We have an exciting opportunity for a Domestic Abuse Programme Group Facilitator to join the iMatter National team working 25 hours a week. This role requires the delivery of our Domestic Abuse programme in Bengali.

Do you want to make a difference every day? Do you want to contribute to change & improvement for those who need it?

Do you have resilience & adaptability? Can you work effectively with a focus on customer service and care?

If yes, then we'd love to hear from you…

What we offer:

At Victim Support we believe in attracting & retaining the best people and offer a competitive rewards & benefits package including:

• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 30 days plus Bank Holidays
• Pension with 5% employer contribution
• Enhanced sick pay allowances & maternity payments
• High Street, retail, holiday, entertainment & leisure discounts
• Access to our financial wellbeing hub & salary deducted finance
• Employee assistance programme & wellbeing support
• Ongoing training & support with opportunities for career development & progression

About the role:

This role is home based (with Homeworking allowance and London weighting if applicable).

As a Domestic Abuse Programme Group Facilitator you will be delivering the iMatter programme, which is an online programme for female victims of domestic abuse. You will be required to manage your own caseload and work in collaboration with the Initial Response Officers and other Programme Facilitators.

You will need:

Our ideal Domestic Abuse Programme Group Facilitator is someone who is resilient, confident with supporting others, happy to work as part of a team, and willing to constantly learn and adapt to new situations. They will enjoy being a part of a busy working environment and can demonstrate an ability to communicate with victims of domestic abuse in a professional and supportive manner. They will be able to lead and co facilitate the delivery of the iMatter programme in a group setting and be competent in the use of IT skills. Training will be provided in the use of our Case Management System.

You will need to have the ability to prioritise work and deal with competing or conflicting demands/ needs and interests in an organised and methodical manner. Have an understanding and knowledge of, and an active commitment to promoting equal opportunities and diversity. Knowledge of confidentiality and safe working practice in accordance with safeguarding legislation, General Data Protection Regulation and other legal requirements.

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.

About Us:

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.

Victim Support is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe having a diverse workforce at all levels allows us to represent the communities we serve and connect better with people affected by crime. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all communities and monitor the diversity of applicants to analyse if we are representative of the communities we serve in terms of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, age and socio-economic status.

How to apply:

To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website, and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.

We looking forward to hearing from you.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a positive individual to join our team as a Senior Project Accountant. You will join us working 35 hours per week, on a permanent basis and will be based remotely. In return you will receive a competitive salary of up to £49,328.20 per annum plus excellent benefits.

This role can be based from home or based at Cats Protection's National Cat Centre, Chelwood Gate, on the edge of Ashdown Forest. This is a remote location and public transport is limited. If you choose to be home based there will still be some travel to the National Cat Centre required, roughly once or twice a month, please bear this in mind when applying. 

Cats Protection is the UK’s leading feline welfare charity with a nationwide network of adoption and homing centres, volunteer-run branches and charity shops. During 2021 we helped 137,000 cats and kittens. That's the equivalent of around 375 cats a day!

The Finance Directorate has a highly skilled team of employees with responsibility for financial accounting and transaction processing, management accounting and reporting, forecasting and budgeting, and payroll. The Charity has an annual revenue budget of £75m and operates a trading subsidiary with income in excess of £2.0m per annum. The team processes around 5,000 supplier payments and 150,000 neutering vouchers per year. In addition, they run a payroll for over 1,000 staff and support over 220 branches and their volunteer treasurers, as well as providing financial advice and support to the 36 centres and a chain of over 100 shops.

Responsibilities of our Senior Project Accountant:

As our Senior Project Accountant you will provide strategic and operational financial management advice and guidance in relation to projects, across the organisation. There are eight current directorates that you will support in the production of business cases, ensuring there are robust financials within them which allows executive management and/or Trustee board to make effective decisions. You will monitor all agreed projects through their delivery and into benefits realisation is also an important factor of this role to ensure the appropriate financial governance is in place, and that any issues impacting the finances and/or benefits realisation of a project are appropriately flagged, and the deliverables identified in the business case are realised..

What we’re looking for in our Senior Project Accountant:

- A qualified accountant

- Significant experience of financial project management along with financial management, including drafting financial models, budgeting, analyzing financial information and correction.

- Confident with investment appraisal techniques

- Experience of working in a complex operating environment and working with multiple stakeholders

- Knowledge of how to produce a business case

- Excellent communication skills, both in writing and verbally, ability to challenge stakeholders where needed and maintain positive working relationships

What we can offer you:

• salary of up to £49,328.20 per annum plus excellent benefits
• generous annual leave entitlement
• contribution pension scheme
• life assurance scheme
• range of health benefits
• Employee Assistance Programme
• and more
   

Join us as our Senior Project Accountant and know you are helping to make a real difference to cats and kittens across the UK!
 

Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications or CVs that are emailed to us directly. Please note applications which are received after the closing date may not be responded to.

Closing date:             6th June 2022

Virtual interview date: W/C 13th June 2022, Second interview to follow w/c 20th June 2022

Head of Marketing, Digital and Communication

(Maternity cover – 12 months interim role)

Salary: £52,000 per annum + Benefits 

Location: Remote working

Hours: Full time (37.5 hours per week)

Start date – mid-late July 2022

This is an exciting time to be joining SeeAbility! We’re about to launch a new 5 year strategy with ambitious goals to support more people to live independently and to participate and contribute as equal citizens in an inclusive society.

Our success will depend on raising awareness of SeeAbility’s work so that we can reach and impact the lives of many more people, attract talented colleagues and inspire communities to volunteer and fundraise for our charity.

As the strategic lead for all marketing including digital, and external communications, this role reports into the Executive Director of Innovation and Social Impact and manages a small and high performing team. You will be responsible for defining and achieving a clear strategy for campaigns and communications to all external stakeholders, working across platforms to grow reach and engagement.

Your team will support marketing, design and content creation across the charity, covering a wide variety of functions including those that deliver ambitious and specialist social care, recruitment, fundraising, volunteering as well as our innovative programmes around advocacy, supported employment and digital skills.

Ultimately, we will rely on your expertise to make all the difference to people we support so that they can live, love, thrive and belong as equal members of their communities.

Your responsibilities

• Modelling inclusive leadership, you will ensure a learning and supportive culture for your team and one that champions wellbeing and celebrates their many achievements.
• Responsible for leadership, performance and direction of the Marcomms team.
• As part of SeeAbility’s Leadership Group, taking a key role in collaborating to deliver our 5 year strategy and building a one team culture.
• Working across teams within SeeAbility and implementing an integrated marketing and communications strategy that will build external engagement, drive brand awareness and support the growth of income.
• Working with all SeeAbility teams with an external output (including social care, recruitment, eye care, fundraising and our innovative programmes) to ensure marketing and external communications are coordinated within the above strategy, engagement is raised, and a good ROI is achieved.
• Ensuring all of the charity’s communications promote the brand. Developing and embedding a coherent organisation-wide narrative that tells the story of what SeeAbility does and is trying to achieve over the strategy period.
• Managing the copywriting process for a wide breadth of material including the yearly impact and annual reports, briefings for key stakeholders, stories, articles, campaigns and newsletters.
• Supporting the digital marketing manager to maximise SeeAbility’s ability to reach audiences digitally across the marketing mix. You must be skilled in digital marketing to provide strategic input and support where needed.
• Ensuring all digital provision including website and social media content promotes the brand and our reputation. Be able to use the website Contents Management System to make timely changes to material where needed.
• Providing strategic management of the team’s workload, prioritising and scheduling activities and directing the allocation of work to meet deadlines for multiple marketing activities across a variety of teams.
• Leading on all crisis communications for the charity, preparing proactive and reactive media lines, drafting press releases and pitching ideas to the press – print, digital and TV where required. Manage SeeAbility’s media strategy and relationships and develop relationships with media partners for marketing purposes.
• Approving production of media releases/statements, briefing materials, video and audio and features material.
• Acting as spokesperson for the organisation, when required.
• Building relationships with third party partners to maximise the organisation's effectiveness and reach.
• Managing the marketing and communication budget. Maintaining good relationships with key partners and contractors.

Other

• Assist in maintaining a safe working environment and follow the requirements of SeeAbility’s Health and Safety Manual (policies and procedures) and any codes of set working practices.
• Carry out other duties commensurate with this post as requested by the Executive Director of Innovation and Social Impact.
• Liaise effectively and efficiently with other departments and SeeAbility locations, undertaking tasks as required to support requests.
•  Provide confidentiality at all times, working appropriately with sensitive documentation and in line with GDPR regulation.
• Adhere to all relevant regulatory guidelines.

What did you do last night? Did you build a den? Have fun with music and movement? Cook a new dish? Try a new sport? Do you want to make a real difference disabled young people with lived experience of disability or long-term health conditions?

Join us as an Activity Group Coordinator or Assistant Coordinator and you could be doing all this and more, whilst enjoying our range of brilliant benefits like full training, private health insurance and working with a supportive and dedicated team

The role

You will use your ability to connect with young people to plan and deliver creative, fun and accessible activity sessions as part of a supportive and dedicated team.  You will need to be confident to provide high quality activities, supervise a small staff and volunteer team and provide personal care, (including medication) and be able to offer behaviour support to members of the group.

As we are now expanding our services across Cheshire, we need the following roles

Sensory Hive (Cheshire West), an exciting new, accessible, sensory based, after school group for young people aged 5-11 years, with lived experience of disability or long-term health conditions. The group is funded by Children in Need and will provide fun and creative activity sessions, during term time. 18.5 hours per week Mon-Weds for Group Coordinator, 5 hours per week Tues & Weds as Assistant Coordinator

Buzz (Cheshire East) our amazing accessible youth group for 12-18 year olds. The group supports young people to experience a range of great activities including cookery, sports, creative art, drama, bushcraft, Duke of Edinburgh Award programme and more. 9.5 hours per week Weds-Thurs for Group Coordinator and 2.5 hours per week (Thursday) for Assistant Coordinator

Does this sound like you?

We’d love to hear from you!

Closing date for applications : 8th June 2022

Post will be subject to an enhanced DBS check

Disability Positive are an equal opportunities employer. Applications from disabled people/people with lived experience of disability and long-term conditions are particularly welcome.

Registered charity no 1091744

Volunteer Development & Experience Manager (West & Wales) (1162)

Location: Homebased in the West (UK). Occasional travel required.

Hours: 36

Salary: £30,985-£40,168 FTE

​Job Type: Open ended

Closing Date: 6 June 2022

Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.

The Role

Oxfam is looking for a Volunteer Development & Experience Manager in the West of England and Wales to deliver our ambitious volunteering strategy. We are developing new ways of working and transforming the experience for volunteers, and those working closely with them, to make volunteering with us even more inclusive, flexible and rewarding.

This is a full-time, permanent and remote role with occasional traveling required.

What we are looking for

Our next Volunteer Development and Experience Managers will require outstanding people management skills and the ability to take initiative and think creatively to develop innovative volunteering opportunities in their region.

You will bring a working knowledge of best practice in volunteer management with the ability to develop policies, procedures and resources. Experience of developing and delivering training to a variety of audiences, and the confidence in communicating with a wide range of groups to influence people to embrace positive change. Digital transformation is one of our main areas of transformation and we are looking for an individual who will act as subject matter expert on volunteering, including digital systems.

You will be key to ensuring our volunteers enjoy an exceptional experience as part of a smooth and engaging programme where individuals are supported, given the tools they need to succeed and are recognised for their positive contribution to our organisation. 

Please download the job description below to view the main areas of responsibility.

Location

This role are home-based anywhere in the West & Wales. Occasional travel will be required.

We offer

The role will give you the opportunity to make a significant difference in our volunteering programme whilst working with committed and enthusiastic colleagues. The Volunteering team is going through an exciting time with growth and innovation at the heart of its new strategy.

You will be a force for change, engaging local people and partners in Oxfam’s work and promoting involvement across your region. In return, we will offer you the training, recognition and guidance required to achieve our team’s objectives in a supportive environment where everyone can thrive.

Flexfam

We believe flexible working is key to building the Oxfam of the future, so we’re open to talking through the type of flexible arrangements which might work for you. We think this role would work particularly well as a job share, fully or partially home based.

Our values and commitment to safeguarding

Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom Oxfam GB engages. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation. 

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Oxfam GB also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

How to apply 

As part of your online application, please upload your up to date CV and a covering letter explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile. 

About us

Oxfam is a global community who believe poverty isn’t inevitable. It’s an injustice that can be overcome. We are shop volunteers, women’s right activists, marathon runners, aid workers, coffee farmers, street fundraisers, goat herders, policy experts, campaigners, water engineers and more. And we won’t stop until everyone can live life without poverty for good.

Oxfam GB is a member of international confederation of 21 organisations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries.

A thriving diverse Oxfam: 

It’s people power that brings about change. To play our part as a global organisation working to overcome poverty and inequality, we need equality, diversity and inclusion across our community of staff, partners and volunteers. Together, we’re committed to becoming a more diverse workforce, better able to tackle the global challenges that face our world today. 

To do that:

• We need to dismantle the unequal power structures that exist everywhere, this including Oxfam and the wider development and charity sectors.
• We need an inclusive Oxfam where everyone can bring who they are to our work and feels celebrated for the differences they bring.
• We want and need everyone, and that means we need you.

In response to Covid-19 if you are offered a role where you are required to travel between countries please ensure you have been briefed by the Hiring Manager about any changes to working or precautions you should take as part of your role.

Internal Communications Manager

Home based, remote working 

£17,748 - £21,114 pa (FTE £29,580 - £35,190) plus excellent benefits

21 hours per week

As Internal Communications Manager you will lead on coordinating internal communications across RNID, advising colleagues at all levels on best practice, whilst streamlining and managing our different internal comms channels.

Working closely with the People team, you will support the roll-out of new internal policies and support the development and engagement in the staff survey, developing staff engagement plans based on the results. You will advise the Senior Leadership Team on any action needed.

An experienced internal communications professional, you should be passionate about the importance good communications can play in creating a well engaged and motivated staff team.

As the only person fully focused on internal comms at RNID, you will be a self-starter, who thinks creatively and can see through projects from conception to delivery.

We’re the UK’s largest deaf charity making life fully inclusive for deaf people and those with hearing loss or tinnitus. Together, we campaign for an inclusive society. We connect people to practical advice and pioneer new treatments.

Communication is a basic human need. Yet most of us know someone who struggles to communicate through hearing loss. It can cause substantial harm to friendships, family relationships, confidence, employability, mental health and life chances.

The RNID (formerly Action on Hearing Loss) is the UK’s largest charity for the 11 million people in the UK who confront deafness, tinnitus and hearing loss every day. Established in 1911, we help people to take control of their lives and live the life they choose, removing the barriers standing in their way. We give people support and care, develop technology and treatments, and campaign for equality. 

We champion the value of difference and equality and celebrate our diverse and inclusive workforce. We actively encourage applications from eligible candidates from BAME backgrounds or who are deaf or hard of hearing. With almost 20% of our employees having a disability we proudly hold Disability Confident Leader status and guarantee an interview for disabled applicants meeting the minimum essential criteria.

Closing date: 9am, Wednesday 15 June 2022.

Interview date: 28 June 2022.

Catholic Scripture Engagement Officer

We're looking for a Catholic Scripture Engagement Officer to focus on fulfilling the charity’s mission within the context of the Catholic community in England and Wales.

Position: Catholic Scripture Engagement Officer

Location: Swindon/Home based with regular national travel

Hours: Minimum of 20 hours per week up to full-time, as preferred

Salary: £25,000–£29,000 pro rata plus flexible benefits

Duration: Permanent

Benefits: Flexible Working, Pension, Employee Assistance Programme, Family Time benefits including TOIL, 25 day’s holiday (plus bank holidays) holiday trading, discounted gym membership, Health Cash Plan or Private Medical, Cycle Scheme, Annual Staff Day, Life Assurance, Tastecard, Childcare Vouchers, Loyalty Awards, Staff Events, Free tea and coffee and free car parking

Close Date: 12 June 2022

Interview Date: 21 June 2022

The Role

As Catholic Scripture Engagement Officer, you will work with the Catholic Scripture Engagement Manager to enable deeper Scripture encounters in the Catholic community, help to further the God who Speaks initiative, maintain the God who Speaks website, and promote the exciting range of resources.

Main responsibilities include:

• Upload content onto the God who Speaks WordPress website
• Perform routine web administration – add pages, images, videos, menu items, and maintain content on existing applications
• Help to design and update educational and catechetical print materials for parishes and schools
• Work with the Catholic Scripture Engagement Manager to execute web functionality, content, design, and communications across all web and design platforms including social media
• Research the Catholic audience and its needs through helping to identify, trial and create a range of emerging resources and oversee their delivery and promotion
• Demonstrably increase the profile of the charity in the Catholic Church and the profile of the Catholic Church in the charity
• Help to organise and run successful Scripture events in dioceses to enable deeper Bible engagement among the Catholic community
• Alongside colleagues, ensure that our database is appropriately managed in order to monitor activity and communicate with the Catholic audience effectively

About You

With an infectious passion for the Scriptures and a formal qualification or substantial experience in Theology, Religious Studies or Biblical Studies, you will nurture Scripture encounters with the Catholic community.

You will have knowledge/experience of:

• Using WordPress and design experience in a professional environment
• Adobe Creative Suite – primarily Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Canva and Illustrator
• Roman Catholic Church structures in England and Wales
• Working/volunteering in a Catholic school, chaplaincy, parish or diocese
• Communications, marketing and networking in a professional environment
• Managing successful events, including scheduling, promoting, content development, booking and budgeting

If this sounds like you and you have the legal right to work and remain in the UK, we’d love to hear from you. Please provide your CV and a 250-word statement that sets out why you’re the best person for this position.

In Return

Commitment

As a Christian organisation who believes you were created with a unique character, you have gifts and abilities that are all your own. So the charity is willing to explore how what you have might fit what is needed.

The checklist

There's no such thing as the perfect candidate. You don't have to tick every box on the job description before you can even think of applying. If you think you've got most of what is needed and you're excited about what the charity is doing, go ahead.

It's personal

You have a life outside work, and the charity want you to be able to live it well, so is happy to talk to you about flexible working hours and working from home. No one is impressed if you respond to emails at midnight.

Learn and grow

When you're trained in a new skill, or learn a different perspective, it benefits you and it benefits the charity. The organisation is committed to making it possible for everyone to flourish and be the best they can be, with a huge variety of learning resources available.

Together and apart

The charity believes in home working where it's appropriate, and during lockdown made that work really well.

Celebrating difference

Universal acceptance for everyone, everywhere is at the heart of the organisation, promoting diversity of thought, culture and background, which connects the entire charity.  As such, the charity is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity and aspires to reflect this in its workforce. Applications from people representing all sections of the community are welcome.

Level ground

We want you to bring your best to the application and selection process. If you need the charity to make any adjustments for that to happen, let us know and we'll be glad to help.

About the Organisation

The charity’s mission is to offer the Bible to the world. It is a vision of a world where everyone has access to the Bible and can recognise its value for them, their families and communities. Working for a Christian charity, this is a great opportunity to work for an investor in people gold employer who have won awards for their excellence in investing in people. They are committed to the development of all staff and have fantastic charity-sector benefits to help motivate and retain exceptional people.

The charity is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity and aspires to reflect this in its workforce. Applications are welcome from people representing all sections of the community.

You may also have experience in areas such as Content Officer, Theology, Religious Studies, Biblical Studies, Web Content, Website Content, Digital Content, Web Administration, Web Administrator, Content Creator, Content Designer, Content Executive, Digital Content Creator, Digital Content Designer, Digital Content Executive. 

We are looking for an outstanding Social Media and Marketing Executive to join the Teaching Awards Trust to support the marketing activity for the National Teaching Awards and the Thank a Teacher campaign.  This is a great role for a collaborative, ‘hands-on’ social media and digital marketing expert, working in a small and close-knit team, remotely from home. 

ABOUT US

The Teaching Awards Trust
The Teaching Awards Trust is a national charity founded in 1998 by Lord David Puttnam CBE, as a means of recognising and celebrating excellence in education.   We work in education through 2 main projects: The “Thank-a-Teacher” campaign which encourages young people, parents and fellow teachers to say “thank you” to a teacher who has really made a difference in their lives and the Pearson National Teaching Awards

Our vision is a teaching profession with high morale and a society that values and celebrates the great work that is done by teachers and leaders in education

THE ROLE

Social Media

• Plan, create and deliver an effective social media content plan, taking into account the channel-specific requirements, our business objectives and audiences in order to generate greater engagement with the Awards and Thank a Teacher campaign
• Work with colleagues to ensure full comms integration and consistent tone of voice.
• Develop an approach for engaging micro-influencers on social media and deliver regular influencer campaigns.
• Track and report on the effectiveness of social media content and digital engagement campaigns, as well as optimising for ongoing improvement.
• Develop, edit, and promote videos and images for use on our social media platforms. 
• Be responsible for developing a bank of photographs, and the obtaining and recording of media consent forms.
• Manage and implement strategy and budget for paid spend campaigns across all channels

Email marketing

• Design and implement email marketing campaigns through email marketing platforms such as Mailchimp and SendGrid

Digital Content and Website Development

• Create, manage and optimise website content – write text, source and create images and video for all elements of the awards process (entries, winners, testimonials)
• Co-lead on the project management of a new website, liaising with external suppliers, to maintain a commitment to excellent user experience
• Work with the Marketing Manager to develop and deliver a digital marketing strategy
• Develop an SeO plan to improve content engagement both on internal websites and through third parties

Reporting

• Solid understanding of analytics and interpreting data.
• Embed analytics within the team, and upskill colleagues across the organisation
• Working closely with the marketing manager to oversee projects and provide updates to the SMT team and trustees.
• Create actionable insight from web and email analytics to inform future activity

Internal Communications

• Provide monthly reports on social media engagement, website activity and media profile to SMT.
• Input into the quarterly Trustee report.
• Monitor our brand and look at its development and promotion presenting recommendations to the SMT team and trustees.

Event Management Responsibilities

• Support the organisation of the Teaching Awards UK Ceremony and Silver Winners Tea and other ad hoc events.

ABOUT YOU
The Teaching Awards Trust is a small team so working collaboratively and being a team player are essential skills. Our roles are a mixture of being very hands-on in order to get things done and working strategically to ensure that we meet our long-term objectives. The successful candidate will be an experienced and innovative communications professional with the ability to inspire and motivate stakeholders and develop new opportunities and initiatives.  Highly organized, with an eye for detail they will help us raise the profile of the charity.

Essential Requirements

• Must have proven, relevant experience working in social media, online communications and marketing
• Keen interest in the education sector
• Exceptional organisation and communication skills
• Good working knowledge of online communications and social media, including good understanding across a range of channels and platforms
• Excellent written skills
• Able to work effectively with and manage external partners, in particular web developers
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workloads and work to tight deadlines
• Able to and comfortable with working from home and building strong relationships with team members remotely.

Personal style and behaviour

• A team player with a proactive and professional approach
• Able to work independently and take initiative
• Flexible, positive can- do outlook
• Innovative and creative

This role is working from home.

Please apply in writing with a CV and cover letter outlining why you would be suitable for the role 

Closing date for applications: 13th June 2022

Salary: £23,000 - £25,000

If you are a qualified accountant looking to give something back, this is a brilliant opportunity to support the success of a charity that connects communities and creates local greenspaces.

The Finance Manager will provide financial administrative, accounting and bookkeeping support to ensure the smooth financial running of The Orchard Project. They will produce regular management accounts, coordinate the preparation of the statutory accounts, lead on charity budgeting and forecasting, produce financial documents for funders, and report to the Finance & Compliance Committee (a sub-committee of the Board).

The Orchard Project is the national charity for community orchards. Our vision is that everyone, in cities across the UK, is within easy reach of a thriving community orchard. Our mission is to bring orchards into the heart of urban communities.

Orchards were once a significant part of the UK’s natural environment, but many have been lost to urban development. We want to remedy this, and bring the magic of orchards into cities and areas of urban deprivation, where the environmental and social benefits of greenspace and community growing can make such a big difference.

We inspire and train communities across England, Scotland and Wales to create, restore and maintain community orchards for the benefit of people, communities and the environment. We have been around since 2009, supporting about 600 community orchards in our time.

We provide ongoing support for groups as well as running accredited training programmes in orchard management and forest gardening. Our project work is varied and we work in a range of settings including prisons, schools and in the diverse communities that we serve.

Our total annual income is around £600k, and we have a staff team of 18 people.

Civitas Recruitment are proud to be partnering with a great charity focused on working with those living with older age and committed to fighting loneliness so that people can have social lives and friendship groups however old they are. The charity looks to inspire and enable meaningful connections and shared experiences within communities across the UK for people over 75 facing loneliness and social isolation. An exciting opportunity exists for a PR and Digital Communications Officer to join the charity. The postholder will be responsible for recruiting older people and volunteers to our services across the UK through our digital platforms. You will be responsible for using social media and developing paid ads (google advertising) to recruit guests and volunteers and also for securing coverage of the charity’s work in local press. This role will be well supported by senior members of the Charity’s Marketing & Comms team. The role is home based with irregular visits to the London office for team meetings. Initial 2 year FTC.

Who are we looking for?

Ideal candidates will possess excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively in a wide range of audiences. Candidates will have experience of working in a busy communications team as well as experience managing social media advertising channels across Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter. Candidates will also have experience in managing Google ad campaigns and have experience using Canva or Photoshop to create eye catching graphics. Experience of writing press releases and securing coverage across a range of print and online media will be a bonus. 

If the above role description sounds of interest and you feel like you meet the criteria; please apply immediately or for further information, please contact Syed at Civitas Recruitment for a full JD and informal discussion. Early applications are encouraged as we will be reviewing on a rolling basis.

Location: Either flexible working remotely in the UK or Devon with 1-2 days per week in Totnes.  Depending on your circumstances we would also be keen on a secondment to Ghana in your first year. The postholder will expected to undertake frequent travel to Ghana and Uganda. 

About us

Our mission is to get preschool children in rural Africa school-ready.  At present over 250 million children worldwide fail to receive the education and care they need in their early years which means they are less likely to do well in school, find gainful employment, and are at greater risk of early marriage, early parenthood and even criminality. Current approaches to solving this crisis are not proving effective or scalable in lower middle income countries.

That’s where Lively Minds comes in. We have developed an award-winning Early Childhood Development programme that has been proven to get pre-schoolers in hard-to-reach communities school-ready, so they have a greater chance of succeeding in school and in life. The programme provides marginalised Mothers with a parenting course that empowers them to run educational Play Schemes for pre-schoolers and to provide better home-based care, using cheap local resources.  The programme is delivered through government partners, is cheap and highly scalable. It genuinely has the potential to play a transformative role in ending the global ECD crisis.

Over the past few years the Lively Minds programme, currently operating in over 1000 communities in rural Ghana and Uganda is reaching over 120,000 children, with this figure set to triple over the next few years. During COVID we launched a radio programme for parents and this is now reaching over 2 million households each week.  We are extremely proud that the Government of Ghana have now adopted the programme and we have a ground-breaking partnership with them to support them to institutionalise it, fund it and to scale it to 60 education districts, reaching over 4000 communities and 1 million children. We see this partnership as the test case that will provide the blueprint to take the programme to scale in Uganda and elsewhere within the next 5 years.

About the role

This is a unique opportunity for a Finance expert to join a fun, high impact, mission driven organisation.  This could be an ideal opportunity for a Finance expert who’s gained experience in another sector and is looking to transition to a not for profit. Lively Minds is a dynamic and fast-growing organisation. You will have the opportunity to work on varied and cutting-edge topics and contexts.  You’ll be part of a lively ambitious organisation, determined to have a major positive impact on the world. We work hard, at a fast pace, in a challenging environment.  Our work is demanding but provides plenty of opportunity for innovation, responsibility, growth, collaboration, creativity and fun. We want all staff to be happy, fulfilled and to feel appreciated and valued in their work. . You will be offered the opportunity to develop through targeted learning support which will include external learning opportunities or Coaching.

We are looking for a Head of Finance to manage all aspects of the organisation’s finances. Our current annual budget is approximately £3m and we plan to grow this to £5m by 2025.  Your role includes, setting and managing budgets, supporting fundraising strategy and proposals, overseeing spend and financial controls and processes.  You will lead the finance teams in Ghana and Uganda made up of a Finance Manager in Ghana, four Finance Officers, and a Procurement and Logistics Officer. 

To succeed in this role you will need….

• to be comfortable delivering a complex programme to the highest standards, working at pace with a high degree of autotomy
• to be innovative & results-oriented. We operate in resource-poor settings, with challenging stakeholders and with limited financial resources and capabilities.
• to be willing to go the extra mile.  We need you to be proactive and constantly seeking ways to do things better.
• to be business-minded.  In order to spread our impact, we need you to help us secure sustainable income, gaining the support of government, funders and key stakeholders
• to be a leader.  You will need to role model professionalism, determination & resilience, a growth mindset, and passion for the work and our organisational values.
• to be actively involved in delivering growth; as a small charity, we need you to be adaptable, with the ability to advise on strategic finance matters, as well as being hands-on when necessary 

Technical Abilities

Essential

• Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
• 5 years post qualification experience delivering full range of financial and accounting services required by a charity or small business
• Wide experience of managing grants and donor reporting
• Experience in maintaining strong financial controls
• High proficiency in financial modelling and advanced Microsoft Excel with the ability to present complex information effectively to a non finance audience (including experience in VBA automation and using Excel’s data model to directly interact with other systems)
• Experience of managing and developing people
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)

Desirable

• Experience working with remote teams
• Experience working in Africa

Vacancy Reference Number:

UXWD/R/UKF-R1

Position title:

UX Web Designer

Reports to:

Digital Manager

Location:

Remote

Hours of Work:

Full-time, 35 hours per week

Salary guideline:

(Up to) £33,000.00 (commensurate with experience)

Terms of Employment:

Permanent Contract (with a 6-Months' Probationary Period)

Application Process & Closing Date:

Send an up-to-date CV and supporting Covering Letter by Email by no later than 15th June 2022

Note: 

• Strong Applicants may be contacted sooner, ahead of the closing date, to hold Online Interview with Muslim Hands; therefore, please familiarise yourself with MS Teams and Zoom Meetings, prior to submitting your application.
• Deadline for applications is 15th June 2022 however we reserve the right to end the application procedure early should the right candidate be found. 

Main purpose of the Role:

There’s a lot of great things happening at Muslim Hands, making it a good time to join this leading international charity, which delivers emergency relief and long-term projects in over 40 countries. We are currently looking for an experienced UX Web Designer to join the Digital Team and take our digital platforms to the next level.

The chosen candidate will manage the transformation and optimisation of all MH websites, beginning with our flagship UK site. Working closely with a web design agency, you will be a friendly people’s person who can explain complex ideas to stakeholders in easy to understand ways.

The chosen candidate will have a keen eye for detail, be highly creative and will need to be someone who can solve complex design problems. This is a fantastic opportunity for a UX Web Designer to make their mark.

Main responsibilities:-

Essential

• Strong UX/UI understanding of principles and best practices
• Experience working with wireframing tools, such as Figma or similar
• Demonstrable experience of website creation from brief to completion
• Knowledge of information architecture, online user behaviour, user personas and experience journeys
• Improving UX through A/B testing with a view to increasing conversions
• Strong experience of content planning and designing production workflows
• Working knowledge of site analytics
• Have a ‘mobile first’ attitude to web design.

Desirable

• 2+ years in a similar role
• Experience of usability testing and working knowledge of data governance, procedures and systems
• Experience in in managing external design agencies
• Excellent administrative and organisational skills and awareness of new EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR)
• Must be proficient with CMS systems or have strong CMS experience - Umbraco CMS experience is ideal
• Will have exceptional IT skills and a practical knowledge of web technologies (HTML, SEO, CSS etc.)
• Ability to travel to our Nottingham office when required.

Additional Requirements

• Ability to demonstrate current eligibility to work within the United Kingdom
• Must be able to either:

Provide a valid Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) certificate (issued within the last year) when requested by Muslim Hands; OR

Undertake to provide full cooperation for Muslim Hands to perform a DBS Check at the required level appropriate for this / similar role.

• Demonstrate Muslim Hands’ values and ethics in own working practices, approach and conduct
• To support with Fundraising activities from time-to-time
• To undertake any reasonable responsibilities as required by the Line Manager
• To promote and adhere to all Muslim Hands Policies, Procedures and Professional Practices.

NB: 

• This Job Description is illustrative and non-exhaustive in scope.  The post-holder may be required to undertake any reasonable tasks as and when required by Line Manager from time to time to reflect the changing needs of the Organisation.
• Unfortunately, we will only be able to contact successful candidates so if you have not heard from us by the closure date unfortunately your application will have been unsuccessful.

Data Compliance Advisor

We now have an excellent opportunity for an experienced and qualified professional to join the Governance department as Data Compliance Adviser.

Position: Data Compliance Advisor

Location: Working principally from home, flexibility will be required for occasional onsite attendance in Devon

Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week, however, applications for part-time hours will be considered

Salary: £ 31,519

Contract: 12-month maternity cover contract

Benefits: Generous annual leave, pension scheme, Healthshield plan, confidential counselling service, subsidised restaurant, free parking, enhanced maternity/paternity benefits, Life Assurance Scheme, 31 day’s holiday per year, inclusive of the 8 statutory public holidays. This increases by one day each year until a maximum of 34 days is reached.

Closing Date: Thursday 9 June 2022. Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to this date and therefore encourage early applications.

Interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams on Friday 17, Monday 20 and Tuesday 21 June 2022

The Role

As Data Compliance Advisor, you will support the Data Compliance team in establishing, developing and coordinating effective governance of information across the charity to ensure compliance with the Data Protection Act and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). You will also assist with the day to day operations of the charity’s insurance portfolio and policy library.

Within this multifunctional and vital role, your principal duties and responsibilities will include:

• Providing advice and guidance to the charity on data protection issues, including subject access requests, incidents, complaints, queries and risks, etc.
• Supporting the Data Compliance team in the continued development and implementation of processes and procedures that ensure continued compliance with GDPR, providing alignment across the charity and ensuring that the charity is legally compliant.
• Responding to Subject Access Requests within the required legal framework.
• Recording and prepare responses for all data related complaints from members of the public.
• Developing and maintaining an awareness of the importance of data compliance through induction, training and internal communications with all employees.
• Carrying out data protection audits for all departments in the charity and continually collaborate with them to identify areas of improvement and to ensure that the overall data integrity is maintained.
• Supporting charity projects and initiatives that have data compliance implications, including conducting data protection impact assessments and providing recommendations accordingly to ensure legal compliance.
• Assisting in the development of the Information Asset Register, Hardware Register, CCTV Register and PCI Register and be responsible for maintaining, updating, testing and validating these and any related processes.

About You

With successful previous experience of managing and maintaining data compliance controls and strong organisational and planning skills, you will have up-to-date knowledge of the Data Protection Act and GDPR, together with experience of collating information of a confidential nature across a wide group of internal stakeholders and of producing detailed, high quality reports for senior level interpretation.

You will have excellent communication skills, and the ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism and attention to detail whilst dealing with a number of conflicting and time-sensitive demands.

In return…

The charity offers a working environment second to none. Based in Sidmouth in East Devon – an area of outstanding natural beauty – the offices are located in a glorious setting overlooking the sea, there is a staff wellbeing programme and the organisations initiatives have received a royal seal of approval (recently highly commended in the 2021 Princess Anne Training Awards for the response to Covid-19), and the hundreds of resident donkeys – some literally a few yards from your office – will always be pleased to see you!

About the Organisation

The charity is one of the UK’s largest international animal welfare charities, currently supporting projects in over 35 countries worldwide. They are working for a world where donkeys and mules live free from suffering and their contribution to humanity is fully valued.

“The Sanctuary is a positive place to work with friendly staff and a wonderful charity. With amazing work throughout the world, once you join you never want to leave!”

Our client is a Disability Confident Employer. They are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable people (children and adults) and expects all staff and volunteers to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to safer recruitment processes, including an application for a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check where required for the post.

You may also have experience in areas such as GASQ, ISEB, BCS, GDPR, Data Compliance Manager, Data Compliance Officer, Data Compliance Assistant, Data and Compliance Officer, Data and Compliance Manager, Data and Compliance Assistant, Compliance Officer, Compliance Assistant, GDPR Manager, GDPR Officer, GDPR Lead, GDPR Compliance, GDPR Compliance Officer, GDPR Compliance Lead, GDPR Compliance Advisor, GDPR Compliance Assistant.

A not-for-profit organisation are recruiting for an Interim Finance Business Partner

Your new company
A London-based charity.

Your new role
Reporting to the Head of Finance Business Partnering, you will be responsible for accurate monthly management reporting; leading on project accounting; budgeting and forecasting and performance monitoring. Anticipated duration is for 4-5 months. To start ASAP. 100% remote working available.

What you'll need to succeed
You will be a qualified Accountant with strong finance business partnering experience.

What you'll get in return
The opportunity to add value in a varied and interesting role.

What you need to do now
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