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The Campaign Coordinator will deliver a campaign strategy immediately before and after the General Election. You will lead local community teams who want to end the need for food banks, to get local Prospective Parliamentary Candidates to commit to prioritising the problem of people going without essentials if they are elected, and to acknowledge that that must involve a strengthened social security system.
This Cambridge City Foodbank (CCFb) role is funded by Trussell Trust as part of their General Election strategy, and you will be part of a network of Campaign Coordinators around the UK doing this work.
Responsibilities of Campaign Coordinator:
To build trusted relationships within CCFb and other food banks before, during and after the UK General Election. You will work with food banks across the Cambridgeshire & Peterboorough Combined Authority to build a team and coordinate campaign activity.
To create and support campaigns teams of community volunteers. You will have 1-2-1s with food bank staff, volunteers, partner organisations and stakeholders in each community to build support bases and get people to take part in campaign actions.
To lead community outreach including door-knocking sessions. You will door knock with your community campaign team to drum up support for the campaign, provide members of the public literature on food bank use in their local community, and invite people to their local hustings.
To support local campaigns teams to engage with Prospective Parliamentary Candidates, including organising local hustings. You will ensure that your community campaign teams: attend national Trussell Trust webinars, receive national guidance on how to approach Prospective Parliamentary Candidates, understand the Trussell Trust legal General Election guidance, understand the logistics of organising a hustings, ensure that the hustings is as accessible as possible and ensure that the voices of people with lived experience are heard through the hustings.
To deliver the local campaigning strategy working with CCFb and other food bank staff, volunteers, visitors and social supermarket members. You will set objectives for the campaign, monitor progress and evaluate impact.
To work with the Organising and Local Mobilisation strategy of CCFb and engage with the training and support on offer, including work with other Campaign Coordinators in the Trussell Trust network
Person Specification
Experience and knowledge:
- Experience of campaigning or organising to achieve a change.
- Experience working alongside people with lived experience of poverty.
- Experience facilitating groups and organising engaging group activities.
- Experience influencing local decision makers.
- Knowledge of the UK political system.
- Knowledge of anti-poverty organisations across the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority.
- Good project management skills, and the ability to manage and motivate volunteers.
- Willingness to travel across the Combined Authority area as required.
Behaviours and competencies:
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships and gain trust of people with lived experience of poverty and using food banks.
- Confident in communicating and, able to seek and balance a range of views and stakeholders, influencing where required.
- Politically minded, with an understanding of charities’ obligations to be political independent.
- Be committed to the vision, respect the ethos and uphold the values of Cambridge City Foodbank and Trussell Trust.
About Cambridge City Foodbank
Our vision is a UK without the need for Foodbanks. We meet the need for emergency and affordable food, and tackle the causes of poverty, by harnessing the power of the community.
We value dignity, justice, compassion, community and impact, in all that we do. We serve local people regardless of background, inspired by our Christian ethos and values.
As part of our commitment to inclusion, diversity and equity actively encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions and those with a lived experience of poverty as well as any other under-represented group in our workforce. We are committed to ensuring the safety and protection of our employees from all forms of harm.
In 2023: our amazing team of 200 volunteers assisted by a small staff team, provided 16,000 3-day emergency food parcels to people across Cambridge (36% were children) and distributed 170,000 Kilos of food.
Candidates will be invited for interview on Friday 17th May 2024.
Interviews will take place on Thursday 23rd May 2024.
The successful applicant will be expected to start on Monday 24th June 2024.
We meet the need for emergency and affordable food, and tackle the causes of poverty, by harnessing the power of the community.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you passionate about birth rights and positive birth experiences?
At The Birth Partner Project, our vision is that no woman or birthing person should face birth alone. We provide volunteer birthing partners to people seeking sanctuary, across Cardiff.
We are currently making big strides to develop our small charity. We'd love to hear from you if you are skilled at motivating volunteers, organising services on a day-to-day basis, and working in a supportive and respectful way.
Position: Birth Partner Volunteer Coordinator
Location: Home-based, with travel around Cardiff to support volunteers and the women & birthing people we work with
Hours: 20 hours per week (part-time) - working patterns to be discussed at interview
Salary: £27,300 per annum (£14,560 pro rata)
How to apply: Click on 'Apply via Website' button above.
Summary of the Role
The successful candidate will:
- Work hand-in-hand with our existing Birth Partner Volunteer Coordinator, to recruit and train a pipeline of well trained, active volunteers
- Actively participate as a Birth Partner alongside our volunteers, leading and supporting teams as necessary to bolster our volunteering capacity
- Link directly with our referral partners at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, to ensure referrals are managed effectively
- Collaborate among the team and volunteers, to drive developments and improvements inthe service, and support the sustainability and growth of the charity
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Volunteers are vital to our charity, the provide over 100,000 hours of support a year to our work. As our charity’s volunteer programme has grown over the last few years, we need to increase our capacity to recruit and better support our volunteers.
This role is focus on improving the support with give to our volunteers who care for our dogs and pups in training. There we are not just looking for someone who is experienced working with volunteers and is great with people, but someone who has presentation or teaching skills. So they can talk to groups of volunteers to help them develop the skills and confidence to have a positive experience and impact when volunteering with our charity. Candidate who have a good knowledge of dogs would be a real advantage.
Recruitment of new volunteers is also a key part of this role and so we will require the post holder to manage activity to achieve this, including some occasional weekend and evening work at specific recruitment events.
Are you passionate about volunteering?
YMCA East Surrey is looking to recruit a volunteer coordinator to drive the strategic objective of maintaining and building a culture of voluntary action.
Job Purpose:
To be responsible for coordinating volunteer recruitments, providing learning activities and providing volunteer management advice and guidance to staff who work with volunteers.
To establish positives relationships with volunteers to ensure they have a fulfilling volunteer experience.
To be responsible for transactional processes on the volunteer database ensuring it is up to date and delivers to meets the needs of volunteers and the organisation.
Main Responsibilities:
- To drive the strategic objective of maintaining and building the culture of voluntary action, empowering at least 300 volunteers per year by 2027.
– Lead recruitment and induction of volunteers for relevant services across the organisation by developing timelines for volunteer recruitments throughout the year.
– Lead on recruitment administration for volunteers including assisting with pre-employment checks and delivering induction course and on-boarding.
– To provide advice and guidance to service managers regarding suitability of potential roles with the relevant service managements.
– To provide effective and efficient administration of the volunteer databased ensuring all volunteer records are up to date.
– To maintain regular communication with volunteers, problem-solving and escalating any IT issues with the Head of Central Services as appropriate.
– To support line managers to ensure volunteers are aware of and adhere to YMCA ES policies, procedures, mission, vision, and values.
– To provide analysis as appropriate to the Head of Central Services on volunteer numbers, hours donated, activities and other metrics and impact measures.
– Ensure that volunteers have sufficient training, resources, and support to carry out their roles effectively, including developing and delivering a variety of reward and recognition activities to maximise engagement and retention of volunteers such as facilitating learning sessions.
– To promote the importance of volunteering internally through engagement activities, recognition schemes, and externally through recruitment drives, marketing and press campaigns, and other profile-raising activities.
– To obtain and provide analytics on volunteer engagement and facilitate peer group sessions to monitor progress of volunteers.
– To identify and oversee the design, development and delivery of relevant training, reward, and recognition activities to both upskill and retain volunteers.
– To work with the Head of Central Services to support the successful implementation of volunteer best practice and policy, to support the organisations strategic plan.
– Collaborate with the Head of Central Services and volunteers themselves to develop the volunteering programme, identifying and reducing barriers to volunteering and ensuring that all volunteering activity reflects YMCA ES values.
– To assist the Head of Central Services in the preparation of reports to the Senior Leadership Team and various committees as required.
– To assist the Head of Central Services in ensuring volunteer policies and procedures are maintained, up-to-date and fit for purpose.
– To support the coordination and delivery of key HR projects within the Department that will lead to the development of HR practices.
– To be responsible for the maintenance and storage of all volunteer data and records in line with the Data Protection Act and confidentiality.
– To develop and maintain effective relationships with all key stakeholders.
– To identify improvements and recommend these to the Head of Central Services for consideration.
– Any other duties as required by the line manager or Head of Department, which are commensurate with the grade/post
– We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults. This role will require an enhanced DBS disclosure. We require you to understand and demonstrate this commitment and attend any required training
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults. This role will require an enhanced DBS disclosure (with barred children/vulnerable adults). We require you to understand and demonstrate this commitment and attend any required training
Seee attached JD and Person Spec
Hours of work: Full-time, A full-time working week would be Monday to Friday 9am-5pm with an unpaid break of one hour.
Location: Princes Road, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 6JJ.
Salary / pay rate: £28,000 to £30,000 per annum
Annual leave: 4 weeks per annum plus bank holidays. (Pro-rata for part time). The holiday year runs from 1 April to 31 March each year.
Benefits: The post holder will be entitled to free use of the YMCA East Surrey fitness centre in Redhill and half price YMCA childcare for dependents. There is free parking available at the Princes Road site and YMCA East Surrey also operates a Bike to Work Scheme. There is a YMCA East Surrey defined contribution pension scheme. More details on request.
Closing date & interviews:
Closing date Tuesday 30th April 2024
The interviews to be held Wednesday 8th May2024
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The Food bank Campaign Coordinator is responsible for delivering Trussell Trust’s influencing and mobilising work, in their target area, during the General Election. You will do this by building strong relationships with other food banks in your Parliamentary constituency areas of Rhondda and Ogmore, Bridgend and Vale of Glamorgan. Campaign Coordinators implement Trussell Trust’s national General Election strategy, by using organising techniques to put pressure on PPC’s in each Parliamentary constituency.
You will build and lead local community teams who support ending the need for foodbanks, securing commitments from your PPC’s to ‘prioritise the problem of people going without essentials if re/elected, acknowledging the role social security needs to play in tackling it.’
This role is funded by the Trussell Trust as part of their General Election strategy, and you will be part of a network of Campaign Coordinators around the UK doing this work. You will be the link between your food bank(s) and the Mobilisation team at Trussell Trust, as we build a movement to end the need for food banks.
Responsibilities of Campaign Coordinator:
· To build trusted relationships with food banks during (pre and post) UK General Election. You will hold 1:1 conversations with each food bank in your allocated area and ensure there is clear communication between the food banks.
· To support teams of community volunteers. You will have 1:1s with: food bank staff, volunteers, interested individuals, partner organisations and stakeholders in each community to develop community bases for your campaign work.
· To lead effective door-knocking teams in your community. You will door knock with your community campaign team to drum up support for the campaign, provide members of the public literature on Food bank use in their local community, and invite people to their local hustings.
· To help each of your community campaign teams organise a local husting. You will ensure that your community campaign teams: attend national Trussell Trust webinars, receive national guidance on how to approach PPC’s, understand the Trussell Trust legal GE guidance, understand the logistics of organising a hustings, ensure that the husting is accessible as possible and ensure that the voices of people with lived experience are heard through the hustings.
· To develop good relationships with local press and media outlets. You will work alongside national Trussell Truststaff to find key press and media contacts in your assigned area, ensuring your community campaign teams get coverage for their hard work.
· To deliver the local campaigning strategy working with food bank staff, volunteers and clients.
· To work with the Organising and Local Mobilisation team in Trussell Trust and engage with the training and support on offer, including work with other Campaign Coordinators in the Trussell Trust network.
Person Specification
Desirable technical skills and knowledge:
● Experience of campaigning or organising to achieve a change.
● Experience working alongside people with lived experience of poverty
● Experience facilitating groups and organising engaging group activities
● Experience managing and working with volunteers.
● Experience of community outreach in the local area.
● Good project management skills, able to balance a range of priorities.
● UK driving licence and access to vehicle
Behaviours and competencies:
● Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships and gain trust of people with lived experience of poverty and using food banks
● Confident in communicating and, able to seek and balance a range of views and stakeholders, influencing where required.
● Demonstrate a commitment to the values of the Trussell Trust /local food bank.
Key Stakeholders
● Your local food banks, including the project manager, volunteers, and people they support.
● Local elected representatives
● Local stakeholders and partners (charities, churches, and other relevant community groups)
● Local organisations working to support people in poverty
● The Trussell Trust Area Team, who support your food banks in their day-to-day work.
● Trussell Trust’sSenior Manager for Organising and Local Mobilisation
● The wider TT Organising and Local Mobilisation (OLM) Team who will deliver training and relational support.
● Trussell Trust’s Head of Organising and Local Mobilising
● Trussell Trust’s Activations team
● Trussell Trust’s church engagement team
● Joseph Rowntree Foundation staff
● Trussell Trust Policy, Research and Impact department
Our Values
The Trussell Trust is a charity that works to end the need for food banks. It is founded on and shaped by Christian principles.
Our values of dignity, justice, compassion and community, are central to all that we do and therefore supports our aim to be an organisation where the diversity of all employees is valued. We welcome people of all faiths and none and those that are committed to these values.
We recognise that we have under-represented groups within our workforce. As part of our commitment to diversity and equality of opportunity we are actively encouraging applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions and those with a lived experience of poverty as well as any other under-represented group in our workforce. We are committed to ensuring the safety and protection of our employees from all forms of harm.
Please forward your covering letter outlining your experience which is relevant to the job description and CV
We don’t believe anyone in our community should have to face going hungry.
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This role offers an exciting opportunity to grow and develop a Dementia Service that was launched at Age UK Westminster in 2022. Offering a weekly community-based Maintenance Cognitive Stimulation Therapy group that provides a vital contribution to living well with dementia and a monthly Memory Cafe, we are looking for someone with the knowledge, skills, experience and passion to ensure that more residents can benefit from this Service.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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RABI is the charity at the heart of farming, providing expert mental health and wellbeing support, as well as financial, emotional and practical help to farming people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Our team is based across England and Wales and work closely with their extensive regional networks of specialist partners, local authorities and support organisations. The charity’s grants empower farming people to become financially resilient, and their expert mental health support builds emotional resilience to help farming people feel better equipped to tackle the many uncertainties and challenges that our farming communities face today.
Summary of the role and key purpose
We’re looking for a Communications Coordinator to play a key role in supporting, delivering and monitoring RABI's communications and marketing activities. Working as part of RABI's growing communications team, the Communications Coordinator will take an active role in both communications and marketing across the organisation, providing support in areas including internal comms, social media, website development, email marketing, brand usage, advertising, media relations, public affairs, reporting and finance.
With support and oversight from the Communications Manager, this is an exciting role for a comms and marketing professional looking to further develop a wide range of communication skills and be part of a vibrant and ambitious communications team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop content for various RABI communication channels including newsletters, intranet and website.
- Assist the Communications Manager in building and maintaining relationships with media contacts.
- Support with the production of RABI News including collating content, proofreading and managing all mailing lists, both digital and postal.
- Help to create visually appealing and shareable content for RABI’s social media platforms.
- Support the Digital Communications Manager with monitoring RABI’s social media channels.
- Assist in the development and delivery of internal communication materials and announcements.
- Work closely with the Communications Manager, the Finance department and Senior Leadership Team to plan and generate content for the Trustee Annual Report.
- Assist the Multimedia Producer with photography and filming projects where required.
- Support the Digital Communications Manager with website updates including events and job adverts.
- Act as a brand steward, upholding brand and trademark standards and consistency, ensuring all staff understand the brand guidelines and offering support where needed.
- Act as the first point of reference for internal and external parties regarding the use of the RABI logo and brand. This will include management of the Brand Usage Register, answering queries and managing the brand usage agreement process.
- Provide internal staff with support and training in the use of the RABI brand.
- Assisting in communications campaign evaluations and wash-ups.
- Proof partner materials to ensure information is accurate and on brand.
- Liaise with the Finance department to raise purchase orders for suppliers.
- Manage the relationship with external suppliers including photographers, designers, web agencies and printers.
- Support with in-house requests for name badges, business cards, branded office collateral and translations.
Key Relationships:
Internal: Communications team and other relevant departments including Partnerships, Fundraising, Volunteering, Service Delivery, Finance and Operations.
External: External service providers, partners, and stakeholders in the agricultural sector, corporate environment and public affairs arena.
Person Specification:
Essential:
- Bachelor’s degree in communications, Public Relations, Marketing or a related field.
- Proven experience in communications or a related role.
- Strong writing and editing skills with attention to detail and accuracy.
- Experience in managing social media platforms and scheduling tools.
- Ability to work independently, manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders.
Desirable:
- Design experience in Canva and/or Adobe Creative Cloud.
- Experience of using SharePoint, Teams and Microsoft Planner.
- Experience in event coordination and media relations.
- Previous experience in a charitable or nonprofit organisation.
- Knowledge of the agricultural sector and farming communities.
This role profile is not exhaustive and is subject to review in conjunction with the post holder according to future developments at RABI.
Early applications are encouraged for this position as shortlisting and interviews will take place on a rolling basis. We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a suitable application prior to the deadline.
RABI is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and aims to ensure that all employment practices secure equality of opportunity and that no prospective or current employee receives less than favourable treatment at RABI as a result of their sex, sexual orientation, age, race, religion, belief, ethnic origin, disability, marital, or for any other reason which cannot be shown to be justifiable. Our recruitment process strives to ensure that individuals are selected only based on their relevant skills, experience, qualifications and abilities.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
As a Network Coordinator, you will help bring together groups, organisations and other stakeholders to drive forward campaigns to end north sea oil and gas extraction and secure a just transition for workers and communities. You will play a key role in strengthening the movement, through helping to convene highly impactful campaigning coalitions and networks, seeding and supporting campaign interventions and offering expert support & advice.
About us
Uplift uses research, campaigning, and advocacy to support a just transition away from fossil fuels in the UK on a timeline that is commensurate with a safe climate. We are looking for a Network Coordinator to help drive forward our network building and public campaigning activities across Scotland, and the UK. This is an exciting opportunity to join Uplift at a critical time ahead of a general election and help strengthen the movement away from oil and gas in the UK and towards a just transition for workers and communities.
The role
If you’re passionate about climate justice, especially holding the UK government to account and have a coalition and movement mindset - valuing the importance of movement coordination and generosity, then this role could be perfect for you. You will need a strong understanding of the movement ecology in the UK, especially in Scotland, and understand the unique role different actors play in bringing about change.
Based in Scotland and with a good understanding of the Scottish movement ecology, you will be able to map and bring together groups, organisations, stakeholder and constituents to campaign on fossil fuels. You will strengthen partnerships and scope new allies whilst helping to drive forward campaigning interventions and mobilising groups around key moments throughout 2024 and beyond. You will work closely with key campaigning organisations in Scotland and internally with Uplifts Campaigns and Movement Building team to support network building activities across the UK.
Responsibilities
Core responsibilities include:
- Building relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders, groups and organisations, across Scotland, and the rest of the UK, including with key allies campaigning to end oil and gas extraction.
- Coordinate network building and coalition activities to help strengthen the network of groups organising around a phase out of fossil fuels in the UK.
- Provide campaigning support and advice to groups wanting to take action on north sea oil and gas expansion and a just transition.
- Develop campaign resources and network communications in collaboration with key partners and networks.
- Help design and deliver mobilisations and actions across Scotland and support the execution of campaign strategies and interventions in collaboration with partners.
- Be the first point of contact for groups and organisations in Scotland - holding the central coordination function for Uplift.
- Facilitate spaces for groups to come together and coordinate timely and effective communications with groups.
- Work with the Campaigns and Movement Building team to help strengthen the networks of groups taking action on fossil fuel campaigns across the UK - particularly during nationwide mobilisations or campaign moments.
- Be an active member of the Campaigns and Movement building team - participating in and helping to shape campaign and network strategies whilst contributing to a healthy team and organisational culture.
- Represent Uplift externally at events, coalition meetings and network gatherings. Carry out media spokesperson activities where appropriate.
About you
Our ideal candidate will have:
- Experience in a similar or related role.
- Be based in Scotland and have a good working knowledge of the wider movement ecology in Scotland.
- A track record of guiding and supporting effective campaigning coalitions.
- A good understanding of campaign strategy and an ability to know when to apply a range of tactics based on target, audience and the campaign cycle.
- Previous experience of movement building, including an understanding of the principles of mobilising and organising and an appreciation of the role different actors (the grassroots, NGOs, unions etc) play in social change.
- A strong commitment to Uplift’s mission and core values of equity and climate justice.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with an ability to build strong, trusting relationships with a variety of groups and organisations, as well as with colleagues (through written communications, online calls and in-person gatherings).
- Highly motivated, collaborative and organised - able to coordinate fast paced campaigns across multiple networks.
Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the core of Uplift’s values and therefore we strongly encourage applications from candidates whose backgrounds or accessibility/support needs mean they have been traditionally under-represented in the climate and environment sector. If you are unsure if you meet the requirements or feel you will be disadvantaged by the process then please email us (see contact details in the attached Job Description) so we can see how we might provide support.
We can only consider candidates who are already eligible to work in the UK.
For the application please submit a CV (2 pages) and cover letter (2 pages). Please note that we can only accept applications with both a CV and a cover letter. Please use the cover letter to say why you want to work for Uplift and how you could use your experience to meet the responsibilities of the role. Should you have any specific questions you wish to discuss about your application then send us an email (see contact details in the attached Job Description).
Successful applicants may be asked to complete a short exercise. Following the completion of the exercise, a smaller group of applicants will be invited for an interview. We are shortlisting applicants and inviting them to an interview after 27th May 2024.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you passionate about making a meaningful impact in the lives of young adults facing homelessness? Join our dynamic team as a Programmes Coordinator in Depaul UK, where you will play a vital role in supporting and empowering individuals on their journey towards independence.
About Us:
Depaul UK is UK largest youth homelessness charity dedicated to providing support and opportunities for young adults experiencing homelessness. We believe in creating a positive and empowering environment that fosters resilience and growth. Click the link for more information -
Role Overview:
Our national programmes team is responsible for providing young people from across all our services with tailored support to help develop their independent living skills, and progress into education, employment, training or volunteering.
We have a fantastic opportunity for a Programmes Coordinator. The appointed candidate will organise and deliver progression opportunities for young people supporting them to realise their ambitions into education, training, employment and volunteering (ETEV).
Key Responsibilities:
- Organise, promote and deliver sessions and programmes to support young people into education, training, volunteering or employment outcomes.
- Promote and support the awarding of education, training, employment and volunteering (ETEV) grants to young people to support their progression.
- Develop and deliver partnerships with organisations who can support Depaul clients in their progression into education, training, employment and volunteering.
- Coordinate client engagement activities in your region to meaningfully engage clients.
- Participate in internal/external meetings as required, and attend training events, conferences and other functions as necessary.
- Ensure you are kept up to date and abreast of the latest information/ research around ETEV and client involvement tools and methods
Please note that this job opportunity is offered as a full-time (37.5 hours a week), permanent role.
Kindly see attached job description for more information about this job opportunity.
What We Are Looking For – Person Specification:
- Experience in delivering engagement programmes
- Experience in client participation
- Experience in the facilitation of group activities and interventions
- Understanding and knowledge of the issues faced by people at risk of, and experiencing homelessness
- Understanding of how to successfully support clients into education, training, employment and volunteering opportunities
Note:
Applications submitted without a supporting statement and/or after the closing date and time stated will not be put forward for shortlisting. In addition, an enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this post. Our recruitment checks, induction and ongoing support and supervision reflect our commitment to safeguarding our clients.
Applications:
Please apply via the Depaul website only by Sunday 5th May 2024 at 23:59, unless you have specific requirements for an alternative application submission. If you do, please contact the Recruitment team on .
We kindly request no contact from unsolicited recruitment or media agencies.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Volunteer Manager to join the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Kew). Volunteers contribute significantly to the delivery of Kew’s mission, supporting all aspects of Kew’s work notably in Horticulture, Science, visitor engagement, schools, community and access programmes and Galleries. We currently count on over 800 volunteers across our two sites - Kew Gardens in west London and Wakehurst, our wild botanic garden in Sussex.
The volunteering function sits within the Gardens directorate in the Learning and Participation department but has an organisational-wide remit, working closely with business areas such as Horticulture, Science, HR and H&S. There is a devolved structure for the management of volunteers with a full time Volunteer Manager and Volunteer Coordinator at the centre with responsibility for delivering the Volunteer Strategy and associated KPIs, policy and procedures. This central resource support is vital for the continued expansion and development of the volunteering programmes in a coherent and equitable way and to a uniformly high level.
The Volunteer Manager will engage with all volunteers, including those under 18 years of age and vulnerable adults. An Enhanced DBS check is required.
About You
We are seeking an experienced volunteer manager who will ensure our volunteers, and staff who coordinate them, have the skills and support they need to confidently and consistently perform their roles to support the implementation of Kew’s Manifesto for Change.
You will manage the central function for volunteers across Kew Gardens and Wakehurst, supporting processes linked to recruitment, selection, induction, training, pastoral care and leavers. You will have excellent knowledge of the UK volunteer sector and understand the legal context of engaging volunteering and how it differs from employment. With excellent IT and administrative skills, you will be experienced in collecting, maintaining, analysing and reporting on volunteer data.
You will be an ambassador for Kew’s volunteers and a visible presence for all volunteers, advocating for them internally and externally. Your strong interpersonal skills will ensure excellent levels of communication with volunteers and staff, and this will include representing volunteers on Kew’s Leadership Forum and chairing the Volunteer Steering Group.
This role is based at Kew Gardens with occasional regular travel to Wakehurst and occasional travel within the UK. There will also be the option of regular home working, subject to operational requirements.
About Us
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew) is a leading plant science institute, UNESCO World Heritage Site, and major visitor attraction. Our mission is to understand and protect plants and fungi for the well-being of people and the future of all life on Earth.
We are working to end the unprecedented extinction crisis and to help create a world where nature is protected, valued by all and managed sustainably. We will achieve these goals by drawing on our leading scientific research, unrivalled collections of plants and fungi, global network of partners, inspirational gardens at Kew and Wakehurst, and our 260 years of history.
Join us on our journey as protectors of the world’s plants and fungi!
Our fantastic benefits package includes opportunities for continuous learning, a generous annual leave entitlement, flexible working to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance, an Employee Assistance Programme and other wellbeing support such as cycle to work scheme and discounted gym membership. We also offer a competitive pension, an employee discount scheme and free entry into a wide range of national museums and galleries, as well as access to our own beautiful gardens at Kew and Wakehurst.
We are dedicated to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to interview disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post.
No agencies please.
Permanent with funding
35 hours per week
£29,394.04 per annum
Benefits
London Borough of Newham
The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We're there for children, every step of the way.
This role sits within our children and families directorate, which works to provide immediate one-to-one and group support for children who urgently need support. Your role will be to help us maintain and develop innovative practice to support our work in our services around the country.
TYPE OF PERSON WE ARE LOOKING FOR/ WHAT'S EXPECTED OF THEM
We are currently looking for a Volunteer Coordinator to join our dynamic, ambitious team.
KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
In order to be successful in this role, you must have:
-Experience of developing and delivering training programmes
-Experience of recruiting, training and supporting Volunteers to a high standard, including developing and maintaining a comprehensive programme of support.
-Experience of peer mentoring programmes and/or experience of facilitating participation activities with young people.
The Children's Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer.
Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.
The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.
Therefore, candidates applying for work in our CYP Directorate will be required to complete an “Employment history_template” document prior to interview. The fully completed document should be loaded by the candidate at the point of uploading your CV.
The closing date for applications is Sunday 5th May 2024. If after 14 days, we have received enough applications we can close this vacancy from the 29th April 2024 onwards
Interviews will be held in May 2024
Job description
The Cleft Lip and Palate Association (CLAPA) is the national charity for people affected by cleft lip and palate in the United Kingdom.
CLAPA supports people affected by cleft to take control of their journey, connect with others, and use their voices to impact the future of care. Our vision is that no one affected by cleft lip and palate in the United Kingdom will go through their journey alone.
We are seeking a Fundraising Coordinator (Individual Giving) to join our small but dynamic Fundraising team.
The role requires excellent donor care and stewardship skills. All forms of communication will be required including the proactive use of digital channels such as the website and social media platforms.
The Individual Giving Fundraiser will play a vital role in increasing income from our existing supporters. You will support donor acquisition as well as taking the lead on retention of our supporters across multiple channels including cash appeals, regular giving, lottery and in celebration giving. The role will also support the Head of Income in the delivery of a legacy and major donor program.
You will develop and deliver excellent stewardship programmes that drive retention by deepening audience understanding of the challenges that people affected by cleft face and the impact that their donations make. Using data and insight, you’ll deliver compelling campaigns, with people affected by cleft right at the centre. You’ll use creative tools and techniques to demonstrate impact and inspire future action.
The ideal candidate is a creative and confident communicator who shares our values and our staff team’s dedication to supporting the UK cleft community.
How to Apply
Please read the Recruitment Pack in full and then complete the online Application Form linked within. For safeguarding reasons, we are not able to accept CVs.
Applications close: Monday 13th May at 12.00 (noon)
Interviews: Thursday 23rd May (via Zoom)
Start date: ASAP
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Digital Communities Coordinator
Fixed Term 24 months| Full Time | Salary: £34,392 per annum | Location: Hybrid | Close date: Monday 6 May 2024 (9am)
Join our award-winning team and help the nation enjoy better bone health. We’re a dedicated, inspiring and forward-thinking healthcare charity and our mission is to improve the bone health of the nation and prevent osteoporosis by influencing healthcare providers and professionals; supporting services to help our beneficiaries; and drive research.
We’re proud to have a committed, highly engaged workforce, as shown by our employee engagement rating, which puts us in the top 20% of charities and we want to attract the brightest and the best to help us beat this condition and change society for the better.
- This role is an exciting opportunity to form part of a team coordinating and developing our digital services, including contributing to two multi-year service development programmes currently underway, Osteoporosis Connect and Medication Support (Action for Osteoporosis) and overseeing our online peer-support communities.
- We’re looking for someone with excellent interpersonal skills with a demonstrated ability to build rapport, empathise with others, and foster positive relationships both online and offline.
- Do you have experience supporting online communities or support spaces, preferably within a healthcare or charitable organisation?
- Do you have experience coordinating projects or services? (digital experience would be ideal)
- Do you have experience of navigating sensitive or contentious topics with diplomacy, tact, and professionalism, ideally within online communities?
- If you’re looking to join a fantastic organisation and team where you can really make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.
- Location - In this role, you would benefit from the flexibility of working either on a hybrid basis (with the expectation to attend our central Bath office, at least 20% of your time each month),or working in a fully remote way.
How to apply
To apply, applicants should provide a comprehensive CV, including details of relevant experience and achievements. This should be supplemented by a supporting statement in a cover letter, demonstrating how your skills and experience meet the person specification.
We particularly welcome qualified applicants from ethnic minorities as they are under-represented in the team.
Want to know more?
For more details on this role, please download the job description.
The closing date is 9am on Monday 6 May 2024 (9am). First round interviews expected to be w/c 13 May 2024
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We’re looking for a dynamic Workforce Development Coordinator to lead, manage and develop our incredible sports coaches, volunteers and tutors. You’ll be managing everything from recruitment through to personal and professional development.
You’ll use your people skills to work closely with partners to deliver expert-led training courses, making their activities more inclusive for disabled people. Highly organised and with an eye for detail, you’ll liaise with each partner to make sure we meet their needs.
You’ll also manage Inclusive Activity Leaders – a truly life-changing programme created in partnership with Nike that trains disabled people to become fully qualified sports coaches and enjoy new careers.
Download the applicant's pack for the full role responsibilities and person specification.
To apply, submit a current CV along with a covering letter, or use quick apply option on Charity Jobs, Applications without a full covering letter outlining in turn how you meet the each of the person specification criteria will not be accepted.
The deadline for applications is 5pm on 8th May 2024, and interviews will take place at the House of Sport the week commencing 13th and 20th May 2024.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Student Groups Coordinator
£24,093 gross per annum
35.5 hours per week
The role
This role is part of the Student Activities department working collectively with colleagues delivering the Guild’s student groups, societies, activities and volunteering work as part the Engagement Directorate.
The Student Groups Coordinator roles are to develop the capacity of the student groups within the Guild to enable students to maximise their potential. The support will include the administration of relevant training, tailored support for specific initiatives and assisting groups to plan for their year through attracting membership and delivering their activities.
We are looking for applicants who have experience of dealing with customers both face-to-face and online, over the telephone and via e-mail, with twelve months relevant experience in an administrative role and responsibility for managing and developing administrative systems; along with experience of developing relationships with students and stakeholders to deliver objectives.
The Benefits
We offer great benefits including:
- 5 days close down during Christmas, and 2 during Easter each year, in additional to bank holidays and 21 days annual leave, rising to 26 days after 5 years’ service (meaning you will not work during Christmas, New Year or Easter).
- Full sick pay from the moment you start working for us.
- A comprehensive suite of basic training for all employees which includes Equality & Diversity, Mental Health Awareness and Data Protection
- Discounted membership rates at University of Birmingham Sport & Fitness
- The opportunity for new staff to join the NEST pension scheme. The Guild contributes a matched payment of between 4-6% of your salary
- A range of wellbeing benefits
We are a Times 100 Best Companies to Work For employer and in our most recent staff survey (March 2023) 78% of our staff said they would recommend this organisation as a good place to work.
The Guild of Students is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from all members of the community.
Closing date for applications: Wednesday 1st May 2024 at 09:00am
Interviews are provisionally expected to take place on Wednesday 15th May 2024