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Engagement Officer

Home based

Salary: £27,000 per annum

Four-year fixed term contract

35 hours per week

Reporting to an Engagement Team Manager you will recruit volunteers by promoting Re-engage’s services.

develop effective relationships with new and existing referrers such as social prescribers and community link workers.

identify and cultivate new, innovative referral pathways to connect with a broader demographic of seniors experiencing social isolation and loneliness.

support the wider Re-engage team in the delivery of our grant funded projects.

This role has a national UK remit and as and where the need arises.

Engagement Officer tasks and requirements:

• Growing and developing our network of referral partners, including social prescribers and link workers, ensuring that Re-engage's work is promoted to people aged 75+ who are experiencing social isolation and loneliness.
• Utilise Re-engage's CRM (OPUS) to inform evidence-based, data-driven decision-making to develop effective engagement plans.
• Working closely with the service delivery team ensuring that the right people are recruited and engaged into the right roles, in the right place, and at the right times.
• Collaborating with the communications team to support the widest possible publicity for the charity’s needs through media and social media opportunities, local press, radio, TV, and online forums.
• Liaising closely with the fundraising team delivering against recruitment targets linked to grants and supporting them with persuasive proposals and grant applications, using acquired national knowledge and collecting case studies.
• Identifying speaking and presenting opportunities ensuring that Re-engage's work is promoted to referrers.
• Joint accountability, with colleagues, for growing the engagement of older people and the recruitment of volunteers into Re-engage's portfolio of services.
• Carrying out any other reasonable tasks assigned to you by your line manager.
• We put the safeguarding of our older people, volunteers, and colleagues at the heart of everything we do and as such, this role will be subject to an enhanced criminal record check.

Knowledge, skills, and attributes

Essential

• Excellent people skills with a proven ability to network and collaborate with professionals, partners, older people, volunteers, and colleagues.
• Digital first approach with strong ability and enthusiasm about using technology to its full advantage to engage and recruit older people and volunteers and make data informed decisions.
• Experience of working with a wide range of stakeholders from the statutory, commercial, and voluntary sectors to deliver results.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Organised and methodical approach to work with strong administrative skills.
• Self-motivated, able to work remotely at pace to deadlines with minimal supervision and meet KPIs.
• A clear understanding of safeguarding systems and processes and of confidentiality and the implications of GDPR when working with volunteers and older people.

Desirable

• Experience working in a target-driven environment in community engagement or sales
• Understanding of the volunteer journey, including recruitment and engagement.
• Full driving license and own car preferred as this post may require national travel and the occasional overnight stay.

About us

We are positive about old age and committed to reducing loneliness so that older people can have social lives and friendship groups however old they are. We inspire and enable meaningful connections and shared experiences within communities across the UK for people over 75 facing loneliness or social isolation.

We are proud of our values - positive, innovative, transparent, evidence-based, and accountable - and of our ethos of bringing generations together. These guide our day-to-day work, alongside our commitment to harnessing technology.

Joining our team means making a tangible impact on the lives of older people while enjoying a supportive and inclusive work environment. Although we operate remotely, we encourage teamwork and wellbeing through many and varied interest groups and virtual networking and social activities. We also offer periodic opportunities for regional groups of staff to meet face to face to discuss and feedback on specific operations issues.

How we recruit

Diversity and inclusion are important to us. We want our team of staff to be representative of all sections of society, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.

We use the recruitment platform hireful. The application process includes an inbuilt anonymisation feature which removes identifiable personal data from your CV. We also add competency questions to the process which asses your approach to real issues that you would face in this role. Each response is anonymised and reviewed separately by each hiring team member before the total scores are averaged to create a leaderboard of candidates. Using hireful allows us to reduce unconscious bias and subjectivity, and candidates experience a more skills-based recruitment process which helps us to hire the best talent for our roles.

The closing date is 5pm on Monday 13 May 2024, however, you should note that we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications. Therefore, if you’re interested in this role and in working for Re-engage, we would encourage you to apply ASAP. Interviews will be held w/c 27 May via Teams.

Benefits: Annual leave: 26 days plus bank holidays Remote working Flexible working Health: Bupa cash plan Pension Enhanced family friendly policies

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About INTRAC

INTRAC exists to promote positive social change. We do this by strengthening the wider ecosystems of civil society support and also by supporting civil society organisations themselves. So that these organisations are better able to develop, engage with others, and do what they want to do, better. We are a group of ethical and values-driven practitioners with expertise in civil society strengthening. Through our staff and global network we provide consultancy services, training and practical resources to support civil society actors in different ways.

We are particularly focused on organisational change and strengthening and providing support to strategy development, evidencing impact, and capturing, and responding to, learning. We work with organisations, movements and networks, and to strengthen the enabling environment for civil society. Our ambitious new strategy focuses on strengthening civil society ecosystems, rooted in local culture, methods, practices and knowledge bases, and connected to global learning and debate to enable further sense-making and collective action to change how civil society is supported.

About the role

As Project Officer you will play a central role in the delivery of INTRAC’s consultancy assignments and grant funded projects. This will involve coordinating short and long term projects, involving staff and consultants through our global network and clients around the world, ensuring effective and quality delivery. We carry out a wide variety of assignments, ranging from project evaluations to bespoke in-house training and learning partner roles for complex, multi-country civil society strengthening programmes.

You will work on a range of activities, such as organising and supporting online learning sessions, meetings or focus groups, coordinating feedback, communicating with team members and clients, administrative tasks, to support the smooth running and success of our work.

You will have an eye for detail, experience providing administrative and coordination support to complex projects and will be comfortable carrying out a number of tasks with competing deadlines at the same time.

We are looking for a versatile and dynamic individual, wanting to use their skills to support civil society around the world and with an interest in current debates concerning decolonisation and movements to shift power.

If you have strong leadership and strategic planning skills, vision, fiscal acumen and a passion for and understanding of the rights and well-being of disabled people, then we would love to hear from you.

Possability People is a pan-impairment disability charity based in Brighton. We work with people with a number of health conditions, including mental health, as well as older people.

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic senior manager to act as Chief Officer to lead our disability charity’s growth and development. The Chief Officer will provide strategic guidance and oversight, ensure operational efficiency and sustainability, and maintain the organisation's commitment to serving disabled people in our community.

Salary: £50K+ negotiable for exceptional candidates

                             (flexible hours arrangements if appropriate)

Reports to: Chair of Trustees

Working Hours: 35 hours per week, full time

Holidays: 28 days plus Bank Holidays

Deadline for this post is: Monday 13 May 2024 (9am)

Interviews will take place on: Tuesday 21 May 2024 (online)

We actively encourage applications from disabled people in accordance with a policy of equal opportunity. We guarantee an interview if you demonstrate you meet the minimum criteria and have let us know you’re a disabled person.

Please apply via our website by submitting our application form. CVs will not be accepted. Closing date for applications is 15th May 2024. 

Are you an experienced, strategic leader who wants to make a difference in communities? Have you got the strategic insights and ability to implement change? If so, take a look at our Deputy CEO role. This is an exciting role at the interface of local and national – supporting local infrastructure organisations, and providing a voice to influence on the national stage. This is a challenging and interesting role at the heart of social action and resilient communities.

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NAVCA is the umbrella body for local voluntary sector support organisations. We support a thriving local voluntary sector, so that anyone who wants to volunteer, or start a community group has good, local advice and support.  As a small energetic team, we work collaboratively and flexibly, supporting each other as well as our members.

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We are seeking a proactive, motivated and solution-focused leader with a track record of developing and delivering across a broad portfolio, who makes strong connections and relationships within, and between, organisations across sectors. Our new Deputy CEO will have excellent insights into local infrastructure organisations, and provide vision, strategic direction and leadership to challenge, develop and support them to thrive. You will have oversight of our operations and member support – including developing a suite of products for our member offer, overseeing grant dissemination, with knowledge and understanding of quality assurance and accreditation systems. You will also be responsible for developing and seeking out income opportunities from a wide range of sources.

Location: Homebased/hybrid, within commutable distance of Central Office, London, Peckham
Job Type: Part time, 15 hours per week can be worked flexibly over 2-3 days
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £28,350
Benefits: Generous Holiday allowance Season Ticket loan Cycle to work scheme Charity worker discounts Enhanced maternity package Wellness, inclusion, and diversity groups EAP scheme Life assurance

We're looking for an outstanding Fundraising Officer to join our team. If you have a keen interest in the Criminal Justice System and are passionate about supporting people affected by imprisonment, we’d love to hear from you.

The majority of Pact’s voluntary income comes from Trusts and Foundations, helping to further our work with prisoners, former prisoners and their children and families. Consequently, this is a vital role in the fundraising team. We enjoy warm and committed relationships with a wide range of trusts and foundations and have a robust trust pipeline contributing to core and specific restricted projects.

As the Fundraising Officer (Trusts & Foundations), you will support the Senior Development Manager (Trusts & Foundations) to raise vital grant income to support Pact’s charitable services and activities. This is a varied role which will involve you helping to identify potential new sources of grant funding from charitable trusts & foundations, whilst ensuring the very best stewardship of a portfolio of our existing relationships.

If you’re an experienced trusts fundraiser wanting to step up and take responsibility for your own portfolio of small to medium-sized grants, please get in touch!

What we offer:

Pact offers a range of benefits including a free advice, information and counselling service, contributory pension, corporate eye care scheme, cycle to work scheme and generous holiday entitlement. You will have the opportunity to attend training events to further develop yourself as a professional. You will undergo a thorough induction process and be supported by a friendly and enthusiastic team

How to apply:

Please apply with your CV and a supporting statement (max 2 pages) outlining specifically how you meet the criteria outlined in the person specification.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Other information:

Pact is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all applications including those with a criminal conviction (appointment to post is subject to a risk assessment).

This post is subject to a 6-month probationary period, verification of identity and proven right to work in the UK, satisfactory references from previous employers covering a 5-year period, declaration of any unspent criminal convictions (and where appropriate a satisfactory risk assessment), and a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

You may also have experience in the following: Trusts and Foundations Fundraiser, Grant Income Development Officer, Charitable Trusts Liaison Officer, Foundation Grants Coordinator, Philanthropy Engagement Officer, Fundraising Specialist (Trusts & Foundations), Grants Acquisition Coordinator, Charitable Partnerships Officer, Grants Relationship Manager, Foundation Funding Coordinator, etc.

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Are you looking for a fulfilling role where you can make a real difference? Are you organised and people orientated? We have an exciting opportunity at our Birmingham Centre to support us in connecting with our local community. Thrive is a national charity that uses gardening to change lives. We’re looking for a Community Engagement Officer who will strengthen our links within the local community, such that more people know about Thrive, understand what we do and access our programs.

Funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, we’re looking to significantly build on our fantastic work in Birmingham over the next two years. Working as a key part of the team at Thrive in Birmingham, the Community Engagement Officer will increase participation and strengthen our referral pathways through productive relationships. Such that engagement with our services is representative of the diversity within our locality. The successful candidate will have strong communication and organisational skills. We’re looking for a relational operator who can confidently facilitate visitors and work independently with a range of external partners.

to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check.  Thrive complies fully with the DBS Code of Practice.  Having a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an individual from working for Thrive.

Closing date for applications: 17.00 on the 2nd May 2024. We will be reviewing applications as they come in, so early application is recommended.

Community Engagement Officer

£30,000 - £34,000 (dependent on relevant skills and experience) plus generous benefits

Location: Home-based, with occasional travel to Football Foundation offices and other sites

We are the Football Foundation - the Premier League, the FA and government’s charity that delivers outstanding grassroots facilities, more and better places to play, transforming lives and communities where it is needed most. 

To help us with this important mission, we’re looking for a Community Engagement Officer to join the team and play a key role in ensuring we achieve our objectives of engaging with and increasing physical activity levels amongst the four key priority groups facing the greatest inequalities: low socio-economic groups, women and girls, disabled people and people with long term health conditions, and culturally diverse communities.

This is an exciting time to be joining the Football Foundation and this is a great opportunity to use your knowledge and experience of place-based working and community engagement to make a real difference through community sports.

About the Football Foundation

Over the last 22 years, the Foundation has awarded more than 23,000 grants to deliver outstanding grassroots facilities across England worth more than £877 million. This year, the Foundation will be investing more money than ever into facilities across England and is committed to improving the experience of playing football for everyone. 

The Foundation’s goal is to unlock the power of pitches ensuring everyone has a great place to play regardless of gender, race, disability or place

The role

As Community Engagement Officer you will play a key role in ensuring the Foundation achieves its objectives of engaging with and increasing physical activity levels amongst the four key priority groups facing the greatest inequalities: low socio-economic groups, women and girls, disabled people and people with long term health conditions, and culturally diverse communities. This will predominantly be achieved through the critical support you will provide to our ambitious PlayZones Programme, as we continue to roll the programme out across priority areas of the Country.

We have an ambition to deliver in excess of 200 PlayZone facilities by 2025. To realise this ambition, we’re going to focus on investing in safe, inclusive, and accessible facilities in communities with the greatest need. We will tackle inequalities in physical activity levels and create inclusive opportunities for our priority groups to become active through recreational formats of football and other sports and activities.

With a great deal to do, the role will be pivotal in working with local groups to support them through the application process, and to ensure high quality projects are being developed based on local community need.

The role sits within the Football Foundation’s Delivery Team, the team responsible for strategic identification and capital project delivery, reporting to the Community Engagement Lead and with responsibility for a portfolio of PlayZone programme areas within one of the Delivery Team geographical regions.

You will provide critical support to applicants and work extremely closely with our network of Delivery Managers & Officers to advise and agree community engagement plans for a range of Over £25k projects – helping to ensure their engagement is robust, but that applicants also receive support and guidance as required throughout the development of their application.

Community Engagement Officers will champion the benefits of great engagement, capturing good practice, identifying successful approaches, and share knowledge and learning across the Foundation and other stakeholders.

What are we looking for?

You don’t need to follow football to apply, but it is expected that you appreciate the power of sport to change lives and have a genuine interest in using your skills and experience to help the Foundation achieve our charitable and strategic objectives.

You must be educated to HND/Degree standard, or with the equivalent experience, with knowledge of how sports development can be used for community benefit. You must have strong communication and interpersonal skills with experience of communicating with and supporting a diverse range of colleagues and customers remotely.

Your knowledge of place-based working and how to best reach and engage with local communities will be key for this role, as well as your understanding of the inequalities that exist in supporting active lives across socio economic groups, women & girls, individuals with a disability or a long-term health condition, and culturally diverse communities. You will be aware of and have experience of dealing with the operations and challenges faced by community organisations, charities, and the voluntary sector.

You must be highly organised, with working knowledge of different project management techniques and experience of managing multiple projects at the same time. While not essential, experience of producing robust reports and of using dashboards to monitor the progress of projects would be useful.

How we achieve our goals is equally important to us. We are striving to be an inclusive and diverse organisation which reflects the diverse communities, users and beneficiaries of our work and the outcomes we deliver. Becoming part of the Football Foundation team, will give you the chance to deliver a positive impact in every community in England; to help transform lives and communities through great places to play; and to be part of a supportive and inclusive staff team that works hard and plays fair to achieve its goals.

For full details of the role and requirements, please download our recruitment pack below.

What can we offer you?

The salary for this role is £30,000 - £34,000 per annum (dependent on relevant skills and experience). You will start on 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (which increases after 2 years), plus additional time off to volunteer. We also offer a generous pension scheme (8% employer contribution), collective bonus scheme, free health care provision, a monthly gym subsidy, interest-free season ticket loan, death in service benefit and access to selected match tickets

We are committed to helping our team members maintain a healthy work-life balance, so offer flexible working around core hours to help achieve that.

Equality and Diversity Commitment

The Football Foundation is committed to, and values the principles of diversity, equality, and inclusion. We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive working environment where all our team feel respected and supported in fulfilling their potential. We encourage and welcome applications from all, regardless of background and are particularly interested to hear from individuals belonging to under-represented groups including diverse ethnic communities, individuals with a disability and those from the LGBTQI+ community.

Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either application or interview stage, please contact us at jobs @ footballfoundation. org .uk

How do I apply?

To apply, please follow the steps outlined below:

1. Please send the following to jobs @ footballfoundation. org. uk

o CV

o Cover letter - please highlight briefly and clearly how your skills, abilities and experience equip you for the role, together with your reasons for applying.

 The closing date for applications is: Wednesday 22 May 2024 at midday

 Interviews are currently scheduled for 30 May 2024.

 Due to the volume of applications received for most roles, the Foundation only contacts candidates if they are shortlisted for interview. If you do not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, you should assume your application has not been successful.

Please note that you must be eligible to work in the UK to apply.

Role Summary

As the Director of Research and Public Affairs you lead a team working across the full range of research work (including commissioning, grant-making and in-house research) and public affairs work (including policy analysis, advocacy work and mobilising our activists). You also contribute to the charity’s strategies, leadership and governance as a member of the Executive Team. Ultimately, your role is to generate new knowledge; and communicate knowledge, ideas and emotions to change hearts and minds, creating tangible reductions in alcohol harm across the UK.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

Leadership, strategy & planning

1. Lead the research and public affairs functions at Alcohol Change UK.

2. Produce and deliver plans across our research and public affairs work programmes that are ambitious for change (impact), realistic given our resources, and consistent with our strategy, our other work programmes, and our values.

3. Set budgets, tightly control costs and identify opportunities for making savings, growing income and making the case for investment.

4. Appropriately monitor and evaluate our research and public affairs work with a view to knowing, growing and showing the impact we make.

Research

5. Work closely with the CEO, Policy and Research Manager, R&P sub-committee and Wales Office to determine and oversee the charity’s programme of commissioned research, research grants, and in-house research.

6. Ensure that all research is designed with impact-in-mind and, once complete, that it delivers on that impact through active and ongoing communication of the findings to the right audiences with the right messages through the right channels.

7. Lead the research function to be the central hub for the charity on the topic of alcohol harm and its solutions, staying on top of new research.

8. Influence the research spending of other agencies (e.g. NIHR) with a view to maximising funding into alcohol research in general.

Public Affairs

9. Lead and manage the charity’s public affairs activity, deploying the CEO, Research & Policy Officer and other staff as a team.

10.  Lead our work with external alliances, such as the Alcohol Health Alliance and the Alcohol and Families Alliance, and on the APPG on Alcohol Harm.

11.  Develop excellent relationships with Parliamentarians, civil servants, charities and other important institutional actors in our field.

12.  Build Campaigner journeys for our engagement audience to best mobilise them to help us with our influencing work.

13.  Lead on the commissioning and management of any external public affairs agencies, parliamentary monitoring services and similar suppliers.

14.  Ensure our policy positions are kept up-to-date, based on emerging evidence and contemporary thinking, and consistent with our principles.

15.  Work closely with the Director of Engagement and Fundraising to effectively mobilise and deploy our activists, Community Champions and other supporters so they (i) make a difference, (ii) become better informed over time, and (iii) remain motivated to campaign for our cause.

16.  Work closely with the Director of Marketing and Communications to influence all forms of media to better support our desired outcomes.

Team Leadership and Management

17.  Lead and manage the research and public affairs team(s), ensuring excellent line management.

18.  Lead the process of recruiting and inducting new team members, as appropriate.

19.  Proactively develop your own skills and experience as well as those of staff within your team.

Cross-organisational Role

20.  Act as a spokesperson for the charity at high profile events and across media, including radio and TV.

21.  Be an active and positive member of the charity’s Executive Team.

22.  Work with colleagues across the charity to support their work and to act as ‘one team’.

23.  Work particularly closely with colleagues in the Wales office, optimising opportunities for joint working.

24.  Contribute actively and positively to the development of charity-wide strategies and activity.

Other Duties

25.  Continually develop your knowledge of alcohol harm and solutions to it.

26.  Act as a positive ambassador for Alcohol Change UK at all times.

27.  Know, embrace and actively uphold the values of Alcohol Change UK at all times.

Other reasonable duties at the request of the CEO.

We are looking to recruit a Collections Documentation Officer to join our team based in Stafford. You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis, and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £25,360 per annum.

The Royal Air Force Museum is a national museum, a Government non-departmental public body (NDPB) and a registered charity, with two sister sites at London and Midlands. Our purpose is to share the RAF story, past, present and future - using the stories of its people and our collections in order to engage, inform and inspire. Our Vision is to inspire everyone with the RAF story – the people who shape it and its place in our lives.

We have two public sites (London and Midlands) and a stored collection (Stafford). Our trading company and active fundraising supplement Grant in Aid which comes through the Ministry of Defence.

Purpose of the Collections Documentation Officer role is to:

The Museum is looking for an experienced Collections Documentation Officer to join the team at an exciting time as we progress our Strategy to 2030 and continue the development phase of a National Lottery Heritage Fund supported programme of investment at our Midlands site.

You will help to administer the preparation of our collections to move to a new storage facility as well as provide admin support to the Museum’s Collections Review and Transfer programmes. This role will be based at our Stafford site and will work across all three Museum sites as required. Working elsewhere in the UK and abroad may be necessary.

Key responsibilities of our Collections Documentation Officer include:

• Contributing to the administration of the Museum’s Midlands Development Programme and Cosford Master Plan, particularly supporting all stages of preparing and relocating the collections, including reports and statistics.
• Compiling, verifying and maintaining detailed and accurate records for Museum objects and Collections Management activities, ensuring conformity with Spectrum standards
• Reviewing documentation backlogs in support of the Midlands Development Programme
• Supporting in facilitating physical and electronic access to the collection and collections information via contributions to the Collections Review, Loans Review, Transfer and location coding projects
• Supporting in gathering and researching provenance and hazards information for objects within the collection, including digitisation of records
• Supporting in the handling and movement of a wide range of materials, ranging from boxes of documents to heavy machinery, where required
• Delivering Collections Management and CMS support to Museum staff and volunteers, including provision of forms and Object Numbers
• Supporting the Museum’s adherence to the Arts Council England’s Accreditation Standard
• Providing on-site first aid cover to staff and volunteers.

What we are looking for in our Collections Documentation Officer:

• A relevant degree in conservation or equivalent experience
• Experience of working (paid or voluntary) in a museum or heritage organisation
• Displays enthusiasm around activities, adopting a positive approach when interacting with others, and motivating team members
• Uses experience and knowledge of standard practices, procedures or customs to evaluate problems and make appropriate decisions/provide appropriate advice
• Full, clean driving licence and willingness to drive hire cars and vans
• Experience of working to international museum standards for the transportation, packing and handling of museum objects
• Experience working at height for object installation and de-installation work
• Current first aid certification (or willingness to gain certification

Closing date for applications: 26th May 2024

Interviews will take place on: 6th June 2024

If you think you have what it takes and want to be part of this exciting journey, please click apply now to be re-directed to our jobs page where you can access the application method and details for the Collections Documentation Officer role. Join us in delivering our purpose and achieving our vision, ensuring that the Royal Air Force’s story continues to enrich and inspire current and future generations. We would love to hear from you.

As a Trust & Corporate Fundraising Officer, you will support thousands of young people each year by engaging with companies, trusts, foundations and other funding bodies and securing funding for our programmes. Our fundraising team create opportunities for thousands of underrepresented young people to access the jobs of the future. At EDT we are passionate about providing accredited skills development programmes that support young people to reach their potential.

ABOUT EDT: EDT is a UK-wide charity with over 35 years of experience developing and delivering industry-linked STEM educational content. Our mission is to connect young people with industry and inspire STEM futures. Our programmes are designed to engage a wide range of young people and meet the needs of industry and education, through face-to-face and virtual delivery. Young people are at the heart of what we do and through providing industry informed, curriculum enhancing learning experiences, we help them develop personal and interpersonal skills, fulfil their potential, and make informed decisions about their future. We recognise their achievement through Industrial Cadet accreditation and awards, an industry-led quality benchmark. Our mission is to connect young people with industry and inspire STEM futures. Our core values include being 'passionate, collaborative, dynamic and showing respect'.

Salary: Band B, £24k to £30k, depending on skills and experience.

Benefits: 25 days annual leave per year plus bank holidays, pension (up to 10% employer contribution), life insurance (3 times annual salary), volunteering days, flexible working and well-being support and activities; including employee assistance, wellbeing and health programme, WeCare.

Hours: It is a permanent, full-time (37.5 hours a week) role and we offer remote, hybrid and flexible working options (EDT have a UK network of regional offices West Midlands, Plymouth, Glasgow, Manchester, Hertfordshire and Southampton).

Key Responsibilities:

· Identify and maximise opportunities to raise funds from companies, trusts, foundations, and other funding bodies.

· Manage a portfolio of existing and prospective partners from across companies, trusts and foundations.

·  Research and maintain an on-going, sustainable pipeline of prospects including new trusts and foundations, companies and industry sectors.

· Plan, prepare and write compelling applications for funding.

· Build effective relationships with funders in order to secure long-term funding and support. Achieve income targets that support the delivery and fundraising goals.

· Keep accurate, relevant, timely records on our CRM and maintain regular communication with relevant teams including operations, finance, marketing and fundraising teams.

· Create inspiring reports and updates for funders that bring to life the impact of their support and demonstrate first class stewardship.

· Where appropriate, attend events to meet funders and/or promote EDT.

· Work closely with relevant teams to embed monitoring and evaluation throughout the funding process. Report on progress, results and income in a timely manner.

· Work with the Fundraising Manager with analysing trends to support the fundraising strategy.

Competencies and Attributes:

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

· Strong organisation skills - can manage workload and deadlines and proactively work to achieve timely delivery.

· Experience of securing funding from grant makers and/or companies.

· Experience of planning, preparing and writing high quality bids, funding applications and reports.

· Knowledge of managing funders' relationships. Knowledge of databases/data management, including producing reports.

· A strong team player, who can communicate effectively and engage colleagues at all levels and develop strong and productive relationships.

· Attention to detail and IT proficiency.

· Understanding of applicable legislation.

· A knowledge of the not for profit/charity sector.

· The ability to travel to locations across the UK on occasions to meet colleagues, funders and partners.

The successful candidate will be required to fulfil an enhanced DBS/PVG check.

Closing date: Friday 10th May 2024.

Interview dates: Week commencing 13th of May 2024.

About the Tropical Health and Education Trust (THET)

THET is a global health charity working in partnership with governments, health
institutions, and international bodies to train health workers and strengthen health
systems across 31 countries.
We do this through grants management and capacity building, alongside research,
convening and advocacy towards the goal of Universal Health Coverage. At the centre of
our approach, is the model of Health Partnerships, long-term relationships between UK
and LMIC health institutions, which improve health services through the reciprocal
exchange of skills, knowledge, and experience.
At the heart of our work is vision of a world where everyone has access to healthcare.
Find out more on our website.

Key Responsibilities

Recruitment & Retention

• Administer the recruitment process by placing job adverts into the template on Canva, removing expired job adverts from the THET website; downloading applications; setting up interviews
• Update staff induction materials
• Update the Organisational Organogram on a monthly basis
• Update staff profiles on the THET website
• Maintain internal HR email/In-box
• Ensure new starters are added to the relevant induction meetings and staff meetings

Development & Performance

• Provide induction and refresher training to staff and volunteers on international travel
• Monitor implementation of staff training and development plans

Policies and procedures

• Follow THET policies and procedures, flagging any issues arising
• Update control sheet for policy review dates and maintain version control numbers for policies and forms

Administration

• Provide administrative support to the CEO and SMT
• Update and maintain the Activ absence system: – Create user accounts for new staff/ archive leavers; monitor staff absences
• Administer travel arrangements within the UK and overseas for senior managers
• Oversee and improve standard operating procedures and forms
• Support the HR & Operations Manager with administration of new and current consultants, volunteers, and interns (recruitment, contract reviews, induction, and compliance training schedules)

Operational Support

• Coordinate the procurement process for items and services including approvals, advertising, tender process, preferred supplier contracts, communication to parties
• Undertake office management tasks including responding to THET mail/ calls; arranging and servicing office meetings; maintaining email distribution lists and email accounts
• Facilitate the purchasing of staff IT and other work equipment in line with budget
• Activate email accounts; coordinate laptops for new staff/leavers; open and close IT accounts for starters, and deactivate these for leavers
• Act as the main point of contact for the outsourced IT supplier.

Health and wellbeing

• Prompt Country Directors to ensure Country risk registers are up-to-date and evacuation/hibernation plans exist

Candidates can apply by submitting a two-page cover letter stating why they are interested in this position, what they would bring to the role and how they fit the person's specification.

This letter should be submitted with a CV to THET by midnight Monday, 20th May, with ‘HR & Operations Officer’ in the subject line. Applicants must be available for interview and assessment over the following two weeks. Please visit our website for a full JD and instructions.

This post is UK based and you will require current and valid permission to work in the UK.

About you

 Are you detail-oriented, love working with data and want to work in a great team that’s making a difference to people living with myeloma? We’re looking for an enthusiastic Data Officer who has experience working with relational databases with a strong understanding of data protection and electronic marketing regulation. This role is ideal for someone who is methodical, enjoys a varied to-do list, and is committed to continuous professional development.

The right candidate will have experience working with databases in a fundraising or marketing context, be comfortable wrangling and cleaning data and possess the ability to communicate complex concepts effectively. If you have experience with data analysis and visualisation that’s even better!

About the Role

As a Data Officer at Myeloma UK, you will be supporting the charity as we implement a brand-new data strategy. You will ensure our data is handled with the highest care, complying with best practice in data protection, and be involved in projects covering data management, data cleaning, reporting, and analysis.

Some of your varied responsibilities will include:

· Collaborate across the charity assessing our processing and help to manage communication preferences, data assets, including maintaining the Records of Processing Activities (RoPA) log.

· Support us in assessing new and existing data processing to ensure we follow privacy by design principles.

· Enhance data flows from multiple sources to our CRM, providing training and support to colleagues where needed.

· Contribute to the development and execution of a brand-new data strategy, improving our charity’s data maturity through staff training and promoting best practice.

· Create dashboards and visualisations, identify trends, and provide insights to enhance how we work.

 About us

 Myeloma UK is the only organisation in the UK dealing exclusively with the blood cancer myeloma and related conditions. We are committed to bringing together the best and brightest people to help ensure that every patient has an empowered present and a hopeful future.

 Our ultimate goal is to find a cure and make myeloma history. Until then, our mission is to help every patient live well with myeloma for as long as possible. We are committed to diagnosing myeloma earlier, discovering and sharing knowledge, transforming the patient experience and influencing positive change in care.

Our culture

 Wellbeing and staff engagement are at the heart of our culture.

We offer flexible working and flexitime to allow you to find the right working pattern for you. We have a Staff Engagement Group who work with us to ensure staff are happy and who help us review and update our benefits. We offer an employee assistance programme and our Wellbeing Leads are always here to support our staff.

How to apply

 If you think you would be a great fit for this role, get in touch and tell us more about yourself by sending us:

1. A cover letter telling us more about you and what you think makes you a good fit for this role

2. A CV that sets out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements

We want to get a sense of who you are as well as what you can do.

Applications close on 13 May 2024 and interviews will be held w/c 20 May 2024. You may be asked to do a task prior to your interview.

Myeloma UK is an equal opportunities employer and always welcomes applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of:

· sex,

· race,

· disability,

· age,

· sexual orientation,

· gender reassignment,

· religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

Please note, you will be asked to provide evidence of your eligibility to work in the UK prior to interview selection.

At The Scar Free Foundation, we’re a powerful team of five highly-motivated people who are spread across the UK. We’re looking for a Senior Trusts Fundraiser to join us in our mission to achieve a #ScarFreeFuture.

This role is for someone with at least two years’ experience of Trust fundraising. With your brilliant writing skills, you’ll know how to present complex ideas simply, make things concise, and enrich your work with creativity to make it persuasive for potential donors. 

-- Senior Trusts Fundraiser

-- £40,000 Annual Salary

-- Flexible, Home-Based Working

-- Permanent, Full-Time Role

As our Senior Operations Officer, working closely with the Head of Operations, you will play a vital role in the smooth running of our organisational operations. The remit of the role covers a wide range of functions including senior officer responsibility for ICT systems, office management, building management, and also contributing to Quartet’s strategy in response to carbon reductions and equality, diversity and inclusion.

The ideal candidate for this role will have previous relevant ICT experience, operational experience of supporting a team in an office environment – preferably for a charity or not for profit organisation – and will have the necessary skills to work both practically and professionally with staff and trustees, tenants, and other third parties to deliver the best possible operational delivery across Quartet’s varied services.

Highlights of the role:

• Permanent Full Time Contract: 35 hrs per week
• Salary: circa. £33,000 per annum.
• 25 days annual leave, plus all public holidays, and 3 extra days between Christmas and New Year
• Employee benefit scheme
• 6% employer contribution to optional Stakeholder Pension Fund.

If you think this role is for you please first read the full recruitment pack by clicking on the link at the bottom of this page, and then send all the following information in order to apply and to be considered for interview;

• A covering letter stating why you’re the right person for this role and the ways in which you meet the essential and desirable criteria (max. 2 sides of A4)
• A completed Quartet job application form which includes your basic details
• An up-to-date CV (max. 2 sides of A4)
• A completed anonymous Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form (this is voluntary)

Closing date: 12noon Monday 13 May 2024

In-Person Interview date: Friday 24 May 2024

Please note: No agencies. Applications which do not meet the requirements stated above will not be considered. Dates given may be subject to change.

If you are an operations professional with both a technical and practical approach and the ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people, please do consider applying for this role.