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Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals Charity exists to create new possibilities for people with heart and lung diseases. Working closely with Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals – part of Guy’s & St Thomas, the largest foundation trust in the NHS – we fund life-changing projects to expand medical understanding and find innovative treatment options; to renew and upgrade equipment; and improve the everyday experience of patients and staff alike.
The Finance Officer will take on responsibility for the whole accounts payable cycle as well as other office management duties including post opening and banking. The role would suit someone with experience in working within a charity finance team who is looking to develop their career in finance.
In line with the charity’s core behaviours, we value diverse backgrounds and contributions.
We have a small, committed and skilled team of 27 staff, with expertise across fundraising, marketing, property management, grant-making and financial management.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Role Summary
This role will support the expanding Fundraising & Engagement team with all fundraising activities to ensure that good relationships are maintained with all Alcohol Change UK (ACUK) supporters. The Fundraising and Engagement Assistant will undertake the financial administration and recording of all fundraising income as well as being the first point of contact for the team ensuring ACUK delivers high levels of supporter care.
Reports to: Fundraising & Engagement Manager
Direct reports: none
Location: Kings Cross, London, WC1X 9NW (minimum of 3 days per week in office)
Status, hours: Permenant
Salary: Grade E: salary in the range £24,551 to £27,586 (depending on skills, knowledge and experience) plus benefits
Key Tasks and Responsibilities
Fundraising
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Coordinating ACUK’s CRM system (ThankQ) and ensuring data accuracy including:
- New donor details, communications with supporters, gift aid and consent purposes
- Championing data cleansing and monthly de-duping of contacts
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Coordinating all general fundraising enquiries including phone calls, fundraising & engagement email inboxes (providing holiday cover for the training & consultancy inbox) and post.
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Coordinating lead generation from third party challenge event companies and converting leads into participants
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Coordinating fundraising resources and merchandise including;
- Sending out materials to supporters
- Compiling fulfilment reports from online shop and sending over to fulfilment agency
- Monitoring stock levels of fundraising materials and shop merchandise
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Maintaining up to date filing systems
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Supporting with research for Trusts & Foundation applications
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Processing all physical (cash and cheques) and online donations received in accordance with ACUK’s cash handling procedures, including;
- Counting and processing cheques/cash
- Logging all donations on a central post sheet
- Processing and reporting on all donations received through the ACUK website and all third-party platforms
- Ensuring all donors are thanked in a timely manner in line with their communication preferences
- Importing all donation data to ThankQ
Engagement programme
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Act as the first point of contact for enquiries from our volunteers (Community Champions) and, alongside the Fundraising & Engagement Manager, steward our volunteers including the coordination of volunteer activities.
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Identify opportunities for supporters of different types to discover new ways to engage with them (for example helping donors become campaigners or encouraging cultural change activists to become community fundraisers, etc).
Cross-organisational Role
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Work closely with colleagues across the charity to support their work and to act as ‘one team’.
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Work particularly closely with colleagues in the Communications team, optimising opportunities for joint working.
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Contribute actively and positively to charity-wide strategies.
Other Duties
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Continually develop your knowledge of alcohol harm and solutions to it.
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Act as a positive ambassador for Alcohol Change UK at all times.
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Know, embrace and actively uphold the values of Alcohol Change UK at all times.
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Work flexible hours as necessary to meet the needs of the charity, time off in lieu will be earnt for any work required outside of normal working hours.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
As part of our community team, you will place our supporters at the heart of everything you do by cultivating and stewarding relationships to provide a first-class experience. You are independent, able to work instinctively and have the ability to translate our story to develop and inspire a wide range of community contacts and high street corporates. You'll be joining the charity at the start of an exciting period of growth, as we develop our community volunteer led income, and aim to increase charity reach and recognition in pursuit of our team targets and goals.
Ideally you will have experience of working in a fundraising environment (paid or voluntary), or be able to demonstrate transferable skills within a customer-facing role, and the ability to manage relationships with a diverse range of people.
The role will be based at our Liverpool fundraising office (L7 8YA) and will also include regularly working at our Aintree Centre (L9 7AL). The option of hybrid/flexible working where appropriate can be considered.
Travel to both sites and across the wider Merseyside region are essential for this role.
Please send your CV and supporting statement to Antony Jones, Lead Community Fundraising Manager (email address is provided in the job specification). Your statement should give examples of how you meet the criteria of the person specification, and what you feel you would bring to this role.
Closing date; Sunday 7th April
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are looking for a highly motivated and organised Social Media and Content Officer with a background in marketing. The successful candidate will be a proactive worker and able to demonstrate strong communication and collaboration skills. They will play a crucial part in building and maintaining our online presence.
Supported by the Social Media and Content Manager and Senior Digital Manager, they will work closely with colleagues across the organisation to manage our social media presence. They will use their creativity and strong copywriting skills to work with members of the Fundraising and PR teams to develop engaging content for our social channels and continue to grow our presence online.
This role would be a good fit for someone enthusiastic about learning more and creating exciting social media content. We are looking for strong copywriting skills and experience working on social media campaigns.
To be successful in your application you'll need:
- Experience creating content (including reels for Instagram) for and managing social media channels, including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Youtube and Linkedin
- Experience with social media reporting tools
- Knowledge and understanding of social media best practice and following latest trends
- Excellent writing, copy-editing and proofreading skills, with an eye for detail and a strong command of the English language.
- Ability to communicate, work collaboratively and build good working relationships.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to work proactively and manage multiple projects concurrently.
The following are beneficial but not essential:
- Experience of digital collaboration and project management tools like Trello, MS teams or JIRA.
- Experience in a similar role within a complex organisation, charity, or health/science organisation
What we offer: - Hybrid working (40% of time in the office) between home and Chelsea, London with travel to Sutton once a month.
- 37.5 per week. Some occasional weekend and evening work may be required to cover events.
- A competitive salary in the range of £28-32k p.a.
- A contribution pension scheme
- Training, support, and development opportunities
- Access to the blue light discount scheme
- Range of wellbeing initiatives
If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
We are seeking an enthusiastic and proactive individual to join our team as an Entry-Level Communications Officer. You will be responsible for developing engaging and informative content for our website, social media platforms, and other communication channels, ensuring that our message reaches as many people as possible.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Closing Date: 14 April 2024
Interview Date: 22 April 2024
Location: Erdington and Selly Park Sites
Hours: Full-time
Duration: Fixed-term until December 2025
Salary: Corporate Payscale, Band F, £29,158 - £34,042 per year (pro rata for part-time)
DBS: This role requires a Basic DBS check
“Happy to talk about flexible working”
Are you an experienced event fundraiser who enjoys building long lasting relationships with charity supporters and helping to make a difference? If so, we have a fantastic opportunity for you to join our busy and friendly fundraising team as our Events Officer.
We are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic Events Officer, to support the Birmingham Hospice brand. This varied role will lead on the delivery of a diverse portfolio of events and challenges including fun runs, adrenaline seeking challenges and in memory events. The success candidate will have a friendly and engaging personality and enjoy speaking to charity supporters face to face, over the phone and via e-mail.
Reporting directly to the Senior Events Manager you will grow the income generation and brand profile of the charity through effective organisation, administration, supporter engagement and marketing our exciting events portfolio, ensuring maximum participation and income for the hospice. You will utilise your creative skills to proactively seek new income generation opportunities and design new events for our growing calendar. You will be a highly organised and motivated individual with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
The ideal candidate will have experience of managing a portfolio of designated events with proven success of reaching and exceeding participant and income targets. You should also have knowledge and experience of working with a range of suppliers and volunteers and have a proven ability to build relationships at all levels. Experience of using CRMs is also advantageous.
If this sounds like the role for you then we would love to receive your application.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Events Officer
Location: Vauxhall, London
Salary: £23,090 - £28,221 per annum
We are The Forward Trust, the social enterprise that empowers people to break the cycle of crime or addiction to move forward with their lives. For more than 25 years we have been helping people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past. We believe that anyone is capable of lasting change. Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends, and a sense of community.
What you will be doing
Whilst The Forward Trust is predominantly funded through Government contracts, our Fundraising Team is responsible for generating £2.5 million per year from a diverse range of charitable sources including Trusts and Foundations, Corporate supporters, Individual donors and Events.
Our secret weapon is our ability to place our service-users at the heart of everything we do, including fundraising and events. With around a third of our workforce in active recovery and/or having had experience of the criminal justice system, and access to our community of over 15,000 individuals who have benefitted from our support, we are able to provide living proof of our long-lasting impact and bring to life the difference that our supporters enable us to make in the world.
An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Fundraising Team to help grow, diversify and maximise income from our range of fundraising events and campaigns. As an integral part of the team, you will support the Senior Events Manager to scope, organise and run our expanding annual calendar of: Special events, Marketing events, Challenge events and Operational/Regional events, to secure funding for our life changing and life-saving services across prisons and communities in the UK.
This role will sit within the Fundraising Team but will also support the Communications team planning and executing events to not only to generate charitable income but also to raise awareness about our services and impact to a wider audience (e.g. commissioners, policy makers and practitioners) in line with our business plan for the next 3 years which identifies new opportunities in the fields of offender management, mental health, housing, and gambling addiction services.
What we are looking for
Accountabilities
- Support the Senior Events Manager in implementing an annual calendar of events – includingscoping, organising and running challenge events and special events to budget and timescales.
- Support the Communications team in running brand awareness and stewardship events such as Parliamentary events, reunions, our annual staff awards and parliamentary events.
- Support the Senior Events Manager and Senior Events Officer on Special events and challengeevents with tasks as required.
- Work with the Senior Event Manager to grow income from all fundraising events.
- Work with the communications team to effectively promote all events to target audiences onsocial media platforms.
- Work with the communications team to keep our events webpages up to date.
- Keep track of income and expenditure relating to events.
- Work with colleagues from across the organisation to ensure that events being planned by otherteams are complimentary to the annual events programme and are being developed in line withchanging organisational and service needs and with necessary levels of service-user involvement.
- Take responsibility for ensuring that data held on the customer relationship management systemis up-to-date and in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) across allareas of fundraising.
- Support the Senior Events Manager with corporate sponsorship proposals as/when required.
- Plan and manage your work-load effectively to meet your own and the Team’s overall targets.
- Attend team meetings, supervision and training sessions as required by the organisation.
- Keep up to date on all relevant matters and strive for continuous professional development.
- Represent the organisation at events and meetings, maintaining professional integrity.
- Take on other reasonable tasks and responsibilities as deemed appropriate by Line Manager.
- The individual will need to be flexible as there will be evening and weekend working required.
What we offer
- Training opportunities and career development
- Flexible working
- Season Ticket Loan Scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- 25 days (rising to 30 with length of service) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays
- Contributory Pension Scheme – Employer matched contributions of up to 6% in the first two years’ service and up to 9% thereafter
- Death in Service Payment (2x annual salary)
- Critical Illness Insurance (subject to qualifying criteria)
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for The Forward Trust, then please proceed through the following link where you will be redirected to their website to complete your application.
Science Writer Internship
Location: Cambridge
Salary: Paid Internship - The Real Living Wage £12.00 - £13.15 per hour plus benefits
Contract Type: Temporary
Hours: Full-Time
Closing Date: 01/04/2024
The Royal Society of Chemistry is looking for an intern to work as a science writer for our editorial office and gain experience working for our flagship publication Chemistry World.
This opportunity will provide a hands-on introduction to the editorial process, from writing and editing to page layout and printing and is available on a paid, full-time basis for eight weeks to start no later than 7 October 2024, supported by the Marriott Bequest Trust.
At the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) we embrace flexibility and offer hybrid working, which means our teams come together when they need to collaborate. Although this role is contractually based at our Cambridge office, you will also be able to work from home within the UK, with the expectation that you will attend our offices as needed for your role and induction. If you need flexible working arrangements, please outline this in your application.
What we are looking for:
With an interest in science communication, you will demonstrate an enthusiasm for writing and will probably be coming to the end of, or will have recently completed, your chemical science degree or postgraduate course. If this sounds like you, please apply on-line before the end of our closing date.
A full job description is available here.
In your application, please include your availability with your CV and supporting statement (no more than 500 words) indicating how you match the competencies outlined in the job description and how you would benefit from the experience. Please include in your application at least one short example of your previously published work written in a journalistic style, with an emphasis on popular science. If you don’t have any available samples, compose, and include your own Chemistry World-style news pieces based on recent journal papers or current events.
Visit our Work For Us website to learn more about us, our benefits, equal opportunities statement and inclusive culture pledge.
At the RSC, we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce and welcome applicants from a range of backgrounds to apply. We particularly encourage applications from disabled and ethnic minority candidates.
As a part of the Disability Confident Scheme, we endeavour, where possible, to offer an interview to candidates meeting the essential criteria of the role, who has a substantial physical/mental impairment which impacts their ability to carry out day-to-day tasks.
We are committed to making our recruitment processes accessible to all and as part of this, we are flexible in the ways we give and receive information. If you would like to apply using a different format, please contact us and we will do our best to put any reasonable adjustments in place.
Apply for this job online.
You may also have experience in the following: Scientific Communication, Research Writing, Science Journalism, Scientific Reporting, Technical Writing, Science Communication Literature Review, Data Interpretation, Scientific Editing, Science Blogging, Multimedia Science Content, Science News, Academic Writing, intern Writer etc
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Purpose of the position
The primary role of the Governance Assistant is to provide administrative support to the workstreams under the Head of Governance, which include but are not limited to, annual work plan, royal charter, bylaws, elections, policies and procedures and GDPR compliance.
The Governance Assistant will act with integrity, positivity, energy, and adaptability, using their skills to build effective relationships and work within a shared vision.
The Governance Assistant will be a member of the Business Administration Team and will focus on supporting the Head of Governance to ensure the maintenance of high-quality governance processes within the organisation.
Key relationships
The Governance Assistant will be expected to establish and maintain effective working relationships with these key positions within the College of Paramedics including:
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Head of Governance;
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Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive;
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Other members of the Business Administration Team;
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President and Vice President;
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Chief Operating Officer;
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Chief Executive Group;
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Chairs and Members of the Paramedic and Student Councils;
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Administrative, membership, marketing, IT, and finance staff;
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Board of Trustees
The Governance Assistant’s duties and responsibilities include:
Governance
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Work closely with the Head of Governance to ensure the charity is compliant with regulatory requirements
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Maintain a good understanding of the governance processes and requirements, and work closely with the Head of Governance to ensure they are efficiently and effectively managed
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Maintain a good understanding of the implications for the role and organisation of the requirements of GDPR and other relevant legislation
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Maintain a good understanding of the need for effective policies and procedures, sustained within a robust review process
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Support the efficient and effective day-to-day functioning and co-ordination of the administrative activities associated with governance within the College of Paramedics
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Prioritise and time manage the administrative workload appropriately to meet specific deadlines.
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Support the Head of Governance on the election of trustees and member representatives as required, working with the Membership, Marketing and Engagement team and liaising with candidates, election services and incumbents.
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Provide administrative support for various governance aspects around the Board, Councils, member meetings, reporting and the Chief Executive Group
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Provide administrative support for aspects of Board Meetings/Committees and resources in the absence of the Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive
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Support with timely production of relevant minutes, reports, action summaries and follow ups alongside the Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive and Head of Governance
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Coordinate travel, venue bookings and accommodation for Board, Committees and Councils where appropriate
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Provide administrative support to the Royal Charter project
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Work closely with the Head of Governance to ensure relevant information is shared with third parties or stakeholders
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Oversee the formatting and editing process associated with key documents, in line with branding guidelines;
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Develop and maintain effective electronic filing systems ensuring that information is kept securely and is accessible as appropriate;
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Attend physical meetings at locations within the United Kingdom, as required;
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Undertake other tasks or projects that may arise;
Business Administration
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Providing cover and administrative support to the Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive and Personal Assistant in any absence or when the needs of the business demand
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Coordinating electronic diaries;
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The coordination and business arrangements for College of Paramedics meetings, including serving as a Secretariat for meetings, various established or short-term functions of the College. This includes but is not limited to preparing agendas, taking minutes, action logs, sourcing venues, liaising with delegates, booking travel and accommodation, catering, sourcing audio visual equipment and facilitating remote attendance, collating meeting documentation, recording minutes and /actions;
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Assist with the co-ordination of General Enquiries received by the College of Paramedics over the phone or via email/dedicated mailbox, including tracking responses to ensure all enquires are dealt with in a timely manner;
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Undertake and complete an ongoing development review process, set by, and reviewed on an ongoing basis.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.