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INTRODUCTION TO GIRLS NOT BRIDES

Girls Not Brides is the only global organisation uniquely focused on creating and sustaining a worldwide movement to end child, early and forced marriage and unions (CEFMU) and ensuring that this movement leads to tangible change for the girls at risk or affected by the practice. We are a network of more than 1,400 civil society organisations in over 100 countries working in partnership to end child marriage.

Our vision is a world without child marriage where girls and women enjoy equal status with boys and men and can achieve their full potential in all aspects of their lives. Our vision challenges deeply embedded social norms that harm the lives of girls, women, and their communities.

INTRODUCTION TO THE ROLE

Girls Not Brides is seeking an experienced digital communications professional to manage the Girls Not Brides website in English, French and Spanish, including website development, maintenance, continuous improvement planning, infrastructure, architecture, and user journey. You will be responsible for implementing a website improvement project and a new members area. This role will also be responsible for developing and producing performance data, evaluation, and reporting across our digital channels. We are looking for someone who has a passion for managing websites, using data to improve performance and engagement, and using digital platforms to drive movements. The successful applicant will support across our digital channels. This role sits in the Communications Team and reports to the Communications Manager. You will work closely with external website developers to deliver a website that showcases Girls Not Brides and our role as the global movement to end child marriage.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Girls Not Brides website (70%)

• Lead the development and implementation of the website improvement strategy and project plan, with support from the Communications Manager.
• Recommend and manage changes to the website architecture, front-end design, features, integrations, and user-journey improvements.
• Manage the day-to-day of activity of Girls Not Brides website, including uploading content in 3 languages (English, French and Spanish), optimising content for web, updating static pages when needed, and recommending updates and upgrades to the CMS.
• Responsible for managing website projects, including the upgrade, update and support and maintenance pipeline, as well as larger-scale changes to website functionality and architecture, managing external contractors to produce the work required on time and within budget.
• Research and implementing best-practices for search engine optimisation (SEO) across website copy and architecture.
• Produce and manage a clear, well-documented approach to web analytics, producing regular reports, monitoring user behaviour and website traffic, carrying out benchmarking, identifying KPIs and providing actionable insights.
• Support content writing for the website, including writing website copy and blog posts.
• Collaborate with the learning team in development of knowledge and learning hub.
• Collaborate with the member engagement team to improve member journey and offering.

Digital channel evaluation and reporting (20%)

• Set-up, maintain, and manage website analytics using the Google suite.
• Monitor and evaluate website success, including functionality, engagement, and traffic, producing regular reports, and providing recommendations.
• Monitor and evaluate the success of other digital channels, including social media and email marketing, producing regular reports, and providing recommendations.
• Monitor, evaluate and improve compliance of the website, including GDPR and accessibility best practices.

Digital communications support (10%)

• Lead communications digital knowledge management activity, including internal file systems, and asset management.
• Manage the email pipeline and support email marketing, including copywriting and content generation for regular newsletters, making recommendations to improve engagement.
• Make recommendations for our digital tools, ensuring they are fit for purpose and follow the latest trends and best practice.
• Support digital storytelling, digital content writing, and social media campaigns as required.

 Wider Organisational Responsibilities

• Commit to the mission and vision of Girls Not Brides, putting these at the forefront of all planning, work and actions.
• Uphold the core values of Girls Not Brides in all areas of work and interactions with colleagues, members, partners, and other stakeholders.
• Comply with Girls Not Brides’ policies and processes, with note for safeguarding, diversity and inclusion, the code of conduct and data protection.
• Ensure that internal databases and monitoring information are kept fully up to date.
• Commit to ongoing personal development and learning.
• Fulfil any other reasonable requests for the advancement of Girls Not Brides.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential experience

• Significant professional experience in a similar level role, ideally in the not-for-profit sector, an international/intergovernmental organisation, a social movement, research centre, or social enterprise.
• Significant professional experience in developing and implementing website improvement strategies and coordinating large website development project plans.
• Significant professional experience in website management, including planning, implementing, monitoring, and upgrading content, architecture, and features.
• Significant professional experience in developing and implementing evaluation and reporting for website, email marketing and social media channels.
• Experience in managing complex projects and workflows.
• Experience in applying best practices in Search Engine Optimisation (SEO).
• Experience in writing and developing content for websites.
• Experience in liaising with and managing external contractors, particularly website developers.
• Experience of working across other digital channels, including email, social media and other digital storytelling platforms.

Essential skills and knowledge

• Expert knowledge of using content management systems (CMS) to manage websites, ideally with experience of using Wagtail.
• Expert understanding of the Google Suite for website analysis, including Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager and Google Looker Studio.
• Understanding of website wireframing and design software, ideally Figma.
• Skilled at using 3rd party social media and email marketing analytics tools to generate reports and insights.
• Knowledge of relevant regulations for website compliance, including GDPR and data protection, and accessibility best practices for website.
• Knowledge of SEO best practices, and skilled use of tools to support data generation and implementation.
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent organisation skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.

Essential values and attributes

• Strong commitment to the mission and values of Girls Not Brides and our vision in relation to addressing child marriage and gender justice.
• Team player spirit, proactive and able to confidently take initiative and make appropriate decisions.
• Willingness to work flexibly and regularly travel internationally, as necessary.

Desirable

• Understanding of and experience using Adobe Creative Suite
• Able to speak a second language, ideally French, Spanish, or Portuguese.
• Understanding of HTML and CSS

Safeguarding

Girls Not Brides is committed to safeguarding all children, young people, and adults at risk with whom our staff and representatives work and interface. Any employment with Girls Not Brides may be subject to the satisfactory completion of a background check and a criminal records check, which can include but is not limited to: an overseas police record check, a Disclosure and Barring Service Check (for those based in the UK) or an International Criminal Record Check (if applicable).

Diversity at Girls Not Brides

Girls Not Brides is an equal opportunities employer. We embrace diversity, equal opportunity, and inclusion in a serious way. We are committed to building a staff body that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.

How to apply

Girls Not Brides is an equal opportunities employer. We embrace diversity, equal opportunity and inclusion in a serious way. We are committed to building a staff body that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.

· The closing date for this role is 23:59 GMT on 21 April 2024.

To apply, please click on the ‘Apply now’ button on the job page on our website and submit your CV and a brief cover letter clearly demonstrating how you meet the criteria.

We regret that due to the large number of applications anticipated, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.  candidate

We are SafeLives, the UK-wide charity dedicated to ending domestic abuse, for everyone and for good.    

Last year alone, 14,000 professionals received our training. Over 80,000 adults at risk of serious harm or murder and more than 100,000 children received support through dedicated multi-agency support designed by us and delivered with partners. In the last six years, over 4,000 perpetrators have been challenged and supported to change by interventions we created with partners, and that’s just the start. 

Together we can end domestic abuse. Forever. For everyone.

Our training programme significantly improves the ability of domestic abuse professionals and other frontline responders and organisations, including police, children’s social care staff, and corporate HR and community teams, to identify and respond to domestic abuse and closely linked issues. We take a holistic approach, looking at the whole family and the connections between them to keep families safe sooner.  We offer a whole range of training products, including accredited professional training (e.g. Idva, Ypva), accreditation of specialist DA services (Leading Lights), and bespoke services for public, voluntary and commercial organisations. 

Our training programme across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland aims to create:

• User value: with learners who attend our training feeling more confident and better equipped to fulfil their role 
• Social value: with measures showing professionals who attend our training provide more effective interventions for those who experience abuse
• Financial value: responsible for generating around a third of SafeLives’ annual income

Benefits include a generous package, such as:

• 34 days’ holiday per year, including public holidays
• Flexible Working (compressed hours)
• Cycle-to-work Scheme
• Eye Care Vouchers
• Pension Scheme with 4% employer contribution
• Childcare Vouchers
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Clinical Supervision
• Holiday Purchase Scheme (buy up to an additional 5 days)
• Enhanced Family Leave Policies
• Enhanced Sick Pay
• Professional Development Fund
• Individual Learning Budget
• Restorative Practice Training
• Time Off In Lieu.

If this challenge sounds as exciting to you as it does to us and you believe you have the qualities we have described, please take a look over the job description and submit a 500-word cover letter and CV.

Closing date: Monday 22nd April 2024.

SafeLives is a committed provider of equal opportunities for all, please see our job description for full details.

No agencies please.

In this job, you will play a vital role in driving up awareness of the Mental Health Charter with businesses, organisations, and service providers across the borough of Barnet.

To begin with, you’ll use your organisational and project management skills to work with the steering group to create an action plan. With their support, you’ll use your operational communications experience to work with all partners to develop and create presentations and other promotional materials, such as flyers and posters. You will also take photos at engagement activities for partners to promote the project on their respective social media platforms.

Then, using your excellent interpersonal skills you will build on existing relationships with key stakeholders and create new ones. Travelling around the borough of Barnet you will proactively approach, encourage and support a diverse audience of businesses, organisations, and service providers to make pledges to the charter and later follow up on their progress.

On a day to day basis, you will record activities against key performance indicators, accurately record and analyse feedback using surveys and data management tools.

Additionally, you will organise and attend monthly Steering Group meetings following key project management principles to report on the overall progress of the project against targets.

Done right, this role with strengthen services and mental health awareness in Barnet.  To succeed, you’ll need strong communications skills and you’ll be a natural relationship builder.  You’ll also have your own lived experience of mental health issues.  We welcome applications from global majority candidates, who are underrepresented at this level in the organisation.   

Inclusion Barnet is Barnet’s Deaf and Disabled People’s Organisation (DDPO).  All of the board and 80% of staff declare an impairment, and we’re passionate about using our lived experience of disability to build better services and more inclusive communities.  At Inclusion Barnet, you will become part of a friendly and supportive team, working within a focused but flexible culture, where diversity is valued and you can bring your whole self to work. 

This is a Barnet based role, working out of our Colindale office, and you’ll need to be able to travel around the borough.  We encourage flexible working to suit your work/life balance preferences where possible.  We also operate a Time Off In Lieu (TOIL) system. 

To apply, please submit your CV with a brief covering letter clearly stating how you meet the person specification, and how your own lived experience of mental health issues would inform your approach to the role.

The successful candidate must be willing to undergo a DBS check and have the right to work in the UK. 

Are you energetic, empathetic and full of ideas to help a lively team grow a thriving online community platform?

Scope are looking for a personable Online Community Coordinator to join our Online Community Team.

You will work on our online community and help make it a safe and supportive place where disabled people can make friends and talk about what is important to them. 

Permanent, part time, 28 hours a week (some evenings and weekends required).

The hours for this role will be worked according to a rolling shift pattern between 8am to 8pm Monday to Friday and 10am to 6pm Saturdays and Sundays.

Location: Scope's office bases are London office (Here East, E15 2GW) or Scope's Leeds office (LS1 5SH) but the role will involve working remotely for most of the time.

Please note: The successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

The role

You will work within a team to moderate, create and coordinate content, information, newsletters and manage volunteers.

You will form a key part of the wider online community team by:

• Moderating discussions
• Welcoming, engaging and supporting members
• Signposting members to useful resources
• Sourcing and creating new conversations and content
• Recruiting, training, managing and supporting volunteers
• Escalating safeguarding concerns

After your training period, you will be able to work confidently and independently on our online community in all aspects of the role.

For more information about the role’s responsibilities, and the skills and experience required please use the link to the Scope website. 

About you

You will: 

• Have great inter-personal skills
• Write in a high standard of Plain English
• Enjoy communicating and supporting people 
• Have broad experience of using forums or social media communities
• Have a high level of computer literacy
• Understand the barriers that society creates for disabled people 
• Have great reading comprehension and fantastic attention to detail
• Be consistent and methodical
• Have experience of creating different forms of content
• Enjoy solving problems
• Know how to manage your time effectively
• Have been part of a team before
• We ask you to show an appreciation of Scope’s values and our ambition of everyday equality for disabled people.

Please make sure you explain in your application, with examples, how you can meet these important skills.

Our values - pioneering, courageous, connected, open, fair

By living our values and trusting each other, we empower our colleagues to make decisions. By giving our colleagues freedom and space to spark creativity for innovation, we can push boundaries, change mindsets and be empowered to change the game with grit and determination and a sense of urgency.

Disabled candidates

We are a disability equality charity. We encourage applications from disabled people and people with impairments, conditions, and access needs. We want to create a workforce that is a true reflection of the communities we serve.

Scope will interview all disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria for the post. This is part of our commitment as a Disability Confident Leader. Just let us know in your application that you are applying under the Offer an Interview Scheme. This was previously known as the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.

Some applicants might need adjustments during the application process. If you require adjustments through your journey with us you can find out more about interview adjustments on the Scope website.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

At the heart of everything we do at Scope is Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion.

We want everyone to feel like they belong. We value each person as an individual. We will treat everyone with dignity and respect and we want to recognise all parts of a person's identity.

We are a disability equality charity. So, we will build a culture that is accessible and inclusive first. We will aim for the same high standards in all our work. We will listen, learn and keep improving.

You can find out more about our approach to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion on the Scope website.

Scope benefits

We believe hard work deserves reward and recognition. We offer a wide range of benefits including:

• 27 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
• Flexible, hybrid and remote working options
• Pay progression at 6 months and 2 years
• Company pension 
• Excellent training and career development 
• Strong colleague networks across disability, race and LGBTQ+
• Discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme and much more.

If you want to become a Disability Gamechanger, we'd love to hear from you.

Click the apply button to create an account and complete your application form. 

Please note applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and interviews may take place and an appointment be made before the closing date. Early applications are therefore encouraged.

Doorstep Library is a community-focused literacy charity dedicated to bringing the magic of books and the joy of reading directly into the homes of children who need our support. We are looking for an experienced fundraiser to head up our fundraising and marketing teams.

With one in four 11-year-olds leaving primary school unable to read or write properly, we recruit and train home and online reading volunteers to go into disadvantaged areas of London to help introduce young children (aged 0-11 years) to the pleasure and benefits of reading.

Our unique home-based service, whether in person or online, enables us to find the most appropriate books for every child we visit and build a relationship with the whole family. Our goal is to help children develop the self-confidence and essential skills they need to access all the opportunities that will come their way in life.

We also empower parents/carers to create and maintain a supportive environment by signposting them to local services and community support. Our projects not only improve literacy but also increase family wellbeing and bonding. Our tailored service enables us to help prepare children for school and broaden their opportunities in later life.

Our impact is long-lasting.  For us, the ‘happy ever after’ is when we know the power of literacy and the joy of reading are helping a child change their own story for good.  Every story shared is a story changed. 

JOB SUMMARY

Job Title: Head of Fundraising

Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent

Hours per week: 35 (excluding breaks)

Working pattern: Monday – Friday

Main Location: Hybrid

Reports to: CEO

Direct Reports: Fundraising and Marketing Officers

Annual Salary: 40k

Full Time Annual Leave Allowance: 28 days per annum (includes 3 mandatory days between Christmas and new year), plus bank holidays

Pension Contributions: 6% (based on a 2% minimum employee contribution)

Additional Benefits: flexible working, employee assistance programme, employee discount scheme (Benefit Hub)

JOB PURPOSE

· Strategic responsibility for fundraising, including partnership development and maintaining the charity’s strong relationships with our wide range of funding partners;

· Strategic responsibility for marketing, to increase the charity’s profile and increase engagement;

· To work closely with the SMT and actively contribute to the overall strategy and direction of the charity;

· To manage and build upon the income streams for the charity;

· To manage the charity’s fundraising operations including coordinating prospect research and prioritisation, managing workflows, and ensuring effective stewardship of donors, corporate supporters and trust and foundations grants;

· To oversee the charity’s marketing operations, including digital and printed content creation.  

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for a Head of Fundraising to report to the Chief Executive Officer. The successful candidate will sit on the Senior Management Team, working closely with the CEO, Head of Operations and Head of Delivery and Engagement.

You will have substantial, proven experience of working in fundraising and of developing and sustaining partnerships, ideally in the third sector, and of how to build financial sustainability. You will be a highly organised people-person and will be responsible for line managing two Fundraising and Marketing Officers.

You will bring excellent communication skills and the ability to inspire others about our work.  With outstanding interpersonal skills, you will have the ability to forge new relationships and you will thrive on enhancing our current partnerships and identifying and creating new ones. 

Finally, you will be truly passionate about the work that we do to support children and families in disadvantaged areas of London and be driven to share our work with as many people as possible.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES

Development and delivery of the charity’s fundraising strategy

· To work closely with the CEO and trustee board to lead on the development, planning and delivery the Doorstep Library’s fundraising strategy, with further development of a longer-term strategy;

· To manage and build upon the income streams for the charity;

· To take a lead on application bids, including managing, monitoring and evaluating all funding applications;

· To work closely with the SMT and actively contribute to the overall strategy and direction of the charity;

Grow, develop and sustain our partnerships and income streams

· To lead, deliver and grow our existing relationships with all of our funding partners; foundations, corporates, independent schools and individual donors to raise circa £850K pa;

· To identify new potential partners, working closely with the CEO and board of trustees to develop these partnerships;

· To establish a corporate supporters programme and individual giving campaigns, plus develop effective stewardship systems;

· To have responsibility for retaining and engaging the charity’s supporters, this includes providing formal reports and updates on the work of the charity;

· Working with the Fundraising and Marketing Officers to effectively communicate the impact of our work to internal and external stakeholders;

Communications

· Work with the Marketing Officer to implement improvements to our digital presence, including website optimization, social media strategy, and online advertising campaigns;

· Research and analyse sector news/ developments; 

· Oversee the creation of the annual report and impact report;

· Create and maintain a stock of case studies/ success stories and photos; 

· Monitor and report on the effectiveness of fundraising strategies and campaigns; 

Line Management

· To have direct line management responsibility for the Fundraising and Marketing Officers;

· To create an environment where the team feels fully supported and enabled to grow and develop under your management;

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential Criteria

1.  A proven track record of delivery results in fundraising and/or partnership management

2.  Knowledge of successful fundraising from a variety of sources, including at least two of corporates, major donors, individual giving, local authorities and trusts & foundations

3.  Proven experience in securing five figure gifts, managing the donor cycle from initial stages through to stewardship

4.  The ability to maintain current income streams and identify opportunities for growth

5.  Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate clearly, succinctly and in an engaging manner in person and in writing to a variety of audiences

6.  Strong relationship building skills – experience of working with a wide range of people, from large corporate teams to potential individual donors

7.  Highly organised – ability to manage a number of projects and tasks at the same time

8.  Ability to generate and implement new ideas and see them through to completion

9.  A positive team player, working with, supporting and encouraging colleagues

10.   Ability to work flexibly, adapting to rapidly changing demands and opportunities while retaining a clear strategic focus

11.    Excellent organisation and administration skills, with the ability to pay attention to detail and use office systems

Desirable Criteria

1.Experience of line managing and developing staff in their fundraising abilities

2.Experience of working as part of a senior management/leadership team providing leadership on fundraising strategy to colleagues

3.Experience of working in a small, close-knit team

4.A knowledge of and/or interest in children’s literature/education sector

RECRUITMENT STATEMENT

Doorstep Library is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and all those it comes into contact with. All employees undergo rigorous safer recruitment processes including specified interview questions, a DBS check, and the collection of written and/or verbal references.  Safeguarding training is a mandatory part of the induction process for all employees, and employees are expected to always adhere to our safeguarding policies and procedures. 

Individual Giving Fundraiser

Summary and key purpose (fundraising)

This new role will be primarily responsible for developing, marketing and managing our individual giving together with working across other fundraising disciplines. You will be a key member of our fundraising team, producing compelling fundraising communications, stewarding individual donors, including regular donors and gifts in memory. You will ensure that our donors receive excellent care.

Our Individual Giving programme will incorporate one-off donations, regular giving, digital fundraising, appeals and in-memory giving. You will do this, with the support of our recently appointed fundraising agency, who you will manage our relationship with week by week.

A critical element of the role will be how we market ourselves to potential new donors, taking them on an emotional engagement journey in order to solicit regular gifts.

Your expertise and skills:

To excel in this role, you will need prior experience of working in a fundraising setting, with an understanding of good stewardship practices. You should be a self-starter who thrives in a dynamic environment, working across teams and meeting multiple deadlines. Your excellent relationship management skills will enable you to effectively communicate with a diverse range of stakeholders and gather information on new projects. You must have a thorough understanding of individual giving, developing donor journeys and experience of work with agencies.

Key responsibilities:

· Day-to-day management of the regular giving programme, project managing appeals and overseeing the thanking process for individual donors.

· Create, plan, deliver and evaluate multi-channel, compliant, insight-led, supporter-centric campaigns to engage and drive action from new and existing supporters.

· Manage our newly appointed fundraising agency, and in doing so, help deliver an ambitious appeal programme and income target.

· Review and develop operational plans for individual giving (including regular giving, in memory, digital fundraising and appeals) working to achieve agreed targets.

· Communicate and document key performance indicators across individual giving appeals. Ensuring you provide commentary to accompany results reporting, drawing on insights and the wider picture to add context and make recommendations from your learnings.

· Work with the fundraising agency and RABI communications team to produce and edit appropriate collateral.

· Devise and deliver supporter communications, including stewardship activity, welcome journey content and appeal communications.

· Help ensure that we comply with legal and compliance requirements including industry best practice, GDPR/PECR regulations and the CIOF code of Fundraising Practice.

· Develop and maintain good working relationships and liaison with other members of RABI staff.

· Take part and contribute to team meetings.

· Cooperate with RABI on health and safety matters, taking reasonable care of own and other people’s health and safety within the workplace. Follow and H&S training received and alert RABI to any serious risks.

· Actively participate in the staff appraisal scheme and be committed to training and development in line with RABI’s aims and objectives.

· Liaise with volunteers, clients, contractors and other stakeholders as necessary.

· Promote the Charity’s work, assisting with demonstrations and in fundraising and awareness events as appropriate.

· Perform any other reasonable task as required by the Charity.

As a newly formed department, there is a significant opportunity for career progression for the right candidate.

Person Specification:

Essential

· Marketing or direct marketing or marketing qualification.

· Experience of using direct marketing methods to recruit, retain and develop supporters (e.g. telemarketing).

· Previous direct marketing or transferrable experience. This should include project managing or assisting a project manager to plan and deliver activity and evaluate results

· Planning, delivering and managing individual giving programmes.

· Delivering donor recruitment and retention projects from initiation to completion.

· Proven track record of meeting or exceeding targets from unrestricted donations.

· Presenting confidently to a variety of audiences.

· Building relationships and maximising engagement with donors and supporters

· Able to create and tailor engaging and emotive copy for a range of different channels.

· Empathy with the goals and objectives of RABI.

· A positive and creative approach to work, with the ability to multitask.

· Strong interpersonal skills, including good telephone manner and empathy towards in-memory donors.

· Ability to record accurate data and work with a CRM system

· Self-motivated and confident in working, both independently and in teams

· Good communicator, including face-to-face, phone, in writing and via remote communications.

· Good written and numeracy skills.

· Ability to manage time effectively, prioritise workload and plan-ahead.

· Good IT skills (MS Office including Excel and Word).

· Understanding of Data Protection and fundraising regulations, compliance and best practice.

· Proficiency in using Microsoft Office

Desirable

· Knowledge of targeting, segmentation and response analysis.

· Knowledge of testing, validation and taking campaign learnings forward.

· Knowledge of print and online production processes.

· Understanding of the Gift Aid process.

· Voluntary sector experience.

· A full UK driving license.

· Experience of database use

· Experience of fundraising platforms such as Just Giving.

This role profile is not exhaustive and is subject to review in conjunction with the post holder according to future developments at RABI.

Benefits:

· Enrolment to Nest on commencement of employment and then opportunity to join RABI’s group pension scheme with Standard Life where RABI make contributions equivalent to 10% of your basic salary, provided you make a personal contribution of 5%

· Life assurance from day one

· Access to our Employee Assistance Programme

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.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced membership or account manager to join our pioneering music, arts and heritage - inspired by our founders' vision that music should be useful and enhance lives.

Based on the Suffolk coast at two popular, historic visitor destinations: The Red House and Snape Maltings, BPA emerged from the creative partnership of Benjamin Britten, one of the greatest composers of the 20th century, and his professional and personal partner, singer Peter Pears.

Our founders’ vision, that music should be useful and enhance lives, inspires all our activities: our work with local and marginalised communities through to our national leadership roles in the fields of talent development and music for health & wellbeing. The jewel in our year-round performance programme is the internationally acclaimed annual Aldeburgh Festival, celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2024.

Britten Pears Arts has a lively and dynamic Development Team that is responsible for raising over a third of the charity’s annual revenue so is fundamental to the continuation – and growth - of the organisation. Working closely with colleagues from across the organisation, the team raises £2m annually and over half of this is from individual donations. 

We are looking for an experienced, creative and motivated individual who wants to develop their fundraising skills in a supportive, collaborative and dynamic team.  There is huge potential for growing our fundraised income from our membership schemes and this is an exciting time to play a key role in this step change.  We are committed to developing the skills of our team and offer full training and support.  The Memberships Manager sits within the Development team and is essential to the smooth running of our memberships and care of our individual supporters, as well as the delivery of events for our Friends and Members.

This role is based at Snape, although some home working may be possible in line with our Hybrid Working Policy, and we are also open to this role being 0.8FTE (28 hours per week).

We are looking for:

• Someone with experience of developing and managing mutually beneficial relationships eg: in a fund-raising or  ccount management role.
• Accurate and efficient admin skills – great attention to detail and the ability to stick to deadlines.
• Engaging communication skills – verbal and written.
• Experience of CRM’s and knowledge of GDPR would be beneficial
• Someone whose values align with those of BPA – particular in respect of team working, collaboration and creativity.

Every childhood is worth fighting for. This is our belief. We all share it. And it drives our Fundraising team to get out there and bring in the funds we need to protect children and prevent abuse. Join us at the NSPCC and get involved in change that means everything. Are you looking for a role within an organisation where you can support the delivery of one of the charity sector's leading fundraising products? Are you looking to develop your fundraising experience with a sector-leading team? If the answer is yes, then our Fundraiser – Products role could be for you.

The successful candidate will support the delivery of our Letter from Santa campaign, one of the most popular and established Christmas fundraising products in the charity sector. Since its launch in 2001, this product has facilitated the delivery of letters to over three million children around the world and raised over £20 million, to help keep children safe.

Our ideal candidate will have: 

• Meticulous attention to detail 
• Excellent people skills 
• A passion for learning, and 
• Be looking to develop their experience of project management 

In this role, you will, work closely with the fifty plus stakeholders who come together to deliver our Letter from Santa product. Whether they be our creative agency as they develop our letter designs, our Supporter Care team, ensuring that all our supporters have the best possible experience, our Data team ensuring we have all the information we need for our reporting or our fulfilment house to ensure that letters are received by supporters in time for Christmas!

You'll also work on other existing products as required and support the development of our new fundraising products in line with our Individual Supporters strategy which prioritises new product development.

The successful candidate will join us on a two-year fixed term contract in a role that makes a real difference to children's lives, but we also like to reward people by offering a great working environment. The successful candidate will join our friendly and supportive team, have the opportunity to work on stimulating and challenging projects, and be given opportunities to develop professionally.  We offer a variety of rewards and benefits including a generous annual leave allowance, employee assistance programme, pension and life assurance schemes.

We want to ensure roles are accessible and inclusive of everyone, which is why the NSPCC offers a high degree of flexibility around ways of working. We're pleased to offer this role on either a hybrid basis (part based from home and for a minimum of one day a week from our London office) or home working basis (based primarily from their UK home).

Closing Date: 21 April 2024
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Save the Children UK has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Politics and Public Affairs Advisor. 

Please note: This role will require up to 3 days a week in the office/London for external meetings. 

About Us 

Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm.  When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave.  We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach. 

About the role 

As Senior Politics and Public Affairs Advisor you will Lead our parliamentary engagement across the work we do delivering high-impact change strategies whilst building and holding relationships with parliament.  You will lead our government relations and public affairs work in helping to reduce child poverty and improve childcare. Working closely with colleagues in media to influence and government and address these issues. 

In this role, you will:

• Lead political influencing and develop advocacy strategies for Save the Children's work. 
• Identify lobbying opportunities and enable colleagues to exploit them fully using powerful evidence, trusted relationships, and innovative and creative tactics that help Save the Children stand out in a crowded arena.
• Provide strategic political insight and ensure systematic monitoring, analysis and dissemination of political intelligence. 
• Represent SCUK externally, actively networking and building constructive relationships with parliamentarians, government/opposition, advisers, officials, trade unions, political parties, think tanks, NGOs and media to support SCUK's influencing and profile building. 
• Manage SCUK's contact with ministers, and senior civil servants; identifying and creating opportunities to influence processes through lobbying, consultations, inquiries, bills and other mechanisms. 
• Work with team members to ensure that campaigning and advocacy is integrated and consistent, and that campaigning outputs are designed to create policy change. 

About you 

To be successful, it is important that you have:

• Significant operational experience of structures, processes and trends in the UK political system. 
• Knowledge of international development, conflict and humanitarian issues and / or social policy particularly child poverty
• Track record of building and maintaining relationships which lead to policy impact, either in Parliament, with Government or soft power institutions.
• Proven ability to think and plan strategically, with a track record of achieving political change 
• Demonstrable understanding of, and experience in managing, political risk and an understanding of the operating environment for charities, particularly around challenges to charity campaigns and advocacy. 
• Ability to effectively build, manage and work within networks and coalitions for lobbying and advocacy purposes. 
• Commitment to Save the Children's vision, mission and values. 

What we offer you: 

Working for a charity provides one of the best benefits there is – a sense of purpose and reward for helping others. However, we understand the importance of giving back to our employees to ensure a happy and healthy working environment and work/life balance. 

• We focus on flexibility, inclusion, collaboration, health and wellbeing both in and outside of work. 
• We provide a wide range of benefits which will reward your hard work, motivate you, and inspire you to work to improve the lives of children every day. 

Please note: To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.

Ways of Working:

The majority of our roles can be performed remotely in the UK, but there are likely to be times when you will be required to come to your contracted office (up to 2-4 days per month or 6-8 days per quarter).  This will be agreed with your Line Manager and team and is intended to be time spent on collaborating with colleagues and relationship building. 

Please note: travel costs to your contracted office will be at your own expense. 

Flexible Working - We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview.

Comitment to Diversity & Inclusion: 

Save the Children UK believes in a world that is fair, inclusive and equitable where all children have the opportunity to change their world. We apply this to our workforce and we are committed to developing and supporting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organisation where all employees have a sense of belonging and feel that they can be "Free to Be Me". We are not looking for just one type of person - we want to recruit people who can add fresh perspectives, innovative ideas or challenge that disrupts the risk of group think. 

We are especially interested in people whose childhood experiences - of life on a low income, of migration, of being in a racialised community, of the care system, of being LGBT+ or in an LGBT+ family or living with (or with someone with) a disability - help us to see things we might otherwise miss. Whatever your story is we want to hear it because we know that different voices, ideas, perspectives and knowledge, working together will enable us to better the lives of children around the world. This is the reason why we are all here. 

£28,000 - £30,450 per annum

Permanent full-time (37.5 hours per week)  

Hybrid working with regular travel to our London Bridge Office and to events 

What the job involves 

We’re looking for a Black Health Equity Engagement Officer to join us in a newly created role in our Black Health Equity Team alongside a Senior Black Health Equity Engagement Officer. 

The team will support our community engagement function to build trust and engagement with Black community organisations and leaders across the UK. The purpose being to increase the awareness in Black communities of the risk of prostate cancer and to narrow the health inequalities faced by Black men.

As a Black Health Equity Engagement Officer, you’ll be providing the logistical support to Prostate Cancer UK’s Black Men’s Advisory Group - who provide insights, support and guidance to the charity to help us address Black health equity. You’ll attend a wide range of community events and identify ways to spread awareness and build trusting relationships with groups, organisations and networks. 

By building an understanding of the ways which health inequalities impact Black men affected by prostate cancer (and their families) you’ll establish effective and efficient working practices and gather data capturing the impact of this work. 

You’ll get to meet a wide range of supporters and work with Black communities to ensure their lived experiences shape our work and help to increase our number of Black volunteers to increase awareness. You’ll also get to work with different teams across the charity and act as a source of knowledge for our work in tackling health inequalities.

What we want from you

We’re looking for a candidate who understand health inequalities and is able to explain how they may impact Black men affected by prostate cancer. Knowledge of, or previous involvement in health awareness initiatives would be beneficial for this role, although we also value transferable skills gained from other sectors. 

You’ll have experience in organising meetings or events that cater to a diverse range of participants, ensuring that various perspectives are heard and valued, especially within Black communities.

You’ll have a proven ability to build and maintain trusting relationships with a wide array of stakeholders. Furthermore, you’ll be a great communicator, especially when engaging with community stakeholders. 

Please note that community events often take place on evenings or weekends – the successful candidate will need to work flexibly to attend roughly one weekend event a month and take time back mid-week. 

This role is being part-funded by Movember as part of Prostate Cancer UK’s Black Health Equity Programme.

Why work with us?
Every man needs to know about the most common cancer in men – prostate cancer. It’s a real and present danger that takes over 12,000 of our dads, grandads, brothers and friends each year.

Prostate Cancer UK is the largest men’s health charity in the UK. We have a simple ambition – to stop prostate cancer damaging lives. We invest millions in research to revolutionise testing, treatment and care. We’re blazing a trail to a screening programme that could save thousands of lives with regular, accurate tests for all men at risk. And we work tirelessly to spread the word about risk and offer specialist support to people living with the disease.

Work with us and you’ll see your efforts pay off as we give men and their families the power to navigate prostate cancer.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

At Prostate Cancer UK, we believe that equity, diversity and inclusion are essential to building a strong and innovative workplace that represents, and can advocate for, the communities we support.

It’s our ambition to become an anti-racist organisation, and our mission to advance racial equity in the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer.

We’re learning more about the needs of our colleagues and we’re excited to have recently launched three new people networks: Pride, Mind & Body and Multicultural.

Ways of working

Our hybrid working approach combines the best of flexible working – a positive work/life balance, inclusive and accessible platforms, and online information at our fingertips.

Next steps
More information on what we offer, as well as the role, can be found on our vacancies page. Please download our job profile document (job description) with our ‘How to apply’ section sharing the key points to refer to in your application and to apply, please visit the website via the apply button.

The closing date is Sunday 28th April 2024.  Applications must be submitted by 23:45 UK time. 

Interviews: By arrangement. Currently scheduled for the week of Tuesday 7th May 2024. 

Prostate Cancer UK is a registered charity in England and Wales (1005541) and in Scotland (SC039332). Registered company number 02653887.

End Violence and Racism Against East and Southeast Asian Communities (EVR)

End Violence and Racism Against East and Southeast Asian (ESEA) Communities (known as EVR) is an intergenerational organization whose mission is to prevent and address structural racism and inequality affecting ESEA communities in the UK. This is in the context of rising racism and discrimination towards all minoritised groups, with whom we seek to build allyship and solidarity.

We started out as a grassroots organisation during the Covid pandemic in 2020, in order to respond to the high level of racism experienced by people of ESEA ethnic origin. Following successful fundraising initiatives we are now building a team to enable EVR to deliver effective services and campaigns in line with its strategic goals.

Job purpose

We have an exciting opportunity to join our small but ambitious team and to make a real difference by delivering vital outreach initiatives for our hate crime reporting service, On Your Side.

On Your Side is the UK-wide support and reporting service for East and Southeast Asian communities who experience racism and/or any forms of hate.

Launched in August 2023, the service includes a 24/7 freephone helpline available in East and Southeast Asian languages; a website with reporting forms and resources; and ongoing community-based support delivered by trained casework advocates. We work to ensure that those who  experience racism and/or hate have access to the highest levels of culturally competent support while building a better picture of the nature and range of incidents so they can be better prevented.

Funded by the UK Department for Levelling Up Housing and Communities, On Your Side is delivered by a consortium of 9 organisations including national and community-based groups with expertise in hate crime reporting, hate crime prevention, and supporting East and Southeast Asian communities.

We are now recruiting an Outreach Officer to develop and deliver vital initiatives to raise awareness amongst ESEA communities about On Your Side, ultimately leading to a greater use of the service amongst the communities we serve. Reporting to EVR’s Head of Services and working closely with consortium colleagues, particularly the Service Manager based at Protection Approaches, you will develop and deliver a series of outreach initiatives including online and in-person events. You will manage the On Your Side Community Champions (volunteers) programme and develop engaging marketing materials to promote the service across the four nations of the UK. Engaging and working with ESEA and other organisations will be critical to the success of this role. 

If you are looking for a challenging and varied job with the chance to build your knowledge, skills and experience across a range of areas, we want to hear from you.

Tasks and responsibilities

• Manage the On Your Side Community Champions programme. This includes:
• Managing existing Community Champions – supporting them to raise awareness of On Your Side in their communities
• Recruiting new Community Champions and leading on training them how to raise awareness of the service with their networks
• Attending ESEA community events, promoting On Your Side by delivering engaging presentations and talks
• Event management – organising and delivering bespoke On Your Side awareness raising events in partnership with other organisations
• Reaching out to and engaging ESEA community organisations, developing meaningful working relationships with them
• Working with colleagues to create engaging digital and hard-copy marketing materials to promote On Your Side

For more information on the role, how to apply, and the person specification please download the full job pack.

The right candidate will:

• raise the external profile of the diocese, which is a tremendously active, creative and rewarding place. 
• ensure we have in place systems and a culture which enable us to communicate well with one another.
• resource, support and advise the Diocesan Bishop in his public interactions locally and nationally. 
• manage media for the Diocese, co-ordinating responses to enquiries and acting as a spokesperson.
• inspire and empower colleagues by providing dynamic leadership and support that has Christian beliefs and values at its heart.

Role Overview
We are seeking a dynamic, organised, and energised individual to join our team as the Executive Assistant to the Executive Director. This role will involve providing comprehensive support to the Executive Director. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in ensuring efficient management of time, priorities, correspondence, meetings, and communications.

About You
The ideal candidate will have:

· Previous experience in a similar role, ideally within the charity sector.

· High-level administrative, executive, organisational, and project management experience.

· Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced and complex environment

· Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.

· Reliability and excellent organisational abilities.

· Flexibility with a practical "can-do" attitude.

Key Responsibilities

· Manage the  Executive Director’s diary, including scheduling meetings, coordinating with
colleagues to align diaries, and prioritising tasks in line with strategic priorities.

· Represent the Executive  Director and OIN by greeting visitors, handling phone calls, and
managing communications with internal and external stakeholders.

· Manage key reporting processes, including receiving, approving, distributing reports, and
filing them accurately.

· Attend and minute meetings, both internal and external.

· Support the Executive  Director in producing high-quality materials such as presentations,
 documents, and reports, liaising with external agencies when necessary.

· Coordinate travel arrangements and accommodations for the Executive Director.

· Manage expenses and financial records for the Executive Director.

· Assist in the preparation of proposals, applications, and reports, providing administrative
support as needed.

· Support the Executive Director in maintaining relationships with donors, partners, and
stakeholders..

· Conduct research and gather information on relevant topics as requested.

· Facilitate internal communications within the organisation, including disseminating
information, coordinating team meetings, and maintaining communication channels.

· Handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion and professionalism,
maintaining confidentiality at all times.

· Undertake any other duties as assigned by the Executive Director or senior management
team.

Closing Date: 21 April 2024
Ref 6684

The Start Fund Programme Officer will work as part of a team to implement the global Start Fund, which is the Start Network's flagship programme disbursing around £20m in awards to network member organisations each year. The global Start Fund provides rapid financing in response to underfunded small to medium scale crises, spikes in chronic humanitarian crises, and in anticipation of impending crises, filling a critical gap in humanitarian financing.

Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm.  When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave.  We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.

The Start Network is made up of more than 50 aid agencies across five continents, ranging from large international organisations to national NGOs. Our aim is to deliver more effective emergency aid, harnessing the power and knowledge of the network to make faster and better decisions to help people affected by crises. We advocate for radical change in the global aid system so that the world can deal better with the humanitarian challenges of today, and of the future.  Our work focuses on three areas to change the system:

• Localisation – shifting power to those closest to the front line to enable more effective and appropriate responses.
• New forms of financing – providing fast, early, and dependable funding, to help communities to become more resilient to crises.
• Collective innovation – testing new ways of working and sharing learning and expertise to build a more effective humanitarian system.

The Start Network is at a critical point in its journey. We have grown and diversified our membership over the past 10 years. We are now set to evolve into a decentralised “network of networks” by 2025. We are currently working with five national and regional networks (hubs) in Pakistan, DRC, Guatemala, India and the Pacific. They are developing locally led ways of anticipating and responding to humanitarian crises. We aim to support the emergence and development of further Hubs in the coming years. Our ultimate ambition is to devolve leadership, membership, programming and decision making to the hubs, while the UK team transitions to provide services of support.

The team of Start Fund Programme Officers work with colleagues across both Save the Children UK (SCUK) and the Start Network.

About the Role

Key for the post-holder is engagement with Start Network member organisations, and effective coordination with the wider Start team, to ensure that the Start Fund continues to enable early, timely and effective humanitarian action.

You will also play a role in identifying and implementing technological solutions to improve Start Fund operational efficiency, and collaborating with the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) team to ensure that learning contributes to strengthened programming, and a continually improving funding mechanism (the Start Funds). You will also support other areas of fund management, currently including crisis anticipation and support to national Start Funds (e.g., Start Fund Bangladesh and Start Fund Nepal).

The role includes working with a wide range of stakeholders within SCUK and other agencies within the Start Network and Start Platform.

You will also be responsible for project and team administration, such as processing of disbursements and record keeping of all project documents. You will support reporting, project compliance and escalate complaints and incidents. Furthermore, you will:

• Be responsible for Grant management throughout the Start Fund alert cycle.
• Provide support to the Start Fund Committee representatives and humanitarian personnel world-wide, in the decision-making processes.
• Implement the Start Fund, while identifying ways on which the programme could be improved from an operational perspective.
• Support MEAL colleagues to capture data accurately, analyse learning and emerging patterns to enable effective monitoring, evaluation and learning.
• Contribute to the mainstreaming of anticipation and early action in the Start Funds through information sharing and capacity strengthening initiatives.
• Support members, particularly local and national NGOs in accessing Start Fund through member engagement activities and critical review and support with Start Fund process adaptations.

About You

To be successful you will have experience working within the humanitarian sector and proven experience of project cycle management and financial management. As well as a flexible ‘can do' attitude, you should have the ability to manage an unpredictable workload and use your initiative. Strong data management and analysis skills are essential, as is:

• Experience in organising events and engaging varied stakeholders in complex issues.
• Proven skills in developing log frames, proposals and budgets, and in reporting.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with stakeholders at different levels.
• Competency in a second language, preferably Spanish, French or Arabic.
• Demonstrable experience of collaboration, including forging and maintain effective new relationships and partnerships, often across organizational boundaries.

What we offer you:

Working for a charity provides one of the best benefits there is – a sense of purpose and reward for helping others. However, we understand the importance of giving back to our employees to ensure a happy and healthy working environment and work/life balance.

• We focus on flexibility, inclusion, collaboration, health and wellbeing both in and outside of work.
• We provide a wide range of benefits which will reward your hard work, motivate you, and inspire you to work to improve the lives of children every day. 

Please note: To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.

Ways of Working:

The majority of our roles can be performed remotely in the UK, but there are likely to be times when you will be required to come to your contracted office (up to 2-4 days per month or 6-8 days per quarter).  This will be agreed with your Line Manager and team and is intended to be time spent on collaborating with colleagues and relationship building. 

Please note: travel costs to your contracted office will be at your own expense. 

Flexible Working - We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: 

Save the Children UK believes in a world that is fair, inclusive and equitable where all children have the opportunity to change their world. We apply this to our workforce and we are committed to developing and supporting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organisation where all employees have a sense of belonging and feel that they can be "Free to Be Me". We are not looking for just one type of person - we want to recruit people who can add fresh perspectives, innovative ideas or challenge that disrupts the risk of group think. 

We are especially interested in people whose childhood experiences - of life on a low income, of migration, of being in a racialised community, of the care system, of being LGBT+ or in an LGBT+ family or living with (or with someone with) a disability - help us to see things we might otherwise miss. Whatever your story is we want to hear it because we know that different voices, ideas, perspectives and knowledge, working together will enable us to better the lives of children around the world. This is the reason why we are all here.