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A fantastic opportunity to work in a busy, high-performing public relations team at the UK’s largest dog welfare charity. We’re looking for a brilliant, pro-active PR manager who is enthusiastic about managing a small team and generating amazing media coverage for the charity.

About the Job:

As a PR manager you will:

• Work with the Head of Public Relations and alongside one other PR Manager to manage and oversee the public relations function, with line management responsibility for a one PR Officer and the PR Assistant
• Lead on stand-alone PR stories and be a PR lead for integrated campaigns,
• Manage the press office function and media relations. Ensuring we respond to media in a timely, helpful fashion.
• Create a media contact programme framework to which the whole team will contribute and ensure team members are taking ownership and responsibility for their own areas of it.
• Measure our impact, learn from every project, and contribute to our culture of continuous improvement.

About You:

We’re looking for a confident manager who has experience of motivating a team. You’ll have significant experience of leading successful PR-driven stories, projects and campaigns, as well as experience of managing a press office function and media relations programme. The role requires excellent written and verbal communication skills, and proven ability to be highly organised, managing your own workload and that of the team.

We’re looking for strong stakeholder management experience, as well as experience of managing budgets and agencies. You will be creative, flexible, passionate about the cause and about delivering exciting, impactful work.

About Dogs Trust:

We love dogs. That’s why we do whatever we can to make sure every four-legged friend gets the love they deserve. We’ll never put a healthy dog down, so our work is focused on helping dogs in need, supporting owners every step of the walk, and creating a better world for dogs in the future. It’s what we’ve been doing since 1891 and how we’ve grown to become the UK’s leading dog charity, helping 12,000 loyal friends find their forever homes every year.

About the team:

The PR team sits within the Comms and Digital directorate. Communications and Digital plays a central role at Dogs Trust. We help people to know, love and understand the charity and take action to support the charity’s work. We use our understanding of Dogs Trust and audience need to produce impactful and creative on-brand communications, liaising with the media and celebrities, and engaging directly with our supporters. We also play a crucial role in evolving the digital supporter experience and use our internal communications expertise to communicate key messages to employees across Dogs Trust.   

Please note that the role closes on 16th June.

This is a 6 month maternity cover role to help deliver a major project to ensure that Muscular Dystrophy UK’s support is accessible to individuals and communities that we aren’t currently reaching or engaging with; to broaden the general reach of our support by working in collaboration with relevant stakeholders and colleagues; and to recruit volunteers to support with this project.  

You will support the Head of Regional Support, Outreach, and Information to identify and implement a sustainable model for broadening our reach. 

Please download the job description to see full role responsibilities.

About us:

Muscular Dystrophy UK is the charity bringing individuals, families and professionals together to fight muscle-wasting conditions. We bring together more than 60 rare and very rare progressive muscle-weakening and wasting conditions, affecting around 110,000 children and adults in the UK. In the last three years, there have been more than 10 new treatments – we want to continue this work and need your help so we can fund more research and support for families with a muscle-wasting condition.

Benefits:

We appreciate the range of skills and experience our staff have to offer. In return for your enthusiasm and commitment we commit to actively developing and supporting you. We also offer a range of benefits including pension, life assurance, ride to work scheme, health cash plan, financial wellbeing and an employee assistance programme.

Location: We operate a hybrid model (home and office, SE1). 

*Unfortunately, due to resource capacity, we will only contact candidates that are shortlisted for interview. Therefore if you do not hear from us within 2 weeks of the closing date please note your application has been unsuccessful.

This is an exciting time to be joining Drinkaware as we grow our partnerships programme to help deliver our strategy. Working with our funder and non-funder partners increases our reach and demonstrate real impact and is a priority. 

The Partnerships Project Manager will play a crucial role in ensuring the successful delivery of the non-funder partnerships projects in line with cost/time/quality requirements.

You will be an accomplished project manager, with a high degree of business acumen and substantial experience of setting up and delivering projects working with and through multiple stakeholders and partners. This position requires a methodical thinker with excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills and a proven track record in project management and reporting.

About the PVRI
We’re a small charity with a global reach and an important purpose: to reduce the burden of pulmonary vascular disease (PVD) - a serious condition that can lead to heart damage and trigger symptoms like breathlessness, chest pain, fatigue, poor growth, fainting, and light-headedness. PVD can reduce both quality of life and length of life, but it isn’t widely recognised or well-understood.

Our aim is to improve clinical care, education, and PVD research. To do this, we bring together an international network of thousands of clinicians, scientists, academics, and industry partners supported by our small team based in Bermondsey, London. Together, we deliver conferences, e-learning, and an academic journal, raise awareness of PVD, and encourage collaboration in research.

About the role
We are seeking a Marketing Officer to help grow and service the charity's international membership, increase the value of our membership offer, increase our income, and deliver our e-learning programmes. You’ll help ensure our members are informed about the latest developments and learning opportunities, and they’re valued for their contributions to the PVRI. No two days are the same. One day, you might be writing content for our website and social media channels, and the next, you might be welcoming respected speakers and attendees from over 30 countries to our scientific webinar.

We are looking for someone with excellent written and verbal communication skills and attention to detail. You’ll need to create successful marketing plans and grow our membership. You will also bring excellent organizational skills and the ability to coordinate high-quality webinars.

If this sounds like you, we can’t wait to hear from you!

What we can offer
We offer a 35-hour working week and flexible working, a positive learning culture, international travel, and opportunities for you to learn and grow in your role. And for those who prefer hybrid working, we’re based in a vibrant, sociable office space close to London Bridge and Borough Market. You will need to be able to travel to London for the occasional meeting.

The PVRI celebrates diversity and is committed to equality and inclusion in our recruitment practices and ways of working. If you’re excited about our mission and can bring talent and enthusiasm to our cause, we’d love to hear from you.

How to apply
To apply for the role, please send us your CV and a supporting statement (max 850 words) outlining what you could bring to the role and referencing the Person Specification. Please send these, together with the Equalities Monitoring Form to Katie Corris by 09:00 on Wednesday 19 June.
 

PVRI is a Registered Charity, number 1127115

ABOUT COMMUNICATIONS INC

Communications INC is a team of highly skilled professionals who make a positive impact in the world through hard work, collaboration and commitment.
We are a small communications agency with big ideas, which works with non-profits around the globe. We put our specialist experience and wide-ranging network of contacts to work for our clients, addressing social and environmental issues across the globe, yet we remain approachable, adaptable and passionate.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
Communications INC’s Delivery Coordinator is a dynamic and creative professional with great organisational skills. The role holder demonstrates expertise in project management, balancing tight deadlines and budgets to produce high quality materials for a wide portfolio of clients. 
The role holder works closely with their Delivery team colleagues and Account Managers to create materials that advance a portfolio of clients, projects and campaigns’ communications efforts. 
Alongside the Production Manager, the Delivery Coordinator drives forward production of innovative, attention grabbing written and visual content for print and digital applications and is a champion for enhancing systems and processes within the team.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Production
- Coordination of end-to-end production processes for campaign materials, including videos, graphics, and print collateral.
- Support the liaison with external vendors, printers, and suppliers to ensure timely delivery of materials.
- Assist in sourcing and evaluating new suppliers aligned with the Communications INC's values and the values of environmental and social responsibility.
- Contribute to the request for estimates from sustainable suppliers, aligning with project timelines and budgets.
- Coordinate client requests for media and OOH advertising, liaising with designers, advertising agencies and the client as needed.
- Produce and manage production briefs, timeline and budgets as required.
- Source high-quality images for campaigns while adhering to copyright and licensing regulations.
- Maintain a comprehensive database of licensed images and provide proper documentation for usage rights.
- Manage and organise a centralised filing system for final product files, ensuring easy accessibility and version control.
- Support team with proofreading requests.
- Maintain a keen eye for detail across all deliverables, ensuring delivery of the highest quality materials.
- Project management and lead on clients and projects to be agreed.

Creative
- Basic design and layout for assets such as event invites, save the dates, social tiles, factsheets, business cards, PPT decks.
- Basic video-editing for social media including adding subtitles, intro/outros.

Digital
- Support the coordination of digital asset management and distribution for campaign content across various online platforms, optimising for different channels.
- Maintain clients' websites to ensure they are kept up to date with the latest content,news stories, and blogs using CMS platforms. Serves as main content uploader to clients’ websites, ensuring accuracy, consistency and adherence to brand guidelines and SEO best practices.
- Assist with the coordination of email newsletters using CRM platforms as needed.
- Collaborate with senior team members, web developers, and designers in the planning, execution, and maintenance of web design and development projects.
- Work with creative teams to provide support in creating visually compelling content for events.

General delivery duties
- Collaborate with virtual, cross-functional teams to accomplish organisational, project and campaign objectives.
- Proactively contribute to campaign logistics and general administration.
- Provide input into overall delivery strategies.
- Work alongside the team to troubleshoot and resolve any production or digital delivery issues that may arise during the campaign lifecycle.
- Provide timely handover of delivery materials to colleagues and management when going on leave.
- Proactively monitor delivery processes and systems through reporting and feedback.
- Carry out ad hoc duties as requested by Directors and Production Manager.
- Project manage and lead on delivery-related projects as requested by Directors and Production Manager.
- Attend key events on behalf of a range of clients, performing ad hoc delivery duties as required.
- Promote equality and diversity in all aspects of your work by developing and maintaining positive working relationships, ensuring that colleagues, consultants and clients are treated fairly and with respect/dignity.

PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential requirements
- Familiarity with wordpress and/or a similar CMS.
- Experience with SEO/SEM and digital marketing campaigns.
- Video-editing experience.
- Strong design/layout skills.
- Ability to handle multiple priorities and thrive in a high change, international, and virtual work environment.
- A can-do attitude, with an ability to keep calm under pressure and to use your own initiative, good at prioritising, managing reactive work, balancing multiple requirements and adapting to new situations.
- A flexible, reliable and conscientious approach, with the ability to work independently and as part of a small virtual team.
- Demonstrates a ‘value add’ mindset by harnessing knowledge of the team, the client base and Comms INC offerings to deliver excellent output and client experience.
- Ability to work methodically and meet deadlines.
- Strong organisational skills.
- Excellent communication and writing skills.
- Flexible and creative thinker with strong problem-solving skills.
- Interest and commitment to the environment.

Desirable requirements
- Demonstrated understanding of key ocean and ocean-climate issues.
- Experience working with NGOs.
- Languages.

TO APPLY | please send your CV and a covering letter detailing your interest and suitability for the role.

-Fixed Term Contract to July 2025

-35 hours per week (open to flexible working arrangements)

-£51,666 per annum (London), £48,714 per annum (National)

-Work from anywhere, with travel to our London base

The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We campaign to change policy. We work to change systems that are set up to stand in the way of young people. And we run local services that support children directly when the policies and systems have failed them. We're here for children, every step of the way.

This is a rare opportunity to join our Social Impact Domain until July 2025 - covering parental leave. In Social Impact, our focus is on elevating young people's voices; addressing public perceptions of the challenges young people face; and using our brand to attract and mobilise support. Your role is critical to developing bold and powerful communications, carving out a unique brand identity which is brought to life by authentic storytelling that inspires, motivates and mobilises our audiences.

The role

As our Lead Creative, you'll be responsible for evolving a distinctive brand identity and personality, overseeing the development and production of creative collateral and assets across all channels and formats to bring our brand to life for our audiences.

We're looking for a dynamic creative leader, who can apply audience insights to develop brave, innovative and powerful creative propositions and concepts that deliver impact via cross-platform, multi-channel campaigns.

Us

At The Children's Society we have a bold vision and ambition for children and young people. We're throwing all we have at overturning the damaging decline in children's wellbeing by the end of 2030. We plan to set a path for lasting growth in wellbeing for young people. We support children facing abuse, exploitation and neglect, and we challenge the systems that let them down.

Our Goal is huge and we are determined to change the world for more young people. We know we can only do this by having a brilliant, committed, energetic team that's backed up by a movement of thousands of people who choose to stand with us, and support us with their time, their money and their voice.

To meet the challenge, we're overhauling how we operate. We've established new ways of working, transforming from a traditional charity structure into an agile, dynamic, fully integrated approach. That's where you come in.

You

You're an excellent leader who encourages people to try new things. You thrive when delivering bold and powerful communications that create cut-through, capturing people's imaginations, evoking feelings, and driving action.

You may be a designer, filmmaker, animator, copywriter, producer, or creative strategist by trade - but your absolute strength is translating insight through strategy and ideation, to bring powerful creative work to life via cross-platform, multi-channel campaigns.

With natural creative flair, great planning and prioritisation, and a track-record in delivering excellence, you care about promoting inclusive representation and creating opportunities for co-creation for those with lived experience.

To achieve our goal, we've got to approach things differently. You'll be brave and ambitious - helping to stretch our brand and supporting people in a test and learn environment - someone who makes failure an option. You'll inspire colleagues to push the boundaries of possibility, and your vision and ambition comes with a healthy sense of what's possible with what we have available to us today, knowing what 'good-enough' looks like!

You'll work alongside some wonderful talented people who will inspire and motivate you every day. You'll be brave, take risks and aim to exceed expectations; encouraging colleagues to do the same. We can promise you that everything we do here matters. If reading this got you excited, we'd love to hear from you...

To be successful in this role, you'll have:

-fantastic coaching, nurturing, and leadership skills

-experience producing multi-media creative collateral to brief

-applied audience insight to develop creative strategy and brand identity

-developed powerful creative propositions and concepts that deliver impact

-collaborated with external agencies, producers and freelancers

-planned, prioritised and built internal creative skills to deliver multi-media campaigns

-sound knowledge of marketing regulations, inclusion and best practice

The Children's Society and Safeguarding

The Children's Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer.

Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.

The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.

This vacancy closes at midnight on Monday 10th June 2024.

Interviews will be held week commencing 24th June 2024.

IN3

Science and Policy Project Manager

Permanent

Salary: £45,000 - £47,000 per annum, plus benefits

London N1

Full time – 37.5 hours a week 

We’re a hybrid working employer, meaning you’re required to come into the office 2 days per week, currently Tuesday and Wednesday or Thursday

Closing date: 5pm, Monday 17th June 2024

Interviews: 3rd – 11th July 2024

An exciting opportunity to work with WCRF International’s Science and Policy Departments

World Cancer Research Fund International is a leading authority on cancer prevention research related to diet, weight and physical activity. World Cancer Research Fund International is a not-for-profit organisation that:

·Commissions and analyses worldwide scientific research

·Influences public health policy at the highest level, and acts as trusted advisor to governments and other official bodies from around the world

·Leads & unifies a network of cancer prevention charities based in Europe and the Americas. 

We are seeking a Science and Policy Project Manager who will provide project management support across the science and policy departments for the core programmes and for cross cutting activities such as conferences and communications. You will report to the Director of Research, Policy and Innovation with the delivery of the science and policy strategies. You will also work closely with the Assistant Director of Research and Policy and there will also be interaction and communication with the Heads of Research Funding, Research Interpretation and Policy and Public Affairs as well as other colleagues in the network countries. 

You will be educated to MSc level in Public Health, Nutrition, Epidemiology or closely related field and have experience working in a research/public health setting and developing scientific/policy reports, summaries and presentations. You will have proven scientific project management skills with experience in monitoring progress, performance reporting and delivering projects on time and budget. You will have excellent interpersonal skills and proven ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team environment, and with stakeholders at all levels.

Application Details:

If you are interested in this role and feel you possess the necessary requirements, please submit a current CV and covering letter (maximum 2 pages) by the closing date. You must have current right to work in the UK.

 

Please note: Your cover letter should highlight how your skills and experience will benefit WCRF International and equip you for the role, using specific examples to illustrate how you meet the job and person specifications. 

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are only able to provide feedback to shortlisted candidates. If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. 

Co-production and Engagement Lead

We have an exciting opportunity to work in a senior management role improving the lives of people with severe learning disabilities and their families, within a small national charity with a reputation for excellence. 

The Co-production and Engagement Lead will be leading and delivering a 3-year National Lottery funded project through co-production with a range of stakeholders and be responsible for creating local networks and sharing best practice

Position: Co-production & Engagement Lead

Location: Kent (hybrid or remote working considered)

Hours: Part Time 30 hours per week

Salary: £35k pro rata (depending on experience)

Contract: Fixed Term to 31st March 2027

Benefits: Hybrid working, 25 days plus public holidays, Pension matched 5%

Closing Date:  Monday 24th June at 9am. Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.

First interviews: Wednesday 10th July

The Role

The foundation is a registered charity which exists to improve the quality of life of people (children, young people and adults) with severe learning disabilities whose behaviour challenges and the families who support them.

We are currently looking for a Co-production & Engagement Lead to deliver a 3-year project funded by the National Lottery Community Fund.  Working closely with a small friendly staff team, and 3 regional family carers (specifically employed for this project), you will be responsible for developing 3 regional networks across England, sharing best practice locally and nationally, linking with the Challenging Behaviour – National Strategy Group, and ensuring co-production and family carer engagement is promoted and embedded as best practice.

About You

You will have up to date and relevant knowledge and/or experience of children’s and/or adult policy and practices (learning disabilities) across health, education and social care and be fully committed to working in co-production and supporting family carers to fully engage as partners in the process to achieve the best outcomes.

A proven project manager, who thinks strategically and has the ability to work with a range of stakeholders across multiple sites, You will need to be highly organised, skilled at project management, knowledgeable about current policy and practices, and a confident communicator adept at influencing a wide range of stakeholders. 

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!

To fulfil the role, you must have the right to work in the U.K.

About the Organisation

The Challenging Behaviour Foundation was set up in 1997 by Vivien Cooper OBE, the parent of a child with severe learning disabilities who displayed a range of challenging behaviours. At the time, there was no support for families like Viv’s and no adequate provision to support her son – other than almost three hundred miles away!

Crucially, families remain at the heart of our work. It is their experiences that shape everything we do; from the direct support we provide through our family advice service, to the training we deliver for commissioners and providers, through to the rich evidence base we bring from working with families to challenge the system and to “speak truth to power”. 

As an equal opportunity employer, the organisation would particularly welcome applications from people with an ethnic minority background or those with a disability, as they are currently underrepresented in the workforce.

This role requires a Basic Disclosure Check.

We politely request no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales

You may also have experience in areas such as Co-Production, Engagement, Co-Production and Engagement, Co-Production Lead, Engagement Lead, Co-Production and Engagement Lead, Engagement Manager, Engagement Officer, Policy, Education, Social Care, Project Manager, Family Engagement Lead, Community Engagement Lead.

Please note NFP People are advertising this role on behalf of our client.  

We are looking for a motivated and driven individual to work alongside our Community Fundraising Manager and Community Fundraisers to develop the team’s income.

Community Fundraising Lead (Norfolk/Suffolk)
Salary range: £29,059 - £33,210 per annum (depending on level of experience)​
Location: Either home based or hybrid working from Helimed House, Norwich depending on home location
Hours: Full-time​, 37.5 hours per week
Contract: Permanent

East Anglian Air Ambulance is a regional charity that provides life-saving care across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk and beyond. With two state of the art helicopters and a fleet of rapid response vehicles taking our crew of critical care paramedics and doctors to the scene of the incident, to provide advanced pre-hospital emergency medical care (PHEM).​

The dedication of East Anglian Air Ambulance’s supporters, volunteers and fundraisers is the reason we can continue to fund our life saving service. East Anglian Air Ambulance not only operates with total patient focus but provides a supportive working environment where everyone can develop and make a difference – Together We Save Lives. ​

Leading on developing specific areas and activities you will be responsible for your areas budget and assist with the delivery of the overall Community Fundraising strategy. With extensive experience in relationship management and new business acquisition, you will be a core part of the Engagement & Income team.

This role would suit someone with experience as a Community Fundraiser looking to make the next step in their career, before perhaps looking to consider a management role. This role will involve the wider analysis and strategic decisions of the county’s fundraising, whilst still actively engaging with and securing income from individuals, community groups and corporates, including ‘Charity of the Year’ partnerships.

With excellent organisation skills and with a high standard of internal communications, you will have an ability to manage a varied and busy workload whilst working remotely.​

You will be able to drive with access to a vehicle and have a flexible approach to work so that you can support occasional out of hours events. ​

You will live within our region, have a great knowledge of the area and believe in the work of East Anglian Air Ambulance​.

​Closing date: Monday 3rd June (9am)
Interview date: Tuesday 11th June

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

No agencies please.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Title of Post: Financial Assistant

Responsible to: Head of HR & Administration

Hours: 32 hours per week

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB

The main responsibility of this role is to assist the Head of Resources in the efficient and smooth running of financial functional activities of the charity.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Process and prepare financial and business forms for the purpose of checking account balances, facilitating purchases, etc.

2. Perform routine calculations to produce analyses and reports as requested by the Head of Resources and assisting in developing and maintaining all financial reporting within the charity.

3. Assisting in the preparation and maintenance of the charity’s annual income and expenditure budget.

4. Assisting in monthly bank reconciliations and other balance sheet accounts.

5. Dealing with finance related queries from staff, senior management, supporters, and suppliers.

6. Maintenance and reconciliation of direct debits, standing orders and other online donations.

7. Supporting the financial controller in the planning and preparation of statutory accounts and the annual audit.

8. Ensuring accurate gift aid records are maintained for supporters and conducting the annual gift aid claim.

9. Assisting in the maintenance of all accounting records on an ongoing basis to ensure:.

             a.   All income and expenditure are properly approved, banked and processed in a timely manner.

             b.   Monthly cash/cheque management and bank reconciliations are carried out and recorded.

10. Undertaking any other accounting duties that may be required and providing cover when other staff are absent.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Required Elements

• Ability to collaborate and work effectively with Stella Maris staff, volunteers, and supporters.
• Accuracy, numeracy, organisation, and strong attention to detail.
• Excellent mathematical skills.
• Integrity, honesty, and customer-service skills.
• Solid communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Superior attention to detail.
• Computer skills such as experience in working with spreadsheets and accounting software. Confident in using IT software such as Microsoft office suite (Word, Excel) and CRM databases.
• Ability to work flexibly and to use own initiative to meet demands of job.
• Strong commitment to team working, and an ability to build strong, mutually beneficial relationships with colleagues across whole organisation.
• Commitment to high quality service, best practice, and best value in all aspects of the charity’s operation.

 

Desired Elements

•  Associate or bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting, or a related field.
• Knowledge of the wider UK charity sector.
• Experience of working with a CRM database is desirable.
• Knowledge of the wider UK/international maritime sector.
• Knowledge of the Catholic church.
• Experience of working in a UK charity sector.
• Understanding of the Vision, Mission, and Values of Stella Maris.

About us:

The Humane League UK is a charity ending the abuse of animals raised for food by influencing the policies of the world's biggest companies, demanding legislation, and empowering others to take action. 

We're a mission-driven, energetic team focused on problem-solving and effective teamwork, and have grown significantly over the last few years. 

Thanks to our effectiveness, The Humane League has been named Top Charity by the independent evaluator Animal Charity Evaluators for every rating period since 2012.

THL UK is an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to furthering equity and inclusion, and we value diversity. We seek people from a wide range of backgrounds who will bring a fresh perspective to the team, not just because it is the right thing to do, but because it makes us stronger. 

We make employment decisions by matching our organisational needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, neurodiversity, age, or veteran status.

​We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer, demonstrating our commitment to recruiting, retaining, and supporting disabled people and people with health conditions, based on their skills and talent.

You can read more about how The Humane League UK is working on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion on our website.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding accessibility, please contact us via our website and we will be happy to discuss, via email or telephone, reasonable adjustments that you may require throughout the process.

The position:

You will manage our Volunteer team, requiring exceptional communication, a natural affinity for people management and organisation, and an ability to inspire people to get involved with our work. You will be responsible for the overarching strategy and success of the Volunteer Program.

Line managing two members of staff, you will ensure our Volunteer team sets and meets their strategic goals, contributing to our organisational priorities. Developing strategies which effectively mobilise our volunteers to drive campaigning work, you’ll ensure volunteers make the biggest possible impact for animals whilst remaining engaged and supported.

This role reports into the Head of Programs, while working closely with the rest of the THL UK team.

We will be holding a webinar on Tuesday 11th June at 7pm BST for you to find out more about the role and to ask any questions you may have. The webinar will be hosted by Cordelia Britton, Head of Programs and Katie Ferneyhough, Volunteer Program Manager. If you’re interested, please register by following the apply button.

Hours:

This is a temporary 12 month maternity cover, full-time position over Monday to Friday.

From 1st July 2024 we are piloting a four day working week across the whole of the UK organisation. This pilot is planned to run for 12 months, at which point a decision will be made by our Board of Trustees as to whether this will become permanent. Success of the trial relies on the organisation being able to achieve the same or improved level of impact in four working days as five, with staff experiencing either the same or improved levels of wellbeing. 

During the four day week pilot, working hours for this position will be reduced to 30 hours per week, spanning Monday to Thursday, with no reduction in salary. This will be a temporary change to the contractual terms for the successful candidate. The appointed person must be prepared to increase their working hours to 37.5 hours per week if a return to a five-day working week is decided. In the event that THL UK considers before the end of the trial period that the trial is having an adverse operational impact, we reserve the right to bring the trial to end on one month’s notice.

Who you are:

Volunteers will be your passion. You’ll have a deep understanding of the importance of this kind of supporter and how to best steward their specific experience and manage their unique needs. You'll understand how to best manage and recruit volunteers, mobilising our UK wide network effectively both remotely and on the ground in order to create change. You’ll know how to best communicate and engage with them in order to make the most out of their time and efforts. You are someone who wouldn’t ask volunteers to do something you wouldn’t do yourself and you’ll ideally have some kind of experience of campaigning in a paid or voluntary capacity (e.g. attending protests).

Someone with previous line management experience is desirable, as you’ll need to be able to effectively manage and lead your team of direct reports.

As a member of the Leadership level of the organisation, you’re someone who can meaningfully contribute to organisation wide decision making, thinking holistically and strategically across teams.

As the manager and leader of your team, you’ll have demonstrable experience of organising several deliverables or projects, which involve multiple teams, at any one time.

You can forward think strategically and collaboratively, considering the volunteer program as well as the work of other teams, setting realistic timelines with this in mind and meeting deadlines reliably.

You’re adaptable, and can work nimbly, with desirable experience working specifically within a campaign environment in some way, where things can change quickly and unexpectedly.

You’re someone who can keep your cool in challenging situations, being able to problem solve and reprioritise with ease to lead your team to success, even when things change at the last minute. You are able to continually evaluate and identify areas of improvement for the volunteer program, recognising key opportunities to evolve and adapt for the best possible impact for animals.

Home based, you’ll have a strong ability to work independently, but you’re also someone who can work as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.

Primary Duties:

Management

Manages the Lead Grassroots Campaigns Coordinator and the Volunteer Program Administrator

• Ensures staff receive the training, resources and support to do their jobs effectively, encouraging the professional development of individual team members

• Manages and leads the Volunteer team to achieve agreed goals

• Develops volunteering goals, in collaboration with the Programs department, and is responsible for timely reporting and tracking of these

• Sets/clarifies job expectations and provides regular feedback, guidance and support to your team

• Empowers staff in the ongoing delivery of their work, from development of strategies and techniques through to successful day to day outputs

• Manages time off requests and approval of expenses for the Volunteer team members

• Manages overarching budget for Volunteer team

Strategy

• Develop and manage all plans and overarching strategy for our Volunteer team, including volunteer stewardship, recruitment and grassroots activism on the ground, ensuring the day to day is delivered effectively by the team

• Work together with the Head of Programs to develop and guide THL UK Volunteer strategy and activities, identifying key priorities and strategies to further the program

• Be an active member of the Programs department Leadership team, working closely with other managers within programs and the Head of Programs to deliver department goals

• Be an active member of the wider Leadership team across the organisation, contributing to organisation level decisions and working to ensure effective strategic alignment, ensuring Volunteer work is communicated successfully and opportunities for collaboration maximised

• Analyse & report on the effectiveness of activities delivered by the team, including timely goal reporting, feeding into funding proposals and more

• Observe and work with other organisations to learn new approaches and share/coordinate strategies, making connections with other organisations as required

Volunteering

• Lead our volunteer program to ensure our volunteers take action with us and remain engaged

• Ensure the Volunteer team organise effective and engaging actions and opportunities for our volunteers which contribute to our campaigns, working particularly closely with the Campaigns team

• Determine overarching training strategy, recruitment and internal processes for the volunteer program as a whole, with supporter experience at the heart

• Oversee our volunteering policies and procedures and their successful implementation, including regular reviews

• Ensure volunteering remains at the heart of what we do, you identify a diverse range of opportunities for our volunteers to get involved with across the entire organisation which ultimately contribute to campaign success, and high satisfaction amongst the volunteers themselves

In addition:

• Attend conferences, events, protests and actions as required

• Participate in team meetings including leading, note-taking and facilitation.

• Attend in-person workshops several times a year.

• Help us make THL UK an inclusive workplace where employees and supporters are proud to be members of the movement

• Demonstrate commitment to creating a stronger and more effective animal protection movement through inclusion and belonging, recognising the need for all of us to do better for social justice on a personal and organisational level.

• Perform any other duties assigned by the Head of Programs.

For full details of the role, including the key competencies we see as the the most important requirements for being successful in this position, please visit our website by following the 'Apply via Website' button.

Good to know:

You will have access to:

• ​A fully remote work environment and team (all equipment is provided)
• A 4 day working week (note: this is a year long pilot until July 2025 when its continuation will be assessed)
• A pro rata share of 25 days leave plus Public Holidays (reduced proportionately during four day week trial)
• ​Flexible working hours
• ​A workplace pension
• An annual learning and development budget
• Support for mental and physical wellbeing 
• £25 per month reimbursement towards home working costs

At The Humane League UK, animal welfare is at the forefront of our everyday work and as such, many of our employees are vegan by personal choice. All of our events and workshops offer only plant-based meals. We welcome all mission-aligned candidates to apply, no matter where you are in your journey to end the abuse of animals raised for food.

We are looking to speak to a wide range of candidates with diverse backgrounds - #NonGraduatesWelcome

Our employees all work remotely but still enjoy a supportive, collaborative environment.

For our salaries to be fair, transparent and equitable we want to provide a system that delivers a competitive salary in the market and could eliminate potential biases in compensation (such as the gender pay gap). For more information about the Volunteer Program Manager salary please the attached document.

All applicants need to be:

1. ​Fluent in written and spoken English.
2. ​Live and have the right to work in the UK (we are unable to consider applications from those without the right to work in the UK).
3. ​Committed to our mission to end the abuse of animals raised for food.

The Process:

All applicants will be contacted within one week of the closing date to let you know if you have been successful in reaching the next stage.

Our full interview process comprises of the following stages:

• A skills test to give us an opportunity to see your skills in action (completed remotely).
• Join an online interview (via video call) so we can learn more about each other.
• Final Interview (via video call as above)

For full details of our recruitment process please see the attached document. 

We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Project Manager with drive, intellectual curiosity, and excellent communication skills to join our small but dynamic Programme Management Office (PMO). The Project Manager will co-ordinate delivery of a small portfolio of projects within the Agile framework and will need to overcome challenges, escalate issues and risks and drive momentum. The role holder will need to be prepared to ‘roll up their sleeves’ and get stuck in!

The role holder will also support the Head of PMO and Operations Optimisation with PMO management, including timely, high-quality reporting (internally and to trustees) and tracking key performance indicators.

As a result of our Christian ethos, this post is covered by an Occupational Requirement (OR) under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010. The successful applicant will be expected to be a practising Christian and to clearly demonstrate a personal commitment to the mission, principles, values and practices contained in our Ethos Statement, by:
Active membership of local church congregation.
An understanding of the faith aspects of the work of Christian charities, including the preparedness to pray with colleagues, where appropriate.

** Interviews will take place on a rolling basis, so please get in touch ASAP!**

Changing Faces is here for everyone with a scar, mark or condition on their face or body. They provide life-changing mental health, wellbeing, and skin camouflage services. They work to transform understanding and acceptance of visible difference, and campaign to reduce prejudice and discrimination.

Changing Faces are looking for a new business specialist to help grow corporate partnership income at Changing Faces. This role will be 90% focused on new business with a 10% account management split.

You will have an excellent network of corporate funders and a proven track record of successfully bidding, winning and managing corporate fundraising partnerships. The role will suit someone with excellent communication and relationship building skills along with plenty of creative ideas to engage potential partners and win pitches.

This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside senior fundraisers to shape and craft the future of corporate fundraising at Changing Faces.

As Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager, you will: 

• Identify, cultivate, and secure new corporate partnerships at five and six figure level
• Secure new corporate partnerships including corporate foundations, Charity of the Year, cause related marketing and strategic partnerships
• Be a senior brand ambassador for the charity, engaging and developing effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, both internally and externally
• Build a robust pipeline of partnerships opportunities

Ideal skills and experience: 

• Experience of working in a corporate partnerships/corporate social responsibility/marketing/sales environment
• Ability to win and deliver major charity & corporate partnerships (£50-100k+)
• Experience of writing compelling copy, pitches and campaigns to secure new partnerships
• Strong commitment to Changing Faces values, vision and purpose and to keeping the voices of people with visible differences at the heart of all work

Day Opportunities Manager – working with adults with learning disabilities

Salary:                                up to £28,350 per annum

Hours: 35 hours per week (Monday to Friday)

Responsible for: Day Opportunity coordinators, seniors and support workers, volunteers and service users

We have an exciting opportunity to join Centre 404’s Learning and Leisure team as the manager of our Day Opportunities service.  This service supports adults with a wide range of needs to be active members of the community, increase their independence, develop their life skills and set themselves goals and achievements to work towards.

The post holder will be responsible for line managing the team who plan and deliver a broad programme of social and educational community-based activities.  You will oversee the smooth running of the service and be responsible for quality assurance while ensuring the identified aims of the programme are met. You will also oversee all associated administration, the recruitment and management of relevant staff and volunteers, and contribute to the running and ongoing development of the service.

The role will involve balancing multiple priorities, including strategic planning as well as hands-on work alongside the rest of the team, ensuring a person-centred approach is maintained at all times and involving people in decision-making structures. There is ample scope for personal and professional development.

This job does require you to be an experienced manager who has planned and developed sessions for people with learning disabilities and led and motivated a team to ensure positive outcomes for people using the service.

Centre 404 is dedicated to staff development and supervision and we will provide a detailed induction and on-going training and support. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and we are looking to recruit people who share these values. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced DBS check, proof of eligibility to work in the UK and two satisfactory references.

We are dedicated to providing a meaningful and rewarding work environment, as well as offering a range of perks and benefits for our staff to enjoy.

Centre 404 is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Charity ref number 299889