Jobs in Cobham

About us

We’re Breast Cancer Now, the research and support charity. We’re the place to turn to for anything and everything to do with breast cancer. However you’re experiencing breast cancer, we’re here. 

The brightest minds in breast cancer research are here. Making life-saving research happen in labs across the UK and Ireland. Support services, trustworthy breast cancer information and specialist nurses are here. Ready to support you whenever you need it. Dedicated campaigners are here. Fighting for the best possible treatment, services and care for anyone affected by breast cancer.

About the role

Breast Cancer Now’s life-saving research and essential support services are only possible because of our amazing supporters. The supporter experience manager will help to ensure all Breast Cancer Now supporters have brilliant experiences with us. This means supporters are thanked properly, kept up to date about the impact of their support and given interesting, relevant opportunities to support again. This varied role will work with teams across the organization to share supporter insight, embed best practice, and create consistency. You’ll be leading mystery shopping, running workshops with teams and creating resources. Your role will have a particular emphasis on working to make sure individual giving supporters are well looked after.

About you

The successful candidate will be passionate about championing supporters’ wants, needs and preferences, advocating for supporters to be considered at every turn. You’ll have worked on activities to improve supporter or customer experience previously, whether in a charity or company. You’ll be confident in managing projects which involve multiple teams, and most importantly you’ll be able to get people excited about experience.

Job description and benefits

Please download the job description and our attractive benefits package.

Primary location of role and hybrid working

This role is primarily based in our Cardiff, Glasgow, London or Sheffield office. Our hybrid working model allows you to work up to 3 days per week at home.

When applying

We hope you choose to apply for this role. To support your application, you’ll be asked to submit your anonymised CV and a supporting statement. Please refer to the essential criteria on the person specification and clearly provide as much information as you can with examples, to demonstrate how and where you meet the criteria. If you’ve any immediate questions please contact us. 

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

We’re committed to promoting equity, valuing diversity and creating an inclusive environment – for everyone who works for us, works with us, supports us and who we support.

Closing date 9am on Friday 9 August 2024

Interview date Week commencing 19 August 2024

Are you driven by social justice issues? Do you want to help people people disenfranchised and stigmatised as a result of their circumstances?Have you completed your LLB, GDL, or SQE1, and have at least 06 months’ experience in providing social welfare legal advice and casework in crime, housing, benefits or debt. then maybe this role is for you!

We are looking for a Legal Adviser to join our social justice legal team and will be required to deliver a minimum of 2 services through our in-person and ‘virtual’ legal services to clients attending alcohol/drug treatment centres, homeless day centres, and sexual health clinics. The legal advice, assistance and representation we provide has a particular focus on debt, housing including homelessness, and welfare benefits. The post holder will also be required (after a period of induction and/or training) to provide advice on Release’s national legal helpline pertaining to the criminal law and the criminal justice system related to drugs offences, and broader legal advice through our new Harm Reduction Hub drop-in service. In addition to the delivery of legal services, the postholder will also be required to assist with the policy work undertaken by the organisation.

We are also developing an immigration service which will be available from early 2025 and will be available to a limited number of host services initially. We have been successful in tendering for legal aid contracts for Community Care and Public Law from September 2024, and there may be opportunities for the post holder to work within these in the future.

MAIN OBJECTIVES

• To deliver, under supervision, high quality legal services to clients at centres in the London area, and with training deliver our 'virtual' legal outreach service to clients.
• To provide advice, casework and (where appropriate) representation in the category of welfare benefits, housing and debt.
• To provide legal advice on the national helpline and through the Harm Reduction Hub to those impacted upon by the drug laws or have legal problems due to their drug use.

If you think you have the drive and enthusiasm then this could be for you!

Our client, an ambitious and professional leading body is seeking a strategic Project Manager to join their learning and skills department temporarily. Join them in their mission to encourage the potential of physics for the benefit of all by step in and leading strategic projects that address the urgent skills gap in physics-powered sectors and contribute to pioneering advancements in the physics community!

This role involves growing and widening expertise, influencing networks, and forging impactful partnerships. You'll collaborate with internal teams across England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, and engage with external stakeholders at senior levels to drive positive change.

If you're passionate about creating a diverse and skilled physics community, help shape the future of physics and apply today! Immediate start!

Role: Project Manager (Learning and Skills)

Organisation type: Professional Body/Charitable Organisation

Salary/day rate: £260 - £400 day rate (depending on number of days)

Working arrangements: Part time - 2/3 days per week (flexible, can spread days over week)

Location: Predominantly remote working, occasional visits to London-based office

Employment type: Temporary basis - immediate start!

Context of the role:

• Support the organisation's future long-term strategy to make physics accessible to all by addressing skills shortages.
• Work within the Skills team to meet current and future needs in physics-powered sectors.
• Provide project leadership cover for the Skills team leader, driving strategic projects.
• Collaborative and build strong working relationships with internal teams across the UK and Ireland and external stakeholders at senior levels.
• Lead the delivery of a major project focusing on skills challenges in semiconductors, quantum technologies, and photonics.
• Champion initiatives that promote reskilling, upskilling, and inclusivity in the workforce.
• Influence networks and build consensus to encourage partnerships for impactful outcomes.
• Enhance internal expertise and influence in the physics community to drive meaningful change.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaboratively scope and manage projects that contribute to achieving our skills objectives.
• Align and support skills-focused work across organisation's departments in Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Ireland, ensuring consistency and synergies.
• Allocate funds and manage budgets for projects and activities.
• Identify and build relationships with key partners to enhance project impact.
• Work effectively within the organisation's matrixed team, shaping priorities and developing integrated plans across related programs.
• Lead and oversee core skills projects, managing delivery risks, milestones, and impacts.
• Support coordination of skills-related activities across national and regional teams in England.
• Manage major national activities and relationships with skills stakeholders and partners.

The successful candidate:

• Strategic thinker with the ability to identify opportunities in a complex stakeholder and policy environment.
• Decision-making and project activities based on solid evidence.
• Inspiring leader and excellent project manager, able to promote cooperation and achieve collective goals.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication, influencing, and cooperative skills.
• Skilled at building relationships and connecting with various stakeholders.
• Ability to start quickly with a strong understanding of the skills landscape and how to drive impactful change.

Knowledge or understanding of physics-powered sectors is a plus but not essential and/or knowledge or experience in the membership/charity/education sector or organisation of a similar nature.

How to Apply:

To apply for the Project Manager role, please reply and upload your CV quoting reference 81357SOH and we can provide more information to you.

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.

EduSpots is an innovative, dynamic, and community-driven UK and Ghanaian registered charity which connects, trains, and equips voluntary community educators to drive community-led change through education spaces named ‘Spots’. Our vision is of our world where communities unite to create the futures they want to see, through education.

Since 2016, through collaborating with over 300 local volunteers, who take a central leadership role in the development of the network, we have supported 50 communities in creating and running community-led and owned education spaces named ‘Spots’’. Together, we are developing a model for a community-led education space with accompanying network engagement that could have global relevance. Read our model of change document here. 

Our Ghanaian-based team creates collaborative learning opportunities through three leadership programmes for volunteers: the Ignite, Catalyse and Inspire Mentoring Programmes. These enable the Catalysts to lead DigLit, EduSTEM, EduKidz and Ignite Equity clubs, alongside locally designed education projects, reaching over 10,000 students of all ages annually. Read our 2023 Impact Report here.

We are in an exciting period of our development, having more than doubled our income, programme breadth and reach in the last year. We have been recently selected for two accelerator programmes, who are supporting us as we consider the scaling potential of our model. 

We won the Tes International Award in 2018 and the Big Give Supporters’ Choice Award in 2022, and we were recently selected as a finalist for the Their World Scale-Up Innovation Prize. In 2021, our Founder was a Finalist in UNESCO-backed The Varkey Foundation’s $1 million Global Teacher Prize.

We are excited by our future. 

About this role

Following the significant development of EduSpots’ income and activities in the last year, we are looking for an experienced finance and operations professional to provide exceptional support to the Chief Executive Officer, Head of Development, and Head of Operations (Ghana-based) to ensure the development of robust financial and operational systems, policies and processes. 

The candidate can work from any location, but will have a strong knowledge of UK law and charity accounting in an international development charity context. You will be a self-starter, able to work independently on tasks assigned, whilst proactively suggesting improvements to our systems, policies and wider strategic development. 

We are looking for a team player with a genuine desire to contribute to greater educational equity, with a strong personal alignment to our organizational values of teamwork, care, play, passion, community leadership and sustainable impact. 

Main duties and responsibilities 

• Work with the UK Finance Officer (volunteer) and Ghana based Finance Manager and Head of Operations to oversee global finances, so that consolidated management accounts and donor financial reports can be produced.
• Support with the roll-out of new accounting software and reviewing intercompany financial processes to ensure accountability and compliance with recognised accounting standards.
• Support with bank account management and reviewing funds transfers.
• In future, possibly manage staff payroll, including tax and pension contributions.
• Oversee the onboarding and screening of new staff, contractors or volunteers in the UK and other locations outside Ghana, including reference checks, criminal records checks, preparing contracts, etc.
• Review and keep organisational policies and procedures (including staff handbook) up to date, staying abreast of any changes in the wider external legal and operating environment. 
• Monitor compliance to organizational policies and escalate compliance and operational risks to the CEO. 
• Monitor and renew insurance cover.
• Support with other tasks related to finance and operations as time permits.

Personal Specification 

Knowledge & Experience

• Qualification in accounting, or working towards one.
• Experience working on finance within an international NGO.
• Knowledge of governance requirements within a UK charity, and of working in compliance with the Charity Commission of England and Wales.
• Experience developing organisational policies and procedures.
• Experience in recruitment and some knowledge of good HR practice.

Personal Qualities & Skills

• A genuine commitment to educational equity and community-driven change.
• Outstanding organisational and time management skills.
• Proactive and able to work to maintain a high standard of performance with minimum supervision in an impact-driven environment.
• Excellent numeracy and analytical skills, able to manage complex spreadsheets, systems and databases.
• Strong communication skills, with an ability to build strong working relationships with people from diverse backgrounds, with an openness to new ways of working.
• A team player with a belief in the value of collaborative approaches to learning.

Please send a tailored covering letter and updated CV addressed to the CEO by Sunday 18th August with a hope to meet shortlisted candidates for a first-round interview shortly afterwards, with a planned start date in September. 

This job description will be reviewed annually and may be subject to amendment or modification at any time in consultation with the post holder.  It is not a comprehensive statement of procedures and tasks but sets out the main expectations of the role.

EduSpots is committed to the safeguarding of children. Appointment will be subject to child protection screening appropriate to the post.

We are recruiting for a Bid Development Officer to join our Development team; the scope on this job involves….

Job Title: Bid Development Officer

Location: London, Hyrbid
Salary: £33,188 per annum
Contract type: Permanent, Full-time

Hours: 37.5

We want kind and empathic people to work at Refuge, who believe in equality,  diversity, and inclusion, are experts in their area of knowledge, want to make a  positive difference and improve the lives of the women and children we support. 

This is an opportunity to join Refuge as a Bid Development Officer to provide support and co-ordination working alongside Refuge’s senior bid development officers. Key to this role is supporting the team to prepare for bid opportunities for new and existing services.  

This post is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.

Closing date: 9am on 12 August 2024

Interview date: 19 & 23 August 2024

Benefits

Refuge offers a variety of exciting opportunities to learn, develop and grow in your career. We recognise the value everyone brings to the organisation to achieve our aims and are dedicated to developing and rewarding our staff. More details of our benefits can be found in Job Information Pack.

Looking for an opportunity to step up as a Senior Partnership Development Manager to start securing exciting & significant new partnerships, all whilst working for an incredible national children’s charity? Look no further – We’re thrilled to be partnering with Barnardo’s as they seek a Senior Partnerships Development Manager to join a dedicated team to ultimately protect, support and nurture children and young people.

As Senior Partnership Development Manager, you will be key in driving the growth of new and existing business in the Fundraising Team, achieving income growth targets, and managing corporate relationships. You will also be responsible for motivating a team of 3 managers and actively develop strategies and business systems to support a high quality of professional service.  

To be an excellent Senior Partnership Development Manager, you will need:

• Experience of developing & building profitable client/donor relationships within large & complex organisations
• Experience managing a small team
• Experience of securing high value and complex partnerships

Salary: £43,000 - £50,000
Contract: Permanent Full time
Location: Homebased (UK)
Closing date: 14^th August

If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call Jake on 02030 062787 or email your interest along with your CV to [email protected]

Ashby Jenkins Recruitment is a specialist charity recruitment agency, we use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable roles. We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment, working ethically, and supporting people to find their perfect role within the not-for-profit sector.

We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here.

If enough applications are received the charity reserves the right to end the application period sooner.
 

Closing Date: 1st September 2024

This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-growing and influential charity on a 12 month fixed–term contract (maternity cover) in a senior leadership role. 

We’re looking for an experienced health, social care and public policy leader to inspire Parkinson’s UK’s policy, campaigns, education, professional engagement and service improvement and grants teams, working with colleagues across the External Relations directorate to develop our staff to their full potential.

About the role 

You’ll inspire, challenge and lead the Policy & Health Strategy teams to improve public services for people with Parkinson’s - across areas such as timely access to high quality NHS services, access to medications, access to research opportunities, and improved benefits and employment support. You’ll work closely with people affected by Parkinson’s, health care professionals and other partners to influence decision makers across Whitehall, Westminster and local health systems. 

You’ll oversee an annual budget of around £5 million, and a team of 45 people.

Please follow this link, or open the attachment on our website to see the team!

This role is offered on a 12 month fixed-term contract for maternity cover. 

What you’ll do:

• Create an environment in which the Parkinson’s Excellence Network flourishes, working closely with the Clinical Leadership Team, developing the Network to drive up standards of care for people with Parkinson’s. 
• Work with the Director of External Relations to carve out new areas of influence over decision makers, nationally and locally, to improve public services for people with Parkinson’s.
• Ensure that the voice of people affected by Parkinson’s is at the core of our policy, campaigning, service improvement and professional education work, and help amplify their needs in the media as a spokesperson.
• Position the Excellence Network as sector leading with key decision makers in health and social care, maximise funding opportunities and embed the Network and Parkinson’s UK services as key partners in the health and social care sector. 

What you’ll bring:

• Authentic and inspirational leader who successfully motivates teams and a strategic thinker with proven experience of translating concepts into practice. 
• Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills, with the ability to position yourself as an opinion leader within relevant communities. You will ideally have experience as a media spokesperson or be open to media training and opportunities.
• Substantial leadership experience in health and social care or public policy, and in developing professional networks and partnerships to support improvements in care and services. 
• In-depth understanding of the landscape of health and social care delivery, education and workforce development across the UK, and of the digital health innovation landscape and how it can be used to lever change.

This is an exciting time for Parkinson’s UK and we would love you to join us!

Please apply by sending us your CV, together with a supporting statement demonstrating how you meet all the criteria of the role, as stated in the "What you'll bring" section of the job description.

As well as flexible working hours, this role is offered on a flexible contract giving you the opportunity to also work from home. You’ll be required to cover your own travel expenses to the office.

The interview for this role will be held in person on 20 September. To help prepare for the interview, shortlisted candidates will be invited to meet (virtually) staff, people with Parkinson’s and health care professionals in w/c 09 September.

Anyone can get Parkinson’s. It’s vital that the people who work for Parkinson’s UK are representative of our diverse community. We actively encourage people from all sections of the community to apply, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, age, disability, sexual orientation, or religion.

Role Title:  Supporter Contact Officer-

Salary: £35,326 pro rata

Location: London

Tenure:  Temporary 6 months

ActionAid UK is a member of the ActionAid Federation, an international charity that works with women and girls living in poverty.    As part of the ActionAid Federation, we work with women and girls, our partners, and dedicated staff in 43 countries to end violence and fight poverty so that all women, everywhere, can create the future they want.   

Are you a keen advocate of women and girls’ rights in emergencies? 

Do you have experience providing  exceptional customer service?

Would you like to work as part of a passionate, dynamic, and forward-thinking non-profit Supporter Contact Team?

Then we'd love to hear from you! 

As a Supporter Contact Officer you will be joining an incredible team that acts as the first point of contact for existing and potential supporters - whether that’s by phone, email or social media. The Supporter Contact Team ensures existing and potential supporters receive great customer service, whilst facilitating continued interest and connection between supporters and the vital work that we do! This may take the form of: processing payments, maintaining supporter records, managing enquiries and providing information about ongoing appeals, campaigns and child sponsorships. 

Building rapport with supporters and upselling donations and marketing various donation options and products will be a key element of the position as will maintaining supporter records, managing enquiries and providing information.

You will be responsible for:

Being the voice of ActionAid, building rapport and working with colleagues across the organisation to resolve supporter queries and problems 
Providing information about ongoing appeals, campaigns and child sponsorships 
Processing payments and looking into transactions 
Maintaining supporter records and recording communications
Discussing the work of ActionAid and our range of products 
Handling complaints and complex queries 

Due to the nature of this role, the successful candidate will be asked to participate in criminal records checks at the point of offer. 

Additional Information: 

Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Belonging: 

Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging are key to our organisational culture.  We are on a journey to become not only an anti-racist organisation but one that proudly celebrates the diversity of all applicants and employees.  We look forward to you bringing your full self to work, proudly sharing your unique perspective and helping us to shape our combined future. We especially welcome applications from those from underrepresented/marginalised communities. 

AAUK is a disability Confident Committed organisation and as such any candidate that declares a disability will be shortlisted for interview if they meet the essential criteria for the role. 

Referencing and Safeguarding: 

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include safeguarding, criminal records and terrorism finance checks. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures. 

ActionAid UK is committed to preventing any form of sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse (including child abuse and adult at-risk abuse) and responding robustly when these harms take place. We expect all ActionAid UK Staff and ActionAid UK Representatives to share this commitment. We will not tolerate our Staff or other representatives carrying out any form of sexual harassment, exploitation or abuse towards anyone we come into contact with through our work. 

Working practices: 

ActionAid is committed to supporting flexible working. If you would like to discuss flexible working options, including the possibility of a job share for this role, there will be space to do so during the interview process.   

ActionAid UK has a hybrid working policy for many of our roles.  The requirement will vary from team to team and the responsibilities of individual roles.  As a minimum, all colleagues are expected to attend the office 12 days per year, plus additional time for induction, training, and “Company Connection days.”  Some roles may require in-office attendance on all days and if so, these will clearly be marked as in-office roles.   

Please note that ActionAid UK does not offer fully remote working options.  We encourage you to discuss hybrid working expectations at interview. 

Recruitment Processes: 

Please note that ActionAid UK may review, shortlist and interview candidates prior to the closing date so we encourage all candidates to apply as soon as possible.   

If we receive a very high response, we may close the vacancy early and will not accept further submissions.  

About the role

Join the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) as a CRM Migration Project Lead and play a pivotal role in enhancing our membership systems. In this dynamic role, you will lead the migration of our CRM system, ensuring it meets the needs of our members and aligns with the College's strategic goals. Your responsibilities will include liaising with users, leading the Staff Portal workstream, and managing stakeholder engagement to deliver a successful CRM implementation.

Responsibilities:

• Represent Users and advocate for user needs throughout the project, ensuring solutions align with their requirements
• Lead the Staff Portal Workstream working closely with Business Analysts and Business Systems Analysts
• Coordinate User engagement and facilitate user representation across teams
• Foster strong relationships with internal teams and key stakeholders to gather feedback, address concerns and ensure alignment with project objectives
• Recommend process enhancements based on feedback and evaluation to improve CRM effectiveness and efficiency.

For the full list of key responsibilities please check the recruitment pack.

About you

You will be a proactive and detail-oriented project management professional with a comprehensive understanding of CRM systems and background in managing complex projects. Your excellent communication skills and ability to engage with diverse stakeholders will be crucial to your success in this role.

Requirements

• Demonstrable experience managing a portfolio of work and prioritising actions effectively
• Familiarity with CRM systems and their application in membership management
• Proven track record of chairing meetings and/or workshops
• Strong project management skills, including the ability to coordinate multiple work streams and address project risks and issues
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.

Our culture and benefits

As a valued member of the team, you will be located in our stunning offices close to Borough Market. We offer a friendly; values led working culture with an excellent benefits package that includes:

• Agile and flexible working
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and office closure from 25 December to 1 January
• Up to 10% employer pension contribution after probation
• Enhanced wellbeing and family leave and pay policies
• Interest-free bike and season ticket loans after probation
• Tailored Learning and Development and study leave
• Affinity staff networks
• Free lunch in our beautiful Union Street building
• Employee assistance programme
• Life assurance and income protection schemes
• Lifestyle discounts

For a full list of the benefits we offer, please visit our careers site.

How to apply

• Closing date: 10.00 am on Monday 5 August 2024
• Interviews will be conducted in the week commencing 12 August 2024

We believe that diverse teams will deliver the best outcomes for women's healthcare and we strive to be an inclusive employer. We are therefore looking for candidates whose backgrounds, experience and identity enhance the diversity of our existing team. We are particularly encouraging applications from underrepresented groups at the College such as those from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds and those with a disability. To find out more, please see our Diversity Policy and Equal Opportunities Policy.

We are only accepting applicants with a right to work in the UK; we are unable to sponsor people requiring a work visa.

About us

The RCOG is a professional membership association dedicated to improving women’s health care across the world. We do this by setting standards for clinical practice, providing doctors with training and lifelong learning, and working with partners to advocate for women’s health and health care across their life course. We are a global leader in this specialist area, supporting 16,000 members in the UK and internationally.

We are a values-led organisation placing high standards, innovation, openness, inclusiveness and trust at the centre of all we do.

Harris Hill are thrilled to be working with a social welfare charity that is looking for an Account Executive (New Business).

Title - Account Executive (New Business)

Salary - £32,041

Working 1-2 days in their London Office near London Bridge and Borough

Closes - 31st July 9am - please send your CV and Cover letter to me by then.

What is the role?

They are seeking a new Account Executive to help grow the membership of Employers for Carers. This is an income generating role as part of the charity’s earned income stream and sits within the Income Generation and Communication directorate.

The Account Executive will:

• Research, identify and prospect corporate businesses for new business sales
• Liaise with and provide support to existing clients, grow client prospects, and assist relationship building through active client engagement.
• Provide related events, communications and administrative support.
• Target to bring in is £50,000 - £70,000
• It is a great role for people who want to get into the Charity sector and to use their sales and relationships skills.

What is the team like?

It is a brilliant culture that is super supportive on you hitting your targets and will up skill you in the space. Lots of people that work there get promoted, so there is lots of internal potential too. Joining a team of 4 in this area into a larger fundraising team of 25+

What they are looking for?

- Ideally someone from a sales or relationship building background - can be in the charity or out of sector. Great option to get into the charity world.

- Ideally someone who enjoys researching and speaking to people on the phone.

- You will be selling a service not a product - much more strategic and interesting.

If you would like to receive a full job description for this role with details on how to apply, please contact Hannah Laking at Harris Hill:

Hannah Laking: | 020 7820 7331

Closing date for applications: 9am 31^st July  - CV and Statement needed

As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.

Learning Facilitator

We are looking for an experienced learning facilitator to design and deliver learning programmes utilising high-level people skills, facilitation skills and a coaching approach to ensure entrepreneurs have a transformative and valuable experience.

This is a remote role offering flexible working, with part-time hours considered and an amazing benefits package.

Position: Learning Facilitator

Location: Remote (North & Midlands)

Hours: 35 per week/flexible working, typical hours 9am-5am or 10am-6pm. We would be willing to consider a part-time role for the right candidate

Salary: £31,160 - £34,050 pro-rata (depending on experience)

Contract: 12 months, fixed-term

Closing Date: Thursday 8th August at 9:00am. We are shortlisting on a rolling basis and they role may close sooner than advertised

Interview Date: Friday 16th August

The Role

This crucial role provides the interface between the organisation, stakeholders and the entrepreneurs, providing a learning experience that meets entrepreneurs where they are at, helping to reveal what they don’t know and explore, and develop, what they do.

You will design, plan, and recruit social business leaders for high quality learning programmes, supporting them to start, develop and scale organisations that have social benefit whilst also contributing to their personal development as leaders of change.

This is a remote based role, requiring working from home approximately 50-70% of the time per year with travel in the North/Midlands regions of approximately 30% per year. 

About You

With knowledge of the social enterprise, charity, and business sector, you will be able to curate and tailor learning programmes to meet the needs of each cohort. You will have the ability to engage with programme contributors, and design and deliver high-level themed interactive sessions to meet those needs. You will have an awareness of different learning styles and be able to adapt learning sessions to meet those needs.

You’ll have a track record of supporting leaders and/or their ventures to thrive through interventions such as coaching and innovative workshops, experience in producing digital content to support similar aims and knowledgeable about different (social) enterprise business models.

You will succeed in the role if you believe in the potential of social entrepreneurship to create social change and are willing to work collaboratively as part of a fun yet focused team.

About the Organisation

Helping 1,000 people a year develop the skills, strengths and networks they need to tackle society’s biggest problems, the charity run courses that equip people to start, scale and strengthen organisations that make a positive difference. This is not a traditional school, learning is inspiring, action-based and accessible, supporting people in other ways too, such as funding and mentoring.

Working here is engaging, exciting and demanding. If you are someone who enjoys creating solutions and contributing your ideas, you’ll enjoy working here.

Benefits include:

• 25 days’ annual leave (pro-rata) + UK bank holidays
• 5% employer contribution to your pension
• Learning & development opportunities
• All staff have access to Wisdom, an employee wellbeing app
• Opportunities to train in First Aid and Mental Health First Aid
• Wellbeing initiatives hosted by our Wellbeing Committee
• Free eyecare vouchers
• Regular online socials & weekly catch-ups
• Team away days twice a year
• Flexible working is welcomed!
• Teams based around the UK (as well as in India)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Annual season ticket loan

If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment processes, including assistance with reading this page, please let us know

The organisation is committed to eliminating discrimination and actively encouraging diversity amongst the workforce by developing a staff team that mirrors the rich diversity found in the student population. The charity will not discriminate with reference to age, gender, sexual orientation, race, colour, religion, marital status or disability. However you identify, we would like to hear from you. In this commitment to continue to diversify teams, freelance staff and programmes.

You may have experience in other areas such as Learning, Learning and Development, Teaching, Learning Facilitator, Learning and Development Facilitator, Teaching Facilitator, Learning Programme Facilitator, Programme Facilitator, Education Facilitator.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.

Unfortunately, due to our limited capacity we are unable to provide feedback to candidates not shortlisted for interview.

Engagement Officer

Salary: £27,029 to £29,159 (pro rata), with an 8% pension contribution

Contract: Fixed Term to 31 May 2025, possible extension. 0.5FTE (17.5 hours per week)

 Location: Office in Guildhall, remote working, and outreach work

 Responsible to: Thames Programme Manager

 What does Thames21 do?

 Thames21 is one of London’s leading environmental charities and its work on rivers and landscapes across London and the Thames Basin builds climate resilience, biodiversity and connected communities. It supports the relationship between communities and their rivers while aiming to deliver powerful social impacts like improved wellbeing, community cohesion, and greater equality of access to good quality green-blue spaces.

Job Description

Purpose of the job

We are seeking a skilled engagement officer to work on our projects in London and the Thames Basin. This role offers an opportunity for the post holder to make a difference to diverse areas of London, with differing challenges and an array of ambitions.

The key skill for this role is being able to connect with and bring people together. The project relies on creating strong networks of local institutions, such as schools and local authorities; grassroots organisations and groups; community leaders and representatives from the public and private sectors, including councillors and politicians.

The key value for this role is curiosity. Being able to ask questions, listen and encourage people to get involved in whatever way they are able, will help you succeed.

You’ll thrive in this role if you are able to see the strengths and assets of communities and individuals and find space for them to flourish. By working together with local people in diverse communities beside waterways you will establish a new and positive ongoing relationship between Londoners and their blue spaces.

A typical day is likely to involve keeping on track with what’s happening across each area, meeting with key partners, being alert to upcoming network meetings, or delivering community events or activities. You might be working from home, or out of our offices in Bow or Guildhall, or working with a community group or local organisation or institution, including schools, co-producing an engagement event.

You might be posting on social media or updating the web page. You may be working on strategic long-term plans on how to share the learnings from the project. You’ll be thinking both big and small on any given day!

Diversity

We primarily serve a London community, and we would love our organisation to better reflect the diversity of this great city. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. Being a diverse and inclusive organisation is very important to us. We actively encourage applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences. This role is primarily about community engagement. For that reason, while an interest in environmental issues is a bonus, it is not required for the role.

Main duties and responsibilities

1. Plan, support and deliver a range of activities to engage local communities and build connections between them and blue spaces. Raise awareness and respect for the river and water environment, including Thames riverbank and foreshore, adhering to Thames21’s health and safety policies.

2. Compile area profiles, identifying key stakeholders from public, private and third sectors. Work with stakeholders, including schools, to ensure understanding of the programme and the opportunities available.

3. Work with local community organisations and representatives to open dialogue with residents about local perceptions, connections and interest in the river and co-produce an engagement programme that will lead to a better understanding of the environmental issues that affect blue spaces; improve community wellbeing and explore cultural connections to rivers.

4. Carry out robust monitoring processes, including gathering feedback from partners and participants and regularly evaluate the effectiveness of projects. Collaborate with colleagues to inform a relevant programme of activities that will engage a wider diversity of Londoners with the Thames.

5. Work with Thames21’s Comms Team to promote projects, celebrating achievements and learnings; and collate and contribute content for the webpage.

7. Contribute to internal quarterly reports and annual reports to funders.

8. Represent Thames21 at community events, activities and partnership meetings.

9. Maintain clear records of progress, ensure all administration and statistical information is kept, and regularly upload information onto the Thames21 database.

10. Attend Thames21 Team Meetings and liaise with Thames21 staff.

This job description cannot cover every issue or task that may arise within the post at various times. The post-holder will be expected to carry out other reasonable duties from time to time which are broadly consistent with other Thames21 activities and with those in this document.

 Person Specification

 It is essential that in your application you give evidence or examples of your proven experience in each of the following criteria.

 Experience:

· Experience of working with a broad range of community groups, volunteers and private and public sector organisations.

· Experience of organising safe and successful events and activities with community groups and grassroots organisations from conception through to delivery and evaluation.

Ability:

· Excellent communication skills, using good listening skills, curiosity, empathy, and tact to build positive, trusted relationships with individuals, grassroots groups and community organisations.

· Ability to be resilient and manage a demanding workload with enthusiasm and self-motivation.

· Ability to work alongside residents to “work with”, not “do to”, following the principles of co-design or co-production of services.

· Current driving licence and willingness to drive a van to and from various sites across London, if required

Knowledge:

· A strong interest in the environment and an understanding of environmental issues.

· Knowledge of community engagement methodologies as a means to build social connections, confidence and local pride.

· Knowledge of using monitoring and evaluation techniques and methods in practice.

Ethos:

· Commitment to, and understanding of, diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace and when providing a service to the public.

· Commitment to the values of Thames21 as set out in our five-year plan

Additional Information

· The post holder must be willing to occasionally work in the evening and at weekends.

· 25 days paid annual leave are available pro rata plus public holidays. In addition, theThames21 office is closed between Christmas and New Year.

· Thames21 operate a flexitime system of working.

· Thames21 have an ‘Auto Enrol’ Workplace Pension Scheme with NEST.

· 24/7 access to our employee assistance programme.

· Laptop & Mobile phone for company use.

 To apply for this position, please email a copy of your CV and a short covering letter and apply via the Charity Job button.

• Closing date: 5pm on 14 August

• Interviews: 22 August

We appreciate the time you will have taken to apply to this role, and we do appreciate that it is disconcerting when you don’t hear back from a role you have applied for. However, due to the high number of applications we expect to receive, we are unable respond to or give feedback on individual applications, but we do want to be able manage expectations. Therefore, if you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion.

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Charity People is excited to be working with the brilliant SolarAid in the recruitment for a Website and Digital Fundraising Manager. A unique role that will have a huge impact on the fundraising team, reporting to the incredibly passionate Head of Supporter Growth.

Job Title: Website and Digital Fundraising Manager

Location: Remote working with travel to the London Office once a month

Contract: Permanent and full time

Salary: £38,588 - £44,363 per annum

About the organisation

Established in 2006, SolarAid is a UK based, international charity dedicated to bringing solar power to rural communities in sub-Saharan Africa.

Currently, there are nearly 600 million people in sub-Saharan Africa living without electricity. When the sun goes down at night, families are reliant on dangerous and expensive forms of lighting, such as candles and kerosene lamps.

Together with their social enterprise, SunnyMoney, SolarAid are pioneering innovative enterprise programmes that tackle poverty and climate change by providing access to clean, safe solar light to homes, clinics and schools. To date, they have distributed over 2.3 million lights, directly impacting over 11 million people.

Families across the continent can now rely on safe, renewable solar lights as the sun sets, but there is still a long way to go to achieve universal access to energy, and Solar Aid are stepping up our efforts to ensure communities otherwise left behind will have access to solar energy, creating instant sustainable change for people and the planet.

About the role

SolarAid have a small but very loyal base of individual supporters providing £1 million a year in donations, from sums of a few pounds to major gifts and, increasingly, legacies. Attracting donations from individuals that we wish to grow. This role will be important to help enable that.

The main purpose of the role is the management of the website and digital campaigns that support fundraising activities both online and offline

The total fundraised income is around £2.5 million, including corporates, and grants from foundations who also will check out our website.

Responsibilities:

• Management of the website and digital campaigns that support our fundraising activities both online and offline.

Projects within the first 12 months would include:

• Review the existing website and lead on a project to transition to a new platform, including seeking a provider and implementation
• Review and improve the online giving experience
• Potentially recruit a digital content role to provide relevant content to engage our audiences

Website and back-end

• Main responsibility for the technical back-end functionality of the SolarAid website, working closely together with the Digital Communications Manager who leads on content and front-end.
• Managing the relationship with SolarAid's web-agency, scoping, and leading development projects.
• Mainly responsible for website security and integrity, certificates, updates and plugins.
• Analytics and reporting
• SEO optimisation
• Donation functionality and platform integrations to continuously improve the supporter experience
• Website policies such as GDPR

Digital fundraising support

• Work closely with colleagues to understand and ensure the best possible supporter experience and journey
• Email Marketing
• Mailchimp email copy, setup and send
• Email analytics and reporting
• Supporter journeys for new and existing
• Google Grant setup and reporting
• Social media advertising
• Shopify for the online shop

About You

This is a great opportunity for an able and enthusiastic Digital Fundraising Manager, looking to progress to the next step in their career. You will have the following skills and experiences;

• Proven Website management experience, excellent knowledge of working in CMS systems and leading on more complex back-end and development projects.
• Proficient in effectively using data analysis tools (Google Analytics, Tag Manager) and user experience optimisation tools (HotJar), to inform future website project to optimise traffic and experience
• Email marketing experience, proficient in using proficient in using MailChimp and/or DotDigital, writing copy and setting up more complex email journeys
• Digital Fundraising experience, with a track record setting up digital advertising, a
• Experience producing budgets, reporting variances against the plan and re-forecasting
• Experience in using mass-email software, ideally Mailchimp

To kickstart the application process, please contact Seema Choudhury at Charity People today with your CV or profile. We are committed to providing equal opportunities and welcome candidates from diverse backgrounds. If you require any assistance or adjustments during the application process, please don't hesitate to reach out.

Communications and Fundraising Coordinator

The new role of Communications and Fundraising Coordinator will be the first role in PDA Society which is exclusively dedicated to increasing our sustainability.

Position: Communications and Fundraising Coordinator

Location: Home-based with occasional prearranged in-person meetings

Hours: Part-time, 30 hours per week (hours may be worked flexibly over a minimum of 4 days a week)

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £15.87 an hour (Actual salary £24,757 - FTE £28,883)

Benefits: 4% employers' contribution to pension (can be uplifted to 6% with increased employee contributions), truly flexible working in an organisation that understands and values neurodivergence and carers responsibilities.

Closing date: 5pm on 14th August

Interviews: 27th August 2024

About the role:

Supported by our Communications and Community Manager, you will play a key part in our fundraising and communications and developing how we talk about the impact of our work.

Key areas of responsibility include:  

· Ensure our social media and email communications are welcoming, informative and useful for the PDA community.

· Build relationships with trusts and grant-giving organisations and write successful funding applications that help us to grow.

· Develop the communications around our training offer and demonstrate to different audiences how our training could help them with the challenges they are facing.

· Grow the number of individuals who make regular donations by developing the journey people take to become donors and ensuring that all donors know the difference they are making through their generosity.

· Provide digital support and stewardship for community fundraising events, making sure that people who raise money for us feel valued and know the difference they are making.

About you:

We're looking for an excellent communicator and copywriter who is confident crafting engaging messaging for various audiences, has incredible attention to detail, and cares about the difference we are trying to make as a charity. You’ll be able to work autonomously in a remote environment, and in exchange, you’ll get to work with a friendly and supportive team who will be committed to seeing you thrive.

We welcome applications from individuals with experience in fundraising, communications, and marketing, or candidates who have relevant transferable skills. The first stage of the application is anonymous and allows you to demonstrate the skills you would bring to the role.

About the organisation:

The PDA Society is the only specialist PDA charity in the UK.  We provide information, support and training about PDA for individuals, families and professionals. Our goal is to try and make life better for PDA people and their families – we believe that happy, autonomous lives are possible. Our strong commitment to research underpins every step we take towards improving understanding, support and outcomes for PDA people in the future.

You may also have experience in areas such as: Communications, Marketing, Marketing and Communications, Fundraising, Campaigning, Digital Marketing, Digital Communications, Communications Officer, Marketing Officer, Marketing and Communications Officer, Fundraising Officer, Digital Marketing Officer, Digital Communications Officer, Fundraising, Fundraiser.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.