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Are you a successful volunteering or alumni relations professional looking for your next challenge? Do you have a passion for supporting graduates and enhancing the student experience? Are you looking to develop your career at a prestigious organisation?
We are looking for a College Alumni Relations Manager to join our team to refine and expand a bold and innovative alumni volunteering programme to support both the priorities of the College of Medical and Dental Sciences and the Development and Alumni Relations Office. As a DARO business partner for the College, you will be based both within DARO and the College itself. You will join nine other volunteering professionals as part of the wider team and will be responsible for developing a range of volunteering opportunities for alumni, which support the College’s key priorities, and Birmingham 2030 targets, across a diversified curriculum, the student experience, graduate employability, student recruitment, research and influence. You will be responsible for growing the number of alumni volunteers for the College, reporting on the impact of your work internally and the relationship management of a number of key alumni contacts, with a clear focus on supporting international recruitment for the College. You will work with colleagues across DARO to bring alumni closer to the University to support Philanthropic giving.
The role of College Alumni Relations Manager is a key position responsible for the development, planning and implementation of a new alumni volunteering strategy for the College, with a focus on International Student Recruitment. We are looking for a motivated team player with the ability to build relationships, project manage, influence and make meaningful activity happen. If you are passionate about connecting people and helping support the employability of students, this is the role for you!
We believe there is no such thing as a typical member of staff and that diversity is a source of strength that underpins the exchange of ideas, innovation, and debate. We warmly welcome people from all backgrounds and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is at the heart of who and what we are, and how we work.
Supporting our people to achieve a healthy work/life balance is important both to our employees and to the success of the University and, depending on the role, we offer a variety of flexible working arrangements. We therefore welcome discussions on all forms of flexible working. In addition, you will receive a generous package of benefits including 40 days paid holiday a year, one paid day a year for volunteering, occupational sick pay, and a pension scheme.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Age UK are offering an exciting new 18 month fixed-term opportunity in our impactful charity.
Are you a diversity, equity and inclusion subject matter expert, with a track record and passion for delivering successful learning and development initiatives?
In this newly created role, you will lead on the design and delivery of diversity, equity and inclusion training, workshops and resources for Age UK, including its subsidiaries Age International and Age Co. This will include specific content on age inclusion, anti-racism and disability inclusion including neurodiversity.
You'll have strong knowledge and experience of best practice in talent management and development, excellent communication and facilitation skills, experience using classroom-based teaching and e-learning methods and strong analytical skills to measure impact and outcomes.
Please see JD for all responsibilities.
We operate a hybrid-working model, a blend of home and office working. This role will include regular days working from our London office. Your travel costs to the London office are not covered.
Age UK Grade 5L
Must haves:
Knowledge:
In-depth subject matter expertise in diversity, equity and inclusion, particularly anti-racism and disability inclusion.
In-depth knowledge and understanding of relevant legal, data, governance and compliance obligations.
Experience:
Developing and embedding diversity, equity and inclusion policies and practices into an organisation and delivering measurable change.
Identifying individual, group and organisational learning and development needs and designing a learning curriculum.
Developing and delivering diversity, equity and inclusion training, workshops and resources for a range of audiences using different delivery methods and platforms including e-learning and online teaching.
Monitoring the effectiveness of learning and development initiatives, using findings to inform and improve ongoing delivery and performance.
Skills:
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organisation verbally and in writing.
Analytical, with the ability to collect and interpret data to inform decision making and measure impact.
Strong project management skills, with the ability to prioritise and manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
Comfortable constructively challenging others to drive positive change.
What we offer in return
- Competitive salary, 26 days annual leave pro-rata + bank holidays + annual leave purchase scheme
- Excellent pension scheme, life assurance, health cashback plan and EAP
- Car Benefit Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and Season Ticket Loan
- Techscheme - buy any tech from Apple or Currys, up to £1000, and spread the cost over 12 months, interest free
- Blue Light Card Scheme
- You Did It Awards - recognition awards from £100-250.
Additional Information
All CVs will be anonymised by our recruitment system when you apply for a role at Age UK. Please note that our system is unable to anonymise cover letters, and we would therefore ask that to support the work we are doing on making our recruitment selection process fairer and more unbiased, that you remove any personal information from your cover letter/supporting statement, including your name before uploading this. All equalities monitoring information is also anonymised and not shared with the hiring panel. Your name and address will only be known to us once you are invited for an interview.
Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria under the Disability Confident Scheme. Please note that on occasion, due to high numbers of applications, Age UK reserves the right to limit the overall number of interviews offered, and therefore, it may not always be practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people that meet the minimum criteria for the job.
Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.
Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.
Age UK politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Branch Development Manager to join our field operations team. You will join us working 21 hours per week (including some evening and weekends) on a permanent basis and in return you will receive a competitive salary of up to £24,817.80 per annum, plus car allowance and excellent benefits.
The role will be home-based and the successful candidate must be based in (or willing to relocate to) easy reach of the Northumberland, County Durham & Teesside areas and travel as necessary in the East Yorkshire area region.
Since 1927, Cats Protection has helped thousands of cats each year, across the UK. As a community of volunteers, employees, supporters and partners, we’ve improved the lives of millions of cats and transformed the way millions of people see and care for cats.
Our branch network is made up of groups of volunteers, led by a Branch Team Leader and overseen by a branch committee. Usually volunteering from their own homes, our branch volunteers foster cats until they are ready to re-home, raise funds to directly help the cats in their care, spread vital cat welfare messages across to members of the public, carry out trap-neuter-return activity, and much more!
Responsibilities of our Area Branch Development Manager:
As an Area Branch Development Manager you will be accountable for the development, growth and local governance of branches within a designated area. Providing a solution-driven approach with the aim of helping more cats through the effective engagement of local volunteers. You will develop and deliver an area plan that captures the importance of volunteer engagement, recruitment, support, enabling and succession planning to ultimately achieve branch growth and sustainability. You will work collaboratively with other CP regional teams where appropriate, identifying where there are opportunities to achieve more by working together.
What we’re looking for in our Area Branch Development Manager:
- Proven management experience including drafting business and operational plans
- Proven experience of leading and managing volunteers
- Experience of planning and implementing new processes and systems across a multi-site organisation
- Proficient IT skills, including all aspects of Microsoft Office relevant packages and knowledge of database management
- Personal and professional manner and credibility that generate trust and confidence in others
- Knowledge of the animal welfare sector
- Hold current full clean driving licence
What we can offer you:
- salary of up to £24,817.80 per annum plus excellent benefits
- generous annual leave entitlement
- car allowance
- contribution pension scheme
- life assurance scheme
- range of health benefits including private healthcare
- Employee Assistance Programme
- and more
Through our values and behaviours we help people see the world through cats’ eyes. Together we can make a difference.
Closing date: 16 June 2024
Interview date: TBC 06 or 07 July 2024
Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment. Please note, applications received after the closing date may not be responded to.
Please email if you require any adjustments to be made for you to complete your application or to participate in the recruitment journey.
BEO is an independent national Black civil rights and campaigning charity created to dismantle systemic racism in Britain, drive generational change and deliver better lived experiences for Black people across the country. We are ready for a generational shift and will strive tirelessly to dismantle systemic racism and make the UK a better, fairer country for Black people.
We are looking for someone who is passionate about driving forward anti racist change and who has developed similar frameworks. You will have strong EDI, anti-racist and intersectional experience of successfully influencing change to improve the experience of minority groups in an organisation.
This is a great opportunity for a driven and credible advocate of equality, diversity and inclusion, who has an understanding of equality and diversity legislation, HR policies, issues and good practice as well as what it takes to foster an inclusive culture and to play a key role in a highly respected national charity. The successful candidate will have experience of providing strategic operational advice and guidance on EDI to employers at all levels of their organisation. You may be working as a consultant in the space already or be an in-house specialist.
In return we offer flexible working, a generous employee benefits package, a friendly supportive team and the chance to be part of a charity focussed on dismantling systemic racism experienced by Black people in the UK.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Salary banding: DP(2) £21,195 – £24,670 depending on experience
Hours: 28-35 hrs per week
We are looking to recruit as soon as possible a self-motivated, enthusiastic, hardworking officer to co-ordinate the delivery of a low level mental health and well-being issues service across Dyfed for older people and their carers.
The service forms part of Hywel Dda University Health Board’s mental health plan. The service aims to provide low-level support, for mild to moderate mental health and well-being issues, diverting demand away from primary and secondary health care services.
This service will require an agile and flexible approach, utilising both regulated and unregulated in-home service providers. An understanding of the mental health and well-being issues affecting older people is desirable as is attention to detail.
Closing date: There is no formal closing date. Applications will be reviewed as received until the position is filled. If you are interested, please therefore apply as soon as possible.
Interview date: To be confirmed.
This is fixed term contract funded initially until June 30th 2026 and subject to review and further funding thereafter.
The Circle NGO is a unique and dynamic organisation which brings global feminists together to fight for the safety and equality of marginalised and vulnerable women around the world.
Founded by singer-songwriter and activist, Annie Lennox, The Circle is a space for creative ideas, connections and the opportunity to make change.
The organisation has big plans for growth over the next 5 years and is looking for an experienced and driven Philanthropy Manager who can join our small and growing team to help us reach ambitious fundraising targets and take the organisation to the next level. There is potential for a number of income streams to grow, particularly major donors, corporates, trusts & foundations, and an annual programme of special events.
You will understand how a growing organisation with different income streams works, you will be able to identify and develop relationships with new major donors, corporates and trusts & foundations, grow (or create) and deliver high quality fundraising events and utilise your experience and motivation to develop new ways of raising large scale funds.
Existing funders include a mix of trusts and foundations, major donors and corporate partners (including L’Oréal Foundation and Universal Music). There is significant potential for the development of corporate and high value individual partnerships with sectors such as the music, tech and finance industry.
We are a collaborative and dynamic team and we are looking for a colleague with energy, an entrepreneurial spirit and drive and the ability to build meaningful and profitable relationships with our partners, members and supporters to enable us to reach our ambitious fundraising plans.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The Membership officer will play a key role in ensuring a smooth and successful membership journey for FSC members. This role will be responsible for the oversight and coordination of member activities and events. The role will also contribute to a culture of continual learning through gathering and analysing member feedback and implementing changes as part of FSC’s Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Framework.
The successful candidate must be able to self-manage projects and tasks to completion. Flexibility, positivity, proactively, independence, drive and a willingness to pitch in as true team-player are essential to success. This role reports to the FSC Executive Director but works closely with other members of the team.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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FSC’s team of Safeguarding Advisors bring context-specific knowledge and expertise to ensure our work reflects the specific opportunities and challenges in embedding safeguarding across distinct legal, social and cultural contexts.
UK funders represent a significant proportion of overall FSC membership, and the number of members is likely to grow in the future. In order to meet the needs of UK members, it is essential that the resources and technical support provided by FSC, reflects the specific legal and regulatory requirements across the four home nations.
Reporting to the Technical Director, the Safeguarding Advisor – UK will play a key role in developing and delivering FSC’s strategy in the UK. In addition to developing and delivering technical support and training, the Regional Advisor will be responsible for identifying and implementing new ways to raise awareness and improve safeguarding practice among funders in the UK.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This is an exciting time for Parkinson’s UK, we want to reach as many people as possible so we can improve life for everyone affected by Parkinson’s. We are looking for people to join our network, make genuine connections, and be part of a larger team that works together to support the Parkinson’s community.
About the role
You’ll empower people affected by Parkinson’s to live lives that are as fulfilling as possible, whatever that means to them, to feel able to take an active role in their treatment and to become their own advocate in health and life, wherever possible.
Our adviser teams work within local areas and via our national helpline. Our helpline hours are currently 09:00 to 18:00, Monday to Friday, and 10:00 to 14:00 on Saturday. We are looking for someone who can work on a flexible basis to ensure cover across the helpline’s working hours. There will also be the need to cover some hours on Saturdays, bank holidays and over the Christmas period.
What you’ll do:
- Provide in depth, person-centred information and guidance to clients via our helpline service
- Keep accurate, up to date online client records in line with practice
- Make best use of time in providing an effective client service
- Recognise and respond to potential safeguarding situations using established procedures
- Provide information on a variety of health and social care issues, including appropriate emotional support, employment and welfare benefits guidance and advocating with and on behalf of clients
- Answer client enquiries professionally using a jargon-free approach and within established timescales
- Maintain relationships and partnerships with internal and external teams to achieve the best outcomes for clients
- Keep up to date with organisational and professional development relevant to your role
What you’ll bring:
- Experience of providing health and social care information through a range of channels
- Well-developed telephone skills including active listening and questioning
- Experience of supporting and empowering people with problem solving, navigating the health and social care system and participating in their own care
- Ability to be calm and deal effectively with challenging or emotional situations and/or people
- Demonstrable digital competence, with experience of effective use of a range of tools including online case management systems or similar
- In depth understanding of Parkinson’s, relevant issues and legislation, in particular in connection with health and social care and welfare benefits
In order to be considered for this role, you will need to be able to work one of the following two shift patterns:
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday (7 hours between 9am-6pm) and Saturday (10am-2pm) for a 32 hour per week contract.
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday (7 hours between 9am-6pm) Thursday (3 hours between 9am-6pm) and Saturday ( 4 hours, 10am-2pm) for a 35 hour per week contract..
Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications for the role.
This is an exciting time for Parkinson’s UK and we would love you to join us!
Please apply by sending us your CV, together with a detailed supporting statement which will fully demonstrate how you meet all the criteria of the role, as stated in the "What you'll bring" section of the job description.
We are operating rolling recruitment for this vacancy and reviewing applications as they are received. We reserve the right to close this vacancy when we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
The successful candidate will be required to
- provide their own broadband service with a minimum download speed of 2Mb
- have a confidential space in which to work
Anyone can get Parkinson’s. It’s vital that the people who work for Parkinson’s UK are representative of our diverse community. We actively encourage people from all sections of the community to apply, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, age, disability, sexual orientation, or religion.
We’re a people-powered movement on the verge of major breakthroughs in Parkinson’s. Together, we will find a cure.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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At Parkinson’s UK we are developing and expanding our data team. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Data Operations Manager to join an evolving team in a new role and be part of a critical area of the charity that supports and underpins the key work of Parkinson’s UK.
We’re looking for someone with proven experience with Raiser's Edge, strong SQL skills, and excellent communication skills, and an appetite for hands-on data-wrangling.
About the role
You’ll be responsible for the ownership and effective management of our Raiser's Edge CRM platform. This role entails the management of campaign selections and data imports, along with a wider remit to contribute to our longer-term CRM strategy of migrating to Salesforce Non-Profit Cloud.
You’ll manage and develop two team members, assume ownership of our new data quality platform, and help drive greater focus on data integrity.
What you’ll do:
- Combine hands-on technical skills with planning, resourcing and stakeholder management.
- Manage and support the import of data from third party data suppliers.
- Manage and support the extraction and supply of data for marketing campaigns to agreed timelines
- Develop existing data management processes to identify improvements and implement them.
- Leverage the PUK Data Quality platform to enhance data quality across the organisation, and help define and ensure data standards are applied at all times
- Identify, understand and address data quality issues at source, and define and implement data quality monitoring and management processes
What you’ll bring:
- Hands on experience in the data lifecycle for campaign and marketing selections.
- Experience in developing and managing CRM data flows
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Knowledge of data governance principles and best practices.
- Excellent analytical skills with a keen eye for detail and accuracy.
- Appetite to learn and develop new skills as we migrate to new platforms
This is an exciting time for Parkinson’s UK and we would love you to join us!
Please apply by sending us your CV, together with a detailed supporting statement which will fully demonstrate how you meet all the criteria of the role, as stated in the "What you'll bring" section of the job description.
As well as flexible working hours, this role is offered on a flexible contract giving you the opportunity to also work from home three days a week. You’ll be required to cover your own travel expenses to the office.
Anyone can get Parkinson’s. It’s vital that the people who work for Parkinson’s UK are representative of our diverse community. We actively encourage people from all sections of the community to apply, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, age, disability, sexual orientation, or religion.
We’re a people-powered movement on the verge of major breakthroughs in Parkinson’s. Together, we will find a cure.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Our mission is, through co-creation and collaboration, to encourage more people in Peterborough – and a more diverse audience – to engage with art and heritage, namely culture. Hosted by Nene Park Trust, the Peterborough Cultural Alliance (PCA) is a small, vibrant, cultural endeavour committed to fostering a dynamic, inclusive and innovative cultural scene across our city.
We are seeking a highly motivated, talented and dynamic person to join our team as a Creative Cultures Leader. In this senior role, you will be responsible for managing a range of strategic networks and programmes focused on deep collaboration, innovation in creativity, partnership building and management.
The key focus of this role is about building key networks, data analysis of cultural engagement, inclusive cultural expressions/experiences as well as driving the build of our identity. You will work closely with informal networks, groups and institutions, where creative communities spend time, to deliver our cultural strategy, in keeping with the city's needs.
For clarity, whilst Nene Park Trust will be your employer, your work will be that of the Peterborough Cultural Alliance.
This is a full-time role, working 37.5 hours per week.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Oasis Project is recruiting a Head of Operations and Quality. As Head of Operations and Quality, you will work with our board of trustees, senior leadership team and staff. You will manage and develop the operations and quality assurance functions, to promote the implementation of Oasis Project’s new strategy for 2024-27. You will lead on lived experience and workforce development to support the mid and long-term sustainability of Oasis Project. You will be an experienced operations manager, with sound experience of regulatory compliance, who is looking to move into a senior leadership role. You will be part of an award-winning charity, with an incredible team of staff across three premises in Brighton and Hastings.
You will have:
- Operations experience working in a management level role within a voluntary sector organisation, wanting to or having progressed into senior leadership.
- Experience in financial management, budgeting skills, with a high degree of IT literacy.
- Experience in thinking strategically and developing operational business plans.
- Demonstrable experience of conducting audits to improve quality and delivery of high-quality person-centered care.
- Strong leadership skills and the ability to enthuse, motivate and develop teams of people to deliver results.
- Ability to write clear and persuasive documents including operational plans and board reports.
- Commitment to mirroring Oasis Project values in day-to-day work – collaboration, care, creativity, and learning.
- Experience and interest in working within key areas such as policy, DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion), health and safety, data protection and workforce development.
We offer:
- 28 days holiday plus bank holidays.
- Well-being support, including 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme with GP access.
- Paid well-being hour once a month.
- Funded monthly clinical supervision and learning and development opportunities.
- Relaxed dress code and flexible working opportunities.
Please note:
- Oasis Project is committed to inclusion and diversity. We welcome applications from people with disabilities and/or people from the global majority, who are currently under-represented in our organisation.
- Oasis Project is committed to lived experience being central to its service development. We welcome applications from people with relevant personal/professional experience.
How to apply:
- To find out more about the role, please visit our website. If you would like to chat to someone about this role, please contact us via the recruitment email (can be found on the Oasis website).
- Please email your CV and covering letter, which clearly sets out your knowledge, skills and abilities in relation to the key responsibilities outlined in the job description along with your Diversity and Inclusion Monitoring form to our recruitment email which can be found on the Oasis website.
- If you are having any difficulties in applying or require any of this information in a different format, please contact us through our website and ask for Charis Bull (Admin Manager).
- The closing date for applications is 9am on Tuesday 11th June 2024.
- Interview dates 13th June 24 (ONLINE) and 19th June 24 (in Brighton).
Thank you for your interest in working for the Oasis Project. We look forward to hearing from you.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
St Catherine’s College seeks to appoint a new Development Executive ahead of the development and launch of a major new capital campaign. The Development Executive will be a key member of the St Catherine’s College Development Team, working hand in glove with the Development Director and Deputy Director in particular, to advance our major gifts programme.
This post is full time, for a three year fixed term in the first instance.
The salary is in the range £36,024 - £44,263 per year.
The post holder will be personally responsible for:
- identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding major donors and prospects with the capacity and propensity to make significant (£25,000 - £500k+) financial contributions to College;
- identifying the next generation of major donors, building relationships, securing five, six and, in time, seven figure gifts, and driving up philanthropic income in the medium and longer term;
- focusing on individuals, foundations, and, in some cases where relevant, corporations, with the potential to make transformative gifts.
This role has arisen at a pivotal time for St Catherine’s College; as we prepare for a major campaign for an ambitious estates project. Working with the Director and Deputy Director, this new role will be vital in developing, launching and closing out this landmark campaign and ensuring that the College capitalises on the momentum created to launch into its next philanthropic phase.
The successful candidate will have a track record of having asked for, negotiated, and secured major gifts, alongside proven success in developing and maintaining effective donor relationships. As a senior member of the Development Team, it is an excellent opportunity for a proven development professional looking to broaden their fundraising experience, as well as taking that next step towards leadership.
Further particulars and details of how to apply are available on the College’s website.
The closing date for receipt of applications is midnight on Tuesday 18 June 2024.
Job title: Senior Partnerships Manager
Salary: £48,456 per annum (Non-negotiable)
Location: 5.7 The Loom, 14 Gower’s Walk, London, E1 8PY (UK Hybrid Working)
Contract/Hours: 35 hours per week, Full Time, Permanent
Benefits
- 33 days of holidays including bank holidays plus Christmas office closure.
- Option to buy or sell holiday days.
- Generous pension scheme of up to 10% employer contribution.
- Bike loan scheme for the purchase of a new bike.
- LinkedIn Learning with an extensive number of courses available.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
We are recruiting a Senior Partnerships Manager at the Fairtrade Foundation. This senior manager will play a crucial role in spanning knowledge across supply chains and commodities to provide an end-to-end service relationship for our major commercial partners.
This individual will need technical knowledge and the appetite to immerse themselves in varying supply chains whilst demonstrating commercial and relationship management to build a multi-faceted partnership with different functions of the organisation. You will steward and grow deep, holistic partnerships with category and channel strategies that link up joint partnership ambitions and impact goals across certified sourcing, thematic interventions, insights and data, advocacy and stakeholder engagement.
Your partnership strategy will complement our global development work in areas including human rights, climate change, gender equality and living wages/incomes as well as specific commodity categories. You will manage relationships with our consumer facing businesses in the UK and globally to maximise impact through volume growth and ensure that we have a pipeline of new opportunities through your partnership, as well as securing the existing work we do together. You will champion a growth first mindset that will enable sustainable income for Fairtrade, to ensure we meet our targets, and, most importantly, to ensure we deliver impact for producers. You’ll need to be a strong relationship builder with businesses (including at a senior level) and a quick learner in an evolving environment, with experience working in, with or for commercial partners and in the sustainability context.
Fairtrade changes the way trade works through better prices, decent working conditions and a fairer deal for farmers and workers around the world. Globally, across all Fairtrade members, we share a vision of a world in which all farmers and workers can enjoy secure and sustainable livelihoods, fulfil their potential and decide on their future. To achieve this we connect disadvantaged farmers and workers with consumers, promote fairer trading conditions, and empower farmers and workers to combat poverty, strengthen their position and take more control of their lives.
The Fairtrade Foundation is an equal opportunities employer, offers flexible working and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applications from candidates with ethnically diverse backgrounds, LGBTQ+ candidates and from candidates with disabilities, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at this level. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to greater results for producers and farmers around the world.
Closing date: Deadline for applications closes 12pm on Wednesday, 12 June
Interviews will take place Week commencing 17 June
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Community Voices Manager
Contract: 12 Months Fixed term contract, Maternity cover, full time 35 hours per week
Location: The role can be based in London, UK, or one of the following WaterAid Country Programmes: Nigeria, South Africa, Nepal, Malawi, Madagascar, Uganda, Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, Rwanda (subject to right-to-work eligibility in the respective countries).
For the UK Location: we offer hybrid working: A minimum of 40% of working time is spent face-to-face, in a WaterAid office. For UK-based staff, WaterAid is located at Canary Wharf, London and this will be your location and contract base.
Salary & Benefits
Salaries and benefits for different countries will vary in line with the location of the successful candidate and depending on experience.
For UK-based: £43,668 - £45,851 (depending on experience) or equivalent established grade F salary and benefits in the country of employment.
About WaterAid:
Want to use your skills in communications and storytelling to play a vital role in making clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene normal for everyone everywhere?
We need passionate, creative and dedicated people. In return, you will be encouraged and empowered to be yourself at your very best. Together, we will make a bigger difference.
Join WaterAid as Community Voices Manager to change normal for millions of people so they can unlock their potential, break free from poverty and change their lives for good.
About the Team:
Community Voices is WaterAid's unique global communications team of creative storytellers. They work closely with communities to empower them to tell their own stories with dignity, driven by a commitment to ethical and authentic representation. By spending time with communities, often witnessing the change brought on by access to water, sanitation and hygiene over a period of years, the Community Voices team have unique insight into the transformative impact of WaterAid's work and into the lives of those whose stories they are representing.
The team bring their own local cultural context, creativity and technical expertise into each project, using these skills to uncover new and different ways to bring these stories to life for our donors, supporters and stakeholders.
About the Role:
As our creative and strategic Community Voices Manager, you will manage WaterAid's Community Voices global communications programme, working with fundraising, communications, policy and programme teams across WaterAid's federation to provide regular storytelling for a variety of multi-million pound grants, contracts, appeals and advocacy initiatives.
In this role, you will drive the team's mission while supporting the individuals within the team to excel creatively and technically.
You'll also:
- Manage and prioritise content requests from across the WaterAid federation and steer the development of creative briefs which respond to these requests
- Ensure that the team has a shared vision, clear objectives and balanced workloads to deliver impactful and efficient work
- Manage relationships with global stakeholders, both internally and externally, representing the team and collaborating on and contributing to creative communications projects
- Support the implementation of WaterAid's Representation in Communications Policy, championing and enabling content which is respectful, accurate and authentic and which puts the communities that we work with first.
About You:
- Proven experience leading, managing and motivating a team, particularly in global/remote line management and cross-team collaboration.
- Strong stakeholder management experience, both internal and external, with sensitivity to different cultures and contexts.
- To be driven and inspired by good storytelling, with creativity, visual literacy for photography and film, and good knowledge of communications trends.
Closing date: Applications will close at 23:59 on Sunday, 23rd June 2024. Shortlisting and interviews may take place on a rolling basis and the application process will close if a suitable candidate is found prior to the advertised closing date.
How to Apply: To see the full job pack, please click 'Apply'.
- Please apply by submitting your CV and a cover letter in one document in either Word Document or PDF format.
- Please indicate your location and the right-to-work eligibility in your Cover letter.
Pre-employment screening: To apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the respective country. All pre-employment checks will be carried out according to the applicable laws in the respective countries. All our UK-based vacancies require a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check to comply with our Safer Recruitment policy.
Our Commitment:
Our People Promise:
We will work with passion and focus to ensure safe and sustainable water, toilets and hygiene are available to everyone, everywhere. WaterAid is a place of purpose - where people have a real commitment and shared responsibility for the impact we have. We are a global community with diverse backgrounds and perspectives, motivated by inspiring, stimulating work. We are determined to put the wellbeing of our people first, to be a place where people feel safe and able to contribute their voice and truly live our values.
Equal opportunities:
We are an equal opportunity, disability-confident employer and are dedicated to achieving the highest standards of diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, beliefs, customs, traditions and ways of life. This includes, but is not limited to, race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, national or social origin, health status, and economic or social situation.
Safeguarding:
We are also committed to protecting everyone we come into contact with. We have a zero-tolerance approach to abuse of power, privilege or trust across our global work, and any form of inappropriate behaviour, discrimination, abuse, bullying, harassment, or exploitation. Safeguarding the people and communities we work with, our staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf is our top priority, and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously.