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Check my CVThe Youth Futures Foundation is an independent, not-for-profit organisation established in December 2019 to improve employment outcomes for young people from marginalised backgrounds. The foundation launched with an initial endowment of £90 million from the Reclaim Fund.
We are looking for a Policy and Public Affairs Officer to work closely with the Head of Policy and other colleagues to support the development of our evidence-based policy work. The successful candidate will play a key role in responding to, and advocating for, policy developments that will improve the lives of young people. They will have a good knowledge of policy areas such as children and young people and employment and be committed to supporting young people towards and into work. They will help to build and maintain relationships with key political and policy stakeholders and will work in partnership with peer organisations and wider stakeholders in the young people and employment sectors.
We are especially interested in hearing from individuals who are Black, Asian or from a minority ethnic background, and those who have lived experience that reflects the lives of the young people we are seeking to support. Whatever your background, if you have a personal mission that aligns with ours, and experience – paid or unpaid – of working in a political environment, for example: campaigning for a charity; working for an MP; or working in local or national government, please don’t hesitate to apply.
The closing date 11:59pm, 3rd May 2021 BST (Europe/London
We are looking to recruit a Partnership Fundraising Officer to secure long-term, high value, mutually beneficial corporate and non-corporate partners across a range of disciplines, including Charity of the Year, cause-related marketing and sponsorship.
You will also be responsible for researching key prospective sectors and companies, sector activities and the business marketplace, to compile lists of key targets, as agreed with the Head of Fundraising. You will develop and manage an ongoing pipeline of prospects, that have a clearly defined target outcome and value.
The successful candidate will need to be able to demonstrate experience in corporate fundraising new business or a sales experience within the voluntary and/or commercial sector.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This important role would suit an approachable, experienced, and flexible individual who is capable of multitasking, coordinating various pieces of work simultaneously, can follow instructions from senior management but also can deal tactfully and sensitively with others, manage a demanding workload and be a good team player. You will be an energetic and committed individual with an eye for detail and a collaborative approach. Dynamic and motivated you will also be experienced at keeping track of several activities and projects as well as writing successful fundraising bids.
Job Summary
- Monitoring - To be responsible for completing the reports for RMC funders, its projects and contracts. To regularly collate the necessary information and data from the project leads as well as the database.
- Fundraising – To work in partnership with the Fundraising Lead and the Senior Management Team (SMT) in order to raise funds, working to clear aims, objectives and targets for income generation in line with the organisational fundraising strategy, and across the different aspects of RMC’s activity.
- To assist the Head of Services with the implementation of RMC’s contracts, projects, and activities across its three branches in Wolverhampton (Head Office), Birmingham and Walsall.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Monitoring and reporting
- Extracting reports from the database and preparation of statistics.
- Support RMC Casework Team Managers in implementing systems to gather monitoring data.
- Ensure the data required for various contracts/projects is being correctly gathered/entered on database/reporting tools.
- Support the Head of Services and Casework Team Managers to draft reports where required and ensure that project deadlines are met.
- Report back on contract/project related issues/risks to the Head of Services and help provide solutions.
- If requested, to be the lead person for projects/activities that fall within the remit of this role.
- To ensure KPI’s/targets for these projects/activities are achieved and funders’ requirements are met through constant monitoring and updates to managers on performance.
- The evaluation of the work of RMC including:-
- collecting data ref: numbers/needs of visitors and activities of the drop-in and triage.
- developing data management tools to ensure improved record keeping,
- case monitoring and evaluation of RMC’s work.
- analysing data to identify issues affecting RMC visitors feeding into grant applications
- annual reports, development work, campaigns and policy and strategic work.
- The evaluation of the work of RMC including:-
Fundraising
The post holder will be responsible for:-
- Developing, drafting, and presenting persuasive proposals to submit to Trusts and Foundations. Guidance and supervision will be provided by the SMT
- Identifying/researching new sources of funding for RMC (including, but not limited to, prospective grant making supporters) to ensure sustainability. Ensuring that accurate records are maintained regarding funding applications.
- Supporting the Fundraising Lead in building and developing relationships with Trust and Foundation funders to maximise future giving.
- Supporting the Fundraising Lead in organising meetings with and visits from Trust and Foundation funders and representing RMC in those meetings when required.
- Developing fundraising in the local community and online, including:
- one-off fundraising events/appeals including fundraising activities by RMC volunteers.
- maintaining good communications donors, working to increase donor income,
- representing RMC at externally organised local events, stalls, etc.,
- responding to enquiries and offers of support,
- Maintenance of online giving platforms, including maintaining and developing a database of supporters.
- Regularly reporting on fundraising progress to the SMT. Preparation of monitoring reports for small to medium funders.
- Ensuring all fundraising activity is in keeping with RMC’s values and with fundraising regulations.
To assist the Head of Services with the implementation of RMC’s contracts, projects, and activities across its three branches in Wolverhampton (Head Office), Birmingham and Walsall.
- As part of RMC comms team, help to devise and implement marketing campaigns for contracts/projects using print, social media, etc.
- Organise attend and participate in regular meetings, internal and external with various stakeholders/teams. Prepare the necessary presentation materials for meetings.
- Write briefing for the Head of Services and Casework Team Managers before and after internal/external meetings.
- Document and follow up on important actions and decisions from meetings.
- Help the Head of Services determine required project changes and communicate to Casework Team Managers.
- Facilitate meetings where appropriate and coordinate follow up actions.
- Create a project management calendar for fulfilling each goal and objective.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
At Ronald McDonald House Charities UK (RMHC) we build, run and maintain Houses that provide a ‘home away from home’, free of charge for families who have a sick child in hospital.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Trust Fundraiser to join our fast-growing Charity. The role will initially be remote until restrictions ease, with the anticipation that you will then split working hours between home and a Ronald McDonald House.
Our small team of Trust and Grant Fundraisers work in conjunction with staff across the charity and partner with other organisations for fundraising. You will be confident to initiate and maintain important relationships with donors and have strong communication skills to enable you to work effectively with our twelve House Teams, other income teams and external stakeholders.
Reporting to the Head of Fundraising, you will have the opportunity to lead on the development of RMHC’s Trust and Grants programme through the development of new relationships. You will be responsible for maintaining a small portfolio of trusts and foundations, along with playing a crucial role in the development of new trust fundraising opportunities.
The Candidate Pack will provide you with more information about the role, remuneration and how to apply. Closing date for applications is midnight on Sunday 28th March 2021.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job title: Regional Fundraiser
Department: Fundraising
Location: Whittington
Salary: Dependent upon experience and qualifications
Working hours: 37.5hrs per week, including some weekend and flexible hours
Application review date: Sunday 25th April 2021
Interview date: TBC
About the Role:
St Giles Hospice is looking for an experienced Regional Fundraiser to join its busy fundraising team. The applicant will need to be a proactive individual with regional fundraising and volunteer management experience to join the fundraising team at a hugely important time and in the middle of a regional campaign. The Regional Fundraiser will manage all regional fundraising activities within a defined geographical area of the St Giles footprint.
With the intention of building new relationships to provide growth in voluntary income and support, the post holder will be responsible for all regional fundraising activities across their defined geographical area. You will provide the best donor management and supporter journey and to ensure the longevity and retention of our community with a proactive approach to securing new donors and ensure that St Giles Hospice is the charity of choice for the communities in which we work. The post holder will work with the Regional Fundraising Manager to develop and implement a successful and profitable, regional fundraising strategy that puts the donor at the centre of all we do that aligns with the objectives for growth in voluntary income across the fundraising team.
With experience securing and managing new community, in memory and commercial relationships, the post holder will have account management experience, understand the needs of our supporters and adapting asks and the management of supporter care journeys accordingly. You will also be a passionate advocate across the region for Hospice care with empathy towards the Hospice movement and an understanding of the value and quality of the services provided by St Giles is implicit.
Company benefits:
To reward the hard work of our fantastic staff, St Giles hospice offers an excellent benefits package as per the below;
• 27 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, pro rata
• Contributory pension scheme
• Free car parking
• Training and development opportunities as well as progression within the organisation.
About us:
Having a CQC rating of outstanding, St Giles Hospice is a registered charity providing high-quality medical and nursing care for local people living with cancer and other serious illnesses, as well as offering support for their families and helpers. Care is offered in a variety of ways according to the individual’s needs and are offered out in the community as well as from 3 sites, an inpatient unit at Whittington and day unit facilities at Sutton Coldfield and Uttoxeter.
We receive funding from the NHS but primarily we rely on fundraising activities and legacies, together with trading activities (22 Shops, Lottery and other trading) to support our work. We employ more than 350 people across a broad range of roles – from direct patient care to fundraising and administration as well as support from over 1400 volunteers to provide our services.
Further details:
If this sounds like a role that you would be suited to then we would love to hear from you.
This post is subject to a Disclose and Barring Service (DBS) check.
We may review applications before the application review date, however, if you apply after the application review date, your application may not be considered. We will accept applications until we have successfully filled the role.
All correspondence in response to applications will be sent via email. Due to the number of applications received, it is not always possible to respond to every application. Therefore, applicants who do not receive a response within 14 days of the review date should assume that they have been unsuccessful.
St Giles Hospice, Fisherwick Road, Whittington, Lichfield, WS14 9LH. Registered charity 509014 Company limited by guarantee 1430090
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Membership Venues Officer – Midlands
Reference: APR20219549
Location: Flexible
Salary: £18,250.00 - £20,246.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Pension, Life Assurance, 26 days Annual Leave
This is a fantastic opportunity for a passionate and driven individual with excellent organisational skills to join our UK-wide Membership Venues Team, who are vital to the success of our Membership Fundraisers and helps the RSPB to raise the funds it needs to reach our ambitious goals to save nature.
About the role:
You will be responsible for planning and organising a calendar of events for our team to attend, from shopping centres to country shows; high streets to our reserves, and everything in between, so that they can inspire members of the public to become members of the RSPB.
Our aim is to inspire external partners about our attendance at their event or venue. We are looking for someone who is a confident relationship builder, with an excellent telephone and email manner as well as communication and negotiation skills. You must have impeccable organisational skills, a keen eye for detail, and be able to manage several tasks at once, recording all key details on our CRM database system on a daily basis to ensure that our team of Membership Fundraisers have everything they need to attend their events and venues.
You will be part of a successful and energetic team, which covers the whole of the UK. This position can be conducted from home, however occasional visits to a local office or reserve will be required.
Ideally you will have a geographical understanding of the Midlands, and knowledge of local Membership venues.
Essential skills, knowledge and experience:
- Strong communication and negotiation skills.
- Competent in use of Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook.
- Confident in learning about and using new software (eg, CRM database and Fundraising Portal). Training will be provided.
Desirable skills, knowledge and experience:
- Geographical understanding of the Midlands.
- Knowledge of membership venues in the Midlands.
Benefits of the position include:
- A set salary between £18,250 and £20,246 per annum
- 34 days holiday (including bank holiday and fixed Christmas leave)
- Full training and support with professional/personal development programmes; and
- Opportunities for career progression in multiple directorates.
Closing date: 23:59, 02 May 2021
Interviews will be held week commencing 10th May.
To Apply and For More Information:
If you would like to apply or find out more about this position, please click the 'Apply' button. You will be directed to our website where you can complete your application.
No agencies please.
Communications Officer – England
Reference: APR20219751
Closing date: 09:00, 26 April 2021
Location: Flexible – Newcastle / Lancaster / Denby Dale / Birmingham
Salary: £22,986.00 - £25,500.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Pension, Annual Leave, Life Assurance
Duration: Up until 31st March 2022
This is an exciting opportunity to join the dynamic and innovative Communications and Marketing team, within RSPB England’s Fundraising and Communications department, helping us to save nature through inspiring and impactful communications.
We are in a Nature and Climate Emergency. We need the very best communicators with the ability to produce innovative and engaging content to help grow our audiences and inspire everyone to act to save nature. Do you have the skills and abilities to make this happen?
*This is a secondment role working up until 31st March 2022 and will require candidates to be able to live and work in the North of England, either from one of our RSPB offices in Newcastle / Lancaster / Denby Dale / Birmingham (COVID permitting) or from home.
What’s the role about
As Communications Officer, you will be developing creative content and sharing our key messages across internal and external communications channels; from digital marketing and social media to broadcast and consumer PR. You will be responsible for creating compelling stories that change hearts and minds, to grow support for our conservation work and campaigns.
Your colleagues will collaborate with you to build and deliver the key communications that will achieve this vision. You will create communications for our major campaigns, help design on-site signage and destination marketing plans. You will have a passion for creating engaging content that inspires all audiences to come together to achieve the incredible; whether that’s through powerful media interviews or increasing our organic reach.
We need a team player who is highly organised, has good attention to detail and can work calmly to tight deadlines and when prioritising tasks. The role requires a friendly positive attitude, a collaborative approach to work, and the ability to adapt to changing priorities. As a communications officer, you will regularly liaise with colleagues across a broad work area, as well as partner organisations, volunteers and others which will require excellent interpersonal skills.
Above all, you will be an outstanding communicator who can inspire in others the passion you feel for saving nature.
This role will include exciting opportunities to travel across England (COVID permitting) including some overnight trips and occasional weekend work.
What we need from you
- Experience of working on media, PR and marketing campaigns
- A thorough understanding of different communication channels
- A proven track record of delivering excellent communication products in multiple formats
- Strong, persuasive and clear written and verbal communication skills
- Experience of managing social media accounts for brands or businesses, including content creation, scheduling, monitoring, and performance reporting
- Excellent organisation and time management skills with the ability to meet tight deadlines
- Awareness and interest in nature conservation or global climate issues
- Strong IT skills
- Experience of building good working relationships with colleagues and external organisations or contacts
- The role will require candidates to be able to live and work in the North of England, either from one of our RSPB offices in Newcastle / Lancaster / Denby Dale / Birmingham (COVID permitting) or from home.
- Knowledge of collaborating with colleagues and teams to influence decision makers is desirable
- Skills in digital design, video creation and new media production are desirable
*The closing date for this role is 9 am on 26 April 2021 however, we are actively recruiting for this role and reserve the right to pull this advert at any time.
Please note you will be required to upload a CV and complete an online application form.
To Apply and For More Information:
If you would like to apply or find out more about this position, please click the 'Apply' button. You will be directed to our website where you can complete your application.
No agencies please.
TPP is proud to be partnering exclusively with Birmingham Children's and Women's Hospital Charity to recruit for a Corporate Partnerships Officer. The position is permanent, paying £24,907 and can be a mix of remote/office working.
This is an exciting opportunity where you will manage the charity's key accounts and corporate supporters. You will ensure they are engaged with the charity through sound stewardship and fundraising initiatives. From this, you will promote fundraising products, events, campaigns and appeals to engage existing partnerships. Additionally, you will focus on identifying new opportunities for corporate fundraising by using existing pipeline and lapsed corporate donor data to develop new sustainable support and Charity of the Year partnerships.
To be successful in this role you will have demonstrable account management experience and excellent relationship building skills. You will also have an interest in or aptitude for developing new business and prospecting. Additionally, you will have a creative flair and be a confident communicator who enjoys networking. Finally, you will have experience of managing your own workload effectively and meeting deadlines.
How to Apply
Closing date - 16th April
If you are interested in this role or wish to register with TPP to hear about future posts, please call Patrick on 020 7198 6040 or send your CV to [email protected]
Benefits of applying with TPP
Here at TPP we take pride in providing the best candidate experience to ensure you submit first class job applications. We achieve this through:
Winning CVs - we will provide you with bespoke feedback so that your CV stands out.
Engaging cover letters/supporting statements - we will advise and review to ensure your application is as competitive as possible.
Interview preparation - we will run through mock interview and competency questions with you so that you feel more confident.
Negotiation - we will manage contract negotiations and support with onboarding.
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Chief Officer
Carers Careline require a part time Chief Officer to lead and manage a small team based in the Ecumenical Centre in Redditch. Well established, the charity offers various forms of support to unpaid Carers in Redditch.
Role Requirement
The role requires that the Chief Officer:
- Be a dynamic and strong team leader
- Have excellent communication skills
- Be prepared to be in the public eye representing the charity
- Have excellent networking and presentation skills
- Have an understanding of the issues affecting unpaid carers
- Be a successful and experienced fund raiser.
- Have an understanding of working with communities
- Have financial management experience, be able to read and interpret accounts, set and manage budgets
- Be competent in using the Microsoft Office software suite.
Key Responsibilities:
- To develop and implement a fundraising program, that will ensure a sustainable revenue stream.
- To provide leadership to the organisation by creating an adaptable and responsive team through their personal development.
- To manage the IT system development with the aim to improve our level of services.
- To evaluate and manage risk in all areas of operation.
- To develop and ensure that all legal requirements, organisational policies and procedures are adhered to in relation to service users, staff and volunteers.
- To ensure that all evaluation and monitoring processes meet funding criteria. and produce detailed reports for the funders.
- To develop and manage policies and procedures that comply with the Charity Commission, Companies House and Governmental requirements,
- To ensure compliance with all financial legislation.
- To ensure that staff and volunteers are adequately informed and trained to carry out their duties safely and in compliance with all policy and procedures.
- To set, manage and present operational budgets.
Salary and Holidays
Type of Position: Permanent Part-Time
Number of Hours:25 hours per weeks Monday to Friday to suit the needs of the organisation, including some occasional evening and weekend work
Salary: £19,110 full time equivalent £28,282
Annual Salary: Paid Monthly
Holidays: Equivalent of 5 weeks holiday per year plus public holidays
Accountable to the Trustees, this position is demanding and the person selected will have patience, empathy and find satisfaction in helping others to improve their lives.
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PR & Communications Officer
7 - 12 hours per week
£28,785 pro rata per annum plus 7% pension
VAC is seeking to appoint a part-time PR and Communications Officer. A creative thinker and storyteller that is able to communicate the work of the organisation to all stakeholders using engaging content. Skilled and experienced in PR, website, and social media management.
For an application pack, please download from Voluntary Action Coventry website.
VAC application form only, no CVs accepted. Please do not attach a CV to your VAC application form.
Closing date for applications: 10am, Wednesday 21 April 2021
Interviews will be held on 28 April 2021
Registered Charity No 514518
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
x 1 Funding Officer will cover Surrey, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, x1 Funding Officer working across the London, South East and East Region.
About Us
The National Lottery Community Fund is the largest community funder in the UK - we’re proud to award money raised by players of The National Lottery to communities across the UK. Last year alone we gave out over half a billion pounds (£508.5 million) of National Lottery funding to over 11,000 community projects across the UK, enabling even more people and communities to bring their ideas and ambitions to life. We support a wide range of health, educational, environmental, and charitable projects with grants ranging from as little as £500 to multi-million-pound programmes. 86% of our new grants were for less than £10k.
At the heart of everything we do is the belief that when people are in the lead, communities thrive. National Lottery funding is open to everyone and we’re privileged to be able to work with the smallest of grassroots groups right up to large UK-wide charities. We have changed how we work across the Fund to help us serve people and communities more effectively, working flexibly and on their terms; working closer to communities.
About the Role
We are looking for 2 Funding Officers to join our London & South East Regional Team. One Funding Officer will cover Surrey, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight whereas the other position will involve working across the London, South East and East Region.
Please specify which location you are applying for in your supporting statement.
As a Funding Officer you will assess requests for funding and manage grants using local knowledge, best practice, thematic expertise, and the experience of customers and stakeholders to improve our grant making and inform our decision making. By working closely with people and communities from a defined geographical area, you will understand what matters to them and where our funding can make the biggest difference.
Being responsible for supporting local people and communities you will have a strong understanding of our vision, our commitment to equity and inclusion and our funding products. You’ll also need to support our stakeholders, helping them to make connections that will help them achieve their goals.
Being responsible for the pipeline of projects you will need to understand and respond to the different needs of our customers by providing advice and considered feedback and be willing to have challenging but constructive conversations.
Funding Officers will ensure our grant management and assessment play an effective part in contributing to the Fund’s knowledge and learning as a grant maker. You will manage your own caseload, liaise with grant recipients, undertake project visits, identify, and manage risk, supporting organisations to deliver their projects and measure their impact.
You’ll also need to work within the Fund’s policies and procedures and the necessary legislation, and in a way that is in line with our vision and principles.
You will represent the Fund within your local area including at funding fairs and external meetings and create opportunities for people to come together. You will share learning from your conversations, events, grant holder reports and evaluations with other colleagues so that we can maximise our impact.
You’ll be part of a team, led by a Funding Manager, and comprised of several other Funding Officers.
Contract Type: Both roles are permanent
Hours: Full time; 37 Hours per week, flexible working considered
Interview Date: Phone interviews for long listed candidates will take place during the week commencing 26 April and full interviews will take place during the week commending 3 May (due to COVID-19 interviews will be conducted remotely)
Essential Criteria
We are looking for local talented people from a wide range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences who share our values and are passionate about making a difference through our funding. Whether through lived or gained experience you will really understand the communities we work with.
You will have:
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and confidence to operate in a wide range of environments.
- Ability to build and maintain excellent relationships at several different levels with a strong commitment to equity and inclusion.
- Confidence to use your judgement, take initiative and challenge when appropriate.
Ideally you will live within the geographical area you are covering and have excellent knowledge of that area. You will work from several locations across the area, including your home and our offices with the expectation that you will be flexible in order to get the best outcomes for our customers. One Funding Officer will cover Surrey, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight and whereas the other position will involve working across the London, South East and East region.
Desirable Criteria
- Knowledge of the region and its charity sector and experience working with underrepresented communities in the region.
- Understanding of financial planning and business plans, ability to analyse accounts and numerical data.
- Demonstrable IT skills and the ability to learn detailed processes.
For You:
We seek to develop our staff and offer a wide range of personal development opportunities.
We offer a wide range of generous benefits including:
- Generous annual leave and company pension scheme
- Flexible working to support staff with their work/life balance, taking into account things such as caring responsibilities, worship and attendance at religious festivals
- Enhanced paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Season ticket and cycle to work loans
- Paid volunteering leave
How to Apply:
Please click 'Apply on website' for further details about the vacancy and our application process.
Equal Opportunities:
We believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. As such we particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, LGBTQ+ and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds.
Equality, diversity and inclusion in our grant-making, and amongst our people, are all vital to our success in supporting people and communities to thrive. We believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. We are committed to being an inclusive and great place to work, and recognise our people come from diverse backgrounds. We are a Disability Confident employer and positively welcome applications from disabled people.
Home working in the UK
Join our award-winning charity to help change billions of lives, including yours.
A vital resource for Compassion’s campaigning, fundraising and media work is our online image (photos and films) database, and we need someone to make sure it’s working as best it can for us.
Database Officer (Image Gallery) Responsibilities:
- Turning the database in to an easy to use and up to date resource.
- Ensuring all images and films are located in the correct places.
- Ensuring all images and films are accurately described.
- Ensuring all correct permissions and copyrights are in place.
- Creating a user-friendly guide to using the database.
Database Officer (Image Gallery) Requirements:
- Data management or work in IT department.
- Attention to detail.
- Strong organisational skills/methodical.
- Ability to analyse data and make recommendations.
About Compassion in World Farming International:
Compassion in World Farming International is the leading international farm animal welfare organisation, actively campaigning to improve the lives of farm animals around the world. You could join us in fighting factory farming – the biggest form of animal cruelty on the planet.
Location: Home-based / Home working in the UK
Contract type: Temporary 3 to 4 months; Full-time (37 hours per week)
Salary: £20,000 p.a. (pro-rata)
Closing date for applications: 9th May, 2021
Please complete the online application form to upload your CV and a covering letter, stating why you are ideal for the position.
We would like applications as soon as possible as these will be reviewed regularly and interviews may take place on a rolling programme.
No agencies please.
Please see our website for a full job description and person specification.
You may have experience of the following: Marketing Assistant, Marketing Administrator, Database Administrator, Database Assistant, Database Support, Stock Images, Stock Media, Image Gallery, Media Directory, etc.
Ref: 98293
HR Senior Associate
Full Time 37.5 hours per week
London, Birmingham or Manchester
£24,000 per annum (plus £3,000 London Weighting if applicable)
Who we are looking for
We are looking for a motivated and talented HR generalist professional to join our HR People team as our new Senior Associate on a permanent basis. The role is responsible for providing an efficient and effective HR People service to the staff within Ambition Institute. This role will focus on processing accurate and timely monthly payroll and pension submissions; providing first point of call for sickness/absence employee relations cases; and supporting with the recruitment, contracting and end-to-end life cycle of staff. The person in this role will play a key part in ensuring that the HR People team provide an accurate and fast-paced HR service to the wider organisation. The HR Senior Associate will report to the HR Business Partner.
Based in either of our London, Birmingham or Manchester offices, and reporting to the HR Business Partner, you’ll be responsible for leading on processing the monthly payroll and pension runs, answering all queries from internal and external stakeholders, ensuring that communication is clear, accurate and responsive. You will also be responsible for supporting the entire employee life cycle including new starters, contractual changes, employee relations and leavers. The role is also expected to provide administration support, data processing and recruitment support on an ad-hoc basis. To deliver on these tasks, you will bring previous experience from a similar role, great organisation, planning and prioritisation skills, and experience delivering excellent customer service in a fast-paced environment. You will approach HR in a compassionate, flexible and person-focused way, as well as bringing the ability to work both autonomously and as part of a team.
Who are Ambition Institute?
Ambition Institute has one purpose: to help educators serving children from disadvantaged backgrounds to keep getting better. With our new organisation, and more than ten years of collective experience in working with educators at all levels, we believe that exciting opportunities lie ahead. We are a graduate school for educators, and we apply academic rigour to our learning design, drawing on frontline insights from schools into what works in practice. Our programmes leverage the latest evidence from international experts, which means we think carefully about what is taught, how, and in what sequence. We work collaboratively to enable school improvement for the benefit of pupils, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Our offer
We are happy to announce that we will be able to offer you:
- Agile working culture, so you can control how you work.
- Staff affinity networks that help keep equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our work.
- Enhanced maternity pay after a year’s service.
- Shared parental leave package.
- Access to free, confidential 24/7 wellbeing and support line.
- Professional development offer for all staff.
- 25 days’ annual leave + bank holidays.
- Employer pension contribution of 11% (10% pension plus 1% national insurance rebate).
- Interest free season ticket / bike loans
How to apply
All applications must be received by the closing date, 9am on 26th April 2021. Interviews are expected to take place week commencing 26th April 2021.
To apply for this role, or any of our other vacancies or for any questions or queries please visit our website.
Equality and diversity matter to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This is a great opportunity to join our local delivery teams in our Central Region. We are looking for an Operations Executives to manage a caseload of Young People into sustainable outcomes. We are currently working from home which will feature for the foreseeable period.
Your responsibilities will include delivery of a range of sessions to local Young people helping them secure positive outcomes in Employment, Education or Enterprise. Working as part of a small team you will need to be flexible, adaptable and build great relationships with Young People, our delivery partners and volunteers. You will help to deliver our ambitious plans to provide the very best support to young people across the area whilst ensuring the Trust is known to local recruiters for referrals. Within your role you will have responsibility for a specific theme, either Enterprise, Education or employability.
We have the ambition to become the very best organisation within the sector. You will be required to continually innovate, review, and support our operations to ensure we deliver the very best for young people across the area.
We want to hear from applicants that have high motivation to succeed, can work to local contract requirements and KPIs and are a great team member.
You will collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders (internal and external) and ensure that our delivery plans are achieved, and the quality and impact is high.
The Trust has a behavioural framework which informs all our work with colleagues, young people and partners. Through the process, the successful candidate will demonstrate their ability to lead by example, communicate effectively, continually improve themselves and others and by working as one team deliver results for the benefit of young people.
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Events Manager
Salary: Circa £24,000 per annum plus company car or car allowance
Location: Home-based (with extensive travel covering the Midlands) - please note, the post-holder will need to be located within this region due to the nature of the role and in order to meet the needs of the business.
Contract type: 12 months secondment opportunity or fixed-term contract
Minimum working pattern: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Application Deadline: Sunday 18th April 2021, 23:59pm - please note, this vacancy may close earlier if a high volume of applications are received, so do not hesitate to apply as soon as you can before the closing date where possible to avoid disappointment
Application method: Please provide a CV, you will also be asked some short application questions
Interview Date: Interviews are planned to be held on w/c 26th April. This will be a competency-based interview
Passionate about people and events? Looking for a fresh challenge working on exciting external events for an amazing charity?
We're looking for smart, brave and ambitious event planning gurus to manage and promote events, deliver an exceptional supporter experience and maximise income.
What are some of the things I will be doing?
Taking the lead in organising all aspects of events ranging from 1,000 to 3,500 participants.
Producing detailed planning documentation, and accurate event budgets within set deadlines to keep within budget, keep a record of event documentation and manage risk
Building knowledge of and relationships with key internal and external stakeholders and influencers in the communities where events are held (volunteers, suppliers and councils etc) and represent Cancer Research UK within the region to ensure a supporter-centric approach to event delivery, driving supporter experience
Managing local and national suppliers for each event, negotiating to ensure quality of service whilst keeping costs to a minimum
Supervising seasonal casual paid-for staff on event day to monitor performance and ensure casual staff deliver in accordance with data compliance, Health and Safety and other guidelines to contribute towards the on-the day experience and the safety of event attendees
What are some of the skills and experience we are looking for...
A track record of successful event delivery, with a focus on exceptional attendee experience
A working knowledge of IT systems including purchase order systems, databases, Microsoft office is desirable
Experience of managing budgets and monitoring and reporting on expenditure
Experience in evaluating events and projects and implementing improvements
Working knowledge of health and safety guidelines and practices for events
Full clean driving licence and confident to drive a long wheelbase van
Requirement for physical activity and heavy lifting, with support where possible, when delivering events
Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise effectively, work efficiently and juggle competing priorities
You could be working for a smaller charity looking for the opportunity to work on larger scale events or an accomplished wedding planner and/or conference/banqueting executive looking to gain expertise in managing outside events in a cause driven environment. Diversity is key to our success and our events team come from a range of different industry sectors and backgrounds.
N.B. You must hold a full clean UK driving Licence, live within the region, and be flexible and willing to travel when necessary. For full details, please see the full role profile:
*This role is known internally as Area Events Manager.
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