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Job Description:

We are seeking a highly organised and proactive Charity Lead Administrator to support our organisation on a part-time basis. This role involves a lot of liaising with key stakeholders, including the Project Director, Trustees, Finance Administrator, and external accountants, making it vital for the successful running of our charity.

As the Charity Lead Administrator, you will play a crucial role in managing grant agreements, helping to finalise grant requests, compiling reports to donors, and ensuring due diligence. You will also coordinate funding requests and ensure compliance with grant terms, particularly around expenditure tracking and reporting. Your strong understanding of budget structures will be key in supporting financial management processes.

You will be working with Climate Response Limited, who currently run the Climate Crisis Advisory Group (CCAG), a world leading group of climate science experts, supporting their work globally.

Responsibilities include:

· Liaising with Key Stakeholders: Act as the central point of communication between the Project Director, Board of Trustees, Finance Administrator, and external accountants.

· Grant and Reporting Management: Assist in preparing and finalising grant agreements, donor reports, and funding requests. Ensure that all grant terms are met, including compliance with reporting requirements and accurate recording and coding of expenditure.

· Meeting Preparation and Support: Prepare agendas in consultation with stakeholders and distribute relevant documents in advance of board meetings.

· Minuting Meetings: Accurately record and distribute minutes for board and project meetings.

· Budget Administration: Collaborate closely with the Finance Director and assist with budget tracking, ensuring that expenses align with financial reports and funding requirements.

· Xero Support: Aid in financial tracking and decision-making by ensuring that Xero coding accurately reflects the spending structure. Assist with coding by funder, supplier, working group, or in comparison to the budget, ensuring financial transparency.

· Invoice Management: Review and assign serial numbers to each invoice, verify them against the budget, and pass them to the Finance Director for approval and payment. Escalate queries to the appropriate person only when necessary.

Qualifications:

1. Proven administrative experience, preferably in a charity or non-profit setting.

2. Strong communication and organisational skills, with an emphasis on stakeholder management and financial liaison.

3. Familiarity with financial administration, budget tracking, and compliance with funding terms.

4. Experience with Xero accounting software is beneficial but not essential, as training can be provided.

5. Ability to work independently and manage tasks with minimal supervision.

This role offers flexible working hours, making it ideal for someone looking to contribute to a meaningful cause in a supportive and dynamic environment. If you are passionate about supporting charitable initiatives and have the skills to keep our operations running smoothly, we would love to hear from you.

Embark on a rewarding journey as an Advocate and Advisor with us!

Working across projects you will support D/deaf and Disabled people to have choice and control over their life using a holistic approach. This role is a mixture of supporting Disabled people to express their views and wishes, and ensuring their rights are upheld through Advocacy support and providing advice across topics such as Housing and Benefits.

In this pivotal role, you'll be at the forefront of delivering high-quality Advocacy and Advice for D/deaf and Disabled individuals in Tower Hamlets.

As a key member of the team, your responsibilities will include:

· Managing a caseload offering Advocacy and Advice to D/deaf and Disabled people with a range of impairments. This includes seeing clients through virtual appointments as well as face to face appointments at Reals Offices, partner offices, GP surgery’s or as home visits.

· Promoting Advocacy and Advice across the borough

· Working within Real’s quality frameworks; Real holds the Quality Practice Mark for Advocacy and the Advice Quality Standard.

· Supporting the Coordinator with monitoring and evaluating the service and overall service delivery

Working under the guidance of the Advocacy Coordinator, you'll champion the rights of Disabled individuals, addressing issues spanning social care, housing, health, finances, and more.

The ideal candidate with either hold, or be prepared to work towards an Advocacy or Advice NVQ.

If you are ready to make a difference and advocate for positive change, apply now to be a vital part of our team!

Crisis is the national charity for people experiencing homelessness. In 2024 we embarked on our new 10-year strategy for ending homelessness. We know it is not inevitable. We know together we can end it. 

About the role 
The Philanthropy Administrator sits within the Philanthropy Team, who work with supporters who are giving anything from £5,000 upwards to Crisis. They can be individuals or couples and often support many different areas of our work, both financially and non-financially. As a team we are a friendly, innovative, creative, collaborative team and, whilst we have an ambitious income target this year, we are bold in our ambitions for growth. We are always up for trying new things, taking a few risks and learning from when things fail. Our ultimate goal is to enable our donors support to be as impactful as possible and inspire their loyalty and longevity of support.

The Philanthropy Administrator role is very varied, and there will be opportunities to get involved in lots of areas of the team's work. Whilst the role is predominantly focussed on providing administrative support to the team, mainly around monitoring donations and managing external inboxes and communicating with supporters through this. The successful candidate will also manage our prospect pipeline, lead on the creation of our monthly donor newsletter, support in the planning of high value events, appeals and donor meetings, develop the Philanthropy webpage and much much more.

About you 

We are looking for someone who…

• Has great verbal and written communications skills, loves creative writing and has an ability to tailor communications to different audiences 

• Enjoys interacting with lots of different kinds of people, has great initiative, a critical eye, and keen attention to detail 

• Has good numeracy skills, an understanding of finance processes, experience using Microsoft packages, Customer Relationship Management databases (CRM’S) and ability to learn new software 

• Has experience of supporting a busy team who are managing multiple projects, meeting deadlines. 

• Is passionate about social injustice, believes in an equitable society and is excited to support us in our mission of ending homelessness

Please see the full Job Pack linked below, for a full list of requirements for this role. We realise that long lists of criteria can be daunting, and you may not want to apply for a role unless you feel 100% qualified. However, if you feel you have relevant examples to answer the screening questions, we encourage you to apply.

We believe diversity is a strength, and our aim is to make sure that Crisis truly reflects the communities we serve. We are actively working towards our organisation being a place where everyone can thrive and make their best contribution to our mission of ending homelessness for good. We know that the more perspectives, voices, and experiences we can bring to this work, the better. We particularly welcome applications from people who have lived experience of homelessness, and people from all marginalised groups, communities, and backgrounds.  

Working at Crisis  

Our values, Bold, Impactful, Collaborative and Equitable, are at the heart of everything we do as we continue in our mission to end homelessness.

Our staff, members and volunteers are vital to getting the right government policies in place, providing breakthrough services, and building a supportive community. We’ll lead by example to nurture a positive and ambitious workplace guided by ending homelessness.

As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:  

• Interest free loans for travel season ticket, cycle to work, and deposit to secure a tenancy.  

• Pension scheme with an employer contribution of 8.5%  

• 28 days’ annual leave (pro rata) which increases with service to 31 days and the option to purchase up to 10 additional days leave.

• Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, and adoption pay. 

• Flexible working around the core hours 10am-4pm  

• Wellbeing Leave to be used flexibly And more! (Full list of benefits available on website)  

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience, and career.  

When you join us, you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.

How do I apply? 

Please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below. Our shortlisting process is anonymised as part of our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. We do not ask for CVs, instead we ask you complete the work history section and answer the screening questions for us to be able to assess you fairly and objectively. At least two members of staff score all applications.

Closing date: Sunday 22nd September 2024 23:55

Can I use Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology for my application?

We strongly discourage applicants from using AI technology at any stage of the recruitment process. This is so we can run a fair, transparent process which gives all applicants an equitable chance of success.  We want to hear about your own experience and perspectives in your application and if shortlisted, during the interview too.

Accessibility  

We want our recruitment process to be as accessible as possible. If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please email our Talent Acquisition team to discuss how we can help.  

 
Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094  

The Students' Union is looking for a dedicated Student Adviser who loves to help students and always goes the extra mile in doing so! We are looking for someone who is a good listener, empathic and non-judgemental and who has a genuine desire to ensure that every student has the best student experience whilst studying at London Metropolitan University

Job purpose for the role

· To deliver a high-quality professional advice service to students at London Metropolitan University

· To provide independent, confidential and impartial advice and representation that has a positive impact on the experience of students

· To ensure the advice service operates in line with best practice and that students and elected officers are well-informed on the issues affecting students

· To support the Advocacy & Communications team in identifying and reporting on issues affecting the wider student body, providing evidence-based support for the Students’ Union’s representative work

To apply please send your CV, and a Cover Letter which outline how you meet the person specification in the job description.

Please send your CV and Cover Letter.

Please include the job role you are applying for in the subject of the email.

Deadline: 3rd of October 2024 at 1pm

Interviews: Week commencing 14th of October

We are committed to maintaining a diverse workforce, as we understand the importance of having staff with varied lived experiences and backgrounds that reflect various needs of our student community. We welcome applications from all, and we strongly encourage applications from people of ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, people with dependants and people who identify as LGBTQIA+. We conduct anonymous shortlisting, and all our interview panels have Unconscious Bias Training to support a fair recruitment process.

This role will support the delivery of the personal health budget (PHB) brokerage service in East London, run by Core Arts. As part of the PHB team the successful candidate would support to provide a high quality, person- focused, efficient PHB brokerage service 

Post Title: Personal Health Budgets Advisor–

Hours: Full Time one year fixed term contract.

Based:  Home based and at Hackney

Salary: £26,000-28,000k (Scale) full time - 35 hours p/w

Responsible to: PHB Operational Lead

Summary

Core Arts Mental Health Creative Charity are looking for a Personal Health Budgets Advisor  to join our expanding team.

This role will support the delivery of the personal health budget (PHB) brokerage service in East London, run by Core Arts. As part of the PHB team the successful candidate would support to provide a high quality, person- focused, efficient PHB brokerage service. The post-holder will be responsible for ensuring personalised support plans are processed by the brokerage service and the financial management is clearly explained and accessible to PHB holders and referrers. You will respond to PHB queries and manage a case load of PHB referrals, ensuring that they are processed efficiently. Your day-to-day work will be primarily desk based, liaising with mainly clinicians and sometimes budget holders to support the PHB process. You will support training and awareness delivery to teams and work with the team in developing increasing involvement with PHB holders.

The NHS long-term plan intends for personalised care to be ‘business as usual’ therefore opportunities for PHBs are increasing, this service works closely with mental health teams (ELFT) and the PHB lead.

Personal health budgets (PHBs) are a way of personalising care, based around what matters to people and their individual strengths and needs, and their recovery plans. It is an amount of money for a person to purchase an item, activity or package of care agreed between them and their health team. They give people more choice, control and flexibility over their support, allowing them to develop a package of care tailored to what will help them to be well and stay well. Personal health budgets allow for creativity and personalisation. The PHB team support processing requests so people can access the items or activities to support recovery goals.

Key responsibilities

• Process PHB referrals efficiently, ensuring requests are person-centred and recovery focussed outlining personalised recovery goals/ plans
• Offer support and guidance to clinicians on personalised support and how to make referrals to the PHB service- communication would be over the phone, email and online and in-person meetings.
• Deliver training in partnership with ELFT to clinicians about PHBs and how to make a referral and hold awareness sessions to raise the profile of PHBs.
• Ensure that the referral process is streamlined and each stage of a PHB is communicated to ensure responsive budgets to referrals.
• Monitor the online platform Patients Know Best (PKB) for any queries from budget holders about their PHB.
• Keep accurate and up to date records of PHBs on the case management system to support the PHB process and with evaluation.
• Work with finance team to ensure PHBs funds are released quickly and accurately, and risks are identified and managed appropriately.
• Collect case stories to raise the profile of PHBs and demonstrate the impact of the service.
• Work as a team to ensure all referrals are responded to and feedback around approval or process are communications effectively
• Work in partnership with ELFT to ensure successful joint working

General responsibilities

· Work to our mission, vision, and values.

· participate in team meetings and training

· team approach including solution focussed discussions and practice

· Participate in personal, team and organisational development.

· Input and use database to its fullest to ensure monitoring and reporting is accurate

· Keep to our policies, including health & safety, safeguarding and risk regulations

· Carry out other projects and tasks as needed.

Person specification

We welcome applications from people with transferrable skills and qualities, and people with diverse employment histories and personal backgrounds.

E: A good understanding of personalised care and the impact that has on health and wellbeing.

E: Experience of working with people with mental health issues and an understanding of the difficulties they face.

E: Excellent organisational and IT skills including database experience.

 E: Ability to multi-task and manage a case load, demonstrating skills in prioritisation.

E: Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; experience of communicating with a wide variety of people over the phone, email, online and in-person.

E: Ability to work as part of a team and on your own initiative and prioritise your workload.

E: Ability to identify areas for improvement and problem solve with the PHB team.

E: Ability to guide others and relay accurate and useful information to referrers and in training environments

D: Experience of using and managing a case management system.
D:  Experience and understanding of direct payments or personal health budgets.
D:  Knowledge of mental health services, including current issues in policy and practice.

How to Apply

Include your  CV and a covering letter explaining how your experience meets the job description. We only accept applicants who upload both CV and covering letter. It’s a legal requirement that you are eligible to work in the UK.

The Diocese of Guildford has an exciting part-time opportunity for a Community Lead to manage our Hear Here project.

The Hear Here Project is a community-focused initiative which involves collaboration between the Diocese, Parishes, NHS Audiology Departments and Sight for Surrey to assist those who wear an NHS-issued hearing aid with any technical issues at clinics run by trained hearing champions. The clinics helps to break the cycle of isolation often experienced by those with hearing loss.

The project, powered by volunteers, operates in parish churches and other community spaces, forming a key part of the diocese's "Growing Communities" strategy.

The role involves leading, managing, and ensuring the governance of Hear Here across the diocese. The Community Project Lead will work closely with volunteers, maintaining high clinic standards and fostering relationships with key partners to secure the project’s future and enhance its outreach potential.

Key Responsibilities include:

· Providing overall leadership and manage the daily activities of Hear Here.

· Promote the project across the diocese, ensuring it is recognised as a vital part of parish outreach and mission.

· Collect and analyse data from clinics for accurate and timely reporting.

· Respond to telephone and email enquiries, assisting new clients in accessing clinics and keep the online directory current.

· Identify, pursue, and secure ongoing funding to sustain and expand the project.

· Increase the visibility of Hear Here within the Diocese to expand the clinics and enhance their role in community outreach.

· Work with the NHS trusts to provide up-to-date training and support.

· Manage a team of volunteers to ensure clinics run consistently, safely, and according to required standards.

· Build and maintain excellent working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

· Administer and oversee project governance.

The successful candidate will need to hold a UK driving licence and have their own vehicle as the position requires travel around the diocese from time to time.

Benefits of the role include:

· Competitive salary within the Charity Sector

· Hybrid working

· A 15% non-contributory pension/life assurance provision

· 25 days (pro rata) annual leave per year, plus bank holidays

· An employee assistance programme

· Learning and development opportunities

· Attractive open-plan office and surroundings at Church House Guildford with free parking

How to apply

Interested candidates are invited to send a detailed covering letter, along with your CV, outlining how you meet the essential and desirable criteria in the person specification as detailed in the job description. Applications without a cover letter cannot be considered.

 We will shortlist and interview on a rolling basis as applications are received and we reserve the right to close the vacancy early.

For more information, please refer to the attached full job description.

The Diocese of Guildford take our responsibility for the safeguarding of children and adults seriously. Our recruitment processes reflect this commitment.

We believe that diversity is a strength. We actively welcome and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and identities, particularly those who identify as female, younger, of a UK Minority Ethnic/Global Majority Heritage, or disabled, as its essential that we reflect the diversity of the communities we serve.

Our vision is for a world where everyone experiencing a mental health issue receives support and respect. Join our passionate, dedicated team and make a difference today.

About the role

Every piece of data we collect holds a story, a piece of someone’s journey towards better mental health.

This is a pivotal role within the CRM and Insights team, supporting the project team in successfully migrating service user data from the existing Dynamics system to In-Form CRM. You will join us at an exciting time, as we streamline operational systems and data processes, enabling the service teams to serve our communities more efficiently and effectively.

You will be well versed in SQL and database analysis techniques, helping the project team to understand the relationships between the Dynamics entities and how the data can be best transposed into the Salesforce-based CRM, In-Form CRM.

By understanding the Solent Mind's data retention rules, you will assist in inspecting and cleansing the data to ensure that only relevant, accurate, and complete data is migrated to In-Form CRM.

As new data systems are integrated, this role will collaborate with owners of the Finance, HR and Donor Management systems to support the design of viable solutions to extract, transpose, and load data between the different systems. This role is initially offered on a 12-month fixed-term contract.

About you

You will be highly proficient in manipulating data using Excel and SQL, with proven experience in analysing databases to extract, transform, and load data. You’ll have a strong knowledge of data auditing techniques and processes, along with a good understanding of data management principles and compliance. You’ll be able to communicate technical concepts simply to non-technical colleagues and be comfortable working both autonomously and in a team environment.

About us

We're Solent Mind! We’re part of a network of over 100 Local Minds who tailor trusted mental health services to our communities. We set our own strategies and partnerships and rely on the support of our brilliant local fundraisers.

We collaborate with Mind to make sure their pioneering campaigns, information and research make a difference in Hampshire. Together, we make better mental health possible both locally and nationally.

Benefits

Our Gold Award for Workplace Wellbeing Index 2022/2023 and being a Mindful Employer reflects our commitment to our lively, friendly teams. We empower our people to have a voice, discover new opportunities and develop their careers. In addition to knowing you’re making a difference, you’ll also enjoy excellent benefits, including:

• Flexible working to promote a healthy work/life balance
• 25 days’ annual leave rising incrementally to 30 days per year (pro rata for part-time)
• Pension plan
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Season ticket and cycle-to-work scheme

If you’re ready to join the fight for mental health, visit our website to find out more and apply.  

Closing date: Friday 20 September 2024.

Interview date: w/c Monday 30 September 2024.

Posts may be subject to a relevant DBS check.

Solent Mind welcomes applications from all the communities in which we work. Appointments are made on merit.

Registered Charity No: 1081116. Registered with Limited Liability in England and Wales No: 4004500.

Are you a leader with the passion to improve lives in Birmingham?

Citizens Advice Birmingham is 85 years old this year and we’re looking for a new chief executive to build on our successes and take us into the future.

Our successful candidate will be an inspiring, values-led leader with strong strategic and commercial skills, who will ensure the continuing growth and success of our charity. You will lead an award winning team of staff and volunteers who deliver outstanding advice services across Birmingham. You’ll use your excellent communication skills to develop strategic connections with funders and partners, and make the case for investment in advice services across Birmingham. 

Over the past few years we have faced a pandemic, the cost of living crisis, and funding cuts, and we have responded with compassion, energy, and innovation. Our new chief executive will ensure that our charity remains well-governed, vigorous and resilient so that we can face future challenges with the same confidence that has seen us succeed over the past 85 years.

Full job details and the job pack are available for download from our website via the apply button. CV and Cover Letter apply accepted.

SMART is hiring! We are looking for a full time Employment Adviser to provide support to people who face barriers to employment due to mental ill-health. This includes people looking for work, as well as those who are currently employed but struggling in work. 
 
We offer a friendly, collaborative, hybrid and integrated work environment in partnership with CNWL’s Talking Therapies service, as well as a pension program, 28 days annual leave (plus public holidays), employee led HR processes and a competitive salary.
 
Ideally you will: have experience of working with people who have mental health needs/emotional difficulties in an employment setting; be knowledgeable about relevant laws and policies relating to employment, disabilities and equal opportunities; have experience of working within multi-disciplinary teams and; be able to liaise with other services and professionals on service users’ behalf.
 
Please send us your CV and a covering letter (no more than 2 pages of A4), covering the ‘competencies and experience’ part of the person specification.

We are working to tight recruitment deadlines, so will be interviewing suitable candidates as soon as possible. The application deadline is Tuesday 24th September at midday.

Location: This is an in-office based role working across Bury & Bolton, with some outreach delivery.
After initial training, 25% home working option, dependent on business need.

Citizens Advice Bury & Bolton (CABB) is a leading provider of legal advice and information, supporting tens of thousands of clients every year. We are a busy, client focused and dynamic service with a track record of delivering high quality advice.

Our communities are facing unprecedented challenges with rising costs. The cost of living crisis is directly impacting on individuals and families; many of whom are making tough choices whether to eat or heat.

The post holder will work as part of a well-established team, providing a reliable and effective money advice service, across all advice channels and access points, utilised by Citizens Advice Bury & Bolton.

Our Money Advice team provide support and empower clients to manage their finances, maximise income and assess their best strategies and options to address their debt issues long term.

The postholder will have:

• Excellent interpersonal skills to engage with a range of clients, and internal and external stakeholders of various levels.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to adapt, prioritise deadlines and competing tasks in a fast-paced environment.

At CABB, we value diversity, promote equality and challenge discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) as these communities are currently under-represented throughout Citizens Advice. We also welcome applications from, LGB and Trans and non-binary candidates.

Closing Date – Monday 7th October 2024, 10:00am

Interview Date – Week beginning Monday 14th October 2024. The interview will contain an assessment

Applications received after the closing date & time, will not be considered.