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

Skylight Merseyside is a thriving and supportive environment. We work with individuals to give them the skills to end their homelessness.

About the role
As IT Tutor, you will design and deliver a range of lessons and courses that our members can enjoy and benefit from. Our courses support members with their confidence and wellbeing, living independently and in gaining employment. The focus is on developing IT skills to support members out of homelessness involving and to develop members needs around digital literacy and formal qualifications. Sessions will be a mixture of 1:1 tuition and small group work. This may require a blended approach with some in-person teaching in partner venues and some teaching taking place online. You will also be lead working a small group of members.

The role is 26 hours a week which will be approximately 12 hours of contact/ teaching time and 4 hours for meetings and planning. There will be some flexibility required in the delivery of the courses. In working directly with homeless people, you will need to be able to build warm, supportive and professional relationships with them while assessing, supporting and recording their progress. A commitment to continued professional development is expected as is adherence to relevant safeguarding and health and safety policies and procedures.
This is a fixed term contract until the end of July 2022. The hours are 26 per week (will consider fewer hours). There is some flexibility to the hours across the work week.
 

About you
To be successful in this role you will have:
• A qualification in IT from a recognised UK awarding body or equivalent experience.
• Experience of teaching across a range of levels and needs.
• An ability to work with vulnerable adults in a responsive and sensitive manner.
• A commitment to Crisis’ aims and values.
• A commitment to ongoing professional development.

We want Crisis to be an inclusive employer which then reflects our members and the communities we work in. We want to offer opportunities to everyone regardless of their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation or age.We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness.

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

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

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career. 

When you join us you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.  

We have 5 staff diversity networks which include Black, Asian and Ethnic people, LGBTQ+ people, those with Lived Experience of Homelessness, Women at Crisis and Disability Awareness.  

How to apply 
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below. 
 

Closing date: Sunday 17th October 2021 (at 23:59) 

Accessibility 
We welcome applications from people who identify as neuro diverse and want our recruitment process to be as accessible as possible. If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please email our Recruitment team, contact details can be found on our website.
 
Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094

Our centre manager will be at the heart of things.  You'll be based from Mencap Cottage, a big detached house close to the sea, that we're reimagining as a small community centre.  This role involves a bit of everything so if you love variety and interesting challenges, read on!

We are passionate about our building being a physical space where everyone feels valued and included.  You'll be managing the day-to-day use of our facilities, supporting various members of our extended team (members, staff & volunteers) to assist you.  You'll also be looking after our finance, admin and HR, so you'll need to be good with numbers as well as people.

As it's a broad role we're interested in speaking to candidates from a wide range of backgrounds.   Please have a look at the broader role description for more information.  We'd also welcome anyone who wants to come and meet us so please get in touch.

Victim Support is looking for multiple Independent Victim Advocates in the Greater Manchester area, with full time roles and limited part time roles available. Roles are currently working from home as a temporary measure and location is to be confirmed.

Opportunities are in our specialist Domestic Abuse, Sexual Violence and Stalking team, Complex and CYP team and our Triage team. Job descriptions are attached and candidates can indicate a preference at application or interview. If indicating a preference please do so at the start of your supporting statement, so that your application can be reviewed against the relevant criteria.

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Independent Victim Advocates (IVA) play a vital role in delivering a structured support service to victims of crime across Greater Manchester to assist them cope and recover. You will be responsible for establishing contact with victims to assess the impact of crime and providing appropriate information and support. You will provide structured support and interventions to Victims of crime, including in specialist crime types by your team predominantly over the telephone as well as video.

The main purpose of both roles is to provide personal and structured support to victims of crime, which include victims of serious crime, persistently targeted victims, vulnerable and intimidated victims as per the MOJ Victims Code of Practice; to develop and enhance relationships with key statutory and non-statutory partner agencies, especially within the hub setting working together in support of enhanced entitlement victims of crime and to manage the work of volunteers in providing appropriate support to victims of crime.

To be successful in this role, you will have understanding and knowledge of the requirement for confidentiality and safe working practice and maintenance of files in accordance with the Data Protection Act and other legal requirements. You will have experience of delivering a service and working directly with clients or service users in a statutory, voluntary or community work setting. You will also have knowledge of the criminal justice system and the impact of crime including witnesses giving evidence.

You will have an excellent telephone manner with the ability to engage and develop rapport as well as the ability to needs assess, risk assess and empathise with the victim. You will be able to work without direct supervision, prioritising work and dealing with competing or conflicting demands/ needs and interests in an organised and methodical manner. You will be able to gather, analyse and use information and evidence from different sources, solve and resolve problems.

For further information on our specifc IVA teams please visit our careers page by following the apply now link.

Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension and life assurance, 25 days annual leave (pro-rata), voluntary benefits such as season ticket loans and the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing world-class services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Applications should be explicit enough to provide good evidence against the shortlisting criteria, which are outlined in the person specification under essential and tested area. In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form.

If the vacancy has not specified the essential criteria for shortlisting, please use this section to express how your experience and skills are relevant for the role.

If you have the drive to make a difference within an organisation which makes a difference we look forward to hearing from you.

Victim Support is committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks will be required.

Victim Support is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe having a diverse workforce at all levels allows us to represent the communities we serve and connect better with people affected by crime. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all communities and monitor the diversity of applicants to analyse if we are representative of the communities we serve in terms of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, age and socio-economic status. As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we would particularly welcome applicants from BAME communities.

ABOUT LISTENING EAR

• Listening Ear is a leading third sector, mental health organisation with its headquarters in Knowsley, Merseyside
• Our organisation specialises in delivering therapy and support services to children, young people and adults presenting with bereavement and traumatic loss, occupational health counselling and suicide postvention support services.
• Listening Ear holds full BACP Service Accreditation for its Adult and Children & Young People's services (the first organisation to achieve BACP accreditation in Merseyside in 2004)
• We are continuing to grow and now offer services in Merseyside, Cheshire, South Yorkshire, Lancashire and Kent & Medway.
   

We are seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic individual to join Listening Ear as Reception Administrator to support with the recent growth of our services. The role covers all reception duties, including processing referrals and handling enquiries to carrying out general administrative tasks such as data recording/entry, to support the preparation of data used in statistical reports to our Commissioners. The Reception Administrator is the first point of contact for our clients and external agencies and therefore needs to be warm and welcoming, a good communicator and able to respond professionally to a varied range of calls/emails. Our Administration team manage appointment bookings and the allocation of clients across the Organisation for a growing team of paid therapists, suicide bereavement support workers and students on counselling placements with Listening Ear. The successful candidate will be highly organised and professional, with excellent communication skills and proven experience of managing their own time and workload in a busy, high-pressure environment. They will also need to have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office and Outlook as well as strong IT skills and ability to learn using new systems.

The role is subject to receiving satisfactory references and a probationary period.

Full-time contract is for 35 hours' per week (7 hours per day). The successful applicant will be required to work flexibly to provide cover in our offices in Whiston & Halewood as well as working remotely from home. The majority of admin work will be home-based with several shifts per month based in our office(s). We will require a candidate who is flexible to meet with the needs of the charity. 

Hours are 9am-5pm (Monday-Friday) with the potential for evening cover until 8pm when our service is open to clients. These evening shifts are covered on a rota basis by the admin team and requests can be made if certain evenings are preferred.

The Application Form is available below and this should be returned to us by email.

Closing date: Saturday 9th October at 11:30pm - We reserve the right to close the application window early if there is a lot of interest in the role advertised. We therefore encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.

Start date: ASAP following receipt of DBS and relevant references - If you have a transferable DBS please inform us of this in your application.

Unfortunately, we are unable to contact unsuccessful applicants and are unable to give feedback on individual applications.

We are currently recruiting for vacancies in the London and North West regions.

As an HMI, you'll be taking your social care career to the next level. You'll be part of a forward-facing, energetic organisation, improving the lives of children and young people across the country.

It’s your opportunity to broaden and deepen your knowledge as you inspect in a wide range of settings across England. You'll be working with many other talented professionals from other key services, exercising your professional curiosity. HMI Social Care work primarily in local authority services but may also inspect the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), secure training centres alongside Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Prisons and the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and Youth Offending Services with Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation. We also undertake joint targeted inspections with CQC, HMIC (Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary) and HMI Probation.

You will already have extensive leadership experience and significant achievement in children’s social care. At Ofsted, there will be many opportunities to continue your professional development and enhance your career. You will join an experienced team and engage in high-level professional discussion that can influence national policy. Becoming an HMI could provide an excellent stepping stone to becoming a senior leader back in the sector later in your career. As an HMI, you'll add another string to your bow by developing inspection skills and gaining knowledge of a large number of services, while bringing your outstanding talent, expertise and recent practice to the inspection workforce.

Salary £75,500 (post probation) + home-based working and vehicle user allowance + performance-related rewards and other benefits

Home-based with travel

Permanent, full-time

Above all, you'll make a bigger impact on children's lives than ever before.

For more information about the role and how to apply, please see our recruitment brochure,

The closing date for submission of applications is 11.55pm on Monday 4 October 2021.

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

Crisis is working with people and organisations across Merseyside to end homelessness. This roles offers the opportunity to support our busy team to do this.

About the role 
As Receptionist and Service Administrator you will be the first point of contact for Crisis Skylight Merseyside. You will provide a welcoming environment for members and support the Skylight Coordinator with a range of administrative duties. 
This is a fixed term role for 18 months. 
 

About you 
To be successful in this role you will have / be: 

- Calm when working with individuals with a range of needs 
- Experience of confidently signposting people to the appropriate pathway or service 
- Adaptable to changing priorities and members’ needs 
- Administrative experience supporting a busy team 

We want Crisis to be an inclusive employer which then reflects our members and the communities we work in. We want to offer opportunities to everyone regardless of their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation or age. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness. 

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

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

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career. 

When you join us you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.

We have 5 staff diversity networks which include Black, Asian and Ethnic people, LGBTQ+ people, those with Lived Experience of Homelessness, Women at Crisis and Disability Awareness.

How to apply 
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below. 
Sunday 10th October 2021 at 23:59 
Interviews will be held on the 25th October 2021 

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

Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094

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

Crisis is working with people and organisations across Merseyside to end homelessness. This roles offers the opportunity to support our busy team to do this.

About the role 
As Initial Contact & Engagement Advisor, you willbe the first point of contact for people coming to the service including members, visitors, volunteers and staff. You will carry out an initial assessment of needs and ensure people are referred to the internal team or external service they need.
This is a fixed term role for 12 months. 

About you 
To be successful in this role you will have/be:

- Calm when working with individuals with a range of needs 
- Confident in signposting people to the appropriate pathway or service and providing initial advice 
- Adaptable to changing priorities and members’ needs 
- Administrative experience supporting a busy team in a customer-focused manner 

We want Crisis to be an inclusive employer which then reflects our members and the communities we work in. We want to offer opportunities to everyone regardless of their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation or age. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness. 

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

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

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career. 

When you join us you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.

We have 5 staff diversity networks which include Black, Asian and Ethnic people, LGBTQ+ people, those with Lived Experience of Homelessness, Women at Crisis and Disability Awareness.

How to apply 
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below. 
Closing date: Sunday 10th October 2021 at 23:59 
Interviews will be held on the 27th October 2021 

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

Charity People is heading up the search for one of the North West's biggest, most recognisable charities with a lifesaving mission. We're looking for a talented Marketing Coordinator to help raise the profile of the charity to all stakeholders, and successfully develop the charity's brand across a range of audiences.

Key responsibilities within the role will include:

• Support the Head of Marketing and Communications with the implementation of the charity's marketing and communications strategy
• Raise the profile of the charity and be a brand ambassador, ensuring the branding guidelines are adhered to
• Co-ordinate marketing campaigns and provide support with event management
• Oversee the production of high-quality marketing materials, producing copy, proofreading and working with external agencies
• Research and produce engaging content for all channels, including printed materials, direct mail, digital marketing and the charity website
• Develop case studies and an image library to ensure the availability of quality marketing resources
• Keep the charity website up-to-date and use Google Analytics to analyse and report on website performance and conversion rates
• Plan, implement and evaluate creative digital campaigns to raise the profile of NWAAC, producing videos, writing engaging copy and editing images
• Produce regular reports regarding the success of digital media campaigns, reporting dashboards via Excel/Google Sheets and data visualisation tools (i.e. Google Data Studio, Microsoft Power BI)

Ideally, you will be a dab-hand at all things social media-related; you will be ready to get stuck into events management and coordinating the marketing strategy and campaigns process. You will need to be brand ambassador in the making, and you will possess some IT skills, particularly Google Analytics experience.

The charity has spent time and energy creating a flexible, agile working culture with life and family-friendly working policies. This role is office-based, in Knowsley but there will be regular travel to other sites to collect case studios and build internal relationships.

Salary: £25,058 per annum

Final deadline for applications is 4^th October.

If you're interested in hearing more about this opportunity, please send your CV to Alice at Charity People.

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

TLG is looking for a qualified teacher with a passion to turn around the lives of disaffected young people aged 11-16. Leading our Wirral Centre (alternative provision), the Centre Manager will be responsible for delivering exceptional educational programmes with imaginative curricula for disaffected young people, with proven skills and strategies to re-engage those on the verge of exclusion.

Working in partnership with Hope Church and a number of other key stakeholders, the successful applicant will need to develop and maintain excellent links in the Wirral with schools, parents, referrers and other agencies.

The successful candidate will have excellent team and communication skills and a successful track record in leadership and management, as well as a strong and vibrant Christian faith. TLG is committed to safeguarding our children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure via the DBS.

We would welcome applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds to enable us to better reflect the needs of the communities we serve.

Telephone interviews will take place on Thursday 14th October and final interviews will take place on Thursday 21st October (taking place at TLG Bolton).

If you're after a fantastically fun and rewarding role, our Progression Co-ordinator job might be the one for you.  We're looking for someone with experience working with and empowering groups of people who have a learning disability (this might be in a paid or voluntary capacity).  You'll be co-ordinating all our regular workshops, physical activities and social groups as well as taking on interesting new projects where they involve groups of members.

You're not expected to deliver all the activities yourself, but there will be plenty of opportunity to get stuck in and learn new skills alongside our members.

 Our progression sessions give members the skills, confidence, understanding and self-belief to overcome the many additional barriers that still come with having a learning disability.  Crucially our progression stage also gives people a sense of purpose and the friendships that we all need when life gets tough.

To do this job well, you'll need to be organised, patient and friendly.  It's very varied and can often be quite challenging (so it's fun, but not easy).

Please have a look at the broader role description for more information.  We'd also welcome anyone who wants to come and meet us so please get in touch.

Are you great at getting things started, passionate about local communities?  Can you breathe new life and opportunity into an old building? 

Mencap Liverpool & Sefton is now based from our building in Crosby, which we want to re-imagine as a small commuity centre.  The Cottage was built as a children's home and has been the home of Crosby Mencap since 1968.  There are lots of different spaces and heaps of potential.  We also have some funding to invest... what we're lacking is the right person to drive it forward.

We work with adults who have mild to moderate learning disabilities.  Our vision is a warm, welcoming, inclusive space where everyone is valued equally, listened to and included. We see the cottage being a community centre run by our beneficiaries for everyone in the local community.

These are the spaces we have 

• small coffee shop & tea room (in progress)
• art room
• quiet/sensory room
• larger multi-use room
• wellbeing/therapy/counselling room
• games room
• training/meeting room
• managed work space
• sensory garden
• woodworking space
• small outdoor events space

We are looking for someone with the energy and infectious enthusiasm to get new services and projects up and running.

Please have a look at the broader role description for more information.We'd also welcome anyone who wants to come and meet us and see the building, so please get in touch.

Company Description

At Catch22, we are proud of our reputation as a modern and progressive employer. Our 1,300 colleagues and 300 volunteers work at every stage of the social welfare cycle, supporting over 60,000 individuals from cradle to career. Our work spans education, social justice and rehabilitation, children's social care, family support, social action and getting people into work.

Our St Helens Missing & Child Exploitation Service works alongside young people, their families and the police to find out what has caused them to run away and prevent them from running away again in the future.

Help is provided for young people who have run away who are at risk of:

• becoming involved in crime to survive, from stealing to criminal gang involvement
• drug and alcohol misuse
• mental and sexual health issues
• exclusion from school and failure to meet educational milestones.

Child Exploitation (CE) is recognised in the UK and defined as; “a form of child sexual abuse. It occurs where an individual or group takes advantage of an imbalance of power to coerce, manipulate or deceive a child or young person.
 

Job Description

We currently have two vacancies for full time Missing from Home and Child Exploitation Case Workers in our St Helens Missing From Home or Care Service.

You will be supporting children and young people aged 10 to 18 years who are have been reported as missing to Police.

As a Caseworker (Missing from Home & Child Exploitation) your main duties will include:

• Undertake return interviews for all notifications  within 72 hours
• Determine appropriate support plans and pathways for all young people, including the provision of interventions and direct work
• Undertake one to one work with children and young people vulnerable to CE to inform a risk reduction plan. 
• Work in partnership with Children’s Social Care to facilitate support where CE is highlighted as a risk.
• Offer educational awareness raising within local authority residential homes for young people who are cared for to enable others to manage and reduce the risks associated with young people being exposed to CSE.
• Co-deliver CE awareness training as required by the Commissioner
• Work with the Local Authorities and their Local Safeguarding Children’s Board to ensure positive media messages and marketing of the service to young people
• Work in association with and support the CE Pan Merseyside protocol.
• Undertake Child Exploitation Training to inform best practice when working with young people at risk of CE.
• Plan and deliver support interventions in accordance with Catch22 policies and procedures and local authority guidance, to ensure effective use of resources and targets are achieved.

This list is not exhaustive.

Qualifications

Essential Qualifications

• Minimum 5 GCSE’s or equivalent,  grade “C” or above

Desirable Qualifications

• Relevant professional qualification in Youth/community work, Social Care, Health or Education

Additional information

• You will need to be willing to work flexible hours and if required to work evenings, weekends and anti-social hours.
• This role is subject to an enahanced DBS check

Programme Coordinator, FFFAP

Location – Liverpool  

Working hours – Full time, 35 hours a week (1 x 12 month contract, 1 x 16 month contract)

Salary - Grade 4: £25,332- £28,410 per annum

Please note salary offered will be circa £25,332. For internal appointments the offered salary will reflect the pay and reward policy. 

The Falls and Fragility Fracture Audit Programme (FFFAP) is a high profile national clinical audit which aims to raise standards in fragility fracture care. We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our team as programme coordinator. The successful applicant will be responsible for ensuring that the audit programme’s meetings and events, communications activities, helpdesk, reporting and quality improvement work are coordinated effectively; and that support of the wider team and general administrative work is delivered to a high standard.

Responsibilities

• Managing helpdesk enquiries, responding to queries within stipulated timeframes or escalating to project manager or clinical leads as required
• Ensuring the smooth running of meetings and events through detailed planning, organisation and note taking
• Coordinating the Programme’s communication and Quality Improvement activities
• Upholding strong working relationships with clinical teams and wider stakeholders including managing correspondence with outlying sites
• Working with analysts to support data checking and cleaning
• Supporting the production of reports, including proof reading and liaison between the project teams and RCP design team and communications team
• Independently managing sub-projects as directed by the project manager.

Experience

• Educated to degree level
• Experience of working in or with the NHS, or a similar complex organisation, in an administrative/co-ordination role.
• Experience of co-ordinating activities for complex/substantial work programmes, with numerous ‘external’ customers, to challenging deadlines.
• Excellent communications skills, both written and verbal, and an ability to establish relationships and communicate effectively with people from a wide variety of backgrounds.
• Excellent time management and task prioritisation skills.
• Advanced knowledge and application of Microsoft Word, Access, Excel, Outlook and Power Point.
• Experience of meetings and workshop management including: planning, organisation, hosting and minute/note taking.
• Experience of using different media, including social media platforms, to communicate creatively with a wide range of audiences and to build and maintain stakeholder relationships.

Benefits

• 35-hour week
• Pension scheme (GPPP scheme and death in service benefit)
• Interest-free season ticket loan (following completion of probation)
• Enhanced maternity pay (after 2 years of service)
• Individual learning and development needs review
• Occupational health support
• Cycle to work scheme

About the RCP

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) is a patient-centred and clinically led membership organisation for physicians, with over 40,000 members worldwide. The RCP works to ensure that physicians are trained to provide high-quality care and promotes evidence-based policies to government to encourage healthy lifestyles and reduce illness. By working in partnership with other health organisations, we present a powerful and unified voice to improve health and healthcare.

This role will be based in Liverpool at the newly opened Spine. The Spine will be one of the healthiest buildings in the UK as it will achieve the platinum grade of a very demanding international standard – the WELL Standard. The standard consists of seven concepts – air, water, nourishment, light, fitness, comfort and mind. These concepts incorporate a total of 102 features of a building that can be designed to optimise the health of the occupants of the building and create an environment to promote a healthy and happy workforce.

A small handful of buildings have been built to this standard in England, and only a few meet the highest criterium – the platinum WELL Standard.

The Spine is the highest point in Liverpool and has unrivalled views over the city, to Wales and Snowdonia in one direction and the Pennines in the other direction.

To apply, please submit your CV and a supporting statement (no more than 2 pages) explaining, with clear examples, how your skills and experience match the job description and person specification. Applicants who do not submit a relevant supporting statement as requested will not be shortlisted. Please specify whether you are applying for the 12 or 16 month role.

Closing date: Sunday 3 October 2021

Interview date: TBC

The RCP positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

The successful candidate will have strong skills and experience in (trusts/foundations and government) fundraising, proposal and report writing and grants management, as almost all of the organisation’s income comes from these sources. The Charity Development Lead will be expected to contribute to developing the organisation’s fundraising strategy in consultation with the CEO, Senior Management team and board members; help to secure increased funding from existing and new foundation and government funders; work collaboratively to improve fundraising systems (e.g. research and tracking of prospective funders, grants, contacts and reporting); and play a key role in establishing a strategy for sustainable growth. 

Continuous Improvement:

• Demonstrate a proactive commitment to continuing professional and team development.
• Contribute to the upkeep of best practice resources, materials and tools.
• Take responsibility for a thematic lead area producing/sharing regular updates which reflect organisational/wider sector developments.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Attend and contribute to charity development meetings.
• Work flexibly across the organisation to support the CEO and wider team.

Person Specification Essential Requirements:

• Developing an exciting new corporate fundraising programme.
• Actively managing a network to ensure long-lasting relationships with funders, maintaining effective communication using various channels.
• Identifying a pipeline of opportunities across multiple channels.
• Creating well-researched, skilfully-written funding proposals.
• Maintaining and developing existing donors, ensuring that they are kept informed of the impact of their support and identifying opportunities to further develop relationships and ensure high levels of retention.
• Representing MDVS externally and identifying sector specific corporate opportunities.
• Experience of writing successful tenders, proposals or grant submissions, or other technical/professional writing experience e.g. marketing, research or journalism.
• Experience of writing successful tenders, proposals or grant submissions.
• Professional writing experience, e.g. marketing, research or journalism.
• Excellent writing ability.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills and IT Literacy.
• Excellent proof-reading and editing skills with an exceptional eye for accuracy and attention to detail.
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise and meet deadlines while maintaining a high standard of quality.
• Flexible approach to the requirements of the post, including capacity to travel when necessary to the role.
• Confident and effective communicator, both verbally and in writing and ability to foster positive collaborative relationships, including with senior stakeholders.
• Team player who is willing to adapt to the changing priorities of the organisation.

And the ability to:

• Give and receive constructive and challenging feedback in a positive way that supports continuous improvement.
• Communicate complex issues in writing in an accessible and engaging manner.
• Remain resilient in a high-pressured environment and respond proactively and positively to challenges (e.g. tight deadlines).
• Review and analyse large amounts of information, extract relevant content and rewrite to ensure accurate and up-to-date bid content.
• Creatively solve complex problems.
• Seek out relevant information proactively from a variety of sources.
• Conduct research which can be used for campaigning in media, advocacy or public mobilisation work.
• Work independently and keep calm under time deadlines/pressure.
• Understand and have a commitment to the principles and practice of equal opportunity and diversity.
• Understand and have a commitment to safeguarding vulnerable individuals.
• Understand and deliver on MDVS’ values, mission and aims.