New opportunity not to be missed! Centrepoint, the UK’s leading youth homelessness charity, is looking for a Enagement Team Adminstrator to join our Engagement team based in  Lambeth. In return, you will receive a competitive salary plus excellent benefits.

We help vulnerable young people by giving them the practical and emotional support they need to find a job and live independently.

Together with our partners, we support thousands of homeless young people each year.

The Engagement team is responsible for finding new and exciting ways to engage young people. We work by using our four pillars of engagement (Sport, Art and Culture, Technology and Food) to positively transform young people’s lives.  We create weekly engagement programmes through different mediums which are then delivered in partnership with inspiring partners.

What you’ll be doing…

• Ensure that all reporting within the team is managed effectively; administering a calendar of reporting required, disseminating communication reminders and collating reports
• Provide training and support to all Engagement Team members for the correct use of all internal platforms e.g. Talos, QlickView, ClickTravel, Ipos (including Lyreco ordering), Inform, Concur
• Effective goods ordering in line with correct budget lines.
• Be proactive in ensuring all office based supplies are available and useable
• Respond to all and any general enquires and manage all phone calls and queries.

What we’d be looking for from you…

• Excellent verbal, written, numerical and communications skills
• Experience of working as part of a team and engaging with others.
• Excellent computer literacy skills with an emphasis on Excel, Word, PowerPoint and CRM systems
• An understanding of some of the key issues facing Centrepoint’s Young People.
• Able to manage workload to meet a range of conflicting deadlines

What we offer in return...

In return for your efforts you’ll receive a competitive salary, excellent training and development, and a host of staff benefits including:

- 25 days of annual leave per year, rising by one day per year to a maximum of 27 days

- Excellent training package to ensure you have the skills and knowledge to build a new career

- Employer pension contributions of 4%

- Clear career progressions, linked to portfolio work, that enables movement up the pay scale

- Access to Cycle 2 Work loan scheme

- An interest-free travel loan

We seek to challenge discrimination and are committed to fairness and equality within Centrepoint. We welcome applications from anyone with direct experience of being homeless or using young people's services.

Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to join our team as a Engagement Team Administrator, click ‘Apply’ now!

Closing Date: 12 November 2019, noon

Interview Date: 18 November 2019

Marketing Officer - (22 hours Part Time)

Central London

£26,000 - £29,000 (Full time equivalent)  + Benefits

The Microbiology Society is a membership charity for scientists interested in microbes, their effects and their practical uses. It is one of the largest microbiology societies in Europe with a worldwide membership based in universities, industry, hospitals, research institutes and schools.

Our principal goal is to develop, expand and strengthen the networks available to our members so that they can generate new knowledge about microbes and ensure that it is shared with other communities. The impacts from this will drive us towards a world in which the science of microbiology provides maximum benefit to society.

We are seeking a Marketing Officer to join our Communications and Marketing team on a part time basis. The team is committed to keeping members, partners, staff and other stakeholders engaged, informed and involved in the Society’s activities.

Reporting to our Sales and Marketing Manager, you will be joining the Society at an exciting time as we deliver our Strategy 2018-2022 and celebrate our 75th anniversary in 2020. You will have specific responsibility for the marketing of our journals, helping to develop compelling messaging to drive awareness of and submissions to our journals, as well as working on evidence-based campaigns for institutions and individuals. Ideally, you will bring experience of working in a journals environment and want to apply your talents to ensuring excellent engagement with institutional customers and microbiology researchers.

For more information, please visit our website.

Please send a CV and covering letter by email via the button below.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Closing date: 1st January 2020.

The Society takes the security of your data seriously. It has internal policies and controls in place to ensure that your data is not lost, accidentally destroyed, misused or disclosed, and is not accessed except by our employees in the proper performance of their duties.

Please note that due to limited resources it is not possible for the Society to acknowledge receipt of applications. If you do not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. 

“We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United Kingdom. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.”

This is an exciting time to join the Muscular Dystrophy Support Centre in our newly developed Executive Director role.  We are a small but growing charity, at a key point in our development. The Executive Director will help shape our future and develop the charity in innovative and creative ways. This is a unique opportunity to have a genuine impact.

The Muscular Dystrophy Support Centre is in its 6th year. We support adults with muscular dystrophy (pwMD) by providing specialist physiotherapy and other therapies that help them to manage their condition and maintain their independence.  We are the only organisation in the Midlands region to do so, and one of only two in the UK. 

We have secured five year funding from the National Lottery Community Fund to expand across the Midlands.  Key targets include opening three new satellite clinics in the Black Country, Worcestershire and Northants and expanding capacity at existing sites in Coventry, Birmingham and Loughborough.

We are looking for a talented and creative person with excellent project and people management, communication and relationship building skills to take over management of the charity from our Chair of Trustees from April 2020.  Reporting to the Board of Trustees you will be responsible for developing and delivering the Lottery project alongside future organisational strategy.  You will come with experience of developing partnerships within the voluntary, social enterprise and / or statutory sector; crucial in developing our new satellites and engaging investors to sustain them.

You will have an entrepreneurial flair, alongside effective leadership skills, and an appreciation for the use of paperless and digital technologies for increased efficiency.  A self-starter with a creative streak, an innovative approach and an aptitude for problem solving and logistical planning, you will also engage with fundraising and be supportive of the Philanthropy Manager and team in achieving income targets.

During an initial development phase, you will lead on recruitment of new staff for the project team and oversee a consultancy assignment to create an evaluation plan for the project.  Working with the Trustees, you will facilitate a new Project Board, and steering groups at each satellite led by pwMD to oversee and co-produce key activities for the project.

Initially we are offering 28 hours per week, with the potential to increase to full time from years 4-5.  Since we are looking for someone very special we are prepared to be flexible for the right person.  The nature of the role will involve travel to our satellites, meetings with stakeholders and some out of hours work.  Other benefits include a salary of £38k - £42k per annum dependent on experience (pro rata), 28 days annual leave per annum including bank holidays (pro rata); and a 3% employer contribution pension scheme.

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for further information. For an informal discussion about this role please contact Natasha Sweet, Philanthropy Manager.
 

How to apply

Applicants are requested to upload a CV and covering letter detailing how your experience fits the person specification. The closing date for applications is 5th January 2020. We will be holding initial interviews w/e 19th January 2020. 
 

Other information

We positively welcome applications from all sections of the community and actively promote equal opportunities. Please note this position requires full references and a DBS check which will be carried out prior to employment.

The Middle East and North Africa Casework Officer is responsible for death penalty casework and administration support to Reprieve clients and support to partner organisations and lawyers in the Middle East and North Africa region.

You will be an integral member of the Middle East and North Africa Team, and will work closely with the Media, Campaigns and Digital, and Policy teams and the Directors.

You will be someone whom clients, family members, colleagues and partner organisations feel confident to approach for professional casework support and much more. Even if you don’t always know the answer, you will be capable of proactively obtaining it from the Middle East and North Africa Project Lead or the Directors.

You are a positive person with a can do attitude, excellent drafting, administrative and organisation skills, a minimum of 3 years of casework experience, a great ability to multitask, a willingness to muck in on all tasks big and small, humility and a passion for Reprieve’s work.

This is an office-based role and your presence is important during core office hours. This is a role that requires significant travel and work outside of core office hours from time to time.

Please see job description for full details on the role and how to apply.

Internal Communications and Engagement Officer job - Immediate start - 9 month contract

Your new company
A large national charity based in central London

Your new role

• Developing and maintaining intranet communication tool.
• Developing and embedding our new recognition toolkit.
• Coordinating the delivery of an employee engagement survey, analysing and reporting results.
• Key member of the project team to design and deliver our all employee annual Connections Day.
• Liaising with key senior stakeholders on best internal communications practice
• Managing Annual employee conference

.

What you'll need to succeed
Excellent communicator and familiar with a range of communication tools and the Microsoft Office 365 package. Ideally, candidates will be familiar with using Yammer, Facebook, LinkedIn, Sharepoint and Microsoft Teams in a work capacity. Self-motivated individual with good team working skills. Experience of events organisation and employee engagement programmes would also be beneficial.

What you'll get in return
A competitive salary and the opportunity to developed with a fantastic not for profit in Central London

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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Sense has an exciting opportunity for a dedicated and motivated individual to join our highly successful Communications Team as an Internal Communications and Engagement Manager. This is a full time role, working 37.5 hours per week at our Head Office in King's Cross, London.

Title: Internal Communications and Engagement Manager
Reference number: 43822
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, full time
Location: King's Cross, London
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: Circa £35,200 - £37,400 per annum (Inc. London Allowance)

About the role 
As our Internal Communications and Engagement Manager, you will play a pivotal role in helping Sense achieve its ambitious plans to become the leading charity supporting people with complex disabilities, and to transform more lives than ever. The post holder will work to ensure that members of staff and volunteers across the organisation are fully informed about key projects and priorities, and are supported to become actively engaged; championing Sense’s compelling vision and values.

About you 
We would like to hear from you if you have a passion for engaging staff and volunteers in work which changes lives. You will need experience of developing effective communications strategies and processes, and the ability to advise senior leaders on the best approaches to take.

The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills, including the ability to convey complex information clearly, and will take an innovative and proactive approach to internal communications. You will have strong interpersonal skills with the ability to form effective working relationships with a diverse range of stakeholder groups.

About us 
For everyone living with complex disabilities. For everyone who is deafblind. Sense is here to help people communicate and experience the world.

We believe that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential.

Sense has a proven record of offering high quality, pioneering services.

Working at Sense can be incredibly rewarding; we offer the opportunity to work in a large, diverse and successful charity where people can develop their skills, knowledge and careers in a supportive and flexible environment. In addition, we have excellent training and development, the opportunity for you to join our Group Personal Pension scheme and a generous annual leave entitlement.

Closing date: Tuesday 10 December 2019
Interview date: 17th and 18th of December 2019

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website where you can download the job description and complete the application process. 

We would recommend that you read the candidate guidelines and job description (available on our website) before applying. If you are a disabled candidate and require a hard copy pack or a different format for example large print, Braille or audio, further details can be found on our website.

Sense is an Equal Opportunities Employer and is committed to ensuring that all staff are motivated, skilled and rewarded by their work.  Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Therefore, all offers of employment are subject to a number of checks including an enhanced DBS check where appropriate.

No agencies please.

Salary:  £41,000 

Deadline for Applications: Wednesday 27th November

Please apply urgently

The position:

Our leading international charity client is recruiting an Internal Communications Lead.  In this fantastic role you will work to develop strategies to integrate internal communications and engagement, reaching staff and volunteers and supporting managers to build their capacity to communicate more effectively.  Our client is seeking talented applicants who can establish their credibility within this high profile role.

Requirements:

• You will have proven experience creating Internal Communications campaigns with confident skills using a range of digital and face-to-face channels.
• You will be comfortable advising leaders and managers how to build better engagement with colleagues and to communicate with staff across all teams.
• You will have previous experience leading the development of an intranet, with support from an IT department.
• You will also have excellent Planning, editing and content writing skills for a variety of internal communications.

Internal Communications Manager, London - £45,000 PA

• Are you an internal communications professional?
• Do you have experience in developing annual internal communications plans?
• Would you like to work as part of a strong marketing & communications team at a much-loved animal charity?

I am currently working with an amazing animal charity who are seeking an Internal Communications Manager. The Internal Communications Manager will lead on all of the internal communications for the business and will ensure all channels are fully utilised and that all staff across the country feel informed and engaged.

What's great about this organisation?

• Strong brand within the sector
• High performing marketing & communications department
• Gym discounts
• Animal friendly office
• Season ticket loan
• Pension scheme
• Dental scheme

In this role, you will be responsible for…

• Leading the internal communications and ensuring all channels are fully utilised and that all staff across the country feel informed and engaged
• Developing an annual internal communications plan
• Supporting the HR team's Employee Survey Programme from planning to activation
• Overseeing the day-to-day running of the charity's intranet
• Running internal communications campaigns with set initiatives, all activities need to be planned and within budget
• Supporting HR with communicating all employee engagement activities
• Managing the internal communications budget
• Line managing a Senior Internal Communications Officer

You will be ideally suited for this position if you have…

• Experience in a senior internal communications role
• A successful track record of implementing successful internal communications campaigns for large complex organisations
• A strong background of intranet and brand management
• Line management experience
• The ability to occasionally travel with some overnight stays
• An interest and passion for animals

What next?

If you are interested in applying for this Internal Communications Manager role, or in learning more, then contact me ASAP:

Tel: 020 7269 6338

Email:

ProTax is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

A fantastic opportunity has arisen in the Girls’ Rights and Youth Team at Plan International UK to cover the maternity leave of our Youth Engagement Officer.

Plan International UK is a global children’s charity. We work to give every child the same chance in life.

Our Girls’ Rights and Youth Team has a focus on bringing our global work for girls’ rights to the UK and also leads our global girls’ rights campaigning. Youth engagement and youth voices are at the heart of the work we do and the reason we do it. Our Youth Engagement work has huge breadth – from playing a vital role in internal governance to helping young people become passionate campaigners and wider advocates for girls’ rights.

As Youth Engagement Officer, you will make sure young people’s voices are included, considered and valued across all of Plan International UK’s work. You will support young people to be campaigners, feed their own opinions and experiences into our UK Girls’ Rights work and learn new skills.

We are looking for someone who has solid experience of working directly with young people in a participatory way, of designing and delivering workshops and training activities and of taking responsibility for residential events. You’ll also have hands-on experience of working within safeguarding processes.

You’ll have a passion for creative and innovative approaches to youth voice and campaigning and the ability to translate complicated campaign or policy ideas into digestible information. Using these skills, you will be responsible for the development, support and administration of our Youth Advisory Panel, encouraging panel members to speak at and engage with high level political events and to take on safeguarding responsibilities.

This role will involve weekend, evening and overnight work on a regular basis, for which time off in lieu will be provided.

As this role is covering a maternity leave, we expect it to be needed for 12 months.

The deadline for applications is 9:00am on 18 December 2019

Interviews will take place on 7 and 10 January 2020

Due to the nature of our work with children, we follow rigorous child protection policies and procedures in our recruitment process. As a result, some of our roles are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure by the Disclosure and Barring Service. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from joining us as an employee or volunteer; this will depend on the circumstances of any offences.

Sustrans is the charity making it easier for people to walk and cycle, by connecting people and places, creating liveable neighbourhoods, transforming the school run and delivering a happier, healthier commute. Take the next step on your Sustrans journey by applying for the following key vacancy:

Engagement Officer

England Midlands & East

 (ref: SUS2794)

£24,446 pro rata per annum

18.75 hours per week – contract to 31 December 2020 - main base Colchester

The exciting variety of this new interesting role will lead engagement activities within the Colchester Community-Led Street Design project around the Winstree Road neighbourhood of the city.  The objective will be to give communities greater control over their immediate environment and support them to work together to improve quality of life for everyone living in or visiting the area.

With a good standard of education, you will have experience of delivering a practical project with community engagement as a core element, involving local people using creative and eye catching methods.  You will also have experience of leading group workshops and organising and running events.  You will have excellent written and verbal communications and presentation skills, the ability to delivery engagement activities and promotional events and to motivate and enthuse others. You will have excellent organisational skills and be able to prioritise and manage your own workload.  You will also be IT literate and committed to the promotion of sustainable transport.  Clearance by a DBS Disclosure check is mandatory for this role.

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am on Monday 16 December 2019.  Interviews will take place in Chelmsford on Wednesday 15 January 2020.

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.  We welcome applications from people with the appropriate skills from all parts of the community.

In this exciting role you will have the opportunity to build on audience insight to develop supporter journeys and the creative marketing activity across a variety of channels for this innovative and inspiring leading childrens charity.We are looking for someone to bring new ideas, be results focused and ensure campaigns are delivered to budget and targets.

The Charity
Have been helping children and young people in this country for over 130 years. They run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help, and are there for them every step of the way. They run over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need support, and campaign to get laws and policies changed to make childrens lives happier and safer.

The Role
Contributing to the delivery of powerful and value generating multichannel campaigns across all stages of supporter life cycle including acquisition, welcome, retention and reengagement.
Working with the Supporter Giving and Engagement Manager to plan and deliver multichannel campaigns including direct mail, email, online, social, mobile/SMS and telephone that deliver against supporter strategies and LTV goals.
Ensure end-to-end delivery of direct marketing campaigns, including planning; briefing; copy and creative development; proofing; sign-off; print and production process; audience selection; data briefing and processing, results monitoring; KPI reporting & writing end of campaign reviews.
Ensure all campaign activities and materials are produced accurately and in compliance with relevant data protection, gift aid legislation and in line with best practice standards and processes.
Work with and brief a range of internal teams or external agencies to aid research, development and delivery of new campaigns, messages and supporter journeys.

The Candidate
Excellent project management skills that deliver to deadline, to budget, across multiple teams and achieve goals.
Strong communicator with excellent oral and written skills, attention to detail, with the ability to write, evaluate and proof read audience and channel-specific copy, including experience of copy writing to meet a brief.
Good numeracy and data analysis skills. Understanding of end-to-end data processes, segmentation and data analysis. Able to interpret large sets of data to spot trends & adjust
fundraising activity to account for insights.
Ability to bring together internal and external stakeholders to deliver projects to agreed objectives.

IMPORTANT NOTE

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful and your details will not be held further but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.

Do you love London's wildlife and want to help ensure it flourishes in the future?  London Wildlife Trust is recruiting a Community Engagement Officer to join the Brilliant Butterflies team.

Background

Brilliant Butterflies is an innovative new two-year project funded by players of People’s Postcode Lottery through the Postcode Dream Trust.  The project will address the decline of chalk grassland habitat, and associated butterfly and invertebrate fauna, through practical nature conservation, cutting-edge environmental DNA science, traditional monitoring techniques, and an exciting engagement programme to get local people outdoors to enjoy this precious habitat.

We are looking for someone who has:  

· experience of designing and delivering a range of community engagement activities and events

· excellent engagement and outreach skills with the ability to work with a range of age groups and people from diverse backgrounds and abilities;

· excellent communication and facilitation skills with the ability to work with a range of stakeholders;

· ability to prioritise workload and be highly organised;

· an enthusiastic, engaging, tenacious and positive ‘can do’ attitude and a creative mind set;

· a passion for making a difference for wildlife. 

Does this sound like you? If so we’d love to hear from you!

We believe that London's diversity is one of its greatest assets and we endeavour to ensure our staff body reflects this. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.

About London Wildlife Trust

London Wildlife Trust manages nature reserves across the capital that are exemplars of urban conservation land management and which greatly benefit the local communities that use these sites. The Trust delivers projects focusing on protecting priority habitats and wildlife species in London and works to influence policy makers to support this work.

The Trust engages London’s diverse communities through access to our nature reserves, volunteering programmes and education and outreach work. To understand more about our plans ahead, read our strategic plan: For a Wilder City 2015 – 2020 here

To apply, please send a completed Candidate Details Form and Application Form to our recruitment team by email as detailed on our webiste 

Closing date: 10th December 9:00am

Interview date: Monday 16th December

Provisional start date: January 2020

An enhanced DBS Check is required for this role.  
London Wildlife Trust is an equal opportunities employer.  

Location: London, SE5

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £55,000-£60,000 a year depending on skills and experience

King’s College Hospital Trust is seeking an energetic and innovative Head of Supporter Engagement to join them at a vital, early point in their development to recruit and harness the support of donors and fundraisers to maximise sustainable income to support the Charity’s work.

King’s College Hospital Charity supports the work of King’s College Hospital Foundation Trust – which includes King’s at Denmark Hill, one of London’s largest and busiest teaching hospital with a number of internationally recognised specialist services, that cares for over one million patients each year. The Charity helps make a difference to the lives of patients, family and friends at the Trust by supporting day to day work of the hospital and raising money for cutting edge equipment and facilities, and pioneering research and treatments.

The new Head of Supporter Engagement will play a key role in the Charity’s plans to grow by developing a supporter engagement strategy and through leading the Community Engagement, Individual Giving and Legacy programmes to achieve income growth through new supporter acquisition, engaging with and motivating internal and external stakeholders, delivery of innovative events and products and exceptional support experience and stewardship.

You will have proven experience of leading an individual giving fundraising function across a range of channels, a thorough understanding of community fundraising programmes and have managed a team. You will have outstanding verbal and written communication skills and be a skilled copywriter to communicate clear and engaging messages. You will be a self-motived individual who is flexible, adaptable and enjoys working in a fast-paced environment.

This is an excellent opportunity to make an impact in a growing and ambitious team and to help make a crucial contribution in helping to ensure that the Trust remains a leader of medical innovations and one of the very best local and national centres of excellence in critical care and specialist treatments.

For an informal conversation prior to applying to this role, please contact Anton Packheiser +44 (0) 7749 858597 or Suzie Spooner on +44 (0) 7960 932 315.

PLEASE NOTE: We will be shortlisting as we received applications, so please apply early to register your interest.

CLOSING DATE: 9am GMT Monday 9th December

About us 
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We help people directly out of homelessness, and campaign for the changes needed to solve it altogether. We know that together we can end homelessness. 

About the role 
Our ambitious Marketing and Communications team is growing, so that we can build large-scale public support for our goal of ending homelessness for good. This exciting new role will build and lead a new supporter engagement function, developing a cross-organisational approach which inspires supporters to get involved in all aspects of our work including fundraising, campaigning and volunteering. You’ll work with all supporter-facing teams to share learning, insight and best practice so that all supporters have consistently exceptional experiences of Crisis.

Benefits 
As a member of the team you will have access to wide range of employee schemes and benefits including:  
 
- Interest free season ticket loan  
- Interest free bicycle loan  
- Rent deposit loan scheme  
- Childcare voucher scheme  
- 8% employer contribution pension  
 
Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we are committed to your ongoing training and development to build your skills, experience, and career. 
 
How to apply 
To apply, please complete the online application form by on our careers site by clicking 'Apply Now'. The job description can be downloaded by clicking the 'Vacancy Details' button to the upper right hand side of our online advert.  
 
Closing date: Wednesday 11 December  (11.59pm)
Interview dates:  Wednesday 8 January

 
At Crisis we value diversity, promote equality, and challenge discrimination, and we encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. If you need to request an application in an alternative format, please contact the HR Team using the contact information on our website.
 
Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094