The Royal Academy of Engineering is harnessing the power of engineering to build a sustainable society and an inclusive economy that works for everyone.
In collaboration with our Fellows and partners, we’re growing talent and developing skills for the future, driving innovation and building global partnerships, and influencing policy and engaging the public.
Together we’re working to tackle the greatest challenges of our age.
Providing wide-ranging support to our education policy team, you will assist in developing the Academy’s policy advice on education and skills - engaging key stakeholders in government, universities, learned societies and professional engineering bodies. We will look to you to deliver timely, informed advice via reports, workshops, events, briefings and responses to consultations, whilst updating our website, newsletters and bulletins. This will demand excellent research and writing skills, backed by a very organised and methodical approach, enabling you to plan, organise and deliver events and meetings.
With a good educational background and experienced in fast-moving professional environments, you will bring a strong interest in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education and the policymaking process. This should be backed by considerable initiative, meticulous attention to detail and strong team-working skills, and you will ideally be familiar with the engineering profession and public policy activities. Above all, you will be determined to make a difference in everything we do - and ready to enjoy real impact on government thinking and the future of science and technology.
In return, 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.
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: 5.00pm on 22 June 2020.
Age UK Sutton is an independent charity operating across the London Borough of Sutton.
We are seeking to appoint a Volunteering Manager to lead volunteering development across the charity and to manage the Age UK Sutton Befriending programme.
You will champion volunteering, and lead on developing and delivering a charity-wide volunteering plan ensuring quality and good practice are understood and followed whenever volunteers are involved. You will play a critical role in enhancing Age UK Sutton’s work with volunteers, the impact we have, and the experience we offer.
In this role you will support relevant teams to recruit, train, and support their volunteers, overseeing quality of delivery and ensuring all Age UK Sutton volunteers have a positive experience of their role with us.
You will also manage our befriending service, supervising and supporting the volunteers, and evaluating and developing the service which provides enabling support to a wide range of clients, including beneficiaries of our commissioned Home From Hospital service and a grant funded project.
Please download the job pack for full details, and apply with a CV and supporting statement - pleae note that CVs not accompanied by a statemnt will not be considered.
Age UK Sutton (AUKS) is an independent, local charity with a turnover of around £1m, working across the London Borough of Sutton.
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Recruiting a Recovery Worker to join our Mental Health service in Islington!
GBP 22,360 per annum plus 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more working 40 hours per week.
Islington Crisis House offer 24/7 crisis accommodation to customers with mental health needs who require a high level of support, it is a 'high support fast stream' mental health service consisting of 12 units, with move-on expected within two weeks. We are part of the projects pathway in the borough and receive our referrals from the Crisis Teams and mental health wards in the borough. However we can also take self referrals or referrals from other sources such as local substance services and GP's. We also take referrals from neighbouring boroughs such as North Camden. This is a really great opportunity for anyone with clinical interest as the service is delivered in partnership with Camden and Islington MH Trust.
The staff at the service work an alternate 32 hour/48 hour week with shifts from either 8am-4pm or 2pm-10pm.
Job Overview:
Post-holders will be required to:
- Understand the concept of Recovery and apply those principles to develop an environment and service that enhances recovery
- Put the service-user at the centre of their support and promote optimism and hope for their increased independence
- Provide intensive support (both practical and emotional) to people undergoing a period of mental health related crisis
- Act as a positive influence on service-users encouraging responsible behaviour and self reliance to people residing in the Service
- Support people in a way that maximises their self-sufficiency and enables them to live independently upon discharge from the service
Key Accountabilities:
- To ensure recovery focused support plans are created, reviewed, evaluated and amended in accordance with changing needs, presenting risks and individual preferences in order to promote recovery
- Undertake keyworking responsibilities for a caseload assigned by the Team Leader/Service Manager
- To be flexible and responsive to the needs of service-users as directed by their personal support plan
- To provide recovery focused support to achieve personal goals/aspirations in partnership with service-users, family members and statutory agencies. To work with service-users on a one to one basis to achieve positive outcomes within the given service timeframe
- Ensuring ongoing assessment and management of risks within an attitude of 'positive risk taking'
- To treat all information - both verbal and written - in accordance with Look Ahead's policy on confidentiality
- Develop and maintain links with key agencies and service providers in the local community
- Demonstrate a commitment to the empowerment of service-users and a strong interest in co-production and promoting people's rights
- Use person centred tools to support recovery and development of service-users
- Communicate effectively with people who are in mental distress, including any who may be acutely unwell
- Support service-users to undertake domestic tasks wherever possible, including practical assistance where they have not yet developed the skills, to ensure service-users enjoy a high quality of accommodation
- Undertake all administrative work and keep accurate and comprehensive service-user records to professional standards
- To engage in learning and development activity to increase knowledge and skills
- To advocate assertively to statutory and voluntary agencies to ensure that service-users needs are met and link with organisations to provide a range of engagement opportunities for service-users in the community
- To maintain good relationships with all involved professionals and agencies
- To maintain good liaison with the service-users' immediate community and family
- Work collaboratively with the service-user, their carers and care coordinators to plan for move-on and discharge from the point of the support commencing
- To attend and participate in weekly staff meetings, meetings with other professionals and in supervision and training as required
- To work with the staff team to achieve the aims and the objectives of the service
- To stay up to date with regard to development and research in the mental health field, housing support and in welfare benefits
Essential:
- At least an NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social care, or equivalent
- Minimum of one years experience of support work with people with mental health related support needs
Desirable:
- An understanding of care-planning processes and Models of Care within mental health
- Knowledge of group and individual therapy and an understanding of risk management
- Experience of working with vulnerable people whom are undergoing a period of crisis
For the full job description, please visit the Look Ahead website.
Look Ahead supports around 8,000 people across London and the South East each year. People who for a variety of reasons may need some extra suppor... Read more
Location: London
Salary: Starting salary of £30,177. Possible to increase by max. 2 increments a year up to £34,336 (top of grade).
Contract type: Permanent contract
Hours: 4-5 days per week, permanent contract
Benefits: 7.5% employer matched pension after probation; flexible working; 25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays and Christmas break) increasing by one day per year worked, after 2 years of service; and generous staff development package
Deadline for applications: 23.59pm 12th July
First interview: 29th July, please hold 10am-5pm
Second interview: 7th August, please hold 10am-2pm
Start date: 9th September
About the role:
This role is essential to ensuring the organisation’s core operations run smoothly and are managed to a high standard – in particular, this role will focus on the HR and Finance functions of the Operations Hub. You will work closely with the Executive Director: Organisational Development to ensure all HR policies and procedures are executed to a high level of quality inside the organisation and in line with NEON’s values of solidarity, generosity and respect. You will also work closely with the Senior Finance Manager to support NEON staff with activities related to fundraising and day-to-day finance tasks. You are a people person, and understand the importance of attention to detail.
Please download the Applicaiton Pack below to find out more, and to find out how to apply.
About NEON:
The New Economy Organisers Network (NEON) is a not-for-profit company with 12 staff members and a network of over 1600 UK organisers from different trade unions, grassroots groups, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), faith-based campaigns, civil society groups and movements from across the country. We run powerful trainings and support campaigns to help progressives win social, economic and environmental justice.
We run trainings, share skills and coordinate together on campaigns helping people to lead movements like Just Treatment (organising patients to fight for the NHS) through to working with our members to get over 1400 media bookings across the UK’s biggest TV/radio outlets. We’re ambitious and the team is agile, fast paced and committed to actually changing things.
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Do you believe everyone should have a place to call home and the chance to lead a fulfilling life?
SHP (Single Homeless Project) is one of London’s leading homelessness prevention charities and a dynamic and growing organisation changing 8,000 lives every year across London - from supporting people in crisis, to helping them take the final steps towards independence and employment.
The Islington Complex Needs Team is part of the Islington Multidisciplinary Floating support service. The aim of the service is to support clients to maintain their tenancies and link into relevant services including mental health and drug and alcohol treatment services so that they can managed their emotional well-being, substance use and maximise opportunities to lead fulfilling lives.
As the Team Manager you will be responsible for providing day to day strong and effective leadership of the complex needs team, ensuring that they maintain high quality standards of work practice and provide holistic support for people with complex needs. You will also ensure that all other aspects of the service are delivered to the highest standard and are fully compliant with both our organisational values and contractual requirements.
To succeed, you will have proven staff management experience and the ability to support and develop others in delivering effective service outcomes. You will also have a successful track record of delivering high quality outcomes for clients along with experience and the ability to plan, monitor and evaluate services to ensure that they are responsive. Strong communication and networking skills with a proven ability in building positive working relationships, is also required.
Closing date for applications: 21st June 2020
Interviews to be held on: 6th July 2020
This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed for the successful applicant.
Our attractive benefits package includes:
- A salary increase after successfully completing six months.
- A 37.5 hour working week including flexible working hours (core hours are 10am – 4pm) in non-accommodation services
- 25 days annual leave, increasing annually to the maximum 30 days (plus paid Bank Holidays),
- A contributory pension scheme: SHP will contribute the equivalent of 5% of your annual salary
- Staff Health Cash Plan and discounts scheme
- Comprehensive and integrated training programme designed specifically to develop the skills and knowledge involved in our work
SHP is actively committed to equal opportunities and the promotion of diversity and inclusion, in all of our services and workplaces. We are also Disability Confident Committed, a Stonewall Diversity Champion and IIP accredited. In the London Homelessness Awards 2019 one of our Projects was commended for their work.
SHP (Single Homeless Project) is one of London’s leading homelessness prevention charities and a dynamic and growing organisation changing 8,000 lives every year across London - from supporting people in crisis, to helping them take the final steps towards independence and employment.
Our Housing Services department is expanding their maintenance team, with the development of a Maintenance Contracts Officer role. We are looking for a self motivated individual who has good administration skills to support the Maintenance Manager with overseeing approved suppliers and contractors for our accommodation services.
To be successful, you will have the ability to work with minimal supervision, be proactive, prioritise tasks and work within a value for money approach whilst achieving good quality works. You will also have strong communication skills with the ability to effectively interact with people at all levels. Experience of procurement and brokering contracts for services would be desirable
Ultimately, we are looking for someone to join our team who will shares our values and is able to support wider staff teams and clients, to ensure they receive quality services from external contractors.
Closing date for applications: 14th June 2020 (at Midnight)
Interview to be held on: 22nd June 2020
This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed for the successful applicant.
Our attractive benefits package includes:
- A salary increase after successfully completing six months.
- A 37.5 hour working week including flexible working hours (core hours are 10am – 4pm) in non-accommodation services
- 25 days annual leave, increasing annually to the maximum 30 days (plus paid Bank Holidays),
- A contributory pension scheme: SHP will contribute the equivalent of 5% of your annual salary
- Staff Health Cash Plan and discounts scheme
- Comprehensive and integrated training programme designed specifically to develop the skills and knowledge involved in our work
SHP is actively committed to equal opportunities and the promotion of diversity and inclusion, in all of our services and workplaces. We are also Disability Confident Committed, a Stonewall Diversity Champion and IIP accredited. In the London Homelessness Awards 2019 one of our Projects was commended for their work.
Do you believe everyone should have a place to call home and the chance to lead a fulfilling life?
SHP (Single Homeless Project) is one of London’s leading homelessness prevention charities and a dynamic and growing organisation changing 8,000 lives every year across London - from supporting people in crisis, to helping them take the final steps towards independence and employment.
The Islington Complex Needs Team is part of the Islington Multidisciplinary Floating Support Service, which provides a dynamic and empowering service to vulnerable clients across a variety of tenures.
The team offers support to vulnerable people with a range of tenancy-related support needs. The support is person-centred and focuses on areas such as Education, Training and Employment (ETE), increasing social networks, managing money, support to address mental health needs, offending behaviour and substance misuse
As a Floating Support Worker, you will support the day-to-day running of the Service, taking responsibility for a caseload of up to 28 clients and producing comprehensive and high quality support plans and risk assessments.As part of the team, you will be working in partnership with the Local Authority Housing Department, Probation Service, Mental Health Services, Drug Treatment Services and other community groups. All working to support clients to find and maintain suitable accommodation, access services, increase independence and improve their quality of life.
We are looking to recruit a highly motivated, enthusiastic and experienced individual to join the team. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate experience of working with clients who have Mental Health and/or Substance Use issues in a holistic and creative way. You will also have experience in delivering a quality customer focused service and have the ability to engage, motivate and empower people to achieve their goals.
Closing date for applications: 17th June 2020 (at Midnight)
Interviews will be held on: 26th June 2020
This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed for the successful applicant.
Our attractive benefits package includes:
- A salary increase after successfully completing six months.
- A 37.5 hour working week including flexible working hours (core hours are 10am – 4pm) in non-accommodation services
- 25 days annual leave, increasing annually to the maximum 30 days (plus paid Bank Holidays),
- A contributory pension scheme: SHP will contribute the equivalent of 5% of your annual salary
- Staff Health Cash Plan and discounts scheme
- Comprehensive and integrated training programme designed specifically to develop the skills and knowledge involved in our work
SHP is actively committed to equal opportunities and the promotion of diversity and inclusion, in all of our services and workplaces. We are also Disability Confident Committed, a Stonewall Diversity Champion and IIP accredited. In the London Homelessness Awards 2019 one of our Projects was commended for their work.
Background Information
There are currently over 850,000 people living with dementia in the UK, and this is expected to increase to 1.1 million by 2025, and 2 million by 2050.
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 compassionate one-to-one support, expert guidance and practical solutions that can be difficult to find elsewhere. They are a lifeline - helping families to live more positively with dementia in the present, and to face the challenges of tomorrow with more confidence and less fear.
Our Admiral Nurses work with families across the country, face-to-face, in the community, in hospitals, care homes, hospices and other care providers. Admiral Nurses are reaching more families than ever before – but there’s a long way to go until everyone who needs this support can receive it. For those we can’t yet reach in person, the Admiral Nurse Dementia Helpline provides support at the end of the phone and on email seven days a week.
Purpose of Role
To help support the continuous output of high quality, targeted digital communications from Dementia UK, across all channels. Working closely with the Digital Communications Lead, the Brand and Content Lead and the Communications Assistant, the Digital Marketing Executive will help build into Dementia UK’s digital and content strategies, upholding and furthering the charity’s values and strategic aims across our website and social media content. This is an exciting role, with a broad remit; a great role to learn and develop your skills.
Please note only applications including a CV and covering letter will be considered.
Interviews likely to take place w/c 29th June 2020.
London, EC2
£28,130 - £32,865 pro rata
Full Time (35 hours per week)
3 Month Fixed-Term Contract
Eager to play a key role in transforming the lives of deaf children?
The National Deaf Children’s Society is looking to recruit a talented Multimedia Officer to deliver dynamic video content and support teams in setting up new video-based services to help achieve our vision of a world without barriers for every deaf child. You’ll be joining at an exciting time as we evolve our offer for families. Are you this special person?
We’re looking for someone creative, with fantastic editing skills and the ability to influence colleagues at all levels. You’ll champion the brand and the use of multimedia throughout the organisation and work closely with teams when commissioning film or photography content or developing new approaches to show our impact.
This is a great opportunity to put your skills and experience to work, creating audience appropriate content to support new services, drive fundraising, and clearly communicate our campaigns to decision-makers.
To apply for this role, you will have to complete an online application and specify how you meet the person specification criteria, as outlined in the job description. To do this, we suggest that you download the job description (found at the start of the application process) prior to starting your application.
Currently, the application process works best on desktop / laptop devices.
The closing date for applications is on Tuesday 16th June 2020 at 23.59.
We expect interviews to be held via Zoom in the week commencing 22nd June 2020.
A disclosure check will be sought in relation to the successful applicant for this post. This will be shared with Human Resources and may also be shared with the Safeguarding Manager and the relevant management team. All applicants must also complete a self-disclosure form.
We strive to provide an accessible recruitment process. If a disability or long-term condition makes it difficult for you to complete our application form, please contact us to discuss alternative formats. If you require reasonable adjustments for taking part in the interview, please indicate this in response to the corresponding question in the application form.
Additional information about the support we offer is on our jobs page.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and committed to offering interviews to candidates who request to be considered under the disability confident scheme and meet the minimum requirements of the person specification.
The National Deaf Children’s Society is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young adults and expects staff and volunteers to share that commitment.
We are also committed to promoting work-life balance amongst our staff.
To apply for the role of Multimedia Officer, please apply via the button shown.
This job is being posted by Webrecruit on behalf of National Deaf Children's Society. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.
Other organisations may call this role Media Officer, Content Producer, Content Executive, Multimedia Content Executive, Video Producer, Videographer, Video Editor, or Content Officer.
London, EC2
£28,130 - £32,865 pro rata
Full Time (35 hours per week)
3 Month Fixed-Term Contract
Do you want to be part of a digital team who are passionate about creating and sharing great content for deaf children and their families?
The National Deaf Children’s Society is looking for a Digital Content Officer to join our team at an exciting time as we transform our digital offer to respond to the changing environment.
You’ll use your outstanding editorial skills to harness the power of great storytelling and make our content engaging and accessible. You’ll support and guide content producers around the organisation, refining user journeys and inspiring them to follow your example.
You’ll have experience of managing and auditing content across digital platforms and mapping user journeys to boost engagement. You’ll be a great writer who is passionate about SEO with a keen interest in all aspects of digital activity. You’ll also have the skills to explain your approach in a jargon-free way, motivating colleagues to create compelling and user-centred content.
To apply for this role, you will have to complete an online application and specify how you meet the person specification criteria, as outlined in the job description. To do this, we suggest that you download the job description (found at the start of the application process) prior to starting your application.
Currently, the application process works best on desktop / laptop devices.
The closing date for applications is on Tuesday 16th June 2020 at 23.59.
We expect interviews to be held via Zoom in the week commencing 22nd June 2020.
We strive to provide an accessible recruitment process. If a disability or long-term condition makes it difficult for you to complete our application form, please contact us to discuss alternative formats. If you require reasonable adjustments for taking part in the interview, please indicate this in response to the corresponding question in the application form.
Additional information about the support we offer is on our jobs page.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and committed to offering interviews to candidates who request to be considered under the disability confident scheme and meet the minimum requirements of the person specification.
The National Deaf Children’s Society is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young adults and expects staff and volunteers to share that commitment.
We are also committed to promoting work-life balance amongst our staff.
To apply for the role of Digital Content Officer, please apply via the button shown.
This job is being posted by Webrecruit on behalf of National Deaf Children's Society. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.
Other organisations may call this role Content Executive, Content Officer, Marketing Executive, SEO Executive, Digital Content Executive, or Digital Marketing Executive.
Recruiting an IT Project Administrator (12 Month FTC) to join the IT team in Westminster!
£26,000 per annum, 35 hours per week, plus 25 days Annual Leave, Pension Scheme, staff discounts, healthcare and more.
Job Overview:
To provide a high standard of day-to-day project support for business-critical IT projects which have been defined as priorities by Look Ahead's Senior Management Team, Senior Leadership Team, Programme Board and Business Plans.
The IT Project Administrator will support the IT Department's vision of developing, delivering and deploying information management and technology solutions which drive business transformation and efficiency for our staff and improved services for our customers.
The post holder will be responsible for providing project support to the relevant project manager and project stakeholders. This is anticipated to include planning, scheduling, tracking and reporting on project progress, issues and risks on one or more of LACS' IT projects. They will also manage any associated training rollout coordination activities including booking venues and liaising with facilitators and participants.
IT Project Administrator will be expected to use the experience they have gained at Look Ahead or elsewhere to provide valuable insight and knowledge to the projects they are involved in. They will be highly organised, have experience of successfully managing multiple tasks or work streams with discrete dependencies and deadlines and be capable of demonstrating a drive to ensure project success.
The role will also require flexibility, resilience and the ability to coordinate with a wide range of project team members to identify, circulate and agree on innovative solutions to address project risks and issues.
Key Responsibilities:
- Acting as a project champion
- Providing support in relation to project planning, scheduling, documentation and minute taking at project meetings
- Development and execution of testing plans
- Planning, coordinating and supporting the delivery of training sessions, including arranging venues, liaising with attendees, course creating and delivery
- Managing the wider roll out of a training programme with Learning & Development to ensure that the training environment is up to date and that any technical issues are managed to resolution
- Update or coordinate activities and resources required to update user guides and training materials as necessary to ensure that they are kept up to date and version controlled
- Providing support for project communications, including the development and management of online surveys and user groups
- Planning and monitoring of project resources and ensuring good practice
- Other duties as directed by Project Managers or the IT Director
This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead.
Person Specification:
- Enjoys social interaction and the company of others
- Is confident
- Ability to work effectively in a high-pressured environment
- Has a practical approach and is naturally well-organised
- Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in communication style
Skills, Knowledge and Experience:
Essential:
- Excellent presentation skills (both written and verbal)
- Problem solving/analytical skills
- Ability to communicate and get on with people at all levels within the organisation
Desirable:
- Experience of project planning and delivery, including dependency and risk tracking
Look Ahead supports around 8,000 people across London and the South East each year. People who for a variety of reasons may need some extra suppor... Read more
The post holder will be tasked with delivering four key areas of responsibility:
Develop and manage the Individual Giving programme
Design and implement fundraising communications
Develop other methods of individual giving
Maintaining the fundraising database
You will have the following skills and experience:
- Demonstrable experience of direct marketing (both donor development and donor acquisition campaigns) and demonstrable understanding of database marketing principles
- Outstanding written communication skills and experience of writing successful fundraising appeals
- Proven experience of managing external suppliers
- Good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise, work to deadlines and work on own initiative
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Governance Coordinator
Permanent
Full Time | Part Time considered (minimum 3 days per week)
c. £30,000 per annum
Based in Cheam, Surrey
The vision of The Charity for Civil Servants is a lifelong community; people offering effective support for each other when life takes a turn for the worse.
The Charity for Civil Servant's mission is to support all civil servants, past and present, throughout their lives, with whatever problems they may have. They listen without judgement and offer practical, financial and emotional support.
As an integral member of our Finance and Corporate Services Directorate, you will be responsible for acting as the Charity’s Assistant Company Secretary and will provide support to ensure that all statutory and regulatory requirements of the Charity and company are upheld.
This role is also responsible for identifying areas for improvement and making recommendations which reflect best practice across governance and compliance.
Key skills:
- You will manage all administration related to Board and Committee meetings including agenda setting, paper organisation and minutes;
- You will coordinate the production of the Trustees’ Annual Report;
- You will work with teams across the Charity to develop and maintain a charity-wide Business Recovery and Continuity programme;
- You will support the coordination of the Charity’s approach to safeguarding, ensuring that the Charity fulfils its safeguarding responsibilities.
What we are looking for:
- Educated to at least 2:1 degree level (or equivalent)
- Looking to begin a career in Corporate Governance
- Strong oral and written communication skills including ability to articulate complex messages in a simple way
- Ability to work collaboratively with all staff in the Charity and establish credibility with senior stakeholders including the Charity’s trustees
Closing date for applications is 5pm on Thursday, 25th June.
To Apply and for More Information:
If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website.
The Charity for Civil Servants are committed to building and developing a workforce which reflects the diversity of the civil service community that we support. We seek to ensure all job applications are treated fairly, with respect and without bias and we encourage applications from suitably experienced candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion or belief, or any other factor.
No agencies please.
We are seeking a proactive and dependable permanent Senior Policy Advisor to join the Institute of Physics (IOP) in the Policy Team. We are working on some very exciting projects to help transform physics in the UK, including diversity, ensuring children have access to world-class physics education and investment in technical skills and STEM.
The role
This is an exciting role that will play an integral part in the policy and advocacy work of the institute. The post holder will lead, develop and manage complex and impactful policy programmes and projects at a national and international level; creating and supporting high level external engagement through an established network of policy contacts. They will need to build and maintain high level relationships to secure influence for the IOP’s policy work in the UK and Ireland. Excellent communication skills are vital as the incumbent will advise senior management on policy and will require significant experience of writing policy documentation as well as ensuring key messages are delivered clearly with impact to relevant audiences internally and externally. Knowledge of the UK and/or Irish political system as well as science, education funding and governance structures is therefore a must.
Main Responsibilities
- Developing and delivering high impact policy projects, proposals and other activities
- Leading on specific policy projects, political engagement and events
- Providing the secretariat to committees and working groups
- Developing and maintaining routes to high levels of influence and engagement for policy work
- Coordinating, drafting and editing policy studies, reports and other outputs
Key skills and experience required
- Demonstrable experience of working on, and leading, policy projects
- In depth knowledge and understanding of how the UK political system works
- Excellent presentation and written communication
- Excellent research and analysis skills, with a particular strength in collating and interpreting data
- Ability to be proactive, dependable and a team player
- Knowledge of the UK science and education funding would be preferable but an interest in the area is key
Why work with us?
We are a charitable membership organisation with a worldwide membership from enthusiastic amateurs to those at the top of their sector in academia, business, education and government.
Our purpose is to gather, inspire, guide, represent and celebrate all who share a passion for physics. And, in our role as a charity, we’re here to ensure that physics delivers on its exceptional potential to benefit society.
This is an exciting time to join the team in our central London office. We are writing a new five-year strategy, with an integral part of the current strategy completed which was our move to the heart of the redevelopment in King’s Cross. Our offices are close to partners such as Google, and we are seeking new talent to help us create a contemporary organisation that is fit for the future.
In addition to a competitive salary and professional development opportunities, we offer employees a comprehensive benefits package including an excellent pension scheme, private medical insurance and generous annual leave. We also offer a range of other benefits including childcare vouchers, gym membership and interest free season ticket loans.
For further information on this role and to apply please visit the IOP Jobs website.
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Refuge is the UK’s largest provider of specialist services for victims of all forms of gender-based violence (domestic, sexual, so called ‘honour’ violence, modern slavery and human trafficking, prostitution, forced marriage, stalking and FGM). Every day we support over 6,000 women and children in our national network of services. These include Independent Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Advocacy services (IDVAs/ISVAs and IGVAs), community outreach, specialist refuge accommodation, sanctuary services, culturally-specific services and the Freephone 24 Hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline. We advise Government and lobby hard to keep violence against women and girls high on the public agenda. We run award-winning prevention and public education campaigns, manage a busy press office and website, and we are an accredited training provider. We give a voice to the voiceless.
We are looking for a domestic violence practitioner to join our dynamic peripatetic team. An exciting opportunity to enhance your experience in a variety of support roles including working in accommodation based services, independent domestic violence advocate, independent gender violence advocate, independent sexual violence advocate and community outreach worker.
You will deliver a high quality professional service to survivors of domestic violence living in our refuges, those who access our outreach service and independent domestic violence advocacy services. You will work from any of our National sites, providing cover for services who need additional staff. You may be required to travel including some Monday – Friday overnight stays during your assignments.
Your role will involve providing invaluable practice and emotional support to men, women and their children advocating on their behalf in areas such as welfare, housing, courts, police and emotional support as well as supporting women to move to safe, permanent accommodation.
The successful candidates will be passionate about ending gender based violence and have experience of providing emotional and practical support in a paid or unpaid capacity. They will need to work flexibly and have strong organisational skills, good written and verbal communication, and an understanding of the importance of maintaining professional boundaries. The ability to work as part of an on-call rota is also essential.
All candidates must demonstrate a commitment to the feminist values of empowerment and equality which underpin all of our work. Successful applicants will be expected to work within Refuge’s Values and Behaviour Framework and demonstrate these in their everyday work.
Competitive salary offering annual progression within points of the salary grade, 28 days annual leave increasing to 30 days, pension scheme with People’s pension that includes a 6% Employer contribution, comprehensive EAP.
Refuge is proud to be a leader in its field and an employer of choice with leading edge systems for supervision, quality management and development. We offer the first Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) accredited qualification for our profession.
Please visit Refuge’s website for further details and other opportunities.
Closing Date: 26th June 2020
An enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) certificate will be required for this role.
Refuge is committed to quality, equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. This post however is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.
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