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Join The Navigators, a Christian discipleship charity, as our Events and Relationships Executive. This role is perfect for recent graduates or those with relevant experience looking to progress towards a management position. Whether you're interested in events or fundraising, we welcome part-time applicants. Based in Southampton (with some hybrid working possible), you'll help organize events nationwide, starting off marking our 70 years working in the UK. Supported by our Operations Manager, you'll plan events and build ongoing connections with supporters old and new through our NavNetwork membership. Additionally, you'll spend 40% of your time cultivating relationships with grant-making trusts, guided by senior leaders and an external consultant.
Responsibilities:
- Coordinate events nationwide, including our flagship National Conference.
- Build and maintain relationships with supporters through our NavNetwork membership.
- Develop relationships with grant-making trusts, dedicating 40% of your time to this.
About you:
- Proactive, adaptable, and able to manage multiple projects.
- Strong communication and organizational skills.
- Educated to degree level or relevant experience in events or fundraising
- A practicing Christian who shares our passion for discipleship
Benefits:
- Competitive salary.
- Non-contributory pension scheme.
- Opportunities for career progression and training.
- Fun and supportive team environment.
If you're passionate about empowering people to get alongside others and see what God can do, download the candidate information pack for more details.
In your CV please provide a full education and career history.
In your covering letter please ensure you demonstrate how you meet the requirements and skills set out in the Candidate Information Pack.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We have an exciting opportunity available to work closely with all areas of our ministry, managing the IT, AV and Health & Safety infrastructure across the organisation. The role is wide ranging and will best suit an individual keen to learn new skills, with training available to support development and knowledge growth. Through the role you will help ensure that the organisation is operating in a safe manner, with IT and AV systems in place that can help the ministry to seek continuous improvement and growth.
Your key responsibilities will include:
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Provide IT support across all of the departments including databases, application forms (e.g. through TOAS & Formstack), Google Workspace, computer hardware, phone systems and networking.
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To provide education, training and ongoing support of staff with all online systems, including Safety Cloud, Ninox, BrightHR and iHasco.
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Management of the conference hall sound studio and mobile sound systems used for delivering the AV requirements of lectures, holidays and events across the site, including organising rotas and the training and supervision of students, staff members, ministry assistants and other voluntary workers in the running of it.
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Oversight of the charity’s Health & Safety, working closely with our Health & Safety contractor (Citation) who act as our competent person, to maintain safe processes and practices that abide by regulations.
About you:
You will be expected to have the essential skills, knowledge and experience listed below.
Essential Skills:
- Strong hardware and software IT skills, with the ability to maintain and develop our network of computer and internet systems, booking/application systems and the vast array of software needs
- Knowledge and experience of Health & Safety, including safe ways of working
- Audio Visual experience including audio mixing, lighting and projection
- Ability to communicate effectively with other staff members and contractors
- Willingness to learn new skills and promote continuous development in our Health & Safety practices
Desirable Skills:
- Mac OS competence
- Database Management
- Knowledge of Google Workspace
- IOSH Managing Safety certification (On the job and formal training will be available, however a background in this area will be helpful)
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
Bookings:
· Being the first point of call to our groups and customers; from answering their initial email or phone call right through to providing them with a friendly welcome when they arrive.
· Manage the bookings calendar: taking bookings requests and taking groups through the A+ Hospitality bookings process: sending out booking forms, adding customer details to spreadsheets; answering enquiries and communicating the relevant information to the rest of the hospitality team.
· Be on hand to welcome groups as they arrive and depart and provide a welcome talk as required.
· Liaise with finance team to ensure deposits and further payments are made in good time.
· Work alongside Hospitality, Housekeeping and Catering, including regular meetings ensuring good communication and they all have the information they need.
· Providing site tours to groups and customers wanting to explore options for their groups.
· Support with recruitment of new housekeeping staff as the need arises
· Reporting any difficult issues with regard to a booking to line manager
· Meet regularly with line-manager as agreed.
Event Coordinator:
· Help to organise regular events throughout the year including celebrations, fundraising events and our annual ‘Directors Day’.
· This could include assisting in setting dates; communicating with potential guests; organising catering with our chef; tasking team members with jobs as we set up and more
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
Adventure Plus works with 7,500 young people each year in a positive Christian environment. We are currently working towards the development of an AdventureBase which will more than double our capacity, and significantly enhance the quality and expand the range of activities we can offer.
The Senior Instructor and I/C Health and Safety is a crucial part of our team, managing our team of instructors as well as being responsible for the storage areas, kit and safety procedures across our activity provision. The Senior Instructor will join the management team and be the instructors’ representative at a management level.
The successful candidate will line manage our instructors, being their first port of call for help and advice and having responsibility for delivering reviews, managing their holiday and agreeing personal development targets.
They will also be responsible for A+’s operational systems, our RBAs and health and safety plans and will oversee our AALA licence and bi-annual inspections.
The successful candidate will be an Event Leader and activity coach modelling high standards of professionalism to our team at all times as they organise and deliver a range of events and activities at the A+ site and across the UK. A+ is at the start of creating a brand new adventure centre. Experience in, and a desire to take a lead in design and construction oversight of the adventure facilities would be very welcome.
This is a unique opportunity to be part of the team creating a unique and exciting cutting edge adventure experience.
Working closely with the training manager, our Senior Instructor will also deliver training courses to our instructor team, Gap Year instructors and external clients. These will be a mixture of in-house and NGB qualifications with the ideal candidate able to deliver and assess Lowland Expedition Leader (LEL3) as well as paddlesport, biking and/or climbing awards.
Most importantly, the successful candidate will be confident to build relationships with young people - inspiring them, building their confidence and equipping them to fully participate in activities; and inviting them back on Total Adventure Holidays.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Varied admin role in a friendly team, with the option to split into two separate part time posts. Generous pension, flexible working hours and other benefits, all in an iconic city centre location with occasional home working.
Manchester and Warrington Area Quaker Meeting (a registered charity) and our trading subsidiary, Quaker Trading (Manchester and Warrington) Ltd are recruiting for admin support. We are offering a full-time role with the option for this to be split into two separate part-time roles.
Join our friendly team working to support our community, our charitable work and the conferencing business that financially supports both. There are two parts to the job: supporting the maintenance and development of our properties and grounds; and supporting Quaker work. These can be done together by a full time (or close to full time) Administrator, or separately by two part time Administrators.
You do not have to be a Quaker to work with us and our staff team includes people with several different faiths and none. However, our work is guided by Quaker beliefs and all team members must uphold our commitment to equality, truth, sustainability and peace.
Applications will only be accepted on our official application form.
Closing date: Monday 15 April 2024, 5pm.
Interviews: Monday 22 April.
Appointment as soon as possible after interview.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.