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AAFDA have been awarded the Home Office contract to deliver accredited Domestic Homicide Review (DHR) Chair training and are looking for an experienced individual to coordinate the delivery of these sessions as well as providing some support to the training team.
You’ll be part of a friendly but efficient, remote-working team and so will require a high level of self-motivation and initiative, excellent communication skills and a good sense of humour.
Our whole team contributes to the general running of the organisation, and you will need the ability and flexibility, to juggle a variety of tasks under the pressures of a small, busy, and rapidly growing Charity.
Reporting to our Training & Development Manager. The postholder will also work closely with other members of the Leadership Team as required.
This role is offered on a Part-time basis.
In return for joining us, we will offer you:
- 25 days annual leave per annum, plus bank holidays (pro-rata)
- Excellent development and training opportunities
- Pension Scheme
- Healthcare Scheme
- Employee Assist Scheme
Please refer to the job description & person specification for further details of the roles and responsibilities associated with this role.
To Apply: Please see the job description and person specification attached and submit your C.V. and supporting statement (which will cover your experience and ability to fulfil the job description).
Right to work in the UK
Under Section 8 of the Asylum and Immigration Act, we, as a responsible employer need to ensure that we do not employ anyone illegally. To avoid discrimination, we treat all job applicants equally.
We, therefore, ask all candidates selected for interview to bring original documentation to show their Right to Work in the UK. A copy of these will be taken. Once the successful candidate has been appointed the unsuccessful candidate's documents will be destroyed confidentially.
Who we are
Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse (AAFDA) is a independent and unique organisat...
Read moreDo you have a passion for volunteering and want to make a difference? Are you looking for an opportunity to lead on volunteering at a national charity?
If your answer is yes, then we have an exciting opportunity that could be perfect for you. We need a National Project Manager to join the Central Support Team working 21 hours per week on a fixed term contract. There will be some travel required to support regional coordinators within England and Wales.
The role will oversee the delivery of a joint project with a major corporate partner which will ensure that hard-to-reach communities are aware of how to make the digital switchover from analogue phone landlines. Using the huge reach of Neighbourhood Watch and our energetic volunteers, we aim to communicate on a one-to-one basis using community-based events.
The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that the project is completed on time, within budget and meets high quality standards, maintaining project and monitoring documentation.
You will lead a small team of regional coordinators, providing support and guidance and ensure the profile and development of volunteering is in line with the organisation's needs.
This role is a hybrid one with homeworking and occasional travel within England and Wales alongside regular travel to London.
In this post you will be:
- overseeing the project and managing its documentation
- managing the project budget (with support from finance)
- responsible for delivering key project objectives
- line-managing a small number of home-based volunteer coordinators working across geographical regions, and providing guidance and advice to them
- supporting and developing volunteers from Neighbourhood Watch groups to deliver local information sessions for the digital switchover across in their area/region
- leading on national project engagement activities, working closely with the central support team and our national corporate partner to ensure these activities are delivered
- supporting volunteer coordinators to have the knowledge, skills and training to effectively manage volunteers
- raising the profile of Neighbourhood Watch volunteering internally and externally
- undertaking reporting and analysis on a range of activities including events and providing updates to meetings and project documentation
- presenting to volunteers
What we need from the ideal candidate:
- knowledge of volunteering best practice, trends and developments
- experience in advising and leading those managing volunteers
- highly numerate and able to present statistics in a digestible format
- excellent communication skills with the ability to present well to audiences
- experience of managing a team and volunteer management
- experience in managing challenging stakeholders
- to be highly organised and able to manage broad and conflicting priorities and tasks
Experience of working in a variety of voluntary/charitable organisations would be advantageous.
Benefits of working for Neighbourhood Watch include
- Flexible working hours
- Stakeholder Pension
- Cyclescheme
- Techscheme
Neighbourhood Watch is a grassroots charitable movement. It is the largest crime prevention voluntary movement in England and Wales and ha...
Read moreOur three coordinator roles are vital components of this project. We want to attract candidates from the South West of England, South East of England and Wales - sound local knowledge (and travel) will be an important part of this job.
Purpose of the roles:
- To be responsible for the development, coordination, and delivery of Neighbourhood Watch’s partner project involving Neighbourhood Watch volunteers within one of the regional areas.
- Delivering training to volunteers so they can deliver information sessions to community groups.
- Organising community events where information sessions are delivered by volunteers.
- Ensuring information sessions are delivered to the highest and consistent standards, and that feedback requests are acted upon swiftly.
Hours of employment are:
- South East of England 0.6 FTE (21 hours per week)
- South West of England 0.8FTE (28 hours per week)
- Wales 0.8FTE (28 hours per week)
All on a 12 month fixed term contract. Core hours are 10am-12pm and 2-4pm with an unpaid lunch break.
Neighbourhood Watch is looking for someone who can develop a strong volunteering base and support them. The ideal candidate will be a good self-starter and have exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to inspire and recruit excellent volunteers and mentors who can contribute to the work.
The successful applicant will be motivated and passionate about the work that Neighbourhood Watch does and the positive effect it has on the community. They will be very approachable and enjoy working as part of a wider team but also able to manage their own time and workload. The successful applicant will need access to transport. The successful applicant will have a personal style that is in line with Neighbourhood Watch’s vision and values. Someone who is supportive, approachable, responsible, reliable, and personable.
They will be passionate about the role of volunteers within the crime prevention community.
Who you are:
You will be passionate about the role of volunteers within the crime prevention community, a proactive team member who is enthusiastic about volunteering and can motivate and inspire a team of volunteers.
You’ll be good at:
- communicating vision and values to individuals and large groups
- recruiting and inspiring volunteers
- managing your own time and workload
- working in a geographically dispersed team
You’ll be:
- passionate about the role of volunteers within the crime prevention community
- very approachable, responsible, reliable and personable
You’ll have
- A strong and demonstrable commitment to the aims and values of Neighbourhood Watch.
- A clear understanding and demonstrable commitment to promotion of equality and diversity
- A full, clean UK driving license and use of a car
You’ll have experience of:
- Coordinating volunteers
Benefits of working for Neighbourhood Watch include:
- Flexible working hours
- Stakeholder Pension
- Cyclescheme
- Techscheme
Neighbourhood Watch is a grassroots charitable movement. It is the largest crime prevention voluntary movement in England and Wales and ha...
Read moreThe client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
Job Description
Position: Fundraiser
Paid (OTE - uncapped) (securing funding via grant writing)
This role reports to: The CEO
Responsibilities:
- Lead research for grant opportunities from government and non-government bodies.
- Lead and project manage tenders and funding bids including bid writing and budget development on a timely basis.
- Independently manage bid submissions to deadlines, ensuring delivery of high quality tender/proposal responses.
- Create an annual grants and legacy plan for Rebuilding Lives UK.
- Prepare information about grants, trusts and foundations, advising the CEO and Trustees of the requirements of the applications, the deadlines being worked towards and the final outcomes.
- Co-ordinate fundraising events for legacy and donor programmes.
- Respond to internal and external queries on drafted and submitted proposals.
- Write and tailor content for grant applications; this includes contributing to a fundraising strategy.
- Take responsibility for writing proposals in detail, the work the charity does and how the charity uses grant money.
- Develop relationships with funders by expanding your network.
- Identifying funding sources.
- Share ideas for fundraising.
- Maintain records and submit reports related to grant opportunities.
- Organise campaigns to attract donors.
Personal specification
Essential:
- Excellent knowledge of proposal submission and fundraising processes
- Ability to study and understand programmes and funding requirements of the Rebuilding Lives UK
- Excellent multitasking, organisational and time management skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- The ability to deal with information in a confidential manner and respond with sensitivity
- Proficiency in using email and Microsoft Office
- Commitment to the values of Rebuilding Lives UK
- Excellent creativity and persuasion skills
- Strong leadership qualities
Desirable:
- A positive attitude and a strong work ethic. Motivated to reach and surpass targets, whilst working under own initiative
- Previous experience in a customer facing role such as sales, customer service or field sales
- The desire to become a passionate advocate for Rebuilding Lives UK
- Able to work independently as well as collaboratively in a team
Benefits:
- Achievable OTE
- Flexible working hours
- Home based
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We have an exciting opportunity for an Independent Domestic Violence Advocate (IDVA) to join the Merton Team working 37.5 hours a week. This role involves both face to face and virtual support in a hybrid model of working, you will work from home and be co-located in the Family Wellbeing Hub of the Children's Social Care Department at Merton Civic Centre.
Do you want to make a difference every day? Do you want to contribute to change & improvement for those who need it?
Do you have resilience & adaptability? Can you work effectively with a focus on customer service and care?
If yes, then we'd love to hear from you…
What we offer:
At Victim Support we believe in attracting & retaining the best people and offer a competitive rewards & benefits package including:
- Flexible working options including hybrid working
- 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 33 days plus Bank Holidays
- An extra day off for your birthday
- Pension with 5% employer contribution
- Enhanced sick pay allowances, maternity & paternity payments
- High Street, retail, holiday, entertainment & leisure discounts
- Access to our financial wellbeing hub & salary deducted finance
- Employee assistance programme & wellbeing support
- Ongoing training & support with opportunities for career development & progression
- Clinical supervision and group reflective practice
About the role:
This role is a hybrid working role based in the Family Wellbeing Hub of the Children's Social Care Department at Merton Civic Centre.
As an Independent Domestic Violence Advocate you will:
- Implement effective ways of working with victims and those supporting them to increase safety and reduce harm.
- Provide a high-quality, front-line service to victims of domestic abuse, delivering a premium service prioritised according to risk, primarily focusing on victim/survivors aged 16+
- Work within a multi-agency framework consisting of the MARAC and local partnership responses to domestic abuse to keep safety central to all services for victims of domestic abuse.
You will need:
- Have a knowledge of help-seeking barriers and support needs of victims of domestic abuse (in heterosexual or same-sex relationships).
- Have a good understanding of domestic abuse including the impact of domestic abuse on victims and their children.
- Understand the principles of risk assessment, safety planning and risk management for victims of domestic abuse and their children
- Understand safeguarding issues, and the legal responsibilities surrounding these issues.
- Direct service delivery to victims of domestic abuse or other vulnerable people.
- Have excellent communication, negotiation and advocacy skills, both written and verbal when interacting with a range of agencies and individuals. Understand and be committed to equal opportunities and diversity issues in policy and practice.
- Have a strong crisis management skills and the ability to deal with stressful and difficult situations.
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
About Us:
Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.
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 may be required.
Victim Support strives to represent the diverse communities we serve and are passionate about creating an environment where all staff and volunteers feel respected and heard. Being a diverse organisation with an inclusive culture is integral to us being able to meet our aim of ensuring that anyone who is a victim of crime gets the support they need.
As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we particularly welcome applicants from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. VS is also a Disability Confident Employer and we provide a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for candidates that are disabled and meet all essential criteria for a role.
If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.
How to apply:
To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.
We look forward to hearing from you.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date.
Victim Support is an independent charity dedicated to supporting people affected by crime and traumatic incidents in England and Wales.
... Read moreActively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
Do you feel motivated to help victims of stalking?
Do you want to shape the future of our response to stalking and personal safety?
Do you have resilience and flexibility, to meet the demands this role brings, and enjoy working in a sharing and learning environment?
If yes, then read on.
This role is about making a difference, supporting the most vulnerable, standing up against what is wrong, driving systemic change, holding decision makers to account, spreading good will and enjoying the resulting feel-good factor. We work hard so our beneficiaries sleep better at night, so families can reunite at the end of the working day, and so that victims of harassment and stalking are given the chance to regain control of their situations.
As an Equal Opportunities employer, the Trust strives to maintain a diverse and inclusive culture representative of the communities we advise.
Part-time hours will be considered.
Overall purpose of role:
-To provide expert advice and advocacy to victims of stalking within a trauma-informed care approach.
-To deliver a high-quality and inherently sensitive service adapting to individual needs and dispositions as appropriate
- To demonstrate awareness for equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) with colleagues and clients and other stakeholders; and identify opportunities for improvements in Suzy Lamplugh Trust processes to support EDI.
ABOUT SUZY LAMPLUGH TRUST:
The post represents a unique opportunity for a pre-emptive, results-driven, and resilient candidate to join the UK’s founding personal safety charity and leading authority on stalking.
The Suzy Lamplugh Trust was born out of the tragic story of Suzy Lamplugh, a 25-year-old estate agent who went missing whilst at work in 1986, was never found, and was eventually declared deceased in 1993. The Trust was set up in Suzy’s name to empower individuals and organisations to make a stand against all forms of abuse, aggression, and violence, across their personal and professional lives.
You will be working for a growing charity that delivers high value impact to its beneficiaries, through its legacy, integrity, and credibility. We are an organisation that has been responsible for the education of over a million lone and frontline workers across all sectors for three and half decades, has:
- campaigned heavily and played a pivotal role to drive changes in the law;
- has supported over 55,000 victims and survivors of stalking since the inception of its National Stalking Helpline service in 2010; and
- always had the aim of tackling violence against women and girls at the core of what it does.
WHAT WE OFFER IN RETURN:
In return for our staff’s commitment and dedication, we offer a range of Company Benefits:
- Hybrid working (minimum 40% in the office and agile working enabled to work from home)
- Flexitime Policy
- 28 days annual leave (which increases after 3 and 5 years to a maximum of 33 days pro rata) + public holiday
- Special leave for life events, such as 1 day off for moving house
- Pension scheme with 5% employer contribution
- Health & Wellbeing App with access to advice, counselling, support and a wide range of discounts
- Occupational Sick Pay (which increases after 3 years)
- Cycle to Work scheme (cycle racks on site)
- Interest-free travel loan for annual season ticket
- Regular all-staff off-site meetings and events
To apply, please submit your CV and a covering letter.
DISCLAIMER: Applications without a covering letter will not be considered.
All applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.
We will be reviewing applications as they come in and we will close the vacancy once a suitable candidate is identified.
Mission
Our mission is to reduce the risk and prevalence of abuse, aggression, and violence - with a specific focus ...
Read moreThe 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!
Do you feel motivated to help victims of stalking?
Do you want to shape the future of our response to stalking and personal safety?
Do you have resilience and flexibility, to meet the demands this role brings, and enjoy working in a sharing and learning environment?
If yes, then read on.
This role is about making a difference, supporting the most vulnerable, standing up against what is wrong, driving systemic change, holding decision makers to account, spreading good will and enjoying the resulting feel-good factor. We work hard so our beneficiaries sleep better at night, so families can reunite at the end of the working day, and so that victims of harassment and stalking are given the chance to regain control of their situations.
As an Equal Opportunities employer, the Trust strives to maintain a diverse and inclusive culture representative of the communities we advise.
Part-time hours will be considered.
Overall purpose of role:
· The overall purpose of the role is to provide confidential and expert advice to victims of stalking within a trauma-informed care approach.
· To give guidance and information by telephone and to those affected by, or concerned about, stalking.
· To provide support to victims of stalking, liaising with both voluntary and statutory services to ensure positive outcomes for victims.
· To provide support and guidance to volunteers where necessary.
· To support the National Stalking Helpline Team Leader and Stalking Advocates where necessary.
· To demonstrate awareness for equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) with colleagues and clients and other stakeholders; and identify opportunities for improvements in Suzy Lamplugh Trust processes to support EDI.
ABOUT SUZY LAMPLUGH TRUST:
The post represents a unique opportunity for a pre-emptive, results-driven, and resilient candidate to join the UK’s founding personal safety charity and leading authority on stalking.
The Suzy Lamplugh Trust was born out of the tragic story of Suzy Lamplugh, a 25-year-old estate agent who went missing whilst at work in 1986, was never found, and was eventually declared deceased in 1993. The Trust was set up in Suzy’s name to empower individuals and organisations to make a stand against all forms of abuse, aggression, and violence, across their personal and professional lives.
You will be working for a growing charity that delivers high value impact to its beneficiaries, through its legacy, integrity, and credibility. We are an organisation that has been responsible for the education of over a million lone and frontline workers across all sectors for three and half decades, has:
- campaigned heavily and played a pivotal role to drive changes in the law;
- has supported over 55,000 victims and survivors of stalking since the inception of its National Stalking Helpline service in 2010; and
- always had the aim of tackling violence against women and girls at the core of what it does.
WHAT WE OFFER IN RETURN:
In return for our staff’s commitment and dedication, we offer a range of Company Benefits:
- Hybrid working (minimum 40% in the office and agile working enabled to work from home)
- Flexitime Policy
- 28 days annual leave (which increases after 3 and 5 years to a maximum of 33 days pro rata) + public holiday
- Special leave for life events, such as 1 day off for moving house
- Pension scheme with 5% employer contribution
- Health & Wellbeing App with access to advice, counselling, support and a wide range of discounts
- Occupational Sick Pay (which increases after 3 years)
- Cycle to Work scheme (cycle racks on site)
- Interest-free travel loan for annual season ticket
- Regular all-staff off-site meetings and events
To apply, please submit your CV and a covering letter.
DISCLAIMER: Applications without a covering letter will not be considered.
All applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.
We will be reviewing applications as they come in and we will close the vacancy once a suitable candidate is identified.
Applications without a covering letter will not be considered.
Mission
Our mission is to reduce the risk and prevalence of abuse, aggression, and violence - with a specific focus ...
Read moreThe client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.