Head Of Individual Giving Jobs in Greater London
Unifrog’s mission
We’re on a mission to level the playing field when it comes to young people finding and applying for their next step after school. We're achieving this by bringing all the available information into one single, impartial, user-friendly platform that helps students to make the best choices, and submit the strongest applications. We also empower teachers and counsellors to manage the progression process effectively.
Our outlook is global - we work with schools and universities all over the world, from the US to New Zealand, and from Italy to Hong Kong. We want to make it so that young people can compare every opportunity taught in English, wherever it is in the world, and have all the support they need to make successful applications.
We have a clear social purpose, and we’re hugely ambitious. We already work with over half of UK secondary schools, and hundreds of international schools. We are growing rapidly in terms of the number of our customers, in terms of how much they use our platform, and in terms of the breadth of products we offer (check out this video to hear more about the Unifrog platform).
Our team is at the heart of our business and is integral to our success. We work hard to foster a culture of openness, happiness and innovation, and we commit to helping every individual learn and grow so that they can reach their full potential. We want to hire talented people, whatever their background. If you are excited by our mission and are ready to work hard, please don’t hesitate to apply. We look forward to hearing from you!
We believe in the power of diversity. If you are from an ethnic minority background, we would like to strongly encourage you to apply.
Content at Unifrog
Whether we are communicating through images, video or text, we always try to be straightforward, honest, and to show respect for the people with whom we are communicating.
Clear communication is particularly important for us because our mission is to level the playing field when it comes to access to opportunities, and a big part of this effort is fair and straightforward access to information. It’s also important for us to be fun, while not talking down to young people.
Over the last few years, with only a small and mostly non-specialist team, we have created hundreds of videos aimed at students and teachers. We now have an exciting slate of new video projects that we want to produce. We want to use video:
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To develop some of the most popular parts of the Unifrog platform, currently used by hundreds of thousands of young people every week to explore different careers, different subjects at university, and topics that matter to them like Climate Change and Wellbeing.
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To help us create brand new tools within the platform, expanding what Unifrog offers to young people, and how we interact with external partners like employers and universities.
We also want to improve the quality of the videos we create, making them slicker and more useful to our users.
What you’ll lead on
As an Assistant Video Editor, your role will be to edit new videos for students aged 11-18. You will also help to keep our existing content up to date and in line with our high standards. Unifrog publishes videos and written content on a variety of topics for students including: applying for university in the UK and overseas, preparing for college or work, and taking care of your wellbeing.
Check out some of our recent videos to get an idea of what we work on:
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Employer Profile
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Careers Library Guide
Your key responsibilities:
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Video editing
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Edit and polish videos for various sections on our platform, including University Profiles, Employer Profiles, and Careers Library Profiles, with a keen eye for detail and quality.
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Work within assigned deadlines to ensure timely delivery of videos.
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Mix and equalise interview audio with soundtracks to create a seamless viewing experience for our users.
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Implement pre-existing video templates and consistently improve them over time to ensure visual consistency across all platform sections.
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Edit webinars and internal videos to meet platform requirements and user expectations.
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Communication
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Maintain effective communication with the Video Team, including project managers, producers, and other stakeholders, to ensure that video projects meet the required standards and are delivered on time.
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Proactively suggest creative and innovative ideas to improve the quality of our videos and enhance the viewing experience for students.
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Quality Control
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Perform quality checks on all videos before they are published to the platform, ensuring that they meet the required standards for visual and audio quality, accuracy, and completeness.
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Monitor subtitles generated by in-house subtitling software and performing a complete quality-check before making the video live on the platform
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Working together
You’ll be managed by our Post Production Manager, and work closely with an in-house Video Producer/Director and Video Editor. You will also work with our partner-facing teams, as well as with external bodies where necessary.
The Video Team is part of a wider Content Team, where we often brainstorm new ideas as a group, provide feedback on each other’s work, and get feedback from teachers and students at our partner schools. We promote good ideas regardless of where they come from.
What we’re looking for
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Excellent technical skills
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You need to be highly proficient at using Adobe Premiere to edit your projects as well as a basic understanding of After Effects.
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Basic understanding of audio editing software to sound-mix and equalise interviews with soundtracks.
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Strong planning and organising skills
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You will need to be able to prioritise your workload and manage competing demands, and ensure that upcoming shoots are prepared for.
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Effective and efficient at managing media
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Self aware and able to respond effectively to feedback
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Ability to take direction and follow project briefs
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Proactive nature and self-starter attitude
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Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
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Keen attention to detail, ensuring videos are edited to a high standard
Benefits
Head to our jobs page for a full list of the excellent benefits we offer our team.
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Join one of ‘the best organisations to escape to’ and help transform careers and destinations in schools.
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Become part of a committed, dynamic, and growing company. We want to build our team for the long term: if you do well, we will do our best to make sure you want to stay at the company for a long time.
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Professional development is important at Unifrog. You will define your own 6-month objectives and will be supported by your line manager and the rest of the team to achieve them. You will have an annual training allowance to spend on what you need to grow and progress.
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Influence the company’s direction: we love to promote great ideas, wherever they come from.
Key details
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Start date: as soon as possible, though we will be flexible for the right candidates.
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£31,500 per year (Grade A) and a share in a company-wide performance bonus.
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Full-time. 12 month fixed term contract.
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Work remotely, or flexibly in our London office.
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Working hours are 9:00am to 5:00pm, Monday to Thursday, and 9:00am to 4:30pm on Friday.
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28 days paid holiday per year (plus bank holidays).
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We can only consider candidates who have the right to work in the UK.
Application process
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Deadline: 10:00AM (BST) on Tuesday 7th May 2024
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Stage 1: Application form (~1 hour) ✍️
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Visit our website to upload your CV and complete the questions and tasks below. Please note that we do not review CVs at this stage of the application process so please be as specific as possible about your experience.
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i. Post a link (WeTransfer, Dropbox, Google Drive or similar) to 3 examples of your best work including a link to your showreel/website if you have one. Across these 3 examples, you should show off your skills in editing. If you were working with others to create this work, please explain what you did.
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ii. ‘Here is an example of a Unifrog case study (link to the video).Please outline your approach to editing such a case study, from receiving the footage to delivering the final cut. Explain the stages involved your decision-making process for cuts, transitions, music, and any additional elements you might consider.’ (250 words)
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iii. With reference to the job description and your experience, what makes you an excellent candidate for this role? (250 words)
Stage 2: Task (~3 hours)
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We will share with you examples of our visual style, plus some footage we have shot, and you will have a week to send us a short edit back.
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Given the time this task can take, we will send £60 to people who participate in this round (within 1-2 working days after the task has been received).
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Stage 3: Video call interview (1 hour)
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Standard Q&A from a panel of three, including questions about your experiences and how these relate to the role, and scenario questions based on common situations you might face (plus time for your questions).
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Video call interviews will be held on w/c 20th May 2024.
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Your answers are an opportunity to let us know more about your motivations and experience. While we understand that candidates might want to use AI to improve parts of their application, we strongly encourage you to write your answers independently.
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Please note, we compare all answers to an AI generated answer. Where we suspect AI has been used to write the majority of the answer, this will be taken into consideration when scoring
Inclusion and diversity at Unifrog
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Within the company we try to foster a culture of innovation, and a happy working environment, both because this is the right thing to do, and because we think this results in the most effective team. To this end we believe in open communication, celebrating successes, supporting each other, not being afraid to be wrong or to fail, and promoting good ideas wherever they come from.
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As a platform that supports teachers and students from a huge variety of backgrounds it’s important that our team and leadership reflects this diversity. This is something we are actively working towards and prioritising. We want to embed diversity, equity and inclusion across everything we do, continually evaluating policies and practices to make sure they are inclusive and equitable.
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To make sure everyone’s voice is heard and people have the opportunities to learn to be better allies in the workplace, we encourage the team to share what they’re celebrating, facilitate training and group discussions, and seek regular feedback about what more the company could do to help people feel included.
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To ensure that our recruitment process is consistent and fair, we anonymise your application and therefore do not see your name, personal, educational or professional background. We also randomise the order of responses so that it’s less likely that a candidate is advantaged or disadvantaged by where their answers appear compared to other candidates.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
This is a newly created role working within our Fundraising & Communication Dept.
Role summary
Working within our fundraising and communications team, you will support the management of our communications portfolio of work. Maintaining our consistent brand, you will lead on digital and print asset development. You will lead on supporter communications, assisting the rest of the team to raise the profile and bring new supporters into the organisation. You will manage our social channels, website content and newsletter, and developing creative assets and materials for our external work both in the UK and the US.
You will also support on fundraising within the organisation, gaining experience across a wide variety of income generation areas. This will typically focus on applications to small Trusts and Foundations, the delivery of our events and the implementation of our individual giving programme.
You will work both independently and collaboratively to assist the development of creative assets events and activities. With excellent time management and organisational skills, you will demonstrate the ability to deliver quality work and hit deadlines, while managing a varied workload.
Contractual terms
Location: Nine Elms, Central London – current requirement is for staff to be in the office a minimum of two days a week between Tuesday and Thursday
Hours: Full time, 37.5 hrs week (open to four or four-and-a-half days as well)
Term: Permanent
Reporting to: Head of Fundraising and Communications
Salary Range: £27,534 to £30,400
Annual Leave: 25 days per annum, plus an additional 3 days between Christmas and New Year.
Pension: Matching contribution to organisation’s pension provider up to 5%
Job purpose
1. Assist the management of Able Child Africa’s brand and external communications, with high quality content.
2. Assist the management of Able Child Africa’s portfolio of fundraising events.
3. Assist the delivery of our individual giving programme, supporting other forms of community and Trusts and Foundations fundraising.
4. Provide other support to the Fundraising and Communications Team as agreed, including supporting routine office operations.
Key accountabilities
Assist the management of Able Child Africa’s brand and external communications, with high quality content.
1. Manage Able Child Africa’s social channels, working with our creative assets and key messages, to maintain a professional and engaging external brand.
2. Support the management a vibrant and responsive website by ensuring content is up to date, professional and engaging; supporting the collection of imagery, videos, case studies and blogs where directed.
3. Produce and distribute Able Child Africa’s quarterly newsletter, contributing with high quality written content and complying with organisational data protection and confidentiality standards.
Assist the management of Able Child Africa’s portfolio of fundraising events.
4. Assist with the delivery of Able Child Africa’s events portfolio when required. This includes but is not exclusive to the London Marathon, the Gala Dinner, and the Charity Golf Day.
5. Market the events, recruiting, retaining, and communicating with participants to support the achievement of income targets.
6. Support with donor stewardship activities post event, engaging new regular donors and supporters to grow our incomes streams.
Assist the delivery of other areas of our fundraising work, including but not exclusive to Trusts and Foundations, individual giving and community fundraising.
7. Support the attainment of funds from a variety of Trusts and Foundations, through submitting high quality applications.
8. Support Able Child Africa’s individual giving programme, assisting with donor communications, building relationships with donors and growing our income.
9. Support community fundraising activities, empowering existing and newly sourced supporters, (including schools, universities and other members of the public) to independently generate funds for Able Child Africa through independent events and activities.
Provide other support to the Fundraising and Communications and wider operational teams as agreed, including supporting routine office operations.
10. Maintain our Salesforce database, keeping detailed records of communications, support and donations from individuals and organisations.
11. Support our advocacy objectives, working with the Advocacy team to produce high quality and consistent messaging for use within the international development sector.
12. Support the delivery of unique and ongoing operational activities as required for the effective running of the organisation.
Competencies
Experience
1. At least one years’ experience in a fundraising or communications support role.
2. Experience of managing or supporting the management of events to, ideally including managing volunteers or supporters to raise funds.
3. Experience or knowledge of managing individual donors with demonstrated ability to engage stakeholders (including public, media and donors) to advance a cause.
Skills and Technical Competencies
4. Creative ability to assist in the production of engaging content for communication in line with the organisational brand and mission.
5. Competency in managing social channels under direction, developing newsletters and other blogs or articles.
6. Basic understanding of WordPress, and other design packages (Adobe Creative Cloud, Canva) desirable.
Qualities
7. An understanding of contributing to an organisational culture based on inclusivity, wellbeing and empowerment.
8. Excellent time management and organisational skills; ability to work under pressure to prioritise and manage varied workload and competing deadlines whilst ensuring attention to detail.
9. Personable, with an ability to develop and maintain new relationships.
We will interview on a rolling basis
Employee Benefits:
- 28 Days Annual leave (not including bank holidays)
- Central London location
- Access to Gym use
- Flexible working – 3 days at home and 2 days in the office (Tuesday and Thursday)
- Work life balance approach.
- Friendly team
- Full time working hours are 9am to 5.30pm
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
BACKGROUND
The Helen Bamber Foundation (HBF) is a pioneering human rights charity supporting refugees and asylum seekers who are the Survivors of extreme human cruelty. Our clients have been subjected to atrocities including state-sponsored torture, human trafficking, religious and political persecution, forced labour, sexual exploitation, and gender-based violence. Recognising the complexity of each client’s individual needs, HBF offers specialist services within a Model of Integrated Care encompassing: therapy, medical advice, legal protection, counter-trafficking support, housing and welfare advice and integration.
HBF exists to ensure that all Survivors of trafficking and torture are free and healthy, are safe, are protected from re-victimisation, detention and poverty, and have the ability and agency to integrate in and contribute to the communities around them. We use our unique expertise to drive change and improve practice and policy for all Survivors.
We are innovative, ambitious and compassionate. The bravery and resilience of our clients is an inspiration to all the team at HBF. Our commitment to principles of equity, diversity and inclusion is an integral part of our approach to our clients, our volunteers and our staff. HBF is an equal opportunities and Living Wage employer. We are committed to attracting and recruiting diverse candidates as we are keen to make sure that our staff, trustees, volunteers and ambassadors reflect the communities we serve and the wider community we work in at every level within the organisation.
OVERVIEW OF THE ROLE
As the Trusts and Foundations Executive, you will be responsible for delivering income from a range of donors and prospects, with a focus on trusts and foundations, through growing a successful grants pipeline and inspiring funders to support the Helen Bamber Foundation. We are looking for an individual who thrives working in a collaborative way and who wants to gain experience working with Fundraising and Communications Team that has a successful track record of securing income.
You will be managed by our Grants Manager and work closely with the Head of Fundraising to deliver high-quality applications and reports to small and medium-sized Trusts and Foundations, as well as supporting larger donors in collaboration with your team members.
The Helen Bamber Foundation and Asylum Aid is an equal opportunities and Living Wage employer. We are committed to attracting and recruiting diverse candidates as we are keen to make sure that our staff, trustees, volunteers and ambassadors reflect the communities we serve and the wider community we work in at every level within the organisation. We particularly welcome applications from Minority Ethnicities.
Please note that the successful candidate will already be able to work in the UK and will be offered the job subject to suitable references and a DBS check. This role will require disclosure of adult and child barring lists. If appointed, you will be required to give your consent to HBF to receive regular updates on your criminal records status throughout your employment.
Please submit an up-to-date CV and a short covering letter outlining how your skills and experience match the listed duties, responsibilities and person specification to Ida Jarsve to our jobs emial by 9am on Monday 13th May 2024. First interviews will be held the same week. Please note exceptional candidates may be contacted before the deadline. Candidates must hold permission to work in the United Kingdom.
We particularly welcome applications from those from Black, Asian, Minority-Ethnic, refugee and migrant backgrounds. We regret that we can only respond to applicants who make it to the interview stage. No agencies please.
We give Survivors of trafficking and torture the strength to move on.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
As the Trust and Grants Manager, you will be responsible for generating income from trusts and grants. Based within the Development Team you will look to identify funding opportunities to secure funds to ensure the Hospice successfully achieves its objectives and development plan. With experience of writing bid writing, trust applications and reporting you will have excellent attention to detail and effectively manage deadlines. We are looking for an excellent team player and communicator who is ambitious and solution focussed and has the energy and passion to drive forward our aspirations and operational goals.
Remote or Hybrid working considered.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About the opportunity
As our Digital Marketing Officer, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the Marketing Manager and broader team in volunteer and school recruitment efforts, while managing our social media presence. Your primary responsibilities will include managing and curating content for Action Tutoring's social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and TikTok.
In addition to social media management, you will contribute to the creation of diverse content, such as graphics, videos, and photography, with occasional visits to our school programmes and events. You will also monitor and report on the impact of our social media campaigns, staying abreast of industry trends to optimise our digital presence.
If you're creative, passionate about education, and thrive in community engagement, we'd love to have you on board.
Closing date: Sunday 19th May 2024
Interviews: 28th and 29th May 2024
Start date: June 2024
Location: This role is remote. The candidate can be based anywhere in the UK. Occasional travel to London is required.
We use anonymised applications for our shortlisting process.
Duties and responsibilities
• Responsibility for managing Action Tutoring’s social media channels (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X, TikTok and YouTube). Plan content (in collaboration with wider Marketing and Communications team) in line with the charity’s wider campaigns, volunteer recruitment rounds and key messages, ensuring regular diverse posting.
• Work with the Marketing Manager to develop engaging content which encourages the recruitment of high quality volunteer tutors, enquiries from potential partner schools and raises awareness of the charity to potential fundraisers, donors and employees.
• Promote the breadth of Action Tutoring’s activities and projects on social media, working across the whole team to gather content to raise brand awareness (including Programme, Philanthropy, Operations, Policy and Impact).
• Contribute to the development of content for social media channels including graphics, video and photography, with the occasional visit to school programmes and other charity events.
• Regularly analyse and report on the impact of Action Tutoring’s social media content through weekly analysis, quarterly reporting and campaign analysis.
• Monitor social media trends and industry developments to ensure we’re maximising content across all channels.
• Lead on blogger, influencer and community outreach (e.g. Facebook community groups, Next Door) to help raise awareness of Action Tutoring's volunteering opportunities and encourage applications.
• Manage our national digital adverts (such as Indeed, CharityJobs, Do-It). Respond to any direct enquiries sent through these and other digital platforms, including the Volunteer Facebook Group and Google business.
• Identify national digital advertising opportunities for volunteer and school marketing, and support with content for regional adverts. Work with the Marketing Manager to analyse impact and decide where our budget is best spent.
• Support the day to day management of Action Tutoring’s website, editing content with updates upon request. Support with creating high quality, engaging content for the Action Tutoring website to ensure it’s optimised.
• Create external marketing materials on request and support with ad-hoc visual design work.
• Support with the attendance at volunteering promotion events, mainly university fairs.
• Any other duties deemed reasonable by the Chief Executive Officer.
Person specification
Qualifications criteria:
• Right to work in the UK.
We are looking for some of the following attributes, though you might be more experienced in some areas than others:
• Excellent knowledge of social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter and TikTok.
• Copywriting skills: able to interact with a range of audiences and have outstanding verbal and written communication skills. The role involves representing our brand on various channels and you will need to be able to adapt your communication style to different audiences and inspire them to engage with the charity.
• Able to work independently and use initiative in a range of situations.
• Able to think creatively and generate content to effectively convey messages and motivate audiences.
• Adaptable and open to learning. You will need to be willing to adapt and to grow and develop with the organisation.
• Efficient and able to work under pressure when required, able to multi-task and juggle a varied workload.
• Committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Committed to the mission and values of Action Tutoring.
• Committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
Reporting to: Senior Programme Officer.
Contract Type: Full time, permanent (part-time candidates will be considered, minimum four days per week, flexible working hours can be accommodated).
Location: Hybrid, minimum two days per week in London office (applicants must already be eligible to work in the UK).
Salary: £29,000 (plus benefits) FTE.
Accessibility and Inclusion: Accommodation in the role and interview process will be made for candidates with accessibility needs, and we operate a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for those with a disability or from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) background; please see below for details.
Start Date: June 2024. Closing date for applications: 23:59 BST 28/04/2024.
About this role
This role is an opportunity to participate in the global movement to protect the natural world; meeting and supporting incredible communities and organisations driving change to secure a sustainable future. You will be supporting our partners and carrying out grant administration in the Amphibian and Congo Basin Programmes, for which proficiency in both French and English is essential.
The role will be a fundamental part of Synchronicity Earth’s Programmes team (currently a team of seven people), working to help develop and grow the support we provide to our partners (grantees) across our programmes. Please note that first-stage interviews for this role will be conducted in both French and English.
Specific responsibilities will include the following:
- Manage some grantee partner relationships, including building trust and openness, identifying capacity needs, administrating grants, monitoring progress and fulfilling reporting requirements.
- Provide administrative support across the Programmes Team with grant management e.g. preparing of grant paperwork, reviewing partner reports and checklists (proposals), monitoring pipelines.
- Undertake research in focal areas for the Programmes Team, such as identifying intervention points and opportunities to make a difference in conservation.
- Contribute to communication products, including donor reports and applications, to support Synchronicity Earth’s fundraising and philanthropic goals.
- Produce and contribute to board papers and discussions.
- Update and undertake due diligence.
- Manage and maintain partner database, including data entry, preparing reports and basic analysis.
- Contribute to the development of Synchronicity Earth’s processes and systems around partner management and due diligence.
For the right candidate, there will be opportunities to increase your experience, responsibilities, and potential career development as the organisation grows. We also have several cross-cutting Working Groups in which we welcome engagement from new staff, these currently include Reimagining Philanthropy, Youth, and EDI (Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion).
About us
Synchronicity Earth is a UK-based, global environmental charity which funds work that aims to make our planet a better place to live for all its inhabitants.
We are a medium-sized charity which supports partners working to protect less well-known species and ecosystems around the world that receive less attention but face the greatest threats. We do this through our Conservation Programmes, which identify, fund, and support organisations with a focus on: Amphibians, Asian Species, Congo Basin, Biocultural Diversity, Freshwater, and Ocean. We also support work across two other areas: the More than Carbon initiative, a portfolio of climate and biodiversity projects targeted at corporate donors; and the Synchronicity Portfolio, which aims to foster systemic change to promote a greater focus on biodiversity conservation within different sectors. Our partners are mostly organisations embedded within their local communities, and we often support work which also considers social impacts such as women’s health and empowerment, engagement with Indigenous Peoples and local communities, and sustainable livelihoods (e.g., small-scale fisheries) in addition to wildlife conservation.
Skills and experience required
Essential
- Proficient written and spoken English equivalent to C1 or C2 level.
- Proficient written and spoken French equivalent to C1 or C2 level.
- Bachelor’s degree or three or more years’ work experience in a relevant area. This could be lived experience, volunteering, or work experience related to sectors such as biodiversity conservation, social justice, environmental protection, community organizing, or engagement with political and social movements.
- Demonstrable interest in ecology, endangered species and biodiversity conservation, social justice, or community organising.
- Proven ability to produce high-quality written materials.
- Computer literacy.
Desirable
- Experience in Africa (especially lived experience in West or Central Africa).
- Some understanding of community- and rights-based approaches.
- Willingness to undertake occasional travel both within the UK and overseas.
- Desire to work across a range of conservation issues and to undertake a diverse role.
Your development: skills and experience from this role
The following list is meant to provide guidance for your application while also demonstrating the type of skills and experience you will develop as part of this role. If there is anything here which you have currently had no experience in, but would like to develop, then this would be a great role for you – please see the following section. Please let us know in your application if any of these particularly appeal to you, or you have some experience already.
Key skills and training: research and analysis, fundraising, project and programme management, grant administration.
- Gain experience in communicating technical or complex projects or ideas to a non-expert audience (i.e., explaining complex projects or scientific research).
- Learn about Synchronicity Earth’s value-driven approach to supporting biodiversity conservation and sustainable development.
- Gain experience in managing partner relationships, building trusting and open relationships.
- Gain experience in grant administration from early scoping, to grant payment, to reporting.
- Gain experience working collaboratively and across multiple work-flows to ensure partners receive the support they require on time and to a high standard.
- Learn how to collect and analyse data, particularly in relation to conservation impact.
- Gain experience in undertaking research in focal areas for the Programmes Team, including the possibility of your research informing and guiding the development of new funds and programmes.
- Gain experience in fundraising, supporting the Programmes and Philanthropy Teams to meet their fundraising goals.
- Develop your public speaking skills and work towards opportunities to represent the organisation at external events.
- Grow your ability to identify themes & trends among grantee partners’ efforts, to see and bridge gaps, and to connect dots.
- Gain experience using different systems and tools i.e., Salesforce, Asana, and Tableau.
Our workplace values and culture
We pride ourselves on having an open and inclusive culture. Our team supports each other and encourages new ideas and creativity to help us develop new projects and reach new audiences with our work. We aim to apply the same dedication to a flourishing diversity of people and wildlife on our planet through our programmes to our working environment and strive to make this environment open and inclusive for everyone. We recognise that the environment sector in the UK is close to the bottom in terms of the diversity of its employees, and we are actively committed to doing what we can to change this.
Employment details
Reporting, location, and work hours
This position is a permanent full-time position that is based in the Synchronicity Earth offices in Central London, with the option for hybrid office/home working if the successful applicant wishes with 2 days a week in the office (laptop would be provided for home working). The successful candidate must be already eligible to work in the UK.
Annual leave
25 days per year for a full-time position (in addition to public holidays), adjusted for part-time. We also run an employer-supported volunteering programme, where employees may take additional time-off (2 days per annum) to volunteer for community organisations and other charities (in accordance with our policy).
Benefits
Synchronicity Earth offers staff a range of benefits including, but not limited to, a minimum 6% pension contribution, travel loan assistance, and a health care benefit. More details can be found in the careers section of our website and in the supporting documents.
Accessibility
We welcome applications from people with disabilities and are always looking for how we can make our workplace more accessible. Our office has step-free access with an off-street entrance and lift; we can offer adaptive workstations, chairs, or desks; and can provide flexible working hours or condensed workweeks to accommodate medical appointments or help employees manage fatigue. Candidates with disabilities are eligible for our Guaranteed Interview Scheme, and we encourage you to let us know if there are any adjustments we can make for you or information you need during the application process.
Application & Recruitment Process
Inclusion is a priority throughout our workplace culture and is embedded in our recruitment process (and we are actively still seeking to improve it through employee and candidate suggestions). For example, the first stage of recruitment will be anonymised to mitigate against unconscious bias. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds for this role, particularly non-graduates, and are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements. Please let us know at any stage during the recruitment process if you have any accessibility requirements we can accommodate for you, and which pronouns you would like to be referred to by. If you are new to the sector, we have some helpful resources on our website to help support your application to this role and others.
How to apply:
- Please complete our candidate survey found in the supporting documents.
- Please send a cover letter (one side of A4) outlining any relevant skills and experience you have for this role, why it interests you, and any particular skills you would like to develop in this role, with your CV (no longer than two sides of A4).
Applications should be sent via Charity Jobs.
Closing date for applications: 28/04/2024.
Review process: The application process will have three stages. Following anonymized review of applications, first-stage candidates (including qualifying GIS candidates) will either be invited to a short zoom call (about 20 minutes) or asked to complete a short assessment. Up to six applicants will then be invited to a second-stage interview in person at our London offices with three members of our team. From these applicants, up to three people will be invited to a third-stage interview with our Head of Conservation Programmes and Senior Programme Officer. There will also be an opportunity for third-stage candidates to meet two members of Synchronicity Earth staff informally to get to know the team and what it is like to work for Synchronicity Earth.
The first-stage interview/assessment will aim to establish your proficiency in both English and French, and to understand your background and motivation for applying to this role. The second-stage interview will aim to understand your prior experience, your values, and what transferable skills you bring to the role. The third-stage interview will seek to understand how you work, whether this role and our organization are the right fit for you, and what development opportunities would be of most value to you.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme: We recognise that people from Black, Asian, and Minority-Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds and people with disabilities are under-represented in our sector, and that there are often additional barriers present for people from these groups when applying for roles in the charity sector and beyond. We aim to apply the same dedication to a flourishing diversity of people and wildlife on our planet through our programmes to our working environment and strive to make this environment open and inclusive for everyone.
As part of our commitment to attract and retain talented individuals from under-represented groups to the conservation and environment sector, if you have a disability or are from a BAME background, opt in to the Guaranteed Interview Scheme in our candidate survey, and demonstrate in your application that you meet the essential criteria for a role, you'll be guaranteed a first-stage assessment. In most cases, this will be a 20-minute interview held via Zoom, however, in the case of an extraordinary number of applicants, the first-stage candidates (including GIS) will receive a short assessment. The results of this assessment will be used to select candidates for the second-stage interview.
Expected first-stage interview dates: 08/05/2024 – 10/05/2024
Expected second-stage interview dates: 13/05/2024 – 17/05/2024
Expected third-stage interview dates: 20/05/2024
Please note that interview dates may change depending on volume of applications received.
Please complete our Candidate Survey, found in the supporting documents.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you passionate about supporting older people to have better access to online services? Do you have the skills to inform and coach older people to learn and improve their digital skills and knowledge?
Age UK Sutton is looking for someone to join the Let’s Connect programme team as a Digital Inclusion outreach worker supporting older people to develop digital skills and improve their access to digital services.
You will champion the service and work in the local community delivering digital awareness talks to groups, delivery of group digital skills sessions and support with recruitment of our Digital Champions Volunteers.
You will work with older people to enable them to become more confident in using digital equipment such as tablets and smartphones through arranging and delivering digital skills training sessions in both group and 121 settings.
This will be a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills, no two days will be the same and you will be making a valuable difference to older people living in Sutton.
Full details and the person specification can be found in the job pack, downloadable below.
This is a fixed-term contract until November 2025. with a possibility of extension, subject to funding. An enhanced DBS check will be required for this role and you will need to be able to access all parts of the borough easily (access to a car with a full, clean driving licence and business-use insurance preferable).
We recognise that everyone is unique and may have particular needs during the recruitment process. Therefore if there is anything you would like to discuss in relation to that process, please contact us.
We welcome applications from all sections of the community and especially from under-represented groups.
We strive to make our recruitment process fully accessible to all applicants, including those with a disability, long term condition or anyone who may otherwise require additional support or reasonable adjustments.
An applicant’s disclosure of their disability will not disqualify nor adversely affect the candidate’s chances of being short listed or offered the post.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.