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Head of Corporate Partnerships (Maternity Cover)
Reporting to: Director of Fundraising and Development
Direct reports: 5 Corporate Partnerships Manager x2, Snr Corporate Partnerships Manager, Account Management Lead, Partnerships Development Lead
Location of Work: Flexible, this post holder can be based at home, our London office or a hybrid approach working from home with office visits as required, we continue to seek to enable flexible and remote working. The role may involve some irregular travel throughout England and Scotland.
Contract Type: Ideally full-time, 35 hours per week, although part time / flexible hours may be considered. The role may require occasional evening and weekend work.
Contract Length: Permanent
Salary: £50,500
BACKGROUND
Magic Breakfast is a registered charity providing healthy breakfasts to children and young people in the UK who arrive at school too hungry to learn, and expert support to their schools. Over 200,000 children and young people are on roll at Primary, Secondary, ASL / Special Educational Needs Schools and Pupil Referral Units that the charity works with, in disadvantaged areas of Scotland and England. Providing breakfast ensures that children start their school day with the energy and nutrition they need to be able to make the most of their morning lessons. Magic Breakfast also undertakes research, and campaigns for long-term solutions to end hunger as a barrier to learning.
This is an exciting time to join Magic Breakfast if you wish to make a difference to the lives of children. We are expanding our team to meet the challenge of ending child morning hunger, both for now and for good.
JOB PURPOSE
Magic Breakfast’s mission is to end child morning hunger in the UK now and for good. The biggest team within the Fundraising and Development department, Corporate Partnerships are responsible for building and unlocking multi-layered and mutually beneficial relationships that go beyond, and include, critical financial support.
The Head of Corporate Partnerships is responsible for leading, empowering and enabling a dynamic, growing and ambitious team to maximise the potential of both cash and gift-in-kind income streams. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing strategic, mission-led focus and alignment across new partnership development and management whilst also playing a critical role as part of the wider Fundraising & Development leadership and Magic Breakfast core management group.
In recent years, our existing corporate fundraising programme has developed and grown and includes a volunteering programme that engages with over 200 volunteers a year. Our portfolio includes long-term strategic relationships with companies including Heinz, Amazon and New York Bakery Company as well as newer partnerships with companies such as Marriot Hotels. As the Head of the team, you will provide senior and strategic support to help deepen the impact of our many multi-faceted relationships whilst championing innovation and creativity throughout. You will also oversee the development of a targeted pipeline to ensure there are clear strategies for identification, cultivation, and stewardship and that partners are aligned with Magic Breakfast values and our Ethical Fundraising Policy.
To enable the success of the partnerships team, the successful candidate will work closely with other departments across the organisation to build effective relationships and identify and deliver opportunities for partners to deliver on and engage with our strategic objectives and campaigns.
As a member of the Senior Fundraising Leads and Core Management Group, the post holder will also show exceptional leadership, role model our core values, and support the development and delivery of the major giving and wider fundraising strategy, and the in-year management of our organisational objectives and KPIs.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategy and Leadership
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Support the development and delivery of a new Fundraising & Development strategy, identifying and contributing specifically to sustainable and ambitious growth from corporate partners in line with the charity’s financial ambitions and strategic objectives
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Lead in convening colleagues to ensure the organisation can make empowered decisions and continue to grow in an informed and sustainable manner.
Income Generation and Donor Stewardship
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Manage a high-performing corporate fundraising team, providing leadership and support to set and implement an effective corporate fundraising strategy raising £3,400,000 in cash and £1,500,000 from GIK in 2024/25 with a focus on multi-year investment.
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Increase cash and gift-in-kind income from corporate partners by:
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Building the capacity of the new business function to grow a robust and diverse multi-year pipeline of prospects and support them in on-boarding new high value partnerships
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Building the capacity of the account management function to effectively steward, uplift and retain our existing partners, maximising added value opportunities for mutual benefit.
Reporting, Budgets and Financial Management
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Manage all aspects of the Corporate Partnerships team budget.
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Lead on the data capture and reporting on all corporate management cash and gift income via our Salesforce data base, reporting as necessary on opportunities, risk and any changes to forecast or projected income received.
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Conduct effective annual planning and budgeting in close collaboration with colleagues from across the organisation, setting, measuring, and reporting against agreed budget, KPIs and objectives
Core Management Group
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Lead the Corporate Partnerships team in line with Magic Breakfast’s values, supporting and managing them in line with Magic Breakfast’s policies and procedures.
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Develop the team’s collective capability through career development plans, which identify training opportunities (formal external training as well as via project allocation and involvement with external partners)
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Take an active role in setting, delivering, and evaluating progress against Corporate Partnerships team strategy and goals
Please read the full job description attached.
WHAT WE OFFER
At Magic Breakfast we value our employees and work hard to develop offer a supportive, respectful culture which enables everyone to bring their whole self to work.
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25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays
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long service leave ( 1 additional day per year)
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end of year closure
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enhanced pension
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cash back health plan
Please see our job pack below for more information
APPLICATION PROCESS
Should you wish to discuss the role before applying please email our People and Culture Team, hr@magicbreakfast. com
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately, once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.
Shortlisting - 19th - 21st August
First interview - 28th August
Second interview - 3rd September
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Title: Citadel Co-ordinator
Hours: 35 per week (full time)
Location: Home working, roles must be based in Cornwall – will involve independent travel around the local area.
Contract: Fixed term (until January 31st 2026)
Salary: £33,786
About us
Housing Justice is a charity that acts on homelessness and housing need across England and Wales. We work to prevent people from experiencing homelessness, help people out of homelessness or destitution, and enable the building of affordable homes. We also take a leading role as the voice of the faith and voluntary sector, supported by the Welsh and UK Governments. At Housing Justice, we value differences: we are a diverse organisation, and we work with people of all faiths and none. We seek to influence and bring about change for the benefit of those we serve through partnership, lobbying and networking. Out initiatives include Faith in Affordable Housing, Hosting people seeking sanctuary, Support for people from Ukraine, The Winter Night Shelter Network and Citadel.
About you
We are looking for outgoing, confident and skilled communicators who are well versed in public speaking, building relationships and influencing people. You will feel confident to speak to anyone and will proactively seek out opportunities to build partnerships and promote the projects. You will be a self-motivated, committed person with experience of working in the homelessness, housing or voluntary and community sectors.
About the role
We are seeking to hire 2 driven and proactive Citadel co-ordinators across Cornwall – we are particularly interested to hear from candidate based in Truro, Bodmin and Camborne – to recruit, train, support and supervise committed volunteers who will directly support people experiencing homelessness locally.
About Citadel
Citadel is a volunteer-led project preventing homelessness by helping people find or sustain their tenancies and establish a home. Volunteers, once recruited, trained and DBS checked are matched with those referred for support. Co-ordinators and volunteers work closely with those referred to establish what matters to them and how best they can support them.
Benefits:
- 29 days annual leave (3 fixed over Christmas), plus an additional day per year of service over 3 years (up to 5 additional days)
- Openness to flexible ways of working
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Home office set-up
- Cycle to Work Scheme
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Senior Programmes Officer
Generating Genius connects students from disadvantaged backgrounds with universities and top businesses in STEM through our various programmes.
The Position
We’re looking for a highly motivated senior programmes officer with excellent organisational and interpersonal skills to run the Schools’ Outreach programmes. These include, but are not limited to, Work Experience Programmes, Corporate Mentoring Programmes and Corporate Insight Days
Annual Rate: £35,000 to £38,000 (pro rata)
Location: This role is mainly remote but there will be a requiremment to travel to schools, companies and event venues across England. Candidates must be based in England and must have the right to work in the UK.
Job Type: 12 months Fixed Term Contract – Full Time (35 hours per week)
Earliest Start Date: Immediate
Security Clearance: DBS Clearance and references will be required.
We are unable to offer sponsorship for candidates who do not have the right to work in the UK.
About the Role
We're seeking an experienced, enthusiastic Senior Programmes Officer (SPO) who is passionate about supporting online and offline learning and programmes. In this role, you will lead the launch of our inaugural online programmes. Your primary responsibility will be to provide day-to-day administrative support for our online and offline schools programmes, collaborating closely with schools and corporate mentors to guarantee a holistic student experience.
If you're someone who thrives in a fast-paced, delivery driven, environment, is committed to delivering high-quality services, and is passionate about advancing online and offline schools programmes, we encourage you to apply. Join us in shaping the future of digital learning at Generating Genius.
Responsibilities and Duties:
● Managing our Generating Genius Schools Outreach programmes
● Leading the launch of our inaugural Online Schools Outreach programmes
● Reporting and creating evaluation models for Schools Outreach programmes
● Monitoring and reporting on student progress during and after programmes
● Organising and creating work experience programmes, mentoring programmes and industry skills workshops
● Run a high-volume rolling student and corporate volunteering mentoring campaign
● Organising and attending events
● Representing the organisation with companies, schools, teachers, and parents
● Ensure compliance with all necessary health and safety legislation for every event.
About You
To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:
Essential criteria
1. Demonstrable programme administration experience
2. Excellent written and verbal communication abilities, enabling independent drafting of documents, virtual learning content, and correspondence tailored to diverse audiences.
3. Proficient in numerical analysis, with a keen eye for detail and accuracy when handling complex data, employing a data-driven decision-making approach.
4. Experience in the use of student records systems and virtual learning environments, including proficiency in managing online assessments.
5. Proven experience in stakeholder management, with the ability to interact confidently and professionally with a wide range of stakeholders across two separate areas.
6. Strong time management and organisational skills, adept at meeting tight deadlines and managing competing priorities, particularly across Schools, with a willingness to seek and utilise support as needed.
7. Customer service experience, coupled with the ability to address complaints and service issues efficiently and professionally.
8. Experience of collaborating effectively within a diverse team, demonstrating a proactive approach, and possessing the capability to work autonomously, along with a dedication to fostering equality and diversity in the workplace.
Additional Required Attributes:
● Confident public speaker and presenter
● Workshop facilitator
● Able to create interactive and interesting activities for both online and in-person events
● Happy working with spreadsheets
● Event Planner
● Regular reporting and evaluation creating and writing skills
Desirable criteria
1. Knowledgeable about e-learning technologies within an educational context, and up to date with current trends in digital education.
We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.
Please email your CV and a cover letter outlining why you’d like to work in our team.
Generating Genius is an organisation on a mission to find and develop the next generation of STEM leaders.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Digital Fundraising Officer
We’re looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join the digital marketing team.
This is a remote working role, offering flexible working.
Position: CE317 Digital Fundraising Officer
Location: Homebased, UK, Nationwide, however, occasional travel will be required as part of this role (May include team meetings or other work related meetings)
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Salary: Circa £29,600 (inner London weighting £3,950 per annum or outer London weighting £2,100 per annum may be applied in accordance to where you live)
Contract: This is Fixed Term contract for 12 Months
Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (this will increase with service up to 30 days, full time equivalent) cashback and discount scheme, employee assistance programme, learning and development, pension scheme, Life Assurance, Eye Care vouchers, Long Service Award, Tax-free childcare, Health Cash Plan, Working Pattern Agreement, flexible working opportunities available.
Closing Date: 11 August 2024 (midnight). We reserve the right to close these vacancies early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Interview Date: Week commencing: 12 August 2024
Interviews will be held via video conferencing. Please let us know if this will present any challenges when you email your application.
The Role
Reporting to the Digital Marketing Manager, the Digital Fundraising Officer will help to maximise income through fundraising appeals, provide beneficiary support and increase supporter retention through digital channels
Key responsibilities will include:
· Plan and implement digital fundraising campaigns
· Ensure content meets brand guidelines
· Work with the Digital Marketing Manager to test and develop new strategies
· Monitor and report on the effectiveness of paid digital marketing campaigns
· Collaborate with external media agency to oversee the delivery of paid advertising
· Work closely with stakeholders to support the implementation and delivery of their campaigns
· Provide training for colleagues, helping to develop their digital marketing skills
· Proactively maintain excellent knowledge of digital marketing practices, trends and campaigns
About You
You will need experience of:
· Implementing, optimising and reporting on paid digital campaigns across Meta and Google.
· Writing great copy and the ability to adopt different tones and writing styles.
· A/B testing, reporting and completing post-campaign analysis.
· Using analytics tools including GA4 and analysing data to inform decision-making.
· Tracking digital campaigns.
This role requires some travel for team away days.
To fulfil the role, you must be resident in the UK and have the right to work in the UK.
When you click to apply, you will be able to see the full responsibilities and person specification for further information on the role.
Please submit your CV and a covering letter of no more than two pages demonstrating how you meet the person specification and what you bring to the role in terms of your skills and experience. Please state any preferences for flexible options in your covering letter.
About the Organisation
Stroke Association. Rebuilding lives after stroke.
When stroke strikes, part of your brain shuts down. And so does a part of you. That’s because a stroke happens in the brain, the control centre for who we are and what we can do. It happens every five minutes in the UK and changes lives instantly. Recovery is tough, but with the right specialist support and a ton of courage and determination, the brain can adapt.
We believe everyone deserves to live the best life they can after stroke. And it’s a team effort to get there.
We provide specialist support, fund critical research and campaign to make sure people affected by stroke get the very best care and support to rebuild their lives.
We’re working to improve the diversity of our team. Because we know that individuality leads to a richer experience for our people and better support for those affected by stroke.
We strongly encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. And we’re particularly looking to increase the number of applications from those with lived experience of stroke and those from under-represented communities.
Every five minutes, stroke destroys lives. Help us rebuild them and join our team.
In 2019, we developed a bold new corporate strategy so that we can rebuild more lives after stroke and make a bigger difference to people’s lives. To help us deliver our strategy and make a real difference, we are looking to recruit talented people to a number of new roles. If you would like to support stroke survivors to rebuild their lives, we want to hear from you!
You may also have experience in areas such as Digital Marketing, Digital Fundraising, Digital Communications, Digital Marketing and Communications, Digital Fundraising Communications, Digital Marketing Officer, Digital Fundraising Officer, Digital Communications Officer, Digital Marketing and Communications Officer, Digital Fundraising Communications Officer.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Corporate New Business Lead (fundraising) Place of work: Hybrid/Flexible with a requirement to attend our offices in Hatfield, Herts, at least once a month.
We are seeking an experienced, confident, and proactive person to join our team. You will be an integral part of the charity, leading on the majority of new business within our Corporate Partnerships Team, building your own pipeline, and partnerships, whilst acting as resident expert for external corporate opportunities.
Join Our Team!
Salary: £34,000 - £38,000 (35 hours FTE) depending on experience
Hours: Full Time (35 hrs per week)
Place of work: Hybrid/Flexible with a requirement to attend our offices in Hatfield, Herts, at least once a month.
You will be ambitious in vision, feeling confident to develop strategic multi-year partnerships from the beginning. This is a role you can really make your own and know that your success does make a difference. By succeeding in this, we are helping to build better diagnosis, better care and better lives for everyone affected by Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis.
About us
We're the UK's leading charity for Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis.
A diagnosis of Crohn’s or Colitis is life-changing. Over 500,000 people in the UK are living with a lifelong disease many people have never heard of, and for which there is no known cure.
Crohn’s & Colitis UK funds research, provides award winning information and support and raises vital awareness by increasing the public’s understanding of the conditions, and what it means to live with debilitating symptoms. But we need to do more. We need to be a louder voice in the marketplace. Our ambitious plans for 2024, will help to make a real difference to every supporter’s journey with us. If this excites you - join us!
About you
The role is suited to someone who:
- Has a proven new business track-record developing partnerships with commercial and corporate organisations across multiple sectors, ideally operating at five and six figures
- Experience of managing corporate fundraising partnerships, ideally from within the charity sector
- Demonstrable knowledge of the commercial sector and how to access decision makers
- Enthusiastic, highly motivated, and a good networker
- Confident in presenting and pitching presentations to a variety of stakeholders
- Both empathetic and resilient, with an open, honest, and flexible approach to work
- Enjoys a challenge, is self-motivated and is open to new ideas
- Excellent project and time management skills, with the ability to effectively manage competing priorities
- Good numeracy skills and ability to analyse and report on financial performance
- Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
- Is a strategic thinker, and a team player.
- Is a fantastic communicator, able to build and maintain effective relationships with our stakeholders.
- Has experience of working with databases
A full description of the role and responsibilities can be found within the job pack.
Benefits of working for Crohn’s & Colitis UK
If you are successful, you will be joining a dynamic organisation with an amazing culture. We offer competitive that include:
- 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing one day per year up to 30 days
- Pension scheme
- Flexible working options
- Enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity pay
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
- Wellbeing programme
- Interest free loan for season tickets
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free parking and secure bike locks
- Training and development financial support and/or study leave
- Performance review and development scheme
How to apply
Please submit a CV and supporting statement outlining why you’d like to apply, how you fulfil the person specification, and what you feel you will bring to the role, so you’ll need to refer to the Recruitment Pack.
Closing Date: Monday 12th August 9.00am
Please note: no applications will move forward within the recruiting process without a supporting statement. Applications will be assessed as and when they are received, and interviews arranged, so we may close the position before the closing date if a suitable candidate is found.
We are an inclusive employer and offer equal opportunities to all regardless of an individual’s age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership status, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.
We are not a licensed sponsor at this time. Any offer of employment will be made subject to the applicant residing in the UK and a valid right to work in the UK being provided.
We will not be accepting any contact from Recruitment Agencies or Media Sales
We break taboos, drive pioneering research, bring people together & campaign to improve lives. We are leading the fight against Crohn's & Colitis
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Do you want to be at the forefront of tackling the climate crisis?
Would you like to help bring businesses and communities together in a place in the NW of England, to accelerate a just transition to a net zero, resilient future where people and nature thrive?
Do you have diverse experience of stakeholder management, business development and community engagement.
Are you based in proximity to the M62 corridor and able to commute part of the week to places such as - Salford /Warrington/Manchester/Wigan?
If yes, we would love to hear from you – this is a unique and exciting opportunity to work with a friendly, dedicated team to making a tangible difference.
Business in the Community (BITC) is looking for an individual based close to the M62 Corridor of the North West region – to develop our next place to operationalise its Community Climate Fund. Join a team setting up our Community Climate Fund (CCF), that aims to raise £100m and be actively supporting community climate action in 25 places across the UK by 2030. This is an exciting opportunity to identify and deliver a plan in a place (e.g. Salford, an area in Manchester, Warrington or Wigan) to have a positive social, environmental and economic impact for the communities there.
The Community Climate Fund Senior Lead, will be responsible for the successful development and delivery of the fund in the vicinity of the M62 corridor and will:
- Increase resilience to economic and environmental shocks
- Strengthen community coherence and wellbeing
- Accelerate progress towards net zero
The role will involve:
- Identifying and developing our next place in the North West of England to operationalize our Community Climate Fund.
- Developing a deep understanding of, and engagement with the community organisations present in the area as potential beneficiaries of the Community Climate Fund.
- Nurturing relationships with cross sector representatives at all levels to collaborate and ensure the community climate fund meets local needs.
- Working with our climate action experts and the steering group, to select community climate projects to fund.
This role will be based close to the M62 Corridor - the post holder will work from home, but be willing and able to commute to the selected place approximately twice a week.
Closing date:1 September 2024
Interview date: 12 September 2024
Salary: Minimum of £42,435 per annum (BITC job framework level 3)
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Research Manager
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Research Manager who is passionate about driving impactful research and making a difference in the field of stroke research.
This is a remote working role and applications from individuals who are seeking flexible working options are welcomed.
Position: CE318 Research Manager
Location: Home-based, UK, Nationwide however, occasional travel will be required as part of this role (may include team meetings or other work related meetings)
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week (flexible working available)
Salary: Circa £44,600 per annum (inner London weighting £3,950 per annum or outer London weighting £2,100 per annum may be applied in accordance to where you live)
Contract: Permanent
Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (this will increase with service up to 30 days, full time equivalent) cashback and discount scheme, employee assistance programme, learning and development, pension scheme, Life Assurance, Eye Care vouchers, Long Service Award, Tax-free childcare, Health Cash Plan, Working Pattern Agreement, flexible working opportunities available.
Closing Date: 26 August 2024 (midnight). We reserve the right to close these vacancies early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Interview Date: Week commencing 2 September 2024
Interviews will be held via video conferencing. Please let us know if this will present any challenges when you email your application.
The Role
Reporting to the Head of Research, the Research Manager will manage the Stroke Association’s research funding activities and portfolio of active research awards. This includes developing research funding calls, overseeing the research awards application and review processes, to support high quality, strategically aligned research, focused on delivering the greatest impact for people affected by stroke.
The post holder will be responsible for managing a small team, including Research Officer and Operations Assistant, and will oversee the day-to-day administration of ongoing awards including finances, reviewing change requests and reporting.
Key responsibilities will include:
· Lead the planning and logistics for all research funding calls, developing the call scope and documents.
· Lead the peer review of research applications, convening of panel meetings and award process.
· Work closely with other funding bodies and research charities to develop and deliver collaborative funding processes.
· Manage the portfolio of on-going research awards; ensure accurate award record keeping, auditing and reporting is completed.
· Manage a small team responsible for overseeing the day-to-day administration of ongoing awards.
About You
You will:
· Be educated to Postgraduate degree level in a science subject or equivalent experience in a relevant field
· Have proved experience of research management in a life science setting
To fulfil the role, you must be a resident of the UK and have the right to work in the UK.
When you click to apply, you will be able to see the full responsibilities and person specification for further information on the role.
Please submit your CV, (including details of your current address), and a supporting statement of no more than two pages, demonstrating how you meet the person specification and what you bring to the role in terms of your skills and experience. Please state any preferences for flexible options in your covering letter. Applications from individuals who are seeking flexible working options, including reduced hours or job shares are welcomed.
About the Organisation
Stroke Association. Rebuilding lives after stroke.
When stroke strikes, part of your brain shuts down. And so does a part of you. That’s because a stroke happens in the brain, the control centre for who we are and what we can do. It happens every five minutes in the UK and changes lives instantly. Recovery is tough, but with the right specialist support and a ton of courage and determination, the brain can adapt.
We believe everyone deserves to live the best life they can after stroke. And it’s a team effort to get there.
We provide specialist support, fund critical research and campaign to make sure people affected by stroke get the very best care and support to rebuild their lives.
We’re working to improve the diversity of our team. Because we know that individuality leads to a richer experience for our people and better support for those affected by stroke.
We strongly encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. And we’re particularly looking to increase the number of applications from those with lived experience of stroke and those from under-represented communities.
Every five minutes, stroke destroys lives. Help us rebuild them and join our team.
In 2019, we developed a bold new corporate strategy so that we can rebuild more lives after stroke and make a bigger difference to people’s lives. To help us deliver our strategy and make a real difference, we are looking to recruit talented people to a number of new roles. If you would like to support stroke survivors to rebuild their lives, we want to hear from you!
You may also have experience in areas such as Research, Scientific Research, Research Manager, Scientific Research Manager, Researcher, Head Researcher, Lead Researcher, Scientific Researcher, Scientific Research Lead.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
Prospectus is proud to be partnering with an national organisation that works to create a fair and green future in which people, places, and nature thrive, with the aim to tackle hardship, achieve a just transition to net-zero and help nature recover. They are now looking for a Grants Officer, to join their team, on a temporary basis, initially until October 2024 with the potential of extension.
As their Grants Officer, you will work in a team of grant management professionals, alongside a manager and an experienced programme coordinator to ensure the smooth running of one of their high-profile programmes. You will be responsible for a range of tasks across the project/grants management cycle, including assessment of funding applications, undertaking due diligence procedures, processing and managing claims, making payments, monitoring projects, analysing programme data, and liaising with project staff, grantees, and funders.
To be considered for this role, you will have significant experience of working in capital or complex grant management, ideally within the charity sector or similar. You will also have experience of working on a variety of partnerships, contracts and grant programmes involving a range of stakeholders, project types and grant sizes, with the ability to manage your own workload and support colleagues in a busy team. Lastly you will have strong customer service skills and be able to understand the needs of Funders and those receiving funding.
Please note, this is a full-time role, Monday - Friday, 37 hours per week. You will be required to be based on site at their Birmingham office ideally 1 day per week, fully remote option will be considered. Please only apply if you are available to start asap or no more than 1 week notice period.
Please apply with your CV only in the first instance (in Microsoft Word format). Cover letters are not required at this stage. We are reviewing CVs on an ongoing basis, so it is highly recommended to submit your application as soon as possible.
As a specialist Recruitment Practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
We are happy to be supporting Barnardo’s in their search for a Senior In Memory and Legacy Marketing Executive.
Barnardo's is the largest children's charity in the UK, helping over 301,000 of the most vulnerable children, young people and families in the UK each year. Their core belief is that a child's future should never be defined by their past. Over the last 150 years they have witnessed children's incredible ability to transform their lives no matter what they have been through.
Prospectus are searching for someone who is ready to take the next step in their career. You will have a great understanding of In Memory giving and will be able to demonstrate the ability to create compelling marketing campaigns from start to finish. You will lead on creating and implementing a new offline and online in-memory marketing and stewardship programme. This will include: managing data selection briefs, creating creative briefs, developing content and artwork using internal or external resources and liaising with other teams as appropriate.
The successful candidate will report on the delivery and outcomes of acquisition and stewardships campaigns and monitor and process expenditures within set budgets. You will work within Barnardo’s In Memory programme and aspects of their Legacy programme. If you are ambitious, dedicated to making a difference, great at working on multiple tasks, creative and a great team player with excellent communication skills, then do apply!
The successful candidate will receive a salary of £28,951- £34,861 plus a home office allowance. The role will be remotely based, with the option of hybrid working or working from a Barnardo’s office/hub.
At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds. Please let us know if we can help you with the application process in any way. We are more than happy to make any reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply. If you have any disability and would like assistance with completing an application then please contact Rhiannon Mehta at Prospectus.
If you are interested in applying to this Senior In Memory and Legacy Marketing Executive position, please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You’ll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are really looking forward to connecting with you soon.
The Degrees Initiative is a UK-based NGO that builds the capacity of developing countries to evaluate solar radiation management geoengineering (SRM), a controversial proposal for reducing some impacts of climate change by reflecting sunlight away from the Earth. Degrees is neutral on whether SRM should ever be used, but we believe that developing countries should be empowered to conduct their own research and to play a central role in SRM discussions. The initiative has been working in different forms for over a decade and our work receives worldwide coverage and widespread acclaim.
We seek a Communications Manager to work closely with the Degrees team, the researchers we support in the Global South, and our stakeholders around the world to further raise our profile - initially focusing on the specialist SRM expert community but over time expanding to the broader climate science and policy arena.
The right candidate will manage a multifaceted comms operation that will:
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promote the work and achievements of Degrees, especially by raising our public profile in the media;
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support and promote the Global South researchers whom we fund and their SRM research projects;
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promote an understanding of why Global South experts must be at the centre of SRM discussions;
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support the organisation’s engagement with diverse stakeholders across the globe;
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manage the Communications and Programmes Officer.
This role will not suit someone looking for structure and predictability but should be fun and interesting for a self-starter who enjoys shaping events in a rapidly evolving field.
Putting developing countries at the centre of the SRM conversation
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This is a very exciting time to join our expanding Visiting Caseworker Service. We are seeking two new colleagues, who will join our current team of two caseworkers covering the UK and Ireland. These newly created positions will be regionally based, one covering South West England & South Wales, and the other North West England & North Wales (with other travel across the UK on occasion).
Visiting Caseworkers each deal with an approximate caseload of 70-100 cases / visits per year. Central to the role will be supporting and advocating on behalf of vulnerable applicants, or those who are living in particularly complex or challenging situations. The job will be wide-ranging and include elements of advocacy, support, income maximisation, mediation, partnership working and processing our own grants where appropriate, with the overall aim to reach long-term sustainable solutions for Anglican clergy households.
Working closely with the Visiting Caseworker Manager and the wider Charitable Services team, key responsibilities will include:
Receive referrals from applicants via the Grants & Services team, for potential casework and home visits
- Assess and prioritise urgent cases on a weekly basis.
Conduct home visit (or online meeting)
- Provide thorough assessment of current situation, taking into consideration time available and wellbeing of the applicant.
- Conduct general income maximisation check (welfare benefits, grants check etc), where necessary.
- Identify, discuss and escalate (to Designated Safeguarding Officer) any safeguarding concerns within the household.
- Gather information in order to create individualised action plans with the primary contact and other household members.
• Assess and prioritise urgent actions during the meeting.
Develop an action plan
- Complete a written summary of the meeting and draft an action plan for possible areas of help and support with allocated responsibilities and agreed timelines.
- Prioritise urgent actions and agree responsibility for each action with applicant.
- Liaise with other agencies (e.g., DWP, Social Services, NHS, other charities, voluntary organisations, occupational benevolent funds, Dioceses, CofE Pensions Board etc.) where necessary.
- Refer to our own partnership support services if appropriate for help and support.
- Research and identify any local organisations for longer-term support.
- Consider and recommend most appropriate grant support through our own internal grants programme.
- Advocate on behalf of the applicant (e.g., complete internal and external applications, liaise with other external agencies, members of the Church where necessary).
- Act as third party for complaints, mediation or appeal hearings with applicants, either in person, online, or helping prepare a written submission.
- Keep accurate and objective notes and communications within our CRM system and ensure this is kept up to date on a daily basis.
Follow-up
- Manage and update action plans, while keeping in contact with applicant on a regular basis.
- Encourage and empower applicants to complete their actions and know when to step in, as and when necessary.
- Only in exceptional circumstances, consider a further home visit, if deemed appropriate
Other reasonable duties and projects commensurate with the post
- Support and work closely with other VC colleagues sharing areas of expertise.
- In particularly busy times, act as an overflow for grant applications, to support colleagues in the Charitable Services Team.
These additional roles offer a unique opportunity for dynamic, solution-focused, empathetic, casework professionals, in a small, dynamic-charity, ready to embark on its next three-year strategy (2025-28).
To be considered for this position with great scope for growth and development potential, applicants should demonstrate:
- Significant experience of working within a charity / not-for-profit or grant making trust, supporting individuals and families with complex health and care needs, elderly, or vulnerable applicants, face-to-face, online and over the phone.
- Significant knowledge and experience in at least two of the following areas:
- Welfare benefits and submitting appeals or complaints.
- Mental health support
- SEN education advice including SEN support, EHCPs and SENDIST tribunals.
- Local authority and other statutory support such as Social Service Assessments and services, complaints, DFG entitlements.
- NHS services, continuing health care either for children or adults.
- Experience of working alongside and liaising with external agencies and organisations
- Excellent problem solving, prioritisation and influencing skills with a belief of empowering individuals
- Experience and knowledge of safeguarding, knowing when to escalate concerns.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and high levels of attention to detail
- Willingness to work alone, with the support of line manager, and colleagues in the Charitable Services team.
If you are looking for an environment where you will be nurtured through our strong commitment to staff development (alongside an excellent package of benefits including generous annual leave including your birthday off), then we’d love to hear from you.
For this role, the post holder will be home-based, visiting households within a dedicated region, and on occasion, across the UK (travel expenses covered). Applicants should be car owners (with a full, clean driving licence and business use insurance cover) and/or located within easy reach of a main line railway station. Use of a dedicated home office will also be required.
Some travel to our London office will be required, in line with business need; this is likely to involve up to 20 office visits per annum (reasonable expenses covered), details of which will be discussed with candidates at interview.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Marie Curie is looking for 5 Community Fundraisers for the following areas of the UK:
Bradford/Leeds
North London (additional £3,500 pa LLW)
Devon
Cornwall
South Wales
To ensure they can continue supporting individuals and families in need of end-of-life care, the Fundraising team are incredibly important. Since the pandemic, fundraising at Marie Curie has been through a lot of change. However, the organisation recognises the importance of their activity within communities across the UK and community fundraising has been invested in. It’s an incredibly exciting time to join the team. Marie Curie’s fundraising team has a lot of ambition and just need the right people to join the charity who can help them realise that ambition.
Our Community Fundraisers are the face of Marie Curie in their local communities, building relationships and networks with a wide and varied range of supporters. From local businesses to local fundraising groups and everyone in between. Reporting to the Head or Deputy Head of Region and working closely with some of the most talented fundraising people in the charity sector, your role will be to provide support and guidance to people who fundraise and volunteer for Marie Curie across our regions, helping them achieve their ambitions and ultimately raise vital funds for Marie Curie.
The Community Fundraiser role is one where you just don’t know what happens one week to the next as you never know who will choose to support Marie Curie in your community!
The role would suit someone who can be flexible and react in a calm, measured manner to whatever the day brings, who is excited by potential and is ambitious, and who can deliver a high standard of customer service (supporter stewardship) to everyone they meet.
Community Fundraisers are remote/hybrid based, with some presence expected at your local office or Hospice. For this role, the post holder will need to be willing to travel to Embassy Gardens (Embankment, SW11 7BW) occasionally. Due to the requirement to be London based, this post holder will recieve an additional £3,500 LLW on top of the offered annual salary.
This isn’t a role where you will be behind a desk every day, a good Community Fundraiser has a willingness to be out and about within your region meeting and supporting fundraisers.
For further information relating to this position, please check out the Candidate Pack.
If you would like to know more please email Jo to arrange a conversation about the role and next steps, contact info is in the Candidate pack.
Marie Curie is looking for 5 Community Fundraisers for the following areas of the UK:
Bradford/Leeds
North London
Devon
Cornwall
South Wales
To ensure they can continue supporting individuals and families in need of end-of-life care, the Fundraising team are incredibly important. Since the pandemic, fundraising at Marie Curie has been through a lot of change. However, the organisation recognises the importance of their activity within communities across the UK and community fundraising has been invested in. It’s an incredibly exciting time to join the team. Marie Curie’s fundraising team has a lot of ambition and just need the right people to join the charity who can help them realise that ambition.
Our Community Fundraisers are the face of Marie Curie in their local communities, building relationships and networks with a wide and varied range of supporters. From local businesses to local fundraising groups and everyone in between. Reporting to the Head or Deputy Head of Region and working closely with some of the most talented fundraising people in the charity sector, your role will be to provide support and guidance to people who fundraise and volunteer for Marie Curie across our regions, helping them achieve their ambitions and ultimately raise vital funds for Marie Curie.
The Community Fundraiser role is one where you just don’t know what happens one week to the next as you never know who will choose to support Marie Curie in your community!
The role would suit someone who can be flexible and react in a calm, measured manner to whatever the day brings, who is excited by potential and is ambitious, and who can deliver a high standard of customer service (supporter stewardship) to everyone they meet.
Community Fundraisers are remote/hybrid based, with some presence expected at your local office or Hospice. This isn’t a role where you will be behind a desk every day, a good Community Fundraiser has a willingness to be out and about within your region meeting and supporting fundraisers.
For further information relating to this position, please check out the Candidate Pack.
If you would like to know more please email Jo to arrange a conversation about the role and next steps, contact info is in the Candidate pack.
Role Profile
Place of work: Hybrid, time split between home working, our office and out in the community of Cornwall (includes weekly face to face meetings in Cornwall)
Role summary
This role is multifaceted, helping Cornwall VSF to deliver our contracts effectively.It is envisaged that this role will initially be solely focussed on the People in Mind contract.It is anticipated that once the Programme Lead is embedded into the PiM service, that a second contract will be added to their portfolio.
Key Duties
Programme management.
Create, update, communicate and manage the overarching programme plan, contract risk register monitoring, budget, and evaluation - reporting progress on a quarterly basis.Ensure the plan reflects the bid and where plans have diversified, ensure rational is communicated to the partnership and commissioners.
Develop and manage trusted relationships all levels to ensure effective networks, communication and collaboration are created, nurtured, and enhanced.
Develop excellent relationships with ICS stakeholders (including NHS, local authority, and commercial organisations). Manage relationships all levels to ensure effective networks, communication and collaboration are created, nurtured, and enhanced.
Work with VSF’s Leadership and Finance Officer to ensure the budget lines you are responsible for are effectively managed, monitoring spend against profile on at minimum a quarterly basis.If underspends are incurred work with the partnership to ensure funds are re-prioritised.
Develop and oversee the referral processes and reporting.
Ensure that points of referral such as the Community Gateway have the information needed about the providers to make accurate referral assessments.
Provide guidance to partnership about enquiry routes.
Develop and maintain an in-depth understanding of each separate delivery element.
Develop and oversee various levels of governance within the programme, e.g. steering group, programme managers, people with lived experience.
Formalise the governance arrangements for the contracts, working closely with the Steering Group to ensure governance enables ambitions.
Ensure all partners are meeting commitments in their bid proposals and contracts.Lead on partner relationship management.
Where gaps in provision are identified facilitate partnership discussions and feed into learning cycle to ensure decisions are made in a timely fashion.If the partnership decides to add new core partners, ensure that a detailed specification is created.
Manage delivery of the insight and impact of the programmes including a Human Learning Systems approach to insight, and Social Return on Investment approach to impacts, working closely with VSFs Intelligence and Impact specialist.
Proactively identify and develop emerging initiatives and opportunities for the VCSE sector, relevant to your contracts.Horizon scan for additional opportunities.
Organise and facilitate engagement events with the wider VCSE sector, including sessions with ICB/Cornwall Council and colleagues from outside the sector.
Work with senior leadership to develop and manages processes for conflict management, safeguarding and crisis management, quality assurance, provider underperformance, complaints, provider diversification or negotiations for provider service amendments.
All aspects of line management of Cornwall VSF programme team
Grant Funds
Lead on Cornwall Community Foundation contract liaison ensuring grant funding is delivered as planned, that the learning approach is embedded, reporting provides the data needed and that VSF has the communications content required.
Work with our learning partner to ensure learning events are well plan and that learning questions and plans are available well ahead of time.
Annually set the priority target areas for VCSE grant funding budgets, by facilitating discussion with the partnership and the Cornwall VSF team.
Ensure that learning is fully considered by the steering group and that delivery changes as a result of learning.
Ensure appropriate performance, impact and financial reporting processes are established for any grant elements within VSF’s management, governance procedures, and standards.
Personal health budgets
Working with wider VCSE partners, create a specification of what the programme requires from a PHB delivery provider, that includes guidance, process, forms, data, analysis, follow up with recipient and data capture and analysis from the follow up.
Work with learning partner to determine a learning approach for PHB.
Develop reporting measures for PHB and update information quarterly.
Human learning system approach
Work with learning partner to create a plan for the learning approach that covers all aspects of the partnership and on prioritise learning outcome that can be accommodated.
Facilitate the steering group considering learning and discussing potential changes to plans and service delivery.
Engage and lead on elements when required for programme managers, practitioners and CWF grantees learning sessions.
Reporting
Work with the Programme Coordinator and Intelligence and Impact lead to ensure the programme is capture all data required to enable continuous improvement of the programme.
Ensure that data is analysed to demonstrate important intelligence and impact and the relevant information is shared with Comms officers to feed into the Communications plan.
Lead on reporting to wider partnership on collective performance.
Lead on quarterly reporting to commissioners at quarterly online or face to face meetings.
Ensure end of programme reporting offers evidence of the value and impact of the partnership in readiness for re-commissioning
Communications
Work with the Communications (comms) Officer to create a communications strategy and delivery plan that will be shared with partners and funders.
Work with the Comms Officer to ensure that comms reporting metrics are determined so that appropriate data can be captured.
Oversee the creation of a comms brand strategy and guidance for the partnership, comms templates such as impact stories, case studies, requests for comms support, partner comms plans.
Ensure the comms officer works with partners to develop comms plans for their element of the service and that partners report back on their comms activities, this should be collated for impactful reporting to commissioners and for analysis on what has provided good return on either time or money spent.
Oversee the creation of social media channels for the contract and the social media strategy.
Work with Comms Officer to determine how to spend the modest comms budget, prioritising where the money is used and assessing the impact of the spend.
People with lived experience
Work with the Comms Officer to ensure that the voices of people with lived experiences are embedded in the strategy of the programme, by working either with other organisations such as Healthwatch and wider VCSE partners or by cultivating a specific programme group if necessary.
Ensure that this is embedded for the lifetime of the programme and that people with lived experience have a route to feedback about the services.
When feedback/steering is provided, ensure it is fed into the learning cycle.
General working requirements
Keep up to date with Cornwall VSF’s aims, policies and procedures and ensure these are followed
Working with VSF leadership to ensure the working culture of the VSF is collaborative, inclusive, reflective, constructive and matches the co-produced intentions for your VSF contracts.
Have an affinity to Cornwall VSF’s values of Compassion, Transparency and Inclusivity and always deliver your work with these values in mind.
Have a good understanding and awareness of current sector issues and the Cornwall community.
Have a good understanding of Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care System.
Ensure the work reflects equality, diversity and inclusion legislation policy, and best practice
Monitor and evaluate activities appropriate to the role and contribute to the service planning process by providing regular reports and feedback on areas of responsibility.
Use VSF’s CRM system to share information about our stakeholders and membership organisations that would be beneficial to all colleagues.
Key Relationships
Chief Executive
Operations Director
Staff team (Programme Coordinator 1.0 FTE and Comms Officer 0.6 FTE)
Programme partners
Learning partner
Funders and stakeholders
Person specification
Essential Criteria
Extensive programme management experience.
Demonstrable ability as adaptable and effective communicator, delivering and accepting information at a variety of people levels (verbal, written, presentation).
Ability to analyse, understand, explain, and make recommendations based on complex information.
Fully conversant with Microsoft Office Suite including excel, word, outlook, PowerPoint, and Teams.
Well-developed planning and organisational skills, with the ability to manage and prioritise own workload
Proven ability to monitor and maintain casework systems and procedures, service delivery against agreed targets
The ability to commit to and work within the aims, principles, and policies of VSF and work towards achieving its strategic priorities.
Adaptable, flexible.
Excellent inter-personal and negotiating skills.
Excellent time management and organisational skills
Excellent problem-solving skills
Commitment to reflective performance and continuing professional development.
Ability to travel and work across Cornwall.
Understanding of the voluntary and community sector and the challenges and opportunities facing the sector.
Other requirements
The normal duties of the role may involve travel on a regular or occasional basis. It is a condition of employment that the post holder can exercise satisfactory travel mobility to fulfil the obligations of the role.
Be familiar with all relevant GDPR, procedures, ensuring that all statutory obligations are complied with
In-depth understanding of the business of running a charity or voluntary sector organisation including reporting requirements
Complete a satisfactory DBS check. (This can be applied for on appointment).
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Position: Project Coordinator
Location: Remote, with very infrequent in person meetings and travel required. UK-based.
Employment Type: Temporary contract (9 months), part-time (2 days a week). Extension subject to securing additional funding.
Salary: £30,000 full time equivalent pro-rata
Reporting to: Chair of Trustees
Role Overview:
We are seeking a dedicated and dynamic Project Coordinator to work closely with our trustees and external trainers to organise and deliver community-based communication training workshops, designed to support black, Asian and ethnic minority (BAME) carers of disabled children. This is a flexible, remote position requiring a commitment of two days per week, with an immediate start. This role is supported following a grant from a large UK charity.
The successful candidate will be instrumental in the development, execution, and evaluation of our training workshops and associated activities.
About Yusra Jinaan Foundation:
The Yusra Jinaan Foundation was established in 2022 to honour the memory of our co-founders’ daughter, Yusra, who was born with Joubert’s Syndrome. Our mission is to bring ease to the lives of children with disabilities and their families through our work in three key areas: child, carer, and community.
Key Responsibilities:
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Develop culturally sensitive workshops: Collaborate with partners to create bespoke communication training workshops tailored for BAME carers of disabled children.
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Project execution: Coordinate the planning and delivery of three workshops across different regions (Buckinghamshire, West Midlands, and the North), ensuring all logistical aspects are handled efficiently. (Please note that whilst this role is remote, attendance at the workshops will be required. Travel expenses and subsistence for day return journeys to the three workshop locations will be covered.)
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Community engagement: Work closely with key mosques and community centres to foster strong relationships and secure buy-in for the workshops.
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Evaluation and reporting: conduct pre- and post-surveys to measure learning outcomes and participant confidence. Organise focus group discussions to gather feedback and insights. Write internal reports to update trustees and grant reports to the donor.
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Peer support networks: Facilitate the establishment of regional peer support networks to reduce isolation and promote information sharing among carers.
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Resource management: Ensure participants receive resource packs and maintain a virtual peer network for continued support.
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Budget monitoring: Ensure compliance within the budgetary limits set out by the trustees according to the project agreement and grant funder.
Qualifications and Experience:
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Proven experience in project management, preferably in a charity or community-based setting.
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Knowledge and experience of community-level engagement and outreach.
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Excellent organisational and communication skills.
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Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities effectively.
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Experience in developing and delivering training workshops is highly desirable.
Personal Attributes:
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Passionate about making a difference in the lives of disabled children and their families.
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Culturally aware and sensitive, with the ability to engage diverse communities.
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Empathetic and respectful, with a strong belief in the Foundation’s values of hope, connection, togetherness, and respect.
Desirable
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Strong understanding of the needs of disabled children and their families, particularly within BAME communities.
Please note whilst this role is remote, there is an expectation that
How to Apply:
Please send your CV and a one page cover letter outlining your suitability for the role. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. This position is open to UK applicants only.
Closing Date: 25 August 2024
Join us in our mission to empower carers and support disabled children. Together, we can make a lasting impact.
Bringing ease to children with disabilities and their families.