As the House Manager of Ronald McDonald House Oxford, you will be responsible for the running of our new 62 bedroom House that is due to open in 2020. You will line manage a team of employees, manage a budget, build external relationships including key hospital staff, a network of local supporters and the Oxford House Board of Governors and maintain standards of operations associated with assisted living accommodation.

Key Responsibilities
 Oversee the day to day running of the House taking in to account that the House is operational 24-hours a day by balancing the challenge of communal living and creating supportive ‘’home from home’ environment with achieving financial and operational efficiencies
 Control House budgets and manage accounts. Manage expenditure throughout the year working to an agreed budget and income target and producing the relevant reports
 Raise awareness primarily on a local basis while supporting national campaigns
 Provide regular reports to Board of Governors, and Ronald McDonald House Charities
 Implement and follow-up on all Ronald McDonald House Charities Policies and House Rules including H&S, Employment Law, Security and General Data Protection Regulations Driving the strategic planning agenda with the Board of Governors and Ronald McDonald House Charities
 Build strong relationships with the hospital at all levels and build relationships within the hospital community
 Be able to manage effectively crisis and conflict management situations. You will be the main ‘Out of Hours’ emergency point of contact and responsible for notifying the relevant people in any situation
 Recruitment, retention and development of a high performing team
 Good knowledge of all HR practices i.e. completing appraisals, employee development plans, managing employee conduct, creating an inclusive workforce and fostering a positive workplace culture

Knowledge and Experience
 Experience of line management
 Experience of working/managing in a communal living environment (not essential)
 Experience of achieving targets with agreed expenditure budgets

Skills and Abilities
 Ability to manage a team to achieve targets
 Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with confidence communicating with a wide range of audiences
 Ability to build and maintain relationships
 Good IT skills
 The ability to manage a wide range of activities, prioritise own workload, deal with conflicting demands and unforeseen circumstances
 Be able to show empathy while maintaining professional boundaries
 Demonstrates an understanding of and maintains the principles of confidentiality
 Ambitious, self-motivated and enthusiastic
 Ability and motivation to deliver high quality work with minimum supervision
 Understands or willing to learn medical terminology most frequently used by resident fami-lies

Values
 Respects diversity and works diplomatically with a variety of different audiences
 Shows cultural and interpersonal sensitivity, working well within a team

Are you up to the challenge of driving forward the City of Trees movement to create a greener and more resilient Greater Manchester?

We are looking for a dynamic individual who can advocate the need for trees and woods across the urban landscape and make the case for successful investment in Greater Manchester as part of the Northern Forest.

City of Trees is an innovative and exciting movement set to transform the landscape of Greater Manchester by planting a tree for every person who lives here, bringing community woodland back into management and developing a woodland culture. 

We are looking for an experienced business development professional, preferably with experience of the charitable sector, with a successful track record in identifying business opportunities and securing resources.

We want someone with excellent interpersonal, communication and influencing skills, business acumen and experience of securing significant funding through partnerships, grants, trusts and the private sector.

Would you like to join the dynamic team behind driving forward the City of Trees movement to create a greener and more resilient Greater Manchester?

City of Trees is an innovative and exciting movement set to transform the landscape of Greater Manchester by planting a tree for every person who lives here, bringing community woodland back into management and developing a woodland culture. 

We are looking for a highly motivated individual, with great interpersonal skills who can sell the power of trees and woodlands to potential funders and supporters of the City of Trees movement. We want someone who can confidently communicate the need for trees and woods across the urban landscape and make the case for successful investment in trees for Greater Manchester as part of the Northern Forest.

Bromley, Lewisham & Greenwich Mind is a highly regarded, innovative local Charity working alongside people with mental health problems and dementia to improve their quality of life. With an annual turnover of £4M, over 150 staff and 240 volunteers, we are one of the largest charities in the Mind network.

This exciting opportunity has emerged as a result of a restructure to the finance team. The post holder will be responsible for the day to day management of the finance function, managing two other staff. They will report in to the Head of Finance & Resources.  

Applicants should be qualified accountants or part-qualified with a number of years’ experience at a senior level. They should have the ability to ensure the integrity of the trial balance is maintained and be able to produce both financial and management accounts. They should have a positive can do, problem solving attitude and an appreciation of the importance of their role in enabling the organisation to meet its goals.

Successful applicants will be expected to undergo a Standard Level Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Staff benefits include a matched contribution pension scheme, 25 days’ holiday (pro-rata, rising with service), quality supervision and training opportunities. See our website for more reasons to work for Bromley, Lewisham & Greenwich Mind.

Closing date: 9:00 am on Monday 4th November 2019
Likely interview date: Friday 15th November 2019

Registered Charity: 1082972

We are seeking a caring, dedicated and organised Deputy Manager for our Domiciliary Care Service, ‘At Home’.  You will be joining a small team who are passionate about delivering bespoke, person centred care.  You might already be operating at this level, or perhaps you are excelling at care co-ordination or similar and looking to take the next step up. Either way, we would love to hear from you! 

We will be reviewing and interviewing applicants on a rolling basis and will close the opportunity once we have recruited, so don’t delay! Please send an up to date CV and expression of interest setting out how you meet the Person Specification.

The Queen’s Commonwealth Trust (QCT) champions, funds and connects young people across the Commonwealth who are working hard to drive positive change in their communities. QCT is made up of a small, dynamic and highly passionate team working collaboratively with aligned values and an agile culture to bring the mission to life.

We are looking for an established fundraiser who will play a key role in building and delivering the fundraising strategy for QCT. This is an exciting and challenging opportunity for an energetic and talented fundraiser who is passionate about social impact and keen to use their skills to connect supporters with a youth-focused cause.  The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in high value relationship fundraising from UHNWIs and/or companies. Experience in raising money internationally would also be an advantage.

Given the start-up stage of QCT, this is a flexible and dynamic role. The Head of Fundraising will focus on recruiting new supporters – both face to face meetings with prospects and preparing proposals and presentations. 

Please see the attached job description for more information.

To apply, please submit:

• A CV detailing your relevant experience and
• A covering letter of no more than two pages in length, showing any experience of the responsibilities outlined in the job description

Closing Date for applications: 1st November 2018

Posted on: 14th October 2019

Closing date: 1st November 2019

1st Interviews: 8th November 2019

2nd Interviews: w/b 11th November 2019

The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a full time Head of Volunteer Experience to join the Volunteer Operations Directorate at SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity.

SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, supports the person behind the uniform; any time they need us, in any way they need us, for as long as they need us. Every year, SSAFA helps more than 73,000 people from the Forces family to get back on their feet; those currently serving, reserves, veterans and their families. Support is there for people at any stage in their military career; from the youngest recruit to the oldest veteran – no one’s service is ever forgotten. We give hope, help and personal support for as long as it takes to get that person’s life back to where they want it to be.

About the role

The Head of Volunteer Experience will lead the Volunteer Experience Team, overseeing the development of volunteering good practice; setting the framework to ensure SSAFA recruit, induct, manage and celebrate volunteers and volunteering across our organisation. 

About the team

The Volunteer Experience Team provides good practice volunteering advice and assistance to internal staff, existing volunteers, and prospective applicants.

About you

To carry out this role successfully you will have:

• An unwavering belief in the benefits of volunteering; for our organisation, volunteers, beneficiaries and the communities we operate within.  
• A track record of establishing and maintaining an effective programme of volunteer recruitment, induction, management and celebration.  
• Experience of setting volunteering quality frameworks and implementation.
• Examples of working in a geographically dispersed Charity, engaging and collaborating with volunteers and colleagues.
• Clear understanding of legislation and regulation relating to volunteering and volunteers.
• A positive ‘can do’ attitude, demonstrating SSAFA’s values of understanding, fairness, commitment and courage.

SSAFA is an employer that values the diversity of its workforce and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

No agencies please. Any unsolicited submissions from agencies will be accepted as a direct application from the candidate and no fees will be payable.

Interviews: Tuesday 19 November 2019.  The interview will consist of a presentation and formal interview.

SSAFA is an Equal Opportunities Employer and is committed to using the Disclosure & Barring Service.

If you wish to apply for any of our vacancies you will be asked to answer some screening questions before completing an application form and uploading your CV.  Personal data to progress your application for employment is covered under the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) Article 6 Section 1b and Article 9 2b and c. Your details will not be used for any other purpose or shared with a third party without your permission.  Data on unsuccessful candidates will be retained for one year from the vacancy being filled. If you take up employment with us, your information will be held for the duration of your employment plus six full calendar years. Further details are contained in SSAFA’s Privacy Statement on our website.

Do you believe everyone should have a place to call home and the chance to lead a fulfilling life?

SHP (Single Homeless Project) is one of London’s leading homelessness prevention charities and a dynamic and growing organisation changing 8,000 lives every year across London - from supporting people in crisis, to helping them take the final steps towards independence and employment.

We are excited to deliver a brand new service working at the forefront of tackling homelessness in London. Embedded into Islington Housing Options team, this new service will support single adults with low to medium needs to help prevent or relieve their homelessness and then sustain their tenancies.

Based in Islington councils offices on Upper Street, as a Caseworker you will be responsible for assessing applicants needs and then producing and delivering highly effective support plans, to achieve the applicants housing goals.  To be part of our new service we are looking for experienced and highly motivated individuals, who can hit the ground running and work to ensure that we really have an impact on our clients lives.

To be successful you will also have:

• An understanding of working in floating support services; with a demonstrable knowledge of Housing and other related Legislation.
• Experience of delivering high quality, structured and time limited interventions that prevented or relieved homelessness.
• Experience of completing in depth assessments and producing planned co-produced support plans focused on setting and achieving goals.
• Ability to work in close partnership with external agencies and effectively liaise with a range of service providers or agencies in order to establish or improve services for clients.
• Ability to be self motivating, work under pressure, and manage time effectively, prioritising different areas of work according to need.

Interviews to be held on: 10th December 2019

This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed for the successful applicant. 

Our attractive benefits package includes:

• A salary increase after successfully completing six months.
• A 37.5 hour working week including flexible working hours (core hours are 10am – 4pm) in non-accommodation services
• 25 days annual leave, increasing annually to the maximum 28 days (plus paid Bank Holidays),
• A contributory pension scheme: SHP will contribute the equivalent of 5% of your annual salary
• Comprehensive and integrated training programme designed specifically to develop the skills and knowledge involved in our work

SHP is actively committed to equal opportunities and the promotion of diversity and inclusion, in all of our services and workplaces.  We are also Disability Confident Committed, a Stonewall Diversity Champion and IIP accredited.  In the London Homelessness Awards 2019 one of our Projects has been commended for their work.

Police Crime Prevention Initiatives (PCPI) is a not for profit organisation that works on behalf of the Police Service throughout the UK to deliver a wide range of crime prevention and police demand reduction initiatives. We act as a catalyst to bring organisations together to reduce crime and the fear of crime and create safer communities. We act as an umbrella to some key initiatives which include Secured by Design, Police Digital Security Centre and National Business Crime Centre, but we are rapidly expanding and diversifying our business areas.

We raise our own money at no cost to the Police Service or the public purse. This financial freedom enables PCPI to be agile and to deliver difficult crime and police demand reduction projects within very short time periods.

The Financial Controller is new post and will lead PCPI's finance function. You will be responsible for all financial aspects of PCPI and work closely with the Head of Corporate Services, CEO and Executive Management team to support the delivery of the organisational strategy and operational plans. This is a key role in the organisation and your responsibilities include:

Work with the Board, CEO, Head of Corporate Services and Executive Management team to develop and deliver the organisational strategy

• Work with the CEO, Head of Corporate Services and executive management team to drive system and business process improvement across the organisation
• Report to the Board and CEO with timely and accurate financial information
• Manage and be accountable for the financial transactions of the business and prepare and report on all company accounts and expenditure
• Create and report on all accounting matters including monthly and annual reports to identify results, trends, and financial forecasts and produce key variance analysis
• Manage accounting systems, including controls, payroll and invoicing. Embed new accounting system in the organisation and develop appropriate reports / controls around
• Establish and implement financial reporting systems to comply with government regulations and legislation as well as regulatory requirements
• Develop budgets, reforecasts and financial plans for the company based on research and data reports
• Oversight and review all financial plans and budgets regularly to include cost reduction opportunities
• Supervise and manage financial staff

The successful candidate will be fully qualified finance professional, with robust technical skills, a strong sense of commercial acumen and an analytical mind-set. You will have a proactive approach, with excellent interpersonal and communication skills. You will have the ability to engage and develop staff, and be able to build rapport with a range of finance and non-finance staff across all levels of the organisation. As the Finance Controller, you will have significant senior level experience of managing financial activities and will be empowered to develop and embed the right financial systems, processes and controls. This is a hands-on position with a small team of support officers so you must be comfortable working in this environment.

Job Title:  Communications Manager

Hours:  Full time, flexible working week possible

Salary:  £33,000-£36,000 + benefits

Location:  London

We are working in partnership with an international welfare charity in London who are seeking a Communications Manager.  This role will help develop a creative communications strategy and lead the team in effective delivery, to support the charity’s growth and business development.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate:                         

• At least 3 years’ experience of leading PR/Marketing campaigns
• Experience of brand management
• Ability to deliver innovative and strategic productions
• An advanced understanding of digital communications and excellent IT skills

The post holder will be a strategic, pro-active individual who has outstanding written and verbal communication skills, and excellent attention to detail.  You will be achievement orientated and show creativity, adaptability as well as good leadership skills.

This is a fantastic opportunity for the right person. To apply please submit your CV and supporting statement, quoting our reference JO1697.For any further information please contact Adam Stacey.

Closing date for applications: 31 October 2019

1st Interview Date: 6/7 November 2019

@SembleUK

Application Method: CV and Covering Letter, both no more than 2 pages please. Any applications not adhering to this request will need to be disregarded.

Due to the high number of applications that we receive we are sadly unable to get back to everyone. If you haven’t heard from us by Friday 29th November 2019, it means that you haven’t been successful this time.

Semble is looking for an experienced accounts / campaigns manager to lead on the delivery of high profile, purpose led projects and campaigns. 

● Do you have three or more years of clearly demonstrable experience delivering high profile projects or campaigns in a busy start-up environment

● Are you self-motivated, resilient, and with an (almost) endless engine of energy?

● Do you have a track record of working with existing clients and partners to develop new opportunities?

● Do you believe in the power of communities and organisations coming together and taking positive action to change the world?

If that’s four big ticks from you then you should definitely read on! If it isn't, please, please, please don't apply for this particular role. These are essential requirements, and we'd hate you to waste your time.

1. What is the purpose of this role?

Ultimately you will be responsible for delivering some of the high-profile campaigns and projects in Semble’s growing portfolio.

A close second to that will be a natural flair and passion for ensuring that Semble is constantly striving to be the best that it can possibly be.

Thirdly, you will also need to be comfortable with spotting new opportunities and developing those, with the support of the new business team.

2. What are the key responsibilities for this role?

• To ensure campaigns and projects are delivered to time and to budget
• To ensure contracts and finances are well managed
• To report and evaluate impact of the campaigns
• To ensure data is managed securely
• To constantly strive to improve systems and processes
• To ensure all partners are supported and kept up to date with the campaign as a whole 
• Managing members of the delivery team

3. What are the minimum skills, knowledge and experience needed for this role?

• At least 3 years’ experience of end-to-end management of large purpose-led or change programmes, projects or campaigns
• Experience of managing a diverse team, preferably including remote management
• Experience of successfully developing relationships with external and internal clients and stakeholders at all levels
• A clear and demonstrable understanding of what the challenges are when working for a small business or start-up
• Experience of developing complex project plans and comfortable managing budgets and performance in a target driven environment
• Experience of working within a tightly knit team, but needing to be largely self-motivated
• Experience of developing and improving processes, tools and systems
• Experience of using data for analysing and reporting on performance of a large campaign
• Skilled at thinking creatively to develop new approaches and materials to further engage external stakeholders
• Ability to manage own workload effectively 
• Ability to manage a team and build effective processes
• Ability to use initiative and draw on experience in dealing with day-to-day tasks, risks and challenges

Desirable skills, knowledge and experiences

• Experience of data protection and GDPR
• Experience within, or working with, the community sector
• Knowledge or experience of marketing and communications theory and practise, particularly for digital.
• Experience of fundraising or proposal writing
• Experience of Theory of Change journey

4. About Semble and Our Community
Semble is the UK’s most active network of community projects with an online platform that currently hosts over 3,500 environmental and social projects. We connect community projects with local people and companies who want to help them to achieve their goals and join their story.

Our vision is: Bring people together to make a change

For the past six years, Semble has been growing its platform for community projects nationally and developing an impressive client base. We’re building the team, developing our brand and platform, and are now looking for someone to help us super-charge our community!

We run projects such as #Made Local, #GreenerwithGreggs (an environmental fund for Greggs), #GivexCollaborate (a team-based volunteering campaign for Dentsu Aegis Network), #YourPintCan (a neighbourhood investment fund for Carling), and Outdoor Classroom Day (a global day to get over 20m children outdoors to learn & play at school, in partnership with Unilever and a network of NGOs). Last year we ran the Offline Festival for community businesses.

5. Benefits & Further Details
In this role, you will be working closely with the Head of Campaigns and the campaigns team. You will have significant opportunities for personal development and play an important role in developing and nurturing our community.

We have a lot of fun, with drinks evenings, picnics & team away days. Community volunteering is actively encouraged with each team member having 2 days per year to volunteer, and at least 2 days to visit community projects to find out more about how Semble can help them, and to collect stories and content for social media and the Semble platform.

Other benefits include:
• £35,000 – £45,000 depending on experience
• Central London location, with option of working remotely for part of the time
• 25 days holiday allowance p.a.• 25 days holiday allowance p.a.
• Pension contribution
• Clear training opportunities and career path progression
• Discretionary bonus scheme, related to business performance
• Shared gym membership

No Recruitment Agencies please, you do a great job but we’ve got this one covered.

We are looking to recruit a service manager to lead the team at Chichester Road Care Home, a CQC-registered home for vulnerable people in Brent. The service aims to provide highly personalised care and support for up to 27 older men with a history of significant alcohol, mental health or physical health related needs.

In this role the post-holder will manage a complex range of tasks spanning finance, staffing and personnel, upkeep of the premises and the care and support of the residents in a registered setting to ensure that the Home fully meets regulatory requirements. The Care Home is emerging from Special Measures and aspiring to be Outstanding.

We are looking for a highly motivated and dedicated individual to lead and support staff at the service, ensuring it fully meets regulatory requirements and to drive service improvements. You will have demonstrable experience working with vulnerable people in a Care Home or related field and knowledge of relevant standards and legislation. You will be an inspiring leader with a track record of supporting and managing staff to the highest standards.

In return, we offer a range of benefits including a pension scheme, staff discounts scheme and flexible working to help you maintain a healthy work/life balance. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and to providing all our staff with a wide range of learning and development opportunities in support of their personal and professional development.

To find out more and apply please go to our website.

Closing Date: 10am, 6 November 2019

Interview and Assessments Date: Monday 18 November 2019

It is a requirement for this post that an enhanced DBS disclosure check will be undertaken for the successful candidate.

At St Mungo’s, equality, diversity and inclusion are central to the organisation's values and how we work. We are in the top 50 of Stonewall’s Workplace Equality Index 2019, we are also proud to have been awarded Personnel Today’s 2018 Diversity and Inclusion (Public Sector) award and we are a Disability Confident Employer. To ensure that our workforce reflects the diversity of our clients as well as the communities that we live and work within, we encourage and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) applicants, as they are under-represented within St Mungo’s at this level.

Prospectus is excited to be working with Jewish Care in their search for a Community and Fundraising Events Manager. The charity aims to create a society where people are able to fully interact and participate in their community, and to create a society where every individual supports and care for one another.

You will lead the Community Fundraising and Events Fundraising team, including recruitment, performance management and other Senior Leadership duties. Thus, you must have line management experience.

You will create and lead on community and fundraising events strategy to maximise growth for the organisation. You will be reaching out to the community to generate fundraising opportunities.You will lead the evaluation of community fundraising programmes and events and feedback to the team on how the next event can be made better.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application. In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance and begin to prepare your supporting statement. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You will then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to speaking with you soon.

Summary

Legacies are vital to Diabetes UK with gifts in Wills funding, on average, over a third of our work every year. As the Senior Legacy Manager, you will pay a pivotal role in leading on the development and management of the legacy marketing programme.

Managing a small team, you'll be responsible for the development and delivery of end-to-end recruitment and retention plans including supporter stewardship journeys and involved in the delivery of direct marketing campaigns across a range of offline and digital channels. In addition, the role will support colleagues across the charity to develop relationships with legacy prospects and supporters. You'll also be responsible for managing the Legacy expenditure budget as well as liaising regularly with the Legacy Administration Team in order to monitor and forecast legacy income.

You'll be joining us at an exciting time - we've recently undergone a brand refresh (which is about to be revealed), and we're due to announce our ambitious new organisational strategy. Combined, we're confident that these will accelerate the impact we have on those living with, or at risk of, this devastating disease. You will play an integral part in making that a reality.

Interview Date: 11 & 12 November 2019

Package

What we can offer you:

• Generous annual leave starting at 25 days plus bank holidays
• A Cash Healthcare Plan (giving you up to £1,500 towards a range of out of pocket health expenses like new glasses, dentist, chiropractor or osteopath appointments)
• Early finish Friday and flexible working as part of our approach to activity based working
• Discounts on gym membership
• Employee assistance programme to give you support on any issues that come up in life
• Annual season ticket loan (on completion of your probation period)
• Very active social scene including sport teams, gardening and other activities
• Generous pension provision, life assurance and income protection insurance
• Cycle to work scheme (eligible for scheme if contract is permanent or longer than 12 months)

*Some benefits aren't available until you've passed your probation period and are dependent on the length of contract.

Main Responsibilities

• Manage and develop innovative legacy marketing activity, including direct marketing campaigns, events and digital.
• Work under pressure, meet deadlines and represent Legacies across Fundraising and other technical teams.
• Understand key legacy profiles and motivations and using this information in targeting and engaging audiences, execution of creative concepts and choice of media.
• Develop and apply creative marketing solutions to build income and develop donor/customer loyalty.
• Liaising with, building relationships with, and influencing colleagues at all levels and managing suppliers
• Line manage the Individual Giving Manager - Legacies

Ideal Candidate

We are looking for someone who is passionate about legacies and passionate about our cause. Someone that is fired up by the challenge of increasing the number of legacy supporters on our database, and stewarding them so that we can safeguard future income and meet our vision of a world where diabetes does no harm.

It goes without saying that you'll be a strategic thinker and an expert in legacy marketing, bringing ideas and energy to help us bring our cause to life.

You'll have extensive experience of managing direct marketing campaigns. You will have excellent project management skills, organised, calm under pressure and working closely with leadership teams.