Gypsies and Travellers Wales is looking for a Fundraising and Team Manager (Maternity Cover). This role offers an excellent opportunity for an ambitious individual to lead, manage and support our senior team and develop our fundraising income.
You will be responsible for the smooth day to day running of the charity overseeing the fundraising, financial and day-to-day management aspects of GT Wales. You will work with the Trustees to help build on the success of GT Wales.
You will have previous experience of working in the third/voluntary sector, working with disadvantaged groups or in advice and advocacy sector. You will be a skilled bid writer, writing compelling high quality and detailed bids to trusts and foundations in order to reach ambitious voluntary income targets. You will have experience of managing and developing a team, with a collaborative and charismatic management style and experience of engaging and developing relationships with a range of stakeholders internally and externally.
You will be a great organiser who does not shy away from a challenge. Flexible, enthusiastic and highly motivated, you will have great communication skills with the ability to build relationships with a range of diverse stakeholders.
Job Requirements
. You will:
- Lead on managing GT Wales’s team and coordinating an environment that is enjoyable for staff to work, equipped with the necessary resources for effective working, and that support wellbeing.
- Lead the day to day financial management, ensure financial systems are up to date, fit for purpose and meet deadlines for reporting requirements
- Identify and seek new funding streams from grant making bodies, trusts, foundations, individuals, and partners to support the work of GT Wales in implementation of GT Wales 3 year strategy.
- Work collaboratively with staff across the organisation cultivating a strong working knowledge of operational priorities to produce a compelling fundraising case for support.
- Represent GT Wales externally at network events or similar
- Ensure that grants and donations are appropriately tracked, applied and reported.
We are looking for an honest and non-judgmental individual, the right candidate will be committed to helping others, and be able to respond flexibly and compassionately to clients’ needs. Due to the small size of the team, the successful applicant will need to be a flexible team player and happy to undertake tasks across the charity that fall outside of the role’s main remit, as and when required.
To apply :In the first instance, please submit your CV which must be accompanied by a Supporting Statement (no more than 2 sides of A4) detailing how your knowledge and experience meets the requirements of the job description. Relevant candidates may be asked to complete an application form and equal opps format a later stage .
Closing date 20th January 2021
Interviews week commencing 25th January 2021.
The successful candidate will need to be in post by 1st March 2021. In light of current conditions, all applicants are advised that interviews may/are likely to take place via telephone, Teams or Zoom.
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Position: Customer Services and Central Administration Officer (Wales)
Type: Full-time (35 hours per week), permanent
Location: MS Cymru Office (Cardiff – Wales) – Currently home-based
Salary: £24,813 - £27,622 plus excellent benefits
Salary Band: Band C, Level 3
Department: Supporter Service
At the MS Society, we make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.
Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.
Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive environment where you will make a difference.
About this job
Our Customer Services and Central Administration Officer role sits within our new Customer Services and Central Administration team.
This team works with our supporters, volunteers, groups, members of the public and internal customers to provide a high level of customer service and support.
You will have experience of managing, maintaining and developing customer relationships and of working within a customer service environment.
We are looking for a Customer Services and Central Administration Officer to support our Wales team, and we are ideally looking for a Welsh speaker.
We offer 35 days annual leave (including bank holidays), travel loan and various other benefits such as supported developmental opportunities.
The MS Society is in the midst of an exciting, transformational, period which builds on our great history and will drive us towards achieving our mission and vision as we embark on our new 5 year strategy.
Closing date: 9am on Wednesday 20th January 2021
To apply and for more information:
In order to apply for this role, please submit an updated CV and supporting statement indicating how you meet the criteria as set out in the person specification in the attached job description.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity.
No agencies please.
Hub Administrator Role
Cruse Bereavement Care (Registered Charity Number 208878) is the largest UK Bereavement Charity providing specialist website, telephone, email and face-to-face (online currently due to the pandemic) bereavement support for adults, children and young people.
We have a new vacancy for a part time (21 hours per week) Hub Administrator based in our Wales Hub. The role of the Administrator will be to ensure the smooth running of the Hub, working within a team of Hub administrators and carrying out administrative duties as required by the Hub Manager, to support direct service delivery and volunteer support across a number of different branches. This role is office based however due to COVID restrictions, staff are currently working from home.
The closing date for this role is the 26th January 2021 with interviews arranged for the week commencing 1st February 2021.
Your application should consist of CV and covering letter, which outlines your suitability for the role and should be no longer than two pages. Please use the job description and person specification as a guide.
Cruse welcomes and encourages applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual
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Position: Project Coordinator
Type: Full-time (35 hours per week), permanent
Location: Flexible (currently home-based)
Salary: £30,010 - £34,577 per annum plus excellent benefits
Salary Band: Band E, Level 1
Department: Information and Support
At the MS Society, we make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.
Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.
Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive environment where you will make a difference.
About this job
In this new role, you’ll work closely with our Community Innovation Group (CIG) and our project teams to provide high quality, proactive and efficient support and to maintain appropriate systems and processes to support the effective delivery of service innovation.
Experience of supporting a diverse range of people and projects simultaneously, proven planning and project management experience to control effective use of resources and experience of working alongside end-users in the coproduction of services or activities are essential.
We offer 35 days annual leave (including bank holidays), travel loan and various other benefits such as supported developmental opportunities.
The MS Society is in the midst of an exciting, transformational, period which builds on our great history and will drive us towards achieving our mission and vision as we embark on our new 5 year strategy.
Part of this exciting transformation will include an office move from our current National Centre in Cricklewood, NW London to a different location in London. We are currently defining where and what type of accommodation this will be and we really want our staff to be involved in that decision.
Closing date: 9am on Wednesday 27th January 2021
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity.
No agencies please.
Job Title: Director of Retail
Hours: Full time/ permanent
Salary: Circa 50k dependent on experience
Location: North Somerset
We are working in partnership with a health charity who is seeking to appoint a Director of Retail to oversee their network of shops and online retail, with an annual income of £1.8m. The role forms part of the senior management team with responsibility to maximise area sales and profits through effective management of people, resources and budgets. This is an exciting opportunity to join the newly formed commercial department, with the go ahead to increase the shop network across the South Coast over the coming years.
The successful candidate will have experience of managing a network of retail shops, preferably in the charity sector, be commercially astute and will demonstrate:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Excellent administrative skills and experience of dealing with money
- Ability to plan and prioritise work loads
- Problem solving skills and ability to take initiative
- Ability to manage and respond to customer needs and feedback
- Able to build and maintain strong working relationships
You will have strong influencing and motivational skills with the natural ability to inspire people. If you feel you have the skills and experience to succeed in this role, we very much look forward to hearing from you.
As an experienced leader you will be highly motivated, innovative and creative. You will be able to inspire and persuade others. The ideal candidate will be resilient, forward thinking and have a visionary approach. It is important that you are passionate about the cause, the ethos and mission of the organisation.
To apply for this role, please e-mail your CV and Supporting Statement to Adam Stacey, Director at Charisma Charity Recruitment, quoting our reference JO2804.
We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law.
Due to the nature of the role, we are reviewing applications as they come in, please apply as soon as possible.
Closing date for applications: Thursday 28 January at 9am
Interview dates: w/c 1 February and w/c 8 February 2021
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Location: Flexible within England & Wales
Department: Policy Team
Interview date: 1st - 5th February
Citizens Advice offers confidential advice online, over the phone, and in person, for free. Through our national network of charities, we give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they are, and whatever their problem.
We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented throughout Citizens Advice. We are a member of the race equality campaign at Business in the Community, the Prince’s responsible business network and are committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities across the UK. We also welcome applications from, LGB and Trans and non binary candidates.
We have made a positive commitment to employing disabled people and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role as set out in role profiles.
We are recruiting a Senior Creditor Liaison Policy Officer to join our Consumer and Public Services team. People who come to Citizens Advice for support are five times more likely to be in poverty. Our team tries to help solve people's problems by tackling practical problems that improve our clients’ financial health. In recent years, we've done this by:
- Helping reduce the bills paid by loyal and vulnerable customers in essential markets by £260m
- Persuading regulators to introduce a cap on certain high cost credit products, which have reduced costs by £60m
- Lobbied for the introduction of a ban on letting fees, which has saved renters £13m a month
Our team is now at the forefront of the organisation’s advocacy response to the coronavirus pandemic. Our organisation is unique. We directly help 2.7 million people to solve their problems each year. Through these interactions we see first hand, and in real time, the problems faced by people across England and Wales. We spot emerging issues quickly, often even before government - a particularly crucial role we’re playing at the moment. This makes us uniquely placed to develop effective solutions and influence government, regulators and industry.
You’ll be joining the team at a challenging time for the people who come to us for support and will quickly be leading influential policy research projects that you’ll design to make an impact on government and other policymakers’ decisions.
You will have strong analytical and research skills and the drive to change policy, working with our world-class news and public affairs teams to ensure these changes happen.
Please note, in the event of a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the application early.
The National Citizens Advice Operates from offices in England and Wales, with 5 regional offices based in Cardiff, London, Birmingham, Leeds, and Liverpool, therefore all successful applicants must be based within England or Wales.
Position: Project Assistant – Self Management (up to 12 months maternity cover)
Type: Part-time (28 hours per week), fixed term contract
Location: Flexible
Salary: £26,526 - £30,395 pro rata per annum plus excellent benefits
Salary Band: Band D, Level 1
Department: Self-Management
At the MS Society, we make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.
Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.
Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive environment where you will make a difference.
About this job
You will be proactive and highly motivated to assist the Self-Management team in the delivery of key projects and day to day operations.
Attention to detail is essential as is the ability to plan and manage a busy and varied workload to provide support on various projects.
This is an exciting, challenging opportunity for a confident self-starter. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a supportive and friendly team at an exciting time in our development.
We offer 35 days annual leave (including bank holidays), travel loan and various other benefits such as supported developmental opportunities.
The MS Society is in the midst of an exciting, transformational, period which builds on our great history and will drive us towards achieving our mission and vision as we embark on our new 5 year strategy.
Part of this exciting transformation will include an office move from our current National Centre in Cricklewood, NW London to a different location in London. We are currently defining where and what type of accommodation this will be and we really want our staff to be involved in that decision.
Closing date: 9am on Monday 25th January 2021
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity.