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Check my CVSenior Education, Training and Strategy Officer
Closing date for applications: 5pm Friday 14th May 2021
Hours of work: 35 hours per week
Salary Scale: NJC SCP 21-23: £26,511- £27,741
Location: The post will be based at our office in St Neots, PE19 7BA. However, a combination of office-based work and working from home will be in place for the foreseeable future. The role will also involve travel into London and surrounding areas and occasional national travel.
Benefits: Flexible working. Occupational Sick Pay. Occupational Maternity Leave. Individual training budget. 5% pension.
Job Summary
The post-holder will be key to the effective delivery of our programmes of work on issues of equality, diversity and inclusion. This role involves supporting schools to effectively promote equality, diversity and inclusion and achieve the Equalities Award, training teachers to promote equality and tackle discrimination and delivering workshops with young people. The post-holder will assist with developing the EqualiTeach brand, create new workshops, training sessions and educational materials in line with EqualiTeach's values and strategy.
Background to EqualiTeach
EqualiTeach is a not-for-profit equality training and consultancy organisation, working with educational settings England-wide to help promote equality and tackle discrimination.
We provide:
- Equality, diversity and inclusion training for governors, teachers and support staff
- Interactive workshops with young people
- Production and updating of policies, strategies and guidance documents
- Production of training and educational resources
Details of the staff training that we currently deliver can be found here.
Details of the workshops that we currently deliver can be found here.
Key Tasks:
- Delivering workshops on issues of equality with young people and teaching staff
- Developing new training activities, workshops and educational materials in line with EqualiTeach's values and strategy
- Creating resources to support the delivery of workshops
- Meeting with schools and providing support and guidance on issues of equality
- Auditing schools and providing them with feedback as they complete the Equalities Award audit process
- Contributing to the general administration, well running and development of the organisation
Person Specification
Knowledge
- An understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion
- An understanding of the UK school system and the equality duties placed on schools
Experience
- Experience of training adults
- Experience of teaching or delivering educational workshops
Skills and Competencies
- Skilled and confident communication skills
- Good classroom management skills
- Ability to adapt to the needs of every participant, to ensure that workshops and training sessions are inclusive
- Intermediate level IT skills in standard Microsoft packages
- Strong organisational skills
- High levels of enthusiasm and motivation
- A commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion
- Ability to work with minimum supervision
Closing date for applications: 5pm Friday 14th May 2021
To apply, please complete the accompanying application form and equalities monitoring form and return these to Claire Currington via email
Interviews will be held online via Skype, Zoom or MS Teams on Wednesday 26th May 2021
EqualiTeach is a Disability Confident Employer
EqualiTeach strives to be an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Unfortunately, we are not in a position to offer sponsorship to applicants from overseas.
Although the post is advertised as a full-time position, we are happy to explore flexible working options. If you require the application form in a different format, or reasonable adjustments made for interview, please contact us.
The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
If you have any questions, or need any further information about this post, please e-mail Claire Currington
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Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK) is the UK's leading dementia research charity, dedicated to causes, diagnosis, prevention, treatment and cure. We have a bold vision - a world where people are free from the fear, harm and heartbreak of dementia. Backed by our passionate scientists and supporters, we’re challenging the way people think about dementia, uniting the big thinkers in the field and funding the innovative science that will deliver a cure.
We are now looking for two Trustees to join our Board and are keen to hear from candidates who share our passion and vision; who can bring energy and expertise to our Board; and who can apply their skills and expertise to help us reach our goals. As an ARUK Trustee, you will be taking on a highly valued and critical role at the charity, setting the strategic vision; taking overall responsibility for the charity’s governance and operations; and acting as ambassadors for our work and vision.
We would like to hear from candidates who can enhance the work of our Board. We welcome applicants from all communities, backgrounds and geographies in order that we reflect the diverse nature of the people we serve and who support us. We particularly encourage women and people from BAME communities to apply for these roles, as these groups are underrepresented at this level.
The Board
The Board meets five times a year. While meetings are currently virtual, we hope that in the future we will be able to meet in person twice a year either at our head office in Granta Park, near Cambridge, or in London.
The work of the Board is further supported by Sub-Committees and Scientific Advisory Groups.
We ask all our Trustees to commit to attending meetings, where possible, as well as to join suitable Committees/ Groups, based on their skills and expertise.
In turn we hugely value their support and work with all our Trustees to shape their role around their particular skills and interests. We will provide exciting opportunities for them to engage with the charity’s work; provide support for all new Trustees through a full induction; and we offer ongoing support from our Senior Management and Governance teams.
Trustees are appointed for an initial term of one year, followed up by up to three subsequent terms of up to three years (maximum of 10 years). Roles are unremunerated, but reasonable expenses (e.g., travel) will be reimbursed.
For more information on the role of a Trustee at ARUK, please download the Vacancy Pack for more details.
The closing date for applications is the 9 May 2021, with interviews likely to be held on 17 & 18 May 2021. We would encourage applicants to submit their application at the earliest opportunity as the closing date may be brought forward at any time. Should we wish to contact you to arrange an earlier interview this will be arranged based on the availability of the candidate and the panel. Please indicate in your cover letter if you are unable to attend on a particular day.
In order to be considered, please create an online account using our Online Recruitment System which can be accessed through our Job Vacancies Page. You will be able to attach a CV and covering letter to your application, track your application and view other vacancies that may be of interest.
To view further details about this role and the benefits of working for us please visit the Alzheimer’s Research UK website.
Who We Are
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We’re recruiting for an exciting maternity fixed-term contract role in our highly-skilled Fundraising & Communications department. Supporting the Director of Fundraising & Communications, the role will work with colleagues to develop strategy, deliver effective operations and achieve department-wide objectives. The post also line manages one team member. CBM UK places emphasis on professional development and training for our employees.
CBM is the largest charity focussed on transforming the lives of people with or at risk of disability in the world’s poorest places, reaching over 30 million people globally each year. Working through local partners and based on Christian values, CBM UK raises £9m annually to tackle poverty, prevent blindness, improve health and support people with disabilities.
Key responsibilities
Working within our Fundraising & Communications department of 19 staff, the role ultimately helps to create extraordinary and wonderful moments in our 45,000 supporters’ lives, with responsibility for:
- Helping to further develop, monitor and evaluate fundraising & communications strategy
- Coordinating integrated campaigns, including two campaigns in Winter 2021 and Spring 2022
- Improving our supporters’ experiences with CBM.
- Coordinating CBM award applications and funding applications
- Managing 1 talented staff member.
For full detais please download the Recruitement Pack
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Racing Welfare is a national charity supporting all those working and retired from the British horseracing and breeding industry. Following an exciting period of growth and development we are looking to appoint a Deputy Head of Welfare to support the Director of Welfare in order to deliver an effective and efficient welfare service to the horseracing industry.
The new post holder will have direct responsibility for a number of key welfare projects and will ensure successful delivery and development of these as well as being responsible for supervising, coaching and guiding the Regional Management Team. Reporting to the Director of Welfare you will have proven and demonstrable experience of safeguarding and supporting vulnerable people and will ensure that standards of excellence, best practice and efficiency are delivered through highly effective teams. It is essential that you have the ability to manage budgets, allocate resources, line manage, decision make and problem solve.
You will be a highly driven self-starter and an innovative, strategic thinker with a passion to improve wellbeing outcomes for people in their workplace. You will be an excellent communicator across a range of stakeholder groups and will remain strategically aligned to the charity’s core objectives and purpose. A keen interest and knowledge of the horseracing industry is desirable but not essential.
This post can be home or office-based or a combination of both and you should be willing to travel across the UK as part of the role. This role is a fixed-term contract of initially 12 months.
If you are interested in finding out more about this exciting opportunity then please send your CV with a covering letter by: Thursday 22nd April 2021
Interview date: Wednesday 28th April 2021.
Racing Welfare is committed to safeguarding and will always recruit all personnel in line with government guidelines, relevant legislation, and the Charity Commission's best practice guidance.
This post is not exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. We only ask applicants to disclose convictions which are not yet spent under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
Racing Welfare’s Safeguarding Statement of Intent can be found on our website.
Racing Welfare is an equal opportunities employer.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Key responsibilities
1. To assist in the on-going development of a financial management assurance framework within CBMUK’s risk management strategy.
a. Provide support in identifying adequate baseline for different levels of activity and establish what should be in place across our programme portfolio.
b. Work closely with in-country finance staff to monitor partners’ compliance with established procedures and donor requirements during site visits or remote monitoring and audits.
c. Assist in preparing quarterly (and ad-hoc as required) reports for Leadership Team/Programmes Committee to review and assess levels of risk and their mitigation.
2. To lead in the preparation of periodic financial reports to donors and improve accountability and donor compliance.
a. Prepare periodic donor financial reports according to internal and donor requirements.
b. As part of the reporting function, ensure that burn rates and variances are analysed and projects are implemented as planned.
c. In collaboration with country teams, ensure that donor contractual requirements are complied with and project audits are completed on time.
3. To support the programme transition from CBM International to CBM Global federation with focus on contractual compliance and the improvement and development of administrative and financial systems.
a. Ensure strong focus on the transition at the project level, ensuring efficient migration of projects over to the CBMG federation.
b. Contribute to enhancing and improving programme finance systems and ensure that these are running smoothly and consistently.
c. Assist the Programme Development Department to adopt and/or embed the new GO systems within the CBMUK environment.
d. Contribute to a strategic close out plan of projects and execute these accordingly.
4. To contribute to financial planning and budgeting processes, deployment of funds to projects and preparation of new budgets and project applications.
a. Assist in the consolidation of the programme portfolio into overall programme budget for CBM UK, analysis of income, expenditure and cash flows.
b. Oversee an effective cash flow system ensuring timely financing of projects, managed within the CBMUK overall financial position, policies and procedures and the wider federation.
c. Consolidate annual financial reports of CBM projects including accruals, deferrals and fund transfers.
d. Support Programme focal points to have accurate multi-year budgets on their respective portfolio.
e. Where necessary, assist in drafting budgets for funding applications.
5. To contribute to organisational wide strengthening of due diligence processes across CBMUK supported projects.
a. Proactively identify weaknesses in country teams and/or partner specific grants management systems and procedures and implement strengthening measures accordingly, particularly with relevance to the organizational transition.
b. Assist in training non-financial staff in financial management and donor compliance.
c. Support project partners develop their own financial and grant management systems and procedures.
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Community Catalysts CIC is a busy, buzzy social enterprise that tries hard to live up to its name. We’re starting a new piece of work in partnership with Cambridgeshire County Council and need an energetic, and imaginative person to coordinate things for us.
You will lead the Cambridgeshire Community Enterprise Project which will support local entrepreneurial people and community organisations to offer new and creative care and support options for older people who need help at home and in the community. In this way we will help people to get the support they need to live the life they want.
To do this job you must:
- Understand the world of care - but maybe feel it could do with a bit of a shake up!
- Be a real people person - able to work well with all sorts of folks with confidence.
- Instinctively make connections - and join up dots that are sometimes less than obvious.
- Be able to spot what people are good at and nurture it.
Have a look at our website and the job description and person specification for more information about us and the job. You will be employed by Community Catalysts and based in the Cambridgeshire area, the project will focus first in the East of the County and Fenland.
Closing date for applications is on 23rd April 2021 at 12.00pm and interviews will take place on 30th April 2021 virtually. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community.
As an integral member of the Fundraising Team, the Centre Fundraising Organiser will support the delivery of a range of successful fundraising activity based around the Cambridge centre, in order to maximise income for Maggie’s.
You will welcome and support visitors within the centre in their fundraising for Maggie’s as well as in the local community and ensure they are motivated, informed and supported.
This is a demanding role in a fast-paced environment where priorities change frequently.
We are looking for someone who is passionate about bringing people together, building dialogues and listening to ideas.
You will have strong IT skills in Microsoft Office packages including Word, Excel and Outlook, and the internet and the ability to organise a wide variety of activities at any one time.
You must be able to organise, co-ordinate, record and use data. Attention to detail, strong communications skills and excellent numeracy skills alongside a positive and friendly approach is essential.
There will be a requirement to work irregular hours as well as some local travel. The role is based at Addenbrooke’s Hospital site in Cambridge. You will be required to work in the Cambridge centre a few days per week and the remaining days working from home following the government guidelines.
In addition to a rewarding career, Maggie’s offers a range of staff benefits including competitive holiday entitlement, workplace pension, option to apply to continue NHS pension, sick pay scheme and travel and cycle loans.
Please refer to the full job description on Maggie's website.
Why work for us?
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The Countryside Restoration Trust (CRT) is a champion of biodiversity, restoring farming landscapes and woodlands for wildlife. Through education and engagement, we inspire the wider countryside community to understand and appreciate the importance of wildlife to farming, food, the natural environment and wellbeing.
This brand new role has been designed to coordinate all marketing administration, supporting the entire Fundraising and Marketing department as required, answering incoming phone calls and providing impeccable donor care. An important task will be liaising with everyone at the CRT to ensure that they have the required marketing resources and managing the marketing resources library, ensuring all leaflets, flyers, brochures etc., contain up to date information.
The ideal candidate will be excellent at administration and be exceedingly well organised. This warm and welcoming person will be the first person our Friends and supporters are in contact with at the CRT. The candidate must be an excellent communicator and highly personable, prepared to talk to Friends on the phone regularly, some who just need to chat, having not spoken to anyone for days. We call our supporters Friends because they are important to us; therefore, they must be treated in a friendly manner.
Interested candidates should send a CV and a cover letter of approximately two pages, outlining how your background, skills, qualifications and experience make you the perfect candidate for this position.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an online interview and should be expected to do an exercise first to prove their abilities.
Closing date for applications is: 7 May 2021, 12 noon.
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We are looking for an experienced and driven fundraiser to join our small, busy team at a crucial time, as we grow and shape our long-term strategy.
Working within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, Head to Toe Charity is focussed on enhancing and extending the NHS provision, creating more opportunities for the people who need our mental and physical health services to live well, whilst improving the wellbeing of our communities.
This is a new and critical role in helping Head to Toe Charity establish a long-term and sustainable fundraising and engagement programme. A varied role, this will see you lead on co-ordinating fundraising, engagement and stakeholder management. You will also play an active part in supporting the ground-breaking new Cambridge Children’s Hospital and its ambitious fundraising campaign.
This role is for someone highly organised and motivated. You will have significant experience within a fundraising role and be able to demonstrate previous success at generating and increasing fundraising income across a varied portfolio.
This is an exciting time to join Head to Toe, as you will have the opportunity to help shape our Charity and make a lasting difference to people with mental and physical health problems across the region. For the right candidate, there is the opportunity to significantly develop the role and be influential in the growth of the Charity.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you looking to take the next step in your celebrity management career, helping to bring attention to one of the world’s greatest medical challenges?
We are looking for a candidate with excellent experience in celebrity relationship management to join our Celebrity team at Alzheimer’s Research UK as Celebrity Officer, responsible for establishing, maintaining and developing long-term relationships with celebrities, their agents and representatives.
We have an award-winning track record of harnessing celebrity talent to bring national and international attention to our campaigns and initiatives, all driven towards achieving our vision of a world free of dementia. We are ambitious and creative, and keen to do more with a new opportunity to grow the team.
This new role will work closely with the Celebrity Campaigns Manager and the team’s existing Celebrity Officer, and will see them steward celebrities, influencers and other high-profile individuals to support Alzheimer’s Research UK across a variety of campaigns, events and fundraising activities.
The successful candidate will have experience and knowledge of celebrity relations (ideally within a charity environment) and contacts within the entertainment industry. The role holder will bring tenacity, drive and ambition to the team, helping us secure more leading talent to support our vital mission.
Alzheimer’s Research UK is the UK’s leading dementia research charity dedicated to diagnosis, prevention, treatment and cure. Backed by our passionate scientists and supporters, we’re challenging the way people think about dementia, bringing together the people and organisations who can speed up progress, and investing in research to make life-changing breakthroughs possible.
By working at Alzheimer’s Research UK, you will be part of an organisation that has been recognised nationally as an outstanding place to work. In 2020, we were listed 39th in the prestigious Sunday Times 100 Best Not-for-Profit Organisations to Work For. We were also awarded a 2-star accreditation by Best Companies, recognising outstanding levels of workplace engagement and were listed in the 75 Best Companies to Work For in the East of England.
Main duties and responsibilities:
- Steward celebrity supporters and liaise with their teams to explore potential support opportunities.
- Build robust and lasting relationships with celebrities, agents, media and those involved in the entertainment industry.
- Support on key campaign moments and work closely with the Celebrity Campaigns Manager to oversee and devise campaign opportunities, ensuring the best outcome for both ARUK and its celebrity supporters.
- Manage media appearances for celebrity supporters, seeking high-profile opportunities to promote the ARUK brand and support celebrities to take part.
- Co-ordinate and oversee the celebrity contacts programme to ensure supporters are receiving regular updates from the charity (celebrity newsletter, CEO updates, meetings as appropriate, acknowledgement of key milestones, event invitations and other ad hoc contact).
- Write, issue and sell-in celebrity-led press releases and comments, coordinating with our Communications teams, to boost media exposure and strengthen relationships with talent.
- With support from the Celebrity Campaigns Manager, work proactively across teams at ARUK to demonstrate where celebrity support can add value to activities, and to field requests for celebrity involvement from across the charity.
- Develop and write in-house celebrity content for ARUK’s blog, website and social media channels.
- Contribute to Brand department-wide activity alongside other teams.
- Ensure all activities and outcomes comply with ARUK’s branding and style guide.
- Undertake any other relevant duties and projects delegated by the Celebrity Campaigns Manager, in line with the responsibilities of the post.
Location: Granta Park, near Cambridge (flexible working considered)
Salary: Circa £28,000 per annum, plus benefits
Please download the Vacancy Pack for more details.
The closing date for applications is the 18 April 2021, with interviews likely to be held week commencing 26 April 2021. We would encourage applicants to submit their application at the earliest opportunity as the closing date may be brought forward at any time. Should we wish to contact you to arrange an earlier interview this will be arranged based on the availability of the candidate and the panel. Please indicate in your cover letter if you are unable to attend on a particular day.
In order to be considered, please create an online account using our Online Recruitment System which can be accessed through our Job Vacancies Page. You will be able to attach a CV and covering letter to your application, track your application and view other vacancies that may be of interest.
To view further details about this role and the benefits of working for us please visit the Alzheimer’s Research UK website.
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Centre 33 is an ambitious and growing charity based across Cambridgeshire. We offer a range of high quality services to young people aged 13-25, including information and support on a “drop in” basis, mental health services, counselling, housing and financial advice, sexual health support and support for young carers.
We are looking to recruit an efficient, friendly and enthusiastic Administrator to support our Someone to Talk to team.
Your principal responsibility is to handle and respond to all incoming communication and enquiries from young people, families and professionals seeking support via our frontline phone, email, text and Whatsapp streams.
This role will also provide comprehensive administrative support for the Service Team providing the ongoing support to young people. These administrative duties will include, but are not limited to, assisting with, planning and coordinating meetings, creating monthly reports from our internal database and various other general administrative duties.
You will be pro-active and thorough in your approach, identifying and managing priorities for the team and will have the ability to communicate key messages and tasks confidently. You will provide a friendly and professional response to enquiries from young people who are often reaching out for support for the first time.
You will be privy to sensitive information and a commitment to confidentiality and discretion is vital. You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills and will have no problem in multi-tasking or planning and prioritising your workload. You will be organised and efficient with a positive, can-do attitude and the ability to work well within a team.
A commitment to the values of Centre 33 is essential.
This post is subject to a DBS check and references.
Centre 33 strives to be an equal opportunities employer.
We welcome discussions about part time and flexible working arrangements
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The Huntington’s Disease Association is seeking a Specialist Huntington's Disease Adviser to cover the East Anglia (Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Essex) area. The role is full-time - 35 hours per week.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated person who is dedicated and committed to the welfare of families affected by Huntington’s disease, developing and improving the quality of care that they receive.
The post holder will provide advice, support and guidance to families affected by Huntington's disease in the area. The role is home-based but will involve extensive travel within the region and occasional travel across England and Wales.
This post holder will need to have skills gained within a Health and Social Care profession.
The main responsibilities will be to offer help, information, advice, support and education to everyone affected by Huntington’s disease and professionals involved in supporting them.
The appointee will undergo a DBS check for enhanced disclosure.
Full details of how we securely handle the data you provide to us as part of the recruitment process can be found in our privacy notice for job applicants on our website or in the document attached.
To apply, please send us your CV and a cover letter detailing your relevant skills and why you want the position along with a completed safer recruitment form to recruitment @ hda. org. uk
We are committed to equal opportunities in our recruitment process and in order to find out how well we are doing we collect monitoring data. This will not form part of the selection process in any way and will be used for monitoring purposes only. The completion of this form is voluntary.
Closing date for applications is 5pm Monday 19 April 2021.
Interviews will be via zoom over the on Friday 30 April 2021.
Please contact us if you would like further information about the role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Good Life Facilitators
1 Full Time Post
£22,183.00 per annum (NJC 2020 Salary Scale Point 12)
Working across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
CPSL Mind is a vibrant, values-led charity that supports local people in their recovery from mental health issues, promotes wellbeing and campaigns against stigma and discrimination.
Our work ranges from prevention and early intervention to award-winning crisis support. We also seek to influence positive change through our training services and ground-breaking campaigns activity.
- Our Good Life Service provides 1:1 support for individuals within their home or their community environment.
- This 1:1 support is intensive and based on Recovery Principles.
- Our Good Life Service enables people to maintain and develop their mental and physical wellbeing both in their home and in community settings.
If you are passionate about wellbeing and mental health, have experience of working in the mental health field, or an understanding of mental health issues gained through other experiences, and possess the right qualities as detailed in our Person Specification, then we would love to hear from you.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Closing date: 09:00 Monday 26th April 2021
Interviews: week commencing 4th May 2021
No agencies please.
We are looking for a dynamic and outgoing Community & Events Fundraiser, who will lead on the delivery of our community fundraising and events programme – the heart of our engagement and income generation strategy.
Working within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, Head to Toe Charity are focused on enhancing and extending the NHS provision, creating more opportunities for the people who need our mental and physical health services to live well, whilst improving the wellbeing of our regional community.
This is an exciting time for the Charity, as we grow and develop our small team in line with our ambitious plans. You'll join us with experience in community / events fundraising, will be used to communicating to a wide range of audiences and stakeholders and will be able to manage your own workload.
You will demonstrate excellent time management and engagement skills, building a strong network across the regional NHS and wider public communities, whilst providing excellent stewardship to fundraisers.
This exciting role is for someone highly organised, motivated, and enthusiastic about enhancing the role of the NHS within our community. The successful candidate will be able to work proactively to delivering tasks to a high professional standard, demonstrating a strong work ethic and a dynamic approach.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are recruiting for start dates throughout 2021, including July and September. Please note that most of our new recruits will be based in our Global Headquarters in Cambridge, however we have a small number of opportunities available at our London and Manchester offices. This role is available on a full-time or part-time basis.
Pro Bono at Costello Medical
Our Pro Bono division delivers projects free-of-charge to charities and not-for-profit organisations within the pharmaceutical and medical device sectors, with the aim of making a real difference to causes that our staff care about. We offer our full range of services on a pro bono basis, working collaboratively across our divisions and office locations to secure the right expertise to fulfil project briefs. Examples of recent pro bono projects can be found here and include creating patient information and education materials, and helping organisations to build their evidence base. To support local capacity building, we run an internship scheme that gives nationals from low- or middle-income countries skills in evidence-based medicine and health economics that they can apply to problems in their community. We also volunteer our time to local community projects as well as raise funds for local charities, nominated by our employees.
About the Role
Project Assistants support our project teams with a wide range of administrative, project coordination and scientific tasks. The role is therefore varied and, in a typical week, your time will be divided across both internal projects that contribute to the successful operation of the Pro Bono division, as well as multiple scientific projects that will span several different disease areas.
You will sit at the heart of the Pro Bono division and play a key role in the smooth running of the team’s operation. You will be responsible for supporting the implementation of the latest operational and administrative processes within the Pro Bono division, as well as identifying and suggesting process improvements and changes to current ways of working, to enhance quality and efficiency within the division and, where appropriate, the wider company. You will also be the go-to person for divisional resources and will take responsibility for keeping these up-to-date.
Within this role, there is scope to grow and develop towards the roles of Senior Project Coordinator and then Account Support Manager. This may lead to you supporting managers, and specifically the Division Head, in ensuring the successful performance of the division, particularly in terms of resource planning and productivity, as well as supporting the division’s morale, motivation, training needs and wellbeing.
Initial responsibilities will depend on which projects you join, but are likely to include:
- Screening records for relevance to research questions and extracting data from relevant publications into Excel
- Writing up the methods and results of reviews into engaging reports
- Formatting, consistency and general quality control review of scientific documents, including reports, manuscripts, abstracts and posters
- Reformatting of scientific documents to ensure adherence to client requirements and/or relevant submission guidelines
- Supporting the accurate referencing of scientific materials, including preparing reference packs
- Assisting Project Managers with client and author communication on multi-component projects, and the production of progress reports and summaries that enhance the level of customer service delivered
- Supporting the development of client proposals and tracking those sent and responded to
- Running analyses to help the Pro Bono team and wider company monitor progress towards their pro bono project objectives and assess the impact of our work
- Coordinating logistics and providing project support for events and meetings
- Ownership of tasks in our project management system to support the correct budgeting and invoicing of projects
- Scheduling meetings, and recording minutes and coordinating their distribution
- Preparation of compliance documentation
- Liaising with external suppliers, including translation agencies
- Assisting the team with planning and the development of planning tools to optimise the productivity of the team and cross-collaboration between the team and other divisions
- Helping the project team to keep abreast of the latest potentially relevant sources of information to inform their project work, and keeping all divisional resources up-to-date
- Organising divisional monthly meetings, team socials and other internal activities
What is the Difference Between the Project Assistant and the Analyst Role?
Analysts and Project Assistants share a similar level of responsibilities however the roles do differ significantly in terms of daily duties.
Analysts within our Pro Bono division conduct detailed analyses of scientific data to then create a variety of materials that are presented to, and used by, our clients.
Whilst working on the same projects across a variety of disease areas, Project Assistants within the Pro Bono team use their scientific knowledge to provide project management support and administrative help to project teams, allowing the timely delivery of high-quality work. Additionally, Project Assistants work with senior colleagues within their division and colleagues from the Operations team to carry out internal administrative tasks, suggesting improvements and working to maximise efficiency within their teams.
About You
The ideal candidate will be proactive, innovative, have a genuine interest in healthcare and giving back to local communities, and be eager to take on new challenges and responsibilities with an ambition to develop the role.
This role will suit those who are passionate about the concept of evidence-based medicine, have excellent attention-to-detail and organisational skills, and a talent for communication.
Skills and experience required:
- A degree level or equivalent qualification in a scientific discipline (2.1 minimum) including but not limited to; biology, chemistry, pharmacy and medicine
- Passion for the not-for-profit sector
- A flair for, and attention to, detail
- Professional oral and written communication skills
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Excellent organisational skills and a passion for maintaining high levels of organisation across tasks and processes
- The ability to respond to conflicting deadlines, work independently and self-manage your time
- A commitment to delivering excellent customer service
- A desire and aptitude for collaborative working across project teams
- “Can do” approach, and the initiative, positivity and creativity required to continually improve services
You will receive close training and mentorship from experienced colleagues, so no prior experience is required.
What We Offer
The starting salary for the role is £26,000, pro-rated for part-time candidates. Please visit our career pages to learn about our reward package and the other benefits of working for Costello Medical.
How to Apply
Please submit your CV and a cover letter via our online application form. In your cover letter you should explain why you think you would be suited to the role and why you would like to join Costello Medical. Your CV should clearly state dates of all relevant degrees alongside the grades you have achieved, or are due to receive, for your undergraduate and postgraduate degrees as well as your A levels.
Please note that we are unfortunately unable to sponsor visa applications for our Project Assistant – Pro Bono role.
Please contact the recruitment team at recruitment(@)costellomedical(dot)com if you have any questions about the role or application process.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.