Jobs in Home Based

Closing date: 29th April 2024.

Location: West Sussex. This role is community based with home working aspects. 
 
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

About the role

We are recruiting Dementia Advisers specifically to engage with the Diverse Communities of West Sussex in order to better support these communities with dementia services. We would therefore encourage applicants that can speak languages such as Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi , Gujarati to apply for this role.

The Dementia Adviser role requires you to work passionately to provide advice, support and guidance to people living with dementia and their family members/carers.
You will interact face to face, via telephone and virtually to give people the tools and knowledge to make informed decisions about their future.

You will build and establish good working relationships with external organisations to continue to increase reach and build inclusivity in these under-served communities where dementia information is evidenced to be less provided, including pre-diagnostic support.
The Alzheimer’s Society West Sussex are proud to have a passionate team with a welcoming and supportive culture.

- Offering a vital and compassionate advice service to support and guide carers of people living with dementia.
- Provide community based, face to face services for an increased level of support for more complex cases.
- Managing referrals, assisting carers in assessing their information and support needs in a person-centred manner.
- Providing knowledgeable and trusted information regarding services and benefits available and, where appropriate, assist carers in accessing them.
- Signposting carers to a choice of suitable other sources of help, where appropriate.
- Developing a proactive approach in reaching carers of people living with dementia who may not otherwise access our services.

About you

We are hoping to welcome passionate Dementia Advisers to work in West Sussex within under-served communities. This is an amazing opportunity to have a rewarding career providing support and guidance to people living with dementia. 

We are looking for:

- Someone who has working experience of assessing people face to face with an ability to assess their needs.
- Deliver advice and guidance with a non-judgmental approach and outstanding communication skills.
- Strong organisational and time management skills to manage your caseload of clients effectively.
- Good IT skills and be able to travel independently across West Sussex. 
- An understanding of dementia and the needs of those living with dementia and their carers would be an advantage

Desirable (non-essential) attributes include:

- Able to speak an Asian language such as Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi, Gujarati.
- Previous experience of supporting /working within marginalised communities such as the south Asian community

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

About Alzheimer's Society

At Alzheimer's Society, we believe passionately that life doesn't end when dementia begins. We are here for anyone affected by dementia, and we do everything we can to keep people with dementia connected to their lives and the people who matter most.
Everything we do is shaped by people affected by dementia. Their knowledge and experience are critical to bringing about real-world solutions. From choosing the most promising research through to telling their stories to raise awareness; they are the heart of this organisation.

Our Values

We are Determined to make a difference when and where it matters most, by being passionate, focussed and making a lasting impact for people affected by dementia.
Every one of us is a Trusted expert, listening, learning and using evidence and experience. We are Better together by being open, combining our strengths, helping us to achieve more together. We are Compassionate, we are kind and honest, and we don’t shy away from challenges.

Through our values we will make the greatest difference for people affected by dementia.

Equal Opportunities

We want everyone we work with, as a colleague, volunteer, supporter, or someone we support, to feel included and that they belong at Alzheimer's Society.

We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do. During your recruitment process we want to make sure that you bring your whole self and be at your best.

We are thrilled to be looking for an amazing Fundraising Manager to join the incredible team at Cosmic for a maternity cover contract. This wonderful charity supports the children’s and neonatal intensive care units at St Mary’s & Queen Charlotte’s Hospital – helping patients and their families, as well as enabling nurses and doctors to provide treatment and care.

As Fundraising Manager, you will be joining a small, friendly (and very busy) team and will be responsible for project managing an exciting portfolio of fundraising events, as well as overseeing key corporate partners to ensure income and engagement targets are met. This is an exciting time to take on this new & pivotal role within a small charity, working collaboratively and thinking strategically to ensure long-term objectives are met.

To be a Fundraising Manager, you will need:

• Experience in developing, implementing and managing project plans and achieving targets
• Experience in securing and maintaining corporate partnerships
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills and the ability to inspire supporters of all levels

Deadline: Rolling
Salary: £32,000 - £34,000
Working pattern: Full-time, Maternity cover (likely 12-months)
Location: Hybrid, London

If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call Jake on 02030 062787 or email [email protected]

Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable roles. We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment, working ethically, supporting people to find their perfect role within the not-for-profit sector.

We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here. We proactively welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates.

If enough applications are received the charity reserve the right to end the application period sooner.

Percival are excited to be working exclusively with the Leybourne Grange Management Community Interest Company (LGM CIC) to help them appoint a new Community and Estate Manager to join an amazing organisation. The post holder will report to the Board of Directors and is responsible for managing a number of facilities, community activities and grounds

Leybourne Chase is a housing development of 733 homes set within stunning 140-acre grounds consisting of a variety of outdoor spaces, parks and formal walled garden. Leybourne Grange Management Community Interest Company (LGM CIC) is a not-for-profit organisation that runs two community facilities, gathers lease income from various lessors on site and arrange community events and volunteering opportunities.

Title: Community Operations Manager (LGM CIC Leader)

Salary: £30k-£32k (£50k-£53k FTE) depending on experience

Working Pattern: Part Time (0.6 FTE)

Contract Type: Permanent.

Location: Leybourne, ME19

In this role you will provide leadership and management across a well managed and diverse estate and the residing community. In this role you will be responsible for the day-to-day management and administration of the LGM CIC and work with the Board to ensure that the forward plan is developed in a sustainable way.The postholder will manage the estate budget, ensure new suppliers are sourced and onboarded appropriately, line manage two members of the team, and ensure good relations and a positive relationship with residents.

They are looking for candidates with good experience working directly with residents in a community role, in either a work or voluntary capacity. The ideal candidate will have experience organising and chairing community meetings, and planning, delivering and evaluating projects, activities and events to a budget.

Recruitment Timeline

Deadline for Applications: Monday 29th April

1st Stage Interviews: week commencing 6th June

We value diversity and know how important it is for charities to fairly represent their beneficiaries, therefore we encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply.

The team at Percival are committed to your journey as a candidate and will provide any necessary support throughout the application process. If you need any assistance or require any reasonable adjustments throughout the process, please don't hesitate to contact our Recruitment Director Adam on [email protected]

To apply, simply submit your CV. Should you meet the requirements, we will provide you with the full job description and arrange a call or meeting to provide further information about the next steps. Please note you may be required to complete a cover letter in order to submit a full application. To fully understand what we will do with your data, please review our policy 

We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.

Contract: Fixed term for 3 years

Hours: 35 hours per week

Location: Based at our offices in Leeds (LS2) or London (NW1), or at home if you live outside London. London based staff can work at home some of the time by agreement.

We are looking for a development coordinator to scope, project-manage, and deliver key elements of our 3-year governance development plan, together with our Governance Manager and the QCA team.  You will be joining Quakers in Britain at an exciting time, as we make changes that reflect our values to be simple, more inclusive and sustainable.

This role calls for your excellent project-management, organisational and people skills, and your solution focussed approach. Your confidence and competence supporting organisations through change, using a range of tools and techniques, will be a great asset to you.

Alongside the opportunity to transform the experience of Quakers across Britain, we offer a generous benefits package.

For details of how to apply, please visit our website via the apply button. 

Closing date: 8am on 29 April 2024

Interviews: 7 or 8 May 2024

Quakers have a faith commitment to equality, and encourage and welcome applications for posts from all sections of society. You do not have to be a Quaker to apply for this post, but we expect you to uphold the values of our organisation.

Quakers in Britain is committed to safeguarding children and adults at risk and expects all of its staff and volunteers to share and uphold this commitment.

Quakers in Britain is committed to equality in all its employment practices.

Are you an experienced administrator with a passion for organising and improving systems and processes who wants to work in a values-led organisation?

We are looking for an administrator to support the delivery and smooth running of a range of development projects to improve our governance systems and processes.

You will be joining Quakers in Britain at an exciting time as we make changes that reflect our values to be simple, more inclusive and sustainable.

You will use your excellent organisational skills, attention to detail, and solution-focused approach to support these developments. Your confidence and competence using a range of IT platforms, including Microsoft Office and Teams and databases, etc., will be a great asset to you in this role.

In this full-time (35 hours per week), fixed-term role for two years, you will be based at our offices in London (NW1) or Leeds (LS2) or at home if you live outside London. London-based staff can work at home some of the time by agreement.

For details of how to apply, please visit our website via the Apply button.

Closing date: 8am on Monday 29 April 2024
Interview date: Tuesday 7 or Wednesday 8 May 2024 

Quakers in Britain is committed to safeguarding children and adults at risk and expects all our staff and volunteers to share and uphold this commitment.

Quakers has a faith commitment to equality and encourages and welcomes applications from all sections of society. You do not have to be a Quaker to apply for this post, but we expect you to uphold our values.

Quakers in Britain is committed to equality in all of its employment practices.

We're looking for a Senior Project Officer, to work in our Innovation and Practice team and support exemplary, agile project management across Involve. 

This is an exciting time to join the Involve team. Alongside increasing public and political interest in our approaches, we are increasing the size and impact of our project work. We have a couple of new multifaceted projects which need really effective and agile project management. As a Senior Project Officer you will contribute to all aspects of our delivery, with a particular focus on project and programme management of larger projects. Your main focus will be on:

• Project management and delivery - core project management and logistics, running onboarding for participants, event management, analysis and reporting, and facilitation

• Building our project management approach further - supporting Involve to build our project management capacity and resources that are appropriate for our creative, inclusive processes and culture

• Project and programme design - working with project teams to design entire projects and processes which use deliberative, qualitative and participatory methods

• Project impact - recording and monitoring how our projects work, the kinds of impacts they have, and the ways they contribute to Involve’s mission. 

This Senior Project Officer role sits in our Innovation and Practice Function. Our team’s daily work includes setting up, managing, designing, delivering and reporting on a wide range of participatory and deliberative processes, ranging from small scale, hyper-local community engagements to large, national, multi-event Citizens’ Assemblies and longer term projects. Our processes can be face to face, hybrid, or online, and often involve bringing together different groups from within the public with interested parties and experts from across government, business , academia and civil society.

In addition, you would work closely with our Capacity Building and Standards team to support their work helping others to deliver these approaches and contribute to our communications and advocacy work. You will also support fundraising for grants and projects, responding to tenders and writing proposals and building relationships with our funders, collaborators and clients. 

We are looking for an excellent project manager, able to manage fairly large projects and task manage others at all levels to ensure smooth delivery. You will be great at managing relationships at all levels and working with others to get things done. Given the nature of our work we are also looking for public participation skills, or relevant or transferable expertise and an understanding of deliberative practice. That will enable you to design and deliver project management, and support facilitation that fits our work and enables you to contribute to advising our clients on designing and delivering effective engagement. It is critical that you are open to new ideas, a good team player, committed to shifting power and addressing inequities in our society and that you are passionate about furthering our vision. Experience of building project management capacity, fundraising and staff management is desirable. 

Salary band: £38,975 - £43,584

Location: Flexible. Must be comfortable with committing to regular travel both for project work and Involve team activities. Must be able to travel across the UK.

Hours: Full time preferred, 35 hours per week, with flexible or part time considered.

Dear Candidate,

Thank you for your interest in the solicitor role at the Black Equity Organisation.

The role will be a stimulating and inspiring opportunity for an experienced equality and discrimination lawyer to work pro actively and strategically to use the law as a tool for change.

BEO is a civil rights charity that was set up to challenge and dismantle systemic racism. We work with Black communities by using campaigning, policy and research in conjunction with the law to effect meaningful change.

Legal services are central to BEO. We are therefore looking for someone of 4yrs PQE who has experience in social welfare, human rights, public and administration law and who seeks an opportunity to use those skills specifically in the area of challenging systemic racism.

In the last year we have been developing our relationships with partner organisations, ranging from community groups, our stakeholder law firms, NGOs and law firms experienced in equality and discrimination law, to deliver legal services. The role holder will be required to build on and expand these relationships so that BEO can offer quality legal advice to Back communities in the nations and regions across the United Kingdom.

We are building our internal legal team so that we can provide targeted legal support to Black communities. We are looking for someone to work with the Director of Legal Services and Policy to ensure that high quality legal advice, support and representation are the hallmark of BEO.

Apart from delivering targeted legal advice and representation and identifying and running strategic litigation cases, the role holder will be required to think creatively to assist in fundraising and campaigning to develop a sustainable legal service. BEO does not have a Legal Aid Agency contract so self funds all legal work.

BEO is a small team, so the role holder must have the skills and confidence to work on their own initiative as well as with members of other teams in BEO.

About You-

We are looking for someone with 4 years PQE who is excited about being part of a team that will build a legal service and who can work with Black communities and be guided by them.

You will also be able to demonstrate that you are aware that Black communities are not homogeneous and you will bring this understanding to the way that you approach your work and interact with clients, our partners and community organisations.

Your qualities will include an understanding that intersectionality is relevant in all that we do at BEO and that your assessment of how we use the law will be seen through that lens.

You will be someone who has lived experience of or insight and comprehension of the impact of racism on all aspects of the lives of members of Black communities.

In return we offer flexible, hybrid working from day one, a 5% employer pension contribution, a generous leave, maternity and parental leave package together with a strong focus on wellbeing and the chance to be part of the task of dismantling structural racism.

If this sounds like you, please do click apply!

Imagine being told that you, or someone you love, is losing their sight.

In that moment, two profound questions demand urgent answers:

• Can this be stopped?
• How will I live my life?

At Fight for Sight / Vision Foundation, we pursue positive answers to both questions. We do this by funding the brilliant minds and bright ideas that put change in sight.

Our researchers are at the forefront of eye research, making breakthroughs and discoveries that will prevent and treat eye disease. The partnerships we build and initiatives we support are changing life for blind and vision impaired people: from tackling loneliness to supporting people who have survived domestic abuse.

We have a clear ambition, led by our CEO, Keith Valentine, who has valuable lived experience of vision loss. We’ve secured well-respected and highly engaged ambassadors and patrons, from Sir John Major to Marsha De Cordova MP.

This is an exciting time to join us, as we activate our new brand and five-year strategy.

If you share our mission and have the skills, experience and drive to contribute to our dynamic team, we’d love to hear from you.

Role Description

The Head of Research and Programmes is a new role, leading and overseeing the delivery of our grant-making activity across eye research and social change: delivering first class grant programmes that respond to need as our organisation scales up. The role will lead on key strategic projects and relationships that will increase the Impact of our funding and the value we add to the sectors we work in.  This role will also develop and own an appropriate impact framework to ensure we're able to amplify the work we fund and demonstrate the value of our approach to funders and supporters.

Responsible to

Director of Impact and External Affairs

Direct reports

Senior Programme Manager (Research): Programme Manager (Social Change): Impact and Evaluation Manager

Working hours and contract

This is a permanent full-time role, 35 hours a week.

Salary

Circa. £60k 

Location

Aldgate E1 and hybrid working. Minimum two days in the office and external meetings and events as required.

Start date

As soon as possible

 

Role Responsibilities:

Overseeing our Grant Programmes

· Driving work in areas where our organisation can add value and meet need, including scoping new potential programmes and partnerships as well as ensuring our current programmes evolve

· Lead on delivering high quality  funding programmes that meet regulatory (AMRC) requirements as appropriate and provide an excellent experience for applicants, both successful and unsuccessful

· Be responsible for the financial management of budget associated with our funding programmes, working closely with the Finance Team

· Lead and manage the programme teams to analyse the external environment, identify unmet need and how we can add greater value in the sectors we work in

· Proactively disseminate insights from our funded research and project partners, gather sector knowledge, e.g. through delivering presentations, networking and representing our organisation externally with other grant makers/philanthropic organisations and sector partners. 

Impact, evaluation and learning

· Work with the Director of Impact and External Affairs to develop and deliver an appropriate impact framework for our organisation, ensuring that we’re able to amplify the work we fund and demonstrate value to our funders and supporters

· Work closely with the Head of Communications and External Affairs to ensure that the narrative around our impact is powerful and consistent

· Initiate and facilitate new partnership opportunities, e.g. for co-funding grants, or for co-creating innovative project ideas for consideration through our funding programmes.

Strategic projects and relationships:

· Act as the primary point of contact for scientific advisors and subject matter experts, supporting the programme managers by providing senior stakeholder and relationship management support, e.g. with funded researchers, institutions, sector partners and potential future partners

· Commission relevant evidence gathering, project or development work to support the evolution of our funding programmes, specifically our focus during 2024/25 on the North East of England .

· Work with fundraising colleagues to provide support and information to develop cases for support, including pitching alongside the fundraising team when required.

· Work closely with colleagues in communications to ensure that the scope and impact of our work is widely understood and communicated

· Lead on specific initiatives to support our research strategy and to enhance our social change funding programme, e.g. developing a network for early career researchers and involvement of experts by experience across our work.

 

Leadership and Management

· Lead the team to deliver high quality funding programmes, ensuring that impact is embedded and widely shared

· Provide leadership to the team to support Its ongoing and future development, including creating ways to build skills and expertise within the team

· Work alongside other senior managers in the organisation to provide leadership that ensures our organisation is able to make the most of opportunities, increase its profile and credibility.

· Deliver strong and effective grant-making through our decision-making and governance structures

· Deputise for the Director of Impact and External Affairs as appropriate.

Person specification:

Skills, knowledge & experience

Essential 

· A postgraduate degree in a biomedical sciences, health or social sciences subject or equivalent work experience

· Experience of working in a funder organisation, ideally supporting research or social change programme delivery including patient and public involvement and/or other co-production methods.

· Enthusiastic about vision research with strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret, analyse and summarise evidence, including from technical scientific papers, for a variety of audiences.

· Experience of monitoring, evaluation and learning within a grant making environment, including facilitating opportunities for grantees to come together, either through structured development programmes or sharing best practice

· Proficient in the use of standard IT packages including Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint and ideally familiar  with Grant Management Systems or able to learn how to use these quickly.

Desirable

· An advanced research degree (PhD) in biomedical sciences, health or social sciences subject or equivalent work experience

· Experience of working directly in or supporting vision and sight loss research or funding programmes.

· Understanding of the wider research and programme funding landscape and initiatives for responsible funding activities

Personal chararteristics and behaviours:

· A confident and clear communicator, both orally and in writing, with an ability to articulate our impact with internal and external stakeholders

· A collaborative approach, able to problem solve and work with colleagues to generate ideas or overcome barriers

· A focus on quality, attention to detail and accuracy in content and presentation

· A strong project manager with the ability to work independently and within a team to plan and prioritise activities across multiple projects. 

· Commitment to the research that will prevent, treat and cure eye disease and the change that is needed to improve life for blind and vision impaired people.

· Commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.

Flexibility

· The role description is a general outline of duties and responsibilities and may be amended from time to time.

· The post holder may be required to undertake other duties as may be reasonably required from time to time.

Centre for London is London’s independent think tank, and a registered charity. As Research Director, you will lead Centre for London’s research team, developing new solutions to London’s critical challenges, securing funding for our work, preparing, publishing and promoting reports, supporting public events, and communicating our work to stakeholders and policymakers. 

As a member of the senior leadership team, you will help develop and implement the organisational strategy; contribute to the development, fundraising and delivery of events and other projects; and promote the ideas of the organisation to build its influence in existing and new public and private arenas. 

The recommendations of your team will make a difference to policy and practice – tackling issues such as housing, poverty and inequality, employment and skills, transport and the public realm, the climate and nature crises, community resilience, and London’s place in the UK and the world. You will be line– managed by the CEO and work closely with the External Affairs and Development teams.

This role would best suit someone with significant experience leading policy research programmes – in a think tank, consultancy, central or local government, academia or similar. You will have a strong understanding of policy in London and the UK, project management skills, and be able to credibly communicate complex ideas to different audiences – in meetings, in writing, through blogs and articles, and in speeches. You will have strong analytical skills, including a track record of qualitative and quantitative research. You will have experience in fundraising, will have managed budgets, and will be confident working with researchers at different stages in their careers. However, we are less interested in what you have done, and more in what you can do.

This is ideally a full-time role; however, flexible working is embedded within our culture. We would be open to applications from people who would like to work compressed hours, part time (0.8 minimum) or to people applying as a job share. We view London’s rich and diverse culture as a strength, and we want our team and trustee board to reflect the city we serve. We are keen to encourage applications from women, people from minority ethnic and/or less advantaged backgrounds, or from communities often underrepresented in urban policy.

Full details of the role can be found in the job description. If you meet the criteria in the person specification and are excited about this opportunity, we’d love to hear from you. The successful candidate must have permission to work in the UK by the start of their employment. 

We are committed to reducing unconscious bias in our selection processes. Staff who shortlist applications will not see applicants’ personal information (including your name and responses to our diversity monitoring questions). For this reason, please create an application ID code (your initials, followed by two random numbers) and use that on your CV and cover letter instead of your name.

If you would like to speak with someone about this opportunity, please check our website for contact details to email Johnathan Tuck (Operations Manager). 

For full details on how to apply, please check our application guidelines in our job description attached. 

We will ask you to complete an online form with your CV attached. 

• The form will ask you to upload a pdf of your CV.
  • Your CV should be maximum 2 pages.
  • The filename should be your initials and two numbers e.g. AA14. Please include this code as a header within the file too.
  • Please remove any reference to your name, including your email address.
• The form will ask you to respond to the question: How do your experiences and interests make you a good candidate for this role? (400 words max)

About Bendrigg

We make adventure accessible, working together to overcome barriers and transform lives.

The spirit of adventure is incredible. A bona fide superpower that can fill any one of us with conviction and confidence, with new abilities and renewed agency. And it’s universal too – not the exclusive preserve of the advantaged and non-disabled. It’s for everyone, because we’re making sure it is.

At Bendrigg, we have the setting and the scenery, the equipment and the expertise, the people and the passion. Together we have a limitless supply of adventure. With a limitless determination to improve people’s lives.

Because we know that, whatever adventure means to each individual, it has the power to empower. To challenge and inspire, to tear down barriers and build up possibilities, to create real and lasting change. Above all, it has the power to change minds – within those individuals and across our whole society: changing the way people see their world, and changing the way the world sees them.

At Bendrigg we create change, one adventure at a time.

The role: Fundraising Manager

We are seeking a Fundraising Manager with a passion for our mission, who will build positive relationships to secure significant income, working together to harness the power of adventure to create lasting change and transform communities for all.

This is a new role, leading our small but growing Fundraising Team, and having a real input into our plans and strategies for the future. Reporting to the Head of Business Development, the successful candidate will oversee all fundraising income generation activity and lead on our Major Donor Giving Programme. A typical week could involve meeting with prospective donors, developing a case for support for a new stream of work, supporting team members to develop their own fundraising skills, and working with other departments to raise awareness of Bendrigg’s work.

This is an exciting opportunity for a seasoned fundraiser to join and lead a forward-thinking and inclusive team and develop Bendrigg’s fundraising to support our new Strategic Plan. This opportunity is open to those wishing to work remotely (there would be an expectation to attend the office for a minimum of 2 weeks during the induction process, and thereafter at least 3 days per month throughout the year), looking for a hybrid working pattern or wanting to be fully office-based. The role is full time, however part-time on a minimum of 0.8FTE would be considered for the ideal candidate.

We welcome and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, irrespective of gender, disability, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, religion, or criminal records.

Working at Bendrigg

Whilst at Bendrigg, our visitors feel ‘celebrated’ rather than just ‘accommodated’ and we want no different for our staff. We understand that everyone is different and try to be as flexible as possible. We are proud to offer a caring and supportive working environment with a number of benefits including:

· Holidays: Staff receive 30 days paid holiday plus bank holidays (FTE, part-time pro-rata).

· Lunch: lunch and refreshments are provided for anyone working on-site from our amazing catering team.

· Training: personal and professional development is actively encouraged and rewarded. Staff are provided with opportunities for external training as well as a number of internal training sessions throughout the year.

· Pension: All employees can take advantage of our pension arrangements whereby contributions of 5% from the employee are matched by 5% from Bendrigg.

· Sick pay: company sick pay starting at 1 month full pay in any 12 month period after the first 6-months, and rising to 3 months full pay (in any 12 month period) after 2 years of service, and 6 months full pay (in any 12 month period) after 5 years of service.

· Maternity & Paternity Pay: Statutory Maternity & Paternity Pay

· Parental leave: We understand that you may need time to settle children into a new school, or you may want to spend more time with a child. Bendrigg offers 18 weeks unpaid leave for each child up to their 18th birthday (maximum of 4 weeks per year).

· Emergency Dependant & Compassionate leave: Up to 5 paid days per year

How to Apply

If you feel you could belong at Bendrigg then please download the full job description for more information. Please submit your CV and a covering letter detailing how you fit the person specification. A strong cover letter will include:

· why you want to work at Bendrigg and why this role appeals to you personally,

· highlights of your previous experience, knowledge, skills, and personal attributes that clearly and succinctly match the person specification.

For more information

We welcome informal enquiries so please do contact our office if you have any questions.

All enquiries relating to this post should be made to: Sarah Garman, Head of Business Development

Due to continued growth within our Community & Events team, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a new Bespoke Events Fundraising Officer, as we seek to scale up and take our in-house mass participation events to the next level, here at Crohn’s & Colitis UK.

Do you have experience and a passion for developing unique and engaging events, designed to provide a platform for people to raise vital funds and awareness for a cause that is close to their hearts? Do you enjoy finding new and unique ways to attract participants to your events, reaching those hard-to-reach people through creativity and innovation? Are you committed to providing the best possible supporter experience for people taking part in the events you have lovingly curated and created?

Then we want to hear from you!

You would be joining a small, tight-knit team, harnessing your passion for designing and delivering exceptional, engaging events (whether virtually or in-person).

About you:

We’re looking for an experienced events fundraiser or someone with substantial experience in a comparable transferable field, with experience in project management and the end-to-end development and delivery of events.

You’ll be a confident communicator with strong marketing experience and focused on exceptional supporter experience whilst being accomplished at building great relationships with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.

Combined with excellent organisation and time management skills and the ability to manage competing priorities whilst keeping to deadlines, you’ll bring your knowledge, creativity and new ideas to help continue to shape the future of our Bespoke Events team.

You will be adept at using data and insight to identify potential areas of growth and be a proactive self-starter, responsible for the end-to-end development and delivery of the events you manage and be comfortable analysing performance and making recommendations for change where necessary.

What can you expect from us:

Crohn’s & Colitis UK is a truly flexible employer. Getting the right person for the role is more important than where you live. Attendance is required at our Hatfield based Head Office for All Staff meetings (currently run quarterly) and a minimum of 2 days per month.

We value equality and want to make sure we get the best person for the job every time so want to hear from people of all backgrounds and with a range of experiences.

Salary - £30,000 to £35,000

Hours – 35 per week

Annual Leave – 25 days excluding bank holidays (this increases by 1 day for each year worked up to a total of 30 days)

Excellent Group Personal Pension Plan

How to apply:

Closing date: Monday 29th April, 9.00am - CVs will be assessed as and when submitted, so early applications are encouraged for the best chances of consideration.

Interviews will take place via Teams during the week commencing 29th April.

If you wish to apply for this role, please provide a cv and supporting statement giving evidence and examples of how you meet the criteria of the person specification and what you feel you would bring to the role.

Please note: no applications will move forward within the recruiting process without a supporting statement. Applications will be assessed as and when they are received, and interviews arranged, so we may close the position before the closing date if a suitable candidate is found

We are an inclusive employer and offer equal opportunities to all regardless of an individual’s age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership status, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

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Imagine being told that you, or someone you love, is losing their sight.

In that moment, two profound questions demand urgent answers:

• Can this be stopped?
• How will I live my life?

At Fight for Sight / Vision Foundation, we pursue positive answers to both questions. We do this by funding the brilliant minds and bright ideas that put change in sight.

Our researchers are at the forefront of eye research, making breakthroughs and discoveries that will prevent and treat eye disease. The partnerships we build and initiatives we support are changing life for blind and vision impaired people: from tackling loneliness to supporting people who have survived domestic abuse.

We have a clear ambition, led by our CEO, Keith Valentine, who has valuable lived experience of vision loss. We’ve secured well-respected and highly engaged ambassadors and patrons, from Sir John Major to Marsha De Cordova MP.

This is an exciting time to join us, as we activate our new brand and five-year strategy.

If you share our mission and have the skills, experience and drive to contribute to our dynamic team, we’d love to hear from you.

Role Description

This new role of Programme Officer (Social Change) will play an integral part in ensuring our grant making has the best possible impact. Working with the Programme Manager (Social Change) and the wider Impact Team, you will be the first point of contact for potential grant applicants and deliver effective processes that ensure that anyone who applies to us for funding has a positive experience, whether they are successful or not. You will lead on all aspects of administering our Social Change grant calls and provide the rest of the team with the information needed to support robust and transparent decision-making. You will also be involved in events for our applicants and will work with colleagues to continually refine and improve our grant making processes.

Responsible to

Programme Manager (Social Change)

Direct reports

None

Working hours and contract

This is a permanent full-time role, 35 hours a week.

Salary

£26k

Location

Aldgate E1 and hybrid working. Minimum two days in the office and external meetings and events as required.

Start date

As soon as possible

 

Role Responsibilities:

Administering grant processes:

· Working with the Programme Manager (Social Change) to update application and guidance forms for each funding round

· Work closely with colleagues to set up the grant call in our online grant management system.

· Provide guidance to potential applicants and respond to their queries, e.g. about eligibility.

· Work with colleagues who run the research funding programme to ensure that opportunities for efficiencies and shared processes are maximised

· Process grant applications, ensuring that we adhere to the highest standards of grant making

· Assist with the preparation of papers to support our decision-making processes, including supporting our Social Change Grants Assessment Panel (SGAP) by ensuring they have all relevant information and that the meetings run smoothly.

· Following final decision, ensure that terms and conditions and award letters are sent to successful applicants and ensure a smooth transition of projects to the Programme Manager (Social Change) who will manage the active projects.

Event support and attendance

· Assist with the organisation and delivery of in person and online meetings and events, e.g. a feedback session for unsuccessful applicants.

· Assist with the organisation of visits relating to the social change funding programme, e.g. helping put together briefing documents, supporting with arrangements and highlighting opportunities for stories and impact with communications colleagues.

Team support:

· Provide support to the wider Impact team where required, e.g. working with the finance team on the processing of invoices.

· Assisting the team in keeping accurate and up to date records, including on the online grants management system and ensure that all relevant records are readily and easily available

Person specification:

Skills, knowledge & experience

Essential 

· Health or social sciences degree or with experience of working in grant making or similar

· Experience of working in an office/ administrative environment, ideally as part of a hybrid team

· Proficient in the use of standard IT packages including Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Desirable

· Experience of working in a research or grant making organisation.

· Experience of working with committees, ideally with a health, research or charitable giving remit.

· Experience using online grant management systems.

Personal characteristics and behaviours:

· Understanding of and commitment to the change needed to improve life for blind and vision impaired people in the UK

· good attention to detail and focus on quality.

· Ability to understand and analyse information presented in funding applications and reports, summarise this and identify the most pertinent points.

· Ability to work flexibly and effectively as part of a small team and actively collaborate with colleagues in other teams.

· clear communicator, both orally and in writing, with an ability to respond to a wide range of enquiries, e.g. from community organisations

· Ability to effectively prioritise and time manage a varied workload.

· Proficient in the use of standard IT packages including Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Flexibility

· The role description is a general outline of duties and responsibilities and may be amended as the newly merged charity develops. The post holder may be required to undertake other duties as may be reasonably required from time to time.

The Public Affairs Assistant will work with the Public Affairs Manager, Director of Policy and Evidence and the Policy and Campaigns Team to help influence decision makers and build stronger relationships with stakeholders, and ensure there is better understanding of the impact that challenges with talking and understanding words can have on a child and young person’s life. 

We are Speech and Language UK (formerly I CAN) – we want every child to face the future with confidence. For 1.9 million children in the UK learning to talk and understand words feels like an impossible hurdle. We want to reach children earlier to make sure every child has the skills to face the future. We design innovative tools and training for staff in schools and settings, give families the confidence and skills to help their child and put pressure on politicians to prioritise support for children.

The post-holder will:

· Provide the administrative support to the Speech, Language and Communication Alliance playing a key role in support the charity to foster stronger relationships with key partners

· Support the Public Affairs Manager in dissemination of briefings and correspondence with parliamentarians and civil servants, including setting up meetings

· Attend meetings as required, both in person and online to facilitate record keeping and liaison

· Maintain the Microsoft Team and SharePoint sites so that documents and notes are securely stored and accessible and version control is maintained.

We are keen to hear from you if you have:

· Previous office/administrative experience (paid or unpaid).

· Proficiency in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

· Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written).

· Commitment to the overall aims of the charity.

· Flexible, positive attitude towards performing a variety of duties.

· Willingness to develop/learn in the role.

To apply, please submit your up-to-date CV and a covering letter of no more than two pages, addressing how you meet the criteria above by Monday 29th April, 9am. Interviews are due to take place on 7th May. 

Please note that we will not close applications before this time and date as we recognise that candidates put in a lot of time and effort into making an application and we want to give each of you the time and space to put in an application you feel proud of.

Please note that we will not shortlist candidates who do not submit a CV and a supporting statement.

Due to the volume of applications we receive, unfortunately, we are not always able to respond to every applicant. If you have not received a response within one week after the closing date, you have not been successful on this occasion.

Speech and Language UK is passionate about promoting equality, valuing diversity and working inclusively. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons particularly Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic applicants, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce.

We are committed to safer recruitment practices and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Are you looking for a job where you will be supported to gain skills and qualifications?

Searching for a role where your qualities and expertise will make a real difference to people’s lives?

Hoping for a varied, interesting workload as part of a friendly, supportive team?

If so, then read on!

A bit about us

We are an independent charity and one of the UK’s largest providers of advocacy, advocacy-related projects and Healthwatch services who make sure people are heard when it matters most.

At The Advocacy People we have a team of amazing and dedicated staff who provide high-quality, confidential, independent advocacy services, supporting clients, often vulnerable and/or excluded, in having a say about issues that are important to them and decisions that are being made about their lives.

For more information about advocacy and what we do, please go to our website where you will also find information about our attractive benefits package on the Jobs Vacancies page.

We are looking to recruit a multi-skilled advocate to join our busy Kent, London & Sussex multi- disciplinary team, starting salary £23,314 per annum + Inner London Weighting £2,400 per annum.

About the role

A mix of home-based work and in varied community settings, and on Teams, you will need to be able to work on your own and link in with support from the wider team. As an advocate, you will support people to explore options, looking at their rights, wishes and feelings and support them to speak to professionals about their choices. There is an element of active participation in the promotion of services via networking and attending promotional events.

What we need from you

We are looking for someone with the creativity and enthusiasm to support people in difficult circumstances, ideally with experience in a health or social care setting and/or working with vulnerable people. Level 3 Advocacy qualification and a working knowledge of the Care Act, Mental Capacity Act and/or Mental Health would be desirable but, we can offer training. We will need you to be able to work from home but also as part of a large team, with the confidence to engage with a variety of audiences. You will need to have skills in communicating with a variety of different people. The people we support at The Advocacy People are often in the process of some difficult decisions and you will need to be supportive and boundaried in your approach.

As this role is home based with regular travel, mainly but not exclusively in the Southwark area, you must have access to both a stable home broadband service and your own transport as well as flexibility with working hours. We also need you to live in the London area.

What happens next

If we sound like an organisation you would like to work for, please go to our website Job Vacancies page for further information, including the Job Description/Person specification, and to start your application, unless already there, in which case, apply today!

All applicants invited to interview will need to bring evidence (photographic where possible) of their right to work in the UK. New employee start dates will only be confirmed once relevant checks, including enhanced DBS clearance, and 2 satisfactory references have been received.

Closing Date:   9am 29th April 2024

Interview Date:    w/c 6th May 32024

Interview venue:  Microsoft Teams

We look forward to hearing from you!