After years of sustained growth Mind in Salford are recruiting a trustee treasurer and two new trustees.

Volunteer Role: Treasurer & Trustees x 2

Unpaid Roles

We are a local mental health charity serving the people of Salford and Bolton in Greater Manchester. We are part of the national Mind network, and, like other local Minds we run as an independent charity with our own strategy, funds and leadership.

Every year we support hundreds of people managing their mental health and other aspects of their lives - now we need your help. We are seeking two new trustees to join our board.

As a Trustee, you will be joining a charity in a strong financial position, with an ambition to build on our successes over the last few years. We will be looking to build on existing strong activities including advocacy, mindfulness, welfare and debt advice and training by bringing in innovative new projects like our innovative Rainbow Minds collaboration. You don’t need any particular experience, but you need to care about what we do and be willing to commit your time and judgement to helping Mind in Salford develop.

We are a friendly and welcoming organisation and are passionate about what we do. You’ll be joining our Board of Trustees at an exciting time with lots of opportunities to build on our success over the next few years. If you have the time and enthusiasm to be part of something amazing, please get in touch.

We welcome applications from people who represent the diverse communities that we support. Including people with a disability, from BAME communities and those with experience of mental or emotional distress.

Closing Date and time for applications: Monday 11th November 2019 at 10am

To Apply and for More Information:

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button.

After you have followed the job board process, you will receive an email from CHM Recruit containing further instructions and our application pack/forms.

No agencies please.

We are looking for an entrepreneurial fundraiser, passionate about tackling educational disadvantage, to work with our CEO and wider team in dramatically scaling up our fundraising programme.

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualities:

• A strong commitment to education, the non-profit sector and raising the aspirations, achievements and life chances of all children
• The drive, adaptability and initiative to move conversations forward and close them, with a proven track record of turning ideas into actions and outcomes.
• Experience writing proposals and applying for grants to secure donations of at least five figures – ideally from a range of sources, including individual philanthropists, grant-making organisations or companies.
• Exceptionally strong communicator: able to listen and build rapport. You are able to generate trust in you and in our work, and persuade people to give support.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills: experience successfully planning and managing multiple, varied projects and relationships.
• Ability to think critically and creatively to solve problems.
• You take ownership of your work and you enjoy working collaboratively and contributing to a supportive team.

Our offer 

We are happy to announce that we will be able to offer you: 

• Flexibility on how you work – agreed between you and your line manager 

• A competitive annual leave entitlement of 25 days, plus bank holidays 

• A generous employer pension contribution of 11% (10% pension plus 1% NI rebate) 

• Competitive salary rates

• Access to an interest free season ticket and bike loans, as well as eyecare vouchers 

• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which provides confidential support for employees on personal or work-related matters. 

• A robust learning and development offer that ensures your continuous professional development 

How to apply 

To apply for any of our vacancies or for any questions or queries please visit our website. 

Equality and diversity matters to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality. 

Unfortunately, due to the number of applications we receive at this stage we will not be able to contact unsuccessful applicants.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children and the most vulnerable in our society and, as such, we are unable to employ individuals with relevant convictions, including the following: a conviction for an offence involving violence or dishonesty, of a sexual nature or against minors, or for any other offence that is relevant to the nature of the services provided by our organisation. 

As an employer, we have a responsibility to prevent illegal working in the UK by ensuring that our employees have the right to work in the UK. Therefore, as part of the recruitment process to verify your eligibility you will be required to produce relevant documentation.  

RSPCA-WHS is at a pivotal point in is growth and we need someone with the creativity and drive to ensure we are maximising on all income generating opportunities. We are seeking a Fundraising and Events Officer to support the implementation of our Fundraising Strategy. The post holder will work closely with the Operations Manager, staff team and volunteers to increase income from individual supporters, members and through our events.

You will work to integrate our member base in all our fundraising and plan and deliver a programme of events that will raise funds and profile for the branch and support membership growth. You will have experience of either fundraising or events support and will be able to demonstrate experience of budget management. You will be keen to design and implement systems and processes to enable us to deliver our Fundraising Strategy.

This is a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate to grow, develop and gain valuable skills and experience. You will be playing a key role in enabling RSPCA-WHS to help, rehabilitate, love and home animals who have been through the most horrific situations.

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic person to join our innovative Creative & Digital team. Working across a broad range of online and offline channels, you’ll be supporting the profile and positioning of Ambition Institute. You’ll be responsible for delivering creative, high-quality and impactful campaigns and content. This role will develop your communications skills in a variety of areas such as digital, design, audiovisual, and copywriting. If you’re a self-starter with great organisational skills who is eager to learn and has a good understanding of putting together communications campaigns, we want to hear from you.

Our ideal candidate will possess the following qualities:

Essential:

• A strong commitment to our mission and values
• Good writing skills, producing copy for a variety of audiences including those online
• An aptitude for visual design and eye for detail
• Experience of working on social media accounts
• A natural team player who can also work independently
• Excellent organisational skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to reflect and learn from experience
• Seeks feedback to improve performance
• Experience of working across organisations and collaborating effectively
• Administrative experience

Desirable:

• Experience of working on marketing campaigns
• Experience of using design software (e.g. InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects)
• Basic understanding of website development, Google Analytics, SEO, online advertising, and PPC/Google Grant
• Experience of using a range of digital platforms
• Experience of contributing to the production and design of digital content

Our offer:

We are happy to be able to offer you:

• Flexibility on how you work – agreed between you and your line manager
• A competitive annual leave entitlement of 25 days, plus bank holidays
• A generous employer pension contribution of 11% (10% pension plus 1% NI rebate)
• Competitive salary rates
• Access to an interest free season ticket and bike loans, as well as eyecare vouchers
• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which provides confidential support for employees on personal or work-related matters.
•  A robust learning and development offer that ensures your continuous professional development

How to apply 

To apply for any of our vacancies or for any questions or queries please visit our website. 

Equality and diversity matters to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality. 

Unfortunately, due to the number of applications we receive at this stage we will not be able to contact unsuccessful applicants.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children and the most vulnerable in our society and, as such, we are unable to employ individuals with relevant convictions, including the following: a conviction for an offence involving violence or dishonesty, of a sexual nature or against minors, or for any other offence that is relevant to the nature of the services provided by our organisation. 

As an employer, we have a responsibility to prevent illegal working in the UK by ensuring that our employees have the right to work in the UK. Therefore, as part of the recruitment process to verify your eligibility you will be required to produce relevant documentation.  

We are searching for a dynamic, analytical, creative thinker with a passion to make a difference through education. This role is an exciting, varied opportunity to work across both our business development and our fundraising team, helping secure new contracts, bring new products to market and generate significant donor income.

You will be a key part of a small team at the heart of delivering our strategy, while developing a broad range of valuable skills.

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualities: 

• A strong commitment to education, the non-profit sector and raising the aspirations, achievement and life chances of all children.

• Strong evidence of the following skills: financial modelling and experience working with excel; project management; contract management; bid and business case writing.

• Highly motivated self-starter, with initiative, drive and the ability to take ownership of projects and make decisions under pressure. 

• Ability to work in a fast-moving environment, managing multiple competing priorities and a complex workload and meeting deadlines effectively.

• Close attention to detail, and strong judgement as to where & when this is necessary.

• Extremely strong strategic and analytical skills, a strong conceptual thinker with a flexible and creative approach to problem-solving.

• Demonstrated ability to build relationships and work collaboratively across teams.

• Effective and confident communicator (verbal and in writing) with the credibility to advise and challenge senior stakeholders at all levels, both inside and outside the organisation 

Our offer 

We are happy to announce that we will be able to offer you: 

• Flexibility on how you work – agreed between you and your line manager 

• A competitive annual leave entitlement of 25 days, plus bank holidays 

• A generous employer pension contribution of 11% (10% pension plus 1% NI rebate) 

• Competitive salary rates

• Access to an interest free season ticket and bike loans, as well as eyecare vouchers 

• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which provides confidential support for employees on personal or work-related matters. 

• A robust learning and development offer that ensures your continuous professional development 

How to apply 

To apply for any of our vacancies or for any questions or queries please visit our website. 

Equality and diversity matters to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality. 

Unfortunately, due to the number of applications we receive at this stage we will not be able to contact unsuccessful applicants.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children and the most vulnerable in our society and, as such, we are unable to employ individuals with relevant convictions, including the following: a conviction for an offence involving violence or dishonesty, of a sexual nature or against minors, or for any other offence that is relevant to the nature of the services provided by our organisation. 

As an employer, we have a responsibility to prevent illegal working in the UK by ensuring that our employees have the right to work in the UK. Therefore, as part of the recruitment process to verify your eligibility you will be required to produce relevant documentation.  

We’re searching for a successful candidate who will led a team of senior associates and associates across a range of programmes ensuring a high quality participant experience. They will also work collaboratively across the organisation as the Participant Support lead on the NPQ Alliance programme providing an excellent customer experience for our partners on this programme.

If you have excellent customer service skills, alongside being able to manage multiple priorities with excellent attention detail this may be the role for you.

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualities: 

• A strong commitment to helping educators serving children from disadvantaged backgrounds to keep getting better

• Experience of delivering excellent customer service

• Proven strong stakeholder management (internally and externally) including ability to deal with difficult conversations

• Detail orientated and proven ability to ensure accuracy and a meticulous approach to data

• Ability to shape communications through the use of multiple channels to engage and support participants through their learning journey

• Excellent organisation and ability to take a strategic approach to the end to end programme journey. 

• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)

•  Excellent team management skills.

•  Good budget management skills.

• Ability to create and implement processes to make improvements

• Proactive and ability to take a solution-focused approach to problems

• Ability to manage multiple and competing priorities 

Our offer 

We are happy to announce that we will be able to offer you: 

• Flexibility on how you work – agreed between you and your line manager 

• A competitive annual leave entitlement of 25 days, plus bank holidays 

• A generous employer pension contribution of 11% (10% pension plus 1% NI rebate) 

• Competitive salary rates

• Access to an interest free season ticket and bike loans, as well as eyecare vouchers 

• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which provides confidential support for employees on personal or work-related matters. 

• A robust learning and development offer that ensures your continuous professional development 

How to apply 

To apply for any of our vacancies or for any questions or queries please visit our website. 

Equality and diversity matters to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality. 

Unfortunately, due to the number of applications we receive at this stage we will not be able to contact unsuccessful applicants.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children and the most vulnerable in our society and, as such, we are unable to employ individuals with relevant convictions, including the following: a conviction for an offence involving violence or dishonesty, of a sexual nature or against minors, or for any other offence that is relevant to the nature of the services provided by our organisation. 

As an employer, we have a responsibility to prevent illegal working in the UK by ensuring that our employees have the right to work in the UK. Therefore, as part of the recruitment process to verify your eligibility you will be required to produce relevant documentation.  

A unique opportunity to carry out an important borough wide consultation exercise in your first 12 months and then to become a permanent member of our senior management team.

Age UK Trafford is a great place to work. If successul, you will lead on a critical home care consultation exercise on behalf of Trafford Council in 2019-2020, while at the same time integrating into our senior management team, so that in 2021 you will become a permanent member of staff managing our community activities including dementia services and falls prevention, and helping develop the charity for a strong future.

Manchester Mind believes in the power of listening and of being heard, because better understanding of mental health benefits everyone.

We do this by providing a range of services across Manchester to young people and adults. An important part of our work is ensuring we generate enough income to continue offering support and to develop new projects where needed, as guided by our values of Openness, Belonging, Strength and Collaboration.

The Fundraising Officer will support our Fundraising Manager and Senior Fundraising Officer in continually developing our capacity and sustainability. This new role is a vital development within Manchester Mind at an exciting time of growth. We would like to work with someone who is experienced, dynamic and passionate about being able to contribute to our long-term strategy.

Position: Fundraising Officer

Salary: £19,446 pro rata (£9,723 actual)

Hours: 17.5 hours per week

The skills and knowledge that are important to us are:

• Being able to work in an open, supportive and collaborative way.
• Experience of working in fundraising.
• Excellent organisational skills.

Application documents can be downloaded from this listing or from the Vacancies page of the Manchester Mind website.

Applications must be received by 12noon, Tuesday 29th October 2019.

Manchester Mind is striving to be an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Manchester Mind sees it as a positive advantage if you have experience of mental health issues and/or have used mental health services, or had experience of volunteering.

We are looking for someone to help us to establish our first ever apprenticeships! Ambition Institute is mobilising to deliver higher level apprenticeships for qualified teachers from 2020 - enabling schools to use their apprenticeship levy to maximise impact on pupil outcomes through supporting their educators to keep getting better.

This role will develop expertise, advise internal teams and provide the interface with external accreditation partners and agencies, to award accreditations across our programmes and access associated funding.

The manager will be responsible for coordinating activities across departments to ensure that all accreditation requirements are fulfilled, and appropriate standards are maintained, establishing and overseeing efficient administrative systems. They will also support development work to secure new accreditations where needed.

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualities: 

• A strong commitment to helping educators serving children from disadvantaged backgrounds to keep getting better
• Previous experience of securing, awarding and/or ensuring compliance in the provision of accreditations 
• Strong project management skills with experience of complex projects with multiple stakeholders
•  Ability to understand and interpret complex regulations and provide advice to other specialist teams
• Good knowledge of EFSA funding rules and apprenticeship provision and requirements in general
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to persuade & influence
• Excellent stakeholder management, building positive and effective relationships with internal teams in a matrix structure as well as external agencies.
• Experience of developing and working with processes and systems relating to compliance and data management.
• Experience of working with large amounts of data, including interrogating and quality assuring large datasets, and the submission data returns to external agencies.
• A high degree of self-motivation and initiative, with the ability to proactively progress projects, making sound judgements on when to act and when to seek guidance, support or approval.
• Exemplary organisational skills to manage a complex workload to a high standard with meticulous attention to detail. 

Our offer 

We are happy to announce that we will be able to offer you: 

• Flexibility on how you work – agreed between you and your line manager 

• A competitive annual leave entitlement of 25 days, plus bank holidays 

• A generous employer pension contribution of 11% (10% pension plus 1% NI rebate) 

• Competitive salary rates

• Access to an interest free season ticket and bike loans, as well as eyecare vouchers 

• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which provides confidential support for employees on personal or work-related matters. 

• A robust learning and development offer that ensures your continuous professional development 

How to apply 

To apply for any of our vacancies or for any questions or queries please visit our website. 

Equality and diversity matters to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality. 

Unfortunately, due to the number of applications we receive at this stage we will not be able to contact unsuccessful applicants.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children and the most vulnerable in our society and, as such, we are unable to employ individuals with relevant convictions, including the following: a conviction for an offence involving violence or dishonesty, of a sexual nature or against minors, or for any other offence that is relevant to the nature of the services provided by our organisation. 

As an employer, we have a responsibility to prevent illegal working in the UK by ensuring that our employees have the right to work in the UK. Therefore, as part of the recruitment process to verify your eligibility you will be required to produce relevant documentation.  

Job Overview

Kidscan Children’s Cancer Research is dedicated to finding safer treatments for children diagnosed with cancer. After years of success in the North West Region, we are now in a position to drive the charity forward with the goal of becoming a national charity.

We are therefore looking for an experienced Fundraising Manager who has the drive and ambition to help steer Kidscan through this exciting time.

Your main responsibility in this role will be to lead a team of fundraising officers to ensure the effective delivery of fundraising activities in a range of areas. In addition, you will be expected to champion our fundraising across the country building regional and national fundraising committees as well as identifying new income and funding opportunities.

This hands-on role will rely on you being an outgoing and reliable individual who has the confidence to engage with supporters whilst effectively managing a team. You will also be bursting with ideas and keen to input into the overall charity strategy.

Although you don’t have to be a mathematician you must have a good understanding of budget management and ROI in order to effectively manage your team. You must be confident in your writing capabilities and have the ability to “hit the ground running”, but most importantly you must have the energy, drive and ambition to truly thrive in the third sector.

Detailed Job Description

Kidscan Children’s Cancer Research operations with a flexible working philosophy, so the list of your responsibilities is not exhaustive, as we are a small team you will be require to assist other members of the Kidscan team when required, this may include out of hours working.

Working directly with the Head of Operations and Marketing as well as the CEO – the main purpose of this role is to drive community fundraising. Responsibilities include:

• Direct responsibility for B2C income streams
• Management of the Fundraising officers to ensure the effective delivery of all community fundraising activities including our tin scheme, volunteers, community fundraisers and sponsored fundraisers.
• Research and identify new fundraising streams and opportunities
• Provide fundraising insight to the marketing team for the development of lead generation campaigns
• Work with the marketing department to capitalise on PR Opportunities
• Maintain Kidscan’s supporter information through Kidscan’s CRM system, in line with Kidscan policies and GDPR guidelines
• Work with the marketing department to ensure a smooth stewardship process is in place.
• Work with the CEO to develop regional and national fundraising committees
• Maintain Kidscan’s supporter information through Kidscan’s CRM system, in line with Kidscan policies and GDPR guidelines
• Work closely with the Kidscan Marketing team to feedback community stories and identify PR opportunities.
• Working in line with Kidscan Social media policy and strategy, utilise social media to engage with community supporters.
• Work with the Head of Operations and Marketing to manage fundraising budgets
• Work with the marketing team to develop the Kidscan Education Programme and Ambassador Programme.
• Work with the Fundraising Officer (Volunteers) to develop a full volunteer programme.
• To represent Kidscan at External events in consultation with the Head of Operations and Marketing and CEO

Our Values

At Kidscan our values guide how we conduct our charity. As a Kidscan Team Member you will be expected to live by these values, ensuring they are embedded in everything you do.

• Passionate - We care deeply. 
• Collaborative – We work closely with all our stakeholders across all sectors to achieve a common goal including our partners, charities, supporters, ambassadors, volunteers.
• Innovative – We proactively seek new opportunities in research, education and fundraising.
• Integrity – We are open, honest, trustworthy, transparent, ethical and accountable for our actions.
• Empowering – We are equitable, respectful – inclusive, ensuring all stakeholders are empowered, respected and given equal opportunities

About Kidscan Children’s Cancer Research 

Kidscan – Children’s Cancer Research was founded in 2002 and is one of the UK’s only charities solely dedicated to funding research into safer treatments for children with cancer. 1 in 500 children will be diagnosed before they are 14 years old. Of those who survive 60% will suffer devastating side effects caused by the very treatments used to save them. Together we can change this. Together we can create a world where every child can survive and thrive into adulthood. 

No agencies. 

Job Title: Operation Manager

Contract: Fixed Term – 2 years

Hours: Full time- 35 hours a week

Location: Manchester

We are looking for an Operations Manager to join our Greater Manchester management team to lead a ground-breaking new initiative which will see The Prince’s Trust work in partnership with employers to address issues facing youth unemployment by improving productivity gains of a young, resilient and diverse local workforce.

Our Operations Manager will play a key role in delivering one of the largest and impactful initiatives in the Prince’s Trust history. Through Future Workforce Fund, business and government are co-investing £14 million into young people from Greater Manchester to give them the confidence and skills to become more prosperous citizens and part of a growing and inclusive economy. Future Workforce Fund will act as a catalyst for change, by encouraging businesses to proactively shape and invest in the programmes and interventions that help to counteract these concerns. The programme will provide a unique opportunity to put employability skills and employers at the centre of each young person’s journey.

Future Workforce Fund will focus on three key strategic themes:

• Live: Developing the personal and social skills of young people
• Learn: Raising aspirations and fulfilling educational potential
• Earn: Equipping young people with skills for work and access to jobs

Recognising young people require different types of support and needing the programme to offer a broad range of tiered interventions to different groups of young people, an approach of test and learn and embracing innovation will be championed. There is a huge opportunity for transformation and leaving a legacy of delivery as part of this programme.

In order to significantly increase the amount of young people who engage with The Prince’s Trust and its partners in Greater Manchester we will run a co-branded, co-designed permanent marketing campaign that utilised digital, out of home and other forms of media.

This position will be based out of our brand-new Centre in the heart of Manchester. This flagship facility will have a transformational impact on our work in Greater Manchester; allowing us to be more accessible, more flexible, and more relevant for young people across the region.

To learn more about the role please visit our website.

About The Prince’s Trust

We are a youth charity whose mission is to help young people transform their lives by developing the confidence and skills, to live, learn and earn. This year we will support more than 70,000 young people through a range of proven programmes, with three in four achieving a positive outcome!

We have a bold ambition to extend the reach and impact of our work and help one million more young people transform their lives over the next ten years.  Our job is to inspire them, support them and release their potential, so that they can thrive and society can prosper.  We will focus on innovation, to ensure we adapt and remain relevant in a rapidly changing world.  We owe it to ourselves and the young people we serve, to do the best work of our lives and to help give them an increasing stake in our economy and society. They are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.

The Prince’s Trust is committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the welfare of the children and young people we work with. Successful applicants to roles at The Prince’s Trust will be subject to criminal vetting checks, and where necessary for the role, a check at an enhanced level will be required.

To apply for this vacancy please complete the online application.  To help you with the supporting statement section, you may want to to download a copy of the Prince’s Trust Behavioural Framework from our website.

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