Public Affairs Manager
London, SE1

Contract: Full time, 35 hours per week
Salary: £32,400 - £37,400 (includes London Weighting)
Location: Central London location with flexibility for some home working
Closing date: 12th August 2020
Interviews: w/c 24th August

About MCS and the role

MCS is the UK’s leading marine charity and our team work to ensure that our seas are healthy, pollution free and protected. Our reach is broad, which makes for an ambitious and challenging remit – being our advocate in Westminster will be inspiring and rewarding.

This is a crucial time for nature and climate. Our marine environment is facing some of its biggest challenges ever during a period of enormous political, economic and cultural change.

Our seas are under immense pressure: too many fish are being taken out, too much rubbish is being thrown in and too little is being done to protect the precious wildlife and habitats. On top of this, the vital role that our ocean plays in mitigating the impact of climate change is being overlooked.

New legislation across the UK post-Brexit needs to be as effective as possible to address these challenges. ‘Green recovery’ post COVID-19 also needs to bring blue recovery for our seas, and the climate change conference, COP26, should include tangible commitments to manage the marine environment to maximise blue carbon.

We need your expertise to make our voice heard by those who can turn the tide on the ocean and coastal crisis.

We’re searching for a highly motivated and experienced Public Affairs Manager who will be able to develop effective and significant relationships with influential parliamentarians and Government representatives on marine policy and legislation. Your initial focus will be on the key legislation passing through Westminster at present (e.g. Fisheries Bill and Environment Bill), but also on increasing the marine focus at COP26.

You’ll be based in our offices in London, with visits to our head office in Ross-on-Wye. You will also link up with colleagues in the devolved administrations.

Day-to-day – your role:

- You will be responsible for developing and implementing our parliamentary plans which support the delivery of the MCS strategy. As an engaging and influential communicator, you will lead our work to achieve our outcomes through dialogue with parliamentary and political stakeholders
- You will provide timely and insightful guidance to our teams on the current and emerging political landscape, advising on the most effective tools and communications strategies to ensure maximum influence
- You will act as a champion for our policies to Government and parliamentarians - responding to consultations and representing MCS in parliamentary and Government fora. Your role will focus on Westminster, but will take account of the growing importance of the devolved administrations

What you'll need:

- Experience in engaging with and capitalising upon parliamentary and government processes to deliver strategic outcomes. A firm understanding of parliamentary processes, including the passage of bills
- A strong network of relevant contacts in parliament and Government
- Experience in developing strategic advocacy plans and the ability to deliver these plans alone and in partnership with other organisations
- An understanding of marine and/or environmental policy issues and the organisations that make this field tick

Key skills:

- An excellent verbal and written communicator – with skills to create rapport and engage readily with a range of people, from our internal teams, to parliamentarians
- A clear, strategic thinker, with advanced ability to translate complex information into briefings that are credible and compelling for a political audience
- An organised individual with an efficient approach to meeting deadlines, and identifying priorities

For any enquiries, please email or call our HR Team (details can be found on our website).

MCS is an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from all sections of the community. Eligibility to work in the UK is required.

Registered Charity No: 1004005 (England & Wales) SC037480 (Scotland)

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Other organisations may call this role Government Affairs Manager, Environmental Affairs Manager, Government & Public Affairs Manager, Public Policy Manager, Senior Public Affairs Officer, or Public Policy Manager.

Are you on a mission to use digital communications to create sustainable change?

Do you have experience in creating successful strategies and compelling content for a range of digital channels?

Salary: between £31,500 to £38,000 depending on experience, plus 6% employer’s ethical pension contribution and 25 days annual leave, rising by one day a year for up to five years’ service.

There is no time to waste in taking urgent, radical action to tackle the climate and ecological emergency. At Bioregional we’ve been championing sustainable change for 25 years using our sustainability framework, One Planet Living®.

We’re now looking for an exceptional digital communications manager who wants to use their skills to inspire others to help create a better, more sustainable future.

Experience and responsibilities

You will already have spent at least three to five years working in communications, with experience in:

• digital strategy development and implementation, as well as creating shareable content across channels eg websites, social media, email marketing
• creating communications and/or marketing strategies based on the needs of different audiences
• providing communications advice and building positive working relationships across teams
• championing user-led content design for websites, including creating user personas and mapping user journeys

You’ll also have a good eye for design and experience managing external designers, as well as ideally knowing how to use Canva or Adobe Spark yourself.

As part of our friendly and ambitious comms team, and with scope for developing in your role, you will be:

• Leading on developing and implementing our digital strategy and engagement, with overall responsibility for managing our website
• Working with our Senior Communications Officer to create compelling content for the website and social media, as well as email newsletters
• Measuring the success of this content against our KPIs and making suggestions for iterative improvements
• Using SEO and Google Ads to drive quality traffic to our website
• Developing our annual content marketing schedule focused on Bioregional’s marketing priorities and managing our blog, including writing and editing content
• Liaising with our network of One Planet Living partners to share their inspiring sustainability stories and ensure brand coherence, including producing their annual progress reports
• Producing marketing and other communications resources, such as our annual review, brochures, insight reports etc
• Acting as an internal ambassador for the power of comms by providing strategic communications advice and training for staff

About Bioregional

Bioregional is an award-winning social enterprise and charity working at the cutting edge of sustainability.

Our ambition is simple. We want to inspire people to live happy, healthy lives within the natural limits of the planet, leaving space for wildlife and wilderness. We call this One Planet Living.

We work with businesses, developers, local authorities and other partners to help them tackle the climate and ecological emergency, and use stories of success to inspire wider change.

More information

Due to Covid-19, the role is currently based at home, but we have created a supportive team atmosphere digitally. Usually the role is based at our offices at BedZED eco-village in Hackbridge, South London, which is 30 minutes by train from London Victoria or Blackfriars.

Bioregional is committed to increasing diversity within our organisation, and the environmental sector as a whole. We welcome applications from everyone, whatever your age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.

Deadline for applications: 9am, Monday 17 August

Interviews will be held on Thursday 20 and Friday 21 August. These will be done remotely via Zoom.

We are seeking to appoint a Fuel Poverty Caseworker to provide casework support across a range of our projects. We are looking for a dedicated and conscientious individual with experience of giving advice to people in vulnerable circumstances and who can relate to others in a sympathetic and understanding way.

You will be responsible for your own casework and will help us deliver our project targets by achieving positive outcomes for the clients you support. You will:

• Raise awareness of fuel poverty locally, and enable others to support people in their community or refer them for in-depth support.
• Identify how homes can be made more affordable to heat, and give advice on general energy efficiency.
• Identify grants that are available to improve people’s homes and help clients apply for them.
• Improve clients’ financial skills leading to reduced financial hardship and help identify benefits they may be entitled to.

You will act as a project navigator, carrying out home visits (either virtually or in person when it is safe to do so in light of the coronavirus pandemic) and casework, delivering talks to client groups and facilitating and joining up professional support for the households in need.

Enable Leisure & Culture is the lead council contractor providing arboricultural management services across parks, open spaces, cemeteries and housing sites throughout the borough of Wandsworth.  We are a registered charity, committed to doing things differently and have the wellbeing of staff at the centre of everything we do - be that through the free yoga, massage and arts sessions we run, flexible working opportunities, staff perks vouchers, free gym membership schemes or formal training which is open to all staff.

We are looking for a passionate and motivated Arboricultural Officer to join a dynamic and dedicated team in caring for trees in one of Inner London’s greenest boroughs. You will take responsibility within your local area and manage all trees accordingly including those located in regionally important sites such as Battersea Park, Wandsworth Park and Wandsworth Common.

You will have experience of urban tree management including surveys, mapping, and tree recording. You will have up to date knowledge of arboricultural practices, national and regional guidance and be familiar with current arboricultural legislation. You will hold or be working towards a National Diploma in Arboriculture and or have other relevant arboricultural qualifications. Candidates will need to be able to travel effectively around the borough to fulfil their duties.

Responsible to the Arboricultural Manager for;

• The inspection and maintenance and recording of the borough tree stock within a given geographic area including the preparation of work schedules and subsequent contract specifications, procurement of tree work and supervision contract work to ensure their satisfactory completion.
• The provision of arboricultural advice and services to our client Wandsworth Borough Council, and to other agencies, including liaison with client services to ensure that their requirements and legal obligations are being met.
• Answering and actioning enquiries and complaints from borough residents.
• The implementation and promotion of good arboricultural practice.
• Participation in the emergency call-out rota and making inspections in response to calls from the emergency services office and actioning any necessary remedial works.
• Provision of arboricultural management services to outside management agencies (schools, cooperatives, housing agents etc.) under service level agreements.
• Inspection and actioning work in respect of dangerous private trees as required by the Highways Act, Local Government (miscellaneous provisions) Act or other legislation.
• Identifying and actioning tree planting requirements across the client portfolio.
• Processing applications in respect of Tree Preservation Order and Conservation Area legislation including site inspections and producing and dispatching decision letters subsequent to the assessment of trees on-site including the provision of pre-application advice to owners and agents.
• Surveying of trees and making recommendations in respect of applying new Tree Preservation Orders or the updating of existing orders.
• Provision of arboricultural advice and recommendations in respect of development applications including upon the implementation of planning conditions and investigation and recommendations in respect of unauthorized trees works as regards Town and Country Planning Act.
• Undertakes other duties commensurate with the position as directed by the Arboricultural Manager or Head of Parks.

Your knowledge & expertise

• Holds, or is prepared to study for, the National Diploma in Arboriculture, or equivalent. Must have relevant arboricultural qualifications.
• Practical experience of tree inspection and management including the understanding of tree biology, tree risk management, tree maintenance, pests and diseases and knowledge of current biological threats to trees in the UK
• Up-to-date knowledge of current legislation in respect of trees and arboriculture and current arboricultural techniques and practices.
• The ability to communicate effectively with the public in writing and face to face under, at times, stressful and emotive situations and to maintain a polite, sympathetic manner with the public whilst providing excellent customer service.
• Experience of supervising staff and contractors, with the ability to delegate, manage and motivate staff to work in a team environment, in order to deliver high-quality service and adapt to various demands and workloads as required.
• Must be able to work alone on-site with the ability to organise and prioritise your own work programme to meet work demands in a timely manner unsupervised.
• Must be physically able to undertake tree inspections.
• Ability to follow procedures methodically and professionally and to record accurate planning and other documentation focusing on detailed requirements.
• Experience of applying numeracy skills in order to provide accurate tree data recording, financial and statistical information.
• Must be computer literate with experience of using MS Office applications and bespoke packages, in particular, the experience of tree data recording and using databases and mapping software.
• Ability to travel freely and quickly within the borough.
• Ability to work additional hours including weekend call-out duties based on a one weekend in four, on a rota basis, shared with the other members of the team.
• To be prepared to work additional hours, as required, to meet the needs of the service.

Benefits

• 25 Days Annual Leave
• Flexible Working
• Pension Scheme
• Eyecare Vouchers
• Free Gym membership
• On-site shower facilities
• Season Ticket Loan
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Weekly fruit basket
• Staff Treats
• Weekly Wellbeing Hour
• And more!

Head of Events

circa £50,000

Living Planet Centre Woking, Surrey, GU21 4LL

Our planet is in peril and as the world’s leading independent conservation organisation, we are on a mission to make our voice the loudest and most respected in helping to save the planet and provide a future where people and nature thrive.  

We now have an incredible opportunity for a senior level events professional, with extensive experience of third party and mass participation events, to grow, develop and deliver an events strategy to maximise income and inspire more people to join the fight for our world.

As Head of Events you will stretch and refresh the existing events portfolio as well as lead the development of new products, events and partnerships. We will look to you to deliver against income and expenditure budgets and plans. This will involve inspiring and motivating a growing team responsible for the management, planning, promotion and delivery of all third-party and owned events. You will be responsible for designing an effective marketing strategy and accountable for the delivery of an innovative event programme. You will also ensure our event protocols and processes deliver a best in class participant experience. You will identify new opportunities in the marketplace and expand existing relationships too. Important will be the ability to review effectiveness and use insight and analysis to inform and drive business development,

To succeed, you must have extensive event management expertise and a record of third party and mass participation delivery. Comfortable launching new products and events you will be able to oversee significant and complex budgets. Effective at developing strategy you will be expert at delivering tactically. A good project manager, you will be able to manage multiple stakeholders and motivate a team. You will possess first class interpersonal skills, with high levels of gravitas, resilience and emotional intelligence too. You will be the sort of person who can build rapport and respect from a wide range of talented people. You will also be able to demonstrate a commitment to the natural world and our core mission too. 

How to Apply 

If you are committed to the natural world and possess the skills to deliver events that captivate and inspire, please click on the link and apply via our website. Complete the online registration and submit a copy of your up to date CV with cover letter highlighting what makes you a good fit for us. 

Closing Date:    25 August 2020

At WWF-UK we are committed to creating an inclusive working environment, where diversity is valued and there is equality of opportunity. We therefore welcome applications from all sections of the community and we offer a range of benefits to encourage a work life balance. 

Our world needs you like never before. We are the first generation to know we are destroying the world and we could be the last that can do anything about it. We’re looking for people who are passionate about making it politically, socially and economically unacceptable to destroy our planet’s natural resources. We need you to join us in the fight for our world.

Your new company
An international charity is looking for a Finance Officer their Central London office.

Your new role
You will be reporting to the Head of Finance in a Finance Officer role. You will be responsible for managing all Accounts Receivable, raising invoices and recording grants and donations into the charity, performing VAT returns, processing foreign payments and supporting the wider finance team

What you'll need to succeed
You will need:

• Previous experience working in a finance role
• Charity experience is preferred
• Good time management and organisational skills
• Working towards an accounting qualification or equivalent

What you'll get in return
In return you will receive a salary of £30,000 per annum working for a well-known organisation in a central London location.

What you need to do now
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About Global Witness

Our vision is simple: we want a better world, where environmental harm and corruption are challenged and all can thrive within the planet’s boundaries.

At Global Witness we investigate and campaign to stop human rights and environmental abuses caused by corruption and the exploitation of natural resources. 

About the role

We’re looking for an Investigative Journalist to join our respected Forests Investigations team to develop, deliver and publish high quality and ground-breaking investigations.

By working closely with our advocacy, legal and communications teams throughout the process, you will help to ensure that these investigations result in real world systemic change and support our vision to protect the world’s climate-critical tropical forests. 

About you

As an experienced journalist, investigative reporter or campaigner, you’ll have a track record in delivering targeted investigations. You’ll utilise your ability to cultivate a range of sources as well as analyse finance, corporate structures and ownership data. Your investigative techniques, such as following the money and open source intelligence, will be instrumental in producing key exposés into those responsible for the destruction of tropical rainforests, and their links to the international financial system.

Naturally, you’ll have the communication and writing skills to run your investigation from concept to writing reports and publishing with national media outlets, collaborating all the time with internal teams and external contacts along the way.

Finally, you’ll be meticulous in your fact-checking and have a keen understanding of media law.

Working for us

We aim to be a diverse and inclusive place to work.  We value new perspectives, original ideas and different ways of working. We believe that different views and experiences improve the way we do our work. We do our best to make our jobs accessible to all, regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation or identity and particularly welcome applications from BAME candidates.

We offer an excellent benefits package including a competitive salary and 25 days holiday (exc. public holidays), private medical insurance and flexible working arrangements.

This role involves travel to remote locations, including (with appropriate training and risk mitigation) potentially hostile environments.

How to apply

When you’re ready to apply please send in your CV  (maximum 3 pages) and a cover letter with Investigative Journalist, Forests in the subject heading and where you saw the role advertised. You will be asked to submit an example of your work if shortlisted. The deadline for applications is 9am on Monday 24 August. We encourage applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds.

An exciting opportunity to join an ambitious and growing team, with opportunities for travel professional development, you will support the management of grant applications and report on funding agreements. The role can be based in Bristol or London.

The Company Global marine conservation charity

The Role
Write and edit high quality narrative content to describe projects, priorities and impact
Lead on the preparation, development, internal review and submission of project proposals, logframes, timelines and detailed budgets
Manage and maintain good donor communications for new and existing grants
Manage the reporting process for funding agreements
Work with country and finance teams to ensure effective procedures are in place for grant management

The Candidate
Experience applying for and managing funding from trusts, foundations and institutional donors
Motivated, proactive and a highly organised individual
Assimilate and interpret large volumes of information into clear and compelling concept notes, applications and reports
Proven experience of project and budget management
Experience of project planning, grant management, compiling and monitoring budgets, Experience of effective and values-based partnership work between international and local organisations and communities
Fluency in English (written and spoken)
Excellent writing skills, including application and report writing

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.

£26,000 pa pro rata. 24 hours a week. 
 

Proper Job has ambitious plans to develop the existing site as well as expanding our educational outreach. Proper Job is a locally rooted trail blazing charity and has gained a lot of support and interest from the local community and other communities nationally. Our vision is of a protected and preserved local environment; with local people taking active and positive responsibility for their wasted resources, by engaging in waste reduction, repair, reuse, composting and recycling. The local natural environment is improved, resources are conserved, the community is healthier and more resilient and the shift in behaviour brings with it positive economic impact.

Main purpose of job

Overall responsibility forrunning an effective charity and working towards Proper Job’s vision set out in the business plan. To be responsible for the management of the Resource Centre, Uptown, Workshops and wholly owned trading subsidiary The Courtyard Café and Shop. To make sure that the organization as a whole are well resourced through a variety of money-making and fundraising activities.

The CEO will:

1. Work towards achieving the Proper Job vision as a charity. Monitor the social and environmental impact ensuring that Proper Job isfulfilling its charitable objectives in education. Measure and report this impact to the board of Trustees and the Charity Commission. 
2. Assist managers with staffing issues, including – recruitment, induction, instruction/supervision, training, work review and any disciplinary action with input and support from team leaders. Overseeing and facilitating 6 monthly appraisals.
3. Make sure that accurate records are kept and that the charity is compliant with the law. 
4. Manage and analyze the finances, setting the annual budget (with the help of the board) working within that budget, identifying money-making/fundraising opportunities to ensure the project is viable.
5. Deal positively with the public and wider community to encourage their continued use and support of Proper Job (donors, buyers, workshop attendees and local community)
6. Maintain strong strategic and professional relationships with influential people, projects or institutions and act as spokesperson and representative for Proper Job as appropriate. 
7. Apply for grants and funding that will benefit the project and help to fulfill the charitable objectives.
8. Report monthly to the Proper Job board of trustees and work with them to monitor progress and to plan for the future of Proper Job facilitating the forward planning and development of the Proper Job Resource Centre and charity as a whole. Identify and recommending opportunities for the success of the charity. Leading with forward planning.
9. Make sure that all sites are well maintained and above all, safe for staff, volunteers and visitors. 
10. Oversee day to day book keeping reconciling and entering monthly journals on Xero accounting system.
11. Oversee Office admin, and assist withfinancial reporting, gift aid etc. 
12. Oversee Paying Wages monthly, being responsible for PAYE and HMRC payments. 
13. Oversee the planning of educational events, workshops and fundraisers ensuring they are in line with our charitable objectives. 
14. Manage the admin involved in claiming gift aid on donations and claiming regularly. 
15. Facilitate and lead weekly staff meetings with the Yard Operations Manager, The Courtyard Manager and Uptown/ Workshop Manager. 
16. Ensure the Proper Job site is legally compliant within the areas of activity. In particular Health and Safety, HR, Waste Licensing and any other legislative and policy requirements. (CoSH, ADR, Operators licensing, etc)
17. Responsible for overseeing and ensuring that the charity is compliant with Health and Safety regulations.

Person Specification 

Essential 

•  Experience of leading, or being a key part of the senior management/leadership team within, a small charity or organisation.
• Experience of line managing a range of teams. 
• Good understanding of Health and Safety issues and processes 
• Understanding of the legal and regulatory obligations involved with operating as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation
• A flexible and responsive approach to fast changing environment 
• Experience of performance management and implementation of staff appraisal
• A demonstrable track record of staff management.
• The ability to prepare written reports.

Desirable 

• Experience and knowledge of environmental and sustainability issues 
• Experience of applying for funding from trusts and foundations 
• Retail management experience 
• Experience in education.  

About Proper Job

Proper Job is a successful, community-led environmental charity,located in the small, Dartmoor town of Chagford in West Devon. It’s a locally rooted response to a global issue; that of wasted resources and the profound disconnect between what we buy and what we throw away. It aims to reclaim and retain these wasted resources on behalf of its community, challenging and changing perceptions in the process. By doing so, it also demonstrates to the world the level of change that’s possible to effect from a grassroots level.

Proper Job has three arms: a community reuse centre on the edge of the town that takes people’s unwanted items for reuse, composting and recycling (The Resource Centre), and another that’s a second hand clothes and homeware boutique shop in the centre of town, that sells the best seasonal items donated to the centre (Uptown). The third arm is a trading subsidiary: a community wholefood shop and café, the Courtyard. All three arms deliver educational outreach work in line with Proper Job’s charitable objectives. As such, they address the way we live in the world and the value we place on its resources, and seek to define a better, healthier future for people and planet. 

Proper Job’s charitable objects are described as follows:

For the public benefit, the protection and preservation of the environment, in particular, but not exclusively, by 

• (a) the promotion of waste reduction, reuse reclamation, recycling, use of recycled products and the use of surplus; and
• (b) advancing the education of the public about all aspects of waste generation, waste management and waste recycling, in the United Kingdom.

Salary: £23,254 pro rata (£9,302 actual per annum)
Contract: 12 month fixed term contract
Hours: Part-time, 15 hours per week
Location: Home-based (some UK wide travel required)

About our organisation

The Soil Association, formed in 1946, is the only UK charity which works across the spectrum of human health, the environment and animal welfare. That’s because we cannot tackle these issues in isolation.

We campaign for change, we support farming innovation, we serve healthy food in communities, we support and grow the organic market and we protect forests.

We couldn't do any of this without our supporters, partners, donors and dedicated staff. We make a difference in the world where it’s needed the most.

About the opportunity

The Policy and Influencing Officer will work closely with Food for Life Get Togethers (FFLGT) regional teams in the programme’s test and learn regions (Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland, North of England, the Midlands) to complete a distinct piece of work to define the scope, focus and reach of the programme’s policy and influencing plan which will embeds FFLGT’s approach at a devolved nation, regional and local authority level.

About you

Above all we are looking for:

Experience of developing and implementing impactful policy / influencing activities at a devolved nation, regional, local authority or institutional level

Experience of consultation and insight gathering at a strategic level

Experience of writing external and internal facing communications and marketing pieces

Commitment to Safeguarding

The Soil Association and FFL are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people that we work with. In accordance with this commitment we ensure that we follow a thorough and safe recruitment and selection process for all roles that work with children. This includes checking against the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) where appropriate. Please ensure that you completed the attached self-disclosure form to apply for this position and please note that if you are successful in your application to the role any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory DBS check.

Our employee benefits

Working with us you will have a range of financial and lifestyle benefits, including 27 days annual holiday plus bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service (pro rata for part-time). For more information on our benefits please visit our website.

Important dates

Closing date for applications: 9am, Friday 14th August 2020
Interviews are expected to take place: Monday 24th August via video conferencing

To Apply

Please read our full job description for this role.

Please submit your CV with a covering letter (both in Microsoft Word format). Your covering letter must cover the “essential” criteria listed in the Job Description. Failure to submit a covering letter may mean your application is removed from the shortlisting process.

To support our work on enhancing our advertising reach please complete the Equal ops form too and return this with your application. Please make sure that the file names of the documents you attach contain your name (first name and surname).

Please note we look at applications on arrival and reserve the right to close this vacancy early. All vacancies will remain open for a minimum of one calendar week.

Soil Association is committed to providing equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of their background. We value diversity whilst also acknowledging that people from certain backgrounds are underrepresented in our organisation. If you’re not sure about applying, please get in touch with us for a chat.

Thank you for your interest in supporting our work at the Soil Association

Salary: £32,395 pro rata (£25,916 actual per annum)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part-time, 30 hours per week
Location: Bristol

About our organisation

The Soil Association, formed in 1946, is the only UK charity which works across the spectrum of human health, the environment and animal welfare. That’s because we cannot tackle these issues in isolation.

We campaign for change, we support farming innovation, we serve healthy food in communities, we support and grow the organic market and we protect forests.

We couldn't do any of this without our supporters, partners, donors and dedicated staff. We make a difference in the world where it’s needed the most.

About the opportunity

This is an exciting new role within a brand new team that will lead on engaging with people as citizens in order to inspire agency with our charitable mission.

Leading on our citizenship work across the organisation, you will deliver engaging and measurable content and communications to our audiences, inspiring a growing movement of people that are active participants in our food, farming and forestry systems.

This is a crucial role in delivering our new 10 year organisational strategy.

About you

Experience of developing and delivering B2C multi-channel comms and marketing campaigns, including online and offline.

Sound and demonstrable knowledge of digital marketing platforms and techniques.

Experience of working in cross functional teams and project group working to deliver plans.

Fundraising experience and knowledge of fundraising best practice.

Our employee benefits

Working with us you will have a range of financial and lifestyle benefits, including 27 days annual holiday plus bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service (pro rata for part-time). For more information on our benefits please visit our website.

Important dates

Closing date for applications: 9am, Thursday 13th August 2020
Interviews are expected to take place: w/c 24th August 2020, via video call

To Apply

Please read our full job description for this role.

Please submit your CV with a covering letter (both in Microsoft Word format). Your covering letter must cover the “essential” criteria listed in the Job Description, and please also detail how you would approach communicating the Soil Association’s charitable mission to a new citizen audience.

Failure to submit a covering letter may mean your application is removed from the shortlisting process. Please make sure that the file names of the documents you attach contain your name (first name and surname).

Please note we look at applications on arrival and reserve the right to close this vacancy early.

Soil Association is committed to providing equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of their background. We value diversity whilst also acknowledging that people from certain backgrounds are underrepresented in our organisation. If you’re not sure about applying, please get in touch with us for a chat.

Thank you for your interest in supporting our work at the Soil Association.

We are looking for an Individual Giving Innovation manager to join us on a 12mth FTC to cover maternity leave. Joining our Individual Giving Team, you will be responsible for identifying and scoping new income generating products and activities, developing ideas from concept to delivery.

The main focus of this role is the development of an innovation pipeline of cause-cash propositions that compliment Friends of the Earth’s climate campaign. You will be leading on product development from start to finish, delivering audience-led ideas that are commercially sound and have the potential to reach significant scale.

A proven track record of developing and delivering products that attract new audiences and inspire existing supporters is essential. You will also need experience of identifying and drawing insight from target audiences and leading/facilitating ideation sessions.

Closing date: Thursday 20th August 2020 (23:59)

For more information please visit our website.

We offer a competitive range of benefits, good work/life balance, excellent learning and development opportunities and a vibrant organisational culture.

We are an equal opportunities employer and are especially keen to encourage applications from people currently under-represented in the environment movement.

Friends of the Earth is an international community dedicated to protecting the natural world and the wellbeing of everyone in it. We lead campaigns, provide resources and information, and drive real solutions to the environmental problems facing us all.

Salary: £32,395 pro rata (£12,958 actual per annum)
Contract: Fixed term contract, 12 months
Hours: Part-time hours, of 15 hours per week
Location: Home-based

About our organisation

The Soil Association, formed in 1946, is the only UK charity which works across the spectrum of human health, the environment and animal welfare. That’s because we cannot tackle these issues in isolation.

We campaign for change, we support farming innovation, we serve healthy food in communities, we support and grow the organic market and we protect forests.

We couldn't do any of this without our supporters, partners, donors and dedicated staff. We make a difference in the world where it’s needed the most.

About the opportunity

This role comes at an exciting time for the development of our major Lottery funded programme: Food for Life Get Togethers. We are looking for someone who will embed user centred design approaches, bringing creativity and innovation to the programme. You will be comfortable using co-design techniques to develop and facilitate new methods and approaches to engage our end users in the direction of the Food for Life Get Togethers programme. This is a one year fixed term opportunity.

About you

You’ll love working with people, designing creative and fun ways to explore complex topics. You will possess strong interpersonal and relationship building skills with the ability to innovate, motivate and present ideas creatively and visually.

To be successful in this role, you will have previous experience of working in service design, with a proven ability to execute design projects from inception to implementation; scale new solutions and evaluate the impact. It’s essential that you can demonstrate experience of leading user centred design activities including focus groups, interviews and co-design workshops. You will need to be able to work flexibly under pressure and enjoy working under your own initiative to own and lead key projects. You’ll also need excellent communication skills with the ability to facilitate group discussion and workshops with diverse groups of people from all ages, abilities and backgrounds.

Commitment to Safeguarding

The Soil Association and FFL are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people that we work with. In accordance with this commitment we ensure that we follow a thorough and safe recruitment and selection process for all roles that work with children. This includes checking against the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) where appropriate. Please ensure that you completed the attached self-disclosure form to apply for this position and please note that if you are successful in your application to the role any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory DBS check.

Our employee benefits

Working with us you will have a range of financial and lifestyle benefits, including 27 days annual holiday plus bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service (pro rata for part-time). For more information on our benefits please visit our website.

Important dates

Closing date for applications: 9am, Monday 17th August
Interviews are expected to take place: week commencing 24th August, by Skype

To Apply

Please read the full job description for this role.

Please submit your CV with a covering letter (both in Microsoft Word format). Your covering letter must cover the “essential” criteria listed in the Job Description. Failure to submit a covering letter may mean your application is removed from the shortlisting process.

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Please note we look at applications on arrival and reserve the right to close this vacancy early.

Soil Association is committed to providing equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of their background. We value diversity whilst also acknowledging that people from certain backgrounds are underrepresented in our organisation. If you’re not sure about applying, please get in touch with us for a chat.

Thank you for your interest in supporting our work at the Soil Association

Full-time, but with some flexibility possible

Background

ShareAction is a charity and campaigning organisation working to unleash the power of the financial system to drive social progress and protect our environment. We focus on transforming the investment system, using it as a lever to generate positive social and environmental impact in the real world.

We do this by:

• Educating and working with investors to improve their practices;
• Influencing the policy-makers and industry regulators that can ensure the investment system serves society’s interests in the long-term;
• Campaigning to unlock the power of investors, as shareholders in companies, to change corporate behaviour (on issues such as climate change, good work and human rights, sustainable food and public health);
• Mobilising ordinary people, who have a stake in the investment system through their pensions and savings, to demand a change in how their money is invested;
• Collaborating with other civil society organisations who share our vision.

Job Description

We are looking for a Funding Manager to join our ambitious Development team. ShareAction is a growing charity working in an area that is attracting increased attention from a variety of philanthropic trusts and foundations across the UK, EU and, increasingly, the USA. 

This is a great opportunity for an experienced fundraiser to shape and develop further the current programme. Building on an already extensive portfolio of funders, the successful applicant will manage these relationships to maximise income whilst developing new partnerships, working on a wide range of funding applications across grant making trusts, foundations and statutory funders.  We are particularly interested in applicants with experience of fundraising from statutory sources across the EU.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

The main responsibilities of the role will include:

• Leading on, or being a key contributor to, securing major multi-year programme grants from UK, EU and global statutory sources, foundations and trusts, major annual grants and core grants;
• Supporting the Senior Fundraising Manager to ensure a co-ordinated and collaborative organisational approach to fundraising, including keeping the whole team up to date regarding new opportunities and identifying/communicating next steps;
• Cultivating and maintaining positive funding relationships through timely reports and updates, meetings and events as appropriate;
• Working with the Senior Fundraising Manager and the Fundraising Assistant to ensure all monitoring and evaluation processes are robust and effective and meet the varying needs of our funders;
• Developing and maintaining a bank of project-specific and organisational case studies in line with our brand narrative;
• Taking a strategic approach to identifying and researching prospects and exploring opportunities for raising income for new and existing programmes and projects;
• Maintaining a professional knowledge of trust/foundation and statutory fundraising within the UK, EU and more widely, and identifying appropriate learning opportunities in association with the Senior Fundraising Manager in order to facilitate this.

Please note that this list isn’t exhaustive and the role might change slightly from time to time

Person specification

We are looking for a passionate, determined individual, with the following experience and skills:

ESSENTIAL

• A minimum of two years experience in trust and foundations fundraising, ideally with bid/proposal writing experience for five and six figure projects;
• Excellent communications skills, both written and verbal and the ability to communicate complex information and ideas;
• Exceptional organisational, project and time management skills with the ability to work under pressure, plan and prioritise work effectively and meet deadlines;
• Ability to prioritise and manage multiple competing priorities, completing work to the highest standard;
• Experience of using CRM systems to manage a Trusts and Foundations portfolio, ideally SalesForce;
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, particularly Word and Excel.

DESIRABLE

• Experience in EU/US based statutory, trust and foundation fundraising;
• Experience in fundraising for climate, environment, social welfare, equality, poverty causes;
• Experience in statutory fundraising;
• An understanding and passion for the role of the investment system in driving positive change in corporate behaviour;
• Experience of working with Office 365, particularly SharePoint.

ShareAction values and respects all differences in people seen and unseen. One of the ways we do this is by actively encouraging staff to work in ways that best suit their needs and our flexible working policy outlines many of the options available- such as part-time and term-time working, job sharing, home working and working compressed hours. Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility you need. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking.

Due to Covid-19 all interviews will take place online, you will also be expected to work from home for the foreseeable future

How to apply

To apply, please visit our website via the apply button.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community. Note that all personal information will be removed from applications prior to shortlisting which can delay the process in responding to applications. 

Please note that to be considered for this post you must be legally eligible to work in the UK. Due to current restrictions we are unable to hire anyone that isn’t already living in the UK. Unfortunately we are unable to support visas. 

Deadline: Monday 24 August at 9am