#HealthNow Peer Coordinator Job Overview
#HealthNow is a campaign tackling homeless health inequalities led by people with experience of homelessness and partner organisations.Groundswell is the lead partner in #HealthNow. Groundswell’s role is to support the implementation of peer led activity by our partners Crisis and Shelter and coordinate national activities. We have also supported organisations around the UK and Ireland to establish their own Homeless Health Peer Advocacy Services who also form part of our #HealthNow Network. We are always looking to grow the network by bringing new partners onboard.
The Peer Coordinator will support #HealthNow peer volunteers and Homeless Health Peer Advocates from across the network to participate in all #HealthNow activities and provide opportunities for peers to connect with one another to address health inequalities at a national level. This will include working with the Peer Coordinators in the three #HealthNow areas to ensure that local volunteers have the opportunity to contribute and participate in all #HealthNow activities. Part of the role will be organising and facilitating meetings and workshops both online and face to face if permitted and making sure all information is captured and escalated so we can ensure the voice of people with experience of homelessness is heard.
This role is based on a 9-month Fixed Term contract - with the possibility of extension, depending on funding.
Application
To make an application, please submit your CV along with a cover letter which explains:
• how you meet each of the areas outlined in the person specification above and
• why you are interested in doing this job
The deadline is: 12pm, Friday 5th February 2021.
Candidates will be notified if they have been invited to interview by: 12th February 2021 at the latest.
Interviews will then be held on week commencing: 15th February 2021.
If you have not been contacted by this date, then please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
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City Hearts was founded in 2005, beginning with a single home to help women with life controlling issues, shortly after we welcomed our first survivor of modern slavery. Since then, we have expanded across multiple regions and now provide accommodation and outreach support to hundreds of survivors of modern slavery every year, as well as continuing to house and support women with life controlling issues. We are passionate about restoring the lives of those we support, and it would not be possible without our dedicated team of staff and volunteers.
We currently have an exciting opportunity for an Integration Support Programme (ISP) Worker. The ISP is an innovative programme which is designed to fill the gaps around existing Survivor Support, to make sure that no survivor’s needs go unmet. Your role would be to facilitate the smooth running of this service in the form of administration and regular phone calls with ISP clients, in order to build and maintain client rapport with the service, while also capturing their support needs.
• To process new referrals and introduce clients to the Integration Support Programme service.
• To complete fortnightly and monthly client ‘check-in’ calls to build rapport and capture client support needs.
• To make regular referrals to the Victim Care Contract ‘Reach-in’ service.
• To measure client progression by completing Freedom Assessments with them.
• To occasionally signpost clients to appropriate local services.
• To participate in team meetings.
• To attend regular supervision meetings with Line Manager.
• To provide occasional support to other programmes within the same department, including Bright Future, Reach-in and Health and Wellbeing.
• To adhere to all internal procedures regarding City Hearts.
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North East
You have a good understanding of substance misuse and the needs of, and issues faced by, people who have been involved in forensic services or detained in secure care settings. All you need is the perfect environment to put your skills to great use. Welcome to Richmond Fellowship as a Recovery Worker.
Our Specialist Community Forensic Team based in the North East prepares people for, and supports them through, the transition from Secure Care facilities to living within the community. The team’s goals is to help clients achieve their goal of living more fulfilling lives, whilst maintaining their tenancy & independence in the community. Join us, and you’ll play a key role in helping to make that happen.
Based within a multi-disciplinary team, you’ll manage a caseload for people who use our services with substance misuse issues and give them the assistance they need to enable them to participate in community life. Developing personal support plans and risk assessments which take account of each individuals full range of needs will be key. We’ll also rely on you to help clients to pursue positive personal development programmes, including community involvement, not to mention develop domestic management and finance management skills so that they can gain increased and improved access to support from various services. And, when it comes to helping with activities like accessing local community services, work and educational opportunities or setting up Health and safety systems within their homes, again, we’ll count on you.
To succeed, you'll need some experience of working with people with substance misuse issues, or a similar field, and possibly an NVQ Level 3 In Health & Social Care, though this is not essential. What’s for certain is you have a good understanding of the needs and issues faced by people with lived experience of drug and alcohol issues and the ability to motivate, support and advocate for them. What’s more, you’re used to identifying and coordinating services to meet each client’s needs and supporting individuals to engage with community activities. Basic knowledge of welfare benefits would be useful too, but more important are the communication skills it takes to deal effectively with sensitive and complex issues and with a wide range of people. Great at record keeping, you work well under pressure, are flexible about your hours and committed to self-development. A full driving licence and access to your own transport is preferred.
This is a permanent role requiring the post-holder to work 37.5 hours per week.
The salary for this role is £17,004.00 per annum with potential progression to £17,230.00 per annum.
So, are you ready to take on this rewarding role that comes with some really great benefits? Apply now via our website.
We are committed to increasing our diversity and we would welcome applications from those with lived experience and/or who are from a BAME background.
Closing Date for applications is 5th February 2021. (We reserve the right to close vacancies before the specified closing date, should a large number of applications be received).
Richmond Fellowship is part of Recovery Focus, a national group of charities highly experienced in providing specialist support services to individuals and families living with the effects of mental ill health, drug and alcohol use, gambling and domestic violence. We know that recovery can look and feel very different to each and every one of us. But we also know that if we provide the right support, at the right time, we can inspire recovery nationwide and that recovery is possible for everyone
Do you have an interest in mental health? Do you have specialist skills gained from your professional career and looking to share your knowledge and experience with a charity? Are you interested in working with a forward thinking and ambitious organisation? If yes, we would love to hear from you.
Mental Health Matters (MHM) is a national charity with over 35 years’ experience in delivering high-quality mental health and social care services. MHM has a hugely positive impact on the lives of people living with mental health needs in our local communities. We provide services across England, from Northumberland to Cornwall, led by a highly motivated and enthusiastic workforce (circa 400 employees) who are committed to delivering the best quality services to those in need of support.
We believe that, with the right personalised support, anyone with a mental health need can live the life they want to live. It is our vision that everyone gets the personalised services and support they need. To make this vision a reality, our mission is to help people achieve good physical and mental wellbeing and live life to the full.
We support more than 15,500 people every month to access treatment and achieve their recovery goals, and we are always seeking to develop and expand our services to reach more people in need. Our support services range from helplines and IAPT talking therapies, to supported housing, employment support and safe-havens, and all based on the principle of enabling every person, as an individual, to achieve their own goals and aspirations.
We are now looking for new Trustees, who can bring a comprehensive range of skills and further develop a diverse way of thinking to our Board.
We are open to and would welcome candidates with a broad range of expertise and backgrounds. However, we have a particular interest in:
- someone with a background in psychological therapies, wider mental health provision and policy.
- someone with a digital or IT background as we are seeking to drive an IT and digital modernisation project, continuing our record for innovation in service delivery.
- someone with strong commercial knowledge and business development expertise.
Other areas include social media, brand development and marketing or public sector commissioning.
We are encouraging applications from people with a diverse range of experiences and backgrounds to ensure our Board truly represents the people we serve.
To reflect our broad geographical spread of services, we welcome interest from candidates, regardless of current location. During the past year all of our meetings have been held virtually.
The standard role of Trustee will require a time commitment of approximately five to six days per annum minimum, which is inclusive of four quarterly Board meetings and one to two strategy days. However, there are opportunities to be involved in specific strategic projects if you have the capacity to offer additional time.
We welcome both experienced Board leaders and those looking to take on their first Trusteeship. Ultimately, you will be dynamic in your thinking and approach, with a real drive and passion to make a substantial impact to our work!
For more information and to apply, please visit the job page on Peridot Partners' website via the application method on this site.
Closing date: 9am, Monday 15th February 2021
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This role can be based at any of our 9 offices; Croydon, Central London, Brent, Oxford, Coventry, Birmingham, Rotherham, Liverpool or Newcastle.
About us
Crisis is the UK’s national homelessness charity. We work side-by-side with people to help them rebuild their lives. Through decades of experience of working with people who are homeless, we know what’s needed to leave homelessness behind for good. We use this experience to shape the services we provide and the changes we campaign for.
The News and Media team play a central role in building Crisis’ public profile, awareness of our year-round services and securing the changes we need to ensure everyone has a safe and stable place to call home. We tell compelling stories of people who’ve experienced homelessness, support our fundraising efforts on a national and regional level and highlight our work at Christmas and throughout the year in new and creative ways.
About the role
As Crisis’ Senior Media Officer specialising in services, engagement and fundraising, you will play a key role helping us plan and deliver creative media campaigns that bring our work to life, demonstrating how we end peoples’ homelessness for good through education, training and support with housing, employment and health. You will also help raise the profile of our range of fundraising events, campaigns and corporate partnerships with key target audiences.
Your role will be stimulating and varied. You’ll work with our frontline staff to identify people facing homelessness who want to share their stories and empower them to do so. You’ll also work alongside our Artist Liaison Manager to devise creative ways for our high-profile supporters and ambassadors to engage with the cause publicly and play a crucial role in some of our biggest organisational campaigns, like our annual Christmas campaign. You will also help make the most of reactive opportunities that come through to our press office and help build relationships with key journalists.
About you
You’ll be a skilled communicator with experience of working within a busy press office environment/PR agency or as a journalist.
You’ll have a track record of delivering high-profile, integrated media strategies that secure quality coverage in national, regional and consumer outlets.
A passion for writing, and experience of working with and interviewing case studies, will mean you know how to tell a compelling story that will capture the attention of journalists and build public support for our goal of ending homelessness for good.
Benefits
As a member of the team you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:
- Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy
- Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8%
- 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days
Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.
How to apply
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below.
If you need to request an application in an alternative format, please contact the Recruitment Team, contact details can be found on our website.
Closing date: Wednesday 27th January 2021
Interviews will be held from w/c 8th February
We value diversity, promote equality and encourage and applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness.
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Your application answers will be reviewed blind to ensure fairness. Your responses will be randomised and the shortlisting panel will not see any details about you, including your CV. Your CV will only be seen after shortlisting if you have been invited to an interview.
Please note your application will be automatically rejected if you are not a qualified social worker.
We are recruiting talented Leadership Development Advisors to deliver 1-to-1 and group coaching sessions to Firstline Leaders (FLLs). We currently lack racial diversity in our coaching pool and want our organisation to better reflect the communities we serve. Therefore, we are actively seeking applicants from Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds for these roles.
Job Description
Firstline is a tailored leadership development programme based on Frontline’s leadership capability framework and a carefully cultivated curriculum.
First line managers are the primary engine for championing reflective leadership practice and systemic change in social work.
Two ten-month cohorts run each year, the first starting in the spring, the second in autumn. The participant journey on the Firstline programme includes a number of residential leadership modules, workshops and extensive coaching by our Leadership Development Advisors.
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Rocket Science is a specialist research and consultancy organisation focusing on poverty and welfare, health and social care, and employability and skills. We work across the UK from our three offices in Edinburgh, Newcastle and London. We work closely with our clients including central and local government, charities and community organisations to review and evaluate services, conduct social research including understanding needs, exploring lived experience, setting strategies and governance structures and conducting quantitative impact analysis such as cost benefit analysis and SROI.
We have two opportunities for people to join our Edinburgh and Newcastle Team:
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We are looking for a consultant to join our Edinburgh and Newcastle Team to support contracts across the UK. We are looking for an enthusiastic team member with experience in research, social research, or in one of our specialist areas. This post will be based in either our Edinburgh or Newcastle office depending on the preference of the successful candidate.
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We are looking for a health and social care research expert to join our growing team to support and help drive our health and social care social research across Scotland and the North East of England as well as provide support for projects across the UK. We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced team member who is interested in progressing into senior management of the company in the medium term.
We offer a highly supportive work environment centred around an intent-based leadership approach that empowers Rocket Scientists to be leaders in everything they do. In 2019 we were accredited at Gold level as both Investors in People and Investors in Young People. We were one of the first companies to sign up to the Scottish Business Pledge and we are an accredited Living Wage employer.
Full details on our website.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Direct Marketing Manager – Legacies
Ref: DEC20204865
Location: Flexible
Salary: £26,212 - £29,321 Per Annum
Benefit: Pension, Life Assurance, 26 days annual leave, flexible working
Do you have the passion, skills and experience to lead the delivery of a range of complex, multi-channel direct marketing campaigns, helping us achieve our vision to save nature?
The RSPB vision is a country richer in nature where wild birds and other wildlife are no longer declining. Nature will be being restored and enriching people's lives. We will have a world that guarantees future generations clean air and water, a stable climate, rich and varied wildlife and a robust and sustainable economy.
This is a great opportunity for a driven and talented Direct Marketing Manager to join our Legacy Team.
You will have extensive experience in leading direct marketing campaigns and projects using recognised project management tools, and a track record of delivering these projects on time and to budget.
Strong interpersonal and communications skills are essential as you build and manage relationships with marketing agencies, suppliers and colleagues across the RSPB.
Excellent attention to detail, organisation skills and time management are essential attributes, alongside a logical and methodical way of working.
The team is dispersed across the UK, yet connected and supportive. This will require you to work to your own initiative with clear priorities and work programmes established. You will be required to work flexibly on projects, with a requirement to travel occasionally (when safe to do so). You will have the flexibility to work from home or from any number of offices (again, when safe to do so).
What’s the role about
The focus of the role will be to deliver the annual Legacy and In Memoriam marketing strategy, media and communication plan to achieve financial and engagement objectives.
Other key result areas for the role will include:
- Plan and deliver multi-channel fundraising and supporter communications that target defined audiences in order to showcase the work of the RSPB and deliver maximum return on investment.
- Ensure that fundraising communications meet all legally required standards as a minimum to mitigate brand and reputational risks.
- Forecast and manage expenditure budgets in excess of £500,000 to achieve targets and deliver income to enable our conservation work.
- Identify and drive forward proposition development, innovation and testing within product areas and communication channels that help unlock support and provide financial growth for our conservation work.
- Brief and manage external suppliers to ensure all activity delivered on RSPB’s behalf is of the highest standard, legally compliant and meets our brand guidelines.
- Analyse and report campaign and product performance so that key stakeholders are up-to-date with progress against financial targets.
What we need from you
We need someone who is highly organised, self-motivated, has excellent attention to detail and can work to tight deadlines. The role will involve working collaboratively with internal teams including supporter services, campaign developers, print production, fulfilment, finance, ensuring they have relevant information on all campaigns.
Candidates will be required to demonstrate experience of successfully delivering end to end multi-channel direct marketing campaigns on time and to budget in a high-profile environment.
Essential knowledge
- Excellent understanding of the steps involved in planning and delivering multi-channel direct marketing campaigns
- Direct marketing sector developments, legal requirements and best practice
- In depth knowledge of direct marketing techniques – testing, profiling, segmentation, return on investment, cost per contact etc. to achieve the most effective campaign results
- Charity sector developments and best practice
Essential skills
- Ability to inspire others and provide a strong leadership presence in meetings
- Ability to manage complex budgets
- Comfortable with analysis and metrics to constantly improve campaign performance
- Strong creative sense and able to assess the measures that will maximise response
- Ability to create compelling propositions for our target audiences
Essential experience
- Leading multiple stakeholders and internal departments to deliver campaigns
- Project and campaign management
- Writing briefing documents for creative work and project delivery
- Interpreting data and trends, with the ability to analyse and report on results
- Managing conflicting priorities
Desirable qualifications, knowledge, skills and experience
- Has worked in environment/conservation
- Has worked in not-for-profit / charity
- Has an additional marketing related qualification (Institute of Direct Marketing, Chartered Institute of Marketing etc.)
Closing date: 23:59, 17 January 2021
TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:
If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the Apply button to be directed to our website where you can complete your application for this position.
No agencies please.
About Us
The National Lottery Community Fund is the largest community funder in the UK - we’re proud to award money raised by players of The National Lottery to communities across the UK. Last year alone we gave out over half a billion pounds (£508.5 million) of National Lottery funding to over 11,000 community projects across the UK, enabling even more people and communities to bring their ideas and ambitions to life. We support a wide range of health, educational, environmental, and charitable projects with grants ranging from as little as £500 to multi-million-pound programmes. 86% of our new grants were for less than £10k.
At the heart of everything we do is the belief that when people are in the lead, communities thrive. National Lottery funding is open to everyone and we’re privileged to be able to work with the smallest of grassroots groups right up to large UK-wide charities. We have changed how we work across the Fund to help us serve people and communities more effectively, working flexibly and on their terms; working closer to communities.
About the Role
In this exciting new post, you will play a pivotal role as a senior leader within the newly formed Funding Strategy Directorate, working closely with the Funding Strategy Director and Senior Management Team to ensure the implementation of the Fund’s vision and ambition.
The Funding Strategy Directorate is a central enabling function that supports the development, innovation and delivery of our funding across all our funding portfolios. This role will lead the Funding Design and Development function, accountable for our grant management system alongside funding controls, policy and practice. With a deep understanding and demonstrable experience of delivering user-centred design approaches and applied strategic thinking you will enable us to deliver excellent services both to our external customers as well as our internal teams.
To be successful in this post you will be passionate about our work and strategy ‘People in the Lead’. You will be an established leader with first class team leadership and coaching skills. You will be adept at setting strategies that drive forward positive change marrying business needs with innovative analysis. You will have experience of designing and delivering a major digital system and be skilled in making complex decisions balancing outcomes with risks.
The team is spread across the UK and you can be based at any of our office locations. When we return to the workplace there will be some travel between offices.
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 37 Hours per week, flexible working considered
Interview Date: W/C 1 Feb 2021
Essential Criteria
Please ensure that your application demonstrates, with examples, how you meet all these essential criteria.
- Deep understanding of the communities we serve and our role as a funder
- Experience of leading strategy for the whole organisation, marrying business needs with innovative analysis
- Demonstrable experience of delivering user-centred design approaches, applying strategic thinking in how to provide the best service
- Responsibility for the design and delivery of at least one major digital system used by a business or organisation to manage its work whilst aligning with its ambition.
- Building or growing at least one team of mixed skills to deliver such a project.
- Proven ability to coach and lead teams in agile and lean practices, thinking of new and innovative ways of working to achieve the right outcomes
- Excellent Communication and collaboration skills, with demonstrable ability to mediate between people and communicating with stakeholders at all levels
- Experience of making and justifying decisions characterised by high levels of risk, impact and complexity
Desirable Criteria
- Knowledge of the wider digital economy and advances in technology, understanding how these impact on a funder context
For You
We seek to develop our staff and offer a wide range of personal development opportunities.
We offer a wide range of generous benefits including:
- Generous annual leave and company pension scheme
- Flexible working to support staff with their work/life balance, taking into account things such as caring responsibilities, worship and attendance at religious festivals
- Enhanced paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Season ticket and cycle to work loans
- Paid volunteering leave
How to Apply
Visit our website on The National Lottery Community Fund for further details about the vacancy and our application process.
Equal Opportunities
Equality, diversity and inclusion in our grant-making, and amongst our people, are all vital to our success in supporting people and communities to thrive. We believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. We are committed to being an inclusive and great place to work, and recognise our people come from diverse backgrounds. We are a Disability Confident employer and positively welcome applications from disabled people.
General Manager – balletLORENT, Newcastle upon Tyne
balletLORENT is an award winning dance theatre Company, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, who is part of the Arts Council of England National Portfolio and a National Strategic Partner of Sadler’s Wells.
The company is seeking a highly skilled and productive General Manager as a new addition to a small, but dynamic team. Astute financial and operational knowledge and experience with excellent communication skills are key components of this role.
This post will support the substantial growth that the company experienced before COVID-19 hit and to prepare us as we look forward to touring and delivering on our UK wide learning and participation programmes in diverse communities.
Applications should be in writing and include a CV of no more than 2 pages detailing referees and a cover letter which explains why you are applying for this job and how your skills and expertise meets the requirements of the job description and personal specification.
For more information, including Job Description and Job Pack, please visit our website.
Application deadline: By 12noon on the 25th January 2021.
Interviews: 1st February 2021.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About us
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.
Our housing, education, employment and wellbeing and mental health services help people leave homelessness, as well as one-to-one support, advice and courses we offer for homeless people in 12 areas across England, Scotland and Wales.
Our administration team in Newcastle provide high quality administrative, secretarial and back office support to our frontline services which support people who are homeless or at risk from homelessness. An important part of this is within our reception area, where our receptionists welcome and greet existing and new clients, respond to questions whilst showing sensitivity and compassion to people who are in emergency housing situations, or rough sleeping.?
About the role
As one of our Receptionists, you will be the first point of contact for all internal and external customers who are either present at our Skylight, or via email and telephone. You will deal with a wide range of enquiries from members, partners and members of the public and support them by giving information, advice and guidance, advertise Crisis’ services, signpost to other organisations or refer internally where appropriate.
This is a 12 month fixed term contract to provide maternity cover
About you
To be successful in this role you will have experience of working on reception in a busy environment and providing a high standard of customer service. The post holder will have excellent interpersonal skills, an understanding of the issues faced by homeless people and socially excluded groups, as well as the ability to deal with challenging situations and individuals with a range of needs.
You will have strong administrative skills including using all Microsoft packages, be solution focused, resilient, have a high level of attention to detail and excellent organisation and prioritisation skills with the ability to successfully manage a busy and diverse workload and conflicting priorities.
Benefits
As a member of the team you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:
• Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy
• Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8.5%
• 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days
Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.
How to apply
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below.
If you need to request an application in an alternative format, please contact the Recruitment Team, contact details can be found on our website.
Closing date: Sunday 17th January 2021 (at 23:59)
Please note, depending on the volume of applications we receive, this role may close earlier than stated. Therefore, please do not delay your application.
Interviews will be held week commencing the 25th January 2021
We value diversity, promote equality and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness.
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people.
We are committed to ending homelessness. Every day we see the devastating impact ... Read more
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are currently recruiting for the role of Sessional Tutor to deliver - An Introduction to Community Interpreting, progressing on to Level 1 and L2 accredited courses, in the Newcastle and Northumberland area.
We are looking for tutors who specialise in this curriculum area and hold a formal teaching qualification.
You will be excited by using digital technology both in the classroom with the student and to manage course administration and communication. Annualised and term time contracts are available for suitable applicants.
You will be required to have a enhanced DBS check to teach in certain venues or with certain student groups. Because we serve people from all walks of life, we are keen to develop a diverse workforce and particularly welcome applications from members of minority groups.
Head of Fundraising & Communications (England)
Ref: DEC20204748
Location: Flexible in England
Salary: £48,848 - £54,231 Pro Rata
Terms: Contract, Part Time
Benefits: Pension, Life Assurance, Annual Leave
The Head of Fundraising & Communications is an exciting role that leads on communications, engagement (including volunteering, education families and youth) and fundraising in England in order to inspire people to save nature. It is a highly visible role where you can determine how the RSPB is viewed, supported and involved in movements to save nature.
This is a golden opportunity to join the largest voluntary nature conservation charity in Europe, consistently delivering successful conservation at scale, forging powerful new partnerships and inspiring others to stand up and give nature the home it deserves. It is a rare opportunity to be part of a job share (each 3 days a week) where you will lead on communications and engagement but have equal responsibility and oversight for the delivery of the whole role.
About this role
We are looking for an influential and transformational leader in communications and engagement to join our Country Leadership Team in RSPB England. You will also work with counterparts in NI, Wales and Scotland and RSPB Headquarters to develop plans to engage and empower people across the UK while adapting approaches to suit the context of England. This post is ideal for someone who enjoys creating strategies, developing people, teams and partnerships, a real team player who is unfazed by working in a busy team and who wants to build support for nature’s recovery and the RSPB.
The successful candidate will be an experienced leader with a strong track record who can work collaboratively to help shape RSPB's strategic direction in fundraising and communications. You will be able to inspire colleagues to meet ambitious communications, engagement and fundraising targets representing a renowned brand that is trusted by our members and supporters.
The primary purpose of the Fundraising & Communications team is to grow support – moral, financial and practical - for the RSPB in England and our mission of saving nature. The role delivers this in four main ways;
- Working with other senior fundraising & communications professionals around the RSPB, including your job share partner, you will contribute to shaping the RSPB’s strategic programmes – for communications, income and engagement, contributing your enthusiasm, knowledge and understanding of the country context and audiences in England. You will ensure knowledge and decision making is integrated amongst peers across the organisation.
- As member of the RSPB England Country Leadership Team, you will play a key role in developing and leading your own area of work while also working collaboratively and taking collective responsibility within the country leadership team for pan-England leadership, always striving to maintain high performance and a positive team culture.
- As the leader of the Fundraising & Communications Function in England, you will jointly lead a team of staff based across England
- As an influential advocate, the post-holder will develop strong working relationships that benefit nature with key audiences in sub-national government, statutory agencies, funders and communities and build partnerships that enable RSPB to have greater impact for our mission, through working with others
What we need from you
The Head of Fundraising & Communications England (Job share), will require an individual who can demonstrate functional knowledge and experience and an understanding of country specific obligations arising in a range of areas including:
- developing and delivering our youth and volunteering objectives in a safe environment
- communications and media engagement and reputational risk management;
- promoting brand development/audience awareness;
- leading teams who provide support and advice to colleagues based in area and site teams on
- nature reserves;
- partnership working with wide variety of organisations and funders; and
- understanding of the ability to meet ambitious fundraising targets while complying with regulatory standards and data protection, in support if your job share partner who will lead this area.
We are seeking candidates with the following skills and experience
Essential
- Proven experience of operating at senior management level, including leading change initiatives and development of strategy
- Proven experience of leading, managing and developing teams of staff
- Proven experience of managing brand and corporate communications at senior level, including media relations and issues management
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and able to present, influence and represent the organisation to a wide variety of audiences including experience of advocacy and influencing to a senior level
- Problem solving skills, showing innovation and creativity
- Sound understanding of the people and places of England
- Able to provide a calm influence while managing priorities to meet deadlines
- Experience or understanding of activities/delivery models to engage diverse audiences
- Interest in and commitment to RSPB’s conservation mission
- Demonstrable experience of developing, implementing and monitoring strategies, business plans and budgets
- Able to occasionally flex working days to join priority team events, and ability to work occasional weekends, evenings and stay nights away from home, by prior arrangement
Desirable
- Demonstrable track record of managing a diversity of income streams (e.g. grants, community fundraising, individual donors);
- Knowledge of fundraising standards, safeguarding and safety compliance in the workplace
- Professional qualifications in communications or fundraising and membership of relevant professional bodies
- Experience of commercial sponsorship or corporate partnerships
- Planning, developing and implementing campaigns or other activities designed to raise profile or generate support
- Knowledge of nature conservation and wildlife, particularly of England
- Experience of working in a multi-functional or UK/international organisation
This role is a Maternity cover working 22.5 hours per week.
Closing date: 18 January 2021
TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:
If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the Apply button to be directed to our website where you can download the role profile and complete the online application.
When you make your application please ensure you include reference number DEC20204748 on all correspondence.
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JOB SUMMARY:
The Fundraising Manager (Trusts & Foundations) is responsible for the development and delivery of an annual plan to achieve a key portion of the organisation’s operating budget as well as developing long-term relationships with key funders to secure a pipeline of sustainable funding. The post-holder will work across the organisation to develop compelling cases for support for funders, whilst managing a portfolio of larger trusts and foundations.
KEY TASKS:
- Work with colleagues across the organisation to identify projects of interest to potential funders and develop attractive cases for support for use across all fundraising streams
- Lead on the development of a dynamic trust fundraising programme to meet agreed annual targets and secure sustainable income through repeat and multi-year grants
- Plan and implement a rolling programme of trust funding applications, ensuring a healthy balance of large and small, restricted and unrestricted funding applications to achieve the agreed income targets
- Monitor income and expenditure targets and provide regular progress reports and updates on performance against target
- Develop and manage high quality cultivation, engagement and stewardship plans for trust prospects and existing priority donors, collaborating with the DCEO, senior management and trustees to ensure networking opportunities are maximised
- Coordinate and lead on the post-grant reporting needs of donors
- Contribute to the ongoing development of akt’s fundraising strategy
- Undertake any other reasonable tasks as requested
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Anne Frank Workers are the new front-line delivery posts for all the education programmes of the Anne Frank Trust UK, leading our workshops, training our peer educators and mentoring our ambassadors in schools and communities across the country. This is a varied, exciting and demanding role for highly organised professionals with a deeply held commitment to equality and the skills to engage 10 to 15-year-olds in a structured, creative journey of learning and empowerment.
The Anne Frank Trust UK is an education charity, that empowers young people with the knowledge, skills and confidence to challenge all forms of prejudice and discrimination. The life and work of Anne Frank provide a uniquely powerful springboard for our education programmes, and we have robust evidence of our impact on young people’s attitudes towards other social groups.
If young people are to become lifelong voices for empathy and tolerance, they need not just knowledge and the right attitudes, but a vivid sense of their own identities, passion to make a difference, and the skills to adapt to constant change. To achieve these outcomes, we need to make our programmes even more intense and lasting in their impact - especially by targeting our resources where they can make the biggest difference, and by engaging with young people more dynamically through creativity and empowerment.
We are launching the Anne Frank Worker role in January 2021 with 6 full-time equivalent posts recruited to cover different areas of the country. These workers will be managed by the Director of Education and a new post of Assistant Director for Schools & Communities. They will be supported by a specially commissioned package of training.
CONTRACT: Permanent.
SALARY: £26,000 per annum
Two increments on completion of satisfactory annual appraisal: after first year to 26,750; after second year to £27,500 (depending on available funding).
London weighting if applicable: additional £1,500 per annum.
HOURS: Full time (37.5 hours per week) or part-time (minimum 22.5 hours per week). Usually Mon-Fri 9am to 5.30pm. Evening and weekend working for delivery to young people out of school hours – Time Off In Lieu provided.
BASED: Either at the Anne Frank Trust UK, Star House, 104-108 Grafton Road, London NW5 4BA, Or home based. We require candidates who can deliver across London (Especially East London boroughs) and to the major cities of the following areas: South & West Yorkshire, the North East of England & West Midlands County. The role will require frequent local and regional travel, occasional UK-wide travel and overnight stays.
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