Do you just love a good meeting?  More than that, do you prepare thoroughly, contribute confidently but sensitively, and take concise but informative notes of what happened?  If you would enjoy discussing a range of issues at senior meetings, putting points across on behalf of the sector we represent and feeding back effectively to our stakeholders, this could be the job for you.

We are looking for someone who would relish the opportunity to represent the thriving and diverse Barnet Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS).  With a good understanding of the VCS landscape and the challenges the sector faces, you’ll also be confident working with partners from the statutory and commercial sector.  Able to build solid relationships that allow for constructive challenge but are rooted in trust, you will be an excellent communicator, able to adapt your style to a range of different stakeholders. 

A lot of your representation work will be with senior local partners, but you will also provide representation at regional and national meetings when required.  Your work will be underpinned by comprehensive engagement with local VCS organisations, and you will be adapt at understanding and explaining their viewpoint, in forums as varied as Safeguarding, Community Safety, VAWG and borough resilience to name but a few. 

You’ll be a strategic thinker, with a proven ability to understand and engage with complex and nuanced issues.  However, you’ll also have a sense of how to put things into practice, and support projects such as the adoption of the Barnet Voluntary Sector Manifesto by our statutory partners. 

Working with our VCS Support Lead, you will also help shape the sector response to key issues facing the borough, and have a broad understanding of the sector’s capacity to respond.  You will lead on gathering sector intelligence, and be comfortable researching views and experiences on a range of issues. 

This is a challenging but varied and rewarding role, and you will be able to make a real impact for the sector.  You will become part of a friendly and supportive team, working within a focused but flexible culture, where diversity is valued and you can bring your whole self to work.

As a Deaf and Disabled People’s Organisation, we always welcome applications from disabled candidates, but lived experience of disability is not essential for this role.  However, the candidate will need a commitment to the social model of disability and a passion for thriving, inclusive communities.  We also particularly welcome applications from BAME candidates, who are currently underrepresented in our organisation. 

The role will be entirely home based during lockdown, but the successful candidate must be able to be based in our Colindale office in the future and travel to meetings around the Borough of Barnet. 

To apply, please submit your CV with a brief covering letter clearly stating how you meet the person specification.

This is a fixed term contract until the 31st October in the first instance, extendable subject to future funding. 

We are looking for a Partnerships & Membership Senior Officer to join our dynamic team of 20 staff located across 3 offices (Geneva, London, and New York). The Partnerships and Membership team encompasses 3.5 staff members and the Senior Officer will report to NCDA Senior Partnerships and Membership Manager.

The Partnerships and Membership Senior Officer will support the strategic growth of NCDA’s partnerships and membership in line with NCDA’s new strategy 2021-2026. The role will be responsible for supporting NCDA’s strategic engagement with NGOs and overseeing the delivery of related work plans, key activities and products (including via NCDA’s Supporters Group), supporting membership outreach strategies and delivery, reporting and M&E processes and business development.

This is an excellent opportunity for candidates passionate about global health and multisectoral action to work for a respected civil society organisation and engage with a range of stakeholders such as corporates, foundations, development agencies and NGOs.

We are looking for a Partnerships & Membership Manager to join our dynamic team of 20 staff located across 3 offices (Geneva, London, and New York). The Partnerships and Membership team encompasses 3.5 staff members and the Manager will report to NCDA Senior Partnerships and Membership Manager.

The Partnerships and Membership Manager will support the strategic growth of NCDA’s partnerships and membership in line with NCDA’s new strategy. The role will be responsible for managing NCDA’s strategic engagement with key partners and donors such as foundations, corporates and development agencies, overseeing the delivery of partnership work plans and key activities including via NCDA’s Supporters Group, supporting reporting and M&E processes as well as leading business development with specific sectors.

This is an excellent opportunity for candidates passionate about global health and multisectoral action to work for a respected civil society organisation and engage with a range of stakeholders such as corporates, foundations, development agencies and NGOs.

Job Description: Business Administrative Assistant

Line managed by: Finance and Operations Manager  

Salary:   £10.85 per hour

Hours: 16 Hours per week (preferably spread over three - four days)

Base:     80% Remote - 20% Based in Hammersmith.

               Equipment will be provided where required.

Young Hammersmith and Fulham Foundation are the leading Children and young people organisation in the borough and currently support over 90 youth organisations. And are looking for an enthusiastic Business Administrative Assistant to join our team to provide administrative support.

The role of the Young H & F Business Administrative Assistant is to support the administrative function of the organisation and team. This role will focus specifically on duties of administrative support to the Finance and Operation Manager.

Main areas of responsibilities will include:

Business Administrative Assistant to perform a variety of administrative and clerical tasks.

Duties of the Administrative Assistant include providing support to Finance and Operations Manager.  

• Assist with finance administration e.g., Setting up invoices and expense on CAF bank online, adding invoices and expenses on financial software QuickBooks.
• Update CRM database with member’s organisation details.
• Assist to ensure all relevant policies for the organisation are in place, up to date and communicated to staff and trustees.
• Maintain paper/electronic records for all financial transactions.
• Work with Finance and Operations Manager to provide office expenditure, staff expenses, payroll and any other financial information required.
• Process payments and other finance support as required.
• Liaise with all staff to conduct System review on a quarterly basis.
• Arranging meetings, booking rooms, taking minutes, and arranging hospitality when requested.
• Support on administrative duties around membership events.
• Conduct all DBS checking and applications.
• Support in managing and maintain up to date mailing list on mailchimp, ensuring new members and partners are added.
• Support the development and delivery of staff management processes including staff appraisal. system, training, and maintain records on leave and absence.
• Keep full and appropriate records HR records for all staff and volunteers.
• Monitor info inbox account, survey monkey, website queries.
• Act as first point of contact for the organisation by phone and email.

Person Specification:

Essential

• Good level of written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to prioritise & work across multiple projects
• Good knowledge of finance admin processes and software
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook is required.  

Desirable

• Use of database systems
• Creative skills and innovative ideas
• An understanding of provision for children and young people
• Experience of children/youth charities

Please be advised any candidates submitting CVs without Cover letter will not be considered.

Deadline to submit applications by: Monday 22nd March 2021 5pm.

Home-Start Lambeth supports families with pre-school children by recruiting and training volunteers to provide practical and emotional support for families. 

We are currently recruiting for a part-time Family Co-ordinator to lead on our Domestic Violence and Abuse work.

Our work prevents family crisis and breakdown, supports parents to develop their confidence and parenting skills, to access the services they need and to build better lives for their children. We achieve this by training local volunteers to work with local families and provide support tailored to individual family needs.

The domestic violence and abuse strand of our work supports survivors with young children through Family Co-ordinator and volunteer support. We also deliver the Freedom Programme, a programme of information and education for any woman who has experienced or is experiencing domestic abuse.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a committed, self-motivated, confident individual with strong family work credentials to lead on our domestic violence and abuse strand.

The post-holder will support families across the borough of Lambeth and work closely with the rest of the small team.

The key responsibilities of the role are:

• to manage volunteers
• to deliver targeted and meaningful support to families
• to manage and deliver the Freedom Programme to survivors of domestic abuse
• to liaise with partners and to attend multi-agency meetings

You will need experience of working with survivors of domestic abuse, experience of working with families and children under five, training and supervising volunteers, project management and reporting, and knowledge of children’s services and the voluntary sector.

You will have enthusiasm for supporting families in difficult circumstances, have a good understanding of supporting families with safeguarding issues and have a flexible and positive attitude to your work. You will be able to access safeguarding training through LB Lambeth. 

An enhanced DBS check is required for this post.

It’s important that our team represent the diversity of the borough. We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian or Minoritised Ethnic people/PoC, disabled people and marginalised groups.

To apply for this position please read over the job description and person specification and return the application form and diversity form.

Closing date: 9am, 29th March 2021

Central London, like many cities across the world, is an exciting and stimulating place. However, for some, it is a place to go when things have gone profoundly wrong and there is nowhere else. When people are on the edge, homeless, isolated and in despair there must be a place to turn. The Connection is there to be with people as they overcome that isolation, recover and move on to a meaningful, fulfilling life.

The experiences of people on the edge matter. Their story must be told to those in a position of power and influence, so that homelessness, exclusion and isolation are not acceptable features of life in the UK.

The Connection at St. Martin’s empowers those who are on the edges of society to take control of their lives by:

• Providing practical support in an active environment designed to help people to recognise their own strengths, recover from crisis and move on;

• Collaborating with others who share our vision and mission not just in London, but other parts of the UK and the world;

• Sharing our learning with others, to deepen our own understanding and create a more socially just society for those on the margins.

About the role:

The Fundraising Assistant is a new opportunity join an ambitious and forward-thinking Fundraising & Communications team. The post-holder will play a major part in the team by working across all income streams to engage and look after our supporters in order to maximise involvement with our work.

About you:

This role requires a thoughtful and ambitious individual, keen to develop a career in fundraising and get experience across a range of fundraising disciplines. We are looking for a personable and professional self-starter with strong communication skills who can help us build relationships with our donors and support them to experience the impact of their commitment to the charity. The post holder must have also strong administrative skills and be able to co-ordinate a number of important processes for the team to make us more efficient and effective. 

You may have a background in a customer service environment or experience of working in a fundraising team and/or a charity environment.  Specific work experience is not essential. We are principally looking for a candidate who can demonstrate a willingness to learn, a passion for our cause and an ability to communicate with our staff, volunteers and supporters.

So, are you interested in this rewarding role that comes with some really great benefits? To apply, please submit an application highlighting that you meet the requirements of the role set out in the person specification attached. Only candidates that provide this, and who meet the essential criteria within the person specification, will be considered for an interview.

Details of the full job description, which includes the detailed person specification and application form are attached.

We look forward to reading your application.

Closing date: Monday 22nd March – 5pm

Interview date: 1st April

Central London, like many cities across the world, is an exciting and stimulating place.  However for some, it is a place to go when things have gone profoundly wrong and there is nowhere else. When people are on the edge, homeless, isolated and in despair there must be a place to turn. The Connection is there to be with people as they overcome that isolation, recover and move on to a meaningful, fulfilling life. 

However, this is not enough. The experiences of people on the edge matter. Their story must be told to those in a position of power and influence, so that homelessness, exclusion and isolation are not acceptable features of life in the UK. 

The Connection at St. Martin’s empowers those who are on the edges of society to take control of their lives by:

•Providing practical support in an active environment designed to help people to recognise their own strengths, recover from crisis and move on;

•Collaborating with others who share our vision and mission not just in London, but other parts of the UK and the world;

•Sharing our learning with others, to deepen our own understanding and create a more socially just society for those on the margins.

CSTM helps thousands of people every year to move away from, and stay off, the streets of London. Central to our work is collaboration and partnership. CSTM is part of the Core Group of the Westminster Homelessness Partnership (WHP) (previously Westminster Homeless Action Together). WHP is a group of organisations working together to end rough sleeping in Westminster. The WHP identifies barriers to ending rough sleeping and seeks to act collaboratively to address them.

The WHP have designed the System Change project to bring practitioners from different organisations and disciplines together to systematically challenge barriers to leaving street homelessness for people with complex needs. A team of ‘systems changers’ from homelessness, health and substance misuse services will be brought together and trained in systems thinking and experimentation. They will create priorities for action with input from people with direct lived experience. The team will undertake practical action experiments to overcome systemic blockages to ending street homelessness for individuals, and overall. The System Change Coordinator will manage this project, coordinate across the ‘system changers’ team and report to a Steering Group, ensuring influence on policy in addition to practice.

This role requires someone with strong experience of working with people who are facing severe and multiple disadvantage. You must be a creative thinker who is committed to improving services and be a tenacious, committed individual with the ability to effectively manage a challenging project operating across organisational and sector boundaries. For the right person this will be a stretching and extremely rewarding role. 

So, are you interested in this rewarding role that comes with some really great benefits? To apply, please submit an application highlighting that you meet the requirements of the role set out in the person specification attached. Only candidates that provide this, and who meet the essential criteria within the person specification, will be considered for an interview. Details of the full job description, which includes the detailed person specification can be found attached.

This is a 18 month fixed term contract.

Closing date: Wednesday 24th March 2021 - 2pm

Interview date: Thursday 1st April 2021

We are looking for an Executive Assistant to be the supportive force that empowers our CEO. The ideal person for the role will have high capacity, be a proactive problem solver with exceptional communication skills and a meticulous attention to detail. Candidates should have previous experience in an office environment performing a broad range of both strategic and administrative duties and strong track record in providing support within a changing environment.

At the heart of Home for Good’s team culture is our love for Jesus and passion for serving and supporting vulnerable children. As well as delivering excellence in strategy and innovation, the post-holder will also be expected to model these core values and help shape team life. Therefore this post is subject to an Occupational Requirement that the postholder be a committed Christian under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010.

This role will be partly based at our London office, with flexibility for home-working. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons and all appointments will be made on merit. We would particularly welcome applications from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community who are currently under-represented at this level in the organisation.

Please see the application pack for more information. The closing date for this role is 9am on Wednesday 17 March 2021. To apply, please download and complete the application form and submit it via the Home for Good website. 

There are currently over 850,000 people living with dementia in the UK, and this is expected to increase to 1 million by 2025, and 1.4 million by 2040. In response to this, Dementia UK provides specialist dementia support for families through our Admiral Nurse service. When things get challenging or difficult for people with dementia and their families, Admiral Nurses work alongside them, giving the one-to-one support, expert guidance and practical solutions that people need.

The charity has seen significant income growth over the past five years, and we have ambitious plans to maintain this growth so we can significantly increase the number of Admiral Nurses, and the specialist support they provide.

You would be joining a passionate team at an exciting time, as events and community fundraising will play an important part of this growth, making up over a third of the charity’s income next financial year. Although events and community activity was hit hard by the pandemic, we adapted quickly to seize opportunities and test new propositions, and in the last year have achieved far more than we thought possible.

We are now looking for a results-driven fundraiser with strong attention to detail and a creative flair to deliver our flagship fundraising event – Time for a Cuppa, as well as support on insight-led product development cycles. You’ll be a strong collaborator who thrives in a busy, fast-paced environment.

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you. Please see the job description for more details.

Please note, only applications including both a CV and completed application questions will be considered. We do not require a covering letter for this role.

Interviews are scheduled for Monday 22nd of March.

My Care My Way

My Care My Way (MCMW) is an innovative way of working with people over the age of 65 with complex needs and conditions. The person is at the centre of holistic care planning across organisations such as health, social care and the voluntary sector. This way of working is a more coordinated, consistent way of providing care for people over 65 with long term conditions in West London and requires people with commitment and passion to work with older people. My Care My Way has been created following intensive work with professionals, patients and the voluntary sector to create a model of care rooted in evidence and designed to meet local needs.

Patients are at the heart of the model, and are working in partnership with professionals, supported by a dedicated integrated care team. All involved, including the person and their carer, will design care plans together to keep the person well for as long as possible and to achieve outcomes that they identify.

My Care My Way delivers more consistent care for patients at their GP practice, within two multi-functional Integrated Care Hubs in the locality, or within their homes.

Role Summary

The Health and Social Care Assistant (HSCA) role offers an exciting opportunity to become part of the My Care My Way workforce; bringing together health and social care expertise to deliver real change for how care is delivered in West London.

The vision for this role is aspirational, in that it aims to bring together over time duties that are carried out by Health Care Assistants, Social Care Trusted Assessors, Navigators, and other disciplines. The post holder will also be equipped to provide low level mental health support. There is an emphasis on promoting independence and supporting patients to adopt self-care approaches, by linking them in with voluntary sector services based on their long term conditions, interests and preferences.

**Please note, this role may involve working some Out of Hours shifts, covering evenings and weekends**

There are currently five full-time vacancies (37.5 hours per week, Mon-Fri).

To apply:

Please email a CV and supporting statement that addresses all the essential criteria to our Recruitment dept. Contact details may be found on our site. CVs submitted without a supporting statement will not be considered.

Recruitment is on a rolling basis until all vacancies are filled. Interviews will be held remotely.

If the opportunity to manage Shelter’s relationships with our key strategic Trust and Institutional funders sounds like the kind of challenge you'd relish, then join us as a Senior Trusts and Foundations Manager. We’ll provide the infrastructure, the strategy and the rewards, including flexible working. All you need to bring is your proven experience as a trusts fundraiser, natural relationship building skills, an eye for opportunity and a desire to make a real difference.

About Shelter
A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet millions of people across Britain struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change, with individuals, in communities, across society, and leading the way to a safe home. We need ambitious, best-in-class individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve

At Shelter we are united by our purpose to defend the right to a safe home. Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. We believe that to win that fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement for change. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, fair, equitable and transparent.

We have committed to combat racism both within and outside Shelter and welcome you on our journey to becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.

Our Income Generation Directorate is mostly based in London, with smaller teams across England and Scotland. We have ambitious plans for growth in response to the national housing emergency over the coming years and will raise close to £40m to support Shelter's work across our diverse range of income streams. The Trusts and Foundations Team has just doubled its income, under very difficult circumstances. This your chance to play a big part in helping us achieve our goals by taking on this role that will offer plenty of variety to keep you busy.

About the role
You will support the achievement of Shelter’s strategic goals in England by managing and developing a programme of fundraising and stewardship for charitable trusts and institutional donors such as the National Lottery. You will take the lead on developing and managing relationships with, and securing funding from, our portfolio of warm donors capable of giving six- and seven-figure gifts, while also ensuring that secured grants are well-managed and effectively reported on, and that new funding opportunities are assessed and responded to, in collaboration with colleagues across the organisation. Managing and monitoring performance of two direct line reports is a key aspect of this role, as is maintaining consistently high-quality standards for all proposals and other communications sent to trusts and institutional donor audiences.

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.

About you
An experienced Trusts fundraiser, you will enjoy the thrill of raising money and relish the challenges that comes with working in a large, complex organisation. You will be an outstanding communicator, with the ability to lead others, inspiring and supporting them to improve performance over time. Strong networking, interpersonal and relationship-building capabilities are vital, as is a strong understanding of the UK grant-making sector and current giving trends.

Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave (pro rata), enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We're here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.

To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website. Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.

Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

We will be sharing the interview questions with candidates shortlisted for an interview 3 days before the interview. Please note, there will be a test as part of the interview process.

Clinical Psychologists, Child Psychotherapists and Attachment Psychotherapists required to support adoptive families

Parents And Children Together - PACT - has been building and strengthening families since 1911.

PACT helps hundreds of families every year through outstanding adoption and award-winning therapeutic support and inspirational community projects across London and the south of England.

PACT is one of the UK’s leading independent adoption agencies, placing children with secure and loving families and supporting them with specialist therapeutic support. Our award-winning FACTS service includes counselling, Theraplay, creative art therapy and life story work which help children to overcome difficulties in childhood, adolescence and early adulthood which have resulted from early trauma and neglect.

PACT are seeking qualified and experienced self-employed Clinical Psychologists, Child Psychotherapists and Attachment Psychotherapists to join our therapeutic support services for children and their carers/parents.  You must be a qualified clinician, qualified and licenced to diagnose and treat patients. 

This is a great opportunity to work with a service rated as outstanding with Ofsted to undertake assessments of therapeutic needs for applications to the Adoption Support Fund, direct therapeutic support with our adoptive families and proving consultations to social workers.

Pay is on an hourly rate depending on experience and competitive travel expenses are also paid. 

We are looking to recruit in London and across the South East, including Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, Hampshire, Sussex and surrounding areas.

For further details, and details on how to apply, please visit our website.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Working Well Trust is a London based charity, founded almost 30 years ago by a group of passionate mental health professionals.They sought to address the low rates of employment typically experienced by those who have faced mental health issues. The charity supports people to prepare for, seek, sustain, and progress in employment. Since 2019, Working Well Trust has also been providing this support to people affected by learning difficulties and Autism. 

Alongside the more conventional support offering for its beneficiaries, the charity provides them with practical training and employment preparation opportunities via its social enterprises. These are commercial businesses run by Working Well Trust with the ultimate objective of helping people to develop new skills and increase their confidence, while benefiting from being part of a team. 

Operations Manager (Employment Hub)

We are looking for a Operations Manager to lead the transformation of our two social enterprises, Access and Sew & Support so that they successfully combine commercial activities with our new training programme. 

The Operations Manager will work closely with the training team, Business & Enterprise Lead and employment workers to develop a programme that will enable more of our clients to move on to paid employment.  We also hope that the postholder will also form partnership with local colleges and training providers so that we can bring in new skills into the enterprises.  The successful candidate will also work closely with the Chief Executive to develop a new enterprise offering web development and design training.

We are looking for someone who has a background that includes:

• Business development, ideally within the social enterprise sector
• Strong marketing skills including social media
• Experienced at developing positive working relationships with funders and commissioners
• Line management and staff development experience
• Experience of service transformation
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong project management skills including contract monitoring
• Customer relationship skills including CSR

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, this post will initially be from home using telephone and videoconference software but will include on-site working when restrictions ease.

If you would like to discuss the role, please complete a contact form on our website.

Closing date: 9am, 18 March 2021

Screening Interviews: week beginning 22 March

Interviews: week beginning 29 March

Please click apply to send your CV and CV cover letter (please add the cover form to the end of your CV when uploading). Candidates need to clearly outline how they meet the person specification points in their cover letter.Candidates that do not complete a cover letter will not be shortlisted.

Staff benefits include an employer contribution to a personal or workplace pension equivalent to 6% of gross salary.  30 days annual leave (pro rata) plus paid public holidays. 

Working Well Trust is an equal opportunities and confident about disabilities employer. 

Social Prescribing Link Worker – Maternity Cover

Local Government Scale: SC6 SCP 18 to SCP 20 £29,543 to £30,615 pa inc

London Weighting plus 6% contributory pension. 35 hours per week. (7 months fixed term contract)

The Social Prescribing Link Worker will provide personalised support to individuals in one to one and group settings to take control of their health and wellbeing and help accessing timely care and community support services. Will be working closely with the Care Navigation and Social Prescribing Service and South Camden Primary Care GP Surgeries. Accurate record keeping and using IT systems is required. Through timely intervention and a holistic approach to care planning and care co-ordination, so GP appointments and residential placements will be reduced.

The successful candidate will come from an information/advice, social care or health background, must be computer literate, an excellent communicator and able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team. Experience of person-centered care and of working with volunteers is desirable. It is important that a candidate promotes a culture that values, protects and uses information for the success of the organisation and benefit of its clients/patients. The ability to work confidently and effectively in a diverse, and sometimes challenging environment is essential.

The post is based in Camden and travel round the borough is required. Age UK Camden offers a contributory pension, and season ticket or bicycle loan facility.

For further details and an application form please visit our website.  No CVs, no agencies please.

Closing date: 15th March 2021

Interview date: 22nd March 2021

Age UK Camden is an Equal Opportunities and London Living Wage Employer.  Registered Charity No. 293446