Centre for Ageing Better has an exciting opportunity for an Administrative Assistant to join our Strategy & Partnerships team.

The Centre for Ageing Better is an independent charitable foundation. We believe that more people living longer represents a huge opportunity for society and we want everyone to enjoy a good later life. However, changes are needed to ensure people in later life are in good health, financially secure, are socially connected, and have a sense of meaning and purpose. Our new strategy sets out an ambition to do more on all these fronts. 

As Administrative Assistant you will provide support to managers and colleagues, assisting across a variety of tasks. Duties may include supporting programme management, efficient systems and processes and external communication, governance administration, general administration and a range of ad hoc tasks to support the smooth running of our work.

The successful candidate will have strong administration and IT skills and strong verbal communication. You will be proactive, well organised and be used to working on various tasks and assignments simultaneously. Commitment to Ageing Better’s agenda is essential.

To apply please send a CV, covering letter addressing how you meet the criteria of the person specification for the role and the attached equality and diversity form. The closing date for this role is 9am on Monday 17th January with interviews to take place on Thursday 6thFebruary.

The Health Foundation is an independent charity committed to bringing about better health and health care for people in the UK.

This exciting role combines delivering first class Personal Assistant support to the senior managers in the Communications team and significantly contributing to the success of the Communications team by providing timely and efficient administrative and project support.

The successful candidate will provide professional, proactive and intuitive PA administrative and organisational support enabling the executive team to focus on delivery. You will deliver executive diary management, ensure timely and accurate preparation of papers and reports and develop the strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders that will be necessary to successfully deliver in the role. 

In addition, you will, under the direction of the Business Manager, provide excellent administrative support to the wider Communications Team, including organising team meetings, monitoring new starter processes, updating team information and providing ad-hoc support to the wider team. If you love variety then this role is for you.

With a demonstrable track record of successfully providing a high-quality PA service to senior executives in a challenging environment and the organisational, time management and multi-tasking skills that are essential for the role, you will also be able to maintain high administrative standards while working under pressure and to deadlines.

Your positive attitude to getting things done will be key – a creative approach to problem solving, a demonstrably proactive approach and the excellent interpersonal skills needed to get the best from colleagues and stakeholders.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced PA/Administrator who is committed to our core behaviours - Working Together, Discovering & Learning and Achieving Impact. If the role excites you we would love to hear from you. For further information please refer to the full job description.

Interview date: 11 February 2019

To apply for this role please submit your CV and a supporting statement which addresses all the person specification criteria flagged as CV/SS (Essential). 

The Health Foundation values diversity and champions inclusion and strongly encourages applications from all sections of the community.

In this new role, you will support a growing Digital Communications team to develop excellent web and social media content for teams across the whole Academy and help to track its success by recording analytics and monitoring responses.

Engineering matters. It underpins our daily lives, drives economic growth, plays a critical role in addressing major societal challenges and helps ensure our readiness for the future, from providing a sustainable supply of food, water and clean energy, to advancing healthcare, and keeping us safe and secure.

As the UK’s national academy for engineering and technology, the Royal Academy of Engineering brings together the most talented and successful engineers – our Fellows – to advance and promote excellence in engineering for the benefit of society.

To meet this vision, the Academy undertakes a range of activities including hosting events, compiling expert reports and funding the world’s best engineers. To keep global audiences up to date with our news and opportunities, digital communications are more vital than ever.

Our growing team therefore seeks a new Digital Communications Assistant to provide support across the team responsible for the Academy’s websites, social media channels, and co-ordinated email marketing. The role will include a particular focus on migrating and improving content for a brand-new Academy website and providing support to other users to ensure content is regularly refreshed and up to date.

With experience of preparing engaging social media posts and a creative mind, you will also help compose and schedule content for the Academy’s Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram channels, engaging with key audiences from parents to policymakers to help position engineering at the heart of society.

Experience of using website content management systems and e-newsletter publishing systems would be beneficial, but not essential as full training will be given. What’s more important is that you can hit the ground running with excellent writing skills and an attention to detail ready to be deployed across a variety of platforms and formats.

You will also have excellent organisation skills, in order to maintain a growing library of digital content (including photos, videos and case studies) covering the full breath of the Academy’s activities. This includes supporting entrepreneurs launching life-changing technology around the globe, funding the very best engineering researchers exploring the sustainability challenges facing the nation, advising policymakers on innovation’s role in boosting the economy, and inspiring the next generation into a career in engineering.

We offer an unrivalled package of benefits including a non-contributory pension scheme, BUPA cash plan, private medical insurance, subsidised restaurant, regular social activities, health and wellbeing programmes and the possibility of flexible working, as well as significant investment into your personal and professional development. You will be based at our airy, stylish offices in a prestigious location, opposite St James's Park.

We support flexible working and would be happy to discuss working patterns with candidates.

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.

To find out more and to apply, please visit our website via the apply button.

Closing date: Midday on Monday, 27 January 2020.

First interviews will be held on 7 February 2020.

Job description: Casework and Campaigns Manager

The postholder will be known internally as the ‘Humanists at Risk Coordinator’ 

Reports to: Chief Executive

Salary: £34,000-£38,000, dependent on experience. 

Location: We will strongly prefer candidates who can be based in our East London HQ

Contract: Permanent with 6 months’ probation

Completed application forms should be submitted by 10am on Monday 3rd February 2020. Successful shortlisted candidates will be notified by Tuesday 4th February 2020. Interviews are currently scheduled to take place in our East London HQ on Tuesday 11th February 2020. 

Humanists International wishes to greatly improve the support and services it can provide to those people around the world who are persecuted because of their humanist beliefs. The postholder will be responsible for managing a caseload of around 10-20 individuals who are at risk of persecution, and will aim to support them with advice and guidance, or 

to signpost people to other services and organisations. The postholder will be required to communicate with people around the work who may be in a state of crisis, as such it will require someone who is able to remain calm and unflappable.

In addition to this, the postholder will also be responsible for managing two of our campaigns: The Freedom of Thought Report, and End Blasphemy Laws.

The successful applicant will join a small, dedicated and hardworking team based mainly in London. As this is a new position it will require someone who is creative and can work on their own initiative. 

• Triage and monitoring incoming referrals (response within 48hrs)

• Providing general support, advice, guidance and signposting 

• Liaising with staff in other Humanist organisations who are supporting humanists at risk

• Making fortnightly briefings to other staff

• Providing reports, stats and other updates to the CEO and Board

• Collecting testimony for the Humanists at Risk campaign, and Freedom of Thought Report

• Editing and managing the Freedom of Thought Report

• Editing and managing the End Blasphemy Laws Report

• Attending conferences, seminars and other events to raise awareness of Humanists at Risk

• Another other reasonable duties as requested

Person specification:

Essential:

• Masters degree in International Law, International Relations, Human Rights, or another related field. Or a Bachelor's degree with 3 or more years experience.

• Excellent understanding of international law, particularly in the area of human rights and refugee and asylum.

• Excellent writing skills and an excellent command of English. Other languages (especially French, Spanish or Arabic) would be an asset.

• Experience of dealing with casework, ideally in a related field (human rights, equality, asylum)

• A good knowledge of other international NGOs and their role and scope.

• Ability to synthesise complex information and communicate it effectively to specialist and non-specialist audiences.

• Excellent analytical skills.

Desired:

• Experience or knowledge of humanism, and the role of humanist organisations. 

• Excellent understanding of, and sympathy with, the philosophy and policies of Humanists International.

• Good research, analytical and drafting skills.

• Well-organised, efficient and able to work independently.

• A clear and convincing communicator.

Humanists International: The organisation and its advocacy work

Humanists International is the global representative body of the humanist movement, uniting a diversity of non-religious organisations and individuals. Founded in Amsterdam in 1952, our vision is a world in which human rights are respected and everyone is able to live a life of dignity. We work to build and represent the global Humanist movement that defends human rights and promotes Humanist values worldwide.

Headquartered in London, United Kingdom, Humanists International is an international non-governmental organisation (NGO) with representation on various United Nations committees and other international bodies. We seek to influence international policy through representation and information, to build the humanist network, and let the world know about the worldview of Humanism.

The UK Cohousing Trust is seeking a dynamic, skilled, practical, clear-thinking and impactful professional to co-design and deliver an organisational learning programme during 2020 with potential for extension into 2021. UK Cohousing Trust

Funded by Power to Change: Homes in Community Hands Programme

• £250-£350 per day depending upon experience
• Up to 50 days’ work across January – December 2020 (potential for extension into 2021)

Flexible working arrangements (will require travel throughout England) with office base in London and reporting to the UK Cohousing Network Chief Executive

Central government and funders such as Power to Change are backing communities to design, build and manage their own solutions to local housing needs. UK Cohousing Trust is part of the Community Led Homes alliance that is at the heart of making this happen.

Your focus will be five Enabling Hubs and national support staff who provide advice and guidance for local community groups to access the funding and technical expertise they need for success. You will use iterative learning methods to help us discover together how Enabling Hubs can have the greatest impact and become self-sustaining in the long term.

Experience in the following areas is expected:

• Organisational learning process and methods
• Service design and delivery, user experience
• Business design and development
• Network organisations

Demonstrating skills and knowledge in the following areas will be required:

• Action learning or other coaching methods with individuals/groups
• Research skills, synthesising data and presenting findings to diverse audiences
• Highly effective project management on limited time/resources
• Facilitating workshops, co-designing programmes
• Ability to understand and use management data and reports to inform decision making

An understanding of the community-led housing sector would be advantageous but not essential.

To apply:

We look forward to hearing from you. Please submit your CV, cover letter and three references (only used if offered role) 

Please outline: why you are a great fit for the role, give specific examples of how your experience, skills and knowledge meet the job outline above.

Application deadline: 9am, 20th January 2020. Interviews: 21/22th January 2020

Senior Trusts and Foundations Officer

Job title: Senior Trusts and Foundations Officer
Reporting to: Director of Fundraising
Key linkages: Fundraising Assistant, Programme Managers, Digital Fundraising and Communication Officer, joint CEOs
Salary: Up to £32,000 per annum, depending on experience
Job type: Permanent, full-time (35h). Flexible working considered.
Location: Flexible/working from home with 2 days a week in our London base. Occasional travel to our main office in Farnborough may be required.
Other benefits: 25 days annual leave plus 2 company days; 5% employer’s pension contribution

Are you an energetic, passionate and hands-on fundraiser looking for a new challenge?
Are you ready to contribute your talent and drive to a small charity with a big mission?
We are currently looking for that special someone to have an influential role in growing fundraising from trust and foundations. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced trust fundraiser to take on this new role in a fast-paced environment.

Your skills, mindset and commitment to our vision of ‘No child forgotten’ will be vital in helping us grow into the organisation we want to be and give you the chance to fundamentally impact the lives of some of the most vulnerable children in Africa.

You will develop and implement a strategy for trust fundraising with the Director of Fundraising adhering to agreed targets and plans as well as our Ethical Fundraising Policy and our donor promise. You will build relationships with a portfolio of potential and strategically important trusts funders and engage with them through phone calls, meetings, written correspondence and events. The Trusts and Foundations Manager will also maintain and deliver a schedule of applications and reports to grant makers, including prospecting for new funders with an emphasis on fundraising from larger trusts and securing multi year gifts.

At the charity, the Fundraising and Communications Team works collaboratively with the Programmes team to share ideas, knowledge, skills and experience to create a supportive culture. In the role you will work closely with the Programmes Team to create engaging proposals, however experience of writing bids for institutional funders is not required as this is managed by the Programmes Team.

You will have strong relationship-building skills and be a highly effective communicator. You will enjoy the challenge of a busy team, using your excellent organisational skills to manage a large portfolio of trusts and foundations. Your initiative and self-motivation is especially important while working remotely as part of our geographically disbursed team in the Africa and the UK.

We are looking for someone with proven experience and a recent track record of success in raising funds with Trusts and Foundations (100,000+, including multi-year funding) and you will be keen to use what you have learnt to expand your own knowledge in growing the small but established portfolio at Chance for Childhood.

About Chance for Childhood
Chance for Childhood is an award-winning charity working in Africa to support the most vulnerable children, such as street children, disabled children, children affected by conflict and kids behind bars. Our vision is of a world where no child is forgotten!

We work with African visionary community leaders to implement locally-relevant yet far-reaching projects that create lasting change within the justice, education and social protection sectors. This enables us to focus on ‘hard to reach’ children, both in terms of their complex needs (e.g. street children with learning difficulties) and location (e.g. urban violent slums or remote rural areas). Together we make ideas and impact both sustainable and scalable to protect, educate and empower even more of the world’s most disadvantaged children.

Purpose of the role

The Trusts and Foundations Manager will:

• Build upon partnerships with, and secure new income from, an existing pipeline of trust and foundations.
• Research and build relationships with new funders who we can approach for single and multi year funding.
• Deliver high-quality cultivation and stewardship of all trusts and foundations to produce robust and measurable growth over time.
• Provide a first class experience to all our donors and supporters.

Main duties and responsibilities

General

1. Actively contribute to implementing our new integrated fundraising strategy and yearly budgets in line with our 2019-2021 strategic priorities.
2. Work with the wider team to develop compelling cases for support by having a strong understanding of our work, current objectives and future plans in order to match donor interests effectively and see opportunities for further support.
3. Monitor and analyse key performance indicators to evaluate specific fundraising projects and ensure a steady increase of income year on year.
4. Keep up to date with any changes in legislation, regulatory procedures, best practice and industry standards in relation to fundraising.

Trusts and Foundations

1. Maintain and deliver a schedule of applications and reporting to grant makers, including prospecting for new funders, working collaboratively with the Director of Fundraising and Programme Team.
2. Research, develop and maintain a pipeline of new relationships to secure fundraising opportunities with a specific focus on multi year funding.
3. Write tailored, inspirational applications and project reports addressing grant-making priorities or requirements as specified.
4. Develop and maintain reporting and application systems and coordinate information across the organisation.
5. Liaise closely with the Programmes Team to plan and develop the strongest possible proposals and build relationships.
6. Ensure high-quality, ongoing management and engagement of existing trusts/foundations, including coordinating all commitments for these funders across the charity.
7. Develop and implement personalised cultivation and stewardship plans for specific funders to build and manage relationships with them.
8. Work with the Director of Fundraising to identify and cultivate links between major donors and trusts and foundations.

Other duties

1. Support the Director of Fundraising in the organisation of cultivation events.
2. Actively contribute to the team’s work plans and internal staff meetings.
3. Attend networking groups and external events to make contacts and represent Chance for Childhood.
4. Support on other fundraising initiatives as required such as our online matched-giving initiatives and during busy fundraising campaigns.
5. Any other duties commensurate with the level of the post, as may be required.

Person specification

Essential

• Excellent written communication skills with the experience of writing successful fundraising applications to foundations and charitable trusts and securing five and six figure grants.
• Experience of developing income from trusts, foundations and grant-giving bodies.
• Experience of developing and implementing a trust fundraising programme, including acquisition, retention and development.
• Demonstrable ability to develop relationships with grant-making bodies.
• Strong track record of meeting and exceeding both financial and non–financial targets.
• Excellent written communication skills with the experience of writing and editing inspiring and accurate proposals and reports independently.
• Excellent verbal communication skills with the ability to engage and inspire people at all levels of seniority and all walks of life, whilst understanding the needs and knowledge of the target audience.
• Excellent relationship-building and donor care skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to manage a varied and complex workload, prioritising competing demands.
• Desire to gain results both as part of a multi-disciplinary team and on own initiative.
• Excellent spoken and written English.
• Self-reliant and confident IT user including internet, email, databases, spreadsheets, desktop publishing and Windows package.

Desirable

• Knowledge of international development sector.
• Experience of undertaking high-quality research to identify prospective funders.
• Good budgeting skills.
• Knowledge of institutional funders.
• Experience of using databases as an integral part of your work.

To apply please visit our website.

Send a supporting statement highlighting how your skills and experience meet the person specification (2 pages maximum) and your CV. 

Closing date: 9am Monday 27th January (or before if a sufficient number of applications have been received).

Interviews: Thursday 30th January.

Candidates must have the right to work in the UK.

An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required for this post, as part of Chance for Childhood’s commitment to child protection, as outlined in our Child Safeguarding Policy, which all staff are required to sign and adhere to.

Chance for Childhood is an equal opportunities employer.

Please complete and return our Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form with your application. There is no need to print it as it is a fillable form.

No contact from recruitment agencies or media sales please

We are looking for a Trusts and Foundations Manager who can make an immediate and positive impact to our fundraising activities. You may already be in a management role or an officer looking for the next stage in your career.

You will be responsible for developing and managing relationships with major trusts, foundations and hospital partners and will relish the opportunity to make applications to major trusts maximising the potential for large donations and multi-year funding for running costs, as well as capital and refurbishment projects.

You have significant experience in trust fundraising and proven success in approaching and securing income from major trusts.  You can be relied upon to produce high quality compelling cases for support and to promote and facilitate meetings with major trusts and foundations to develop and sustain longer term relationships.

If you have the right skills and experience to make an impact and are interested in joining our growing and dynamic (but very friendly) team then please submit your CV with a covering letter setting out why you are suitable for the role.

We wish to appoint to this role as soon as possible and applications will be considered on receipt.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Are you....

• Looking for an exciting opportunity to lead a successful fundraising team to achieve ambitious growth targets

• Experienced in developing fundraising strategies to generate income using audience insight, innovation and supporter stewardship to maximise fundraising opportunities

• Skilled at providing leadership within a team and across an organisation, working in collaboration to influence others to continually improve performance

Dementia UK has seen significant income growth over the last five years, with income more than trebling to a forecast of £10m by year-end 2020. The organisation is about to enter an ambitious new five year strategy with a focus on increasing dementia specialist Admiral Nursing support for families and strengthening our influencing role in dementia care.

The Community & Challenge Events team is a vital part of delivering the income needed to meet these strategic aims as well as contributing to the communications and marketing necessary to raise awareness of Dementia UK and Admiral Nursing. 

A Head of Community & Challenge Event Fundraising is needed to lead a team of 16 (9 office based and 7 home based across the UK) with three direct reports, providing experienced leadership and focused on the challenge of achieving financial income targets whilst maintaining the values and culture of a services-led organisation. This role will require management skills to provide motivation to bring out the best performances at individual and team level.

The Head of Community & Challenge Events Fundraising will be a key contributor to achieving the 2020 - 2025 Fundraising strategy: focusing on using audience insight to develop an organisational supporter engagement programme, increasing brand awareness and effectiveness of messaging for fundraising and becoming a £15m charity by end 2025/26 to meet the organisational strategic aim of providing access to an Admiral Nurse to every family who needs one.

To apply, please complete the candidate questions and send these alongside your CV and cover letter.

Interview dates: 10th and 11th of February

Camden Community Connector  28 hours per week

SO1 £30,012 to £31,764 pro rata + 6% contributory pension

(Initial 6 month contract with the possibility of an extension)

Closing date: 9 am Thursday 30th January 2020

Interview date: Tuesday 4th February 2020

As a Community Connector you will be an excellent active listener with proven experience of supporting individuals, who are facing challenging circumstances, to engage with others.

Age UK Camden Community Connectors sits alongside other services such as Care Navigation and Social Prescribing, Befriending, Advice and Dementia Wellbeing.  ABC is itself a multi-agency programme with older people as its focus, aimed at reducing social isolation and collecting better evidence of what works. ABC’s other commissioned services include local community development projects, men’s action, inter-generational activity, inter-generational work, a service focussed on Bangladeshi elders, LGBT Connects

BookTrust is the UK’s largest reading charity. Each year we reach c. 3.4 million children across the UK with books, resources and support. Our books and resources are delivered via health, library, schools and early years practitioners, and are supported with guidance to encourage the development of a reading habit. Reading for pleasure has a dramatic impact on educational outcomes, wellbeing and social mobility, and is also a huge pleasure in itself. We are committed to starting children on their reading journey and supporting them throughout.

This is a brilliant time to join BookTrust.  We are developing a new strategy and a new approach to engaging with and understanding our beneficiaries.  We are ambitious about developing our offer to reach more children, particularly those who are disadvantaged, and we want to work even more effectively through and alongside our local authority partners so we can increase our impact.

Job purpose:

This is a cross-cutting role, based in our London HQ, and sitting within our regionally-based team of BookTrust Relationship Managers.  As Local Authority Business Support Manager you will work with our 151 ‘top tier’ local authority partners in England delivering BookTrust programmes, resources and campaigns; and structure, support and manage the relationships between BookTrust and our local authority partners.  You will work across BookTrust to explain and champion the changing needs of our local authority partners, and help us adapt and develop the way that we work with them to increase our impact.  In particular you will be responsible for:
 
1. Working with our regional team, operations team and colleagues from across the organisation to ensure we provide responsive but consistent, first-class business support to BookTrust local authority partners.

2. Predominantly working with our regional, operations, programmes and research teams to develop and implement strategies, systems, communications approaches and processes that support the smooth and effective operational delivery of BookTrust programmes with local authority partners – connecting all elements of the local delivery of the BookTrust offer, both internally and externally.
 
3. Managing, collating and interpreting data, supported by proactive intelligence and information gathering from local authority partners, and our regional and operations teams, ensuring that data informs more effective research, programme and operational development, strategy and delivery. Sharing best practice across our local authority partner network.

This is a new role for BookTrust, so you’ll be comfortable establishing yourself at the heart of our organization, and working with the teams to help this role evolve. 

Who we’re looking for:

We are looking for a person with great communication skills, who gets job satisfaction from problem-solving and improving systems and processes.  You will be persuasive and determined – and exceedingly well organized, with first class attention to detail.  You will be able to write clearly and accurately as well as work with and communicate through data.  And you’ll be stimulated by working as part of the varied and diverse team at BookTrust. You don’t need prior experience of working with local authorities or in children’s reading – but you will have strong evidence of your skills from a business support or customer services context and you’ll be motivated by contributing to the work that BookTrust does. 

Want to join us?  Find out more about who we are, including a job description and details of how to apply on our website.

Closing date: 9am Monday 3rd February 2020
Interview dates:  First round interviews w/c 17th February
Second round interviews w/c 24th February

BookTrust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
 

We are seeking a Community Engagement Lead to join our small, dynamic team by supporting our vision: To be known and respected by everyone living or working within reach of our services who may become affected by cancer. You will support the Information and Support Services Manager in raising the Mulberry Centre’s profile through community engagement and raising awareness about the signs and symptoms of different types of cancer and ways in which people can adopt preventive measures.

The Community Engagement Lead will deliver a targeted information community engagement service in Hounslow and Richmond, and surrounding boroughs. They will develop user engagement within the Centre and in the local community. Part of the role will require you to develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders. The Community Engagement Lead will look at ways to increase the footfall in the Centre through community engagement with hard to reach groups such as men and minority and vulnerable groups.

This vital role will suit an enthusiastic and dynamic person who has excellent communication skills with the ability to work with people and have experience in presenting to individuals and groups of people. You will need to be compassionate and empathetic individual striving to make a difference to people affected by cancer.

To apply, please refer to the Information Pack and email a comprehensive CV and a covering letter showing evidence of how you meet the personal specification of the role.  We will not be accepting CV's only.

Role: Advocacy Officer

Location: We will strongly prefer candidates who can be based in our East London HQ

Salary: £26,500 rising to £28,000 upon successful completion of probation period

Contract: Permanent with 6 months’ probation

Reports to: Director of Advocacy (based in Brussels)

Humanists International is seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join the advocacy team as an Advocacy Officer.

Humanists International’s advocacy programme covers a broad range of international institutions: the United Nations, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the Council of Europe, the EU and the Organisation of American States. It lobbies to promote its human rights concerns and humanist policies. Part of its success in this aim relies on having high-quality and professional research as a basis for its submissions, interventions and advocacy in general. It also relies on having an advocacy team that can communicate and lobby - across a wide range of institutions and cultural settings - in a clear, focused, convincing manner. The Advocacy Officer would be instrumental in contributing to these areas.

The successful applicant will work under the management of Humanists International’s Director of Advocacy and contribute to Humanists International’s advocacy output via the following tasks:

• Undertaking research tasks on relevant topics and providing briefing notes for the Director of Advocacy.

• Drafting written statements and submissions for the United Nations, Council of Europe, OSCE, African Commission, OAS, and any other relevant institutions.

• Analysing and summarising legal / official documents.

• Liaising with Humanists International members to use their knowledge and experience to feed into research and output.

• Preparing advocacy briefings for submission on human rights cases and country situations.

• Representing and speak on behalf of Humanists International at international conferences and bilaterals meetings.

• Preparing presentations (often with the use of powerpoint).

• Undertaking administrative tasks to support the Director of Advocacy in her work.

 
Person specification:

Essential

• Excellent understanding of, interest in, and demonstrable commitment to human rights and equality issues - particularly in the areas of freedom of religion or belief, freedom of expression, the rights of women, the rights of the child, and the rights of LGBTI people.

• Good knowledge and background in international human rights law, international law, ethics or global justice.

• Experience in the area of advocacy and/or research.

• Familiarity (academic and/or practical) with the international human rights systems.

• Good research, analytical and drafting skills.

• Good writing skills and an excellent command of English.

• Well-organised, efficient and able to work independently.

• A clear and convincing communicator.

Desired:

• Excellent understanding of, and sympathy with, the philosophy and policies of Humanists International.

• A good knowledge of other international NGOs and their role and scope.

• Knowledge of other languages (especially French, Spanish or Arabic) would be an asset, and the ability to undertake translation tasks.

• Prepared to travel, and do so alone.
   

Applications should be submitted by 10am on Monday 3rd February 2020. Successful shortlisted candidates will be notified by Tuesday 4th February 2020. Interviews are currently scheduled to take place in our East London HQ on Monday 10th February 2020.

Background information: Humanists International and its advocacy work

Humanists International is the global representative body of the humanist movement, uniting a diversity of non-religious organisations and individuals. Founded in Amsterdam in 1952, our vision is a world in which human rights are respected and everyone is able to live a life of dignity. We work to build and represent the global Humanist movement that defends human rights and promotes Humanist values worldwide.

Headquartered in London, United Kingdom, Humanists International is an international non-governmental organisation (NGO) with representation on various United Nations committees and other international bodies. We seek to influence international policy through representation and information, to build the humanist network, and let the world know about the worldview of Humanism.

As part of these aims, we undertake advocacy activities that will contribute to influencing decision-makers, increasing publicity and representing and engaging with current members and appealing to potential members.

We focus on human rights, and particularly those that are threatened, abused or undermined by harmful traditional, cultural and religious practices. Currently this means we mainly focus on freedom of expression, freedom of religion or belief, cultural rights, the rights of women, LGBTI rights and the rights of the child. As well as speaking out of forms of discrimination based on race or nationality.

Galapagos Conservation Trust (GCT) is looking for an experienced Individual Giving & Membership Manager to support and grow our income from donors who give to us through membership, regular donations, annual appeals, fundraising events and legacies. Reporting to the Head of Individual Giving (Major Donors), you will be responsible for donors giving under £1,000 / year while working in our friendly and busy office in central London. By building upon existing relationships and attracting new supporters you will grow our income in this area, helping to create a sustainable platform for all of our fundraising activities.

What we want

• 3-5 years proven experience in individual fundraising
• Proven experience of generating regular income from individual donors and meeting donor recruitment and retention targets
• Excellent technical skills in CRM databases, reporting and analysis with a good understanding of audience segmentation and donor journeys
• Experience in the production of fundraising materials (both in print and digital)
• A good communicator who is also target driven and goal oriented
• A strong member of the team who will be responsive to the changing demands of a growing organisation
• A passion for conservation and the natural world

What you will get

• 4000 engaged supporters
• Support from a Membership and Communications Officer
• Opportunities to develop your skills and to benefit from professional external training to support further development where relevant and feasible
• A connection with cutting edge conservation projects in the planet’s first World Heritage Site, the Galapagos Islands and the surrounding Galapagos Marine Reserve
• To be part of a committed team which is supported by a fully engaged Board of Trustees

To apply

Please send a completed application form and a covering letter explaining how you meet the key requirements of the role and your motivation for applying. The application form and contact details can be found on our website.

Closing Date: midnight on Sunday 2nd February 2020

Interviews are likely to take place during the week of 10th February.

Thank you for your interest.

We are a small and ambitious organisation, and our new Head of Policy will need to be an agile leader, capable of inspiring others both internally and externally, but also willing to roll up their own sleeves and get the job done.

The ideal candidate will:

• Be effective relating to the most senior leaders in health and care and to charity colleagues, health professionals, researchers, funding partners, patients and service users

• Be critical, but constructive; independent but well-networked; credible, but pragmatic

• Be comfortable making decisions – we are a small organisation and rely on our senior leaders’ experience and good judgement

• Be curious and willing to learn - about the work of our members, about what it’s like to work in health and care, and to live with ill health

• Be a natural communicator – our influence comes from sharing our insight and values through conference speeches, workshops, blogs, and traditional and social media

• Be able to work with and get the best out of experts and advisors

• Be confident managing multiple projects at pace, on time and on budget – often working with external consultants and staff in member organisations as well as with our internal team

• Be happy working in a small team – we’re too small to work in departments or to worry about seniority – we need to make things happen together.

We appreciate that this is an ambitious list – we don’t expect people to be equally strong across all these dimensions and we are happy and keen to develop people who have the right attitude and want to grow in and with this role.

The job description below sets out some of the key areas of responsibility we envisage for this role, but it is important to note that we are a busy and growing organisation, therefore the responsibilities set out should not be considered exhaustive and it is important to be aware that roles and responsibilities are likely to evolve over time. We envisage the post holder to hold line management responsibility in the medium term.

Responsibilities

Influence policy and practice across health and care

• Keep abreast of key issues and influencers in health and care in England

• Identify opportunities for influence and develop and implement constructive and credible policy positions and influencing strategies

• Build and maintain a network of decision makers and allies, and develop and nurture partnerships to achieve our ambitions

• Participate in high-level meetings on behalf of National Voices ensuring our values, insights and positions are reflected

• Work closely with our members – understand and deploy what they know and do, and share opportunities for influence

Develop and use insight

• Work with staff, consultants and partners to support the development of National Voices’ insight function, ensuring that we are informed by the experiences of people living with mental and physical ill health and disability

• Manage projects and programmes, working in partnership as required, putting in place streamlined and effective systems for timely, high-quality delivery

• Turn the insights we generate through our project work into arguments and influence

Grow National Voices, its impact and partnerships

• Build relationships, and common ground with members, partners and funders

• Spot opportunities for collaboration, partnership and income generation that can support the delivery of National Voices’ strategic priorities

• Turn ideas and ambitions into concrete proposals and funded projects

• Plan confidently and realistically, be accountable for delivery, and make sure we finish and complete

Communicate and engage

• Work all available communications channels to land our insight and messages

• Design and run lively and productive events and engagement with our members and others

• Support members, partners, patients and service users and staff to contribute their knowledge, practice and assets to National Voices’ work

Help to lead National Voices

• Be a senior member of a small team, taking responsibility for managing and developing our people and organisation

• Aim high, and lead with ambition and creativity – propose what we could do differently and how we could grow

• Model behaviours of inclusivity, compassion, curiosity and accountability, creating a high support, high challenge environment

• Take responsibility for money – how we raise income and how we spend it

Person specification

All candidates will be assessed against the following criteria, please use specific examples when applying, focussing particularly on the experience, knowledge and understanding required for the role.

Values, attitudes and behaviours

• Passionate about National Voices’ mission and work

• Proactive, flexible and responsive

• Comfortable working in a team, as well as under own initiative

• Able to think and act creatively to solve problems and challenges

• Committed to reducing inequalities and understanding diversity

Skills and abilities

• Excellent policy, research and influencing skills

• Strategic and analytical thinking

• Able to react quickly and confidently in unclear situations and in changing circumstances

• Exceptional interpersonal and relationship management skills

• Strong organisational skills: able to manage teams, projects, budgets and workload

• Impeccable and engaging written and oral communication skills

Experience, knowledge and understanding

• Substantial experience of leading and implementing policy and influencing strategies: with experience across research, policy development, public affairs, and communications

• Significant experience of developing and implementing complex and high-profile projects and partnerships

• Substantial experience of using a range of communication tools and communicating with diverse audiences – from senior influencers to people and communities

• Experience of building consensus and working in situations of controversy and conflict

• Experience of working in a fast-paced environment across a number of priorities at once

• Experience of working with and through networks and partnerships

• Experience of working on health and social care issues and with the voluntary sector – with strong subject expertise in areas of health or care policy

• Experience of working directly with people and communities, and engaging individuals with lived-experience in policy and influencing

Application guidance

Please complete the National Voices application form and include a covering letter (no more than two A4 pages) explaining why you are suitable for the role, with particular reference to the experience, knowledge and skills identified in the person specification.

Please state your current salary and any notice period to which you are committed.

Please specify any access or other requirements of which we need to be aware for the interview.

Applications should be emailed to Patrick Ryan, please refer to Application Pack for email details.

Patrick can also be contacted with any further questions.

The deadline for applications is noon on Wednesday 29th January.

Interviews will take place on Thursday 6th February.

Details of an interview task will be emailed to you on Friday 31st January.