Public Affairs Manager (Wales)

Salary: Circa £36,000 per annum

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Full-time, 35 hours

Location: Office-based in Cardiff (with opportunities to work from home 1-2 days per week)

Application deadline: Sunday 24th January 2021, 23:59pm

Application method: CV and cover letter

We have a great opportunity for someone to join us a Public Affairs Manager in Wales responsible for driving Cancer Research UK's public affairs work in Wales, leading our work with the Welsh Government, Welsh Parliament/Senedd Cymru, and key NHS Wales bodies to influence along our policy priority areas. Managing one officer, the role will be an important member of the Devolved Nations Public Affairs team and the wider Policy Department, ensuring opportunities to influence are taken up to have impact for people affected by cancer in Wales.

Some of the key responsibilities you can expect are...

• Managing the charity's public affairs activities in Wales, build our profile among politicians and officials, and ensure our policy messages are heard at every level.

• Leading Welsh public affairs planning and work closely with the Policy Development, Public Affairs and Campaigns, Communications, Strategic Evidence, and Clinical Engagement teams.

• Using knowledge and understanding of the Welsh political and policy environment to proactively seek opportunities to grow the charity's influence and drive forward our policy priorities.

• Managing one Public Affairs Officer for Wales, overseeing our relationships and influencing in the Welsh Parliament/Senedd Cymru, including our work as secretariat of the Cross Party Group on Cancer.

• Acting as a media spokesperson for policy matters in Wales.

• Leading on relationship management with key political and policy stakeholders in Wales, ensuring the charity engages effectively and in a joined up way.

• Overseeing the delivery of impactful communications with Welsh stakeholders, including briefings, speeches, blogs, social media content, reports, letters, emails and consultation responses.

• Oversee the delivery of a programme of events and activities to engage with key political and policy audiences.

• Support the work of the Senior External Affairs Manager (Devolved Nations) and play a key role in the management cohort across the Department.

To be successful in this role you need...

Essential:

• Excellent understanding of the political environment and experience in successfully influencing for change in Wales.

• Excellent political judgement, with commitment to neutrality and ability to work across the political spectrum.

• Excellent interpersonal and negotiating skills, and strong experience of influencing internal and external stakeholders at all levels.

• Excellent communications skills (written and oral), including the ability to write with a methodical, analytical and concise style.

• Ability to prioritise, work well under pressure, manage multiple projects and meet tight deadlines.

• Experience of working in coalition or in partnership with other organisations.

• Experience of acting as a media spokesperson.

• Adaptable self-starter with the ability to work remotely and in self-directed way as part of a larger team.

For a full role profile, please see our candidate pack here:

Position: Senior Campaigns Officer
Type: Full-time (35 hours per week), permanent
Location: Flexible (currently home-based)
Salary: £33,885 - £39,276 per annum plus excellent benefits
Salary Band: Band F, Level 1
Department: Campaigns and External Relations

At the MS Society, we make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.

Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.

Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive environment where you will make a difference.

About this job

We’re recruiting a Senior Campaigns Officer to help us make positive change for people affected by MS.

Shaping compelling campaigns that mobilise communities of supporters to rally behind our movement is a big part of our new strategy – and we have bold plans to drive this work forward.

This is an exciting, challenging opportunity which is ideal for a confident, motivated and ambitious individual with a track record for delivering effective campaigns.

Working with the Campaigns Manager, you will develop and implement our key national campaigns, aimed at effecting meaningful change – whether that is policy change, practice change or even changing perceptions of the MS Society and the way supporters engage with us.

Your role will be vital in coordinating a diverse range of campaigning activities, as well as growing and nurturing our campaigns community and working directly with people with MS to build their capacity to campaign both locally and nationally.

You will be joining the MS Society at an exciting stage of our development and this is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a supportive, dynamic and friendly team.

We offer 35 days annual leave (including bank holidays), travel loan and various other benefits such as supported developmental opportunities.

The MS Society is in the midst of an exciting, transformational, period which builds on our great history and will drive us towards achieving our mission and vision as we embark on our new 5 year strategy.

Part of this exciting transformation will include an office move from our current National Centre in Cricklewood, NW London to a different location in London. We are currently defining where and what type of accommodation this will be and we really want our staff to be involved in that decision.

Closing date: 9am on Monday 1st February 2021

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity.

No agencies please.

Location: London or Cardiff (although all our staff are currently working at home. This situation is likely to continue until at least June 2021)

Are you highly organised with good grant management skills? Are you committed to improving humanitarian outcomes and do you believe that research and innovation should be at the centre of efforts to improve humanitarian effectiveness? Could you communicate effectively with a range of external stakeholders, at all levels of seniority, both verbally and in writing?

We are looking to recruit a highly effective programme officer to join our dynamic humanitarian innovation team. You will provide effective management across our large portfolio of innovation grants and support the operational delivery of the programme and innovation management activities.

We’re a global charity, working to find solutions to complex humanitarian problems through research and innovation. We fund and support work that goes on to shape the way in which people across the world are supported during a crisis.

We are based in London and Cardiff but our roles have a global reach. As an established and respected part of the humanitarian community, we work closely and meaningfully with our fellow networks and actors to make change happen.

To be successful, you will need to be flexible and proactive, with the ability to work well in a busy and constantly changing environment. You will have strong organisational and coordination skills and be able to show experience in grant management.

If you feel you have the skills and experience we’re looking for, please review the full job description for further details. Please ensure you complete the personal statement as part of the application process to explain how you feel you meet the requirements of the role and why you feel this is the next career move for you.

We look forward to hearing from you

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We are committed to the safeguarding and protection of vulnerable people in our work. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure. 

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promote equality, and are committed to improving employment opportunities for minority groups. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and disabled candidates, as BAME and people with disabilities are currently under-represented throughout our work. We also welcome applications from LGB and Trans, and non-binary candidates. 

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Closing date: Sunday 7th February 2021

Interview dates: Thursday 18th & Friday 19th February 2021

Location: This role can be based at any of UK-wide hubs

The Trust is seeking an exceptional individual to be part of the Executive Committee, responsible for leading The Prince's Trust to ensure its life-changing support is safely delivered to children, young people and young adults aged 11-30 across the UK.

You will oversee the quality and development of our lifechanging activity helping over 60,000 young people across the UK each year. Ensuring we are always innovating our offering based upon the latest trends and research, the function will also create all young person focused programme content ensuring a consistency of message.  This team will lead crucial impact reporting for The Prince’s Trust providing the powerful evidence of the difference our work makes for young people.

Most likely coming from an education, employability or enterprise background, you will have deep knowledge, understanding and empathy of the issues facing young people and the interventions needed to support them. You will be able to demonstrate the sophisticated leadership skills required to lead change along with proven analytical skills to drive effective decision making. The ability to communicate and influence at a senior level will be essential, both with internal functions and our external partners.

As part of the Executive Committee, you will lead one of The Trust’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Networks, and have a natural and instinctive interest in others that reaches beyond the role.

The Trust are handling all enquiries through our Talent Acquisition Team, and you will be asked to provide a CV and supporting statement as part of your application.

For more information, please go to the job description. (This will open in a new window). 

If you are viewing this on a job board, please visit our site by clicking ‘apply’ for the job description.

A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES:

We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We'll be in touch directly if we need you!

Req ID: 670

Services Administrative Assistant

We have an exciting opportunity for a proactive, enthusiastic administrator to provide exceptional levels of administrative support, across all patient facing services. If you want to use your awesome administration skills to help an amazing team to deliver support to people affected by bowel cancer, we want to hear from you!

Position: Services Assistant

Location: Home based – UK wide

Hours: Full-time (35 hours a week)

Salary: £25,000 per year pro-rata

Contract: Fixed term for 6 months

Benefits: Pension Scheme and Stakeholder Pension, Life Assurance: provides a four times salary death in service benefit, Flexible working: core hours are between 10am – 4:30pm, Holiday: 25 days plus 3 between Christmas and New Year and Statutory holidays, Employee Assistance Program available to all staff, Cycle to Work Scheme.

Closing Date: 10th February

Interview Date: 17th February

The Role

The Services Assistant will report to the Head of Services and is responsible for providing exceptional levels of administrative support to the Services team, across all our patient facing services.

Along with general administrative support, responsibilities also include:

• Collecting, collating and analysing all monitoring and evaluation data for patient services
• Ensuring systems are accurate and up to date
• Working with the Communications team to produce and deliver marketing mail outs and promotion across all services including producing and mailing newsletters to health professionals
• Supporting the distribution of publications by volunteers
• Regularly communicating with the wider Services team

About You

As Services Assistant, you will have excellent administrative skills including experience of using a database, Survey Monkey and all Microsoft packages including Word, Excel and Outlook, with the ability to use your initiative, prioritise and demonstrate a problem-solving approach.

You will have experience of:

• Working in an administrative support role or support service role
• Using a database to manage work and keep accurate records
• Collecting and analysing monitoring and evaluation data and reporting findings in a professional way
• Contributing to event planning and marketing
• Project co-ordination experience

As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide a CV and Cover Letter, detailing how you meet the person specification (no more than two A4 page).

In Return…

In this rewarding role you will be joining a passionate team of staff, determined to improve the lives of people affected by bowel cancer, in a warm environment. The charity offers a great benefits package including flexible working options and a generous holiday allowance, if this sounds like the role for you… then we would love to hear from you!

About the Organisation

As the UK’s leading bowel cancer charity, determined to save lives and improve the quality of life of everyone affected by bowel cancer, the organisation supports and funds targeted research, provides expert information, supports to patients and their families, educates professionals about the disease and campaigns for early diagnosis and access to best treatment and care.

You may also have experience in areas such as Service Assistant, Support Service Assistant, Service Coordinator, Service, Programme, Service Administrator, Service Admin, Services Administrator, Service Support Administrator, Admin, Administrator, Admin Assistant, Admin Support, Patient Service, Patient Services, Patient Service Admin, Patient Services Coordinator, Project Coordinator, Project Administrator.

Job Title:  Director of Retail

Hours:  Full time/ permanent 

Salary:  Circa 50k dependent on experience

Location:  North Somerset

We are working in partnership with a health charity who is seeking to appoint a Director of Retail to oversee their network of shops and online retail, with an annual income of £1.8m.  The role forms part of the senior management team with responsibility to maximise area sales and profits through effective management of people, resources and budgets.  This is an exciting opportunity to join the newly formed commercial department, with the go ahead to increase the shop network across the South Coast over the coming years. 

The successful candidate will have experience of managing a network of retail shops, preferably in the charity sector, be commercially astute and will demonstrate:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent administrative skills and experience of dealing with money
• Ability to plan and prioritise work loads
• Problem solving skills and ability to take initiative
• Ability to manage and respond to customer needs and feedback
• Able to build and maintain strong working relationships

You will have strong influencing and motivational skills with the natural ability to inspire people.  If you feel you have the skills and experience to succeed in this role, we very much look forward to hearing from you.

As an experienced leader you will be highly motivated, innovative and creative.  You will be able to inspire and persuade others.  The ideal candidate will be resilient, forward thinking and have a visionary approach.  It is important that you are passionate about the cause, the ethos and mission of the organisation. 

To apply for this role, please e-mail your CV and Supporting Statement to Adam Stacey, Director at Charisma Charity Recruitment, quoting our reference JO2804.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law. 

Due to the nature of the role, we are reviewing applications as they come in, please apply as soon as possible.

Closing date for applications: Thursday 28 January at 9am

Interview dates: w/c 1 February and w/c 8 February 2021

One Million Mentors is looking to hire a full time Technical Lead to ensure the smooth running of its technology infrastructure. The Technical Delivery Lead will be the product owner for all technology features at 1MM and has end-to-end accountability for 1MM’s technology requirements and delivery, overseeing the design of the 1MM technology roadmap, incl. product design and vendor strategy to design fit for purpose delivery capabilities as well as overseeing its delivery. They manage delivery of technology capabilities through their own technical ability, management of outsourced vendors and direct resources as they become available. The Technical Lead will also monitor satisfaction, ensure on-time delivery, minimise outages and measure against defined targets. In 12 months’ time, they will provide the technology platform to allow for a secure and safe offering for young people to benefit from mentoring according to 1MM’s delivery model.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to work in a startup and be part of the core management team that will shape the future of 1MM. Our work is underpinned by technology and we are looking for someone to help own and drive this forward and building the right team as we scale up The person joining 1MM will need to be passionate about our work and equally, about how we can use technology to positively impact the lives of many young people and volunteers alike. 

About One Million Mentors:

One Million Mentor's (1MM) is an exciting startup within a larger charity called Uprising Leadership. Its mission is to transform the process of mentoring for all in the UK. We aim to train, recruit and connect a million mentors to a million young people in order to increase youth employability, support social action and help break down social barriers.

1MM has now developed a new safe and secure virtual mentoring offer for both mentors and mentees (aged 18 to 25 years old) which includes; sign up onto the platform, completing a profile, undertaking mandatory online mentoring training, attending a mandatory online workshop facilitated by experts, matched digitally and then meeting for one hour once a month via video conferencing. 1MM also provides ongoing online support to mentors and mentees by delivering relevant employment/careers and wellbeing related workshops on a monthly basis. Pre - pandemic mentoring took place face to face for one hour, once a month for up to a year on the site of youth partners. We have established 2,000 mentoring relationships partnering with over 200 employers and 100 youth partners. 

The Role:

As Technical Lead, you will manage the delivery of technology capabilities through your own technical ability, manage outsourced vendors and direct resources as they become available. The Technical Lead will also monitor satisfaction, ensure on-time delivery, minimise outages and measure against defined targets. In 12 months’ time, you will provide the technology platform to allow for a secure and safe offering for young people to benefit from mentoring according to 1MM’s delivery model

Please note this is a full-time role offered on a one-year fixed-term contract.

For full information about the role (including complete job description; frequency of work and rate of pay), please see our job pack attached.

Application is made by submitting a CV and personalised Cover Letter: - CV should be tailored to demonstrate how you meet the competencies - Cover Letter should refer to two competencies where you are particularly strong. The Cover Letter should also detail why you are interested in the role, why you want to work for One Million Mentors, and how your values match those of our own. The Cover letter should be no more than 2 pages of A4. Please note, we will not be accepting applications without a Cover Letter.

About Mencap

We work in partnership with people with a learning disability, and all our services support people to live life as they choose. Everyone wants a purposeful job - to do something meaningful. At Mencap, we can give you that. You will have opportunities to develop as a person, colleague, leader and activist. We want to make you feel inspired to reach your potential.

Our work includes;  

• providing high-quality, flexible services that allow people to live as independently as possible in a place they choose
• providing advice through our help lines and web sites
• campaigning for the changes that people with a learning disability want

Job Advert

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a passionate and self-motivated Community Fundraiser to join our welcoming and established fundraising team. 

The successful candidate will be achieving and gaining additional funds to directly improve the impact we can have for people with a learning disability across the United Kingdom.

At Mencap, we value a diverse and inclusive workplace and we intentionally plan for the success of our colleagues in everything we do. We welcome applications from everyone, so come as you are and join us. Together we are Mencap!

Covering Wales and the Midlands, the Area Fundraising Manager will be directly responsible for the strategic direction, planning and day-to-day management of all community fundraising for your geographical area.

Within this role, you will achieve agreed fundraising targets for the area through effective management, support and cultivation of both existing and new regional supporters including: individuals, groups, associations, local corporates and schools whilst maximising the current portfolio of Mencap Owned Products. You will research, identify and develop new community fundraising opportunities, areas of potential support and build a robust regional pipeline.

The role is home based. There will be travel around the areas that the role covers – Wales and the Midlands at present.

This position is a 12 month fixed term contract to work 37.5 hours per week, Monday – Friday. The nature of community fundraising is that there will be occasional evening and weekend work, for which time off in lieu will be given.

Key skills and requirements (essential):

• The ability to develop, implement and monitor strategic plans, present budgets and interpret financial information
• The ability to research, assess and initiate new opportunities within the context of an overall plan
• Able to recruit, develop and train, motivate and manage individuals and teams of Volunteers to give their very best
• Able to use interpersonal skills in order to engage effectively with others, understand what motivates them and respond appropriately
• Written communication skills and a high level of numeracy to be able to produce business plans, monthly reviews, press releases, letters, presentations and other similar documents
• Excellent verbal communication skills, to be able to deliver presentations and give local media interviews
• Able to work as part of a team, to see and understand the national picture and to contribute effectively to team plans and goals
• IT literate – use of word-processing, spreadsheets PowerPoint and databases
• Experience of working in community fundraising and delivering or exceeding income targets

(Please see the ‘role profile’ for a more extensive list of responsibilities, experiences and key skills required for this role and the full Job Description and Personal Specification)

If you have the relevant skills and experiences we are looking for and this opportunity sounds like the perfect role for you, please click the “Apply” button to express your interest and to begin the application process.

Please apply with your up to date CV and a covering letter informing us why you feel you are suitable for the role.

This role will close on close for shortlisting on 29th Jan 2021 and interviews will take place via MS Teams on

Benefits

As well as knowing that what we do is making a positive difference to people’s lives, you will receive fair pay and have access to a wide range of rewards and benefits as one of our employees.

• 32 days holiday (including bank holidays) increasing to 35 days with long service plus the ability to buy up to another 10 days via our HolidayPlus scheme
• Service related sick pay when 6 month probation is completed
• Eligibility to join Mencap Pension Plan where Mencap matches contributions up to 5% on a salary sacrifice basis meaning NI savings. If you don’t join the Plan you start, you will be auto-enrolled after three months with us.
• Membership of Mencap Pension Plan to include up to 3 times salary death in service live cover AND Income Protection of 50% salary to be triggered at 26 weeks of long term sickness
• Loans for debt consolidation, bikes, computers and phones when you have been with us for 6 months
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Discounts and cashback from 3% to 30% at high street shops including major super markets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via Mencap Extras
• Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc.
• Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
• Quarterly award scheme and recognition at every 5 years through our YouRock program
• Access to award winning training and development

*T&C's apply based on contract