Industrial animal agriculture is at the root of many of the most pressing global issues of our time, from climate change and global hunger, to increased disease risk and the exploitation of billions of animals annually. 

The Good Food Institute Europe (GFI Europe) is at the forefront of the movement to use food technology to replace the products of industrial animal agriculture with plant-based, fermentation-derived and cultivated alternatives. Please check out our U.S. affiliate’s website (gfi[dot]org) and read the 2019 Year in Review (gfi[dot]org/2019) to find out more about who we are and what we do. 

We are at an exciting stage in our growth and are looking for an Operations Specialist to join our growing team to support operations across all functions in our effective, impactful organisation. For more information about this role, please check out the job brochure: shorturl.at/gjH45.

How you will make a difference:

You will lead on and contribute to a wide range of areas of day-to-day business support operations of GFI Europe, including but not limited to recruitment, remote office administration, finance, internal systems such as fundraising operations, responding to enquiries, and supporting our growing team in all areas of our work. Reporting to our Head of Operations, you will:

• Enable the smooth running of GFI Europe’s operations through effective, intelligent and efficient problem-solving.

• Lead on areas of GFI Europe’s hiring process, including advertising and promoting roles, corresponding with candidates, setting up assessments, contracting, and elements of onboarding, so that our candidates experience a fair, accurate, professional and thoughtful process. 

• Work with the Head of Operations to manage service providers and coordinate outsourced operations functions such as accounting. 

• Provide human resources support including staff development processes, coordinating staff surveys, sourcing training and development providers, coordinating the provision of insurance and other benefits, and finding creative solutions, processes and systems to enable our incredible team to perform to their full potential.

• Organise travel, accommodation and scheduling for staff retreats, conferences, etc.

• Lead our responses to enquiries, including representing GFI Europe to external stakeholders, using our CRM system, dealing with questions or passing them to other members of the team as needed. 

• Potentially help to manage GFI’s payroll, finance and accounting procedures. including payment of invoices and reporting to donors. Overseeing the admin and reporting from external grant-funded partners. 

• Potentially assist with the administration of our fundraising/development work. 

• Potentially lead on project management and event organisation/planning (in future). 

• Potentially oversee a GFI Europe Intern and Fellow Program, including assisting with recruitment, selection, onboarding and management 

• Assist the Managing Director, providing diary, administrative and research support as required. 

• Over time, potentially assist with GFI Europe’s expansion to other countries (beyond the UK and Belgium, where we are currently based), including setting up legal entities and operational systems in new countries.

• As required, work with colleagues in all functions (Development, Policy, Communications, Corporate Engagement, Science and Tech) on specific, impactful tasks, projects or research.

• Perform other tasks as required as a member of our small start-up team.

Who we’re looking for: 

You must have:

• A passion for GFI’s philosophy and mission.

• The ability to demonstrate an aptitude for the type of work outlined above, and to learn quickly. You don’t necessarily need to have worked in an Operations role before. It would be an advantage to have demonstrable experience in one or more of the following: administration, operations, establishing and running processes, project management, recruitment, HR, finance, or other relevant area. 

• Exceptional written and oral communication skills.

• A passion and talent for devising and managing effective systems, fixing problems, and ensuring accurate and efficient administration. 

• A personality that gets enjoyment and satisfaction out of making things run smoothly and ‘making the magic happen’. 

• Excellent people-skills; the ability to build strong, collaborative and positive relationships, and work well with colleagues and stakeholders.

• A can-do approach; an efficient and well-organised self-starter with the drive and initiative to take responsibility for delivering results. You must be willing to help with a wide range of tasks, some of which will at times be repetitive and unglamourous. 

• Strong prioritisation and time management skills to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines. 

• Comfort working remotely in a rapidly-growing and evolving organisation: the ability to work well independently and under pressure. 

• High level of IT literacy, including comfort with spreadsheets/databases and a willingness to learn new software packages. Professional experience with Google Suite, Quickbooks, Asana, and/or Salesforce would be welcomed.

• Fluent English (at CEFR C2 level), both written and spoken. We would also welcome applications from candidates who, in addition, can work in other major European languages.

We want the best people and we don’t want biases holding us back. We strongly encourage people of every colour, orientation, age, gender, origin, and ability to apply. Because we value a diverse workplace, we prioritise an inclusive climate absent of discrimination and harassment during the application process and after you join the team.

Benefits and the fine print:

• Terms of employment: Full-time, permanent

• Location: Flexible - we will consider applicants from anywhere in Europe. You will mainly be working remotely: from your home, or wherever you choose. Once the COVID situation has cleared, you and the whole GFI Europe team will get together in-person approximately twice per year for around 3-4 days at a time, most likely in the London area or Brussels. 

• Salary: £24,000 - £28,000.  This range is based on a UK hire and will be adjusted if hired elsewhere in Europe.

• Right to work requirements: We are only able to consider applicants who are eligible to work and travel in the EU or UK.

• Application Deadline: 5 April 2021, 11.59pm BST. We will be assessing candidates on a rolling basis, so please apply now!

• Application process: Please complete this short form, upload your CV and cover letter, and complete a short task here: https://forms.gle/LnbAsqYhCsErsJwj6 - thank you. Your cover letter (of 1-2 pages) should set out:

  • What motivated you to apply for this role.

  • How you meet each of the requirements for the role as listed in the job description. 

  • Which bit of the job description energises you the most.

The full application process is outlined in the job brochure: shorturl.at/gjH45. We really look forward to hearing from you! 

• Any questions?  If you have any questions about this role, please do reach out to us at  europe[at]gfi[dot]org. If you’ve read this far but decided not to apply, please feel free to share this job description with someone else in your network who you think might be a good fit for the role! Thank you.

Do you just love a good meeting?  More than that, do you prepare thoroughly, contribute confidently but sensitively, and take concise but informative notes of what happened?  If you would enjoy discussing a range of issues at senior meetings, putting points across on behalf of the sector we represent and feeding back effectively to our stakeholders, this could be the job for you.

We are looking for someone who would relish the opportunity to represent the thriving and diverse Barnet Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS).  With a good understanding of the VCS landscape and the challenges the sector faces, you’ll also be confident working with partners from the statutory and commercial sector.  Able to build solid relationships that allow for constructive challenge but are rooted in trust, you will be an excellent communicator, able to adapt your style to a range of different stakeholders. 

A lot of your representation work will be with senior local partners, but you will also provide representation at regional and national meetings when required.  Your work will be underpinned by comprehensive engagement with local VCS organisations, and you will be adapt at understanding and explaining their viewpoint, in forums as varied as Safeguarding, Community Safety, VAWG and borough resilience to name but a few. 

You’ll be a strategic thinker, with a proven ability to understand and engage with complex and nuanced issues.  However, you’ll also have a sense of how to put things into practice, and support projects such as the adoption of the Barnet Voluntary Sector Manifesto by our statutory partners. 

Working with our VCS Support Lead, you will also help shape the sector response to key issues facing the borough, and have a broad understanding of the sector’s capacity to respond.  You will lead on gathering sector intelligence, and be comfortable researching views and experiences on a range of issues. 

This is a challenging but varied and rewarding role, and you will be able to make a real impact for the sector.  You will become part of a friendly and supportive team, working within a focused but flexible culture, where diversity is valued and you can bring your whole self to work.

As a Deaf and Disabled People’s Organisation, we always welcome applications from disabled candidates, but lived experience of disability is not essential for this role.  However, the candidate will need a commitment to the social model of disability and a passion for thriving, inclusive communities.  We also particularly welcome applications from BAME candidates, who are currently underrepresented in our organisation. 

The role will be entirely home based during lockdown, but the successful candidate must be able to be based in our Colindale office in the future and travel to meetings around the Borough of Barnet. 

To apply, please submit your CV with a brief covering letter clearly stating how you meet the person specification.

This is a fixed term contract until the 31st October in the first instance, extendable subject to future funding. 

Would you like to work for a leading mental health charity?

Do you want a rewarding career where you can really make a difference?

If yes, join us here at Rethink Mental Illness.

We have 3 exciting opportunities at our Shipley Lodge service in Heanor, where you will join our friendly and inspiring team as a Mental Health Support Worker. Your role will be a permanent position working full time, 35 hours per week based in the service. You will need to be able to work flexibly as you will be working as part of a rota which can include evenings, nights and weekends.

Our Shipley Lodge service is a CQC registered 16-bedded single-level building for male and female clients. It provides a welcoming, clean and comfortable environment with facilities that support recovery and increasing independence. 

Who are we?

We’re Rethink Mental Illness, a leading charity provider of mental health services in England. We support thousands of people through our groups, services, policy, campaigns and advice and information. Our work supports us in delivering on our mission: “A better life for everyone severely affected by mental illness.”

In everything we do, we seek to demonstrate our values: Passion, Openness, Hope, Expertise and Understanding. If these values resonate with you, we would love to hear from you.

What will you be doing?

You will be supporting someone in their daily activities and helping them lead a fulfilling life, this can involve things like,

• Helping with personal care
• Supporting with medication
• Providing encouragement with household tasks such as laundry, cooking and cleaning
• Supporting to learn new skills, achieve their dreams and ambitions
• Assisting people pursue their interests and hobbies
• Working with other mental health professionals and the family/friends of the person being supported 

Do you have what we are looking for?

• Good communication
• Supportive and helpful to others whilst building positive relationships

Ideally, we would like you to have some experience or understanding of Mental Health however Support Work isn’t all about qualifications. If you have a passion for making a difference to the lives of people living with a severe mental illness, you may be who we are looking for. 

What will you receive?

You will have plenty of opportunities to enhance your abilities with the opportunity to make a real difference every day. In addition, you will have excellent development opportunities including funded training, career development and a range e-learning courses. You will also receive:  

• Salary of £17,433.79 - £19,860.99 per annum
• Contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance and employee assistance programme
• 25 days annual leave rising to 30 days plus bank holidays  
• Your "Rethink Day" - 1 day’s additional leave (pro rata) on your Birthday
• Eyecare vouchers
• Flexible working  

Don’t just change jobs, change lives!

Just a couple of final things,

We welcome applications from everyone, applicants with lived experience, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning+ (LGBTQ+), people with a disability, or those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds are actively encouraged to apply. We are proud to have also been awarded Disability Confident employer status. We have an ambition of becoming an anti-racist organisation and we recognise there is more to do in ensuring our recruitment is fair and inclusive, which is why we are recruiting new roles in helping us to achieve this. Please be mindful that we may need to close adverts early if we receive a high volume of applications, we therefore encourage you to apply as soon as possible. If a shortened closing date has a significant impact on your ability to apply, please let us know.

We are looking for a Partnerships & Membership Senior Officer to join our dynamic team of 20 staff located across 3 offices (Geneva, London, and New York). The Partnerships and Membership team encompasses 3.5 staff members and the Senior Officer will report to NCDA Senior Partnerships and Membership Manager.

The Partnerships and Membership Senior Officer will support the strategic growth of NCDA’s partnerships and membership in line with NCDA’s new strategy 2021-2026. The role will be responsible for supporting NCDA’s strategic engagement with NGOs and overseeing the delivery of related work plans, key activities and products (including via NCDA’s Supporters Group), supporting membership outreach strategies and delivery, reporting and M&E processes and business development.

This is an excellent opportunity for candidates passionate about global health and multisectoral action to work for a respected civil society organisation and engage with a range of stakeholders such as corporates, foundations, development agencies and NGOs.

We are looking for a Partnerships & Membership Manager to join our dynamic team of 20 staff located across 3 offices (Geneva, London, and New York). The Partnerships and Membership team encompasses 3.5 staff members and the Manager will report to NCDA Senior Partnerships and Membership Manager.

The Partnerships and Membership Manager will support the strategic growth of NCDA’s partnerships and membership in line with NCDA’s new strategy. The role will be responsible for managing NCDA’s strategic engagement with key partners and donors such as foundations, corporates and development agencies, overseeing the delivery of partnership work plans and key activities including via NCDA’s Supporters Group, supporting reporting and M&E processes as well as leading business development with specific sectors.

This is an excellent opportunity for candidates passionate about global health and multisectoral action to work for a respected civil society organisation and engage with a range of stakeholders such as corporates, foundations, development agencies and NGOs.

Are you a strong communicator with a keen interest in fundraising? Are you passionate about making sure families with disabled children have lots of opportunities and a network of support?

Allsorts are seeking someone to help increase income from a range of stakeholders and to raise our profile in the community.

The Fundraising and Communications Manager will be responsible for a broad span of duties, but with the core role of fundraising, supporter engagement and communications.

Job Description: Business Administrative Assistant

Line managed by: Finance and Operations Manager  

Salary:   £10.85 per hour

Hours: 16 Hours per week (preferably spread over three - four days)

Base:     80% Remote - 20% Based in Hammersmith.

               Equipment will be provided where required.

Young Hammersmith and Fulham Foundation are the leading Children and young people organisation in the borough and currently support over 90 youth organisations. And are looking for an enthusiastic Business Administrative Assistant to join our team to provide administrative support.

The role of the Young H & F Business Administrative Assistant is to support the administrative function of the organisation and team. This role will focus specifically on duties of administrative support to the Finance and Operation Manager.

Main areas of responsibilities will include:

Business Administrative Assistant to perform a variety of administrative and clerical tasks.

Duties of the Administrative Assistant include providing support to Finance and Operations Manager.  

• Assist with finance administration e.g., Setting up invoices and expense on CAF bank online, adding invoices and expenses on financial software QuickBooks.
• Update CRM database with member’s organisation details.
• Assist to ensure all relevant policies for the organisation are in place, up to date and communicated to staff and trustees.
• Maintain paper/electronic records for all financial transactions.
• Work with Finance and Operations Manager to provide office expenditure, staff expenses, payroll and any other financial information required.
• Process payments and other finance support as required.
• Liaise with all staff to conduct System review on a quarterly basis.
• Arranging meetings, booking rooms, taking minutes, and arranging hospitality when requested.
• Support on administrative duties around membership events.
• Conduct all DBS checking and applications.
• Support in managing and maintain up to date mailing list on mailchimp, ensuring new members and partners are added.
• Support the development and delivery of staff management processes including staff appraisal. system, training, and maintain records on leave and absence.
• Keep full and appropriate records HR records for all staff and volunteers.
• Monitor info inbox account, survey monkey, website queries.
• Act as first point of contact for the organisation by phone and email.

Person Specification:

Essential

• Good level of written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to prioritise & work across multiple projects
• Good knowledge of finance admin processes and software
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook is required.  

Desirable

• Use of database systems
• Creative skills and innovative ideas
• An understanding of provision for children and young people
• Experience of children/youth charities

Please be advised any candidates submitting CVs without Cover letter will not be considered.

Deadline to submit applications by: Monday 22nd March 2021 5pm.

We are recruiting 2 Student Advisors who will be vital to ensuring our advice and support provision meets the needs of our students. We offer independent advice and advocacy on academic matters as well as budgeting and housing advice and a Hate Crime reporting centre. The post holder will deliver non-judgemental advice on a range of topics and support elected officers in their advice related campaigns and events. Additionally, our advice team run a number of positive intervention campaigns and initiatives throughout the academic year of which you will have the opportunity to lead on some of our priority areas.

The successful candidate will be joining an organisation that was recently shortlisted for ‘Students’ Union of the Year’ in the Educate North Awards. We are also finalising work on our ambitious new strategic plan which will ensure that our members ‘love their student life.’

Chester Students’ Union is an independent, membership charity that runs in addition to an advice service, a range of social opportunities through student-led societies and activities throughout the year and a representation system that ensures the student voice is amplified.

To ensure we are providing all our students with high-quality advice services, there will be an expectation to travel to University of Chester sites across Chester, Warrington and Shrewsbury as required, but we are happy to discuss flexibility around primary location

You can read more about our advice service we offer and the organisation on our website.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide advice and advocacy support to students on academic, housing and financial issues and when appropriate signpost them to external services
• Support elected officers in their priority advice related campaigns
• Coordinate various advice related information and change campaigns and projects involving student volunteers as directed

Advice & Policy  

• Provide high quality, independent advice and advocacy to students  
• Ensure that any and all student issues brought to you in the service are signposted appropriately according to the best source of advice and support
• Facilitate and lead advice campaigns ensuring there are clear and measurable objectives linked back to the CSU Operating Plan
• Support and advocate for students within any academic hearings
• Provide support to colleagues also delivering advice, delivering information on key topics, participating in peer review and sharing good practice
• Maintain knowledge of HE policy, university policies and identify trends in advice cases advising elected officers and colleagues of local social policy and patterns that impacts our members
• Support the recording of engagement data with our advice service demonstrating value added through the service to students’ lives  
• Follow and provide feedback on Advice Centre policies and procedures ensuring these compliment organisational wide policies  
• Liaise with relevant University and third party advice and support services as appropriate  with particular collaboration around mental health and wellbeing
• Contribute to the maintaining and updating of our website advice pages and online advice service to support the organisation to provide an excellent advice service digitally
• Coordinating advice related projects with student volunteers as directed
• To undertake advice sessions at any University site as necessary
• Maintain awareness of own boundaries and seek support where required
• Support student focused events included Freshers and Welcome Week, working with other Union departments

To apply please visit our website and download an application pack.

Home-Start Lambeth supports families with pre-school children by recruiting and training volunteers to provide practical and emotional support for families. 

We are currently recruiting for a part-time Family Co-ordinator to lead on our Domestic Violence and Abuse work.

Our work prevents family crisis and breakdown, supports parents to develop their confidence and parenting skills, to access the services they need and to build better lives for their children. We achieve this by training local volunteers to work with local families and provide support tailored to individual family needs.

The domestic violence and abuse strand of our work supports survivors with young children through Family Co-ordinator and volunteer support. We also deliver the Freedom Programme, a programme of information and education for any woman who has experienced or is experiencing domestic abuse.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a committed, self-motivated, confident individual with strong family work credentials to lead on our domestic violence and abuse strand.

The post-holder will support families across the borough of Lambeth and work closely with the rest of the small team.

The key responsibilities of the role are:

• to manage volunteers
• to deliver targeted and meaningful support to families
• to manage and deliver the Freedom Programme to survivors of domestic abuse
• to liaise with partners and to attend multi-agency meetings

You will need experience of working with survivors of domestic abuse, experience of working with families and children under five, training and supervising volunteers, project management and reporting, and knowledge of children’s services and the voluntary sector.

You will have enthusiasm for supporting families in difficult circumstances, have a good understanding of supporting families with safeguarding issues and have a flexible and positive attitude to your work. You will be able to access safeguarding training through LB Lambeth. 

An enhanced DBS check is required for this post.

It’s important that our team represent the diversity of the borough. We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian or Minoritised Ethnic people/PoC, disabled people and marginalised groups.

To apply for this position please read over the job description and person specification and return the application form and diversity form.

Closing date: 9am, 29th March 2021

The Domestic Abuse Training Manager will manage all training and programmes delivery at Swindon Domestic Abuse Support Services (SDASS), to external organisations and partners, as well develop the knowledge of SWA staff. This role is responsible for building on already established relationships and develop new lasting relationships with partner agencies, to design and deliver training programmes to meet their needs. Ensuring that the content is relevant and up to date, feedback is collected and reported on to CEO and Trustee Board. This role will have KPI’s to achieve across the year against a budgeted of unrestricted income.

This role also oversees our Volunteer Ambassadors programme which supports SWA’s work in the Community and within key businesses across Swindon, Wiltshire and surrounding area.

The Training Manager will support the CEO to ensure that a high-quality service is delivered, service plan objectives are achieved and performance and recording requirements are met fully.

You will work as part of the senior management team and support the 24-helpline service by providing on call cover during out of normal working hours to deal with emergencies, escalating emergencies to the CEO as necessary.

Responsible to:

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Direct reports:

Volunteer Community and Business Ambassadors

Volunteer programme facilitators

Main duties:

Training and Business Development

• To oversee the day to day running of SDASS Training services to deliver a high quality service
• To develop and deliver bespoke domestic abuse training packages upon request.
• To strive for continuous improvement in service content and delivery.
• To support the internal training and development programmes during induction and throughout the year for SWA staff
• To be accountable for the SWA Ambassador Programme, across business organisations.in Swindon and the surrounding area. Working to design and deliver agreed bespoke training to their staff group. This will be against a budgeted unrestricted income stream and KPI’s.
• To maintain effective working relationships with Key Partner agencies and stakeholders, such as: Swindon Borough Council, Police, the Great Western Hospital, BaNES CCG (Bath and North East Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group), Swindon healthcare professionals and other agencies to ensure the safeguarding of vulnerable adults and children of domestic violence and abuse.
• To be aware of budgets for Training and prepare routine reports to include qualitative and quantitative data and undertake statistical analysis as required.
• To write grant applications as requested by the CEO.
• To promote the SDASS training service and respond to training requests and provide quotes.
• To support with facilitating the Recovery Toolkit programme as required.

Other:

• To undertake all management activities for direct reports and support their development
• To participate in strategic planning meetings and strategic objective reviews.
• To attend and contribute to Senior Management team meetings and weekly 1:1’s with the CEO, completing delegated actions as requested.
• Prepare monthly trustees board reports, and maintain monthly data sets for CEO.
• To support with recruitment as requested by the CEO and implement induction programmes for new direct reports.
• To support with on-call out of hours duties as required.
• To inform the CEO immediately of any breach of policy health and safety issue emergency or crisis pertaining to SDASS, this includes informing the CEO of any internal or external complaint made or any media interest.
• To uphold and always apply the SWA Confidentiality policy to ensure the safety of residents, staff, and visitors.
• To be a positive ambassador for SWA ensuring services are delivered to the highest of standards and that policies and procedures are always adhered to.
• To take appropriate action to remove or report any unauthorised visitors and ensure that security procedures are always followed.
• To attend appropriate training courses required for the post.
• To attend weekly 1:1 meeting with the CEO, and bi-monthly clinical supervision with the external supervisor.

Person Specification

Experience:

• Be IDVA/DAPA Qualified (or relevant degree/qualification)
• Practical experience of 2 years or more working within a criminal justice/women’s refuge/residential/health and/or community setting.
• A minimum of 2 years experience developing and facilitating training courses
• Experience in identifying and effectively managing risk
• Previous experience of management or senior support roles and/or a strong desire to learn
• Management qualifications would be advantageous
• Experience of working with individuals in crisis and supporting frontline workers
• Experience of working with confidentiality and adhering the professional boundaries
• Ability to liaise effectively and appropriately with key multi agency partners
• Excellent level of numeracy, literacy and writing skills
• IT skills: Office, Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Word

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Knowledge of domestic abuse, the dynamics of power and control, and the impact of domestic abuse to victims and survivors and the issues they face
• A good understanding of other relevant legislation and guidance which affects domestic abuse victims and survivors, such as criminal, civil, and family law, child protection, welfare, housing, and immigration etc.
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Excellent training facilitation skills
• Evidence of the ability to build and develop supportive relationships whilst maintaining professional boundaries
• Evidence the ability to make decisions, remain calm and work well under pressure
• Excellent time management skills with the ability to prioritise a workload effectively
• Ability to operate and maintain administrative and case management systems
• Enhanced understanding of Safeguarding, both for children and adults
• Demonstrate a clear commitment to Equal Opportunities
• Understand confidentiality, Data Protection and GDPR
• Be able to effectively performance manage and develop individuals
• Ability to appropriately challenge others as required and manage conflict
• Ability to escalate serious incidents whilst following the relevant processes

General

• Full UK driving licence and access to own transport is essential for this post
• This post will be subject to an enhanced DBS check
• This vacancy is open to females only (Exempt under the Equality Act 2010, pursuant to schedule 9, Part 1)

Closing date of 28th March however we may close earlier if we have enough suitable candidates.

Please see our Candidate Date Privacy Notice at our website: SWA Domestic Abuse, All Policies

It is essential to the development of SWA service delivery that the post holder is able to respond flexibly to changes in the requirements of this post.  This job description is therefore a guide and not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities the post holder may have over time.

Would you like to use your passion for delivering high quality visitor volunteer experiences and be at the heart of telling English Heritage's story? If so, then join our Historic Properties team across the South and play your part in helping visitors experience more of England's captivating past and preserve it for generations to come. You will be part of an organisation that is committed to ensuring our visitors leave having had a great experience and believe in a great team environment.

The role will be based within the Historic Properties Department and will cover the Paid to Enter Sites in the South Territory. Based in Battle, or your preferred location, you will be supporting sites throughout the South (East of England, London, Sussex and Kent). Travel to these sites will be essential. 

You will enable people to engage with their heritage by creating inspiring and enjoyable volunteering opportunities at our properties. Involving people in our work is a strategic priority for English Heritage - we want great people, doing great things at great places and volunteering is a mechanism that provides endless opportunities to engage people in our work – you will be leading this change in how we work.

English Heritage wants every visitor to leave one of our properties feeling that the person they interacted with made a positive difference to their experience and volunteers have a big part to play in enabling this to happen. As a territory based Volunteer Manager you will work with the property teams to identify volunteering opportunities, drive the recruitment and engagement of people to the property and support local teams to become effective volunteer managers including supporting their training and development in volunteer management. You will be responsible for recruiting a minimum of 150 volunteers (or equivalent volunteer hours) each year.

You will work closely with the central Volunteering and Participation team who will be your professional lead providing support, guidance and policy advice. Together, you will work to design and implement appropriate new offers in volunteering, with a view to diversifying the programme and ensuring it accounts for current sector trends, the needs of the local community as well as the needs of the site.

You‘ll oversee the volunteer journey including recruitment, training, support, retention and recognition of volunteers engaged in the priority properties in the territory. You will also ensure that all aspects of the volunteer programme at the properties are delivered to time, budget and quality. 

Central London, like many cities across the world, is an exciting and stimulating place. However, for some, it is a place to go when things have gone profoundly wrong and there is nowhere else. When people are on the edge, homeless, isolated and in despair there must be a place to turn. The Connection is there to be with people as they overcome that isolation, recover and move on to a meaningful, fulfilling life.

The experiences of people on the edge matter. Their story must be told to those in a position of power and influence, so that homelessness, exclusion and isolation are not acceptable features of life in the UK.

The Connection at St. Martin’s empowers those who are on the edges of society to take control of their lives by:

• Providing practical support in an active environment designed to help people to recognise their own strengths, recover from crisis and move on;

• Collaborating with others who share our vision and mission not just in London, but other parts of the UK and the world;

• Sharing our learning with others, to deepen our own understanding and create a more socially just society for those on the margins.

About the role:

The Fundraising Assistant is a new opportunity join an ambitious and forward-thinking Fundraising & Communications team. The post-holder will play a major part in the team by working across all income streams to engage and look after our supporters in order to maximise involvement with our work.

About you:

This role requires a thoughtful and ambitious individual, keen to develop a career in fundraising and get experience across a range of fundraising disciplines. We are looking for a personable and professional self-starter with strong communication skills who can help us build relationships with our donors and support them to experience the impact of their commitment to the charity. The post holder must have also strong administrative skills and be able to co-ordinate a number of important processes for the team to make us more efficient and effective. 

You may have a background in a customer service environment or experience of working in a fundraising team and/or a charity environment.  Specific work experience is not essential. We are principally looking for a candidate who can demonstrate a willingness to learn, a passion for our cause and an ability to communicate with our staff, volunteers and supporters.

So, are you interested in this rewarding role that comes with some really great benefits? To apply, please submit an application highlighting that you meet the requirements of the role set out in the person specification attached. Only candidates that provide this, and who meet the essential criteria within the person specification, will be considered for an interview.

Details of the full job description, which includes the detailed person specification and application form are attached.

We look forward to reading your application.

Closing date: Monday 22nd March – 5pm

Interview date: 1st April

Central London, like many cities across the world, is an exciting and stimulating place.  However for some, it is a place to go when things have gone profoundly wrong and there is nowhere else. When people are on the edge, homeless, isolated and in despair there must be a place to turn. The Connection is there to be with people as they overcome that isolation, recover and move on to a meaningful, fulfilling life. 

However, this is not enough. The experiences of people on the edge matter. Their story must be told to those in a position of power and influence, so that homelessness, exclusion and isolation are not acceptable features of life in the UK. 

The Connection at St. Martin’s empowers those who are on the edges of society to take control of their lives by:

•Providing practical support in an active environment designed to help people to recognise their own strengths, recover from crisis and move on;

•Collaborating with others who share our vision and mission not just in London, but other parts of the UK and the world;

•Sharing our learning with others, to deepen our own understanding and create a more socially just society for those on the margins.

CSTM helps thousands of people every year to move away from, and stay off, the streets of London. Central to our work is collaboration and partnership. CSTM is part of the Core Group of the Westminster Homelessness Partnership (WHP) (previously Westminster Homeless Action Together). WHP is a group of organisations working together to end rough sleeping in Westminster. The WHP identifies barriers to ending rough sleeping and seeks to act collaboratively to address them.

The WHP have designed the System Change project to bring practitioners from different organisations and disciplines together to systematically challenge barriers to leaving street homelessness for people with complex needs. A team of ‘systems changers’ from homelessness, health and substance misuse services will be brought together and trained in systems thinking and experimentation. They will create priorities for action with input from people with direct lived experience. The team will undertake practical action experiments to overcome systemic blockages to ending street homelessness for individuals, and overall. The System Change Coordinator will manage this project, coordinate across the ‘system changers’ team and report to a Steering Group, ensuring influence on policy in addition to practice.

This role requires someone with strong experience of working with people who are facing severe and multiple disadvantage. You must be a creative thinker who is committed to improving services and be a tenacious, committed individual with the ability to effectively manage a challenging project operating across organisational and sector boundaries. For the right person this will be a stretching and extremely rewarding role. 

So, are you interested in this rewarding role that comes with some really great benefits? To apply, please submit an application highlighting that you meet the requirements of the role set out in the person specification attached. Only candidates that provide this, and who meet the essential criteria within the person specification, will be considered for an interview. Details of the full job description, which includes the detailed person specification can be found attached.

This is a 18 month fixed term contract.

Closing date: Wednesday 24th March 2021 - 2pm

Interview date: Thursday 1st April 2021

Do you want to make a real difference by raising five and six figure gifts from charitable funders?  Do you like writing convincing cases for support and building long-term relationships? Do you want to play a key role in our ambitious new fundraising and volunteering campaign? 

We are now looking to strengthen our trusts and foundations team by recruiting a Charitable Funding Manager (CFM) to maximise philanthropic funding across the University. The role will be varied, and will involve working to achieve a financial target by proactively identifying and creating opportunities for funding from Trusts, Foundations and other charities.  The work will include writing funding proposals for our campaign themes, and supporting our regular awards and applications to a range of charitable funders. A key member of DARO’s Charitable Funding team, you will work closely with colleagues from within DARO, and with academics and Professional Services colleagues, to make new applications and to support with existing funder relationships and bids where appropriate.