Due to internal promotions, we are looking for two Individual Giving Officers to join us on a 12mth FTC.

You’ll be an Individual Giving Officer with good knowledge of direct marketing, experience of seizing opportunities to develop new products and nurturing new audiences – especially using digital channels. 

Friends of the Earth has big goals this year to ensure a green and fair recovery from the pandemic, as well as continuing our vital wider campaigning work. As an Individual Giving team, we’ve got really ambitious plans to fulfil those goals, and we need a fundraiser who’s passionate about fighting for people and planet to help us achieve them.

You’ll be confident in developing strong relationships with colleagues and suppliers, you’ll have delivered successful and compelling direct marketing campaigns from start to finish, ideally including telemarketing, print and digital. You’ll also be familiar with fundraising databases, contributing to strategy discussions, managing budgets, and drawing insight and learnings from data to make your campaigns more successful. 

The role is in the supportive and friendly Individual Giving (IG) team, which sits within the Fundraising directorate. The IG team consists of eight roles: 

Head of Individual Giving

Individual Giving Supporter Recruitment Manager 

Individual Giving Supporter Experience Manager 

Individual Giving Innovation Manager 

Individual Giving Officer x 4

Our Individual Giving programme covers a diverse range of activities and direct marketing tactics. This includes Supporter Recruitment activity such as paid social, inserts and conversion emails as well as a testing programme for new activity. Our Supporter Experience programme includes cash appeals, upgrade, reactivation, supporter magazines, e-appeals and retention activity. The programme has evolved hugely over the past few years, with a big increase in our digital activity and collaboration with teams across the organisation (including campaigns, marketing, creative and digital) to create compelling and integrated plans. 

Each Individual Giving Officer has the opportunity to manage a selection of projects across both our recruitment and experience programmes, with project rotations on an annual basis as agreed across the team.

Closing date: Monday 21st September 2020 (23:59)

We offer a competitive range of benefits, good work/life balance, excellent learning and development opportunities and a vibrant organisational culture.

We are an equal opportunities employer and are especially keen to encourage applications from people currently under-represented in the environment movement.

Friends of the Earth is an international community dedicated to protecting the natural world and the wellbeing of everyone in it. We lead campaigns, provide resources and information, and drive real solutions to the environmental problems facing us all.

The Refugee and Migrant Centre (RMC) is an established and vibrant charity working with new communities in the Black Country and Birmingham. We are seeking a Resettlement Manager to manage our resettlement programmes in Wolverhampton and Walsall. 

About the role

The aim of this role will be to manage and work as part of a team to enable and empower newly arrived often vulnerable refugees to settle into their new communities with confidence.

As a Resettlement Manager you will have responsibility for the service delivery, monitoring and ensuring you are meeting funder targets. You shall provide a wraparound service to our clients across Wolverhampton, including services around housing, health, education and employment.

There would be a requirement to record and document contact using online systems, ensuring an evidence based practice model of working and seamless support delivery for our clients. As the manager you would be required to report and feedback on all findings, taking remedial action where required.

Purpose of post

• To manage a high quality holistic service to enable refugee families and/or individuals to sustain independence within their new communities.
• To develop and maintain effective partnerships with voluntary and statutory sector stakeholders to ensure the provision of appropriate services to newly arrived refugees.
• To undertake line management responsibilities as agreed with head of Services
• To record, monitor and evaluate all aspects of the programme and complete monitoring and feedback reports of outcomes for funders to a high standard.
• To train, develop and support staff and volunteers in all aspects of the service

Main duties and responsibilities

For service delivery

• To ensure the effective development, management, monitoring and delivery of the resettlement team and any additionally funded projects or posts which are developed in the region connected to this service.
• To devise and deliver a comprehensive action plan for welcoming the refugees from preparation prior to arrival and support for the first year and beyond. This includes but is not limited to:
• Checking suitability of properties with housing partner
• Welcoming families upon arrival at a UK airport
• Registering with GP’s, dentists and opticians; attending medical assessments and appointments; securing appropriate specialist medical care and liaising with different health services;
• Working with Social Services to ensure all special needs are addressed;
• Registering for Biometric Residence Cards and benefits, ensuring that refugees understand their financial rights and responsibilities;
• Providing on-going orientation to the UK – information, classes, workshops and visits by key statutory services;
• Registering and supporting children with local schools;
• Facilitating access to ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) classes for all newly-arrived adults;
• Sign-posting and assisting in training, education and employment to ensure long term independence;
• Organising trips and outings to places of interest and providing opportunities for social interaction.
• To provide holistic support around all areas of need including housing, welfare, employment, substance misuse, family reunion, health and social engagement.
• To lead on ensuring effective liaison and communication with RMC’s housing provider and other sub-contractors for the resettlement service in the region.
• To lead on casework management and provide direction and support to the resettlement team of staff and volunteers.
• To maintain and develop excellent working relationships with and between external stakeholders in order to improve the availability of mainstream and specialist services for newly arrived refugees.
• To plan the project’s services, ensuring appropriate liaison with colleagues, other RMC teams and external partners.
• To ensure the provision of high quality services that are responsive to the needs of clients and that meet internal and external quality standards
• To develop methods of receiving appropriate user and stakeholder feedback.
• To ensure that the project operates at all times within the principles of impartiality and confidentiality, and in accordance with RMC’s values, principles, policies and procedures.
• To ensure that the project has regular feedback on its services from users, refugee community organisations and other partners and, as necessary, to modify and improve services in the light of the feedback.
• To ensure that the service is delivered sensitively, in ways which respect the culture, personal history and situation of all its users.
• To provide written and oral reports as required.
• To have financial accountability for funding administered to the families.

This is a new role in order to deliver the Community Fundraising Strategy which forms part of the organisations ambition to substantially increase income from voluntary donations and supporters. The role is to Engage, Inspire and Collaborate with communities to deliver fundraising initiatives. To provide a high standard of face to face support to key individual supporters and fundraising groups to secure and increase levels of support.

About the Role 

This is a new role in order to deliver the Community Fundraising Strategy which forms part of the organisations ambition to substantially increase income from voluntary donations and supporters. The role is to Engage, Inspire and Collaborate with communities to deliver fundraising initiatives. To provide a high standard of face to face support to key individual supporters and fundraising groups to secure and increase levels of support. 

This role can be based in either Birmingham, Bedminster or Exeter.
 
About You 

We are looking for energetic and enthusiastic individuals preferably with a fundraising or event management background. Ideally with a proven track record of growing net income through establishing, developing and nurturing volunteer fundraisers and fundraising groups including senior volunteers. We are looking for individuals motivated by fast paced and agile working environments. 

The role is based in communities and travel will be required. The role will require the ability to work evenings and weekends. 

About Us 

St John Ambulance works at the heart of communities, providing first aid, keeping people safe at events and working alongside the NHS in response to 999 calls. 

Every year, hundreds of thousands of people learn how to save a life through our training, education and youth programmes. 

Over the next decade, we have bold ambitions to help transform out-of-hospital care, having a positive impact on the people we treat and the communities we serve. 

We are a team of 1,600 employees and 18,000 volunteers, united by our goal of saving lives through first aid. 

You will receive: 

• Competitive salary & pension scheme 
• Cycle to work scheme 
• Health and Wellbeing portal - access to financial, health and wellbeing support and an Employee Assistance Programme 
• Discounts – you’ll have access to Blue Light and NHS Discounts as well as discounts on mobile phones, gym memberships, cinema tickets, restaurants, holidays and shopping. 

Application Review Date: 4th October

Interview Date: Week commencing 2nd November

These roles are available to all St John employees and volunteers however preference for selection will be given to those people who are currently at risk. 

We may review applications before the Application Review Date, however, if you apply after the Application Review Date, your application may not be considered.  

This is a new role in order to deliver the Community Fundraising Strategy which forms part of the organisations ambition to substantially increase income from voluntary donations and supporters. The role is to Engage, Inspire and Collaborate with communities to deliver fundraising initiatives. To provide a high standard of face to face support to key individual supporters and fundraising groups to secure and increase levels of support.

About the Role 

This is a new role in order to deliver the Community Fundraising Strategy which forms part of the organisations ambition to substantially increase income from voluntary donations and supporters. The role is to Engage, Inspire and Collaborate with communities to deliver fundraising initiatives. To provide a high standard of face to face support to key individual supporters and fundraising groups to secure and increase levels of support. 

This role can be based in either Birmingham, Bedminster or Exeter.
 
About You 

We are looking for energetic and enthusiastic individuals preferably with a fundraising or event management background. Ideally with a proven track record of growing net income through establishing, developing and nurturing volunteer fundraisers and fundraising groups including senior volunteers. We are looking for individuals motivated by fast paced and agile working environments. 

The role is based in communities and travel will be required. The role will require the ability to work evenings and weekends. 

About Us 

St John Ambulance works at the heart of communities, providing first aid, keeping people safe at events and working alongside the NHS in response to 999 calls. 

Every year, hundreds of thousands of people learn how to save a life through our training, education and youth programmes. 

Over the next decade, we have bold ambitions to help transform out-of-hospital care, having a positive impact on the people we treat and the communities we serve. 

We are a team of 1,600 employees and 18,000 volunteers, united by our goal of saving lives through first aid. 

You will receive: 

• Competitive salary & pension scheme 
• Cycle to work scheme 
• Health and Wellbeing portal - access to financial, health and wellbeing support and an Employee Assistance Programme 
• Discounts – you’ll have access to Blue Light and NHS Discounts as well as discounts on mobile phones, gym memberships, cinema tickets, restaurants, holidays and shopping. 

Application Review Date: 4th October

Interview Date: Week commencing 2nd November

These roles are available to all St John employees and volunteers however preference for selection will be given to those people who are currently at risk. 

We may review applications before the Application Review Date, however, if you apply after the Application Review Date, your application may not be considered.  

Based in Birmingham 

37.5 hours per week                          

Ref: BIF/SBB

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated person to work with our vendors in Birmingham and surrounding areas to continue their journey away from poverty towards social and financial inclusion.

Service Brokers work holistically with vendors and other agencies to develop person-led and sustainable solutions when accessing and maintaining specialist services in the areas of housing, financial capability, health & wellbeing, education & training, and employment. Service Brokers achieve this by conducting key assessments, getting to know vendors and supporting them to share specific issues in a safe and non-judgmental environment.

You will also support vendors to maximize their sales, increasing their financial well-being and employability. You will develop supportive relationships with vendors during sales transactions, and in one-to-one sessions in the office and on outreach in Birmingham.

To succeed in this job, you must have excellent communication skills, an ability to remain even-tempered when working with people who can be volatile or challenging and the ability to think on your feet.

You must be proficient in Microsoft packages with good organisational skills and the ability to juggle and prioritise demands from different directions. An understanding of the practical and emotional needs of disadvantaged people and/or people facing poverty, and a commitment to the social objectives of The Big Issue is essential.

The ability to speak Romanian or Romanes- Kalderash dialect would be beneficial but not essential.

For a full job description including the summary of skills, qualities and experience required for the role please download from the link below.

If you think you have the skills and enthusiasm to take on this exciting role please click on Apply. You will be asked to complete a short application form and then upload your CV and a covering letter which should explain your interest and related skills for the role

Salary and Benefits

We offer:

• A salary commensurate with the third sector, which can be confirmed on request
• Incremental holiday entitlement starting at 25 days per year plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time staff) plus paid leave to care for a sick child or grandchild and a sick or elderly relation
• Incremental sick pay starting at 5 days per rolling year
• Enhanced contribution to our workplace pension 
• Enhanced maternity pay
• Training and development opportunities including an open learning library and management training schemes
• Health benefits include life cover, a health Cashplan scheme which provides access to counselling and a range of therapies

Please note that we reserve the right to review and amend our staff benefits and they do not form part of any contract of employment.

If you have any queries, please email HR stating the job reference.

Closing date Monday 28th September 2020

The Big Issue Foundation thanks all applicants for their interest and will reply only to those invited for interview.

Registered charity no. 3049322

About Us:

The National Lottery Community Fund is the largest community funder in the UK - we’re proud to award money raised by players of The National Lottery  to communities across the UK. Last year alone we gave out over half a billion pounds (£508.5 million) of National Lottery funding to over 11,000 community projects across the UK, enabling even more people and communities to bring their ideas and ambitions to life. We support a wide range of health, educational, environmental, and charitable projects with grants ranging from as little as £500 to multi-million-pound programmes. 86% of our new grants were for less than £10k.

At the heart of everything we do is the belief that when people are in the lead, communities thrive. National Lottery funding is open to everyone and we’re privileged to be able to work with the smallest of grassroots groups right up to large UK-wide charities. We have changed how we work across the Fund to help us serve people and communities more effectively, working flexibly and on their terms; working closer to communities.

About the Role:

In this role you will develop into a key support person for the procurement team through learning sound administrative practices and procurement systems upkeep and use. Your development will lead to supporting the team administratively including contracts, tenders and any other documents used in the procurement process are retained in a manner compliant with internal document retention policies, Government and internal/external audit requirements.

An essential element of the role will be to liaise with internal colleagues, external customers and organisations as may be necessary. Learning and influencing best practice procurement skills and approaches will develop your expertise and experience as a procurement professional.

Your progression in the role will lead to providing appropriate procurement advice and guidance to internal colleagues, shared service clients and key stakeholders and acting as the first line of contact for the team is central to your role.

Of course, you’ll also need to work within the Fund’s policies and procedures and the necessary legislation, and in a way that is in line with our vision and principles. This will also develop your public sector procurement regulations knowledge as a result.  If the role is based in Wales, or supports customers or colleagues in Wales, an understanding of Welsh language legislation and the Welsh Language Standards of the Fund is required.

Contract Type: 2-year fixed term contract

Hours: 37 Hours per week, flexible working considered

Interview Date: September/October first stage interview dates

Essential Criteria:

• including Level 4 CIPS qualification and have a positive attitude towards learning and self-development during the day to day requirements of the role

• Be able to acquire the broad range of skills, knowledge and understanding required in the Apprenticeship

• Shows initiative and an appetite to work in the Procurement profession with a commercial mindset

Desirable Criteria:

• Be willing to adapt to different work roles within the Procurement team
• Be willing to communicate with a variety of people and work with others
• Numeracy and literacy skills, Information and communication technology skills
• Have an appetite to problem solving and logical thinking to improve processes and find solutions to commercial challenges
• Be prepared to travel to other TNLCF offices, supplier sites, or network events as appropriately required to deliver particular tasks

For You:

We seek to develop our staff and offer a wide range of personal development opportunities.

We offer a wide range of generous benefits including:

• Generous annual leave and company pension scheme
• Flexible working to support staff with their work/life balance, taking into account things such as caring responsibilities, worship and attendance at religious festivals
• Enhanced paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Season ticket and cycle to work loans
• Paid volunteering leave

How to Apply:

Visit our website The National Lottery Community Fund's jobs page for further information on how to apply.

Equal Opportunities:

Equality, diversity and inclusion in our grant-making, and amongst our people, are all vital to our success in supporting people and communities to thrive.  We believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with.  We are committed to being an inclusive and great place to work, and recognise our people come from diverse backgrounds. We are a Disability Confident employer and positively welcome applications from disabled people.

Birmingham or London based applications considered.

Hours: Part time at 60% (average of 3 days per week– structure of working week can be discussed, Monday's/Thursday’s are required). Additional hours per week will be available as further funding becomes available. 

Initially reporting to the CEO

As the Sophie Hayes Foundation embarks on an exciting phase of growth and development,supporting more women survivors of Human Trafficking, the Volunteering and Survivor Network Supervisor will become a valued member of the organisation’s new Senior Management Team

The right candidate will focus on creating and delivering the Volunteering and Survivor Network programme, ensuring the needs of the women survivors are met through increased opportunites for volunteers and partners.

VOLUNTEERING PROGRAMME: CORE ACCOUNTABILITIES

To oversee the three R’s of volunteering: Recruitment. Retention. Recognition this role will:

1. Create and deliver the organisations Volunteering Strategy (VS) and Volunteering Programme (VP) by including existing volunteers, staff, and partners
2. Incorporate individual, corporate and community volunteering opportunities and activities
3. Liaise with all staff regarding volunteering opportunities
4. Attend meetings within the organisations as and when necessary
5. Ensure the Blackbaud Etapestry database for volunteers is maintained within all regulatory requirements
6. Carry out monitoring and analysis of all aspects within volunteering and volunteers
7. Write and present regular reports for senior management and committees
8. Arrange regular appreciation events for volunteers
9. Ensure that the values and behaviour of volunteers align with the organisation.
10. Create and regularly update the Volunteers Handbook and other relevant documents and publications
11. Produce a quarterly volunteer’s newsletter and to maintain a social media presence and respond to volunteer enquiries
12. Be available to work outside office hours to carry out volunteering training events and to interview prospective volunteers
13. Undertake such other duties within the competence of the postholder which may be required from time to time
14. Identify corporate, community partnerships to increase volunteering support for survivors of human trafficking
15. Host visits from external organisations and individuals to promote the organisations mission and vision
16. Create recognition events honouring all external support

SURVIVOR NETWORK: CORE ACCOUNTABILITIES

1. Deliver the organisations Survivor Network (SN) programme and quarterly events across all 3 SHF locations
2. Ensure all SN events are integrated into the organisations Employability Programme
3. Ensure the Blackbaud Etapestry database for SN events is maintained within all regulatory requirements
4. Carry out monitoring and analysis of the SN programme and events
5. Write and present regular reports for senior management and committees
6. Ensure that the values and behaviour of the SN programme and events align with the organisation.
7. Create and regularly update the SN programme handbook and other relevant documents and publications
8. Produce a quarterly SN newsletter and maintain a social media presence and respond to SN enquiries
9. Be available to work outside office hours to carry out SN events
10. To undertake such other duties within the competence of the postholder which may be required from time to time

ESSENTIAL

MINIMUM 3 -5 YEARS SUPERVISING VOLUNTEER PROGRAMMES

• Experience of programme or project management in a charity context. (creation, review, delivery)
• Creating and delivering KPI's and all reporting tools
• Empowering and Equipping Others: Experienced in teaching or facilitating others and bringing out the best in those around you.
• Experience in building alignment with partners and stakeholders over a shared agenda. 
• Experience in influencing others for a common goal and managing complex stakeholder relationships

BEHAVIOURS 

• Leadership: Able to set vision and inspire others to bring them with you.
• Strategic thinking: Can look ahead, spot and mitigate challenges and leverage opportunities.
• Programme Management: Can manage programmes effectively and efficiently.
• Autonomy: Self-leadership and personal initiative 
• Organised: Able to process details, create structure and follow process. 
• A coaching mentality: Focused on developing self and others, self-aware, open to learning, giving and receiving feedback. Lives the Sophie Hayes values and culture. 
• Responsibility: You do what you say you will do and take accountability.
• Collaborative: You work well with others, form partnerships and can balance challenge with support
• Flexible: Able to support where needed. 

DESIRABLE

1. Knowledge and understanding of the human trafficking and modern-day slavery sector
2. Experience of using social media and digital communication tools 

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

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

About Us:

We are the largest funder of community activity in the UK and thanks to National Lottery players last year we funded over 14000 projects. Our core purpose is to support people and communities to thrive and this is delivered through our strategic framework – People in the Lead. We play a key role in supporting communities across the UK, something that is more important than ever as people and organisations attempt to survive, recover and support others through the coronavirus crisis. Every year we award about £600 million of funding raised by players of  The National Lottery, and at any one time have around 30,000 funded projects in operation.

The money we award is for everyone, enabling people and communities to thrive.

About the Role:

We have a strong corporate commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in our funding but recognise that there is more to do.  We are striving to make our funding even more flexible and accessible to everyone, promoting diversity and inclusion throughout society. This role is key in supporting us to continuously improve and is an exciting opportunity to develop our capacity to meet the funding needs of the diverse communities we work with.  

We’re looking for an engaging and passionate leader who will champion EDI, challenge the status quo and help us identify areas for intervention and transformation.  With a natural ability to network, listen and build authentic relationships with key  stakeholders, partners,  communities and colleagues, you will help us ensure that equity, diversity and inclusion is embedded in all that we do and that we are truly delivering on  the principle that our funding is for everyone.

Working in our Funding Strategy function, you will be a key member of the Fund’s leadership team, with experience and expertise in tackling inequality, providing expert EDI advice and guidance to key decision makers.

You will ensure EDI remains a strategic priority for all, delivering a UK- wide EDI strategy for our funding.  Working closely with all portfolios and functions, colleague networks and the Fund Diversity and Inclusion groups, you will role model inclusive behaviours and bring to life the EDI ambitions of the Fund.

As well as extensive experience and knowledge of working within the EDI field, your stakeholder engagement and interpersonal skills will be key to success. You will have experience of influencing and inspiring at all levels, both internally and externally, gaining trust and delivering messages appropriately to a diverse audience, including in holding the organisation accountable.  You will have a track record of:

• Making a difference in leading work to reduce inequalities and promote equitable outcomes in a community or funding environment.
• Successfully implementing significant change in a complex organisation, managing competing priorities.
• Developing internal and external stakeholders networks, building consensus and influencing positively to deliver concrete outcomes.
• Using evidence and data to inform policy, practice and decision-making.
• Knowledge of relevant equalities legislation relating to service provision for a public sector body.

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 37 Hours per week, flexible working considered

Interview Date: W/C 28 September 2020

For You:

We seek to develop our staff and offer a wide range of personal development opportunities.

• We offer a wide range of generous benefits including:
• Generous annual leave and company pension scheme
• Flexible working to support staff with their work/life balance, taking into account things such as caring responsibilities, worship and attendance at religious festivals
• Enhanced paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Season ticket and cycle to work loans
• Paid volunteering leave
   

How to Apply:

Visit The National Lottery Community Fund's Jobs page for further details about the vacancy and our application process.

Equal Opportunities:

Equality, diversity and inclusion in our grant-making, and amongst our people, are all vital to our success in supporting people and communities to thrive.  We believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with.  We are committed to being an inclusive and great place to work, and recognise our people come from diverse backgrounds. We are a Disability Confident employer and positively welcome applications from disabled people.

Are you collaborative, flexible, diplomatic and assertive, with effective management and leadership skills, a current practising certificate and proven PQE as a Solicitor? Then join Shelter as Assistant Director – Legal Services and you could soon be playing a vital leadership role at the heart of our Legal Services team..

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 ambitious, best-in-class 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.

Shelter’s services provide the support that can be the difference between someone keeping or losing their home. Our Services directorate is the largest in Shelter, with some 700 staff plus volunteers, operating in 12 hubs, 21 courts, 19 prisons, and many other community locations. Our Legal Services teams not only help individuals to keep their homes, they also use the law to achieve social change through strategic litigation. As an Assistant Director, you’ll also be part of a Services Leadership Team that reports to the Director of Services and forms part of our Revolution group - a team of some 20 staff responsible for the stewardship of our strategic goals. This role could also be home-based or work out of  one of our hubs.

About the Role
This high profile role will see you provide leadership and direction on the part our legal services can play to enhance the objectives of our strategy, as well as Shelter’s fundamental aim - to defend the right to a safe home. Indeed, you’ll be a real agent for change in delivering Shelter’s strategic aims, with a particular focus on aligning the delivery of multi-channel and diversely-funded legal services with other Shelter services and ensuring alignment with those aims. Developing our strategic litigation team so it can influence changes in the law and its practice will be an important aspect of the role too, as will providing legal practice and compliance expertise to the Director of Services and Assistant Director cohort. And, when it comes to representing us in external forums related to the delivery of legal services, fulfilling compliance role requirements, managing risk or implementing organisation-wide initiatives, again, we’ll rely on you

About you
You’ll need experience of working in social welfare law, plus an extensive track record of conducting and supervising civil litigation in areas relevant to Shelter’s activities. Strong influencing and negotiation skills are essential too, as is the ability to motivate and develop others. We’re also looking for impressive project and change management skills gained at senior leadership level, including the ability to build business and benefit cases and work cooperatively to improve and sustain change outcomes. Used to working in a matrix management environment, identifying, managing and mitigating risk and ensuring compliance is promoted and fully considered at all stages of planning and delivery also comes naturally to you.

Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, 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 Services Leadership 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.

At Shelter, we welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and 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. In addition to this, we encourage an approach to involving people with personal insight of housing issues and homelessness in our recruitment processes.

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

Flexible location – can be based in any of Shelter’s 12 hubs in England or home based

Are you an effective manager and leader with exemplary project and change management skills gained at a senior leadership level, including the ability to build business and benefit cases and identify, manage and mitigate risk? Then join Shelter as Assistant Director – National and Professional Services and you could soon be playing a vital role in ensuring our contracts and professional services run smoothly.

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 ambitious, best-in-class 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.

Shelter’s services provide the support that can be the difference between someone keeping or losing their home. Our Services directorate is the largest in Shelter, with some 700 staff plus volunteers, operating in 12 hubs, 21 courts, 19 prisons, and many other community locations. As an Assistant Director, you’ll also be part of a Services Leadership Team that reports to the Director of Services and forms part of our Revolution group - a team of some 20 staff responsible for the stewardship of our strategic goals. This role could also be home-based or work out of one of our hubs.

About the Role
As Assistant Director – National and Professional Services you’ll oversee a range of significant national contracts/professional services across the organisation. This will include Transforming Rehabilitation, the National Homeless Advisory Service and Specialist Debt Advice, and your challenge will be to ensure they remain of high quality, aligned to our strategy, financially viable and achieve full cost recovery. Along the way, you’ll also collaborate with our Services Quality and Development Team to create a flexible portfolio of national contracts/professional services that are aligned with Shelter strategy and some exciting major change programmes. Developing and sharing professional and organisational expertise in contract management across Services Directorate will be important too, as will ensuring that national and professional services are aligned with the Shelter brand and culture. Acting as national/professional services lead in supporting campaigns and policy, providing leadership and direction to heads of national/professional services, establishing risk management processes and acting as risk management lead across Services – all are aspects of this high profile role.

About you
Collaborative, flexible, diplomatic and assertive, with good influencing and negotiation skills, you have a proven ability to manage, motivate and develop others and improve and sustain change outcomes. You also have substantial project management experience that’s been gained working in cross department and multi layered teams. A track record of working in a matrix management environment where you had responsibility for cross organisational objectives is essential too. And, when it comes to promoting compliance and ensuring it’s fully considered at all stages of planning and delivery, again, you’re just the person for the job.

We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, 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 Services Leadership 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.

At Shelter, we welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and 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. In addition to this, we encourage an approach to involving people with personal insight of housing issues and homelessness in our recruitment processes.

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

To apply please email your CV and a supporting statement that addresses the key criteria on the job description via the apply button. 

Legacy Case Officer

Our client is the UK's leading dementia charity. They provide information and support, improve care, fund research, and create lasting change for people affected by dementia.

Legacy Case Officer Responsibilities:

The Legacy fundraising team at their organisation has an enviable track record with income seeing exponential growth over the last 5 years achieving £26m for 2019/20. Legacy income accounts for almost 25% of the total income for the Society and this is an exciting time to join their  team as they continue to grow in reputation as leaders in the sector.

Working with the Legacy Case Team you will maximise income through good file management whilst at the same time seeking out opportunities to add value through diligent case work. Attention to detail and the ability to prioritise and multi-task is paramount to the role.

If you are organised, highly motivated and an excellent communicator then please join their team..

Legacy Case Officer Requirements:

We are looking for a highly organised and enthusiastic individual with excellent attention to detail to join the Legacy Case team. You will have an excellent knowledge of Probate Law, experience in file management, using First Class 2 or 4 applications, Microsoft office applications and a proven ability to manage your own workload..

About the organisation:

Our client embraces diversity, inclusion and accessibility for all of their people. They are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities they serve and ensuring inclusion in everything they do.

Their employees work hard every day to make a true difference in people's lives. They are proud to support them with a range of benefits, recognition and many options for working agilely, all contributing to a strong work life balance. They also have various learning programmes to support you in your development and help you grow to realise your potential and shape a career with their organisation. 

Position: Legacy Case Officer
Location: Home Worker - England and Wales
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 35 hours per week
Salary: £25,300 - £29,009 actual per annum (depending on skills and experience) (+London Allowance of £3,600 if applicable)

Closing date: 4th October 2020
Interview date: TBC

You may have experience of the following: Legacy Case Officer, Legacy Administrator, Legal Administrator, Legacy Fundraising, Probate Law, Wills, Dementia Charity, etc. etc.

We’re looking for someone to lead our fundraising and communications team and activities who has a real passion for fundraising strategy design and development, plus experience of embedding a fundraising culture and focus at an organisational level. You’ll be asked to accelerate the growth of our fundraising across a diversified range of streams and donors to achieve long term, sustainable income growth.

To excel in the role you’ll need to bring experience of fundraising strategy, legacy programme development, trust fundraising, individual donor programme design and management, alongside your broader communications and marketing skills. The role will include managing a team of seven so experience of team management, skills development and taking a team through change will also be needed.

If you’re looking for an opportunity where you’ll be drawing on your expertise in order to create and deliver a dynamic fundraising strategy focused on growth and inspiring our supporters with the outcomes their gifts deliver, then we’d love to hear from you.

Media Sales Executive

Do you thrive on working in a target driven sales environment? Are you a successful advertising salesperson? Do you want to work for an industry leading membership organisation?

Then join the media sales team at our client.

They are seeking a sales professional to achieve advertising sales targets for their business to business member agricultural publications. This includes British Farmer and Grower, Farming Wales, Horticulture, and Poultry magazines.

Media Sales Executive Responsibilities:

You will have direct sales responsibilities for selling print and online advertising solutions to businesses within a defined sales territory. You will work with an established sales base of existing advertisers and be responsible for achieving your personal sales target.

There is also a need to grow revenues through prospecting new business opportunities and the role would suit an innovative, proactive, forward thinking individual.

Media Sales Executive Requirements:

The successful candidate will be a confident and experienced salesperson, with the enthusiasm and resilience needed to work in a competitive and dynamic market

A media advertising sales background is desirable. However, consideration will be given to applicants with sales experience in another sector.

You will have experience of working under the pressures of targets and deadlines and understanding of the importance of building long term business relationships and providing an excellent standard of customer service.

About our client:

They are the voice of British farming, and their members are at the heart of what they do. On their behalf they lobby government and other stakeholders, develop policy and provide a range of frontline services.

They are an Equal Opportunities employer and value diversity.

Location: Stoneleigh, Warwickshire CV8 2TZ

Job type: Full Time, Permanent

Salary: £22,600 plus commission

Benefits: You will work alongside great people, who are recognised for their knowledge and expertise. Benefits include 25 days annual leave (plus statutory bank holidays), National Employment Savings Trust pension scheme, a performance related pay award scheme, a range of discounts through their Benefits employee portal, subsidised staff restaurant and free parking at Stoneleigh.

Closing date: 20th September 2020
Interview date: 15th-16th October 2020

You may have experience of the following: Media Sales Executive, Telesales Executive, Internal Sales, Telephone Sales, Publishing Sales, Advertising Sales, Print Sales, Digital Sales, Sales Executive, etc

Ref: 94013