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Key Purpose:
Contribute to the coordination of assured services at RABI and support with the administration of the Service Delivery Team liaising with key stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage the administration of the weekly grant process, collating relevant paperwork and creating purchase orders and reconciling invoices where appropriate.
- Manage the audit process of the weekly grants.
- Weekly monitoring of Staysafe Activity.
- Weekly monitoring of Service Delivery attendance at events.
- Monthly collation of Service Delivery statistics
- Support with the day-to-day enquiries to the Service Delivery Team via phone and email.
- Liaising with external agencies, including suppliers, as required.
- Coordinating internal and external meetings including taking minutes when required.
- General administration support as required.
- To provide cross functional support across departments.
- Be an ambassador for Service Delivery internally within RABI and with external organisations.
- Demonstrate commitment to Safeguarding, Equality and Diversity and Health and Safety promoting a safe and inclusive environment.
Person Specification:
Essential
- Strong administration skills.
- Experience of administration of systems.
- Experience of having worked with suppliers.
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
- A positive and professional attitude.
- Excellent IT software skills.
- Flexible, resilient and solution focussed working with sensitivity, integrity and without prejudice.
Desirable
- Farming background or knowledge of the farming community environment.
- Experience of having worked with a vulnerable user group.
This role profile is not exhaustive and is subject to review in conjunction with the post holder according to future developments at RABI.
Early applications are encouraged for this position as shortlisting and interviews will take place on a rolling basis. We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a suitable application prior to the deadline.
RABI is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and aims to ensure that all employment practices secure equality of opportunity and that no prospective or current employee receives less than favourable treatment at RABI as a result of their sex, sexual orientation, age, race, religion, belief, ethnic origin, disability, marital, or for any other reason which cannot be shown to be justifiable. Our recruitment process strives to ensure that individuals are selected only based on their relevant skills, experience, qualifications and abilities.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
If you want to make a real difference to the experiences of women and birthing people in maternity care, by increasing understanding of the law amongst healthcare professionals and those who manage and regulate maternity care, please read on and download our recruitment pack.
About Birthrights:
Birthrights was founded in 2013 with the understanding that at the heart of the poor experiences and outcomes of maternity care for so many people in the UK, is a consistent failure to listen to the voices of women and birthing people and a complete disregard for their fundamental human rights. We champion the rights of women and birthing people through information and advice, training, campaigns, research and legal action. You can read our new ten-year strategic framework here Strategy - Birthrights
About the role:
This is a maternity cover opportunity for a valued role in our Senior Leadership Team. This position is critical to our work in training healthcare professionals to understand how the law applies to practice. You will be delivering our ambitious plans to take our training service to the next level at this critical time, with support of our two brilliant training co-ordinators and a wider team of associate trainers. You will balance overseeing some exciting new projects whilst ensuring quality delivery of our training to meet our income targets.
About You:
We are looking for someone who has the ability to manage an income-generating service, meet the strategic goals of the service, and identify advocacy opportunities towards our ambition for long term and systemic change.
You will be a collaborative and empathetic leader, with experience managing an operational service or team and generating income or managing budgets. You will have experience developing or delivering training and have some understanding of human rights law or the challenges faced by too many women and birthing people in maternity care in the UK.
We still want to hear from you even if you don’t meet all our criteria. Please tell us about experiences that have not been included here, but that you feel might be relevant to this role
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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JOB TITLE: Diversity and Inclusion in Grocery Senior Project Manager
REPORTING TO: Head of Diversity and Inclusion in Grocery
DEPARTMENT: Fundraising & Communications
The Charity
GroceryAid has been the charity for the grocery industry since 1857. It provides free and confidential welfare support to anyone working in the grocery industry, from the first day of their employment. More than 350 of the most well-known grocery retailers and Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) brands support the charity, enabling us to help more than 44,000 people in the last twelve months alone. The charity raises funds through a highly respected yearly events calendar and the Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) in Grocery programme.
D&I in Grocery Programme
The programme is delivered and facilitated by GroceryAid, with the support of the Strategy Steering Group and three workstream steering groups, it is a programme truly created for the industry by the industry. With over 90 FMCG partners, it is the largest collaboration of FMCG brands, working towards the common goal to accelerate a truly diverse and inclusive grocery industry. In 2023 the programme provided over 12,562 learning hours across 64 D&I topics. The programme benefits its partners through:
- A 12-month cross-industry mentoring programme which provides equity and opportunity to historically underrepresented communities
- Shared learning resources within The Partner Hub including podcasts, monthly learning labs and cross industry ERG Forums
- D&I in Grocery Live! unites the industry once a year, at the largest D&I event in the grocery sector
- Tracks tangible progress annually through the new D&I in Grocery Maturity Model
- Connects partners on different topics to share and learn from each other to accelerate their journey
Main purpose of the role
As a senior member of the D&I in Grocery team, you will play an integral part in managing partners and supporting them through their D&I journey. Lead on the Mentoring workstream and manage D&I in Grocery’s first ever Maturity Model. The role suits someone with outstanding stakeholder management skills and excellent project management capabilities. The role requires the ability to manage several priorities simultaneously and be flexible in approach to changing responsibilities across workstreams due to the nature of the D&I landscape and fast spaced industry.
Main responsibilities of the role
- Ownership of partner accounts. Building top quality relationships to achieve maximum engagement and support partners with their D&I journey. Ensuring retention year on year
- Lead on the Mentoring workstream with the support of the Mentoring Steering Group
- Lead on the future development of the Maturity Model with the support of the Maturity Model Subgroup and Head of D&I
- Be an advocate of the programme, a supportive team member and champion GroceryAid values
Relationship Management
- Build relationships and manage high profile partner accounts, across three touchpoints a year to support them on their D&I journey. Discussing maturity model results, gaining insight, and ensuring partners are utilising all aspects of the programme and encouraging connections to accelerate change.
- Utilising relationships to create leads for hosting webinars, sharing content, and joining steering groups
- Support the Senior Relationship Manager to deliver three virtual Partner Session events a year
- Achieve revenue targets across retention and acquisition
Mentoring Programme
- Lead on the delivery of the Mentoring workstream and gain feedback for future improvements
- Manage the Mentoring Steering Group, working with them to deliver on the programme’s vision, deliver virtual onboarding events, in person mentee networking events and cohort graduations
- Successfully match over 220+ mentees and 220+ mentors and support candidates on their journey
- Capture the diversity of each year’s cohort and analyse the data for review and to set future key performance indicators (KPIs)
Maturity Model
- Lead on future developments of the model with the Maturity Model subgroup
- With the support of the project co-ordinator manage the model and run analytics as and when needed
- Lead on the yearly completion window cycle to ensure a high completion rate across the partnership, guidance to partners, report delivery and industry score generation
Project Management
- Responsible for end-to-end project and event delivery, on time, in scope, to budget and highlighting risks
- Ownership of project governance with steering / subgroups, through creating agendas, accurate minutes, proposals, and yearly roadmap. Succession planning for Chair and Deputy Chair rotations every two years
- Track and achieve KPI’s across the programme scorecard
- Responsible for ensuring all stakeholders internally and externally are brought on the journey
- Manage platforms and contracted suppliers to deliver to a high standard
- Drive innovation and identify new revenue streams to support the GroceryAid Welfare offer
- Work with marketing team on communication plans to build awareness and Relationship Management team to achieve KPI’s
- Update Customer Relationship Management (CRM) database with key contacts and information, providing regular reports and analysis
- Own administrative tasks
Additional duties
- Supportive team member across the programme, including support at D&I in Grocery Live! event
- When required, attending GroceryAid events, to build relationships and support the Fundraising Team
- Active member of the D&I community, gaining insight and sharing ideas to benefit the programme
Experience and skills
- Proven project management experience on varying workstreams feeding into overall strategy
- Experience of gaining trust and building strong relationships at Director level
- Ability to multi-task, solve problems and analyse data and information
- Excellent attention to detail and ability to maintain accuracy whilst working under pressure
- Proficient in using: Microsoft office 365, Zoom, and CRM platforms
- A passion/ personal interest in improving Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace and beyond
Behaviors
- Highly motivated self-starter with ambition to make things happen in a consistent and transparent way
- Proactive in approach with a curious mindset to identifying efficient ways of working
- Not afraid to challenge and be brave and bold in approach to drive positive change
- Can work autonomously, and be part of a successful dynamic team
- Additional Information:
- Location: Hybrid working currently Monday and Wednesday in the office with the option to work from home on other days. Office based in Sandhurst, Berkshire and can be used 5 days a week if you prefer.
- Salary: £45,000 depending on experience
- Contract: Permanent
- Hours: 34 per week. Core hours Monday to Friday, 10am to 3pm. Other hours for the week to be in agreement with your line manager.
- Benefits:
- Annual Leave of 25 days, plus national holidays and three days off given between Christmas to New Year
- Buying and selling of annual leave plus national holidays
- Company sick pay in addition to statutory sick pay
- Excellent pension scheme
- Life Assurance
- Option of private health and dental insurance
- Market leading Employee Assistance Programme
- Monthly Wellbeing Allowance
- Flu vaccinations paid for by GroceryAid
- Free GroceryAid office parking
GroceryAid is proud to deliver the D&I in Grocery Programme which is helping us on our own diversity and inclusion journey. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants from all walks of life.
To apply please email your CV and covering note for consideration.
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Title: Programme & Events Coordinator
Reports to: Senior Programme Administrator
Based: Remotely – however must be willing and able to travel as and when required to meetings and events.
Job Purpose: To organise the planning and implementation of Programmes & Events and maintain a high level of accuracy and detail throughout.
The role:
Arrhythmia Alliance Group is recruiting a Programme & Events Co-ordinator on a full-time, permanent, remote basis. Your skills will be essential in strengthening the charities profile through programmes and event planning and coordination.
You will support the organisation with its’ programme and events portfolio by developing healthy, professional, relationships at all levels. You will also showcase initiatives taken and their key impact in making a real difference in people's lives.
Main responsibilities:
- Plan, coordinate, attend and execute a range of charity programmes and events.
- Oversee all event logistics, including venue selection, contract negotiations, transportation, accommodation, and catering arrangements.
- Agenda and room allocations
- Liaise effectively with various vendors and service providers.
- Develop and manage budgets, providing financial reports and forecasts to senior management.
- Evaluate programme and event success through feedback collection and analysis, making necessary recommendations for improvements.
- Promote the organisation's brand image, values, and initiatives.
Ensure all events are compliant with relevant standards and other regulations.
- Diary management for all programmes and events
- Support in production of relevant presentations and be able to present on the Charity group whilst attending events online or in person.
- Take payments over the phone as and when required.
- Attend physical meetings and events as and when needed to provide support.
- Support the production of recording for Healthcare Professionals, patients and care givers for educational webinars & events using but not limited to Microsoft Teams or Zoom.
Essential requirements:
- Experience working with vendors and negotiating venue contracts.
- Excellent organisational and project management skills.
- Ability to manage budgets and financial planning for events.
- Ability to work under pressure and handle last-minute changes.
- Ability to engage with wide range of stakeholders including healthcare professionals, patients, caregivers, sponsors and exhibitors.
- Creative thinker and problem-solver.
Person specification:
- Educated to GCSE level (minimum).
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Advanced Knowledge in Microsoft Word and Excel.
- Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise and manage own workload.
- Can undertake a wide variety of tasks and multi-task with ease.
- Ability to work on own initiative.
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
- Can work flexibly, and as part of a team.
- Professional & methodical and thorough approach to work
- Friendly, professional, punctual and polite.
- Must hold a valid UK Driving Licence.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
YMCA Trinity Group – Mental Health Team ‘Inspiring communities, transforming young lives’
Role: Mental Health & Wellbeing Education Co-ordinator
Job reference MH-HWEC-0324
Days and hours: 30-40 hours per week as agreed, usually worked Monday – Friday
Salary: Annual salary up to £32,926pa (based on 40hrs FTE), pro rata for part-time contract.
Contract: Permanent
Location Flexible working – home, office, plus regular outreach work across Cambridgeshire & Suffolk.
About Us YMCA Trinity Group strives to create a fulfilling and enjoyable place to work; we know how staff & volunteers feel directly translates to the quality of service & care we give our clients, and we also recognise the crucial role each one of us plays in helping to fulfil our Mission.
Job Role An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a Mental Health & Wellbeing Education Co-ordinator to join our Health & Wellbeing department to lead on the quality assurance and delivery of health and wellbeing training and education programmes.
Working alongside the Health & Wellbeing Manager and Clinical Operations Manager, you will:
- Support the organisational strategic objectives for all Health and Wellbeing services, but with a particular focus on mental health & wellbeing.
- Support the Mental Health & Wellbeing Training Co-ordinator to design, quality assure, and deliver a range of mental health and wellbeing education programmes including staff training, young people or parent workshops, and community events.
- Support the Health & Wellbeing Manager in managing and overseeing the delivery and quality assurance of wider health and wellbeing training such as First Aid and qualifications from YMCA Awards.
- Develop new partnerships and opportunities to educate communities about the health and wellbeing agenda: attending networking events, developing marketing activity, delivering presentations and sourcing funding opportunities.
- Provide effective line management and recruitment of sessional health and wellbeing trainers, ensuring high standards of delivery.
- Support the development and growth of health and wellbeing services whilst meeting annual targets.
- Develop mental health & wellbeing programmes internally and externally for target audiences such as supported housing residents, youth work, family work and workplace wellbeing initiatives.
- Support with the management and monitoring of operational tasks across the health and wellbeing department such as writing reports, data analysis and strategy development.
You will have and be able to demonstrate the following qualities:
- Possess a Level 4 mental health qualification.
- Possess a valid Award In Education; PTTLS qualification; or Qualified Teacher Status.
- Sound knowledge and experience of the children and adults mental health & wellbeing agenda, including local and national initiatives and approaches.
- Sound knowledge and experience of quality assurance tools and processes.
- Proven experience of developing and delivering high quality mental health & wellbeing training and education programmes to adults and young people.
- Proven experience in project management and partnership development.
- Ability to effectively manage time and work well in teams or on your own initiative.
- Excellent organisational, negotiation and time management skills.
- Excellent IT and communication skills.
- Excellent leadership skills and experience.
- A flexible approach to work.
- A current driving licence and access to a car for work.
Benefits:
- 5 weeks holiday & public holiday allowance (Pro rata).
- Free use of our onsite YMCA Gyms at either Cambridge or Peterborough.
- Paid day off for your Birthday.
- Free onsite car parking for staff.
- Your DBS Check Facilitated / Cost Paid as part of your onboarding.
- Competitive rates of pay and company pension, plus access for YMCA Trinity staff and their immediate families to our Employee Assistance Programme.
- Regular supervision and continued personal development.
Applications will be assessed on receipt so early application is advised.
Interviews are due to take place in early May.
Thank you for your interest and we look forward to hearing from you soon!
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
YMCA Trinity Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff to share this commitment.
No agencies please.
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Barnet Mencap has been helping people with a learning disability and/or autistic adults in the London Borough of Barnet for nearly 60 years. We provide supported accommodation, leisure and learning activities, information, advice, and guidance, and so much more. All while being committed to equal opportunities and the safeguarding of children and adults.
We know job satisfaction, flexibility, work/life balance, and a great team are incredibly important. So, at Barnet Mencap, in addition to offering 22 days of annual leave per year pro rata (plus Bank Holidays), we have a TOIL system to allow flexible working. There will always need to be some face-to-face work, but there will also be opportunities to work from home and/or have different working patterns as agreed by your manager. Travel expenses can be claimed, at the agreed rate, for journeys that are necessary in the course of your work; and claims for additional expenses will be reimbursed in accordance with our expenses policy. We also have auto-enrolment into a pension scheme with employer contributions in place, and all staff qualify for schemes like the Blue Light card.
Job Overview:
We are seeking a motivated and compassionate individual to join our team as a Hate Crime Reporting Coordinator. As Hate Crimes are still under reported, the successful candidate will play a crucial role in increasing awareness of Hate Crime in Barnet and working on a multi-agency basis to coordinate community awareness raising events, ensuring residents, statutory and voluntary organisations, and others are informed about Hate Crime and know how to report it.
This role requires community engagement, delivering staff training workshops, monitoring and reporting hate crime data, and a commitment to a victim-centred approach.
The post is funded by MOPAC
Key Responsibilities:
· Engage with residents and diverse communities, including disabled people, LGBTQ+ groups, and Gypsy Roma Traveller groups to raise awareness about reporting hate crime.
· Coordinate communications and community events to raise awareness of Hate Crime and encourage reporting.
· Organise and conduct workshops and forums for diverse community groups.
· Train staff and volunteers to identify hate crime and support clients to report incidents to the Police.
· Monitor national and local hate crime data, including incidents recorded by Barnet Hate Crime Reporting Centres and produce quarterly reports of the work to tackle Hate crime in Barnet
· Support victims to report hate crimes and incidents to the Police and signpost to relevant support organisations.
· Support Barnet’s network of Hate Crime Reporting Centres including co-ordinated communications and staff training.
· Develop Barnet’s Safe Places Scheme for people with learning disabilities, autistic adults and adults-at-risk.
To apply, please submit your CV alongside a statement explaining how you meet each of the points in the Person Specification, or fill in the Application Form.
Any applicant with a disability that meets the essential criteria will be shortlisted and invited to interview.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
A charity job 100% focused on helping people in the community
This is a part-time (28 hours per week) role in a well-established charity that would really suit someone who wants to make a difference to disabled and elderly people.
Ruils is a user-led charity based in the Richmond and Wandsworth boroughs that supports disabled children and adults and the elderly to live independently, be part of their community and to live life to the full. We support disabled people to take control of their care and support by helping them to employ their own Personal (care) Assistant (PA). A PA may help someone to get up in the morning, get ready for work or leisure activities and/or help around the house.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, results-driven person who is eager to learn and develop.
You will be someone who:
- Works in a person-centred way.
- Has great communication skills and really enjoys communicating with others.
- Enjoys helping people match their skills to what is needed.
What you are doing now:
- You may be a graduate looking to get into the charity sector.
- You might be working for or volunteering in a similar charity.
- You may be working in another role where you need to match people's skills to what is needed.
- Or you may have the skills we need from some other combination of work and volunteering.
Main duties include:
- Working with new and existing disabled clients to access suitable support for them.
- Recruiting volunteers followed by matching, on-boarding, training and managing them.
- Helping run the management of the Ruils Befriending, Active from Home Walks, and Community Group Activities, particularly in key areas of focus.
- Supporting the delivery of Ruils Health & Wellbeing Events in key areas of focus, including contacting local residents to promote the events.
- Identifying and reaching out to establish ongoing relationships with like-minded organisations to attend their health and wellbeing events in the targeted localities.
What we can offer you:
- A vibrant and interesting work environment – every day is different.
- An experienced and supportive leadership team.
- Training and development opportunities.
- Flexible working.
- Kind and caring colleagues who work as a team.
- A cycle-to-work scheme.
- A wellbeing programme, including an employee assistance programme (EAP).
We welcome applicants from all walks of life; training and mentoring are provided.
We actively encourage applications from disabled people and people with long-term health and mental health conditions.
We operate a Guaranteed Interview Scheme in that we will guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post. Please state in a cover letter if you wish us to consider you for this guaranteed interview scheme.
Please apply in writing with a cover letter and stating your current salary to Viv Sage, our HR Consultant at Better Talent, via the Apply button.
Please apply in writing with a cover letter and stating your current salary to Viv Sage, our HR Consultant at Better Talent, via the Apply button.
Youth Co-Ordinator – Young Carers
Hours: Full time (37 hours).
Salary: £24,325.16
We have a vacancy in our Young Carers Team
Are you passionate about working with young people and would like to learn about young carers and how we support them? Get in touch!
We work with young carers to let them know they are not alone and see what support we can offer. Activities and events are organised for them to get a break from their caring role and meet other young carers. We provide training to other professionals about how they can identify and support young carers. It is a varied role where full training is provided, we ask that you are enthusiastic about working with young people and having quite good IT skills.
As a carer led organisation Carers in Hertfordshire believes that the voice of the carer is central to everything we do. You will be able to ensure young carers voices are heard at every level. You will contribute to this through supporting the work of our young carers council, encouraging feedback on support as well as regular activities.
Closing Date: Monday 15th April 2024 – 9am
Interview Date: Friday 19th April 2024
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: Full time position - Home Based in Birmingham and Solihull, with event attendance in the local 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
We have an exciting and rewarding opportunity available for a home-based Community Development Co-ordinator to join our team covering the Birmingham & Solihull area, engaging with the local community. You will promote Dementia awareness across Birmingham & Solihull, with a specific aim to reduce inequalities and reach those with protected characteristics, such as through enhancing awareness, understanding, access to diagnosis and also support for people affected by dementia in groups with protected characteristics. In addition, you will work with those individuals experiencing and/or at risk of other health inequalities, e.g., through lack of access to digital technologies or those living in rural locations or those seldom heard from groups within Birmingham & Solihull.
You will actively explore new possibilities for awareness raising.
About you
- Working experience with people affected by dementia (including carers).
- Previous working knowledge of making local contacts and networking with various services and providers to offer the widest range of opportunities to those we support and the ability to build relationships within communities and local community groups.
- A non-judgmental approach and outstanding communication skills.
- Strong organisational and time management skills.
- Experience and knowledge of working alongside volunteers and have the understanding to champion the valuable contribution volunteers bring to services.
- Able to travel independently across the required region.
- An understanding of dementia and the needs of those living with dementia and their carers would be an advantage but if you have had experience supporting with other challenges this would be taken into consideration.
Person Specification
- You will be approachable and friendly.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Excellent IT skills and ability to use Microsoft packages confidently.
- Be able to work collaboratively with other team members when required.
- Demonstrate passion and eagerness to help make a difference to help support those affected by dementia.
- An empathetic and non-judgemental approach with a commitment to equal opportunity.
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.
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The position entails a blend of project management, community engagement, volunteer co-ordination, and sector development. The Coordinator will play a crucial role in bridging connections with local groups, enhancing volunteering opportunities, and using innovative techniques and social media to further our objectives.
We are a dynamic charity and non-profit organisation committed to creating meaningful impact within our community. We are driven by our core values: partnership, quality, adaptability, positivity, and inclusiveness. Our team is dedicated to working collaboratively with the Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector, delivering exceptional services and fostering a culture of proactive engagement and innovation.
The Partnerships and Development Co-ordinator will play a pivotal role in enhancing the effectiveness and outreach of VCSE groups, organisations, and networks
Purpose of the Job:
• VCSE Sector Support: Implement strategies for governance, volunteering, funding, and
tendering in VCSE organisations; engage with groups for capacity building and fund-raising advice.
• Membership Engagement: Recruit and retain voluntary sector members, manage relationships with
local groups/organisations and volunteers, and keep them informed about funding opportunities.
• Volunteer Centre and Timebank Oversight: Develop networks to promote volunteering, manage the
Volunteer Centre and Timebank operations, and ensure inclusive volunteer opportunities.
• Best Practices in Volunteer Management: Champion best practices in volunteer recruitment and
management, including working towards achieving accreditation standards.
• External Communication and Representation: Build relationships with community members and
organisations, represent the organisation at external events, and manage online content and social
media strategies.
• Training and Development: Develop and present training programmes to enhance volunteer
management and organisational capabilities.
• Monitoring and Evaluation: Monitor community data and maintain CRM records to inform
community network development and produce reports and case studies.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: Community based in Swindon, with homeworking elements.
Contract: 12 month FTC, ending March 2025.
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
We have an exciting and rewarding opportunity available for a home-based Community Development Co-ordinator to join our team in Swindon, engaging with the local community, until 31st March 2025.
Alzheimer’s Society secured grant funding from the Shared Prosperity Fund to deliver community development in Swindon; as part of this you will promote Dementia awareness with a specific aim to reduce inequalities and reach those with protected characteristics, or people experiencing multiple deprivations. In addition, you will work with those individuals experiencing and/or at risk of other health inequalities.
You will also:
- lead and engage communities to recognise dementia and understand how to navigate around health and social care system.
- have a flair for building trusted relationships and be flexible to attend events that happen at culturally important times for those communities we serve.
- demonstrate empathy and understanding of equity, diversity and inclusion, and what may be barriers to accessing a diagnosis of dementia, or health and social care systems.
- actively explore new possibilities for awareness raising.
About you
- Adaptable and flexible to the needs to different communities, as well as being confident representing the importance of community development to different stakeholders.
- Experience of making local contacts and networking with various services and providers to offer the widest range of opportunities to those we support and the ability to build relationships within communities and local community groups.
- A non-judgmental approach and outstanding communication skills.
- Adaptable and flexible to the needs to different communities, as well as being confident representing the importance of community development to different stakeholders.
- Strong organisational and time management skills.
- Experience and knowledge of working alongside volunteers and have the understanding to champion the valuable contribution volunteers bring to services.
- Able to travel independently across Swindon, and further if required.
- An understanding of dementia and the needs of those living with dementia and their carers would be an advantage, but experience with different communities, health inequalities or community development will also be considered. This experience could be paid, volunteering or lived experience.
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.
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Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos? Then Advance Charity could be the career choice for you!
We are looking for an Interventions and Women’s Centre Coordinator
Salary: £22,000 – £24,000 (pro- rata)
Location: Thames Valley - supporting across Thames Valley
Hours: 16 Hours per week
Contract: Permanent
This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
Please note: Any offer of employment will be made subject to references, confirmation of the right to work in the UK, and satisfactory enhanced DBS check. This role is also subject to Police Vetting.
About us
Advance is an award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women and girls survivors of domestic abuse and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending. We believe in empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives so that they can flourish and contribute to the community.
We are a community-based organisation who lead in best practice approaches to supporting women in their local community. We achieve this by being available to meet and support women in local settings and at our women’s centres, and by working in close partnership with other agencies.
Our values are to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaboration, innovation, and accountability.
About the role:
The Minerva service in Thames Valley provides one-to-one advocacy and holistic support for women affected by the criminal justice system. As the Interventions and Women’s Centre Co-ordinator, you will play an important role in ensuring that women supported by the Thames Valley Minerva Service access an environment that is warm, welcoming, and accessible.
You will lead on resourcing donations of clothes and other items to support our clients, as well as support-packs and resources, depending on the needs of the service.
You may deliver limited group-based support to women such as coffee mornings or ad hoc events, and you will identify and signpost women to wider holistic support in the community, working closely with the Service Manager, Keyworkers, and specialist partner providers.
On your working day, you will be based in Reading , however there is an expectation of flexibility to travel across Thames Valley depending on service need’.
About You:
To be successful you will need the below experience, knowledge and skills:
Bringing knowledge of issues facing women offenders and those at risk of offending, both in and out of the Criminal Justice System, and knowledge of trauma informed approaches in supporting vulnerable women with a range of complex needs. Previous experience in office management and/or administration roles with excellent literary and administrative skills; including information technology, data collection and in-depth working knowledge of Microsoft Excel. You will have the ability to be flexible, working as a team or independently as required to support the service and colleagues, and the ability to prioritise a broad range of tasks. With excellent communication skills including verbal and non-verbal; ability to converse with people at different levels according to their level of understanding
How to apply:
Please submit your up-to-date CV with a supporting statement. Please note that only applications made via the job advert on the Advance careers page, and those that include a cover letter will be considered.
· Closing Date for Applications: Sunday 31 March 2024 @23:59
· Interviews are taking place on a rolling basis
*Advance reserves the right to close the advert early, or on the appointment of a candidate.
What we can offer you - Employee Benefits:
- A 35-hour working week
- An exceptional 30 days of paid holiday per year (pro rata for part time), PLUS public holidays on top (that's nearly 40 days paid holiday per year!)
- Additional days off to celebrate International Women’s Day, and for religious observance and moving home
- Perkbox - an employee discount platform where you can receive free rewards as well as take advantage of savings on clothes, groceries, travel, leisure and more
- Pension scheme
- Enhanced maternity/adoption provision
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee eye-care scheme
- Clinical supervision for front line staff and first line management roles
- Refer a Friend Scheme - £250 for each referral who passes probation
- Organisation wide away days
- Thorough induction and training
- Career development pathways
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Under the Equality Act 2010, we are required to make any reasonable adjustments. If you have a disability as defined under this act and/or have special needs, please email the Talent Acquisition Team via the Advance website and will aim to make the necessary arrangements to accommodate your needs.
Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunities
We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and actively seek to recruit people from groups underrepresented in our current team. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay and benefits.
Safeguarding
Advance is committed to safeguarding and creating a culture of zero-tolerance of harm and expects all staff, including volunteers to share this commitment. We believe all individuals have the right to live their life free from violence and abuse and the right to feel and be safe. We have a suite of safeguarding policies, procedures and practice guidance, accessible to all staff, which promotes safeguarding and safer working practices across all our services and activities. When we recruit staff, we follow rigorous safer recruitment practices, this involves carrying out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, and identity checks. We ensure all staff undertake mandatory safeguarding training relevant to their role and responsibilities, to empower them to be competent and feel confident in recognising and responding appropriately to safeguarding issues and promote wellbeing.