud to be an equal opportunities employer.

this role requires the undertaking of an enhance DBS. 

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a team that develops new products and provides innovative services which deliver greater choice for disabled people. We are a creative and inspiring team, operating with the freedom to explore and deliver exciting new ways of working, beyond statutory provision.

We are seeking a Band 5 Occupational Therapist to play a vital role in the delivery of Designability’s clinical services, primarily the Wizzybug Loan Scheme.

You will have:

• Experience of delivering occupational therapy services, understanding and exceeding client expectations
• Clinical knowledge of a wide range of disabilities, with both theoretical and practical experience
• Excellent communication skills in working with service users, putting them at ease, building rapport and trust.

The number of disabled people in the UK is growing each year and our products are
now needed more than ever. We deliver choice by involving disabled people across
our organisation and throughout the design process to create innovative product solutions not available elsewhere.

You will be joining a team which includes mechanical and electronics engineers, workshop technicians, product designers, occupational therapists, fundraisers, researchers and administrators. Our team is led by strong values: we are creative, inclusive and practical, with our vision being to create a future where every person with a disability has the products they want to live the life they choose.

Designability is in a strong financial position, with healthy reserves to support our ambitious plans to expand our charitable operations.

Designability was recently awarded second place in the ‘Best Charities to Work For 2020’ list by Third Sector which is a reflection of our team highly rating the fact that we encourage activities that create strong teams and foster good personal relationships. Our staff also stated their confidence in Designability’s leadership and strategic planning.  Please see Job Description for more details.

There is one position available however we are reviewing applications on a rolling basis, all applications will receive a response.

Please note that if you apply for a position with this Trust, you may be contacted via Trac or via email. This includes invites for job interviews. We therefore recommend that you regularly check your Trac Account and email accounts.

Please note that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. So if you are interested, please apply for this vacancy as soon as you can.

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An exciting and new opportunity has arisen for a Trusts & Foundations Manager to join Southmead Hospital Charity.

Why apply? As our Trusts & Foundations Manager you will:

• Make a difference: Working for the wonderful NHS. Southmead Hospital Charity raises funds for projects that are beyond the remit of the NHS but have a huge impact on the lives of our patients, visitors and staff.

• Shape the future: in this role, you will play a lead role in ensuring that the Charity’s growth continues through Trust & Foundation support.

• Be part of a dedicated and committed team: North Bristol NHS Trust is a centre of excellence for the South West and beyond. Our pioneering treatments and advances in care are internationally recognised.

• You will have access to NHS benefits, including 27 days annual leave to start & bank holidays and an excellent NHS pension.

If you are from outside the area, Bristol is consistently voted as one of the best places to live in the UK, with a rich history, thriving arts, music, gastronomic and independent retail scenes. It also offers excellent transport links and easy access to the spectacular countryside and coastlines of South Wales, Devon, Dorset and Cornwall. Our offices are based in Southmead Hospital – a state of the art, amazing facility with an excellent reputation.

The role:
The post holder will lead the Charity’s charitable trusts programme with responsibility for delivering the Charity’s objectives through trust and foundation income generation both within the local area and nationally.

Key responsibilities will include cultivating relationships, detailed research, framing proposals for support, facilitating cultivation events and working closely with the Charity’s senior leadership team to agree defined projects that require internal commitment and substantial financial support.

The post holder will require knowledge of writing charitable bids and be able to demonstrate networking working skills with the ability to identify influential contacts both internally and externally. The post holder must be able to visit contacts, create high quality proposals and lift the profile of the Charity.

Working closely with colleagues, the ideal candidate will have exceptional attention to detail an enthusiasm for the NHS and be passionate about the difference a NHS charity can make.

Interviews will be held on Wednesday, 21 October 2020

Additional contact information

Apply now as we are looking to close the advert when significant applications have been received.

For an informal conversation, see contact details for Sarah Harrison on the NHS website after clicking 'apply'.

If you apply for this vacancy and have not received a communication from this Trust within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.

Please note that this Trust does not reimburse travel expenses relating to interview attendance.

If you feel you meet the requirements of the Disability Act/Two Ticks scheme and require further support/advice, please contact us on the number listed on the NHS website, after clicking 'apply'.

This organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 

The successful applicant(s) will normally commence at the minimum of the scale unless they have previous NHS service at the same band. Progression through the scale is by annual increments.

Staff identify as 'At Risk' and who meet the essential shortlisting criteria of the post will be prioritised. Priority will be given to North Bristol NHS Trust employees in the first instance.

Please note that North Bristol NHS Trust has an arrangement with a number of organisations (please find a list below) whereby we confidentially share previous pre-employment information relating to your existing job in order to support an efficient recruitment process for candidates when offered a new position with us.

(University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, North Bristol NHS Trust, Western Area Health Trust, Bristol Community Health, Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership, North Somerset Community Partnership, NHS South Central and West Commissioning Support Unit and Bristol City Council)

Please note that stringent pre-employment checks are undertaken on all successful applicants prior to commencement in post. Please refer to the ‘Information for Prospective Employees’ attachment for information relating to DBS charges.

Reports to: Drive Project Director
Hours: 37.5 hours per week with flexible working hours and provision of an out-of-hours response to the Drive Director as needed
Salary: £38,000- £42,000 pro rata
Contract: Fixed term contract to 31 March 2021
Location: Flexible across London and other Drive sites (with extensive travel across UK)
Benefits: A generous package including 25 days holiday per year plus public holidays, employee
pension scheme with 4% employer contribution, Cycle2Workwork scheme, 365 days a
year Employee Assistance Programme, flexible working

Who are we?

We are SafeLives, the UK-wide charity dedicated to ending domestic abuse, for everyone and for good.

We work with organisations across the UK to transform the response to domestic abuse. We want what
you would want for your best friend. We listen to survivors, putting their voices at the heart of our
thinking. We look at the whole picture for each individual and family to get the right help at the right time
to make families everywhere safe and well. And we challenge perpetrators to change, asking ‘why
doesn’t he stop?’ rather than ‘why doesn’t she leave?’ This applies whatever the gender of the victim or
perpetrator and whatever the nature of their relationship.

Last year alone, nearly 11,000 professionals working on the frontline received our training. Over 65,000
adults at risk of serious harm or murder and more than 85,000 children received support through
dedicated multi-agency support designed by us and delivered with partners. In the last three years, over
1,000 perpetrators have been challenged and supported to change by interventions we created with
partners, and that’s just the start.

Together we can end domestic abuse. Forever. For everyone.

About DRIVE

The Drive Partnership - Respect, SafeLives and Social Finance - are working together to develop a
sustainable, national response to perpetrators of domestic abuse that knits together local services,
complementing and enhancing existing interventions. The primary aim of this work is to reduce the
number of child and adult victims of domestic abuse by developing a whole system response that drives
service users to change their behaviour. Our vision is that one day there will be a national approach
which sees agencies in all PCC and local authority areas across England and Wales working together
to disrupt abuse and change behaviour.

The Drive intervention model explicitly targets high harm high risk perpetrators of domestic abuse and is
based on an intensive case management approach working alongside a co-ordinated multi-agency
response. Drive started as a pilot project which began delivery in 2016 and was evaluated as having
successful impact by the University of Bristol. In 2018 we moved into testing the replication of Drive in
new sites.

We recognise that the Drive intervention is just one part of the bigger picture in responding to
perpetrators of domestic abuse. A comprehensive pathway of interventions for different cohorts of perpetrators is needed alongside significant workforce development across the voluntary and statutory sectors, changes in the use of civil powers and legislation across the criminal justice system as well as long term strategic commissioning models that provide the resources needed to effectively do this work. Based on this thinking, in 2019, the Drive Partnership co-ordinated a Call to Action on the government to develop a strategic response to perpetrators of domestic abuse which has been signed by over 80 organisations and individuals.

Pulling together learning from the Phase I Drive pilot, Phase II Drive replication testing and progress made from the Call to Action collaboration, we are now beginning Phase 3 of Drive which has two main strands of work:
• Rolling out operational delivery of the Drive intervention in other areas of the country and
• National systems change programme to influence a transformation in the response to all perpetrators of domestic abuse across England and Wales.

Team members are employed across the three organisations within the Drive Partnership. There are two posts, one employed by Respect and one by SafeLives.

Purpose

The role of the Drive Expert Adviser is to provide expert knowledge in Domestic Abuse to the Drive teams and to support the National Programme Lead and Drive central team in their work. We have extensive learnings from our original pilot and replication testing sites around the key success factors that need to be in place for Drive to deliver a successful intervention. The Drive Expert Advisor will play an important role in applying this best practice to new and existing delivery areas through training and providing sites with expertise of the Drive model, ensuring that local systems and processes are developed and adapted for Drive and supporting the Drive service provider.

In addition to developing practice within the sites, the Expert Advisor will ensure that learning is captured and applied to a continuing developing a national model and practice framework that is fit for further scale up and replication.

The role

This role will involve working closely with local police, multi-agency partners and delivery providers in sites to ensure: structures and processes required for effective Drive delivery are established during site preparation; quality of service development; consistency in the development of Drive; fidelity to the evolving model across delivery sites.

During the set-up period of new sites, the Expert Adviser will work closely with the National Programme Lead and National Project Manager as required in managing key strategic stakeholder relationships and networks. This will include assisting them as required in keeping stakeholder groups well informed of progress to ensure that multi-agency links and working relationships are optimal. This will be particularly important in ensuring victim and child safety through establishing good working relationships at strategic and operational levels with IDVA and victim support services, social services, children’s social care, the police and probation.

For the new sites the Expert Advisors shall support them in ongoing quality assurance ensuring they are operating in line with Respect standards, provide support for service managers and local Drive fellows in the ongoing development of sites and work as part of a central team to ensure ongoing networking and learning for all staff.

The Expert Adviser will use their existing relationships and links with experts in the domestic violence sector in this role. Alongside their expertise in the field of Domestic Abuse they may also have experience and understanding around related issues (for example mental health, child protection, substance misuse, CJS response, restorative justice and practice, DVPPs). They will bring this complementary knowledge to support the Set Up Manager, and keep a watching brief on new research and reports on working with these issues and/or domestic abuse, putting forward recommendations for improvements.

For further information and to apply, please go to our website via the Apply button.

Reports to: Research Manager
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £22,000-£28,000 pro rata
Contract: Fixed term contract to 31 March 2021
Location: Bristol (with occasional travel across UK)
Benefits: A generous package including 25 days holiday per year plus public holidays, employee
pension scheme with 4% employer contribution, Cycle2Workwork scheme, 365 days a
year Employee Assistance Programme

Who are we?

We are SafeLives, the UK-wide charity dedicated to ending domestic abuse, for everyone and for good.

We work with organisations across the UK to transform the response to domestic abuse. We want what
you would want for your best friend. We listen to survivors, putting their voices at the heart of our
thinking. We look at the whole picture for each individual and family to get the right help at the right time
to make families everywhere safe and well. And we challenge perpetrators to change, asking ‘why
doesn’t he stop?’ rather than ‘why doesn’t she leave?’ This applies whatever the gender of the victim or
perpetrator and whatever the nature of their relationship.

Last year alone, nearly 11,000 professionals working on the frontline received our training. Over 65,000
adults at risk of serious harm or murder and more than 85,000 children received support through
dedicated multi-agency support designed by us and delivered with partners. In the last three years, over
1,000 perpetrators have been challenged and supported to change by interventions we created with
partners, and that’s just the start.

Together we can end domestic abuse. Forever. For everyone.

About DRIVE

The Drive Partnership - Respect, SafeLives and Social Finance - are working together to develop a
sustainable, national response to perpetrators of domestic abuse that knits together local services,
complementing and enhancing existing interventions. The primary aim of this work is to reduce the
number of child and adult victims of domestic abuse by developing a whole system response that drives
service users to change their behaviour. Our vision is that one day there will be a national approach
which sees agencies in all PCC and local authority areas across England and Wales working together
to disrupt abuse and change behaviour.

The Drive intervention model explicitly targets high harm high risk perpetrators of domestic abuse and is
based on an intensive case management approach working alongside a co-ordinated multi-agency
response. Drive started as a pilot project which began delivery in 2016 and was evaluated as having
successful impact by the University of Bristol. In 2018 we moved into testing the replication of Drive in
new sites.

We recognise that the Drive intervention is just one part of the bigger picture in responding to perpetrators of domestic abuse. A comprehensive pathway of interventions for different cohorts of perpetrators is needed alongside significant workforce development across the voluntary and statutory sectors, changes in the use of civil powers and legislation across the criminal justice system as well as long term strategic commissioning models that provide the resources needed to effectively do this work. Based on this thinking, in 2019, the Drive Partnership co-ordinated a Call to Action on the government to develop a strategic response to perpetrators of domestic abuse which has been signed by over 80 organisations and individuals.

Pulling together learning from the Phase I Drive pilot, Phase II Drive replication testing and progress made from the Call to Action collaboration, we are now beginning Phase 3 of Drive which has two main strands of work:
• Rolling out operational delivery of the Drive intervention in other areas of the country and
• National systems change programme to influence a transformation in the response to all perpetrators of domestic abuse across England and Wales.

Team members are employed across the three organisations within the Drive Partnership. This role is employed by SafeLives, a national charity dedicated to ending domestic abuse.

Purpose

The Data Analyst will be responsible for working with and supporting the Research Manager and wider Research, Evaluation & Analysis team to deliver data support for the Drive Partnership, potentially including oversight and further development of the Case Management System and it’s reporting functions.
The post holder will support the implementation of Drive into the new sites. They will manage, analyse, interpret and present data and information to the Drive project team and local and national stakeholders in order to optimise the quality of implementation of the Drive model, ensure that the project achieves the greatest possible impact, and inform broader policy and practice in working with high risk perpetrators to disrupt abuse.

For further information and to apply, please go to our website via the Apply button.

Please note that if you apply for a position with this Trust, you may be contacted via Trac or via email. This includes invites for job interviews. We therefore recommend that you regularly check your Trac Account and email accounts.

Please note that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. So if you are interested, please apply for this vacancy as soon as you can.

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an ambitious and dynamic digital communications expert to join the Southmead Hospital Charity.

Why apply? As the Digital Communications Lead, you will:

• Make a difference: Working for the wonderful NHS. Southmead Hospital Charity raises funds for projects that are beyond the remit of the NHS but have a huge impact on the lives of our patients, visitors and staff.

• Shape the future: in this role, you will play a lead role in ensuring that the Charity’s growth continues and raise the awareness of the Charity throughout Bristol and the South West.

• Be part of a dedicated and committed team: North Bristol NHS Trust is a centre of excellence for the South West and beyond. Our pioneering treatments and advances in care are internationally recognised.

• You will have access to NHS benefits, including 27 days annual leave to start & bank holidays and an excellent NHS pension.

If you are from outside the area, Bristol is consistently voted as one of the best places to live in the UK, with a rich history, thriving arts, music, gastronomic and independent retail scenes. It also offers excellent transport links and easy access to the spectacular countryside and coastlines of South Wales, Devon, Dorset and Cornwall. Our offices are based in Southmead Hospital – a state of the art, amazing facility with an excellent reputation.

The role:
The Digital Communications Lead will be responsible the Charity’s digital communications activity to significantly raise the Charity’s profile online, across all digital platforms, and to support an increase in income, raising awareness of the Charity throughout Bristol and the South West. As part of the Charity’s Communications and Marketing team, the Digital Communications Lead will be responsible for promoting a market-leading, donor centric digital experience to all of our supporters and audiences

The role is integral to achieving our Charity’s objectives, shaping innovation and bringing our brand to life online. The role will be key to delivering the Charity’s new strategy; making our web and social media more impactful, growing our audiences and focusing on innovation to drive the Charity forward.

Working closely with colleagues, the ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills – both written and verbal, understand the importance of the donor journey and bring enthusiasm for the role with excellent attention to detail. This is a really exciting time to join our team.

Interviews will be held on Tuesday, 20 October 2020

Additional contact information
Apply now as we are looking to close the advert when significant applications have been received.

For an informal conversation, see contact details for Elizabeth Bond on the NHS website listing after clicking 'apply'. 

If you apply for this vacancy and have not received a communication from this Trust within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.

Please note that this Trust does not reimburse travel expenses relating to interview attendance.

If you feel you meet the requirements of the Disability Act / Two Ticks scheme and require further support/advice, please contact us on the number listed on the NHS website listing, after clicking 'apply'. 

This organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 

The successful applicant(s) will normally commence at the minimum of the scale unless they have previous NHS service at the same band. Progression through the scale is by annual increments.

Staff identify as 'At Risk' and who meet the essential shortlisting criteria of the post will be prioritised. Priority will be given to North Bristol NHS Trust employees in the first instance.

Please note that North Bristol NHS Trust has an arrangement with a number of organisations (please find a list below) whereby we confidentially share previous pre-employment information relating to your existing job in order to support an efficient recruitment process for candidates when offered a new position with us.

(University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, North Bristol NHS Trust, Western Area Health Trust, Bristol Community Health, Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership, North Somerset Community Partnership, NHS South Central and West Commissioning Support Unit and Bristol City Council)

Please note that stringent pre-employment checks are undertaken on all successful applicants prior to commencement in post. Please refer to the ‘Information for Prospective Employees’ attachment for information relating to DBS charges.

Children's Mental Health Charity Seeks Fundraising Manager - either experienced or with transferrable skills

We are looking for:

Fundraising expertise – ideally you will have experience of developing and implementing fundraising strategies and securing a high level of funds from a range of sources including grant funders and corporates.  However, we are open to candidates who can demonstrate that they have transferable skills from other backgrounds and can show that they can quickly adapt to different environments and sectors. We would be willing to offer external training in fundraising as part of the salary package to the right candidate, as well as inhouse support and training.

Communications – you will need to demonstrate examples of excellent written skills, good IT and social media skills and good administration generally.

Relationship development – good interpersonal skills and experience of working with diverse range of complex stakeholders and partnerships are key.  

Project management – you will have great organisational skills and have experience of managing projects from inception to evaluation and working autonomously.

Strategic thinking – you will be comfortable thinking outside of the box and can co-create the fundraising strategy as well as contribute to the business planning process.

Flexibility – working in a small team with tight resources you will need to be comfortable helping out with getting things done but in return you will get flexible working arrangements and independence.

Positive and solution-focussed – you will be a problem solver, able to find practical and constructive solutions to challenges that arise in the course of your work.

The cause – you will be passionate about our vision to support the mental health of children, young people and families, committed to supporting diversity and inclusion in the voluntary sector, and be aware of the issues affecting small charities.

Please see the job pack for further information.