Jobs in North West

Reporting to: Service Delivery, Support Manager

Location of work: Flexible. This post holder will be based at home. The role will require irregular travel throughout the UK with minimal overnight stays. 

Contract type: Temporary. Term time only. 5 days/35 hours per week, although flexible hours may be considered.

Contract Length: 1-year fixed term with the possibility to extend.

Salary: £25,500 FTE (pro rata to reflect term time only working pattern to £22,440)

BACKGROUND    

Magic Breakfast is a registered charity providing healthy breakfasts to children and young people in the UK who arrive at school too hungry to learn, and expert support to their schools. Over 300,000 children and young people are on roll at Primary, Secondary, ASL / Special Educational Needs Schools and Pupil Referral Units that the charity works with, in disadvantaged areas of Scotland and England. Providing breakfast ensures that children start their school day with the energy and nutrition they need to be able to make the most of their morning lessons.  Magic Breakfast also undertakes research, and campaigns for long-term solutions to end hunger as a barrier to learning. 

JOB PURPOSE  

Magic Breakfast’s mission is to end child morning hunger in the UK now and for good. The Service Delivery Support Coordinator will support the growth, membership and data management of our Service Delivery footprint across the whole of the UK.   

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:   

• To ensure membership renewals of supported schools are processed each year including contract renewal and payment as well as disengaging schools. 

• To ensure accurate impact and performance reporting for each school is reviewed and sent to the relevant Engagement Partner including Local Authority Impact reports.

• To ensure our expression of interest list is up to date with all relevant information captured.

• To recruit schools through either our expression of interest list or through commissioned income contracts ensuring discussions on provision type and set up including advising engagement partners and operations of new schools and requirements.

• To ensure all service delivery general enquiries are picked up and responded to.

• To support with the booking of meetings and travel and any other required administration and coordination tasks across Service Delivery.

• To ensure all data held is accurate and up to date. 

General:   

• By contributing to team meetings, sharing best practise and support colleagues and team members where necessary in line with Magic Breakfast’s ways of working. 

• By helping to maintaining a positive working environment; keeping the vision of Magic Breakfast at the heart of everything we do. 

• By upholding a culture that keeps children and young people at the heart and encourages our values of openness, collaboration, bravery, compassion and a solutions-focussed approach. 

• By working collaboratively across the organisation to build good working relations. 

• By adhering to all Magic Breakfast policies and procedures. 

• By ensuring everything is compliant with current legislation, policies and procedures. 

• By undertaking any other duties commensurate with the role. 

PERSON SPECIFICATION  

Skills and abilities   

• The proven ability to communicate messages confidently, engagingly and with impact across a variety of audiences. 

• Possess excellent communication skills, organisational skills and stakeholder management capabilities.

• High level of competency in the use of Microsoft Office packages and Salesforce or a similar CRM 

• Good use of judgement in terms of when to escalate and when to delegate.   

• Confidence in using Microsoft Word IT packages.   

Knowledge and experience   

• Experience of customer support. 

• Experience of engaging with customers. 

• Experience of working against targets.

• Working remotely with multiple customers and stakeholders. 

• Demonstrate working knowledge and understanding of the charity and education sector along with a commercial awareness.

• Be a collaborative team player with the confidence to effectively contribute remotely across teams and departments.

Other   

• Share a passion and commitment to Magic Breakfast’s aim of alleviating morning hunger as a barrier to learning for children in the UK.

• Embody the charity’s values, behaviours and ways of working.

• Demonstrate positive mindset, flexibility and openness to agile working and change.

WHAT WE OFFER

At Magic Breakfast we value our employees and work hard to develop offer a supportive, respectful culture which enables everyone to bring their whole self to work.

Please find attached our job pack

APPLICATION PROCESS

While Magic Breakfast welcomes applications from everyone, to better serve its communities it has identified that we would particularly benefit from: young people earlier in their careers, people who have lived experience of poverty, navigating socio-economic adversity or were eligible for free school meals, and people from a minority ethnic background. 

Should you wish to discuss the role before applying please email our People and Culture Team, hr @magicbreakfast . com

Closing date - 2nd February at 11:30pm

Shortlisting - 3rd - 5th February

1st round interview - 13th - 14th February

2nd round interview plus an Informal interview - 19th February

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately, once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.

THE ROLE

This is an exciting opportunity for a part time Finance Officer looking for an organisation with purpose, where your work makes a difference to vulnerable children every day. Working as part of a small finance team the Finance Officer is responsible for the purchasing cycle on the accounts system, Aqilla, and supports with the processing of income on the fundraising database, Donorflex. The Finance Officer engages with all departments to ensure that they are supported and gains an insight into all aspects of the organisation.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

We are looking for an individual who is highly motivated, takes pride in the accuracy of their work, can work to deadlines and takes the initiative on solving problems. This is a varied role, and the ideal candidate will be able to manage their workload effectively whilst maintaining communications with all their stakeholders.

Ideally, we would like someone with experience of working in a finance team but candidates with an interest in working in finance or experience of data processing will be considered.

You will take satisfaction in working collaboratively to ensure that the goals of the organisation are achieved efficiently whilst maintaining a high level of attention to detail.

STILL INTERESTED? HOW TO APPLY...

To apply for this position, please visit our website

Please note that Railway Children will only accept applications made using this application form and will not accept CVs, academic certificates or covering letters.

 Closing date: Sunday February 2nd at 5pm.

Candidates will be assessed on application and may be contacted before the closing date. At Railway Children, we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of all those who come into contact with us in our work. We follow a range of procedures to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children and vulnerable people are recruited to work for us.

This post is subject to a range of background and reference checks including criminal records check.

Due to the number of applications often received, only those to be invited for interview will be informed of the outcome of their application. Applicants who have not heard within two weeks of the closing date should assume they have been unsuccessful. THANK YOU

About Chapter One

Chapter One is a growing charity dedicated to ensuring every child has access to one-to-one reading support at the time they need it most. 

Our innovative Online Reading Volunteers Programme aims to support 3,300 children facing disadvantage during the 2024-25 academic year, pairing five to eight-year-old children with reading support volunteers from over 140 local and national businesses. Our unique approach requires volunteers to commit just 30 minutes a week for an entire academic year, using our bespoke digital platform. The results are transformative, significantly boosting children's reading confidence and ability. Our ambitious five year plan targets growth of 20% year on year.

For more information about our programmes please visit our website. Please also take some time to visit our social media channels and watch our videos.

About the role 

With ambitious targets to support thousands more children by 2029, Chapter One is seeking a passionate, energetic Fundraising Officer to be an integral part of our Fundraising team. Reporting to our Trusts & Foundations Manager, you’ll generate income from a range of existing and new trusts and foundations, along with individual fundraising activities to contribute towards the 2024-25 fundraising target of £278,000, rising to £348,000 in 2025-26 in which you’ll have an individual target.

This new role is ideal for an early career professional who can write creative, compelling bids and build impactful relationships to make your mark in a fast-growing charity which is flexible and agile. You’ll be a proactive, determined self-starter and have high standards for yourself and others. You’ll develop and manage a funding pipeline by investing in thorough research and relationship cultivation, and you will thrive in working with funders, partners and supporters on a day -to-day basis. 

Key Responsibilities

Deliver the fundraising plan 

● Work collaboratively with the Trusts & Foundations Manager to grow Chapter One’s fundraising portfolio and meet agreed income targets from trusts and foundations. 

● Maintain a portfolio of existing trusts and foundations, ensuring an excellent cultivation and stewardship journey​ in order to build relationships and maximise income. 

● Proactively identify and research new prospective trust funders, finding creative ways to engage with them to secure support.

● Create compelling and tailored fundraising applications and reports, ensuring there is a strong emotional case for support and accuracy, to inspire prospects and supporters across trusts and foundations. 

● Contribute to the highest levels of donor care for supporters, including creative stewardship, adhering to all grant conditions and responding in a timely manner to all enquiries from supporters and prospects. 

● Research, interpret and present data about literacy and impact that makes a compelling case for Chapter One’s programmes. 

● Contribute to internal planning and budget setting for restricted and unrestricted activities, setting out clear plans and a pipeline for income generation from trusts and foundations.

● Work with the Trusts & Foundations Manager, Corporate Partnerships team and Communications team to support the development of strategies and campaigns to grow individual giving from existing volunteers and supporters.

● Undertake administrative duties to support the delivery of individual fundraising initiatives including matched-giving campaigns and Payroll Giving. 

● Work closely with the Trusts & Foundations Manager, Business Development Manager, Corporate Partnerships team and Communications team to ensure a cohesive approach and maximise all fundraising opportunities.

General

● Oversee and maintain specific fundraising administrative processes, including

recording of activity on the Salesforce CRM and internal databases.

● Maintain up-to-date knowledge of fundraising regulations, networks, and developments across the sector. 

● Adherence to Chapter One’s Donation Acceptance Policy.

● Contribute to forecasting and regular reporting, producing verbal and written reports for senior management as required.

We are looking for some of the following attributes, though you might be more experienced in some areas than others:

● A commitment to Chapter One’s mission and values.

● Experience of fundraising, ideally from trusts and foundations.

● A demonstrable track record of successfully generating income and achieving targets. 

● An ability to create compelling and successful fundraising applications and proposals. 

● Excellent written communication skills, with an understanding of how to tailor communications for different audiences/contexts.

● Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and manage relationships with a range of stakeholders, both internally and externally. 

● Evidence of effective prospect research, growing and managing a pipeline, planning for your portfolio and increasing income​.

● Good financial acumen and proven ability to present complex financial information accurately.

● Excellent organisational skills, attention to detail and high levels of accuracy.

● Ability to effectively work under pressure and manage conflicting priorities.

You’ll be more successful in the role if you have:

● Experience of individual giving or employee fundraising.

● Experience of working in a charity that has a strong corporate volunteering offer.​

● Experience using the Salesforce CRM Non-profit Success Pack.

Chapter One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value and celebrate diversity in backgrounds and experience and are deliberate about the kind of teams we are building. Literacy is a universal concern, and we need people from all backgrounds to maximise our innovation, creativity and impact. We especially welcome applications from persons who have experienced disadvantage and/or from those who are of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities who are currently underrepresented in the organisation.

Chapter One is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All postholders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service disclosure. Copies of our Safeguarding Policy and Safer Recruitment Policy are available on request.

Anna Freud is a world-leading mental health charity for children, young people and their families. Our mission is to close the gap in wellbeing and mental health by advancing, translating, delivering, and sharing the best science and practice with everyone who impacts the lives of children, young people and their families. More information about Anna Freud is available on our website.

We value diversity and aim to have diverse workforce that reflects the community and our service users, in line with our vision, values and inclusion commitments. We encourage applications from all sections of the community.

We are seeking two Research Officers to join the esteemed Evidence Based Practice Unit (EBPU), which sits within our Applied Research and Evaluation Division. The team is made up of around 30 colleagues who pride themselves in working collaboratively, proactively and efficiently. You will work across several research and evaluation projects, generally focussing on children and young people with multiple needs. This will involve being in contact with project partners, service users and schools. Please refer to the Job Profile for the requirements of this role. 

This is an excellent opportunity to work across a thriving research team focusing on applied research for real-world settings around children’s mental health and wellbeing. You will also have exposure to and gain insight from a range of expertise and research techniques, large scale, real-world research and knowledge mobilisation to inform practice. This is an exceptional opportunity for an organised, collaborative and motivated individual to join a highly successful and energetic team, with strong links across Anna Freud and University College London (UCL).

Please email Recruitment with any job enquiries, or if you require assistance or experience difficulties when applying. Please note that successful candidate(s) will be asked to evidence their Right to Work in the UK post-job offer – we do not hold a sponsor licence therefore we are unable to provide Visa sponsorship.

Location

Hybrid working (a mixture of onsite and home/remote working). Staff are working onsite for at least 20% of their working hours, either at our London site (4-8 Rodney Street, London N1 9JH) or our Northern Hub (Huckletree, The Express Building, 9 Great Ancoats Street, Manchester M4 5AD).

Contract duration

Fixed-term, 18 months – two positions available.

Closing date for applications

Midday (12pm), Thursday 6 February 2025. Please note: this advert will close earlier if we reach 100 applications, therefore we encourage you to apply promptly to avoid missing out on this opportunity.

Notification of interview

Shortlisted applicants will be notified no later than Friday 7 February 2025. During shortlisting, applicants are anonymously assessed using the criteria visible in the Job Profile. Please note: due to the high volume of applications received, we will not be able to provide feedback to unsuccessful applicants.

Interviews

Interviews will be held online on Wednesday 12 February 2025.

How to apply

Please click apply to submit an application online. We are unable to accept CVs and kindly request no contact from agencies.

Our client is a large national Charity, listed in the top 100 Best Companies to work for. They are committed to supporting young people and adults to realise their potential and their mission is to drive social mobility by enabling more people to access and succeed in education, training and employment. 

Director of Research and Impact

Salary: £60,000 per annum 

Hybrid working with 2 days a week minimum in their Liverpool office and Flexi time 

25 days Holiday increasing with Service 

They are now seeking to appoint a Director of Research and Impact, which sits as a key part of the Senior Leadership Team and will have a significant internal and external profile.  

You will strategically lead and enhance their approach to research and evaluation, demonstrating impact, ensuring that you can improve services, influence policy and share best practice. 

Our ideal candidate will be ambassadorial, with excellent presentation skills and will have expertise in innovative research and evaluation, able to engage and influence senior stakeholders internally and externally and most importantly, you will have a passion for helping people to realise their potential. The charity are still developing their research journey, so there is significant scope for the successful candidate to shape and develop their strategic approach going forward.  

To learn more about this unique and exciting opportunity, please see the dedicated recruitment website by clicking 'Apply via Website'.

Deadline for applications: Sunday 23rd February Midnight 

Interviews with Prospectus: w/c 3rd March 

Interviews with the charity: 17th-19th March 

Career Connect are committed to achieve greater diversity among its workforce, and welcome applications regardless of sex, gender, race, age, sexuality, belief or disability. They are a disability confident employer and proud to be recognised as an Investor in Diversity.

Prospectus is proud to be partnering with our client in the recruitment of their new IT Manager. The organisation is a dynamic and rapidly growing charity with a mission to ensure every child receives 1:1 reading support at the time they need it most.

This newly created role offers an exciting opportunity to make a real impact within the charity. Reporting to the Head of Finance and IT, the IT Manager position is offered on a permanent, part-time basis 30 hours p/w (flexible, across 5 days) with fully remote working available anywhere within the UK.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced and driven IT professional driven. In this flexible and fast-paced role, you’ll manage all IT systems, including network infrastructure, hardware, software, security, and cloud solutions, supporting 350+ school laptops and 45 staff devices remotely. You’ll also oversee an IT Support Administrator, who handles daily queries and escalations from the 1st line support team.

To succeed in this role, you should have experience using remote device management and task management software in a Windows environment, alongside expertise in managing the Microsoft Ecosystem. A strong technical background in networks, systems administration, cybersecurity, and cloud technologies is essential. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience in project management and team leadership, as well as strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical users. A track record of delivering creative solutions within limited budgets, exceptional organisational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage conflicting priorities under pressure is also required. Prior experience in a school-based or charitable IT environment is desirable.
 
Recruitment Timeline:
Closing Date: 2nd February
First Interviews: 10th February
Second Stage Interview: 18th February
 
If this description resonates with you, we encourage you to submit your CV in Word format as soon as possible. Suitable candidates will be provided with further details about the role, including a detailed job description.

As a specialist Recruitment Practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application. 
 
We value and celebrate diversity in backgrounds and experience and are deliberate about the kind of teams we are building. Literacy is a universal concern, and we need people from all backgrounds to maximise our innovation, creativity, and impact. We especially welcome applications from persons who have experienced disadvantage and/or from those who are of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities who are currently underrepresented in the organisation.
 
We are committed to safeguarding children and young people. All postholders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service disclosure. Copies of our Safeguarding Policy and Safer Recruitment Policy are available on request.

Location: Flexible within the UK. Home-based, blended or fully office based (from our offices in Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh or London).

Closing Date: 27 January 2025

Ref: LT 1323

Working with the head of content, as content manager you’ll play a key role in delivering our business-to-business (B2B) content strategy. You’ll create B2B audience-led content that grows brand awareness, increases engagement, and generates marketing leads for our digital products and services.

Who we are

Energy Saving Trust is a leading and trusted organisation, dedicated to promoting energy efficiency, low carbon transport and sustainable energy use. We aim to address the climate emergency and deliver the wider benefits of clean energy as we transition to net zero.

At Energy Saving Trust we don’t just offer jobs – we offer careers. For our people, being part of the effort to address the climate emergency makes working for us truly meaningful and rewarding.

Here are some of the benefits we offer:

• We offer an outstanding pension scheme including employer contributions of up to 9%, 11% or 13% (age-linked).

• Enhanced parental leave.

• Private BUPA insurance.

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with service-linked increases as well as three goodwill days over the Christmas period.

• Staff wellbeing allowance of up to £25 per month / £300 per year.

Please see our careers page for the full list of benefits we have to offer and why Energy Saving Trust is a great place to work.

The team

This role sits in the content team, which is part of the wider marketing, digital and technology department. The team offers a warm and supportive environment for colleagues, both in person in the office and online via our Teams channel.

• We are collaborative – we work closely with colleagues in different departments, as well as external suppliers and agencies.

• We are expert – we’re responsible for advising colleagues on our specialist area.

• We are supportive – we work closely as a team, helping make sure we achieve the best we can together.

The role     

The role brings together strategy and creativity, allowing you to hone your content skills while practice your organisational and stakeholder management abilities. As a content expert, you’ll champion best practice across the wider team.

You’ll drive brand awareness through meaningful engagement with our B2B audiences. You’ll also have the chance to help the UK reach net zero by empowering businesses to reduce emissions and meet their sustainability goals.

What you’ll do

• Lead on business content requests to plan, create, edit, schedule and publish content for our B2B audience.

• Support the website manager to implement and test improvements to the business section of our website.

• Work with digital marketing to ensure content decisions, creation and auditing are shaped in line with our SEO strategy and keyword research.

• Liaise with internal stakeholders to ensure content meets our strategic priorities and editorial standards.

What you’ll bring

• Demonstrable experience of delivering a content strategy and planning, writing and managing content to grown awareness, engagement and marketing leads for B2B audiences.

• Ability to work with stakeholders at all levels and be highly organised with ability to prioritise work effectively and manage projects independently.

• Excellent attention to detail and demonstrable experience of writing website copy, blogs, newsletters, news stories, key messages, and other marketing collateral, and commissioning agencies to make films, animations and photos.

To Apply 

Please click the apply button and continue your application through our recruitment portal. 

Applications close 9am, Monday 27 January 2025. Interviews are intended to be held Monday 3 and Tuesday 4 February 2025.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Reasonable adjustments: We are a Disability Confident Committed employer. We want to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive of and accessible for, everyone.

If you think you may need additional support or reasonable adjustments made to any part of the recruitment process, please get in touch. 

Flexible working: We offer a range of flexible working arrangements, including working from home, compressed or part-time hours, job shares and other arrangements. There is no need to justify your preferred working pattern and we encourage our people to work in whichever way helps them to perform at their best.

We will be happy to discuss this and our blended working model at the interview stage with you.

Please note, that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this post. To apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK.

Diversity and inclusion

Energy Saving Trust is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace where everyone can be themselves, with support to be their best.

We strongly encourage applicants from a wide range of backgrounds and with different identities and experiences to apply for roles with Energy Saving Trust.

We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and we ringfence a minimum number of interview slots for candidates who apply via the Disability Confident scheme and meet the minimum criteria for a role. 

Individual Giving Manager
Remote working
£36,000 - £38,000 pa plus excellent benefits
35 hours per week

The Individual Giving Manager in the Mass Fundraising team will focus and lead on:

• The development of the Individual Giving programme across appeals, regular giving, in memory and digital fundraising
• The acquisition and retention of donors through emotive cause related marketing
• The development of new products built on a test and learn culture

You will be responsible for leading on our annual cash appeals, in memory and regular giving programmes, and digital fundraising campaigns, as well as strengthening our current retention practices and policies. You will work with our Senior Individual Giving Manager and Head of Mass Fundraising to build, test and launch new products and cash appeals.

You will be an experienced Individual Giving fundraiser with an understanding of a wide range of direct marketing activities. You will have experience in working with external agencies and suppliers and demonstrate good negotiation and project management skills. You will be able to work across multiple tasks, be detail-orientated and prioritise workload effectively, and be proactive, creative and ambitious. You will use evidence and insight to deliver an audience-led programme, driven by a test and learn culture. You will have experience in managing supporter data to ensure compliance and maximise effectiveness of our campaigns.

We are RNID: the national charity supporting the 18 million people in the UK who are deaf, have hearing loss or tinnitus.

Together, we will end the discrimination faced by our communities, help people hear better now and fund world-class research to restore hearing and silence tinnitus.

We work with our communities and partners across industry, government, charity, education and more to change life for the better.

RNID has a proud history and big ambitions. We’re focused on making the greatest impact possible across the whole of the UK. We champion the latest technology and the opportunities it brings. We also know the value of a friendly face in local communities to support people where they need it most.

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: 27 January 2025.

Fundraising Officer – North of England

Job description

A fantastic permanent opportunity has arisen for a part-time Fundraising Officer to join our dynamic, friendly and supportive fundraising team. This is a home-based role and will suit an individual living in the North of England. You will be reporting to the Corporate & Regional Fundraising Manager and working in a very varied and exciting working environment.

The perfect candidate will enjoy forging positive and robust relationships with supporters including corporate partners, small businesses, philanthropic groups as well as supporting community fundraisers across the North of England, to raise vital income for our Association.  

You will use your creative and professional skillset to provide high-quality account management, stewardship, and growth across all managed income streams. No two days are the same and we are looking for someone who can be flexible in their approach and able to multitask effectively.

Blesma is a unique membership Association as well as a charity. Our Members (limbless veterans) are at the heart of all our work – therefore, the impact of our fundraising is clearly visible in the experiences of our inspirational injured veterans.

We would love to hear from talented individuals who want to help us raise the funds that we need to support limbless veterans. If you would like to apply for this exciting role, please read the attached Job Description and apply with your C.V. and a Covering Letter detailing why you’d be an ideal candidate for the role and how your experience and skills match those detailed in the Person Specification.

If you are uncertain about your suitability for this role, we encourage you to apply and allow us to assess your fit.

Please note that we may close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of applications.

 We look forward to hearing from you.

This experienced helpliner will help us grow our reach and better support people affected by migraine. We are looking for a dedicated and passionate self-starter with the ability to prioritise their own workload whilst supporting our community.

The ideal candidate will be engaged and willing to learn with a proven track record of delivering support services within the charity sector. They will be an excellent communicator who is good at self-motivating in a remote role and has experience in building meaningful relationships with a range of stakeholders. They will also be able to multi-task on a daily basis by supporting our service users through a range of platforms.

Experience of supporting service users face to face, being able to extract data for reporting, grow existing services and the ability to deliver presentations would also to desirable.

SCIE Vision

We are committed to building a society which enables people who draw on social care to live fulfilling lives.

At the SCIE, we are driven by our values:

· Progressive – always learning and developing.

· Inclusive – working together for equality, diversity, and fairness.

· Credible – evidence-based, robust, and reliable.

· Transparent – open and honest.

The role:

A great opportunity for you to join our small friendly team and make a real difference to people’s lives by:

· Ensuring that SCIE’s evidence, drawn from research and people’s lived experiences, influences social care policy and practice.

· Developing and delivering influencing strategies, drafting policy papers and legislative briefings, and managing relationships with various stakeholders and key partners.

· Growing SCIE’s profile as an influential, informed, and powerful voice in the social care sector.

· Positioning SCIE to work as a partner to government, responding independently to new government policy, supporting and advising on a range of national policy programmes, initiatives, and influencing guidance and practice.

· Producing high-quality research and evaluations demonstrating what works and makes a difference in social care, promoting evidence-based good practice.

What we are looking for:

· Knowledge of the policy and political landscape developed from previous experience working in a policy or public affairs role, either in government, the civil service, charities, or non-governmental organisations.

· Proven experience developing and delivering public affairs strategies and leading influencing activities.

· Proven experience producing policy papers and applying policy research skills, such as evidence gathering, analysis and reporting.

· Proven experience as a strategic and analytic thinker who can influence policymakers with persuasive arguments, policy ideas and campaigns.

· Proven ability to manage a wide range of internal and external stakeholder relationships, including at senior levels, and to engage with people with diverse viewpoints and backgrounds.

What we offer in return.

We offer excellent staff benefits including a competitive salary and homeworking allowance. We provide an employer pension contribution above the statutory minimum, an award-winning employee assistance programme, and an attractive holiday package which rises with length of service.

If you would like to access the application form in a different format or if would like any assistance that might help improve your experience while completing the application, please contact us. (You can find our contact email in the 'How to apply' section)

We are looking to recruit a Mental Health Project Worker who will be based at our Cornerstone Day Centre, a community centre for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. The project worker will actively promote and support the aims and objectives of the Cornerstone Health Hub and the Cornerstone Homeless Mental Health Project.

The Mental Health Project Worker will help to develop the service as a psychologically and trauma informed service, focusing on achieving mental health outcomes establishing positive, effective links and referral pathways with mental health services. You will work in the drop-in identifying people in need of mental health interventions, recognising when mental health is deteriorating, or urgent treatment is needed and will take appropriate action.

You will have a strength-based approach and experience of working in a community mental health setting with people who have complex needs and will contribute positively to the multi-disciplinary team.

Additionally, you must be a mental health nurse or have an equivalent professional mental health qualification along with excellent communication skills, good IT and administration skills with knowledge of effective mental health interventions and referral pathways.

The hours of the role are flexible but to be worked with the core working hours, 9am – 5pm Monday to Friday.

If this sounds like the next step you are looking for and you would like to work in a service passionate about supporting people to improve their mental health, then we would love to hear from you! 

ReachOut is a national youth development charity and a strategic partner for schools. Through collective mentoring and engaging activities, we build socio-emotional skills that transform outcomes for young people constrained by circumstance.

Our Grants and Trusts Manager is responsible for managing and developing ReachOut’s income from Trusts and other Grant-making bodies. Working closely with the partnerships team and the Head of Programmes & Impact they will make evidence-informed decisions and collaborate across the organisation to meet our strategic aims. This role is currently reporting to the CEO for an interim period, but longterm will report to the Head of Marketing and Partnerships.

2025 is an exciting time to join ReachOut as we launch our new organisational strategy. You’ll be joining a friendly and supportive team, helping us make a real difference to the lives and futures of young people across London and Manchester. 

Purpose of the role

We are looking for enthusiastic colleague ready to work in a fast-paced and exciting work environment who can easily grasp and communicate impact to our different audiences. The Communications Specialist will be an exceptional writer across different platforms, be an excellent coordinator across the communications and wider team and be a strategic thinker. They will love the opportunities that come with working in an entrepreneurial environment, with a drive to deliver excellence and to support project management across our high-profile moments – events, product launches, campaigns.

The role is currently fixed term with strong likelihood of becoming a permanent role.

Key Responsibilities

Content generation

· Draft compelling content for our different audiences across a broad suite of communications, particularly for our website, newsletters and materials.

Strategic delivery

• Support the Head of Communications and Membership and the Communications Lead to implement our Communications Strategy and Social Media Strategy. 
• Design and deliver several communications plans for key global opportunities – for our latest insight/research/tools and for our participation at high-profile events. 
• Take a strategic focus across communications outputs, identifying core audiences and the best messages and approaches to reach those audiences. 
• Oversee funding communications, developing materials and digital communications to resonate with business, foundations and other funders.

Drive efficiency and continuous improvement  

· Aptly project manage the delivery of our key moments, particularly for research and events, being exceptionally organised and working well with external suppliers and the wider team.

· Seamlessly coordinate the planning and evaluation of communications milestones, including our communications calendar.

· Maintain and improve core systems including our mailing lists and help to improve our website through regularly maintenance and updates.

· Support the development of processes to enhance how we plan communications opportunities and evaluate impact from across the team.  

Using relationships for change 

• Build relationships with our Members, partners and donors to share their story, make them feel valued and ensure they promote our initiatives.
• Support capacity building of the wider team in communications (e.g. providing feedback, templates and running training sessions).
• Work openly with colleagues, collaborating enthusiastically and asserting and influencing effectively for timely communications.

 Visual identity

• Be a brand ambassador and champion, implement and support development of protocols and house style guidelines, ensuring high standards of accuracy and consistency across the team and our content.
• Develop compelling visuals to accompany communications.   

Other

• Support the navigation of communications issues.