Unicef ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.

The Resource Hub at Unicef UK empowers colleagues to deliver best in class relationship management, by providing sector-leading professional services such as prospect research, risk screening and strategic writing for our Partnerships and Philanthropy teams. As a result of growth, we are currently recruiting for an additional Prospect Research Manager to join the team.

The new Prospect Research Manager will work alongside one other Prospect Research Manager to provide high quality research, scoping projects, mapped networks and biographies for Relationship Managers across our Partnerships and Philanthropy fundraising teams, on both existing and potential supporters.

To succeed in this role, you will have experience of high-value prospect research, and its application in high-level fundraising best practice within a charity or other non-profit organisation.  You should have demonstrable experience in supporting fundraising teams to manage relationships and a high value prospect pipeline.  Knowledge of GDPR is also essential.

This is a great opportunity to use your prospect research skills to help us to raise more funds so that we can deliver more for the world’s children. 

Closing date: 5pm, Thursday 28 January 2021.

First Interview date: Tuesday, 9 February and Wednesday, 10 February 2021 via video conferencing.

We are normally based in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, East London but while our office is closed, this role will work from home or from wherever makes you happy.

We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities, and from men, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at this level at Unicef UK. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for children.

Unicef UK promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

The successful candidate will be required to apply for a criminal records check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the role and the circumstances of your offences.

We only accept online applications as this saves us money, making more funds available for us to help ensure children’s rights.

If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note that we only provide feedback to shortlisted candidates.

Registered Charity Nos. 1072612 (England and Wales) SC043677 (Scotland)

Position:  Programmes Coordinator (Temporary)

Location:  London

Status:  Full-time, temporary (9 months, with a possibility of extending to 12 months)

Reports to:  Chief Programmes Officer (CPO)

Deadline to Apply:  28 January 2021

I. Position Summary:

The Programmes Coordinator provides extensive support to the Chief Programmes Officer (CPO) and the wider Programmes Department. Key responsibilities include providing support to the CPO with scheduling, travel, expense reports, as well as administering critical aspects of Malala Fund’s Programmes Department, project managing special initiatives, facilitating departmental coordination (including meeting management), providing logistical support for physical and virtual meetings with grantees and programme participants and corresponding with internal and external parties.

Excellent communication skills, time and priority management, strong attention to detail and discretion are essential for this role.

II.  Responsibilities:

Executive Support 

• Plans and coordinates diary scheduling for the Chief Programmes Officer (CPO).

• Compiles and helps prepare pre-read documents, interview briefs and trip information to ensure the CPO is well prepared for all meetings and events. 

• Manages critical deadlines and special projects for the CPO to ensure smooth implementation.

• Supports other members of the department’s Senior Leadership Team with logistical support for special projects. 

• Provides logistical support for travel, including booking air travel, hotels, visas and preparing expense reports. 

• Performs other administrative functions as necessary to best facilitate the CPO’s ability to effectively lead the Programmes Department and support Malala Fund’s Executive Leadership Team. 

Departmental Administration and Coordination

• Manages the Programmes team’s meeting schedule and agenda, takes notes, tracks departmental decisions and action items and prioritises conflicting needs to follow projects through to successful completion. Works cross-departmentally to ensure coordination across projects.

• Builds, maintains and manages excellent relationships with all members of the Programmes and Executive Leadership Team, grantees and other stakeholders. 

• Leads on logistics for group events and supports the Programmes Team in trip scheduling and event logistics, including booking travel and securing visas. 

• Coordinate and administer all departmental contracts, invoices, translations and consultant recruitment.

• Ensures key Programmes contacts are captured and recorded in a Salesforce database. 

• Compiles Programmes data as written summaries for internal and external stakeholders. 

• Helps facilitate onboarding of new Programmes Team staff members. 

Programmes Support

• As directed by the department’s Senior Leadership Team, project-manages projects for the Programmes department to ensure quality and timely delivery of objectives. 

• Develops and implements streamlined processes for furthering efficiencies in team systems.

• Conducts desk research as necessary to advance programme development and expansion. 

• Provides scheduling support to senior members of the team as required. 

Organisational Culture

• Upholds the values of Malala Fund.

• Actively contributes to making Malala Fund a diverse and equitable workplace through inclusive practice and openness to different perspectives, cultures and ideas. 

• Maintains behaviour and conduct that uphold the highest standards for safeguarding, professionally and personally.

• Acts as a role model for a ‘learning organisation’ culture by seeking insight and using problems as opportunities to learn.

III. About the Ideal Candidate 

Skills and Knowledge (Essential)

• Experience managing communications for high-level political, business and non-profit officials in the UK and/or the US and preferably internationally.

• Experience handling sensitive and confidential information with the highest level of discretion.

• Familiarity of project management, including planning, coordination and monitoring. 

• Experience planning and managing events, including facilities and external vendor contracts. 

• Experience managing complicated domestic and international logistics – ideally with experience securing travel visas.

Skills and Knowledge (Desirable)

• Formal certification in project management such as PRINCE2 or similar.

Experience and Qualifications (Essential)

• Superior organisation, prioritisation and project management skills with high attention to detail.

• Resourcefulness and ability to work independently and with excellent judgment, taking ownership of a wide range of responsibilities.

• Excellent written and verbal communications skills

• Availability to occasionally travel both domestically and internationally as needed.

• Pre-existing authorisation to work in the United Kingdom (given temporary nature of position).

Experience and Qualifications (Desirable)

• Experience of operating in international settings, especially any of Malala Fund’s programmatic countries.

• Experience  with any of the following would be a plus: budget management, large event management, or travel security protocols. 

Behaviours

• Strong commitment to Malala Fund’s mission, purpose and values.

• Strong commitment to gender equality, racial justice and other social justice issues. 

• Strong commitment to professional development and continued learning. 

• Excellent team player with ability to work independently and in collaboration with colleagues at all levels across departments and external stakeholders. 

IV. About Malala Fund

Registered as a public charity in the U.K. and U.S., Malala Fund is working toward a world where all girls can learn for 12 years and lead without fear. We advocate for resources and policy changes needed to give all girls a secondary education. The girls we serve have high goals for themselves — and we have high expectations for leaders who can help them. We invest in developing country education leaders and frontline organizations — the people who best understand girls in their communities — in regions where most girls are missing out on secondary school. We amplify girls’ voices. Malala Fund is building a movement of young education activists who, like Malala, speak truth to power around the world.
 

V. How to Apply

Before 28 January 2021, please submit your resume and covering letter, outlining how you meet the requirements of the role, through the “Programmes Coordinator” position on Malala Fund’s hiring page.

Please note that due to the very high number of applications we receive when positions are posted, we are only able to respond directly to candidates with whom we wish to move forward in the interview process.

Malala Fund is an inclusive organisation and welcomes applications from under-represented and intersectional groups including BIPOC, LGBTQ+ and persons with disabilities. We are seeking people from different backgrounds, cultures, age, experience and identity, to provide a wide range of experience, ideas, views and insights into the strategy, policies, culture and ambitions of Malala Fund.

Malala Fund is committed to ensuring the safety of those involved in our work. Our first priority is protecting everyone who comes in direct or indirect contact with our organisation. Malala Fund has a zero-tolerance approach to abuse and exploitation by any of our staff, representatives or partners. We commit to ensuring that those who work with Malala Fund or on our behalf are able to work in an environment that is free from harm. To this end, Malala Fund reserves the right to conduct background checks on prospective and current employees.

Age UK Camden is a lively independent, and innovative charity providing a wide range of services and support to older people in the London Borough of Camden.

Home Health Worker

This post provides an exciting opportunity to deliver an innovative behaviour change service for older people as part of a program of research. We are looking for someone with experience of working with older people and person-centred holistic care planning. The HomeHealth service will be delivered by Age UK Camden, Hertfordshire Independent Living Service and Age UK Bradford, who are collaborating on the study in partnership with UCL.

Deadline for applications: Tuesday 26th January 2021 (9am)

Interviews - Tuesday 2nd February 2021

£16,149 pa – 17.5 hours a week and must be available every other Wednesday.

This contract is initially for 12 months.

How to apply

To apply for the role, please complete the application form on our website.  Please do not send in CVs. No agencies.

About us

Our vision is for nature and people to thrive in a world inspired by ecology. The British Ecological Society is the oldest of its kind in the world, with over 6000 members worldwide, we publish six successful journals, an ecological book series and a quarterly membership magazine, the Niche.

We actively value the diversity and wide range of perspectives that people from different backgrounds bring to their work, to ecology and to our Society.

About you

We are seeking an enthusiastic candidate with outstanding communication skills and an interest in further developing their career in a membership role.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with relevant experience in membership. The successful candidate will be helping to grow the BES membership, build member engagement, develop the CRM system and work closely with the Membership Committee.

About the role

This role offers an opportunity to be part of the Society Programmes team which includes membership, events, grants, communication, fundraising and development. The successful candidate will be educated to degree level or equivalent with the ability to communicate with a wide range of stakeholders. They will have demonstrable experience of working in a membership organisation and have a good eye for detail. Experience in marketing, financial processes and an interest in ecology is desirable.

Core duties will include:

• Help the Society to foster and benefit from an engaged and responsive membership
• Build and nurture strong relationships with all Society audiences
• Provide opportunities for membership to feed back through open channels of communication to improve the experience of members
• Manage the administration of the day-to-day membership enquiries and financial processes
• Help to generate and implement membership acquisition and retention initiatives
• Promote membership and fundraising initiatives, working with other relevant Society staff as appropriate
• Maintain and help to develop the CRM system to ensure that it meets the current and future needs of the Society

For more details on the role, the job description and how to apply, click on the link in the yellow box.

Applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK.

Project Development Officer – Urgent Carers Breaks

Hours: Full time (37 hours per week) Part time or Job Share will be considered.

Salary: £27,174 per annum FTE (rising to £29,824).

As a registered charity providing a wide range of practical and emotional support to carers, including information, advice and personalised home care and carers breaks, we are excited to be launch a brand new urgent carers breaks service. Carers in need of an urgent break, will be supported to access a service that is free to them either through a direct service from Carers in Hertfordshire care services team or from an alternative specialist provider.  The project development Officer will set up and manage this innovative project liaising with staff across the charity to ensure high quality care.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about high-quality person-centred care and has the skills and experience to lead this new development. The successful candidate will have a level 5 diploma in leadership for health and social care, and an understanding of what it takes to develop a new service.

This exciting new project is designed to make sure that carers in West Hertfordshire can take a break knowing that the person they look after is happy and well cared for.  Whether it is time to recharge their batteries or to attend their own health appointments this service will make sure they get the support they need. Taking a break can be a vital support to enable a carer to stay well and continue with their caring role

Closing date: Tuesday 26th January 2021, at 9am.

Interview date: Wednesday 3rd February 2021

Oasis Charitable Trust is a ground-breaking group of charities that have been pioneering models of sustainable and holistic education and community development over the last 35 years. 

We are now seeking a dynamic and transformational leader as the Director of Learning and Enrichment for Oasis Restore – the UK’s first secure school. This is a career-defining opportunity to lead the development and delivery of our bespoke integrated care and education for young people in custody.

Oasis Restore will offer a reparative opportunity to children and young people, who have become criminally involved, often as a result of high levels of trauma, vulnerability and threat. Our vision for Oasis Restore is focused on restoration, rather than retribution, on creating a safe environment with a holistic approach to life where every child is given opportunities equal to those offered their peers; ones that enable young people to make different choices and lead positive, productive lives.

Using a psychologically informed approach that integrates theories on attachment, trauma and human development we will offer:

• A holistic, integrated, safe environment

• A therapeutic model of care with a growth mind-set

• An ambitious and enquiry-based education offer

• Pathways for transition into community from day one

We are looking for a transformational leader with the ability to develop an education offer that is highly differentiated and innovative to achieve our shared vision. You will be values-led and have sustained, relevant leadership experience of working with children who are neurodiverse and those with social, emotional, and mental health difficulties, challenging behaviour and who experience significant barriers to learning.

The Director of Learning and Enrichment will be a champion of high-quality best practice, committed to drawing the best of your teams and children in your care.

This role is a unique opportunity to use your leadership and design experience to operationalise a model of education from scratch. This means you will be at the forefront of innovation and a ‘proof of concept’ within the custody sector. The role will require someone with confidence and resilience to develop practice with a high level of attention balanced with the exciting opportunity to influence wider system change. 

The successful candidate will:

• Have credible, proven leadership experience of education in alternative provision, special school or custody setting that supports student progress and attainment whilst addressing the effects of childhood trauma or adversity.

• Have a track record of delivering good and outstanding provision of education to highly vulnerable children in high risk environment within accountability and Ofsted regulatory education frameworks.

• Be a champion of divergent thinking and creative and innovative teaching practice and curriculum design balanced with commitment to providing psychologically informed, developmentally appropriate provision for secondary aged children.

• Demonstrate commitment to values-led leadership.

Working with Peer Power, Oasis asked young people about their vision for what a secure school could be.  Their response was: “Operate in love, operate in trust, and listen to the young people.” We are looking for leadership who will respect, value and listen to the young people they serve.

Oasis is committed to making a difference to the lives of the communities it works in, and as such you must show a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the values and behaviours, which flow from the Oasis ethos. Our ethos is an expression of our character and the lens through which we evaluate all we do and directly shapes our organisation's behaviours. 

• Passion to include everyone
• Desire to treat everyone equally, respecting differences
• Commitment to healthy and open relationships
• Deep sense of hope that things can change and be transformed
• Sense of perseverance to keep going for the long haul 

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate employment checks, including enhanced DBS checks. This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and should have the ability to speak fluent English for this role. 

For further information about the role, including details about how to apply, please download the recruitment documents on this page or visit the Oasis UK charity website. 

Applications should be received by noon on Friday 29th January 2021. 

Interviews will be held on Friday 5th February. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, we anticipate interviews will be held virtually

We are a multi-award winning, creative and innovative organisation with an exciting vacancy. War Child is seeking a Gaming Partnerships Manager. This role offers the successful candidate the opportunity to create, activate & manage key gaming partnerships, playing a critical role in raising funds and awareness of our cause within the video gaming industry. As an important member of War Child’s award-winning Gaming Partnerships team, you will have a direct impact on the lives of children who have been affected by conflict.

Your role

The Gaming Partnerships Manager is responsible for managing existing partnerships with the Video Games industry and working closely with the Head of Gaming Partnerships to ensure that we maximise the value of our current and future activities. Your key objective is to secure income to help War Child deliver quality programmes to an increased number of children in conflict zones, while ensuring the organisation has the flexible funding needed to maintain stability and growth. This will entail building upon and improving the existing templates, activations and relationships that the team has developed over the last few years and crucially, developing new fundraising initiatives that excite and delight the sector.

Being a fast-growing global industry, Gaming has become one of War Child’s most important target sectors for innovation and growth. Working closely with the Head of Gaming Partnerships, you will deal daily with leaders of the Video Games industry and will be uniquely placed to deliver a lasting impact on the War Child and the children we serve.

Your responsibilities:

• Support the Head of Gaming to develop and manage a fundraising roadmap to deliver a vital income stream for War Child UK.
• Take overall responsibility for gaming activations to maximise audience engagement, with support from the Digital & Communications Teams.
• Procure resources, both internally and externally to enable high quality work: build relationships with other members of the Fundraising & Marketing Department and, more widely, across War Child UK. Hire and manage agencies or external vendors where suitable.
• Ensure that the Gaming Partnerships Team has superb ongoing relationships with all Games studios, games influencers and other partners. This will also entail bringing new studios on board.
• Manage the marketing of the Gaming activities and the relationships with promotional partners and contractors to enable War Child to deliver top quality events and fundraising activities.
• Ensure all Gaming Partnerships adhere to our Shared Global Fundraising Policy and where necessary take steps to manage any risk with support from the Head of Partnerships.
• Use all tools available to ensure compliance including partnership agreements, client record management database as well as GDPR and fundraising regulations.  Salesforce experience highly desired.
• Shared responsibility in coaching other members of the team on commercial activations and supporting the Head of Gaming Partnerships on decision making as appropriate. As part of a team of experts, you will both learn from, and share with, other members of the team to the benefit of the group
•  Responsibility for accurate and timely financial reporting of the activities and income streams that you will be responsible for

We are recruiting an Assistant Director of Communications to play a key, leadership role in the development and implementation of the Health Foundation’s external communications activity.

This is an opportunity for a senior communications professional to lead high profile strategic communications in support of our thought leadership, policy influencing and grant programmes.

The post holder will lead the implementation of communications strategies on the topics of health care improvement, and analytics and data-driven technology, in support of the Foundation’s wider objectives to improve health and health care.

They will also act as the senior communications lead for major partnerships with organisations including the University of Cambridge, NHS England and Improvement, and the Ada Lovelace Institute.

We are looking for someone who has senior level experience of leading integrated communications campaigns, motivating team members, generating ideas and ensuring people have the resources and skills they need to deliver.

For further information please click on the link below to be redirected to our website. job description. 

• Application deadline: 23:59, Sunday 31 January 2021
• First round interviews: w/c 8 and 15 February 2021
• Second round interviews:    w/c 15 and 22 February 2021

The Health Foundation values diversity and champions inclusion and strongly encourages applications from all sections of the community.

Manchester Mind believes in the power of listening and feeling heard and that a better understanding of mental health benefits everyone. We do this by providing a range of services across Manchester to young people and adults.

Our work is guided by our values of:

Openness

Belonging

Strength

Collaboration

Manchester Mind is looking to recruit a Schools Mental Health Practitioner to deliver one-to-one psychosocial support to young people within four schools in Manchester.

We would like to work with someone who is experienced, dynamic and passionate about being able to develop and deliver accessible mental health support services for young people.

Position: Schools Mental Health Practitioner

Salary: £27,905 (contract will run until 31st July 2022)

Hours: 35 hours per week

The skills and knowledge that are important to us are:

• Ability to work in an open, supportive and collaborative way that builds kind relationships and is receptive to and appreciative of the skills and talents of everyone.
• Experience of delivering short and long term one-to-one support for young people.
• Experience of delivering and adapting services to ensure accessibility.

You can download all application documents from alongside this listing, or from the Vacancies page of the Manchester Mind website.

All applications must be received by 9am, Thursday 28th January 2021.

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

Job Description: Associate Partnership Manager (Maternity Cover)

We are recruiting a maternity cover Associate Partnership Manager to work within our Partnerships team.

With over 400 schools in our National Network of Excellence and 100 trusts this is an exciting time to join our central team and contribute to the success of our partnership.  The successful candidate will lead the team responsible for managing our relationships with schools and hubs within our Network of Excellence.

This role combines team leadership with strategic oversight of our effectiveness in ensuring hubs and schools receive an excellent experience and help spread the impact and value of effective collaboration across the educational system, in line with our mission. Working directly with school leaders and hub managers, you will have excellent relationship management skills, an attention for detail and a commitment to continuous improvement in all that you and we do.

About Challenge Partners

Who we are: Challenge Partners is a practitioner-led education charity that enables collaboration and challenge between schools to enhance the life chances of all children, especially the most disadvantaged.

How we do it: The Challenge Partners central team works closely with school leaders and other education professionals to facilitate a variety of programmes and activities for schools in our partnership. We ensure the knowledge and skills of the best in our network are available to everyone, reducing the variability in education provision whilst improving the performance of all trusts, schools, leaders, and pupils in the partnership.

Our team: There are currently just over 20 people in our growing team. We are dedicated to working hard for our schools whilst enjoying what we do and who we work with. You will be working in a friendly and dynamic group with backgrounds in education, the wider social enterprise and charity sector, and the corporate world. The majority of roles are school-facing, and team members work closely with leaders in our schools to generate and refine ideas and create maximum value for the network.

Job Purpose:

The Associate Partnership Manager works within the partnerships team alongside an Associate Partnership Manager and the Knowledge Exchange Lead and is line managed by the Partnership Lead.  You will be responsible for the account management of a number of hubs, take a lead on aspects of our network relationship management (e.g communications, event management, customer care) and will work alongside to support the knowledge exchange team and the network development team on recruitment and growth.

This is an exciting and varied role with opportunities to work across the organisation and develop your skill set.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the induction and onboarding of new schools to their hubs and to the national Network of Excellence
• Provide ongoing support to a number of local area Hub Managers to ensure that every school within the hub is engaged in the local and national offer.
• Undertake ad hoc and scheduled phone calls, hub visits, regular surveying and trouble-shooting at local and national level
• Prepare regular and relevant high quality communications to our partner schools on  a cyclical basis e.g. renewals, induction, onboarding, engagement emails and regular hub updates
• Identify, capture and disseminate examples of effective practice, case studies, accredited Areas of Excellence working with our Knowledge exchange team and hub manager network
• Support  the organisation of our National Network meetings, Sharing Leading Practice events and national conference
• Maintain accurate and timely record-keeping on our CRM system
• Use data strategically to enable you to provide bespoke support for hubs, monitor  and evaluate the effectiveness of our support for schools and hubs
• Analyse shared priorities within hub action plans and work with our knowledge exchange team to ensure these are systematically embedded in our knowledge exchange programmes
• Work with colleagues across the Challenge Partners Central Team to ensure our partners receive an excellent experience and to support schools’ understanding and use of the support and programmes available to them
• Other tasks commensurate with the role as appropriate

Person Specifications:

Specific skills and attitudes we are looking for in an applicant are as follows:

• Excellent relationship management skills and a friendly, personable demeanour, ideally with experience of relationship/ account management or business development within the education sector or similar
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to deal with people diplomatically and appropriately, building rapport with those at varying levels of seniority
• Positivity, optimism and agility - we are a small organisation and all staff are expected to contribute across the organisation (and beyond their specific job role) to ensure our success and sustainability. You will therefore need to be flexible and comfortable with uncertainty
• The ability to work well under pressure
• Ability to prioritise effectively to meet competing demands, through excellent organisation and time management
• Excellent computer literacy - confidence and competence in using GSuite, Microsoft programmes and Salesforce (or similar CRM system) would be an advantage
• A willingness to learn and give and receive feedback
• A passion for education, and a desire to make a difference

Personal Characteristics:

Our team is very important to us, and we are looking for someone who shares our key values:

• Excellence- we are always looking for ways to improve because we are determined to achieve the best for every child, teacher and leader.
• Equity- we treat each other fairly, with trust, care and respect. We seek the best for every child, and know that those who have the least, need our combined expertise the most.
• Courageous leadership- we speak up and take responsibility for all children, making sure that we do not harm others in doing our best for our own schools
• Challenge- We expect the best of ourselves and each other, and value challenge which helps us improve
• Collaboration- We listen to, share with and learn from each other, developing our practice together so that every child benefits from our combined wisdom and creativity
• Innovation- We use and generate research, we innovate with discipline and evaluate intelligently in pursuit of better outcomes for all children, especially the most disadvantaged.

​Benefits of working for Challenge Partners

• 25 days of paid holiday per year, plus 8 additional days of bank holiday (pro-rata for part-time)
• An employer contributed pension - we match up to 5% of your own contribution
• Private healthcare
• Flexible working hours
• A school based office in South Bermondsey. There is currently no requirement for staff to work in the office, but you may choose to do so.
• A supportive and friendly team
• A chance to make a real difference to educational outcomes
• The opportunity to progress and develop skills in a dynamic and fast-growing team
• The opportunity to interact with the children at our school (including weekly reading)

How to apply and our recruitment process

If you would like to be part of our team, then please apply with the following:

• A CV of no more than two pages
• A statement of no more than two pages demonstrating how you meet the  requirements of the role and the person specification

We will be interviewing on a rolling basis and looking to appoint someone to start in January/February 2021. Please apply promptly to be considered for this role. We will close the application process when we appoint.

Start date: ASAP in January/February 2021 although we are prepared to be flexible to ensure that we recruit the most suitable candidate.

We are looking for a driven, innovative and experienced digital professional to lead our new multi-disciplinary Digital Dept. The team has been established to harness the potential of digital communications in delivering against the charity’s growth, engagement, research and organisational excellence objectives.

The Head of Digital spearheads ARUK’s expertise in, and application of, all digital channels. They will have sector-leading knowledge of consumers’ digital expectations, and a proven record in delivering against those needs. They will work across the organisation, setting a vision and proactively making the case for digital communication and campaigns, working collaboratively with their peers to deliver for our supporters and other important stakeholders.

With their technical understanding, they will also play an important role in digitally upskilling the entire organisation, moving ARUK towards a model of central digital leadership with devolved team-level expertise.

Alzheimer’s Research UK is the UK’s leading dementia research charity dedicated to diagnosis, prevention, treatment and cure. Backed by our passionate scientists and supporters, we’re challenging the way people think about dementia, bringing together the people and organisations who can speed up progress, and investing in research to make life-changing breakthroughs possible.

By working at Alzheimer’s Research UK, you will be part of an organisation that has been recognised nationally as an outstanding place to work. In 2020, we were listed 39th in the prestigious Sunday Times 100 Best Not-for-Profit Organisations to Work For.  We were also awarded a 2-star accreditation by Best Companies, recognising outstanding levels of workplace engagement and were listed in the 75 Best Companies to Work For in the East of England.

Key responsibilities include:

• Helping to establish the newly independent Digital Department at ARUK, supporting positive team development, relationship building, growth and goal setting.
• Working collaboratively within the Dept and beyond to assess ARUK’s digital capabilities and setting a new digital vision for the charity - developing and delivering the strategies to achieve it.
• Devising, implementing and monitoring annual Operational Plans for the Digital Department, working with peers and the Director of Communications, Engagement and Brand.
• Budgetary responsibility for the Digital Department.
• Work alongside the Head of IT and Head of Data and CRM, to lead our cross functional technology and systems working group, driving continuous improvements in how our audience experiences and interacts with ARUK
• Horizon scanning, identifying best practice and trend insights from the sector and beyond to allow ARUK to innovate, and to drive any opportunities within the organisation.
• Developing a comprehensive overview of end-to-end supporter journeys and how digital can enable effective stewardship, cross-sell and deliver an experience for supporters that meets high expectations.
• Acting as Digital Ambassador on key cross organisational projects, and leading cross-org working groups as appropriate.
• Analysing appropriate performance data to draw insights that inform our work.
• Developing cases for digital change and investment that demonstrate clear ROI and key indicators of digital performance
• Supporting ARUK’s leadership in understanding and championing digital transformation

What we are looking for:

• A strong leader, with experience of establishing new teams and functions.
• A passionate advocate for digital communications, and an ability to inspire those around them.
• A collaborative personality, and a relationship builder.
• Excellent understanding of best practice in digital communications, and sound technical experience.
• Experience of business and strategic planning and budgeting.
• A keen analytical eye, and a willingness to challenge and improve.
• Someone with an eye on the future. Alzheimer’s Research UK embraces innovation and is open to new ideas and ways of working.  
• Experience of working with senior leadership and maintaining high level agency and stakeholder relationships.
• Willingness and ability to travel independently in the UK and to work outside of regular office hours when needed.
• A confident and friendly manner; would feel at ease representing the charity to a range of audiences.

Location: Granta Park, near Cambridge.

Salary: Circa £65,000 per annum, plus benefits

Please download the Vacancy Pack for more details.

The closing date for applications is the 31 January 2021, with interviews likely to be held on the 10 or 11 February 2021. Please indicate in your cover letter if you are unable to attend on any of these dates.

To be considered, please create an online account using our Online Recruitment System which can be accessed through our Job Vacancies Page. You will be able to attach a CV and covering letter to your application, track your application and view other vacancies that may be of interest.

To view further details about this role and the benefits of working for us please review the vacancy information pack or visit the Alzheimer’s Research UK website.

Sufra NW London is a Community Hub that provides a lifeline to people in crisis – including families living in extreme poverty and people who are vulnerable, homeless or socially isolated. We provide them with the food and support they need to survive, empower them to learn new skills and improve their wellbeing, and help them to find work and become financially stable.

Role Description

We are recruiting a temporary Communications Officer to cover a period of 9 months of maternity leave. This position will implement the charity’s communications strategy and support the Fundraising Manager. The post will work closely with senior staff to manage internal and external communications and marketing campaigns to raise the profile of the charity, engage new audiences and existing stakeholders, and generate income.

We are seeking a highly articulate and proactive individual with a flair for communications and 3 years’ experience in a similar communications role. The candidate will have excellent writing skills, be a confident communicator and an organised self-starter. You will have demonstrable experience of managing a diverse workload and being able to prioritise tasks and work under pressure. Graphic design skills would be desirable but not essential.

This is an immensely rewarding role working in a dynamic charity built on an ethos of sharing, hospitality, and inclusivity. We are looking for an exceptionally committed individual who is willing to go the extra mile and has flexibility to work during evenings and weekends when necessary. Through your activities, you will be able to convey the charity’s passion and commitment to supporting vulnerable people and demonstrate the impact of our interventions in transforming the lives of beneficiaries.

Flexible working hours/days are available to fit around childcare or other needs, including some home working.

To apply for this role, please submit the following by email:

1. A CV and a short Covering Letter that is no more than 2 pages long.
2. A completed Equal Opportunities Form, which can be downloaded here.
3. A completed Work Task, which includes the following piece of work:

Produce a Communications Plan to launch and drive a Winter Emergency Appeal for the charity. Please include a Press Release and a graphic design we could use on our website/social media pages. Note: The Work Task is not designed to test your understanding of the charity; it is to assess your writing, strategic and graphic design skills (graphic design skills are not essential for the role).

Deadline for applications Monday 1 February 2021

Philanthropy Manager, Feed the Minds

Contract: Fixed term 18-months

Salary: c£37k

Location: Vauxhall, London

About our work

Feed the Minds is a small, but ambitious UK-based international development organisation, operating in 10 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. Our projects emphasise partnership and sustainable solutions promoting economic empowerment, health, and citizenship through practical education. Our funding comes from a wide variety of sources, and we are keen to diversify our funding streams.

About the role

The right person will have several years’ experience of fundraising and securing 6+ figure gifts from statutory, corporates and trusts and foundations that act like institutions etc., to build a sustainable portfolio to enable Feed the Minds to fund the work that we undertake. In this newly created role, you will join a small but high performing team.  You will think strategically and lead on sourcing and responding to new funding opportunities.

Due to current circumstances this role will initially be home based. 

Closing date for applications: 5pm 28th January 2021

To apply, please send your current CV and a covering letter (no more than 2 sides of A4) stating how you meet the person specification to Sandra Golding (by clicking on the apply now).  The job description with person specification is attached.  Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

Interviews for shortlisted candidates will take place on Thursday 11th February 2021

We do not wish to be contacted by recruitment agencies.  Thank you.

Disability Rights UK (DR UK) is a charity with our office based in the Olympic Park in East London. We occupy a unique position as the only national organisation led by disabled people. 90% of our trustees have lived experience of disability, as do the majority of our staff and volunteers. We describe ourselves as ‘disabled people leading change’.

Our charitable objectives include breaking the link between poverty and disability and challenging negative perceptions in society. We work to reduce the additional barriers that disabled people face. Evidence of injustice and inequality that we gather is taken forward into our policy and campaigning work.

We offer advice and information services to disabled people and member organisations. Our website reaches one million people each year with factsheets on subjects such as welfare benefits, housing, education, transport and accessing legal advice.

DR UK runs a range of innovative projects, working with partners including other Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs), to demonstrate new approaches to disabled people’s participation. For example, we have a successful model of working with disabled people, local DPOs, social workers and Sport England to change attitudes, perceptions and practices around physical activity and wellbeing.

To underpin this vital and far-reaching work we have a plan to increase our annual income from individual giving, legacies, grant funding and corporate activity.

The role

This is an exciting time to join us. This newly created post is designed to build our digital fundraising, grow the number of individuals actively supporting DR UK and increase income from trusts and foundations. You will be asked to come up with as many effective, innovative and engaging fundraising approaches as possible to help achieve these aims.

 DR UK has continued working at full capacity during the pandemic:

• supporting disabled people contacting our helplines
• producing special Covid-19 supplements for the advice sector
• creating high level channels for feeding the experiences of disabled people into emerging national policy and practice

Motivation and communication across staff teams has never been better – being already used to remote working and having a strong unity of purpose at this time.

As our Fundraising Manager, you will have a unique opportunity to influence the design of new systems and ways of working. This will include helping shape the development of our digital strategy and the fundraising aspects of our new website, to be launched in the second half of 2021.

To fulfil this wide-ranging role, we are seeking a highly creative, determined and enthusiastic fundraising all-rounder, with the ability to lead on income generating activities, while working collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation.

You will report to and work with our Head of Business Development to make sure fundraising activities meet annual targets, raise DR UK’s profile and enhance our reputation in line with our values.

In return we offer a highly competitive salary, employer pension, flexi-working and an informal, inclusive and modern workplace within the Here East innovation zone on the edge of the London Olympic Park. There will be opportunities for training and personal development.

To apply, please send your current CV together with a cover letter, outlining why you want this job and addressing each point in the person specification. Should you wish to apply using another format, please contact us. Otherwise, applications without a suitable cover letter will not be considered.