Project Officer Jobs
We are looking for someone to work with a clear strategy and then develop, grow and successfully manage our Youth Advisory (YAG) and Alumni groups, as well as lead the engagement of families / support networks. The ideal candidate is someone who will ensure interns accessing the DFN Project SEARCH model are at the heart of decision making and who will champion their rights and their participation. We are looking for someone who has a strong understanding of advocacy and the rights and entitlements of young adults with special educational needs and disabilities.
We are in our third year of running our YAG and yet to launch our Alumni offer. This role will therefore involve leading the implementation, development, and growth of the membership of both DFN Project SEARCH YAG and Alumni group. This will include planning and facilitating a programme of activities throughout the year for YAG and Alumni members, which we hope will be a mix of in person and online events.
This post holder will also provide ongoing training to YAG, Alumni and parent/carer members and facilitate their participation in our advocacy work. There will also be opportunities to deliver training to our central and partner teams alongside members of these groups
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Anna Freud is a world-leading mental health charity for children, young people and their families. Our mission is to close the gap in wellbeing and mental health by advancing, translating, delivering, and sharing the best science and practice with everyone who impacts the lives of children, young people and their families. More information about Anna Freud is available on our website.
We value diversity and aim to have diverse workforce that reflects the community and our service users, in line with our vision, values and inclusion commitments. We encourage applications from all sections of the community.
The Trusts and Foundations Officer will support the Trusts and Foundations team to meet income targets and develop and maintain relationships with donors and prospects. The role combines supporting the Trusts and Foundations Manager, Senior Trusts Officer, and Head of Fundraising with the maintenance of existing relationships as well as generating their own income from both smaller and larger trusts. The successful candidate will demonstrate success in securing grants from charitable trusts, foundations, and institutional donors. Proven experience in trust and foundation fundraising, preferably within the nonprofit sector or a similar environment is essential.
This is an exceptional opportunity for a motivated candidate who is looking for a career in fundraising. We will offer to them a fantastic learning environment where they can test and expand their skillset. They will have a focus on trusts but be invited to learn more about other areas of fundraising too. The successful candidate will be offered the time and space to excel in their research, writing and analytical skills. We will also offer them the chance to take part in face-to-face external meetings with funders, to become involved in events, and in other areas of fundraising where possible.
Please email Recruitment with any job enquiries, or if you require assistance or experience difficulties when applying. Please note that successful candidate(s) will be asked to evidence their Right to Work in the UK post-job offer – we do not hold a sponsor licence therefore we are unable to provide Visa sponsorship.
Location
Hybrid working (a mixture of onsite and home/remote working). Staff are working onsite for at least 20% of their working hours, either at our London site (4-8 Rodney Street, London N1 9JH) or our Northern Hub (Huckletree, The Express Building, 9 Great Ancoats Street, Manchester M4 5AD).
Contract duration
Permanent.
Closing date for applications
Midday (12pm), Tuesday 28 May 2024.
Notification of interview
Shortlisted applicants will be notified no later than Friday 31 May 2024. During shortlisting, applicants are anonymously assessed using the criteria visible in the Job Profile. Please note: due to the high volume of applications received, we will not be able to provide feedback to unsuccessful applicants.
Interviews
Interviews will be held on in the week commencing 3 June 2024 (flexible).
How to apply
Please visit our Careers page to register and apply online. We are unable to accept CVs and kindly request no contact from agencies.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Part time (18.5 hours per week) permanent post
Based in Vauxhall, London or Reading with hybrid working arrangements in place to accommodate both office and home working
Flexible working arrangements available within Monday to Friday,10am to 5pm. Occasional evening and weekend working may be required.
Salary in the range £12,373 to £15,122 per annum (£24,745 to £30,243 full time equivalent)
£1,650 per annum (£3,299 full time equivalent) location allowance payable if London based
At Parents And Children Together (PACT) we are genuinely passionate about what we do. We strengthen families through the quality services we provide and through our energy and professionalism, we deliver excellence.
We have been at the forefront of adoption services for over 60 years, working with local authorities across the country. With our outstanding rating with Ofsted, we work with a high degree of flexibility and innovation and with a range of adopters from all backgrounds. With access to our specialist therapeutic services, we are proud to provide excellent lifetime support for our families’ adoption journeys.
Our adoption teams focus on assessing prospective adopters who can consider Early Permanence and/or adopting a wide range of children.
We are looking for an Enquiries Officer to join our busy team operating our frontline enquiry service. If you have excellent interpersonal skills and can demonstrate empathy and effective listening skills whilst developing your knowledge and understanding of adoption, then we would love to hear from you.
If you want to make a real difference and join our inspirational team, please visit our website for more information, how to apply and the full job description.
Closing date for applications: Tuesday, 28th May 2024 at 9am
Interview dates: Thursday, 6th June 2024 (Reading) and Tuesday, 11th June 2024 (London)
We look forward to hearing from you!
Please do not submit your CV, only completed application forms will be accepted. No agencies please.
PACT is a supportive and respectful place where people are passionate about making a positive difference to the lives of women, children and families from many different backgrounds. We continuously look to progress the ways in which we create families and bring people together and encourage applications from people across all communities. We are committed to ensuring that our people and our services reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and applications from people from under-represented groups are particularly welcomed.
PACT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Anyone joining our team is subject to PACT’s Safer Recruitment pre-appointment enquiries. These include the provision of documentation of the right to work in the UK, Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check, overseas police check where applicable and references covering a minimum 5 year period. All opportunities are based in the UK.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We have two exciting new opportunities for those with a passion for racial justice, equality and inclusion to join our Diocesan staff team, as we seek to live out our commitment to racial justice.
- Racial Justice Development Officer
- Racial Justice Training and Resources Officer
Almost 40% of our churches are attended by a majority of UKME/GMH congregations and a large proportion of the pupils in our schools also come from ethnically diverse backgrounds. We recognise, celebrate, and embrace this diversity, committing to an integrated Diocesan approach to racial justice, as reflected in our Diocesan Vision, and prioritising and supporting healing and reconciliation in our communities.
In 2021 we launched the Diocese of Southwark’s Anti Racism Charter (ARC) which builds on earlier work in the Diocese and developed a subsequent 12-point plan to embed the ARC in real action.
We have worked hard to embed the ARC into our Diocesan vision and our management oversight structures and are now focusing even more intentionally on our recruitment, training and education challenges in our parishes and in the communities they serve. We have two new roles to help us on our journey:
These are great opportunities for someone to make a real difference to the work and progress of the Diocese, and more widely the National Church, in advancing in the area of racial justice for all.
For further information, and to apply for these posts, please visit the Diocese of Southwark section of the Church of England Pathways job site
Salaries for the roles from £40,000 - £45,000
Closing date for applications: 30th May 2024
Interviews planned for: 3/5 June 2024
Join our Finance team and you’ll be working with the existing Finance Office,r and supporting the Finance Manager in handling all our accounting needs.
If you have excellent attention to detail, experience of day-to-day finance procedures, and would like to work with an organisation that champions disabled artists, you could be our new team member.
Unlimited commissions extraordinary work from disabled artists that will change and challenge the world. We support, fund and promote new work by disabled artists, for UK and international audiences. We’re funded by Arts Council England, Arts Council of Wales, British Council, Creative Scotland, and Paul Hamlyn Foundation.
Since 2013 we’ve supported over 521 artists and their work has reached audiences of over five million people. This makes us the largest supporter of disabled artists world-wide. With an intersectional disabled-led team and board, we’re passionate not just about talking about equality and diversity, but actually putting it into action.
This is a permanent, remote working role with a salary of £29,757 per annum, pro rata. We welcome applications for 40 hours full time or 32 hours (0.8 full time equivalent) including breaks. Your responsibilities will include recording transactions, processing invoices, expense claims and grants, administering the charity’s bank accounts, payroll, and audits.
Unlimited is delighted to make reasonable adjustments to existing practices and procedures to meet access requirements and supports all team members to apply to Access to Work to cover relevant costs. Our recruitment pack is available in a variety of formats, including large print, audio, Easy Read, and English, Scottish Gaelic and Welsh languages.
We also love inclusivity and value lived experience in all its forms, so people from the global majority*, who are LGBTQIA+, disabled** and/or from working class or low socio-economic backgrounds are particularly encouraged to apply.
* This includes, but is not limited to, people of Black Caribbean, Black African, South Asian, East Asian, Southeast Asian, West Asian, Arab, Latinx, Jewish, Romany and Irish Traveller heritage.
** This includes but is not limited to, those who define as disabled people, as people with long term health conditions, as deaf, Deaf, neurodivergent or in relation to their health-related access requirements.
People from these groups are still currently under-represented in the arts nationwide, and we’re committed to challenging and changing this.
Unlimited is an arts commissioning body that supports, funds and promotes new work by disabled artists for UK and international audiences.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Kingston Voluntary Action (KVA) is a long-established and well-respected infrastructure support organisation for the voluntary and community sector in Kingston. We have grown in the last few years in the number and variety of projects as well as the number of team members. KVA is in its second year of delivering the Infrastructure Support Contract awarded by the Royal Borough of Kingston.
Together with our VCSE Sector Development Manager, internal team and external partners, you will ensure that KVA offers an ambitious and innovative capacity building programme for Kingston community and voluntary sector organisations.
We are looking for an experienced capacity building officer with a wide skillset and a track record of achieving outcomes for local communities by undertaking hands-on work with VCSE organisations of all sizes and structures, including, but not limited to support with fundraising, ability to better demonstrate their impact, develop policies and procedures and set up and run a charity or community organisation.
You will have a problem-solving approach, with patience, good listening skills, but also ability to be a critical friend when needed.
KVA is an expanding, ambitious team with a great working culture. We offer 27 days of annual leave, plus Bank Holidays, salary sacrifice scheme and hybrid working.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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CISWO is a national charity whose mission is to improve the lives of individuals and communities facing disadvantage due to the impact of the coal mining industry.
We are currently recruiting for a Grants Officer to support all aspects of our grant applications, collaborating with colleagues and our partners to develop and execute engaging applications to a range of funders in order to support the work with our client groups.
This is a great opportunity for someone with experience of writing content and developing applications to large and small funding bodies.
This role can be based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire or Pontypridd, South Wales.
As Grants Officer, you will:
- Secure income through funding applications to a range of large and small scale funders.
- Write high quality, compelling applications that are submitted on time and in line with funder requirements and eligibility criteria.
- Work with internal and external stakeholders to develop applications for funding and compile high quality content that is realistic, deliverable, and appropriately budgeted.
- Identify and obtain any support and advice required for the preparation, planning and management of funding applications.
- Develop information and guidance for internal and external stakeholders that supports the funding application process.
- Build and maintain relationships with funders to develop an understanding of the charity’s work.
- Identify new and existing funding opportunities that meet organisational priorities
- Maintain accurate monitoring and recording of data to evidence performance.
The essential qualities, skills and experience you will need to apply for this role:
- Experience of writing compelling, high quality funding applications to secure income from a range of funders.
- Experience of developing applications to major funders such as National Lottery, Sport England, central government and local authorities as well as smaller grants and trusts.
- Knowledge of various funders and ability to analyse and assess which opportunities are appropriate to consider.
- Skilled at presenting complex project information in a clear and engaging way.
- Exceptional communications skills, both written and verbal with the ability to produce concise, persuasive and engaging narrative.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team and encouraging this in others.
- Confidence to represent the organisation with partner agencies, funders and colleagues.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to work co-operatively with others.
Benefits Package:
- 29 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Generous pension
- Westfield healthcare
- Opportunities for career development and progression
Improving the lives of individuals and communities facing disadvantage due to the impact of the coal mining industry.
Cymraeg:
Rydym yn Cyflogi: Swyddog Cymrodoriaeth - The Learned Society of Wales (cymdeithasddysgedig.cymru)
Ydych chi'n chwilio am rôl sy'n cyfuno eich sgiliau rhyngbersonol rhagorol gyda'ch arbenigedd o ran trefnu a rheoli prosiect? Rydym yn chwilio am rywun sy'n drefnus iawn, gyda sgiliau cyfathrebu rhagorol - sy'n gallu rhedeg a gwella proses sefydledig yn effeithiol, ar yr un pryd â datblygu perthnasoedd cryf â rhanddeiliaid allweddol.
Mae Cymdeithas Ddysgedig Cymru yn sefydliad ifanc a chroesawgar, gyda strategaeth flaengar ac uchelgeisiol sy'n cefnogi ac yn hyrwyddo Cymrodoriaeth o arbenigwyr ac arweinwyr. Mae ein Swyddog Cymrodoriaeth yn gyfrifol am y broses etholiadol flynyddol sy'n ethol y Cymrodyr newydd bob blwyddyn, ac am reoli cysylltiadau gyda’r Cymrodyr hynny ar ôl iddynt gael eu hethol.
Yn y rôl hon, byddwch yn dilyn prosesau a chanllawiau llywodraethu i sicrhau tryloywder a thegwch proses drylwyr ac ar yr un pryd, yn dod o hyd i gyfleoedd i'w gwella a'i datblygu bob blwyddyn. Byddwch yn datblygu perthynas waith gref gyda Chymrodyr sy'n rhanddeiliaid allweddol ar draws bywyd gwleidyddol, cyhoeddus ac academaidd Cymru. Byddwch yn gweithio ochr yn ochr â'r Rheolwr Ymgysylltu Strategol hefyd, ac yn cefnogi ffyrdd o wella ein hymgysylltiad â Chymrodyr, a'u cynnwys yn ein gwaith.
Rydym yn awyddus i glywed gennych os ydych yn teimlo bod y sgiliau hyn yn cyd-fynd â'ch proffil - does dim angen i chi gael profiad blaenorol o sefydliadau Cymrodoriaeth na chylchoedd etholiadol. Darllenwch y Pecyn Cais hwn am fwy o wybodaeth, a chysylltwch â ni os hoffech wybod mwy cyn gwneud cais. Rydym yn Cyflogi: Swyddog Cymrodoriaeth.
English:
We Are Hiring: Fellowship Officer - The Learned Society of Wales
Are you looking for a role that combines your excellent interpersonal skills with your organisational and project management expertise? We are looking for someone who is highly organised with excellent communication skills – able to effectively run and improve an established process at the same time as developing strong relationships with key stakeholders.
The Learned Society of Wales is a young and welcoming organisation with a progressive and ambitious strategy which supports and promotes a Fellowship of experts and leaders. Our Fellowship Officer is responsible for the annual election process that elects the new Fellows each year and for managing relationships with those Fellows once elected.
In this role, you would follow governance processes and guidelines to ensure transparency and fairness of a rigorous process whilst also identifying opportunities to improve and develop it each year. You would develop strong working relationships with Fellows who are key stakeholders across Wales’ political, public and academic life. Working alongside the Strategic Engagement Manager, you would also support ways to improve our engagement with Fellows and involve them in our work.
We are keen to hear from you if you feel these skills fit your profile – you do not need to have previous experience of Fellowship organisations or election cycles. Please read this Application Pack for more information and contact us if you would like to know more before applying.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We need an experienced fundraiser who can research and apply for funding for our projects from a wide range of sources including: grants, s106 developer contributions, sponsorship and corporate volunteering. We have a diverse range of projects to deliver from new play equipment to support for community projects, regeneration schemes and more.
Serving the people of Stroud Town to create a thriving, sustainable community
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Reporting to: Head of Finance and Resources
Responsible for: None
Hours: 36 hours per week (9am-5pm)
Location: The main place of work will be: Orchard House and other locations from time to time.
Mind in Croydon is a charity concerned with the welfare of people with mental health problems living in the London Borough of Croydon and the surrounding areas. It provides a range of
support services in Advocacy, Welfare Benefits, Social Networks, Therapeutic Services, Health and Wellbeing, Social Inclusion, Activities and Information.
Purpose of the role:
The Facilities Officer role is pivotal in overseeing and managing property operations within the UK market. This position is designed to ensure the efficient utilization of properties, adherence to Health and Safety (H&S) regulations, and optimization of net income generated by investment properties. The key objectives of the role align with UK-specific property management and compliance standards.
Mind in Croydon is an equal opportunities employer. No job applicant or employee will be discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
We encourage applications from those with Lived Experience.
To apply please send your CV and a Covering Letter explaining:
- Why would you like to apply for this role?
- How your skills and experience relate to the competencies in the Person Specification of the job description?
- What value you can add to the service?
To apply please send your CV and a Covering Letter explaining:
• Why would you like to apply for this role?
• How your skills and experience relate to the competencies in the Person Specification of the job description?
• What value you can add to the service?
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Greater Manchester Poverty Action (GMPA) is a recognised leader on poverty in the UK and exists to end poverty in Greater Manchester and beyond.
We deliver independent, evidence-based activities to address socio-economic disadvantage. These focus on maximising the financial resources available to households, amplifying the voices of people with lived experience of poverty, and working with our network to achieve meaningful change. This enables us to support organisations across sectors to effectively target resources and to achieve sustainable solutions to poverty through strategic, policy and programmatic responses.
With an extensive network of over 2,500 professionals and volunteers actively engaged in tackling poverty, we have a wealth of insights and understanding that allow us to deliver direct responses to poverty and provide valuable guidance and support to others.
GMPA is entering an exciting new period in our development, supporting strategic and policy responses to poverty at a regional and local level across several localities.
We are seeking a Policy and Research Officer to support the development and delivery of policy and research projects.
Title: Policy and Research Officer
Location: Combination of home working and working in our office (St Thomas Centre, Ardwick Green N, Manchester M12 6FZ) two days per week.
Contract: 5 days per week with an initial 18-month contract. It is highly likely this will be extended.
Probationary period: 4 months.
Employer: Greater Manchester Poverty Action Limited.
Purpose: To support the delivery of GMPA’s policy, research and advocacy work.
Salary range: £26,000 to £29,000 per annum, depending on experience.
Paid annual leave entitlement: 25 days pro-rata (excluding bank holidays)
Line management responsibilities: None
Managed by: Senior Policy Officer.
Key responsibilities
· Supporting the development and delivery of policy and research projects.
· Drafting policy briefings and reports, newsletter articles and other written materials detailing GMPA’s policy positions and the key evidence base around poverty.
· Developing and maintaining knowledge of how local and regional public sector bodies, including health bodies, can address poverty.
· Helping to influence local approaches to poverty in Greater Manchester and other parts of the country.
· Supporting the development and delivery of the Greater Manchester Poverty Monitor.
· Supporting the delivery of training and presenting GMPA’s work as required.
· Undertaking qualitative and quantitative research and drawing on existing research and literature to support GMPA’s policy and advocacy work.
· Working with colleagues to ensure GMPA’s work is informed by the voices, views and experiences of people with lived experience of poverty.
· Being a key and responsible member of GMPA’s team.
· Supporting other aspects of GMPA’s work as appropriate.
Person specification
Essential:
· Policy and research skills evidenced through a previous role and/or through a degree.
· The ability to develop and contribute to high quality policy and research projects.
· Strong analytical skills with the ability to use a range of qualitative and quantitative research methods to provide robust evidence in support of policy and advocacy priorities.
· A high level of confidence in interpreting and analysing quantitative data.
· Good written communication skills, with the ability to condense complex information for policy briefings, newsletter articles, web copy and other outputs.
· The ability to develop confident speaking and presentation skills.
· Good interpersonal skills, with the ability to develop and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders.
· A willingness to work outside of normal working hours as required.
· Excellent IT skills – Outlook, Word, Excel.
· The ability to work independently, with strong time management, organisational and planning skills.
· A good understanding of the causes and consequences of poverty in the UK.
· A commitment to the values of GMPA.
Desirable:
· Experience of poverty in your personal and/or professional life.
· Experience of delivering research projects involving both quantitative and qualitative data.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Technical Officer
We are working with an International Conservation charity, who have an exciting opportunity for a Technical Officer whose role will be to support the Conservation Programmes team.
Position: GIS Conservation Technical Officer
Location: Hybrid / Suffolk (flexible working available)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Salary: £23,500 per annum
Closing Date: 09:00am on Friday 07 June with interviews expected to be held on Tuesday 25 & Wednesday 26 June
Please note that the closing date given is a guide. We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.
About the Role
The charity is at the forefront of international conservation efforts through their programme of land purchase and land acquisition in collaboration with their international partners, including the development of carbon and other payments for ecosystem services projects. They are seeking a Technical Officer whose role will be to support the Conservation Programmes team, working closely with the Senior Technical Officer and Director of Conservation for the development and monitoring of conservation projects and communication of the organisation’s conservation impact.
About You
We are looking for applicants who are passionate about wildlife conservation and committed to furthering the mission and ethos of the charity, you will need to have the following skills and experience:
- An excellent knowledge of spatial and ecological data analyses, and monitoring and GIS
- Ideally you will have experience in fieldwork and biodiversity conservation
- Be able to translate technical reports and assessments to a wide range of audiences
- The ability to work independently as well as in close collaboration with colleagues
- Good communication skills
About the Organisation
The organisation is based in the UK and is unique within the conservation world. Reaching beyond its 30th year of operation the Trust has grown from small beginnings saving critically threatened forests in Belize, to become an internationally respected conservation organisation with a proven track record, working with more than 30 overseas conservation NGOs on the protection of threatened habitats. It has developed its modus operandi without losing its vision, integrity, and transparency.
You may have experience in areas such as; GIS Analyst, Environment GIS Technician, Environmental Monitoring Assistant, Environmental Monitoring Technician, Ecological Data Analyst, Environmental Data Scientist, Environmental Data Analyst, Ecology Data and Project Manager, Assistant Ecologist, Ecological Technical Advisor, Environmental Technician, etc.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
Community Engagement Officer
£30,000 - £34,000 (dependent on relevant skills and experience) plus generous benefits
Location: Home-based, with occasional travel to Football Foundation offices and other sites
We are the Football Foundation - the Premier League, the FA and government’s charity that delivers outstanding grassroots facilities, more and better places to play, transforming lives and communities where it is needed most.
To help us with this important mission, we’re looking for a Community Engagement Officer to join the team and play a key role in ensuring we achieve our objectives of engaging with and increasing physical activity levels amongst the four key priority groups facing the greatest inequalities: low socio-economic groups, women and girls, disabled people and people with long term health conditions, and culturally diverse communities.
This is an exciting time to be joining the Football Foundation and this is a great opportunity to use your knowledge and experience of place-based working and community engagement to make a real difference through community sports.
About the Football Foundation
Over the last 22 years, the Foundation has awarded more than 23,000 grants to deliver outstanding grassroots facilities across England worth more than £877 million. This year, the Foundation will be investing more money than ever into facilities across England and is committed to improving the experience of playing football for everyone.
The Foundation’s goal is to unlock the power of pitches ensuring everyone has a great place to play regardless of gender, race, disability or place
The role
As Community Engagement Officer you will play a key role in ensuring the Foundation achieves its objectives of engaging with and increasing physical activity levels amongst the four key priority groups facing the greatest inequalities: low socio-economic groups, women and girls, disabled people and people with long term health conditions, and culturally diverse communities. This will predominantly be achieved through the critical support you will provide to our ambitious PlayZones Programme, as we continue to roll the programme out across priority areas of the Country.
We have an ambition to deliver in excess of 200 PlayZone facilities by 2025. To realise this ambition, we’re going to focus on investing in safe, inclusive, and accessible facilities in communities with the greatest need. We will tackle inequalities in physical activity levels and create inclusive opportunities for our priority groups to become active through recreational formats of football and other sports and activities.
With a great deal to do, the role will be pivotal in working with local groups to support them through the application process, and to ensure high quality projects are being developed based on local community need.
The role sits within the Football Foundation’s Delivery Team, the team responsible for strategic identification and capital project delivery, reporting to the Community Engagement Lead and with responsibility for a portfolio of PlayZone programme areas within one of the Delivery Team geographical regions.
You will provide critical support to applicants and work extremely closely with our network of Delivery Managers & Officers to advise and agree community engagement plans for a range of Over £25k projects – helping to ensure their engagement is robust, but that applicants also receive support and guidance as required throughout the development of their application.
Community Engagement Officers will champion the benefits of great engagement, capturing good practice, identifying successful approaches, and share knowledge and learning across the Foundation and other stakeholders.
What are we looking for?
You don’t need to follow football to apply, but it is expected that you appreciate the power of sport to change lives and have a genuine interest in using your skills and experience to help the Foundation achieve our charitable and strategic objectives.
You must be educated to HND/Degree standard, or with the equivalent experience, with knowledge of how sports development can be used for community benefit. You must have strong communication and interpersonal skills with experience of communicating with and supporting a diverse range of colleagues and customers remotely.
Your knowledge of place-based working and how to best reach and engage with local communities will be key for this role, as well as your understanding of the inequalities that exist in supporting active lives across socio economic groups, women & girls, individuals with a disability or a long-term health condition, and culturally diverse communities. You will be aware of and have experience of dealing with the operations and challenges faced by community organisations, charities, and the voluntary sector.
You must be highly organised, with working knowledge of different project management techniques and experience of managing multiple projects at the same time. While not essential, experience of producing robust reports and of using dashboards to monitor the progress of projects would be useful.
How we achieve our goals is equally important to us. We are striving to be an inclusive and diverse organisation which reflects the diverse communities, users and beneficiaries of our work and the outcomes we deliver. Becoming part of the Football Foundation team, will give you the chance to deliver a positive impact in every community in England; to help transform lives and communities through great places to play; and to be part of a supportive and inclusive staff team that works hard and plays fair to achieve its goals.
For full details of the role and requirements, please download our recruitment pack below.
What can we offer you?
The salary for this role is £30,000 - £34,000 per annum (dependent on relevant skills and experience). You will start on 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (which increases after 2 years), plus additional time off to volunteer. We also offer a generous pension scheme (8% employer contribution), collective bonus scheme, free health care provision, a monthly gym subsidy, interest-free season ticket loan, death in service benefit and access to selected match tickets
We are committed to helping our team members maintain a healthy work-life balance, so offer flexible working around core hours to help achieve that.
Equality and Diversity Commitment
The Football Foundation is committed to, and values the principles of diversity, equality, and inclusion. We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive working environment where all our team feel respected and supported in fulfilling their potential. We encourage and welcome applications from all, regardless of background and are particularly interested to hear from individuals belonging to under-represented groups including diverse ethnic communities, individuals with a disability and those from the LGBTQI+ community.
Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either application or interview stage, please contact us at jobs @ footballfoundation. org .uk
How do I apply?
To apply, please follow the steps outlined below:
1. Please send the following to jobs @ footballfoundation. org. uk
o CV
o Cover letter - please highlight briefly and clearly how your skills, abilities and experience equip you for the role, together with your reasons for applying.
The closing date for applications is: Wednesday 22 May 2024 at midday
Interviews are currently scheduled for 30 May 2024.
Due to the volume of applications received for most roles, the Foundation only contacts candidates if they are shortlisted for interview. If you do not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, you should assume your application has not been successful.
Please note that you must be eligible to work in the UK to apply.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are recruiting a full-time Funding Officer working across Birmingham & Solihull on a fixed term contract up until December 2024.
You’ll be part of a team of 6, led by two Funding Managers and working alongside 3 other full time Funding Officers, as part of The Birmingham & Solihull patch which works within a larger Midlands team.
Ideally you will live in or near to Birmingham and have an excellent knowledge of the city. This role is classed as mobile working which means you will be expected to work from and visit several locations across the area, including your home. The ability to drive and have access to a vehicle is therefore beneficial, although not essential.
- You will assess applications for funding and manage grants using local knowledge, best practice, thematic expertise and the experience of customers and stakeholders to improve our grant making and inform our decision making.
- You will have a strong understanding of our vision, our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and our funding products.
- You will also need to support our stakeholders, helping them to make connections that will help them achieve their goals.
- Being responsible for a pipeline of projects you will need to understand and respond to the diverse needs of our customers by providing advice and considered feedback and be willing to have challenging but constructive conversations.
- You will manage your own caseload, liaise with grant recipients, undertake project visits, identify and manage risk, support organisations to deliver their projects and measure their impact.
You will also need to work within the Fund’s policies and procedures and the necessary legislation, in a way that is in line with our vision and principles.
You will represent the Fund within your local area, including at funding fairs and external meetings, creating opportunities for people to come together. You will share learning from your role with other colleagues so that we can maximise our impact.
Interview Date: Week commencing 3rd June 2024
Location: Hybrid working with regular travel to locations across Birmingham & Solihull
Essential criteria
- Relational skills: Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with colleagues, community organisations and other stakeholders at various levels, with a strong commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion.
- Analytical skills: Ability to absorb a wide range of information and to make judgement-based decisions with confidence, to challenge when appropriate and manage risk.
- Organisational skills: Ability to use your initiative and manage your own workload with minimal supervision, dealing with competing priorities and deadlines and demonstrating strong self-organisation and prioritisation skills.
- Communication skills: Strong listening, written and verbal communication with an emphasis on report writing for assessment purposes.
- Values driven and passionate about the Fund’s purpose.
Desirable criteria
- Lived experience or working knowledge of the needs and priorities of communities across Birmingham and Solihull and the local third sector.
- Sound IT skills and the ability to learn detailed processes.
- Understanding of financial planning, ability to analyse accounts and numerical data and to identify and manage risk.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Communities in the UK come in all shapes and sizes. National Lottery funding is for everyone – therefore, we are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and we work hard to ensure our funding reaches where it is needed.
We also believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. That’s why The National Lottery Community Fund is committed to being an inclusive employer and a great place to work. We recognise and celebrate the fact that our people come from diverse backgrounds. We positively welcome applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities or longstanding health conditions, people who are LGBTQ+, and people from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds, as well as people of all ages.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we take a proactive approach in making reasonable adjustments, if needed, throughout the recruitment process and during employment. (This can be related to a physical and mental health condition.)
It starts with community.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Job Description, Person Specification and Application Form are available on the Trust’s website.
Applications MUST be made using the form provided via website. PLEASE NOTE: only applications that are compliant with our application process will be considered
As a registered charity, fundraising is of critical importance to our organisation in supporting the delivery of a number of projects, from historic building preservation to innovative new learning programmes and community outreach.
This newly created role within our Development Team will play a vital role in supporting the Historic Dockyard in generating funding to support a wide variety of projects.
We are looking for someone who is a natural relationship builder and is passionate about the aims and objectives of Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust. The successful candidate will be working alongside the Development Manager to grow support from Charitable Trusts and Foundations, corporate supporters and growing individual giving opportunities.
This role is a great opportunity for someone looking to build on their fundraising experience and develop further utilising a wide range of fundraising disciplines.
HOW TO APPLY
If you are interested in joining our team and wish to apply for this vacancy, please complete our application form and send it back to us along with a copy of your CV by Friday 7 June 2024.
Completed application forms can be emailed or posted to:
Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust
The Fitted Rigging House
The Historic Dockyard
Chatham
Kent
ME4 4TZ
Please note, due to the volume of applications we receive, we are not able to contact all unsuccessful candidates.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.