With public awareness of mental health higher than ever before, there’s never been a more exciting time to join Mind. We’re growing and changing fast, but there’s still much to be done. Could you help us move closer to our goal of seeing everyone with a mental health problem get the support they need and the respect they deserve?

We are looking for a driven and confident Media & Celebrity Assistant for a challenging and exciting role within the Media team at Mind. The ideal candidate should be happy working in a fast-paced environment, have creative flair and outstanding communication skills.

The role will develop your PR, relationship-building and celebrity-management skills by supporting all aspects of Mind’s campaigning, fundraising and celebrity-driven media activities.

Reporting to the Media & Celebrity Manager you will get the chance to work on some high-profile campaigns and news stories, writing press releases and helping to organise celebrity-fronted events. You will also help ensure the media team runs smoothly by overseeing our admin needs.

You should have some relevant experience of working in a media team or artist liaison environment. Most importantly, you will possess an excellent news sense and have an active interest in mental health, media and celebrity.

To apply, please follow the link below to our website.

Closing date: 28th October 2019 at midday.

Interviews: 7th November 2019.

Mind is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

We have an exciting opportunity for an Executive PA to join our clients team, supporting the Deputy Chief Executive.

Position: Executive PA to Deputy Chief Executive

Location: Swindon (M4 corridor)

Hours: Full-time

Salary: £24k – £27k

Benefits: Flexible Working, Pension, Employee Assistance Programme, Family Time benefits including TOIL, 25 day’s holiday (plus bank holidays) holiday trading, discounted gym membership, Health Cash Plan or Private Medical, Cycle Scheme, Annual Staff Day, Life Assurance, Tastecard, Loyalty Awards, Staff Events, Free tea and coffee and free car parking

Closing date: 25 October 2019

Interview date: 4 November 2019

The Role

As our client moves into an exciting new phase, they are seeking an Executive PA to provide administrative support to the Deputy Chief Executive.

Aspects of the role include:

• Acting as a first point of contact and relating to people.
• Organising meetings and booking rooms.
• Arranging appointments and managing diaries.
• Booking travel and accommodation.
• Organising and submitting expenses.
• Preparing letters and presentations, and formatting reports.

About You

If you have outstanding administration, excellent IT skills, attention to detail, a positive disposition with a flexible ’can-do’ attitude, then we’d love to hear from you!

Please submit your CV together with a 250-word letter that sets out why you’re interested in this position.

About the Organisation

Our clients mission is to offer the Bible to the world. Their vision is of a world where everyone has access to the Bible and can recognise its value for them, their families and communities. Working for a Christian charity, this is a great opportunity to work for an Investors in People gold employer who have won awards for their excellence in investing in people. They are committed to the development of all staff and have fantastic charity-sector benefits to help motivate and retain exceptional people.

You may also have experience in areas such as Personal Assistant, PA, Executive Assistant, Administration Manager, Senior Administrator, EA.

Job title: Area Administrator – South East
Region: Brighton
Directorate: Operations
Contract: Permanent, Full Time - 35 hours per week
Salary:  £20,163 per annum

About The Royal British Legion
The Legion is at the heart of a national network that supports our Armed Forces community through thick and thin – ensuring their unique contribution is never forgotten. We’ve been here since 1921 and we’ll be here as long as they need us.

Our Values and Behaviours
Does the following describe you?

- A desire to provide a great customer service and support
- Enjoy and thrive in working in teams and with others
- Passionate about supporting the Armed Forces community and honouring their contribution
- Come to work each day to be the best you can and to learn and develop
- An encourager, eager to share your knowledge and experience to help others
If so then we would like to hear from you ….

The Role
The Royal British Legion remains proud to be there for the millions of Servicemen and women who have put their lives on the line in the service of our country. Our strategy for the future will help us support more of our beneficiaries - the Armed Forces community - throughout their lives, where, when and how they need it most.  We'll provide direct help to them and their dependants, fight for their rights and remember the sacrifices they've made.

Now it's your chance to play a part in making a difference to the lives of those who served their country.  Assisting the Area Manager, you will need to have excellent IT skills and be confident in dealing with a wide range of people.

Based in Brighton you will be responsible for the effective operation of the area office and for co-ordinating the knowledge database in support of the members of the team. You'll support the Area Manager in everything from arranging meetings and co-ordinating diaries to undertaking research and writing reports.

How to Apply
Please apply by clicking 'Apply Online'

Closing date for this role is 28th October 2019

Interviews will take place in Brighton during the week commencing 4 November 2019.

If you are passionate about the needs and rights of SEND families in Surrey, then come and work for us. Family Voice Surrey is a family-friendly employer, offering flexible working and generous annual leave

This post will:

• Support the operational systems, processes and policies to underpin and support Family Voice’s team and core work: in particular membership services, finance, events and communications
• Support the Business Support Manager in implementing the systems and policies that underpin the work of the organisation
• This is a multi-faceted, hands–on role

See attached job description and person specification for full details.

We are looking for a motivated, trustworthy individual to support the operations of our Corby Night Shelter project, working closely with the manager and move on coordinator to support the residents and volunteers. The aim of the Night Shelter and move on accommodation is to reduce rough sleeping and to move individuals on into more permanent accommodation.

This role will be integral to the smooth running of the project and to coordinate all elements of the project. This may be booking repair works, supporting with events, arranging training and managing the rota. The role will work proactively with other organisations to signpost and access other support, to ensure they are provided with advice and support that will move them on successfully.

There will also be a large amount of liaison with the residents, supporting them in setting up their benefits, helping with housing applications, arranging healthcare appointments and supporting their pathway plans.

This role may also require working outside of regular working hours / unsocialable hours, providing cover for volunteers in an emergency and travel across the county.

Main Responsibilities

• Support the project manager and move on coordinator in the day to day running of the night shelter and move on accommodation.
• Ensure the premises is well managed and all health and safety requirements are met
• Support in the recruitment, training and management of volunteers
• Support the move on coordinator in their work with the clients, ensuring they have a pathway plan, supporting clients with paperwork and liaising with other organisations such as housing associations
• Manage the night shelter rota of volunteers
• Be responsible for organising the supply of resources and services required, such as refreshments, bedding and cleaners
• Support the implementation of night shelter rules and policies with other staff, volunteers and clients
• Work collaboratively with the other night shelter staff, outreach worker and local authority, and other partners to identify and provide services to those in need
• Be part of the team in carrying out support with those in the move on accommodation
• Maintain the database in liaison with the other staff for all clients, including those who are not directly using the services provided
• Support with events and engaging other potential supporters and partners
• Provide day to day support to residents as required, such as arranging healthcare appointments
• To support the project manager with collating data and providing reports to management and stakeholders
• To work within all ENCS policies, carry out relevant risk assessments and procedure to comply with health and safety
• To ensure that all residents and clients are treated with respect and supported to enable them to move into permanent accommodation
• To comply with and complete health and safety assessments
• To attend meetings and training as required
• To work closely with other night shelter staff and across other projects for best practice
• Such other duties as the management may require from time to time
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Job descriptions will be subject to review and possible change on an annual basis subject to project and charity priorities.

To find out more information and see the persona specification, please download the job description below. 

To find out more about East Northants Community Services, please visit our website.

BMS World Mission engages in mission in many diverse contexts around the world today. We are looking for the right person to take up an important post within the Department for World Mission, supporting our Overseas Team Leaders.  If you are passionate about mission and want to play a role in supporting it around the world, then this may be the role for you.

As a Team Administrator you will be responsible for providing administrative support to Overseas Team Leaders, to enable the: 

• Support of personnel overseas
• Administering of relationships with overseas partners
• Process of research and record keeping
• Maintenance of accurate records using an electronic database
• Scheduling, agenda preparation, collation of papers for meetings and minute-taking

We are looking for an individual with a desire to enable others to serve in cross-cultural mission overseas.

You will have excellent administration and organisational skills, be computer literate with the MS Office suite of software and have good interpersonal skills with the ability to relate well to all age groups. This is a stimulating, busy and very fulfilling role.

The successful applicant will be a committed Christian. The nature of this role means that this is a specific occupational requirement. 

Location : Didcot

Hours : 35 hrs per week / full time

Salary range : £18,828 - £21,069 

Closing date : 9 am, Thursday 24 October 2019

Interview date : Wednesday 30 October 2019

For full information and to download an application form and job details visit BMS World Mission website.

Programme Officer

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

The Health & Social Care Sustainability Research Centre (SRC) is a new specialist unit within the Health Foundation that will work with a network of external academic partners to produce independent projections, research and analysis to help ensure the long-term sustainability of health and social care in the UK.

The successful candidate will support the growth and development of the SRC, playing a key role in delivering core programmes by providing high quality and effective project management support. You will design and deliver project management plans, lead on application and assessment processes and develop strong relationships with our partners.

The Programme Officer role will be varied, and you will design processes, run events, provide administrative support, liaise with internal and external stakeholders and maintain and improve a variety of databases.

Our ideal candidate will have demonstrable experience of successfully working within a busy team while working under pressure, a proven track record managing competing priorities and a history of working in a project management environment. In addition, you will be adept at successfully delivering meetings and events and have the organisational and collaborative skills required to be a success in the role.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an individual with a passion for improving health outcomes and a commitment to our core behaviours - Working Together, Discovering & Learning and Achieving Impact. If the role excites you, we would love to hear from you. 

Interview Date: 5 November 2019

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

Please note: we reserve the right to close any of our vacancies early.

Vacancy Details

Contract type: Permanent

Location: Reading

Working pattern: 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday (may be required to work to a rota of hours between 8am and 6pm)

Interview dates: Week commencing 28th October in Reading, Winnersh

Salary: £21,568 to £22,838 per annum

We cannot provide sponsorship for the role.

We’re recruiting for an Operations Support Supervisor to be responsible for creating and maintaining a pleasant work environment, ensuring that anyone engaging with the local office, whether in person or through virtual means, will experience high standards of customer service and efficient professional support. 

The successful candidate will be a highly motivated, positive team-player, acting as the point person on site with a hands-on approach for all office operations and procedures including customer and visitor experience, office administrative procedures and Operations Support staff performance

In your application, you will need to evidence, using specific examples, how your skills and experience meet the criteria laid out in the person specification, within the Job Description below. Requirements include;

• Involvement in leading or supporting projects to successful conclusion.

• Supervision of others – in either a coaching or developing capacity.

• Highly motivated towards delivering a person-centred service. 

• Strong organizational and planning skills in a fast-paced environment.

For more information on this role, the requirements and our benefits package, please see the documents attached below. 

How to apply: Applications can be made using the online application form. As part of our safer recruitment policy, we do not accept CVs for job applications.

Working at Guide Dogs

Working at Guide Dogs is much more than just a job. Through the values that guide our work, we make a real difference, and change lives. 

We believe that well-being at work is about creating an environment to promote a state of contentment which allows all employees to flourish and achieve their full potential for the benefit of themselves and for Guide Dogs.

As a member of staff, we offer you a wide range of benefits to suit your individual needs. These include; 26 days’ holiday plus bank holidays (rising to 28 days after 3 years' service), flexible benefits package and a defined contribution group personal pension plan. 

Diversity

Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome, and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from disabled people as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invite to interview for all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding

Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

Are you passionate about helping vulnerable young people fulfil their full potential? Would you like to use your excellent finance and administrative skills to support a local charity?

Ignite Trust is a dynamic charity located in the London Borough of Harrow.  Ignite was established in 2001 and works to support young people aged 11-25, who are at risk of involvment with anti-social behaviour, gangs and youth violence, becoming excluded from school or at risk of exploitation. Our aim is to offer programmes which engage young people, build positive relationships and mutual support to empower individuals and to raise expectations for the future to transform lives.

Ignite is based at Holy Trinity Church in Wealdstone and as an organisation it maintains a strong Christian ethos.

Areas of Responsibility:

Finances

• Maintaining financial records using QuickBooks
• Bank statement reconciliations
• Processing funds/grants and donations received
• Compiling internal financial reports – including quarterly financial reports for trustees
• Working with Director to maintain funding pipeline
• Work with the Trustees and Director to produce and present the annual budget and End of Year Accounts
•  Adherence to the organisations Financial controls policy
• Processing of employee’s expenses and reimbursement claims
• Processing and recording of payments including administering salaries
• Produce project expenditure records for funder reports
• Issue invoices
• Cash flow analysis
• Set up and monitoring of standing orders, and subscriptions
• Management of ‘gift aid’ donations

Administrative Duties

• Provide administrative support to the Director and youth work staff/volunteers
• Assist in the administrative support of all aspects of the employees/volunteer’s lifecycle
• Be the main point of contact for the building managers
• Keeping employee’s documents/certificates up to date (safeguarding)
• Processing of employee/volunteer DBS applications

• Management of Health and Safety issues including keeping the incident report file up to date
• Recording and monitoring of timesheets and face-to-face hours
•  Absence monitoring (sickness and holidays)
• Assist with staff training and development needs
• Purchasing office consumables
• Production of minutes of team meetings
• Process enquiries and take messages

Plus other reasonable duties as required by the Director. 

Stakeholder Engagement

• Work collaboratively with key organisations and stakeholders

Faith

• Model Christian values such as love, compassion, joy, peace, patience, kindness, faithfulness, and self-control, both to the team and all those we work with

Personal Development

• Undertake training as required
• Keep abreast of Health and Safety legislation

Environment

The Ignite Office is open to young people at certain times and is a busy working environment

Experience/Attributes

• Highly organised, capable of managing and prioritising multiple tasks and responsibilities
• Proficient in the use of IT, especially QuickBooks and Microsoft packages (Word, Excel)
• Experience of working with a team
• Able to maintain confidentiality
• Good communication skills - written and spoken
• Good numeracy skills

Benefits

In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance and staff pension scheme.

At Think Ahead we want the connection between participants and the organisation to exist well beyond graduation. The Alumni Associate will be responsible for determining and delivering the alumni network strategy through consultation with current and former participants and Consultant Social Workers. This will involve broadening the range of available internal activities for alumni to contribute to the Think Ahead mission and developing forums of interaction with and between different cohorts. The Alumni Associate will also liaise with the wider Think Ahead network to support alumni in their career development after they finish the programme, including setting up training sessions, access to mentoring schemes and networking opportunities. The promotion and evaluation of the alumni network are vital to this role.

Administration Support Officer/Personal Assistant

Job Description and Person Specification

Salary:

£23,500 - £29,220
(points 6 – 17 on the GPEW pay scale)

Hours:

30 hours per week; flexible working in line with the needs of the role will be expected.

Job type:

12 month contract

Location:

House of Lords, London

Line manager:

Baroness, Natalie Bennett

Line management responsibilities:

NA

Application process:

Applications to be submitted by close of business, Friday, 4 October 2019 and interviews to be held the on the week of 7-11 October 2019.  Please email your completed application form 

Principal Roles and Responsibilities

• Diary Management

Manage the diary, travel and other work-related practical arrangements for Natalie Bennett, including keeping track of expenses, declarations and other compliance requirements, liaising with other members of Green Party House of Lords, head office and local party staff and volunteers.
 

• Communications Management

Respond effectively, courteously and where appropriate  independently to correspondence and enquiries from the public, the media, fellow Lords members and other politicians, Green Party members, lobbyists and pressure groups, referring to Natalie or others when necessary.

Maintain and update material on Natalie's website, Facebook, Linked In and other social media and distributing communications on behalf of Natalie under her direction (possibly including assembling a newsletter).

• Stakeholder Management

Work with other Green Party parliamentary staff to ensure Natalie has, both orally and in writing, essential materials for Lords questions, briefing notes, speeches both in the House and outside, articles and press releases. Ensuring efficient data and file management of materials.

• Personal Assistance

Thinking ahead about the way in which Natalie can be as effective as possible, and acting accordingly.

Progress issues that Natalie has taken up through liaison with local and national bodies, government agencies, lobby groups, etc.

We are seeking an Interim Finance Manager for 3 – 6 months to manage the financial and management accounting, ICT, and administration processes in order to ensure the smooth running of this function during a gap in staffing for this small but impactful children’s charity.

The person we are looking for will be an experienced finance professional who bring empathy for the cause and well-developed people skills to work with and support peers and colleagues across the organisation.

Your remit will be fairly broad but will need to bring experience of working with Sage Line 50 and of producing monthly management accounts.

Further Information and to Apply

Please submit your CV via the 'Apply/Enquire' button in the first instance - a full pack will be made available to CVs of interest and/or we will be in contact to discuss the opportunity and organisation with you.

NFP Consulting is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates. NFP Consulting is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

I am currently looking for an experienced Volunteer Coordinator to support the central volunteering team for a youth health charity. This exciting and varied role is to support the onboarding and support of volunteers across the charity. This role has a particular focus on but is not limited to volunteering activity within the Fundraising Department.

Mani duties:
To be an enthusiastic champion of volunteering across the charity, encouraging teams to work with volunteers to achieve their aims
To coordinate volunteering opportunities across the charity using an opportunities tracker
To coordinate the external recruitment of volunteers via national and regional avenues, including volunteer centres and national brokers - supporting teams to carry this out themselves where capacity allows
To lead on the recruitment and coordination of volunteers to regional and/or smaller events
To support the wider onboarding process for volunteers to all events, for example following up incomplete applications, ordering merchandise for volunteers, or preparing and sending pre and post event communications
Alongside the Volunteering Development Officer, to manage the volunteering inbox and responding to requests and inquiries from internal stakeholders, volunteers and members of the public
To deputise for the Volunteering Development Officer in providing support to office volunteers, as necessary
To work alongside the Volunteering Development Officer to be the main points of contact for day to day volunteering enquiries from the Supporter Care team
Raise Purchase Orders (POs) as required, requesting new suppliers are set up if needed, issuing PO numbers and raising Goods Received Notes once POs are authorised
Ensure physical stock and balances of online services are maintained
Work with the Internal Communications manager to maintain internal communications with all departments regarding volunteering involvement.

If you are immediately available and have the above skills and experience, please apply online or contact Sekai today!

I am looking for an experienced Recruitment Administrator to work in an administrative role for a dynamic, growing charity with a clear mission: by working together, inspirational educationalists and talented business leaders can provide a better future for the next generation. This is a high profile initiative, with the program funded by the Department for Education. The charity supports multi academy trusts (MATs) in England by matching senior business leaders into voluntary director roles on their boards.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced administrator. You will need experience of working in a fast-past, professional and customer-oriented environment. Successful applicants will be articulate, confident, and will thrive on working with multiple stakeholders. The charity are committed to developing their teams and will provide support to enable the successful applicant to quickly perform in this role.

You will actively participate in the full recruitment cycle, such as:
Customer and candidate liaison (email and phone)
Diary management using Outlook and Acuity, an online calendar booking system
Editing job specifications and adding them to our website
Corresponding with candidates to arrange telephone interviews with our consultants
Updating the database (Salesforce) to ensure accuracy of information at all times, e.g. with contact information, project status updates
Sending candidate details to our customers (multi-academy trusts) for review
Providing administrative support to internal colleagues
This is an office-based role and flexible working hours may be considered.

If you are immediately available with the above skills and experience please apply online or contact Sekai today!