NEA, the national fuel poverty and energy efficiency charity, is recruiting for an Energy Advisor.

NEA aims to eradicate fuel poverty and promote energy efficiency to low-income and other vulnerable households through working in partnership with central and local government, fuel utilities, the health sector, consumer groups and NGOs.  

This post provides an exciting and rewarding opportunity to help the charity build its profile amongst regional stakeholders whilst delivering projects that seek to bring an end to fuel poverty and to the misery of cold homes that is experienced by over 6.5 million households in the UK. 

NEA’s Energy Advisors are empathetic, polite and have good listening skills but are also knowledgeable, assertive and confident.  Their main role is to provide one to one advice to clients referred through the charity’s Warm and Safe Homes helpline and to deliver energy advice presentations to groups.  They also get involved in a range of tasks to support these activities.  Energy Advisors sit within the Operations Directorate and are part of a dynamic and caring team of professionals who go the extra mile to support their clients, some of whom may be in difficult circumstances. 

Whilst experience of providing advice to householders and knowledge of energy efficiency would be advantageous, they are not essential as NEA will provide full training to the successful candidate.

This is a full-time role - 37 hours per week Monday to Friday on a flexi-time basis.

We are looking to appoint an Energy Advisor based in the South-West region of England.  All staff are currently working from home on a temporary basis and applications are invited from any location within the South-West. 

The job description which you will find on NEA’s website provides a list of the duties of the post and the person specification provides the list of essential and desirable criteria.

Community fundraising will play an integral part of this growth as a key income stream for the charity. This includes local corporate fundraising, community groups, schools, and universities, DIY community fundraising and fundraising groups. The team has recently seen substantial growth in local corporate fundraising, and this will be a focus in the coming years. We are also continuing to develop and grow our Volunteer Ambassador program which supports Community Fundraising for the charity.

Community fundraising will play an integral part of this growth as a key income stream for the charity. This includes local corporate fundraising, community groups, schools, and universities, DIY community fundraising and fundraising groups. The team has recently seen substantial growth in local corporate fundraising, and this will be a focus in the coming years. We are also continuing to develop and grow our Volunteer Ambassador program which supports Community Fundraising for the charity.

Are you passionate about tackling social, gender and climate injustice?

We are looking for a strategic and energetic addition to the Business with CARE team to lead on our Trusts and Foundations strategy and pipeline.  It is an exciting time to join the Business with CARE team – we have a new name, a new strategy, and a lot of ambition.

The Senior Business Development Officer (Trusts and Foundations) will have proven success at identifying and winning fundraising opportunities in the development or humanitarian sector – writing and coordinating multi-year, high value corporate, foundation and trusts proposals and competitive bids.  To set CARE apart for our target trusts and foundations, you will be creative and propositional in how you approach matching our impactful solutions and services with prospective opportunities and donor requirements.  We’re looking for a confident and dynamic networker and relationship builder to manage a range of external donor partnerships - excellent written and spoken communication skills and account management will be critical to your engagements with new and existing partners.  Your demonstrable strategic, prospecting and financial skills will be key to developing a trusts and foundations strategy for Business with CARE, and then delivering a pipeline to meet both income and impact targets.

Why work for us?

We are an established team with a new name and strategy Business with CARE! We are an entrepreneurial and supportive team that firmly believes in strategic and tactical partnerships with business to co-create, implement and communicate change.  We work with UK businesses but have a global reach, which means we are working with people around the CARE network and wider.  CARE International operates in over 100 countries, our mission is to save lives, defeat poverty and achieve social justice.  We put women and girls in the centre because we know we cannot overcome poverty until all people have equal rights and opportunities.

Job Purpose and Key Responsibilities

This role is integral to the growth of the Business with CARE (BwC) team and is a central function that supports business development and our income and impact targets.

As part of Business with CARE team you will be leading on the development and delivery of the Trusts & Foundations fundraising strategy – identifying, managing and converting a pipeline of donors and developing winning proposals leveraging CARE’s innovative and impactful solutions, expertise and services for gender equality, climate resilience and sustainable livelihoods. You will work closely across the BwC team and with Global teams across CARE.  A part of the role will also involve supporting the wider Business Development function in the Business with CARE team including strategic partnerships and corporate fundraising.  

About CARE

CARE International is one of the world’s leading humanitarian and development charities. We fight poverty and injustice in the world’s most vulnerable places.  We save lives in disasters and conflicts. We stand with women, girls and their communities to achieve lasting change for a better future.

Diversity and Inclusion Statement

CARE International UK is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, respectful and safe work environment where all persons are treated fairly, with dignity and respect. We are committed to dismantling harmful and oppressive structures of power and accordingly centre gender equity in our work to save lives, fight poverty and achieve social justice. The post holder agrees to promote and uphold these principles.

CARE International UK operates fair, transparent and non-discriminatory recruitment practices and actively encourages applications from candidates from a variety of backgrounds, and with a range of skills and experiences. We are particularly interested to hear from candidates from Black and minoritised communities, LGBT+ candidates and disabled candidates.

CARE International UK is a disability-confident employer. As part of our commitment to disability inclusion we guarantee interviews to disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria for the role. To be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme please complete the relevant section in the online application form. If at any stage of the recruitment process you require reasonable adjustments, including a copy of the recruitment pack in large print or an alternative format, please contact the HR team

Safeguarding

CARE International UK has a zero-tolerance approach to any harm to, or exploitation of, a vulnerable adult or a child by any of our staff, representatives or partners. Recruitment to all jobs in CARE International UK includes criminal record checks and the collection of relevant references. Safeguarding our beneficiaries is our top priority in everything we do.

To Apply:

To apply, please click on the apply now button to be redirected to the application form. Also, download and read the Senior Business Development Officer T&F Recruitment Pack, including the Job Description and Person Specification. Applications are completed online. If you require a copy of the recruitment pack in large print or an alternative format please contact the HR Team. Please note, Curriculum Vitae’s (CVs) will not be accepted.

Closing date for applications: 23:59, Sunday 5th June 2022

Are you passionate about social and climate justice? Do you have the skills to manage multiple stakeholders to implement projects and programmes to create impact? Are you solution driven and have what it takes to work with UK businesses to create change?

We are seeking someone with a professional and personal track record from either the corporate sustainable development or the International non-profit sector with the relevant experience and knowledge of managing projects and programmes with multiple stakeholders and relationship management, across the project management cycle internationally.

You are comfortable navigating the challenges of remote management with multiple stakeholders and partners implementing complex initiatives and programmes, ensuring that the most marginalised and impoverished remain at the centre of your work. You not only deliver on these partnership projects and programmes, but also support the refinement of our Business with Care’s strategy and approach in the UK.  Having worked in a French speaking country or can converse in French is an advantage but not an absolute requirement.Job

Purpose and Key Responsibilities

The Business with CARE team is made up of 14 staff that work with the private sector to support, partner and advocate for gender and climate justice. We are responsible for delivering on annual targets to achieve Investment, Impact, Influence, and Innovation through partnerships with the private sector. 

The Business with CARE team functions are split between Business Development (new business) and Delivery (contracted work) with an Innovation, Programme Design, and Finance Support function spanning across both of these. The Partnership Advisor will sit in the Delivery function which is responsible for managing and delivering partnerships and programmes in CARE’s network. The role will collaborate closely with colleagues in Business Development in order to convert new opportunities into secured contracts, and with Innovation, Programme Design and Finance to ensure the design of impactful and innovative programme delivery.

We are looking for a Partnership Advisor to work in an innovative, award winning sustainable development team. This is an exciting time to join CARE International UK’s Business with CARE team as we strive to create sustainable impact and scale in our programme delivery with corporate partners.  The ideal candidate will be preferably from a project management or programme delivery background and will be confident in advising corporate partners on our key solutions for gender equality, climate smart and sustainable futures.

We have built innovative private sector partnerships with large companies, such as GSK, Mondelez International, Diageo, Marks & Spencer and Unilever, to tackle key business issues around sustainability, gender inclusion and equity, growth and responsibility.  We are looking for a talented individual who can support the development of CARE’s key solutions to drive win-win outcomes and impact for marginalised people living in poverty and create sustainable models for businesses.

Why work for us?

We are looking for a Partnership Advisor to work in our delivery team to deliver projects and programmes with UK-leading businesses like; GSK, Primark, Unilever, M&S, and Twinings.  It is an exciting time to join the Business with CARE team – we have a new name, a new strategy, and a lot of ambition.  We are looking for a strong project manager who can manage multiple priorities and stakeholders to deliver impactful projects and programmes in CARE’s implementing offices.  You can be from the corporate sustainability sector or the INGO sector having experience in sustainable development is essential and experience in either gender transformation or climate-smart programme is desirable.

At CARE International UK we affirm the dignity, potential and contribution of participants, donors, partners and staff. Our actions are consistent with our mission. We are honest and transparent in what we do and say and accept responsibility for our collective and individual actions. We work together effectively to serve the larger community. We constantly challenge ourselves to the highest levels of learning and performance to achieve greater impact.

About CARE

CARE International is one of the world’s leading humanitarian and development charities. We fight poverty and injustice in the world’s most vulnerable places.  We save lives in disasters and conflicts. We stand with women, girls and their communities to achieve lasting change for a better future.

Diversity and Inclusion Statement

CARE International UK is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, respectful and safe work environment where all persons are treated fairly, with dignity and respect. We are committed to dismantling harmful and oppressive structures of power and accordingly centre gender equity in our work to save lives, fight poverty and achieve social justice. The post holder agrees to promote and uphold these principles.

CARE International UK operates fair, transparent and non-discriminatory recruitment practices and actively encourages applications from candidates from a variety of backgrounds, and with a range of skills and experiences. We are particularly interested to hear from candidates from Black and minoritised communities, LGBT+ candidates and disabled candidates.

CARE International UK is a disability confident employer. As part of our commitment to disability inclusion we guarantee interviews to disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria for the role. To be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme please complete the relevant section in the online application form. If at any stage of the recruitment process you require reasonable adjustments, including a copy of the recruitment pack in large print or an alternative format, please contact the HR Team

Safeguarding

CARE International UK has a zero-tolerance approach to any harm to, or exploitation of, a vulnerable adult or a child by any of our staff, representatives, or partners. Recruitment to all jobs in CARE International UK includes, in particular, criminal record checks and the collection of relevant references. Safeguarding our beneficiaries is our top priority in everything we do.

To Apply:

To apply, please click on the apply now button to be redirected to the application form. Also, download and read the Partnership Advisor Candidate Brief which includes the Job Description and Person Specification. Applications are completed online. If you require a copy of the recruitment pack in large print or an alternative format please contact the HR team. Please note, Curriculum Vitae’s (CVs) will not be accepted.

Closing date for applications: 23:59, Sunday 5th June 2022

Interview date: w/c Monday 13th June 2022

We’re really proud of the impact we’ve already had on behalf of people affected by blood cancer, and our fundraising strategy seeks to grow our income to help us achieving our mission of beating blood cancer within a generation. The Regional Relationships Team plays a pivotal role in this income growth and the Lead Regional Relationships Manager will be responsible for significantly growing income across their region. 
 

You will be responsible for maintaining relationships with our current network of regional fundraising volunteers as well growing our volunteer and community group network alongside the line management of a Regional Relationship Manager who will be responsible for their own region.

This is a homebased role and you will be expected to travel across your region, therefore you must be able to drive and have access to a vehicle insured for business use.

Every day in the UK, 13 babies are stillborn or die shortly after birth.

Sands is the leading stillbirth and neonatal death charity and exists to reduce the number of babies dying and to support anyone affected by the death of a baby, before, during or shortly after birth.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Health Education Lead to join Sands’ Training and Education Team. This newly created role is responsible for the delivery of our healthcare education programmes to improve bereavement care for families and help save babies lives. This role will take the lead on building a package of educational resources for healthcare professionals to support their professional development and continued improvements in practice.

The successful candidate will have experience of working clinically in the NHS in either early pregnancy, maternity or neonatal services. Knowledge of relevant guidelines, policy and best practice bereavement care following pregnancy loss or baby death is also a requirement.

With demonstrable experience of creating training for healthcare professionals and students, you will also have experience of delivering training to both online and face to face.

You will have excellent presentation skills, including the ability to write clearly and express complex or sensitive subjects simply and be able to collaborate with a range of stakeholders and subject experts to create educational materials.

An understanding of health inequalities in the UK and the impact on pregnancy loss, baby death and bereavement care is essential as well as having a working knowledge of the National Bereavement Care Pathway.

A highly developed communicator, you will be able to build effective working relationships with colleagues, volunteers, professional partners and target audiences as well as being extremely well organised with strong time management skills.

At Family Action we transform lives by providing practical, emotional and financial support to those who are experiencing poverty, disadvantage and social isolation. We have been building stronger families since 1869 and today we work with more than 60,000 families in over 150 community based services, as well as supporting thousands more through national programmes and grants.

The Business Development Team provides a specialist support function to enable the organisation to achieve its growth objectives. We promote the strategic growth of the organisation by supporting the retention of existing work and securing new contracts via competitive tender, trusts, grants and statutory fundraising.

An introduction to the role and key responsibilities:

The Bid Writer holds responsibility for writing applications that fully articulate Family Action’s offer. The post works closely with operational teams to develop service models and content to secure new work and to support the retention of existing contracts.

The Bid Writer holds responsibility for writing applications that fully articulate Family Action’s offer. The post works closely with operational teams to develop service models and content to secure new work and to support the retention of existing contracts.

Person requirements (skills/experience):

• Educated to degree level or equivalent professional experience and evidence of a commitment to continuing learning and professional development
• Strong, proven, successful track record of writing bid proposal or tenders and winning new business
• Knowledge, insight and understanding of the needs of individuals and families, the range of interventions that best meet those needs based on research and evidence of what works would be desirable

Our Access Team assists asylum seekers in navigating the UK asylum process by finding them specialist solicitors and working with our volunteer interpreters to help them organise their paperwork.  We currently work with 200+ legal firms around the UK, providing an invaluable service to both the asylum-seeker and the overstretched legal immigration teams.

As a member of this specialist team, you will have a diverse role helping people to manage the lengthy asylum process and using the knowledge gained from working alongside them to improve outcomes for all refugees. You’ll have the chance to gain broad experience of working in a fast paced and experienced team while meeting the ever-changing needs of those we support. So, if you thrive in a collaborative environment and are looking for a role where you can make a real difference, we want to hear from you! 

The Role  

As a Legal Access Caseworker, you’ll focus on providing outstanding support to your clients throughout the complex asylum process.

In this busy, hands-on role, you’ll gain a deep understanding of the function of the UK asylum system so we can provide the highest standards of service to those who need us most.  A key focus will be on maintaining accurate and complete records and processes and delivering high quality service to every one of our vulnerable clients. 

We are looking for people who have a genuine passion for human rights and refugee protection.  If this is you, please get in touch.

Responsibilities:

• Attend induction, ongoing training and keep up to date with resources and procedure to ensure you can carry out the role effectively and efficiently.
• Able to work independently and manage your time effectively, sometimes working to tight deadlines
• Take on new cases each week, whilst also providing ongoing support to previous clients
• Supporting asylum seekers to access legal aid lawyers, ensuring they understand the process and are informed so that they can make their own choices
• Organised and accurate with information, with an eye for detail
• Maintaining and updating client records
• Sorting and organising client’s paperwork
• Ability to use spreadsheets, Google Workspace, messaging platforms and secure databases.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate with people who do not have English as their first language, working alongside interpreters to ensure clients understand the process
• An understanding of the traumatic experiences that our clients have been through and the emotional resilience to cope with this
• Liaising with other professionals including lawyers and Migrant help
• Professional and dedicated to ensure that the best interests of the clients and Care4Calais are represented at all times
• Attend regular team meetings and contribute effectively
• Understand the remit of the role, we do not give legal advice, we are a referral mechanism
• Following safeguarding procedures and reporting safeguarding incidents appropriately
• Referring clients to other teams within the organisation, when necessary
• Keeping the legal access management team updated of any issues that may impact your ability to carry out the role effectively.
• Maintaining communication with the management team throughout your role, available for regular check-ins to ensure the best service is provided to our clients.
• To participate in promoting the work of the legal access team as directed by the management team

To apply please provide a covering letter outlining why you want to work for the Legal Access team, and why you think you would be suitable for this role.  Please note that applications without a covering letter will not be considered

Who we are 
Peace Direct is an international charity with a big mission: to work with local people to stop violence and build sustainable peace in some of the world's most conflict affected countries. More than that, we want to change the international system so that it better supports the role that local people and communities play in preventing violence and building and sustaining peace.

About the role

This is an exciting new role, which will support a global campaign entirely led by local peacebuilders. Yes, that's right: not a campaign designed and delivered by us, but by local peacebuilders around the world. Our role at Peace Direct is to act as a secretariat and facilitator of the campaign, providing logistics support and guidance as required. Local peacebuilders will be in the driving seat. 

The Campaign Coordinator will work closely with a cohort of local peacebuilders around the world who will meet online regularly to identify the main problems experienced by them and others like them globally, as well as the potential solutions, which will lead to the development of key campaign messages. The role of the Campaign Coordinator is to ensure that the local peacebuilders have whatever they need to deliver an impactful global campaign.

This is not your typical campaigns role! You will be the support team, not leading or directing the campaign but helping a diverse group of passionate activists to coalesce around a set of campaign messages. Key activities include:

• ​Engaging with existing campaigns led by Global South actors and networks to develop an inclusive process for identifying local peacebuilders to form a ‘global campaign team’
• Designing a selection process to recruit 8-10 local peacebuilders as the campaign team
• Developing a campaign co-creation process, enabling the campaign team to identify the problems in the peacebuilding system, explore solutions, and craft campaign messages
• Identify and work closely with a creative agency to support the visual identity and narrative formulation of the campaign
• Support all aspects of the implementation of the campaign, ensuring that it has global reach
• Provide regular ‘touch points’ for the campaign team to share ideas and brainstorm together
• Facilitate any training and coaching necessary for the campaign team
• Organising in-person events for the global campaign team to meet periodically and to participate in other global meetings

The ideal candidate will be a true campaigner, ideally with a lived experience of conflict, who will have a strong background in supporting national or international campaigns. You will have excellent project management and communication skills, strong written skills, excellent interpersonal and team working skills and will be highly organised. Fluency in a second language (French, Spanish or Arabic) would be a bonus.

This position can be based anywhere globally (so long as there is a reasonable internet connection!), and we strongly encourage campaigners from the Global South to apply. Due to the part time and flexible nature of the role, we expect the role to be a consultancy position.

Peace Direct strives to be a diverse and inclusive employer, with equality of opportunities regardless of personal identity, and we are committed to improving our systems and ways of working to support this, including creating a Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) working group, DEI strategy and recruitment guidelines. We strongly encourage individuals from disadvantaged and underrepresented backgrounds to apply, including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME), LGBTQ+, people with disabilities and people with mental health challenges.

Please note that we expect all applicants to complete a cover letter and an application form. CVs will not be accepted.

Working for this childrens disability charity you will be responsible for the mid to high value programme, there is a real opportunity to shape the role. The role can be home based abn the charity will consider full or part time. This is a 12 month contract.

The Role
Identify the potential size and scope for Mid and High-Value giving at The National Deaf Childrens Society using insight and information gained from research, sector knowledge and database analysis.
Create, implement and manage a mid-level donor cultivation programme with a view to generate significant additional income for the charity.
Develop and manage the prospect pipeline, cultivating relationships with a range of high net worth individuals, meeting KPIs and delivering long-term sustainable income for the charity.
Work across the communications and services teams to design, develop and present tailored communications, compelling cases for support and innovative fundraising proposals for each prospect

The Candidate
Demonstrable experience of account managing a portfolio of major donors with a successful track record in delivering four and five figure donations in a charity setting.
Proven experience of researching, identifying and engaging new mid and high value donors, cultivating the relationship and inspiring them to make a gift.
Evidence of managing a prospect pipeline, creating bespoke cultivation plans delivering excellent donor stewardship.
Proven track record of collaborative working across teams to develop personalised funding proposals and tailored communications demonstrating the impact of donations.

5. Demonstrable track record of delivering against income budgets and KPIs.

IMPORTANT NOTE

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful and your details will not be held further but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.

Dementia Connect Local Services Manager

Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Flexible across the Area boundaries in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire & Milton Keynes
Salary: £33, 438 - £36,515 actual per annum (depending on skills and experience)
Working Hours: 35 per week

Closing Date: 08 June 2022
Interview Date: TBC (via Zoom/Teams)

Please note the deadline for submitting applications for this vacancy is noon on the closing date

About Us:

Who they are:

Our client is a vital source of support and a powerful force for change for everyone affected by dementia.

What they want:

They will not rest until people with dementia and their carers live more fulfilled and less fearful lives, free from stigma and inequality.

What they do:

They 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 them for expert support through practical advice, emotional support, and guidance for the best next step.

They 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 they do it:

They’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

As a Dementia Connect Local Services Manager you will provide local leadership and management of local services, across Oxfordshire and Berkshire, holding responsibility for the management and delivery of specific contracts. Ensuring that services are of high quality, person centred, safe and that people affected by dementia are at the heart of service delivery, while supporting the Area Manager to deliver their new Strategy Help and Hope.

The Dementia Connect Local Services Manager will report directly to the Area Manager and will be a member of the South Region management team. There will be a requirement to travel across the designated area with expenses paid, from the perimeter of the Area, in accordance with their expenses policy.

You will have direct line management of Dementia Support Workers and other roles as locally appropriate who provide support and guidance to people affected by dementia.

Their people are their greatest asset, and its only through their people that they will achieve their  strategy, therefore they are looking for an inspirational leader who can truly role model their organisational values.

About you

As a Dementia Connect Local Services Manager you will:

- Demonstrate the ability to build and nurture relationships with stakeholders to ensure the lived experience of people with dementia is shared widely, in line with our strategic priorities.
- Have knowledge and experience of key roles in Health & Social Care sector and is confident in managing relationships within this sector, to ensure we are the go-to-organisation for all things dementia related.
- Have experience as a great people manager, having led teams to deliver high performance outcomes and work collaboratively to provide an excellent service.
- Role model their values and behaviours in all they do, who can work effectively with internal teams to achieve mutual outcomes.
- Possess experience of successfully managing change from start to end and will need to be highly organised and able to manage multiple competing priorities.
- Work well as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Have a positive and proactive attitude to challenging situations and problem solving, using a collaborative and engaging approach with your team.

Their employees work hard every day to make a true difference in people's lives. They are proud to support them with a range of benefits, recognition, and many options for working agilely, all contributing to a strong work life balance. They also have various learning programmes to support you in your development and help you grow to realise your potential and shape a career with them.

You may have experience of the following: Service Manager, Services Manager, Registered Manager, Care Manager, Care Management, Dementia Services, Dementia Support, Charity, Charities, NFP, Not for Profit, Third Sector, etc.

Ref: 133 302

A charity are recruiting for an Interim Finance Business Partner

Your new company
A growing London-based charity.

Your new role
Reporting to the Head of Finance, you will be responsible for the timely and accurate preparation of monthly management accounts; budgeting and forecasting; providing support and financial expertise to budget holders and ad hoc financial analysis. Anticipated duration is for 3-6 months. To start ASAP. Flexible working options and 100% remote available.

What you'll need to succeed
You will be a qualified Accountant with strong, recent finance business partnering experience within a not-for-profit environment.

What you'll get in return
Flexible working options available.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

Communications Coordinator

Permanent Contract
Job Ref: V405
Hours/Days per week: 35 hours per week – (Flexible days/hours)
Salary: £24,000 plus attractive employee benefits package
Start date: ASAP
Location: Homebased (access to office if required)

Closing date: 5th June 2022
Interview date and Location: Week commencing 13th June 2022

Volunteering Matters

At Volunteering Matters we use volunteering’s unique power to bring people together and build stronger, more resilient communities across the UK.

We bring people together to resolve some of society’s most complex issues.  From social isolation and loneliness; improving health and wellbeing; building skills, confidence, and opportunity; to ensuring young people can become change makers in their community, the impact that we make is great.  And we won’t stop until everyone in the UK has the opportunity to thrive. 

People-led and impact driven, we are a national charity that is deeply embedded in local areas across the UK.  We operate in five regions: London and the South East; Wales and the West of England; East of England; the Midlands and North West England; and Scotland and North East England.  We also have an Employee Volunteering Team with over 25 years’ experience, acting as a broker to provide tailor-made solutions to employers. We turn local knowledge and energy into action and progress, building stronger communities and a better future for all.

This is an exciting time to be joining the team.  We’re changing the way we work to meet new ambitions and make sure our impact continues to grow alongside out business. 

Role Purpose

We are looking for a creative and ambitious Communications Coordinator to join our small Communications Team. Our friendly team supports the work of Volunteering Matters across the UK, and the role of the Communications Coordinator plays a key role in helping us make the most of opportunities open to us externally and internally.

Your core responsibilities will be getting to know the work of our staff and volunteers across the UK; a key priority is collecting updates from our projects so that we can share our impact with external and internal stakeholders. You will be a big part of a small team responsible for supporting our projects, so you will assist the team in areas of organisation and administration as well as implementing filing and organisational systems. You’ll help with ad hoc graphic design, video editing, and administration.

During 2022, the Communications Team will work on a range of key projects, including the development of work on our family of brands, the delivery of two new websites as well as supporting our Partnership Team on our 60th anniversary campaign.  And lots more! It’s a busy, fast-paced role which requires a can-do attitude and an ability to adapt and prioritise tasks as they arise.

Our volunteers and the people we support are at the front and centre of what we do, so a strong commitment to our values is essential for this role.  A belief in the power of communities with a desire to platform volunteers of all ages and from all backgrounds is core to our work...

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage the administration related to the Communications Team including dealing with Canva design requests, ordering materials and scheduling meeting
• Sourcing content and updates from our projects for our social media channels and internal newsletter
• Responding to and managing requests that come through our shared inbox
• Supporting the team in collecting information for the development of the Volunteering Matters and ProjectScotland websites.
• Liaising with staff across the organisation to update and maintain our organisational calendar
• Creating and maintaining a filing system for the Communications Team’s materials
• To monitor our press coverage in local, trade and national press, capturing this information and creating a media log

Skills

Essential

• Strong interpersonal communication skills and a passion for facilitating inclusive communication
• Excellent written communication skills; able to write excellent copy that educates and engages audiences from website blogs to comments on social media
• Excellent organisational skills and an ability to prioritise while meeting tight deadlines
• Strong administrative skills with a keen eye for detail including proof reading
• Confident using a camera for photography and video content
• Passionate about using story telling as a method of creating content that engages audiences
• Able to engage appropriately and effectively with a range of stakeholders through a variety of means
• Excellent organisational, prioritisation and time management skills

Desirable

• Experience using Wordpress, Mailchimp and Google Analytics
• Basic understanding of productivity tools such as Microsoft To Do

Experience Required

Essential

• Demonstrable graphic design experience using Canva, the Adobe Suite or similar
• Using storytelling to create content to engage your chosen audience
• Excellent understanding and experience of using social media
• Basic video editing experience

Desirable

• Experience of helping to organise events, shoots and/or campaigns
• Experience using Microsoft Teams, Sharepoint, Google Analytics, and Zoom
• Experience of working in the voluntary sector and/or volunteering in your community

Qualifications

Relevant experience and values alignment is more important for this role than specific qualifications.

Other

The post can be home based or office based. The postholder will require good internet access to enable remote working, and a suitable home office space. I.T. equipment and infrastructure will be supplied.

DBS/ PVG

This role doesn’t require full DBS/ PVG clearance.

Our Values & Way of Working:

In all that we do, we embrace a philosophy of ‘Freedom within a Framework’ and are guided by our values: Empowering, Inclusive, Compassionate, Positive & Straightforward.

This job description is intended to include the broad range of responsibilities and requirements of the post. It is neither exhaustive nor exclusive but while some variations will be expected, these will be at an appropriate level for the role.

Diversity & Inclusion 

Volunteering Matters welcomes all applicants and are keen to ensure our team reflects the diversity of the UK and the communities we serve. We encourage applications from disabled, LGBT and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, along with candidates with any protected characteristics and from disadvantaged groups. 

Disability Confident & Reasonable Adjustments: 

We guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the role. Please provide evidence in your application, which demonstrates that you meet the level of competence required in the “Experience/Skills” section of this advert. To be considered for a guaranteed interview or to discuss any reasonable adjustments during the process, please state this in your application or contact our HR team for more information. 

We have also committed to the following pledges which positively encompass our recruitment and selection processes and methodology: The Promise, Show The Salary, Salary History. 

Benefits 

Our employee benefits reflect our culture which is built on an approach of full flexibility with accountability, and designed to let you make your most positive contribution; we offer Flexible Working by Default (re hours & place of work), Unlimited Annual Leave, Employee Pension scheme, Life Assurance, Cycle to Work Scheme, Season Ticket Loan, Employee Assistance Programme, enhanced sick and family leave. We are also open to discuss job share applications. 

GDPR Statement 

If you apply for a role with us, we will retain your contact details including your name, address, email address and phone number to help us manage your application for up to 6 months.  We will not use your personal data for any other purpose or share it with any third party. You can contact us at any point to update your personal information or ask us to delete it from our records.