Victim Support are looking for an Area Manager covering the regions of Essex and Bedfordshire.

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity for people affected by crime in England and Wales. We work towards a world where people affected by crime or traumatic events get the support they need and respect they deserve.

Working closely with local authorities, the Police and Crime Commissioner and other funders in the area, the purpose of this role is to ensure the provision of vital support services for victims of crime in accordance with service contracts.

As Area Manager you will develop and maintain effective relationships and formal partnerships across organisations and with key stakeholders, and promote and develop the services of VS.

You will be part of the senior regional management team and responsible for leading the designated area strategically and ensuring it complies with national service delivery standards and best practice guidelines. You will also represent the charity in an appropriate and professional manner to commissioners, stakeholders, external bodies and the media, whilst acting as a voice for victims to the wider community.

Key responsibilities of the role are to ensure the success of a high quality, efficient and responsive services to victims, the identification of growth and partnership opportunities and building relationships with relevant commissioning bodies and other stakeholders. A focus on team development, and the monitoring of performance and quality are key within the role.

You must have experience of operating at a similar senior management level including responsibility for service development, bidding and/or negotiating for contracts and budgetary and financial control. You will have delivered services in a complex, customer focused organisation and have instigated, managed and successfully implemented change programmes or projects. A proven knowledge of the legal, regulatory, ethical and social requirements relevant to a national charity is essential and you must enjoy, and have experience of, planning and working strategically.

Please note that travel across Essex and Bedfordshire is an essential part of this role and you may be asked to work unsociable hours on occasion.

Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension and life assurance, 25 days annual leave (pro-rata), voluntary benefits such as season ticket loans and the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing world-class services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Applications should be explicit enough to provide good evidence against the shortlisting criteria, which are outlined in the person specification under essential and tested area. In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form.

If the vacancy has not specified the essential criteria for shortlisting, please use this section to express how your experience and skills are relevant for the role.

If you have the drive to make a difference within an organisation which makes a difference we look forward to hearing from you.

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.

Victim Support is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe having a diverse workforce at all levels allows us to represent the communities we serve and connect better with people affected by crime. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all communities and monitor the diversity of applicants to analyse if we are representative of the communities we serve in terms of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, age and socio-economic status. As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we would particularly welcome applicants from BAME communities.

Healthwatch Milton Keynes is here to help improve local health and social care services and make sure they work for the people of Milton Keynes.

Our mission is to be an independent organisation, providing an effective local voice for people in Milton Keynes, influencing and shaping health and social care services to meet their needs.

An exciting new opportunity has opened for a Communications Officer.

The key to our success is a population that is aware of Healthwatch Milton Keynes and the impact we can have on local services when people share their health and care experiences with us.

The Communications Officer will be responsible for developing and delivering innovative ways of reaching people affected by health and care services, helping to gather information on experience and empowering people to provide challenge to those that pay for and provide services.

The right person will deliver the social media strategy for our organisation, maximising the potential of social media, our website and our communications to Healthwatch MK members, enabling and empowering our community to speak out about local health and social care services.

We highly recommend interested applicants contact us for an informal chat about the role in the first instance to discuss home working arrangements and our plans to return to working from our main office.

To apply, please submit your CV and a cover letter detailing why you feel you make an ideal candidate for the post against the pre-requisites of the job description and person specification. 

Interviews for the post will be held in a virtual setting.

PLEASE NOTE applications are being reviewed on a rolling basis, therefore we reserve the right to close the ad early .

Healthwatch MK CIO is an equal opportunities employer. We value the importance of diversity and positively welcome applications from all members of the community, including those with disabilities. The successful candidate will be expected to declare all previous criminal offences and to provide an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Contract: Part Time – 21 hours per week, permanent role
Salary: £23,067 - £25,941, pro rata (actual salary for 21 hours £13,840 – £15,564)
Location: Home-based until at least April 2021. Normally based in Milton Keynes.

The Organisation
The Open University Students Association serves the interests of around 170,000 part-time and distance-learning students spread across the UK, continental Europe and beyond. Our role is to represent and support the interests of this vast and diverse community of students. The OU Students Association is an independent registered charity, governed by elected student leaders. Our team of vibrant, friendly and dedicated professional staff provide the vital support needed to deliver our ambitious strategy.

The Job
As part of the Student Volunteering and Representation team, the Administration Assistant will provide high quality administrative support to the Head of Student Volunteering and Representation and wider team over a number of projects; supporting our recruitment processes for volunteer management, contributing to achievement of our volunteer strategy and representation action plan.  The post holder’s duties will include typing and proof reading documents such as handbooks and training materials; updating and maintaining the volunteer database; scheduling internal meetings, producing agendas and taking minutes; arranging student workshops and training sessions including providing assistance with their organisation and delivery; contributing ideas for events and projects and supporting our large team of volunteers and representatives to have an excellent experience with the Association. The role requires excellent communication skills when responding to student calls, emails and other correspondence as well as a friendly and approachable manner.  As an organisation and team we are committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, and we expect all staff to be passionate about removing barriers to participation and to advocate for minority groups.

The Person
You will be educated to GCSE standard and have experience of office administration and be used to operating in a busy, person-focused environment. You should be a self-motivated and hard-working team player with good organisational and communication skills. You will be adept in using a range of online and Microsoft based tools, as a quick learner who can intuitively use new IT systems and packages, you will feel at ease creating materials for use on our website and social media. You should be flexible and adaptable with a positive approach and excellent interpersonal skills. You should be able to plan, prioritise and manage your own time and workload. If this describes you and you’re looking for a challenging and varied administration role in a stimulating, friendly and unique environment, then this is the role for you. Come and be part of a passionate team with the motivation to remove barriers to participation for our diverse student body and who strive to provide a range of exciting opportunities for students to develop their skill, have an impact, meet new people and have fun!  A full person specification can be found in the further particulars below.

How to apply
No CVs will be accepted. An OU Students Association application form and a Job-Related Information pack containing the role description and person specification can be found via clicking Apply Now.

We value diversity and we recognise that different people bring different perspectives, ideas, knowledge and culture, and that this difference brings great strength. Applications from candidates with protected characteristics are welcomed.

Closing date for applications: 9am on Monday 8th March 2021.

We are currently experiencing a high demand for our job vacancies, therefore, may decide to close this job early should we receive high quantities of applications. If you are interested in applying for this role, we therefore encourage you to submit your application early to avoid disappointment.

This is an exciting time for Citizens Advice services in Buckinghamshire. The charities Citizens Advice Aylesbury Vale, Citizens Advice Chiltern and Citizens Advice High Wycombe District are merging to become Citizens Advice Bucks. Like the constituent organisations that will form it have done for many years, this new charity will provide independent and impartial advice on debt, benefits, housing, employment and family issues that will help people get their lives back on track, as well as using on the ground knowledge to improve local and national social policy.

While the merger was planned long before the COVID 19 crisis, this newly formed, larger organisation will be better placed to meet the increasing demand for our services. It also matches the geography of one of our primary funders, the newly formed unity authority, Buckinghamshire Council, which will allow us to build strong working relationships at county level.

Each of the constituent charities have considerable areas of strength, providing services that respond to the need in their local communities. Citizens Advice Bucks must maintain these strengths and the local focus of services, whilst also ensuring the same high quality, availability and consistency of services across the county, and developing a strong, shared internal culture across the new charity.

We believe that in these times more people than ever will need money advice – and we need someone to help us grow this service; to meet the exacting requirements of contracts that we have in this area; and to support and develop our staff and volunteers as we change to meet the demands placed on us. 

We are looking for a Money Advice Manager to join the team

Key details

Organisation: Citizens Advice Bucks

Job Title: Money Advice Manager

Salary : £35 000 per annum

Length of contract and hours: 12 months FTC, Full time

Location: Buckinghamshire

Key responsibilities  

• You will be the manager of the new Bucks Money Advice Service (BMAS), including debt advice and financial capability services, ensuring services are managed, monitored, evaluated, and developed effectively and efficiently.
• You will ensure BMAS delivers a high-quality money advice service throughout Buckinghamshire
• You will work alongside the Chair of the Financial Insecurity Partnership, leading the Citizens Advice Bucks  research, campaigns and advocacy work related to financial insecurity and debt issues, making the case for policy, practice and systemic change to policy makers and creditors.
• You will also be responsible for maintaining good relationships with funders of money advice and financial capability services, ensuring reports are delivered, and for assisting with the development of new income streams for these services, in close liaison with the Head of Development & Communications.

The successful candidate will have

• Proven ability to manage effective services, preferably in the money advice sector.
• Proven ability to plan, manage and report on projects and budgets (including to funders) and contribute to decisions on the allocation of resources.
• Proven ability to develop and sustain effective partnerships.
•  An understanding of quality standards preferably within the money advice sector, and the ability to ensure that these standards are met.
•  Excellent understanding of debt and financial insecurity issues and effective interventions to alleviate them.
• Proven ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing and use IT systems for the provision of advice, research and campaign services.
•  Proven ability to manage people including the ability to recruit, develop and motivate staff and volunteers.
• Proven ability to monitor and maintain casework systems and procedures, service delivery against agreed targets and analyse and interpret complex information produce and present reports verbally and in writing.

We encourage applicants who are from underrepresented groups with protected characteristics, as we value having a diverse pool of applicants to find the best candidate.

Closing date for applications: 9:00 am, Monday 25th January 2021