MIF invites great artists from across the globe to create extraordinary new work for the Festival, which is staged every two years at venues and found spaces across Manchester. Our future home is The Factory, a world-class cultural space being built in the heart of the city, where we’ll present a year-round programme and artists will be able to develop work of huge ambition and scale that they might not be able to anywhere else.

To support and administrate the Company’s Governance schedule which helps deliver the strategic objectives of the organisation.

To manage and provide a comprehensive operational support service to the Executive Team.

Closing date 04 February 2021

Your application answers will be reviewed blind to ensure fairness. Your responses will be randomised and the shortlisting panel will not see any details about you, including your CV. Your CV will only be seen after shortlisting if you have been invited to an interview.

Please note: this is a part-time role, two days a week.

Job Description

The curriculum lead will make a significant contribution to the development of the teaching, learning and assessment (grading and observation of practice and academic components) on Frontline’s programmes. The Curriculum Lead will also be primarily involved with delivery of teaching materials in various settings, including at the summer institute, recall days and in unit teaching. You will play a key role in the development of Practice Tutors and Consultant Social Workers, running briefings on curriculum areas, developing teaching skills, undertaking observations of teaching, unit meetings, individual and group coaching sessions.

This is a varied and exciting role in an ambitious organisation. We need people who are enthusiastic about joining us to ensure our programmes remain innovative and excellent and that we become widely recognised as delivering world leading programmes. You will  be passionate about teaching and learning and have a deep interest in social work education. You will have expertise in parenting interventions with children and families and expert knowledge in attachment theory, mentalisation, trauma and social learning theory.

Head of Communications and Marketing 
Salary: London - £56,002 per annum + Excellent Benefits National - £52,345 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Location: London, Manchester or Bristol 
Contract: Fixed term maternity cover to December 2021. Due to the urgent need to appoint to the posts and the fixed term nature, we can only consider candidates who are available to start with one week’s notice.

The country continues to grapple with coronavirus, a crisis that has further highlighted the role safe, secure and good quality housing plays in the physical and mental health of the country. This is an opportunity to lead a team of passionate, high-performing communications and marketing professionals within a sector that has been central to the national response to the pandemic.
With the scale and complexity of the country’s housing challenges rarely far from the headlines, and the political landscape around it shifting all the time, the NHF is an organisation performing a critical role as the voice of housing associations in England. 
The NHF is one the most influential and high profile trade bodies in the UK. Its diverse membership of over 600 housing associations provides two and a half million homes for more than six million people and reinvests its profit in projects that help create strong, vibrant communities.
Our vision is for a country where everyone can live in a good quality home they can afford. 

The Head of Communications and Marketing is a fast-paced senior leadership role, responsible for developing and delivering creative, impactful and engaging communications and marketing strategies.
The Communications and Marketing team lead on reaching our members with the information they need about the key political and business decisions that will affect their organisations. They do this by using a broad range of output and channels to bring to life the important work the NHF does for the housing association sector. 

The team is also responsible for supporting the delivery of key policy outputs for a variety of external stakeholders; and developing our digital presence through continuous improvements to our website; and marketing the benefits of our events and commercial partnerships to our members. 
The right candidate for this role will be able to make clear and timely decisions about sensitive issues; be able to lead and inspire a team; and be able to offer valuable insights from a communications and marketing perspective to support the delivery of the NHF’s business plan.
The NHF has recently published its equality, diversity and inclusion strategy, which was co-created with staff.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and we value the contribution each individual makes to our work.  The NHF is committed to ensuring our workforce reflects the diversity of the society in which we live and encourage applications from people of all different backgrounds, regardless of all protected characteristics or social background.
We are a disability confident employer and if you are a disabled person who demonstrates you meet the skills and experience we consider essential for the role, we will offer you an interview.
Closing date for applications: 19 January 2021 
Interview date: 2 February 2021
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Vacancy Reference Number:

HOUKP/PR/UK-R1

Position title:

Head of UK Programmes

Reports to:

Director of Programmes

Location:

FLEXIBLE – with Nationwide Travel

Attendance Frequently Required at Muslim Hands, 148 – 164 Gregory Boulevard, Gregory House, Nottingham, NG7 5JE

Hours of Work:

Full-time, 35 hours per week

Salary guideline:

• Dependant on Experience

Terms of Employment:

Permanent Contract (with a 3-Month Probationary Period)

Application Process & Closing Date:

Send an up to date CV and supporting Covering Letter by Email by no later than 5th January 2021

Approx. Interview & Role Commencement Date(s):

Interviews: As and When Suitable Candidates Identified

Start: ASAP thereafter

NB: -

• Strong Applicants may be contacted sooner, ahead of the closing date, to hold Skype Interview with Muslim Hands; therefore, please include your Skype ID in your application.
• Muslim Hands reserves the right to end the application procedure early should the right candidate be found ahead of the ‘closing date’ [5th January 2021].

Background

Muslim Hands is a UK faith based international relief and development organisation working in over 40 countries worldwide. The headquarters of Muslim Hands is based in Nottingham, with additional operational function of the - fundraising team located in London. There will be occasional travel between the two locations.

Muslim Hands UK is seeking an enthusiastic, dynamic and passionate individual to lead our UK programs work. The program has reached an exciting period of growth and change.

Purpose of Post: Delivery of an impactful and effective UK program with reach and support for the vulnerable in line with the UK engagement strategy.

Main purpose of the Role:

The Head of UK Programmes will ensure the development of the MH UK National Strategy, which encompasses the implementation of a UK programme with strategic partnership engagement plan. 

 The Head of UK Programmes will report to the Director of Programmes and manage the UK programmes team.

The candidate will have demonstrable experience of successful delivery of UK civil society programme and project management. Ideally will have experience and knowledge of poverty, – education and food sector in the UK.

Main responsibilities

Strategy

• To ensure that the MH UK strategy and theory of change for MH programmes aligns with and in support MH’s global strategy.
• Carry out regular performance and annual review of UK programmes based on strategic aims and KPI’s

Programme Management

• Review proposals of proposed interventions to ensure innovative projects and programmes are designed adhering to sectoral standards, principles in accordance with UK guideline on humanitarian interventions and best practice
• Overseeing end to end cycle of the programme
• Effectively coordinate and liaise with partners to successfully implement interventions
• Ensure effective M&E arrangements through impact evaluation.
• Ensure the UK programme is in line with MH policies and procedures
• Ensure the effective use of the internal programme management system
• Ensure all UK programmes are in line with due diligence, risk procedures

Finance and Compliance

• To ensure effective implementation of projects through progress and financial reporting
• Develop MH UK programme budget
• Ensure that all records are maintained and stored appropriately in line with MH document management and IT policies
• Ensure documents and relevant procedures are correctly and appropriately applied.

Networking and Influencing

• To significantly raise the profile and visibility of MH UK Domestic Program
• To build and strengthen strategic national and local partnerships
• Represent MH on national and regional platforms. To develop understanding and support and to work in collaboration with faith-based and non-faith-based organisations
• Using MH and other networks with local CSOs and Government bodies to promote MH UK programmes
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders to ensure the internal visibility of MH UK programmes

Capacity Strengthening

• Provide insight into UK CSO trends to all relevant internal stakeholders and become a champion for UK Programmes internally and externally
• Ensure the vision, values and aim of the UK domestic programme continue to be embedded in all areas of work and are clearly communicated internally and externally.
• Ensuring areas of MH are in line with current UK CSO trends
• To work closely with colleagues and partners with relevant technical expertise to ensure (planning, monitoring, fundraising, M&E and governance and other appropriate support is available for UK programmes.

Communication and Marketing

• To provide key case studies to communication colleagues, in order to create further opportunities by highlighting key stories which heighten the awareness of the UK Domestic Program

General Responsibilities

• To undertake all tasks and duties in an effective, efficient, transparent and wholly accountable manner
• To demonstrate Muslim Hands’ values and ethics in own working practices, approach and conduct
• To support with Fundraising activities from time-to-time, committing to partake in approximately 5-Live-TV-Appeals during our peak periods.
• To undertake any reasonable responsibilities as required by Line Manager
• To promote and adhere to all Muslim Hands Policies, Procedures and Professional Practices

NB: This Job Description is illustrative and non-exhaustive in scope.  The post-holder may be required to undertake any reasonable tasks as and when required by Line Manager from time to time to reflect the changing needs of the Organisation

Person specification: - 

Essential Requirements:

• Ability to travel independently within the UK

• Thorough experience of working within UK civil society sector
• Ability to demonstrate current eligibility to work within the United Kingdom
• Must be able to either:

Provide a valid Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) certificate (issued within the last year) when requested by Muslim Hands;

OR

Undertake to provide full cooperation for Muslim Hands to perform a DBS Check at the required level appropriate for this / similar role.

Highly Desirable:

• Experience of Team management
• A Masters level or equivalent relevant qualification
• Project Management qualifications  

Please register your interest and apply by sending in your current CV and a suitable covering letter.

Deadline for applications is 5th January 2021 however we reserve the right to end the application procedure early should the right candidate be found. 

NB: Unfortunately, we will only be able to contact successful candidates so if you have not heard from us by the closure date unfortunately your application will have been unsuccessful.

Head of External Relations

We have an exciting new role for an experienced leader to drive the external marketing communications and income generation for a new division within the charity.

Position:  Head of External Relations

Location: Flexible as homeworking supported

Salary: Circa £40 - 45k dependent on experience

Hours: Full-time

Duration: 12 months Fixed Term Contract (becoming permanent if funding allows)

Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays and 5% Employer pension contribution

Closing Date: 9th February 2021

Final Interview Date: 15th and 16th February 2021

About the Role

There is a great deal of untapped potential for a proactive leader to unlock and the case for support has never been stronger. The charity has a high-profile patron, highly active trustees, dedicated staff and a newly appointed CEO who is passionate about education and the development of young people.

This new, senior role brings together external relations and income generation and is an amazing opportunity for someone to build on a strong existing portfolio with an excellent team. In particular, the Head of External Relations will be responsible for an integrated External Relations Strategy and its operational delivery that includes:

• Marketing, profile raising and public relations (on and offline)
• Income generation (Local Authority level, fundraising and partnerships)
• Public Affairs/Policy PR and campaigning
• Membership marketing
• Research and Impact evaluation

About You

The Head of External Relations position is an exciting and challenging role, at the heart of an agile organisation with a strong record and reputation, with the potential for real and profound change for children and young people. You will have direct experience of working across a broad range of the specialist areas of responsibility identified above. If you lack specific personal experience of working in a particular area, you will be asked to demonstrate evidence to support your potential to do so and an understanding of the factors that will drive success.

You will have experience of:

• Hands on strategic and operational delivery of digital/social media, PR and Public Relations campaigns
• Leadership and mentoring
• Successfully working with Trustees/senior partners and at Board level
• The education sector

As Head of External Relations, you must be able to lead in a rapidly changing internal and external environment to ensure the charity can maximise opportunities and manage the challenges it faces.

Applicants are asked to provide a current CV and 2-page covering letter outlining evidence against the essential criteria in the job description, clearly identifying the skills and experiences applicable to the role.

A satisfactory basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be a requirement once a conditional offer of employment is made to successful candidates. 

In Return…

Work for an organisation with excellent work life balance policies, where flexible working is promoted and the culture of the organisation is to nurture staff through effective leadership and excellent team working.

About the Organisation

With increasing numbers of children and young people affected by social, emotional and behavioural difficulties inhibiting their progress and limiting their life chances. The charity has developed a range of interventions and support to give vulnerable children and young people the opportunity to be the best they can be. Whether it is delivering certified training, supporting whole-school or authority-wide nurturing schools approach or promoting evidence-based research, the charity is providing quality support and resources to make nurturing provision a reality for pupils across the UK and beyond.

Other roles you may have experience of could include External Relations, External Affairs, PR, Public Relations, Marketing, Marketing and Communications, Communications, External Marketing, Income Generation, Income Generation Manager, Head of Income Generation, Head of Fundraising, Fundraising, Partnerships, Public Affairs, Policy, Policy and PR, Membership, Research, Research and Impact.

£22,105 to £23,850 per annum

Permanent, 37 hours a week

Are you excited by the opportunity to create amazing work that engages and celebrates our 38,000 strong community of students at Manchester Met?

Be a part of our Marketing and Communications team and deliver projects and campaigns that have a positive impact on students, staff, and stakeholders.

Who are we?

Located in the heart of Manchester, The Union is part business, part charity, part membership body. Operating independently from Manchester Metropolitan University, our aim is to support and represent each one of our student members. Each year our growing team of over 60 full time and up to 150 part-time staff, work alongside elected student leaders to make change, improve lives and help fulfil student potential.

Winner of the NUS Campaigning Award 2017, The Union is one of 550 students’ unions across the country, and we’re one of the most exciting - with over 38,000 student members and 150 student groups, a huge range of services and a bold strategy.

What’s the job?

You’ll be the go-to person in The Union’s Marketing and Communications team for all things social media - you’ll facilitate the production of original, engaging digital content that builds affinity for and raises awareness of The Union. This role is perfect for someone with a clear understanding of what works best across multiple social platforms and has the creativity to bring new ideas to life. You will also support The Union’s marketing campaigns and objectives by planning and delivering a range of briefs and projects, including web, email, and print.

What are we looking for?

Someone creative. You will be full of ideas, happy to experiment and have a good editorial judgement. You will use your up-to-date knowledge on the latest social media trends and updates to ensure high levels of engagement and channel growth. A team-orientated person who can build relationships and work successfully with people at all levels, you will work closely with staff across The Union and University and will support the recruitment and supervision of a growing team of student Content Creators.

Why apply?

There has never been a better time to work for The Union. Based just off Oxford Road, in the centre of vibrant Manchester, The Union will train you thoroughly, reward you well and encourage you to build a long-term career that inspires you.

The exact opposite of corporate, we’re progressive, creative individuals working to make a difference in unconventional workplaces. In return for your passion and experience, we offer the flexibility for work-life balance, a competitive salary for the non-profit sector and excellent holiday allowance. We’re absolutely open to considering requests for job share or part-time working.

We’re committed to equality of opportunity for all. We welcome applications from individuals regardless of their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender, or disability status.

We want to support diverse and inclusive work environments and are actively looking for people who share our values. Whilst not a requirement, we are particularly welcoming to BAME candidates within the Union as we are underrepresented.

To Apply:

Please complete the attached application form and send to us via email, as detailed on our website via the Apply button.

Please note we do not accept CVs or cover letters for this role and are only accepting application forms in the Microsoft Word format.

Closing date: 22:00, 17th January 2021

If you are successfully shortlisted, we will see you at an interview during week commencing 27th January 2021. Please note interviews will take place via Microsoft Teams. Therefore, you will be required to use a laptop and camera for the video interview.

Work somewhere professional, but different. Build a career with students’ unions.

Head of Member Relations
Salary: London - £56,002 per annum + Excellent Benefits National - £52,345 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Location: London / Bristol / Manchester
Contract: Nine month contract. Due to the urgent need to appoint to the post and the fixed term nature, we can only consider candidates who are available to start with one week’s notice.

The National Housing Federation (NHF) is the voice of housing associations in England. We are the trade body to almost 600 housing associations, who have grown from philanthropic roots to provide 2.6 million homes to around 6 million people. 
Housing associations are social landlords, and are the largest providers of homes for social rents in the country. We and our members, believe that everyone should be able to live in a great quality home that they can afford. 
Many housing associations are also developers in their own right, building around a quarter of new homes every year, and build almost all new social housing. Our sector is not-for-profit, investing its revenues into the people and communities we serve. 
The Federation’s members are at the heart of what we do. We are looking for an interim Head of Member Relations to play a key role in managing our relationship with our members across England, working with the other two Head of Member Relations to ensure all of our work is informed by an in depth understanding of Housing Associations’ priorities and challenges. 
You will have responsibility for managing the support functions that enable our member engagement and our member intelligence function that provides the vital data analysis we need for effective member support, communications and marketing. You may also be asked take on additional management responsibilities if required. 

We are looking for someone who can hit the ground running and can demonstrate an in depth knowledge and understanding of Housing Associations and issues affecting the wider sector. You will need to have demonstrable experience of managing and motivating a team and building trusted relationships with customers and key stakeholders internally and externally.
 
You will lead on the member engagement strategy for key areas of the Federation’s work, collaborating closely with colleagues in our policy, communications and public affairs teams and demonstrating a sound grasp of complex policy areas that impact on our members’ work. 
The NHF has recently published its equality, diversity and inclusion strategy, which was co-created with staff –   We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and we value the contribution each individual makes to our work.  The NHF is committed to ensuring our workforce reflects the diversity of the society in which we live and encourage applications from people of all different backgrounds, regardless of all protected characteristics or social background.

We are a disability confident employer and if you are a disabled person who demonstrates you meet the skills and experience we consider essential for the role, we will offer you an interview.

Closing date for applications: 18 January 2021
Interview dates: 1 and 2 February 2021 

Please note: if we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert, before the closing date

We are the Equality and Human Rights Commission. We stand up for freedom, compassion and justice in changing times. We do it by promoting and upholding equality and human rights ideals and laws across England, Scotland and Wales. Our work is driven by a simple belief; if everyone gets a fair chance in life, we all thrive.

This post sits in our correspondence function within the Communications team. Correspondence is an integral part of the public face of the Commission and requires skills including; stakeholder management and engagement, communications, writing, organisation, risk management and having good institutional knowledge. A full list of responsibilities can be found via the full Civil Service Jobs advert.

Benefits 
The salary for this role is £38,990.64

• A range of flexible working patterns
• Annual leave entitlement of 30 days (pro-rated for part time employees), plus 8 Bank Holidays per year
• Access to Civil Service Pension Scheme and partnership pension schemes
• Employee Assistance Programme, and a range of employee wellbeing offerings
• Season ticket loans
• Employee Benefits Portal, including cycle to work, charity giving, gym discounts and employee retail savings
• Payment of professional subscriptions
• Favorable enhanced parental leave options
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Access to Civil Service Learning and a range of comprehensive Learning and Development options
• Access to Civil Service Jobs portal

For full details, including how to apply, please visit our full Civil Service Jobs advert. 

At Just Drop in ‘who you are’ matters. We want to get to know you. If you share our values and are proud of a job well done, collaborative in working well with others and ambitious to use your Business Skills to make a real difference in the lives of young people, then have a read of what we have on offer this could be the role for you.

This new, dynamic post will be an integral part of the charity Senior Leadership Team. Working closely with the the Chief Officer, the post holder will take lead responsibility for all aspects of the back office functions of the organisation including systems and processes related to communications, IT, premises, data security and privacy, information and performance management systems and finance. 

Are you keen to develop a career in fundraising?  Do you want to develop your skills and experience in a range of fundraising activities? It can be tough to get a good start in charity fundraising when employers want candidates who already have all the knowledge. But we’re looking for just that, someone who is a great communicator and shows all the signs of being a successful fundraiser, and just needs to start doing it.

As a charity, we have been fortunate to have increased our fundraising activity and income this year. We are looking forward to continuing to adapt to the new fundraising landscape in 2021 and you can be a key part of this.

We are looking for someone who shares our values and can help us achieve our vision through generating donations and funding income. You will help us deliver our fundraising strategy, focusing on the UK Food Plan (the charity's new and ambitious plan to transform vegetarian options in targeted contexts). We will support you in developing your skills through training, networking and building experience in delivering fundraising activities.

If you embrace the vegetarian lifestyle and want to use your strong interpersonal skills and enthusiasm to help us deliver a sustainable funding strategy, then this role might just be for you. This is a trainee role, and the successful applicant will commit to undertaking a training programme in order to progress to Fundraising Officer level.

How to apply

To apply for this post, please send a letter detailing how you meet the criteria set out in the job specification along with your CV.

The closing date for applications is 9:00am Monday 1st February 2021.

Interviews will take place on Friday 12th February 2021.

The Vegetarian Society aims to be a positive employer. We operate a 35-hour week, flexible working-time scheme and stakeholder pension. We offer 33 days annual leave including public holidays, among other benefits.

If you have any queries regarding the post, please contact the Vegetarian Society and ask for Fay 

Creative Support is a busy and dynamic national charitable provider of high quality, person-centred social care services and supported housing. We currently work in over 60 Local Authorities across England.

We are seeking a motivated person with relevant purchasing and business experience for the role of Purchasing & Facilities Manager. This is a busy, hands-on role combining the management and coordination of a small team of staff with purchasing duties and associated administration.

You will be responsible for overseeing the ordering and purchasing of goods and services, ensuring that the needs of the company are met in an efficient, cost-effective and timely manner. You will manage and coordinate a small team of administrators, ensuring that they are productive and well supported. You will achieve value for money through ‘best practice’ purchasing and procurement methodologies, scrutiny of requests and strong supplier management. The role will also include responsibility for housekeeping, the  management of Head Office facilities and the purchase of office/janitorial supplies. This will include managing our directly employed cleaners and the external cleaning contract.

Applicants should be graduates with excellent verbal/written communication skills and strong IT competencies (word, excel, and videoconferencing). You will be numerate and able to use data effectively, with strong attention to detail.  You will have experience of staff management and be able to motivate and support colleagues to do their best. You will be assertive and persuasive, with the ability to negotiate and work effectively with suppliers, building relationships which provide good service and value. You must ensure that a valid purchase order is raised to support all purchases and therefore the ability to scrutinise and obtain authorisation for purchasing requests within agreed protocols is essential.

A hard working, flexible and resourceful approach to work will be required. You should be proactive and ‘solution-focused’ with the ability to organise and prioritise the work of your team and to respond to changing business needs. You will be committed to excellent internal and external customer service and to achieving continuous improvement. You will be able to work collaboratively with your fellow Heads of Department to ensure an efficient and productive central infrastructure and support for our services across the country.

You will be aligned to our charitable ethos and values, be keen to ‘make a difference’ and able to demonstrate a genuine interest in working for a charitable provider of social care and supported housing. We are an Equal Opportunities employer committed to diversity and to creating a culture in which everyone can flourish and succeed. You will be based at our friendly and accessible Head Office in Stockport which operates on a strict Covid-secure basis, with a combination of office based and home working.

For further information about please contact Leigh Birch, Service Director 

Creative Support is a busy and dynamic national charity with a track record of providing high quality, person centred support services in over 60 Local Authorities.

We are recruiting a HR Administrator to join our Head Office Team in Stockport. Your role will include:

-Supporting the HR team in day to day tasks

-Processing and monitoring employee change of details, leaver information

-Processing reference requests made to the organization

-Assisting the iTrent Officer in the day to day running of the iTrent Helpdesk.

-Responding to daily queries and maintaining weekly reports

You must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills and be proficient in the use of standard computer and Microsoft applications. A high standard of customer care and professionalism is required at all times. This role offers an excellent opportunity to gain experience within a range of human resource areas, helping you to develop your skills.

This position offers the opportunity to work in an environment that challenges and encourages personal & professional development. 

Growing Diverse Talent

Alumni Programme Manager (North and Midlands)

We are a small charity doing great work connecting state school pupils with former students to show them a future that can be theirs and a pathway to get there. Hearing from past pupils gives students resilience, confidence and the motivation to study harder. We are actively expanding our reach to more schools and pupils, particularly those who are disadvantaged.

Alumni Programme Managers are our front line workers and you’d be joining an amazing and friendly team, with the opportunity to have your ideas heard and to take on new projects and responsibilities in time. In this role, you will be working with a portfolio of secondary schools and colleges across the North and Midlands, helping them utilise their former student networks to impact students in diverse ways. You will also be reaching out to schools and businesses not yet working with us, to raise the profile of our work and build more partnerships. 

You will be situated in the North or Midlands, allowing you to easily reach schools in the region, as well as our base in Manchester once restrictions are lifted. We are currently working from home. We would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates and people with lived experience of the communities we serve. We are an equal opportunities employer committed to recruiting a diverse workforce. 

To join us, you will need: a desire to address social mobility issues; the ability to influence and win others to your way of thinking; experience of working with schools and young people, ideally through facilitating engaging activity; excellent communication skills; superb organisational skills; and an interest in working across the breadth of a small charity, including sales and business development.

Are you motivated to tackle the challenge of improving the homes and lives of older people? A great networker, excellent communicator and driven to make a difference to older people's lives?  Then this is the job for you.

Care & Repair England is a small, national housing charity dedicated to improving the homes and lives of older people. We are looking for a self-motivated person to head up our work with older people, local agencies and decision makers in the North of England.

As our part time North of England Officer you would lead on specific projects, particularly those working directly with older activists, groups, networks and forums to improve local provision of practical housing services for older people. You would also contribute to our wider efforts to improve the policy and practice links between housing, health and care.

We are looking for someone with strong interpersonal skills, able to work well with a wide range of people and organisations, with good communication and writing skills.  Knowledge about housing, planning, ageing and related policy and practice is essential.

Very importantly, you need to have commitment and drive to improve older people’s lives.

 Location Home based , located in North West /Yorkshire & Humberside regions, ideally central/ within easy reach of both, close to good transport links (preferably to public transport + road networks)