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Age UK is recruiting! With over 250 locations across the UK, our stores raise funds for some of the incredible services and support provided by the charity.

We have an exciting opportunity to join our fantastic Neston team as an Assistant Manager.

Our amazing Assistant Managers support our Store Managers in all aspects of the business, helping to guide and support our valued team of Sales Assistants and volunteers while ensuring customers are provided with an exemplary shop experience.

If you have a passion for retail and would like to use your skills within a charity that supports thousands of older across the UK, then this may be the role for you!

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A 6 MONTH FIXED TERM CONTRACT.

Please note: These advertised rates will be in effect from the 1st April, 2024

You will have:

• The ability to work collaboratively and consultatively with the Shop Manager
• Ability to lift and carry bags of stock up to 10kg's.
• Be able to lead a team of volunteers and staff
• Ability to delegate and coach staff
• Excellent customer services skills
• The ability to manage time under conflicting priorities
• IT literacy and numeracy skills

Ideally you will also have:

• The ability to understand and establish successful retail processes
• Ability to understand basic financial reports
• Experience in a customer facing role

What we offer in return:

• A 21 hour working week
• 25 days holiday (pro-rata) + bank holiday allowance
• A generous pension - we will contribute 8%
• Great discounts and rewards through Blue Light Card and BenefitHub
• Life assurance, Bupa health cashback plan
• Tickets for Good - Free and discounted tickets for events

Additional Information

To comply with UK legislation, we cannot accept applications from candidates under the age of 18 as the successful candidate will be required to work on their own in the shop without the aid of other staff.

All CVs and covering letters will be anonymised by our recruitment system when you apply for a role at Age UK. All equalities monitoring information is also anonymised and not shared with the hiring panel. Your name and address will only be known to us once you are invited for an interview. We are trialling this functionality to strengthen our recruitment process and offer a fair, unbiased selection process.

Is this the job for you? We know that men, of all backgrounds, and men and women from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds are currently under-represented in our workforce, and we want to change this! So, we are particularly keen to hear from applicants from these groups.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.

Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria under the Disability Confident Scheme. Please note that on occasion, due to high numbers of applications, Age UK reserves the right to limit the overall number of interviews offered, and therefore, it may not always be practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people that meet the minimum criteria for the job.

Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.

About Us 

We are National Energy Action (NEA) – and our vision is to end fuel poverty; our work to improve and promote energy efficiency brings social, environmental, housing and employment benefits. We believe everyone should be able to afford to keep their homes warm and safe, however, low incomes, high energy bills and poor energy efficiency currently deny this to millions of households across the UK.  Never has this been more important than today. 

NEA’s teams are friendly, knowledgeable and are dedicated to what we do.  We are proud of our expertise and proud of the service we deliver to our clients.

We offer colleagues a friendly, rewarding workplace and the chance to build a worthwhile career with a not-for-profit organisation that is proud to make a genuine difference to people’s lives each and every day.

The Role 

We have a fantastic opportunity for someone to join us in the position of Energy Adviser, to work on either a full or part time basis. Job share applications are also welcome. This role provides an exciting and rewarding opportunity to help the charity build its profile amongst regional stakeholders whilst delivering projects that seek to bring an end to fuel poverty and to the misery of cold homes that is experienced by over 6.5 million households in the UK.

NEA’s Energy Advisers are empathetic, polite and have good listening skills but are also knowledgeable, assertive, and confident.  Their main role is to provide one to one advice to clients referred through the charity’s Warm and Safe Homes helpline and to deliver energy advice presentations to groups.  They also get involved in a range of tasks to support these activities.  Energy Advisers sit within the Communities Directorate and are part of a dynamic and caring team of professionals who go the extra mile to support their clients, some of whom may be in difficult circumstances.

This post is subject to enhanced vetting and barring check. 

What you will need to succeed 

Working within our Communities Directorate you will have demonstrable experience of delivering Energy Advice and helping others.  Therefore, it is vital that you have empathy, confidence and knowledge of the issues facing vulnerable low-income households. 

You will have knowledge and understanding of the environmental, social and economic problems of deprived areas and the roles of the public, private and voluntary sectors in tackling them.

You will also have knowledge of assistance available for energy efficiency improvements to low-income households.

You will be an excellent communicator, with proven experience and understanding of how to effectively address the energy needs of low income, vulnerable or disadvantaged householders - with the desire to make a positive difference to people’s lives.

NEA has several office locations throughout England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and welcomes applicants from all regions, however we would particularly welcome applications from those living in Kent and the South-East.  Home working and office-based locations are available. Preferences will be discussed with candidates at interview. Hybrid working is subject to necessary H&S and GDPR checks. Post holders must be resident within the UK and be able to provide their Right to Work in the UK. 

We are offering: 

• £26,873 - £31,915 (FTE) - Scale 5-6, Points 12-22 (plus £3,300 London Weighting if applicable) 

• 11½% non-contributory pension 

• 25 days annual leave plus 3 additional days in between Christmas New Year Period when our offices close; plus, all public holidays per annum for full time staff, pro-rata for part time staff 

• Flexible working arrangements including the opportunity for Hybrid working 

• Enhanced family friendly payments

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Employee benefits platform 

• 2-year Fixed Term Post 

The closing date for all applications is 12:00 noon Wednesday 17 April 2024. We anticipate interviewing the two weeks commencing Monday 22 April 2024. Full details of the posts and an application form are available on our website.

Please be aware that National Energy Action is not a sponsoring organisation. Therefore, the successful applicant must already possess the right to work in the UK or be able to secure the right to work in the UK independently. 

Please note CVs will not be accepted as part of the application process.  No recruitment agency or advertising enquiries, please. 

NEA aims to be an equal opportunities employer.  We welcome applications from all people with the necessary skills and experience for the post.   Charity Registration No. 290511.  Company Registration No:  01853927 

About Us 

We are National Energy Action (NEA) – and our vision is to end fuel poverty; our work to improve and promote energy efficiency brings social, environmental, housing and employment benefits. We believe everyone should be able to afford to keep their homes warm and safe, however, low incomes, high energy bills and poor energy efficiency currently deny this to millions of households across the UK.  Never has this been more important than today. 

NEA’s teams are friendly, knowledgeable and are dedicated to what we do.  We are proud of our expertise and proud of the service we deliver to our clients.

We offer colleagues a friendly, rewarding workplace and the chance to build a worthwhile career with a not-for-profit organisation that is proud to make a genuine difference to people’s lives each and every day.

The Role 

We have a fantastic opportunity for someone to join us in the position of Benefits Entitlements and Claims Support Officer, to work on either a full or part time basis. Job Share applications are also welcome.

This role provides an exciting and rewarding opportunity to help the charity build its profile amongst regional stakeholders whilst delivering projects that seek to bring an end to fuel poverty and to the misery of cold homes that is experienced by over 6.5 million households in the UK.

NEA’s Benefits Entitlements and Claims Support Officers are empathetic, polite and have good listening skills but are also knowledgeable, assertive, and confident.  The post holder will be responsible for giving comprehensive benefit entitlement advice and support to householders. The post holder will obtain relevant information about a client’s circumstances and offer accurate guidance about potential eligibility for additional benefit entitlements. This will include the completion of application forms as appropriate. Advice will be given over the phone, via online contact and in face-to-face settings where appropriate. 

What you will need to succeed 

You will have a good understanding of Welfare Rights, including entitlements, systems, claim processes and current legislation and practices.  Demonstrable experience of providing advice via telephone and face to face.

You will need good organisational skills, excellent communication skills as well as an understanding of the needs of low income, vulnerable or disadvantaged householders.

NEA has several office locations throughout England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and welcomes applicants from all regions.  Home working and office-based locations are available. Preferences will be discussed with candidates at interview. Hybrid working is subject to necessary H&S and GDPR checks. Post holders must be resident within the UK and be able to provide their Right to Work in the UK.

We are offering: 

• £26,873 - £31,915 (FTE) - Scale 5-6, Points 12-22 (plus £3,300 London Weighting if applicable) 

• 11½% non-contributory pension 

• 25 days annual leave plus 3 additional days in between Christmas New Year Period when our offices close; plus, all public holidays per annum for full time staff, pro-rata for part time staff 

• Flexible working arrangements including the opportunity for Hybrid working 

• Enhanced family friendly payments

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Employee benefits platform 

• 2-year Fixed Term Post 

The closing date for all applications is 12:00 noon Wednesday 17 April 2024. We anticipate interviewing the two weeks commencing Monday 22 April 2024. Full details of the posts and an application form are available on our website

Location: Haringey refuges

Salary: Unqualified applicants, £27,582.75 – £29,174.06 Per annum, £16,549.65 - £17,504.44 pro rata.

Qualified applicants (with an accredited VAWG /domestic abuse qualification) £29,174.06 - £31,826.25 per annum, £17,504.44- £19,095.75 pro rata.

(Please note that appointed applicants are usually appointed at the bottom of the relevant band).

Hours: 22.5 hours per week based at Haringey but travel will also be necessary

Contract: Fixed Term Contract until 31st March 2025

Closing Date: 19th April 2024 at 12 noon

Interview Date: 3rd May 2024

Are you looking for a rewarding role working for an intersectional feminist organisation? If so, we have an incredible opportunity for you to join our team as Pan London Resettlement Worker at Solace Women's Aid.

We exist to end the harm done through gender-based violence. Our aim is to work to prevent violence and abuse, as well as providing services to meet the individual needs of survivors, particularly women and children. Our work is holistic and empowering, working alongside survivors to achieve independent lives, free from abuse.

Our core values reflect our history and were developed in consultation with staff and service users. Feminism and intersectionality are key to our work and we are committed to the principles of being survivor-led, trauma-informed, empowering, diverse, anti-racist and anti-discriminatory.

About the Service

Up to three months resettlement support is offered to women and children leaving refuges across London.

The Amari Project is based in Enfield and provides 2nd stage Supported Accommodation to women who have been sexually exploited, trafficked or who have exited Prostitution. Women in this Project will also receive resettlement support and may remain within the Borough of Enfield or be moved out of borough as part of planned move on.

About the Role

The resettlement Floating Support Worker will provide resettlement support to residents moving out of the Amari Project and from Pan London refuges. You will provide fortnightly case work to residents in their move on accommodation.

You will provide holistic support including tenancy sustainment support and advocacy support to establish and maintain partnership working. You will be responsible for providing data and any statistical information for monitoring returns and in collating

About You

The ideal candidate will possess knowledge and experience of supporting women who have experienced domestic abuse, trafficking and sexual exploitation. You will be required to have an awareness of the impacts of trauma on survivors of domestic abuse  

You will have experience of managing risk and following case management procedures to meet the needs of the client group, and the ability to work with women to help them to understand their needs, risk assess, develop safety plans and support them in linking with other agencies.

You will have a working knowledge of the available legal remedies, housing, and welfare benefits, as well as experience of providing training.

Outside of this, you will have excellent administrative and time management skills and the ability to effectively manage a caseload.

We understand that you may not have all the knowledge, experience, and skills mentioned in the Job Profile Document. However, your interpersonal skills, passion to have a positive impact, commitment to our purpose, and ability to learn quickly and collaborate effectively will be equally important. If you wish to learn more about the role or if you are unsure about whether to apply, we encourage you to contact our recruitment team.

What we can offer you

We provide a comprehensive benefits package to all our employees, including:

• Flexible working
• Focus on learning and development (internal career progression and training)
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Employer pension contribution
• Family-friendly leave and enhanced maternity pay
• Access to Inclusion Networks
• Daily clinical debriefing
• Employee Assistance Programme providing free 24/7 support and advice
• Employee Benefits Platform offering staff discounts, benefits and savings
• Flow & Restore yoga classes
• Meditation sessions
• Cycle to Work Scheme

How to apply

Please submit your CV and Supporting Statement through the recruitment portal. When applying for this role, kindly highlight in your Supporting Statement how your values, knowledge, transferrable skills, and experience align with each point within the following sections of the Job Profile Document:

• Values, Behaviours & Competencies
• Knowledge, Experience and Skills

Solace Women's Aid values diversity, promotes equity, and challenges discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, abilities, perspectives, and lived experiences. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay, and benefits. Our Inclusion Networks support staff with protected characteristics and offer inclusive spaces to connect.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We anticipate and provide reasonable adjustments as needed and support employees who acquire a disability or long-term health condition, enabling them to stay in work. If you require any support to apply for this role, please email us

This service is run by women for women and is therefore restricted to female applicants under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, and Part 1. Section 7(2) e of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 apply. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.

As part of safer recruitment practices, we carry out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and right to work in the UK checks.

No agencies.

Apprentice Plant Maintenance Engineer

Operations and Engineering, Haverhill, Suffolk

As we build our Haverhill Pilot Plant we are looking to hire an apprentice Plant Maintenance Engineer to join and learn within our growing team.

Your main duties will include:

• Supporting the Plant Engineer on maintenance, installations.
• Monitoring and commissions systems.
• Supporting the Plant Engineer on designing and implementing equipment modifications to help improve process improvements.

You will also be helping out the Manufacturing Engineering Department/ Pilot Plant Team.

The training you will be getting

• The learner will be studying the Maintenance and Operations Engineering Technician Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard qualification.
• Functional skills will be studied if equivalent qualifications are not held.
• Training method and location to be confirmed.

This is a great opportunity to secure a long-term role with us upon completion of the apprenticeship.

We are in the midst of an unprecedented social care crisis. At the heart of this are the millions of unpaid carers who look after friends and relatives with little recognition or respite. At Dementia Carers Count, we stand for them. We campaign for change, provide practical and emotional support, and through our new commercial service we are working with businesses to provide tangible help for dementia carers throughout the UK. 2024 marks a key milestone for us, as we launch our new strategy to grow our activity and impact.

The Central Administrator will be part of the Finance & Resources team, which provides support across the organisation, as well as being the first point of contact for many of our partners and beneficiaries. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work alongside the Services and Comms & Growth teams, in this varied and exciting role

Job title:  Central Administrator

Reports into:  Director of Finance and Resources

Contract:  Six-month fixed term contract

Hours:  21 – 28 hours per week

Salary:   £30k-£32k FTE

Location:   Remote, with attendance at in-person meetings   around once per month usually in London

Job purpose:   To provide responsive, high quality, administrative support   to  DCC, in particular the services and comms & growth   teams.

Responsibilities:

• Be the first point of contact for enquires, incoming phone calls and generic in boxes, ensuring that enquiries are responded to in a timely manner, logged on CRM and escalated appropriately.

• Provide administrative support to the income generation team, including thanking and banking, stewardship, prospect research and liaising with third parties as required.

• Support the management of fundraising information on the CRM and preparing reports from the system.

• Provide administrative support to the wider comms & growth team as required, including collating the internal weekly newsletter and other tasks.

• Provide administrative support to the services team including follow up with carers, managing events on Eventbrite and collating training feedback.

• Providing support to the Director of Finance and Resources on specific projects and other administrative tasks, as required.

A vital leadership position in a successful and well-established small/micro charity. The CEO will take a central role in guiding the organisation to a new phase of stability and growth. This post will be full-on! Our values and vision MUST excite you. Our mission is an important one for society and it will require a magical mix of experience, personality, resilience, creativity and collectivity. As an ambitious micro-charity, we have lots of opportunities, lots of ideas and projects, and limited resources. As a successful candidate, you will be equally comfortable in the boardroom as with rolling up your sleeves and getting your hands dirty to solve problems. Your focus will be on delivering results, yet understand it takes a village to deliver them. You know how to marshal support for your plans, and your follow through is key to who you are.

Programme Manager

We are delighted to share this new and exciting opportunity for a Programme Manager – Our Business to join a dynamic organisation.

Position: Programme Manager – Our Business

Location: Holyoake House, Manchester / Hybrid

Salary: £46,173 per annum (pro rata to 21 hours - £27,704)

Hours: Part-time, 3 days per week (21 hours)

Contract: Fixed term until 31 March 2025

Closing Date: Midnight, Wednesday 17th April 2024

Interviews: Week commencing 29th April 2024, in Manchester

Benefits: Flexible working options, pension scheme, discounted travel to work schemes, employee wellbeing assistance programme including free eye tests, personal and professional growth and development, including coaching and trade union.

We reserve the right to close the role early should a suitable candidate be found before this date. Applicants are required to submit a current CV and cover letter.

About the role:

As Programme Manager for 'Our Business', you will be responsible for managing the ‘Our Business' programme from inception to completion and acting as the primary contact between the organisation and our partners at Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) and beyond.

The organisation has been tasked by GMCA to deliver the first phase of the ‘Our Business’ project and that’s where you come in. We are looking for an experienced Programme Manager to lead this important and exciting project.

Key responsibilities include:

• To lead the planning, design, delivery, and evaluation of the Our Business project, ensuring successful completion and delivery of the agreed project outcomes.
• To monitor and evaluate the project, delivering analysis and reports as necessary and complying with all GMCA reporting requirements, including using the GMCA’s GMIT system and ensuring that the programme achieves and reports on meeting its stated target outputs and outcomes.
• To support the set-up of the Our Business co-operative, ensuring that it is delivered in line with the requirements of co-operative governance and Values and Principles.
• To identify and secure a variety of funding mechanisms to support Our Business as a sustainable and independent co-operative beyond the life of the project.
• To form strategic relationships with large infrastructure bodies, recruiting them into membership of the Our Business co-operative.
• To complete the Social Value Portal reporting in line with GMCA’s requirements, ensuring that the social value targets for the programme are met.
• To manage the strategic partnership between various project stakeholders, including GMCA, Co-operatives UK, the training provider, and member groups, ensuring that everyone is kept informed and updated and can work collaboratively to ensure full cohesion and successful execution of the project.
• To support the CEO in the delivery of the marketing and communications plan for Our Business, including the design and delivery of recruitment and promotion events.
• To manage the project budget, ensuring that spend remains in line with the agreed budget.
• To work closely with the Tech Manager, ensuring the effective management of the online platform (supplied by Hivebrite).
• To act as line manager to the Digital & Community Co-ordinator.

About you:

To be successful in this role, you will be enthusiastic about the organisation and its mission, and you will have experience working as a Programme Manager in another organisation.

• Project management: Strong project management skills to oversee the delivery of the online platform and manage the triage and community process effectively.
• Technical understanding: A basic understanding of technology, especially in managing ‘Hivebrite’ online platforms, to collaborate efficiently with the Tech Lead.
• Communication: Excellent communication skills to liaise with the contract manager and relevant teams at GMCA, working with the Tech Manager, line management of Digital & Community Co-ordinator, and other stakeholders.
• Strategic thinking: Ability to align the project with broader objectives, and develop strategies for effective delivery.
• Collaboration: Strong collaborative skills to work closely with the Tech Manager, Digital & Community Co-ordinator, and other team members.
• Problem-solving: The capability to address challenges that may arise during the project and find effective solutions
• Leadership: Leadership qualities to guide the team, make decisions
• Adaptability: Given the complexity of the GM social ecosystem, adaptability to changing circumstances and the ability to adjust strategies accordingly.
• Stakeholder management: Effectively manage relationships with stakeholders, including GMCA and the social economy sector.
• Marketing and communications: Understanding of marketing principles to support the CEO in the platform's marketing and communication strategies.

About the organisation:

As the voice of the UK’s co-operative movement, we empower and support co-operative enterprises with specialised knowledge and expertise, to grow the co-operative economy and create a fairer society. From football clubs and farms to convenience stores and pubs, there are more than 7,000 co-operatives in the UK, each owned and controlled by their members and based on a set of shared principles and values. By promoting shared wealth through member ownership, we are committed to enabling anyone in the UK to form, or join, thriving and sustainable co-ops.

As an organisation we are led by our unwavering values of solidarity, self-responsibility, equity, and honesty, therefore if you share these core values, we would be delighted to receive your application.

Other roles you may have experience in could include Programme Manager, Head of Programmes, Head of Project and Programmes, Senior Programme Manager, Grant Programmes Manager, Principle Project Manager, Director of Programmes, Charity Programme Manager etc.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.

Night time Support Worker - Waking Shift

Application via the form on the Room at the Inn website only (link to this below ad) 

• Hourly Rate - £12 per hour
• 24+ Hour post including weekends - overtime and cover work available
• 5.6 weeks Holidays (Pro Rata)
• Company Pension Scheme

This role will be at Room at the Inn @Museum Street, our 24 hour supported accommodation project.

Our aim is to provide support and short term accommodation for people aged 18+ who are homeless. To assist them to work towards independent housing by providing a settled address, personal action plan and suitable life skills programme.

The duties of this role would include:

~ Developing a personal action plan with residents

~ Assisting residents to access relevant services i.e. GP’s, Dentists, Emergency services if required

~ Assisting residents to attend relevant courses, encouraging confidence and life skills

~ Engaging with service residents to promote well-being, and progress with move on accommodation

~ Working as part of a friendly and supportive staff team

~ Attending Staff and Planning Meetings

~ Attending Staff Supervision

~ Ensuring daily Health and Safety and cleanliness of the buildings communal areas – ready for the following day, these tasks need to be done during the night shift period of 9pm – 9am

~ Room cleaning and turnarounds – ready for new residents, any other relevant additional duties as appropriate within the scheme 

Person Specification

Essential

~ Good computer skills, ability to send emails and use general office related software

~ Good interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work with people with challenging behaviour

~ Good problem solving and listening skills and a non judgemental attitude

~ Ability to work and communicate with a diverse range of people from different backgrounds

~ Knowledge of Homeless Issues, including knowledge of Mental Health and Neurodiversity, learning difficulties, drug/alcohol and other addiction issues

~ Knowledge of relevant support agencies in the Warrington area and nationally

~ Ability to undertake daily cleaning duties to a high standard and report any health and Safety issues at morning handover for the day staff to action

Desirable

~ Relevant NVQ or experience in social care or support work

~ Driving License

~ Knowledge regarding Kitchen Hygiene

 Closing date ; midnight 17th April 2024, we encourage early applications as we will be arranging interviews as applications arrive. 

Job Types: Part-time (Minimum 120 hours per month and over-time available for the right candidates), Permanent

Join The Navigators, a Christian discipleship charity, as our Events and Relationships Executive. This role is perfect for recent graduates or those with relevant experience looking to progress towards a management position. Whether you're interested in events or fundraising, we welcome part-time applicants. Based in Southampton (with some hybrid working possible), you'll help organize events nationwide, starting off marking our 70 years working in the UK. Supported by our Operations Manager, you'll plan events and build ongoing connections with supporters old and new through our NavNetwork membership. Additionally, you'll spend 40% of your time cultivating relationships with grant-making trusts, guided by senior leaders and an external consultant.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate events nationwide, including our flagship National Conference.
• Build and maintain relationships with supporters through our NavNetwork membership.
• Develop relationships with grant-making trusts, dedicating 40% of your time to this.

About you:

• Proactive, adaptable, and able to manage multiple projects.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Educated to degree level or relevant experience in events or fundraising
• A practicing Christian who shares our passion for discipleship

Benefits:

• Competitive salary.
• Non-contributory pension scheme.
• Opportunities for career progression and training.
• Fun and supportive team environment.

If you're passionate about empowering people to get alongside others and see what God can do, download the candidate information pack for more details.

Rural Housing Enabler 

Permanent contract 

Part Time: 28 hours per week  

Salary £30,500-33,250 pro rata (actual £24,400 – 26,600) dependent on experience 

Hybrid working – mainly from home but should be available to go into our office (Aylesbury area) and on site visits across Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes  when required. 

Could you bring your excellent project management and community engagement skills to help rural communities identify housing need and increase the pipeline of rural affordable homes in Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes? 

About us 

At Community Impact Bucks, we are passionate about helping people to get involved and make a difference in their communities.

• We support local communities directly through a range of services which help people to stay connected and live independently. 

• We help Bucks charities and voluntary groups on all aspects of running their organisation, offering tailored support, guidance and training. 

• We run the Buckinghamshire Volunteer Matching Service which helps people find volunteering roles that suit their preferences. 

Our team is working on a hybrid basis - mainly from home, but with access to the office when needed. Our office in Weston Turville, Aylesbury has free parking and good bus links. 

About you 

You will bring passion and energy to make a difference to rural communities.  You will enjoy working with people and helping communities to achieve their goals. 

An excellent communicator, you will enjoy building partnerships and working with people from a variety of backgrounds, with a strong awareness of diversity and inclusion, and the ability to be diplomatic and take the initiative when needed.  

Your knowledge and experience might involve:  

• Asset-based community development  

• Developing and delivering activities in a community setting   

• Lived experience of the challenges Buckinghamshire’s rural communities face 

• Experience of working in the field of housing delivery and working with local authority planning and housing teams.  

Training and support will be provided so you don’t need to be an expert in everything. You will be part of a supportive staff team within the charity, and you will be part of a national network of Rural Housing Enablers offering peer support and shared learning.

You will benefit from an interest in housing and must be able to work with Parish Councils, Housing Associations and Local Housing & Planning Authorities. 

Key responsibilities 

• Support, advise and steer communities, and town and parish councillors from their initial interest in providing affordable housing, through scheme inception and pre-development phases to completion, with the aim of increasing the speed of schemes through the pre-development phase. 

• Assist communities to identify the nature and extent of affordable local housing need in their community including, where appropriate, through a Housing Needs Survey.

• Assist communities to identify a deliverable site for development of affordable housing and/or secure affordable housing as part of market led schemes.

• Build collaborative partnerships with key partners to provide a clear pathway to a successful planning application and delivery. Partners may include, but are not limited to, local communities, parish councils, housing association staff, officers from the Local Authorities (including in their role as providers of affordable housing) and local developers.

• Provide project management including regular reporting on project progress against workplan and housing pipeline. 

Key requirements 

• Experience of building and sustaining relationships within and across organisations and sectors, and working collaboratively. 

• A highly capable communicator in person and in writing. Able to engage the public, local politicians, and officials on their own terms, whilst remaining independent and trusted.

• Experience delivering research, strategic assessment & planning, data analysis, and evaluation reports. 

• Excellent organisational, planning and management skills, with strong attention to detail. 

• Agile and proactive in approach to challenges and opportunities. 

• Able to work under pressure, multi-task and meet strict deadlines. 

• Competent user of databases and the Microsoft suite of software.

• Either Full British driving licence and access to private means of transport or ability to demonstrate how you will meet this requirement. 

• Available to work evenings and weekends when necessary (in accordance with our Time Off In Lieu Policy) 

Diversity & Inclusion 

Community Impact Bucks is committed to challenging inequality and values the diversity of our communities in Buckinghamshire. We recognise that reflecting that diversity will only ever make our organisation better. We work to ensure an inclusive culture where colleagues feel welcomed and supported to succeed and thrive. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly those from under-represented communities.

How to apply 

For more information please visit our website to download the Job Description and Person Specification. 

Please apply  with a CV and a cover letter explaining how your skills, experience and interests meet the Job Description and Person Specification by 9am on Monday 15th April 2023.  

Interviews will take place on Monday 22nd April via video call – Teams or Zoom.

Job Purpose

Your legacy will be a tangible impact on slowing down climate change and helping nature recover by overseeing and leading on financial strategy and income generation and sustainability, across Avon Needs Trees (ANT) at the organisational level and for our projects.

You will secure ANT financially and oversee good fiscal management of all its affairs, helping to deliver on our goals to plant hundreds of thousands of trees and complementary habitats. You will join a fast-growing organisation that started in 2019 with four volunteers and has grown to a staff team of thirteen (which will double over 2024), over 1,000 volunteers and ownership of 170 acres (soon to be 600 acres) of land that will grow woodlands of over 160,000 trees.

We are looking for a positive people-person with commercial development experience, exceptional financial acumen and the ambition to help take ANT to our next level of impact, as we prepare for exponential growth over the next year. As a fast-growing, high impact charity all of our roles have direct operational responsibilities in addition to managing teams and thinking strategically and with vision.

Main responsibilities

● Lead from the front in the development and implementation of a Commercial Trading Arm for ANT and spearhead new sources of income including green finance

● Ensure development of finance models and plans to support Landscape Recovery, including natural capital frameworks and administration of government agriculture subsidies

● Line-manage and oversee the work of our finance and commercial teams to ensure our people are well-supported and our work is impactful

● Direct operational responsibilities to advance our work at pace

● Work with the Chief Executive and other Heads on organisational strategy, finance, accounting and organisational sustainability

● Work with the Chief Executive to ensure trustees have appropriate information and understanding of our finances

● Ensure the production of internal reports, annual accounts, and reports for funders

● Identify, seize and support new income, funding and fundraising opportunities, and help guide ANT through a period of business and transformation and growth

● Lead the development and implementation of ANT’s finance strategy including:
    ○ Forecasting models
    ○ Assessing risk in financial decisions
    ○ Ensuring all accounting activities comply with regulations and our governed by robust and appropriate policies
    ○ Cost saving opportunities 

● Oversight of all ANT budgets, managing cashflows and profit/loss analysis

● Ensure compliance with laws and regulations in agreed areas of responsibility

● Identify and implement opportunities for ANT to continually improve, using your influencing skills to create opportunities

● As with all Avon Needs Trees roles, contributing to grant writing and fundraising activities

● Other duties and opportunities as required 

Working relationships and expectations

● As a member of the senior leadership team, you will work closely with the Chief Executive and other Heads, helping to lead the organisation in an exciting period of change and growth

● You will have a number of direct reports, which will grow as ANT takes on more staff

● Hybrid working between home and our office (currently on Gloucester Road, Bristol)

● Occasional evening and weekend working will be required but this is not a substantial feature of your role

● Our staff maintain an appropriate level of confidentiality, professionalism and discretion at all times

● Our staff comply with organisational policies, procedures, and guidance, and external regulations and laws

The Diocese of Winchester and the Diocese of Portsmouth are partnering exclusively with Robertson Bell to recruit a Strategic Programmes Finance Officer on a permanent, part-time basis (28 hours). The Diocese of Winchester (WDBF) and the Diocese of Portsmouth (PDBF) support the Ministry in, and the mission of, Church of England parishes in Winchester and Portsmouth and surrounding areas.

Reporting into, and working closely with, the Strategic Programme Managers of both dioceses, you will take responsibility for providing specific financial reconciliations, monitoring and reporting against the Strategic Development Fund (SDF) and Diocesan Investment Programme (DIP) funding received by the Diocese of Winchester and the Diocese of Portsmouth from the Church of England (Archbishop’s Council).

A key aspect of the role will involve financial planning and modelling for future DIP bids. SDF/DIP funding is given for projects within the dioceses that help to achieve their strategic objectives. The role also involves some historic analysis to ensure expenditure is correctly coded to the right project from previous funding.

In this Strategic Programmes Finance Officer role, you will:

• Support the Strategic Programme Managers, liaising with the Finance Team, drafting, costing, and modelling of financial information for future funding/grant bids, ensuring cost recovery for overheads and staff time is included on all projects.
• Prepare regular financial reports for the Strategic Development Team and senior leadership on the financial progress and outcomes of spend to date, ensuring transparency and accountability of the funds received for the various SDF/DIP projects.
• Ensuring any transactions for overheads or contributions to core costs are recorded accurately for costs incurred by SDF/DIP or shared by the WDBF/PDBF.
• Providing information to the Finance Team regarding projects as part of month or year-end processes.
• Support with the preparation of financial reports to Church of England on the funding spend to date at required intervals.
• Review of spend to date on Xledger vs spend expected by SDT to includes comparisons for projects, spend against budget and reconciliations moving forwards.

About the Diocese of Winchester:

Our Diocese is not only the people, churches and schools that make it up, but an organisation that supports those communities across our 255 parishes and over 20,000 regular worshippers. We grow authentic disciples, we re-imagine the Church, we are agents of social transformation, and we belong together in Christ, practicing sacrificial living and good stewardship of all that God has entrusted to us.

About the Diocese of Portsmouth:

Our diocese is made up of the 11,000 or so worshippers in the 133 Church of England parishes across south-east Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Our vision in this diocese is to be a Church with Jesus Christ at the heart of everything we do, a Church in which we seek God’s Kingdom, and where all are enabled to experience a life-transforming encounter with Jesus Christ.

The successful candidate will have:

• Financial literacy and competency evidenced by qualification or experience.
• Experience overseeing financial aspects, producing reports and analysing variances of projects or programmes.
• Ideally, a background working in a not-for-profit or project-based organisation and have a good understanding of grant funding.
• The ability to process invoices, perform reconciliations and produce financial reports that can be easily understood by non-financial stakeholders.
• Good written and verbal communication skills and the ability to translate financial information to stakeholders with varying levels of financial comprehension.
• Excellent excel and analytical skills, with a strong ability to manipulate large volumes of data and plan for variances when setting budgets for long-term projects.

This opportunity will be based between the Diocese of Winchester and Diocese of Portsmouth’s offices and offers a flexible hybrid working arrangement along with fantastic employee benefits.

Please note: Applicants do not need to practice the Christian faith to be considered.

Applications will be under constant review before the closing date so please submit your application to our exclusive agent Robertson Bell. Apply now to be considered!

Yes to Life empowers people with cancer to make informed decisions about their care options. For almost two decades, we have provided evidence-based information to those in need.

We believe in the benefits of a positive approach. Of course, a cancer diagnosis is frightening, but instead of talking about ‘victims’ and ‘battling with disease’, we feel that forward-looking optimism is crucial. We have seen the realistic hope that results from gaining access to information, and from being empowered to explore your individual needs and make your own choices to manage your condition, as you see fit.

Our role is to help people to decide what they want to do to help themselves – by providing information and referring them to qualified experts – and then to support them in their chosen path.

2024 marks the celebration for a very special year. Our 20th Anniversary Year, and we are looking for an enthusiastic community fundraiser to engage with donors and fundraisers to help with all the events that will happen during the year.

Job purpose

• To represent Yes to Life work, vision, and mission through the delivery of campaigns and fundraising initiatives.
• To work across the different fundraising channels (Community, Fundraising Events, and Individual Giving) to deliver the agreed financial targets.
• To build relationships with donors and fundraisers and offer stewardship that offers the best possible experience of supporting Yes to Life, increasing loyalty and further support.
• To attend fundraising events as required
• To work with the CEO and the rest of the Yes to Life team to develop new and imaginative fundraising activities using sector trends and insights.

Key responsibilities

• Work within agreed budgets to achieve the fundraising financial targets.
• To steward our fundraising supporters to maintain engagement and build loyalty.
• To provide a highly personalised approach to supporting Yes to Life’s fundraisers ensuring our supporters receive a positive experience throughout their fundraising activity including sending thank you communications and ongoing stewardship.
• To organise and deliver a calendar of fundraising activities that creates opportunities for supporters to engage with our 20th Anniversary Year celebrations and ensure participation and income targets are achieved.
• To develop the charity’s social media fundraising activity in collaboration with the Social Media Manager
• Collaborate closely with the CEO and the Marketing and Comms Trustee, to help plan and develop multi-channel campaigns including on and offline activity that inspire and engage existing and new supporters.
• To work with the CEO and the Marketing and Comms Trustee to produce campaign materials, share interesting stories and fundraising updates. Prepare content for newsletters, website, and social media.
• To ensure accurate recording of supporter information and reporting on activity through:
  • Updating the charity’s database, e-tapestry, recording all donor contact and fundraising activity.
  • To prepare regular income reports and updates as required.
• To keep up- to- date and comply with the rules as set by the Fundraising Regulator, GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and other relevant legislation and codes of practice and good practice.
• To keep up to date with changes and trends in the UK fundraising environment
• To undertake any other tasks required.

Person Specification

Qualifications, knowledge, and experience

Essential

• Demonstrable experience in Community Fundraising, Supporter Stewardship and Individual Giving.
• Proven record of accomplishment in delivering and meeting targets
• Self-motivated and able to work on own initiative.
• Well organised with attention to detail
• Ability to inspire and influence others to support Yes to Life
• Ability to manage several projects and tasks simultaneously and skilled at prioritising.
• Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills.
• Strong numeracy skills and ability to forecast and analyse fundraising results.
• Decisive and quick problem solver with the ability to adapt easily to change.
• Innovative outlook and a willingness to suggest new ideas.

Desirable

• Experience of producing fundraising reports for activity and outcomes
• Proven experience in delivering timely fundraising campaigns and initiatives.
• Fundraising database experience – preferably e-tapestry

Other

• Some travel to events will be required.
• Willing to work flexibly.