We are excited to be recruiting our next Head of People to lead our organisation’s delivery of employment law, people policy, processes, vision and strategy. A visible, approachable and accessible presence in our organisation, our Head of People is pivotal to our inclusive and dynamic working culture. If you think you can deliver what we need, read on.

We are particularly keen to increase applications from Black, Asian and Muslim candidates as they are currently under-represented in our organisation.

Please find full details of how to apply via our Website in the advert below. The deadline for application submissions is 23:59, 12 July 2021.

We are a multi award-winning youth homelessness & care leavers charity based in the South West, working with over 1,500 young people. We have strong local partnerships and adhere to the best practice in the sector.  We build trusting relationships between our young people and our colleagues and this is at the core of our work. We are passionate about what we do, and we work hard to make a positive change to young people’s lives.  Join us and be a part of this amazing effort to end youth homelessness! 

What we are looking for:

Our ideal candidate will be an expert in employment law and also creative and innovative, with a strong work ethic and a values driven attitude to People. Our Head of People plays an important role in making our organisation a great place to be, so with this in mind, in an ideal world:

• You are passionate about making a positive difference to young people’s lives and ending youth homelessness.
• You are an experienced Senior People Generalist, who thrives when working in partnership with other leaders, to develop and deliver on complex and ambitious People initiatives.
• You have a strong analytical mind and you apply this in all areas of your work, with a consistent approach that others can trust and rely on. 
• You are People focused, by which we mean, you are always thinking about ‘People’ in all that you do and you are always asking yourself ‘is there a way to create a win-win situation’.
• You lead by example; you strive to make a positive difference to the working lives of our colleagues, and you do this with a great sense of professionalism, integrity and empathy.
• You are proactive, you spot challenges and opportunities and you tackle these with a flexible, open mind and an awareness of our organisational values. 
• You are experienced in handling a high volume, varied and fast-paced portfolio of priorities, with the flexibility to adapt to change and the humility to work effectively with a variety of leadership styles.

What you will be doing:

This Senior People Generalist role covers a large spectrum of activity relating to not just the full employment cycle of our colleagues but also a whole range of People initiatives, through partnerships and collaborative working. We are currently working on some important People initiatives and we are excited for our new Head of People to help drive these forward. You will contribute to some of these initiatives in the following ways:

• Using your skills of research, analysis and creativity, you will develop the next phase of our People Strategy; with drive and commitment, you will deliver the Strategy through an ambitious action plan, recognising and acting on potential for collaborative working throughout the organisation.
• Using your skills of coaching, you will guide our People Advisor through complex people management challenges, supporting them in their quest to provide sound advice on employment law and People best practice.
• Tapping into your employment law expertise and values driven people agenda, you will lead on the continuation of the review and revision of all our People Policies, Procedures and Processes, ensuring these are not only legally compliant but also revised to reflect our people focused culture, through values driven language and emphasis on inclusivity.
• Working closely with our People Advisor, you will use your knowledge of learning and development principles and your coaching skills to continue the roll out of our People Management Training Programme, devising and delivering a series of People Management Workshops for all our Line Managers, ensuring that the training is accessible, engaging and that it upskills the participants.
• Working closely with our leaders, you will apply your People focus to the roll out of our Agile Working Framework to ensure that the organisation supports our colleagues through this change, taking into account our supportive colleague culture, employment law and People best practice. 

You will be part of our Central Services Department. You will lead the People team, with line management responsibility for a People Advisor and a People Support Officer. You will report into our Chief Executive Officer.

What we are offering: 

• A very generous annual leave entitlement of 30 days per annum plus all Bank Holidays
• Flexible working hours
• A very supportive environment with reflective practice, regular supervisions, team, cross departmental and organisational development days 
• The opportunity to truly influence how we look after our biggest asset, our people
• Employee Health Cash Plan with UK Healthcare

Contract details: 

• Hours per week: 37.5 (this represents full time hours)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay: NJC 38 - 41, £41,881 - £44,863
• The location: Your base will be our Kingsley Hall office, close to Bristol’s main train and bus stations as well as the vibrant Bristol city centre. Currently, our Central Services team are largely working from home. With our Agile Working Framework in mind, there will be an opportunity to perform much of the role from home.

Important dates: 

• Application deadline closes: 23:59, 12 July 2021.
• If you have not heard from us by 16 July 2021, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. 
• Interviews will be face to face on 19 July 2021 at our Kingsley Hall office in Bristol city centre. 

Covering Letter / Supporting Statement Guidance:
Please note that the online application form cannot be saved until it is fully complete.  We recommend that you prepare your Covering Letter before you start the online application.

Your Covering Letter is essentially your Supporting Statement and will form the most important basis on which your skills, experience and behavioural competencies will be tested against the job criteria.  Without it, your application cannot progress to the shortlisting stage. 

You should refer to the Person Specification document within the Job Pack and cover only the elements that are tested at this stage of the recruitment process.  Elements that only have the word ‘interview’ next to them will be tested at the next stage of the process and do not need to be covered in your letter.

Please try to keep the word limit to 250 words per criterion. 

ALTHOUGH THE APPLICATION FORM GIVES YOU THE OPTION TO UPLOAD A CV, PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT A CV AS THIS IS NOT NECESSARY AND WILL NOT BE USED IN THIS PROCESS. 

Equal opportunities for everyone:
We safeguard and promote the safety and welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Any job offer will depend on a satisfactory DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) Barred List Disclosure Check. 

We believe those with a criminal record should have an equal chance to become employees or volunteers.  We also pride ourselves on being an equal opportunities employer for everyone regardless of age, disability, gender identity, race, religion and beliefs, sex and sexual orientation. We are particularly keen to increase applications from Black and Minority Ethnic groups and Males as they are currently under-represented.

Please see our Policies section on the website, for further information.   If you need an adjustment made to any part of the recruitment process, please let us know as soon as possible. 

We have a brand-new and exciting opportunity for a highly organised forward thinker to join us as our Head of CEO’s Office. This role will cover a wide spectrum of responsibilities to ensure that the CEO can focus on strategic priorities and can deliver on their responsibilities effectively and efficiently.

Duties include:

• Holding responsibility for the smooth running of the office of the CEO, ensuring coordination across the organisation and managing the CEO’s communications and preparations for key meetings.
• Maintaining a social media presence for the CEO: drafting tweets to send out on projects being launched, identifying key debates for them to engage in and ensuring their online presence is maintained by working closely with the communications team.
• Liaising with clients, donors and partners to ensure the CEO remains in contact with priority stakeholders throughout the year.
• Overseeing coordination of all reporting to the CEO from programmes, projects and departments, prepare pre-meeting briefings, undertake research and ensure actions are completed.
• Supporting the Chair of the Board to staff the Board meetings, produce accurate minutes, follow up on actions and provide coordination support as required.

About you

This role requires someone who is highly organised, with the ability to prioritise to ensure the CEO can focus on strategic projects while managing the urgent tasks for them. The ideal candidate will be experienced in handling confidential or sensitive information and will need to have excellent social and interpersonal skills, with the ability to develop relationships with internal personnel, Board members and key external contacts.

You will be educated to degree level (or equivalent) in international relations or development, political science or business management. The successful candidate will also need seven to 10 years’ experience providing support for upper-level management in a related or similar organisation.

If you would like to contribute to increasing the impact of a dynamic organisation committed to ending poverty, we would love to hear from you. Please download and read the full recruitment pack and apply by uploading your CV and cover letter.

As part of our Research and Analysis team, this post will provide senior analytical and engagement input for our development finance portfolio of work. The postholder will provide vision and coherence throughout the next phase of this well-regarded, innovative theme. They will work across projects and geographies to inspire new thinking, undertake cutting-edge work and ensure the quality and integrity of DI’s analysis.

Duties include:

• Produce top-quality research for a range of audiences, from in-depth reports to compelling blogs and factsheets, and develop new and innovative ways to present DI’s work
• Work closely with the Development Finance Lead to represent DI’s work externally at a senior level to decision-makers, partners, and other stakeholders
• Manage relationships with key external stakeholders including governments, multilateral agencies, and civil society
• Scope and maintain new partnerships and opportunities within area of content expertise in line with DI’s objectives

About You

This role requires someone who is a senior leader with strong experience of, and expertise in, the field of development finance. The successful candidate will have in-depth knowledge of financing in national and international contexts, and a passion to propose how wider resources and their associated actors, institutions and instruments can contribute to poverty reduction within an evolving global development finance architecture. The ideal candidate must have first-rate written and analytical skills, evidenced in published work, with the ability to interpret complex information.

You will hold a postgraduate qualification in a relevant field (such as politics, economics, or international relations) or equivalent work experience – prior work experience must be within the international development sector.

If you would like to contribute to increasing the impact of a dynamic organisation committed to ending poverty, we would love to hear from you. Please download and read the full recruitment pack and apply with your CV and cover letter.

Job title:Head of Engagement - Wales 

Location:Based remotely in South Wales (Cardiff, Swansea or Newport) 

Responsible to:National Engagement Director

Salary:£35,000 – £45,000 per annum FTE 

Please note, if you do not provide a covering letter your application will not be considered. 

Why us?  

Speakers for Schools are a dynamic, swift-moving and fast-growing charity. We are on a mission to support a million young people across the UK annually by 2023. Having taken the first steps on the road to achieving this, our team has doubled in size in the past year. This has supported 278% growth in our Experience programme and 10% growth in our Inspiration programme during the past 12 months.

We want to level the playing field, making sure that all young people can access inspirational opportunities and experiences to fuel their ambition.

We are united and unique in our mission to transform lives through raising aspirations of millions of young people every year. Each year, 1,500 senior leaders, celebrities and industry experts deliver a difference to by sharing their story with students in schools and colleges in every corner of the UK. We connect employers such as Disney, The Bank of England, Spotify PwC and almost two hundred others to communities to provide access to the top opportunities for all across the UK. With us, you will be part of inspiring a generation to reach higher, broaden horizons and get equal access to the top.

To keep growing our charity and our impact, we need top talent and we are committed to treasuring, developing and supporting them to thrive within their roles. 

Role Summary 

This role is intended to lead a team in a dedicated region to deliver our customer experience across our portfolio of programmes.

You will manage direct reports to support schools, employers and stakeholders across the region. Coaching outstanding performance, measuring and raising standards through KPI management and ensuring the team remains engaged and motivated to perform. 

Key Duties / Responsibilities 

The role will be responsible for: 

• Growing and leading the region to deliver significant national growth in Experience and Youth Card Programmes. 

• Working with regional stakeholders (Local Government, EBPs, Employer Groups, Large and Medium sized employers and others) to deliver partnership opportunities resulting in Experience and Progression opportunities as well as discounts and other opportunities for young people. 

• Leading your team engagement with employers, and education and training providers to embed the progression programme as and when this is launched, which will contribute to your team income. 

• Managing senior-level relationships across organisations and institutions based in your region. 

• Leading the delivery of commercial and philanthropic income to meet organisational income targets in your region. 

• Responsible for delivery and completion of own operational and administrative activity 

• Ensuring employer and placement targets are met in your area and delivered in line with organisational targets. 

• Ensuring that discount and opportunity targets are met in accordance with organisational targets. 

• Leading on the delivery of regional School, College and Young person programme enrolment targets for Experience, Progression and Youth Card.

• Leading on the promotion of Inspiration opportunities to schools, colleges and young people in your region to increase engagement. 

• Delivering the regional engagement stakeholder strategy as defined by the National Engagement Director. 

Key skills and experience:  

Essential: -  

• Professional experience with a proven track record of effective Programme delivery in a relatable area. 

• Must be resident in your own region 

• Demonstrable experience working with corporate or high-profile stakeholders on youth engagement programmes (ideally related to work experience, future talent or corporate social responsibility/citizenship in some way). 

• Confident, highly professional communicator and able to create written briefs, documents and presentations to a high standard. 

• Experience of managing a team. 

• Sociable and confident and happy building and maintaining relationships with multiple stakeholders 

• Excel at organising their workload and enjoy driving work forward independently 

• Think strategically and can change tactics while still meeting larger objectives.

Desirable: - 

• Experience of leadership in a scaling organisation. 

• Experience of implementing business opportunities and new ideas to generate growth. 

• Experience implementing monitoring and impact processes. 

• Working knowledge of the UK state education sector, including career related opportunities and funding opportunities. 

• Advanced level of IT competency, ideally with experience of Salesforce, sophisticated e-management software and comfortable with bespoke online portal. 

We are looking forward to holding video interviews through June 2021 and appointing our Head of Engagement Wales swiftly so we can start delivering a difference in July and beyond. You must have the right to work in the UK without visa restriction to be considered. 

Benefits offered at Speakers for Schools: 

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays 

• Morning of your birthday off

• Pension scheme

• CharlieHR perks

• Perkbox

• £500 a year training allowance

Diversity at our core  

At Speakers for Schools, we are committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce, and eliminating discrimination. Our aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.

We welcome applications from all, including those where employment has been affected by Covid19 and those seeking to change careers. Diversity if at our core, join us. 

How to apply:   

Please apply as soon as possible submitting your CV and a one page covering letter which outlines your specific interest and ability to successfully fill this role, as well as your salary expectations and current notice period.

Appointees are subject to a successful DBS check, as contact with young people is likely.

Please note, if you do not provide a covering letter your application will not be considered.  

The Journey to joining Speakers for Schools: 

Interviews will be scheduled as applications are received, before the closing date, and will take place over Microsoft Teams. We may appoint before this date depending on applications. 

The closing date for this role is Friday 25th June 2021.

Our new team member will start ASAP. 

Following series of strategic and organisational development meetings, St Werburghs Community Association is entering into a new exciting Business Plan period for 2021 - 2025*.

With 2020 challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, such as loss of trading income and increased demands on services, SWCA are looking for an experienced Development Manager to work with the Centre Director, the Team and Board of Trustees to increase increasing the organisation’s capacity, setting up collaboartions & partnerships and establishing a new membership model.

Summary of the role, responsibilities and personal duties

Established in 1971, St Werburghs Community Association aims to manage the Community Centre building, develop its services and ensure it meets the demands, and needs, of local people. In 1999 the Association took over the management of the Centre from the local authority and completed Asset Transfer and an over £1m Capital Project in 2010, which resulted in construction of a four-room eco-friendly annexe, doubling up on the lettable spaces and making the main Victorian building more energy efficient and fully accessible. The Centre is one of Bristol’s busiest, most loved and inclusive community buildings.

In the last 10 years the Centre has grown from strength to strength, developing the facilities, which now include six large multipurpose rooms available to hire on hourly basis, a catering kitchen, seven office spaces, an outdoor seating, growing and play area, an Open Access Computer lab, a café and a central Reception from which SWCA delivers a range of Signposting and Advice services.

Services we offer to meet community needs include weekly cooking and gardening courses, one-to-one computer support, employability support, Tai Chi for Older People, stay and play, food bank service, and much more. There are volunteering opportunities to build skills and promote inclusion, we support local people in taking actions on issues which matter to them and link people to the support they need enabling them to achieve their goals. We also run community events which support community cohesion and counteract isolation.

The Centre is available for private, social and business hire. As a membership organisation, we have around 200 active member groups who use the Centre for faith and cultural activities, training and education, exercise, dance and hobbies, as well as personal development. There are also voluntary and charitable sector members, who serve local people, across all equalities’ groups and multi-ethnic communities.

The Development Manager will support SWCA in implementing our strategy by building sustainable business-minded collaborations and partnerships with other stakeholders, organisations and groups, developing the Centre’s service provision in the following areas of benefit:

• Digital Inclusion
• Mental Health & Wellbeing
• Economic Inclusion
• Environmental Sustainability

Experience in enterprise, business set ups, and fundraising are key to this role. Plus excellent written and verbal communication skills; good knowledge of the community business and voluntary sectors and a sound understanding of the different protected groups, of social and community inclusion.

Specific responsibilities include:

1. Identify potential partners and delivery contracts for establishing new, or expanding existing, services in line with the above identified priorities as set in our 4-year Business Plan. (by June 2022)
2. Fundraising in liaison with the Centre Director and Finance & HR Manager to include writing and submitting bids, working to deadlines and in line with our fundraising strategy, in order to expand the services and following the agreed priorities. (ongoing)
3. Complete a feasibility study for a new Individual Membership Scheme, maximising community engagement and generating additional donations income. (by December 2021).
4. Conduct a Fundraising Audit of SWCA, across all channels (earned income, grants, donations, memberships, services, corporate) and develop a sustainable income generation strategy to support the agreed priorities and contracts over the following three years. (by March 2022)
5. Identify and scope opportunities for Social Prescribing in Ashley ward, in conjunction with the new Dove Street Health Centre development and potential of forming an Ashley Alliance with other local organisations to meet the health and wellbeing needs of local residents. (by June 2022)
6. Work with the Team on designing and launch of the new Individual Membership System linked directly to both donors, and service users, utilising digital tools and marketing strategies. (by June 2022).
7. To work closely with the Finance & HR Manager on analysis of income streams and scenarios.

Person specification

Essential

Experience of business and strategic planning

Proven ability to engage, communicate with and work with trustees, staff and partners at all levels

Ability to evaluate and assess an organisation’s activities and performance and recommend detailed next steps

Proven track record of developing and writing successful funding bids

Knowledge of governance models, legal frameworks, and best practice in accountability and reporting

Proven competence in understanding financial information including the ability to read financial accounts and financial projections/ budgets

Proficiency with IT and computer-based information systems

Ability to work independently

Excellent analytical, written and verbal communication skills

Commitment to equal opportunities and ability to exercise this in practice

Sound understanding of the community business and voluntary based sectors

Understanding of membership organisations

Enthusiastic, proactive, with a ‘can do’ attitude

Desirable

Knowledge of governance models, legal frameworks, and best practice in accountability and reporting

Understanding of Social Prescribing

At Catch22, we are proud of our reputation as a modern and progressive employer. Our 1,300 colleagues and 300 volunteers work at every stage of the social welfare cycle, supporting over 60,000 individuals from cradle to career. 

The National Citizen Service (NCS) is a flagship policy at the heart of the government’s vision for building a Big Society. The programme brings together 16-17-year-olds from different backgrounds in a summer programme which includes adventure, discovery and meaningful social action. NCS aims to support participants’ personal and social development and help them develop the confidence, skills and attitudes they need to take on active roles in their communities and develop themselves for their own future.

Job Description

You will organise and lead NCS delivery in Bristol, Bath, South Gloucestershire 

You will be overseeing and supporting young people from a diverse range of backgrounds and enabling them to engage, participate and develop within the Catch22 NCS programme. This is a pivotal role within our NCS regional programming team, giving you the opportunity and scope to be creative in meeting these goals. 

As Programme Lead, your main duties will include:

• Working with the Contract Manager and other Catch22 colleagues in developing, organising, planning and delivering all phases of the NCS programme, including pre-programme engagement, residentials, social action planning & delivery, graduation events and post-NCS activity.
• Engaging and building positive relationships with young people and their parent/carers to provide effective support on a one-to-one or group basis
• Implementing Catch22 NCS "Keep warm" strategy to retain young people and parents
• Assisting the contract manager in implementing the Catch22 national staff recruitment strategy
• Raising awareness of NCS locally
• Delivering staff training to NCS sessional staff

Qualifications

Educated to A Level or equivalent

To be successful as an NCS Programme Lead, you will need:

• Substantial experience of working directly with young people from a wide variety of backgrounds
• Experience of working in a residential setting with young people from a wide variety of backgrounds
• Experience of programme management
• Experience of leading the planning, delivery, and evaluation of activities for and with young people
• Knowledge of relevant youth policies, legislation, and the wider youth agenda.
• Knowledge of  developing and managing projects in the public, private or voluntary sectors

Additional information

We are looking to appointment to these roles as quickly as possible and will close this job off to new applicants when we have enough suitable candidates to interview. We, therefore, encourage candidates to apply as soon as possible.

This role is subject to an enhanced DBS check

“Working at One25 alongside an incredibly passionate and dedicated team of staff and volunteers inspires me. It really increases my motivation to support women to lead fulfilled lives and to help end violence against women and girls’’ (One25 manager)

Are you an inspirational leader with proven experience in managing office services, resources and people across an organisation to provide a professional service? Do you have excellent organisational skills and planning and physical resourcing ability which you want to use to support the staff and some of Bristol’s most marginalised women? Do you have the experience to support a team to offer support services including first point of contact, IT, admin and to support our events, along with an interest in supporting us to plan new services to meet an ambitious business plan? 

One25 is a highly respected, Bristol-wide charity for women moving from crisis and trauma towards independence in the community. Our team of committed staff take a person-centred approach to offer a range of services: van outreach, drop in and casework services support for women involved in street sex work. Our Pause programme supports women who have had children removed from their care and Peony supports women to take positive steps forward in their recovery from trauma. As One25’s Organisational Support Manager, you will join a dynamic and passionate staff team and a Senior Management Team (SMT) who have clear ambitions for One25 and the progress of the women. Do you have the skills, dedication and drive to join us as we change and grow?

You would need to:

• Have excellent organisational and planning skills
• Have experience of managing a team who offer a high quality internal service across an organisation and sites
• Have strong IT skills and be able to manage the physical environment of our premises so that there is a good working environment for all staff
• Be able to develop good relationships with external suppliers to ensure the quality of One25’s support services.
• Think creatively, work well under pressure and analyse complex information.
• Have strong leadership skills and be able to bring strategic perspective to the senior management team
• Learn quickly and pick up and manage a range of projects.

This is an exciting opportunity to join an award-winning and changing charity in a senior role within One25. The post-holder will have management experience, experience of working in the sector and/or with a complex client group in a similar role and they will have wide ranging responsibilities for the performance and the development of One25. They will be strongly supported in their work. The post is managed by the CEO.

The Organisational Support Manager role is being restructured from the former role of Finance and Resources Manager, creating two roles, a Finance role and an Organisational Support Manager role. This is in line with One25’s growth over the last few years and supports capacity for ongoing growth. We hope there will be a handover with the current post holder to support induction.

We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, as these groups are underrepresented in our workforce.

Benefits: Generous leave (33 days including bank holidays) plus up to 13 additional days’ time off in lieu; flexible working hours and great job satisfaction.

Hours: 37.5 hours a week over 5 days (including occasional evening and weekend commitments)

Salary: £34-36,000

Closing date: 23 June 9am

Interviews: 28 June

Expected Start: As soon as possible

Join the fight against hunger and food waste! FareShare South West is the region's largest food charity, as part of the FareShare network. We're looking for a brilliant Individual Giving Officer to join our fast-growing charity and give our supporters the best possible giving experience.

FareShare South West’s (FSSW) fundraising need and strategy has developed and diversified rapidly in line with major growth since 2017. Individual Giving is a relatively new fundraising stream for our charity and is essential for ongoing sustainability as we expand and launch new programmes and operations to fight hunger and food waste. The Individual Giving Officer will have the exciting opportunity to launch new donor support processes, systems and strategies that ensure we have excellent relationships with our new donors and retain and grow our Individual Giving income. Our chosen candidate will join our wider fundraising and comms team and close-knit, passionate and motivated staff team.

Powerful narratives, storytelling and engagement with donors is crucial to ensure FSSW’s messages around funding need and impact cut through to donors. In addition to launching an IG function, this role will work closely as part of our small fundraising and comms team to develop new fundraising streams, deliver campaigns and support on events.

About FareShare South West:

FareShare South West (FSSW) fights food poverty by tackling food waste. We are the largest food redistribution charity in the region, and as an independent part of the FareShare UK network, we redistribute quality surplus food from over 600 food suppliers. In 2020, we quadrupled our food output, delivering food for 4.1 million meals to frontline charities across the region.

After over 12 months of emergency operations, we are transitioning out of Covid into a much larger operation, spanning Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Bristol, Bath & N.E Somerset, Somerset, and most recently, a major expansion into Devon and Cornwall. Our fundraising function is a vital part of our growth.

The Care Forum is looking to recruit a Healthwatch Projects Portfolio Manager to join our team. 

Based at: Sanford House, Sanford Street, Swindon SN1 1HE and The Vassall Centre, Gill Avenue, Bristol BS16 2QQ

Currently all staff are working from home due to Covid.

• 37 hours Per Week
• NJC 22-26 (£27,041 - £30,451)
• Closing date: 9am  25 June 2021
• Interviews: Wed/Thurs 7/8 July (TBC)via video call

Aims of the post:

• To oversee a portfolio of projects on behalf of The Care Forum (TCF).
• To ensure good governance of all project budgets within the portfolio.
• To represent Healthwatch, TCF at strategic meetings which align with this portfolio and as agreed with the  management team.
• To line manage project delivery staff within the projects of this portfolio.
• To generate additional income for TCF

Healthwatch:

We are the independent champion for people who use health and social care services. We’re here to make sure that those running services, put people at the heart of care. Our sole purpose is to understand the needs, experiences and concerns of people who use health and social care services and to speak out on their behalf. We focus on ensuring that people’s worries and concerns about current services are addressed. We work to get services right for the future.

The Care Forum:

The Care Forum is an independent voluntary and community sector organisation, celebrating over 20 years of achieving better outcomes for people using health and social care services.

We work across Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire and Swindon. We can also work across the South West.

How to Apply:

The Care Forum is a strongly committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all members of the community. The Care Form does NOT accept CVs. This post is subject to right to work checks.

Visit our website to download a job description, person specification and an application form for this post.

Applications are most likely to be successful if they are written clearly to align with the categories in the person specification.

Please note: access to a computer will be required to attend the interview online.

Bath Cats & Dogs Home have a rare and exciting opportunity for a creative and innnovative fundraiser to join our small but busy team, to lead on delivery of events and manage corporate partnerships. As well as developing our existing portfolio of events and accounts, you will have a keen eye for identifying opportunities for us to build relationships and partner with local organisations and groups to ensure growth in income in both these areas.  You will ensure we deliver a great supporter experience and first class stewardship to our events participants, community supporters and corporate partners, resulting in long term support and mutually beneficial relationships. 

In this role you will oversee the recruitment and support of SARSAS volunteers and manage our busy Helpline Services (which includes telephone, e-support and Live Chat).

Responsible to: Head of Service Delivery

Based: Bristol with a minimum of one day per week in Taunton

Pension: 5% employer pension contribution

Annual leave: 27 days plus Bank+ Holidays (full time equivalent)

Contract: Employed, part-time and permanent

Information session

We will be holding a Facebook Live information session on at 6.30pm on Tuesday 22nd June 2021, which will be an opportunity find out more about this role and ask any questions you may have. Please see the link on our recruitment page to join this session.

Closing date: Midnight on Thursday 1st July 2021

Interviews To be held Wednesday 14th and Thursday 15th July

SARSAS values diversity and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community. We are actively encouraging applicants with a protected characteristic such as BAME women, who are currently under-represented at SARSAS, to join our team. We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer. Our current premises are wheelchair accessible.

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and open to women only (exempt under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, Part 1).

The Role

SafeLives’ Training team develops the knowledge and skills of professionals responding to victims and survivors of domestic abuse, whether adults, young people or children.

Our training programme across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland aims to create:

• user value: with learners who attend our training feeling more confident and better equipped to fulfil their role
• social value: with measures showing professionals who attend our training how to provide more effective interventions for those who experience abuse
• financial value: responsible for generating around a third of SafeLives’ annual income

The programme includes sector-leading accredited training.

Foundation and Specialist courses: for independent domestic violence advisors (Idvas) and independent domestic abuse advocates in Scotland (Idaas), independent sexual violence advisors (Isvas), domestic violence and abuse outreach workers, and other frontline workers who come into contact with people experiencing domestic abuse.

SafeLives also delivers Domestic Abuse Matters (DA Matters), a change programme for police officers and staff, which we deliver on behalf of the National College of Policing.

SafeLives is very proud of its reputation for high-quality training programmes, and your role in maintaining our standards and delivering for learners will be vital.

As a Training Coordinator for SafeLives, you will provide effective and efficient co-ordination of resources and support for the Training team and the learners across all SafeLives’ training programmes.

This role is based in Bristol (home-based during the COVID-19 pandemic) with some occasional travel across the UK.

Benefits include a generous package including 25 days’ holiday per year plus public holidays, employee pension scheme with 4% employer contribution, Cycle2Work scheme, 365 days a year Employee Assistance Programme.

If this challenge sounds as exciting to you as it does to us and you believe you have the qualities we have described, please take a look over the job description and submit a 500-word cover letter, CV and equal opportunity form.

Closing date: Friday 2nd July 2021

SafeLives is a committed provider of equal opportunities for all, please see our job description for full details.

No agencies please.

RECOOP, part of the BCHA Group, has been supporting and delivering services to help the older offender population both in prisons and the community for ten years. The charity is delighted to be able to advertise for a Regional Manager post in the south of the country.

The Ministry of Justice has committed to launching an Older Offender Strategy in 2021. This is a very exciting time to join Recoop as we restructure the organisational management model increasing capacity to respond to the potential growth in new business opportunities.

We are looking for the right candidate to implement our new management structure and growth strategy, securing and increasing contracted income and identifying other potential sources of funding across the region. Deliver business plan strategy in upskilling and equipping our agile team to develop and deliver quality services, strengthening the available health and well-being intervention support for our growing service users both pre, and post release.

To develop key relationships with commissioners and funders and influence service development in line with their identified strategies. To proactively identify business opportunities for Recoop and ensure that innovative and credible bids are made for new and existing business. To contribute to formulating, reviewing and achieving the business development strategy for Recoop.

In this role you will be based from home with frequent travel across the South of the UK. We have one role based in Swindon, Yeovil or Bristol.

DBS checks are required for roles where you will be working with or have lone contact with Vulnerable Adults and Children.

BCHA is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

Title: Support Line Officer
Salary: £17,300 pa
Hours:  35 hours per week on a 7 day rota
Contract Type: Maternity cover - 12 Months
Based: Pontypool, Cardiff, Newport, Bridgend
Closing date: 1 July at 23:59 hrs
Interview date: week commencing 5th July

The Support Line is a well-known and heavily advertised telephone number and can be the gateway to Marie Curie for members of the public with an enquiry. The purpose of this role is to deliver high quality information and support to the public and helping those with, or affected by, terminal illness (including carers), and meeting agreed service and individual performance measures.

The Support Line Officer is responsible for answering enquiries by phone, live web chat, social media, and email, from people with a terminal illness (from pre-diagnosis to end of life) or their family members, carers and friends, providing a listening ear, support and information. Enquiries can range from practical questions about care or entitlement to financial support, to emotional conversations regarding isolation and grief.

You will research and answer questions, discover information and signpost accordingly. Support Line Officers are not counsellors and not medically trained, but you will be working alongside experienced palliative care nurses and local service coordinators who can support with specific enquiries as needed.

Please note: The post holder will be required to work a flexible shift pattern to cover operational hours of 08.00 - 20.00 Monday to Sunday, and inclusive of Bank Holidays as required. You may also be required to work on days such as Father's Day, Mother's Day and over Christmas period on a rota basis along with other team members.

What we are looking for:

• Excellent communication skills and a genuine interest in helping others
• Ideally you will come from a charity or healthcare Help/Support Line background or have demonstrable customer service experience from another industry (such as a contact centre)
• Expert knowledge of how to deliver an excellent customer experience and use your skills to adapt to challenging situations and conversations, regularly utilising advanced listening and questioning skills.
• You will be patient and resilient and be able to demonstrate how you have used empathy and research skills in previous roles.

What's in it for you:

• Continued access to NHS Pension Scheme (subject to eligibility)
• Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Loan schemes for bikes; computers and satellite navigation systems
• Continuous development
• Industry leading training programmes
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible Working

Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.

We are committed to a world where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justice imperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace, and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.

This role will be subject to receiving a satisfactory criminal record check.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early. Agencies need not apply