Every childhood is worth fighting for. This is our belief. It drives us. And it motivates our Strategy, Policy and Evidence team to maintain our position as an influential, informed and forceful voice at every level. Join us as a Business Support Assistant and lead progress that means more.

The Strategy and Knowledge Directorate is responsible for developing and monitoring the NSPCC strategy, influencing public policy, championing an evidenced-based approach in all our work, designing impactful services and developing and managing our knowledge and information services.

The Business Support Assistant will work closely with the Head of Strategy Delivery to oversee S&K operations and to ensure that our processes run smoothly, on time and to quality standards. These include health and safety, queries and complaints, risk management and reporting. This would suit someone with some experience in an administrative and business support functions such as invoicing, forward planning, action logs and dashboards, although training will be provided where needed. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds and we’ll consider flexible working options.

As an organisation, we are committed to creating and fostering a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children and adults at risk. Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and thorough process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all persons appointed are suitable to work with our children and adults.

Financial Services Agent 
Permanent
Full time (34.5 hours)
Home-based
Salary Range: £23,500-£30,500

Do you have experience in providing financial services or financial guidance?

Do you pride yourself on delivering exceptional customer care and high-quality information through a variety of communication channels?

Does your compassion, determination, and resilience shine through when supporting customers in a time of great need? 

If so, we would love to hear from you! 

About the Role

Now more than ever, people living with cancer are contacting our support line for financial guidance, so to meet this need we are expanding our wonderful team. 

People diagnosed with cancer often experience an adverse financial impact. We are working with major financial providers to deliver a fairer deal for people with cancer to include a UK-wide rollout of free and impartial financial guidance via phone, and online channels.

You’ll provide confidential, tailored information and guidance on budgeting and financial planning, pensions, mortgages, insurance, tax, savings and borrowing – not selling or recommending specific products, but supporting people affected by cancer in making more informed decisions about their finances.

We will offer you the opportunity to develop your knowledge and give you experience in an environment where you will become an expert in guiding people living with and affected by cancer. This will enable you to build on your existing skills, and you will gain valuable experience from working in a growing and exciting area.

About You

We are looking for experienced Financial Guides who can demonstrate highly developed listening, communication, and interpersonal skills necessary to handle emotional and complex situations in a way which always balances empathy with professionalism.

To do this role you will have:

• Recent experience of providing up-to-date and accurate Financial Services or Guidance to the public
• Sound knowledge and understanding of financial issues affecting people affected by cancer
• Understanding of the financial sector and its regulatory environment
• Contact centre experience
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Experience using the Microsoft Office suite of applications

Alongside having excellent technical knowledge, you will have a flexible approach to work. This will support our service as it enables us to meet the needs of more people affected by cancer.

About Us

We help millions of people with cancer across the UK live life as fully as they can through physical, emotional, and financial support. Our values are at the heart of who we are and everything we do, inspiring our thinking and guiding our actions. Together, we do whatever it takes for people living with cancer; with heart, with strength and with ambition.

We strongly encourage people of different age groups, ethnically diverse backgrounds, religions, beliefs or no faith, and who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, non-binary people, veterans, parents, and individuals with disabilities to apply. Macmillan is an employer who welcomes everyone to our team to join us and fulfill their potential with us. If you need reasonable workplace adjustments at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know. In your application, please feel free to note which pronouns you use (for example, she/her/hers, he/him/his, they/them/theirs). 

We want every individual to feel empowered to bring their best to work, and that’s why we offer flexibility in our working locations, working hours and benefits so we can support you in your life and your career.

Working Hours

You will work an average of 34.5 hours per week on a shift system basis. The service operates Monday-Sunday, between 08:00-18:15.

Recruitment Process

The application deadline is July 3rd, 2022 at midnight. Please submit your application as soon as possible, as we reserve the right to change the closing date of our vacancies.

Successful candidates will be invited to a virtual group assessment centre w/c July 4th, 2022 via MS Teams.

Successful candidates will then be invited to a virtual interview w/c July 11th, 2022 via MS Teams.

The expected start date for this role is August 2022.

In order to ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for this role, all of our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed so that shortlisting is based solely upon the suitability of the candidate’s experience.

Civitas Recruitment are proud to be working with a fantastic charity that promotes responsible investment. The charity campaigns and works with organisations and companies to tackle issues such as climate change, global health, and workforce issues. A great opportunity exists for a HR Manager (maternity cover) to join the team. This is an exciting time to join the charity as they are going through a period of significant growth and are beginning to implement a wide range of new and innovative projects to be involved in. As Senior HR Manager, you will be in charge of the HR system ensuring the continuation of development and providing leadership of the small team. You will be working closely with the Director of People to ensure that projects and other goals are met on time and running a new project on a review of our benefits both for our staff based in the UK and Brussels. It is a full time (35 hours per week) 11-month fixed term contract role that can be home based (within the UK) with occasional travel to London for meetings and events.

Who are we looking for?

Ideal candidate will have experience of line management and coaching those around you, delivering through others and creating opportunities to learn and grow. You will have good understanding of the principles of project management or experience of running your own projects and be naturally collaborative and flexible. CIPD level 5 accreditation or equivalent experience will be a requirement for this role. Although it’s not essential, any knowledge you might have of employment law in Belgium will be a plus but not essential. This role is a generalist role looking at all areas of HR, you will have experience of working as a generalist or of several different parts of HR

If the above role description sounds of interest and you feel like you meet the criteria; please apply immediately or for further information, please contact Syed at Civitas Recruitment for a full JD and informal discussion. Early applications are encouraged.

HR Business Partner

Salary: £53,000 - £58,000 p.a.

Location: Home-based with some travel

Contract: Fixed-Term (12 months)

Application Deadline: 23:55 on 24th July - please do not delay applying as we will be shortlisting on application.

Application process: In our commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion, we operate an anonymized shortlisting process. Please ensure you complete the work history section of the application form and answered all application questions. CVs are required for all applications; however, they will not be reviewed until the interview stage.

Job description:

We are looking for an impactful HR Business Partner to partner with our Retail and Fundraising teams to drive performance.

We're looking for an experienced HR Business Partner to engage key stakeholders to impact our exciting people agenda in the Marketing, Fundraising, and Engagement directorate with a key focus on our Retail function. This role is fast-paced, and you will be comfortable working in a constantly evolving environment with a varied employee relations caseload.

People are critical to our success - we have a great organization where our people are CRUK's most important asset, and you will play a key role in enabling leaders to maximize the performance and impact of their teams to help us beat cancer.

In this role you will:

• Partner with business leaders to identify targeted, effective, and sustainable HR solutions

• Develop influential working relationships with key stakeholders, building rapport quickly

• Manage a number of HR projects designed to support and enable key priorities related to the HR Operational Plan and CRUK Organisational Strategy priorities

• Act as the key facilitator/coordinator of key HR processes in collaboration with Centres of Excellence

• Ensure employee relations matters are dealt with robustly and pragmatically, balancing risk effectively

• Support business leaders to drive Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in their business area

As the key interface with business stakeholders, you'll work closely with specialist HR colleagues to support delivery and impact. To succeed in this role, we are looking for:

• Experienced business partner with the ability to build strong stakeholder relationships, influence at all levels of the organization, and build the case for effective HR interventions

• Experienced HR generalist with a track record of successful delivery and working with specialist HR functions/ Centres of Excellence

• Ability to use judgment and work with ambiguity distilling key priorities/focus areas

• Experience in managing business change projects through the application of strong project management skills

• Strong knowledge and application of org design, employment law, HR policies, principles, and procedures

What will you gain?

Without you, we wouldn't be able to achieve our aim of seeing 3 in 4 people survive cancer by 2034. So, we want to reward you in as many ways as possible. Our benefits package includes:

• Flexible working - home-based with travel.

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays + 1 CRUK day (option to buy up to 5 days per annum).

• Pension (employer contributions up to 10%).

• Life insurance.

• Brilliant learning and development opportunities.?

• Discounts - Westfield Shopping Centre, travel, technology, gym memberships, and much more…

If you're as ambitious as we are, join our collective force and enjoy an excellent career, as we save and extend lives then apply here!

Every childhood is worth fighting for. This is our belief. It drives us. And it motivates our Strategy and Knowledge directorate to maintain our position as an influential, informed and forceful voice at every level. Join us as a Child Safety Online Project Officer, and lead progress that means more.

In 2020, police forces across the nations recorded more than 10,000 cyber related sexual crimes against children. With the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, we believe this number will increase. And, as technology evolves, we must keep pace with what this means for children and create safer environments online. Our new 10-year strategy 2021-2031 identifies one of its core three goals to ensure that every child is safe online.

This role will sit within our newly formed Child Safety Online Solutions Lab and will be key to us ensuring that children are afforded the same protection in the online world as they are offline. Our team works closely with colleagues across the NSPCC to scope, plan and deliver innovative projects to keep children safe online. This involves working with a range of external partners from the third sector, government, law enforcement and industry to make sure protections for young people are as effective as possible.

We are looking for an individual with experience delivering complex projects to help ensure that every child is safe online. You will have good knowledge of issues and developments in the field of online safety for children, and experience in working with a range of stakeholders to deliver impactful projects on time and to budget. You will have the ability to communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders and can think logically and identify and implement improvements. 

This is a real opportunity to make a difference to children’s lives, but we also like to reward people by offering a great working environment, being part of a friendly and supportive team, and offering stimulating and challenging work, with plenty of development opportunities. We offer a variety of rewards and benefits including: generous annual leave, employee benefits and assistance programme, pension and life assurance schemes.

Join us and you’ll become part of a team that cares about the work they do and the people they work with. You’ll discover opportunities to grow, along with challenges and a shared purpose that’ll bring the best out in you. And you’ll get to find your own way to make a difference that means more, and that impacts millions of young lives.

As an organisation, we are committed to creating and fostering a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children and adults at risk. Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and thorough process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all persons appointed are suitable to work with our children and adults.

Prospectus is pleased to be partnering an international young people's charity to recruit a Programme Development Manager to oversee a new Wales-based social action programme, designed to support, empower and inspire young people, particularly young girls, to be agents of change in their local communities.

Following the successful delivery of a three-year programme, the organisation has been awarded further funding to build upon this important work within schools and community settings, as well as working directly with young people. As Programme Development Manager you will be responsible for the strategic oversight and growth of the programme, ensuring delivery of all elements, including a new innovation schools-based pilot. You will work to ensure sustainability of the programme across Wales, building funder relationships, actively developing pilots and seeking out other innovations that generate funds in order to increase the organisation's impact with young people.

This is an exciting opportunity that requires a proactive, innovative individual who has direct experience of working with communities, ideally across Wales, to create change. To be successful, you will be a strong project manager with significant experience of delivering impact for participants and donors, as well as experience of working in a field directly related to youth engagement, gender equality and/or girls' rights in Wales. You will have experience of creating or managing programmes in youth settings (ideally including schools), to build young people's skills and confidene, and will have experience of creating or developing proposals and pilots that meet the needs of beneficiaries as well as funders.

To apply, please register your interest and submit your CV by clicking 'apply now' below. Supporting Statements are not required at this stage.

Please note, this role is initially offered on a 12 month fixed term contract with possibility of extension, depending on funding.

Please note this role is Hybrid-working with regular travel across Wales, and to London approximately once every two weeks.

As a specialist Recruitment Practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application

Vacancy Reference Number:

CWSME/C/FR-UK-R1

Position title:

Senior Editor and Copywriter

Reports to:

Communications Manager

Location:

Muslim Hands, 148 – 164 Gregory Boulevard, Gregory House, Nottingham, NG7 5JE

OR

Muslim Hands UK, 595-597 Commercial Road, London, E1 0HJ.

OR

Remote / Other [TBC post discussion, consideration and approval]

Hours of Work:

Full-time, 35 hours per week

 Salary guideline:

Up to £29,000 per year Dependent on Experience

Terms of Employment:

Permanent Contract (with a 6-Month Probationary Period)

Application Process & Closing Date:

Send an up-to-date CV and supporting Covering Letter by Email by no later than Friday, 15th July 2022

Approx. Interview & Role Commencement Date(s):

ASAP thereafter

Note: Strong Applicants may be contacted sooner, ahead of the closing date, to hold Online Interview with Muslim Hands; therefore, please familiarise yourself with MS Teams and Zoom Meetings, prior to submitting your application. 

Job Description

This is an exciting opportunity to work for one of the UK's leading Muslim charities as we continue to expand our online presence. You will be working with a dedicated team of creatives and marketers to ensure we grow our online donations and reach.

The postholder will be working closely with other members of the fundraising department, including the Communications Manager, Marketing Manager and other copywriters to deliver compelling content for fundraising and brand awareness campaigns, as well as ensuring brand consistency across all our comms output. 

Key Responsibilities

• Work alongside others in the digital team, including graphic designers and video production specialists, to produce engaging content for our websites and email newsletters.
• Work closely with the Assistant Copywriter and Communications Manager to ensure a consistent brand and tone of voice across our written content, including our websites, email and SMS marketing and print mailers.
• Work with graphic designers in the creative team to produce engaging content for our print mailers.
• Plan the structure of online content to reflect our fundraising activities and the breadth / depth of our work.
• Create and manage our email marketing campaigns, from the initial conception, right through to analysis and learnings.
• Work with the Fundraising team to create an online and print strategy for each campaign; support the Fundraising team with copy during campaigns.
• Create website copy to maximise our conversion rates, search engine optimisation and social media engagement.
• Regularly produce new high-quality content by writing suitable copy, proofing, editing, and uploading onto a CMS.
• Continually monitor website content to ensure it remains accurate, updated and interesting.
• Continually monitor the success of website content, email newsletters and SMS messages, while maintaining a spreadsheet of relevant data.
• Research, collate and prepare project feedback for dissemination to donors, partner organisations and other channels.
• Edit all copy produced by the Assistant Copywriter to ensure we are producing high quality, brand consistent written content at all times.
• Liaise with the Programmes Reporting Officer and different departments across the charity to keep abreast of the different activities the organisation is carrying out both in the UK and abroad.

Essential Skills

• Outstanding communication skills and a keen eye for detail.
• A talent for producing engaging and impactful copy.
• Excellent research skills and an ability to organise information and break down complex ideas for our audience.
• A talent for coming up with creative ideas to craft an online strategy which sets our content apart.
• A proven track record of editing and creating online content, including for email marketing campaigns and web pages.
• The ability to work on multiple projects, often to tight deadlines.
• Passion for charity/third sector.

Desirable Skills:

• Experience of using a CSM , such as Umbraco or Word Press.
• Demonstrable knowledge of copy writing for search engine optimisation (SEO).
• Knowledge of Arabic.

NB: Unfortunately, we will only be able to contact successful candidates so if you have not heard from us by the closure date unfortunately your application will have been unsuccessful.

Flexible and remote role, for an experienced HR manager to work across the organisation. Supporting those who care for someone with Dementia.

Purpose : To lead HR activities and processes within the organisation, supporting managers and colleagues to manage and work effectively.  Supported by colleagues in the Accounts and HR team and outside advisors.

Reports to : Director of Finance & Resources

Dementia Carers Count :

Dementia Carers Count (DCC) is a national charity dedicated to the 700,000 family members and friends in the UK who are caring for someone with dementia. We deliver free services, both face-to-face and online, that give family carers the opportunity to learn about dementia, to connect with others and to find ways to improve and maintain their own wellbeing while navigating the highs and lows of caring for someone with dementia. All our services are developed in close collaboration with family carers, enabling us to concentrate on their needs, and are delivered by experts.

Having increased staff numbers from 16 to 26 over the last 6 months, DCC has an exciting strategy aimed at increasing the number of beneficiaries reached at the same time as increasing its income generation, in order to become financially sustainable by 2025.  This includes developing earned income from commercial activities, as well as delivering support to carers online, such as through our newly developed and evolving Virtual Carers’ Centre.

With carers are the heart of what we do, we operate an organisational model to match. We are a flexible employer, with everyone working remotely. We meet up when needed and focus on delivering high quality of work.

The role :

To support the growth in the organisation, our corporate services teams are also expandingThis has included a new Finance & Resources Director – who joined in March 2022 and leads the Accounts and HR function, as well as the creation of our first dedicated Human Resources post.

With the new strategy and a growing team, the whole approach to Human Resources is under review. So, this is an exciting time to join us. We are determined that HR should reflect the organisational values of Nurturing, Versatile, Open-minded, Determined and Empowering. We are looking for outsourced/external support to provide additional input and guidance. We are looking for someone who will join us on this journey and make a significant contribution to this review.

We are a small organisation, with ambitious plans, and an entrepreneurial approach. We are looking for someone prepared to take care of detail, including administration associated with HR. An ability to see the bigger picture, take initiative and develop the way the DCC does HR will set a candidate apart.

We’re advertising the role at 21 hours per week, but would consider applications for slightly more or less. The hours can be structured in many different ways to be agreed, although providing cover during the week is something we will need to consider.

Responsibilities :

• Owning all HR processes, developing them, documenting them where needed, and ensuring they are understood across the organisation
• Liaising with managers, and colleagues, offering advice, support and responding to queries on HR matters
• Managing our HR database, ensuring that data is up to date and the system is usable by colleagues.
• Leading internally managed recruitments : working with managers to plan recruitment, placing adverts, coordinating candidates and interview/testing processes.Supporting when Agencies are used for recruitment.
• Supporting on payroll, and other tasks as needed, including occasional cover for within the wider Finance & HR team.

Person Specification

• Generalist experience in human resources
• Formal HR qualification, e.g., CIPD or equivalent
• Experience of working with HR information systems, as well as good all round IT skills
• Experience of leading on recruitment campaigns
• Experience of acting as the first point of call for managers / staff to provide support and advice around HR processes / policies
• Ability to keep up to date on employment law
• Communication skills – able to connect with people face to face as well as communicate in writing,– making human resources relevant to them.
• Judgement – able to consider different angles to a question and decide on a way forward for the organisation.
• Willing and capable to keep administrative elements of HR in good order and up to date.
• Flexible and able to adapt to a varied role, in a small organisation – managing your own workload and the contribution colleagues make.

What we offer :

Salary:  £20,400 pa (£34,000 full time equivalent)

Travel costs are paid by DCC, so you will have no commuting costs.

Location: Homeworking, but must be able to travel into the London office from time to time as required.

Hours of work: 21 hours per week

Benefits: 25 days holidays plus Bank Holidays (Pro rata for part time staff), Workplace company Pension scheme with 6% employer contribution and membership of a Group Life Assurance.

We are a flexible employer – committed to adapting how we work to allow employees to thrive inside and outside of work.

How to apply

To apply we will need a CV and a cover letter that explains you suitability for the role.

Further details on the role, the application process and our organisation -can be found in the recruitment pack.

You will need to have a pre-exiting right to work in the UK. We are unable to offer visa sponsorship.

Do you want to make a difference and be part of an organisation that has been helping save lives for more than a century? 

Excellent opportunity to join a growing and evolving Internal Audit team at St John Ambulance, reporting to the Head of Internal Audit, the successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the effective delivery of internal audits, helping deliver key internal audit departmental processes, including audit actions follow-up, preparation of reporting dashboards, and preparation of Audit & Risk Committee papers.

The role benefits from a competitive salary, generous pension, 33 days holiday (including bank holidays), options to buy and sell holiday, Blue Light and NHS discounts, life assurance, eye care and mental health, wellbeing tools and volunteering days.  It will also provide opportunities to grow and develop your career, achieve a healthy work life balance and to be recognised for the great work you do.

Please see the job description for more detail (this can be viewed on our website or once you click apply)

About You:

• CCAB accountancy qualification certification, such as ACA, CIMA, ACCA, CIPFA
• Experience of a wide range of internal audits; financial, operational, compliance
• Experience of data visualisation software tools to analyse and present test results
• Happy to work as part of an in-house or co-sourced audit team and also confident to work independently 

About the Role:

• Perform audit testing for individual internal audit engagements
• Prepare audit documentation including Risk & Control Matrices, testing papers and meeting presentations
• Preparing draft audit reports for review
• Supporting the Head of Internal Audit in the performance of ad hoc consultancy and advisory reviews

About Us:

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team of over 1,700 employees and over 30,000 volunteers, united by our goal of saving lives through essential first aid services, training and campaigning.  As a charity with a long history of serving humanity, we are proud of our past and excited about creating a healthier, safer, more resilient future.

St John Ambulance are committed to increasing the diversity of our team and making sure we best reflect the diversity of the communities we serve.At St John, everyone is valued and supported to thrive.  We do not tolerate any form of discrimination and engender a sense of belonging for all, by creating an environment of mutual respect, where we value unique differences and demonstrate authentic allyship. We believe passionately about equity, diversity and inclusion.

Please note: St John does not accept speculative CVs and will only review CVs sent in application for an advertised vacancy.

Recruitment Agencies: We are not utilising the services of recruitment agencies for this vacancy and will accept direct applications only.

Do you want to make a difference and be part of a vibrant and inclusive organisation that has been helping save lives for more than a century?  As one of the country’s best-loved charities, St John Ambulance played a pivotal role in responding to the pandemic as well as ‘everyday’ health emergencies, training, supporting communities, and improving young people’s lives.

We have an outstanding opportunity for a National Head of Commercial Training Delivery to join us to lead through a team of Training Managers, delivering courses daily at St John and customer premises across a wide geographic area. The role will also support the strategic ambition developing our future digital training offering and scoping future opportunities.  This is a key leadership role within St John Ambulance; the successful candidate will influence and develop the quality and attractiveness of Workplace Training products and services. The candidate will also ensure a cohesive, consistent, and efficient national operation that meets learner, customer, partner and regulator’s expectations. 

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work, providing a supportive culture with opportunities to grow and develop your career, achieve a healthy work life balance and to be recognised for the great work you do. The role benefits from a competitive salary, generous pension, hybrid, flexible working, 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) - increasing to 38 days over 5 years, options to buy and sell holiday, free first/mental aid first aider courses, Blue Light and NHS online shopping discounts, cycle to work scheme, life assurance, flu jab, eye care, mental health and wellbeing tools and volunteering days. 

Please see the job description for more detail (this can be viewed on our website or once you click apply)

About You:

• Experience of operating at a senior leadership level in a relevant organisation or field, including managing managers 
• Strong and impactful operational management with ambitious aims and within a complex working environment
• Workforce and resource planning experience, building capacity, and scaling-up activities
• Experience of leading a large team across a wide geographical area with multiple stakeholders and matrix structures within a profitable commercial, customer-focussed environment

About the Role:

• Lead a team of 400+ people to ensure the professional, profitable, and successful delivery of market-leading commercial training programmes in 190+ locations for 250,000+ learners per year, generating £50m+ income
• Lead and develop national projects and initiatives to ensure high efficiency, technological and process improvement, and highly effective services 
• Monitor, measure and evaluate success of training courses and deliverables, to demonstrably meet regulator, partner and internal standards. Leading on quality standards and providing relevant reports, implementing improvements, and providing recommendations and proposals to the senior leadership team 
• Provide subject matter expertise in programme delivery, quality, content, and capacity building to the Director of Training & Operations and support the leadership of business change across the directorate 
• Guide managers in the effective and compassionate leadership of people and management of customers 

About Us:

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team of over 1,700 employees and over 30,000 volunteers, united by our goal of saving lives through essential first aid services, training and campaigning.  As a charity with rich heritage and a long history of serving humanity, we are proud of our past and excited about creating a healthier, safer, more resilient future.

St John Ambulance are committed to increasing the diversity of our team and making sure we best reflect the diversity of the communities we serve.At St John, everyone is valued and supported to thrive, we have several networks including Multi Culture, Disability and Accessibility, Pride, Family and Carers and Women’s groups.  We do not tolerate any form of discrimination and engender a sense of belonging for all, by creating an environment of mutual respect, where we value unique differences and demonstrate authentic allyship. We believe passionately in equality, diversity and inclusion.

                                                                 

Please note: St John does not accept speculative CVs and will only review CVs sent in application for an advertised vacancy.

Recruitment Agencies: We are not utilising the services of recruitment agencies for this vacancy and will accept direct applications only.

Role Overview
Reporting to the Digital Marketing Manager, as a Digital Marketing Officer you will be responsible for growing our brand across our digital channels, as well as developing our user experience across our website, enabling our information to raise awareness of osteoporosis, inspire action on bone health and support people with the condition to live well.

Do you have experience of working on websites, across social media channels and email marketing?
Are you confident handling and interpreting data to identify trends and opportunities?
Do you have experience of managing and running digital campaigns across various channels?
Are you looking to further develop a career in digital marketing?

We’re looking for a proactive self-starter with brand awareness, a keen eye for detail and a creative flair to join a fantastic organisation and team where you can really make a difference.

If this is you, we’d love to hear from you.

In this role, you would benefit from the flexibility to work in a hybrid way enabling you to work remotely from our office base in central Bath, with the expectation to attend the office in normal circumstances, at least 20% of your time each month.

How to apply
To apply, applicants should provide a comprehensive CV, including details of relevant experience and achievements. This should be supplemented by a supporting statement in a cover letter, demonstrating how your skills and experience meet the person specification.
We particularly welcome qualified applicants from ethnic minorities as they are under-represented in the team.

Want to know more?
For more details on this exciting role, please download the job description. Or to arrange an informal discussion before applying, feel free to contact us

The closing date is midnight on 19 July 2022

Department Marketing and Communications
Contract type Permanent
Hours 37.5 hours per week
Salary up to £26,888 per annum
Benefits Competitive - benefits which include a competitive pension and holiday entitlement, life assurance, training and development investment, shopping discounts, cycle to work scheme and an Employee Assistance Programme.

Ref: 134169

Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Home Worker - England and Wales
Salary: £43,477 - £48,852 per annum (depending on skills and experience) + London allowance of £3,600 (if applicable)
Working Hours: 35 per week

Closing Date: 01 July 2022
Interview Date: TBC (via Zoom or Teams)

Please note the deadline for submitting applications for this vacancy is 23.59pm on the closing date.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

About Us

Who we are

Alzheimer’s Society are a vital source of support and a powerful force for change for everyone affected by dementia. We will not rest until people with dementia and their carers live more fulfilled and less fearful lives, free from stigma and inequality.

What we do

We support people affected by dementia through some of the hardest and most frightening times, to improve their lives and help to avoid crisis.
No matter whoever you are, whatever you’re going through, you can turn to Alzheimer’s Society/us for expert support through practical advice, emotional support, and guidance for the best next step
We join forces with people affected by dementia, leading scientists and policy makers, amplifying voices to push for cutting edge breakthroughs and societal change that’ll improve the lives of people affected by dementia, now and in the future

How we do it

We’re the friendly face of support, the warm voice at the end of the phone and the determined minds who will fight passionately for the cause of everyone affected by dementia

About the role

Our Philanthropy Team is looking for a talented, hard-working and passionate individual to come on board our Philanthropy and Fundraising division. The Philanthropy Team is made up of the Trust & Foundation, Major Donor, Development and Mid-Value Teams.

The Senior Philanthropy Manager – Trusts & Foundations, is a critical role in the Philanthropy Team, responsible for driving the generation of new income form trusts and foundations helping the Philanthropy Team to meet their ambitious income targets to support our work with people affected by dementia.

With responsibility for managing a fundraising portfolio and pipeline of charitable trusts & foundations with the capacity to give gifts of £100,000+, this role provides a great opportunity for someone looking to apply their skills in partnership creation, fundraising, leadership, and strategy development to a new challenge as the Society embarks on our new strategy.

This role is homebased with flexibility on location within England, with some travel to our central London office near Tower Hill. Travel will also be required within the UK to meet donors to talk to them about the work of the Society and the impact of their gifts.

About you

Alzheimer’s Society’s Philanthropy Team is looking for a talented, hard-working and passionate individual to come on board our Philanthropy and Fundraising division.

Additionally, we\'re looking for someone who will:

- Be able to build significant partnerships to help us achieve our new strategic priorities.
- Have experience developing strong, two-way relationships – internal and external – that deliver impact and exceed the expectations of our supporters and partners.
- Be ambitious with innovative ideas to help and support your thriving team with the energy that problem solving requires.
- Experience of building and sustaining successful relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Strong financial management skills and the ability to build and manage budgets effectively.
- People affected by dementia need support more than ever – the Philanthropy Team is at the heart of the charity’s ambitions to identify and secure the partnerships that will deliver for some of society’s most in need.

You may have experience of the following: Philanthropy Manager, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Fundraising, Major Gifts, Philanthropy, Head of Fundraising, Not For Profit, Voluntary Sector, High Net Worth, Donor Management, Charitable Trusts, Business Development, Major Donors etc.

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You’ve got a good understanding of mental health issues and really enjoy supporting others to achieve independence and lead their own recovery. All you need is the perfect environment to put your skills to great use. Welcome to Richmond Fellowship as a Recovery Worker.

Right now, we are looking for someone who is ready to take the next step up in this interesting development opportunity. Trevayler provides, Recovery Focussed Support in both our short term Crisis House and our Transitional Service, our services are co-produced giving people we support a voice in their recovery. Not only are we committed to putting them at the heart of everything we do, we recognise they should be involved in decisions that affect their future too. That’s why we need you to inspire and support them to lead their own recovery. So, whether it’s helping to come up with a personal support plan that will see them achieve their goals and aspirations, developing domestic and finance management skills or accessing work, leisure or educational opportunities, your empathy, enthusiasm and compassion will have every chance to shine. Entering accurate case notes onto our IT system will be important too. And, when it comes to regularly liaising with GP surgeries, the local council, charities etc. or promoting the service within the community, again, we'll count on you.

You’re caring, consistent, flexible and creative, work well under pressure, know how to connect with people at all levels and, like us, are keen to break down the stigma of mental health. Oh and you’re happy working independently or, as a valued member of our team, being part of a weekly rota system and available for on call duties.

The salary for this post is £19,304 per annum, plus £650 one-time payment if you start no later than 1st September 2022.

The post holder will be required to work (upon average) of four sleep ins and three waking nights per month. Additional to the salary, sleep in shifts will be paid at the rate of £78.30 and walking nights at £15 per shift.

We have six permanent full time roles available, requiring the post holder to work 37.5 hours per week. 

Please be advised that this role requires applicants to work on a rolling basis of 24 hours per day, 7 days a week for 365 days per year. 

Recovery Focus is committed to working towards equal opportunities and we select staff solely on merit irrespective of race, colour, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, social class, religious belief, disability or history of mental health or addiction problems. If you need support to apply for the role or adaptions at interview please contact the recruitment team to discuss.

This is a rolling recruitment process, shortlisted candidates will be interviewed as and when they apply.

So, are you ready to take on this rewarding role that comes with some really great benefits? 

Richmond Fellowship is part of Recovery Focus, a national group of charities highly experienced in providing specialist support services to individuals and families living with the effects of mental ill health, drug and alcohol use, gambling and domestic violence. We know that recovery can look and feel very different to each and every one of us. But we also know that if we provide the right support, at the right time, we can inspire recovery nationwide and that recovery is possible for everyone.

We’re recruiting for a Test Lead, who will help people with sight loss live the life they choose by leading a team of test analysts and being the gatekeeper of quality configuration, customisation, and data for our Digital platforms.

As a Test Lead working in an Agile environment across a large and complex enterprise architecture, the successful postholder will be a key player in ensuring that all software change is optimised to the very highest quality.

Responsibilities include:

• developing a test strategy and function
• formulating and executing test cases, managing test data, and supporting the  team and colleagues in the execution of Business Acceptance Testing

We’re looking for someone who can be hands-on in ensuring the effective utilisation of defect tracking software (Jira), and who’ll work closely with our Technology Delivery Manager and other Heads of Technology verticals to ensure effective communication, coordination and feedback across our testing, development and delivery functions.

This homebased role is 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week, with 26 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays) a year.

We offer a generous pension scheme, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people.

More details about this role, the Organisation and the recruitment process can be found in the attached candidate pack and job description.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.

Diversity

Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from people with disabilities as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invitation to interview for all applicants with disabilities who demonstrate, within their application form, sufficient evidence to meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding

Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

Candidate profile

To be able to fulfil this role, the skills and experience we are looking for in a potential candidate include;

Essential

• ISTQB certification or recognised equivalent certificate in Testing
• Experience in leading and managing test analysts
• Experience in developing testing strategy to support an organisations technology stack
• Experience in creating/Implementing Test Cases, Plans, Scripts etc.
• Experience of Selenium Webdriver
• Good interpersonal skills / friendly and approachable, strong facilitation skills. 

Desirable

• Agile accreditations
• Experience working in the non-profit sector
• Defining Test Strategies for functional and non-functional testing

For the complete list of essential and desirable criteria necessary to be successful in this role please see the Person Specification within the Job Description below. The candidate pack contains more information about this role & the recruitment process at Guide Dogs.

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. We cannot provide sponsorship for this role.