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Job title: Deputy Head of Service
Reports to: Head of Service
Responsible for: Staff and volunteers allocated to the project
Contract: Permanent
Location: Hybrid - Cambridge House offices and home working
Salary: Up to £40,000 per annum (depending on experience)
Working hours: 35 (FT) hours per week (Monday to Friday)
Holiday: 30 days per annum pro rata
Special conditions: - Enhanced DBS check
- Occasional evening and weekend work

The successful candidate must have relevant service specific or transferable advocacy, advice service and/or legal knowledge with at least:

1.  5 years’ experience of service planning, project management, contract management, risk assessment and quality assurance.
2. 3 years’ experience of team leadership and performance management.
3.  3 years’ experience of financial management and budgeting.

Job Purpose
As a member of Cambridge House’s Safer Renting Team, led by the Head of Service, this role:
i) Deputises for the Head of Service in all matters as necessary.
ii) Manages the casework operations including line management of team leaders.
iii) Supervises the team’s Project Manager.
iv) Supports the Head of Service and staff in the management of administrative functions and case management records.
v) Works with the Head of Service on contract management of partner boroughs and funders,
vi) Is responsible for monitoring quality assurance, data quality and compliances, and work to maintain our accreditation standard and continuous improvement objective.
vii) Oversees the service user feedback and evaluation system and reports on lessons are learned.
viii) Works with the Head of Service on developing and maintaining the team’s business planning, budgeting and financial monitoring.
Key Duties
1. Support the Head of Service to provide performance management, technical direction, oversight and quality control for team activities, and ensuring coordination and collaboration across all delivery areas and with other Cambridge House services.
2. Provide functional and performance management guidance to staff to ensure deliverables are met within timelines and budgets as needed.
3. Develop the library of reports stored in casework monitoring software (AdvicePro) so that our performance measuring, reporting and research capability is robust and reliable, easy to use and there is quality assurance on data input.
4. Operate a performance reporting and monitoring regime that provides assurance and gap analysis on our targets, including:
a) Budgeted casework volumes by period.
b) Advocate productivity by hours, cases completed and outcomes.
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c) Team productivity by hours, cases completed and outcomes.
d) Quality assurance, including monitoring and evaluation and sample case review programme.
e) Collecting service user feedback on service outcomes and preparing periodic reports for team reviews of lessons learned.
5. To support the contract management of all partner boroughs:
a) Maintaining a library of contracts and agreements.
b) Overseeing the programme of tendering in compliance with Cambridge House’s Ethical Fundraising Policy.
c) Being responsible for:
 Invoicing and credit control in compliance with Cambridge House’s corporate financial procedures.
 The submission of performance information on an agreed suite of key performance indicators.
 Managing the cycle of review meetings as required.
6. To project manage AQS accreditation processes including commissioning periodic ‘mock assessments’.
General Responsibilities
1. To keep abreast of the overall work of Cambridge House.
2. To be self-servicing and competent in the use of IT software.
3. To participate in regular supervisions and an annual appraisal, and to be committed to one’s own professional development.
4. To participate in internal/external meetings as required, to attend conferences and other functions, and to contribute to general management decision making as necessary.
5. To comply with all of Cambridge House’s corporate policies and procedures.
6. To carry out any other duties commensurate with the role.
7. To work occasional unsociable hours (evenings and weekends).
8. Travel across, and on occasions, outside of London.

To apply please refer to our website for instructions 

Ideally FT but will consider 28 hours per week for the right candidate. Home based role with occasional travel to London.

The primary function of this role is to support the CEO and Head of Member Engagement with all administrative activities that relate to our existing membership and training, including updating our CRM system (ThankQ), dealing with membership correspondence and growth, hosting webinars via Zoom, and helping to plan and deliver our annual conference (May 10th in 2023) in London. The postholder will report to the Head of Member Engagement. The successful candidate will have extensive experience of CRM systems and customer service, and experience of charities and membership processes will be a distinct advantage. The postholder will also support the CEO in managing relationships with key external stakeholders and dealing with governance. 

Main Duties

• Membership and data:

- Initial contact for all membership, training and stakeholder enquiries

- Processing memberships on ThankQ, to include:

- Importing new contacts and updating contact information as required

- Importing new memberships

- Providing our finance function with the information required to invoice new and renewing members

- Ensuring that ILM Members’ information is accurate and up to date

- Working with the Head of Member Engagement to shape and send appropriate induction materials to new members

- To lead on member data accuracy, efficiency and drive forward any improvements

• Training and events:

- Helping to create new training events on ThankQ and our website

- Overseeing bookings within ThankQ, creating accurate delegate lists and ensuring that Finance have the information required for invoicing

- Assisting with organising events on Zoom, including sending panellist and delegate links

- Starting and hosting webinars, sharing this responsibility with the Head of Member Engagement (this postholder will not actually be delivering any training)

- Helping to process videos and uploading these to the website, after webinars and training have completed.

- Sending certificates, recordings and slides to all delegates after training courses are completed.

- Assisting with the administration of our main qualifications, the Certificate in Charity Legacy Administration and the Diploma in Charity Legacy Management, and all other training programme administration

- Creating name badges and a final delegate list for the ILM Annual Conference in May 2024 (and each year)

• Governance

- Supporting the CEO in sending out Board Papers and other Board communications

- Assisting with Board meeting minutes as required and setting dates for meetings

- Maintaining our secure archive of Board Papers and other documents

• Finance and debt management

-Working to maximise the ILM income / accounts by taking the lead on the identification and chasing of debtors (course sales, membership, and all other outstanding debts) for 0.5 days per week on average

Please download the JD and person specification for further information.

Ivy Rock Partners is thrilled to be working with Oxfordshire based, River Learning trust in recruiting a dynamic new Chief Operating Officer.

The COO portfolio includes Estates, Health & Safety, HR, Technology and Digital Transformation, Marketing & Communications, Change projects, Legal, Contracts and Procurement and Administration.

This role would be a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious specialist in any of these areas to broaden their responsibilities and flourish in a full COO role.

The COO will drive the development and implementation of innovative strategies that support River Learning Trust’s goal of delivering exceptional educational experiences within a sustainable and efficient operational framework.

Purpose

To provide strategic and operational leadership of key functions within River Learning Trust including Estates, Health & Safety, HR, Technology and Digital Transformation, Marketing & Communications, Change projects, Legal, Contracts and Procurement, and Administration.

To work collaboratively with the CEO, the Senior Leadership Team and schools to drive continuous improvement and foster innovation to support the aims of the Trust.

Responsibilities:

Strategy, Policy, and Planning

• As an integral member of the Senior Leadership Team, collaboratively drive the formulation and execution of strategic plans aligned with RLT’s vision, values and educational objectives, taking accountability for outcomes within the COO portfolio

• Create robust operational plans and policies that enhance efficiency and effectiveness across the Trust and its schools

• Establish practices and a shared-services approach within the COO portfolio, emphasising quality, adaptability, agility and continuous improvement

• Ensure adherence to budget and timelines while anticipating and addressing organisational needs to maximise benefits for the Trust

• Cultivate strong relationships with external stakeholders, including Regional Directors (RDs) and Department for Education (DFE), Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA), other MATs, Local Authorities, Members, Trustees, Headteachers, Senior School Leaders, Local Governing Body Chairs and members, to bolster the success of the Trust

• Act as the key point of contact for liaison with Local Authorities and the ESFA in relation to legal, estate management and property related matters.

• Understand the effects and implications of government policies, legislation and guidance and develop effective strategies for current initiatives and long-term educational trends and developments.

• Upholds the highest standards of child safeguarding, ensuring that all operational strategies and initiatives are implemented with the utmost consideration for the culture of safeguarding in the Trust Organisational Performance

• Empower and develop Directors and other staff within the COO portfolio, fostering a cohesive team culture and driving high levels of engagement and performance

• Collaborate closely with the CFO to ensure long-term financial sustainability, overseeing the realisation of these goals within the operational scope

• Across the COO Portfolio, oversee the execution of strategic and operational plans and delivery of KPIs including digital transformation, recruitment, retention and development, communications, health and safety, estates and infrastructure services, capital projects, asset management, and sustainability

• Optimise procurement protocols to ensure maximum value for the Trust's investments and projects.

• Develop policies and practice that reinforce equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace, wellbeing of staff and engagement to ensure staff feel valued, motivated, and supported to provide outstanding education

• Ensure compliance with regulatory obligations, prioritising accuracy, safety, and security

• Drive cross-departmental initiatives aligned with strategic objectives and success metrics.

• To lead the due diligence of opportunities to expand the number of schools within the Trust and to make recommendations to the CEO as to the suitability of such opportunities

• Evaluate the implications of potential incoming schools and successfully incorporate them into the Trust.

• Champion change management efforts, with effective business planning and modelling behaviour to secure organisational buy-in for proposed changes Risk Management, Controls, and Compliance

• Implement robust risk management practices, including digital and infrastructure, people, safety, and security risks

• Cultivate an environment that values controls and compliance as essential competencies among stakeholders

• Proactively identify and manage financial risks, ensuring robust governance across the COO portfolio

• Mitigate safety and security risks for all stakeholders involved in Trust activities and on Trust/academy premises

• Support the implementation of a robust plan of internal audit

• Line-managing the MAT Administrator to ensure the provision of compliant and timely administrative support to the Central Leadership Team (office management, recruitment processes, management of external communication) General responsibilities as part of the Trust

• At all times act in accordance with agreed local and national policies and procedures;

• Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the River Learning Trust;

• Appreciate and support the role of other professionals;

• Attend and participate in relevant meetings as required;

• Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required;

• Carry out other duties as required from time to time by line manager; • Follow the Trust’s Health and Safety rules and procedures and adhere to safeguarding principles.

• Whilst every effort has been made to explain the main duties and responsibilities of the post, each individual task undertaken may not be identified.

• Employees will be expected to comply with any reasonable request from a manager to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this job description.

• Undertaking such other duties as reasonably correspond to the general character of the post and commensurate with being a member of the Trust Senior Leadership Team.

This position is an exciting opportunity for an experienced candidate to join the staff team of a growing church with a national & international imprint. The ideal candidate would have experience in finance with a flair for governance, organisational development and work well with consultants. The successful candidate would also be able to work directly with accountants and assume the role of accounts payable; experience is desired, but not required as training can be provided. 

Main areas of responsibility: 

• Business Support 

• Governance 

• HR & H&S (working with our consultants) 

• Accounts Payable 

There is a flexibility within these needs to create a role, as a growing organisation.The role is currently advertised as 3 days a week, but we are willing to explore and negotiate the days. We would also be willing to explore it being a term time only position if that were to be beneficial for an applicant.

We would be interested to hear from applicants who have a track record in some of these areas.

We are looking for someone with a minimum of three years of experience working in business operations, administration or finance and have experience in Church leadership. We require candidates to have spent at least one year working in a Team Leader or management role to demonstrate desired leadership talent. 

Job Title - Experienced Associate Independent Investigating Officers (IOs) for Stage 2 Complaints (This role sits within our Independent Person for Complaints (IPC) service)

Contract – Associate

Hours - Variable, according to demand for services/caseload and role in investigation

Salary – £25.25 per hour (50% professional rate for travel plus expenses)

Location - Associate Independent Investigating Officers for Complaints primarily work from home. Some travel may be required as part of an investigation – location will vary according to the referral received from the Local Authority. Cases will be allocated to Associate IOs living locally to the referring authority, wherever possible.

About Coram

Coram is committed to improving the lives of the UK’s most vulnerable children and young people.

We support children and young people from birth to independence, creating a change that lasts a lifetime.

Coram is the UK’s oldest children’s charity, founded by Thomas Coram in London, helping vulnerable children and young people since 1739. Today, the Coram group helps more than one million children, young people, families and professionals every year by providing access to the skills and opportunities they need to thrive.

About the role

We are seeking additional experienced Associate Independent Investigating Officers (IO) for Complaints, to increase our capacity to respond to referrals from Local Authorities to provide an independent element to the formal Stage 2 investigations under the Children Act 1989. 

The IO will lead investigations, and will give the complainant (who may be a child, young person or adult) the opportunity to express their view, ensure the child or young person’s rights and best interests are at the centre of the investigation and that the investigation/review process is open and transparent.  They write a report on the investigation/review, which is submitted to the referring agency.

The Job Description document sets out the expectations for an Associate Independent Person for Complaints (IPC) who is approved by Coram Voice. IPCs are independent, freelance and responsible for their own work. Nevertheless, IPCs are accountable to the organisation for their professional standards and are expected to comply with Coram Voice Code of Ethics and Practice Guidelines.

Please note: the nature of associate work means that we cannot guarantee a regular amount of work, and complaints will be allocated dependent on the associate’s availability, location and the needs and demands of the individual case. Investigation work takes place Monday to Friday within working hours. This position is not suitable for applicants who already work or have commitments more than two days within the working week.

To apply for this role, please click on the 'apply now' button below to complete the application.

Closing date: Please note this is a rolling recruitment campaign

Interview date: TBC

Coram Voice is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We actively encourage applicants from Asian, African, Caribbean and other minority ethnic backgrounds to join our teams. Whilst we have a diverse team we recognise we are a predominantly white workforce and are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from diverse communities in order to improve the services to the children and families we help.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children and where appropriate will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Registered Charity No. 312278.

“Providing free, independent, confidential and impartial advice”

Citizens Advice Southwark has a track record of delivering high-quality services from its offices in Peckham and Walworth and outreach locations across Southwark and South East London. We sort out problems together, for good, by providing free, independent, confidential and impartial advice across all areas of social welfare law, and through using the experience of our clients to bring about positive change through research and campaigns.  Join us and make a difference.

About the role

We are looking to recruit a Housing Solicitor (or Barrister) able to supervise a Legal Aid Agency contract and undertake certificated work. You would deliver the service from both our Peckham and Walworth offices and be an expert resource for other casework supervisors across the organisation. The successful applicant will assist clients with eligible housing cases.

The role includes:

• Ensuring the provision and development of a high quality LAA housing advice service
• Ensuring that file management standards are met and targets are regularly monitored
• Undertaking certificated housing casework under the contract

To be successful you will need:

• To be a qualified solicitor (England & Wales) with a current practicing certificate or barrister who meets the Legal Aid Agency Supervisor requirements for Housing Law.
• Have the ability to run case files in accordance with the Specialist Quality Mark.
• A highly developed sense of legal professionalism and a commitment to access to justice with excellent client care skills.

Closing date: 10.00 a.m. Wednesday 13th December 2023

Interviews will be held on: Friday 15th December 2023

For further information and an application pack please click on the apply button to be directed to our website

We offer a range of employee benefits, including generous annual leave, an employer matched pension contribution up to 10% salary, and training and development opportunities to continue your professional development.

Citizens Advice Southwark is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all applicants who meet the person specification irrespective of sex, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief, age, or disability.

Uplift is an organisation that uses research, campaigning, and advocacy to support a just transition away from fossil fuels in the UK on a timeline that is commensurate with a safe climate.  We are currently looking for a Legal Campaigns Lead to help coordinate creative legal advocacy, litigation and public facing campaigns that are driven forward by Uplift and its partners. This is an exciting opportunity to support the movement to phase out fossil fuel extraction.

The Role

As Legal Campaigns Lead, you will coordinate Uplift’s legal campaigns to ensure that our legal advocacy has maximum political and corporate impact during a critical moment in the energy transition. This includes strategic litigation targeting fossil fuel companies and public policy, as well as advocacy focused on reforming key legal frameworks governing oil and gas extraction in the UK. Uplift envisages this litigation to be strongly supported by a communications and campaign strategy, including mobilising public support for the aims of the litigation, high-profile media coverage, and collaboration with campaign partners to increase public and media engagement with litigation. Uplift previously coordinated the Paid to Pollute litigation, which provides an example of the kind of legal campaigning that this role would support. 

Reporting to Uplift’s Legal and Policy Adviser,  you will work closely with Uplift’s legal and campaigns teams to determine the right partners, campaign tools and tactics for each of Uplift’s legal campaigns, and you will be responsible for ensuring that these campaigns are effectively coordinated and executed. You will work with a range of external partners, including campaigning organisations, grassroots activists, and vendors and consultants who can help us deliver on campaign objectives. You will not be required to provide any input to the litigation itself, which will be managed by Uplift’s in-house lawyers and external legal teams. 

The successful candidate will have exceptional project management skills, including for complex projects, and an ability to align and motivate partners to deliver on ambitious timelines and outcomes. Legal experience is not necessary, although a keen interest in climate and/or human rights-related legal advocacy is desirable, and any previous experience with litigation-related campaigning is a significant advantage.  A strong commitment to Uplift's mission and core values is also required.

Core responsibilities will include:

• Support the development of the overall strategy for Uplift’s legal campaigns, including objectives, tactics, partnerships and milestones. 
• Oversee the coordination of legal campaigns, which will include:
  • Helping to identify and build relationships with key partners

  • Developing shared work plans with partners and overseeing the implementation of work plans, including by facilitating meetings and implementing joint project management tools where appropriate.

  • Coordinating with outside vendors and consultants.

  • Tracking the implementation of campaign tactics and keeping partners motivated and aligned around milestones in the campaign strategy, including the ability to sequence outputs appropriately and anticipate and bridge any gaps. 

  • Tracking financial management of campaigns to ensure they stay within budget.

• Managing multiple campaign work plans simultaneously. 

Our ideal candidate will have: 

• Experience in a similar or related role.
• A track record of managing and delivering successfully on complex, multi-partner projects, particularly ambitious communications-heavy campaigns. 
• A strong understanding of effective campaigning, including the inter-play between different campaign tactics. 
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills, including an ability to quickly build trust with partners address and resolve conflicts 
• A high degree of motivation and initiative, and an ability to work relatively autonomously when needed. 
• Exceptionally high standards, and associated qualities needed to work in a dynamic organisation with an ambitious agenda.
• A strong commitment to Uplift’s mission and core values of equity and climate justice. 
• Experience working to support climate or human rights-related legal advocacy is highly desirable, but not essential. 

Benefits: 3% employer pension contribution, Employee Assistance Programme, consideration of flexible working requirements and work/workplace adjustments where required
Starting date: ASAP
Closing date:  11pm Monday 18th December
Proposed Interviews: w/c Monday 8th January 2024

Governance and Assurance Officer  

Location: Castle Vale, Birmingham - Agile Working 

Salary: £30,129.80  

Position Type: Full Time  

Contract Type: Permanent  

Closing Date: 22nd December 2023  

An exciting opportunity has come available to be part of the newly formed Governance & Assurance Team.   

Our client has G1/V1 regulatory ratings following an IDA last year, and the team’s role is to continue to strengthen governance, assurance and compliance across the Group.  You will provide efficient support to various stakeholders within the Group, administer Board and Committee meetings producing high quality minutes, maintain the Corporate Registers for the Group and lead on ensuring that all policies and procedures are up to date.   

They are looking for someone who has experience of taking minutes, at a Board/Committee level and who has worked in a governance role. The successful candidate will be able to manage their own workload, is well organised and can work with minimum supervision.  Your attitude and approach to problem solving will make you successful in this role. You will have good IT skills and will thrive on responsibility.  

The successful candidate will ideally have:  

• Experience of taking minutes at a Board or Committee meetings  

• Experience or capability of producing accurate meeting packs within deadlines.  

• Experience of working in a governance role or a regulated sector.   

• A positive can do attitude.   

• You’ll be assertive and have an excellent communication skills approach   

• Be confident.   

• A good education including English and Maths qualifications and an ability to communicate potentially difficult decisions with confidence.  

• Experienced in the use of Microsoft Office products such as Excel, Word, Outlook and Teams.  

What you get 

• Full training and support will be given.  

• Opportunities for progression.   

• They offer free parking.  

• Personal Development and opportunities to learn.  

• A defined benefit pension scheme and   

• Health cash plan.   

They reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions, they would therefore recommend an early application  

Interviews will be held on 12th January 2024.  

This post is based at Castle Vale in Birmingham with an agile working approach which means a mix of office based and remote working.  

This is a good opportunity to start or progress in your career in social housing, with a friendly, community-based organisation.  

We seek candidates to join our fast expanding team dedicated to making private renting safe for all.

Job Description
Job title: Team Leader
Reports to: Deputy Head of Service
Responsible for: Up to 4 caseworkers/interns/advocates
Contract: Permanent
Location: Cambridge House offices
Salary: £30,000 per annum
Working hours: 35 (FT) hours per week (Monday to Friday)
Holiday: 30 days per annum pro rata
Special conditions: - Enhanced DBS check
- Hybrid remote and office working arrangements
- Occasional evening and weekend work

Job Purpose
As a member of Cambridge House’s Safer Renting Team, led by the Head of Service, this role is to:
i) Provide supervision, support and performance management of a small team of private tenancy rights caseworkers, ensuring equitable and manageable sharing of caseload
ii) Encourage and support user involvement and private tenants’ voice generally in our service development
iii) Represent Safer Renting to and manage relationships with an agreed group of local authorities
Key Duties
1. Managing the team:
a) Plan the work of the team
b) Motivate the team to deliver the service to agreed standards, carrying out regular supervisions, appraisals and periodic team meetings
c) Monitor and record team performance metrics
d) Resolve any performance deficits
e) Use casework management tools and ensure service and casework management protocols set out in the Policy and Procedure and Quality Assurance Handbook are followed by all team members
f) Compile key performance indicators
g) Maintain quality assurance data and accreditation evidence
2. Share our learning on effective casework approaches
a) Contribute to the wider team development
b) Motivate the team to deliver the service to agreed standards
3. Influence policy and practice by:
a) Actively support research initiatives, analysing our casework data, improving understanding of the lower end of the private rented market in London
b) Represent Safer Renting at external events including policy and practice discussions
4. Keep up to date at all times with developments in or affecting tenancy rights, housing law and its enforcement

Applications via our website.

The main purpose of the role is to work with - and be guided by - the Complex Caseworker to support young people aged 18-24 from refugee and asylum-seeking backgrounds to advocate on their behalf and help them through casework, including securing stable housing and legal support.

We are researchers, lawyers, communicators, trainers, and public law policy experts. The aim of our work is to make sure that state decision-making is fair and lawful, that people can access their rights, so that anyone can hold the state to account. For over 30 years we have represented and supported those people marginalised through poverty, discrimination, or disadvantage when they have been affected by unlawful state decision-making. We have shown leadership in access to justice in the UK and have helped developed the law and how the law is used by civil society. (PLP’s) programme of events is prestigious, impactful, and highly acclaimed. Ranging from round tables for front line organisations, high profile thought-leading conferences for lawyers, researchers, academics, NGOs, campaigners, and policy experts, through to public legal education aimed at civil society and community activists. The post-holder will play a crucial role in the efficient functioning and development of PLP’s events program and will be line managed by the Events Manager, working closely with the Events and Communications team, and across the organization. You will be a great organiser with a proven track record in either events and training, or in a clearly transferable area. You will be committed to delivering events that advance understanding of how to use the law to hold Government to account and improve access to justice. You will demonstrate excellent, proactive partnership working and development, excellent customer service, and the ability to envision using events to advance PLP’s vision and mission. Although no previous experience in public law is required, a willingness to steer, learn, collaborate and deliver is essential. We are looking for someone with great events, practical ability, and a curious mind about what PLP does and wants to achieve, and how events can help deliver that. This role is fulltime (though we may consider 4 days a week in special circumstances or for the right candidate) and is based at our London Office. Some homeworking is welcomed. As part of our commitment to recruit fairly we use anonymised-selection processes until interview, offer additional interview opportunities to the highest-scoring candidates from under-represented communities, and use ‘tie-breaker’ provisions at all stages of our selection process.

We are a charity organisation, put together under Trussell Trust to provide a service to our local Hackney community. We are looking for a trustee with a strong academic legal background. Previous experience as a trustee is desirable, but not essential. We are a small organisation growing rapidly and require a trustee with a clear understanding of social welfare, with the ability to think strategically and support other trustee members.

Hackney Foodbank is aiming to achieve no less than a hunger-free Hackney, where everyone can afford to eat. We support people in crisis or trapped in poverty with compassion and dignity. We do this by providing emergency food parcels, which offer practical, immediate relief in moments of need, and by connecting people with local organisations who can help them address the root causes and wider effects of poverty in their lives. We are part of a nationwide network of foodbanks, supported by The Trussell Trust, working to combat poverty and hunger across the UK.

Your Purpose...

As a Trustee, you will have a strategic role in evaluating how we conduct ourselves as a charity as we move towards the vision and plans of Hackney Foodbank.

You will be responsible for strategic matters with the team of trustees along with the chairperson and maintaining the high governance standards. As a trustee you will have a pivotal role in contributing to the effectiveness of the Board and individual directors, both inside and outside the board room.

You will be responsible for ensuring that there is effective communication with the Management Team and with other members of the board.

Your Responsibilities...

Becoming a Trustee for Hackney Foodbank can be an exciting and fulfilling role. The role is to ensure that Hackney food bank fulfils its duty to visitors and delivers on its vision, mission and values. The board of trustees are both jointly and individually responsible for the overall governance and strategic direction of the charity, its financial health, the probity of its activities and developing the organisation’s aims, objectives and goals in accordance with the governing document, legal and regulatory guidelines.

The statutory duties of all trustees include:

• Ensuring the organisation complies with its governing document (pursuing the objects as defined in it), charity law, company law and any other relevant legislation or regulations.
• Ensuring services are provided in line with Hackney Foodbank policies and procedures and contractual requirements.
• To ensure sound governance of Hackney Foodbank.
• Maintaining financial control and ensuring the organisation does not spend money on activities which are not included in its own objects, no matter how worthwhile or charitable those activities are.
• Contributing actively to the board of trustees in giving firm strategic direction to the organisation, setting overall policy, defining goals and setting targets and evaluating performance against agreed targets.
• Ensuring financial stability of the organisation, protecting and managing any charity property and ensuring the proper investment of the charity's funds.
• Drawing up and monitoring the implementation of internal policies which must include equality and diversity, safeguarding, as well as health and safety policies and key human resources policies, including grievance and disciplinary policies.
• Be an active trustee, making your skills, experience and knowledge available to Hackney Foodbank and seeking to do additional work outside trustee meetings, including sitting on sub committees.
• Safeguarding the good name and values of the organisation and helping maintain effective board performance.
• Ensuring the organisation complies with relevant legislation.
• Jointly with other trustees, holding the charity "in trust" for current and future visitors.
• Activities must be undertaken in compliance with the organisation’s Memorandums and Articles of Association, Charity Commission regulations and Hackney Foodbank Trustee code of conduct.

Are you a qualified solicitor with commercial contracts experience, looking for a role that makes a real difference every day?

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We’re looking for a Legal Counsel to join the Governance, Risk and Compliance team at Samaritans. As Legal Counsel, you’ll support the operations of Samaritans’ activity, ensuring our supplier and client relationships are well managed through reviewing and negotiating contracts & procurement documentation and advising staff on commercial and legal risk in contracts. This is a varied and rewarding role.

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• Full time (35 hours per week) 

• £48,000 - £51,000 per annum 

• Permanent contract 

• Hybrid working: Linked to Ewell (Surrey) office with home and office working 

• Office working: twice per month in the office (either the London Bridge or Ewell, Surrey office)

What makes this role unique? 

• A great opportunity to do interesting, challenging, and meaningful work within a large reputable charity

• A diverse, supportive, and collaborative team. You’ll work alongside a Data Protection Manager, Risk & Assurance Manager and Senior Legal Counsel, reporting to the Head of Governance, Risk and Compliance. You’ll also have access to external legal support.

• You’ll gain a wide depth of knowledge, outside of a typical private practice role.

The Role

• Draft, review and negotiate contracts and procurement documentation.

• Advise staff on commercial and legal risk in contracts.

• Ensure compliance with organisation’s contracts and procurement policies and implement continuous improvement in our policies and processes.

• Maintain a contracts and procurement database.

• Where agreed with Head of Governance, Risk & Compliance or Senior Legal Counsel, advise on other legal matters.

Skills and Experience

• Qualified lawyer in England & Wales

• Strong experience of commercial contracts.

• Excellent legal skills, with a minimum of three years’ post qualification experience (or equivalent) drafting and reviewing contracts, in a commercial environment, private practice or in-house legal team.

• Able to prioritise and manage a wide and varied workload.

• Excellent skills in building relationships and managing stakeholders.

• Experience working in the charity, volunteering and/or not-for-profit sector (desirable) 

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Employee Benefits

We offer some brilliant benefits including flexible working, family-friendly policies, and training to support your development. You'll have 28 days annual leave, including wellbeing days, plus bank holidays. We match your pension contribution up to 5%. You can claim money back via a Health Cash Plan and wellbeing options including a free subscription to Headspace and Perkbox.

Application

Samaritans is wholly committed to inclusion and diversity and to building a culture and environment where everyone is appreciated for the unique person they are. We warmly welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences. We are committed to making our recruitment processes accessible to everyone and are flexible in how we receive information. If you would like to apply via a different format or let us know how we can support you to be the best you can be, please contact the People team.

If this sounds like the opportunity for you, please apply. You’ll be asked to upload a copy of your CV and a cover letter outlining your suitability, transferable skills and motivations for applying. This role will close for applications at 9 am on 7 December. Video interviews likely to take place w/c 11 December (we are planning just a 1 stage video interview for this role). 

Help us to widen our campaign to save the planet!

Friends of the Earth places people at the very heart of what we do and why we do it. We are an environmental justice organisation that operates from the grassroots and at government level. Part of our mission is to work for social justice and to support the inclusion of communities currently under-represented both in our own organisation and in the wider environmental campaigning movement. In this instance, we are reaching out to applicants from a Muslim background for a twelve-month, paid internship supported by the Aziz Foundation.

This opportunity is designed to broaden and deepen the intern’s understanding of Friends of the Earth’s ability to organise, win campaigns and ultimately to transform society. The focus will be on supporting campaigns through legal, policy analysis and research.  This is not just desktop support, but also involves developing relationships with communities and the policy/legal community in order to effect real-world change.

You will work closely with campaigns and activism staff across the England, Wales and Northern Ireland family and tap into existing resources, programmes and tools across the organisation. You will be given guided support through the placement to learn about our work and that of the wider environmental movement.

Placement

You will be involved in a range of work that will give you opportunities for both learning and experience of campaigning and influencing policy. This will include everything from planning campaigns, liaising with our legal team and others on how to apply the law in what we do, reaching out to our existing network and to new individuals and communities to help bring them into our work. You will also carry out research with a particular focus on Wales/Cymru and Northern Ireland.

Throughout, you will be supported and mentored by a range of our colleagues so that by the end of your internship you will be well placed to work further within either Friends of the Earth and the wider environment movement. (Please note though this in an internship, there is not a permanent role automatically on offer after completion of this placement.)

For more details, please see the role description.

How to apply:

Please apply via our online application form, you will be able to save your application and come back to it before submitting your form. 

Your supporting statement should address the person specification of the job description.

In addition, under the section ‘Other Essential Information’ please provide examples of your;

1. Intimate understanding of the UK Muslim community

2. Experience of working with the UK Muslim community

Closing date: Wednesday 13th December 2023 (23:59)

Interviews: Mid-January 2024

Hours: Full time (30 hours over 4 days)

Location: Flexible across England, Wales and Northern Ireland 

Please note we only accept applications via the Friends of the Earth Application System.

We offer a competitive range of benefits, good work/life balance including a 4-day working week with no loss of pay, excellent learning and development opportunities and a vibrant organisational culture. 

Our staff body is currently under-representative of People of Colour, LGBTQIA+ people and people with long term conditions or impairments. We are committed to eroding these historic barriers, so as to create a movement in which people from all walks of life see themselves in, and so we particularly encourage you to apply if you belong to one of these groups or sit at multiple intersections of disadvantage. We are committed to the Disability Confident standard and will guarantee an interview to any candidates who declare a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the role.

Friends of the Earth staff who publicly represent Friends of the Earth (including all campaigners) are not allowed to also represent a political party. This is to ensure that there can be no confusion in the minds of the public about Friends of the Earth's party-political independence. Affected staff should also seek permission from the Senior Management Team if they wish to hold a non-public facing official role in a political party. If this is an issue, please do raise this with us as soon as possible.

Friends of the Earth is an international community dedicated to protecting the natural world and the wellbeing of everyone in it. We lead campaigns, provide resources and information, and drive real solutions to the environmental problems facing us all.