Jobs in Greater London

In this job, you will play a vital role in driving up awareness of the Mental Health Charter with businesses, organisations, and service providers across the borough of Barnet.

To begin with, you’ll use your organisational and project management skills to work with the steering group to create an action plan. With their support, you’ll use your operational communications experience to work with all partners to develop and create presentations and other promotional materials, such as flyers and posters. You will also take photos at engagement activities for partners to promote the project on their respective social media platforms.

Then, using your excellent interpersonal skills you will build on existing relationships with key stakeholders and create new ones. Travelling around the borough of Barnet you will proactively approach, encourage and support a diverse audience of businesses, organisations, and service providers to make pledges to the charter and later follow up on their progress.

On a day to day basis, you will record activities against key performance indicators, accurately record and analyse feedback using surveys and data management tools.

Additionally, you will organise and attend monthly Steering Group meetings following key project management principles to report on the overall progress of the project against targets.

Done right, this role with strengthen services and mental health awareness in Barnet.  To succeed, you’ll need strong communications skills and you’ll be a natural relationship builder.  You’ll also have your own lived experience of mental health issues.  We welcome applications from global majority candidates, who are underrepresented at this level in the organisation.   

Inclusion Barnet is Barnet’s Deaf and Disabled People’s Organisation (DDPO).  All of the board and 80% of staff declare an impairment, and we’re passionate about using our lived experience of disability to build better services and more inclusive communities.  At Inclusion Barnet, you will become part of a friendly and supportive team, working within a focused but flexible culture, where diversity is valued and you can bring your whole self to work. 

This is a Barnet based role, working out of our Colindale office, and you’ll need to be able to travel around the borough.  We encourage flexible working to suit your work/life balance preferences where possible.  We also operate a Time Off In Lieu (TOIL) system. 

To apply, please submit your CV with a brief covering letter clearly stating how you meet the person specification, and how your own lived experience of mental health issues would inform your approach to the role.

The successful candidate must be willing to undergo a DBS check and have the right to work in the UK. 

The Church of England in London is growing, vibrant and at the heart of communities throughout the capital. At the London Diocesan Fund we seek to do everything we can to support this mission and growth, using our resources to help our parishes and chaplains to serve over 4 million people.

The Diocese of London (LDF) is seeking a Net Zero Carbon Program Lead to play a key role within the Strategy and Communications team, based from Pimlico, London.

Background

Along with other dioceses in the Church of England, Diocese of London has committed to become a Net Zero Carbon Diocese by 2030. This followed National Synod’s commitment in Feb 2020 of the same.  

To achieve this, the Diocese has now approved a comprehensive Net Zero Carbon (NZC) Action Plan, which follows the Route Map put together by National Church Environment Team. 

The Diocese is now building a team to ensure that the Plan is enacted, milestones are reached and that Net Zero Carbon becomes part of the culture adopted by all across all those within the Diocese. 

Responsibilities

Strategic:

• Collaborate with departmental leads on carbon reduction priorities.
• Lead NZC Programme Delivery Team and report progress regularly.
• Share success stories to inform strategy revisions.
• Embed NZC Communication Strategy organization-wide.
• Secure funding and foster external partnerships.
• Implement recommendations for culture change.

Operational:

• Serve as main NZC contact.
• Maintain Risk Register for the programme.
• Gather feedback at network meetings.
• Present at various gatherings.
• Assist in NZC plans for relevant departments.
• Use appropriate communication channels.
• Perform other relevant duties.

Please refer to the attached Job Description for the full details on Person Specification.

Please apply by 19 April 2024.

Interviews will be held on 29 April 2024.

Are you energetic, empathetic and full of ideas to help a lively team grow a thriving online community platform?

Scope are looking for a personable Online Community Coordinator to join our Online Community Team.

You will work on our online community and help make it a safe and supportive place where disabled people can make friends and talk about what is important to them. 

Permanent, part time, 28 hours a week (some evenings and weekends required).

The hours for this role will be worked according to a rolling shift pattern between 8am to 8pm Monday to Friday and 10am to 6pm Saturdays and Sundays.

Location: Scope's office bases are London office (Here East, E15 2GW) or Scope's Leeds office (LS1 5SH) but the role will involve working remotely for most of the time.

Please note: The successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

The role

You will work within a team to moderate, create and coordinate content, information, newsletters and manage volunteers.

You will form a key part of the wider online community team by:

• Moderating discussions
• Welcoming, engaging and supporting members
• Signposting members to useful resources
• Sourcing and creating new conversations and content
• Recruiting, training, managing and supporting volunteers
• Escalating safeguarding concerns

After your training period, you will be able to work confidently and independently on our online community in all aspects of the role.

For more information about the role’s responsibilities, and the skills and experience required please use the link to the Scope website. 

About you

You will: 

• Have great inter-personal skills
• Write in a high standard of Plain English
• Enjoy communicating and supporting people 
• Have broad experience of using forums or social media communities
• Have a high level of computer literacy
• Understand the barriers that society creates for disabled people 
• Have great reading comprehension and fantastic attention to detail
• Be consistent and methodical
• Have experience of creating different forms of content
• Enjoy solving problems
• Know how to manage your time effectively
• Have been part of a team before
• We ask you to show an appreciation of Scope’s values and our ambition of everyday equality for disabled people.

Please make sure you explain in your application, with examples, how you can meet these important skills.

Our values - pioneering, courageous, connected, open, fair

By living our values and trusting each other, we empower our colleagues to make decisions. By giving our colleagues freedom and space to spark creativity for innovation, we can push boundaries, change mindsets and be empowered to change the game with grit and determination and a sense of urgency.

Disabled candidates

We are a disability equality charity. We encourage applications from disabled people and people with impairments, conditions, and access needs. We want to create a workforce that is a true reflection of the communities we serve.

Scope will interview all disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria for the post. This is part of our commitment as a Disability Confident Leader. Just let us know in your application that you are applying under the Offer an Interview Scheme. This was previously known as the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.

Some applicants might need adjustments during the application process. If you require adjustments through your journey with us you can find out more about interview adjustments on the Scope website.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

At the heart of everything we do at Scope is Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion.

We want everyone to feel like they belong. We value each person as an individual. We will treat everyone with dignity and respect and we want to recognise all parts of a person's identity.

We are a disability equality charity. So, we will build a culture that is accessible and inclusive first. We will aim for the same high standards in all our work. We will listen, learn and keep improving.

You can find out more about our approach to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion on the Scope website.

Scope benefits

We believe hard work deserves reward and recognition. We offer a wide range of benefits including:

• 27 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
• Flexible, hybrid and remote working options
• Pay progression at 6 months and 2 years
• Company pension 
• Excellent training and career development 
• Strong colleague networks across disability, race and LGBTQ+
• Discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme and much more.

If you want to become a Disability Gamechanger, we'd love to hear from you.

Click the apply button to create an account and complete your application form. 

Please note applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and interviews may take place and an appointment be made before the closing date. Early applications are therefore encouraged.

Complex Needs Worker

Morgan Hunt are working in collaboration with a leading homelessness charity based in east London who are in search of a Complex Needs Worker to work with in their 35 bed service for clients who have been found recently rough sleeping in the borough and referred by street outreach teams and StreetLink.

Candidate requirements:

• Pro-actively work with a caseload of clients to assess their support needs and put in place well-being plans
• Ensure clients engaged at the service adequately safeguarded whilst at the service against any internal or external risk
• Referring clients to specialist external agencies including drug treatment services, community mental health teams, probation, immigration issues etc to ensure needs of the clients are met
• Partnership working with all clients to best ensure positive outcomes and providing advice and guidance around longer-term housing options for successful resettlement and ongoing support where necessary

Candidate Needs:

• Experience of casework delivery to a caseload of clients with complex support needs
• Experience of conducting needs and risk assessments and putting in place well-being plans
• Ability to present clients with re-housing options based on their support needs
• Assisting clients to obtain their welfare, housing and related rights
• Experience of referring and Liaising with external agencies on behalf of clients
• Ability to work a shift rota including weekends (no night work required)
• A DBS certificate issued within the last 12 months or registered to the online update service

If you're interested in this role, are available for interim work, and have the experience our client is seeking, please apply today.

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment Business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to temporary vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer, job suitability are assessed on merit in accordance with their skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.

At Better Story, we are dedicated to raising funds and shining a light on organisations that are making a real impact in the world. From those who provide vital support to refugees, to those who empower individuals to transform their lives, and those who are driving positive change in their local communities, we stand behind causes that truly matter.

An essential part of our sustained growth is the recruitment of a Trusts and Foundations Fundraiser. Could that be you?

As a Trusts and Foundations Fundraiser, you will play a crucial role in serving our clients by:

• Understanding their work in detail and collecting the necessary information to write compelling cases for support and applications.
• Leading communications with the clients you support.
• Researching suitable trust funds and foundations
• Creating a strategic plan for submitting applications.
• Writing inspiring applications that get results and make a real difference to the organisations we support.

Please see the full job description that is attached. 

Further Details

• Full Time = 35hrs a week 
• Salary: £26,250 + Pension contribution + home working allowance + IT equipment.
• Location: Fully remote. With optional meetings in Corsham and Bristol, UK
• Annual Leave: 35 days per year including Bank Holidays

 Please submit a CV and tailored covering letter. We'll be interviewing as and when suitable candidates apply.

We look forward to hearing from you. 

Job Description

Job Title: Trusts and Foundations Officer

Reporting To: Trusts and Foundations Manager

Salary: £28,500 - £31,000 per annum (dependent on experience) 

Location: Hybrid working from home and from five locations across London. We have four depots with offices in Park Royal, Deptford, Poplar and Enfield. There is a fully serviced office situated in Canary Wharf which is being piloted for 2024. Anticipation to be in a depot office or Canary Wharf at least twice a week.

Contract type: Permanent Full-time, 37.5 hours per week

About The Felix Project

The Felix Project is London's biggest food redistribution charity and the largest end-to-end food redistribution charity in Europe.
 
Our vision is a London where no one goes hungry and good food is never wasted. 
 
We rescue surplus food from businesses, supermarkets, restaurants and farms. This food is nutritious, in-date, and safe and includes a high proportion of fresh vegetables, fruit, meat and fish. If we did not rescue this food, it would be at risk of going to waste. Instead, we deliver it free of charge to London charities, schools, food banks, COVID food hubs and other organisations serving people in need. Our food is a vital lifeline for children and families, people on low incomes, people who have lost their jobs, the homeless, refugees, domestic abuse survivors, the elderly and keyworkers.

We were founded in 2016 in memory of Felix Byam Shaw, by his father, entrepreneur Justin Byam Shaw.

Purpose of the Job

The Trusts and Foundations Officer will support the step change in growth of the Statutory, Trusts and Foundations income stream for The Felix Project. The team is expanding and is challenged to raise £2 million in income in 2024 from Trusts and Foundations. This target will continue to grow over the years.

You will collaborate closely with both the Trusts and Foundations Manager and the Senior Trusts and Foundations Manger to manage the warm portfolio through excellent stewardship, and to build on this strong foundation to create a high-quality pipeline of new funding opportunities to reach our aspirational income targets. The strategic direction of the team is set by the Head of Statutory Funding, Trusts and Foundations who reports to the Director of Income Generation and Marketing.

Person Specification

The Felix Project recognises the positive value of diversity and is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce.  We encourage applications from all suitably qualified or experienced individuals, regardless of their race, gender, biological sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age. 

You will have strong persuasive writing skills and good relationship management skills. You will be efficient and be able to manage competing deadlines. You will have a strong eye for detail and have good time management skills. You will be able to work independently and as part of a team with common goals.

Please review our job portal  for further details on the role, including job description.

Application procedure 

Please apply via our recruitment portal. Please upload your CV and a one page covering letter outlining your suitability for the role (and make sure that they’re both uploaded before submitting your application).

After you have submitted your application, you have 24 hours in which you can access you application and make edits. We suggest that you complete one last proof-read after submission and double check that your CV etc. uploaded correctly.

Recruitment timeline

Applications close: 30th April 2024. We will be holding interviews as and when suitable applicants apply so we encourage early applications. 

High Trees are seeking a dynamic and creative Community Capacity Building Officer to provide tailored development support to local organisations and manage projects relating to sector support. You will be joining us at an exciting time following the formation of a new Research and Development team which is starting to deliver a new capacity building offer to the local Voluntary and Community Sector, including one-to-one mentoring and the production of high-quality resources based on our experience of working with Lambeth communities for over 25 years. We deliver capacity building support both directly and through our partnership work.

This is a hands-on, practical role and the right candidate will have a wide skillset. You will be working on a variety of projects which focus on capacity building and VCS infrastructure support. Your day-to-day work will be varied and over the next 12 months we expect this to include tasks such as supporting local VCS organisations on a one-to-one basis to improve their policies and procedures, managing a local grants programme, creating high quality templates and user guides, and running workshop or training sessions using the resources we have developed such as our Collaboration and Employment Toolkits. We will be developing and refining our offer to the local VCS sector over the coming year and expect this to lead to further new and exciting pieces of work.

To be successful in this role, you will need to be able to draw learning from our work and the work of our partnerships, to distil this learning for the benefit of others and to effectively motivate, coach and support others to develop their practice.

Benefits of working at High Trees

• 35 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays and 3 Christmas days) rising by 1 day each year after 2 years’ service (capped at an additional 8 days)
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave after 2 years’ service
• Save money off a new bike with the Cycle to Work scheme
• Up to 7% contribution to the staff pension scheme
• 24/7 Employee Support Line
• Clear pay structure with yearly increments (based on performance)
• Annual Staff away day
• Premium eye-care vouchers through Specsavers and season ticket loans

You will be a key part of the Fundraising Team, helping secure grants from trusts and foundations to help raise over £1million each year. But your primary responsibility will be evaluating the impact of funding to produce timely reports on outcomes to our numerous funders.

The role is suited to a versatile person who will thrive in a small organisation where a proactive approach is necessary, working with almost everyone in the organisation. Three of your days will be spent on impact monitoring and evaluation, with the balance on fundraising.  

Mostly on-site, you will be able to introduce a hybrid WFH approach once settled in the role.

POSITION OVERVIEW 

The Impact Evaluation & Fundraising Manager is essential to delivering The Avenues Youth Project’s (AYP) financial targets by writing bids, measuring the impact of our work, and reporting back to funders. 

You will be a key part of the Fundraising Team, helping secure grants from trusts and foundations to help raise over £1 million each year. But your primary responsibility will be evaluating the impact of funding to produce timely reports on outcomes to our numerous funders. 

The role is suited to a versatile person who will thrive in a small organisation where a proactive approach is necessary, working with almost everyone in the organisation. Three of your days will be spent on impact monitoring and evaluation, with the balance on fundraising.

Mostly on-site in our fantastic youth centre in London W10, we will consider a hybrid work from home approach once settled in the role. 
 

ABOUT THE AVENUES YOUTH PROJECT  

Our Vision 
We believe that every child and young person should have the opportunities to realise their potential, whatever their life circumstances. 

Our Mission 
Our mission is to deliver high-quality recreation activities and skills training to young people in West London, to help them fulfil their potential and boost their long-term outcomes. 

Our Values   
Our values are:

1. SAFE + COMPASSIONATE 

2. POSITIVE + JOYFUL 

3. EMPOWERING 

4. TRUSTWORTHY 

5. COMMITMENT to COMMUNITY

These values are at the heart of what AYP does and all staff are expected to live up to them at all times.
 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

1. Work with the Chief Executive and Grants Funding Manager to match potential funders to forthcoming programmes.  

2. Write applications to a selection of potential funders, developing relationships with grants managers.

3. Understand and communicate SLAs and design relevant data capture with our Programme Team.  

4. Schedule all reporting requirements and ensure that donors are communicated with in a timely way, using their preferred methods.  

5. Design data collection tools such as questionnaires, write and update monitoring and evaluation resources for our youth work team.  

6. Analyse data and write into easy-to-understand reports.  

7. Participate in budget meetings with the Programme Team and Finance Manager to ensure programme budgets are met.  

8. Develop strong relationships with our partner organisations, collaborating on shared projects and attending meetings. 

9. Take the lead role in ensuring the youthwork database (Plinth) is maintained and kept up to date, and reports are produced for CE and trustees. 

10. Support the Fundraising Team on fundraising activities where necessary. 

The job is not limited to the above duties, as the organisation develops and at different times of the year the priorities may shift leading to additional reasonable responsibilities as the role requires. 
 

ABOUT YOU 

1. Minimum of 3 years' experience in charity fundraising or impact evaluation. 

2. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 

3. Outgoing personality with the ability to build positive working relationships with staff, trustees and other key stakeholders. 

4. Collaborative, with a ‘can-do’, supportive attitude, ability to embrace and deal with challenges and openness to creativity in order to bring about effective change. 

5. Organised and energetic with good time management and an ability to meet deadlines. 

6. Financially literate, and at ease with budgets and spreadsheets. 

7. An understanding of, and empathy for, the current issues that young people face. 
    

ANNUAL LEAVE AND BENEFITS 

• 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) 

• Pension scheme contributions

• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
   

HOW TO APPLY:   

If you are passionate about working with young people, please send us your CV and a cover letter explaining why the role interests you and how you meet the person specification by clicking 'Quick Apply' on Charity Jobs.

The deadline for all applications is Sunday 21st April 2024, 23:30.  

Interviews to take place at the end of April. We are looking for candidates to start at the beginning of June 2024.  

Doorstep Library is a community-focused literacy charity dedicated to bringing the magic of books and the joy of reading directly into the homes of children who need our support. We are looking for an experienced fundraiser to head up our fundraising and marketing teams.

With one in four 11-year-olds leaving primary school unable to read or write properly, we recruit and train home and online reading volunteers to go into disadvantaged areas of London to help introduce young children (aged 0-11 years) to the pleasure and benefits of reading.

Our unique home-based service, whether in person or online, enables us to find the most appropriate books for every child we visit and build a relationship with the whole family. Our goal is to help children develop the self-confidence and essential skills they need to access all the opportunities that will come their way in life.

We also empower parents/carers to create and maintain a supportive environment by signposting them to local services and community support. Our projects not only improve literacy but also increase family wellbeing and bonding. Our tailored service enables us to help prepare children for school and broaden their opportunities in later life.

Our impact is long-lasting.  For us, the ‘happy ever after’ is when we know the power of literacy and the joy of reading are helping a child change their own story for good.  Every story shared is a story changed. 

JOB SUMMARY

Job Title: Head of Fundraising

Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent

Hours per week: 35 (excluding breaks)

Working pattern: Monday – Friday

Main Location: Hybrid

Reports to: CEO

Direct Reports: Fundraising and Marketing Officers

Annual Salary: 40k

Full Time Annual Leave Allowance: 28 days per annum (includes 3 mandatory days between Christmas and new year), plus bank holidays

Pension Contributions: 6% (based on a 2% minimum employee contribution)

Additional Benefits: flexible working, employee assistance programme, employee discount scheme (Benefit Hub)

JOB PURPOSE

· Strategic responsibility for fundraising, including partnership development and maintaining the charity’s strong relationships with our wide range of funding partners;

· Strategic responsibility for marketing, to increase the charity’s profile and increase engagement;

· To work closely with the SMT and actively contribute to the overall strategy and direction of the charity;

· To manage and build upon the income streams for the charity;

· To manage the charity’s fundraising operations including coordinating prospect research and prioritisation, managing workflows, and ensuring effective stewardship of donors, corporate supporters and trust and foundations grants;

· To oversee the charity’s marketing operations, including digital and printed content creation.  

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for a Head of Fundraising to report to the Chief Executive Officer. The successful candidate will sit on the Senior Management Team, working closely with the CEO, Head of Operations and Head of Delivery and Engagement.

You will have substantial, proven experience of working in fundraising and of developing and sustaining partnerships, ideally in the third sector, and of how to build financial sustainability. You will be a highly organised people-person and will be responsible for line managing two Fundraising and Marketing Officers.

You will bring excellent communication skills and the ability to inspire others about our work.  With outstanding interpersonal skills, you will have the ability to forge new relationships and you will thrive on enhancing our current partnerships and identifying and creating new ones. 

Finally, you will be truly passionate about the work that we do to support children and families in disadvantaged areas of London and be driven to share our work with as many people as possible.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES

Development and delivery of the charity’s fundraising strategy

· To work closely with the CEO and trustee board to lead on the development, planning and delivery the Doorstep Library’s fundraising strategy, with further development of a longer-term strategy;

· To manage and build upon the income streams for the charity;

· To take a lead on application bids, including managing, monitoring and evaluating all funding applications;

· To work closely with the SMT and actively contribute to the overall strategy and direction of the charity;

Grow, develop and sustain our partnerships and income streams

· To lead, deliver and grow our existing relationships with all of our funding partners; foundations, corporates, independent schools and individual donors to raise circa £850K pa;

· To identify new potential partners, working closely with the CEO and board of trustees to develop these partnerships;

· To establish a corporate supporters programme and individual giving campaigns, plus develop effective stewardship systems;

· To have responsibility for retaining and engaging the charity’s supporters, this includes providing formal reports and updates on the work of the charity;

· Working with the Fundraising and Marketing Officers to effectively communicate the impact of our work to internal and external stakeholders;

Communications

· Work with the Marketing Officer to implement improvements to our digital presence, including website optimization, social media strategy, and online advertising campaigns;

· Research and analyse sector news/ developments; 

· Oversee the creation of the annual report and impact report;

· Create and maintain a stock of case studies/ success stories and photos; 

· Monitor and report on the effectiveness of fundraising strategies and campaigns; 

Line Management

· To have direct line management responsibility for the Fundraising and Marketing Officers;

· To create an environment where the team feels fully supported and enabled to grow and develop under your management;

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential Criteria

1.  A proven track record of delivery results in fundraising and/or partnership management

2.  Knowledge of successful fundraising from a variety of sources, including at least two of corporates, major donors, individual giving, local authorities and trusts & foundations

3.  Proven experience in securing five figure gifts, managing the donor cycle from initial stages through to stewardship

4.  The ability to maintain current income streams and identify opportunities for growth

5.  Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate clearly, succinctly and in an engaging manner in person and in writing to a variety of audiences

6.  Strong relationship building skills – experience of working with a wide range of people, from large corporate teams to potential individual donors

7.  Highly organised – ability to manage a number of projects and tasks at the same time

8.  Ability to generate and implement new ideas and see them through to completion

9.  A positive team player, working with, supporting and encouraging colleagues

10.   Ability to work flexibly, adapting to rapidly changing demands and opportunities while retaining a clear strategic focus

11.    Excellent organisation and administration skills, with the ability to pay attention to detail and use office systems

Desirable Criteria

1.Experience of line managing and developing staff in their fundraising abilities

2.Experience of working as part of a senior management/leadership team providing leadership on fundraising strategy to colleagues

3.Experience of working in a small, close-knit team

4.A knowledge of and/or interest in children’s literature/education sector

RECRUITMENT STATEMENT

Doorstep Library is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and all those it comes into contact with. All employees undergo rigorous safer recruitment processes including specified interview questions, a DBS check, and the collection of written and/or verbal references.  Safeguarding training is a mandatory part of the induction process for all employees, and employees are expected to always adhere to our safeguarding policies and procedures. 

RoadPeace has an exciting opportunity for a compassionate individual to join our organisation and make a significant difference to our charity and to the lives of the road crash victims we support. We are seeking a highly organised, efficient and compassionate individual with good interpersonal skills to coordinate our Resilience Building trauma support programmes across England. The role will include providing emotional support to victims in a highly sensitive and empathic manner, overseeing the delivery of the Resilience Building Programmes, training and managing new facilitators to run the programmes and assist with providing regular supervision for facilitators

Please read the job pack for a full description of the role. Please apply by sending us your CV and covering letter outlining your interest in the role and how you meet our role and person specification. We look foward to hearing from you!

C4WS Welfare Coordinator Advert 2024:

C4WS Homeless Project (registered charity, no 1189622) which provides support to people experiencing homelessness year-round, through a well-established winter night shelter in Camden, a lunchtime club, Jobs Club, mentoring scheme, hosting scheme and various other activities. We are passionate about helping people rebuild their lives after homelessness and working towards living independently.

What We Do:

Every winter, we work with a number of churches in the London Borough of Camden who offer their venues to us to run a night shelter. We operate from a different venue every night of the week, and run one circuit, accommodating 16 guests.

We provide camp beds and offer a hot evening meal. Our guests leave in the morning after a hot breakfast, ready to attend activities and meetings in our offices in Euston.

Advice and Support

Whilst the shelter operates seasonally, every winter, our team works year round, dedicated to offering advice, advocacy and practical support. This can be accessed by former night shelter guests, and via our weekly drop in, Friday Club. Guests can also access other services provided by C4WS including lunch, laundry and showers.

The Role:

Our small, dedicated team is looking for a Welfare Coordinator, to deliver holistic welfare support to all those who access our services. You will work alongside another member of the team to ensure that guests are supported both during and after their stay in the C4WS night shelter to ensure the stability of their move on.

You will possess a passion for working in the homeless sector, supporting those experiencing homelessness to rebuild their lives and ideally have direct and relevant experience of working with this demographic, or similarly vulnerable and/or disadvantaged groups.

As well as providing Welfare Support, you will also be a presence at the shelter for up to two evenings a week during the shelter season (November – March) including weekends, and you will need to lead a team of volunteers to ensure the safe running of the shelter on those occasions.

C4WS is a small charity, that delivers an outstanding service to those who access our support. It is thanks to a wide network of referral partners, corporate and individual volunteers, plus the support of several religious communities in Camden, who we have worked with over the last 20 years, that we can have such a positive impact on a person’s life. You will become part of that network, and learn more about the sector, as well as being focused on the current landscape of homelessness in the Borough of Camden.

Essential:

• Experience of working with and supporting homeless people, or similarly vulnerable and/or disadvantaged groups.

• Highly organised, the ability to prioritise workload and work efficiently to deadlines.

• Strong interpersonal skills: the ability to listen to and work effectively alongside shelter guests, volunteers, staff, trustees and partner agencies.

• Experience of assessing risks both formally and ongoing, and at putting appropriate measures In place.

• Experience of managing challenging behaviour, incidents and emergencies.

• Good oral and written communication skills.

• The ability to take initiative when appropriate and work unsupervised, including being punctual and reliable.

• Good office-based administrative skills including computer literacy.

• Ability to work flexibly and collaboratively.

• The willingness to undertake any training, as deemed appropriate by C4WS.

Desirable

• Knowledge of welfare benefits process

• Experience of representing an organisation publicly i.e. via the media and at events 

• Knowledge of Camden 

Salary: £30,000 per annum

Contract: 1 year contract subject to review and extension based on performance

Application deadline: Tuesday 7th May at 12pm (midday)

Interviews: Week of 13th May 2024

Please send your CV alongside a covering letter detailing why you are the right candidate for the role.

C4WS is an equal opportunities employer.

Migrateful runs cookery classes led by refugees, asylum seekers and migrants struggling to integrate and access employment. Our cookery classes provide ideal conditions not just for learning English and building confidence, but also for promoting contact and cultural exchange with the wider community.

Since its establishment in 2017, Migrateful has made a profound impact on the lives of 92 cookery class teachers. Together, they have conducted over 3500 classes, sharing the rich tapestry of their cultures and cuisines with over 40,000 participants. 

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Migrateful Cookery School and our pop-up venues are pivotal to our operations, providing essential spaces for our Cookery Class Teachers to deliver their classes and for our guests to enjoy the  experience. We are seeking a proactive, individual with previous experience in a similar role to take ownership of the upkeep and day to day running of the Migrateful Cookery School, and to ensure our pop-up venues are fully kitted out to support the smooth running of or our classes.

Crucial to this role is ensuring that Health and Safety standards are exceeded in every aspect of the Cookery School and being responsible for educating users on industry standards. You will maintain an appealing environment where guests feel welcome and comfortable and continuously aim to improve systems and processes so that Cookery Class teacher, Migrateful Staff, Faciiitators and Volunteers can seamlessly navigate the space. 

If you're passionate about making a difference and are looking to leave your signature on the space, then we want to hear from you. Join us in our mission to create unforgettable connections and cooking experiences and be part of something truly special at Migrateful.
 
Essential

• 4+ years previous experience in a similar role, particularly in a kitchen or food-related environment.
• Relevant and up-to-date Food Safety, Health and Safety, Allergens, Food Handling, Alcohol Licensing knowledge / qualifications or a willingness to to update these.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
• Flexibility to adapt to a dynamic work environment.
• Attention to detail and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
• Solution driven individual who comes up with new ideas and sees them through to completion.
• Comfortable with performing physical tasks.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work with a diverse range of people including marginalised groups.
• Positive attitude and friendly demeanour are a must.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

General

• Refine the system for keeping track of levels of stock (beverages, cleaning supplies, dry goods etc.) and  replenishing them when necessary.
• Implement a cookery school procurement / supplier policy in line with our operational and financial needs.
• Maintain awareness of all activities taking place at the Cookery School across a week (including weekends) and ensuring all equipment and ingredients required for these classes/activites are made available. 
• Place timely food orders and coordinate accurate and punctual food deliveries.
• Store ordered food items in accordance with Food Safety guidelines.
•  Organise and maintain storage cupboards for kitchen supplies, equipment, allergens, dry goods, beverages etc,.
• Ensure all relevant signage is up to date, uniform, and properly visible.
• Review and update documentation related to the Cookery School.
• Maintain checklists  and perform daily, weekly, and monthly monitoring and inspections in compliance with Health & Safety guidelines.
• Establish a system for periodic inspection and upkeep of cookery kits, considering the ongoing class and demo schedule..
• Monitor feedback and implement the necessary operational improvements at the school.
• Act as the point of contact for matters related to the Cookery School. (Occasionally these queries may be out of hours but can be handled telephonically.)
• Establish and maintain relationships with suppliers.
• Appropriately manage a small budget and properly track all receipts and purchases.

The above set of resposibilites is not exhaustive and, within reason, you may be asked to undertake tasks outside of what is listed to meet the Charity's goals.

Migrateful encourage applcations from candidates of all backgrounds. We make employment decisions by matching our organisational needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, neurodiversity, age, or veteran status. Candidates must be able to prove their Right to Work in the UK. 

Please click Apply and submit your CV, cover letter and responses to the questions.

Please note that applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Whilst we do endeavour to email all applicants, if you have not heard from us 3 weeks after the deadline, please consider your application unsuccessful. 

Deadline: Sunday, 21 April 2024

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Community Engagement Manager (Maternity Cover)

• Salary: £37,565 per annum
• Contract Type: Fixed Term (12 months), looking for an immediate start
• Hours: Part Time, 4.5 days per week
• Location: Elephant & Castle, central London / Remote – team members must be willing to travel to London periodically and to attend ecosystem events around the country
• Responsible To: Co-Head of Programmes
• Application Deadline: Tuesday 30th April 9am
• Interview Dates: 1st Round – we’ll be hosting rolling interviews for suitable candidates, 2nd Round – w/c 13th May

Our Commitment to Equity

We believe everyone has potential. We are committed to increasing equity among business owners, and we want to do the same for our team. Research shows that some underrepresented groups tend to only apply for roles if they meet every single requirement. At Hatch we  are interested in your future potential just as much as your past experience. So if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t tick every box on the job description, we’d love it if you went ahead and applied anyway.

And if this role isn’t quite ticking all your boxes but you like the idea of working at Hatch, please add your details to our careers mailing list to be the first to hear about new opportunities in future.

We want to ensure that our team represents a wide cross-section of society, and we know that means we have to make an effort to understand and accommodate different people’s needs. If you would require any reasonable adjustments to be made to support you to apply, interview or join the Hatch team please contact us.

Role Purpose

The Community Engagement Manager (Maternity Cover) role will be a critical piece of our Community Programmes team, which provides support to founders at every stage of their startup journey. The Community Programme offering includes a roster of events including panels, masterclasses and workshops, as well as mentoring and coaching opportunities, and peer-to-peer engagement opportunities. We work with an exciting range of partners across the private and third sectors to connect underrepresented founders to networks and capital that will help launch and grow their mission-driven businesses.

We are looking for a driven, process-oriented self-starter who is interested in a role that will expose them to a variety of activities across the Community portfolio. As the Community Engagement Manager, you’ll work directly with the Co-Head of Programmes to ensure the systems we need are in place to support the team to deliver their support offering and that we are constantly learning and evolving our programme offering from Founder feedback and engagement.

You’ll be responsible for developing and delivering programmes and events for the graduate community, as well as contribute to our community engagement strategy – helping us to set up new aspects of our programmes and collaborating with programme managers and coordinators across the portfolio to contribute to a more engaged community of entrepreneurs.

If this is the kind of job you would enjoy, you should join the Hatch team as our Community Engagement Manager.

Responsibilities

Graduate Community Engagement

• Maintain the community engagement strategy for enhanced engagement between founders and a more cohesive founder journey across all stages
•  Maintain the end-to-end design and management of the founder experience in the graduate community platform (Circle)
• Helping founders to widen their networks and facilitate connections that can provide critical support and direction via our graduate community platform
• Work collaboratively across the Programmes team to ensure entrepreneurs who engage with Hatch are connected to the best programmes, resources and offers for them
• Maintaining a list of partnership perks for the  community
• Understanding both founder needs and partnership opportunities and coordinate the creation of  relevant resources, content and perks to meet these
• Attend ecosystem events and speak on behalf of Hatch, and engage the wider team in doing the same
• Helping to ensure consistent relationship management and communication with partner organisations

Programme delivery and development

• Reviewing existing insights and conducting research to refine existing and new peer-to-peer programmes for Hatch founders and graduates
• Engaging mentors, experts and facilitators, where applicable, to support with the leadership of peer-to-peer programmes 
• Planning, facilitating and evaluating networking opportunities for founders to build and foster  community engagement
• Developing and managing  support  opportunities for our graduates to increase their access to capital, contracts, and connections
• Working collaboratively with Marketing and Communications team to drive engagement through founder and graduate communication channels
• Managing the content strategy and maintenance of the Resource Hub, to ensure accessibility of content for founders outside of a cohort programme

Systems and administration

• Maintaining the KPI tracking system to record programme founder participation, feedback and learning outcomes
• Feeding into the development of a new CRM system to help us better manage our founder and partner relationships
• Supporting the development and maintenance of our calendar of activities, showcasing engagement opportunities to our founders and the public
• Reviewing and suggesting improvements and innovations  to systems and implementing system changes

Monitoring and evaluation

• Supporting the collection and collation of feedback from volunteers, mentors and founders in order to monitor and improve participant experience
• Working with the Fundraising team to report on Community Programme KPIs, anecdotal feedback, and to support with the generation of case studies, for funder reports and fundraising pitches
• Collecting and analysing relevant data for the resources webpage, graduate community platform, as well as keeping up to date with any relevant tech updates and training required for monitoring the data

Other 

• Gaining and maintaining in-depth knowledge and understanding of Hatch’s work, priorities and future plans and acting as a spokesperson for the charity when required
• Representing Hatch externally at speaking  and networking opportunities 
• Other duties that may be required from time to time as part of a small, dynamic team

Person Specification 

• Excellent time-management and organisational skills
• Comfortable collecting and generating insights from data for reports
• Experience of working in a fast paced, complex environment, working collaboratively with a diverse range of stakeholders and project managing cross-departmental work
• Exceptional communicator, both written and verbal, and comfortable talking to a wide range of people
• Online community management experience would be desirable
• Creative problem solving skills: always looking for things to improve and suggesting ways of improving them
• Ability to work independently , as well as collaboratively with the wider team, and identify potentially more effective ways of working
• A passion to support and connect underrepresented founders to start and grow businesses that will have a positive impact in the world
• Strong interest in equitable and impactful entrepreneurship – experience as an entrepreneur yourself would be a bonus
• Strong understanding of the entrepreneurship ecosystem across the UK and the needs and challenges of entrepreneurs

Benefits

We care about our people and giving them the things they need to succeed, and we are passionate about Hatch being a great place to work.

We are a hybrid working organisation, and our head office in Elephant and Castle is available for anyone to work from as much or as little as they’d like. We provide all team members with a laptop for ease of use wherever you choose to work. Although we offer the  flexibility to work from home,  there are times when it is useful for us to get together in person for certain meetings and team days.

Our benefits include:

• Flexible working – work from home or in the office and at the times that work best for you 
• 37 fully flexible holiday days (including the 8 UK bank holidays) in 2024
• 4 days per year paid time off to volunteer
• 4 wellbeing days per year
• Enhanced parental leave
• Enhanced sick pay leave
• Paid time off for dedicated learning and development opportunities
• Team Days/get togethers 3 times a year
• Access to Hatch programmes and events free of charge
• Employee Assistance Programme Health Assured
• Employee pension scheme
• Salary Sacrifice Scheme 
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Eye care scheme
• Interest free loans to purchase season tickets for travel to work

To Apply

Please note we are only able to accept applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK.

In order to apply for this role, we ask all candidates to provide a CV, a cover letter and a response to the following bullet points by 11pm, 22nd October:

• What excites you about Hatch as an organisation and about this role in particular?
• How do your previous skills and experiences align with this role?
• What would you do in this role that would really make an impact?
• Where did you first hear about this opportunity?

We are only accepting applications via the portal which is accessible on our website. Please note – we will not consider applications unless they include a CV, a cover letter and respond to the above bullet points, and/or if they have not been submitted through our application portal.

If you have any questions or need any help with your application, please drop us a line (recruiters will be politely turned away).

If you apply, we will process your personal data for recruitment purposes only and in accordance with our Data Privacy Policy.

The Talent Set are delighted to be working with Barnardo’s to find their next Video Producer.  
Barnardo’s offer a fully remote working environment; however, due to the nature of this role it is important that you are a commutable distance from London.

The current role reports into the Senior Video Producer. You will work with key stakeholders to produce powerful stories and video content in response to the identified needs of the charity, designed to engage new audiences and existing supporters and to encourage opportunities for donations, participation and partnerships.

You will deliver a creative and considered filmmaking and live streaming service, that meets the internal clients’ business objectives, and successfully delivers short film projects from concept through to post-production, within agreed timescales and budgets. The post holder will achieve this through understanding the organisation’s values, interpreting objectives, developing creative strategies and working cross-functionally and with external suppliers as and when required.

Along with the Senior Video Producer, the videographer is responsible for all Barnardo’s moving image, from actually making and producing, filming and editing video content to commissioning and managing other filmmakers to archiving and storing all films on our Resource Space (asset bank).

Key Responsibilities:

· Attend internal and external stakeholder meetings to understand, discuss and develop the creative film brief and to present concepts, gain feedback and develop the film.

· Campaign and message integration: Work alongside stakeholders to integrate messages on the video content we produce.

· Ensure Barnardo’s in-house filmmaking work has a clear focus on business efficiency and high performance, and adheres to our brand guidelines.

· Develop and deliver initial story or concept into a feasible, fully planned project.

· Project manage filmmaking and live streaming assignments from brief, managing each step from pre-production to post-production to deliver high quality films that meet business objectives.

· Research and develop filmmaking briefs in terms of subject matter, content, location and travel arrangements. Liaise with projects, service users, model agencies and suppliers as appropriate. Work within agreed timescales and budgets.

· Work through the four phases of production: Development, Pre-production, Production and Post-production. This includes taking the brief, developing the initial concept, logistics (location, models, case studies, consents), scripting, scheduling, interviewing, shooting, editing, incorporating music, effects, titles and exporting the final product.

Person Specification:

· Knowledge of current IT systems and software, such as Final Cut Pro, After effects, Adobe creative suite and MS Office.

· Strong photo editing skills, including enhancing/retouching hi-resolution images for reproduction.

· Knowledge and practical experience of supplying digital files in the correct format.

· Knowledge of printing processes with regards to the reproduction of images.

· Experience of filmmaking, including film photography and editing.

· Experience of working with all key aspects of digital film making, including, lighting techniques and digital image provision.

· Experience of taking, researching and interpreting filmmaking briefs to meet a client's requirements within a creative brand style, budget and timescale.

· Experience of organising photo-shoots or film/video shoots, including sourcing models, locations and materials.

· Experience of complying with and actively pursuing image consent/ permissions procedures.

· Experience of working with digital photographic files and asset management systems.

To be considered for this position please apply with your CV as soon as possible, regrettably please note we may not be able to reply to each and every application.

We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practises that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make reasonable adjustments to always ensure a fair process.