Job Purpose

This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of "one of the bravest and most inspired underground troupes on the planet" (New York Times, 2015). Belarus Free Theatre is a unique campaigning theatre company highly respected in the UK and internationally, whose work crosses the arts, human rights and advocacy. Based between Belarus and the UK you will be part of a small team working from the offices of the Young Vic, where BFT is an associate company. Our London team supports international work created between Belarus and the UK, including vital political theatre, education programmes and international campaigning activities.

Job description

The General Manager, under the oversight of Co-Executive Director, will lead the UK office activities, including the company’s financial and administrative management.

Working closely with the Artistic Directors and Co-Executive Director, the General Manager will support the production of the company’s programme of events and campaigns in the U.K. and internationally, liaising with partners and negotiating a future life for all company projects. The General Manager will also support BFT’s media work under the leadership of BFT’s Head of PR.

The General Manager needs to be flexible in their approach and ready to react accordingly to the constantly changing realities of the company’s existence in Belarus and creative work in the UK. 

Main duties and responsibilities

• Running of the day-to-day operations of the company and the UK office at the Young Vic or working remotely from home; 
• Responsible for the day-to-day management of individual project budgets, ensuring all budget tracking documentation is accurate and up to date; 
• Liaising with BFT’s Minsk office and company members in Belarus; 
• Responsible for organising all logistics and admin for the company's international tours (visas, booking tickets, covid-tests etc); 
• Conducting regular review and implementation of BFT’s policies (including insurance and security), procedures (including offline and online risk assessment) and internal controls; 
• Managing and regularly update the database (GoodCRM);
• Managing and regularly update the office filing systems;
• Processing payroll, invoices, staff expenditure, expenses and petty cash, managing reporting to HMRC and other bodies;
• Coordinating the company’s audit and financial reporting to funders; 
• Inputing all expenditure into Sage, run reports, keep accurate records;
• Leading on all communication tasks and projects;
• Managing BFT’s website and making updates across all sections. 

Person Specifications
Knowledge, qualifications and experience

• A relevant university degree in management and/or media field; 
• Three to five years of professional experience in management and/or communications with progressively increasing responsibility;
• Preferably previous work experience in human rights organisation and experience in advocacy; 
• Facility with social media and website content management, including Wordpress and other packages, and a drive to stay current with evolving digital technologies;
• Proven track-record of working efficiently with CRM databases (ideally GoodCRM) Knowledge of accounting systems (ideally Sage);
• Excellent written and spoken English. Knowledge of other languages (preferably Russian) relevant to BFT’s focus region (Europe, particularly Central and Eastern Europe) is a plus;
• Training in cyber security is a bonus. 

Key competences and skills

• Organised, with an ability to prioritise and manage competing demands;
• Collaborative, with excellent interpersonal skills, ability to adapt for a range of audiences, sensitive to cultural communication differences, and ability to work well others;
• Understanding of audiences, ability to identify different stakeholders and navigate between them;
• A keen focus on detail and accuracy while keeping sight of big-picture goals;
• Takes initiative but knows when to seek advice and guidance;
• Good judgment and self-awareness. 

Apply for this role:

We ask you to submit your CV and supporting letter in a word document by midnight on December 3rd, 2021. Your supporting letter should demonstrate how you meet the person specification. Please note that the CV and supporting letter should be no more than two pages in length each. This length restriction is intended to limit the effort required of applicants, and enable a quicker first stage review on the part of BFT.

Offers of employment will be conditional upon the receipt of two satisfactory references and proof of the right to work in the UK.

The closing date for applications is Friday, December 3rd 2021, however, we will be reviewing CV’s on a rolling basis and may shortlist before this deadline.

First round interviews will take place from 7th December. Second round interviews will take place from 13th December.

Resurgo is in a time of significant growth and restructure.  We have bold ambitions to grow our employability programmes nationally, and a renewed focus on our consultancy arm to inspire and equip organisations to identify and deliver meaningful social purpose.

We are looking for a capable and creative individual to join the leadership of Resurgo, with oversight of our External Relationships to include our Communications function and our business development and marketing activities with donors, corporate partners and clients.

As a strong leader and people manager with experience of marketing and external relations, you will have an ability to manage projects with multiple complex priorities and think out of the box, be a confident decision maker and communicator, and passionate about social transformation.

Reporting into the Chief Executive, it is expected that the Head of External Relations will line manage and add value to each of the following teams whether at a relationship management level, project management, target setting, strategic management or in an advisory capacity.

They will represent Resurgo with donors, suppliers, supporters and other external clients, and will be expected to build and develop strong working relationships in a style in keeping with Resurgo’s values.

In 2016 we were listed as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces in the ‘Great Place to Work’ Awards. In 2017 we won the Princess Royal Training Award which honours employers that have created outstanding training and skills development programmes, and we recently received a special commendation from the Princess Royal Training Awards Assessment Team for our exemplary training, learning and development response in the face of Covid-19.

WAF Angels is a new Social Enterprise cleaning business being launched as an 18-month pilot project by Alternatives Trust East London. Its aim is to provide a high-quality cleaning service for homes and businesses in the London Borough of Newham and provide decent part-time employment for women who have barriers to employment. Most of these women will  be clients of the charity’s family support services with No Recourse to Public Funds. It will employ 6-12 women initially. Most will have childcare responsibilities and little or no experience of working in the UK, so the role of Project Manager is key.

WAF Angels will be a Co-operative and will be an ethical employer, providing basic training, regular hours, and paying the London Living Wage - including travel time.

This is a full-time job (35 hours/week) with a salary of £26,000 a year (plus 3% pension contribution). The initial contract will be for 20 months. It will start two months before business launch in order to recruit and train staff and secure customers, and then cover the first 18 months of the business which should take it into profitability.

Role summary

To lead this new project, we are looking for either a cleaning specialist with an entrepreneurial mind, or an entrepreneur with cleaning experience. The ideal candidate will:

• have worked in cleaning/facilities management.
• either have already managed cleaning teams, or be someone who feels they are ready to move into a management role, with cleaning responsibilities.
• have the skills and confidence to work with the Director of the charity in launching a new enterprise from scratch, implementing systems, growing the new business and evaluating its success.
• be the linchpin in the project, organising individual cleaner’s rotas; managing performance; ensuring high standard of working from all cleaning staff; liaising with clients and recruiting new staff and clients.
• be passionate about the ethical employment aims of this project as well as cleaning.
• understand the needs of our clients, staff and prospective customers.

This role is responsible to the Director of Alternatives Trust East London and the role holder will be expected to undertake training if a relevant cleaning qualification is not already held.

Responsibilities

• Marketing the project to potential clients, through networking, direct contact and media.
• Staff recruitment, working with Alternatives HR support.
• Staff management, including performance management and appraisals, time management, creating effective rotas to maximise client coverage and staff time. Training will be provided if necessary.
• Organise initial training for all cleaning staff and any further training as necessary.
• Undertake all risk assessments and safeguarding duties with the support of Alternatives Safeguarding Officer.
• Keep accurate records according to GDPR guidelines and provide written reports as requested by the Director of Alternatives using relevant indicators and report formats.
• Lead a fortnightly WAF Angels team meeting attended by an Alternatives trustee, the Director, finance officer and cleaning staff representative(s) to deliver the business action plan and monitor progress towards business targets.
• Some cleaning duties may be required.

Management

The postholder will be line managed by the Director of Alternatives.

Skills and Experience

Necessary skills

Some experience of cleaning

Project planning skills

Team leadership experience

Some understanding of business development

Necessary personal qualities

Entrepreneurial attitude

Awareness of the support needs of our client group

Desirable Skills and experience

Able to create social media campaigns

Managed cleaning teams in the past

Understanding of health and safety issues around cleaning

Cleaning qualification

Driving licence/access to a car

British Society for Rheumatology (BSR) is a UK membership organisation for health professionals in rheumatology. BSR works to promote excellence in the care of people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal disorders and to support those delivering it involving patients and carers at every step. We work to ensure that rheumatology clinicians and health professionals are educated and trained to provide high quality care. Our members look after patients of all ages, from children to adults and across the whole patient pathway.

Job summary

This is a key role in a busy team that looks after the society’s digital channels, external communications, marketing activity, branding and design. We combine our internal skills and resource with external expertise through agencies and freelancers.

You’ll work closely with the Digital Content Manager to create engaging content for all our digital channels helping us recruit and retain members, market our products and services and to get our voice heard by a range of stakeholders. This is a hands on, multi-faceted role, with plenty of autonomy and opportunities to work on wider projects

We’d love to hear from you if you:

• Have a passion for all things digital and are self-motivated and ready to get stuck in
• Can write a cracking agency brief, to maximise results for internal teams
• Communicate beautifully whether it’s internal or external, email or web copy, 280 characters or on a conference call
• Have the confidence to manage stakeholders at all levels and to deal with external agencies Can enthuse colleagues and collaborators to bring them on board with what you’re trying to achieve
• See opportunities and can challenge convention in order to make improvements to how we do things
• Can be professional at all times and supportive to our passionate customers and volunteers

We can offer: 

• A great place to work, we are Investors In People accredited and offer hybrid working split between home and our central London HQ 
• Performance related pay and incentive schemes that include colleague nominated awards
•  Group pension scheme
•  25 days holiday
•  A heap of benefits, such as BUPA health insurance, cycle to work schemes, childcare vouchers, buy/sell leave, season-ticket loans, study leave, parental leave, adoption leave and much more
•  Regular staff social events including a summer picnic, Christmas party and charity days 
• Opportunities for travel
•  Year round learning and development programmes 

Job title:                Senior HR Advisor

Location: Remote working in the UK

Responsible to: HR Manager

Salary: £30,000 to £37,000

Contract: Full time, 37 hours a week

Please apply as soon as possible submitting your CV and a one page covering letter which outlines your specific interest and ability to successfully fill this role, as well as your salary expectations and current notice period.

Why us?

Speakers for Schools are a dynamic, swift-moving and fast-growing charity. We are on a mission to support a million young people across the UK annually by 2023. Having taken the first steps on the road to achieving this, our team has doubled in size in the past year. This has supported 278% growth in our Experience programme and 10% growth in our Inspiration programme during the past 12 months.

We want to level the playing field, making sure that all young people can access inspirational opportunities and experiences to fuel their ambition.

We are united and unique in our mission to transform lives through raising aspirations of millions of young people every year. Each year, 1,500 senior leaders, celebrities and industry experts deliver a difference to by sharing their story with students in schools and colleges in every corner of the UK. We connect employers such as Disney, The Bank of England, Spotify PwC and almost two hundred others to communities to provide access to the top opportunities for all across the UK. With us, you will be part of inspiring a generation to reach higher, broaden horizons and get equal access to the top.

To keep growing our charity and our impact, we need top talent and we are committed to treasuring, developing and supporting them to thrive within their roles.

Role Summary

Reporting to the HR Manager you will play an integral role in providing an efficient and high-quality Senior HR Advisor partnering service to the charity. You will work collaboratively with your HR colleagues to ensure the HR service provided is first-class. You will work closely with stakeholders across the charity to support them with their people planning and HR needs.

Key Duties / Responsibilities

• Provide an effective business partnering service to line managers across the charity
• Support the creation and delivery of people plans
• Support the line manager in the effective probation and appraisal management
• Coach/train line managers on key HR areas such as performance management
• Lead on employee relations cases
• Provide sound, effective and timely employment law advice
• Provide support during organisational change
• Produce HR analysis and reports on a timely basis
• Carry out job evaluation
• Create, amend and update HR policies as and when required
• Support delivery of wellbeing initiatives
• Support HR Manager with the development and implementation of HR processes, policies and systems
• Support HR Officer with recruitment activity and onboarding processes when required
• Support the HR Manager in updating HR related policies and procedures
• Support the HR manager in HR projects as and when required
• Deputise for the HR Manager in their absence

Key skills and experience:

Essential: -

• CIPD Level 7 (or working towards)
• Up to date employment law knowledge
• Previous experience in a similar business partnering role.
• Proven experience in leading on ER casework
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to build strong relationships.
• Effective organisational and multi-tasking skills
• Experience of training and coaching on HR policies and procedures

Desirable: -

• Experience of working in a scaling organisation
• Experience of working in the charity sector

Benefits offered at Speakers for Schools:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Morning of your birthday off
• Pension scheme
• CharlieHR perks
• Perkbox
• £500 a year training allowance

Diversity at our core

At Speakers for Schools, we are committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce, and eliminating discrimination. Our aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.

We welcome applications from all, including those where employment has been affected by Covid19 and those seeking to change careers. Diversity if at our core, join us.

How to apply:

You must have the right to work in the UK without visa restriction to be considered.

Please apply as soon as possible submitting your CV and a one page covering letter which outlines your specific interest and ability to successfully fill this role, as well as your salary expectations and current notice period.

Appointees are subject to a successful DBS check, as contact with young people is likely.

Please note, if you do not provide a covering letter your application will not be considered.

The Journey to joining Speakers for Schools:

Interviews will be scheduled as applications are received, before the closing date, and will take place over Microsoft Teams. We may appoint before this date depending on applications.

The closing date for this role will be on or before Friday 3rd December.

Interviews for this role will be taking place on Wednesday 8th December. 

Please note, if you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date please assume that your application has been unsuccessful.

Our new team member will start ASAP.

UNICEF ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.

This is a great opportunity to join the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) as Media and Communications Manager (News and Emergencies), covering early moment (parental) leave. You will lead UNICEF UK’s media work on some of the most important humanitarian crises and emergencies of our time - including the current humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, the ongoing conflict in Yemen and the impact of Covid-19 on the world’s most vulnerable children. You will manage relationships with news editors and journalists across UK media, working with UK and global colleagues to deliver effective and well messaged multi-media coverage on emergencies, global advocacy and campaigns.

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• proven experience of working in a busy press office;
• an excellent track record in developing, implementing and evaluating audience centric, objectives-focused media strategies;
• first class interpersonal and relationship management skills, including with senior journalists to aid effective media relations activity;
• strong knowledge of child rights issues, and the broader political and news agenda.  

We’re here for the cure. Everything we do is to move us closer to that goal.

Curing Parkinson’s needs world-class collaborative science involving researchers, clinicians, the pharmaceutical industry and, most importantly, people who are living with Parkinson’s. This collaboration is at the heart of our research programme.

Our leadership and funding enables the world’s leading neuroscientists and neurologists to prioritise, together, the next generation of drugs for clinical trial.

With an ambitious plan to increase Trust income, this is an exciting time to join Cure Parkinson’s.  This is a genuine opportunity for a self-motivated and enthusiastic  Trust fundraiser to develop and make their mark as part of this innovative and dynamic charity.

You will be joining the charity’s Philanthropy team and work alongside an established trust fundraiser.  You will share the responsibility for significantly increasing income for the charity, by delivering excellent account management, and sustaining and increasing income from existing trusts and foundations.

You will identify and research new prospects, follow through leads and deliver persuasive and professional proposals to secure potential donors. Overall, you will be working to a six-figure income target.

We are looking for someone that has worked with a diverse range of charitable trusts and foundations. Someone that has strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal, as well as being a collaborative team member. You’ll have a proven track record in meeting, or exceeding, financial targets and soliciting five and six-figure gifts from existing donors and prospects.

Circa £50,000 per annum

Fixed term - 12 months (possibility of extension)

Part home/part office based

UNICEF ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.

This is a great opportunity to join the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) as Data Protection Specialist.

As one of two organisational experts on data protection, you will work with teams to drive continuous improvement in their performance, audit, management and assessment of risk, and communications, in relation to data protection. You will also be responsible for key projects as part of the Personal Data Compliance programme, created to identify and embed improved ways of working across all data protection related policies and procedures, in line with legal requirements and business need. Ultimately, you will have the opportunity to strengthen future assurance of continued compliance within UNICEF UK.

To succeed, you will have experience of working in a regulatory or legislative advisory capacity. You will have developed knowledge of data protection legislation, and you will have strong communication and influencing skills, and be able to engage effectively with a wide range of colleagues.

This is a great opportunity to contribute to the success of UNICEF UK’s critical work for children around the world.

Closing date: 5pm, Thursday 9 December 2021.

Interview date: Wednesday, 12 January and Thursday, 13 January 2022 via video conferencing (MS Teams).

We are gradually moving back to our offices on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, East London and we anticipate most colleagues will work one day a week in the office and the rest of the time from home.  We are happy to discuss other flexible options to suit your circumstances.

We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities, and from men, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at this level at UNICEF UK. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for children.

UNICEF UK promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business 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 are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

The successful candidate will be required to apply for a criminal records check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the role and the circumstances of your offences.

We only accept online applications as this saves us money, making more funds available for us to help ensure children’s rights.

If you require support in completing the online form or an application form in an alternative format, please contact our Supporter Care line during office hours.

If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note that we only provide feedback to shortlisted candidates.

Registered Charity Nos. 1072612 (England and Wales) SC043677 (Scotland)

PRESTIGIOUS PRIVATE MEMBER’S CLUB, MARBLE ARCH

Membership Assistant

About us

Victory Services Club is a tri-Service, all ranks, Private Members’ Club for currently serving and retired members of the UK Armed Forces and allies with 200 bedrooms, restaurants, bars and hospitality with substantial event, conference, and banqueting facilities. Located at Marble Arch, in the very heart of London’s West End, it is superbly located and sets the standards for quality and service in the Private Club sector. The Club offers a truly unique Club atmosphere, excellent service and value for money, impressive accommodation, and varied dining and events options.

The Club is a registered charity and has two charitable objectives: to provide a place for serving and former serving personnel to meet; and to support serving or former serving personnel who face hardship or distress, including those wounded as a result of operational service. Respite and Welfare Breaks are provided by the Club which is just one element of our wider activity in support of the second charitable objective.

What we are recruiting for:

We are looking for a Membership Assistant who will be responsible the delivery of first-class membership services to VSC members and guests. The role will include administrative duties that support new memberships applications, renewals and maintaining accurate membership records. This post holder will need to deliver excellent membership services, in line with our standards of operations and procedures, while being compliant with relevant legal requirements.

Salary £24,500 per annum

Location: London, Marble Arch

Employer type: Private Members Club, Registered Military Charity

Role description

The Membership Assistant is a full-time role, working 5 out of 7 days, at the Club, in Marble Arch, providing membership services during opening hours, normally Monday to Friday. Occasional evening, weekend, or overnight travel to attend events promoting VSC membership will be required.

CONTACT DETAILS:

Gabi Ursu - Membership Secretary

Eligibility & Expiry:

You must be eligible to live and work in the UK to apply for this position. The person appointed will be expected to take up the position for a period of not less than 1 year. This job advertisement expires on 26 November 2021. (Please note that this is the expiry date for this job advertisement, rather than the job opportunity itself.)

We look forward to hearing from you!

SOCIAL MEDIA AND CONTENT COORDINATOR

Contract: Full Time

Location: 2 days in the central London office per week with flexible hours and home working on other days

Reporting to: Marketing Manager

Line Manager Responsibility: No

Salary: £27,500

Want to be part of something special, to work in a passionate team who believe that everyone deserves access to life's essentials and that no useable product should go to waste and who work to positively impact the lives of almost 250k people every week?

About In Kind Direct:

At In Kind Direct we exist to enable more communities to thrive. We receive donated consumer products, which we then sort, store and distribute directly to charitable organisations in our network across the UK, helping their services go further. We work closely with organisations like P&G, ASDA, Kimberly-Clark, PZ Cussons, Unilever, and Amazon, finding a home for all donated goods, stopping them going to landfill, extending their life, and ensuring they end up where they are needed.

Since being founded in 1996 by HRH The Prince of Wales, we have:

• Distributed over £287m worth of essential products
• Diverted 31,800 tonnes of usable products from going to waste
• Supported over 11,400 charitable organisations

We make product giving easy, creating powerful partnerships enabling more communities to thrive.

Job Purpose:

The Coronavirus pandemic has driven a huge increase in need, both in the number of charitable organisations seeking support, and the volume of products required to keep people clean, safe and well. The reliance on local charitable support has never been greater at a time when our sector is struggling. As our initial increased crisis response is evolving to meet a sustained period of change; we will be delivering a new strategy to achieve 3x growth in impact by 2025.

We’re looking for a proactive and creative Social Media and Content Coordinator, who will lead the social media strategy and implementation to help us grow and expand our social following. The Social Media and Content Coordinator will be creative, with a passion for designing engaging, shareable content to generate engagement with different audiences across our channels. They will have experience writing targeted copy and designing content to specific audiences, whilst also supporting other areas of the marketing team with building/ updating webpages, designing email banners and supporting the Marketing Manager with the delivery of key marketing and brand campaigns in line with annual comms calendar.

We are looking to recruit someone with proven experience of growing social media platforms, creative design and copy writing skills, excellent prioritisation skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and tasks at one time. This role will help to build our brand awareness, support PR activity, source case studies and ensure our brand guidelines and tone of voice is maintained throughout. The Social Media and Content Coordinator will be a self-starter, operate with initiative and agility, have an analytical mindset and work closely with the Marketing Manager to deliver against KPIs and ensuring insight is at the heart of decision making.

2022 Key Projects

We have some exciting projects in the pipeline starting in the new year including a new website and online shop redesign and we’ll also be celebrating our 25th Anniversary which will drive a full calendar of campaigns and activity next year!

Key Responsibilities:

Social media

• Lead on the development of the social media plan, identifying different audiences for each channel and plan how to increase engagement on each. Take ownership of the social media schedule, ensuring activity is planned well in advance for key campaigns, ad hoc brand collabs and business as usual content.
• Utilise strong copywriting skills and storytelling to deliver our brand tone of voice across all channels. Apply to a range of media including PR, campaign creative, CRM, website, case studies and external partner comms and reports.
• Work with Charity Network Manager to source and deliver compelling case studies to bring our end user stories to life.
• Regular monitoring, reporting & analysis across social channels to ensure we are meeting growth KPIs and increasing engagement, adopting a test, learn and reiterate approach.
• Day to day responsibility for data protection functions across the Marketing team.

Marketing campaigns

• Support marketing manager and collaborate with internal teams to plan and execute campaigns `during key times of the year.
• Support Marketing Manager in creating new campaign concepts/ designs, copy writing and end of campaign reports to highlight the impact to be shared externally.
• Work with our PR agency, supporting with press release creation, image and case study sourcing to bring our stories to life.
• Work with creative agency to ensure our Brand guidelines and TOV are maintained, and our key audiences are being considered in the campaign planning and execution phases.

Graphic design

• Design and deliver engaging social content across our key social media channels, using resources to create impactful stories, case studies, competitions and other content to engage with our audiences.
• Work closely with the Ecommerce Manager to design the product email banners and monthly newsletters using DotDigital and MS Dynamics.
• Create and maintain a library of optimised webpages and templates.
• Champion the internal and external use of branding guidelines.
• Use video editing skills to create impactful, end of campaign reports in video form, shareable via social media, email and internally.
• Edit and repurpose existing footage in usable formats.

What you will bring:

Relevant Experience

• 2-3 years’ experience in a similar role
• Demonstrable experience of growing followers and increasing engagement on one or more social media platforms 
• Proven experience in identifying target audiences and tailoring content
• Experience using Adobe Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator
• Knowledge of website and content management such as WordPress, SharePoint
• Strong examples of using impact measurement tools for reporting and analysis to demonstrate success

Skills and knowledge

• Strong copywriting and written communication skills
• Knowledge and experience of Google Analytics or similar analytics tools

• Commitment to and understanding of good data protection and practices
• Sensitive to the needs of our charity partners and their beneficiaries
• Action focused and able to get things done at pace to a high quality
  • Confident team player with the ability to persuade / enthuse / negotiate with others and work collaboratively with both internal and external stakeholders
• Photography skills and video editing skills are desirable

About us 

Foxglove is a non-profit that exists to make technology fair for us all. In just over two years, we’ve brought several ground-breaking cases taking on Big Tech and government – and won. 

We’ve forced disclosure of secret contracts between tech giants and the NHS, stopped a racist Home Office visa algorithm, helped make grading fair for all A level students in the UK, forced the government to pause the NHS data grab and helped hundreds of Facebook workers speak out against workplace exploitation.

We are a small, growing team of lawyers, activists and communications specialists. We investigate, litigate, and advocate for justice in technology. We’re just getting started. We hope you want to join us. 

The role 

The Digital Campaigner will play a critical role in Foxglove’s public-facing work. You’ll support our ambitious growth plans and significantly increase Foxglove’s supporter base and income from the public. Your creative and technical skills will help us amplify our cases and projects. 

You already work at the cutting edge of digital campaigning. You have experience in digital engagement and a strong track record in using it to achieve results. You are a positive person with a can-do attitude. You’re happy to muck in on a task, big or small, and you have the skills and ability to bring Foxglove campaigns to new audiences. 

Responsibilities: 

You will be responsible for the following: 

1. Fundraising 

• Planning and delivering online fundraising activities and campaigns to ensure that targets for one-off and regular donations are met 
• Working to understand our audiences to ensure our fundraising activities are as effective as possible 
• Using our CRM to manage relationships with supporters and to deliver campaigns
• Generating ideas and new tactics for our campaigns and fundraising

2. Website 

• Managing Foxglove’s website 
• Working with our Communicator and the management team to coordinate and contribute to high-quality web content 
• Managing our relationship with our external website developer

3. Creating digital content for Foxglove cases and campaigns  

• Creating materials for social media to support every case and campaign.
• Contributing to and overseeing the creation of engaging website and campaign content, including video and graphics 
• Identifying, where appropriate, other non-social campaign opportunities to engage the public in Foxglove’s issues

4. Supporter engagement and growth 

• Maintaining and expanding Foxglove’s public profile and supporter base 
• Producing copy and visual content for supporter emails and online actions 
• Monitoring and reporting on the performance of emails and actions 

Person specification 

• Minimum 2 years’ experience working in digital campaigns or communications. 
• Familiarity with a range of digital campaigning techniques, including email communications, petitions and social media. 
• Experience of producing compelling multimedia content to engage and mobilise a variety of audiences. 
• Excellent written communication skills: able to produce compelling, persuasive, concise written material for a range of audiences. 
• Excellent attention to detail. 
• Excellent time management and prioritisation skills: able to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines and adapt priorities at short notice. 
• Strong interpersonal and oral communication skills.
• Innovative and creative mindset, eager to find novel approaches to digital storytelling. 
• Right to work in the UK. 
• Passion for tech-justice issues. 

Length and salary 

The is a fixed term 18-month contract. There will be a six-month probationary period. The annual salary is £40,800 per annum less any required deductions for income tax and national insurance. Please note that our pay is transparent and non-negotiable. This role will be based in our London office.

How to apply 

To apply please send a copy of your CV and a 2-page cover letter detailing why you are best suited to the role. Foxglove conducts blind shortlisting with identifying information removed from application forms for all roles.

Please send these documents as attachments by the application deadline. We would be grateful if you could complete and return our diversity monitoring form alongside your application. 

Foxglove is new and we are growing. We are striving to build a team that is truly inclusive. We will create a diverse and adaptable environment where we support people to do their best work. We believe an effective and creative team is made up of people from different walks of life.

If any part of this process causes you difficulty, please get in touch with us. 

Position Title:  Operations and Communications Administrator

Location: The Trust’s office in West London

Reporting to:  Office Manager

Grade and salary: Grade B £31,659 (pro rata)

Contract terms: Full Time

Closing date:             11.30pm on Sunday December 12th.

Background

The Sigrid Rausing Trust is a grant-making foundation based in London. Founded in 1995, its purpose is to promote the values and principles of human rights, equality and the rule of law, and to preserve nature from further degradation. In pursuit of these goals, the Trust had committed approximately £429 million to organisations all over the world by the end of 2020. Its current annual budget is approximately £47million. The Trust is led by nine Trustees and currently employs 24 staff. More detail on the Trust’s work can be found on its website.

The Operations and Communications Administrator is part of the operations team of 7 staff, who provide a range of infrastructure services and support to the Trust, including finance, information and communications technology, grants management, governance, compliance, facilities and office services, health and safety, and human resources. The Operations and Communications Administrator provides a range of support to the operations team and wider Trust, and is key in ensuring the smooth running of the Trust’s day to day activities.

Working for the Trust

The Trust is committed to staff development. We offer various opportunities for staff to learn and develop, including an individual training budget, and management devoted to coaching and development. We encourage staff to attend events such as conferences, expert and donor meetings, to keep abreast of the developments in the human rights and philanthropic fields. The Trust is committed to being a good practice employer. We offer flexible working arrangements and are currently undertaking a wide-ranging review of staff benefits.

It is important to us that our organisation is diverse, so we actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and identities.

Purpose of the Role:

• To provide administrative support to the Office Manager and wider Operations team in the delivery of tasks at key periods and provide cover as required;
• To provide administrative, communications and other operational support to the Trust;
• To undertake administrative tasks in support of the Finance Officer and Manager as required.

Key Responsibilities:

Operations

• Present a professional front of house service to visitors, telephone calls and emails; including monitoring of key Trust email inboxes.
• Support the Office Manager with recruitment processes which may include posting of adverts; dealing with enquiries from applicants; filing and anonymising applications; scheduling interviews and communication with applicants in general.
• Provide scheduling support to the Trust overall including team meetings, managers meetings, board and Trustee meetings, assistance to the Executive Director and Deputy Executive Director on scheduling and other scheduling tasks as they arise.
• Administrative work associated with ensuring office provision and resources are fit for purpose. This will include support to staff working remotely as well as maintenance of the Trust’s central office. Tasks include organising stationery and equipment orders, keeping ordering records up to date, assisting with the scheduling and management of building maintenance; maintaining equipment and IT logs and list etc.
• Provide administrative support to the Office Manager on HR projects relating to staff benefits and policies.
• Work alongside the office manager providing administrative and logistical support with the daily running of the office. 
   

Communications

• Update and maintain website content in coordination with members of the programme team, the COO and external communications consultants. This includes monthly changes to grants data as well more static elements of the website.
• Add news stories and relevant Trust updates as they are developed;
• Be responsible for the Trust’s twitter account and send out tweets as needed and in coordination with the senior management team and communications consultant.
• Assist the COO and Grants Manager with the monthly preparation of the devolved grant making minutes

Finance

• Assist with initial processing of all supplier invoices
• Assist with gathering of grantee bank details for review by the Finance Officer
• Assist with initial checking of staff expenses claims and paperwork

Travel

• Occasional support of programme staff in organising travel for complex trips (for example higher risk locations or trips with Trustees), including travel and accommodation booking and trip scheduling and background research for travel risk assessments as necessary;
• Assistance in keeping up to date on COVID restrictions in relevant locations to assist programme staff in planning travel

Relationships and reporting lines

• Receives line management and development from the Office Manager
• Works closely with the Office Manager and Finance Office
• Works collaboratively with colleagues in the operations team, sharing information and learning and mutual support;
• Works supportively with colleagues across the programmes team.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Knowledge, qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field (such as social sciences, human rights, environmental sciences, sociology etc.) or equivalent experience.
• A demonstrable understanding of human rights issues or interest in developing this further;
• High level of literacy and numeracy;
• At least two years of work experience in an administrative role, preferably in a related field;
• Strong and demonstrable administration skills. Any experience of financial work would be an advantage;
• Some experience of working with website content management systems or other equivalent communications exposure;
• High level of computer literacy, including experience of using Microsoft Office particularly excel, and ideally customer relationship management (CRM), grant-making or other databases.

Key Competences, Skills and Abilities

• Excellent analytical skills and outstanding communications skills; ability to write concisely and persuasively and to present ideas confidently in English;
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with people at all levels and from a variety of ethnic and cultural backgrounds;
• Excellent attention to detail and commitment to high standards of delivery;
• Strong planning and organising skills and ability to project manage complex activities to time and to a high standard;
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities, to work on own initiative proactively identifying problems and potential solutions;
• Team player, and flexible approach to supporting others in a small team.

Personal qualities

• Demonstrable interest in and commitment to human rights;
• Commitment to respect and value equality and diversity and inclusion, and understanding of how this applies to own area of work;
• Commitment to own continuing personal and professional development;
• Commitment to the vision, mission and values of SRT;
• Flexibility and a sense of humour.

Other requirements

SRT is only able to consider applications from candidates who already have the right to live and work in the United Kingdom. SRT is currently allowing staff work flexibly either in our Holland Park office or at home. This arrangement will apply to this post though office attendance from time to time may be required as part of the role’s duties.

How to apply:

Please submit a 2-page CV and 2-page cover letter to apply. 

Closing date for applications is 11.30pm on Sunday December 12th.

We expect to hold first round interviews during the week starting 17th January 2022.

Youth Delivery Officer

We are looking for a skilled, committed, and passionate individuals with experience within the youth work sector (this could be in a voluntary capacity).Whilst developing our focus around youth engagement and early intervention techniques, we recognise the importance of having individuals who really want to make a difference in the lives of young people. Our youth projects consist of school and community work across sports, creative arts, leadership, and employability.

The successful applicant will understand our values, ethos and principles as an organisation and will demonstrate a strong desire to contribute to and deliver meaningful and effective youth work. 

About Reaching Higher 

Reaching Higher is a youth organisation which works with over 500 young people aged 11-21 each year across Croydon and surrounding boroughs. Developed in partnership with local churches, we are a youth-led charity with a Christian ethos.We place particular emphasis on providing mentoring support to young people and facilitating their development as leaders. We have established strong links with key local, London and UK-wide organisations and our approach leads us into regular working contact with partner schools, community groups and churches. 

How To Apply

Download and complete our RH job application form and return no later than 5.30pm on Friday 10th December 2021.

We seek a committed woman* to join our team to provide vital operational management to our growing women's legal rights charity.

The Operations Manager will be responsible for overseeing the development, implementation and delivery of streamlined processes to support operational infrastructure and ensure the effectiveness of the Rights of Women team.

Their key areas of responsibility will be to:

• Lead the day-to-day HR functions of the organisation
• Work closely with the Director in managing the finances of the organisation
• Support the development of the organisation including identifying areas for prioritisation, continuous improvement and mitigating risk through collaborative working
• Provide expert advice and support to enable the team to develop new ways of working, translating legislation, guidance, policies, and procedures into practice.
• Contribute to writing, producing, and implementing guidance/workbooks to develop individual/team practice, and performance.

They will work closely with the Director and Office Manager in their role and will line manage core staff members including the Office Manager and Finance Officer.

Salary: £28,000 per annum (pro-rata of FTE £35,000 per annum) plus 3% pension contribution

Conditions of Service: 28 hours per week (4 days)

Location: Hybrid: Home-based but with expectation of flexibility to attend our offices as needed at Rights of Women, 52-54 Featherstone Street, London EC1Y 8RT and occasional external meetings

Holiday entitlement: Pro-rata of FTE 25 days annual leave plus public holidays [FTE per annum rate] Additionally, Rights of Women closes between Christmas and New Year and the days in between these dates (which aren’t public holidays) are granted as additional leave pro-rata.

Responsible to: Director

Duration: Permanent

Closing date for applications: Thursday 9th December 2021 5pm

Interviews: Tuesday 14th December 2021

Start date: Monday 10th January 2022 or shortly after dependent on notice period required

No CVs accepted

*Occupational Requirement (Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9 Part I) applies

Rights of Women is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.  We actively encourage applications from women from a diversity of backgrounds, and with a range of skills and experiences. We are particularly interested to hear from women from Black and minoritised backgrounds.