Jobs in Brent

Join Different Strokes, a national charity led by young stroke survivors for young stroke survivors. There are 100,000 strokes in the UK every year, and 1 in 4 of these happen to someone of working age or younger. We aim to promote independent stroke recovery and help younger stroke survivors to reclaim their lives.

We are a small national charity that really cares about what we do. We are in an exciting period of growth and are looking to expand our team. We are seeking a passionate individual to work alongside our marketing manager.

As our Information Officer, you’ll play a vital role in developing and refining our information resources for stroke survivors and their families. Your primary focus will be to lead the creation and enhancement of our information packs, which cover a range of topics important to our community. Collaborating with team members and gathering insights from stroke survivors, you’ll ensure that our materials are accessible, informative, and aligned with our community's needs.

The role would be home based, but require regular visits to our office in Milton Keynes. Initially it is offered as 20 hours per week on a 12 month contract, but there is potential for this to be extended. The salary is £24,500 per annum pro-rata.

This role will include occasional weekend working due to our out-of-hours monitoring of our online support group.

We aim to empower and uplift those affected by stroke, ensuring they have access to practical information, emotional support, and a welcoming community. If you’re passionate about making a difference and have a knack for creating accessible, informative content, we’d love to hear from you.

To apply for this position, please send a CV, a supporting statement which addresses all criteria on the person specification, and a completed equality and diversity monitoring form. 

Applications are particularly welcome from individuals who have been personally affected by stroke.

Closing date: Monday 10th February 2025

Interviews to be held w/c Monday 24th February 2025.  Interviews will be held virtually; if you have any accessibility requirements regarding interview please let us know.

Job Overview

We are looking for an individual interested in developing a career in legacy case management and in memory giving to join our team as our new Legacy & In Mem Assistant. This role involves supporting the legacy team in all aspects of case management, managing the day-to-day administration of all in memory giving and providing excellent donor care, with a focus on establishing long term relationships to support donor engagement.

We are looking for an individual with some of the key skills and some related experience, but we are also committed to supporting learning and development in the role. This person will be part of a small but high performing team generating significant fundraising revenue from legacies and in-mem giving.

We are looking for someone who shares our values and is confident in demonstrating them through the quality of their work. You must possess the ability to show compassion and sensitivity when dealing with bereaved family members.

Purpose of role

• To directly support the legacy team in all aspects of case management
• To effectively manage the day-to-day administration of all in memory giving including donor communications and recognition to optimise funds from this income stream
• To provide excellent donor care, with a focus on establishing long term relationships to support donor engagement
• To maintain accurate records on all systems and databases.

Responsibilities

In Memory

• Provide first point of contact and ongoing (sensitive) communications for all In Memory supporters, family members and funeral directors including acknowledging donations
• Accurate recording of all income, reconciling digital and offline gifts and providing memorial fund updates
• Maximise in memory income through Gift Aid collection, encouraging repeat giving and providing excellent supporter care
• Support families where appropriate with recognition of gifts with a focus on driving them towards our online option
• Ensure efficient In Mem administration, suggesting improvements to systems
• To work effectively with the Marcomms team and assist in the development of related marketing and donor care materials including online content and the Tribute Funds platform.

Legacy

• Record new notifications of legacy gifts from the Smee & Ford notification service, solicitors and lay executors
• Ensure accurate and efficient updating of the legacy (First Class) and supporter (Donorfy) databases, together with maintaining legacy management and in memory reporting systems
• Support the administration of legacy cases, including responding to routine correspondence, acknowledging, processing and recording income and maintaining up to date records
• Efficiently manage an active caseload (primarily pecuniary) taking appropriate steps to ensure income optimisation.

General

• Work with the Finance team to ensure income reconciliation and recognition of restricted funds.
• Promote and deliver the highest standards of care, respect and support to donors, colleagues and others
• Undertake other duties as may be required and which are consistent with the nature of this role.

Experience:

• Excellent customer care, ideally delivered in a charity/care setting although we welcome candidates with other relevant experience
• Able to carry out detailed work accurately, including the management of sensitive and confidential data
• Experience of managing a range of stakeholder relationships including donors, suppliers and professionals
• Ability to prioritise workloads and manage multiple tasks whilst operating in a hybrid working environment.

Skills:

• Confident communicator with the required emotional intelligence to deliver key tasks effectively across a range of mediums and with a range of stakeholders
• Numerate with a good understanding of financial information and ability to analyse data
• Fully computer literate, working with the range of MS products within the 365/Teams environment and skilled in remote working practices.

Personal behaviours/characteristics should include:

• Self-starter who is an independent thinker
• Enjoys and embraces the opportunity for change, particularly working in a digital environment
• Able to manage own priorities as noted in a hybrid environment
• Commitment to our values, modelling those in all aspects of work

We reserve the right to update and amend this job description to ensure it accurately reflects the role. This will be agreed in consultation with the job holder.

Job Description ​​and Person Specification

Job title- Events & Marketing Manager

Reporting to – Head of External Affairs

Location – London

Hours – Full time, 35 Hours Per Week

Salary – £39,400 - £41,400 per annum

Main Purpose of this Role

The Events Manager will be responsible for delivering all FareShare events, ensuring alignment with organisational goals and delivering maximum impact. This includes fundraising and high-donor events, joint partner events, internal staff events, and political stakeholder engagements. The post-holder will be pivotal in enhancing FareShare’s profile, strengthening stakeholder relationships, and showcasing the organisation’s mission and impact.

Our Vision: A UK where “No good food goes to waste”. 

We are UK’s national network of charitable food redistributors, made up of 18 independent organisations. Together, we take good quality surplus food from right across the food industry and get it to approximately 8,500 frontline charities and community groups.  Every week we provide enough food to create almost a million meals for vulnerable people.

There has never been a more exciting time to join an organisation at the heart of public consciousness.  For more information visit our website.

FareShare is an equal opportunity employer, and we welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities and as a Disability Confident Employer, we provide reasonable adjustments.

We aim to recruit from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. If you share our values and our commitment to redistributing surplus food, come and join us!

Key Responsibilities

Event Planning and Delivery

• Plan, manage, and execute a diverse portfolio of events, including high-profile fundraising galas, joint events with partners, internal team events, and political stakeholder engagements.
• Lead on all logistical aspects of event delivery, including venue selection, supplier coordination, guest management, and on-the-day execution.
• Create detailed project plans for each event, ensuring deadlines and resources are allocated effectively.
• Develop tailored event concepts and themes that align with FareShare’s mission and objectives.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Collaborate with internal teams, including fundraising, marketing, and external affairs, to ensure events meet organisational objectives.
• Engage with key stakeholders such as corporate partners, donors, and political representatives to deliver impactful and memorable events.
• Act as the primary point of contact for partners involved in events, ensuring strong communication and relationship management.

Marketing and Promotion

• Develop and oversee marketing campaigns to promote events, ensuring maximum visibility and engagement from target audiences.
• Create high-quality promotional materials, including invitations, programs, and post-event reports.
• Work closely with the Communications and Digital teams to amplify event success across social media and other channels.

Budget Management

• Develop and manage event budgets, ensuring value for money and financial efficiency.
• Track expenditures and provide regular updates to the Head of External Affairs.
• Seek opportunities for cost-saving without compromising on quality.

Evaluation and Reporting

• Evaluate the success of events against objectives using metrics such as attendance, feedback, and ROI.
• Prepare post-event reports and share key insights with relevant teams to inform future planning.

Innovation and Development

• Stay informed about trends and best practices in event management to continuously improve FareShare’s events.
• Propose innovative ideas to enhance the impact and engagement of events.

Person Specification

Essential Experience & Skills

• Proven experience planning, organising, and delivering high-quality events, including corporate engagements, fundraising galas, and political stakeholder events.
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple events simultaneously.
• Experience working with various stakeholders, including corporate partners, donors, and internal teams.
• Demonstrated success in delivering fundraising events that have raised significant funds, ideally in the five to six-figure range.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to create compelling event materials and liaise with stakeholders effectively.
• Demonstrable experience managing event budgets and ensuring cost efficiency.
• Proficiency in event management software, project management tools, and digital platforms for virtual or hybrid events.
• Understanding of legal and ethical issues related to fundraising and event management.

Desirable Experience & Skills

• Familiarity with the charity or not-for-profit sector.
• Experience delivering virtual or hybrid events.
• Knowledge of FareShare’s mission and values.
• A degree or professional qualification in event management, marketing, or a related field.
• Experience leading community fundraising initiatives and engaging with local businesses and supporters.
• Proficiency in digital and social media marketing to promote events and engage with audiences.
• Experience managing team members and volunteers involved in event planning and execution.

Personal Attributes

• Highly organised with exceptional attention to detail.
• Creative thinker with the ability to develop engaging event concepts.
• Collaborative team player with a proactive and adaptable approach.
• Passion for social impact and FareShare’s mission to fight hunger and reduce food waste.
• A commitment to innovation and continuous improvement.

Competencies and behaviours 

• An understanding of and commitment to FareShare’s mission. 
• A commitment to Equal Opportunities. 
• Flexibility and collaborative style of working across FareShare and with all our stakeholders.

Benefits

• Hybrid / Flexible working, with regular UK travel
• 28 days’ annual leave + 8 bank holidays
• Employers pension contribution
• Employee Assistance Program
• Interest free bicycle purchase loan scheme
• Season ticket loan

About Outward

This year, Outward proudly celebrates 50 years of delivering high-quality support and care services to vulnerable people across London. For half a century, we have been dedicated to empowering individuals to live fulfilling lives, make positive choices, and embrace opportunities that matter to them.

Our journey has been defined by our commitment to engaging, enabling, and empowering the people we support. From supported living to activity centres and community outreach, we continue to evolve, innovate, and deliver services that reflect the unique needs and aspirations of those we serve.

As we mark this milestone, we remain as passionate as ever about creating inclusive environments where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.

About the Role

We are looking for Support Workers for our Autism Supported Living Services located in Waltham Forest. The service is aimed at supporting the skills building needed to increase the independence of people with autism and behaviours of concern.

We are looking for enthusiastic, creative and committed individuals to join the teams. If you feel you can bring a fresh approach, some new ideas and a commitment to supporting vulnerable people to have genuine control over their lives, play an active role in the community and develop as individuals then we want to hear from you. 

As a Support Worker your duties will include:

• Provide support to individuals in line with agreed support plans
• Coordinating packages of care and support for individuals and supporting individuals with reviews of support and any needs for long term care or support.
• Demonstrate good IT skills, and be able to record information clearly and professionally
• Good verbal communication skills; be able to liaise professionally with a range of external stakeholders, care managers, health professionals, other services and providers of support, and family members of customers.
• Delivering a service that promotes and supports choice, empowers individuals, helps people take control of their own support and care, and increases their independence and self-determination.
• Putting the person we support at the heart of your work, promoting each individual’s needs for independence, well-being and dignity
• Flexible approach to working shift patterns, which will include evening and weekend hours, and bank holidays.

Positive Behaviour Support

Outward Housing supports people who are known to present behaviours of concern by using the Positive Behaviour support model because PBS puts the person first.

PBS is pro-active and the main focus is getting the environment right for the individual, rather than responses/reactions following challenging behaviour and on better supporting the person through improving their quality of life.

PBS approaches are based on a set of values of enabling inclusion, choice, participation and equality of opportunity. PBS is about working in partnership with the person, their family, staff and professionals.

Existing knowledge/experience in following the PBS approach would be beneficial but not essential as we do provide extensive training. A shared value of understanding and supporting a person’s behaviour and finding ways to work with them to improve this is essential.

Employee Benefits

We value everything our support workers do for the people we support, so we provide a great benefits package:

· 25 days Annual Leave excluding Bank Holidays (Pro-rata for part-time)

· Computing scheme

· Credit Union scheme

· Cycle-to-Work scheme

· Death in Service Benefit

· Health Assured – Employee Assistance Programme

· Eye Care Vouchers

· Flu Jab Reimbursement

· Long Service Awards

· Pension Scheme

· Purchase Additional Annual Leave

· Refer-a-Friend Scheme

· Retirements

· Loans (Including season tickets and parking permit loans

· Blue Light Card 

Outward is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk and expects all staff to share this commitment.  This post involves working with or having access to adults at risk and/or their records, therefore we will require an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Services for successful candidates. This will be fully subsidised by Outward.

How to Apply

If you think you have the necessary skills and the right attitude please complete an Application form by following the link below. Please details how you feel you meet the requirements of the post by referring to the job description.

To Apply

The closing date for all applications is on 5th February 2025 

Interviews will be held week commencing on 5th February 2025

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

The Press Officer supports our flagship Spokesperson Network programmes, placing people in broadcast media on a regular basis,  developing and maintaining media contacts and meeting the needs of participants on the Spokesperson Network.  This means:

• Generating broadcast media opportunities for members of the Spokesperson Network in reaction to breaking broadcast news.

• Ensuring that members of the Spokesperson Network are prepared and supported for the media opportunities,

• Taking part in the training and development of people in NGOs, grassroots groups and the wider movement in their broadcast media capacity.

What you will be doing

Here are the key responsibilities of this role:

• Identify relevant stories in the news and subsequently pitch and book spokespeople into broadcast media (television and radio) and respond to media requests. 

• Support spokespeople, taking into consideration the ways in which broadcast media work interacts with peoples identities and lived experience. 

• Identifying clippable content, creating clips and posting on social media. 

• Play an active role in the wider Comms Hub, attending and feeding into key messaging and narrative development.

Who you are

You will have:

• Experience in journalism, communications, media relations or a role that incorporates these skills.

• Experience of building and maintaining relationships with journalists. 

• A proven understanding of anti-oppression work and commitment to tackling all institutional forms of oppression, bigotry and exclusion. 

• Experience working in the economic, environmental and/or social justice campaigning community in any kind of capacity. 

• Good writing and editing skills, including an eye for detail.

• Excellent interpersonal skills and communicating appropriately with different stakeholders.

• Project management experience demonstrated through being proactive and well organised, with the ability to meet tight deadlines and manage multiple priorities 

• An ability to work well under pressure, meet the demands of a dynamic organisation and accommodate changing circumstances. 

• A willingness to continuously learn and grow - with good emotional intelligence and self awareness including around your own power, and an ability to give and receive feedback well, and sit in (and encourage) healthy conflict and disagreement

• A commitment to NEON’s purpose of building the strength of movements for social, economic and environmental justice, and to learning how to align your actions with the values of NEON: solidarity; generosity and respect

Leukaemia UK – Our Charity

Leukaemia UK is growing! We are expanding our team to achieve a step-change in income, profile and impact in 2025 and beyond.

We are a ‘small but mighty’ charity with one big ambition: to stop leukaemia devastating lives. Over the next 10 years we want to help save and improve the lives of more people with leukaemia through finding and funding life-changing research and campaigning for change.

Despite progress in recent decades, someone in the UK is diagnosed with a blood cancer every 16 minutes and survival rates are among some of the worst of any cancer.  And the physical and psychological impact can be lifelong. 

Our current strategy outlines our plan to increase our investment into ground-breaking world class research and policy development focused on improving access to kinder, more effective diagnosis, treatment and care for leukaemia and other blood cancers. To do this, we are embarking on a period of significant growth, investing strategically to grow our income, profile, influence, and engagement and impact.

As we begin the fourth year of this ambitious 5-year strategy, we are seeking a talented, creative, and motivated Policy and Evidence Officer to strengthen our policy development activity.

Team

We are a close-knit team, who are all passionate about Leukaemia UK and putting those affected by the disease at the heart of everything we do.  We are all focused on “keeping it real” with pragmatic, practical solutions, as well as ensuring that our charity gets the funding it needs to continue to help those diagnosed with leukaemia and other blood cancers.

From us you can expect fun and creativity, as well as great challenge and support. We may not be about the corporate life here, but we are all about delivering exceptional expertise and making a real change to people’s lives.

Leukaemia UK and You 

We are looking for a self-motivated Policy and Evidence Officer to take a leading role in Leukaemia UK’s evidence-based policy development that will effectively enable our policy influencing work and position Leukaemia UK as the ‘go-to’ charity to improve leukaemia outcomes. The successful candidate will be an innovative, driven and forward-thinking individual with a proven track record of developing evidence-based policy positions, recommendations and solutions within the health sector.

The Policy and Evidence Officer will be instrumental in ensuring that all our plans and activities are evidence-driven and meet the needs of patients and those who care for them. The role will be responsible for developing, expanding and maintaining Leukaemia UK’s knowledge base that will help us thoroughly understand of how diagnosis, treatment and care are delivered to people affected and how this translates to patient experience and clinical outcomes. Moreover, we want to understand at a policy level the roles of the research and treatment landscapes in improving leukaemia diagnosis, treatment and care.

The successful candidate will be adept at using quantitative and qualitative research to gather intelligence, develop insights and turn them into evidence-based, solution-focused policy positions to drive our policy, health improvement, campaigning and public affairs programme. This includes gathering insights from desk-based research, patient groups, and health experts, as well as contributing our voice to drug appraisals to ensure patients benefit from the latest treatments. This role ensures that the 'patient voice' is heard, while also ensuring that the needs and priorities of individuals with leukaemia and other blood cancers are understood, represented and valued.

This role will be essential in leading our evolving work on drug appraisals to ensure that innovative treatments are approved and become available for patients with leukaemia and blood cancers who can benefit from those treatments.

This role requires the ability to engage patient representatives and a wide range of stakeholders at different levels of seniority, such as healthcare professionals, researchers and policy/health improvement experts to understand what changes are needed across diagnosis, treatment and care of those with leukaemia and other blood cancers. A strong understanding of the health policy landscape, coupled with exceptional communication skills and a keen attention to detail, is essential.

Experience and Skills

Essential

• Good experience of working in the health policy landscape
• Good experience in evidence-based policy development
• Good experience in undertaking evidence gathering exercises
• Proven experience of engaging and managing a range of external stakeholders and facilitating reference and advisory groups, including people with lived experience
• Proven experience of cross-team working
• Good time management skills, with an ability to organise own workload and respond reactively as required
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with an ability to disseminate complex information in a way that is easy to understand by a range of audiences
• Good ability to take on multiple activities and projects at the same time

Desirable

• Experience in medical charities
• Experience within cancer policy
• Project management skills
• Experience in drug appraisals

Knowledge and Personal Traits

Essential

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience in health policy or health related area
• Knowledge of quantitative and qualitative methods to develop and analyse evidence
• An understanding of the importance of engaging with people with lived experience of leukaemia and related conditions; with a view to include their insight in our work
• A high level of accuracy and attention to detail
• An understanding of health inequalities and the importance of engaging with marginalised groups
• A strong commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion

Desirable

• Knowledge of the health system and/or health policy across the UK

Leukaemia UK – Our Charity

Leukaemia UK is growing! We are expanding our team to achieve a step-change in income, profile and impact in 2025 and beyond.

We are a ‘small but mighty’ charity with one big ambition: to stop leukaemia devastating lives. Over the next 10 years we want to help save and improve the lives of more people with leukaemia through finding and funding life-changing research.

Despite progress in recent decades, someone in the UK is diagnosed with a blood cancer every 16 minutes and survival rates are among some of the worst of any cancer.  And the physical and psychological impact can be lifelong. 

Our current strategy outlines our plan to increase our investment into ground-breaking world class research and policy development focused on improving access to kinder, more effective diagnosis, treatment and care for leukaemia and other blood cancers. To do this, we are embarking on a period of significant growth, investing strategically to grow our income, profile, influence, and engagement and impact.

As we begin the fourth year of this ambitious 5-year strategy, we are seeking a passionate and knowledgeable CRM Manager to help maximise the potential of the CRM in stewarding supporters and logging and providing insights into fundraising income.

Team

We are a close-knit team, who are all passionate about Leukaemia UK and putting those affected by the disease at the heart of everything we do.  We are all focused on “keeping it real” with pragmatic, practical solutions, as well as ensuring that our charity gets the funding it needs to continue to help those diagnosed with leukaemia and other blood cancers.

From us you can expect fun and creativity, as well as great challenge and support. We may not be about the corporate life here, but we are all about delivering exceptional expertise and making a real change to people’s lives.

Leukaemia UK and You 

We are looking for a self starter who enjoys working across teams to provide solutions - there is a real opportunity here to take our fundraising CRM to the next level. You will embody our values of being curious, collaborative and bold! This role requires creativity and people skills, as well as the technical knowledge to deliver effective solutions. If you are not Salesforce Certified, we will support the successful applicant to achieve at least Salesforce Certified Administrator within the first year.

As CRM Manager you will be responsible for the integrity of the Salesforce database, ensuring data is imported and held effectively and can be used to steward supporters and stakeholders and provide insight to make important business decisions.

The role will entail some development work as well as routine tasks and the maintenance of a manual of standard operating procedures. This is an exciting opportunity to reconfigure the Leukaemia UK’s Saleforce operation to meet the needs of our varying internal stakeholders. Although this role sits within the Public Fundraising team, you will work with teams across Leukaemia UK, ensuring that we have a 360-degree view of stakeholder relationships, You will also be the direct contact with our external Salesforce consultants, who work pro-bono to support our mission to stop leukaemia devastating lives.

Skills and Experience

• At least two years Salesforce administration experience, including development work
• Experience of the not-for profit sector and fundraising CRMs
• Self-starter with the ability to self-learn and quickly master new technology
• Excellent MS Excel skills
• Confident with data manipulation and analysis
• Excellent project management skills and a positive attitude
• Confident, independent worker
• Ability to meet deadlines and prioritise simultaneous requests
• Creative and analytical thinker with strong problem-solving skills
• Effective communicator verbally and in writing, able to explain complex topics in simple language

Role specifics  

• Hours – 22.5 per week, worked over 3,4 or 5 days per week.
• 0.6 FTE (full time hours are 37.5)
• Location: We embrace hybrid working and staff are required to be in the office minimum of 2 days per month but regular office working is welcomed and we aim as a team is to work together in the office together if and when possible.
• Salary range £40,000 - £48,000 (pro rata for part time hours) depending on experience
• We are proud of our benefits – see a summary on our website under Work with Us

Applications

If you feel you have the passion for our work and the right mix of skills, energy, and flair to embrace this broad and challenging role and enable our strategy to fly, then we would love you to apply. Please also see the full job description attached to the advert. To minimise unconscious bias, we use anonymous recruitment and are unable to consider direct applications. Please apply via the CharityJob website with your CV and covering letter by midnight Sunday 2nd February 2025.

• First interviews will be held in our London office on Monday 10th February 2025
• Second interviews will be held in our London office in w/c 17th February 2025
• Our address is 26 Great Queen St, London WC2B 5BL 

I look forward to hearing from you! 

Sarah Weber

Head of Public Fundraising

Leukaemia UK – Our Charity

We are a ‘small but mighty’ charity with one big ambition: to stop leukaemia devastating lives. Over the next 10 years we want to help save and improve the lives of more people with leukaemia through finding and funding life-changing research.

Despite progress in recent decades, someone in the UK is diagnosed with a blood cancer every 16 minutes and survival rates are among some of the worst of any cancer.  And the physical and psychological impact can be lifelong. 

Our current strategy outlines our plan to increase our investment into ground-breaking world class research and policy development focused on improving access to kinder, more effective diagnosis, treatment and care for leukaemia and other blood cancers. To do this, we are embarking on a period of significant growth, investing strategically to grow our income, profile, influence, and engagement and impact.

As we begin the fourth year of this ambitious 5-year strategy, we are looking for a super organised and proactive Executive Assistant, with a passion for our cause, to support our Chief Executive Officer.

Team

We are a close-knit team, who are all passionate about Leukaemia UK and putting those affected by the disease at the heart of everything we do.  We are all focused on “keeping it real” with pragmatic, practical solutions, as well as ensuring that our charity gets the funding it needs to continue to help those diagnosed with leukaemia and other blood cancers.

From us you can expect fun and creativity, as well as great challenge and support. We may not be about the corporate life here, but we are all about delivering exceptional expertise and making a real change to people’s lives.

Leukaemia UK and You 

Reporting to the Chief Executive, the Executive Assistant will be responsible for the smooth running of the Chief Executive’s office.  You’ll ensure our CEO is prepared and has everything they need to undertake their role on a daily basis. You’ll ensure the smooth running of SLT meetings and work alongside our Governance and Operations Manager to support board meetings. As well as administrative support to the CEO you will provide administrative support to the Director of Finance and Resources, and the wider SLT as needed. 

We’re looking for someone who’s committed to contributing to the impact that our CEO has on our charity by working as part of a small team to enable them in their role. You’ll be confident and comfortable working autonomously when needed with the ability to make decisions in a fast-paced environment with conflicting priorities and pushing back when required. You’ll be skilled at building relationships across all levels and be a natural team player. Strong attention to detail, excellent planning, organisational and communication skills are key. You’ll consistently embody our values of being curious, collaborative and bold!

If, once you’ve read the pack, you feel you have the passion for our work and the right mix of skills, energy, and flair to embrace this broad and challenging role and enable our strategy to fly, then we would love you to apply.

What we are looking for in this role:

Essential Experience

• Experience working in a Chief Executive’s office – providing a diary management and administrative support as well as coordinating meetings at a senior level.
• Experience working with a senior management team and Trustees
• Experience of dealing with and managing confidential and sensitive information.

Desirable Experience

• Experience working in a charity or public sector organisation

Skills and Abilities

• Highly proficient in all microsoft365 software in particular word, excel, powerpoint and curious to test and adopt new technology to continuously evolve and improve systems and processes.
• Excellent and wide-ranging administrative, planning and organising skills, with the ability to manage and take responsibility for own workload within agreed priorities and deadlines
• Ability to work efficiently and accurately with high level of attention to detail
• Ability to use own initiative, remain calm under pressure and work to tight and changing deadlines
• Proven problem solving skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively as part of a team
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to work with information of a sensitive nature, maintain confidentiality at all times 

Job Specifics

• 30 hours per week (0.8 FTE) worked over 5 days, Monday to Friday, ideally with a 9am start time.
• Location: We are very flexible! Our offices are based in Central London, and we operate hybrid working.  In this role you are required to work from the office at least 1 day per week, aligned to the CEO’s office days. 

• FTE Salary range £32,000 - £36,000 dependent on experience (pro-rata for part time)
• We are proud of our benefits – see a summary on our website - see "Work With Us" 

Applications

If you feel you have the passion for our work and the right mix of skills, energy, and flair to embrace this broad and challenging role and enable our strategy to fly, then we would love you to apply. Please also see the full job description attached to the advert. To minimise unconscious bias, we use anonymous recruitment and are unable to consider direct applications. Please apply via the CharityJob website with your CV and covering letter by midnight Sunday 2nd February 2025.

• First interviews will be held at our London offices on Tuesday 11th February 2025
• Second interviews will be held at our London Offices on Friday 21st February 2025

Our office address is: 26 Great Queen St, London WC2B 5BL

We look forward to hearing from you! 

This is a key role within Learning and Work Institute’s research and development team, with responsibility for developing high-quality evidence and knowledge. You will play an integral role in maintaining excellence in the production of evidence and advice on learning, skills and employment. The ideal candidate will bring strong knowledge and experience of a range of statistical, analytical and evaluation techniques and an interest in the policy context for learning, skills and employment.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Undertake quantitative analysis to explore the effectiveness of different interventions and identify cohorts and areas most likely to benefit from them. 
• Support the implementation of evidence-based approaches and the development of new trials and pilots. Develop and utilise appropriate research and analytical methods and tools. 
• Develop and manage systems for gathering, recording, analysing and presenting data from a range of projects for maximum impact. 
• Contribute to the production of high-quality research, policy and evaluation reports, interpreting often complex evidence in a way that is accessible to a wide range of audiences. 
• Contribute to high quality evidence synthesis projects and evaluations to support policy makers, commissioners and practitioners to make decisions grounded in the latest, best available research. 
• Ensure research and findings are communicated to key stakeholders, including policy makers, commissioners and practitioners, in an informative and accessible way. 
• Support the design of toolkits and other dissemination products which key stakeholders can engage with and use to drive change in the way they design and deliver services. 
• Manage small projects and lead on elements of large projects. 
• Support the development and training of the wider team in collaboration with senior R&D staff. 
• Support income generation, in collaboration with other L&W staff, including contributing to the preparation of funding proposals. 
• Represent L&W at external meetings and undertake public speaking/presentations with support as necessary. 
• Undertake project administration and coordination tasks related to research activity. 
• Supervise interns, associates and temporary staff in relation to research activity, including possible line management responsibility for research interns. 
• Contribute to a positive, open and collaborative approach, operating in line with Learning and Work Institute’s core values and Staff Charter. 
• Demonstrate a commitment to equality of opportunity. 

Travel and occasional overnight stays will be required. 

About You

Essential

• Degree (in economics, statistics, research or social science with significant statistics element), equivalent qualifications or evidence of equivalent experience 
• Quantitative analysis skills, including regression, weighting, significance testing
• Skills in conducting analysis using statistical software packages such as Stata and SPSS 
• Ability to develop sampling strategies and draw samples using statistical software 
• Knowledge of large administrative and survey datasets in the areas of lifelong learning, employment and skills 
• Strong track record of organising, coordinating and managing a range of activities against competing deadlines and priorities 

Desirable

• Experience of designing complex quantitative analysis projects
• Experience of designing and analysing experimental or quasi-experimental evaluation projects (including randomised control trials, matched statistical designs, difference-in-difference designs or regression discontinuity designs) 
• Skills in designing and analysing value for money and/or economic evaluation (including cost-benefit analysis, Social Return on Investment) 
• Experience of disseminating statistical findings from research and evaluation via written reports, workshops and presentations 
• Experience of undertaking policy-related research projects, using a range of research methods

The successful candidate will have to undergo an enhanced DBS check. 

Benefits

Salary of £25,200 - £34,125 , depending on experience and location

- 31 days' holiday increasing to 33 days after 5 years’ service, of which 3 are shutdown days in addition to public holidays.

- Generous company pension scheme with 8% employer contribution

- Group Life Assurance 3*salary

- Hybrid working (with 40%-60% of your time in the office)

- Flexible working practices

- Employee Development Scheme

- Retailer Discounts

- Enhanced occupational maternity, adoption, paternity and shared parental pay

- Enhanced occupational sick pay

- Eye care scheme

- Employee Assistance & Wellbeing Programme

- Silver award in Investors in People

How to Apply

To apply, please fill out the application form and upload your CV and a short supporting statement answering the 4 questions below (no more than 250 words per question please).

1. Please tell us what attracted you to the researcher role at Learning and Work Institute. When answering this question, explain why you are interested in L&W in particular, and the attributes you bring to this specific role and the organisation.
2. Please outline your key research and analytical skills and capabilities, providing examples of how you have used them. When answering this question, explain how your skills and capabilities meet the job description and person specification. Examples should be detailed and include key considerations that you took into account when applying your skills and capabilities.
3. Please describe a time that you had to work as part of a team to deliver a project, and your role in delivering the project. When answering this question, explain the aspects of the project that you had responsibility for, how this related to the wider project and the steps you took to ensure there was effective teamwork and the project was successfully completed. Consider the key aspects to effective teamwork, and how these are demonstrated by your example.
4. Please tell us about a time you managed/coordinated a project or piece of work. How did you ensure that it was completed to time and quality expectations? When answering this question, explain the steps you took when managing/coordinating the project or piece of work, how you planned and prioritised tasks and the time required to complete them, and the outcome you achieved by doing this successfully.

Applications will only be considered when submitted with a CV and supporting statement.

The closing date for applications is: 2nd February 2025

L&W is passionate about equality and diversity, it drives our organisational values and mission, and we are particularly keen to receive applications from all under-represented groups in society.

High Value Officer
Home based, remote working 
£28,000 pa plus excellent benefits
35 hours per week

The High Value Officer for our Fundraising team will focus and lead on supporting the Trusts and Major Donor teams with postal and electronic mailings; keeping the CRM up to date; supporting the Prospects Research Manager with initial research, identifying new opportunities and sources of funding; streamlining administrative systems and processes; creating purchase orders and invoices; supporting the Special Events Officer with setting up webinars.

This is a great role, offering opportunities in several High Value fundraising teams. You will get to use your administrative skills across a range of activities and also develop your research skills when looking at prospects and supporting the Corporate team in their due diligence work.

You will: 

1. Support the team with various CRM system processes, and ensuring records are accurately updated.

2. Support the Prospect Research Manager to identify new opportunities and sources of funding.

3. Streamline and managing electronic folders

4. Create purchase orders and invoices

5. Support the Trust and Major Donor teams with mailings (postal and electronic).

You will have good organisation and administrative skills. Having good time managements skills and being able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously will be key to making a success of this role. You will also have excellent IT skills.

We are RNID: the national charity supporting the 18 million people in the UK who are deaf, have hearing loss or tinnitus.

Together, we will end the discrimination faced by our communities, help people hear better now and fund world-class research to restore hearing and silence tinnitus.

We work with our communities and partners across industry, government, charity, education and more to change life for the better.

RNID has a proud history and big ambitions. We’re focused on making the greatest impact possible across the whole of the UK. We champion the latest technology and the opportunities it brings. We also know the value of a friendly face in local communities to support people where they need it most.

We champion the value of difference and equality and celebrate our diverse and inclusive workforce. We actively encourage applications from eligible candidates from BAME backgrounds or who are deaf or hard of hearing. With almost 20% of our employees having a disability we proudly hold Disability Confident Leader status and guarantee an interview for disabled applicants meeting the minimum essential criteria.

Closing date: 26 January 2025
Interviews: w/c 3 February 2025

Training and Engagement Lead (National)

Location: Sussex and London (with travel across England and Wales as required)
Salary: £32,500 - £34,000
Hours: 35 hours
Department: Training & Development
Job Type: Full time
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract

ABOUT US

HERSANA CIC is a non-profit organisation providing tailored support to Black femmes who have faced all forms of gender-based violence (GBV). Our commitment lies in offering a unique service shaped by and for Black femmes, ensuring a holistic approach to addressing the intersectional needs of Black women, Black non-binary people, and Black trans individuals who identify with and feel safe within femme-led spaces. 

Our vision as an organisation and for our community is that one day we will live in a society where Black femmes feel confident in reporting their experiences, accessing holistic support services, and being believed, empowered, and supported on their journey to recovery. 

Our mission is to create wholistic, gender-specialist, culturally specific and trauma-informed safe spaces for Black women and girls affected by or at risk of gender-based violence across England and Wales, as well as campaign to eradicate violence against women and girls in all its forms. We aim to centre Black femmes in every narrative and to provide these services in a safe and Black femme only environment. 

Over the years, our service has sought to support and empower Black femme survivors to cope and build resilience, be better informed, reduce the risk of further victimisation, improve health and wellbeing, and receive the right support. HERSANA provides advocacy services to clients who have experienced or are at risk of all forms of GBV. Our Independent Domestic and Sexual Violence Advocates and dedicated team offer holistic support to survivors navigating the criminal justice system, housing, health, and other immediate and long-term needs. 

As a leading expert on violence against women and girls, HERSANA provides accredited and tailored training to a wide range of statutory professional services and workshops to schools, colleges and community groups. We use the knowledge gained through working on the frontlines with clients to advocate for national and local policy change, to improve outcomes statutory guidance for Black femme victims and survivors of GBV. We build evidence through key pieces of research. We push for legislative change, improved statutory guidance for victims, and better understanding of the needs of Black femmes around the country. We equally contribute to ongoing research and knowledge development on Black femme specific subjects. These resources reflect our dedication to enhancing understanding, support, and empowerment within our community. Additionally, we provide in-person and online therapeutic support to our service users in Sussex, Surrey, and London. 

Our daily work aims to contribute to and create value within the sector, ensuring Black femmes are not just accommodated but become principal players in the design, delivery, and access to support services.

Safe spaces designed by us, for you and with you in mind and at the forefront.

BEING A TRAINING AND ENGAGEMENT LEAD AT HERSANA 

As an experienced Training & Engagement Lead you will work within a dynamic, fast paced team to engage organisations and upskill professionals that work with women and girls on the topic of Harmful Practices (HP) and Gender-based Violence (GBV). You will find creative ways of engaging Black women and girls who have experienced or are at risk of experiencing gender-based violence and abuse and support them in accessing (HERSANA's) long-term specialist services.

You will ideally hold a Training accreditation and have an excellent understanding of Harmful Practices and its effects on women and girls, and of best practice within the VAWG sector. As an experienced advocate who has worked with complex and multiple needs, you will help survivors to receive both physical and psychological support and ensure that professionals understand the effects of and their duties towards those at risk of all forms of gender-based abuse. Experience of direct work with femme survivors of Harmful Practices is essential for this post, as is the desire to ensure that affected communities have an equal voice in the design and delivery of support services in Sussex.

You will be highly organised, self-motivated, and passionate about ending gender-based violence and creating safe spaces for survivors. You will have a "can-do" approach and demonstrable commitment to HERSANA's feminist approach to supporting Black women and girls to be safer.

You will receive training and support for this role, as necessary.

HOW TO APPLY

To apply, you’ll need to complete the Application Form, including the Equal Opportunities Monitoring Section. When completing it please relate your application to the requirements stated in the attached person specification, as shortlisting for interview is dependent on the extent to which your application matches these. We are unable to accept CVs. We are accepting application from Sussex and London.                             

The deadline for applications is Saturday 15th February 2025.

Benefits: 25 days holiday per year, plus UK public holidays. Flexible working. 5% employer pension contributions. Learning and development. Retailer and restaurant discounts.

REF-219078

Independent Gender-based Violence Advocate

Location: Sussex and London
Salary: £27,000 - £30,500
Hours: 35 hours per week
Department: Advocacy
Job Type: Full time
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract

ABOUT US

HERSANA CIC is a non-profit organisation providing tailored support to Black femmes who have faced all forms of gender-based violence (GBV). Our commitment lies in offering a unique service shaped by and for Black femmes, ensuring a holistic approach to addressing the intersectional needs of Black women, Black non-binary people, and Black trans individuals who identify with and feel safe within femme-led spaces. 

Our vision as an organisation and for our community is that one day we will live in a society where Black femmes feel confident in reporting their experiences, accessing holistic support services, and being believed, empowered, and supported on their journey to recovery. 

Our mission is to create wholistic, gender-specialist, culturally specific and trauma-informed safe spaces for Black women and girls affected by or at risk of gender-based violence across England and Wales, as well as campaign to eradicate violence against women and girls in all its forms. We aim to centre Black femmes in every narrative and to provide these services in a safe and Black femme only environment. 

Over the years, our service has sought to support and empower Black femme survivors to cope and build resilience, be better informed, reduce the risk of further victimisation, improve health and wellbeing, and receive the right support. HERSANA provides advocacy services to clients who have experienced or are at risk of all forms of GBV. Our Independent Domestic and Sexual Violence Advocates and dedicated team offer holistic support to survivors navigating the criminal justice system, housing, health, and other immediate and long-term needs. 

As a leading expert on violence against women and girls, HERSANA provides accredited and tailored training to a wide range of statutory professional services and workshops to schools, colleges and community groups. We use the knowledge gained through working on the frontlines with clients to advocate for national and local policy change, to improve outcomes statutory guidance for Black femme victims and survivors of GBV. We build evidence through key pieces of research. We push for legislative change, improved statutory guidance for victims, and better understanding of the needs of Black femmes around the country. We equally contribute to ongoing research and knowledge development on Black femme specific subjects. These resources reflect our dedication to enhancing understanding, support, and empowerment within our community. Additionally, we provide in-person and online therapeutic support to our service users in Sussex, Surrey, and London. 

Our daily work aims to contribute to and create value within the sector, ensuring Black femmes are not just accommodated but become principal players in the design, delivery, and access to support services.

Safe spaces designed by us, for you and with you in mind and at the forefront.

BEING AN INDEPENDENT GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE ADVOCATE AT HERSANA 

As an experienced IGVA you will work within a dynamic, fast paced, crisis intervention, advocacy and support service to ensure the voice of Black femme survivors informs every stage of the process. Working as part of a team you will support a range of clients, making proactive contact and providing high quality advocacy and support which is led by client needs and risk assessments. We have a strong commitment to community and partnership working which means you may also have the opportunity to get involved in delivering training and outreach work.

You will ideally hold an ISVA and/or IDVA accreditation and have an excellent understanding of gender-based violence and abuse and its effects on women and children, and of best practice within the support sector. As an experienced advocate who has worked with complex and multiple needs, you will be skilled in risk management and safety planning, remaining calm in a crisis and in handling sensitive information daily. Experience of direct work with Black femme survivors of abuse and of working within safeguarding procedures is essential for this post, as is the need to adopt and promote a strong partnership approach to service provision.

You will be highly organised, self-motivated, and passionate about ending gender-based violence and creating safe spaces for Black femmes. You will have a "can-do" approach and demonstrable commitment to HERSANA's feminist approach to supporting Black women and their children to be safer.

You will receive training and support for this role, as necessary.

HOW TO APPLY

To apply, you’ll need to complete the Application Form, including the Equal Opportunities Monitoring Section. When completing it please relate your application to the requirements stated in the attached person specification, as shortlisting for interview is dependent on the extent to which your application matches these. We are unable to accept CVs. We are accepting application from Sussex and London.                             

The deadline for applications is Saturday 15th February 2025.

Benefits: 25 days holiday per year, plus UK public holidays. Flexible working. 5% employer pension contributions. Learning and development. Retailer and restaurant discounts.

REF-219077

Therapy Coordinator

Location: Hybrid working – HERSANA Offices (Crawley and Croydon) 1 day per week and homeworking (with travel as required)
Salary: £45,000 per annum
Hours: 35 hours per week
Department: Clinical
Job Type: Full time
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract

ABOUT US

HERSANA CIC is a non-profit organisation providing tailored support to Black femmes who have faced all forms of gender-based violence (GBV). Our commitment lies in offering a unique service shaped by and for Black femmes, ensuring a holistic approach to addressing the intersectional needs of Black women, Black non-binary people, and Black trans individuals who identify with and feel safe within femme-led spaces.

Our vision as an organisation and for our community is that one day we will live in a society where Black femmes feel confident in reporting their experiences, accessing holistic support services, and being believed, empowered, and supported on their journey to recovery. We envision a society where support services, policies, and communities work together to provide compassionate, culturally informed care and where every Black woman can find the resources she needs to rebuild and thrive.

Our mission is to create wholistic, gender-specialist, culturally specific and trauma-informed safe spaces for Black women and girls affected by or at risk of gender-based violence across England and Wales, as well as campaign to eradicate violence against women and girls in all its forms. We aim to centre Black femmes in every narrative and to provide these services in a safe and Black femme only environment. Over the years, our service has sought to support and empower Black femme survivors to cope and build resilience, be better informed, reduce the risk of further victimisation, improve health and wellbeing, and receive the right support. HERSANA provides advocacy services to clients who have experienced or are at risk of all forms of GBV. Our Independent Domestic and Sexual Violence Advocates and dedicated team offer holistic support to survivors navigating the criminal justice system, housing, health, and other immediate and long-term needs.

As a leading expert on violence against women and girls, HERSANA provides accredited and tailored training to a wide range of statutory professional services and workshops to schools, colleges and community groups. We use the knowledge gained through working on the frontlines with clients to advocate for national and local policy change, to improve outcomes statutory guidance for Black femme victims and survivors of GBV. We equally contribute to ongoing research and knowledge development on Black femme specific subjects. We push for legislative change, improved statutory guidance for victims, and better understanding of the needs of Black femmes around the country. These resources reflect our dedication to enhancing understanding, support, and empowerment within our community. Additionally, we provide in-person and online therapeutic support to our service users in Sussex, Surrey, and London. Our daily work aims to contribute to and create value within the sector, ensuring Black femmes are not just accommodated but become principal players in the design, delivery, and access to support services

BEING A THERAPY COORDINATOR AT HERSANA

As an experienced Therapy Coordinator you will manage the delivery of and hold clinical responsibility for developing our adult and young people therapy service in London, Surrey and Sussex. The successful candidate will hold a counselling/therapy qualification and will have at least 2 years post-qualification experience of working with people affected by gender-based violence/abuse. You will also hold a BACP, UKCP or HCPC accreditation and have a depth of knowledge, understanding and experience of trauma informed therapeutic support, safeguarding and possess good all-round IT skills.

You will have experience of recruitment, induction, training and line management. You will have experience in delivering clinical supervision or be a skilled and experienced manager who demonstrates a commitment to Black feminist principles and has demonstrable experience of implementing these principles. If successful, you will also be part of the HERSANA Management Team which has operational responsibility for the day-to-day management of HERSANA and its services, in order to meet the aims and objectives of the organisation.

You will be highly organised, self-motivated, and passionate about ending gender-based violence and creating safe spaces for survivors. You will have a "can-do" approach and demonstrable commitment to HERSANA's feminist approach to supporting Black women and girls to be safer.

You will receive training and support for this role, as necessary.

HOW TO APPLY

To apply, you’ll need to complete the Application Form, including the Equal Opportunities Monitoring Section. When completing it please relate your application to the requirements stated in the attached person specification, as shortlisting for interview is dependent on the extent to which your application matches these. We are unable to accept CVs.                                           

The deadline for applications is Saturday 15th February 2025.

Benefits: 25 days holiday per year, plus UK public holidays. Flexible working. 5% employer pension contributions. Learning and development. Retailer and restaurant discounts.

REF-219075

Smart Works is a dynamic, high profile and fast-growing UK charity that dresses, coaches and empowers unemployed women for success at their job interview. After visiting Smart Works, 63% of clients secure a job within a month.

The Smart Works service is delivered in London, Manchester, Stockport, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Newcastle, Reading and Leeds. Over the past eleven years, Smart Works has helped over 40,000 women. It is our mission that any woman who needs our service should be able to find her way to a Smart Works centre.

In April 2022, Smart Works launched a Three-Year Plan that will see the charity double the number of women helped annually from 5,000 to 10,000 women a year. We are on track to achieve this by expanding the reach of our existing centres and opening new centres in areas of need including Bristol; set to open in early 2025.

About this role

We are recruting for two Stock Room Assistants, one based in our North London centre in Islington and one based in our South London centre in Croydon. Each role would be contracted for 20 hours per week on a 12 month fixed term contract. 

As a Stock Room Assistant, you will be joining our Wardrobe team to assist in delivering a high quality service to every woman we help, and ensuring the best possible use of wardrobe donations.

You will work directly with the Smart Works Group Head of Wardrobe who has 20+ years of experience in visual merchandising, design, partnering with retailers, and wardrobe management. This role will suit anyone who is organised, practical, and has an appreciation of fashion or an interest in working in the charity sector.

The successful candidates will be involved in;

• Processing clothing donations received, including sorting, steaming, and hanging to ensure the dressing room and wardrobe are well stocked.
• Curating sale stock for office/centre pop ups, managing sale stock levels and keeping an up-to date inventory for all events.
• Overseeing visual merchandizing standards and presentation throughout the dressing areas.
• Managing the rota for the regular team of wardrobe volunteers, onboard and train new volunteers.
• Liaising monthly with regional centres to coordinate HQ stock support where possible.
• Supporting for our fundraising sales.
• Supporting with preparation of stock for all clothing sales, including pricing and organising.

How to Apply

Please head to our website to view the full job description and then please submit a CV and a cover letter by 5pm on Sunday 19th January. Your cover letter should detail the skills and experience you have and why you want to work for Smart Works. Your application should be addressed to Victoria Mullin, Head of Wardrobe.

An in person interview will take place in South London on 22nd January and in North London on 23rd January. 

If you require any reasonable adjustments or alterations for the application and recruitment processes, please head to our website to find contact details. 

Smart Works is committed to best practice employment practices, including reducing the burden for those seeking work. Smart Works will therefore reimburse reasonable costs of travel to interviews if required.

At Smart Works we will apply suitable measures to keep your information secure in accordance with our Privacy Policy (a current version of which is available on our website).