New opportunity not to be missed! Centrepoint, the UK’s leading youth homelessness charity, is looking for a Jobs and Educations Officer to join our Jobs and Education Team team based in Camberwell but working pan London. In return, you will receive a competitive salary plus excellent benefits.

We help vulnerable young people by giving them the practical and emotional support they need to find a job and live independently.

Together with our partners, we support thousands of homeless young people each year.

The role

The post holder will provide employment support to young people and/or unemployed clients. They will be responsible for the management of pan London learner referrals and ensuring a steady supply of young people accessing Centrepoint’s learning offer (including placements). They will provide employment support into suitable progression routes and in work mentoring.

The role will identify, engage and assess eligible learners onto all programmes and progression routes by establishing and maintaining strong relationships with young people, partnerships with referral agencies.

What we are looking for

We are looking for a dynamic individual to deliver employment support to Centrepoint young people and our wider client group. Applicants should be self- starters  and committed with drive and energy and an evidence base of successfully supporting people into work and training.

We are looking for someone who:

• Is suitably qualified for the role with a relevant IAG qualification (or equivalent)

• Has a proven track record of engaging with learners

• Has experience of working with referral agencies and shaping provision to meet demand

• Has experience of identifying progression routes that support unemployed learners into sustainable outcomes

What we offer in return...

In return for your efforts you’ll receive a competitive salary, excellent training and development, and a host of staff benefits including:

- 25 days of annual leave per year, rising by one day per year to a maximum of 27 days

- Excellent training package to ensure you have the skills and knowledge to build a new career

- Employer pension contributions of 4%

- Clear career progressions, linked to portfolio work, that enables movement up the pay scale

- Access to Cycle 2 Work loan scheme

- An interest-free travel loan

We seek to challenge discrimination and are committed to fairness and equality within Centrepoint. We welcome applications from anyone with direct experience of being homeless or using young people's services.

Closing Date: 24 October 2019, 12 noon

Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to join our team as a Jobs and Education Officer, click ‘Apply’ now!

Head of Technology 

Circa £70,000 per annum
Permanent – 5 days per week
(Monday - Friday)
Location: 175 St John Street, London EC1V 4LW

Your new employer:

Place2Be is the leading children's mental health charity providing in-school support and expert training to improve the emotional wellbeing of pupils, families, teachers and school staff.

We provide emotional and therapeutic services in over 600 primary and secondary schools in England, Scotland and Wales, reaching a school population of approximately 350,000 children - building children's resilience early in life through counselling, creative work and play.

Place2Be also provides training on mental health and wellbeing for teachers and other professionals who work with children and young people, so we can help to build "mentally healthy" schools and communities where all children can thrive and grow up with prospects, not problems.

Are we the type of life changing organisation you’d like to work for? Yes…. read on

Your role:

Based at our head office in Central London, as our new “Head of Tech” you’ll play a pivotal role in delivering Place2Be’s IT and digital strategy. You will develop and implement Place2Be’s tech strategy in order to enable us to deliver our vision of all children in schools nationally, having access to high quality mental health support. You will manage the current IT Infrastructure in order to support the day to day needs and operations of Place2Be, with an appropriate level of availability, support and maintenance. Accountable for the successful delivery of all IT and digital projects (On Time, In Scope, In Budget), you will be a strategic thinker with strong team leadership skills. Accountable to the CEO and the board of Trustees, for the Security of the Place2Be IT and digital systems, network and data. You will also present to the executive management team, on the operational performance of Place2Be’s IT and digital systems and environment including mobile IT.

Key duties & accountabilities

• Ensure effective delivery and continuous improvement of Place2Be technology services and solutions
• Regular reporting on the status of the IT and digital systems and environment through a dashboard
• Line management of the IT Manager who manages the IT help desk and maintains the P2B IT environment
• Development of strong partnerships with our key IT and digital service providers and partners (including telephony) through a structured relationship management approach
• Development and delivery of standards of service for IT Support
• Manage the IT and digital Infrastructure & operations budget
• Reporting on performance to Senior Stake holders, CEO, The Board as well as Trustees

The Successful candidate will have:

• Proven successful experience of developing and implementing an IT and digital strategy to deliver an organisations vision

• Knowledge and experience of developing IT Systems and Data Architectures
• An excellent understanding and experience of digital particularly in the context of third sector / charity and service delivery
• Demonstrable experience of successfully leading on large organisation-wide projects
• Experience of leading multi-functional teams and fostering a culture of learning, growth and professional development
• Experience of successfully leading change across an organisation

In return we offer you a range of fantastic benefits including:

• Amazing offices in the heart of the city, a brisk walk from Farringdon Station
• Enhanced Annual Leave entitlement
• Robust Learning and Development Programme
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle purchase and season ticket loan schemes
• Extended maternity/paternity pay

A supportive organisation we offer strong and clear leadership as well as a fantastic working environment to ensure your early success.

Closing Date: Sunday 3rd Nov 2019 at 11:59pm
1st Interview: W/C 11th November 2019
2ndt Interview: TBC 2019
Start Date: Jan 2020

If you share our core values of perseverance, integrity, compassion and creativity, we would love you to join us. It’s sensitive and demanding work - but hugely rewarding and fulfilling - you will be helping give young people brighter futures.

Place2Be is committed to equal opportunities and anti-discrimination practices and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. We are keen to reflect the diversity of the partner schools we work in and are particularly interested in attracting applications from male candidates, as well as candidates from Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.

Supporting vulnerable single adults who have been homeless and who have support needs. The service provides individuals with accommodation and floating support service to ensure that they settle into the service and, sustain their licence. A Support Coordinator will be assigned to the individual who will then provide them with the support they need according to their assessment of needs, their risk assessment and their care/support plan. Working with them to self develop and progress, reaching the targets they have set so that they can move on to being fully independent in the community.

Specifications

You must:

• Have knowledge or experience of social care practices and regulations
• Have knowledge and experience in supporting people in the community
• Have excellent communication skills and be able to converse with service users in an appropriate manner.
• Have confidence in communicating with other community services, and or local authority departments who may be supporting the service user.
• Having a empathetic and understanding nature is vital
• An excellent understanding of equality and diversity guidelines
• Understand the importance of confidentiality and be able to apply this to your role
• Able to follow good working practices and procedures.
• Have knowledge and understanding of writing care plans and risk assessments
• Be proficient in recording and reporting, keeping records, updating information on the current systems.
• Be knowledgeable in using IT systems including word and outlook and be willing to learn how to use other recording and monitoring systems used to ensure the efficiency of the company.

Desirable but not essential: level 2 in Health and Social Care

Job Summary

Are you looking for an exciting new career opportunity that’ll keep you on toes?

· Do you have amazing communication skills?

· Do you have experience in the social care sector?

· Do you thrive under pressure?

· Do you have a good judgement of character?

· Are you self motivated even when working alone?

If successful you will be joining the Floating Support Team who work with vulnerable adults with an array of complex support needs such as mental health, substance and alcohol misuse and homelessness.

Full- time and Part time positions available in a fast-growing organisation available for an immediate start with a competitive salary based on experience. 

Are you an experienced and qualified Financial Accountant looking to take on a new challenge? Do you want to join a central London organisation with a wide-reaching impact on thousands of lives? Do you feel at home in busy, commercial environments but looking for the satisfaction knowing your work helps real people?

The Financial Accountant will oversee all Financial Accounting, Treasury and Payroll activities for the c£50m turnover Central London organisation, whose income comes largely from bidding for and winning contract tenders. Reporting to the Finance Director, your key responsibilities will include:

• Overseeing the work of two Finance staff who focus on Payroll and other Financial Accounting duties
• Taking responsibility for the organisation's year end accounts, comprising of three subsidiary companies focusing on care and support, development and resident services, and making sure reports to the regulator are completed in an accurate and timely fashion
• Being responsible for signing off on a complex and complicated payroll, including ever changing flexible workers and a mixture of part time, full time, and zero hour contract staff
• Taking the lead on the year end audit process, liaising with external auditors and being the key point of contact for all financial accounting queries.
• Preparing annual financial statements, producing the annual treasury strategy.

With generous annual leave, flexible working and dedicated staff progression initiatives, this is a great organisation to join and this is a crucial role that is sure to be a career-enhancer for the right candidate. Furthermore, the Finance Director is a highly supportive line manager who will encourage your progression both internally and externally.

To be considered, you'll need to meet the following criteria:

• Be a fully qualified accountant - candidates who qualified in a small to medium sized practice environment will be seen highly favourably
• Have at least two years PQE leading on the production of annual accounts, and be comfortable working in a busy, fast paced environment
• Have experience of treasury management, payroll and the submission of HMRC returns.

Please submit your application ASAP - interviews can be arranged promptly and the post will close as soon as the right candidate is found.

• Organisation: Institute for Strategic Dialogue
• Reporting to: Deputy Director of Policy, Research and Cities
• Location: Central London
• Type of Contract: One year fixed term contract, with view to permanent role subsequently
• Start Date: ASAP
• Salary Bracket: £45,000 – £55,000 per annum; dependent on experience

About ISD

ISD is a global counter-extremism organisation dedicated to powering solutions to extremism and polarisation. For over 10 years, we have responded to the rising challenge of extremist movements and the ideologies that underpin them, delivering cutting-edge programmes built from world-leading expertise in communications and technology, grassroots networks, knowledge and research, and policy advice. As a non-profit organisation with teams in London, Beirut, Toronto and Washington D.C., ISD enjoys strategic partnerships with the world’s leading technology companies and supports more than a dozen prominent governments and institutions in stemming the rise of violent extremism and hate.

Position Summary

ISD seeks to appoint a senior M&E professional to join our growing and busy team and play a key role in driving forward the development of ISD’s approach to monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL). This individual would be expected to lead on the strategic development of our organisational monitoring and evaluation practice and systems, working in close partnership with our research, policy and programme teams. A successful candidate should be familiar with participatory and adaptive learning approaches to MEL in complex environments, and have experience of leading evaluations in the P/CVE field. Along with the M&E Coordinator, they will work alongside project teams to develop M&E capacity and improve organisational systems to capture and analyse data, develop best practice models and draw out lessons from project evaluations which can be shared internally and externally.

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will work closely with staff across ISD to deliver the following:

ISD Programmatic Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning

• Lead the on-going development of MEL systems and theories of change for ISD projects and programmes.
• Lead and advise on the identification and development of tools to enable all projects to collect, aggregate and support analysis of data, in order to meet all relevant reporting requirements and to facilitate and inform project management.
• Advise and support project managers on development of logic models, choice of indicators and development of monitoring plans.
• Co-ordinate implementation of the MEL system, M&E tools, and project monitoring plans, including training and support for project managers and field teams, support data analysis and usage.
• Lead on design and implementation of qualitative and quantitative data collection such as situation analysis, surveys and interviews using robust methods of data collection. Where possible work with staff to develop and standardize survey tools and other data collection forms for monitoring programmes.
• Train relevant programmes staff on M&E tools, data collection and analysis and basic surveying and sampling techniques.
• Lead and/or advise on the publication of public impact reports of ISD programme models across a range of P/CVE topics and areas, including digital citizenship education, NGO capacity building, city networks and policy.

Broader M&E Agenda

• Drive an agenda the centres on using M&E as a learning tool to improve ISD programming and wider efforts on P/CVE.
• Cultivate strategic MEL relationships and alliances with other P/CVE actors and represent MEL activities in public and professional circles through meetings, conferences, and presentations.
• Lead on development of systems for tracking organisational impact across divisions.

Development

• Strategically expand and develop ISD’s monitoring and evaluation capacities.
• Provide support for project managers to develop M&E elements of donor proposals and reports, including provision of monitoring plans, project data, and reports on progress towards indicators.
• Drive development to secure new funding to evaluate sections of ISD programming.
• Build and maintain internal and external stakeholders’ relationships to an exceptional level.
• Actively and regularly engage UK-based relevant stakeholders.
• Work with ISD’s regional teams on localised development strategies and programming.

Management and representation

• Foster a positive and collaborative team environment.
• Line manage up to 2 staff and support colleagues to reach their potential through coaching, communication and identification of learning and development opportunities.
• Write, review and edit organisational outputs to an exceptional standard.
• Represent ISD and projects at the highest levels of stakeholders, including in the media and with governments and international organisations.

Person Specification:

Essential

• Extensive experience at senior levels designing and delivering MEL capabilities at international, government, donor, development agency or NGO levels.
• Senior-level experience developing and delivering MEL capabilities for P/CVE, peacebuilding, stabilisation, governance, development or related fields on an international basis across multiple regions.
• Familiarity of overseeing and leading on MEL strategy at an organisational level or across a range of projects and programmes.
• Leading expertise on the development of theories of change for range of programme types.
• Extensive experience in conducting a range of evaluation types including summative and impact evaluations for a variety of projects.
• Experience of using participatory MEL approaches that provide space for programme and policy teams, partners and project participants to jointly reflect on the effectiveness and impact of their work.
• Experience in both programmatic and policy change MEL.
• Highly organised with the ability to be flexible, multi-task and respond proactively.
• Experience of line managing and developing internal MEL teams and overseeing the work of independent evaluators.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• An understanding of and commitment to the core mission of ISD.
• Intercultural and interpersonal awareness.

Desirable

• Data visualisation expertise
• Familiarity with statistical analysis and SPSS.
• Experience working in a fast-paced think tank or start up environment.
• Fundraising and development experience with a range of donors.
• Experience working on and supporting international projects.

Application Process

If you would like to apply for this position, please read the full JD (which is available below) and send a one-page cover letter and up-to-date CV (no more than 2 pages) by Friday 1st November. Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted and applications without a covering letter will not be considered. All applicants who are invited to interview will be asked to produce evidence of their right to work in the UK.

• Organisation: Institute for Strategic Dialogue
• Reporting to: Senior Manager
• Location: Central London
• Type of Contract: Fixed-term contract to February 2022 with possibility of extension
• Start Date: ASAP
• Salary Bracket: £28,000-£35,000 depending on experience

About ISD

ISD is a global counter-extremism organisation dedicated to powering solutions to hate and extremism. ISD has established itself as one of the leading global authorities on extremism and security. Combining research and analysis with government advisory work and programme delivery, ISD has been at the forefront of forging real-world, evidence-based responses to the challenges of integration, extremism and terrorism.

As a global non-profit organisation with teams in London, Beirut, Toronto and Washington D.C., ISD enjoys strategic partnerships with the world’s leading technology companies and supports more than a dozen prominent governments and institutions in stemming the rise of violent extremism and hate speech.

ISD is looking for an exceptional individual to work on our Young Cities programme as Project Coordinator based in London with responsibilities for covering West Africa.

Young Cities is a joint effort by two of ISD’s longest-running programmes, the Strong Cities Network (SCN) and the Youth Civil Activism Network (YouthCAN), and works in partnership with both young people and local government to enhance and support youth-led solutions to community challenges such as hate, polarisation, extremism and violence. Young people have the insights, ability and creativity to affect change on deeply entrenched community challenges. Young Cities supports and amplifies these efforts through local research, capacity-building, seed funding and direct support, giving young people the skills and freedom to develop programming that responds to the needs of their communities.

Simultaneously, Young Cities works with local government to support city-level youth collaboration and to develop more effective policy that champions youth as key partners in resilience building efforts. By working simultaneously with both groups – youth and local government – Young Cities fosters a shared understanding of local youth issues, facilitates new opportunities for cooperation, and ultimately enhances both groups’ capacity to tackle community-level challenges of hate and polarisation.

Role Purpose

The Coordinator will work as part of the Young Cities team to deliver project activities with both local government stakeholders and youth, including delivery of capacity building workshops and supporting the delivery of locally-led community based initiatives, with a specific focus on project delivery in Senegal (French-speaking essential).

Responsibilities

1. Ensure successful delivery of Young Cities project activities in Dakar, Senegal

• Organise and support delivery of in-country workshops
• Support delivery of youth-led activities together with a local coordinator – regular direct communication with youth groups as required
• Coordinate delivery of small grants with municipalities
• Stakeholder management (including local civil society organisations, youth groups, municipal stakeholders)
• Conduct desk-based research as required

2. Support SCN practitioner training and engagement in other Young Cities locations

• Support outreach and stakeholder management with local government stakeholders (both face-to-face and via email/phone correspondence)
• Drafting of training materials and presentations
• Support delivery of capacity building workshops
• Coordinate delivery of small grants in other Young Cities locations as required

3. M&E data collection and reporting:

• Use of monitoring and evaluation tools and techniques to support local government and youth-led initiatives in Senegal, Kenya, Lebanon and the Balkans
• Coordinate M&E data collection in line with project results framework and ensure up-to-date data entry
• Drive forward internal lessons learned process with the Young Cities team

4. Grant management

• Support donor reporting
• Tracking budget expenditure

What success looks like

• A minimum of 3 locally-owned initiatives launched per year in Senegal
• Trusting and productive working relationships developed with local stakeholders in Senegal
• Up-do-date M&E data collection and budget tracking for activities in Senegal
• Support to M&E functions in Lebanon, Kenya and the Balkans
• Positive 360 feedback from team colleagues

Person Specification:

Essential

• Educated to degree level or equivalent relevant work experience (such as conflict studies, peace-building, international development)
• 2-3 years’ experience in developing, managing, and delivering community-based peace-building projects
• Previous experience working with municipalities and/or government stakeholders
• Previous experience working with local counterparts, and coordinating the work of partners and coordinators in West Africa, East Africa or North Africa
• Knowledge of monitoring and evaluation tools and techniques
• Previous experience supporting or leading M&E data collection, and development of M&E functions
• Clear, fluent and concise oral and written communication skills
• Highly organized with the ability to be flexible, multi-task and respond proactively in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to deliver targeted capacity building workshops, on a range of subjects
• Intercultural and interpersonal awareness
• Ability to work well independently and in a team
• Willingness to travel internationally
• Working proficiency in French (writing, speaking and reading)

Desirable

• Masters degree from reputable university Masters degree from reputable university
• Previous experience with youth-led peace-building work and/or general youth engagement projects and passion for working with youth
• Experience with leading and designing capacity building activities, such as workshops, exchanges and trainings on subjects such as communication campaigns, on-the-ground initiatives, and M&E functions
• Previous experience working with municipalities, coordinating and organising meetings, roundtables, and other engagements with local officials
• Skilled writer for public audience; online and offline research skills
• Ability to facilitate dialogue between partners from a range of contexts, and youth with a range of competencies
• Experience working with local stakeholders in Senegal highly desirable
• Ability to develop context-driven models for collecting data, and the ability to capacity building local actors, e.g. youth and municipal officials, delivering local initiatives
• Fluency in Arabic or Swahili highly desirable. Previous work experience and/or living in West Africa and/or East Africa or Middle East

Application Process

If you would like to apply for this position, please read the full JD (available on this page) and send a one-page cover letter and up-to-date CV (no more than 2 pages) by 4th November 2019. 

Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted and applications without a covering letter will not be considered. All applicants who are invited to interview will be asked to produce evidence of their right to work in the UK.

Interviews will be held on 8th November 2019.

Harris Hill is delighted to be assisting the fantastic charity, Teenage Cancer Trust (TCT), in the search for a new Head of Individual Giving at their London Office.

TCT is a National charity that works across the country, providing expert treatment and support to young adults from the moment they hear the word cancer. In the 2017-18 financial year, the organisation relied on 54.5% of its income from donations and public fundraising. of its annual income. Of this income, 54.2% went towards cancer services. The organisation run various events throughout the year for those affected by the disease, such as Find Your Sense of Tumour , which is held on a weekend and is packed full of educational and therapeutic sessions as well as social activities. TCT rely on their volunteer workers as much as their full-time staff to dedicate their lives to making the cancer journey more bearable.

TCT is looking for an exceptional Head of Individual Giving to establish a business-critical new function at Teenage Cancer Trust. TCT needs their Heads of Fundraising to be brilliant leaders with stacks of emotional intelligence and stakeholder engagement skills. You will be the charity's Individual Giving strategic lead, responsible for the development of a multi-million pound, multi-channel programme across multiple functions, products and audiences.

To be considered for this role you will need to be able to demonstrate developing and leading teams towards ambitious targets, whilst keeping the supporter at the heart of the work.
If you would like to receive a full job specification for this role or have a confidential conversation, please send your CV to [email protected]

Closing date - 30th October
First interview - 14th November
Second Interview -22nd November

Only suitable candidates will be contacted.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Advert text: Evening Clinic Supervisor

Islington Law Centre is looking for a part-time supervising solicitor to run its advice sessions on a Monday and Wednesday evening and support and supervise the volunteer lawyers delivering the advice.

This role would suit someone looking for flexibility and variety in their work and with a passion for making legal advice accessible to everyone. The role is fourteen hours per week with seven of those hours required in sessions – the other seven can be worked flexibly.

The role is legal supervision with some feedback and support of volunteer lawyers who are seeing clients. There is administrative support for the Clinic and you’d be working for a well-respected organisation that has 47 years experience of ensuring access to justice for the people of Islington.

You’ll need at least two years post-qualification experience and some experience of general civil litigation and up-to-date knowledge of court procedures, including online developments. Ideally you would also have some experience of housing law but this is not essential.

Are you a qualified Financial Accountant? Could you be interested in working in the charity sector for a brilliant organisation with a turnover just shy of £30 million? Keen to work somewhere with a supportive and collaborative culture that offers competitive employee benefits and highly flexible working arrangements? If yes, please read on!

This permanent Financial Accountant will be based in central London, working in impressive offices and will play a vital role within the financial accounts function. This year marks a significant milestone for this charity and this is an excellent time to join.

Duties for the Financial Accountant will include:

• You would have full responsibility of leading the financial accounts process right up to sign off by the Financial Controller and ensure correct processes and controls and followed at all times.
• Working closely with the Financial Controller to produce the year end accounts in line with charity SORP.
• Carry out analysis around prepayments and debtors.
• Oversee cashflow management, analytical work and ad hoc monthly reporting.
• Act as the lead on VAT reporting.
• Maintain the organisations fixed asset register and oversee risk management.
• Liaise with external and internal stakeholders of all levels.

This opportunity would suit somebody with a couple of years' experience within financial accounts or a newly qualified accountant who is keen to continue their career in financial accounting. The successful candidate will be:

• A qualified Accountant (ACA, CIMA or ACCA) or qualified by five years' experience.
• Experienced in year-end processes.
• Experience in the charity sector is desirable but not essential.
• Knowledgeable around VAT, tax and audit requirements.

If interested, please do not delay in applying as CV's will be reviewed on a daily basis.

A challenging and rewarding opportunity for the post of Community Chaplain is required to work with young offenders and volunteers from the London wide Community.

 

Just for Kids Law is a dynamic charity working with and for children and young people to hold those with power to account and fight for wider reform. We do this by providing legal representation and advice, direct advocacy and support, and through strategic litigation, campaigning and equipping others to work for children’s rights.

We are recruiting for two Trainee Youth Advocates to join our Youth Advocacy team. The role of the Youth Advocate is to provide high quality, holistic advocacy support, amplifying the voice of children and young people in challenging situations and supporting them to communicate their wishes and feelings. The advocate also provides accurate information, including access to specialist support, to enable young people to make informed decisions. The advocate does this by; working relationally with young people; being a positive, reliable and boundaried professional; providing pastoral support where needed and supporting young people to be empowered to advocate for themselves. 

The successful candidates will be given in house training in how we work with our clients and will shadow our experienced Advocates as part of their development. As part of the eighteen-month contract they will complete a Level 3 qualification in Youth Advocacy.

Just for Kids Law believes in the value of a diverse workforce and encourages applications from people from all ethnic, cultural, religious and social backgrounds: in particular, people from BAME, LGBTQI+, etc. We strive to create a diverse working environment where anyone, regardless of background, can thrive.

Interviews will take place on 21 November 2019

The Difference is looking for an exceptional communicator, to be our Research & Communications Manager. If you have experience in the education sector, and can inspire more teachers to make the difference with the most vulnerable learners. If you care about what The Difference is trying to achieve in focussing schools on the most vulnerable, we want to hear from you. 

For the full job pack including job description and person specification, please see the attached file. 

Key tasks required from this role

• Researching inclusive school systems and practices – working with partner organisations and schools to identify best practice through qualitative and quantitative research; synthesising and sharing this with a wide range of audiences through research reports, blogs, articles.
• Evaluating, synthesising and disseminating impact – working with the Programme Team at The Difference to share the charity’s successes and lessons learned with a wide range of audiences including policy-makers, school leaders, funders and research organisations.
• Delivering an attraction campaign – Working closely with the CEO to develop messages which will inspire teachers to join the Difference Leaders programme; organising teacher-facing events and developing and managing a series of contact points and interactions which will attract teachers to the programme.
• Producing key collateral and media for The Difference’s audiences – writing and producing brochures, flyers, videos, podcasts, blogs, impact reports.
• Maintaining and developing The Difference’s online presence – including project-managing a new website build, producing and commissioning online content, and maximising the impact of social media in sharing our work and programmes.
• Developing and maintaining funding relationships – including supporting the CEO with fundraising bids and applications, reporting on impact, and maintaining ongoing communication with the supporters who make The Difference possible. 

To apply:

To apply for the role please see details in the full job pack attached to this advert and email, no later than Sunday 10th November at midnight, including the job title in the subject line and confirmation of where you saw the job role in the body of the email:

1. A supporting letter (no more than 2 sides) outlining how your knowledge, skills and experience meet the requirements of the role;

2. Your CV including references (maximum 2 sides); and

3. Confirmation in the body of your email of your current salary and notice period, whether you have the right to work in the UK, and whether you have Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and a valid criminal check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Interviews will be held on the 19th and 20th of November. Please indicate if your availability will be limited during this time, in the body of your email.

Community & Events Fundraising Manager, working for a growing Health Charity, based in West London.

A great opportunity for a talented and ambitious Community and Events Fundraiser to develop a career within a growing and very supportive team.

An exciting time to join as the charity goes from strength to strength. Growth across the organisation and fundraising and Community Fundraising and Events is set to grow both in income and team size.

As the Community & Events Fundraising Manager you will be responsible for all community fundraising functions, contributing to the overall fundraising goals. With the Head of Fundraising you will:

• Develop and deliver community and events fundraising, ensuring growth in income.
• Work with community fundraisers, groups, volunteers and staff to deliver a range of community, local and national events and activities to inspire and excite supporters.
• Ensure marketing of all activities are timely and effective to maximise participation.
• Develop processes, procedures and guidelines to internally to ensure supporters and fundraisers receive a high level of support from the team.
• Ensure a strong stewardship programme is in place to maximise income and develop strong relationships with fundraisers
• Be creative and innovative, creating new fundraising opportunities and to test new activities.
• Establish income and expenditure budgets for all community and events fundraising activities.
• You will have the opportunity to line manage an Events Officer as part of the tam growth.

If you are a passionate and talented Community and Events Fundraiser looking for that next step indoor career, this could be it. Our client is looking for previous experience of;

• Community and events fundraising, with a track record of working to targets and achieving income growth.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to cultivate and engage with supporters
• Working with marketing to promote event activities through a range of different channels.

Prospectus is pleased to be partnering with PACE (Play Adventure and Community Enrichment) a grass-roots charity who offer inclusive, high quality play and childcare services for the local community in North London. They are currently looking for a committed Deputy Playcentre Manager/SENCo for their relaxed and friendly Fortune Green playcentre in West Hampstead, which offers a wide range of services including afterschool and holiday play provision for children aged 4 -12.

As Deputy Playcentre Manager/SENCo you will contribute to the management of the daily operations of out of school childcare and play services at Fortune Green playcentre, and will fulfil the role of named SENCo for this particular setting. Your responsibilities will include working in partnership with the Playcentre Manager to create and retain a happy and committed staff team, leading them in delivering high quality play services that promote children's health and wellbeing, and assisting in the development of new play projects and services.

To apply for this role you must have an appropriate early years, childcare, education or play work qualification at NVQ level 3 or above that meets the standards required by Ofsted registration and inspection processes. You must have experience of managing staff and leading teams in delivering high quality, inclusive play or childcare service. You will have significant experience of working with disabled children, young people and parents/carers and of facilitating an inclusive child-centred service, and will have demonstrable experience of working in partnership with other agencies and organisations. Overall, you must be a positive, proactive team player, passionate about delivering high quality services to a variety of children.

Please initially apply with a Word formatted version of your CV more information will be provided to suitable candidates.

Please note this role will be to work 17.5 hours per week during term-time (41 weeks per annum), and 35 hours per week during school holidays (11 weeks per annum)