Embrace the Middle East is an international Christian charity helping people of all faiths and none to free themselves from a life of poverty and injustice. Our work and the work of our Christian partners, in Egypt, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Syria and Iraq, who run hospitals, clinics, schools and centres for people with disabilities, really does make a difference. Together we lift up the vulnerable and marginalised, serving families escaping violence or persecution, people living with all kinds of disability, women and children deprived of access to vital education and health services.

As the charity enters a new 5-year strategic period (Hope in Action), we have ambitious plans for growth. Reporting to the Director of Programmes and Engagement, this newly created role will lead our Supporter Engagement Team, playing an integral role in driving and developing our core fundraising programme. We are seeking to nurture an engaged group of supporters, to develop and grow our supporter base; individuals and churches who give, pray, advocate and volunteer.

We are looking to recruit (and welcome to the team) a Head of Supporter Engagement to:

• Work collaboratively with the Engagement team, to develop and implement a clearly defined supporter strategy for retention and growth.
• Provide creative direction and leadership to develop a church engagement strategy that deepens and broadens congregational support and raises more income through church giving.
• Guide the development of Embrace’s legacy and in-memory giving strategy as an integral part of Embrace’s Supporter Engagement strategy.
• Work in close cooperation with the Head of Communications on the development and delivery of effective supporter resources and targeted marketing to new and existing audiences.
• Refer to data intelligence, to set, monitor and evaluate whole team and individual income targets and performance indicators.
• Provide inspirational leadership to the Supporter Engagement team (6 people), empowering them to support the Charity in every way possible to fulfil its vision and charitable aims.
• Work with the Director of Programmes and Engagement, to contribute to the strategic direction of the Charity and be accountable for the success of the Supporter Engagement team.

About you:

We are looking for an experienced fundraising and marketing professional, an imaginative and collaborative team leader, who is passionate about Embrace’s work and has experience of developing supporter engagement opportunities and stewardship journeys for thousands of supporters. You will be able to innovate and improve how Embrace connects with an engaged and growing group of long-term supporters. You will have a high-level of operational expertise and enjoy seeing others develop and flourish.

We are looking for someone who is committed to the Christian mission, vision and values of the charity, either as a practising Christian or someone with a sympathy for Embrace’s mission with the Christian faith and is comfortable working in a faith inspired religious environment and ready with compassion to serve and work with Church congregations structures and communities.

To succeed, you will have experience devising and implementing integrated supporter journeys across traditional and digital channels, leading a team to deliver individual giving, including legacies and community fundraising, programmes achieving income donation in the region of £1.5 Million per annum.

This is a collaborative team role, working with colleagues to bring hope and healing to those whom we serve. You will be part of an organisation that values everyone’s contribution, pays a fair wage as well as attractive benefits, and is committed to support your continuing professional development.

The role will initially be home-based, with flexible working options will be available thereafter. This will include the option to work at Embrace’s offices in Amersham or mainly from home, attending the office as required.

How to apply:

To apply for this role, kindly send through a completed online application form, via the link on our website, attaching a copy of your CV and covering letter outlining your suitability and your motivation for the role.

Closing date: Friday 8 January 2021.

We will contact all shortlisted candidates either before or shortly after the closing date for applications.

Embrace the Middle East is an equal opportunities employer. Recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to child protection. Please note that in order to be considered for this position you need to have the right to work in the UK, either through nationality or relevant work visa. The successful candidate will be required to complete a medical questionnaire and undertake a disclosure check as part of the Charity’s safer recruitment policy.

About this role: Trusts and foundations is a key area of growth for Autistica. In 2019/20 the trusts and foundations team brought in £600k, the most ever raised from this income stream at Autistica. This role is a fantastic opportunity for a high-performing, relationship-driven and strategic trusts and foundations expert to lead a growing income area.

About Autistica: Autistica is the UK’s autism research charity. Our mission is to create the breakthroughs which will enable our community to live happier, healthier, longer lives. In the past five years, Autistica has:

• Invested £3.5 million in autism research, funding 37 studies spanning mental health, language & communication, early intervention, adult diagnosis and epilepsy.
• Set up the UK’s first autism research network, recruiting 16,000 network members to help us and our partners do bigger and better research.
• Secured autism and learning disability as a top priority in the new NHS Long-Term Plan, and a government commitment to develop a national autism research strategy.

Main responsibilities:

Income generation and project development

• Research potential new trusts and foundations to develop a strong pipeline of multi-year, strategic asks and partnerships.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues in corporate and major donor teams to identify new opportunities to raise funds.
• Work with the Director of Fundraising to leverage new trusts and foundations connections and opportunities through Autistica’s Board of Trustees.
• Lead on developing template cases for support for each project area, ensuring they are always up-to-date and impactful.
• Create compelling, detailed and highly tailored applications for new project ideas, working closely with the Chief Executive, Head of Research, Head of Policy and others to produce proposals, budgets and project plans.

Strategy and team leadership

• Lead the planning and delivery of the trusts and foundations fundraising strategy, to grow income in this area and meet the team’s annual target.
• Line manage the Trusts and Foundations Officer, supporting them to achieve team goals and develop their skills and knowledge.
• Lead on monitoring and maintaining systems to track project-by-project income, monitor project spend and log unfunded project ideas.
• Ensure financial reporting is maintained and accurate, including annual income and expenditure budgeting, donor pipelines, monthly forecasting and weekly income tracking.
• Represent trusts and foundations across the organisation, including attending relevant “Heads of” meetings, reporting income in the weekly chaser meetings and keeping the Director of Fundraising abreast of activity.

Stewardship

• Work closely with the Science team to support the stewardship and management of restricted grants secured towards research projects.
• Manage and develop key donor relationships, working with the Chief Executive and Director of Fundraising to develop and strengthen relationships at Trustee and operational levels.
• Ensure that donors receive regular and timely progress reports and appropriate recognition of their gifts.

Compliance

• Using the Raiser’s Edge database system, ensure that up-to-date and GDPR-compliant records are kept for all donor contacts.
• Ensure that all fundraising activities undertaken are legal, ethical and based on good practice guidelines such as those from the Fundraising Regulator and conducted in a way compatible with Autistica’s policies and professional reputation.

Essential requirements:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent.
• Demonstrable experience of regularly securing six-figure grants, and a track record of meeting targets and deadlines.
• Experience of producing timely, high-quality reports and delivering exceptional stewardship of trust donors.
• Ability to assess, comprehend and manage complex written and financial information quickly and accurately.
• Highly developed written communication skills that result in the production of clear and persuasive proposals and reports.
• Ability to develop and maintain strong working relationships with donors and operate at a senior level.
• Proven ability to form positive and productive relationships with internal stakeholders.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills, demonstrating the ability to understand and communicate complex research and policy issues.
• An understanding and appreciation of the legislation affecting charity fundraising.

Desirable requirements:

• A background in research or science or experience of fundraising for a research charity or academic institution.
• Experience in statutory fundraising.
• Experience in project design and proposal development.

How to apply: Please apply online with your CV and a one-page cover letter by Thursday 7 January. Interviews will be held w/c 11 January.

Office location: Please note all Autistica staff will be working remotely until at least April 2021. We will then be seeking new office space in central London. 

Integrity Action is seeking a seasoned, creative, and tenacious relationship builder, with strong proposal writing and persuasive speaking skills to fill this newly created Senior Management Team position. You will lead on securing approximately £2 million annual income for our pioneering approach that combines a tried and tested citizen-centred methodology with Integrity Action’s proprietary tool and mobile app called DevelopmentCheck.

Integrity Action’s priorities in 2021 and 2022 are:

• Spreading our work by integrating it into development practice and public service delivery.
• Continuing to innovate, so we can help citizens solve the widest possible range of problems, from workers being exploited to understaffed hospitals.
• Researching key pressing questions in transparency and accountability that include how to ensure sustainable accountability outcomes, what motivates officials and other responsible parties to act with integrity, and how problems are being solved.

You will work closely with the Head of Programme Development to convert learnings, project concepts and designs into compelling offers to trusts, foundations and institutional funders. You will lead on writing the most strategically important proposals, and potentially commission external support to complete other proposals. You will also be supported by several team members who will lead on development of theories of change, results frameworks and project-specific delivery models.

You will help open doors to potential new funding, securing opportunities for the CEO and Head of Programme Development to present Integrity Action’s work to grant funding decision makers. When this is done successfully, you will lead the follow up to ensure we receive a grant. Secured grants are managed by the Operations team and their tasks include reporting to funders. Your involvement in this process will be to contribute to the reports to ensure they also work as a fundraising tool.

As a member of the Senior Management Team you will contribute to the strategic leadership of the organisation. This means leading on creating a fundraising function including strengthening strategic fundraising and executing annual plans. You will report to the CEO and share progress with the senior management and Board leadership quarterly.

Although all team members are based in the UK, we are all working remotely. Once it is safe for us to work face-to-face, we will consider in consultation with the team taking up an office space located in London. If we do, how we work will be aligned with our flexible working policy.

We expect you to live our organisational values. We believe that diversity of people, ideas and cultures enriches both our insights into the work we do and our relationship with each other. Being an inclusive organisation matters a lot to us. The existing team comes from different backgrounds and walks of life so you can expect yourself to be embraced.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Key Result Area #1: Lead and manage writing and submission of core (unrestricted) and project (restricted) funding proposals

• Work closely with the Head of Programme Development to translate project concepts into winning proposals
• Lead on submitting compelling, persuasive, and accurate proposals to a range of funders and to a range of budgets. When bidding within partnerships or consortia where we are not the project lead, ensure high quality narrative and financial inputs
• Working closely with Operations and Finance teams, lead on development of new budgets ensuring full cost recovery and demonstrating value for money principles
• Coordinate inputs to proposals from a range of partners
• Manage fundraising consultants

Key Result Area #2: Build highly effective relationships with trusts, foundations and institutional funders

• Help open doors to potential new funding, progressing conversations and securing opportunities for the CEO and Head of Programme Development to present Integrity Action’s work to grant funding decision makers
• Working closely with the CEO, cultivate new and retain existing funder relationships
• Solicit restricted and unrestricted grants across multiple years

Key Result Area #3: Build and manage a systematic approach to fundraising

• Strengthen the approach to strategic fundraising and lead on executing annual plans
• Lead on funders' prospecting
• Manage fundraising progress monitoring including the CRM system (Dynamics 365) to manage relationships with funders
• Lead on fundraising reporting to the CEO and the Board

Key result Area #4: Contribute to the organizational strategic leadership

• Work closely with CEO to build annual business plans including revenue projections
• As a member of the Senior Management Team, lead on development and implementation of organisational strategies and policies
• Contribute to effective leadership and role modelling of values internally and externally
• Support CEO on other strategic tasks and decision making

REQUIREMENTS

We are looking for a development generalist with at least 10 years of fundraising experience of which at least 3 have been at senior management level.

Essential experience / knowledge

• Demonstrated expertise in trusts, foundations and institutional fundraising.
• Demonstrated experience in building relationships with trusts and foundations.
• Exceptional writing skills, with the capacity to write for different audiences and about topics on which they may not be a technical expert.
• Excellent oral communication skills.
• Familiarity with the landscape, priorities, and methodologies of private foundations and institutional funders. It would be an excellent bonus if these are accountability and transparency funders.
• Excellent interpersonal and team-building skills.
• Experience creating fundraising, organizational and programme budgets.

Skills and abilities:

• Ability to maintain high standards of ethics, integrity, and professionalism, and to handle sensitive and proprietary financial information.
• Ability and willingness to work flexibly in a fast-paced team environment.
• Anticipatory and strategic thinker with a hands-on, problem-solving, proactive attitude.
• Systematic approach to tasks, excellent time management skills, and attention to detail.
• Computer skills:  Google Drive and Salesforce or similar database software.

Personal style and behaviour:

• Commitment to Integrity Action values and to upholding our operating principles (read more on our website).
• A sense of humility, and collegiality.
• Capacity for self-reflection and a commitment to learning and growth

To apply: Please send a CV and covering letter of no more than 2 pages outlining your relevant experience and why you want the job 

HEAD OF MEDIA AND POLICY

As our Head of Media and Policy, you’ll lead the development and implementation of the organisation’s media, social media, policy and influencing strategies and activities to deliver the organisation’s goals. 

We Are With You rebranded from ‘Addaction’ in February this year and this is an exciting and creative leadership role with the opportunity to make a big impact on how we build our profile, reputation and new brand.

You will put the people who need and use our services firmly on the agenda whilst managing the organisation’s profile and reputation in the media and with the wider public.

You’ll have close relationships with our leadership team, the media and policy team, the fundraising team, the communications team, the wider organisation, journalists, policy markers, civil servants, MPs and other key stakeholders. 

What we are looking for:

You will have:

• Ability to plan and lead public facing campaigns including   media, social media, policy and influencing activities
• An understanding of what works for the media and a track record of  driving up media coverage with demonstrable results 
• Proven knowledge of the UK media landscape covering news, consumer and  PR outlets and strong media contacts
• Crisis communication and reputational management experience
• Awareness of what influences decision makers and how to achieve change
• Excellent social media skills
• Staff and performance management experience 
• A track record of working in a busy press office or a newsroom

For full details about the role, please see the attached Job Description.

Further Information 

This is a fixed term role (maternity cover) for 37.5 hours per week.

You will also receive an Inner London Weighting allowance of £2,759.00 per annum.

Interviews will be held via video conference during the week starting 4 January 2021.

Please visit our website for contact details to discuss this post further.

Interested applicants should submit an online application form with a copy of their CV by Sunday 20 December containing a personal statement how you meet the personal specification set out in the role description.

About us

We Are With You is one of the UK’s leading charities working across drug, alcohol and mental health support.Everyone should feel comfortable getting the support they need for issues with drugs, alcohol or mental health.

We work with people on their own goals, whether that’s staying safe and healthy, making small changes or stopping an unwanted habit altogether. We give people support in a way that’s right for them either face to face in their local service, community or online. 

We provide a free and confidential service without judgement to more than 100,000 people in England and Scotland every year. 

We use our expertise to improve the help available and raise awareness around drugs, alcohol and mental health so that more people can get support.

Benefits of working with us 

• 28 days holiday plus a bank holiday allowance
• Enhanced employer pension contribution
• Death in service benefit scheme
• Flexible working patterns to help with work life balance
• Training and development opportunities
• 24/7 access to employee assistance programme
• Cycle to work scheme

 Information about us and our recruitment processes

We are an equal opportunities employer and have committed to promoting equality and diversity in all areas of our work. We actively encourage applications from but not limited to BAME candidates.  We are only able to employ those who have the legal right to work in the UK. 

We want to safeguard and protect the children, young people and adults we work with. Our rigorous selection process applies to all applicants to support this aim.  If you are applying for a role which involves regulated activity you will need to have an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (including Barred Lists) check (if in England) or become a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups scheme (if in Scotland). We will also seek references as part of the selection process for this role, including from your current or most recent employer.

Reporting to the Director of Finance and Operations, the primary responsibilities of the role involve managing relations with RBST’s Members and Partners.

Members

• To be the first point of contact for members and RBST Support Groups
• To inspire and motivate the network of Support Groups so as to deliver RBSTs strategy and objectives
• To ensure Support Group compliance with RBST financial and other regulations

Partnerships

• To actively manage relationships with sponsors and corporate partners
• To seek out and identify prospective sponsors and corporate partners
• Maintaining the database to coordinate leads and follow ups

Other

• Organising or overseeing RBST’s presence at shows and events
• Contribute to yearly budgeting processes and strategic planning exercises
• Contribute to Committee papers
• Contribute to website and social media activity
• Assist the Director of Finance and Operation with such other activities as may be required, including but not limited to merchandising, health and safety and running training courses.

Person Specification

• Experience of membership organisations – Essential
• Excellent organisational skills – Essential
• Excellent interpersonal skills – Essential
• Confidence in working with people at a variety of levels – Essential
• Ability to communicate well verbally and in writing with people at a variety of levels – Essential
• Experience of corporate fundraising – Desirable
• Experience of organising events – Desirable
• Good financial management skills – Desirable
• Basic Competency in Microsoft Office Products, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint – Essential
• Basic competency inputting and organise data - Essential

How to apply:

Please click on the apply with CharityJob button and submit a CV and Covering Letter addressing the points in the job description above.

Applications that do not include a covering letter will not be considered.

AN ESTIMATED 40.3 MILLION PEOPLE ACROSS THE WORLD ARE ENSLAVED TODAY, WITH OVER 100,000 IN THE UK LIVING IN PLAIN SIGHT.

The Sophie Hayes Foundation was founded in 2011 by Sophie, a British girl trafficked to Italy for sexual exploitation. The Foundation is the only organisation in the United Kingdom, focused solely on ensuring all women survivors of human trafficking and modern slavery achieve complete and sustainable freedom, through an independence that can only come with the ability to live and work without fear. 

At SHF we support women survivors to look to the future – renewing confidence, purpose and employability. By adhering to best practice in coaching, facilitation and training, we support survivors in bespoke and creative ways through group workshops, one to one coaching, vocational voluntary & work placements, access to training, and formal education.​

This is a unique role at an exciting and pivotal time of growth for The Sophie Hayes Foundation based in London office. As our first Head of Programmes and Innovation, you will help launch our new strategy, grow and expand our beneficiary support by developing operational services across the UK.

The successful candidate will work in the new Senior Management Team and be a champion for survivors, staff, volunteers and Board of Trustees.

This is a role designed for someone who is people focused, has an eye to detail and is: encouraging, insightful, creative, organised , able to adapt to the changing lives of those you are supporting. You must have perseverance, a high level of flexibility and emotional intelligence. You will be quick to listen, understand and lead with an ability to adapt ideas into action, alongside strong partnership skills.

You must have a strong track record in programmes through innovation and a focus on quality, performance, safeguarding and management controls. Whilst having a passion for engaging our women survivors in all aspects of our work including co-production.

We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all that we do and operate with mutual respect. If you share these values and have the relevant skills and experience, we look forward to hearing from you.

Person Specification 

Qualifications/Training

• Education to degree level, a recognised professional qualification in social work, or health, or social care or equivalent in experience,
• Demonstrable evidence of senior management and financial management.

Person Specification

Essential

• Significant track record of successfully working at a SENIOR LEVEL with strategic leadership and management responsibilities.
• Ability to develop organisational strategies and translate them into plans and budgets for all aspects of Programming and Innovation.
• Proven track record of building and leading high performing teams based in mulitple locations
• Skilled in cross cultural management.
• Knowledge of issues within social justice/human rights and of campaigning for change.
• Experience of representing an organisation to others, ranging from grass roots activists to government officials.
• Critically able to develop and manage budgets.
• Experience of working in or with a coalition or network.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team and design and use office systems, and to take initiatives and be self-sufficient in organising own work.
• Ability to plan and prioritise workloads and keep to targets under pressure and to deadlines.
• Commitment to the aims of SHF and sensitivity to issues of caste, gender, raceand religion and commitment to ensuring equal opportunities.

Desirable

• Experience of working on issues around Business and Human rights.
• Proven track record of influencing governmental/inter-governmental policy.
• Fundraising
• CRM (Blackbaud Etapestry)

Personal qualities

• Confident and comfortable in a public relations role with excellent presentational skills.
• Clear, concise, and persuasive communications.
• Diplomatic, empathetic and tactful, able to build effective relationships.
• Participatory and empowering approach and ability to manage conflicting interests
• Calm and reliable under pressure.
• Ability to work in a small team and on own for lengths of time.
• Manages own time well, to address competing priorities.
• Commitment to empowering women survivors of human trafficking.

The women survivors we work with come from all over the world and have a wide variety of beliefs, experiences, backgrounds. We are committed to sharing and reflecting this rich diversity amongst our staff, volunteers and trustees and would strongly encourage applicants from minority and under-represented groups.

Please note: We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.

However, this post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 20

Please note all candidates must provide proof for the right to work in the UK.

Are you a successful fundraiser who is ready to inspire and lead an Engagement Team of highly committed individuals and also be part of the Senior Leadership Team?

The Head of Engagement is a new role and will oversee and develop the Engagement Team which is made up of some current staff with some newly formed roles. As the leader you will ensure the team collaborates closely with one another and across the organisation. The objectives of the Team are to recruit students and raise funds, to agreed targets. The Engagement Team will promote, mobilise, motivate as well as partner with churches, mission agencies and networks around the world to inform them of what we offer to support transformative learning and facilitate reflective practice across the All Nations Global Community.

All Nations Christian College is the largest intercultural and cross-cultural mission training college in Europe with our world class staff and a great reputation around the world. So, the question is - are you ready to join our highly-motivated, dynamic and creative team, and play a crucial role in helping All Nations increase its impact, sustainability and reach?

If so, you will be a positive, high energy, proactive and tenacious person with some solid evidence of successful fundraising. You will be a strategic thinker with exceptional written and verbal communication skills and a commitment to collaborative working. This role is very much hands-on, leading by example, and will work with team members to develop asks and look for ways to take opportunities forward.

We are open to the option of the role being filled by two people as a job share.

The role sits on the Senior Leadership Team and there is a genuine occupational requirement for this post to be filled by a Christian who is passionate about cross cultural mission and fully able to articulate the overall purpose as well as the detail of the College’s mission, from a personal faith basis.

The main responsibilities of the role include:

• Developing a strategy and tactical plans for raising income through trusts, foundations, high value individuals and others, including the generation and promotion of appeals
• Producing stories and creating narratives with compelling visuals which can be used by ambassadors and other members of the Engagement Team
• Supporting the Principal & Chief Executive and the Engagement Team members to cultivate and maintain relationships with funders, including grant givers, churches and individuals
• Ensuring follow up with donors is timely and accurate, developing healthy long term relationships with supporters and partners
• Applying and reporting (as appropriate) to Trusts/funding schemes, working alongside course programme leaders and tutors/administrators when necessary
• Maintaining knowledge of grant giving bodies, the charity sector and any trends to ensure you identify and capitalise on any relevant opportunities for the organisation
• Overseeing Engagement Team members, undertaking regular one to one meetings, appraisals and target setting.

We are looking for a Head of Legal & Risk to join Samaritans, on a 12 month fixed term contract covering maternity leave. This role leads the in-house legal team that provides specialist advice and guidance on legal, governance, compliance and risk issues relating to the branch structure and central charity.

• 12 month fixed term contract (until Jan 2022)
• £60,000-£65,000 per annum
• 35 hours per week
• We are open to flexible working
• Home-based and then 2-3 days per week in Ewell, Surrey when our office reopens in 2021

As a member of the Senior Leadership Group and the most senior legal expert in the charity, the Head of Legal & Risk is responsible for the organisation-wide strategy on risk and legal compliance.

About Samaritans

As a Samaritans employee, you’ll be part of an established charity which for over 60 years has been delivering services to some of the most vulnerable people across the UK and Republic of Ireland.  Our mission is to reduce the number of people who die by suicide and we pride ourselves in taking a leading role in influencing suicide prevention policy and practice.  We’re keen to hear from candidates who are equally passionate about our charitable purpose.

Key Responsibilities

• Line management for a Legal Counsel (Procurement & Contracts) and Data Protection Officer
• Developing and leading the organisation-wide strategy on compliance and risk
• Providing specialist legal advice to the organisation
• Leading the organisation’s approach to risk management and reporting
• Ensuring compliance with external law and regulations

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

• Qualified Solicitor or Barrister with at least 6 years PQE
• PQE experience in data protection law, employment law, intellectual property law, company law & commercial contracts
• Knowledge on fundraising and charity law and property law is desirable but not essential as you will have a legal panel to support you with this expertise  
• Previous in-house experience with line management 
• Experience of providing advice on technical legal, risk and compliance issues to senior stakeholders
• Experience of translating complex information into accessible and understandable advice for a non-technical audience
• Understanding of different approaches to risk and experience of implementing organisation-specific risk management frameworks and tools
• Experience of providing legal advice to support innovation and new product development (including technology products)

Samaritans is wholly committed to inclusion and diversity and to building a culture and environment where everyone is appreciated for the unique person that they are. We warmly welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences.

If you’re interested in applying or would just like to find out more, then we'd love to hear from you. Applications close on 14/12/2020 and we will be reviewing applications as they come in.

Role: Head of Impact

Pay: £32,500 – £37,500, potentially more for exceptional candidate.

Hours: 40 per week from Monday to Friday. Some evening and weekend work may be required from time to time.

Holidays: 28 per year including bank holidays

Background to Change Please

We launched in November 2015 and are an award-winning social enterprise working hard to end homelessness.

Our mission is simple; we want to train and support amazing people out of homeless and back into work. Our model is simple and effective; we train people experiencing homelessness as baristas, support them with mental wellbeing, housing and then into onward employment.

Since we started we have supported over 200 people and have launched throughout the UK.

The Role:

We are recruiting a Head of Impact – a new role which is vital to the growth of Change Please.

It is an opportunity for the right person to build and lead a team to support our homeless baristas and influence the direction of the organisation.

In the first 3-6 months, the role will be very ‘hands-on,’ where the postholder will meet the various teams, learn how the organization works and with the Director help to recruit new team members.

We are looking for someone with experience of working with vulnerable people, preferably within the homelessness sector and mental health.

CoronaVirus

The need for our work is even more important after the effects of CoronaVirus. We have rebuilt after a difficult period with a renewed energy to achieve our mission.

We are looking for an exceptional individual to join us and help lead on our local and national expansion plans over the coming years.

Job Description

Support

• Ensuring that Change Please Trainees have adequate support for their journey towards employability and becoming ‘ready-to-work.’
  • Mental wellbeing
  • Life-skills
  • Extra activity
• Supporting and overseeing mental wellbeing support for Trainees, including arranging counselling and therapy
• Supporting and overseeing drug/alcohol support for Trainees

Management

• Managing support volunteers, staff and contractors
• Managing caseworkers (to be recruited)
• Clinical psychologist (p/t to be recruited)
• Appraisals, performance reviews, additional training for impact team members

Leadership and influencing

• Working with Head of Recruitment, Head of Retail and Head of Training and other staff to ensure that we deliver throughout the ‘Trainee Journey’
• Working with Head of Retail to ensure that Retail staff are trained and able to support Trainees effectively
• Working with Employment team to ensure that inward recruitment of Trainees
• Providing training around wellbeing needs of Trainees, for example Mental Health First Aid

Finance and budgeting

• Working with Finance Director and Director of Impact to agree budgets and targets
• Overseeing financial record keeping
• Overseeing Payroll with Finance department
• Overseeing Loans and support to Trainees

Partnerships

• Securing new inward referral partnerships
• Reviewing inward referral relationships
• Working with Director of Impact to secure and manage new support partnerships.

Networking

• Securing new relationships with partners

Any other reasonable duties as required as part of the post

Person specification

• Experience of mental health support work
• Mental Health qualification
• 4 years’ management experience
• Experience of working within homelessness
• Multi-agency working
• Experience of supporting with employment training
• Able to inspire confidence in a wide range of people including Trainees
• Outstanding interpersonal skills
• Able to work as part of a team and on own initiative
• Able to build and maintain relationships with senior employees and partners
• Able to work across multiple teams and be flexible with colleagues
• Excellent resilience and ability to see things through
• Excellent communication skills with different audiences
• Flexible and able to work across different teams and departments
• Willing to travel within UK for work

To apply, please include a brief cover letter with your CV.

Hackney want to appoint an Engagement and Coproduction Manager to build a strong and diverse group of public representatives to help shape public involvement in the evolving local integrated care partnership the in City of London and Hackney. This role leads on public engagement and embeds coproduction in this local system. It involves strategic, policy and operational duties including the development of local involvement platforms, e.g. a website. The appointee will work closely with a small team of engagement and communication colleagues based in the partnership.

We are looking for a skilled all-rounder with strong experience of both community development with diverse communities and public involvement. An ability to build strong working relationships with a wide range of people and stakeholders is essential. This post is funded by the City and Hackney Integrated Care Partnership until September 2021 with additional on-going funding being sought.

The closing date for applications is Noon Monday 14th December 2020

Please note we do not accept CVs. 

Jubilee Debt Campaign is recruiting a Head of Advocacy to strengthen our advocacy and influencing work across our projects and campaigns.

We are a small, agile, high–impact campaigning charity working to tackle poverty and inequality caused by unjust debt. 

This is a new post we are creating as part of a planned expansion to further increase our impact. We’re seeking a savvy and experienced political operator with a track record of impactful advocacy and a keen interest in media and strategic communications. 

As the Head of Advocacy you will: 

• Oversee the development, implementation and coordination of advocacy and influencing strategies across our projects and campaigns 
• Build support for our proposals amongst target stakeholders and decision-makers 
• Lead the strategy and planning process for one of our three priority campaigns 
• Line manage the Advocacy Team as it develops

This is a permanent role offered on either 5 days / 35 hours or 4 days / 28 hours per week.

We value diversity and welcome applications from applicants from all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from women and people with a Black, Asian or minority ethnic (BAME) background. 

We offer: 

• Pension contributions of up to 7.5% of your salary plus 1% of the average organisational salary 
• An annual leave entitlement of 30 days per year plus bank holidays 
• Flexi-time working arrangements outside the core hours of 10am-4pm 
• Access to other benefits including interest-free season ticket loans and tax savings on bikes and home technology equipment via salary sacrifice schemes 

The role will be working from home until Jubilee Debt Campaign decides it is safe for staff to return to working in the office.

The deadline for applications is 9am on Wednesday 9 December. Interviews will be held on Tuesday 15 December.

Please see the recruitment pack for further details and information on how to apply:

Charity People are delighted to be working in partnership with Carers Trust to find an exceptional new Head of Finance and Business Support to join their successful growing organisation.

At Carers Trust their people are important to them. Without their people, they cannot ensure that unpaid carers get the recognition, help and support that they need.

The Head of Finance and Business Support is an exciting new role which will act as a key business partner working across the organisation and be a key member of their leadership team and will lead on:

* all aspects of financial and resource planning and reporting
* providing effective, business partnering, analysis and decision support, and
* ensuring that the finance team works as a valued business partner across the organisation in support of their work for unpaid carers.

The Head of Finance and Business Support will provide leadership to the Finance team working as an enabler to the business, through ensuring effective practice and excellence in all areas based on their values.

With seven million unpaid carers in the UK today (an estimated one in ten people), declining central Government funding and increasingly cash-strapped local authority resources, the services that The Carers Trust Network provides have never been more needed. Building on our expertise with policy makers and Governments, plus our 123 Network Partners, we are well positioned to champion the cause of caring. With a presence in over 77% of local authority areas, we have the reach and expertise to tackle one of the UK's biggest challenges.

Anyone could be a carer - a 15-year-old girl looking after a parent with an alcohol problem, a 40-year-old man caring for his partner who has terminal cancer, or an 80-year-old woman looking after her husband who has Alzheimer's disease. Carers Trust works to improve support, services and recognition for anyone living with the challenges of caring, unpaid, for someone who is ill, frail, disabled or has mental health or addiction problems. With our Network Partners, we aim to ensure that quality assured information, advice and practical support are available to all carers across the UK.

About you

* Strategic understanding, and operational delivery, of best in class practices in financial management.
* Leadership and management experience, of a finance team, with a collaborative and flexible approach.
* Strong team player who will work well with others across the whole organisation
* Excellent technical skills.

Strong experience of financial reporting and preparation of year end accounts is essential, along with proven experience in developing and overseeing the operation of finance systems.

For further information and a detailed job description, please get in touch with Ellen Drummond Regional Director at Charity People.

This role is based in Rugby however there is the opportunity for flexible working including some WFH.

Deadline for applications is 5pm on 11th December 2020 but we will be submitting CV's on a rolling basis so please get in touch ASAP
First round interviews will take place on 16th December.

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

Job purpose

Reporting to the Chief Executive, the Head of Finance and Operations is a key member of RSN’s senior leadership team (SLT), helping determine and implement our overall organisational strategy. The role oversees a budget of circa £1m and directly manages the Finance Manager and Operations Assistant. They work closely with the Head of Programmes and individual programme leads to oversee income and expenditure, ensuring that RSN’s work is delivered to budget and adequately funded, and that accurate financial reports are available to the SLT, CEO, trustees and donors.

Our Head of Finance and Operations takes a lead on enabling RSN’s team to serve young asylum seekers and refugees as effectively and efficiently as possible: overseeing our HR, legal responsibilities, working environment and everything that goes on behind the scenes to resource and support our service delivery. The postholder will develop and undertake their role through the lens of our organisational ethos, seeking to embed and uphold RSN’s values across all their work streams.

The postholder joins our team at a particularly exciting time, we launch our new strategy, continue our work to become a more actively anti-racist organisation, and take on a new name that better reflects our education-focused vision and mission. 

We are also beginning the refurbishment of an abandoned historic bank on Harlesden High Street, which will become an educational centre for young refugees, a social impact hub for the local area, and our home. When the refurbishment is completed (projected summer 2021), the postholder will also line-manage a Facilities and Community Manager, and will play a key role in ensuring RSN’s new premises have maximum social impact, for us and others.

Please see the attached Job Applicant Pack or scroll down the page for the role’s key responsibilities and the person specification. 

Job details and application process

Terms and conditions 

The role is full time and permanent - though we are a flexible employer and welcome applications from candidates interested in working 4 days per week. The role will be based at RSN’s office in Harlesden, north London (NB: the majority of our team are currently working from home due to Coronavirus and we anticipate this role doing the same until it is appropriate to return). The salary is band B - £37-45k pro rata (starting salary depending on the competencies and experience of the successful candidate). The package also includes 25 days leave and a pension.

As the role involves some contact with children and vulnerable young people and their data, the successful candidate will have to undertake a DBS check and all those invited to interview will be required to complete a self disclosure.

Application process

Applications (and any questions about the role) should be sent by email to Emily Bowerman  - jobs @ refugeesupportnetwork. org (no spaces). The closing date for applications is 9am Monday 7th December 2020.

Your application should comprise

• a full CV including a full employment history showing responsibilities held and relevant achievements

• a letter (maximum two sides of A4) telling us where you heard about this role and explaining:

• Why you would like to work for RSN (1 paragraph)

• How your experience, skills and character are a good fit for this particular role (main focus)

• Any contextual recruitment factors you would like us to be aware of (as appropriate, and please see below for more information)

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to participate in an initial phone call, undertake a short task and provide references, following which interviews will be held. Suitable candidates may be contacted to begin the phone call and task process before the deadline, and we encourage interested candidates to apply as early as possible. Please note that you must have a visa that allows you to work in the UK for the duration of your contract.

Contextual recruitment and reasonable adjustments

Exam grades and job titles are not the full picture - the context in which achievements were gained also matters. At RSN, we actively seek to recruit with the right mix of talent, skills and potential, considering the impact of the context in which a candidate has worked or studied.

We are an equal opportunities employer, and welcome applications from a wide range of candidates, including those with lived experience of forced migration, and from other backgrounds that are currently underrepresented on our team.

Additionally, if you feel you would require reasonable adjustments in order to carry out the role or attend an interview at RSN due to a disability, caring responsibilities or any other reason, please give details in your cover letter or get in touch with Emily Bowerman  - jobs @ refugeesupportnetwork. org (no spaces) - to discuss further.

Key responsibilities and accountabilities

Finance

• Together with the Chief Executive and Head of Programmes, oversee annual budget creation and on-going budget control

• Manage preparing of statutory accounts, audit, VAT and any other finance compliance (in partnership with our external accountants)

• Maintain financial projections and oversee financial reporting to SLT, trustees and funders (including the preparation of monthly management accounts)

• Track incoming resources through further developing and maintaining our Grant Management Information System

• Oversee outgoing payments, including oversight of tendering, payroll, expenses, etc

• Oversee mortgage and regular reporting to mortgage provider (Charity Bank)

Strategy, legal and governance 

• Identify, plan for and deliver all operational, financial and IT-related initiatives required to deliver on our ambitious growth objectives

• Continually improve operational systems, processes and policies in support of the organisation’s mission and ethos

• Oversee all legal contracts – including subcontracting and partnership working

• Oversee and further develop all organisational policies

• Ensure all policies are effectively implemented and that all staff remain up to date with necessary training and checks

• Ensure effective and appropriate risk assessment and management procedures are in place and implemented, including insurance and office risk assessments

• Provide governance support as requested by the Chief Executive (including registration of new trustees)

• In collaboration with our Head of Programmes, oversee and develop RSN's approach to meeting the requirements of UK GDPR, including staff training and data hygiene days

Human resources

• Oversee all employment contracts

• Oversee operations onboarding processes for all new starters

Information management

• Oversee database development and management

• Ensure organisation is working within the most efficient internal online file management systems and architecture, with appropriate access and permissions for staff and volunteers

Office, Logistics, Health and Safety

• Manage all premises contracts – both for tenants in our London office and as tenants across the UK

• Ensure health and safety standards are met across the organisation, including from staff who need to work from home

• Oversee all telephony and IT provision (landlines, staff mobiles and laptops etc)

Other 

• Maintain some form of direct contact with the young people RSN serves, as agreed with your line manager. This may involve mentoring one young refugee, attending sessions of our Youth Advisory Board or other comparable responsibility

Person specification

Experience

• Strong financial and commercial awareness, with a track record of setting and managing budgets

• Strong track record of financial analysis and preparation of financial reports

• Experience using an accounting system (such as Xero)

• Confident line manager with a track record of building and motivating teams

• Experience of drafting and reviewing contracts (both for employment and services)

• Experience of drafting and reviewing organisational policies

• Proven ability to develop, monitor and maintain management information systems and procedures to help teams work effectively Experience of managing operations in an office and/or community premises

• Proven administrative, leadership and management ability in organisational development

Skills 

• Ability to think strategically and convert strategy into detailed operational plans

• Ability to communicate effectively in person, in writing and over the telephone with individuals and with a wide variety of organisations and audiences and to research, analyse and interpret complex information and produce clear verbal and written reports

• Outstanding project management skills, meticulously well organised and reliable

• A quick learner with strong problem-solving abilities

• Ability to apply discretion in sensitive issues and maintain confidentiality at all times

• Flexible, proactive and able to work under pressure

• Ability to see the strategic, big picture, whilst maintaining excellent attention to detail

• A strong team player, who understands, values and speaks affirmingly of the work of others, being helpful, kind and sensitive to their needs

Other

We value the way in which a person works just as much as the actual work they do. To this end, we are seeking candidates with the following attributes:

• Character: Has integrity, earns trust and maintains confidences, and speaks plainly and truthfully

• Mission-led: Is engaged by RSN’s vision of enabling young refugees to build more hopeful futures through education

• Values-led: Shares RSN’s values and seeks to live them out in their work

• Ethos-led: Is motivated by personal core beliefs (whether Christian or not) and values playing a leadership role in an organisation which is founded on, and seeking to outwork, the Christian faith

Head of Communications & Marketing

Reporting directly to the Chief Executive, we’re looking for someone who can lead the Communications & Marketing team and work collaboratively with teams across the hospice, senior leaders and trustees to help meet the goals of our new strategy. You will be passionate about all areas of marketing and communications and will have a proven track record in delivering successful communication and marketing plans.

Head of Communications & Marketing Key Responsibilities:

- Effectively lead, inspire, develop and manage the Communications & Marketing team enabling them to achieve key digital marketing, PR, brand and communication objectives
- Set the agenda for the strategic direction and delivery of all aspects of communications and marketing for the charity
- Develop, implement and evaluate marketing and communications plans for campaigns and events across Shooting Star Children’s Hospices to drive audience engagement and participation
- Bring the hospice to life through stories that will engage existing and new supporters into taking an action
- Bring new ideas for raising the profile of Shooting Star Children’s Hospices to potential supporters living within the area we serve

Head of Communications & Marketing Requirements:

To be considered for this fantastic opportunity you should have a strong track record of working at a senior level leading a successful, high-performing Communications & Marketing team. You must have proven experience of delivering and evaluating compelling communication and marketing plans that reach set KPIs, and extensive experience of both digital platforms and more traditional press and print.

Strong storytelling skills are essential, and you should be able to use insights and analytics to inform ideas and plans. You will be expected to join leadership team meetings as and when required, so you must have experience of working with senior members of staff and be able to contribute to the charity at a strategic level. Strong interpersonal skills are paramount, and you must have the ability to manage multiple work-streams. Given the current climate, you will need excellent knowledge of the digital landscape and have the confidence to be innovative.

About Shooting Star Children's Hospices:

We’re a leading children’s hospice charity delivering outstanding care to children with life-limiting conditions, and their families, living across Surrey and 15 London boroughs. We support families from diagnosis to end of life and throughout bereavement with a range of nursing, practical, emotional and medical care. Whether lives are measured in days, weeks, months or years, we’re here to make every moment count.

Location: Hampton, TW12

Job type: Full Time, Fixed Term Contract (12 months - maternity cover)

Salary: circa £40,000 per annum

Closing date: 18 December 2020

Interview dates: From w/c 14 December 2020

You may have experience of the following: Head of Communications and Marketing, Head of Communications, Head of Marketing, External Communications Manager, Communications Manager, External Communications, PR Manager, Marketing Manager, Marketing Operations Manager, Senior Marketing Manager, Marcomms, Marketing Communications Manager, etc.

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