Convening & Communications Lead 

• 1-year fixed term contract, commencing January 2022, with the possibility of extension

• Full-time role, but we are open to considering applications from those looking to work 22 hours or more per week, or job-sharing applications 

• Location: flexible - remote/home-working. Please note: availability during European working hours is important, as other staff are based in London and Geneva 

• Competitive salary, adjusted according to location 

Come and work with us at Partners for a New Economy! We are looking for a Convening & Communications Lead to join our small staff team; we are flexible on location and full/part-time.

At Partners for a New Economy (P4NE) we make grants to catalyse the transformational economic change needed to enable nature and all people to flourish. Successful applicants will thrive on building collaborative relationships with a broad community of stakeholders. You will grow the network of new economy funders and changemakers, communicating to share learning and develop inspiring events.

An international donor collaborative of philanthropic foundations, P4NE is hosted by Swiss Philanthropy Foundation. Our six Partners are based in Switzerland, Denmark and the United States, and our staff, led by Director, Jo Swinson, work in London and Geneva.  Our grant-making has a strong nature lens, with a deep understanding of planetary boundaries and the urgent need to transform our economy to live within them.

The Convening & Communications Lead will be instrumental in implementing our new strategy to strengthen connections between people and organisations, building bridges within and beyond the new economy movement. You will convene international networks to facilitate learning, collaboration and the development of ideas that push the frontiers of economic debate. Your understanding of the new economy and environmental issues will be utilised to convene events, both online and in-person. 

Main Duties and Tasks 

• Plan and co-ordinate an in-person convening event for our grantees and thought-leaders to be delivered in late Spring 2022 

• Manage all event logistics 

• Implement Partners for a New Economy’s digital communications and web presence 

The role will be home-based and can be done flexibly, so the ability to work independently, with excellent attention to detail and time management, is important.

To apply

Please download and read the Application Pack, which contains the Job Description, Person Specification, Applicant Questions and P4NE's Guiding Principles.

Then, please answer the four skill-based questions that allow you to demonstrate why you think this is the right role for you.

Please note: there is no need for a cover letter – instead we would like your answers to these questions and a copy of your CV. We will review your answers first, anonymising responses.

QUESTIONS FOR APPLICANTS

(Write no more than 250 words per answer; write all your answers together in the textbox that is usually used for cover letters, numbering each answer: 1,2,3,4)

1. What is it about being part of the Partners for a New Economy team that appeals to you and why are you a great fit for this role?

2. How would you plan and create a New Economy Convening Event with participants from many international organisations in a way that would increase the likelihood of spontaneous collaboration between them? What problems might you encounter during the planning process?

3. What are the main opportunities and challenges facing philanthropic organisations such as Partners for a New Economy when planning social media and other online activity?

4. The role of Convening & Communications Lead involves dealing with a variety of stakeholders and organisations. It's likely that there will be many competing demands on your time - from developing new convening opportunities, to implementing P4NE's communications strategy, to delivering an event with high-profile stakeholders. Describe how you would manage these competing demands and give us an example of how you’ve done this in the past.

Partners for a New Economy is an equal opportunities employer. 

Closing Date: 9am, Monday 29 November 

Interviews: Wednesday 8 and Thursday 9 December 2021

The role

This is an exciting new role at the charity to lead our advocacy work, challenging decision makers, policymakers and society as a whole, to recognise and accommodate the needs of all those affected by Crohn’s and Colitis, including those from seldom heard groups.

You will be responsible for our policy and campaigns teams, driving an integrated programme of advocacy with a growing budget. In this, you will be supported by our new strategic focus to build an evidence base to underpin our programme for change, led by another new role, the Head of Research and Evidence, with whom you will be working closely.

About you

You will be a seasoned campaigner who has delivered effective public facing campaigns with a thorough understanding of how campaigns and policy work together to deliver demonstrable impact, ideally in healthcare. This role will interact with leaders in the NHS and elsewhere at the highest level and you will need to be a credible presence speaking to our agenda. 

The future

The charity is at a really exciting point. We are in excellent financial health and moving to a new strategy which will give you the chance to put a personal stamp on the actions we are taking to improve the quality of life for people with Crohn’s and Colitis. 

Homebased (guidance will be given on travel to and from activities)

Are you passionate about supporting young people with disabilities? Do you have experience in supporting activity and employment programmes for young people? Can you work with stakeholders to increase the numbers of young people involved in services?

Whizz-Kidz is recruiting a Service Delivery Manager (South) to manage our services across the South of England including activity programmes, wheelchair skills training and employability schemes. We are looking for an individual with experience in youth work who is a strong communicator and works well as part of a wider young people’s team. 

Closing Date: Friday 10th December, 5pm

Proposed Interview Date: 20th December, venue TBC

For more information and to apply please visit our website.

Whizz-Kidz is the working name of The Movement for Non-Mobile Children (Whizz-Kidz). Registered charity No. 802872.  Company registered in England and Wales No. 2444520.  Charity registered in Scotland No. SC042607.

SiT will be providing the Talking Therapy services to Norfolk and Suffolk Sexual Assault Referrals Centres (SARCs) from April 2022. This includes rapid access to short-term psychological interventions (online and face to face) to support male and female adults and children in the immediate aftermath of a sexual offence, whether the incident is subject to criminal justice proceedings or not. 

We are looking for a dynamic, qualified counsellor / psychotherapist (preferably accredited with BACP / UKCP) with relevant therapeutic experience, project management skills and a positive attitude to lead this exciting project. 

You’ll need to have:

• demonstrable post qualification experience of working with survivors of sexual violence of all ages
• be committed to and have a good understanding of trauma informed practice
• very good IT and organisational skills including report writing and data analysis
• an understanding of the criminal justice process and its impact on survivors

• exceptional written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills

Your role will include (with administrative support)

• Own case load 
• Managing referrals and conducting assessments 
• Managing a team of therapists workloads / allocations and capacity
• Regular reporting / stats and data 
• Liaising with SARC staff and ISVAs to ensure seamless referrals 

• Regular training / CPD and meeting with therapists 

The application process will start with an informal expression of interest / cover letter and initial discussion with you to assess your suitability for the role. Suitable candidates will then be invited to formally apply for the role 

The role

his is an exciting new role at the charity to lead our programme of work to build a research and evidence programme which improves our understanding of the experiences of all those affected by Crohn’s and Colitis including those from seldom heard groups, and the interventions that meet their needs. You will be responsible for two teams and a budget of around £1m. 

The Head of Research and Evidence is responsible for three strands of work: delivering our new research strategy; building an evidence and insight programme on life with Crohn’s and Colitis; and supporting quality improvement activities with our healthcare professional partners as part of IBD UK.

This work is central to our new strategy, positioning the charity as the experts on lived experience of Crohn’s and Colitis based on evidence.

About you

You’ll have a thorough understanding of the UK research landscape, including how research programmes are developed and funded, which will enable you to lead the charity’s work in this area. You will be familiar with a range of methodological approaches used to build an evidence base and provide expert advice to support our aim to become an evidence and insight led charity. You will need to be a credible leader in your sector to be able to operate amongst your peers.

The future

The charity is at a really exciting point. We are in excellent financial health and moving to a new strategy which will give you the chance to put a personal stamp on the actions we are taking to improve the quality of life for people with Crohn’s and Colitis. 

In2scienceUK is seeking a Communications and Marketing Officer to help us to deliver our programme and fundraising ambitions. You will support the planning and delivery of a communication strategy, develop content, including imagery to showcase the impact of the programme as well as our wonderful volunteers. We are looking for someone with proven experience of managing and delivering innovative social media and online campaigns for multiple stakeholders, including funders and partners, as well as a track record of creating engaging written and design content. This role would suit someone who has experience in managing and delivering professional marketing campaigns, as well as delivering communications and creative assets. We currently work with universities, research institutes and businesses. Our growth is dependent on increasing our network of partners, who support our work by providing funding and volunteers.

Key Responsibiliies

Campaign Management

• Manage and deliver creative and integrated campaigns across social, web, email, print media and editorial.
• Support the creation of regular newsletters to send to our subscribers.
• Identify new opportunities to communicate our mission to our key audiences as well as sourcing opportunities to generate interest from new stakeholders.
• Monitor campaign impact and update management team through regular reporting and drive continuing improvements.
• Meet and collaborate with external marketing professionals from partner organisations to deliver high quality campaigns.
• Produce high quality partnership launches for new funders that include social media posts, blogs and press releases.
• Identify new opportunities to spread the positive message regarding In2scienceUK’s work with young people.
• Meet and collaborate with external marketing professionals from partner organisations to deliver high quality campaigns.
• Produce high quality partnership launches for new funders that include social media posts, blogs and press releases.
• Identify new opportunities to spread the positive message regarding In2scienceUK’s work with young people.

Content Creation

• Create engaging written, print and digital content for campaign delivery. This might include images for social media, printed posters and written blogs for our funders.
• Work with our beneficiaries to create compelling story content.
• Development of ongoing social media campaigns and content, using a social media management system to drive programme awareness amongst our key stakeholders.
• Deliver ad-hoc assets to support development activities.
• Liaise with external contractors on the development of key organisational documents, e.g. Impact Reports.
• Manage our website to reflect organisational or programme changes using our CMS. 

Other

•  Support our Development team to announce new partnership development and liaising with partners to develop content for editorial.
• Managing creative assets and resources, such as software, logos, images, and special fonts, and act as the key contact for all things design.
• Keeping up to date and ensuring that our external communications comply with GDPR.
• Staying up to date with industry developments, tools and trends and be a leading voice and creative driver within the team, and a champion of our brand guidelines.
• Report regularly on activity and results.

Skills

Essential

• Experience of planning social media & marketing campaigns and ability to work with senior management to develop marketing strategies.
• Relevant experience developing content for marketing campaigns across a wide range of channels including social media, web, blogs, email and print marketing.
• Strong written copywriting and design skills to be used across the marketing mix.
• Experience with campaign and/or web analytics tools.
• Strong ability to work with a wide range of people from different backgrounds and teams within In2scienceUK and externally.
• Experience of managing multiple projects and campaigns concurrently. 

Desirable

• Experience leading developing marketing strategies.
• Graphic design capabilities for both digital and print. Adobe Suite preferred.
• Good knowledge of HTML for marketing purposes.
• Experience of delivering marketing campaigns to engage multiple audiences.
• Current programs used: Canva, Adobe Suite, Hootsuite or Hubspot, WordPress, MailChimp, Survey Gizmo. 

Personal Qualities

• Self-starter with strong organizational skills with high attention to detail.
• Passion for design and written content, with a strong eye for detail and bags of creativity.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and fast-growing environment, with ability to think end-to-end and connect moving parts.
• Highly organised and efficient, able to show initiative, prioritise tasks and be persistent.
• Able to show respect, humility and discretion in working with others.
• Passion or interest in STEM and STEM education.
• Committed to supporting equal opportunities for young people from disadvantaged and underrepresented backgrounds

Independent Age works to ensure that as we grow older, we all have the opportunity to live well with dignity, choice and purpose.  To achieve this we provide information, advice and connection services for older people; campaign on the issues that matter most to them around health and care, poverty and loneliness and provide capacity building support to others working in the sector.

This is an exciting time to join Independent Age as we work on our new ambitious strategy for 2022 – 2023 and increase our profile, impact and reach so more people can live a happy, connected and purposeful later life.  We want to find talented individuals from diverse backgrounds to join us on this journey.

Working alongside the Team you will support the delivery of a community-based service that encourages people to become more socially connected. 

As an integral part of a local team delivering a range of connection services across the community for older people, you will act as the central point of contact for all introductions. Providing kind, friendly interaction to people of all backgrounds, you will ensure a timely response to all day to day enquiries, helping to direct people to the appropriate services across Essex. 

An excellent telephone manner, the ability to use virtual platforms such as Teams and Zoom, and proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint are all essential for this role, as is experience in using databases or Customer Relationship Management systems such as Salesforce.

Candidates must also have great attention to detail, be highly organised, and have excellent time management skills in order to successfully manage competing priorities. 

At Independent Age we live by our values. We are purpose-driven; compassionate; expert; collaborative; accountable; inclusive.

We champion inclusion and celebrate diversity within and outside our charity to create a culture where everyone knows that they belong and can bring their whole self to work.  We hire from a variety of backgrounds as we know this makes our charity stronger.

We know that a good work life balance helps us perform at our best, so we provide support to attain this with flexible working hours and regular remote working opportunities’.  We also offer great benefits including 28 days annual leave plus public holidays, a generous pension scheme with life assurance and fantastic learning and development opportunities.
If you are passionate about our cause, share our values, are excited by and believe you have the skills for this role, then we’d love to meet you. 

Independent Age is committed to safeguarding and follow Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding those we work with. We therefore ask that you supply your full work history with explanations for any gaps in the application documents you submit and if offered the post, we will require two employment references including your current or most recent employer.

To apply, please visit our website to submit a cover letter detailing how your skills and experience meet the criteria within the Job Description and Person Specification, along with your CV.

Interviews will be held on Tuesday 14 December.

This is a new role created to ensure that the voice of lived experience is contributing optimally to the creation, development and delivery of Beat’s services, campaigns and strategies.

The postholder will work closely with colleagues and teams across Beat to support them in their use of coproduction. They will build teams of volunteers to support our co-production.

They will also have external relationships with partners in NHS eating disorder services and other similar partners by which Beat is commissioned to provide coproduction services.

Job Title: Senior Philanthropy Manager   

Hours: 35 per week   

Type of Employment: Permanent  

Salary: £41,708 - £44,163 - London based or £37,914-£40,144 if home based. 

Dept and Location: Philanthropy and Entertainment, Office - London or Home  based  

Line Manager: Head of Philanthropy   

Direct Reports: Philanthropy and Entertainment Assistant  

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Senior Philanthropy Manager to join our Philanthropy Team. 

Main Purpose of the Job  

Teenage Cancer Trust is looking for a major donor specialist to join and help establish a new Philanthropy Team as Philanthropy Manager and to own and drive relationships with major philanthropists and some of the charity’s highest value individual supporters.

You will be supporting on the planned growth in income from philanthropist, providing excellent relationship management of existing supporters and supporting ways to engage and involve new supporters. We need our Senior Philanthropy Manager to initiate, build and manage relationships with a portfolio of existing and prospective HNWI’s and Philanthropists who are able to give five, six and seven figure gifts and deliver more than £250k a year in income for Teenage Cancer Trust. 

As a motivated and experienced Philanthropy specialist, this is a great opportunity to help shape a new fundraising programme with real potential. You will be able to negotiate and personally solicit donations, be used to working with relationship databases, running stewardship programmes for high-net-worth individuals, and be conversant with GDPR. Your superb relationship-building skills and excellent communication abilities will help you identify and secure the support of major individual philanthropists for Teenage Cancer Trust’s work. You will also identify opportunities and influence senior stakeholders internally and externally to maximise these opportunities. 

How to Apply  

Please apply by clicking the ‘apply ’button below. Don't forget to complete a supporting statement to accompany your CV which sets out how you meet the requirements of the role.  

Applications to be received by:        Monday 06th December, 09:00am   

First interviews:                               Friday 10th December   

Second Stage Interviews:                  Week Commencing 13th December  

*Please note we expect high demand for this opportunity and will be long listing applications as soon as we receive them, so please apply early to register your interest 

We are committed to working towards ensuring Teenage Cancer Trust is a diverse and inclusive place to work. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of race, age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.  

At Teenage Cancer Trust we're committed to delivering a service to teenagers and young adults with cancer that is embedded in safeguarding and safe working practice guidance.  In line with our safeguarding approach this role is subject to a DBS check (Disclosure and Barring Service).  

For information on how we collect, store and process personal data please refer to our privacy policy.

We have an exciting opportunity for someone with excellent communication skills to join the staff of a social enterprise on an NHS-funded advice project now in its seventh year. The core function of this role is to be the public-facing first point of contact for callers to the advice service, offering tier one information and supporting the tier two specialist advice team. With big plans for the future, we want you to be part of a strong team committed to delivering excellence and achieving success in line with our commercial and social objectives.

You will be an excellent communicator with good interpersonal skills and experience of working in a client-facing information, advice or administration role. A proven ability to provide clear and coherent information via the telephone in a way that is accessible to a broad client base is essential.

The successful candidate will be able to establish a good rapport with clients and stakeholders in a professional and caring manner, upholding brand values.

In return, you can look forward to working with a small but highly-skilled and dynamic team, and having influence over the future strategic direction of the company. We also offer a competitive salary with performance-related bonus and an excellent benefits package. The nature of this role demands complete confidentiality and flexibility with regard to the needs of the business and its clients. This is a salaried role and some unsocial hours may be expected.

MAIN DUTIES:

1. To be the public-facing first point of contact to health and social care service users in England, providing information about the NHS Continuing Healthcare assessment and appeal process, as part of an established national specialist continuing healthcare information and advice service, with a great reputation.
2. Main duties to include being part of the tier one team, who are the first point of contact for new client enquiries (telephone and email), responding to messages from new clients, asking relevant questions to determine the type of enquiry, providing accurate tier one technical information about the NHS continuing healthcare framework and criteria, and scheduling tier two advice sessions. Note that this is primarily a telephone advice role within a very busy service and that many callers will present with strong emotions.
3. To provide tier one information about the assessment and dispute processes to our clients tailored to their specific situation and needs from a good working knowledge of the national guidance and assessment framework.
4. To keep informed of issues, policies and guidance affecting clients ensuring that the information provided is relevant, current, complete and accurate.
5. To respond to new referrals by making prompt initial contact with the client following referral from a Clinical Commissioning Group, stakeholder or private enquirer, within appropriate timescales.
6. To provide administrative support to the Information and Advice team and Managing Director.
7. Keep operating procedures under review to identify areas of potential development and / or improvement and make recommendations.
8. To meet and greet clients and visitors to the offices.
9. To research topics relevant to continuing healthcare as directed, preparing clear and concise summary reports.
10. Responsible for maintaining online client management and filing systems.
11. Work closely and efficiently with representatives and partners from NHS England and referring Clinical Commissioning Groups so as to provide a quality and cost-effective service, and to minimise stress for the client.
12. To work with partner organisations and stakeholders to share knowledge, make appropriate referrals, maintain consistency and draw upon each other’s expertise, always striving to improve the quality of both services and provide a better customer experience.
13. To keep relevant and sufficiently detailed case records following each client contact, ensuring that all client information is kept up to date in line with Beacon’s systems and procedures, including data protection (GDPR) policies. 
14. To work cooperatively with Beacon’s private casework team so as to provide clear, transparent and appropriate information to clients about Beacon’s casework services in line with company procedures. 
15. To uphold organisational values, promoting Beacon’s social goals through each area of your work.
16. Attending line management, supervision and team meetings as appropriate and to play a full part in the development and success of Beacon.
17. Archiving
18. Provide organisational and administrative support to advisers and caseworkers as required.

This post may be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Baring Service check or equivalent.

STAFF BENEFITS: Pension Scheme, Generous Annual Leave Entitlement, Death in Service Benefit 4x salary, Flexible Working, Health & Dental Care Plan, Professional Development Plan, Employee Rewards Scheme (Perkbox) and Performance-Related Bonus.

Background Information

NHS Continuing Healthcare is the name given to a package of health care that some people need to receive as a result of a disability, accident or illness. Individuals who are assessed as eligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare will have the full cost of their care and accommodation funded by the NHS.

The criteria for determining eligibility are highly complex and can be very difficult to understand because they care based upon case law and often poorly-understood legal tests rather than primary legislation.  Our experience has shown that there is a lot of confusion surrounding continuing healthcare because of the complex nature of the criteria, as well as lengthy and detailed assessment processes.  Likewise, the appeal process can be very daunting and perplexing to individuals who do not know what to expect.

Over the past 17 years, Age UK Oxfordshire has provided a free advice, support, advocacy and active casework service to individuals in the South of England going through the assessment or appeal process.  In that time they have worked with over 7,500 families and won over 70% of appeals, establishing a national reputation for quality advice and casework within continuing healthcare professional circles.

Beacon is the trading name of Ethical Legal Services Ltd, a company which has evolved from Age UK Oxfordshire’s original continuing healthcare project. Beacon utilises the extensive experience of its casework team to fill both a commercial gap and a social need in the national support market for continuing healthcare.  Beacon aims to ensure that individuals receive a fair, accurate & comprehensive assessment of need, being empowered to make informed appeal choices. Beacon is a social enterprise, producing operating surpluses which are donated to charity to support vital services for older people.

Beacon operates an ethical business model which places the client at the heart of the process and aims to achieve the best possible outcome for our clients through robust and non-confrontational engagement with CCGs. Our team of advisers and caseworkers have established a strong reputation for their thorough understanding of the eligibility criteria and key principles, combining excellent client engagement with high-quality case representation. In seven years we have supported over 30,000 people and achieved a consistently high quality score from our clients.

The Project

For the past seven years Beacon has been commissioned by NHS England to deliver the first national specialist NHS Continuing Healthcare information and advice service. The service delivers in two specific areas:

• Remote verbal or written advice surgeries: time-limited specialist advice delivered via telephone, Teams and email
• Literature in the form of comprehensive information guides provided via post and across digital access points

The service is open to anybody in England at any stage of the continuing healthcare journey or in the long-term care system. Clients and service-users will be entitled to receive a copy of Beacon’s literature in the format they find most accessible, and up to ninety minutes of remote (verbal or written) advice.

Remote verbal information and advice will be provided on any area within the scope of the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS Funded Nursing Care (2007, 2009, 2012 and 2018 editions), and related guidance, and on the topics covered by the Navigational Toolkit.

The role of the Information Officer will be to deliver accurate tier one information to clients which helps them to understand what NHS continuing healthcare is, how to apply for it and what to do if they want to challenge the outcome of their assessment. You will also be expected to schedule tier two advice sessions with our specialist advice team for individuals who require an-depth consultation.

Please note that whilst prior knowledge of the NHS continuing healthcare criteria and assessment procedures is desirable, it is not necessary to have this knowledge and full training will be provided. We are looking for candidates with the right skills and personal attributes as listed in the Person Specification.

Our Values

At Beacon, we employ people who want to do things differently to other organisations working in this field. Five values sum up our culture and how we treat our clients and our staff:

1. Ethical

Commitment to our clients

We operate with honesty and integrity. We are transparent about our funding set-up and our fees, which we keep as low as we sensibly can. We never ‘hard sell’ our services, we keep you informed at every step, and we always give our honest opinion of your chances of success. As a social enterprise, we donate any profits to charity.

Commitment to our team

We operate with honesty and integrity, and always work hard to get the best results for our clients and the business. We work to high standards, and trust our people to respectfully speak out if we fall short.

1. Expert

Commitment to our clients

We pride ourselves on being recognised as leading independent experts in NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC). We apply our knowledge and experience to help every case and caller. We also strive to improve CHC for everyone, by training health and social care professionals.

Commitment to our team

We are the leading experts in our field. We encourage and value innovation and evolution in what we do, and how we do it. We are united in developing the business and its services.

1. Personal

Commitment to our clients

By listening carefully to you and the people who really know about your care needs, we can provide excellent advice and powerful advocacy tailored to your unique situation.

Commitment to our team

We get results by getting to know our clients. We do the same with our people, offering flexible working options to suit your circumstances, and taking time out to have fun as a team.

1. Compassionate

Commitment to our clients

We are mindful of the immense stress that our callers and clients can be under, at what is often a really tough time. We do our best to lift some of that burden by providing a quality service that you can trust, and by being compassionate and courteous at all times.

Commitment to our team

The nature of the work can be stressful and emotionally draining. We take care and time to look out for each other, and encourage healthy work habits.

1. Rewarding

Commitment to our team

We take the time to celebrate success and are inspired by one another’s achievements. We provide a generous and varied suite of benefits that can be enjoyed by our people and their families.

Industrial animal agriculture is at the root of many of the most pressing global issues of our time, from climate change and global hunger, to increased disease risk and the exploitation of billions of animals annually. 

The Good Food Institute Europe (GFI Europe) is a non-profit organisation at the forefront of the movement to replace the products of industrial animal agriculture with plant-based, fermentation-made and cultivated foods. 

We are looking for an Operations Specialist to join our growing team to support operations across all functions in our effective, impactful organisation.

This position would suit a broad range of people. You don’t necessarily need to have worked in an Operations role before as long as you have a can-do mindset and can demonstrate an aptitude for this type of work. This is a full-time, permanent role, with a lot of flexibility in terms of work schedule and location (home-based/remote from anywhere in Europe).

This is a varied position that involves working across a wide range of tasks. You will have a lot of opportunities for professional development and to take on responsibilities, as well as autonomy in how you manage your time and complete tasks and projects. It is an exciting time to join our rapidly growing Operations team, and you’ll work closely with the Head of Operations who line-manages this post. 

To be successful in this role, these are the things that will matter the most:

• A passion and talent for devising and managing effective systems, fixing problems, and ensuring accurate, efficient and legally compliant administration.

• Strong prioritisation and time management skills to juggle various competing tasks and projects.

• Excellent people and communications skills to build strong relationships with colleagues across teams and external stakeholders.

We want the best people and we don’t want biases holding us back. We strongly encourage people of every colour, orientation, age, gender, origin, and ability to apply. Because we value a diverse workplace, we prioritise an inclusive climate absent of discrimination and harassment during the application process and after you join the team.

For more information about this role and to see the full list of responsibilities and requirements, please check out the full job description on our website.

The role

This is an exciting role that will support sustaining and growing income from trusts and foundations. Building on a warm prospect pipeline, you will be integral to maintaining trust relationships and devising new funding opportunities to support the Charity’s ambitious plans. You will be pivotal in ensuring that funders are kept informed of the progress of projects and services through the submission of visually impactful reports. 

About you

You’ll be an experienced and competent individual with at least three or four years trust fundraising experience, excellent writing skills, good data management skills and the ability to work with stakeholders at all levels across the charity. 

The future

It’s safe to say all our lives have changed since the start of the pandemic and Crohn’s & Colitis UK had to adapt and change as well. Our fundraising campaigns have gone from strength to strength and we have been delighted and inspired by our community which has responded to our new, and in some cases virtual, fundraising activities with enthusiasm.

We are moving into a period of growth as we put the impact of the pandemic behind us and innovate and adapt further. We are confident the Charity can continue to support those who need us, and our new strategy will give us the direction and drive for the next exciting chapter in the Charity’s future.

This post is funded by BBC Children in Need for 2 years, with additional funding in year 1 through the EmpowHER project.

At Leonard Cheshire we support individuals to live, learn and work as independently as they choose, whatever their ability. Led by people with experience of disability, we are at the heart of local life — opening doors to opportunity, choice and support in communities around the globe. We work to support communities to be inclusive for all, where the whole community equally values all its members because of, not despite, our differences.

To support our work in Barrow In Furness, we are recruiting an exciting new role Programme Coordinator- Youth Inclusion to join our team  

The role

Working with young disabled people, aged 14 and above, you will be design and deliver community based skills development activities across the area. Working in collaboration with colleagues and collaborating with other organisations in the area, you’ll support young people to become more active and involved in their local community, through a range of events, activities, and future volunteering opportunities which meet their needs and interests.

Passionate about making a difference, with energy and commitment to Leonard Cheshire’s values, you’ll need to be well organised and self- motivated, work in a person centred way, adapting to and exploring new ways of working and engaging with young people.

Leonard Cheshire welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We actively encourage applications from people with a disability, supporting where possible, your requirements for reasonable adjustments.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. A satisfactory disclosure check (PVG membership in Scotland) is required for this post. References will be obtained for all roles.

Shortlisting for this role may take place as applications are received. We therefore reserve the right to close this vacancy once suitable candidates have been appointed.

Closing date: 6 December 2021

* No agencies please *

ISD is seeking a senior M&E professional to join our growing and busy team to play a key role in driving forward ISD’s approach to monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) in our 6 global sites (London, Amman, Berlin, Beirut, Nairobi, Toronto, and Washington DC) and across over 15 project jurisdictions. It is an exciting time to join ISD, having doubled our project count over the last two years and we are operating across more jurisdictions than ever in combatting the rising tide of extremism, polarisation, and hate worldwide. 

The Senior Manager will lead and strategically develop ISD’s M&E practices and systems, working in close partnership with our top teams in research, policy and programming, and underpinning our MEL strategy. The post holder will take a swift lead on all MEL developments and form the ISD M&E team, looking to grow our capabilities across all sites.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading and advising the development of MEL systems on ISD projects and programmes
• Providing sound advice and support on MEL developments to key project teams and stakeholders
• Drive the broader M&E agenda of using M&E as a learning tool to improve ISD programming
• Drive development to secure new funding to evaluate sections of ISD programming
• Line manage up to 2 staff, fostering a positive and collaborative team environment and providing learning opportunities.

This position will require a candidate with the following experience:

• Leading expertise on the development of evidence-based Theories of Change for range of programme types
• Extensive experience in conducting a range of evaluation types such as theory-based, case-based, process and impact evaluations for a variety of projects
• Experience in using participatory MEL approaches that provide space for programme and policy teams, partners and beneficiaries to jointly reflect on the effectiveness and impact of their work.
• Experience in developing MEL systems for a variety of project types, such as capacity building, advocacy/policy influencing, research and networks
• Previous experience supporting or leading M&E data collection, and development of M&E functions
• Experience in line management, building and developing teams