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We want a world where no one dies from hunger. Life-threatening hunger is predictable, preventable and treatable. Join Action Against Hunger and together we will stop it in its tracks.
Action Against Hunger is an optimistic, inspiring place to work. We want passionate and dedicated people to help build a better world. We’re a creative team made up of people with a wide range of talents, styles and expertise. But we are united in our relentless dedication to end world hunger. No challenge is too big. With you we can do it. Join us.
The Partnerships Development Officer is a key member of the Partnerships team in the Fundraising & Communications Department.
This is a great time to join our team as we focus on growing and diversifying our partnerships portfolio. We have a huge range of projects and opportunities with which to engage new partners, both in the UK and internationally, and as Partnerships Development Officer you will have the chance to create exciting and compelling propositions and pitch them to new audiences.Working with the Senior Partnership Development Manager, you will support the implementation of the new business strategy. Together, you will help the team win larger,strategic, and transformational partnerships as well as managing your own pipeline. You’ll have the chance to bring your creativity to the table with team brainstorms, concept development and new products.
We are a close-knit team sharing the same common goal: to form multi-year, mutually beneficial partnerships aligned with Action Against Hungers goal to end life-threatening hunger. We are innovative, creative, and we take great ownership and pride in leading on projects and delivering positive solutions for the communities we support around the world. You’ll also have the opportunity to work closely with the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC); and our counterparts in the Action Against Hunger global network.
Closing Date: 8 April 2024 at 23:59 Interview Date: 22nd and 24th April.
Please read the following carefully before making your application: then all you need to do is send your CV and write a supporting statement explaining why you want the job and how your skills and experience make you the right person for the role and where you saw this vacancy.
- As a UK based position, candidates must have the right to work in the UK
- We welcome applications from all sections of the community and we encourage as broad a range of candidates as possible. If you need any additional support to help you through this process, please let us know (contact details in the job pack)
- Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we will only contact shortlisted candidates, within two weeks of the closing date Unfortunately, we cannot provide individual feedback
- If you experience any technical difficulties in submitting your application, please contact the charityjob helpdesk.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Chief Executive Officer, University of South Wales Students’ Union
Location: Treforest Campus (will work across all sites)
Type: Permanent, Full Time
Closes: 12pm on Tuesday 16th April 2024
Salary: £60,000 to £65,000
Are you looking for a role where you can lead the University of South Wales Students’ Union on its exciting transformational journey? If so, we are looking for you! A value’s driven leader who will support us to grow and develop to offer lifelong opportunities and enrich the experiences for all South Wales students.
The University of South Wales Students’ Union (USWSU) is an independent education charity that supports and represents over 20,000 students across multiple campuses, including Treforest, Newport, and Cardiff. We also extend our support to students studying at partner institutions. Our mission is to put students first with the vision to ensure that students have the best experience possible at the University of South Wales.
About the role
Under the direction of the Board of Trustees, the Chief Executive is accountable for the performance, management, development and sustainability of the Union and responsible for developing and leading the Union's services, strategy and objectives to meet students’ needs.
We are looking for a dynamic CEO who will lead our organisation through its Turnaround program, working to ensure that we provide the best services for all students across all campuses and partner colleges. You will excel in people-management practices and ensure these are embedded throughout the management structure, ensuring that the organisation understands and can deliver on its strategic priorities. You will be able to coach and support the elected officers, and Trustee Board. You’ll have oversight of governance, ensuring that the elected leadership are empowered as key decision makers and that the staff team share the purpose and vision of the organisation.
You will be an inspirational leader, able to enhance the internal and external reputation of the Union, and will network effectively within the University, maintaining and developing partnerships built on trust and respect.
The successful candidate won’t necessarily need to come from the Higher Education sector, but you must be able to demonstrate a good understanding of the trends and issues that affect our students. You will have a good understanding of charity governance, financial management and organisational development.The Union, our Board of Trustees and the University all offer an encouraging environment and are committed to supporting the ongoing development of our new CEO, to ensure they can be at their best.
Key Dates:
Closing Date: 12pm on Tuesday 16th April
First Stage Interviews (Remote): Thursday 23rd April
Final Interviews (In-person): Thursday 2nd May
How to Apply
Please click 'Apply’ to be redirected to our website, where you can download the Candidate Information Pack, Job Description, and find details of how to apply under the heading SU Vacancies.
For an informal conversation about the role and application process, please contact our recruitment partners, Atkinson HR Consulting. Their details can be found in the candidate pack.
35 hours per week, flexible
£44,570 per annum (London) / £41,705 per annum (National)
Location: Home based with regular travel, or hybrid/ from one of our key offices (London, Chelmsford, Birmingham, Nottingham, Manchester, Leeds, Newcastle)
We are currently seeking a Head of Corporate Engagement. The role will drive an innovative and sustainable strategy to significantly grow corporate partnerships through securing new funding for The Children's Society.
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In order to be successful in this role, you must have:
-Demonstrable success in securing high value significant partnerships with corporates
-Demonstrable track record of identifying strategic partnership opportunities and building a robust new business pipeline
-Experience in developing and implementing effective processes to manage day to day team operations, an ability to deliver a high standard of supporter care, and work effectively across the organisation to support the needs of your team
-Excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills, with the ability to build and maintain positive relationships with colleagues, clients, partners and stakeholders, both internal and external.
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The Children's Society runs nearly 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer.
Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.
The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.
The closing date for applications is at midnight on Monday 1st April 2024.
Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Governance Officer to join our small team. You will help to lead on governance projects to support our Charity’s strategic objectives.
Location: Gilwell Park, Chingford, London (with hybrid working)
Salary: £35,339.79 per annum, Band E, Level 3, inclusive outer London weighting and a market supplement
Working Hours: 35 hours per week (1-2 days minimum in the office per week)
Job Type: Permanent
We’re Scouts and everyone’s welcome here - all genders, races and backgrounds. Right across the UK, we help over 400,000 young people aged 4-25 gain skills for life and find their place in the world. We help them speak up, play their part and shine bright.
The Governance Officer Role:
As our Governance Officer, you will play a key role in the management of the Board’s committees and the production of the documentation required to facilitate each meeting.
Key responsibilities as our Governance Officer:
- Supporting the Company Secretary and Governance Manager with effective management of the Committees serviced by the Governance Team. This includes being aware of agenda items prior to each meeting to mitigate any potential issues that may arise
- Taking the minutes of agreed Committee and Board meetings and producing a set of minutes for approval within the agreed time period
- Sharing meeting details with Committee members in a timely manner
- Following up on agreed Board/Committee actions in collaboration with the Company Secretary, Governance Manager and Governance Officer, ensuring actions that may interlink between committees are understood and developed accordingly
- Responsible for the annual trustee appraisal schedule, ensuring all trustees have an effective meeting with the Chair of the Board
What we are looking for in our Governance Officer:
- Highly competent with MS Office (Word, Excel, databases and Outlook) and Adobe
- Educated to A level standard or equivalent experience
- GCSE A*-C grade (or equivalent) in Maths and English Language
- An understanding and interest in the work of the organisation and its strategic objectives
- An understanding of how an organisation’s Board and Committees shape decision making with an awareness of risk and interdependencies between committees
- Proven competence in this type of role
- Experience working with trustees and volunteers
What we can offer you as our Governance Officer:
- Work in a way that suits you, your role and your department
- Be proud to say you’re part of a team with Investors in People (Gold)
- Plenty of opportunity for learning and development
- 28 days holiday a year, plus bank holidays rising to 32 days after two years
- Four extra days to look after your family when they need you
Closing date: Wednesday, 3 April 2024 at 23:59pm
Interviews will be held in-person at Gilwell Park, Chingford: Week Commencing Monday 15 April 2024
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to join our fantastic team! Click ‘Apply’ now!
The Scouts is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to diversity and actively seeking applicants from a wide range of backgrounds.
Strictly no agencies.
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Civitas Recruitment are delighted to be working with a fantastic major UK charity who strive to create a just world, free from poverty. An exciting opportunity exists for a Head of Finance to join the team on a fixed term contract (maternity cover). As Head of Finance, you will ensure the right cost structure, financial operating platform, systems and controls are in place to deliver the charity’s vision and strategy. You will ensure robust financial controls and policies are in place and functioning effectively. This is a full-time, maternity cover contract, hybrid working in London.
Who are we looking for?
Ideal candidates will be a qualified accountant with relevant post qualification experience and have a good understanding of financial systems and processes. You will have extensive experience of using finance systems eg Xledger and Adaptive Insights would be desirable. You will have good knowledge of Charities SORP, statutory accounting regulations, VAT, PAYE and other payroll taxes and Gift Aid. Experience of operating at and presenting ideas at senior level including at Board level is essential for the role. With excellent communications skills, you will have proven experience of coaching and training both finance and non-finance staff. An understanding of the voluntary sector would be a bonus however it is not essential for the role.
If the above role description sounds of interest and you feel like you meet the criteria; please apply immediately or for further information, please contact Syed at Civitas Recruitment for a full JD and informal discussion. Early applications are encouraged.
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The Hospital IDVA (Independent Domestic Violence Advisor) will be employed by FearFree to develop pathways and processes primarily in Maternity Services and Emergency Department (ED) at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT). This is a fixed term position until April 2025.
The Hospital IDVA will work within a dynamic, fast paced, crisis intervention, advocacy and support service embedded within the hospital to ensure all staff are aware of Domestic Abuse (DA) and equipped to ask the right questions and encourage both patients and staff to engage with the support the Hospital IDVA will bring to this environment.
The post holder will assist health practitioners to respond more effectively to domestic abuse, particularly those with complex and multiple needs, and will bring specialist knowledge and skills in empowering clients to seek the right support and move forward.
The work will include providing specialist knowledge and expertise to other health care practitioners to ensure victims of domestic abuse (and their children) are safeguarded from further harm, to provide a strong partnership approach to service provision.
Priority will be given to medium and high-risk cases that are employees and patients of Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) – those who do not live in Wiltshire to be sign-posted to specialist support within their local authority area. To work with all victims of abuse that have health related needs in the Wiltshire area.
Key elements of the role include:
- Providing priority support to both patients and staff at the hospital.
- Delivering Domestic Abuse training to all staff at the hospital equipping them to recognise all forms of Domestic Abuse and ensuring they are confident in starting those conversations.
- Risk assessing and helping to keep service users safe through safety planning.
- Enabling victims to access and engage with statutory and other services.
- Engaging with and supporting the MARAC process, to ensure that the voice of victims is heard.
- Managing a caseload of medium to high-risk victims and working proactively to support them and their families.
- Develop and maintain working relationships with additional services relevant to this field.
- Ensure services and resources are appropriate and tailored to services users needs.
Key responsibilities:
- Hold a caseload and provide high-quality telephone and face to face crisis intervention, information, advocacy, support and signposting to both staff and patients at the hospital who have been identified as victims of Domestic Abuse.
- Proactively assess the needs and risks of clients regularly in line with FearFree policies and procedures, having full regard for case management, MARAC and safeguarding adults and children policies and procedures.
- Complete risk and safety plans for all clients, ensuring risk management and safety is at the heart of everything we do in line with company standards.
- Ensure all records comply with compliance and quality standards and information is recorded accurately and in a timely manner
- Engage with all relevant support agencies, acting as the “voice” of both staff and patient victims to seek support to address specific identified barriers.
- Support all caseloads to access external support and sign-post where appropriate to enable caseload to engage with other organisations who can support them on their road to recovery.
- Work proactively to raise awareness of Domestic Abuse and upskill all staff within the hospital to be able to identify potential Domestic Abuse, and seek support from the Hospital IDVA.
- Attend regular safeguarding and domestic abuse meetings within the Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) and health related settings to discuss active cases as required by the manager.
- Proactively assess the needs and safety of any children of the client and ensure that any risks/needs identified are addressed directly with them, having full regard to Safeguarding Children’s policy and complying with the Local Safeguarding Children requirements.
- Advise clients of their rights and options for seeking help and support from other agencies, making referrals, attending appointments with them when required, co-ordinating the provision of multi-agency support where necessary, and proactively advocating to ensure barriers to accessing support and protection are reduced.
- Proactively look for and implement innovative and creative ways of engaging vulnerable and hard to reach victims, particularly those with multiple needs, and sustain the engagement.
- Participate in multi-agency conferences and meetings in respect of children and adults at risk as required, providing reports and undertaking actions as necessary.
- Work in partnership with key agencies, particularly with Health agencies, to ensure effective joint working.
- At all times protect the safety and security of service users, staff, volunteers and buildings, and the confidentiality of records and other information in line with data protection requirements.
- To be flexible with meeting clients which may involve working outside of normal working hours.
- Produce data, reports, evaluations and undertake research, as requested and directed by the Manager
General
- Remain up to date and concordant with organisational procedures, policies and professional code of conduct, upholding standards of best practice.
- Attend and contribute to team meetings.
- Contribute to effective team working with a flexible and pro-active approach, including cover for other team members’ holidays and sickness where required.
- Undertake agreed training and keep updated on changes in legislation, policy, and best practice
- To support additional duties at your team managers discretion.
For a full job description/person specification and to apply, please follow the link provided on this website. There is no specific closing date for this role and this vacancy will close once a suitable candidate is found, so early applications are encouraged.
FearFree is committed to encouraging equality and diversity in the workplace. We strive to be a diverse and inclusive place to work where we can all be ourselves and individual differences are recognised and valued.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About us
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top 10 universities in the world, talking on some of the biggest challenges of our time. We foster high-impact, multidisciplinary research to address some of humanity's biggest questions, and provide research-based education to the next generation. With turnover equivalent to a FTSE 250 company, UCL would fall within the top 5% of UK charities in terms of income generation.
UCL's Advancement team is responsible for generating the university's philanthropic income. Having closed a successful £624m campaign in 2020, Advancement are now launching a £1bn fundraising campaign to celebrate the 200th anniversary of UCL in 2026.
Diversifying income - including growing philanthropic income - is integral to UCL's financial strategy. Working closely with the Advancement team, this job is based in the central Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) team, reporting to the Head of Financial Strategy.
About the role
This new job has been created at a pivotal time for UCL as we prepare for the launch of our biggest institutional fundraising and engagement campaign to date.
As the Head of Finance (Philanthropy and Endowments), you will play a key role in setting the foundations for the campaign, representing a career defining opportunity for the right candidate.
In this job you will:
* Lead financial planning for philanthropy, to shape and plan how we generate and account for philanthropic income
* Implement regular delivery of consistent management information
* Develop financial policies and recommendations in relation to philanthropy
* Provide expertise and insight on the spend of endowed funds, making sure philanthropic funds are as impactful a possible
* Ensure alignment between Advancement's ambitions and UCL's wider financial strategy
* Work collaboratively and effectively with colleagues in Finance and Advancement This role will be truly cross cutting, working with Senior Leadership across UCL, to support the growth of philanthropy as an increasingly important income stream to UCL
A full range of duties can be found on the attached job description.
About you
For this role, we are looking for a fully qualified accountant with significant financial planning and policy experience. Ideally you will have experience from within the fundraising sector, but you'll certainly have worked within a large not-for-profit organisation (charity, Higher Education, Government etc.)
You must have a track record of providing strategic financial partnership to senior leaders, and experience delivering financial analysis and reporting to non-finance staff. You must be able to demonstrate experience developing and implementing financial policy.
Experience working in the HE sector is desirable, but training and induction will be available for the right candidate looking to move into this sector.
Please ensure you carefully review our job description before applying and that your application reflects the essential and desirable criteria as much as possible.
What we offer
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:
* 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
· Additional 5 days' annual leave purchase scheme
* Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
* Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
· Immigration loan
· Relocation scheme for certain posts
* On-Site nursery
* On-site gym
* Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
* Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
* Discounted medical insurance
Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/rewards-and-benefits to find out more.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As London's Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world's talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL's workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.
Credible financial planning. Informed decision-making. Impacting the future.
Commercial Finance Analyst
£36,000-£45,000 (+ & study support)
Reports to: Retail Finance Manager
Department: Chief Operating Office
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Working hours
Location: Stratford, London. Office-based with high flexibility (1-2 days per week in the office)
Closing date: 01 April 2024, 23:55
This vacancy may close earlier if a high volume of applications is received or once a suitable candidate is found, therefore we strongly recommend that you apply early to avoid disappointment. If you require more time to apply as part of a reasonable adjustment, please contact as soon as possible.
Recruitment process: Two competency-based interviews with an Excel exercise
Interview date: From the week commencing the 08 April 2024
How do I apply? We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won't be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to fully complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly, and objectively.
At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.
We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and much faster. That's why we're looking for someone talented, someone who wants to develop their skills, someone like you.
We are looking for a part qualified Commercial Finance Analyst to join Cancer Research UK's Finance team to deliver insightful reporting and financial planning for our Retail & Trading teams.
Our growing network of 600+ stores, superstores, and distribution hubs raised £127m in 2022/23 towards our life-saving work, and we're investing significantly in the expansion of our new (e.g. eBay, ASOS Marketplace, and Depop) making this a diverse and exciting area. This means you will have the exciting (and fulfilling) opportunity to directly support the and cause-driven impact of a diverse and growing business area.
You will use your financial planning, modelling, and reporting experience to provide analysis and decision support to various initiatives and projects across Cancer Research UK, and support the forecasting, budgeting, and long-term planning for a large cost-centre base throughout the financial year. You'll also collaborate closely with the team's management accountant to ensure a joint approach to financial reporting/planning and analysis.
This is a great opportunity for a part-qualified Finance Analyst with multisite experience to gain exposure to budgeting, forecasting, and stakeholder relationships while being supported with your studies to become a qualified accountant. In this supportive working environment, you'll discover something new every day, whether it's a new connection, a new method of engagement, or a talent you never knew you had.
What will I be doing?
- Producing the planning and reporting for our Retail & Trading teams (600+ cost centres). This will involve understanding variances, providing accurate insight into the financial performance of these business areas; and supporting the forecasting, budgeting, and long-term planning throughout the financial year.
- Providing analysis and information to support decisions, projects, and business cases with the support of both the Retail Finance Manager.
- Supporting the financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, long-term planning, and Finance Managers for your business areas.
- Building strong relationships and clearly communicating financial information with non-financial stakeholders across the Retail & Trading teams to enable the organisation to own and take responsibility for their plans.
- Analysing trends and performance to feed into forecasts and long-term financial planning.
- Producing and communicating analysis that turns data into insight to financial and non-financial audiences while understanding the 'so what' and questioning 'what's next?'
- Collaborating closely with the Management Accountant for your business area to ensure accounts are complete and correct, and analysing management information to find efficiencies and improvements.
What skills will I need?
To be considered for this role, you must have the right to work in the UK as we are not able to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
- Part-qualified Accountant (ACCA/ CIMA/ ICAEW or equivalent)
- Produced financial planning within a large, multisite organisation (100+ sites/ cost centres) that receives a high volume of daily transactions/ sales (this can be in a non-Retail industry such as hospitality).
- Experience in delivering financial planning, modelling, and reporting (including variance analysis, budgeting, and forecasting).
- Supported a budgeting and forecasting cycle throughout a full financial year.
- Built strong business partnering relationships with an ability to clearly analyse, present, and explain financial information and extract key issues with both financial and non-financial stakeholders.
- Can set and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment while maintaining strong attention to detail and effectively managing expectations.
- IT Literate and comfortable manipulating data in Excel (e.g. v-lookups, index match and Pivot Tables)
What will I gain?
Each and every one of our employees contributes to our progress and is supporting our work to beat cancer. We think that's impressive.
In return, we make sure you are supported by a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools, policies and processes to enable you to do your job well.
Our benefits package includes a substantial retirement plan, a generous and flexible leave allowance, discounts on anything from travel to technology, gym membership, and much more.
We don't forget people have lives outside of work too and so we actively encourage a flexible working culture.
Our work - from funding cutting-edge research to developing public policy - will change the world. It's exciting to be part of our team.
For the full job description and more information about working with us please contact
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Job title: Digital Content Producer
Salary: £34,042 per annum
Location: London, E1 (Hybrid working)
Contract/Hours: 35 hours per week, Permanent
Fairtrade Foundation are recruiting for an innovative Digital Content Producer.
We’re looking for a creative storyteller to craft content that not only illustrates the benefits of buying Fairtrade, but also inspires support for our work. Your ideas will have the power to connect consumers to the human stories of the farmers and workers behind their favourite products.
You’ll be part of the Digital Team, responsible for communicating across digital channels the range of Fairtrade products available to buy in the UK, as well as the influence and impact that Fairtrade makes as a movement for change.
You’ll have a minimum of 2 years’ experience producing digital content for websites and social platforms. Digitally fluent you have an active interest in social media content formats and trends.
Shortlisted candidates will be asked to share examples of their work when invited to an interview.
Fairtrade changes the way trade works through better prices, decent working conditions and a fairer deal for farmers and workers around the world.
Globally, across all Fairtrade members, we share a vision of a world in which all farmers and workers can enjoy secure and sustainable livelihoods, fulfil their potential and decide on their future. To achieve this we connect disadvantaged farmers and workers with consumers, promote fairer trading conditions, and empower farmers and workers to combat poverty, strengthen their position and take more control of their lives.
Fairtrade is a global movement with a strong and active presence in the UK, represented by the Fairtrade Foundation. Farmers and workers have a strong voice at every level of Fairtrade, from how they invest in and run their local organisations to having an equal say in Fairtrade’s global decision-making.
We are seeking passionate and enthusiastic candidates who share our vision for a better world, if that sounds like you, then come and join our movement for change.
The Fairtrade Foundation is an equal opportunities employer, offers flexible working and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
We particularly welcome applications from candidates with ethnically diverse backgrounds, LGBTQ+ candidates and from candidates with disabilities, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at this level. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to greater results for producers and farmers around the world.
Closing date: 15th April 2024 (12pm)
Interviews will take place on w/c 22nd April 2024
Contract: Permanent
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
City Harvest – Trusts and Foundations Manager
Location: Acton, London W3. Three days in the office.
Salary: £38,000 - £46,000 per annum depending on experience.
Contract: Permanent, full-time hours. Open to four days a week for the right candidate.
City Harvest, the charity rescuing food to feed people and protect the planet, is seeking an experienced trusts and foundations fundraiser to secure new income from trusts and foundations, and manage a range of existing donors.
Since 2014, City Harvest has been working to solve food poverty and food waste across London. Every week, the charity rescues over 100 tonnes of surplus food from the food industry. Staff and volunteers sort and package this food, and our vans deliver it, free of charge, six days per week to over 375 community partners across 30 London boroughs. The organisation provides over 1.1 million meals monthly, with 43% of their deliveries made up of fresh fruit and vegetables.
The role of Trusts and Foundations Manager will work with the Senior Trusts and Foundations Manager to deliver City Harvest’s ambitious targets for trust and foundations income in 2024/25 and beyond. The post-holder will be responsible for proactively researching and exploring new avenues for funding and building a strong pipeline of new donors who have the potential to support the charity.
Key to the post, will be building and maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders at trusts and foundations and preparing and delivering targeted funding applications to those organisations. Working with the Trusts and Foundations Manager, the post will also involve developing an compelling organisational case for support and a range of highly fundable initiatives for City Harvest.
The ideal candidate for this role will have experience working in this area for at least two different causes, alongside a proven track record of successful income generation and delivering against targets. You will have demonstratable experience in proposal writing and in building relationships with donors and senior stakeholders. You will also have a background in report writing demonstrating grant impact. Excellent written communication, administration and problem-solving skills will be combined with the ability to collaborate with multiple teams. Finally you will have a commitment to the core values and ethos of City Harvest.
CLOSING DATE: 9am, Wednesday 3rd April 2024
PLEASE NOTE: We will be longlisting applications as soon as we receive them, so please apply early to register your interest.
Working within the Policy and Public Affairs team, the Policy Officer will support the implementation of the Trussell Trust’s policy influencing strategy to end the need for food banks in the UK. The Policy Officer will be responsible for delivering activity in key policy areas, with a particular focus on policy development and influencing key decision makers. The role will work with the wider team to monitor and inform policy influencing plans, and the Research team to support policy research planning.
Role responsibilities
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Develop and maintain expertise in key policy areas which contribute to our strategic goal of ending the need for food banks, including policies related to the social security system, housing, communities, and the role of local government.
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Support and deliver policy activity, including briefings, select committee written evidence and consultation responses
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Horizon scan and monitor the policy environment, including attending relevant events and meetings
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Develop networks, including relationships with sector partners and officials working in key policy areas
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Support – as required – the Organising and Local Mobilisation team in equipping food banks in the Trussell Trust network to influence locally
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Support monitoring and planning for the Policy and Research department
Person Specification
Technical skills and minimum knowledge:
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Demonstrable interest in and capacity for policy development and identifying policy levers and opportunities to influence government
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Knowledge of public affairs environment and machinery of UK government
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Proficient writing skills, producing concise outputs for a range of audiences
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Self-sufficient use of I.T., including proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and an ability to use project management processes
Behaviours and competencies:
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Balance competing priorities and works to tight deadlines
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Communicates effectively, working collaboratively across teams and organisations
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Demonstrates a commitment to the values of the Trussell Trust
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Demonstrates empathy for people from disadvantaged, marginalised or socially excluded backgrounds
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Role models inclusive behaviours and values
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Hours: 21 Per Week.
Location: Community based role with elements of home working within Worcestershire area.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
About the role
You will work in the community as part of a multidisciplinary team offering proactive, holistic care and support working within Worcestershire.
Our local Dementia adviser provides a highly responsive and individualised information, signposting, and referral service to people affected by dementia.
You will:
- Provide personalised support to people with dementia, their families and carers to take control of their health and wellbeing, to live independently, to improve their health outcomes and maintain a healthy lifestyle.
- Connect people with dementia into their community networks to enable them to live the lives they choose, enhancing and preserving their wellbeing.
- Co-produce a simple personalised support plan to address the person with dementia’s health and wellbeing needs by introducing or reconnecting people to community groups and statutory services.
- Enable people living with dementia to decide what they want to do, where they want to meet and how they want to run their groups and keep in touch.
- Create opportunities for people with dementia to meet other people with dementia.
- Assist people with dementia and their carers in identifying their needs, providing information and guidance to help maintain their independence, improving their sense of well-being, and putting them in more control of their lives.
- Support the introduction of groups and activities for people living with dementia.
- Run dementia friends sessions - which support carers with dementia knowledge, sharing strategies, hints and tips, linking together for future peer support.
- Manage and prioritise own caseload, in accordance with the health and wellbeing needs of their population and where required and as appropriate, refer people with dementia back to other health professionals.
- Support our groups across Worcestershire, which include, carers’ Information and Support Programme and Singing for the Brain.
About you
This is an amazing opportunity to have a rewarding career providing support and guidance to people with dementia and their carers. We strive to help people to maintain independence, improving their sense of well-being, and putting people in more control of their own lives. We promote a person-centred service so that our support is unique to each individual, based upon their own aspirations and needs. We provide information, guidance and support in people’s homes and within their communities.
We are looking for:
• A highly motivated individual, with an understanding of dementia and the needs of people affected by dementia.
• Be empathetic and non-judgmental in your approach with a commitment to equal opportunity.
• Have good communication skills to meet the diverse needs of our community and represent their needs to statutory and other voluntary agencies.
• Have a sound knowledge of IT systems to record data, write reports, and communicate by email.
• Understand client confidentiality and how this is applied when representing client needs.
• Preferably had some experience of working with a wide variety of relevant agencies.
• You will possess demonstrable experience in the healthcare industry.
• Have the ability and means to be able travel independently
If you have the qualities, we’re looking for and are passionate about improving the quality of life for people with dementia, then we want to hear from you!
About Alzheimer's Society
At Alzheimer's Society, we believe passionately that life doesn't end when dementia begins. We are here for anyone affected by dementia, and we do everything we can to keep people with dementia connected to their lives and the people who matter most.
Everything we do is shaped by people affected by dementia. Their knowledge and experience are critical to bringing about real-world solutions. From choosing the most promising research through to telling their stories to raise awareness; they are the heart of this organisation.
Our Values
We are Determined to make a difference when and where it matters most, by being passionate, focussed and making a lasting impact for people affected by dementia.
Every one of us is a Trusted expert, listening, learning and using evidence and experience. We are Better together by being open, combining our strengths, helping us to achieve more together. We are Compassionate, we are kind and honest, and we don’t shy away from challenges.
Through our values we will make the greatest difference for people affected by dementia.
Equal Opportunities
We want everyone we work with, as a colleague, volunteer, supporter, or someone we support, to feel included and that they belong at Alzheimer's Society.
We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do. During your recruitment process we want to make sure that you bring your whole self and be at your best.
Hours: 28 per week.
Location: Community based role with elements of home working within Herefordshire area.
Friday We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
About the role
The Dementia Adviser will be the first point of contact for support, information and onward referral as needed throughout the person’s life with dementia or until residing in residential nursing care. Dementia Advisers (DA) will be based in the community to provide a single, identifiable point of contact for persons diagnosed with dementia and their carers. They will work closely with health and social care services and develop local links and networks to support persons with dementia, including under- served communities.
You will;
- Share knowledge of local resources and services for dementia be a named contact for the person diagnosed with dementia and their carer.
- Work in partnership with the Community Dementia Nurse
- Develop skills to respond to a range of issues and problems that might arise, referring to appropriate specialist services.
- Provide at least annual contact with the person with dementia living in the community from diagnosis to end of life or moved to residential care.
- Be an active member of the multi-disciplinary team contributing to the planning and delivery of individual needs, care and support.
- Support peer support networks with local partners.
- Work closely with community dementia nurses and GPs to ensure holistic review of care and treatment.
- Manage and prioritise own caseload, in accordance with the health and wellbeing needs of their population and where required and as appropriate, refer people with dementia back to other health professionals.
About you
This is an amazing opportunity to have a rewarding career providing support and guidance to people with dementia and their carers. We strive to help people to maintain independence, improving their sense of well-being, and putting people in more control of their own lives. We promote a person-centred service so that our support is unique to each individual, based upon their own aspirations and needs. We provide information, guidance and support in people’s homes and within their communities.
You will;
- A highly motivated individual, with an understanding of dementia and the needs of people affected by dementia.
- Be empathetic and non-judgmental in your approach with a commitment to equal opportunity.
- Have good communication skills to meet the diverse needs of our community and represent their needs to statutory and other voluntary agencies.
- Have a sound knowledge of IT systems to record data, write reports, and communicate by email.
- Understand client confidentiality and how this is applied when representing client needs.
- Preferably had some experience of working with a wide variety of relevant agencies.
- You will possess demonstrable experience in the healthcare industry.
- Have the ability and means to be able travel independently
If you have the qualities, we’re looking for and are passionate about improving the quality of life for people with dementia, then we want to hear from you!
About Alzheimer's Society
At Alzheimer's Society, we believe passionately that life doesn't end when dementia begins. We are here for anyone affected by dementia, and we do everything we can to keep people with dementia connected to their lives and the people who matter most.
Everything we do is shaped by people affected by dementia. Their knowledge and experience are critical to bringing about real-world solutions. From choosing the most promising research through to telling their stories to raise awareness; they are the heart of this organisation.
Our Values
We are Determined to make a difference when and where it matters most, by being passionate, focussed and making a lasting impact for people affected by dementia.
Every one of us is a Trusted expert, listening, learning and using evidence and experience. We are Better together by being open, combining our strengths, helping us to achieve more together. We are Compassionate, we are kind and honest, and we don’t shy away from challenges.
Through our values we will make the greatest difference for people affected by dementia.
Equal Opportunities
We want everyone we work with, as a colleague, volunteer, supporter, or someone we support, to feel included and that they belong at Alzheimer's Society.
We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do. During your recruitment process we want to make sure that you bring your whole self and be at your best.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Title: Finance Assistant
Salary: £13,333 pro-rata (£25,000 FTE)
Location: Remote / Homebased (Preferably south-west located in England or Wales to attend team meetings, but applicants outside this area will be considered.)
Hours: 20 per week (negotiable)
Contract: Permanent
Are you a part qualified accountant, or have relevant experience, and looking to join an exciting organisation that’s truly making a difference?
The Jon Egging Trust are seeking an exceptional Finance Assistant to support the finance function of the charity as we continue to grow. You will assist with day-to-day book-keeping, the month-end and year-end process, supporting the preparation of budgets and grant reports, and all the aspects of financial management that ensure we are compliant, alert and looking ahead. Part of our small Finance and Operations team, you will be working closely with our Finance Manager as well as the rest of our remote team who are a fantastically motivated and committed team of home workers, passionate about improving the lives of young people through our specialist youth programmes.
We welcome applicants whatever your stage in life, so if you are returning to the workforce after a period away, or even seeking a change of pace, please get in touch.
About the Jon Egging Trust (JET)
At JET, we support vulnerable young people to get back on track and realise their potential; more than 30,000 young people right across the UK to date, and there’s so much more we can do. We’re an organisation that really values its people and we’re immensely proud that our team culture is based on caring and raising each other up.
Our benefits package includes:
· Flexible working
· Enhanced annual leave
· Homeworking allowance
· Occupational pension scheme
· Occupational sickness scheme
· Special paid leave provision
Read our Applicant Privacy Notice
Child and adult at risk protection policy statement
The Jon Egging Trust is committed to providing a safe and positive environment for everyone involved in its services and activities. The Trust takes its extended moral and legal duty of care very seriously in relation to children, young people, staff and volunteers. We seek to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children and to protect them from harm or abuse when they engage in any of our activities. JET expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. The suitability of all prospective employees or volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment.
The closing date is Sunday 14th April at 23:59.
Interviews to be held week commencing 22nd April (most likely Thursday 25th – tbc)
Questions?
Contact us via our website.
Please note: to become an employee at JET you must be able to produce evidence of your Right to Work in the UK
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Crisis Recovery Worker
Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and South Lincolnshire (CPSL) Mind is a progressive and expanding mental health charity. Our vision is a society in which everyone has positive mental health and feels part of a connected community.
Crisis Recovery Workers
2 part time posts, each 31.5 hours per week
Shifts 4.30pm – 11.30
Salary Scale Point 19 £28,070.00 pa FTE
Including 1 point for anti-social hours
£23,578 per annum (31.5 hours)
Based in Cambridge:
The Sanctuary is a non-clinical, safe space for individuals to visit as an alternative to attending A&E and is part of the wider First Response Service across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
We are looking for Crisis Recovery Workers to join our team!
If you are interested in this exciting opportunity and you are able to meet the criteria detailed below, please apply!
- Working one to one (either face to face, over the telephone, or on video call) you will support individuals experiencing mental health distress by:
- Establishing connection and rapport in a non-intrusive, non-judgmental and compassionate manner
- Supporting individuals through guided self-help strategies including grounding, breathing techniques.
- Supporting individuals to relay their immediate needs and concerns and offering emotional and practical support and information to address these.
- Provide individuals with information on and how to connect with social support networks available to them in their own community.
- Supporting individuals to make a safety plan
Crisis Recovery Worker criteria:
- You must be able to show empathy and compassion with a non-judgemental approach
- You should be passionate about promoting positive mental health and have excellent verbal communication and listening skills
- You should be able to manage professional boundaries
- CPSL Mind is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community
- We actively monitor applications for employment and will shortlist and arrange interviews as applications are submitted.
CLOSING DATE: Monday 1st April 2024
REF-212 632