Students’ Unions aren’t just any membership charity - they’re active, democratic mutuals, using the energy and passion of their student members to deliver improvements to students’ lives. 

uea(su) is a charity dedicated to supporting our diverse student community, providing independent advice, activities and representation and supporting our elected student officers.  This role will play a key part in implementing our strategic priorities, working closely with senior University colleagues to deliver an amazing student experience. 

You may well have been involved in students’ unions already (although that’s not a deal breaker), but either way you’ll see ways in which you can contribute to our mission and help us achieve our strategic plan. A huge amount of our work focuses on supporting and representing liberation and minority groups, so we want to encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply and succeed.

Please note that for this role you might be subjected to psychometric testing if longlisted, prior to the shortlisting for interview, and to view more information about uea(su) or the role itself please visit our careers site https://www.ueasu.work where you can read further information and access the full Job and Person Specification. 

We are seeking a reliable and enthusiastic Carers Inclusion and Development Worker to join our team. The Carers Centre provides support to over 2000 unpaid family carers in the city of Brighton & Hove. The successful candidate will be joining a dedicated group of staff and volunteers to deliver vital and innovative services to carers across our city.

Please note, C.Vs are not accepted. Please visit our website to download our application form and equalities monitoring form

Job Title: Carers Inclusion and Development Worker

Salary: £23,000 – £24,000 p.a. (pro rata)

Responsible to: Adult Carers Team Manager

Accountable to: CEO

Hours of Work: 22.5 hours per week

Place of Work: The Carers Centre for Brighton & Hove

Annual Leave entitlement: 25 days per year (pro rata)

Length of Contract: 12 month fixed-term

Period of Notice: One Month

Probation period: Six months

Victim Support is looking for a Victim Focus Officer based in Swansea.

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity for people affected by crime in England and Wales. We work towards a world where people affected by crime or traumatic events get the support they need and respect they deserve.

The purpose of this role is to provide direct support to victims of crime ensuring that South Wales Victim Focus realise their aim of helping people cope and recover from the effects of crime.

South Wales Victim Focus serves diverse communities, many of whom experience a range of barriers that may impact on their ability to cope and recover from what they have experienced. These can include financial distress; social isolation; reduced mobility; mental and physical health issues; substance use and lack of opportunity. South Wales Victim Focus aims to identify what matters to service users and empower them to take control of their journey. The nature of service required will vary depending on individual circumstances and will range from short term intervention to deal with specific issues to more regular on-going interventions addressing a range of needs and/or supporting individuals through a lengthy criminal justice process.

To be successful in the role, you will have experience of delivering a service and working directly with clients or service users in a statutory, voluntary or community work setting, as well as working with vulnerable service users with diverse and challenging needs in different situations and settings. You will be customer focussed and deliver excellence in service delivery, building and maintaining relationships with external partners and key stakeholders. You will be able to work without direct supervision, prioritising work and dealing with competing or conflicting demands/ needs and interests in an organised and methodical manner. You will have knowledge of safeguarding legislation and practice and sound IT expertise.

This role is fixed term for 12 months

Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension and life assurance, 25 days annual leave (pro-rata), voluntary benefits such as season ticket loans, and the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing world-class services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Applications should be explicit enough to provide good evidence against the shortlisting criteria, which are marked in the person specification as (s). In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form.

If the vacancy has not specified the essential criteria for shortlisting, please use this section to express how your experience and skills are relevant for the role. If you have the drive to make a difference within an organisation which makes a difference we look forward to hearing from you.

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks will be required

Victim Support takes pride in being a diverse organisation, enriched by the participation of all individuals and communities. Diversity matters and we value it.

Starting Salary:£34,315 - £35,763 pa

(Fixed term - 8 months - Please note that this is a maternity cover role)

Job Profile

CAFOD’s work in the Catholic community of England and Wales is to inspire and resource Catholics to participate in the Church’s mission to overcome poverty and injustice in partnership with CAFOD.

The main purpose of this role is to recruit and support a team of committed, inspired and well-resourced volunteers working in parish and school communities to enable and equip Catholics to connect and understand, give, act and pray. Each Community Participation Coordinator is the local contact for a group of volunteers within a diocese or dioceses within the regional team.

The Community Participation Coordinator (CPC) is part of a regional team working across a group of six dioceses and whilst having a primary focus on one diocese, is responsible for the results of the regional team plans in relation to volunteer recruitment and retention and parishioner participation.

The role will be based from the Southwark diocesan CAFOD volunteer centre at Bishop Challoner School, Shortlands and/or at Romero House, Westminster Bridge Road, London, although it is expected that the post holder will be mobile and flexible to meet volunteers as required. The post holder will also be meeting with other regional team members as required.  The role requires a willingness to be adaptable to support the work of the regional team, deploying skills, knowledge and at times activity in other parts of the regional team area. This is likely to require some additional travel (which would be reimbursed by CAFOD). The post also requires weekend and evening work.

CPCs are accountable for delivering CAFOD’s parishioner and children & young people participation plans locally across England and Wales. The parishioner participation plan focuses on growing parish participation through increased number and activity of parish volunteers and the development of volunteer co-ordinators. The plan is also focused on enabling parish communities to expand the breadth of their participation. Through greater numbers and activity of schools volunteers and volunteer co-ordinators, more schools will be visited by a CAFOD volunteer.

The post reports to the Community Participation Manager for South East region.

Key Responsibilities

Managing volunteers

• Be the local diocesan contact for volunteers
• Hold the relationship with a targeted number of volunteers in order to achieve the parishioner participation plan and children & young people participation plan in the region
• Contribute to increasing the number and activity of parish and school volunteers and volunteer co-ordinators in line with the regional team plan
• Contribute to development of volunteering opportunities especially the growth of volunteer coordinators
• Match the offers, skills, experiences and expectations of volunteers with opportunities and needs in relation to CAFOD’s plans for parishioners and children & young people
• Coordinate and support the work of a number of volunteers working in partnership with CAFOD to deliver CAFOD’s programmes of work within parish and school communities
• Ensure each volunteer is appropriately inducted, briefed, trained and resourced
• Increase and ensure volunteer retention through induction, support, affirmation and effective management of the volunteer throughout their involvement with CAFOD
• Organize volunteer briefings and training opportunities to be delivered either by national programme teams or self or members of her/his regional team
• Record and update volunteer records on the database

Delivering participation plans

• Share accountability for delivery of parishioner and children & young people participation plans for the region (a group of dioceses) with a primary focus on one diocese, and for fundraising, education, campaigns, media targets, as delineated by the parishioner participation plan and the children & young people participation plan for the region. It is anticipated that the role will have an 80% focus on parish communities and a 20% focus on school communities
• Contribute to the development and delivery of a regional plan across a number of dioceses (6) in support of the parishioner participation and children and young people participation plans and appropriate for local contexts
• Achieve targets for increasing parishioner and children & young people participation primarily through recruitment and retention of volunteers
• Produce monthly reports on recruitment, activity, development and retention of parish and schools and youth volunteers
• Closely monitor parish participation activity

Managing relationships

• Build and maintain a small number of key relationships including with priests and others within a diocese as determined in the regional plan. Be point of contact with local Bishops.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with diocesan press and be a point of contact for local broadcast and print media, to increase opportunities for Catholics to hear about CAFOD’s work, working with and through media volunteers

All staff are expected:

• To attend and contribute to regular Team, Group and CAFOD-wide meetings and briefings
• To participate in training and other activities as requested by the line manager
• To work as a supportive member of the team, providing cover for and training of other team members and volunteers as required
• To be accountable for the achievement of objectives set by the line manager

This list of duties and responsibilities is by no means exhaustive and the post holder may be required to undertake other relevant and appropriate duties as required. This job description is subject to regular review and appropriate modification.

Safeguarding for Children and Vulnerable Adults

CAFOD recognises the personal dignity and rights of children and vulnerable adults, towards whom it has a special responsibility and a duty of care and respect.  CAFOD, and all its staff and volunteers, undertake to do all in our power to create a safe environment for children, young people and vulnerable adults and to prevent their physical, sexual or emotional abuse.  CAFOD is committed to acting at all times in the best interests of children and vulnerable adults, seeing these interests as paramount.  Any candidate offered a job with CAFOD will be expected to adhere to CAFOD’s Safeguarding policy and sign CAFOD’s Code of Behaviour as an appendix to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents. This post involves contact with children, young people and vulnerable adults, or has responsibility for people who will do, and applicants will be subject to specific checks related to safeguarding issues.  If based in the UK the post holder is required to present or obtain a Disclosure from the DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service). 

Person Specification /Essential Criteria

Understanding our context

-Understanding Catholic identity: sympathetic knowledge of the life, culture and structure of the Catholic Church in England and Wales and an ability to work effectively within it and especially an understanding of parish community life

-Understanding CAFOD: understand the contribution of each division to the delivery of our vision, mission and values

Working together

-Managing ourselves:  Strong interpersonal skills including an ability to develop personal relationships quickly and to inspire and convince others.  Ability to be self-motivated and able to work in isolation at times.

- Working with others: builds positive and fruitful partnerships particularly with volunteers; works effectively as part of a regional team to ensure sharing of good practice and shared workload; being willing and able to help other team members and be helped to achieve delivery of a regional team plan 

-Strong interpersonal skills including an ability to develop personal relationships quickly and to inspire and convince others.

- Communicating: can communicate strongly CAFOD’s vision for community participation and volunteer partnership; share knowledge and information across CAFOD

Making change happen

-Managing resources:  confident with analysing and using data for planning, monitoring and reporting:  Proven planning, time-management and organisational skills

-Achieving results:  Ability and willingness to focus on achieving results, especially for the delivery of shared regional plans for community participation and income growth

-Managing our performance:Ability and willingness to work to targets and achieve results

Job-specific competencies

1. A demonstrable commitment to volunteering and understanding of its potential as a force for change
2. Experience of managing multiple relationships with volunteers and a wide variety of volunteers including recruitment and retention: managing volunteer performance 
3. Need to be willing and able to travel extensively to all parts of the Diocese and to travel to other parts of the region as needed. At times it will be necessary to transport equipment and resources and to be flexible to work evenings and weekends. 

Please click here for a full list of CAFOD’s Staff Benefits 

Come and join us and help make a real difference in the lives of the world’s poorest communities. 

CAFOD is an equal opportunities employer. Recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic individual with experience in working with people with learning disabilities to support a well-established advocacy group.

Working closely with the Director of Croydon People First, you will support with meetings, admin, report wiritng, fundraising and with events.

You must have good communication skills, be able to listen and demonstrate experience of group work and have competent IT skills. Full training and support will be given.

Location: At our Harrogate (HG1 5LX) office and in Ripon (multiple outreach locations)

Hours: 

• Harrogate: 30 hours per week (4 days)
• Ripon: 18.5 hours per week (2.5 days)
• Adviceline (in Harrogate): 22.5 hours per week (3 days)

Citizens Advice offers confidential advice online, over the phone, and in person, for free. We give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they are, and whatever their problem.  We help with everything from money issues to problems at work, housing to consumer rights.

We are looking for someone who has good organisation and administration skills to support the services delivered by volunteers in our busy office.

The Advice Co-ordinator, reporting to an Operations Support Manager, is responsible for the day to day delivery of the General Advice Service to clients, whether that be face to face, by phone or email. Each Advice Co-ordinator will be predominately based in one location but will be required to travel to the other locations to assist with cover and other related activities.
This role is focused on the integrity and quality of advice delivered at the front line. The role will be the focal point for determining the desired atmosphere of professionalism and warmth within each location and will be expected to manage the vast majority of issues that arise on any particular day at the office. The role will also supervise, manage, quality check and appraise any volunteers involved in delivering the General Advice Service.

Funding: These roles are funded from our core funding from North Yorkshire County Council and Harrogate Borough Council

Application Closing Date: 12 noon on 9th December 2019

Interview Date: To Be Arranged, provisionally late Dec 2019 or early Jan 2020

For more information and to apply, please click on the Apply button.

This is an exciting opportunity to ensure that children with muscle-wasting conditions, and their families, get the care and support they are entitled to.

Applicants

The successful applicant should have a SEN Teaching or Supervision, Social Work or Occupational Therapy background.

Expectation in the role

1. Meet families in outpatient clinics at GOSH to offer support and signposting
2. Take on advocacy casework – working with GOSH Family Support Officer/Social Worker
3. Arrange and deliver fun and information events outside of the clinic
4. Operate thorough record keeping on case work and any work with families
5. Identify volunteers and support the Volunteer Engagement Manager to recruit and empower volunteers to manage and lead local Muscle Groups and peer support groups

Please be aware this is a 2 year contract.

Please download the job description to see full role responsibilities.

About us

Muscular Dystrophy UK is the charity bringing individuals, families and professionals together to fight muscle-wasting conditions. We bring together more than 60 rare and very rare progressive muscle-weakening and wasting conditions, affecting around 70,000 children and adults in the UK.

Benefits

We appreciate the range of skills and experience our staff have to offer. In return for your enthusiasm and commitment we commit to actively developing and supporting you. We also offer a range of benefits including pension, life assurance, season ticket loan, ride to work scheme, health cash plan, and an employee assistance programme.

Location

This role is based at our office in Southwark, London. It is within a short walking distance of Southwark and Borough Tube stations. It is also a short distance from Waterloo Station, London Bridge Station and Blackfriars Station. We are also a 5 minute walk from the Tate Modern and Southbank, perfect place to go for lunch during the warm summer months.

In order to apply, please click on the Apply Now button and send your CV with a covering letter detailing why you are best suited for the role.

Interviews due to be held on 9 December.

Unfortunately due to the high volume of applications we receive we will only contact candidates that are shortlisted for interview. Therefore if you do not hear from us within 2 weeks of the closing date please note your application has been unsuccessful.

Title: Major Gifts Officer

Reports to: Head of Fundraising

Budget Responsibility: None

Based at: Head Office, Woolston, Southampton

Salary: £22,000 - £24,000 doe

Hours of work: Full-time [37.5 hours per week]

Team Association: Major Gifts Team

Fundraising Team

Development Department
 

Job Purpose To provide tactical support and co-ordination across all the Major Gifts Team’s income streams (Trusts, HNWIs and Legacies) and assist the team in reaching agreed annual income targets.

Key Responsibilities:

• Write and send compelling Trust applications to our regular Trust supporters.

• Support the Major Gifts Manager in co-ordinating the production of high quality supporter communications and materials.

• Support the Head of Development and Major Gifts Manager in co-ordinating a project to generate income from High Net Worth Individuals (HNWI’s), liaising with the Society’s Trustees and Senior Leadership Team.

• Support the Head of Development and Major Gifts Manager in the delivery of the Legacy Marketing Plan.

• Support in the delivery of bespoke cultivation events for HNWI’s and legacy pledgers.

• Support the Major Gifts Team with donor stewardship, donor journey and donor recognition tasks.

• Keep accurate records of all correspondence with Society stakeholders on Raisers’ Edge.

• Provide administrative duties related to trust and HNWI income generation, such as sourcing materials, preparing invoices and other activities as required.

Personal Development

The Major Gifts Officer will be expected to maintain a high level of competence and capability, identifying appropriate training and development opportunities as required.

Person Specification (minimum requirement)

Essential Attributes

• Confident and competent at approaching donors and prospects on the telephone, face-to-face and in writing.

• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to relate to people at all levels and to represent the Society in person.

• Excellent writing skills with the ability to write accurate, powerful, compelling and persuasive copy in a range of formats e.g. proposals, reports, brochures and posters/flyers.

• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to plan and manage a complex and demanding variety of tasks and to meet strict deadlines.
• Educated to degree level or equivalent in experience.
• Prepared to work outside of normal office hours in the evenings and occasional weekends, including some overnight stays and overseas travel.

Desirable Attributes:

• Experience in working in a busy fundraising environment.
• Experience of using Raisers’ Edge or other CRM database.
• Experience of working for a charity and an understanding of charity law.
• An understanding of the global shipping and maritime industry.

Benefits

• Free onsite parking
• New modern building
• Friendly atmosphere
• Life assurance benefits
• Flexible working hours
• Out of town with easy access to main transport links

Victim Support is looking for a full time Independent Victim Advocate, based in Carlisle and covering the North Cumbria area.

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity for people affected by crime in England and Wales. We work towards a world where people affected by crime or traumatic events get the support they need and respect they deserve.

The prime role of the Independent Victim Advocate will be to provide support to victims of crime in Cumbria to help them cope and recover from the effects of crime. You will be required to provide home visits/face-face visits/telephone support and be a single point of contact for victims working in a multi-agency support environment.

To be successful in this role you will be flexible and proactive, have knowledge and experience of delivering a service and working directly with clients or service users in a statutory, voluntary or community work setting. You will have experience of creating, monitoring and implementing support plans as well as experience of voluntary and statutory agencies including relevant professional roles, particularly in the criminal justice, health and social care sectors.

Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension and life assurance, 25 days annual leave (pro-rata), voluntary benefits such as season ticket loans and the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing world-class services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Applications should be explicit enough to provide good evidence against the shortlisting criteria, which are marked in the person specification as (s). In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form.

If the vacancy has not specified the essential criteria for shortlisting, please use this section to express how your experience and skills are relevant for the role. If you have the drive to make a difference within an organisation which makes a difference we look forward to hearing from you.

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks will be required.

Victim Support takes pride in being a diverse organisation, enriched by the participation of all individuals and communities. Diversity matters and we value it.

Victim Support is looking for a part-time Caseworker to join the National Homicide Team covering the West Midlands area.

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity for people affected by crime in England and Wales. We work towards a world where people affected by crime or traumatic events get the support they need and respect they deserve.

The successful candidate will be joining our South West, South Wales and West Midlands team covering the West Midlands area (preference for central Birmingham location) and will be responsible for providing a high-quality, front-line service to bereaved people following Murder, Manslaughter or Infanticide.

You will be expected to act as the named contact and manage a complex case-load while maintaining multi-agency links with Police Family Liaison Officers (FLOs) and other relevant organisations that can help to progress identified needs; you will ensure that bereaved people are central and integral to all processes that concern them.

You will be required to determine the appropriate involvement of homicide trained volunteers on a case by case basis and oversee their work as well as making effective links with operational colleagues in their region including the Witness Service.

You will need to have excellent communication skills (telephone, email and face to face meetings), an ability to build and sustain solid working relationships with various partners and most importantly build rapport with victims.

You will be expected to visit victims in their own homes.

This is a home based, lone working role, being comfortable working a majority of your working hours alone is a must.

The ability to advocate and support victims through their recovery is a must, as well as managing the multi-faceted challenges you will experience on a day to day basis.

Applicants must have experience of working with vulnerable people. They should also be able to work under their own initiative and be able to prioritise work and conflicting demand/needs and interests, whilst keeping victims at the focus of all work undertaken.

You will be able to organise your diary to meet the needs of victims, whilst being able to respond to other tasks as they present.

You will be IT proficient (word, Outlook, Case Management systems), record keeping is an important aspect of the Case Worker role.

Being a Homicide Caseworker is a demanding role, but hugely rewarding. You will be joining a passionate and committed team who support and mentor each other to ensure that Victims received an outstanding, and consistently premium service.

Interview (panel): Week commencing 9^th December to be held in Coventry VS offices.

Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension and life assurance, 25 days annual leave (pro-rata), voluntary benefits such as season ticket loans and the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing world-class services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Applications should be explicit enough to provide good evidence against the shortlisting criteria, which are marked in the person specification as (s). In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form.

If the vacancy has not specified the essential criteria for shortlisting, please use this section to express how your experience and skills are relevant for the role.

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks will be required.

If you have the drive to make a difference within an organisation which makes a difference we look forward to hearing from you.

Victim Support takes pride in being a diverse organisation, enriched by the participation of all individuals and communities. Diversity matters and we value it.

Community Engagement Specialist, UK

Hope for Justice is seeking a multilingual Community Engagement Specialist, to be based at our West Yorkshire Hub, to work with at-risk communities, law enforcement and business to develop an effective community-based approach to address modern day slavery, while developing effective networks and building trust with victims to help them escape their traffickers.

The role will depend on using local and cultural knowledge and language skills to engage effectively with potential victims and with key stakeholders in these communities.

The ideal candidate will have fantastic communication skills and well-developed emotional intelligence. They will be a confident self-starter, able to work unsupervised and with an understanding of the sensitivities and discretion required when working with vulnerable people.

This is an outstanding opportunity for anyone seeking to develop skills in community-based work while making a profound difference to the lives of people trapped in modern slavery.

More detail about the requirements of this role can be found in the Role Profile, attached

Location: West Yorkshire, UK

Salary: Competitive and negotiable based on experience

Full time

Closing Date: Friday, 29th November 2019 (Note: Early applications are welcomed, as preliminary interviews may be conducted throughout the process.)

To apply: Please visit our website

About Us
The Natural History Museum (NHM) is a world-class visitor attraction, leading science research centre and commercial event space. We use our unique collections and unrivalled expertise to tackle the biggest challenges facing the world today. We care for more than 80 million specimens, both in our London and Tring museums, spanning billions of years and welcome more than five million visitors annually.

We are at a pivotal moment in our history as we will soon launch a new strategy setting out our role as the natural world faces increasing threats. Building on our world-leading collection, global reputation for science and as one of the world's leading visitor attractions, the NHM has ambitious plans leading up to the 150 anniversary of the opening of the Waterhouse Building in 2031, making this a truly exciting time to be part of the NHM team.

About the role
Working with the Head of Government Relations, you will support the development of the NHM's profile and positioning within Government and relevant arms-length bodies.

Collaborating with a range of stakeholders across the Museum, you will also seek to develop and enhance relationships with key members of the Government and Civil Service at all levels in a wide range of relevant Government departments, and ensure timely provision of information via direct requests, Parliamentary and Government consultations and other briefing opportunities.

Our sponsoring Government department is DCMS and we work with BEIS, Defra, Number 10 and the Treasury amongst others. You will also provide public affairs support and advice to senior Museum staff, acting as a source of intelligence and analysis on government activity.

About you
This is an exceptional opportunity for an engaging and experienced professional to play a major role in the transformation of a world-renowned institution and challenge the way people think about the natural world.

You will have substantial experience in public/government affairs in a similarly busy and high-profile organisation; along with detailed understanding of the machinery of government and excellent contacts. You will possess excellent judgement, strong powers of persuasion and proven experience of working closely with senior staff and managing complex stakeholder relationships. You will be creative, curious and culturally sensitive with excellent communication skills and a strong eye for detail.

Closing date: 9am on Friday 29 November 2019
Interviews will be held on: 5 and 6 Dec 2019

How to apply
To apply, please visit and upload your CV with a covering letter, which clearly outlines how you meet our person specification.

Are you interested in holding transnational companies and international financial institutions and investors accountable for upholding human rights and environmental standards?

Forest Peoples Programme (FPP) is a human rights organisation that stands in solidarity with indigenous peoples, tribal groups and forest-dependent communities in countering top down development and unaccountable global finance that affect their livelihoods and forest territories. Our work is built on long-term relationships with communities and social movements in tropical forest countries. FPP strives to create political space for forest peoples to secure their rights, control their lands and decide their own futures.

We are looking for someone who can join an active team in our Responsible Finance Programme (RFP) working on the intersect between finance and business, and human rights. As competition over land grows and agribusiness, extractive industries and other sectors have increasing impacts on the rights of indigenous and forest-dependent peoples, FPP is seeking a dynamic and committed person to join its team working to reform global supply chains and strengthen corporate accountability.

The role

You will be a key part of FPP teams working in South and Central America, Africa, Asia and in different global policy spaces to hold businesses and public finance entities accountable for impact of their activities on human rights, particularly land tenure rights. You will work with the FPP team and with our local partners to promote standards and frameworks for accountability for businesses and corporate actors, working in close collaboration with indigenous peoples’ organisations and networks and with allied NGOs working on these issues.

This post is guided by FPP’s core principle of peoples’ right to self-determination.

Duties and Key Responsibilities

• Assist the RFP team in FPP advocacy on private sector reform and corporate accountability.
• Support indigenous peoples and human rights defenders to engage in UN policy spaces on business and human rights.
• Enable partners and forest peoples’ organisations to participate in international policy processes on sustainable commodities and zero deforestation.
• Engage and support partners, as required, in relevant private sector standard-setting processes and the use of redress mechanisms in liaison with FPP’s legal and human rights programme (e.g., Equator Principles, among others).
• Liaise with indigenous people’s networks active in the UN system to coordinate advocacy on business and human rights, international finance, forests and rights issues.
• Travel to UK and international advocacy meetings as required (e.g. meetings with multilateral development banks; international development agencies etc).
• Compile briefings and policy papers in conjunction with the FPP policy and communications teams.
• Support FPP fundraising efforts to continue and expand this work.

In carrying out the above duties you will act as FPP team lead on business and human rights in close liaison with the RFP coordinator and FPP team leads working on private sector standards and commodity certification; international trade regulation and aid; and corporate accountability.

Skills and Experience

1. Experience in working with indigenous and forest-dependent peoples’ organisations and communities is highly desirable.
2. Track record of working on complex advocacy issues with linkage to grassroots struggles.
3. Proven skills in networking with other organisations working on similar issues.
4. Knowledge of business and human rights and an understanding of related standards.
5. Experience working on standard-setting processes (including social and environmental safeguarding systems) in a public or private finance setting. 
6. Ability to work effectively as part of a multi-cultural, dispersed team of FPP staff and partners to achieve shared objectives.
7. Good writing skills and capacity to compile written articles, policy analyses and reports.
8. Fluency in, or good knowledge of, Spanish or French is a major advantage.
9. Strong alignment with FPP’s values and principles.
10. Ability and willingness to travel overseas.

Terms

• Salary in the range £25,000 - £30,000 p.a. pro rata, depending on qualifications and experience.
• 12-month employment contract.
•  The role is up to 75% time.
• Location preference is at FPP’s Moreton-in-Marsh offices. (Remote working for some of the days may be considered.)
• Benefits include: 
  • 20 days’ leave per year (pro rata), plus all public holidays and the week between Christmas and New Year when the office is closed.
• Reporting to: The Coordinator of the Responsible Finance Programme. 

To apply for this post

To apply, please visit our website vacancy page via the Apply button.

Closing date: Thursday 12th December at 23:59 (UK Time/GMT)

Overview of Post

KairosWWT are recruiting a part-time female Project Worker who has an interest in and commitment to working with vulnerable women, particularly those who are affected by or at risk of sexual exploitation. This post plays a vital role in the delivery of our Feeling Safe project by offering service users support to increase their life chances, choices and wellbeing primarily though delivering 1-1 and group work, as well as supporting the delivery of awareness raising sessions in the community.  

Main Responsibilities

One-To-One work

1. Manage a caseload of young women (18-24 years old) affected by or at risk of sexual exploitation.
2. Undertake referrals and carry out initial assessments - including risk assessments - to devise a holistic and achievable support plan with service user involvement.
3. Offer floating support to service users, attending appointments and resolving issues that may include, (but are not limited to) housing, benefits, substance misuse, mental, physical, sexual and emotional health.
4. Deliver 1-1 sessions using the protective behaviours model to promote safety and awareness of sexual exploitation.
5. Develop and maintain partnerships with key referral agencies to ensure service users access holistic support - this may include signposting, advocacy and attendance at multi-agency meetings.
6. Respond appropriately to disclosures and safeguarding concerns.

Group work

1. Lead on planning and delivery of weekly peer support group sessions for service users to participate in positive and creative activities that develop their knowledge, skills and confidence
2. Lead on planning and delivery of the Feeling Safe Summer programme, throughout July and August, to engage young women in positive activities that reduce isolation and increase self-esteem
3. Identify key stakeholders and services in the community and build, develop and sustain referral pathways and relationships with these
4. Develop marketing materials and proactively advertise group sessions through outbound calls, meetings and emails, in co-ordination with rest of Feeling Safe team
5. Co-ordinate all follow-up 1-1 referrals from group sessions into the rest of the service
6. Co-ordinate any support staff or volunteers assisting with delivery of group sessions

Awareness raising sessions

1. Support the delivery of community-based education/awareness raising sessions around sexual exploitation and related topics as required

Volunteers

1. Be responsible on the day for any volunteers assisting with any 1-1 or group sessions, promoting safe boundaries and proactive engagement with service users, and feeding back issues or development needs to Service Manager
2. Support full-time Project Worker and Service Manager in volunteer recruitment and training as required

General

1. Further develop partnerships with key stakeholders to promote this service and increase referrals
2. Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of best practice and a willingness to attend further training as necessary
3. To attend meetings, conferences and training events as required
4. To work flexibly, which may include evenings and occasional weekends
5. To record all contact with service users appropriately, updating records and databases
6. To support the promotion of Kairos WWT and the Feeling Safe project
7. To attend regular line management and external clinical supervision
8. To work in accordance to Kairos WWT values and policies, adhering to confidentiality, equality and diversity and health and safety procedures
9. To perform any other duties reasonably required by the Service Manager within the scope of the job and grading