Are you ready for a new challenge? Would you relish the chance to become part of a successful forward-thinking organisation? 

This is a really exciting new role to take the lead on corporate fundraising within Stick ‘n’ Step.

You will maximise current potential through excellent stewardship of our existing partners. You will lead on securing new corporate partnerships, you will build brand-new relationships from scratch, including strategic partnerships and Charity of the Year campaigns. Taking ownership of the corporate income stream, you'll have plenty of autonomy to be creative in terms of trying fresh things and leading new campaigns.

We would welcome applications from candidates who are target driven, with strong corporate fundraising experience or from a corporate sales background, who want to use their skills to make a real difference to the lives of the children and families that we support.

If you are an enthusiastic and energetic individual, a natural networker and compelling communicator who enjoys working in a team environment to achieve outstanding results then we would love to hear from you!

Interviews will take place on Thursday 20th February. 

About us: 

Stick ‘n’ Step provide free conductive education sessions to children with cerebral palsy. Our support improves mobility, independence and boosts self-confidence, enabling each child to reach their personal potential.

“We work together to help everyone achieve their full potential while having fun”.

We provide vital support to over 100 children and their families from our centres in Wallasey and Runcorn. Our Runcorn centre opened in the summer of 2017 enabling us to reach out to more families across the North West of England. This is an exciting time to join Stick ‘n’ Step and we are looking for someone who has the passion and motivation to contribute to our dynamic organisation.

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full time, 35 hours a week

Location: Can be based in any of our UK offices

We are looking for a Senior Head of Group Risk & Assurance to work with and support the Group General Counsel on matters across The Prince's Trust and its charitable subsidaries working internationally. As a senior member of the Legal, Governance & Risk Team, and of the wider management of The Trust, you will provide stategic leadership across The Trust and the wider international group. You will work closely with trustees, senior management and the CEO's across the world to build a robust risk management culture into all that we do for young people.

We are looking for someone who is proactive and enjoys enthusing colleagues about good risk management, someone with a keen interest in what we do and a desire to understand how colleagues work, and how they can help our colleagues do their job even more briliantly than they already do!

To learn more about this role, please go to our website and download the job description.

The Prince's Trust is a youth charity whose mission is to help people transform their lives by developing the confidence and skills to live, learn and earn. This year we will support more than young people through a range of proven programmes, with three in four achieving a positive outcome!

We have a bold ambition to extend the reach and impact of our work and help one million more young people transform their lives over the next ten years. Our job is to inspire them, support them and release their potential, so that they can thrive and society can prosper. We will focus on innovation, to ensure we adapt and remain relevant in a rapidly changing world. We owe it to ourselves and the young people we serve, to do the best work of our lives and to help give them an increasing stake in our economy and society. They are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.

The Prince's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are committed to equality and believe in building a diverse organisation that is representative of and responsive to the needs of our young people and stakeholders.

A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES:

We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We'll be in touch directly if we need you!

This is an interesting and varied role which will provide you with an opportunity to work at the heart of a thriving and well-respected local charity that transforms the lives of local people with a learning disability. We are looking for a highly skilled and personable Administrator to provide administrative support to the office team of five, as well as day-to-day reception and office management. We are looking for someone who is flexible and doesn’t mind making a brew for visitors one-minute and reconciling finances the next.

As the first point of contact in many cases, you must possess and exhibit the organisation’s core values:

- Openness

- Honesty

- Collaboration

- Courage

- Empowerment

You must be comfortable with competing workloads, deadlines and using your own initiative to solve problems and improve processes. Excellent IT skills is a must!

To apply, please submit a CV and covering letter, outlining how you meet the Job Description and Person Specification. We will not consider applications with a CV only. The deadline for applications is 9am on Friday 21st February. If interested in a part-time post, please specify what hours you would be interested in.

Interviews will be held on Wednesday 26th February.

If you have any questions or want to discuss this role, please get in touch.

We have a part time vacancy for an information line worker in our head office at Warrington. Key duties will involve taking & processing referrals to our service.  If you have the following skills we would really like to hear from you.

Total hours are between 20 to 25 and will be worked Monday, Tuesday's, and Saturday mornings and one early evening. There is some flexibilty with core hours

• Excellent IT literacy skills, including Word, Excel, Database input and Email
• Excellent telephone skills
• Excellent organisational skills
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to organise own workload
• Able to understand and work within a framework of confidentiality
• Previous experience of dealing with vulnerable callers

Please send us your CV showing how you meet the above criteria.

Fundraising Assistant

You will join a dynamic fundraising team to assist with projects and activity to help achieve the annual targeted budget specifically through assisting their events programme. The role will support the Events Team in delivering high quality events, designed to both raise funds but also recruit individual and family supporters to the organisation. This role also forms part of the charity’s growth programme to recruit new supporters through new and existing methods as well as supporting the creation of new fundraising events and partnerships.

Fundraising Assistant Responsibilities:

- Based in Head Office Liverpool but working on projects across Liverpool and outside the North West.
- Manage all aspects of Spring Trail and Santa Sing-along taking full responsibility for both events which are Liverpool based family events.
- To research potential venues, suppliers, sponsors and participants.
- To assist in arranging meetings, building relationships and selling event concepts and involvement opportunities to prospective individuals and companies.
- Dealing with supporter and supplier enquiries and providing excellent customer service and administration.
- Events support and assistance, and attendance at all times including out of hours work.
- Adhere to the highest standards of fundraising best practice as set out in the Institute of Fundraising’s Codes of Practice.

Fundraising Assistant Requirements:

- Numerate and literate, preferably educated to at least A level standard.
- Knowledge of the principles of good donor management or customer care.
- Understands principles of relationship building.
- Experience of working in events in a paid capacity.
- Experience of working with volunteers and / or community groups.
- Ability to write copy for presentation documents, letters and website use.
- Driving licence.
- Able to work evenings and weekends and required.

About our client:

Our client is the only UK charity solely dedicated to lung cancer.

Every year, over 46,000 people in the UK are diagnosed with lung cancer. It is the UK’s biggest cancer killer – killing more people than breast, prostate and pancreatic cancer combined.

For the last 30 years, our client has supported those living with this awful disease as well as funding vital research into early detection, so people have the best chance to survive.

Location: Liverpool, Merseyside L3 9LQ

Job type: Full Time, Permanent, 34 hours per week

Salary: £14,000 to £18,000 per annum

You may have experience of the following: Events Fundraising Officer, Events Fundraising Assistant, Fundraising Coordinator, Charities, Not for Profit, Fundraiser, Marketing, Business Development, Donor Management, Third Sector, Fundraising Assistant, etc.

Ref: 91583

Support Worker

As a Support Worker you will work as a team in our residential home to support 4/5 young people in our clients care. You will follow individual care plans for the young people with the aim to help them move onto independent living in the future. You will support with their therapy, plan social and leisure activities, give medication and complete associated paperwork. You will be supported by a multi-disciplinary team including Nurses, Psychologists and Psychiatrists to ensure we achieve the best possible outcomes for our young people.

The role is challenging but also extremely rewarding and you will have the real opportunity to make a difference to therr young peoples lives.

Support Worker Requirements:

You do not require any previous experience for this role however we do require you to be compassionate , calm, resilient and to understand the issues and challenges their young people face. You should be IT literate as there is a requirement to update online care records. You must also thrive in a team environment and be flexible with the ability to work a 7 day rota, completing early and late shift patterns alongside 1 sleep ins (usually 1 per week) for which an additional payment is made. Having a driving licence is not essential but it is beneficial to help transport our clients young people to appointments and activities. The use of a house pool car is provided for this.

Our client operates a safer recruitment process and as part of this process the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

They are an equal opportunities employer who values diversity and positively encourages applications of all ages from all sections of the community. As an employer we are also committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all their staff.

They reserve the right to bring forward their closing date, without notice in the event of high volumes of interest.

About Our Client:

Our client provides residential services for young people and young adults aged 16-30 years old who have been discharged from psychiatric inpatient stays or secure children’s homes. Their aim is to support the young people using an innovative therapeutic approach and least restrictive practice to enable them to live in a non-secure community setting and to achieve their individual goals in preparation for transition to adult life. Their “no restraint” policy allows for more respectful and thoughtful relationships with young people and avoids traumatisation and consequent escalations in risk.

Location: Warrington

Job type: Full Time, Permanent, 37.5 hours per week, Full and Part time opportunities available

Salary: £18,603-£20,344.82 per annum (£9.54-£10.43 per hour) dependent on experience

Benefits: 28 days holiday including bank holidays rising to 35 days with increased years service, Paid 2 week full induction before you start, Opportunity to complete your Level 3 Lead Adult Care Worker qualification, Excellent career progression, Paid enhanced DBS check, Enhanced Company Pension Scheme, 24 hr Employee Assistance Programme and counselling, Free onsite parking, Life Assurance, Online discounts, Refer a friend scheme where we pay £500 for every friend you refer, Annual paid Summer and Christmas parties, Length of service awards.

If you have a passion and commitment to work with young people and make a difference to their lives please apply now for a link to our online application pack.

Closing Date: 21st February, 2020

You may have experience of the following: Support Worker, Care Worker, Care Assistant, Healthcare Worker, Healthcare Assistant, Community Support Worker, Disability, Disabilities, Care Staff, Charity, Charities, Not for Profit, NFP, Third Sector, etc.

Ref: 91546

Mae gennym gyfle gwych i ddarparu arweinyddiaeth ar gyfer elusen flaenllaw yn eu swyddfa Cymru.

Swydd: Rheolwr Polisi a Phartneriaethau Strategol

Lleoliad: Swyddfa Cymru, Rhuthun

Oriau: 37 awr yr wythnos

Cyflog: £ 32,000 - £ 37,500

Contract: Parhaol

Buddion: Byddwch yn cael 25 diwrnod o wyliau â thâl (yn codi i 29 diwrnod gyda chynyddiadau gwasanaeth) ynghyd ag 8 gwyl banc, Cynllun Pensiwn Personol, Cynllun Arian Parod Gofal Iechyd, Cynllun Gostyngiad Ar-lein, Rhaglen Cymorth i Weithwyr, Cynllun Dyfarniadau Staff, Cynllun Tâl Salwch Cwmni,

Dyddiad Cau: 10fed Chwefror

Dyddiad Cyfweld: 19eg Chwefror

Mae swyddfa Cymru ein cleientiaid yn swyddfa ar gyfer Cymru gyfan a chefnogir hi gan Lywodraeth Cymru. Fel cynrychiolydd cenedlaethol meithrinfeydd, maent yn darparu cyswllt strategol rhwng y Llywodraeth ac ymarferwyr rheng flaen a lleoliadau blynyddoedd cynnar, gan ganolbwyntio ar y nod a rennir o bolisi ac arfer da sy’n gwella canlyniadau i blant.

Maent wedi ymrwymo i gefnogi nodau Llywodraeth Cymru o fynd i’r afael â thlodi a datblygu a chryfhau ei chefnogaeth i ddarpariaeth meithrinfa ddydd ledled Cymru.

Y Rôl

Bydd y Rheolwr Polisi a Phartneriaethau Strategol yn darparu arweinyddiaeth i swyddfa Cymru wrth gyflawni eu nodau cyffredinol. Mae'n bodoli i ddarparu'r cyswllt strategol rhwng swyddfa Cymru a rhanddeiliaid allweddol yn Llywodraeth Cymru, partneriaid allweddol yn sector y blynyddoedd cynnar, awdurdodau lleol a sefydliadau cenedlaethol eraill. Bydd y Rheolwr Polisi a Phartneriaethau Strategol yn gweithio i sicrhau datblygiad cynaliadwy tîm Cymru a gwella enw da a pherthynas y sefydliad â phartneriaid a darparwyr blynyddoedd cynnar ledled Cymru.

Amdanoch chi

Fel Rheolwr Polisi a Phartneriaethau Strategol byddwch yn gyfathrebwr rhagorol gyda'r gallu i arwain tîm a chydweithwyr ar draws sefydliad i sicrhau canlyniadau. Bydd gennych:

• Gradd anrhydedd da neu gyfwerth

• Gwybodaeth dda o'r sector blynyddoedd cynnar a gofal plant.

• Dealltwriaeth o'r hyn yw ansawdd da yn y blynyddoedd cynnar a gofal plant.

• Dealltwriaeth o'r fframwaith rheoleiddio ar gyfer blynyddoedd cynnar yng Nghymru.

• Profiad o weithio ar lefel gynghori / rheoli uwch yn y sector addysg, gofal plant neu sector cysylltiedig.

• Dealltwriaeth o'r Llywodraeth a pholisi lleol yng Nghymru.

• Arddangos y gallu i ddatblygu strategaeth.

• Profiad o waith amlasiantaethol.

• Profiad amlwg o waith datblygu prosiect.

• Profiad o ddatblygu, ysgrifennu a chyflwyno ceisiadau prosiect.

• Profiad a hygrededd wrth weithio gydag awdurdodau lleol gan gynnwys profiad o gynllunio strategol a rheoli prosiectau.

• Dealltwriaeth drylwyr o ffynonellau cyllid posibl ar gyfer sefydliadau datblygu'r trydydd sector neu'r gwasanaethau gofal plant.

I wneud cais gofynnir ichi gyflwyno'ch CV ynghyd â llythyr eglurhaol yn nodi sut mae'ch sgiliau, eich gwybodaeth a'ch profiad yn cwrdd â gofynion y rôl.

Ynglyn â'r Sefydliad

Mae ein cleient yn gymdeithas elusennol ac yn cynnig elodaeth genedlaethol yn benodol ar gyfer meithrinfeydd. Maent yn gweithio mewn partneriaeth â meithrinfeydd, awdurdodau lleol, llywodraeth genedlaethol ac ystod o bartneriaid i ddatblygu amgylchedd lle gall dysgu cynnar a gofal ffynnu.

Mae'r sefydliad wedi ymrwymo i bolisi o gyfle cyfartal ac mae'n gwrthwynebu'n gryf i wahaniaethu mewn cymdeithas.

Efallai bod gennych brofiad mewn meysydd fel Polisi, Strategaeth, Strategol, EYF, Blynyddoedd Cynnar, Meithrinfa, Meithrinfeydd, Rheolwr Polisi a Strategol, Rheolwr Polisi, Rheolwr Strategaeth, Rheolwr Strategol.

Job title: Advice and Information Officer

Area: Pop In, Williamson Street, Liverpool

Directorate: Operations,

Contract: 6-month Fixed Term Contract. Full time, 35 Hours per week

Salary:  £20,163.00 per annum

About The Royal British Legion

The Legion is at the heart of a national network that supports our Armed Forces community through thick and thin – ensuring their unique contribution is never forgotten. We’ve been here since 1921 and we’ll be here as long as they need us.

Our Values and Behaviours

Does the following describe you?

• A desire to provide a great customer service and support
• Enjoy and thrive in working in teams and with others
• Passionate about supporting the Armed Forces community and honouring their contribution
• Come to work each day to be the best you can and to learn and develop
• An encourager, eager to share your knowledge and experience to help others

If so then we would like to hear from you ….

The Role

We’re making big changes. We are becoming more accessible, easier to reach and providing a more integrated service for the Service community and those that support us.  The focus for our Area teams will be on engaging with the community, reaching out to those we support through a wide range of Partnerships making sure we’re accessible to many more people.

As a Royal British Legion Advice and Information Officer you will be based in the Pop In, Liverpool and will spend your time providing advice and information about all aspects of the Legion's work to visitors and via more remote outreach locations. You will also be expected to raise the profile of the Legion through presentations and attending networking events and manage and support a cohort of Information Volunteers.

Accustomed to providing advice and information support to customers you will have experience of building relationships with a range of different agencies. An excellent communicator with strong organisational and planning skills, you will also have good IT skills and be confident in supporting people.  A full UK driving license and access to a vehicle would be essential for this role.

It is essential that you have an empathy with the UK armed forces community and some knowledge and understanding of this area would also be an advantage.  This role is open to both employees and volunteers.

How to Apply

Please apply by clicking ‘Apply online’

Closing date for this role is Thursday 7th February 2020.

 Interviews will be Monday 17th February 2020

We have a fantastic opportunity to provide leadership for a leading charity in their Cymru office.

Position: Policy and Strategic Partnerships Manager

Location: Cymru office, Ruthin

Hours: 37 hours per week

Salary: £32,000 - £37,500

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: Include 25 days paid holiday (rising to 29 days with service increments) plus 8 bank holiday, Personal Pension Scheme, Healthcare Cash Plan, Online Discount Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, Staff Awards Scheme, Company Sick Pay Scheme, Flexible working patterns

Closing Date: 10th February

Interview Date: 19th February

Our clients Cymru office is the office for Wales supported by the Welsh Government.  As the national representative of nurseries, they provide a strategic link between Government and frontline practitioners and early years’ settings, focusing on the shared goal of policy and practice that improves outcomes for children.

They are committed to supporting the Welsh Government’s aims of tackling poverty and developing and strengthening its support for day nursery provision throughout Wales.

The Role

This Policy and Strategic Partnerships Manager will provide leadership for the Cymru office in meeting their overall goals. It exists to provide the strategic link between the Cymru office and key stakeholders in the Welsh Government, key partners in the early year’s sector, local authorities and other national organisations. The Policy and Strategic Partnerships Manager will work to ensure the sustainable development of the Cymru team and enhance the organisation’s reputation and relationships with partners and early years’ providers across Wales.

About You

As Policy and Strategic Partnerships Manager you will be an outstanding communicator with the ability to lead a team and colleagues across an organisation to achieve results. You will have:

• A good honours degree or equivalent   
• A good knowledge of the early years and childcare sector.
• An understanding of what constitutes quality in early years and childcare.
• An understanding of the regulatory framework for early years in Wales. 
• Experience of working at a senior advisory/management level within education, childcare or related sector.
• An understanding of Government and local policy in Wales.
• Demonstration of ability to develop strategy.
• Experience of multi-agency work.
• Demonstrable experience of project development work.
• Experience of developing, writing and submitting project bids.
• A proven track record and credibility in working with local authorities including experience of strategic planning and project management.
• A thorough understanding of potential sources of funding for the development third sector organisations or childcare services.

To apply you will be asked to submit your CV along with a covering letter detailing how your skills, knowledge and experience meet the requirements of the role.

About the Organisation

Our client is a national charity and membership association specifically for nurseries. They work in partnership with nurseries, local authorities, national government and a range of partners to develop an environment in which early learning and care can flourish.

The organisation is committed to a policy of equal opportunities and is actively opposed to discrimination in society.

You may have experience in areas such as Policy, Strategy, Strategic, EYF, Early Years, Nursery, Nurseries, Policy and Strategic Manager, Policy Manager, Strategy Manager, Strategic Manager.

Location: Warrington Combined Court

Department: Witness Service - National

Hours per week: 29 hours

Citizens Advice won a grant from the Ministry of Justice to run the Witness Service from April 2015.  The Witness Service has nearly 300 staff and 3000 volunteers and offers free, independent, impartial and confidential support and information to 15,000 witnesses each month to give evidence in every criminal court in England and Wales.

Citizens Advice provide free, independent and impartial advice and information to help people resolve their legal, money and other problems. In the past year we have helped over 2.5 million people solve over 6.2 million problems. Our national network delivers services from over 3,000 locations in England and Wales. In 2015 we won Charity Times Charity of the Year for our work. Now we want to do even more.

Citizens Advice values diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented throughout Citizens Advice. We are a member of the race equality campaign at Business in the Community, the Prince’s responsible business network and are committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities across the UK. We also welcome applications from, LGB and Trans and non-binary candidates.

We have made a positive commitment to employing disabled people and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role as set out in role profile.

Interview date: 11/02/2020

Peripatetic Support Worker

We are one of the largest learning disability charities in the UK, supporting 2,900 people through our friendly, supportive, creative and diverse teams.

As a support worker at Hft you’ll be supporting adults with learning disabilities to live the best life possible. In this caring and creative role, everything you do will enable people to have choices about their own lives, creating flexible services that meet people’s needs and always looking for the best way of doing things.

Hft Flintshire provides support to 270 adults a week across 7 day service and work place settings. These include two café’s, horticultural site, metal working factory, a shop and learning hub. We are looking for dynamic, person centred support workers to support the delivery of our services ensuring the people we support have the best day possible and have opportunity to reach their potential.

Salary: £9.00 per hour

Hours: Full Time, Permanent 37 Hours

Location: Queensferry, Flintshire

What we Offer

Access to the Hft Plus benefits package, which includes a great number of discounts and rewards across shops, restaurants, gym membership and days out; but also, an Employee Assistance Programme, with telephone and face-to-face support options. Access to award winning training and development – Hft is one of only four charities to have achieved the Skills for Care ‘Centre of Excellence’ provider status. Annual staff award scheme – The Fusion Awards, and peer recognition through our GEM awards programme. 23 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays). A contributory pension scheme & life assurance

You don’t need experience of support work or any special qualifications for this job - you’ll get plenty of training along the way. Having the right values and wanting to make a difference to enable people to live a more fulfilling and independent life is what matters most. You will need to have good listening skills and a practical, caring approach. You also need to have basic level IT skills to be able to use a computer to record information about people you will be supporting.

Closing date: Saturday 22nd February 2020

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE.

You may have experience or an interest in the following: Support Worker, Support Work, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Learning Disabilities, Social Care, Voluntary Sector, Mental Health Worker, Healthcare Assistant, Care Staff, Community Development, Care Worker, Vulnerable People, Social Worker, Not for Profit, NFP etc.

Ref :91454

Do you want to be part of a lifesaving crew?

Lottery Promotions Officer
Based: Knowsley
Salary: £21,385 - £25,159
 Full time, 35 hours per week

The North West Air Ambulance Charity provides rapid pre-hospital care needed to make a life changing difference.  We provide emergency medical treatment when time is critical.

This is an exciting time for North West Air Ambulance Charity. We’re in a strong financial position, which has enabled us to implement new and innovative ways of working and increase our impact on patient outcomes.

The job:

This is a fantastic opportunity for a talented Lottery / marketing professional looking for a role which is vital to NWAA’s Lottery, which raises in excess of £4m per year net.

The post holder will be joining the team at an exciting time of growth and will be responsible for sustaining and developing a varied Lottery programme of door-to-door, telephone and website player recruitment to ensure all activity is effective, efficient and compliant with relevant legislation. The role will have responsibility for maintaining target levels of recruitment, retention and engagement and maximising ROI across our Lottery income stream.

The Lottery Promotions Officer will work closely with the Head of Marketing and Communications to help raise the profile of the Charity and the Lottery and successfully develop the North West Air Ambulance Charity brand.

The Ideal Candidate:

You will have relevant experience in a Lottery fundraising environment or growing business from a customer base with excellent account management skills. You will be able to analyse data to influence future strategy. Excellent organisational skills are essential to manage a complex workload and meet deadlines as well as some creativity when planning campaigns.

The Charity offers the following benefits to all our eligible employees:

• Cycle to work Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Cash Back Scheme which includes cash back for dental treatment and a range of medical treatments as well as staff discounts with a range of retailers
• 24 hour confidential Employee Assistance helpline
• Salary Sacrifice Scheme for pension contributions

Closing date: 3 February 2020
Interview date: TBC

To Apply and for More Information:

If you would like to apply for this position, after reading the attached job description, please click the apply button and attach your CV and covering letter detailing how you meet all essential criteria on the person specification, it will be sent automatically to us.

No agencies please.

Citizens Advice Liverpool is a charity, dependent on a workforce of paid staff and over 120 trained volunteers. We operate over 7 permanent sites and over 30 outreach locations in the city, which we are continually reviewing to ensure we are reaching the people most in need of our services.

Following the recent mergers of organisations, we are looking to combine the Human Resources function of Citizens Advice Liverpool. Reporting to the Business Support Manager the role holder will be responsible for supporting the organisation on a range of Human Resources activity.

Responsible for all Human Resources support within Citizens Advice Liverpool, the successful post holder will draw on the skills and experience to support & assist management with all HR related matters, including strategic HR projects and development.

You will be an experienced HR Professional with a minimum level 5 CIPD, coupled with CIPD Accreditation and a proven track record of providing HR advice in a similar sector.​

Full information relating to the role, including the Job Description and Person Specification, may be found in the recruitment pack, available on our website.​

Closing Date: 3rd February 2020

Citizens Advice Liverpool recognises the positive value of diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We aim at all times to recruit the person who is most suited to the job and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from disabled, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic people, as they are currently under represented in our workforce.

The Communications Officer will ensure that Wirral Ark has high quality communications and marketing in place to support its activities. Through high quality marketing materials, social media campaigns and consistent branding, will support our fundraising, policy and raise local awareness.

Key duties and responsibilities are as follows:

To support the fundraising function of the charity

• To work with fundraisers and management to make an appropriate comms plan for each fundraising event
• To support the success of fundraising events by reaching as many potential participants or donors as possible through appropriate channels
• To work with the fundraiser to respond to information requests from potential participants or donors
• To help produce and distribute fundraising packs in connection with ongoing events
• To create social media campaigns leading up to and through fundraising events
• To help design and produce printed materials relating to upcoming events
• To help organise our Christmas Card sales

Building awareness in the local community

• Publishing materials on different online channels that shares and champions the work of Wirral Ark
• Taking a lead on social media activity, ensuring we have a continual presence and engage with our local stakeholders
• Attending local events and helping raise awareness of the charity and its work
• Occasionally doing presentations to local community groups about Wirral Ark
• Helping design thank you and similar public stakeholder events each year
• Helping process volunteering queries coming in to the charity
• Creating and distributing press releases to appropriate places
• Manage and curate mailing lists of supporters
• Producing regular newsletters about Wirral Ark’s work
• Oversee the design and publishing of the charity’s website

Internal comms

• Helping design and refresh the Wirral Ark brand
• Producing brand guidelines and helping staff work inside them
• Support staff in producing their own printed materials for project and other internal purposes
• Inputting to the work of other staff where it relates to comms

General duties

• To attend all mandatory training courses
• To attend all staff meetings
• Other duties as required by the role.

A full job description is available to download.