Social Welfare Jobs in East Midlands
Job Title: Internal Comm Lead
Fixed Term: 12 month fixed term contract
Hours: 35 per week (part time or flexible working will be considered)
Location: Home based with travel to different locations
Salary: £37,000 plus working from home allowance
Essential:
- Experience of designing and delivering internal communications plans
- An excellent understanding of internal communications channels
- Proven change management and change communications skills
- Creative thinking with the ability to produce compelling ideas that engage and unite staff
- A problem solver that can translate complex issues into accessible communications using both interactive and passive channels
- Expectational relationship building skills across all levels of an organisation
- Alignment with United Responses values and a commitment to delivering our vision and mission.
United Response is a leading national charity. We have a great team of people who are passionate about providing care and support. Our support staff champion the rights of the people we support to live, work, socialise and participate in the community, free of discrimination and unnecessary boundaries. In our work we aim to be creative, strong, honest, responsive and united.
Empowering refugees to thrive as they rebuild their lives.
Upbeat Communities deliver services to welcome refugees and support them to settle and rebuild their lives in the UK. We are looking for an Administrator to support the team.
About You.
Do you love data and technology, and are confident using multiple online platforms and systems? Are you an excellent planner, with a high attention to detail? Are you able to work to tight deadlines, whilst being comfortable with change and flexibility? Do you have good teamwork, communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact with people from diverse backgrounds?
Purpose of the role:
· To be the first point of call for IT, data and facilities processes.
· To provide administrative support across the organisation.
About us.
Upbeat Communities exists to help refugees settle and rebuild their lives in the UK. One of the best resources a refugee can have to help them settle in their new home is a good social network. With this aim, we want to help connect refugees into community. Our name reflects our vision to see thriving communities where refugees can make a positive contribution.
Our organisational values, lived out by our staff and volunteers, are:
We work to WELCOME. We create COMMUNITY. We are inspired to act with INTEGRITY. We exist to EMPOWER. We are committed to CREATIVITY. We run on RELATIONSHIPS. We are proud to be PROFESSIONAL. We have COMPASSION at our core.
Upbeat Communities' Christian ethos was the driving force behind the charity’s formation and is the basis for the values. Many of our team are Christians but we are eager to build a team that is representative of the diverse nationalities, faiths, and life experiences of the communities we work with.
Main duties and responsibilities:
IT
· Ensure all staff have IT equipment from their first day of work, ensuring that they are able to access the IT support they need with minimal interruption to daily tasks.
· Keep a record of all IT equipment, key information and renewals due.
· Be the first point of contact for IT provider, leading on Cyber essentials & annual IT audit.
· Lead on the implementation of strategic IT goals.
· Support the Continuous Improvement Officer to find new ways of working and ensure we stay up to date with emerging IT trends.
Data
· Maintain organisational databases, ensuring all data is accurate, meaningful, and compliant with the requirements of current and potential funders, as well as Upbeat’s policies and procedures for data.
· Liaise with Data consultants to manage workflow of data requests.
· Present data in a useful manner for stakeholders.
· Play a key role in the organisation around GDPR and Data Protection.
· Be responsible for the confidential maintenance of service user records and other relevant documents in line with Data Protection legislation (e.g. data protection impact assessments).
Facilities
· Support with office management processes (ordering stationery and equipment).
· Support in the efficient use of premises (organise key holder rota, complete regular checklists).
· Support with risk management and Health and Safety compliance (risk assessments, checklists, PAT checks).
Administration
· Provide administrative support to the charity’s projects (topping up payment cards, phone lines, donation admin).
· Assist with organising and monitoring staff training.
· Assist with the review and writing of policies and the staff handbook.
· Assist with process mapping across the organisation.
Other
· Make an active contribution to the overall work of Upbeat Communities through team meetings, staff training, awareness and fundraising events, and any other appropriate activities.
· Be committed to, and work in accordance with Upbeat Communities’ values and ethos, as well as adhering to all organisational policies and procedures.
· Participate in relevant networks and forums to assist in the work of this role as part of individual and professional development.
Person Specification:
We are looking for exceptional candidates who can demonstrate the following experience and skills. Please make sure you evidence each of these areas when you apply.
Experience
· Experience of supporting IT systems.
· Experience maintaining & improving an organisations Cyber Security position.
· Experience using data for reports and presentations.
· Experience of using a range of online platforms for managing data and information.
· Experience of using Microsoft Office, (Outlook, Word, Excel).
· Experience of office / resource management.
Skills & Attributes
· Excellent spoken and written English, with the ability to communicate to participants and external agencies.
· Excellent administrative ability, well organised and reliable.
· Excellent IT skills.
· Confident in managing and interpreting data.
· Ability to plan and manage your own workload.
· A team player with a helpful attitude and a positive disposition.
· Ability to communicate clearly and professionally to a range of stakeholders.
· Good problem-solving skills.
· Ability to work well on your own initiative and as part of a team.
· Understanding of the need to always maintain confidentiality.
· Commitment to some evening and weekend work.
· Commitment to actively demonstrate and participate in Upbeat Communities’ ethos and values.
What we offer as an Employer
· 25 days holiday plus 8 Bank Holidays for full time staff (pro rata for part time staff).
· Flexible working to promote a good work / life balance.
· Opportunities for continued training and development.
· Competitive pension scheme.
· Annual team retreat to recharge, re-envision and build relationships across the team.
· Regular support and supervision.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
Overview
This is an exciting opportunity for someone passionate about storytelling and creative writing, as well as the work Change Grow Live does, to shape the way we tell our story and reimagine the way we communicate.
This is a remote role with regular travel required to Brighton and London.
Responsibilities
We’re a charity that believes in people and wants to make a difference. Our mission is to help people change the direction of their lives, grow as a person and live life to its full potential. As our National Content Lead, you’ll play a key role in helping us achieve this, through a mix of hands-on content creation and editorial leadership.
You’ll be responsible for planning, developing and executing a content strategy, in line with Change Grow Lives strategic priorities, working closely with the Communications Leadership team and senior stakeholders across the organisation.
We’re looking for someone who can be flexible, but a strong advocate when it comes to offering professional advice and guidance. You’ll be working closely with colleagues in our creative hub, across digital, design and content to shape audience experiences.
Your excellent writing and content production skills will be invaluable in identifying powerful stories about how we are making a difference to people’s lives, within a complex organisation. We’re looking for someone creative, compassionate, and resourceful who cares about making society better and safer for as many people as possible.
Salary Range (pro rata if part time)
CGL points 32 to 36 (£35,649.17 - £39,302.37)
ILW / OLW /Fringe
N/A - Outside London Weighting Area
Closing Date
20/5/2024
If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details:
Anne Jardine
We’re looking for a highly motivated communications professional who is passionate about supporting the growth of FoodCycle and working to help people understand the many benefits of community dining.
We’ve grown a lot over the last 15 years and our weekly community meals now run in more than 85 towns and cities across England and Wales. This role is vitally important in supporting our growth - we have plans to reach 100 Community Meal Projects by the end of this year as well as launching new initiatives that will help us support more families and children.
The post holder will work closely with the Head of Marketing and the wider marketing team to develop campaigns and plans that will get as many people as possible talking about FoodCycle’s work, enhance our visibility and become the leaders in delivering and promoting community dining.
You will have experience working within media or PR, with a track record of securing high quality media coverage. You will have knowledge of the media landscape, and the ability to craft a press release, pitch a story, work with case studies, and write blog posts.
Benefits: We offer 26.5 working days (this includes 3.5 days for the Christmas close down) plus additional holiday for length of service, up to a maximum of 30 days (pro-rata for part-time). Our healthcare package allows staff to claim money back on healthcare bills and includes access to telephone counselling and online GP appointments.
How to apply: Please upload a CV of no more than two sides, and a covering note/letter of no more than two sides explaining why you are suitable for the role, via our vacancy website.
Deadline for your application: 11.59pm on 23rd April 2024
Interview process: Shortlisted candidates will need to complete a 30 minute task prior to being invited to interview (likely to be sent between 26th-30th April)
Interviews: planned for 10th May 2024
Inclusivity: FoodCycle is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from individuals of all backgrounds. We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. We are a Disability Confident Scheme member.
Please note that you will need to have existing Right to Work in the UK to apply for this role. We do not hold a sponsor licence therefore we are unable to provide visa sponsorship.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Senior Communications Officer
Location: Remote (with occasional travel)
Salary: £34,200
Length of contract: Permanent
Hours per week: 37
Interviews: 15th & 16th May
Who are Women’s Aid?
Women’s Aid is the national charity working to end domestic abuse against women and children. We are a federation of over 170 organisations which provide just under 300 local lifesaving services to women and children across England. For almost 50 years we have campaigned on behalf of our members and survivors to shape policy and practice, and to raise awareness of domestic abuse.
Purpose of the Senior Communications Officer role:
As Senior Communications Officer, the successful candidate will be a creative, agile and impactful professional, who will play a pivotal role in shaping Women’s Aid’s communications campaigns, working closely with the Communications Manager and the Head of Media, Brand and Relationships. The successful candidate will take the lead on generating creative, engaging content and ideas for Women’s Aid communications – including major campaign moments and brand awareness. Working across all external channels, including traditional media and social media, you will curate compelling stories that build our profile and target key audiences in our mission to keep women and children safe from domestic abuse. You’ll be joining us at an exciting time, as we mark our 50th Birthday with some powerful campaigns and engagement.
Key duties and responsibilities of the Senior Communications Officer:
-
To be the key communications officer representing the communications team, developing the key messaging of external campaigns, brand-building and communications for the organisation and developing public awareness of these.
-
To lead on planning, drafting and implementing a communications plan for Women’s Aid key communications campaigns such as International Women’s Day, 16 Days, as well as wider organisational projects, incorporating press and social media and providing media support as required.
-
To develop relevant media and social media contacts, as well as contacts in the sector, to maximise the reach and coverage of key communications campaigns as well as wider organisational projects.
-
To work with colleagues to ensure the campaigns take an intersectional approach and centres the most marginalised voices.
-
To work with a diverse range of survivor case studies and media spokespeople, including Women’s Aid member organisations, and to ensure they are treated in an appropriate and safe manner.
-
To help identify both proactive and reactive media opportunities.
-
To write blogs, news articles and promotional copy for Women’s Aid.
-
To proof and typeset publications as required.
-
To be part of the communications team out-of-hours on call rota for media calls.
-
To line manage the Junior Communications Officer
What we are looking for in our Senior Communications Officer:
-
At least two years experience working in communications/journalism/publications or similar.
-
Experience of liaising with a variety of individuals and organisations of all seniorities, internally and externally.
-
Experience of maintaining systems for information storage and retrieval.
-
Experience of online communications/websites/social media, including Content Management Systems.
-
Experience delivering public-facing campaigns with a range of stakeholders.
-
Experience in getting effective PR results.
-
Ability to produce high quality written material, for copy writing, copy editing and publicity materials, posters and press releases.
-
Capable of translating complex information into audience-friendly messages.
-
Ability to carry out a range of research and information-gathering activities.
-
IT skills, including accurate data inputting skills, ability to use Microsoft programmes, understanding of Content Management Systems and troubleshooting simple website problems, and willingness to learn new packages and IT skills as required.
-
Ability to communicate sensitively with survivors of domestic violence to discuss case studies.
-
Ability to work on own initiative and prioritise work, work to tight deadlines and respond to urgent unplanned demands.
-
An understanding of public affairs and the role that campaigning plays.
Benefits of joining us as our Senior Communications Officer include:
-
Generous Annual Leave: 25 days + 2 Company Holidays + 8 UK Bank Holidays, with an extra 1 day per year after 1 year of service, up to a maximum of 5 additional days.
-
Valuable Pension Benefits: a generous 7% employer contribution.
-
Flexible Working: remote working, a generous TOIL scheme, and family-friendly policies
-
Wellness and Support: including a cycle to work scheme, free optician check-ups, annual flu vaccines, access to a 24-hour employee assistance counselling helpline, a ‘Headspace’ app for mindfulness, and ‘Reflective Practice’ sessions.
-
Making a genuine difference, in a rewarding role where your work will directly result in helping Women’s Aid to be able to provide lifesaving services for women and children across England.
How to apply?
-
Please submit your CV and a Cover Letter. Your Cover Letter should be no more than 2 pages long and should include a summary of your reasons for applying for the position. You should also include details of how your skills, behaviours and experience meet those necessary for the role, as listed in the Job Description and Person Specification.
-
Please ensure that you also complete the EDI form and send all completed paperwork to the recruitment email address. (Please clearly mark your name and the role title in the subject line of your email).
NB:
-
Women only need apply under schedule 9 (Part 1) of the Equality Act 2010
-
If you have been shortlisted for interview, you will be informed by email. Regrettably, we are normally unable to acknowledge unsuccessful applicants.
-
We reserve the right to close a recruitment campaign earlier than the advertised closing date if a high volume of responses are received.
-
All posts, including remote posts, must be based in the UK.
-
Women’s Aid is committed to quality, equality, and valuing diversity. Applications are particularly welcome from Black and minoritised women.
-
We are a Disability Confident employer. We guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for vacancies.
-
Please read our Single Sex Statement on the Women's Aid webste
Citizens Advice Wirral is a local charity that supports Wirral residents by providing advice, information, casework and social prescribing services. We assist clients with a range of issues including benefits, debt, employment, housing and life challenges that affect their health and wellbeing. Citizens Advice Wirral also actively works for change in the policies and practices of organisations that impact our clients - we are passionate about the difference our Research and Campaigns work can make to people’s lives.
Our values shape how we as an organisation operate and how we work with each other across all roles: Open and Honest, Professional, Empowering, Non-judgmental and Approachable. They apply to all areas of our advice-giving, our research and campaigns work and how we challenge discrimination and champion equality.
We are recruiting for a Help To Claim adviser to provide support to people making a new Universal Credit claim and work with them up until they receive their first correct payment. This role will involve working across a variety of channels including telephone, web-chat and video conferencing.
Working for Citizens Advice Wirral has a range of benefits including:
- A generous holiday allowance of 25 days (rising to 30 days) plus bank
- holidays (pro-rata)
- Agile working, including up to 5 additional days of flexi leave each year
- (pro-rata) and both home and office-based days (role dependent)
- A contributory pension scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
To find out more and start your application please go to our website via the apply button.
Closing date: 5pm 28th April 2024
Are you a warm, engaging and exceptional online workshop and training facilitator passionate about social justice?
About the role
We know kinship carers are strong, capable and fiercely determined to ensure they get what they need to support their kinship family. And we want to support them to feel confident and empowered to do that. A new training contract with the Department for Education will support this outcome.
This role is pivotal in supporting kinship carers to understand what being a kinship carer actually means, what choices are available to them and how to access the information and advice they need for their kinship families in England.
You’ll facilitate our online introductory training workshops for kinship carers, alongside a kinship experienced colleague.
You’ll join a new team – Advice, Training and Information who will be resolute about creating a positive and impactful learning experience for all kinship carers in England.
A strong facilitator and communicator, you will need to be (or become) a Zoom whizz, confident in using breakout rooms and all the extras, calm under pressure (sometimes technology lets us down) and able to deliver exceptional online workshops and training to small and large audiences. We’ll also ask you to support one-off in person training occasionally.
Being interactive, engaging and able to read the ‘online’ room are essentials for this role. You’ll be curious – and always thinking about how you can improve your delivery and the experience for kinship carers. We’re building a team who is open, focused on the needs of kinship carers and who are looking to continuously and positively improve.
As part of this new training service, you’ll receive all the training and development to support you to succeed in this role. This may include overnight stays as part of induction and training.
What you’ll need to achieve in this role:
Key responsibilities:
· Deliver and lead exceptional online introductory training workshops to kinship carers in England (individual target - between 40-50 over a 12-month period). Confident and frictionless use of Zoom (including breakout rooms and other tools) to deliver a high-quality training experience.
· Consistent approach across training experiences, following manualisation processes.
· An in-depth understanding of kinship care in England (we’ll provide training and support).
· Ensure KPIs for service delivery (including feedback and evaluation) are met including kinship carer experiences (90% service user satisfaction).
· Occasional face-to-face training delivery (for regional roadshows where appropriate).
· Ongoing continuous development of training resources and delivery using insight, data and participation from kinship carers.
· Ensure training is accessible and adapted as required.
· Be comfortable being a ‘face’ for the service in promotion and online resources.
· Take part in creating online content, including being confident in front of the camera to produce video and verbal content to add to our online resources, advice and guidance.
· Contribute to online resources as required.
· Take accountability for using Salesforce effectively as our case management system to support service delivery learning, high performance and evaluation. Ensure excellent administration in your delivery, keeping to deadlines.
· Work closely with Advice Service, Peer Support Service and Programmes teams to create onward referral pathways.
· Work with local authority partners to create regional content for online introductory training workshops.
· Ensure tone of voice, language and brand are in line with Kinship guidelines. Contribute positive active learning and proactively create opportunities to understand kinship carers needs for training (using learning logs).
· Contribute to case studies demonstrating impact of training services alongside ongoing insight to influence policy and campaigning development.
· Actively contribute to delivering high performance across the team. Commitment to personal development.
· Live the Kinship values and behaviours daily, embedding collaboration and learning with others across the organisation as part of your role.
What you’ll bring (your experience):
Knowledge, abilities, skills and experience
Essential
· Substantial experience delivering engaging online training and workshops for diverse audiences, or transferable skills which demonstrate excellent communication and presentation skills.
· Demonstrable experience of using Zoom to a high level to deliver training (using breakout rooms and other tools to support and enhance facilitation). or transferable skills which demonstrate the ability to learn and develop excellent technical skills.
· High quality and professional facilitation skills, or transferable skills which demonstrate excellent communication and presentation skills.
· Demonstrable experience of holding clear boundaries and managing unforeseen circumstances (like disruptive behaviour) within training contexts, or transferable skills which demonstrate your ability to manage boundaries and unforeseen circumstances in a professional context.
· Proven experience of delivering training workshops which deliver impact and learning outcomes for participants, or transferable skills which demonstrate your ability to deliver positive outcomes in a professional context.
· Excellent PowerPoint skills.
· Experience of working with communities with different levels of digital literacy. Ability to develop in-depth subject knowledge (kinship care for example) to deliver consistent and up to date content.
· Excellent written, verbal and visual communications with high attention to detail, representing Kinship and this new training service with conviction and professionalism.
· High degree of confidence using technology, or willingness to develop and take accountability for using technology.
· Willingness to think outside of the box and ability to work with others to work in non-traditional ways to achieve change for kinship carers and their families.
· A positive, can-do, solutions driven attitude that helps contribute to a clear learning culture for the team.
· Ability to work on your own initiative and manage a complex and varied workload to successfully meet project deadlines and targets.
· To act at all times in the best interest of Kinship and the families we support. Resilience when dealing with challenging and sensitive issues.
· Non-judgemental (reflected in language and behaviour).
Desirable experience and knowledge:
· Experience presenting content in video format.
· Experience of using Salesforce.
· Knowledge and understanding of kinship care and/or children and families who need support.
General attributes:
· Commitment to equal opportunities and diversity and a respectful approach to working with people from a range of backgrounds.
· Flexible and willing to travel for work occasionally across England.
· Excellent written and spoken English
· Right to work in the UK
Your main relationships will be with:
· Team Leader - Online
· Training and Learning Lead
· Training team colleagues including Training Facilitators
· Training Officers
· Associate Director of Advice, Training and Information
· Advice, Programmes and Peer Support Teams
· Kinship carers
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you a warm, engaging and exceptional online workshop and training facilitator passionate about social justice?
About Kinship:
If you’re passionate about purpose – real change for real people, then now is a good time to join us. We are Kinship.
We support grandparents, siblings, aunts, uncles, other family members and friends who step up to raise children when their parents can’t.
Our vision is for a society where every kinship family has the recognition, value and support they need and deserve.
What you need to know about this role:
We know kinship carers are strong, capable and fiercely determined to ensure they get what they need to support their kinship family. And we want to support them to feel confident and empowered to do that. A new training contract with the Department for Education will support this outcome.
This role is pivotal in supporting kinship carers to understand what being a kinship carer actually means, what choices are available to them and how to access the information and advice they need for their kinship families in England.
You’ll be part of a team delivering regional roadshows across the country. You’ll help facilitate on the day, presenting to kinship carers across England. Alongside roadshows you’ll deliver introductory training at local peer support groups.
You’ll join a new team – Advice, Training and Information who will be resolute about creating a positive and impactful learning experience for all kinship carers in England. A strong facilitator and communicator, you will need to be great at presenting content to kinship carers. You’ll need to calm under pressure and able to deliver exceptional in person workshops and training to small and large audiences.
Being interactive, engaging and able to read the room are essentials for this role. You’ll be curious – and always thinking about how you can improve your delivery and the experience for kinship carers. We’re building a team who is open, focussed on the needs of kinship carers and who are looking to continuously and positively improve.
As part of this new training service, you’ll receive all the training and development to support you to succeed in this role. This may include overnight stays as part of induction and training. This is a role that will need to travel and we’re happy to discuss how this could work best if you have kinship caring responsibilities. You will not be responsible for logistics.
What you’ll need to achieve in this role:
-
Co-delivering exceptional in person introductory roadshows to kinship carers in England (16 over a 12-month period) as part of a delivery team.
-
Leading exceptional in person introductory workshops to peer support groups in England (individual target - 20-30 over a 12-month period).
-
An in-depth understanding of kinship care in England (we’ll provide training and support).
-
Consistent approach across training experiences, following manualisation processes.
-
Effectively facilitating roundtable discussions (as part of the roadshow format).
-
Supporting consultation events with kinship carers to support co-design of the service.
-
Ensuring KPIs for service delivery (including feedback and evaluation) are met including kinship carer experiences (90% service user satisfaction).
-
Ongoing continuous development of training resources and delivery using insight, data and participation from kinship carers.
-
Ensuring training is accessible and adapted as required.
-
Be comfortable being a ‘face’ for the service in promotion, in person and for online resources.
-
Take part in creating online content, including being confident in front of the camera to produce video and verbal content to add to our online resources, advice and guidance.
-
Contribute to online resources as required.
-
Take accountability for using Salesforce effectively as our case management system to support service delivery learning, high performance and evaluation. Ensure excellent administration in your delivery, keeping to deadlines.
-
Work closely with Advice Service, Peer Support Service and Programmes teams to create onward referral pathways.
-
Work with local authority partners to create regional content for in person introductory training workshops at peer support groups.
-
Ensure tone of voice, language and brand are in line with Kinship guidelines. Contribute positive active learning and proactively create opportunities to understand kinship carers needs for training (using learning logs).
-
Contribute to case studies demonstrating impact of training service alongside ongoing insight to influence policy and campaigning development.
-
Actively contribute to a delivering high performance across the team. Commitment to personal development.
-
Live the Kinship values and behaviours daily, embedding collaboration and learning with others across the organisation as part of your role.
What you’ll bring (your experience):
Essential experience, skills and abilities:
-
Substantial experience delivering engaging in-person training and workshops for diverse audiences, or transferable skills which demonstrate excellent communication and presentation skills.
-
High quality and professional in-person facilitation skills, or transferable skills which demonstrate excellent communication and presentation skills.
-
Demonstrable experience of holding clear boundaries and managing unforeseen circumstances (like disruptive behaviour) within training contexts, or transferable skills which demonstrate your ability to manage boundaries and unforeseen circumstances in a professional context.
-
Proven experience of delivering training workshops which deliver impact and learning outcomes for participants, or transferable skills which demonstrate your ability to deliver positive outcomes in a professional context.
-
Excellent Powerpoint skills.
-
Experience of working with communities with different levels of digital literacy. Ability to develop in-depth subject knowledge (kinship care for example) to deliver consistent and up to date content.
-
Excellent written, verbal and visual communications with high attention to detail, representing Kinship and this new training service with conviction and professionalism.
-
High degree of confidence using technology, or willingness to develop and take accountability for using technology.
-
Willingness to think outside of the box and ability to work with others to work in non-traditional ways to achieve change for kinship carers and their families.
-
A positive, can-do, solutions driven attitude that helps contribute to a clear learning culture for the team.
-
Ability to work on your own initiative and manage a complex and varied workload to successfully meet project deadlines and targets.
-
To act at all times in the best interest of Kinship and the families we support. Resilience when dealing with challenging and sensitive issues.
-
Non-judgemental (reflected in language and behaviour).
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This role will lead on providing senior technical advice, leadership and guidance to the planning, delivery and monitoring of communications activities across the organisation.
Are you an ethusiastic and creative individual that enjoys supporting and working with others? Are you interested in championing Action Hampshire's communication activities?
The successful candidate will join our existing communications team and support our communications and engagement. This role will lead on providing senior technical advice, leadership and guidance to the planning, delivery and monitoring of communications activities across the organisation. This includes supporting on elements of our communication activities; newsletter creation, website maintenance, graphic design and social media.
We are looking for someone with a creative eye, good interpersonal skills and excellent attention to detail who can communicate effectively. A key part of the role will involve exploring and implementing a data visualisation tool to efficiently monitor and review the reach and effectiveness of Action Hampshire’s communications (including social media platforms, newsletter, website hits and publication downloads, event attendance).
As a strengths-based organisation, we value the unique contributions each member of our team brings and our organisational culture emphasises coaching and leadership over management. We’re committed to inclusivity, equity and to the wellbeing and safety of our team.
Key tasks include:
- Providing leadership enabling the delivery of high quality, impactful, engaging and informative content for the Action Hampshire website, newsletter and social media platforms
- Provide support and work with our Communications Officer and Communications Administrator to ensure we are alignment with our communications strategy
- Explore and implement a data visualisation tool to efficiently monitor and review the reach and effectiveness of Action Hampshire’s communications
- Work collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation and build relationships with our members and users
For almost 75 years, Action Hampshire has supported communities across Hampshire. Today, our mission focuses on strengthening the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector, supporting communities to raise their voices, and doing all we can to reduce disadvantage and celebrate diversity across Hampshire. Our responsive approach means we work across a wide range of issues relevant to our communities, from increasing the availability of rural affordable housing to ensuring cancer awareness messaging reaches seldom heard communities.
There has never been a more exciting time to join our talented, ambitious and friendly team. Our new 3-year strategy sets out clear goals and actions which we’ll achieve together. Our leadership team are embedding a culture of learning, experimentation and development. Our team is caring, collaborative and driven by our values of being bold, enterprising, informative, and empowering. We very much welcome applications from all members of the community, regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, faith or disability. We are a Living Wage employer and Disability Confident.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Involve is at the vanguard of changing our democracy. Combining innovative, high-quality practice with making a clear case for a democracy fit for the 21st century, we are showing exactly what our democratic future holds.
As Project Administrator you will play a key role in our team, working together to build a vibrant democracy, where people are at the heart of decision-making. Your focus will be to support the delivery of Involve’s projects and programmes to a high standard, helping to manage relationships, budgets, logistics, events and systems effectively.
To succeed in the role, you will be an outstanding and detail oriented administrator who has excellent organisational, written and verbal communication skills. You will show lots of initiative, be a strong team player whilst also being able to work autonomously, as well as have a passion for our mission
The first major project that will play a significant part of your role will be the Democracy Network - a major project for Involve whose aim is to connect people working on issues of power and democracy to increase our understanding and effectiveness, take action together, and lead on issues to build a stronger democracy.
Health, Safety and Property Facilitator
Salary: £21,000 - £26,000 per annum, depending on experience
35 hours per week, permanent
Home based
Job Ref: 1425
A new and exciting opportunity has arisen for a Health, Safety and Property Facilitator within the Care, Quality and Governance Team. This is an exciting role that will play a key part in the delivery of Cranstoun’s Quality and Governance strategy.
As Health, Safety and Property Facilitator, you will support the Health, Safety and Property Manager in providing high quality and comprehensive health and safety support to the organisation.
You will support safety and compliance communication, advise team members on health and safety policies and processes, promote a culture of best practice, help to deliver health and safety objectives and facilitate compliance with relevant legislation and Cranstoun policies.
You will also be a strong role model of the Cranstoun values: ambitious, creative, compassionate, collaborative and respectful. You will have the ability to self-manage and work independently without close supervision.
It is essential that you have excellent IT skills, in particular the use of MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point).
Experience of working within the health and social care sector would be advantageous.
In return for your dedication and enthusiasm, you will be rewarded with excellent terms and conditions, a robust learning and development programme and an employee benefits package.
For more information and to download an application pack, please visit our website, via the link.
This role is subject to Enhanced DBS check.
Unfortunately, we are unable to accept CVs.
Closing date: Sunday 28th April 2024.
Interview date: TBC.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
Communications and Events Officer £25,000 per annum (pro-rata)
Full time role (37.5 hours) with an initial 6-month fixed term contract continuing subject to funding.
Remote working, with the option for hybrid working (up to two days in the office) in London, Manchester and Cardiff.
At One Million Mentors, our aim is to ensure that every young person in the country has access to a trained mentor as they transition into adulthood. We believe that investing in mentors will help to address the skills gap agenda and improve social cohesion.
Would you like the opportunity to:
-
Play a key role in bringing 1MM's new communications strategy to life and delivering its key outcomes?
-
Be part of a dynamic, values-driven organisation working to achieve lasting social change?
-
Work across the business, public and third sector to develop innovative ways of harnessing the potential of young people in Great Britain?
-
Help shape a growing organisation?
-
Enhance your personal development and job satisfaction through monthly team training sessions, personal L&D opportunities and a 15 hour per year volunteering allowance?
If so, this may be the role for YOU!
Main purpose of role
To enable the delivery of 1MM’s communications strategy, across the organisation, to extend our reach and build engagement within our community: ensuring we cost effectively produce and deploy powerful content and co-ordinated messages across all our communications channels, and to a broad range of audiences, alongside the promotion and administration of our events programme.
For a more detailed job description, please see the job pack attached.
Remuneration and benefits: Salary bracket of £25,000 (pro rata), up to 6.5% employer pension contribution and 25 days holiday per year (pro rata).
**Please note that applications submitted without a Covering Letter will not be considered**
For further details on how to apply, please see application guidelines attached.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We're looking for a Senior Project Officer, to work in our Innovation and Practice team and support exemplary, agile project management across Involve.
This is an exciting time to join the Involve team. Alongside increasing public and political interest in our approaches, we are increasing the size and impact of our project work. We have a couple of new multifaceted projects which need really effective and agile project management. As a Senior Project Officer you will contribute to all aspects of our delivery, with a particular focus on project and programme management of larger projects. Your main focus will be on:
-
Project management and delivery - core project management and logistics, running onboarding for participants, event management, analysis and reporting, and facilitation
-
Building our project management approach further - supporting Involve to build our project management capacity and resources that are appropriate for our creative, inclusive processes and culture
-
Project and programme design - working with project teams to design entire projects and processes which use deliberative, qualitative and participatory methods
-
Project impact - recording and monitoring how our projects work, the kinds of impacts they have, and the ways they contribute to Involve’s mission.
This Senior Project Officer role sits in our Innovation and Practice Function. Our team’s daily work includes setting up, managing, designing, delivering and reporting on a wide range of participatory and deliberative processes, ranging from small scale, hyper-local community engagements to large, national, multi-event Citizens’ Assemblies and longer term projects. Our processes can be face to face, hybrid, or online, and often involve bringing together different groups from within the public with interested parties and experts from across government, business , academia and civil society.
In addition, you would work closely with our Capacity Building and Standards team to support their work helping others to deliver these approaches and contribute to our communications and advocacy work. You will also support fundraising for grants and projects, responding to tenders and writing proposals and building relationships with our funders, collaborators and clients.
We are looking for an excellent project manager, able to manage fairly large projects and task manage others at all levels to ensure smooth delivery. You will be great at managing relationships at all levels and working with others to get things done. Given the nature of our work we are also looking for public participation skills, or relevant or transferable expertise and an understanding of deliberative practice. That will enable you to design and deliver project management, and support facilitation that fits our work and enables you to contribute to advising our clients on designing and delivering effective engagement. It is critical that you are open to new ideas, a good team player, committed to shifting power and addressing inequities in our society and that you are passionate about furthering our vision. Experience of building project management capacity, fundraising and staff management is desirable.
Salary band: £38,975 - £43,584
Location: Flexible. Must be comfortable with committing to regular travel both for project work and Involve team activities. Must be able to travel across the UK.
Hours: Full time preferred, 35 hours per week, with flexible or part time considered.
Location: Remote (UK-based), role may require occasional travel
Salary: £42,750 per annum
Length of contract: Fixed Term until 31 March 2025
Hours per week: 37
Reports to: Head of Strategic Programmes
Closing date: TBC – 30th April 2024
Interviews: w/c 6th May or w/c 13th May 2024
Who are Women’s Aid?
Women’s Aid is the national charity working to end domestic abuse against women and children. We are a federation of over 170 organisations which provide just under 300 local lifesaving services to women and children across England. For almost 50 years we have campaigned on behalf of our members and survivors to shape policy and practice, and to raise awareness of domestic abuse.
Purpose of the Project Manager role:
As Project Manager, the successful candidate will play an integral role in working across the organisation to ensure that sound project management principles are being used in all aspects of our work. You will be responsible for delivering cross-cutting, significant and complex programmes and projects that underpin Women’s Aid’s strategy.
You will support the Head of Strategic Programmes to effectively schedule and monitor the projects, programmes and core business activity across the organisation, in line with our key strategic goals.
Key duties and responsibilities of the Project Manager:
-
Full scale project management of key strategic projects across a project’s full life cycle, to deliver within scope, on time, on budget, and within quality commitments. This includes designing project models, allocating resources, scheduling, monitoring, stakeholder communications, reporting and budget management.
-
Assessing and recommending to the senior leadership team the viability and suitability of new proposed projects.
-
Continually ensuring project specific risks are identified, assessed and mitigated, and escalating to senior managers as appropriate.
-
Supporting the creation, embedding and monitoring of performance and outcome measures relating to project deliverables.
-
Monitoring and managing interdependencies between projects across the organisation, and ensuring that projects are delivered in line with Women’s Aid’s strategic objectives.
-
Building professional and functional working relationships with key stakeholders, across all levels, to ensure optimum information flow and understanding of key business areas.
What we are looking for in our Project Manager:
Essential:
-
Substantial (5+ years) proven experience in project planning and execution, monitoring and reporting, and achievement of objectives.
-
Experience managing large (£50k+) and complex (e.g. cross-cutting multiple teams/functions) budgets.
-
Ability to work at pace and deliver to deadlines, prioritising work depending on organisational need.
-
Ability to interpret top-line briefs and turn these into practical action.
-
Ability to identify and manage project-based risks and issues, identify key decision points and define options for decision-makers.
-
Ability to work on own initiative to meet objectives in a complex, changing environment
-
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including facilitation and presenting to a wide range of audiences
-
Knowledge of a variety of project management principles and frameworks.
-
Commitment to anti-discriminatory practice and equal opportunities.
-
Willingness to travel across the UK on occasion, as required by the job role
-
A basic understanding of the experiences and needs of women and children affected by gender-based violence.
-
An understanding of the role and work of Women’s Aid, and commitment to its values.
Desirable:
-
Project management qualification.
-
Cross-organisational matrix programme management.
-
Project management work in a similar not for profit setting.
Benefits of joining us as our Project Manager include:
-
Generous Annual Leave: 25 days + 2 Company Holidays + 8 UK Bank Holidays, with an extra 1 day per year after 1 year of service, up to a maximum of 5 additional days.
-
Valuable Pension Benefits: a generous 7% employer contribution.
-
Flexible Working: remote working, a generous TOIL scheme, and family-friendly policies
-
Wellness and Support: including a cycle to work scheme, free optician check-ups, annual flu vaccines, access to a 24-hour employee assistance counselling helpline, a ‘Headspace’ app for mindfulness, and ‘Reflective Practice’ sessions.
-
Making a genuine difference, in a rewarding role where your work will directly result in helping Women’s Aid to be able to provide lifesaving services for women and children across England.
How to apply?
-
Please submit your CV and a Cover Letter. Your Cover Letter should be no more than 2 pages long and should include a summary of your reasons for applying for the position. You should also include details of how your skills, behaviours and experience meet those necessary for the role, as listed in the Job Description and Person Specification.
-
Please ensure that you also complete the EDI form and send all completed paperwork to recruitment. (Please clearly mark your name and the role title in the subject line of your email).
NB:
-
Women only need apply under schedule 9 (Part 1) of the Equality Act 2010
-
If you have been shortlisted for interview, you will be informed by email. Regrettably, we are normally unable to acknowledge unsuccessful applicants.
-
We reserve the right to close a recruitment campaign earlier than the advertised closing date if a high volume of responses are received.
-
All posts, including remote posts, must be based in the UK.
-
Women’s Aid is committed to quality, equality, and valuing diversity. Applications are particularly welcome from Black and minoritised women.
-
We are a Disability Confident employer. We guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for vacancies. For an informal chat about your needs or to receive the application pack in another format, please email recruitment.
-
Please read our Single Sex Statement here: Women's Aid: Single sex services statement - Women’s Aid
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: Home based with UK-wide travel, as required/on occasion
Contract details: 18 months, Fixed Term Contract
Salary: £32,500-£38,000 per annum (pro-rata)
Hours: Part-time (21-28 hours per week – to be discussed)
Directorate: Professional Services
Reporting to: Head of Finance
Responsible for: N/A
This is a new role working closely with the Head of Finance to support NFCC to manage our contracts and written agreements from drafting to completion. The role will work to support the wider staff team.
What you will be doing:
- Drafting and/or amending and negotiating contracts and other written agreements, such as Data Sharing Agreements, Confidentiality Agreements/Non-Disclosure Agreements, taking into consideration any relevant funding terms and conditions.
- Drafting and/or amending and negotiating other types of agreements from time to time as instructed
- Working with the NFCC staff team to produce relevant documentation required for procurement processes
- Completing research and due diligence checks on potential suppliers or partners
- Articulating, capturing and implementing contractual issues
- Negotiating contract terms with both internal and external entities
- Reviewing existing contracts and updating them
- Support contract owners to ensure effective monitoring of contractual performance
- Analysing risks associated with specific contract terms
- Creating language standards for new contract documents or existing ones
- Providing detailed reporting to the involved parties at the end of a contract
- Producing timely and relevant reporting on procurement and contract activity.
- Managing the insurance renewal processes for the organisation.
Who we are looking for:
A proactive, analytical individual with experience of draft contracts and other written agreements. You will need to have excellent attention to detail and be comfortable using MS Office applications and other IT systems such as Sage.
Applications from individuals looking for between 21-28 working hours are welcomed.
What you can expect:
We are people centred and focus on creating a positive and engaging working environment. Wellbeing, reward, recognition, and personal development are not just words we talk about, we put them into action daily.
We offer an enhanced annual leave allowance of 26 days (pro-rata) plus bank holidays, health care cashback plan, access to an Employee Assistance Programme and support flexitime working.
How to apply:
Please complete the application form linked from the ‘apply now’ button below. CV’s will not be accepted for this position.
NFCC is an independent membership association and the professional voice of UK fire and rescue services.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.