Job Title: Human Resources and Inclusion and Diversity Manager
Department: Operations
Line Manager: Head of Operations
Location: London, UK (temporarily remote)
Hours of work: 1.0 FTE (equivalent 37.5 hours per week)
Salary: £28,177 - £35,988 (FTE per year) depending on experience + £3,480 London allowance. We are a flexible and supportive employer. You’ll receive a generous holiday allowance (28 + 8 bank holidays), we will contribute 5% to your pension and give all employees enhanced paid sick leave and personal days.
Contract type: 24 months
Application deadline: 09:00 am, Monday 4th January
An exciting opportunity for an experienced HR Manager to apply their generalist skills to a growing and changing charity which puts inclusion and diversity at the centre of its work. You will ensure colleagues have a consistent, friendly and swift HR experience by undertaking all administration in an organised fashion whilst working closely with the Head of Operations and the HR Board Committee to develop and implement HR strategies. In return you will receive autonomy in your work and a generous learning and development budget to support your personal professional development.
Campaign Bootcamp is a charity dedicated to ensuring that people most impacted by injustice are leading campaigns that affect their lives, from better housing to fairer treatment of migrants and LGBTQ+ rights. Our mission is to support people to run effective campaigns that challenge injustice. We do this by running campaign training programmes that help people develop the skills, confidence and community to change things that matter to them. In our training, we prioritise people from communities directly impacted by injustice.
Key Relationships
- HR Committee members
- Head of Operations
- Line Managers
- Executive Assistant
- IT, Systems and Compliance Manager
- Outsourced employment law and HR advisory service
- Outsourced solicitors and legal advisors
Purpose
- Act as a HR business partner, guiding line managers in their HR duties and advising and supporting the Leadership Team to maintain a culture of transparency, care and inclusion
- Conduct all HR administration of the employee lifecycle from recruitment to exit
- Implement HR strategy to establish and maintain an inclusive workplace culture where employees feel valued and trusted to deliver excellent work
- Support the Head of Operations to maintain a safe and compliant workplace
Job Responsibilities
Act as a HR business partner, guiding line managers in their HR duties and advising and supporting the Leadership Team to maintain a culture of transparency, care and inclusion
- Manage a caseload of routine employee relations cases, providing timely, accurate and practical HR advice and guidance to line managers, escalating to the Head of Operations when necessary.
- Update, maintain, analyse and administer the HR casework log.
- Provide advice and support on job descriptions and the job evaluation process.
- Ensure we hire talent by preparing recruitment packs in conjunction with the relevant line manager and advising on the recruitment process.
- Provide HR advice and coaching to line managers on policy implementation, either through providing it directly or procuring the support needed efficiently.
- Providing formal HR support and informal guidance and advice across all teams.
Conduct all HR administration of the employee lifecycle from recruitment to exit
- Manage the annual budget from forecasting to reporting.
- Support the maintenance of a suite of policy and procedural documents.
- Manage the recruitment process from advertisement to onboarding, continually seeking improvement in order to hire from a diverse talent pool.
- Update and maintain the EO log.
- Analyse and administer the EO log.
- Manage the leaver and exit interview process.
- Act as the first point of contact to all internal and external HR enquiries.
- Conduct HR and office inductions for new starters.
- Administrate training courses, mentorship programmes and other learning and development as per the staff development plans.
- Conduct exit interviews with employees leaving the organisation.
- Manage the HR system to ensure accuracy and data integrity, with the support of the IT and Systems Manager.
- Manage HR system projects with the IT and Systems Manager’s support.
Implement HR strategy to establish and maintain an inclusive workplace culture where employees feel valued and trusted to deliver excellent work
- Implement changes to HR policy and practices in line with findings from the organisational Culture Review.
- Assist with the delivery of HR workshops including scheduling, preparing materials for delivery, co-hosting workshops.
- Developing and ensuring all HR and related people policies and procedures are appropriate, compliant and evidence our organisational values.
- Sit on recruitment and selection panels.
- Conduct consultations with individuals impacted by change.
- Produce Key Performance Indicator reports related to HR and Inclusion and Diversity to contribute insight to planning.
- Support the delivery of employee and charity development plans by sourcing appropriate learning and development opportunities.
Support the Head of Operations to maintain and safe and compliant workplace
- Conduct risk assessments as required for HR activities.
- Coordinate the incident reporting process internally.
- Support managers in the dyslexia assessment and access to work processes.
- Complete Occupational Health referrals and Wellbeing Practitioner referrals.
- Act as a Mental Health First Aider and First Aider at work.
General
- At all times adhere to relevant legislation relating to employment law, data protection etc.
- To comply with all charity policies, procedures and governing documents.
- To be responsible for all Health and Safety requirements related to the role.
- To work within charity Mission, Vision and Values at all times.
- Undertake project work as required.
- Any task as instructed by your line manager or the Leadership team that is commensurate with the person specification and Band of the post.
Person Specification
Experience
- First-hand experience centering inclusion and diversity in the culture and practices of a HR team and/or organisation’s policies and practices.
- CIPD Level 5 qualified or able to demonstrate equivalent qualification through experience.
- Substantial experience guiding line managers to implement HR policy relating to recruitment, performance management, leave management and wellbeing.
- Experience supporting line managers to manage employee relations issues such as employee wellbeing, underperformance, attendance.
Skills
- Able to communicate clearly and appropriately and build relationships with people at all levels.
- Detail oriented and exceptionally well organised.
- Able to prioritise a varied workload and deliver to deadline.
- Project management skills.
- An active listener, able to hold space for others to share their perspectives and elicit insight to inform your work.
- Ability and aptitude to complete all administrative tasks relating to HR and find efficient ways to automate such work where possible with support.
- Confident using web tools such as Google Workspace, ClickUp, Slack and BambooHR
Behaviours
- Communicate respectfully and with transparency.
- Actively centre diversity and inclusion in your work, identifying and removing barriers whilst consulting with stakeholders.
- Aware of how systemic injustice operates in our society (i.e. economic inequality, racism and heterosexism) and excited to explore how best to confront these issues in the workplace.
- Flexible and adaptable to change.
Campaign Bootcamp strives to be an inclusive employer with equity of opportunity for all. We're actively working to enhance the experience of working at Campaign Bootcamp for all and we are keen to remove any barriers our colleagues might face when accessing work. We would particularly welcome applications from individuals who have lived experience of oppression and/or discrimination. Campaign Bootcamp is a flexible employer and we welcome discussions around adaptations we can make to support your access of our recruitment process and workplace.
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We are looking for an HR professional, with experience of TUPE and managing HR activities through transfer, to support The Start Well Trust through a period of organisational change.
The Start Well Trust brings together three local Children’s Centre organisations (including Home-Start Greenwich) to deliver an innovative model for Health Visiting, that wraps integrated services securely around children and families.
Home-Start Greenwich is providing HR support to the Start Well Trust during mobilisation and this role will support the TUPE transfer of around 100 staff from an NHS Trust to the Start Well Trust.Experience of NHS terms and conditions and policies and practice essential.
Full details can be found in the Job Description and person specification.
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Place2Be is the leading children's mental health charity providing in-school support and expert professional development to improve the emotional wellbeing of children and young people, families, teachers and school staff. Place2Be provides mental health support and training for over 600 primary and secondary schools, reaching a total school population of over 350,000 pupils.
Our teams provide a range of services in our partner schools to build resilience early in life through counselling, creative work and play and support a child’s ability to engage in school life. Our work, focused on early intervention, is part of the ‘comprehensive CAMHS system’.
About The Role
Permanent
Hours: 35hrs p/w
Days: Monday- Friday
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a high performing, fast paced HR team in order to provide comprehensive human resources support to the whole organisation.
You will contribute to Place2Be’s strategic and operational HR objectives and provide the full range of HR generalist advice and guidance to managers and employees. As the first point of contact for all employee related matters, you will ensure that staff are aware of our HR policies and procedures and that these are being implemented consistently across the organisation.
You will develop and coach managers so that they can confidently and consistently address any staffing issues that may arise alongside managing routine employee relations cases. You will manage the offboarding process for our staff, providing managers with operational support alongside overseeing exit interview feedback.
Proven experience in a HR function alongside a solid understanding of employment legislation and employee relations is essential, together with an enthusiastic and flexible approach to work, strong interpersonal skills and a genuine passion to make a difference.
You will:
- Work alongside the HR Officer to act as the first point of contact for all HR queries and ensure a timely and responsive HR service is delivered
- Support to coordinate and provide training in relation to the annual performance management process
- Advise, guide and support managers with all matters relating to employee relations
- Provide effective management of people related issues such as disciplinaries, grievance, redundancies and performance management
You will posses:
- Strong knowledge of HR policies, procedures and best practice
- Proven experience managing a range of employee relations cases
- Be CIPD Qualified or working towards a CIPD accreditation
- Good oral and written communication and the ability to build effective relationships
- Great understanding of UK employment law with the ability to implement legal advice into practice
- Ability to build effective relationships, both internally and externally
In return we offer you a range of fantastic benefits including:
- Enhanced Annual Leave entitlement
- Robust Learning and Development Programme
- Contributory Pension Scheme
- Life Assurance, 4x Annual Salary
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mobile Phone Discounts (EE Network)
- Cycle purchase and season ticket loan schemes
- Extended Maternity/Paternity Pay
Interview Date: Tuesday 15th December 2020 ZOOM Video Interview
If you share our core values of perseverance, integrity, compassion and creativity and have the counselling skills and patience to support some of the UK’s most vulnerable young people and families, we would love you to join us. It’s sensitive and demanding work – but hugely rewarding and fulfilling - you will be helping to give young people a brighter future.
To APPLY or to view/download the full Job Description and Person Specification please visit our website for further details.
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A fantastic opportunity to work for a fantastic not for profit organisation on a 1 year FTC
Client Details
A fantastic opportunity to work for a fantastic not for profit organisation on a 1 year FTC
Description
The successful candidate will be responsible for the following:
-Handling ER cases across the organisation
-Updating and amending policies as and when necessary
-Working with the HR Manager and Director on change management
-TUPE transfers
-Being a key team player through change
Profile
The successful candidate will have the following:
-CIPD qualified
-Strong experience working with change management, TUPE and ER casework
-Strong understanding of UK employment law
-Experience updating policies
-Preferably worked within a not for profit organisation
-Team player
Job Offer
A fantastic opportunity to work for a fantastic not for profit organisation on a 1 year FTC
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Location: Flexible within England & Wales
Department: People
Hours per week: 36.25
Interview date: 17 or 18 December 2020
Citizens Advice offers confidential advice online, over the phone, and in person, for free. Through our national network of charities, we give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they are, and whatever their problem.
Do you want to work for an organisation that makes a difference, every single day, to people from all walks of life? The people that turn to Citizens Advice need help overcoming an obstacle in their lives – from debt to evictions to trouble at work – and you can be key to them getting the support they need in the quickest, easiest, and most effective way.
We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented throughout Citizens Advice. We are a member of the race equality campaign at Business in the Community, the Prince’s responsible business network and are committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities across the UK. We also welcome applications from, LGB and Trans and non binary candidates.
We have made a positive commitment to employing disabled people and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role as set out in role profiles.
We’re looking for a Recruitment Advisor to join our People Operations team.
The Recruitment Advisor will provide a consultative, end-to-end customer focussed, collaborative, innovative, professional and high quality recruitment service.
As an expert advisor, you will support recruiting managers across Citizens Advice with a range of purpose driven recruitment related activities including; vacancy planning, resourcing guidance and support with the Applicant Tracking System (JobTrain).
The Recruitment Advisor will deliver a people focussed, transparent and responsive and flexible recruitment service to the business that supports the delivery of efficient advertising, selection, interview and recruitment processes, whilst ensuring the promotion of good practice and compliance within relevant legislation and Citizens Advice processes and principles.
In return you will work in a supportive, inclusive team with opportunities to develop both personally and professionally. There will also be the prospect to get involved with wider team and organisational initiatives and make a valuable impact on the service we deliver to anyone who requires it.
The National Citizens Advice Operates from offices in England and Wales, with 5 regional offices based in Cardiff, London, Birmingham and Leeds, therefore all successful applicants must be based within England or Wales.
Please note, in the event of a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the application early.
Do you like to work to the highest professional standards but have the freedom to offer your clients creative solutions? Then this might be the role for you. The Renewal Programme is a local Newham based charity that is passionate about supporting those that find themselves on the margins of our community. We are looking for an OISC qualified immigration caseworker to work within our refugee and migrant project (RAMP) and help to regularise the immigration status of the many individuals and families that find themselves at risk of destitution. Newham has one of the highest number of asylum applications and new migrant arrivals of any London Borough, and many families lack the knowledge or resources to regularise their immigration status, which is where you come in. Qualified to OISC level 2 or 3, you will be an experienced immigration advisor who will help support our charity’s first steps into formal immigration advice after years of practical and holistic support for refugees and migrants. You will be working alongside a team of experienced community development professionals as part of our vision to deliver more holistic wrap around services in the borough. We will require you to develop and manage a portfolio of immigration advice and multiple caseloads in a timely a timely, supportive and friendly manner. You will therefore need to demonstrate that you are professional, organised, efficient and able to manage your own time and workload to meet project targets. We can offer you a friendly team of experienced coordinators to work with and the support of a dynamic leadership team.
This is a full time role and for an initial fixed term period of 6 months pending further funding. Please see the full job description and person specification attached and do note an enhanced DBS check will be required.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Please note that candidates without accreditation with OISC will NOT be considered.
Application Details : please note there is no closing date for this role, but early applications are encouraged as we will invite interviews and begin the selection process on a rolling basis, with the aim to have this position filled as soon as an appropriate candidate is identified.
Please apply by attaching an up to date CV detailing relevant education and employment experience and a covering letter demonstrating how your skills meet the Job Description and Person Specification (no more than 2 pages). Please ensure that your application contains details of 2 referees, one of which must be your current or most recent employer.
Equal Opportunities Statement
Newham Community Renewal Programme is committed to recruiting high quality candidates whose skills and experience are most suited to the job regardless of sex, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion (or beliefs), marital status, sexual orientation, disability, age or political affiliation.
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HR & Administration Officer
Ending extreme poverty – whatever it takes
You will join us as a HR & Administration Officer providing support to the HR Advisor to ensure the smooth running of the HR and Office Administrative functions.
HR & Administration Officer Responsibilities:
- To provide support to the HR Advisor ensuring the smooth running of the HR.
- To deliver Office Management functions.
- To administer and monitor contract database.
- Handle recruitment administration including correspondence and reference checks.
- Advertise roles using the applicant tracking system and uploads to external advertising providers.
- Arrange interviews, book meeting rooms and organise any additional assistance needed on interview days.
- Assist with induction planning.
- Send new starter packs and create files for new starters.
- Ensuring HR documentation (paper and electronic) is kept up to date.
- Maintain files in line within compliance and retention periods and ensure archiving and destruction of files when necessary.
- Updating the HR database as needed.
- Administering leaver files.
- Answering telephone and dealing with deliveries as needed.
- Opening and distributing post.
- Manage office maintentance issues and liaise with Estate Management when required.
- Raise PO’s and ensure the London office bills are paid.
HR & Administration Officer Requirements:
Essential:
- Min 3 years experience in an administration or similar role.
- Efficient administration skills with excellent attention to detail.
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel.
- Good Interpersonal Skills, working as part of a team and contributing your ideas.
- Understand and maintain the importance of confidential working with the HR department.
- Able to demonstrate good problem solving skills.
- Ability to multi-task and to handle a very varied job.
- Good time management, self motivated and ability to meet deadlines.
- Educated to min A-level or equivalent, must have 5 grade or above (or C grade) in GCSE in English and Maths.
Desirable:
- Previous HR Experience and office administration / management.
- Experience in using a HR database.
- Previous experience in contract administration.
- Confident in IT and systems.
- Interest in key issues surrounding International Development.
About Concern Worldwide:
Concern Worldwide is a non-governmental, international, humanitarian organisation dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world’s poorest countries.
Our mission is to transform the lives of people living in extreme poverty.
We work with 25 million people each year, in some of the hardest to reach and most fragile places.
Places prone to conflict, natural disasters, climate change and extreme hunger. When an emergency strikes, we are among the first on the ground. We use our voice to bring the stories of extreme poverty to world leaders.
Location: London SW11.
Type: Permanent, full time
Salary: £28,111 per annum
You may have experience of the following: HR Administrator, Human Resources Administrator, HR Assistant, Human Resources Assistant, HR Executive, Human Resources Executive, HR Generalist, Human Resources Generalist, HR Advisor, Office Manager, Executive Assistant, PA, etc.
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Job Description
Title: HR Manager
Reporting to: Interim Chief Exec (Subject to change)
Responsibility for staff: N/A
Salary: £45,000
Hours: 35 hours per week
Contract Length: Permanent
Annual Leave: 24 days per year
Location: New Cross, London / Remote Working Options
Purpose of the Job
To establish credibility in the organisation as an HR expert and skilled problem solver. To influence both people and culture and drive positive organisational change. To provide coaching, support and challenge to line managers in the application of HR policies and procedures. To work with the senior management team and to coach, influence and build capability and leadership skills of elected student officers. To establish credibility in the organisation as an HR expert and skilled problem solver.
Policy and Practice
- Develop, and implement HR policies and procedures, ensuring they meet both current legislation and HR best practices and that make it easy for staff and managers to self-serve on hr processes and access support where needed.
- Support Goldsmiths SU to make informed decisions using robust HR information and people data, identifying trends and making recommendations to address any identified issues Work with the Senior Leadership Team and Trustee Board to develop and implement the people strategy that is aligned to Goldsmiths SU’s wider organisational plans for growth and development.
- Work with external providers as when needed, e.g. solicitors on sensitive employee relation issues
Culture and Environment
- Provide guidance to senior leadership on areas of high risk
- Engaging with managers to build capacity and capability in dealing effectively with employee relations matters
- Advise and assist the Office Coordinator with recruitment and selection process.
- Maintain an up to date knowledge in employment law and HR best practice briefing colleagues on relevant changes as required. Support and develop our SU to be an inclusive employer, promoting awareness and embedding approaches to equality, diversity and inclusion
- Contribute to the development of Goldsmiths SUs operating plan, working in conjunction with relevant departments across the organisation to achieve agreed objectives.
- Promote staff wellbeing and arrange a range of activities through the year to support this.
HR Projects
- Support and develop our SU to be an inclusive employer, promoting awareness and embedding approaches to equality, diversity and inclusion
- Lead and/or support, as appropriate, on consultative discussions and negotiations with the recognised trade union or regional officials, if appropriate
- Assess the staff survey results, and make recommendations to address concerns and create a transparent and effective approach to support staff voice and engagement.
- Introduce clear and robust employee relations processes
Learning & Development
- Work with relevant staff to ensure the effective provision of appropriate induction and learning and development activity, for all staff, trustees and elected officers including equality and diversity training.
- Support the development of Goldsmiths SU’s appraisal process
- Develop and administer a robust development plan for Line Managers and Sabbatical Officers to aid their continued growth to include HR best practice, risks and tribunals
- Work with line and senior managers to develop personal development plans, identifying appropriate learning and development solutions which meet organisational needs.
In addition, all staff have the following general duties laid out in their job descriptions:
- To deliver and develop targets outlined in the Union’s strategic plan.
- To contribute and assist in the Union’s planning processes and the review of its performance and systems.
- Contribute to the positive and professional image of the Union and not act in such a manner as to bring the Union into disrepute.
- To observe and uphold the requirements of the Union Constitution and act at all times in accordance with policies including equality of opportunity.
- To undertake your own typing, filing, photocopying etc.
- Undertake any other duties appropriate for the grade and responsibilities of the post that may from time to time be reasonably requested.
- To take ownership of, their Induction, Personal Review Programme, Departmental Staff Meetings and be responsible for carrying out duties with full regard to the rules, policies and procedures and conditions of service contained in the Staff Handbook, and within Departments of the Students’ Union.
- A condition of employment is that all staff are expected to assist in key events throughout the year e.g. Welcome Week and welcome festivals and any other key event, including elections, if necessary
- Staff are expected to portray a positive image, both internally and externally of the Students’ Union by displaying high standards of service, integrity, punctuality, politeness and professionalism.
- Where you are required to work with volunteers you must support and manage them appropriately in line with the Students’ Union volunteer policy
- Environmental consideration and environmental best practice is the responsibility of all Students’ Union staff
To apply for the role of HR Manager, you will need to download and fill out an application form then send it to our recruitment email.
The application form can be found on the job advert webpage. Please note that we do not accept CVs or cover letters.
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Want to use your skills in resourcing and talent management to play a vital role in making clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene normal for everyone everywhere?
Join WaterAid as Global Head of Resourcing & Talent Management to change normal for millions of people so they can unlock their potential, break free from poverty and change their lives for good. On top of that you'll be joining a 2020 Great Place to Work® award-winning organisation.
The WaterAid Leadership & Engagement Team supports everyone at WaterAid to be their best. Delivering work that engages and connects everyone together, develops the skills and talents we have globally, and empowers our leaders.
As our strategic and proactive Global Head of Resourcing & Talent Management you will lead the development of innovative, comprehensive and integrated strategies to resourcing and talent management that deliver impactful results, ensuring that we have the right people with the right skills in the right place to deliver our ambitious goals.
This role is a 12 month fixed term contract (maternity cover), full time (35 hours per week). Flexible working hours of 28 - 35 hours per week will also be considered with salary pro-rated accordingly.
In this role you will be:
* Developing strategies for resourcing and talent management, ensuring that we have the right people with the right skills in the right place to deliver our ambitious goals. Exploring new sources of talent and ways of resourcing our strategic goals.
* Communicating these strategies across WaterAid to provide clarity on our principles and a recognisable brand that demonstrates the fit within our overall people management approach and alignment to the delivery of our mission.
* Leading the people planning elements of our next global strategy and the development of a global approach to ongoing workforce planning
* Ensuring that all our approaches to resourcing and talent management are inclusive and respectful of difference, supporting WaterAiders to be themselves and bring their unique and valuable contribution to WaterAid.
* Building and maintaining strong relationships with senior leaders across WaterAid and empowering them to drive effective resourcing and talent management approaches
To be successful, you will need:
- To be a flexible, resourceful innovator.
- Experience of developing, implementing and managing internal resourcing & talent management approaches in complex or global organisations.
- Experience in implementing and managing succession and workforce planning approaches.
- The ability to work in a highly collaborative way and to build strong relationships and networks.
- To be an excellent communicator, both in written and spoken communication.
- The ability to coach and influence senior managers and be seen as a credible source of advice and feedback.
- To be resourceful, innovative and flexible with good project management and planning skills.
Salary
£48,950 - £51,500 (Full Time) with excellent benefits.
WaterAid benefits include:
- 28 days holiday (including Bank Holidays)
- Option to buy an extra 5 days annual leave We offer a generous pension plan with employer contribution of up to 10%
- Flexible working conditions, including the opportunity for part-time work and home working up to 2 days a week
- Season Ticket Loan
- Free annual eye tests
- Pay as You Give charitable giving scheme
- Enhanced Maternity and Adoption/Surrogacy pay, Shared Parental Leave and Paternity Leave.
- Sabbaticals
- Volunteer Day
Additional Information
To see the full job pack, please click 'Apply'.
Please apply by submitting your CV and a cover letter into one document in either Word Document or PDF format.
Applications will close one minute before midnight on 14 December. Availability for interview is required on 22 December.
WaterAid UK is located in London at Canary Wharf. However, due to current restrictions the majority of our staff are working from home. This will be discussed at the interview stage with you.
We are unable to provide sponsorship for this post. In order to apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK.
WaterAid is committed to ensuring that wherever we work in the world there is no tolerance for the abuse of power, privilege or trust. WaterAid reinforces a culture of zero tolerance towards any form of inappropriate behaviour, abuse, harassment, or exploitation of any kind. The safeguarding of our beneficiaries, staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf, is our top priority and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff and volunteers are required to share in this commitment through our Global Code of Conduct. We will conduct the most appropriate pre-employment references and checks to ensure high standards are maintained.
WaterAid is an equal opportunities, disability-confident employer and committed to achieving the highest standards of diversity, fairness and equality. Should you have a disability and require any additional support, please contact us.
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Peace Direct is an international charity with a big mission: to work with local people to stop violence and build sustainable peace in some of the world's most conflict affected countries. More than that, we want to change the international system so that it better supports the role that local people and communities play in preventing violence and building and sustaining peace.
We are looking to recruit a part time Human Resources Manager for an initial 12 month contract to join our busy team. This is a new role, as we have traditionally outsourced all of our HR support needs, but believe it is time to bring the expertise in-house and provide more support to our staff. It's not an easy time to be working for a charity, with the whole sector facing declining incomes and yet there is more need for our work than ever before. This is why we need to provide more support to our staff at this difficult time, as well as strengthen existing HR policies and processes.
We are looking for an experienced HR professional with at least five years experience in developing HR policies and processes who wishes to work part time for up to 21 hours per week. You will have a CIPD qualification and will have a strong background in all aspects of HR. You will have excellent communication skills, be a good listener, be able to handle multiple priorities and above all be adaptable, responsive and supportive to colleagues, including the Senior Management Team.
While the post is based in our London office, we have closed our office due to Covid and do not expect to reopen it until March 2021. Therefore the successful candidate will be expected to work from home for the first few months of the year at least.
Peace Direct strives to be a diverse and inclusive employer, with equality of opportunities regardless of personal identity, and we are committed to improving our systems and ways of working to support this, including creating a Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) working group, DEI strategy and recruitment guidelines. We strongly encourage individuals from disadvantaged and underrepresented backgrounds to apply, including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME), LGBTQ+, people with disabilities and people with mental health challenges.
The deadline for applications is 5th January 2021. However, we will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis so early applications are encouraged. Only completed applications will be accepted and only applicants with the right to work in the UK will be considered. Application Form and Job Description are available on Peace Direct’s website.
Peace Direct works hard to ensure its staff have a good work life balance and feel valued. Some of the benefits we have include:
- 25 days annual leave not including the office closing between Christmas and New Year.
- Stakeholder Pension with Peace Direct contributing 6%
- An interest free season ticket loan for the purchase of a commuter season ticket
- Flexible working hours
- Enhanced maternity and adoption leave pay (12 weeks full pay, 12 weeks half pay)
- Training budget available for all staff (we have secured ‘Investors in People’ accreditation and are committed to the development and support of all staff).
- A warm and friendly work environment!
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We are looking for accredited Generalist and Debt Advisers to provide comprehensive advice and support to clients in Merton and Lambeth. If you have at least one year’s post certificate training, are accredited to give debt advice (for Debt Adviser role), passionate about supporting individuals and families in need and interested in joining a dedicated, professional team we would love to hear from you.
The successful candidates will have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to work flexibly with clients. You will be meticulous in your work, especially when supporting clients and maintaining case records for continuity of follow up advice and casework. You will also be very well informed with regards to legislation, case law and policy changes relating to debt and benefits.
You must be prepared to work flexibly, currently due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, work will be home based until a time when our offices (Mitcham, Morden and Streatham Hill) and outreach venues re-open. Our offices have excellent public transport links and Mitcham also has a carpark. We offer a friendly and welcoming work environment and can provide flexible work opportunities dependent on service demands.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The post holder will work collaboratively with other team members along with internal and external stakeholders to drive forward successful organisational performance and transformation. The post holder will support the development and implementation of a wide range of People processes and activities, including facilitating effective People and Leadership Development, consistent with the provisions of policies throughout the Charity.
Key responsibilities
Provide strong Business Partnering support, advice, and guidance
Facilitate implementation of the People Strategy
Support the application of the Talent Acquisition, Talent Management and Retention
Establish and maintain strong proactive internal and external stakeholder relationships,
Support and coach to facilitate effective people and performance management
To ensure the effective administration of employee lifecycle processes in a timely manner
Employee Record Management, HR Information Systems maintenance and providing accurate Management Information
Person specification
MCIPD or FCIPD - Membership (by examination) of CIPD
Strong generalist and/or HR Business Partner experience at a senior level, ideally in a not for profit or Nursing or another Clinical environment
Excellent knowledge of Employment Law and its application through policies and procedures in a business-facing operational Human Resources function
Excellent demonstration of Talent Management and succession planning
Experience of successfully implementing Organisational Design Change and transformation programmes within the not for profit sector.
Experience of Project Management working with multi skilled and multi-disciplined teams.
Excellent experience of Leadership Development and successfully implementing broader training initiatives
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About Scope
At Scope our mission is to drive social change so that disabled people have the same opportunities as everyone else. We want to achieve everyday equality and support disabled people to get the best start in life, live the life they choose and be financially secure.
About the role
Be a Disability Gamechanger and join us to deliver Career Pathways which is our independent youth careers advice service which directly supports disabled young people in their transition from youth to adulthood. Career Pathways equips disabled young people in London with the knowledge and experience they need to succeed by supporting them to gain the confidence, support and exposure to set them on the right path to fulfil their career aspirations and personal goals.
About you
We are looking to recruit an experienced adviser who ideally has worked in a careers or advice and guidance setting. You will have excellent communication skills both verbal and written and be able to demonstrate experience in a customer facing role including experience of supporting customers remotely online and by telephone.
Having a high level of planning and organisation skills as well as demonstrating the ability to provide comprehensive action plan support , you will also show that you have a flexible approach and can respond positively to change and the challenges and opportunities this brings. The ability to work well under pressure and deal effectively with conflicting priorities will allow you to succeed within this role.
It is essential that you have a good working knowledge of IT including Microsoft Office Products and are confident user of digital technology demonstrating a positive approach to the adoption of innovative products and tools, a knowledge and experience of Microsoft dynamics would be desirable.
You will bring drive and enthusiasm to your role and can demonstrate that you care passionately about improving disabled people's lives. With excellent negotiation skills, you will be able to positively influence at all levels. You will be dynamic, and results driven with demonstrable evidence of performance across a range of outcomes.
Disabled candidates
Equality and inclusion are at the heart of everything we do. We want to seize every opportunity to build a truly diverse and inclusive workplace.
We are always looking for applications from disabled people. If you are disabled and you have the skills and, or the experience to do the job, we really want to interview you. Just let us know in your application that you are applying under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.
Specialist Debt Adviser x4
£27,943.02 pa + excellent benefits
Permanent / Fixed Term Contract to 30/09/21 (FTCs may become permanent pending further funding)
Flexible with occasional travel to Manchester, Birmingham or Sheffield
Closing date: 14th December 2020 at 11:30pm
Are you a customer-focused individual with recent experience of providing specialist level debt advice? Then join Shelter as a Specialist Debt Adviser supporting client-facing debt advisers with their complex casework, contributing to resources and helping us to influence the debt advice sector.
A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet millions of people across Britain struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change, with individuals, in communities, across society, and leading the way to a safe home. We need individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.
Our Specialist Debt Advice service works with front-line debt advisers based across England & Wales, providing support with their complex case work. The service currently operates between 9-5 Monday to Friday, with advisers offering live support to clients on a rota basis throughout the week. We are expanding the availability of our service and now need to recruit a additional Specialist Debt Advisers, some on a permanent basis and some on fixed term contracts which may become permanent depending on the outcome of the contract retender due early 2021.
About the Role
As a Specialist Debt Adviser, you'll be responsible for handling phone and email enquiries to the service, using diagnostic questioning to fully establish the caller's enquiry and providing detailed and timely responses. We'll also rely on you to identify and act upon any emergency enquiries and prioritise your workload accordingly. Helping our Team to produce written and on-line content and provide service users with the latest developments in debt regulation, policy and good practice will be important too.
About you
You're someone who champions user-focused advice and who can take complex language and processes and make them easy to understand for professional advisers and other audiences. You'll need excellent all-round understanding of debt advice, with experience of contributing to, and producing, written and on-line resources, including guidance documents, webinars and attendance at networking events, providing services users with the latest debt regulation, policy and good practice. What's more, you have good typing skills and proficiency using Microsoft office applications and case management and reporting systems.
Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave (pro rata), enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.
Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help.
We're here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.
To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website. Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.
Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.
Shelter promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business 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 also encourage applications from people, who have been homeless or have been at risk of homelessness. We are facing diverse problems, so need diverse people to tackle them.
We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.
An exciting short-term opportunity to advise people in crisis.
EUSS Adviser (OISC Level 2)
Full time
Fixed term contract 4 months
Ilford, currently home working
EUSS Settlement Scheme Advice Project
The EU Settlement Scheme, designed by the Home Office, intends to regularise the situation of EU nationals - giving them an immigration status which they will need to access health care, benefits and housing. With funding from the Home Office, and support from a range of local partners, we are providing advice to EU nationals who are yet to register with the scheme.
We are looking for an experienced immigration adviser, qualified to OISC Level 2. You will be a diligent caseworker and deliver general and direct support to vulnerable or ‘at risk’ EU nationals in the community, as well as information workshops to partners and community organisations.
Citizens Advice offers confidential advice online, over the phone, and in person, for free. We give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they are, and whatever their problem. We help with everything from money issues to problems at work, housing to consumer rights.
Our advice services are delivered largely by volunteers and depend on effective recruitment, retention, support and training. Under lockdown, and to maintain a Covid-safe environment for our clients, staff and volunteers, we are all working remotely, providing advice via phone, email and webchat. To help us reach new clients and assist Redbridge residents to cope with enormous pressures arising from the pandemic, we have been successful in securing some short-term funding to support some time limited projects.
To apply, please download the job pack and complete the application form. No CVs will be accepted.
Closing Date: 7 December 2020
Immediate start required.