About the role: 

With 14.5 million people across the UK living in poverty, and thousands more plunged into financial crisis since Covid, there has never been a more important time to act as a lifeline to people struggling to stay afloat. National poverty charity, Turn2us, is looking for Head of Philanthropy to grow and diversify its philanthropic income stream to support the vital work of the Charity enabling us to better meet the ever increasing demand for our services.

As well as being both strategic and proactive, this role will ensure the most pressing needs of our users and insights gained from innovative programming are integrated in the design and implementation of a transformational philanthropic fundraising approach as we enter an era of growth and expansion for the team and wider organisation. This is truly an exciting time to join Turn2us. 

We are looking for someone who has: 

• Experience of major donor fundraising with a proven track record of personally securing five and, ideally, six figure+ HNWI donations and gifts.  

• Experience of meeting ambitious income targets  

• An outstanding track record and aptitude for high value acquisition    

• Extensive experience working with non-fundraising colleagues to strengthen fundraising activity   

• Management of staff and/or volunteers   

• Previous budget and KPI management experience including preparation of annual and longer-term fundraising strategies, plans and reports   

• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills that influence and engage internal and external stakeholders 

• Ability to prioritise your own workload and to manage multiple deadlines. 

This post has been extended to 6th December 2021.

Job Title: Transformational Coach (Burnley and Pendle)

Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week (fixed term contract until 31 December 2022)

Salary: NJC point 14 (£23,080) to 19 (£25,481)

Responsible to: Adult Projects Lead

We have an exciting opportunity to work as a Transformational Coach on the Age of Opportunity project. This is part of the Building Better Opportunities (BBO) project for Lancashire, funded by the European Social Fund and The National Lottery Community Fund.

We are looking for someone who has significant experience of working with BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) communities, in particular older people. The successful candidates will understand the communities they will be working within (Pendle and Burnley) and the barriers to engagement BAME communities may face. Fluency in languages such as Urdu and Punjabi would be advantageous.

Age of Opportunity is a multi-partner project that aims to support people aged 50 plus who are most at risk of exclusion from the labour market. The project works with people to identify, reduce and/or remove barriers to engagement with the aim of supporting them back into education, employment and training.

The successful candidate will have experience of working with individuals that services typically fail to reach. You will have knowledge of employment related support, have excellent communication skills and have good attention to detail.

We offer a workplace pension scheme, 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), a sick pay scheme, paid emergency time off to care for dependents, regular supervision, and a variety of learning and development opportunities.

Please note: Lancashire Mind is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community, particularly candidates with lived experience of mental health conditions who fulfil all the criteria within the person specification. Due to the focus of these roles, applicants from the BAME community, and those who can speak Punjabi, Urdu or Bengali would be advantageous.

Deadline for applications: 9am on 6 December

Interviews will be held on 15 December via Zoom

Registered Charity Number 1081427

Registered Company Number 3888655

Lancashire Mind

Job Purpose

This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of "one of the bravest and most inspired underground troupes on the planet" (New York Times, 2015). Belarus Free Theatre is a unique campaigning theatre company highly respected in the UK and internationally, whose work crosses the arts, human rights and advocacy. Based between Belarus and the UK you will be part of a small team working from the offices of the Young Vic, where BFT is an associate company. Our London team supports international work created between Belarus and the UK, including vital political theatre, education programmes and international campaigning activities.

Job description

The General Manager, under the oversight of Co-Executive Director, will lead the UK office activities, including the company’s financial and administrative management.

Working closely with the Artistic Directors and Co-Executive Director, the General Manager will support the production of the company’s programme of events and campaigns in the U.K. and internationally, liaising with partners and negotiating a future life for all company projects. The General Manager will also support BFT’s media work under the leadership of BFT’s Head of PR.

The General Manager needs to be flexible in their approach and ready to react accordingly to the constantly changing realities of the company’s existence in Belarus and creative work in the UK. 

Main duties and responsibilities

• Running of the day-to-day operations of the company and the UK office at the Young Vic or working remotely from home; 
• Responsible for the day-to-day management of individual project budgets, ensuring all budget tracking documentation is accurate and up to date; 
• Liaising with BFT’s Minsk office and company members in Belarus; 
• Responsible for organising all logistics and admin for the company's international tours (visas, booking tickets, covid-tests etc); 
• Conducting regular review and implementation of BFT’s policies (including insurance and security), procedures (including offline and online risk assessment) and internal controls; 
• Managing and regularly update the database (GoodCRM);
• Managing and regularly update the office filing systems;
• Processing payroll, invoices, staff expenditure, expenses and petty cash, managing reporting to HMRC and other bodies;
• Coordinating the company’s audit and financial reporting to funders; 
• Inputing all expenditure into Sage, run reports, keep accurate records;
• Leading on all communication tasks and projects;
• Managing BFT’s website and making updates across all sections. 

Person Specifications
Knowledge, qualifications and experience

• A relevant university degree in management and/or media field; 
• Three to five years of professional experience in management and/or communications with progressively increasing responsibility;
• Preferably previous work experience in human rights organisation and experience in advocacy; 
• Facility with social media and website content management, including Wordpress and other packages, and a drive to stay current with evolving digital technologies;
• Proven track-record of working efficiently with CRM databases (ideally GoodCRM) Knowledge of accounting systems (ideally Sage);
• Excellent written and spoken English. Knowledge of other languages (preferably Russian) relevant to BFT’s focus region (Europe, particularly Central and Eastern Europe) is a plus;
• Training in cyber security is a bonus. 

Key competences and skills

• Organised, with an ability to prioritise and manage competing demands;
• Collaborative, with excellent interpersonal skills, ability to adapt for a range of audiences, sensitive to cultural communication differences, and ability to work well others;
• Understanding of audiences, ability to identify different stakeholders and navigate between them;
• A keen focus on detail and accuracy while keeping sight of big-picture goals;
• Takes initiative but knows when to seek advice and guidance;
• Good judgment and self-awareness. 

Apply for this role:

We ask you to submit your CV and supporting letter in a word document by midnight on December 3rd, 2021. Your supporting letter should demonstrate how you meet the person specification. Please note that the CV and supporting letter should be no more than two pages in length each. This length restriction is intended to limit the effort required of applicants, and enable a quicker first stage review on the part of BFT.

Offers of employment will be conditional upon the receipt of two satisfactory references and proof of the right to work in the UK.

The closing date for applications is Friday, December 3rd 2021, however, we will be reviewing CV’s on a rolling basis and may shortlist before this deadline.

First round interviews will take place from 7th December. Second round interviews will take place from 13th December.

About us
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.

Crisis Skylight Edinburgh provides support for people who are either homeless or at risk of homelessness.  We currently deliver our services both from our building and on an outreach basis.  Our aim is to end homelessness in Edinburgh and our unique service offers information, advice and guidance, coaching, and teaching & learning which has sustained and continued positive results for people we work with.

As a Progression Manager, you will join the Edinburgh skylight management team at an incredibly exciting time of internal change. We are currently reviewing the way that we deliver our client services nationally, and as Progression Manager you will be central to the design and implementation of our service offer in Edinburgh. Additionally, Crisis Skylight Edinburgh will be moving into a bespoke, member-focussed building in central Edinburgh in 2022.

About the role
As Progression Manager you will manage a team of staff who deliver 1-1 support and interventions aimed at ending or preventing the homelessness of our members.  You will work with the management team to ensure that our case management standards are embedded across the whole skylight. You will provide key management guidance and support to both the individuals on your team as well as the wider Skylight team. In addition, you will develop strong partnerships with statutory and voluntary sector organisations across Edinburgh. You will work collaboratively with the management team to ensure the support package for members is tailored to everyone to optimise their sustained route out of homelessness.
This is an 18-month fixed term contract

About you
To be successful in this role you will be an experienced operational manager with a proven track record of success working with vulnerable and excluded adults. The ability to lead by example, inspire and lead a multi-disciplinary team working with people with complex and enduring needs, as well as experience of developing external and internal partnerships to gain the most positive outcome for people using the service.  You will be driven to end homelessness, experienced in motivating and managing a team, be an active and positive contributor to our management team locally and able to provide insight and influence on both internal and external audiences. 

We believe diversity is a strength, and our aim is to make sure that Crisis truly reflects the communities we serve. We are actively working towards our organisation being a place where everyone can thrive and make their best contribution to our mission of ending homelessness for good. We know that the more perspectives, voices, and experiences we can bring to this work, the better. We particularly welcome applications from people who have lived experience of homelessness, and people from all marginalised groups, communities and backgrounds.
 

Working at Crisis
As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:

- Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy
- Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8.5%
- 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.
When you join us, you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.
We have 5 staff diversity networks which include Black, Asian and Ethnic people, LGBTQ+ people, those with Lived Experience of Homelessness, Women at Crisis and Disability Awareness.

How to apply
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below.
Closing date: Sunday 5th December 2021
Interviews will be held on Monday 13th and Tuesday 14th December

Accessibility
We welcome applications from people who identify as neuro diverse and want our recruitment process to be as accessible as possible. If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please email our Recruitment team, contact details can be found on our website.

 
Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094

Resurgo is in a time of significant growth and restructure.  We have bold ambitions to grow our employability programmes nationally, and a renewed focus on our consultancy arm to inspire and equip organisations to identify and deliver meaningful social purpose.

We are looking for a capable and creative individual to join the leadership of Resurgo, with oversight of our External Relationships to include our Communications function and our business development and marketing activities with donors, corporate partners and clients.

As a strong leader and people manager with experience of marketing and external relations, you will have an ability to manage projects with multiple complex priorities and think out of the box, be a confident decision maker and communicator, and passionate about social transformation.

Reporting into the Chief Executive, it is expected that the Head of External Relations will line manage and add value to each of the following teams whether at a relationship management level, project management, target setting, strategic management or in an advisory capacity.

They will represent Resurgo with donors, suppliers, supporters and other external clients, and will be expected to build and develop strong working relationships in a style in keeping with Resurgo’s values.

In 2016 we were listed as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces in the ‘Great Place to Work’ Awards. In 2017 we won the Princess Royal Training Award which honours employers that have created outstanding training and skills development programmes, and we recently received a special commendation from the Princess Royal Training Awards Assessment Team for our exemplary training, learning and development response in the face of Covid-19.

WAF Angels is a new Social Enterprise cleaning business being launched as an 18-month pilot project by Alternatives Trust East London. Its aim is to provide a high-quality cleaning service for homes and businesses in the London Borough of Newham and provide decent part-time employment for women who have barriers to employment. Most of these women will  be clients of the charity’s family support services with No Recourse to Public Funds. It will employ 6-12 women initially. Most will have childcare responsibilities and little or no experience of working in the UK, so the role of Project Manager is key.

WAF Angels will be a Co-operative and will be an ethical employer, providing basic training, regular hours, and paying the London Living Wage - including travel time.

This is a full-time job (35 hours/week) with a salary of £26,000 a year (plus 3% pension contribution). The initial contract will be for 20 months. It will start two months before business launch in order to recruit and train staff and secure customers, and then cover the first 18 months of the business which should take it into profitability.

Role summary

To lead this new project, we are looking for either a cleaning specialist with an entrepreneurial mind, or an entrepreneur with cleaning experience. The ideal candidate will:

• have worked in cleaning/facilities management.
• either have already managed cleaning teams, or be someone who feels they are ready to move into a management role, with cleaning responsibilities.
• have the skills and confidence to work with the Director of the charity in launching a new enterprise from scratch, implementing systems, growing the new business and evaluating its success.
• be the linchpin in the project, organising individual cleaner’s rotas; managing performance; ensuring high standard of working from all cleaning staff; liaising with clients and recruiting new staff and clients.
• be passionate about the ethical employment aims of this project as well as cleaning.
• understand the needs of our clients, staff and prospective customers.

This role is responsible to the Director of Alternatives Trust East London and the role holder will be expected to undertake training if a relevant cleaning qualification is not already held.

Responsibilities

• Marketing the project to potential clients, through networking, direct contact and media.
• Staff recruitment, working with Alternatives HR support.
• Staff management, including performance management and appraisals, time management, creating effective rotas to maximise client coverage and staff time. Training will be provided if necessary.
• Organise initial training for all cleaning staff and any further training as necessary.
• Undertake all risk assessments and safeguarding duties with the support of Alternatives Safeguarding Officer.
• Keep accurate records according to GDPR guidelines and provide written reports as requested by the Director of Alternatives using relevant indicators and report formats.
• Lead a fortnightly WAF Angels team meeting attended by an Alternatives trustee, the Director, finance officer and cleaning staff representative(s) to deliver the business action plan and monitor progress towards business targets.
• Some cleaning duties may be required.

Management

The postholder will be line managed by the Director of Alternatives.

Skills and Experience

Necessary skills

Some experience of cleaning

Project planning skills

Team leadership experience

Some understanding of business development

Necessary personal qualities

Entrepreneurial attitude

Awareness of the support needs of our client group

Desirable Skills and experience

Able to create social media campaigns

Managed cleaning teams in the past

Understanding of health and safety issues around cleaning

Cleaning qualification

Driving licence/access to a car

British Society for Rheumatology (BSR) is a UK membership organisation for health professionals in rheumatology. BSR works to promote excellence in the care of people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal disorders and to support those delivering it involving patients and carers at every step. We work to ensure that rheumatology clinicians and health professionals are educated and trained to provide high quality care. Our members look after patients of all ages, from children to adults and across the whole patient pathway.

Job summary

This is a key role in a busy team that looks after the society’s digital channels, external communications, marketing activity, branding and design. We combine our internal skills and resource with external expertise through agencies and freelancers.

You’ll work closely with the Digital Content Manager to create engaging content for all our digital channels helping us recruit and retain members, market our products and services and to get our voice heard by a range of stakeholders. This is a hands on, multi-faceted role, with plenty of autonomy and opportunities to work on wider projects

We’d love to hear from you if you:

• Have a passion for all things digital and are self-motivated and ready to get stuck in
• Can write a cracking agency brief, to maximise results for internal teams
• Communicate beautifully whether it’s internal or external, email or web copy, 280 characters or on a conference call
• Have the confidence to manage stakeholders at all levels and to deal with external agencies Can enthuse colleagues and collaborators to bring them on board with what you’re trying to achieve
• See opportunities and can challenge convention in order to make improvements to how we do things
• Can be professional at all times and supportive to our passionate customers and volunteers

We can offer: 

• A great place to work, we are Investors In People accredited and offer hybrid working split between home and our central London HQ 
• Performance related pay and incentive schemes that include colleague nominated awards
•  Group pension scheme
•  25 days holiday
•  A heap of benefits, such as BUPA health insurance, cycle to work schemes, childcare vouchers, buy/sell leave, season-ticket loans, study leave, parental leave, adoption leave and much more
•  Regular staff social events including a summer picnic, Christmas party and charity days 
• Opportunities for travel
•  Year round learning and development programmes 

Job title:                Senior HR Advisor

Location: Remote working in the UK

Responsible to: HR Manager

Salary: £30,000 to £37,000

Contract: Full time, 37 hours a week

Please apply as soon as possible submitting your CV and a one page covering letter which outlines your specific interest and ability to successfully fill this role, as well as your salary expectations and current notice period.

Why us?

Speakers for Schools are a dynamic, swift-moving and fast-growing charity. We are on a mission to support a million young people across the UK annually by 2023. Having taken the first steps on the road to achieving this, our team has doubled in size in the past year. This has supported 278% growth in our Experience programme and 10% growth in our Inspiration programme during the past 12 months.

We want to level the playing field, making sure that all young people can access inspirational opportunities and experiences to fuel their ambition.

We are united and unique in our mission to transform lives through raising aspirations of millions of young people every year. Each year, 1,500 senior leaders, celebrities and industry experts deliver a difference to by sharing their story with students in schools and colleges in every corner of the UK. We connect employers such as Disney, The Bank of England, Spotify PwC and almost two hundred others to communities to provide access to the top opportunities for all across the UK. With us, you will be part of inspiring a generation to reach higher, broaden horizons and get equal access to the top.

To keep growing our charity and our impact, we need top talent and we are committed to treasuring, developing and supporting them to thrive within their roles.

Role Summary

Reporting to the HR Manager you will play an integral role in providing an efficient and high-quality Senior HR Advisor partnering service to the charity. You will work collaboratively with your HR colleagues to ensure the HR service provided is first-class. You will work closely with stakeholders across the charity to support them with their people planning and HR needs.

Key Duties / Responsibilities

• Provide an effective business partnering service to line managers across the charity
• Support the creation and delivery of people plans
• Support the line manager in the effective probation and appraisal management
• Coach/train line managers on key HR areas such as performance management
• Lead on employee relations cases
• Provide sound, effective and timely employment law advice
• Provide support during organisational change
• Produce HR analysis and reports on a timely basis
• Carry out job evaluation
• Create, amend and update HR policies as and when required
• Support delivery of wellbeing initiatives
• Support HR Manager with the development and implementation of HR processes, policies and systems
• Support HR Officer with recruitment activity and onboarding processes when required
• Support the HR Manager in updating HR related policies and procedures
• Support the HR manager in HR projects as and when required
• Deputise for the HR Manager in their absence

Key skills and experience:

Essential: -

• CIPD Level 7 (or working towards)
• Up to date employment law knowledge
• Previous experience in a similar business partnering role.
• Proven experience in leading on ER casework
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to build strong relationships.
• Effective organisational and multi-tasking skills
• Experience of training and coaching on HR policies and procedures

Desirable: -

• Experience of working in a scaling organisation
• Experience of working in the charity sector

Benefits offered at Speakers for Schools:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Morning of your birthday off
• Pension scheme
• CharlieHR perks
• Perkbox
• £500 a year training allowance

Diversity at our core

At Speakers for Schools, we are committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce, and eliminating discrimination. Our aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.

We welcome applications from all, including those where employment has been affected by Covid19 and those seeking to change careers. Diversity if at our core, join us.

How to apply:

You must have the right to work in the UK without visa restriction to be considered.

Please apply as soon as possible submitting your CV and a one page covering letter which outlines your specific interest and ability to successfully fill this role, as well as your salary expectations and current notice period.

Appointees are subject to a successful DBS check, as contact with young people is likely.

Please note, if you do not provide a covering letter your application will not be considered.

The Journey to joining Speakers for Schools:

Interviews will be scheduled as applications are received, before the closing date, and will take place over Microsoft Teams. We may appoint before this date depending on applications.

The closing date for this role will be on or before Friday 3rd December.

Interviews for this role will be taking place on Wednesday 8th December. 

Please note, if you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date please assume that your application has been unsuccessful.

Our new team member will start ASAP.

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.

This is a great opportunity to join the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) as Media and Communications Manager (News and Emergencies), covering early moment (parental) leave. You will lead UNICEF UK’s media work on some of the most important humanitarian crises and emergencies of our time - including the current humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, the ongoing conflict in Yemen and the impact of Covid-19 on the world’s most vulnerable children. You will manage relationships with news editors and journalists across UK media, working with UK and global colleagues to deliver effective and well messaged multi-media coverage on emergencies, global advocacy and campaigns.

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• proven experience of working in a busy press office;
• an excellent track record in developing, implementing and evaluating audience centric, objectives-focused media strategies;
• first class interpersonal and relationship management skills, including with senior journalists to aid effective media relations activity;
• strong knowledge of child rights issues, and the broader political and news agenda.  

We’re here for the cure. Everything we do is to move us closer to that goal.

Curing Parkinson’s needs world-class collaborative science involving researchers, clinicians, the pharmaceutical industry and, most importantly, people who are living with Parkinson’s. This collaboration is at the heart of our research programme.

Our leadership and funding enables the world’s leading neuroscientists and neurologists to prioritise, together, the next generation of drugs for clinical trial.

With an ambitious plan to increase Trust income, this is an exciting time to join Cure Parkinson’s.  This is a genuine opportunity for a self-motivated and enthusiastic  Trust fundraiser to develop and make their mark as part of this innovative and dynamic charity.

You will be joining the charity’s Philanthropy team and work alongside an established trust fundraiser.  You will share the responsibility for significantly increasing income for the charity, by delivering excellent account management, and sustaining and increasing income from existing trusts and foundations.

You will identify and research new prospects, follow through leads and deliver persuasive and professional proposals to secure potential donors. Overall, you will be working to a six-figure income target.

We are looking for someone that has worked with a diverse range of charitable trusts and foundations. Someone that has strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal, as well as being a collaborative team member. You’ll have a proven track record in meeting, or exceeding, financial targets and soliciting five and six-figure gifts from existing donors and prospects.

The role

This is an exciting new role at the charity to lead our advocacy work, challenging decision makers, policymakers and society as a whole, to recognise and accommodate the needs of all those affected by Crohn’s and Colitis, including those from seldom heard groups.

You will be responsible for our policy and campaigns teams, driving an integrated programme of advocacy with a growing budget. In this, you will be supported by our new strategic focus to build an evidence base to underpin our programme for change, led by another new role, the Head of Research and Evidence, with whom you will be working closely.

About you

You will be a seasoned campaigner who has delivered effective public facing campaigns with a thorough understanding of how campaigns and policy work together to deliver demonstrable impact, ideally in healthcare. This role will interact with leaders in the NHS and elsewhere at the highest level and you will need to be a credible presence speaking to our agenda. 

The future

The charity is at a really exciting point. We are in excellent financial health and moving to a new strategy which will give you the chance to put a personal stamp on the actions we are taking to improve the quality of life for people with Crohn’s and Colitis. 

Circa £50,000 per annum

Fixed term - 12 months (possibility of extension)

Part home/part office based

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.

This is a great opportunity to join the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) as Data Protection Specialist.

As one of two organisational experts on data protection, you will work with teams to drive continuous improvement in their performance, audit, management and assessment of risk, and communications, in relation to data protection. You will also be responsible for key projects as part of the Personal Data Compliance programme, created to identify and embed improved ways of working across all data protection related policies and procedures, in line with legal requirements and business need. Ultimately, you will have the opportunity to strengthen future assurance of continued compliance within UNICEF UK.

To succeed, you will have experience of working in a regulatory or legislative advisory capacity. You will have developed knowledge of data protection legislation, and you will have strong communication and influencing skills, and be able to engage effectively with a wide range of colleagues.

This is a great opportunity to contribute to the success of UNICEF UK’s critical work for children around the world.

Closing date: 5pm, Thursday 9 December 2021.

Interview date: Wednesday, 12 January and Thursday, 13 January 2022 via video conferencing (MS Teams).

We are gradually moving back to our offices on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, East London and we anticipate most colleagues will work one day a week in the office and the rest of the time from home.  We are happy to discuss other flexible options to suit your circumstances.

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 require support in completing the online form or an application form in an alternative format, please contact our Supporter Care line during office hours.

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)

Are you passionate about communications and supporting local communities? Join our friendly, close-knit team and drive the development of our community engagement and communications work.

About us

Citizens Advice East Herts provide free, confidential and impartial advice on any subject. We are an independent, local charity and a member of the Citizens Advice network. Last year we helped nearly 9,000 people.

This is a great time to join our organisation. Our new strategic plan focuses on ensuring that clients can easily access our advice service; that we have sufficient skilled advisers to help clients with their advice issues; and that we actively reach out to people whose problems cannot be solved by phone or digital advice.

About the role

Communications, community engagement and fundraising are central to delivering our goals, and as a member of the Senior Leadership Team, you will be key to ensuring that we meet client needs – now and in the future.

Our ideal candidate will have communication and also fundraising expertise, however having superb communication and interpersonal skills are more important. Additionally, being able to think strategically and also build relationships with a wide range of people are key to the success of this role.

Citizens Advice values diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all background particularly from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people, as they are currently under represented in our workforce.

Benefits

We offer our people as much flexibility and autonomy as possible; we all work from home with travel to community locations in East Hertfordshire as required and so access to a car is essential.

For a full list of benefits please refer to the job pack available on our website.

How to Apply

Please visit our website for more information on what we do and how to apply.

Application deadline: 9 December 2021 9am

Interviews: Initial interviews 16 December 2021

Homebased (guidance will be given on travel to and from activities)

Are you passionate about supporting young people with disabilities? Do you have experience in supporting activity and employment programmes for young people? Can you work with stakeholders to increase the numbers of young people involved in services?

Whizz-Kidz is recruiting a Service Delivery Manager (South) to manage our services across the South of England including activity programmes, wheelchair skills training and employability schemes. We are looking for an individual with experience in youth work who is a strong communicator and works well as part of a wider young people’s team. 

Closing Date: Friday 10th December, 5pm

Proposed Interview Date: 20th December, venue TBC

For more information and to apply please visit our website.

Whizz-Kidz is the working name of The Movement for Non-Mobile Children (Whizz-Kidz). Registered charity No. 802872.  Company registered in England and Wales No. 2444520.  Charity registered in Scotland No. SC042607.