It Jobs in Oxford, Oxfordshire
Closing Date: 26th May
Contract: This is a fixed term contract for 12 months. Immediate start preferred.
Application Process: Please ensure you apply with your most updated CV and a supporting statement on why you believe you would be the most suitable individual for this position.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Are you a Qualified Accountant looking to use your skills and accounting knowledge to help address the biggest health issue in the UK today?
We are looking for a Financial Accountant, to join our busy Finance team on a 12 month fixed term contract as progress our finance transformation journey, including the implementation of a new ERP finance system, Unit 4 (Agresso).
In this role, you will help manage the preparation of the Annual Report and Accounts and statutory returns, quarterly VAT returns, and oversight of monthly accounting processes ensuring that accurate accounts are produced on a timely basis.
You will be responsible for ensuring:
- Thorough testing of finance related end to end processes on Unit 4 ensuring that any issues are captured and resolved as appropriate.
- Successful finance data cleanse activities to ensure that data migrated to Unit 4 is fit for purpose
- Opening financial data migrated to Unit 4 reconciled clearly back to the legacy systems on a detailed and timely basis to ensure strong financial control and a successful audit
- Take lead on understanding and implementing any changes to approach necessary for month end close, journal processing and balance sheet reconciliations
- Successful and timely transfer of knowledge to the remaining members of the finance team
This is a homeworking role, but you will be required to travel to attend some meetings and team-days, so you must reside in the UK, have the correct right to work documents to work in the UK and be comfortable/willing to travel to our flagship offices.
About you
- Qualified Accountant (ideally ACA)
- Experience and knowledge of Unit4 ERPx or equivalent cloud-based system
- Experience of working within the charity sector is preferred but not essential
- Ideally focussed all or part of your career on being a Financial Accountant and you are likely to have worked in an organisation of similar size, scale, and complexity.
- We also welcome applications if you are newly qualified, with practice experience.
- You will be joining a committed finance team with an ambitious transformation plan and will be expected to demonstrate initiative, judgment, and a continuous improvement mentality.
- Being systems-oriented and having an interest in tax will also be beneficial.
Person Specification
- Verbal and written communication skills to liaise with a diverse range of stakeholders.
- Experience of producing minutes, action lists and meeting summaries.
- Excellent IT skills and extensive experience/knowledge on using Microsoft packages.
- Work collaboratively and be able to prioritise your workload effectively and remain solutions focussed.
- Strong interpersonal and interpretation skills.
- Excellent organisational and timekeeping skills.
- Be a team player, supporting colleagues when there are deadlines and know when to ask for help.
- Be a self-starter and incredibly motivated.
About Alzheimer's Society
At Alzheimer's Society, we believe passionately that life doesn't end when dementia begins. We are here for anyone affected by dementia, and we do everything we can to keep people with dementia connected to their lives and the people who matter most.
Everything we do is shaped by people affected by dementia. Their knowledge and experience are critical to bringing about real-world solutions. From choosing the most promising research through to telling their stories to raise awareness; they are the heart of this organisation.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Development Director
Main Purpose and Scope of the Role
The Development Director will be a key part of the Action4Youth Senior Management Team, contributing to strategic development of the whole organisation and taking responsibility for the leadership and management of all aspects of business development, sales, fundraising, marketing and communications.
The Development Director will ensure development to support the Strategic and Operational Plans in order to achieve growth, sustainability and stability and to support the Action4Youth core offer i.e. programme delivery and outdoor education.
Because Action4Youth is a relatively small organisation, teams are small and this means that even senior members of the team like Directors may have to cover for a team member when on leave or generally help out as necessary to achieve targets. In this particular role, that could mean undertaking basic tasks like completing a funding bid to meet a deadline, updating a webpage, writing blog posts or handling sales calls. This job is unusual in genuinely being both strategic and hands on.
Networking is an important part of this role so the post holder will often be expected to attend out of hours events to represent Action4Youth and to develop valuable relationships and connections.
This role is key to the growth and successful development of Action4Youth
Location
- Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
Position in the Organisation
Reports To: Chief Executive Officer
Responsible For:
- Developing and implementing ambitious strategies for fundraising, marketing and sales to increase income, support and growth
- The line management of the Marketing, Fundraising and Sales teams, ensuring achievable but stretching targets are set and met
- Creating captivating marketing campaigns and activity to promote all areas of Action4Youth’s work and to support sales and fundraising activity
- Managing external supply contracts for design, print, website and all communications
- Developing and managing the fundraising, marketing and sales budgets
- Achieving income targets
- Creating a positive culture within teams so all members can thrive
- Contributing to the charity’s strategic development
- Working With: The Senior Management Team
Duties and Key Responsibilities
Development/Sales
- To identify opportunities for the growth of Action4Youth through sales, contracts or fundraising
- To increase sales of The Caldecotte Xperience
- To increase awareness and sales of The Inspiration Programme, The Breakout Programme and other A4Y programmes and offerings
- To identify and secure appropriate new contracts in line with the strategy and business plan
- To monitor and evaluate business development success
Fundraising
- Develop and implement a fundraising strategy to take account of economic conditions and to meet the needs of Action4Youth.
- To meet fundraising targets for both the fundraising team and personally
- To be responsible for building strong relationships with fundraising bodies and partner agencies.
- To ensure reports to funders meet requirements
- Monitor and evaluate the fundraising mix
- Achieve targets as set out in KPIs
Marketing and Communication
- To be Action4Youth’s brand guardian, protecting and extending the organisation’s reputation and profile
- To initiate and manage a communications and marketing strategy which supports and enhances Action4Youth’s profile, sales and fundraising
- Oversee the development of all communications in line with the strategy including the website, PR, social and print media
- To lead on Action4Youth’s aim to be a voice for and of young people, developing a significant platform in a wide variety of fora.
Leadership
- To be a key part of Action4Youth’s leadership team
- To be responsible for the recruitment, training and appraisal of the development, fundraising and marketing teams
General Responsibilities
- To attend, where appropriate, local, regional and national meetings
- Support the continued development of quality standards as specified by Action4Youth.
- ·To have regard for the vision of Action4Youth and to display a commitment to equal opportunities and to the protection and safeguarding of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
- Report any behaviour, conversations or comments which are inappropriate within a setting for children and young people.
- To carry out any other Action4Youth duties as required by your Line Manager, CEO or Directors.
- Administering own workload which includes meeting targets and deadlines in line with the Action4Youth Performance Management System.
- Attending relevant CPD training events in line with Performance Management appraisal.
- Undertaking responsibility, as part of the team, for all Health and Safety work related matters.
- Working within the guidelines of Action4Youth policies and procedures.
Skills, Experience and Knowledge
- Business development experience to include bid writing, fundraising and contract management
- Full UK driving licence and access to own vehicle
- Proven experience of managing a staff team and motivating and developing the team over at least 5 years
- Proven record of achievement in a senior position
- Demonstrable financial management skills including budgeting and delivery of cost and income targets
- Highly organised, hard working and personally effective
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
- Extensive, demonstrable knowledge of marketing and communications channels
- Excellent IT skills and experience of using a CRM system ideally Salesforce
- Knowledge of the voluntary sector
- Educated to degree level or have relevant business related qualifications
- Focused, hardworking and effective
- Fundraising skills and experience in all areas of fundraising, especially in corporate and individual giving.
- Strategic and creative thinker
- An excellent negotiator who can create and build long lasting partnerships with agencies/organisations
- Entrepreneurial, with the ability to identify and develop opportunities for growth.
- Confidence to present to, and coordinate large/small, formal/informal meetings.
- The ability to understand and deliver effective communications to diverse audiences.
- Ability to share information with other agencies and stakeholders
The Trusts & Philanthropy Fundraising Manager role is a vital part of this vision and your excellent writing skills and relationship building will help us achieve our ambitions.
Working closely within our friendly and results driven Trusts and Philanthropy team, you will manage your own portfolio of charitable trusts and support the developing major donor and statutory funding relationships as required. You will be helping us Beat Macular Disease by talking with funders and writing bespoke funding applications for support services, medical research and core costs. Diligently recording all relationships information and communications on our database.
We are looking for someone who:
· Knows their Stuff when it comes to excellent written communication skills to produce content that is inspiring, concise and informative, someone who can…
· Make It Happen by working proactively under their own initiative, and finally someone who…
· Shows They Care in the way they speak with our funders and the way they work and support colleagues across our teams.
Does this sound like you? If so, we would love to hear from you and chat about this role in more detail.
This role is primarily remote, with regular travel to our Andover offices.
As part of the interview process, you will be required to complete a written assessment.
In return, we provide a great working culture – we do something worthwhile and are proud to work together to Beat Macular Disease – as recognised by our inclusion in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023 list.
We offer flexible working options, 26 days annual leave, rising to 27 after one years’ service, the ability to buy or sell annual leave, supportive family policies, and 6% pension contribution.
We are passionate about treating people fairly and as equals, doing so is instinctive to us. We know that to Beat Macular Disease for all we have work to do. That’s why we are keen to hear from people of all backgrounds who have the skills and experience we are looking for. We particularly encourage applications from people from under-represented groups, to help ensure what we do and how we do it is inclusive – for everyone.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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About Earlsfield Foodbank
At Earlsfield Foodbank, our mission is to create a profound and lasting impact on our community. We are an independent foodbank set up in 2013 and are part of the Independent Food Aid Network.
We are dedicated to providing essential support to those facing crisis, delivering foodbank sessions, offering wraparound services, and engaging our local community to promote our mission. In the next 12 months, we have ambitious plans to tackle some of the wider poverty indicators that lead people to need Foodbank support.
Earlsfield Foodbank is entering an exciting phase of development as we strive to make a positive impact in our community. As demand for the foodbank grows, we're looking for an experienced Operations Manager to join our team and be a catalyst for change.
Summary of Role
Work in collaboration with the Head of Service to manage and coordinate the day-to-day operations of the Foodbank. You will manage and support a team of volunteers, leading by example to ensure the Foodbank operates smoothly and the continuity of delivery standards within the guidelines of EFB policies and procedures.
The ideal candidate will have experience of working or volunteering in a Foodbank. They will be a strong leader and be hard-working, organised, collaborative and confident. They must be passionate about tackling poverty, deprivation and injustice and have a non-judgemental and positive attitude towards people who require support.
If you feel you have the required passion, energy and enthusiasm to help us bring an end to poverty and hunger, then you’re on your way to becoming part of something that will make a real difference to people’s lives.
To apply for the role please submit a CV and one-page Cover Letter.
Deadline for applications is 5pm on Monday 27 May 2024. Depending on the number of applications received, we may bring the closing date forward. We therefore encourage early applications.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Press and Media Relations Officer
The Press and Media Relations Officer represents the work of SCIE, acting as the point of contact for members of the press and other media representatives. The post holder is responsible for maintaining the profile and reputation of the charity and helping to achieve our influencing objectives with policymakers and leaders in the social care sector. Responsibilities include disseminating information to members of the press and other media to raise awareness of SCIE’s policy positions, research findings and improvement programmes. The post holder will help shape and deliver media influencing plans that support SCIE’s influencing objectives and use a variety of channels to achieve these objectives, including both traditional and social media.
About us
The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) is a national charity with a clear vision of a society where care and support maximise people’s choices, removes social inequality, and enables people to live fulfilling, safe and healthy lives. To achieve this we research, evidence, share and support the implementation of best practice. We use this evidence and experience to shape policy and outcomes, and to raise awareness of the importance of social care and social work for creating a fair and equal society. Everything we do is informed by people with experience of care and support.
At the SCIE, we are driven by our values:
· Progressive – always learning and developing.
· Inclusive – working together for equality, diversity, and fairness.
· Credible – evidence-based, robust, and reliable.
· Transparent – open and honest.
General responsibilities:
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Have fun and challenge yourself at work, model the charity’s values and abide by our policies and practices.
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Embrace diversity and share in our commitment to equality of opportunity and to eliminating discrimination.
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Work flexibly and positively contributing to good team working and the delivery of the SCIE’s objectives through matrix working.
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Show a clear commitment to working with people with lived experience in a sensitive and non-judgmental way to facilitate positive working relationships.
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Other tasks as may be required, commensurate with the level of the post
Please see the Job Description as an attachement for further detail
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Our fundraising team is made up of passionate people dedicated to making BCUK’s mission a reality, so we can prevent even more people from getting Breast Cancer. Fundraising income has grown significantly over the last few years thanks to a talented staff team, and we have an ambitious strategy to grow this income even further.
Working with agencies, including a digital mobilisation agency, The Senior Individual Giving Officer will be responsible for leading growing our individual donor and supporter base and delivering an excellent supporter experience.
You’ll need to be a digital native with experience in building digital-focused approached to supporter acquisition and development.
This is an exciting time for a talented and ambitious fundraiser to build on this growth as BCUK invests significantly in fundraising and particularly in individual giving and legacy fundraising.
We are a national breast cancer charity focussed entirely on breast cancer prevention:
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We fund scientific research into environmental and chemical links to breast cancer
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We educate and raise awareness about the lifestyle and environmental risk factors of breast cancer, empowering people to reduce their risk of developing the disease
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We campaign for policies that protect people’s health and promote the prevention of breast cancer.
We are scaling up our work and our impact so we are building our team with talented, motivated, and ambitious individuals who want to contribute to helping us become the leading voice in breast cancer prevention.
If your goal is to develop your career in fundraising in a rewarding role with plenty of opportunities to make a difference to the lives of many people, then we want to meet you.
About you:
You will be a highly motivated individual with experience of working in a growing charity ideally you’ll bring the following skills -
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Knowledge and experience of leading digital acquisition programs
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Knowledge and experience of email marketing
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Experience of working towards funding and donor engagement targets and tracking progress
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Experience in developing, coordinating and implementing regular giving plans, in-memory giving, and stewardship plans for individual givers and major donors.
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Experience of monitoring and operating within agreed budgets.
What we can offer:
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To be part of a fantastic supportive team.
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Work for an organisation that values a positive and inclusive culture.
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Fully remote working.
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Competitive salary £30,560 - £33,583 PA (depending on experience)
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29.5 Days Annual Leave Plus Bank Holidays.
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Option for full time colleagues to compress hours and work a 9 day fortnight.
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Healthcare cover and employee assistance programme.
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Enhanced Sickness, Maternity and Paternity pay.
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Great supportive culture with generous professional training and development programmes.
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For full details see our benefits guide (Downloadable from our website)
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
You will be highly organised, with strong experience of administering financial and operational support to an organisation. As a positive ‘can-do’, resourceful and supportive team player, you will be confident working alone and with others, as part of a small team.
You will be ready and able to work remotely in the UK.
We are committed to supporting professional development, and flexible working.
Please make sure to submit both an application form and a CV. If either are omitted, the application will not be considered.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Programme Manager - South Central Region
Location: Home Based
Salary: £36,050 FTE
Hours: 35 hours per week
Job Type: Full time
Contract Type: Permanent
Do you want to join an organisation committed to addressing low literacy and numeracy levels amongst people in prison?
Our three-year strategy is working well with improvements and expansions to our delivery model, a renewed vision and mission and we want to continue to develop and grow. To support this, we are recruiting for a new programme manager to grow our programmes and contracts in our South-Central Region. This area covers prisons HMP Winchester, HMP Bullingdon, HMP Grendon, HMP Springhill, HMP Aylesbury, HMP Huntercombe, HMP Woodhill, HMP Isle of Wight and HMP Gurnsey. We are seeking proactive, committed, and enthusiastic applicants to join our team and help us continue our journey.
Working closely with people in prison, prison managers, Shannon Trust staff and volunteers you will ensure development of our criminal programmes maximising literacy and numeracy learning opportunities for people across a number of prisons and contracts in your area.
Ideally you will have some experience of prison settings, managing teams and contract performance, underpinned by the ability to build relationships and personal qualities that include resilience, determination and a problem-solving approach. We want to hear from applicants who can lead, drive performance and who are as committed to the cause as we are.
This is a home-based role which requires regular weekly travel across the South Central area to prisons and meetings (anticipated number of travel days are 2 days per week).
Employee benefits include a company contribution to pension scheme of up to 5%, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays, life insurance, paid volunteering days, discounts via Reward Gateway and an Employee Assistance Programme. The biggest benefit though is our culture – our people really want to work for the organisation.
We welcome job applications from people with lived experience of the criminal justice system and do not routinely ask for details of any criminal convictions. These roles do require prison security clearance, so we will need to ask for details of any relevant criminal convictions before an offer of employment is finalised.
Interviews to be held on 27 June 2024.
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EduSpots is an innovative, dynamic, and community-driven UK and Ghanaian registered charity which connects, trains, and equips voluntary community educators to drive community-led change through education spaces named ‘Spots’. Our vision is of our world where communities unite to create the futures they want to see, through education.
Since 2016, through collaborating extensively with over 250 local volunteers, who take a central leadership role in the development of the network, we have supported 50 communities in creating and running community-led and owned education spaces named ‘Spots’, with a strategy to support them in moving towards our ‘Dream Spot Model’. Together, we are developing a model for a community-led education space with accompanying network engagement that could have relevance in settings across the world.
Our Ghana-based programmes team creates collaborative learning opportunities through three leadership programmes for volunteers: the Ignite, Catalyse and Peer Mentoring Programmes. These enable them to lead EduLit, EduSTEM, EduKidz and Ignite Equity clubs, alongside locally designed education projects, reaching over 10,000 students of all ages annually. Read our 2022 Impact Report here.
We are in an exciting period of our development, having more than doubled our income, programme breadth and reach in the last year. In 2024, we are launching our new Catalyse Leadership Programme, alongside developing an EduSpots app to enhance data management and programme management at the community level, alongside a wider digitalisation process through the distribution of tablets across the network.
We won the Tes International Award in 2018 and the Big Give Supporters’ Choice Award in 2022, and we were recently selected as a finalist for the Their World Scale-Up Innovation Prize. In 2021, our Founder/CEO was a Finalist in The Varkey Foundation’s UNESCO-backed $1 million Global Teacher Prize.
We are excited by our future. Do visit our website for further information.
About this role
We are looking for an experienced and dynamic fundraising professional, with a proven track record of income generation and a strong ability to develop impactful relationships with the skills to bring aligned individuals and organisations into our long-term EduSpots community. The post holder will be creative, passionate and self-motivated, with strong marketing and communications skills, able to design and implement strategic fundraising approaches.
In this role, you will take on responsibility for identifying, creating and delivering impactful fundraising strategies that enable us to generate further relationships and income in support of our programmes.
You will oversee the development of our individual giving and monthly giving strategies and further develop relationships with schools, corporate organisations and NGOs, with a focus on resource acquisition (e.g. books, electronic devices) alongside fundraising. You will also play a supportive role in events and campaigns, and work closely with our Head of Communications to ensure our marketing and communications strategy is integrated with our fundraising aims. Currently, we already have a trusts and foundations manager, but would welcome applicants with experience of trust fundraising.
We are an innovative, flexible and creative team, where all ideas are welcome and a strong teamwork ethos which ensures that fundraising is integrated into our overall strategy thinking, with staff in UK, Ghana and Nigeria working closely together. The role offers an exciting opportunity to make a tangible and immediate difference, with our inspiring Catalysts and remarkable stories of local change on a low-cost model, making working for EduSpots a rewarding and impactful experience.
EduSpots is an equal opportunities employer and is also committed to the safeguarding of children & vulnerable adults. Appointment will be subject to child protection screening appropriate to the post.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
The key responsibilities of this role are to:
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Develop our individual giving and monthly giving strategies, including:
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Ensuring we have the right tools in place.
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Strengthening thanking and communications to existing supporters.
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Trialling new strategies for outreach to new audiences.
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Organise occasional fundraising events (e.g. face-to-face events in London; virtual events and fundraising challenges).
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Support organisation and delivery of appeals and campaigns (e.g. the Big Give).
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Support the development of impactful relationships with schools, universities, corporates and NGOs for fundraising and resource acquisition (e.g. books, digital devices, science equipment).
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If time and experience, possibly support grant applications.
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Line manage, and provide support to, the intern/s (fundraising).
Other
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Ensure all administrative tasks relating to the role are carried out accurately.
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To comply at all times with the organisation's policies, procedures and performance expectations of staff as set out in the Staff and Volunteers Handbook.
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To ensure compliance with data protection legislation.
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Any other duties as may be reasonably required under the role.
Skills, Experience and Attributes
Essential
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Proven track record of successful income generation from individuals or communities - ideally in a similar education / international development organisation
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Experience of developing and maintaining successful income generating relationships (e.g. with schools, corporates, individuals, communities)
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Experience of digital marketing to engage new charity supporters / donors (including using paid advertising and innovative engagement techniques)
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Experience of email marketing and donor conversion strategies
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Strong communication and marketing skills, ideally with basic design skills (Canva)
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Ability to work effectively in a remote based role with minimal day-to-day support
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Outstanding interpersonal skills
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills
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Ability to use own initiative and work to tight and competing deadlines
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Ability to effectively manage workload and prioritise tasks
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Good IT skills - Google Suite, Microsoft Office, Zoom, Canva, Social Media
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Alignment with EduSpots’ core values of care, passion, teamwork, sustainable impact, community leadership and play.
Desirable
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Experience of writing compelling and successful funding proposals
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Experience of managing and reporting to funders
How to apply:
Please send your CV along with a covering letter (max 2 pages) explaining your interest in EduSpots and how your skills, experience and attributes meet the criteria we are looking for. Please send your application to Cat Davison, EduSpots Founder & CEO by email.
Deadline for applications: Noon on 30th May 2024.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
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Are you passionate about motivating and supporting people to take part in a wide range of fundraising events? Do you have a proven track record of engaging positively over time with donors throughout their journey alongside a charity? Are you a positive, skilled communicator with an eye for detail and an ability to get ‘stuck in’? If so, this role could be for you.
SUDEP Action is the only UK charity focused on preventing epilepsy-related deaths. We have the only epilepsy bereavement service freely available to anyone suddenly bereaved by epilepsy (including SUDEP). By representing the voices of those who have died and who are bereaved, we aim to learn from deaths, and use research, policy and campaigns to raise awareness and take action that helps save lives.
Working both independently and with the wider team you will deliver a high-quality community fundraising service. We’re looking for someone who has worked in a fundraising department and/or similar role before, preferably in the charity sector. Engaging confidently with people and feeling comfortable in adapting your approach to different audiences is a key skill for this role - whether they are major donors, corporates or community fundraisers. This is particularly important as many of our supporters & fundraisers are bereaved.
Building positive supporter connections is at the heart of what we do at SUDEP Action, so setting a positive example of this through your plans and actions, and demonstrating the importance of maintaining strong, personalised supporter relationships is key. You’ll know how to follow processes to record, monitor and evaluate supporters’ engagement with community fundraising activities, so this feeds back into how the charity operates.
Much of the charity’s income comes from our motivated and passionate supporters, so this role is a key part of income generation. The successful candidate will be able to build on current processes and successes to grow our engagement across all fundraising activities, platforms and campaigns. Experience of bid/grant writing would be desirable.
Interested? Please send us a CV and cover letter showing us why you want to work at SUDEP Action, why you think you are a great candidate for this role, and why your skills and experiences make you a good fit. It doesn’t have to be long, 1-2 pages at most, but should give specific examples to demonstrate your suitability to the role. Please note we will not accept applications without a covering letter which clearly covers this.
Our mission is to stop preventable epilepsy deaths and to provide the UK's only bereavement service for anyone who has experienced an epilepsy death
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: Didcot
Discipline: Care and Support
Job type: Permanent
Salary: £30,000 per annum
Expiry date: 26 May 2024 23:59
Are you looking for a meaningful career? Would you like the opportunity to become a dedicated manager, helping individuals with learning disabilities live the best life possible?
As a Deputy Service Manager at Hft you’ll be supporting adults with learning disabilities to live the best life possible. Supporting the Service Manager, you will be responsible for nurturing and inspiring those coming to work for Hft to help ensure we have the best staff teams offering great support services. This role also offers great opportunities for career progression to help you develop your knowledge and skills.
Hft is a charity that supports adults with learning disabilities. We believe in a world where anyone with a learning disability can live within their community with all the choice and support they need to live the best life possible. We are looking for people who are naturally caring and compassionate and align with our values.
What’s in it for you?
We offer a range of benefits and career development opportunities. We’ll give you a comprehensive induction, full training and support along the way. With Skills for Care accreditation we are committed to investing in you to ensure you have the specialist skills and expertise needed to support people to live the best life possible.
We offer
- Annual Leave: 33 days (including 8 days statutory bank holidays)
- Apprenticeships: Hft will fully fund and provide training for you to obtain your Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management within the first 12-18 months of your employment.
- Training: Access to award winning training and development
- Wagestream: Allows you to flexibly access your pay throughout the month and utilise a range of financial support, through its dedicated app
- Aviva Digicare + workplace: Access to wellbeing services including health checks, Digital GP and mental health support.
- TELUS health: A 24/service, completely confidential counselling and support platform and helpline that is free for all colleagues to use.
- Discounted mobile ‘phone contracts. As an Hft employee, you’ll be able to take advantage of Vodafone’s Employee Advantage programme, giving you up to 30% off.
- Care Friends: Employee referral app – earn money for referring your friends to work for Hft.
- Free life assurance – 3 x your annual salary
About the role
Alongside the Service Manager, you are responsible and accountable for monitoring, maintaining and providing the highest standards of clinical and personal support and service delivery, while promoting independence and choice to the people supported in the service. You will support the Service Manager to manage and ensure the delivery of the service’s key quality and safety priorities by holding delegated responsibility in key areas of the day-to-day running of the supported living activity/service. You will also have delegated responsibility for the direct supervision and line management of a team of Support Workers. As a senior member of the team, you will promote and lead good practice at all times, doing all you can to make sure that the people we support and their colleagues come to no harm and that the people we support are satisfied with the level of support they receive by acting as an
exemplary role model.
As a Deputy Service Manager, flexibility is important for both you and for the service. You will be required to do on-call shifts during out of office hours. You will be expected to work 20% of your total weekly hours on shift across your assigned services and will be able to role model all aspects of a support worker role duties and responsibilities. Following your time on shift, and in general practice at all other times, you will have responsibility for reporting back to the Service Manager and for maintaining a continual dialogue loop of feedback that focuses on quality, and continuous improvement and learning and ensuring the smooth operation of the allocated group of services.
A full UK driving licence, with access to your own vehicle, is essential for the role.
About you
-You will have significant, recent experience at a front-line management level in field of learning disabilities in regulated services which may have included being a Registered Manager
-You will have knowledge of legislation and guidance relating to adults with learning disabilities, CQC regulations and Health and Safety issues.
-You need good IT skills and experience of maintaining records to be a success in this role. ???????
-You need to hold a Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care or hold a level 3 diploma and be willing to undertake this level 5 apprenticeship qualification within an agreed reasonable timescale of 18 months as part of a development plan
-You will have the ability to lead and manage people and be a role model in all aspects of people leadership especially performance
If you have the passion for delivering high quality care and support services to people with learning disabilities and you want to make a difference to enable people to live a more fulfilling and independent life – then this is the role for you. ???????
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Hft's usual terms and conditions apply. Hft is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. As a Disability Confident Employer, Hft is helping to ensure that disabled people have the same opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations that people without disabilities do. Successful applicants will need to undertake an enhanced disclosure check against the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Having a criminal record may not bar you from employment.
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REF-213 687
My Life My Choice (MLMC) is a multi-award-winning self-advocacy charity uniquely run by and for people with learning disabilities, founded in 1998. The charity delivers a diverse range of innovative user led projects that enhance and empower the lives of adults with learning disabilities in Oxfordshire. These established projects include a fee earning training and consultancy Professional Services team, gig buddy, travel buddy scheme, a nightclub, campaigns and self-advocacy groups.
We are now looking for a committed individual to join our Gig Buddy team. The role holder will help to deliver a broad range of social activities which increase fun, friends, confidence and independence for our members with a learning disability.
The post calls for an individual with excellent administration, communication and social skills. We need a resilient individual who thrives on regular face-to-face interaction with beneficiaries. We welcome applications from candidates with a background in working on projects in the charity sector or those who possess transferable skills.
The successful candidate will need to show a passion for empowering and raising the voices of people with learning disabilities.
MLMC not only says it values its staff but commits to them by offering an enhanced pension contribution, a Healthcare Plan (Claim up to £1,650 pa towards dental, optician, health consultations and therapy costs), Employee Assistance Programme, Life Assurance, flexible working with time off in lieu, a weekly fruit basket, a £100 contribution towards a health & wellbeing activity, cycle to work scheme, business mileage rate of 45p per mile, and working from home when appropriate. Free, dedicated staff parking is also available.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: Oxfordshire
Discipline: Care and Support
Job type: Permanent
Salary: £36,000 per annum, plus £2,000 allowance for holding the CQC registration.
Expiry date: 26 May 2024 23:59
Startdate: ASAP
Are you looking for a meaningful career? Would you like the opportunity to become a dedicated Manager, helping individuals with learning disabilities live the best life possible?
We are one of the largest learning disability charities in the UK, supporting over 2,500 people through our friendly, supportive, creative and diverse teams.
Join us as a manager with Hft and you’ll develop your social care career with one of the leading names in the sector. You’ll go to work each day knowing you can make a real difference to the lives of adults with learning disabilities.
What’s in it for you?
We offer a range of benefits and career development opportunities. We’ll give you a comprehensive induction, full training and support along the way. With Skills for Care accreditation we are committed to investing in you to ensure you have the specialist skills and expertise needed to support people to live the best life possible.
As a ‘Gold’ standard Investors in People accredited employer, we are committed to supporting colleague wellbeing as a priority. Within this, all Hft employees get access to TELUS Health – the world’s biggest 24/7 colleague counselling and support service. It is completely free for all colleagues to use in complete confidence, whenever and however they want to access it.
We offer
- Annual Leave: 33 days (including 8 days statutory bank holidays)
- Training: Access to award winning training and development
- Wagestream: Allows you to flexibly access your pay throughout the month and utilise a range of financial support, through its dedicated app
- Aviva Digicare + workplace: Access to wellbeing services including health checks, Digital GP and mental health support.
- Discounted mobile ‘phone contracts. As an Hft employee, you’ll be able to take advantage of Vodafone’s Employee Advantage programme, giving you up to 30% off.
- Care Friends: Employee referral app – earn money for referring your friends to work for Hft.
- Free life assurance – 3 x your annual salary
- and more
What will you be doing?
As a Service Manager at Hft, you’ll be supporting adults with learning disabilities to live the best life possible. You will be a role model to others through demonstrating excellent support to those we support and you will help the Regional Service Managers to coach, support and manage staff teams effectively. You will be responsible for nurturing and inspiring those coming to work for Hft to help ensure we have the best staff teams offering great support services. This role also offers great opportunities for career progression to help you develop your knowledge and skills.
The purpose of the role is to assist the Regional Service Manager by holding delegated responsibility in key areas of the day-to-day running of the registered service. You will also have the responsibility to manage the performance of your team; including your team’s delivery of care and support which promotes dignity, wellbeing and independence and a person-centred culture.
Alongside the Regional Service Manager, you are responsible and accountable for monitoring, maintaining and providing the highest standards of clinical and personal support and service delivery, while promoting independence and choice to the people supported in the service.
As a senior member of the team, you will promote and lead good practice at all times, doing all you can to make sure that the people we support and their colleagues come to no harm and that the people we support are satisfied with the level of support they receive by acting as an exemplary role model.
As a Service Manager, flexibility is important for both you and for the service. We provide 24/7 support to some people, so you will need to have flexibility to work shifts on a rota'd basis, including nights, weekends and Bank Holidays.
A full UK driving licence, with access to your own vehicle, is essential for the role.
About you
-You will have experience supporting adults with complex learning disabilities.
-You need good IT skills and experience of maintaining records to be a success in this role.???????
-You will have knowledge of CQC regulations
-You need to hold a Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care (or acceptable equivalent) OR have the ability to achieve this within 18 months of appointment.
-You will have detailed knowledge of Health and Safety issues, and Safeguarding regulations
If you have the passion for delivering high quality care and support services to people with learning disabilities and you want to make a difference to enable people to live a more fulfilling and independent life – then this is the role for you. ???????
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STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE
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Hft's usual terms and conditions apply. Hft is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. As a Disability Confident Employer, Hft is helping to ensure that disabled people have the same opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations that people without disabilities do. Successful applicants will need to undertake an enhanced disclosure check against the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Having a criminal record may not bar you from employment.
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REF-213 689
Victim Support is proud to have been commissioned to provide an Affected by Crime (ABC) service across Humberside which will provide a single point of contact for victims of all crime, whether or not they have reported to the police, to receive support and information.
The ABC service will be a valuable point of contact for anyone affected by crime at any time to contact and receive help, support and information. We have opportunities available to work within the Humberside ABC service and are looking for dedicated, passionate and empathic people to join and enhance our team.
The Caseworker (known internally as a Victim Care Advocate) role will provide advocacy and support to those affected by crime across Humberside. This role is home-based with travel required within the Humberside area and is initially for a fixed term period, ending on 31st March 2025 to cover secondment.
What we offer:
At Victim Support we believe in attracting & retaining the best people and offer a competitive rewards & benefits package including:
- Flexible working options including hybrid working
- 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 33 days plus Bank Holidays
- An extra day off for your birthday
- £500 bonus paid on successful completion of probationary period (pro-rata for part time roles)
- Pension with 5% employer contribution
- Enhanced sick pay allowances, maternity & paternity payments
- High Street, retail, holiday, entertainment & leisure discounts
- Access to our financial wellbeing hub & salary deducted finance
- Employee assistance programme & wellbeing support
- Ongoing training & support with opportunities for career development & progression
About the role:
As a Caseworker, you will;
- receive incoming referrals from a range of sources including the police, other agencies & individuals
- assess needs & risks & action plans with those affected by crime
- use our case management system to update case notes & record risk & needs
- give up to date information to victims of crime about the criminal justice system process
- liaise with other agencies where required to provide advocacy for the service user
- work with other criminal justice system agencies to ensure a trauma informed & victim friendly response
- promote the service, ensuring it is accessible & open to all
- work with the wider team to ensure an effective, trauma informed service
You will be a confident and empathic person who can work well under pressure. You will be speaking to people who may be upset, angry or in emotional difficulties and will need to be composed, empathic and be able to quickly assess situations. You will be confident in using your IT skills to work on a case management system, access phone and online systems, email and Microsoft Office programmes.
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
About Us:
Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.
Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.
Victim Support strives to represent the diverse communities we serve and are passionate about creating an environment where all staff and volunteers feel respected and heard. Being a diverse organisation with an inclusive culture is integral to us being able to meet our aim of ensuring that anyone who is a victim of crime gets the support they need.
As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we particularly welcome applicants from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. VS is also a Disability Confident Employer and we provide a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for candidates that are disabled and meet all essential criteria for a role.
If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.
How to apply:
To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.
We look forward to hearing from you.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Caseworker specialising in Domestic Abuse to join the Multi-Crime team in Devon & Cornwall, working 37.5 hours a week.
Do you want to make a difference every day? Do you want to contribute to change & improvement for those who need it? Do you have resilience & adaptability? Can you work effectively with a focus on customer service and care?
If yes, then we'd love to hear from you…
What we offer:
At Victim Support we believe in attracting & retaining the best people and offer a competitive rewards & benefits package including:
- Flexible working options including hybrid working
- 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 33 days plus Bank Holidays
- An extra day off for your birthday
- Pension with 5% employer contribution
- Enhanced sick pay allowances, maternity & paternity payments
- High Street, retail, holiday, entertainment & leisure discounts
- Access to our financial wellbeing hub & salary deducted finance
- Employee assistance programme & wellbeing support
- Ongoing training & support with opportunities for career development & progression
About the role:
This role is home-based with egular travel to our office in Plymouth & throughout Devon and Cornwall. As a Domestic Abuse Caseworker you will:
- Develop, deliver and monitor safety and support plans for those affected by crime (primarily domestic abuse) who accept ongoing support which will include providing resources, interventions, and information to all service users
- Work alongside and oversee the casework management of a small number of volunteer supporters
- Liaise and actively engage with other local domestic abuse providers to share information on the VS service offer and options for survivors
- Take part in wider VS development around domestic abuse
- Working as part of a team with staff and the volunteer team to provide a seamless service to clients
You will need:
- Understanding of the impact of crime on victims such as domestic abuse, sexual violence, hate crime and anti-social behaviour
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Experience of successfully delivering services and working directly within a statutory, voluntary or multi agency setting(s)
- Ability to balance competing needs and priorities
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Experience of building effective working relationships across internal and external stakeholders
- Personal resilience to manage exposure to highly emotional or sensitive demands of the role
- Ability to manage a caseload including complex case management
- Ability to use generic IT applications competently.
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details. When completing your application form, please pay particular attention to the essential shortlisting criteria on the job description as these will inform decisions on who is shortlisted for interview.
About Us:
Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.
Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.
Victim Support strives to represent the diverse communities we serve and are passionate about creating an environment where all staff and volunteers feel respected and heard. Being a diverse organisation with an inclusive culture is integral to us being able to meet our aim of ensuring that anyone who is a victim of crime gets the support they need.
As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we particularly welcome applicants from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. VS is also a Disability Confident Employer and we provide a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for candidates that are disabled and meet all essential criteria for a role.
If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.
How to apply:
To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.
We look forward to hearing from you.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date.